.... "Turns out all we really needed was a new President!"

Mar 05, 2025

Dear Patriot,

President Trump: "The media and our friends in the Democratic Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border. But it turns out all we really needed was a new President!"

WHAT a speech. It was hopeful, strong, funny and emotional. It honored many Americans who have overcome great sorrows. It outlined great achievements made in a short time.

And the Democrats could not manage to stand or applaud once.

We are reminded each of the 44 days into our new lives with President Trump, that if you are calm and take a breathe, an entire situation can turn in a matter of days, if not hours.

Last Friday, four days ago, the world had a collective case of the vapors over a meeting in the Oval Office that went sideways. Guess what! It turns out that negotiating the end of a four year war is hard!

Trump paused all funding and weapons to Ukraine, because that is his leverage. Now there are signs that the toddler, er….President of Ukraine, is ready to sign something. But, we will see...the Trump Team has heard that promise at least three times before.

What has happened during this short time is stunning. Overall, we are thrilled by the action, direction and pace. Read through the impressive list. After Just 6 Weeks, Trump Gets an A+ For Achievement So Far.

However, we are seeing some spots within the administration that are troublesome. The Secretary of Agriculture has proposed injecting our beef supply with mRNA to stop Bird Flu. This is wrong and confusing. Secretary Kennedy has told people to get an injection for measles. Also, wrong and confusing. And we are scratching our heads over actions and words from Attorney General Bondi.

But, here is what we know. We are in the very early days. The leaders of the Trump Administration are not in complete control of their departments yet. There is determined, obnoxious and nefarious forces working against them from within their departments. They are all under enormous pressure and competing influences.

We trust President Trump and his team to do their best and to do the right thing for all Americans. When we are concerned, we will shout out! All while continuing to be appreciative that these are hard jobs and we are in a gigantic mess left by Biden.

We also know that all information is not equal and pushing out falsehoods is one tactic used by the Deep State to demoralize.

Remain hopeful and confident. Realize in advance that there will be days that are not good. That there will be actions that are opposite of what we desire. And, that the left will be loud and obnoxious.

By all means, do not stop praying for these people who are making great sacrifices to do thankless and difficult work on our behalf.

TODAY, we talk about…

Tariffs.
Unimaginable fraud by Democrats.
The 10th Amendment.
The dismal state of the DNC.
A chart to ponder.

1- We understand that many on the Right do not see eye to eye on the use of Tariffs. As conservatives we were fed the ideal of Free Markets with our morning cereal.

Below is one explanation. President Trump is using all his leverage to make the rest of the world stop taking advantage of our largess. It is a different approach. It is a long range approach. It makes everyone nervous. But...we are willing to let Trump be Trump. It takes a leader with a steel spine to attempt this.

Jordan Schachtel at The Dossier

Trump Card: tariffs are a bet on American strength and foreign fragility

QUOTE: From a purely ideological framework, proponents of free markets and political freedoms would never dare to recommend imposing tariffs without considering other factors.
When imposed without wielding a significant advantage, tariffs almost always backfire. Even among equals, Tariffs are a delicate weapon in the geopolitical arsenal. Tariffs may result in the onshoring of manufacturing but can also come at the expense of ultimately detonating consumer confidence. Tariffs can equalize a lopsided playing field but may also spark a reciprocal trade war.
Of course, we don’t live in a world of equivalent power and a robust standard for political leadership. This is especially true in the post-Biden era, in which Americans have an iron-willed political leader in President Trump. In 2025, America exists in a world where a significant portion of political leadership—both friends and foes to the United States—are feckless cowards who are more interested in optics than real results.
Consider what has happened with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky throughout the past few days. Zelensky thought he had left his infamously disastrous press conference at the White House with an excellent backup plan, as he planned to seek relief from other NATO and European powers. However, something must have happened behind closed doors that did not match the passionate rhetoric that the likes of Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and Justin Trudeau uttered in public forums.b On Tuesday, Zelensky publicly pleaded with the Trump Administration, on X, for a second chance, marking a dramatic reversal from his overbearing hostility at the White House meeting.
Unlike many of his counterparts abroad who prefer to quietly bend the knee to Beijing, President Trump not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. President Trump has addressed the fentanyl issue with punitive tariffs against China, and he’s actively working with Taiwan Semiconductor to onshore state of the art chip plants that will support American manufacturing of a vital national and economic security resource.
President Trump’s tariffs outside of China are a bet on the reality of well-established weakness abroad, and on American power and grit at home. Justin Trudeau and his European virtue signaling friends across the Atlantic talk a big game in public, but when the going gets tough and they need to put up the collateral necessary to get into the arena, you can count on them to not live up to their weighty rhetoric 10 out of 10 times.
Sure, American markets have indeed rolled back in the short term, as investors have become a little skittish in the face of these major power plays. Yet these tariffs are ultimately a bet on American long term strength and resilience, and on weakness abroad. Judging by the outcomes of recent events and on the established economic and political power of the United States, I wouldn’t bet against President Trump concluding this tariffs saga with stronger trade terms, and with a nation having secured a much healthier footing for the long run.