Hate In The Heartland
There was a disgusting hate crime this week in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Missouri, that is not getting the attention it deserves. A home was vandalized, and three family cars were set on fire.
Why was the home targeted? The man who lives there with his family is an American citizen who served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). “Death to the IDF” was spray-painted outside the home.
This is what “Globalize the Intifada” means. The intifada is the series of violent Palestinian uprisings against Israel. Radical Islamists want that violence against Jews to take place everywhere. Just look at what we have witnessed in recent weeks:
- Jews were set on fire in Boulder, Colorado.
- Two young Jewish Israeli embassy workers were murdered in downtown Washington, D.C., by a raving antisemite.
- The leading candidate for mayor of New York City refused to condemn the phrase “Globalize the Intifada.”
When similar events took place during the Biden years, the White House would issue statements about how antisemitism and Islamophobia must end, as if every antisemitic attack had something to do with Islamophobia.
It has nothing to do with Islamophobia. There are no roving gangs of Jews and Christians attacking Muslims.
According to the FBI, nearly 70% of all religiously motivated hate crimes last year were committed against Jews—not Muslims. In fact, religiously motivated hate crimes against Muslims actually fell last year.
Leo Terrell, chairman of the Justice Department’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, responded forcefully to the news of this outburst of hate in Clayton, Missouri, saying:
“I am outraged. Antisemitic violence has no place in America, not in St. Louis and not anywhere. We will pursue every avenue to bring the perpetrators to justice. If you commit antisemitic hate crimes, you will be caught. And you will be held accountable.”
Putting America First
At yesterday’s Oval Office press conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook presented President Trump with a personalized engraved glass disc. It was an appropriate gift as it was made at a Corning glass facility in Kentucky, which is why Cook was at the White House yesterday. He announced that all glass for iPhones and Apple Watches will be made at the Corning facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
That’s what America First means!
Donald Trump is fighting for American workers by incentivizing American corporations to create jobs here, not in communist China or anywhere else. He’s also not afraid to make these CEOs squirm until they bring their jobs back home.
President Trump also announced a 100% tariff on semiconductors and chips imported into the United States. But he made one big exception: Companies that promise to build factories in America will be exempt.
By the way, Trump’s “secondary tariffs” on nations that buy Russian oil are what is bringing Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table over Ukraine.
American CEOs In Bed With Communist China
Senator Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, fired off a letter this week to the chairman of the board of Intel, which used to be America’s premier semiconductor company. Cotton raised concerns about newly appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s relationship with communist China.
According to Sen. Cotton, Tan “controls dozens of Chinese companies and has a stake in hundreds of Chinese advanced-manufacturing and chip firms. At least eight of these companies reportedly have ties to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.”
Sen. Cotton is right. Intel is still a significant player in the semiconductor industry and a major American corporation. The idea that it could be led by someone with such deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party should raise serious concerns.
This morning, the pressure on Intel grew exponentially. President Trump demanded that Tan resign. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign immediately. There is no other solution to this problem.”
What a contrast to Hunter Biden traveling on Air Force Two to China with Dad to make deals representing Chinese communist linked companies.
Do Over
President Trump made another big announcement this morning. He ordered the Commerce Department to “begin work on a new and highly accurate” census. The president also declared, “People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS.”
Here’s why this matters: The 2020 census was poorly done. Major mistakes were made that hurt Republican states and helped Democrat states. That’s not my opinion—the Census Bureau admitted it. Why should we have to wait ten years to correct these obvious errors?
More importantly, Trump is proving once again that he is unlike any previous Republican president. He doesn’t fight from a crouching position. He doesn’t wait for the next blow to hit us before he acts.
As long as the country is fighting the neo-Marxist Left we have today—that believes in insane things like open borders and men getting pregnant—Trump is the warrior we need!
Putting America Last
A 22-year-old Army specialist at Fort Bliss, Texas, was arrested yesterday and charged with espionage. Spc. Taylor Adam Lee attempted to sell secrets about the M1A2 Abrams tank to Russia.
There have always been traitors throughout history. But our educational system isn’t helping. Year after year, multiple surveys have shown that younger Americans are less and less patriotic. That’s not surprising since they are being taught anti-American history in many of our schools.
They are being told that America was never a great nation because it was founded on genocide and slavery.
They are being told that our Founding Fathers were evil men.
They are being told that the country of their birth is “systemically racist.”
They are being told that America is complicit in the “genocide in Gaza” because of our support for Israel, the only democratic nation in the Middle East.
If that is what you believe because it’s what you have been taught, why would you want to defend our country? And if you believe America is evil, then our enemies must really be the “good guys.”
Just another example of how the Left is putting America last.
Cuomo v. Mamdani
Polling in the New York City mayoral race continues to show Zohran Mamdani with a double-digit lead over Andrew Cuomo. Desperate to change the trajectory of the race, Cuomo just launched a tough attack. Did he hit Mamdani’s socialism? No.
Cuomo attacked Mamdani for vacationing in Uganda, where he was born, where his family owns property, and—drum roll—where the government “persecutes LGBTQ people.”
So, a Marxist extremist who hates Jews and Israel is running to lead the most iconic city in America, and Cuomo attacks him because he vacations in a country that resists the LGBTQ movement’s ideological demands.
The only thing Cuomo just accomplished is solidifying Mamdani’s support among New York’s growing Muslim population. He would be better off exposing Mamdani’s extreme agenda of taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for everyone. But Cuomo can’t do that because it would risk alienating the trans vote.
Football & Space
I was struck this week listening to two men talking about the highlights of their careers. While their careers couldn’t be more different, they shared one thing in common—faith.
Over the weekend, NFL defensive end Jared Allen was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. By the end of his 12-year career, Allen had a lot to be proud of: the most NFL career safeties, most safeties in one season, and most seasons leading the league in sacks.
In his remarks, Allen talked openly about his Christian faith and the importance of family. You can watch his remarks here.
Astronaut Butch Wilmore retired this week. Wilmore had an extraordinary 25-year career with NASA, flying on the Space Shuttle, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, the Boeing Starliner, and the SpaceX Dragon. Here’s what Wilmore said inspired him throughout his life:
“From my earliest days, I have been captivated by the marvels of creation, looking upward with an insatiable curiosity. This curiosity propelled me into the skies, and eventually to space, where the magnificence of the cosmos mirrored the glory of its Creator in ways words can scarcely convey.”
This is more evidence of what I hope is a spiritual awakening taking root in America.
Defending Faith, Family & Freedom
Socialism is gaining ground in America today, especially among young Americans. Some Christians are even falling for it. As I explain in my latest Defending Faith, Family & Freedom podcast for the James Dobson Family Institute, socialism is economic and spiritual poison.
Listen to the podcast here.
Tune In To Family Talk
Please tune in to Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk radio show. On today’s broadcast, I conclude my discussion with my friend and entrepreneur John Roise. He shares how a widow’s thirty-eight cents taught him about sacrifice and the joy of investing in eternity.