Trump’s Peace Plan
President Trump released a 20-point Middle East peace plan at a White House event yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. You can read the full plan here.
I am skeptical that the plan will succeed. Not because it’s a bad plan, but because I doubt Hamas will really accept it.
Under Trump’s plan, Gaza must become “a deradicalized terror-free zone” and Hamas must disarm. It will have no “role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form.”
Then again, given the reality on the ground, Hamas has few options. President Trump warned that if Hamas rejects the deal, “Israel would have my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas.”
I know there are some who are upset with the president for proposing this plan. I would urge them to remain calm. Donald Trump is the most pro-Israel president in our nation’s history.
Donald Trump moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. For 30 years, presidents of both parties promised to do it but failed. Donald Trump did it.
He deeply damaged Iran’s nuclear weapons program in a daring bombing raid. He has provided Israel with the weapons it needs for its defense, and he has routinely vetoed disgusting anti-Israel resolutions from the useless U.N.
At the end of the day, I trust Donald Trump in these negotiations more than any other modern American president.
Bibi’s On Board
Previous Middle East peace plans have failed for a variety of reasons, but this time is different. Perhaps the biggest difference is that Hamas (and its Iranian sponsors) has never been weaker and is on the verge of being annihilated.
Another big difference is that instead of attempting to impose a peace plan on Israel, we are cooperating with Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu hailed his latest trip to Washington as “excellent” and “historic.” Netanyahu said, “Instead of Hamas isolating us, we turned the tables and isolated Hamas. . . Who would have believed this?”
Asked about the Trump plan leading to the creation of a Palestinian state, Netanyahu declared:
“Absolutely not. It’s also not written in the agreement. There is one thing we did say: that we would strongly oppose a Palestinian state. President Trump also said it. . . He also said at the UN that it would be a huge reward for terrorism and a danger to the State of Israel.”
Trump’s Big Health Care Win
President Trump announced a huge deal today. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer agreed to charge state Medicaid plans “the lowest [price] paid by other developed nations.” This will result in big discounts on many medications, and it will be a big relief to many struggling state budgets.
In addition, Pfizer also agreed to “offer medicines at a deep discount off the list price when selling directly to American patients.”
For years, Big Pharma gouged American patients while selling drugs overseas at vastly lower prices. No more. President Trump has fought tirelessly to put the American people first, and today millions of Americans won big!
Hegseth Declares War On Woke
After days of unhinged speculation, the country got to hear and see exactly what the “mysterious” and “highly unusual” meeting of top military commanders was all about.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered what may well be the most consequential address of any modern Pentagon chief.
It was outstanding. It was everything every conservative has wanted to hear for years. Hegseth declared war on woke, saying, “Today is Liberation Day for our warriors.”
Rejecting the Left’s “insane fallacy” that “diversity is our strength,” Hegseth said, “Unity is our strength.” He declared that the Pentagon was no longer the “Woke Department,” but the “War Department.” He put it even more bluntly, saying:
“No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses, no more climate change worship, no more division, distraction or gender delusion, no more debris. I’ve said before and will say again, we are done with that s—t.”
Hegseth issued 10 directives to reform our military so that officers are no longer “risk averse” and constantly “walking on eggshells.” He summed up his reforms by saying, “We need you locked in on M, not DEI or LGBTQ, but M for military.”
Among the changes is a return to previous rigorous physical standards. Hegseth added that this isn’t meant to push women out. It’s meant to ensure they can do the job on the battlefield. He also said it was embarrassing to see formations of fat troops and fat admirals and generals walking in the halls of the Pentagon.
Grooming standards are also coming back. No more beards and long hair. If soldiers don’t like it, Hegseth said they can either find “a new position” (join the Special Forces) or “a new profession.”
Secretary Hegseth told our generals and admirals the same thing. The Pentagon has been reviewing the leadership of various commanders to identify who was pushing the Left’s woke agenda and who wasn’t.
“Out with the . . . Milleys and in with the . . . Schwartzkopfs and the Pattons,” he said. “The sooner we have the right people, the sooner we can advance the right policies.” Hegseth urged generals and admirals who disagree with these reforms to “do the honorable thing and resign.”
The media, leftist politicians, and pundits are apoplectic over Hegseth’s no-nonsense address. The Left’s legions of “keyboard warriors” are denouncing his address as further evidence of the administration’s “fascism.” Yawn.
It’s peace through strength, and our military must be strong. Woke won’t win wars!
The Commander-In-Chief
President Trump also spoke to our nation’s top military leaders today, offering his full support. “We’re a team,” Trump said. “And so, my message to you is very simple: I am with you, I support you, and as president, I have your backs 100%.” (Joe Biden told transgenders in at least two State of the Union addresses that he had their backs.)
The president echoed Secretary Hegseth’s emphasis on renewed standards, saying, “We’re bringing back a focus on fitness, ability, character, and strength. And that’s because the purpose of America’s military is not to protect anyone’s feelings. It’s to protect our republic.”
Trump also vowed that the woke era is over at the Pentagon. “We will not be politically correct when it comes to defending American freedom,” he said. “We will be a fighting and winning machine.”
Hate’s Home
Many progressives love those little yard signs that say, “Hate has no home here.” Just ask them about protecting preborn life or deporting illegal aliens. It won’t take long for the hate to emerge from that home.
Hate does, in fact, have a home on the political Left. Charlie Kirk was assassinated three weeks ago because of left-wing hate. In the aftermath of his horrific murder, there were ubiquitous calls to “tone down the rhetoric.” But the hate-filled Left just can’t do it.
A report from Revolver News states that the Democrat “dog whistles” to unhinged leftists are actually increasing.
Last weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked our immigration police as cowards. A few days later, he was on a late-night talk show denouncing immigration enforcement. The next day, a radical leftist opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility, trying to kill immigration police officers.
Left-wing hate almost killed Donald Trump. We ought to thank God every night that Trump made it through another day alive.
A transgender leftist attempted to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Left-wing hate succeeded in killing Charlie Kirk, a rising conservative leader many believed could be president someday.
Leftists have demonized Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem so much that she is now living on a military base for her safety and the safety of her family. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has received so many threats that she now has Secret Service protection. The White House press secretary!
Now they’re going after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. A few days ago, Gavin Newsom posted, “STEPHEN MILLER IS A FASCIST!” He may as well have said, “Hey, radical lunatics, here’s your next target!”
Miller and his family are constantly under siege. “Wanted posters” accusing him of crimes against humanity and smearing him as a “white nationalist” were put up in his northern Virginia neighborhood.
There are untold numbers of unstable people in this country, and the Left knows it. When they say, “Charlie Kirk wasn’t killed because he was a fascist,” that’s a lie. They labeled him a “fascist” so he would be killed.
Trump Hits Back
The Trump White House is hitting back. It published a list of 30 Democrat politicians who have demonized our immigration police officers. This was even happening before Trump took office.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Alejandro Mayorkas all attacked Border Patrol agents on horseback and compared them to slavers after a video emerged of the agents preventing migrants from crossing our southern border.
They did nothing wrong. But the highest officials in the nation labeled them as “racists” and “slavers” to push a narrative that our immigration police are evil. After a thorough investigation proved the Border Patrol agents didn’t do anything wrong, there was never an apology from Biden or anyone else. But those agents and their families went through hell because of the slanderous attack.
Celebrating Communism
China was taken over by the communists 76 years ago tomorrow. But some Democrats celebrated today by flying the communist Chinese flag over Philadelphia’s city hall.
They have done this before. Philadelphia’s leaders claim the gesture is about celebrating the city’s Chinese community. Really? No, not really.
The organization that sponsors the flag-raising event is part of the Chinese Communist Party’s vast influence operation in the United States. Besides, how many of Philadelphia’s Chinese residents are supporters of the brutal communist regime?
This spectacle is particularly infuriating precisely because it is happening in Philadelphia as we are approaching the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. Perhaps more than any other city, Philadelphia played a significant role in the birth of America.
The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag in Philadelphia. The Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia.
What is it with Democrat mayors today? They seem more comfortable promoting communism than Americanism, and they’re about to elect another communist as mayor of New York City.