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American Manufacturers Overwhelmed With Orders After Trump’s Tariff Crackdown On China

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By The Daily Caller

American manufacturers are seeing a surge in demand as President Donald Trump’s tariffs force companies to reconsider doing business in China.

Trump’s tariffs, including a 145% levy on Chinese goods, are causing American-made products to be more competitive in the market. As a result, many small and medium manufacturers are experiencing a surge in demand and are preparing to ramp up production and hire new workers.

Jergens Inc., a midwestern toolmaker with less than 500 employees, says it’s “going like gangbusters” trying to keep up with demand, The Wall Street Journal reported. They are seeing an influx of orders from customers trying to avoid import tariffs, along with steady defense-related demand.

“We are running 24 hours a day, seven days a week” said Jergens president Jack Schron, according to the Journal. “We are swamped.”

Grand River Rubber & Plastics, a plastics and rubber manufacturer in Ohio, says customers that once offshored to China are reversing course, the Journal noted. Two buyers who left years ago returned within days of each other and two new oil filter manufacturers have already placed orders. The company’s new business could amount to $5 million annually, roughly 10% of Grand River’s revenue.

The spike in new business reported by many American manufacturers coincides with a sharp decrease in Chinese manufacturing.  When Trump announced the tariffs last month, he predicted American businesses and consumers would both benefit.

“Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country, and you see it happening already. We will supercharge our domestic industrial base,” Trump has said. “We will pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers. And ultimately, more production at home will mean stronger competition and lower prices for consumers.”

Even as the president insists prices will fall, economists and politicians warn his tariffs could sharply raise costs for American consumers, CNBC reported. However, executives at SafeSource Direct, a Louisiana-based medical products manufacturer, say prices are likely to decline as domestic production ramps up, according to the Journal.

SafeSource recently increased the number of production lines from two to eight, each making over 20,000 rubber gloves an hour. As new operations become more efficient, they expect costs to decrease significantly.

“We think we can get extremely close to Asian prices,” said Steve Mott, a partner with the company, as reported by the Journal.

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Floyd Buford

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‘Cost A Lot Of People Their Jobs’: JD Vance Slams Biden Admin For Deciding Products Would No Longer Be Made In America

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By The Daily Caller

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday slammed former President Joe Biden’s administration during a speech at Nucor Steel Berkeley for deciding that products would be made overseas instead of in the United States.

Vance said that over the last few decades, political leaders forgot about the “core part of American national identity” by allowing the U.S. to rely on foreign powers for essential goods. The vice president said manufacturing facilities like Nucor immensely struggled over the last four years due to the Biden administration’s “crushing environmental regulations.”

“For a couple decades, though, our leaders forgot about that core part of American national identity. They decided that America would no longer be a manufacturing power,” Vance said. “Instead, we let the rest of the world make the necessary things that we needed for our homes and for our families. And when a nation decides to deindustrialize my friends, you know what else they stop using? The intermediate goods, the things that are essential to manufacturing, like steel that you all make right here in Nucor. So we stopped making the things that we needed.”

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Nucor Steel’s leadership told Vance that the company’s facility in West Virginia that “sat idle” under the Biden administration due to its environmental rules. The vice president said that these types of regulations cost hard working Americans their good paying manufacturing jobs and wages.

“So when our leadership decides that Americans don’t want to make anything, you know what we do? We cost great businesses and corporations like Nuccor a lot of money, we cost great workers their wages and we cost a lot of people their jobs. And that was the policy of the last administration that came before us.”

Vance added that President Donald Trump’s administration wants American architecture to be “built with American hands and with great American steel.”

The Biden administration strived to make manufacturing eco-friendly by handing as much as $6 billion to 33 different projects in 20 states in order for them to reduce emissions generated by industrial production in March 2024. In Trump’s second term, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has repealed dozens of environmental regulations put in place by the Biden administration to lower costs and open up new job opportunities in the country.

The Trump administration placed reciprocal tariffs on other countries, which are currently under a 90-day pause, with the intent of returning manufacturing to the United States. Many union workers in the steel and auto industry have praised the administration’s move, stating that it will bring back jobs and help their industries flourish.

AUTHOR

Nicole Silverio

Media Reporter.

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EXCLUSIVE: JD Vance To Tout First 100 Days At USA Steel Plant

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By The Daily Caller

Vice President JD Vance will mark the administration’s first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term with a factory tour of the U.S.’s largest manufacturer of steel, the Daily Caller has learned.

Vance, alongside EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, will travel to Huger, South Carolina, on Thursday to visit a Nucor Steel Berkeley factory, which makes all its steel in the U.S., according to plans shared with the Daily Caller. The vice president and Zeldin will tour the factory while it is operating and then Vance will deliver remarks “touting the Trump administration ushering in America’s industrial renaissance during its first 100 days,” a White House official told the Caller.

“Nucor Steel employs tens of thousands of Americans in good paying jobs and produces key raw materials for defense, infrastructure, and domestic manufacturers, making our workers better off and our entire nation safer. The Trump administration is undoing onerous regulations and unfair trade rules to usher in an American industrial renaissance,” Taylor Van Kirk, the vice president’s press secretary, told the Caller in a statement.

With the president’s 100th day of his second term Tuesday, the White House has a week of celebration planned to tout Trump’s accomplishments. On Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed reporters with White House border czar Tom Homan on the administration’s efforts to secure the southern border. Photos of 100 illegal immigrants arrested and convicted for crimes, such as rape and murder, lined the White House drive where reporters work.

Leavitt plans to brief Tuesday about the state of the economy and the administration’s work alongside Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. In an effort to tackle both the economy and the “industrial renaissance” he plans to build, Trump has enacted a flurry of tariffs on various imports. In February, Trump signed an executive order resurrecting a 25% tariff on all foreign steel and aluminum, a move he made in his first term.

Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on about 90 countries in what the White House deemed “Liberation day” at the beginning of April. A week later, the president paused the tariffs on the countries and implemented a 10% baseline tariff. The steel tariffs remain in place as of late April.

“In just his first one hundred days President Trump has accomplished more than Joe Biden did in four years. President Trump has issued a record number of executive orders and is speeding through his key nominations, and Vice President Vance and the entire White House are taking their cues from the president’s breakneck pace,” Van Kirk said in a statement to the Caller.

“Most importantly, in just a hundred days, Americans have become safer, more prosperous, and more free: Border crossings hit their all-time low, wokeness is dead, waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government are on the retreat, inflation is down, military recruiting is way up, and the president is forcing other nations to come to the negotiating table and start treating American workers fairly,” she continued.

AUTHOR

Reagan Reese

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228,000 Jobs Added in March Far Exceeding Expectations

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By The Geller Report

The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), with the unemployment rate remaining at 3.5%.

The estimate was 120,000.

There is so much good news that the dying legacy media ignores. Stop listening to them!

And this is just the beginning. Trump’s economic and tariff policies will bring unprecedented job and manufacturing opportunities to the American marketplace. And these jobs won’t be government jobs (paid for by the American taxpayer) that we saw under the previous Democrat regime. These are real jobs in the private sector.

The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), with the unemployment rate remaining at 3.5%.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

Job Growth:

The US economy added 236,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Unemployment Rate:

The unemployment rate changed little at 3.5%.

Key Sectors:

Employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, government, professional and business services, and health care.

March 2023 Jobs Report

The March 2023 Jobs Report saw the unemployment rate change slightly to 3.5% in March from 3.6% in February.

Overall:

The March 2023 jobs report showed that the US economy added 236,000 jobs, surpassing expectations.

Manufacturing:

In March 2023, U.S. manufacturers shed 1,000 jobs, following a 4,000-job loss the sector posted in February.

Construction:

Construction employment totaled 7,150,000 in March, a dip of 15,000 for the month but an increase of 228,000, or 3.3%, over 12 months.

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Pamela Geller

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EXCLUSIVE: Musk Quietly Inserts DOGE Across Federal Agencies In Move That Could Uproot $162,000,000,000 Govt Industry

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By The Daily Caller

As federal employees launched protests of entrepreneur Elon Musk’s disruption of federal agencies last week, the Office of Personnel Management quietly released a memo shoring up the formal structure of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

An OPM memo dated Feb. 4 seeks the redesignation of chief information officers across the government from career positions political appointees. OPM has recommended that every agency send a request to OPM to reclassify its CIO role from career reserved to “general” by Feb. 14.

The new CIO positions will be working with DOGE, a source familiar confirmed to The Daily Caller News Foundation.

The new memo gives the greatest detail about how DOGE will operate within the federal government since a Jan. 20 executive order. Yet it has been entirely overlooked by the legacy press, which has relied largely on career officials within the government who characterize DOGE’s actions as extra-governmental. Democrats like New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have sought to portray the effort as a “coup.”

However, the memo shows that DOGE is attempting to regularize its operations within the federal government.

“It is a focus of President Trump’s administration to improve the government’s digital policy to make government more responsive, transparent, efficient, and accessible to the public, and to make using and understanding government programs easier,” the memo reads.

Unlike most major institutions, the federal government has no central IT department. Instead, IT responsibilities are dispersed across federal agencies which in turn spend billions on contractors and disparate artificial intelligence technologies. Musk’s housecleaning could reshape this $163 billion industry.

DOGE is the renamed U.S. Digital Service. The U.S. Digital Service is a small office within the White House created to build the health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act and advises on technical strategy. How the DOGE office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building will liaison with CIOs throughout the government is not yet clear.

A Washington Post report revealed Monday that Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old DOGE team member known online as “Big Balls,” has been stationed at the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. The Bureau of Diplomatic Technology provides IT services.

The memo states that the new DOGE-aligned CIOs will take on a major role in public policy on technology.

The memo gives some insight into what they will prioritize, like improving government procurement policies and privacy, and deprioritize, namely diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

“Poor technology-procurement policies can endanger property and privacy rights. Inadequate security policies can lead to vulnerabilities and hacks,” it states. “Emphasis on policies like [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility] siphons labor and resources from other core government objectives.”

The Biden administration helped lay the groundwork for the change. Two earlier OPM memos cited in the Feb. 4 memo broadened the authority of government appointees to look outside of government for highly technical roles, including one released in the final months of the last administration.

A 2018 OPM memo under the first Trump administration noted “severe shortages of candidates and/or critical hiring needs” for STEM and cybersecurity. A September 2024 memo released under the Biden administration noted that “severe shortage of talent” in cybersecurity and other high-tech sectors persisted.

The new memo states that moving certain CIO positions away from career positions could help to alleviate it by dramatically increasing the number of candidates available to fill these important roles.

The move is in keeping with public statements about DOGE made by Musk and former DOGE co-lead and potential Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy about improving the federal government’s tech infrastructure, including examining the vendors the U.S. government works with and the fact that these systems don’t communicate across agencies.

Musk’s biography on his website X reads “White House Tech support.”

“My preferred title in the new administration is Volunteer IT Consultant,” Musk wrote on X on Dec. 9. “We can’t make government efficient & fix the deficit if the computers don’t work.”

Yeah, it’s crazy.

My rough guess is that there are tens of millions of media & software subscriptions that are unnecessary in the government. https://t.co/Yd4cmZlyf9

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 10, 2025

“The federal government is the world’s largest IT customer… In theory, this *should* give us great buying power to negotiate good deals for taxpayers, but of course that’s not what happens,” Ramaswamy said on Dec. 5. “If the federal government were serious about reducing costs, it would procure government-wide licenses.”

The federal government is the world’s largest IT customer, spending ~$2TN since 1994. In theory, this *should* give us great buying power to negotiate good deals for taxpayers, but of course that’s not what happens: in 2021, the US Department of Agriculture agreed to pay $170…

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 5, 2024

Despite the intense focus on DOGE, there has been little discussion of the federal government’s existing methods for managing data and records.

The top five contractors on IT together took in $45 billion in 2024, according to Washington Technology, a trade publication that uses federal procurement data, USASpending.gov and company Security and Exchange Commission filings.

The government is actually massively overpaying for software that doesn’t work

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2024

Musk’s SpaceX was the 39th largest federal contractor in government technology at approximately $1 billion. That represents about one third of Musk’s reported $3 billion in contracts with the U.S. government. Musk’s contracts in IT include the delivery of Starlink satellite internet units and services to national and state parks and the State Department, and the provision of a satellite network called Starshield to the U.S. Space Force.

While Musk’s potential conflicts have been in the spotlight, all of the top five current contractors on government IT have either a former government official or member of Congress on their boards of directors, and sometimes multiple government officials. They include a former admiral, a former Pentagon acquisitions official, joint chiefs of staff leadership, a former deputy secretary of defense, and a former chair of the Armed Services Committee.

In addition, all of these companies use various artificial intelligence technologies across all of their federal contracts, many of them non-open source.

Musk and DOGE were dealt a setback on Saturday when District Judge Paul Engelmayer ordered a temporary stop on DOGE’s work with U.S. Treasury data, citing cybersecurity concerns. The suit was filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other state attorneys general.

A Washington Post story reported Friday night that Booz Allen Hamilton had described the DOGE team’s access to Treasury data — reportedly “read only” access that doesn’t allow for data manipulation — as “the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of Fiscal Services has ever faced.”

The company put out a statement hours after the assessment became public.

“Booz Allen did not conduct a threat assessment or make recommendations regarding DOGE,” a statement read. “Commentary provided in a draft document by a subcontractor contained unsubstantiated personal opinions. … Booz Allen has terminated the subcontractor.”

Booz Allen Hamilton is the government’s fourth largest contractor on IT issues, taking in $8.2 billion in 2024.

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DEEP STATE GEARING UP: Nearly Half of Federal Employees in the Swamp Plan to Resist Trump, Poll Finds

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By The Daily Signal

A surprising number of federal government employees admit they are gearing up to act like a deep state, opposing the incoming second administration of Donald Trump.

Most Americans, even many of the elites who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, are willing to support Trump’s administration, according to an RMG Research survey commissioned by the Napolitan Institute. Yet 42% of federal government managers who work in the Washington, D.C., swamp intend to work against the administration.

RMG Research conducted three surveys in mid-December to study three different segments of the population. The polling firm focused on what it calls the Elite 1% who have postgraduate degrees, earn more than $150,000 annually, and live in densely populated areas; Main Street Americans who meet none of these three criteria and who represent between 70% and 75% of the U.S. population; and Federal Government Managers—federal employees who live in the National Capitol Region around Washington and earn at least $75,000 annually.

Main Street Americans tend to have less faith in government and want more freedom for Americans, while the Elite 1% tend to have more faith in government and say Americans have too much freedom. Main Street Americans tend to look down on the idea of a deep state opposing the people’s elected president.

Favorable Headwinds for Trump, With One Exception

The poll found that many Americans are willing to support the new administration, even among the elites and even among those who voted for Harris.

The survey asked, “Looking ahead to the next four years, will your political efforts be primarily to support the Trump administration or resist the Trump administration?”

Most Main Street Americans (59%) said they would support the new administration, while only 28% said they would resist it. Even the Elite 1% proved more likely to say they would support (48%) than resist (39%) the administration.

Even some of those who said they voted for Harris in November said they would support the new administration. Twelve percent of Harris voters said they will work to at least somewhat support the new administration.

On Election Day, 64% of the Elite 1% voted for Harris while only 34% voted for Trump. Yet among the Elite 1% who voted for Harris, a quarter (26%) said they are working to support the new administration.

Federal Government Managers, however, proved evenly split, with only 44% saying they would support the administration and 42% saying they would resist it.

Government Employees Joining the Resistance

Unsurprisingly, Federal Government Managers proved more gung-ho about resistance when they identified as Democrats.

While the vast majority of government employees who identify as Republicans plan to support the administration (89% “somewhat support” or “strongly support”), almost three quarters of Democrat bureaucrats plan to resist (73% “somewhat resist” or “strongly resist”). More than half of Republican managers (52%) said they would “strongly support” the administration, while 40% of Democrats said they will “strongly resist” it.

A quarter of all managers (26%), whether Democrat or Republican, plan to “strongly support” the administration, and only a slightly smaller portion (23%) say they will “strongly resist” it.

The survey also asked Federal Government Managers what they would do if Trump gave them a lawful order that they considered to be bad policy. Only 17% of Democratic managers who voted for Harris would follow Trump’s order. Three times as many (64%) said they would ignore the order and do what they thought was best. This amounts to a declaration that they plan to act like a deep state, opposing the people’s elected president.

Voters did not look kindly on the idea of bureaucrats refusing to follow orders, however.

More than half (54%) of Main Street Voters said that a bureaucrat who refuses to follow a lawful order from the president should be fired, and even most of the Elite 1% (52%) agreed.

Most Republican managers (74%) say a bureaucrat should be fired for refusing a presidential order, while only 23% of Democratic managers agree.

A Yawning Gulf

When asked about the most important political issue at the moment, Federal Government Managers had different priorities than Main Street Americans and voters as a whole. (The survey asked an open-ended question, rather than giving a list.)

Main Street Americans proved more likely to mention some version of the economy (40%) or immigration (18%) as the top issues, as did voters overall (39% chose the economy and 17% chose immigration). Fewer Main Street Americans named some version of America’s politics (4%), abortion (6%), or Trump (4%).

Even the Elite 1% seemed closer to Main Street Americans than the Federal Government Managers. The elites named the economy (26%), America’s politics (11%), and immigration (7%) as their top issues.

While the economy proved the top issue for bureaucrats, as well, only 18% chose it. Another 11% chose immigration.

Many of the Federal Government Managers selected issues that didn’t register for most other Americans, such as guns and crime (10%), climate change (6%), education (5%), equality (5%), and cybersecurity (5%).

While these are important issues—and I’d like to see how many bureaucrats named some version of gun control and how many named increasing crime rates—they reveal a gap in priorities between bureaucrats and the people for whom they write the rules.

RMG Research surveyed 1,000 registered voters between Dec. 12 and Dec. 13; 1,000 Elite 1% voters between Dec. 9 and Dec. 19, and 500 federal government managers between Dec. 9 and Dec. 23. The margin of error for the Elite 1% is plus or minus 3.1% and the margin of error for federal government managers is plus or minus 4.4%.

What Does This Mean?

This survey confirms that bureaucrats in the administrative state are planning to oppose Trump from within, whether that means by refusing lawful orders or by engaging in political activism against Trump outside of work hours.

This deep state phenomenon undermined the first Trump administration, and the president has pledged to fight it aggressively in the new one.

My forthcoming book, “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government,” reveals how major left-wing donors prop up a vast network of woke activist groups that staff and advise the federal government. This vast influence network held sway in the Biden administration but will not end on Jan. 20.

Congress can help Trump combat this deep state phenomenon by passing laws preventing public sector unions in the federal government, restraining regulations, and reining in agencies that have been insulated from Congress and the president, such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Tyler O’Neil

Tyler O’Neil is managing editor of The Daily Signal and the author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.” Tyler on X: @Tyler2ONeil.

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By Jihad Watch

What about Americans seeking jobs?

America doesn’t need to be supporting jobless illegals. Americans also need jobs. Responsible governments control migration, properly vet migrants, and put the needs of their home country first. Biden is doing none of those things. Instead, his administration is rewarding multitudes of unvetted foreign illegals, with criminals and terrorists among them.

Demonstrating how lightly the Biden administration regards American safety and well-being, Biden waived sanctions on Iran three days after the November election, providing the terrorist regime “access upward of $10 billion in once-frozen funds.” Why?

He also gave away a billion tax dollars to Africa, while residents of North Carolina are still struggling from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

“DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas Announces Jobs Giveaway for Migrants,” by John Binder, Breitbart, December 10, 2024:

In the final weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is announcing a jobs giveaway for newly arrived migrants with work permits.

On Tuesday, Mayorkas announced a final rule from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that will allow millions of migrants, many of whom have been released into the U.S. interior by the Biden administration, to keep their work permits for up to 540 days when they seek a renewal.

Migrants previously could renew their work permits for 180 days. For years, Democratic mayors had lobbied DHS to extend such automatic employment authorization for migrants. The rule will go into effect on Jan. 13, 2025.

Mayorkas said in a statement the move is meant to help “businesses fill” American jobs with more migrants:

Increasing the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents will help eliminate red tape that burdens employers, ensure hundreds of thousands of individuals eligible for employment can continue to contribute to our communities, and further strengthen our nation’s robust economy. [Emphasis added]…

Indeed, in the last year, more than a million foreign-born workers have secured American jobs while nearly 800,000 native-born Americans have dropped out of the workforce.

In July of this year, a Pew Research Center study found that as of 2022, more than 30 million legal immigrants and illegal aliens were holding American jobs — a 20-percent increase over the last 15 years….

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‘He Has The Political Mandate’: Companies Scramble To Respond To Trump’s ‘Beautiful’ Tariff Hikes

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By The Daily Caller

Companies are scrambling to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s “beautiful” tariff proposals that his administration may seek to enact early in his second term.

Proactive steps that companies are taking to evade anticipated price increases include stockpiling inventory in U.S. warehouses and weighing whether they need to completely eliminate China from their supply chains and raise the price of imported goods affected by tariff hikes, whose costs will be passed onto consumers.

Free-trade skeptics are touting companies’ anticipatory actions as delivering a clear sign that Trump’s proposed tariff hikes are already achieving their intended effect of pressuring retailers to eliminate China from their supply chains. However, some policy experts are warning that higher tariffs will be a regressive tax for America’s lower and middle-income families and make inflation worse, according to retailers and economists who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

On the campaign trail, Trump proposed a universal tariff of up to 20% on all imports coming into the U.S. and a 60% or higher tariff on all imports from China. Trump is considering Robert Lighthizer, the former U.S. trade representative during his administration’s first term who is well-known for favoring high tariffs, to serve as his second administration’s trade czar, the Wall Street Journal first reported.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: “The word tariff to me is a very beautiful word because it can save our country, truly… I saved our steel industries by putting tariffs on steel that China came in and dumped… They had committees that were put in charge of what to do with the money. We were… pic.twitter.com/jj88zenMRP

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 2, 2024

‘Mitigation Strategies To Lessen The Impact’

Companies are taking preemptive measures, such as stockpiling goods in U.S. warehouses, to work proactively against anticipated price increases that higher tariffs would inflict, Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chains and customs policy for the National Retail Federation, told the DCNF during an interview.

“They’re looking at different mitigation strategies to lessen the impact that they might feel from the tariffs,” Gold told the DCNF. “One of those strategies is to start looking at potentially bringing in cargo, bringing products earlier to get ahead of potential tariffs that Trump might put in place.”

Importing goods into the U.S. ahead of schedule leads to additional costs for retailers that will likely be passed onto consumers, but waiting to import goods from China after a 60% or higher tariff on Chinese imports goes into effect would be substantially more expensive, according to Gold.

A recent NRF study projected that Trump’s proposed tariff hikes on consumer products would cost American consumers an additional $46 billion to $78 billion a year.

“A tariff is a tax paid by the U.S. importer, not a foreign country or the exporter,” Gold said in a press release accompanying the study. “This tax ultimately comes out of consumers’ pockets through higher prices.”

Decoupling From China

Part of the rationale behind Trump’s tariff proposals is to force manufacturing jobs to return to the United States and pressure companies to completely eliminate China from their supply chains, according to Mark DiPlacido, policy advisor at American Compass.

“I hope in addition to stockpiling, they’re also looking at actually moving their supply chains out of China and ideally back to the United States,” DiPlacido told the DCNF.

“For a long time, the framing has been what is best for just increasing trade flows, regardless of the direction those flows are going. What that’s resulted in for the last 25 years is a flow of manufacturing, a flow of factories and a flow of jobs, especially solid middle class jobs out of the United States and across the world,” DiPlacido added.

But completely shifting production outside of China is not feasible for some retailers even if companies have taken further steps to diversify their supply chain for the past decade, according to Gold.

“It takes a while to make those shifts and not everyone is able to do that, Gold acknowledged. “Nobody has the [production] capacity that China does. Trying to find that within multiple countries is a challenge. And it’s not just the capacity, but the skilled workforce as well.”

In addition, companies who move production out of China to avoid a 60% tariff on imported goods from the nation could still get hit by a 20% across the board tariff if they move their supply chain to countries other than the United States, Gold and several economists told the DCNF.

“They’re talking about tariffs on imports for which there’s not a domestic producer to switch to,” Clark Packard, a research fellow on trade policy at the CATO institute, told the DCNF in an interview. “For example, we don’t make coffee in the United States, so why are we going to impose a tariff on coffee?”

“Who are we trying to protect?” he added.

Some economists are also pessimistic that the president-elect’s planned tariff hikes will ultimately bring jobs that moved overseas to cheaper labor markets back to the United States.

“What we actually saw from the 2018-2019 trade war was a decrease in manufacturing output and employment because of the tariffs,” Erica York, senior economist and research director of the Tax Foundation’s Center for Federal Tax Policy, told the DCNF in an interview. “It played out just like every economist predicted: higher costs for U.S. consumers, reduced output, reduced incomes for American workers, foreign retaliation that’s harmful.”

The president-elect’s proposed tariff hikes could also eliminate more jobs than those saved or created as a result of protecting domestic industries, such as the U.S. steel or solar manufacturing industries, that may benefit from higher tariffs on foreign competitors, Packard told the DCNF.

“It’s disproportionate — the cost that is passed onto the broader economy to protect a very small slice of U.S. employment,” Packard said. Trump’s 25% tariff on imported steel enacted during his first administration slightly increased employment in the U.S. steel industry, but each job that was maintained or created came at a cost of roughly $650,000 that likely killed jobs in other sectors forced to buy more expensive steel, according to Packard.

‘Bipartisan Recognition’

Despite tariffs’ potential to force companies to raise the price of goods they import into the United States, DiPlacido defended Trump’s proposed tariff hikes as essential to eliminating U.S. dependence on China for a variety of strategic goods and consumer products.

“We need to be able to manufacture a broad range of goods in the United States. And we need the job security and the economic security that a strong manufacturing industrial base provides,” DiPlacido said. “That’s going to be important to any future conflict or emergency that the United States may have with China or with anyone else.”

DiPlacido, citing Trump’s dominant electoral performance, also believes Trump has the “mandate” to carry out the tariff proposals he floated during the campaign.

“There’s a sort of a bipartisan recognition of the problem. Even the Biden administration kept almost all of Trump’s tariffs in place,” DiPlacido told the DCNF. “I think he has the political mandate, and that’s often a harder thing to get.”

However, some economists are questioning whether the thousands of dollars of projected costs that American families would be forced to pay as a result of these tariff hikes could create political backlash that has so far failed to materialize against Trump and Biden’s relatively similar trade policies.

“Voters were rightly pretty upset about price increases and inflation,” Packard told the DCNF. “We’re talking about utilizing a tool in tariffs that will increase relative prices.”

“Tariffs as a whole are a regressive tax,” Gold told the DCNF. “They certainly hit low and middle income consumers the hardest.”

Retailers are forecasting a decrease in demand for consumer products as a result of Trump’s tariff proposals, according to Gold.

The incoming Senate Republican leader has also notably criticized Trump’s proposed tariff hikes.

“I get concerned when I hear we just want to uniformly impose a 10% or 20% tariff on everything that comes into the United States,” Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Senate GOP leader, said in August during a panel on agriculture policy in his home state. “Generally, that’s a recipe for increased inflation.”

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AGENDA 47: The Plan to Dismantle the Deep State

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By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.)

Agenda 47 is the 20 point plan to dismantle and destroy the deep state while at the same time rebuilding America into a free nation once again.

Agenda 47 restores and strengthens our Constitutional Republic, returns power to the people and makes Americans healthy, happy and prosperous once again.

The 20 point plan

  1. Seal the border and stop the migrant invasion
  2. Carry out the largest deportation operation in American history
  3. End inflation, and make America affordable again
  4. Make America the dominant energy producer in the world, by far!
  5. STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER
  6. Large tax cuts for workers, and no tax on tips!
  7. Defend our constitution, our bill of rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms
  8. Prevent world war three, restore peace in Europe and in the middle east, and build a great iron dome missile defense shield over our entire country — all made in America
  9. End the weaponization of government against the American people
  10. Stop the migrant crime epidemic, demolish the foreign drug cartels, crush gang violence, and lock up violent offenders
  11. Rebuild our cities, including Washington D,C., making them safe, clean, and beautiful again.
  12. Strengthen and modernize our military, making it, without question, the strongest and most powerful in the world
  13. Keep the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency
  14. Fight for and protect social security and Medicare with no cuts, including no changes to the retirement age
  15. Cancel the electric vehicle mandate and cut costly and burdensome regulations
  16. Cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children
  17. Keep men out of women’s sports
  18. Deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again
  19. Secure our elections, including same day voting, voter identification, paper ballots, and proof of citizenship
  20. Unite our country by bringing it to new and record levels of success

President Donald J. Trump Declares War on Cartels

Ending Veteran Homelessness in America

No Welfare for Illegal Aliens

The American Academy

President Trump’s Pledge to Homeschool Families

President Trump’s Message to America’s Auto Workers

President Trump’s Ten Principles For Great Schools Leading To Great Jobs

America Must Have the #1 Lowest Cost Energy and Electricity on Earth

Returning Production of Essential Medicines Back to America and Ending Pharmaceutical Shortages

President Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Human Traffickers

Rescuing America’s Auto Industry from Disastrous Job-Killing Policies

Rebuilding America’s Depleted Military

Protecting Students from the Radical Left and Marxist Maniacs Infecting Educational Institutions

Cementing Fair and Reciprocal Trade with the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act

Using Impoundment to Cut Waste, Stop Inflation, and Crush the Deep State

Addressing Rise of Chronic Childhood Illnesses

Ending the Scourge of Drug Addiction in America

Celebration Of 250 Years Of American Independence at the Iowa State Fairgrounds

Day One Executive Order Ending Citizenship for Children of Illegals and Outlawing Birth Tourism

Protecting Students from the Radical Left and Marxist Maniacs Infecting Educational Institutions

Ending the Nightmare of the Homeless, Drug Addicts, and Dangerously Deranged

Liberating America from Governmental Regulatory Onslaught

Watch more here.

The Bottom Line

We know that when President Trump makes a promise he keeps his promise. We also know that there are Democrats and some Republicans who don’t want Agenda 47 fully implemented.

We will be watching what President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance and the Trump cabinet will do to implement Agenda 47.

We will also be watching what Congress does.

We believe that it will take up to 20 years to fully implement Agenda 47. Therefore we are looking forward to POTUS 47 to get it started followed by two terms for J.D. Vance to make Agenda 47 into Agenda 48, Agenda 49 and beyond.

©2024 Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) All rights reserved.

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By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D.

Please read the below Open Letter to America signed by over 200 retired Homeland Security Professionals.

The majority of those who signed this letter were in senior leadership positions prior to their retirement. The first-hand experience and years of service for each signer is remarkable. None of these signers were invited to come onto the open letter by any PAC (Political Action Committee) political organization or the Trump Campaign.

The extreme concern for the welfare of our nation, our national sovereignty, and the welfare and future of Americans led these professionals to come together.

The United States is under active assault both across our once far more secure borders (north and southern) as well as from within by those holding public office at various levels and degrees of influence and power. The signers on this open letter have placed love for country and their fellow American above worry over being politically correct or the feedback and fallout that could follow. Much like those in the 13 colonies back in 1775, these patriots chose to stand and be counted no matter the cost.

I pray this demonstration of 200 names at least speaks to your heart a bit if not much. I pray you are able to find your voice like these fellow Americans who signed a letter for all to see.

We truly are at war to preserve this exceptional nation.

United States Homeland Security Professionals Open Letter to America

October 2024

Dear America,

On November 5th you will select a new president to lead us. The single most important factor when evaluating the candidates should be ensuring the safety and security of the United States. Of the countless issues to consider, every one of them is dependent upon our national security. National
security has many facets, but it does not exist without enforceable international borders. In this election, there is no need to speculate what each candidate might do. When reviewing their records you can see both candidates have very clear, but distinctly different track records.

The Biden/Harris administration enacted policies that systematically dismantled a proven 27-year bi-partisan border security strategy that prevented crime, both at the border and in towns across America, through deterrence and consequences. The appalling results were immediate and will have lasting consequences. US Customs and Border Protection, the frontline of America’s defense against cartels and Human trafficking syndicates, was forced to pull law enforcement personnel from critical enforcement duties protecting the borders to cope with over 10 million illegal aliens. This record setting illegal immigration overwhelmed every aspect of border security.

Unfortunately, with the majority of our borders left unprotected, approximately two million illegal aliens and narcotics smugglers were observed but evaded apprehension, disappearing unchecked into your neighborhoods. Even more frightening are the unknown numbers that made it through in areas of the border completely unpatrolled. Additionally, millions of aliens were intentionally released into the United States with a simple paper giving them a notice to appear in court at some future date, many years from now.

Pundits and politicians on both sides of the political spectrum continue to overcomplicate border
security. Border security is simply the ability, and willingness, to know and control who and what enters our homeland. Similar to our personal homes, if we cannot control who and what enters our home then we have zero real security. Our nation is no different; border security is national security.

Immigration policy is not synonymous with border security. However, immigration policy and
immigration law directly affect border security. Immigration policy can enable or destroy border security.

Bottom line, as we have seen in the last three and a half years, immigration policy encouraging fraud and illegal entry, decimates our nation’s ability to know and control who, or what enters our homeland.

Illegal immigration also erodes our legal immigration system and forces legal immigrants to the back of the line. Families with relatives here in the United States, doctors, engineers, even legal migrant workers, are all negatively impacted by unfettered illegal aliens who were allowed to jump to the front of the line. Additionally, when illegal aliens are released in significant numbers into the US, the incentivized follow-on illegal immigration will always exceed our nation’s ability to control it. Finally, consider the fact when discussing immigration policy, if we cannot, or will not control who is allowed to enter our homeland then any policy discussion becomes irrelevant.

Furthermore, transnational criminal organizations (TCO), commonly known as cartels, control illegal immigration to strategically distract and overwhelm US law enforcement. This tactic has been very successful over the last several years, as you have seen in the news reports highlighting the terrorists, murderers, rapists, violent gangs and record levels of fentanyl that made it into the US. The TCOs have been able to operate with minimal risk of being apprehended while increasing their profits by billions of dollars, all courtesy of policies implemented by the Biden/Harris administration.

President Trump respected the experience of career border security professionals and listened to our advice. When border security experts explained to President Trump how illegal immigration empowers the cartels to control who and what enters our home, he listened and acted. The Trump administration supported policies and programs that reduced illegal immigration, instilled integrity into our legal immigration system and ensured that the US government was doing all we could to control who and what entered our homeland. The borders of the US were never more secure than they were during the Trump administration.

This same expert information, evidence, and advice was offered to the Biden/Harris administration. However, they chose to ignore the career border security experts and instead, under VP Harris’ watch, idealist political appointees with zero border security experience were empowered to implement disastrous and deadly border security policy for the United States. The devastating results have handed complete control of our border to the cartels, provided them with astronomical record profits, ballooned legal immigration backlogs, and have l0 millions of illegal aliens in the country.

The men and women whose signatures appear below, each an honorably retired career civil servant that specialized in border security, dedicated their careers to the protection of this great nation. Most are not interested in engaging in any political actions other than voting but realized after witnessing the unravelling of the rule of law at our borders and the horrific impacts on our local communities with heinous central and south American gang crimes, and the terrible loss of life from the fentanyl crisis that this election is too important to stand on the sidelines. Campaign ads can portray anything. We encourage every American to take a lesson from law enforcement and simply follow the evidence of the last eight years. The first four resulted in the most secure border in history and the other has resulted in significant increases in the loss of life and record illegal immigration.

Assuming you care about border security as much as we do, the choice is clear. President Trump is the only candidate that we can trust to secure our nation’s borders.

Rodney Scott, Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
R.P. Buck Brandemuehl, Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Thomas Homan, Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mark Morgan, Former Acting Commissioner CBP, Former Chief, US Border Patrol
Mathew Hudak, Deputy Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Ronald S. Colburn, Deputy Chief-Retired, DHS/CBP, US Border Patrol
Aaron Heikte, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Michael S. Williams, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired U.S. Border Patrol
Chris Clem, Chief Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Kelly Good, Deputy Executive Director- Retired, US Border Patrol
Michael Sheehy, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, Miami Sector, Retired
Joel Martinez, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Mark Haynes, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John Roseborough, Senior Patrol Agent – Retired, US Border Patrol
Brian S. Hastings, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jason Bell, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Matthew J. Roggow, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent – Retired, US Border Patrol
Brian Martin, Directorate Chief – Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Joseph Banco, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, New Orleans Sector, Retired
John Smietana Jr, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Barbara E. Matthews, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Alan F. Zeitvogel, (A) Division Chief LE Ops-Retired, US Border Patrol
Hector M. Regalado, Special Operation Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
Michael J. Clark, Operations Officer – Retired, US Border Patrol
Irvin Ray Harris, Special Agent-Retired, USINS (former Border Patrol)
David J. McElheran, Border Patrol Agent-Retired US Border Patrol
Steven J. Anderson, Supervisory Air & Marine Agent-Retired, Air & Marine Operations
Victor J. Mancini, Assistant Chief – Retired, US Border Patrol
Genaro F. Miranda, Assistant Chief – Retired, US Border Patrol
Dennis W. Harmon, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent – Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Derrall Brown, Sector Intelligence Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Marion S. Byrum, Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer- ICE-Retired
Kevin L. Nix, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Bruce H. Roberts, Watch Commander-Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Jose R. Martinez, Special Operations Supervisor U.S. Border Patrol
Patrick T. Murray, Assistant Field Office Director (Retired) ICE/ERO Seattle
Raul R. Valadez, Field Operations Supervisor (Retired) US Border Patrol
Jimmy F. Vance, Watch Commander-Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Daniel D. Hann II, Patrol Agent in Charge (Retired), U.S. Border Patrol
David Espino, Operations Officer (Retired). U.S. Border Patrol
Darrel Walraven, Patrol Agent in Charge (Retired) U.S. Border Patrol
Jeffery Abrams, Senior Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Brent Johnson, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Roger Kemp, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge – Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Daniel D. Doty, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge – Retired, US Border Patrol
Richard Ball, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Thomas Jenkins, Assistant Chief – Retired, US Border Patrol
Ashley Taylor, Special Operations Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
Blanca Flanagan, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jeff Snavely, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
M.G. Boone, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Gary Viens, Deputy Division Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Rafael I Cano, Assistant Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Barbara Kermzner, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jennie Marquez, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent – Retired, CBP/OTD Artesia
Steve R. Martinez, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent –Retired, El Centro Sector
Kai Libby, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Patrick M. Seeley, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
John W. Paisley, Associate Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Gilbertina Paisley, Assistant Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Scott Zimmer, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Kimberly Young, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Travis Darling, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jose M. Hernandez, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent – Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Jason A. Feldman, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent – Retired, U.S, Border Patrol
Michael E. Powell, Director – NBCC – CBP/USBP – Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Tom McKenney, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Dean Williams, Supervisory Air Interdiction Agent- Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Matthew Whittaker, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (Ret), US Border Patrol
Dorian LaPaglia, Senior Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Johnny M. Meadors, Assistant Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol-Headquarters
Jim Pilkington, Chief of Staff -Retired, DHS/ICE/ERO Targeting Operations Division
Fernando Grijalva, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Kenneth Johnson, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Edward Harper, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent -Retired, US Border Patrol
Jason Heckler, Special Operations Supervisor- Retired, US Border Patrol
John Fogle, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent, US Border Patrol
Arvin E Sepulveda, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Jerry Knight, Branch Chief-Retired ICE, Homeland Security Investigation
Rafael Castañeda, Field Operations Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
David Lambrix, Port Director-Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Shawn Palmer, Special Operations Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
Roy Dan Cason, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Richard Cruz, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Leo Ayala, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Joseph W Mason, Filed Operations Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
Todd Bryant, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Glenn Fouty, Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Chuck Huthmaker, Chief Officer-Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Anthony M. Fiorita, Senior Patrol Agent/ National Recruiter- Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
Brent Wies, Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer-Retired, USICE
Hugo Ruthling, Special Agent, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement
Raul G. Garza, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Rafael Castaneda, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
John Wallace, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Jaime X. Garza, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
J.P. Mansell, Director, CBP Firearms and Tactics- Retired, US Border Patrol
Arturo Torrez, Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Johnny Garcia, Watch Commander- Retired, US Border Patrol
Lino Giulio Mescia, Border Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
William G. Justice, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent- Retired, US Border Patrol
Mike Lawler, Associate Chief- Retired, US Border Patrol
David Burke, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent K-9- Retired, US Border Patrol
Elias Herrera Jr., Field Operations Supervisor- Retired, US Border Patrol
Christopher I Ewing, Special Operations Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
Senorina Ewing, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John Strauch, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
David Spear, Special Agent-Retired ICE,
Homeland Security Investigations
Stephen Henesy, Assistant Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
John W. Krause, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jared Browne, Special Agent-Retired, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Peter J. Forcelli, Deputy Assistant Director-Retired, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
William E. Seward, Commander, USCG (Retired)
Robert Vazquez, Border Patrol Agent -Intelligence-Retired, US Border Patrol
Craig Olson, Port Director-Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Kevin Wiley, Associate Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Steve Gulotta, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John Esquivel, (A)Chief Patrol Agent -Retired, US Border Patrol
Marco Saltarelli , Special Agent-Retired, ICE/Homeland Security Investigations
Hilario Leal, Assistant Field Office Director-Retired, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Kyle Hobart, (A)Deputy Assistant Director-Retired, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Rene Dorantes, Senior Federal Air Marshal-Retired, Transportation and Security Administration
Thomas Feeley, Field Officer Director-Retired, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Christopher Short, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Duke Conchola, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Brian Shawler, Supervisory Air and Marine Agent-Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Frank Carrillo, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
ScoƩ Moore, Director-investigations-Retired, Office of Air and Marine, CBP
ScoƩ M Plasse, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent–Intelligence (Retired), US Border Patrol
David Krohn, Supervisory Borer Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Joe Vaiasuso, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Dick Graham Jr. Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Robert V. Argento, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Gary L. Tharpe, Deputy Chief-Retired, Northern and Coastal Operations, US Border Patrol
Brian R. Armstrong, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Raymond V. Russell, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Michael Meshirer,
William C Doggess, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Harry Beall, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Edgar J. Hernandez, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Louie Wayne Collins Jr. Division Chief -Retired, US Border Patrol
Michele Albertson, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Lance E. Martin, Special Operations Supervisor -Retired, US Border Patrol
Anthony R. Pool, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Thaddeus Cleveland, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol, Sheriff -Terrell Ct. TX
Christopher S. Myhra, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Michael L. Underdown, Chief Patrol Agent – Retired, US Border Patrol
Lynne M. Underdown, Chief Patrol Agent – Retired, US Border Patrol
James M. Obert, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent – Retired, US Border Patrol
Larry Blakemore, Senior Patrol Agent/Supervisory CBP Officer-Retired, US CBP
Mark Lieberman, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
George W. Gale, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Mary Olivares, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Bart Swindle, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Hunter Davis, Director-Retired, Air Marine Operations, US Customs and Border Protection
Martin Aguilar Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Retired, U.S Border Patrol
James Parker, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John M. Sisk II, Special Agent/DHS Attaché-Retired, Homeland Security Investigations
Martha Irwin, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Kenneth Burton, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Richard K. Moody, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John Wagner, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Kurt R. Weismantel, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Arlin Kaul, Patrol Agent in Charge-Retired, US Border Patrol
Lizdelia Lerma, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Herman Tiger Hunt Jr. Senior Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Robert C Gilson, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Alex van Gils, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Patrick Straub, , Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Rosendo Hinojosa, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Marion Leon Stroud Jr. Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
James R. Herrick, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
David M. Shipley, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Clark Messer, Director-Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Logan Wayne Snider, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Richard Haynes, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Scott Gill, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Hermann Rivera, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
JoAnne Federico, Assistant Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
John Scott Tedford, Senior Patrol Agent, USBP. Brown Field
Greg N. Terrones, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-retired, US Border Patrol.
Arthur Contreras, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Rowel Smith, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John A. Tedford, Field Operations Supervisor-Retired, US Border Patrol
Tony Ortiz, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Kevin Orr. Assistant Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Gil Maza, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Robert J Carney, Supervisor-Retired, Air and Marine Operations, US/CBP
Bruce Busby, HSI Criminal Investigator, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Carlos Lopez, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Chris Wells, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Charles McLoughlin, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
John A. Lopez, Watch Commander-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jason Hallmark, Deportation Officer-Retired, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement
Jorge Arcinienga, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Eloisa L. Bejarano, Senior Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
William Kirkman, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Richard F. Lopez, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Ted Stark, Supervisory Special Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jesus Hernandez, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent, US Border Patrol
Terrence M. Donnelly, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Jose Del Campo Martin, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Freddy Medina, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Retired, US Border Patrol
Jesse Shaw, Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
David P Ward, Resident Agent in Charge- Retired, DHS/Homeland Security Investigations
Bob Hood, Assistant Port Director-Retired, US Customs and Border Protection
Dana E. Graydon, Associate Chief-Retired, US Border Patrol
Paul Moran, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Richard Fisher, Border Patrol Agent-Retired, US Border Patrol
Lisa Hoechst, Chief of Staff-Retired, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement
Cliff Timmons, Deportation Officer, US Immigration and Enforcement
John G. Derrah, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, U.S. Border Patrol
David Maibaum, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent- Retired, U.S. Border Patrol

©2024 Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

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Trump Within Striking Distance Of Harris In State GOP Hasn’t Won Since New Millennium

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By The Daily Caller

Former President Donald Trump has closed within striking range of Vice President Kamala Harris in New Hampshire, a state the GOP hasn’t claimed in a presidential race since 2000.

A new Emerson College Polling/WHDH poll, conducted Oct. 21-23, shows Harris with a narrow lead of just three points over Trump, garnering support from 50% of likely voters compared to Trump’s 47%. Third-party candidates pull 2%, with 1% of voters still undecided.

This slim margin signals a more competitive race than many anticipated in the Democratic-leaning state as Trump gains momentum in a state that President Joe Biden carried by over 7% in 2020. Recent polling shows a noticeable shift among male voters in favor of Trump, while Harris maintains a lead among women similar to Biden’s in the last election.

“Harris’ margin among women is similar to that of Biden in 2020 — however, male voters have shifted about two points toward Trump,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “In addition, Harris is underperforming Biden’s 2020 support among independent voters, who break for Harris by 13 points, but broke for Biden by about double that amount.”

Trump cuts Harris lead to 3 points in New Hampshire: Poll https://t.co/nlf7U1zdF6

— The Hill (@thehill) October 25, 2024

Economic concerns dominate the political landscape in New Hampshire, with 34% of respondents identifying the economy as their top issue, followed by housing affordability at 26%, which may play into Trump’s hands as he campaigns on promises of financial recovery and job creation, pressing an agenda aimed squarely at discontent over inflation and rising costs, Emerson College Polling stated. For Harris, addressing these economic anxieties will be critical as she works to consolidate her base in New Hampshire.

Other polls conducted recently suggest trouble for Harris as well, in a tight race for Arab American support, a new Arab News/YouGov poll shows Trump edging out Harris, with 45% backing Trump over Harris’s 43%. As the election nears, Harris’s team is reportedly concerned about her standing in key swing states like Michigan, where Arab American and Muslim communities could prove pivotal.

With just under two weeks until election day, Trump holds a slight 47%-45% lead nationally over Harris, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday. This shift follows August’s poll, where Harris held an advantage, now within the margin of error.

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‘Nervous As Hell’: Bewildered Walz Emerges From Media Quarantine Only To Get Shelled By Vance

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By The Daily Caller

After hardly speaking to the media since becoming Democrats’ Vice Presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stumbled and gaffed through his highly anticipated debate against Senator JD Vance.

Vance and Walz faced off Monday on CBS News in what appears to be the last debate of the 2024 election cycle. Vance, who has done about seven times more media appearances than the Harris-Walz ticket combined, was noticeably confident next to Walz, who tripped through his defense of past lies.

“I think the lack of interviews he has done with local media, with national media, it shows. He needed more practice,” CNN’s Dana Bash said on the network’s post-debate show.

Walz’s nerves were on display from the moment he took the debate stage and stumbled through an answer on how his administration would support Israel in retaliation against Iran.

After Walz blamed Trump for the crisis in the Middle East, Vance pivoted to point out that the former president wasn’t the one in charge when the war broke out.

“I think that something Gov. Walz just said is quite extraordinary. You, yourself just said Iran is as close to a nuclear weapon today as they have ever been. And Gov. Walz blamed President Trump. Who has been the vice president for the last three-and-a-half years? And the answer is your running mate, not mine,” Vance said.

VANCE: “Governor Walz, you blamed Donald Trump. Who has been the Vice President for the last three-and-a-half years? And the answer is your running mate, not mine.” pic.twitter.com/gSroaviOEq

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 2, 2024

“Walz is nervous as hell,” Saagar Enjeti, co-host of Breaking Points and former Daily Caller White House correspondent, tweeted four minutes into the debate.

“I think that something Gov. Walz just said is quite extraordinary. You, yourself just said Iran is as close to a nuclear weapon today as they have ever been. And Gov. Walz blamed President Trump. Who has been the vice president for the last three-and-a-half years? And the answer is your running mate, not mine,” Vance said.

VANCE: “Governor Walz, you blamed Donald Trump. Who has been the Vice President for the last three-and-a-half years? And the answer is your running mate, not mine.” pic.twitter.com/gSroaviOEq

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 2, 2024

“Walz is nervous as hell,” Saagar Enjeti, co-host of Breaking Points and former Daily Caller White House correspondent, tweeted four minutes into the debate.

Walz is nervous as hell

— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) October 2, 2024

Walz’s first major stumble came about forty minutes into the debate when he was asked about a CNN report stating that he had falsely claimed to have been in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre.

“Now look, my community knows who I am.  They saw where I was at. I will be the first to tell you, I poured my heart into my community. I’ve tried to do the best I can, but I’ve not been perfect, and I’m a knucklehead at times, but it’s always been about them. Those same people elected me to Congress for 12 years and in Congress, I was one of the most bipartisan people working on things like farm bills that we got done and working on veterans’ benefit,” Walz said, adding that sometimes he gets caught up in the rhetoric.

After he failed to explain the discrepancy, the CBS moderators asked Walz again. The governor then said he misspoke, before repeating the lie that he was in Hong Kong during the massacre.

“All I said on this was I got there that summer and misspoke on this. So I, I will, just, that is what I said. So I was in Hong Kong and China during the Democracy protests [inaudible] and from that I learned a lot about what needed to be in governance,” Walz said.

His most consequential gaffe of the night came when Walz claimed he was friends with school shooters while trying to answer a question on gun control.

“Governor, you previously opposed an assault weapons ban, but only later in your political career did you change your position. Why?” moderator Norah O’Donnell asked.

“Yeah, I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve become friends with school shooters. I’ve seen it,” Walz began. “Look the NRA, I was an NRA guy for a long time. They used to teach gun safety. I’m of the age where my shotgun was in my car so I could pheasant hunt after football practice. That is not where we live today.”

My daughter was killed in the Parkland school shooting. It’s absolutely abhorrent that Tim Walz has befriended school shooters. Disqualifying. https://t.co/Q0tkhmHFAi

— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) October 2, 2024

Vance’s confidence and assertiveness towards moderators O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan was also a theme. 

Twenty minutes into the debate, Brennan attempted to fact-check Vance on the migration in Springfield, Ohio, after the network agreed to not do any fact-checking beforehand. Vance expressed concern about how 20,000 Haitian migrants have flooded into Springfield, Ohio, over the past three years and overwhelmed the town.

Brennan attempted to move onto another question after, adding that the Haitian migrants had “legal status.” Vance, while trying to challenge the assertion, had his mic cut.

“Just to clarify for our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, does have a large number of Haitian migrants who have legal status, temporary protected status,” Brennan said.

“But Margaret … The rules were that you guys weren‘t going to fact-check, and since you‘re fact-checking me, I think it‘s important to say what‘s actually going on,” Vance responded. “So there‘s an application called the CBP One app — where you can go on as an illegal migrant, apply for asylum or apply for parole and be granted legal status at the wave of a Kamala Harris open border wand. That is not a person coming in applying for a green card and waiting for 10 years — ” Vance started to reply before Brennan told the senator they needed to move on and his mic was cut.

CBS cuts Vance’s mic while he’s explaining how the Biden/Harris admin has allowed over 800,000 migrants to enter the U.S. via the CBP One App “lawfully”. It then sounded like Walz claimed the CBP One app has been used since the 90s, which is completely false. The Biden/Harris…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 2, 2024

Polling has shown Americans have found Walz to be a more attractive running mate than Vance. Early on after being tapped, Vance faced a barrage of Democratic attacks that branded him as “weird” for past statements. Yet Vance, to Republicans’ satisfaction, began to find his footing as Walz was forced to defend his close ties to China and false claims about his military record.

Despite Walz’s favorability advantage, Democrats began to pivot mid-debate and argue that the vice presidential debate has little to no impact on the state of the presidential race.
“Bottom line on this is that I don’t think this changes the race at all,” former Obama advisor David Axelrod said on the CNN post show.

Here’s the thing:

VPs don’t make policy. Presidents do.

Who talks about the Pence years?!?

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 2, 2024

“I actually think most Americans fundamentally understand that the VP is not the President,” former Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill tweeted.

Whether the vice president pick affects the race or not, nearly an hour into the debate, Politico admitted Vance had the upper hand.

Vibe check: JD Vance is doing really well tonight https://t.co/sHhzI0EV9w

— POLITICO (@politico) October 2, 2024

“Vibe check: JD Vance is doing really well tonight,” their headline read.

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Reagan Reese

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DOCKWORKERS STRIKE: ‘We Will Cripple You…and you have no idea what that means. Nobody does.’

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By The Geller Report

In yet another epic failure of the Harris-Biden regime, tens of thousands of dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf coasts walked off the job at midnight on Tuesday, a massive strike that brings billions of dollars in trade to a dead stop.

The International Longshoremen’s Association launched the strike after port ownership failed to meet its demands for higher wages and address the union’s objections to port automation. Negotiations broke down over the summer and the two sides are still at an impasse.

Dockworkers’ demands include a ban on automation and a 77% increase in wages. The whole process should be automated.  This will have devastating effects on our nation’s economy because of supply chain issues.

Why hasn’t the Harris-Biden stepped in and required arbitration?

WATCH: Longshoreman Harold Dagget, “I will cripple you, and you have no idea what that means. Nobody does.”

Dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in move that could spark economic doom

By Ariel Zilber

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight, and even though progress was reported in talks on Monday, the workers went on strike.

The strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977.

Workers began picketing at the Port of Philadelphia shortly after midnight, walking in a circle at a rail crossing outside the port and chanting, “No work without a fair contract.”

The union had message boards on the side of a truck reading: “Automation Hurts Families: ILA Stands For Job Protection.”

The US Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports, said Monday evening that both sides had moved off their previous wage offers, but when picket lines went up just after midnight, it was apparent that no deal had been reached.

The union’s opening offer in the talks was for a 77% pay raise over the six-year life of the contract, with president Harold Daggett saying it’s necessary to make up for inflation and years of small raises.

ILA members make a base salary of about $81,000 per year, but some can pull in over $200,000 annually with large amounts of overtime.

But Monday evening, the alliance said it had increased its offer to 50% raises over six years, and it pledged to keep limits on automation in place from the old contract.

“We are hopeful that this could allow us to fully resume collective bargaining around the other outstanding issues in an effort to reach an agreement,” the alliance statement said.

The union didn’t answer requests for comment on the talks Monday night, but said earlier in the day that the ports had refused demands for a fair contract and the alliance seemed intent on a strike. The two sides had not held formal negotiations since June.

The alliance said its offer tripled employer contributions to retirement plans and strengthened health care options.

During the day Monday, some ports already were preparing for a strike. The Port of Virginia, for instance, was in the process of ceasing operations.

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Pamela Geller

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ROOKE: Looming October Surprise Could Wipe Out Kamala’s Campaign

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By The Daily Caller

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing a crisis that could end her White House chances.

Harris has billed herself (unsuccessfully) as the candidate most in tune with blue-collar workers despite one of the nation’s largest labor unions declining to endorse her. Now, she is facing a maritime strike that could put a full stop to her bid for the presidency. The Biden-Harris administration is just days away from up to 25,000 dockworkers striking at U.S. ports along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The strike would wreak havoc on American supply chains and send prices soaring across the country.

Note to voters: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris got the PRO (Union) Act stripped from Build Back Better. They also broke a Rail Strike by OUTLAWING it! They are blatantly anti worker. https://t.co/fcquOKQ36s

— Robert (Durden) (@realrobdurden) August 5, 2024

The International Longshoremen’s Association announced a historic strike that would force American ports to a screeching halt if the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) doesn’t meet worker demands for wage and automation protection. If the Biden-Harris administration fails to head their requests, the move could cost the U.S. around $5 billion a day in trade, disrupt America’s supply chain and send inflation through the roof right before the election.

The International Longshoremen’s Association has given 60-day notice for a strike that would have massive economic impact—billions of dollars per day. Negotiations broke down over allegations that certain ports automated union work, @joe_dmh reports: https://t.co/JiILf31BFw

— Labor Notes (@labornotes) August 12, 2024

The average American is already suffering under the weight of the Biden-Harris economy. This strike would raise the price of energy, food and shipping by 40-60 percent, according to the Cleveland Federal Reserve.

“A sleeping giant is ready to roar on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, if a new Master Contract Agreement is not in place,” ILA President Harold J. Daggett said in a statement. “My members have been preparing for over a year for that possibility of a strike.”

In just a few days, a strike at our ports can impact supply chains & consumer prices. Where is our President. We have urged him to intervene to prevent this looming disaster. pic.twitter.com/8pyQeXLwRk

— Office of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (@RepMalliotakis) September 27, 2024

Sean Higgins, a labor and employment expert at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Americans should expect the Biden-Harris administration to step in and force a deal with ILA and USMX.

Suppose they do weigh in with similar tactics to the bill President Joe Biden signed blocking the 2022 rail strike, imposing a contract on 115,000 rail workers. In that case, it’s likely to upset the union movement ahead of the presidential election.

Rail workers were angry with the Biden-Harris administration’s intervention in their strike, with one roadway mechanic, Reece Murtagh, telling NPR he felt Biden “turned his back on” them.

“Joe relied on us to get him home to his family,” Murtagh said. “But when it was his turn to help us out… to better our life, he turned his back on us.”

This is the most egregious part of Biden’s statement asking Congress to preemptively stop a rail strike. 4 unions representing 55% of rail workforce voted to reject this deal. Dems still control both chambers of Congress & could improve the deal. But Biden explicitly says not to. pic.twitter.com/kdiHwVMiku

— Jeff Schuhrke (@JeffSchuhrke) November 29, 2022

The looming strike puts Harris as a prominent opponent in a fight she can’t win. If her administration steps in and forces ILA to take a deal its workers do not want, it may stave off an economic crisis, but it will hurt her ability to win over a massive voting bloc (blue-collar workers) in swing states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia, where several major U.S. ports are located. Still, if they don’t intervene, the American family will see their buying power decrease significantly again, pulling more votes away from her campaign.

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Mary Rooke

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‘Sleeping Giant’: U.S. Could Be Inches Away From Another Economic Crisis As Massive Port Strike Looms

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By The Daily Caller

Ten of thousands of dockworkers could go on strike on Oct. 1 in a move that experts say could wreak havoc on American supply chains and reignite the rapid inflation seen in the early years of the Biden-Harris administration.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) — which represents more than 85,000 workers at three dozen U.S. ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico and whose members collectively handle about half of the U.S.’ maritime imports — has threatened to go on strike for the first time since 1977 if their wage and automation protection demands are not met by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) — the coalition representing shipping employers. The move could cost the U.S. economy roughly $5 billion a day in trade, and would massively disrupt supply chains in a way not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic, causing rapid inflation and hiking the cost of living for everyday Americans, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The impending dockworkers strike could result in “a sharp rise in shipping costs, similar to the supply chain disruptions seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to price increases throughout 2021 and 2022,” Peter C. Earle, senior economist at the American Institute for Economic research, told the DCNF. “While estimates vary, the Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve alleges that 40 to 60 percent of the increase in prices in the post-pandemic period, particularly in the energy, food, and shipping sectors, were driven by gummed-up supply chains.”

Inflation skyrocketed in 2021 and 2022 amid COVID-19 supply chain backups caused by emergency factory closures, sick workers and challenges getting goods across borders. The inflation rate, which sat at just 1.4% under former President Donald Trump, peaked at 9.1% in June 2022 and only fell back below 3% in July.

The Biden-Harris administration’s Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg took paternity leave in 2021 amid an ongoing supply chain and ports crisis, with watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) obtaining records revealing Buttigieg refused key meetings during that time.

“Perhaps it is not a coincidence that so many crises involving the Department, from the supply chain breakdown to the FAA system outage that grounded flights all over the country, have occurred on his [Buttigieg’s] watch,” PPT Director Michael Chamberlain previously told the DCNF.

Over half of America’s port capacity is located along the East and Gulf Coasts and nearly half of U.S. imports would be impacted by a work stoppage, according to a study from nonprofit MITRE published in July. The shuttering of Port Houston alone could lose the U.S. economy as much as $51 million per day in exports.

“A sleeping giant is ready to roar on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, if a new Master Contract Agreement is not in place,” ILA President Harold J. Daggett said in a press release on Sep. 17. “My members have been preparing for over a year for that possibility of a strike.”

The negotiations are largely centered around worker pay, with media reports indicating the ILA is demanding a 77% pay increase over six years and has rejected an offer from the USMX to increase wages by 40%. ILA representatives say the significant wage increase is necessary to combat recent inflation, with prices up over 20% since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.

The strike could involve as many as 25,000 workers, according to USMX, CBS News reported.

However, the contract dispute “is not simply a matter of higher wages for ILA workers,” George Kochanowski, CEO of logistics company Staxxon, told the DCNF. “Port automation (specifically what automation the ILA will or will not allow) is a major complicating issue impacting the negotiations.”

The ILA stepped away from the negotiating table in June due to an Alabama port’s use of auto gates, a technology that allows for the autonomous processing of trucks picking up goods from a facility.

Even if an agreement is reached before the Oct. 1 deadline shipping costs are likely to rise, with Kochanowski telling the DCNF that, “financial concessions made to the ILA will result in higher shipping shipping rates, further fueling an upward price spiral.” Ultimately, “importer[s] will be faced with either accepting lower margins or pass[ing] those additional costs through to the end consumer in the form of inflationary price increases,” according to Kochanowski.

If the stoppage does occur, it would come shortly before the holiday season, potentially placing additional economic pressures on Americans during the busiest shopping period of the year.

“Even a short disruption could have ripple effects that exacerbate the regularly strained holiday season,” Earle told the DCNF. “With inflation still significantly above the Federal Reserve’s target and unemployment rising, consumers could face an expensive holiday period with delayed shipments and higher costs for gifts. Such a combination of supply chain disruptions and economic pressures could further burden households during one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year.”

The U.S. Department of Labor reached out to USMX on Monday in a move that suggests the White House might be willing to intervene to resolve the labor dispute.

“The Biden administration has a record of stepping in and forcing a deal if they feel the broader economy is threatened, especially if it is a supply-chain matter,” Sean Higgins, a labor and employment expert at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told the DCNF. “Nobody should be surprised therefore if the administration intervenes again.”

Biden signed a bill in December 2022 that blocked a looming rail strike, instead imposing a contract on 115,000 rail workers.

“If they do [intervene], it will likely be a last-minute thing,” Higgins added. “The administration doesn’t want to annoy the union movement ahead of the election, but they still might do it if they feel their back is against the wall.”

The USMX filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Thursday accusing the ILA of unfair labor practices, according to a USMX press release shared with the DCNF.

The ILA and the Biden-Harris administration did not respond to requests for comment. The USMX did not respond to the DCNF’s questions, but shared its latest press release regarding its filing of an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the NLRB.

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Trump Floats Massive Tariffs On John Deere If Manufacturing Shifts To Mexico

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Former President Donald Trump issued a warning Monday about imposing 200% tariffs on John Deere products if the company relocates its manufacturing operations to Mexico.

Trump engaged with local farmers and manufacturers during an event in Smithton, Pennsylvania, about the impact of China’s economic policies on the U.S. economy, according to The Associated Press. The former president highlighted his economic strategy against Vice President Kamala Harris by pointing out the potential benefits of tariffs and increased energy production, which he argued could help lower costs and protect local industries.

Trump highlighted John Deere’s recent decision to move some manufacturing to Mexico, and he threatened a 200% tariff on the company should it proceed with its plans under his potential administration, the AP reported.

WATCH: Trump Floats Massive Tariffs On John Deere If Manufacturing Shifts To Mexico

“I just noticed behind me John Deere tractors, I know a lot about John Deere. I love the company, but as you know, they announced a few days ago that they’re gonna move a lot of their manufacturing business to Mexico,” Trump said, according to a video posted on X. “I’m just notifying John Deere right now. If you do that, we’re putting a 200% tariff on everything that you wanna sell into the United States. So that if I win, John Deere is gonna be paying 200%.”

John Deere previously announced that it will lay off roughly 610 employees across three of its plants in Illinois and Iowa. The company announced on May 31 that it will relocate skid steer and compact track loader production from Dubuque, Iowa, to Mexico by the end of 2026 as part of a broader strategy to enhance efficiency and manage rising manufacturing costs amidst changing business conditions.

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Harris Honeymoon Fizzles Out As Trump Leads In Sun Belt Battlegrounds

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By The Daily Caller

Former President Donald Trump has gained ground and is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in key Sun Belt states, according to a New York Times/Siena poll from Monday.

Trump gained in Arizona and is now leading Harris by five points with the two candidates polling at 50% and 45% among likely voters respectively, according to the poll. At the same time, Trump has also held onto his lead over Harris in Georgia by four points and in North Carolina by two points.

While the Republican candidate is leading, a significant portion of likely voters across all three states are independents, according to the poll. On average, 31% of likely voters in the Sun Belt consider themselves Democrats, 33% identify as Republicans and 31% say they are independents.

The top issues for Sun Belt likely voters are the economy and immigration, polling at 26% and 16% ,respectively, according to the poll. When it comes to handling these top issues, 50% of likely voters trust Trump while just 46% prefer Harris.

Under Harris’ purview, who has previously been dubbed the Border Czar, there have been over 10 million nationwide migrant encounters, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. During the Biden-Harris administration, there have been over 8 million migrant encounters on the Southern Border alone.

Inflation and economic struggles have also been a recurring theme over the last four years, with the national debt skyrocketing to $35 trillion for the first time in American history in July.

Several Biden-Harris initiatives, like the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, have hiked up the federal deficit. The American Rescue Plan, which passed in March 2021, approved $1.9 trillion in spending, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in August 2022, authorized an additional $750 billion in spending.

While Trump is leading, both candidates are viewed unfavorably across the Sun Belt, according to the poll. On average, Trump is polling at 47% favorability and 50% unfavourability across likely voters, while Harris is polling at 46% favorability and 51% unfavourability.

In Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, only 30%, 24% and 28% of likely voters think the country is on the right track and roughly two-thirds say the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to the poll. This trend remains the same across groups irrespective of age and gender.

Although Trump won North Carolina in 2020, President Joe Biden won both Arizona and Georgia in 2020.

The NYT/Siena poll surveyed 2,077 likely voters in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina from Sept. 17 to Sept. 21 with a margin of error of +/- 2.5%.

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How the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Distorting America’s Economic Reality — Part 2

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By Karen Schoen

Fed Chairman Powell just lowered interest rates 50 basis points or 1/2% in an effort to stimulate the economy. It is his feeling that inflation has cooled, But has it ? Prices are still to high for Mr. and Mrs. American. What will this do for inflation? Prices will probably go up again because the dollar has been devalued again. In addition Powell doesn’t think this will do much for the housing market. Neither do I. Every time the rates went down the price of houses went up. Especially when there is a lack of inventory. Powell also said the unemployment rate is going up because the market was flooded will illegals and there are not enough jobs. So what is Powell doing? Does he know?

If you want to fix anything you have to revers the stupid policies that cause inflation and unemployment -Energy prices and illegals on to of excessive government spending and printing money. Don’t look for that with this administration. After all we must be unburdened by what has been. Only VP Kamala did the burdening. Why on earth would we think she will unburden?

Good morning. I couldn’t sleep last night. Those claimed construction jobs didn’t make sense. The Job Openings and new job creation Revision don’t jive with it. So I went digging. I found it. It’s all a scam! What else is new. The 3 Scams:

  1. Print Money
  2. Add Debt programs for bankrolling Federal Projects, Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, EV Vehicles, all massively poisoning our environments with fiberglass (turbines), Lithium Batteries, and solar panels (being buried in Nuclear Landfills).
  3. Bring in workers who will work for half the wages.

3/4 of the money is going to Democrat States like California, NY, Wisconsin, etc. all wrapped up in the 3 Massive Scam Acts; INVOLVING THE PRINTING OF ANOTHER $2 TRILLION! Being perpetrated on the American People. They are called;

  1. Inflation Reduction Act (Even Joe Blow screwed up on the campaign trail and said this Act does not Reduce Inflation and should be called something else. That’s when they pulled him off of the stage 7 replaced with Scamala! See for yourself. (pic.twitter.com/2WL7N1exN2 )
  2. CHIPS Act
  3. Infrastructure Act

They are creating questionable jobs with all of this money and counting them in different industries to hide it, all in the name of: their words! Pushing DEI, Socialism, Social Justice and creating jobs for the deranged that they created under the LGBTXYZ movement, Diversity, DEI,  etc.

Equity matters. The BIL, CHIPS, and IRA seek to redress long-standing inequalities by laying a stronger foundation for sustainable, inclusive growth. When making funding decisions, stakeholders at all levels should consider the needs of communities that have historically been underrepresented in shaping public works.

These include people living in rural, low-income, tribal, climate-vulnerable, and other marginalized areas. To harness federal funds for these goals, state leaders could consider three actions: include a diverse range of stakeholders in decision making, provide targeted support to critical stakeholders pursuing grants, and take proactive steps to promote transparency in the investment process.

View Documents that explain the supposed construction jobs they claimed and others for August 2024 jobs report.

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Teamsters Union Won’t Endorse Harris after Members Back Trump

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For the first time in decades, one of the nation’s largest and most influential labor unions is refusing to endorse a Democrat for president. Representing nearly one-and-a-half million American workers, the Teamsters Union announced late Wednesday that it would not be endorsing either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump in this year’s presidential race.

This marks the first time since 1996 that the Teamsters have not endorsed a presidential candidate. Previously, the union has overwhelmingly endorsed Democrats for president, including endorsing now-President Joe Biden in 2020. The Teamsters have not endorsed a Republican presidential candidate since George H.W. Bush in 1988.

“The Teamsters thank all candidates for meeting with members face-to-face during our unprecedented roundtables,” Teamsters’ International Union General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business,” O’Brien continued. “We sought commitments from both Trump and Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries — and to honor our members’ right to strike — but were unable to secure those pledges.”

“As the strongest and most democratic labor union in America, it was vital for our members to drive this endorsement process. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents proudly call our union home, and we have a duty to represent and respect every one of them,” O’Brien added. “We strongly encourage all our members to vote in the upcoming election, and to remain engaged in the political process. But this year, no candidate for President has earned the endorsement of the Teamsters’ International Union.”

In comments to The Washington Stand, FRC Action Director Matt Carpenter said, “To see the Teamsters decline to endorse the Democratic nominee for president is not something I thought I would ever see in my lifetime. Since the 2016 election, we have seen the emergence of a truly stunning realignment in the coalitions that make up the two-party system in American politics.” He explained, “The GOP, once home to free trade absolutists and corporate America, has transformed into the home of working men and women, while the Democratic Party has morphed into a party of the upwardly-mobile, high-income, and college-educated.”

Carpenter added, “While the Teamsters opted not to endorse Donald Trump, and instead opted to decline an endorsement of either candidate, they did release polling of their members showing by almost two-to-one they prefer a second Trump term to a Harris administration.”

The Teamsters did release internal polling data, also on Wednesday, asking union members who the 121-year-old organization should endorse for president. According to electronic polling conducted from late July to September 15, nearly 60% said the union should back Trump, while only 34% went with Harris. The remaining 6.4% of polled Teamsters said “other candidates.” A phone poll conducted from September 9 to September 16 found little difference, except a noticeable decline in support for Harris, with 58% of Teamsters backing Trump and only 31% backing Harris. The remaining 11% were almost evenly split between “undecided” and “don’t know.” Polling conducted prior to Biden dropping out of the presidential race found nearly 45% of Teamsters supported Biden, 36.3% supported Trump, and the remaining 7% were split among third-party candidates.

Trump himself commented on the Teamsters’ refusal to back Harris. “The Teamsters for many, many decades always automatically support the Democrats. This year, they refused to do it,” the 45th president said in an interview Wednesday night. He continued, “They took a poll and we got 60% in the poll, in the Teamsters. They’re not gonna support the Democrat this year, they’re gonna — I guess remain neutral. But that was sort of a big event. Nobody ever expected a thing like that to happen.” Trump added that a lot of Teamsters workers used to work for him in the construction and real estate development business years prior and referred to O’Brien as a “top guy.”

In July, O’Brien became the first Teamster to speak at the Republican National Convention, at Trump’s invitation. Upon accepting Trump’s warm welcome, O’Brien said, “Anti-union groups demanded the president rescind his invitation. The Left called me a traitor. This is precisely why it is so important for me to be here today.” Referring to Trump being shot in the head and surviving an assassination attempt just days earlier, O’Brien added, “I think we all can agree, whether people like him or they don’t like him, in light of what happened to him on Saturday, he has proven to be one tough S.O.B.” The Teamsters leader also derided economic and labor policies that hurt “American workers,” calling for reform to labor law and bankruptcy law.

Just last month, polling data found that Trump commands a nearly-30-point lead over Harris among white, working-class, and non-college-educated voters nationally. The former president also leads among white, working-class voters across swing states. Earlier this week, Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan and pledged to increase tariffs on cars made in places like Mexico, in order to bring jobs back to American workers in places like Michigan. “We are going to bring so many auto plants into our country,” Trump promised. “You’re going to be as big or bigger than you were 50 years ago. Because if they’re not willing to build a plant, we don’t want their product.”

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Reports Warn Exponential Immigration Reshaping U.S. Labor Force

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Unprecedented levels of immigration are reshaping the foundation of the U.S. economy, the American labor force, according to a recent analysis. Writing for The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, economics reporter Paul Kiernan stated, “Immigrants are swelling the population and changing the makeup of the U.S. labor force in ways that are likely to reverberate through the economy for decades.”

Kiernan explained that at least nine million immigrants have come to the U.S. since the end of 2020 and are still here — both legally and illegally. “That’s nearly as many as the number that came in the previous decade,” Kiernan wrote of the immigrants remaining in the U.S. Less than 30% of those entered and currently remain in the U.S. legally, Kiernan reported.

Noting the declining birth rate among U.S. citizens, Kiernan pointed out that the immigrants who have entered the U.S. over the past four years are “younger and more likely to be of working age than U.S.-born Americans.” He wrote, “Of foreigners who arrived since 2020, 78% are between the ages of 16 and 64, compared with 60% of those born in the U.S., according to the monthly census data.” The WSJ reporter continued, “Of recent immigrants age 16 or older, 68% — the participation rate — are either working or looking for a job, compared with 62% for U.S.-born Americans. In raw numbers, that likely amounts to more than five million people, equal to roughly 3% of the labor force.” Kiernan also anticipated that the rate of immigrants seeking and claiming jobs in the U.S. “is likely to climb further in coming years.”

While border states are, naturally, heavily impacted by immigration (especially illegal immigration), Kiernan observes that the top five “destination states” for illegal immigrants are Florida, Texas, California, New York, and New Jersey.

Prior reports have placed the numbers of immigrants in the U.S. workforce much higher than WSJ’s estimates. As The Washington Stand previously reported, a new study shows that a staggering 30 million immigrants — again, both legal and illegal — have entered the U.S. labor force just since 2022. While just over 22 million of those immigrants are in the U.S. legally, over eight million are working and living in the U.S. illegally.

Robert Law, the director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), told TWS at the time, “The Biden-Harris administration’s border security and economic policies have significantly harmed the wages, economic opportunities, and security of the American people.” He explained that jobs being taken by immigrants “are not jobs Americans won’t do.” Instead, he suggested that Americans “are being sidelined by administration policies that put American workers last.”

Immigration (again, especially of the illegal variety) has been linked to skyrocketing violent crime and a worsening drug crisis, in addition to the suffering job market. Election integrity has also become a point of concern, as Republicans move to ensure that only U.S. citizens are permitted to vote. Numerous Democrat-led cities and states are expected to spend millions and, in some cases, billions of dollars on housing illegal immigrants and providing them with health care and other related benefits.

Americans are increasingly unhappy with the state of immigration in the U.S. under incumbent President Joe Biden and his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris. For example, 84% of Americans ranked illegal immigration a “serious” issue, including 61% who ranked it “very serious.” In fact, immigration has consistently been ranked as the second-most-pressing issue facing voters ahead of November’s election, immediately behind inflation and the economy. Continuing reports, like Kiernan’s in WSJ, suggest that the two issues are closely related.

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