Month: April 2025

Welcome to The Gateway Pundit’s Week-in-Review with Elijah Schaffer, where he covers the top 5 stories throughout the last 24 hours.

ARTICLE 1: Trump Drops the Hammer on Big Pharma — MASSIVE Tariffs Incoming! (VIDEO)

ARTICLE 2: WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT SIDING WITH LIBS? Watch TGP Reporter Cara Castronuova Ask Karoline Leavitt About Barrett at Today’s WH Briefing

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ARTICLE 3:  FEARLESS: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Delivers a Sassy One-Liner to Criminal Illegal Alien as She Dodges His Flailing Attacks (VIDEO)

ARTICLE 4:   DOD Spox Sean Parnell Drops Jasmine Crockett Over Post Criticizing the Firing of Admiral Shoshana Chatfield — Appears to Confirm Refusal to Hang Portraits of Trump and Hegseth

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ARTICLE 5:  WATCH: As Tom Homan Highlights Missing Children in Speech to AZ Legislature, Radical Open Borders Democrats Walk Out Holding Signs with Illegal Aliens’ Names then Protest Outside of Capitol – One Dem Lawmaker Cries!

Please leave your opinions / comments on these stories below as Elijah reads every single one and appreciates your perspective.

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South Korea’s military fired warning shots after approximately 10 North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line within the Demilitarized Zone.

The Demilitarized Zone is a 155-mile-long, heavily fortified border separating the two Koreas. It has barbed wire, mines, and troops on both sides.

The incident happened on Tuesday at approximately 5 p.m. local time in the eastern section of the DMZ, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The North Korean troops, some armed, entered South Korean territory just briefly before returning to the northern side of the border.

South Korea’s military responded by issuing a warning broadcast and discharging warning shots, after which the soldiers withdrew.

According to the JCS, North Korea did not return fire, and no injuries or further escalation were reported.

South Korean authorities have said they are closely monitoring the North Korean military in response to the incident. However, they believe it may have been unintentional due to the dense wooded area and difficult-to-see markers. Some North Korean soldiers carried construction tools, though what they were doing remains unclear.

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Spending in Washington is spiraling out of control, and another high-stakes budget battle is brewing in Congress. As a new spending resolution looms, true conservative lawmakers are demanding real, lasting cuts to the bloated federal budget.

But once again, the biggest obstacle isn’t just the Democrats—it’s the “RINO” Republicans. These establishment insiders continue to be part of the problem.

The House wants to cut 1.5 Trillion dollars from the budget while the Senate sent back a measly 4 billion in cuts. The wide discrepancy is unacceptable. So once again we are forced to rely on President Trump to cut the size of government with out the help of Congress. President Trump wants Republicans to pass this joke of a resolution so Congress can start the real work of hammering out the true spending bill.

In this episode of “Stinchfield,” I’ll tell you why my heart says vote No on this resolution, but my brain says something different. Once again, because we can’t trust Congress, we are forced to see the reality that President Trump remains the only leader with the backbone to rein in Washington’s runaway budget.

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for President Trump to fire thousands of probationary workers across 18 federal agencies.

The Virginia-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision granted the Trump Administration a motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal.

The three-judge panel included: Allison Rushing (Trump), Harvie Wilkinson (Reagan) and DeAndrea Benjamin (Biden).

“The Supreme Court has stayed a similar preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,” the judge wrote citing Tuesday’s decision from the Supreme Court in a separate case.

The Biden appointee dissented.

A federal judge last month ordered the Trump Administration to rehire approximately 20,000 probationary workers across 18 different agencies.

US District Judge James Bredar, an Obama appointee, said the Trump Administration cannot conduct massive layoffs without warning the workers.

“When the federal government terminates large numbers of its employees, including those still on probation because they were recently hired or promoted, it must follow certain rules,” the judge wrote in a 56-page order. “Some of those rules are intended to help states manage the consequences of sudden, mass layoffs.”

Last week Judge Bredar extended his block but only in DC and the 19 states that filed a lawsuit. The judge did not issue a nationwide injunction.

Separately, a federal judge out of San Francisco said the Trump Administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) illegally fired thousands of probationary employees.

President Trump previously fired tens of thousands of probationary workers as he worked to downsize the federal government and cut waste.

Last month US District Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee, ordered the Trump Administration to rehire thousands of fired probationary employees in six federal agencies.

The six government agencies include: VA, DOD, Energy, Interior, Treasury and Agriculture.

However, on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court temporarily blocked Judge Alsup’s order and sided with the Trump Administration.

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President Donald Trump has announced an immediate tariff increase on China to 125% while granting a 90-day tariff reduction to 10% for over 75 other countries.

The announcement led to an immediate and massive surge in the stock market.

Trump announced the tariff change on Truth Social, writing that it was due to China’s “lack of respect for the World’s Markets.”

In response to Trump’s original 104% tariff on China, the Chinese government announced it would retaliate by increasing tariffs on American products from 34% to 84%.

Trump highlighted discussions with representatives from over 75 other countries by U.S. departments such as Commerce, Treasury, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). These nations, he wrote, have sought to negotiate solutions regarding trade barriers, tariffs, currency manipulation, and non-monetary tariffs.

Emphasizing their restraint from retaliating against the U.S., unlike China, Trump authorized a 90-day “pause” and a reduced reciprocal tariff rate of 10% for these countries, effective immediately.

The post read:

Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Earlier in the day, Trump had written, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT”

China has not publicly commented on the tariff announcement at this time.

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Two federal judges on Wednesday blocked the removal of Venezuelan nationals and alleged TdA gang members facing deportation under the Alien Enemies Act after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.

US District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) through April 23 or until he issues an order.

“Respondents are enjoined from transferring, relocating, or removing J.A.V., J.G.G., W.G.H., or any other person that Respondents claim are subject to removal under the Proclamation, from the El Valle Detention Center; and Respondents are enjoined from transporting such persons outside of Willacy County or Cameron County, Texas, without an Order from the Court,” Rodriguez wrote in his TRO.

Another federal judge in New York issued a TRO after two Venezuelan nationals filed a lawsuit to challenge their removal.

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a Clinton appointee, blocked the removal of two alleged Tren de Aragua gang members in New York.

“And in New York, attorneys for two Venezuelan men who are currently being detained in Orange County, New York, successfully argued to block their clients’ deportations and movement outside of the state and the United States. In the case in New York, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, appointed to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, temporarily blocked their deportations Tuesday,” CBS News reported.

In an unsigned order, the US Supreme Court on Monday vacated Judge Boasberg’s orders barring the Trump Administration’s removals of Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.

The Supreme Court however, said the Administration must give reasonable notice for gang members to challenge their deportations in court.

“Importantly, as the Court stresses, the Court’s disagreement with the dissenters is not over whether the detainees receive judicial review of their transfers—all nine Members of the Court agree that judicial review is available. The only question is where that judicial review should occur. That venue question turns on whether these transfer claims belong in habeas corpus proceedings or instead may be brought under the Administrative Procedure Act. I agree with the Court’s analysis that the claims must be brought in habeas,” Justice Kavanaugh wrote in a concurring opinion.

On Tuesday morning Judge Boasberg canceled the scheduled hearing on the Alien Enemies Act, however, he gave the deported Venezuelan gang members another chance to pursue a preliminary injunction!

Boasberg seized on the Supreme Court’s position allowing the deported gang members to challenge their removal in court.

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Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is famous in the U.S. Senate for his incisive wit and dry sense of humor. He has displayed these talents as an elected official, whether by stumping unqualified Biden nominees or in interviews with reporters.

On Tuesday, Fox News’s Sean Hannity held a “town hall” with multiple GOP senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama, and Kennedy. The senators discussed the ongoing budget negotiations to deliver Trump’s agenda and tariffs with Hannity.

But Kennedy stole the show when Hannity decided to ask the senators about the Democratic Party’s most vocal leaders, including far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

“What do you think of the new leadership Jasmine (Crockett), AOC, and Bernie (Sanders)?” Hannity asked.

“I consider Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to be the leader of the Democratic Party,” Kennedy responded. “She’s entitled to her opinion. I’m entitled to mine.”

Kennedy next dropped arguably the funniest and most brutal one-liner of the year in politics while comparing AOC to a standard household product.

“As I have said about her before, I think that she’s the reason there are directions on a shampoo bottle,” he added while the other GOP Senators and Hannity laughed.

Absolutely devastating.

WATCH:

I think Senator John Kennedy has the best one-liner of the month. LMAO.

Referring to Rep. AOC: “I think she’s the reason there are directions on a shampoo bottle.”

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 9, 2025

Then Kennedy humorously revealed precisely what the GOP’s plan was for handling the radical-left congresswoman.

“And our plan for dealing with her is called ‘Operation let her speak,’” he stated.

Not only is this the best strategy for dealing with AOC, but the same strategy could apply to almost every member of the Democratic Party. One of the most enduring reasons why Trump remains powerful is because of how the American people judge him against his incompetent leftist enemies.

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The legacy media spent years covering up Joe Biden’s obvious physical and mental decline. Now that Biden has been tossed aside by Democrats and their marketing arm in the media, some are finally admitting what everyone could already see.

According to a new book from author Chris Whipple, “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History,” while they were lying to the American people, members of the media were quietly acknowledging that Biden was not in good shape.

Whipple’s book recounts the behind-the-scenes conflicts and debates among Democrats on how to toss Biden aside after his disaterous debate performance.

In an effort to “stop the bleeding,” Whipple said that the White House accepted an interview with the “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos on July 5 to “reassure” the public.

The interview was anything but reassuring as a “hoarse and semi-coherent” fumbled throughout the awkward exchange.

According to Whipple, Stephanopoulos was equally disappointed.

“Stephanopoulos questioned the president gently, like a grandson.”

“Afterward, when I asked the ABC anchor by email for his impressions, he replied: ‘Heartbreaking up close.’”

President Trump sued ABC after Stephanopoulos claimed Trump was “found liable for r*pe” by a Manhattan jury in the E. Jean Carroll case. The corrupt leftist jury found Trump liable for defaming certified nut E.Jean Carroll, not for r*pe.

Ultimately, Trump won a whopping $15 MILLION in the defamation suit.

CNN’s Jake Tapper, another harsh critic of anyone who dared to raise the topic of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, is also seeking to profit after the coverup.

 

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Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz sees right-wingers from AfD moving ahead in the polls before he can even take on power.

As the incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz concludes the coalition talks with Olad Scholz’s SPD, and betrays his voters by spousing the same suicidal EU policies he was elected to change, the voters show they are moving away from the mainstream.

A new poll by Ipsos is out today, showing for the first time the right-wing AfD party as the sole leader, ahead of Merz’s CDU.

Besides celebrating the good news, on X, Weidel also criticized Merz’s coalition with the liberal SPD: “The representation of Germany’s interests and those of German taxpayers is not reflected in a single sentence of this coalition agreement. High energy prices, the heating law, and billions of dollars wasted on open borders, illegal migration, and green ideology projects remain in place.”

Weidel’s AfD continues to surge in the polls.

European Conservative reported:

“The right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is leading German opinion polls for the first time in its history, and has also recorded its highest ever support.

According to pollster Ipsos, AfD, which came in second in the recent national elections with a result of 20.8%, currently has the support of 25% of the electorate.”

Weidel defends mass deportation of illegal migrants.

Read: German AfD’s Weidel in Fiery Exchange With BILD – Merz Refusing AfD Alliance for Greens Is ‘Voter Fraud’ – Wants To Have Good Relations With Russia – Mass Deportation of Illegals

Weidel further said ‘the citizens want political change—and not a ‘business as usual’ coalition consisting of the CDU/CSU and SPD!’.

“The center-right CDU/CSU alliance is on the verge of signing a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD) but the alliance has lost the support of many of its voters due to the broken campaign promises of CDU leader Friedrich Merz.

He has given in to left-wing demands by making a U-turn on his pledge to pursue tough anti-immigration policies, as well as his promise not to reform the so-called ‘debt brake,’ the constitutionally enshrined cap on borrowing.

The CDU/CSU’s support has dropped from the 28.5% it received in the elections to 24% today.”

Read more:

GERMAN POLL SHOCKER: Alice Weidel’s Right-Wing AfD Surges to the Top and Is Now Tied with Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House this week to discuss global trade and the war on terror in Gaza and the Mideast. American-Israeli observer Avi Abelow explains the significance of this meeting and what it has to do with the economic war with the Chinese Communist Party.

Too many in the West still view Israel’s war through a narrow, local lens. They see Gaza, Hezbollah, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and they conclude: “This is just another Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It will pass.”

They are wrong.

What we are witnessing is nothing less than a global battle for the future of the free world — with Israel at the very center.

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump hold their historic meeting, the full significance of this moment is being missed by most commentators. It is not just a military discussion. Nor is it only about the regional balance of power. It is about the convergence of military and economic strategies that will shape the global order for decades to come.

Two major transformations are underway.

The first is military: dismantling Iran’s terror network and rebalancing power across the Middle East.

The second is economic: restructuring global trade routes to break free of the stranglehold of the Chinese Communist Party — and their junior partners, the terror-sponsoring state of Qatar.

Make no mistake: these two fronts are inseparable.

For decades, China has been quietly capturing the global trade system. Through ports, infrastructure projects, and partnerships with rogue regimes, Beijing has sought to dominate the flow of goods and energy. And they have done so by relying heavily on instability in the Middle East, fueled by Iran and Qatar.

Iran funds and arms terror proxies across the region — Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis in Yemen, and countless militias in Syria and Iraq.

Qatar, for its part, plays a more insidious role: funding radical Islamist movements, controlling global media narratives through its Al Jazeera propaganda arm, and serving as the banker for Hamas while pretending to play mediator.

Their shared goal is clear: keep the region in flames so that global trade routes remain captive to Chinese and Islamist influence.

President Trump, together with Prime Minister Netanyahu, understands the stakes. His vision is to create secure, alternative trade corridors running through Israel, connecting the Gulf states to Europe. This would not only revive Western economic vitality but also undercut China’s dangerous grip on global commerce.

But none of this can happen if Israel is encircled by terror.

This is why the current war is not just about Israel’s survival — it’s about economic freedom for the entire free world.

Our enemies understand this better than many Western policymakers. This is why they have launched an unprecedented, coordinated assault on Israel. We are fighting on seven active fronts:

– Hamas in Gaza.
– Hezbollah in Lebanon.
– Iranian militias in Syria.
– Houthi pirates in the Red Sea.
– Iranian cells worldwide.
– Riots and unrest in Judea and Samaria.
– And dangerous political sabotage from within Israel itself, emboldened by foreign money and influence.

The attack on Israel is an attack on the free world. If Israel falls, the dream of secure, independent global trade collapses with it. China, Iran, and Qatar will have succeeded in chaining the West to their agenda.

But here’s the historical and even biblical truth: they will not succeed.

We are living in prophetic times. A time when the modern State of Israel, no longer weak and dependent, is emerging as a regional and even global power — militarily, economically, and spiritually. This is not just necessary for Israel’s survival. It is essential for global stability.

From the days of the Bible, Israel was meant to be a blessing to the nations. The prophets foresaw a time when Israel would rise as a light unto the world, bringing prosperity, justice, and moral clarity. That time is not a distant dream — it is our reality, unfolding before our eyes.

For the free world to thrive, Israel must not only survive — Israel must *win*.

Victory over the terror armies.

Victory over the regimes funding them.

Victory over the global networks of influence that seek to isolate and weaken us.

The upcoming Trump-Netanyahu meeting is a crucial step in this larger war for civilization. It represents the alignment of leaders who understand that a strong, secure Israel is not a luxury — it is a necessity for a safer, more prosperous world.

The West needs to wake up to this reality.

Israel is not fighting “another local conflict.”

Israel is fighting *your* battle too.

With victory, we will not only secure our borders and our people. We will open the doors to a new era of economic independence, security, and shared prosperity for the free world.

And with God’s help, as in the days of our ancestors, we will prevail.

Avi Abelow is the host of the Pulse of Israel daily video/podcast and the CEO of 12Tribe Films Foundation.

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