Kari Lake Speaks Out on President Trump’s America First Agenda and Judicial Interference (VIDEO)

Kari Lake on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo. 4/27/25

Kari Lake was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo to discuss President Trump’s America First agenda and how radical judges have been interfering in the process.

“How would you assess these Federal judges trying to stop President Trump’s agenda?” Bartiromo asked.

“They are completely out of control. I mean, they are basically usurping the power of the President,” Lake said.

“The President has Article 2 powers to run the Executive Branch of this government, and we are seeing a whole handful of judges trying to stop that and really subvert the will of the people,” Lake continued.

“I believe that eventually these cases will move higher up, and President Trump will be victorious, but unfortunately it’s the delay that’s preventing the work from being done,” Lake continued.

Bartiromo also asked Lake if she thought the cases regarding tariffs and trade would eventually land up in front of the Supreme Court.

“Are you expecting these cases to go to the Supreme Court?” Bartiromo asked.

“It’s gonna have to go there and I wish we could just skip right over and get to the Supreme Court and get this taken care of because in many of these cases you’ve got Soros linked attorneys who are just trying to make some money and delay the President’s agenda,” Lake said.

“My concern and I believe the concern of the American people is the delay and the time that is ticking away,” Lake warned.

Bartiromo also discussed the Wisconsin judge that was arrested for aiding an illegal alien in the courtroom.

“Your reaction to what took place in Wisconsin?” Bartiromo asked regarding the judge that was arrested.

“If you break the law, you end up being charged. If you break the law, you end up in handcuffs, and it appears that this judge broke the law,” Lake said.

“If she broke the law, if what is said about what happened, what transpired in that courthouse is true, then she deserves to be frankly, in handcuffs and arrested,” Lake continued.

Watch:

Today, exclusively on @SundayFutures with @MariaBartiromo, U.S. Agency for Global Media Senior Advisor Kari Lake @karilake spoke about federal judges blocking parts of President Trump’s agenda.@FoxNews pic.twitter.com/L7aq6La8fL

— SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) April 27, 2025

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Creeping Sharia? Washington Becomes 1st State To Recognize Islamic Holidays As State Holidays

Mock-up design of East Plano Islamic Center

 

Pamela Geller is reporting that Washington state has become the first state to recognize Islamic Holidays as official State holidays.

Geller quoting The Daily Wire notes, “The state of Washington, which does not officially recognize Easter or Yom Kippur as state holidays, became the first state in the nation to recognize the two Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as unpaid state-recognized holidays when Democrat Governor Bob Ferguson signed the legislation into law this month.”

No other state currently accepts these as official holidays. This is an example of diversity upending the traditions of the founders, who believed in Biblical values and worshipped accordingly.

The move to add these holidays was made by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma). Rep. Osman Salahuddin (D-Redmond) sponsored the companion bill. The Democrat Governor Bob Ferguson was bragging about this latest innovation.  “This bill is historic. Washington is now the first state to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays.”

This is significant in that, as Pamela Geller put it, “You see not such reciprocity in Muslim countries. On the contrary, religious minorities are persecuted, oppressed or slaughtered.”

Yet again, foreign values are infiltrating the West as a result of mass Muslim migration. We have already seen the consequences of this throughout Europe.

One can hope that America will not continue to go down the route of Europe. Mass Muslim migration has consequences. Fortunately, President Trump is doing his part to reverse this.

Mass immigration and open borders have consequences. We must continue to press our politicians and encourage them to support deportations and end chain migration and the visa lottery.

President Trump is ending the failed open border policies of the Dems but local reps and governors must be encouraged to do the same.

Now Islamic holidays will be going alongside Columbus Day. The citizenry must remain vigilant and push back against change to the core values of America.

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Democrat Wisconsin State Legislator Says Judge Arrested for Obstructing ICE was “Obstructing Fascism” – “Doing What All of Us Will be Called to do in the Days and Weeks and Months to Come” (VIDEO)

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan taken into FBI custody after obstructing ICE

Wisconsin State Assemblyman Ryan Clancy came out in defense of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan’s shielding of an illegal alien and apparent domestic abuser from ICE agents, saying she “obstructed fascism” by helping the alien evade detection and misleading agents.

Her arrest was “not something that anybody anticipated,” he said, calling her arrest and ICE’s presence in the courtroom to apprehend a criminal alien “an attack on the judicial system.”

He added, “Judge Dugan is doing what all of us will be called to do in the days and weeks and months to come, and it’s standing up for people in our community that are being targeted by the Trump regime.”

Clancy made these comments during an episode of CNN’s “OutFront” show on Friday.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Milwaukee County judge was arrested by the FBI for obstructing an ICE arrest last week.

According to the FBI, Judge Dugan obstructed an immigration arrest operation last week. Dugan became angry when she found out that ICE agents were waiting outside of her courtroom last week to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal alien involved in a domestic abuse case she was overseeing. She allegedly directed Flores-Ruiz to exit the courthouse through a private jury door to evade arrest.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Judge Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested at her courthouse.”

The DOJ announced Judge Dugan was charged with felony charges of “obstruction of proceedings before a department or agency of the United States, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and concealing a person to prevent arrest, which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.”

This arrest follows the arrest of another Democrat Judge in New Mexico on charges related to allegedly harboring an illegal alien with suspected ties to Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang known for trafficking, extortion, and violence.

The Democrats are up in arms over Dugan’s arrest, with some judges planning to rebel. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) also sent out a memo dated April 18 that lays out explicit steps for state workers to follow and obstruct ICE when agents arrive at government buildings.

Protecting illegal aliens and violent criminals at all costs is the hill they want to die on.

In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, pro-illegal immigration self-described “radical” legislator signaled that others should violate the law to stand up “for people in our community that are being targeted by the Trump regime.”

WATCH:

Clancy: Judge Dugan was in her right in doing what she did. She didn’t obstruct justice. She obstructed fascism in this case.

Burnett: Because you’re saying obstructing justice would be if this had been a court order signed by a judge, which it was not. So you know…

Clancy: Right, and even in that case, it does not make sense. We should not have ICE agents in a protected space like a courtroom any more than you’d want ICE agents going into an operating room or a classroom. Those have historically been protected spaces that are off limits to ICE, and with good reason. You want people feeling safe and secure in a courthouse, either to come to their own trials or to testify against others, and this is really just an attack on the judicial system, which is historically a check and balance on unobstructed executive power. That’s what we’re seeing from the Trump administration.

Burnett: Now, you worked with Judge Dugan, as I mentioned, for four years. Is her behavior as it’s reported, and you know, Whitney was laying it out, what we know, in helping this immigrant, consistent with the judge and the person that you know?

Clancy: Absolutely, she’s a prominent, respected member of the Milwaukee legal community. She is not part of any radical community, and I should know, because I am. She’s been a respected judge and a lawyer for many years without apparent controversy. Targeting her makes no sense, and I think it really is designed to have a chilling effect on state and local officials and anybody who would push back on the Trump regime.

Burnett: So she was released on bond after her initial appearance today. You know, you heard, you know, her legal representative, saying they’re going to fight vigorously. They believe she’ll be exonerated. But do you think, from knowing her, you know, when you talk about the chilling effect of this, or what the impact will be, you know, is she willing to— how far is she willing to go? I mean, if it means serving time in jail, if it ever gets to that sort of thing, is that something you think she’d be willing to do?

Clancy: I mean, I’m not going to speculate as to whether or not she’s willing to serve time in jail. It is absolutely ludicrous that these charges were brought to begin with. Somebody had just asked me this morning, you know, what can we do to support judge Dugan? And I said, Well, obviously, you know, there aren’t going to be charges brought because she hasn’t done anything wrong. And several hours later, she was in handcuffs. So, this is not something that anybody anticipated. I think, you know, nobody is trying to be a hero here, but Judge Dugan is doing what all of us will be called to do in the days and weeks and months to come, and it’s standing up for people in our community that are being targeted by the Trump regime.

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Bessent: American Economy Is a ‘Barbell’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s turn on the Sunday talk show circuit to articulate the White House economic platform and soothe markets after a month of policymaking widely perceived as capricious and chaotic.

On ABC’s This Week, Bessent described the American economy as a “barbell,” with a successful raw materials sector and a successful financial sector but a depressed working class.

The U.S. has a barbell economy.

On one end, we have a financial system and tech sector that is the envy of the world.

On the other end, we have a natural resource-economy led by energy.

In between is where working-class Americans have lost out—and we want to fix that. pic.twitter.com/ysVxibNIQ7

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) April 27, 2025

In addition to explaining efforts to address this economic split, Bessent also emphasized the Trump administration’s commitment to a strong dollar and sound bond market, while noting that markets have largely recovered from the post–“Liberation Day” tariff disruption.

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Stunner: DEA Raid Busted Several Active Duty Military Working as Armed Security for Illegal Alien Gang Underground Nightclub in Colorado

Several active duty military members working as armed security for an illegal alien gang underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado were busted during a DEA raid early Sunday morning; several other active duty military members patronizing the club were also detained according to a statement to reporters by DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Special Agent in Charge John Pullen. All told, over a dozen active duty service members were reportedly detained at the club. Pullen said that some of the military working security were involved in criminal activity at the club.

Screen image from video below showing various federal and local law enforcement agencies involved in the raid.

200+ inside an underground nightclub in CO Springs had their illegal party upended this am.#DEA RMFD, ⁦@ERODenver⁩, ⁦@FBIDenver⁩, ⁦@ATF_Denver⁩, ⁦@HSIDenver⁩, ⁦@CSPDPIO⁩, ⁦@EPCSheriff⁩ & others seized drugs/guns. 100+ illegals arrested. pic.twitter.com/L5FOOyAlX3

— DEARockyMountain (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv) April 27, 2025

Pullen said “significant drug trafficking, prostitution” and “crimes of violence” took place at the club and that guns and drugs were seized during the raid. Out of over 200 hundred people at the club, over 100 illegal aliens were arrested and are being held by ICE.

Pullen said the raid was the result of a months long undercover investigation and that Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and Hells Angels gang members had been observed at the club during the investigation. Pullen could not immediately confirm if any gang members were detained in the raid.

Pullen: “So this is an underground illegal nightclub, okay? And what was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, um, crimes of violence, we seized a number of guns in there. We had active uh duty service members who were uh, running security at the club and involved in some of these crimes. Um, and in fact we had uh, over a hundred illegal aliens inside as well and those over a hundred illegal aliens were taken into custody by ICE.”

Reporter: “Active duty service members helping as security here, can you elaborate on that at all?”

Pullen: “So it’s an ongoing investigation but um, we had over a dozen active duty service members in the, in the club tonight either as patrons or working as armed security.”

Reporter: “How many of those were detained and, and what are they facing right now?”

Pullen: “So, Army CID was one of our partners out here and they’re going to work with us on what the next steps for those active duty service members looks like.”

SKIP

Reporter: “Jonathan, you talked about ‘the investigation is ongoing’, but talk to me about, talk to us about the significance of active duty military being investigated for drug related crimes at this location.”

Pullen: “Yes, it’s obviously concerning to have active duty military involved. Um, we’re working with our partners at Army CID on that piece. Um, obviously where we are here in the Springs there’s a lot of military bases here so it’s not necessarily surprising, um, but we’re going to take that very seriously.”

SKIP

Reporter: “Real quick, can you confirm if those active duty were related to Fort Carson?”

Pullen: “I cannot.”

Transcribed by TGP.

Video excerpt posted by KMGH-TV:

WATCH: DEA Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen describes the federal operation this morning at an illegal nightclub in Colorado Springs. Some active duty military, as well as gang members and many people in the U.S. illegally, were among those detained. pic.twitter.com/21PrvrBU7m

— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) April 27, 2025

Video of complete briefing posted by KMGH:

UPDATE: Fox News reported on the status of the service members (excerpt):

About a dozen U.S. active-duty service members were also found at the club, special DEA Rocky Mountain agent Jonathan Pullen told multiple outlets. The service members were inside the club as patrons or working as armed security.

“I think that everybody that goes into a nightclub at 3 o’clock in the morning knows what they’re getting into,” Pullen said to Denver 7. “The active duty servicemembers who were there will be dealt with by Army CID [Criminal Investigation Division]. They were on scene with us, and they are partners in this investigation.”

DEA Rocky Mountain confirmed to Fox News that those active duty service members found at the club have so far been detained and are not under arrest at this time.

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JUST IN: President Trump Calls for the Person(s) Who Operated Joe Biden’s Autopen to be Jailed

Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

President Trump on Sunday called for the person or persons who operated Joe Biden’s autopen to be jailed.

“Hopefully ACTBLUE, the Democrats ILLEGAL SCAM used to raise money, including from not allowed “foreign contributions,” is being looked at by authorities. The Dems only know how to win by CHEATING, something which they do better than any group or party in history. But now, with their terrible policies and candidates, and with people like Crooked Adam Schiff, who demanded a full Pardon from Sleepy Joe, leading the way, it is almost impossible to reach their money goals. The USA is wise to these scoundrels and crooks. Also, why did the Auto Pen give Schiff a Pardon? Biden knew nothing about it. Who operated the Auto Pen? That is the biggest question being asked in D.C. They almost destroyed our Country. They should all be in jail!!!” Trump said on Truth Social.

As previously reported, The Oversight Project has gathered every document they could find with Biden’s signature – ALL used the same autopen signature except for the announcement that he was dropping out of the 2024 election.

Last month, President Trump declared Joe Biden’s autopen pardons invalid.

Who was in charge of Joe Biden’s autopen?

The Oversight Project pointed out that Neera Tanden was the White House Staff Secretary when Joe Biden autopenned pardons from a golf course in the US Virgin Islands.

Neera Tanden was a frequent mention in the leaked Podesta emails released by WikiLeaks.

Tanden was one of the most vocal Russiagate conspiracy theorists. She not only attacked Republicans while she was working for Hillary Clinton, but also went for the throats of Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters.

Neera Tanden

Last month the Oversight Project revealed six criminals were pardoned by Biden’s autopen on December 30, 2022 while Joe Biden was vacationing and golfing in St. Croix.

According to The New York Post’s Steve Nelson, a key Biden aide may have exceeded their authority by unilaterally determining what documents to robo-sign.

The New York Post knows the name of the key Biden aide, but they did not disclose their identity in Friday’s bombshell report.

An insider told The New York Post that he feared this key Biden aide: “I feared no one as much as I feared that [staffer]. To me, [the staffer] basically was the president,” the person said. “No one ever questioned [the staffer]. Period.”

Is Neera Tanden the ‘key aide’ behind Biden’s autopenned pardons? Tanden went to work as a key Biden White House staffer after she was forced to withdraw her nomination as OMB Director.

“You were White House Staff Secretary when Biden autopenned pardons from the golf course in USVI,” the Oversight Project said in response to Neera Tanden’s tweet.

“This you?” they asked.

You were White House Staff Secretary when Biden autopenned pardons from the golf course in USVI.

This you? https://t.co/26z9C6cE7m pic.twitter.com/7btD2RTX0N

— Oversight Project (@ItsYourGov) March 17, 2025

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JUST IN: “Christopher is Going to Make a Major Comeback” – Trump Says he’s “Bringing Columbus Day Back from the Ashes” and Reinstating Holiday Under the Same Rules, Dates, and Locations

President Trump announced on Sunday that he is bringing Columbus Day, a subject of controversy and outrage from leftists, “back from the ashes.” 

The holiday, which celebrates our nation’s history and the discovery of the New World, has been under attack by leftists for years.

Instead, crazed self-loathing liberals celebrate “indigenous Peoples’ Day” to honor Native Americans who were conquered by the Europeans who rightfully laid claim to the Americas. They smear Columbus as a maniac and a killer who stole the land and celebrate the godless cannibals he encountered.

Meanwhile, these people want barbaric illegal aliens to pillage American towns and cities, rape women, and steal our nearly 250-year-old American way of life.

However, “Christopher is going to make a major comeback,” said Trump, lambasting wokeness and announcing that he is “hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before!”

The President decried Democrats who “did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all of the Italians that love him so much” in a Truth Social post:

I’m bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes. The Democrats did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all of the Italians that love him so much. They tore down his Statues, and put up nothing but “WOKE,” or even worse, nothing at all! Well, you’ll be happy to know, Christopher is going to make a major comeback. I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before!

This is another example of the bullet we dodged last election with Kamala Harris on the ballot.

Harris previously attacked European explorers, saying they “ushered in a wave of devastation, violence, stealing land, and widespread disease.”

FLASHBACK: Kamala Harris Celebrates Columbus Day with Hateful Attack on Western Civilization: “European Explorers Ushered in a Wave of Devastation, Violence, Stealing Land and Widespread Disease” (VIDEO)

Christopher Columbus is back!

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Democrats Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Stage ‘Sit-In’ on Capitol Steps to Protest Trump and It’s a Total Failure (VIDEO)

Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries protest Trump

Cory Booker is at it again.

On Sunday Democrat Senator Cory Booker and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries staged a ‘sit-in’ protest on the Capitol steps.

“Republican leaders have made clear their intention to use the coming weeks to advance a reckless budget scheme to President Trump’s desk that seeks to gut Medicaid, food assistance and basic needs programs that help people, all to give tax breaks to billionaires. Given what’s at stake, these could be some of the most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations,” the Democrats said in a statement.

This latest tantrum is after Cory Booker delivered the longest speech in a chamber in history.

Earlier this month a bug-eyed Cory Booker ranted about President Trump and Elon Musk from the senate floor for over 24 hours.

Cory Booker goes OFF on Trump in the 17th hour of his filibuster: “He promised to lower your grocery prices – they’re higher. Over and over he’s breaking promises and doing outrageous things like disappearing people off American streets. Do we see what’s happening?” pic.twitter.com/j1gIky6KLV

— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) April 1, 2025

On Sunday Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries invited the masses to join them on the livestream.

The protest, dubbed, “An Urgent Conversation with the American People,” turned out to be a total failure.

Virtually no one showed up and the protest ended up looking like a 90s rap video.

WATCH:

Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries have been sitting and blathering on the steps of the Capitol for 6 hours to protest Trump… pic.twitter.com/hgztcCEtmy

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 27, 2025

Full 8-hour livestream:

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Extraordinary US–China Cyberattack Meeting Revealed

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The Wall Street Journal recently revealed that an unprecedented meeting occurred in Geneva in December 2024 that addressed the ongoing series of cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. In this meeting, described as a “summit,” about 12 U.S. national security officials engaged in candid discussions with their Chinese counterparts.

This meeting was the first acknowledgment by China that the Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon cyberintrusions originated with the Chinese regime.

The Journal reported, “The Chinese official’s remarks at the December meeting were indirect and somewhat ambiguous, but most of the American delegation in the room interpreted it as a tacit admission and a warning to the U.S. about Taiwan, a former U.S. official familiar with the meeting said.”

Chinese Cyber Assaults

Volt Typhoon was first publicly reported in early 2023, as Microsoft and the Department of Homeland Security revealed cyberintrusions into critical infrastructure in Guam. A Chinese state-sponsored group was the announced culprit, and one U.S. official said this was part of a broader Chinese intelligence-gathering system.

The department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an advisory that described Volt Typhoon as “living off the land,“ a new cybersecurity buzz phrase referring to a cyberactor’s use of ”built-in network administration tools” to complete objectives. One article posited that this event signaled preparation for a Chinese attack.
In 2024, congressional testimony by then-FBI Director Christopher Wray and then-CISA Director Jen Easterly was sobering. Easterly characterized the Chinese actions starkly, saying, “This is truly an ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ scenario.”
The Journal article, published on April 10, provided further information on the motives of the Chinese regime.
“The Chinese delegation linked years of intrusions into computer networks at U.S. ports, water utilities, airports and other targets, to increasing U.S. policy support for Taiwan … underscoring how hostilities between the two superpowers are continuing to escalate,” the article reads.

Leadership Accountability for Cyber Failures

In his first term, President Donald Trump’s initial executive order on cybersecurity stressed one theme: leadership accountability.

The executive order states: “The President will hold heads of executive departments and agencies (agency heads) accountable for managing cybersecurity risk to their enterprises.

“In addition, because risk management decisions made by agency heads can affect the risk to the executive branch as a whole, and to national security, it is also the policy of the United States to manage cybersecurity risk as an executive branch enterprise.”

In other words, the Trump administration will consider cyberbreaches a direct reflection of the senior leadership of the affected departments and agencies.

The revelation of the December 2024 Geneva meeting may provide further background on the recent leadership changes at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Beijing’s cybercampaign has been relentless since early 2023. It targets the full spectrum of U.S. critical infrastructure, including power, water, telecommunications, air traffic control, and maritime navigation-related systems.

A Cyber ‘Plucking’ to Ensure Best Leadership

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Trump’s initial national security adviser during his first term, said that “there are more flag officers [generals and admirals] that need to go.”

He called this “a ‘Marshall moment,’” referring to the “plucking” board used by Gen. George Marshall before and during World War II to eliminate unfit officers.

Herm Hasken, retired military officer and senior adviser to several cyberwarfare and electronic warfare companies, said, “The public is only getting a portion of the whole story regarding the size and scope of China’s intrusions across all 16 sectors of our critical infrastructure.”

Retired Secret Service senior executive Robert Rodriguez said industry practitioners are extremely concerned about the Chinese regime’s Salt Typhoon cyberattacks.

Rodriguez helped establish the early cybercapabilities of the Secret Service. He is still active in cybersecurity innovation efforts.

“The threat was so serious they formed a coalition of U.S. and Canadian [chief information security officers] to host a series of ongoing workshops” to address the broad and pervasive Chinese cyberintrusions, Rodriguez said.

He said the Chinese regime is “by far the No. 1 threat” to the United States and the world.

In December 2024, a Senate hearing dove deeply into the Salt Typhoon cyberattacks. The bipartisan dissatisfaction in Congress regarding the U.S. government’s inability to shut down and remove Chinese cyberintruders was evident.

“I think the American people need to know the extent of the breach here, I think they will be shocked at the extent of it,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said at the time. “I think they need to know about their text messages, their voicemail, their phone calls. It’s very bad, it’s very, very bad, and it is ongoing.”

Then-Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.), who has direct experience as an executive in the telecommunications market, said at the time that he was concerned about the unaddressed “gaping holes” in the U.S. cybersecurity posture.

“I think there is huge concern,” Warner told reporters. He called the Salt Typhoon breach “far and away the worst telecom hack.”

“And the fact is that they are still in the systems,” he said.

The unabated and continuous Chinese cyberassault, confirmed by The Wall Street Journal’s revelation of the high-level Geneva summit between the outgoing U.S. national security team and Chinese officials, may be a significant factor driving changes in U.S. cybersecurity leadership.

All viewpoints are personal and do not reflect the viewpoints of any organization.

This article first appeared in Epoch Times and was reprinted with permission, with minor editorial adjustments for clarity and formatting.

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