Month: July 2025

Actor John Leguizamo is a typical Hollywood leftist and anti-Trump moron. During a recent appearance on Bill Maher’s podcast, he attacked Trump’s immigration policies, insisting that there’s ‘plenty of room’ in America.

Maher, who is still a leftist himself, took a more pragmatic approach to the issue, reminding the actor that it’s not just about room, insisting that countries have borders and that you can’t just have a ‘free for all’ approach to immigration like we had under Biden.

Maher also calls out the hypocrisy of so-called sanctuary cities, noting that even places like New York were completely overwhelmed when they were forced to deal with a massive influx of illegals sent to them by border states.

Partial transcript via RedState:

“But I mean, part of this is a backlash to how badly Biden handled the immigration situation. It can’t just be like come one come all, which…,” Maher said.

“There’s plenty of room here … there’s plenty of room in America,” Leguizamo interjected. “Come on. There’s, there’s no lack of room in America.”

“Room?” Maher replied. “But it’s never about room. It’s about resources and about like having … countries have to have a border. You can’t. It just can’t be.”

“I mean, they’ve done surveys and something like 200 million people around the world, when asked, ‘Would you come to America if you could? Yes, I would.’ Why wouldn’t they?” he added. “Lots of countries, excuse me, are [ __ ] holes, and they would love to be here.”

The actor then tried to claim the importance of illegal immigrants in the country, and Maher hit back.

“Yes, of course, we are an immigrant-welcoming country, but there has to be some order to it,” the podcast host said. “It just can’t be come one, come all.”

See the clip below:

NEW: Bill Maher CLASHES with Actor John Leguizamo after he argues there’s “plenty of room” for more immigrants in US

LEGUIZAMO: “There’s plenty of room in America. Come on. There’s no lack of room in America.”

MAHER: “But it’s never about room. It’s about resources …… pic.twitter.com/RNvuf63dEH

— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) July 14, 2025

Bill Maher may still be a liberal, but he clearly understands this issue better than most of his Hollywood friends.

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A strong majority of the American people still support President Trump’s immigration policies, according to a new Harvard/Harris poll.

Democrats have been trying everything they can think of to attack Trump specifically on this issue, but the new poll shows they are wasting their time. Voters of all kinds want the border protected and the removal of people who are in the country illegally.

The only thing Democrats have managed to do is inflame their already radical base, putting ICE agents in dangerous situations repeatedly.

The Hill reports:

Trump’s immigration policies get strong backing in new poll

A majority of voters gave President Trump’s immigration policies high marks, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday.

Sixty percent of voters surveyed said they support Trump’s efforts to close the border, including 89 percent of Republicans, 55 percent of independents and 34 percent of Democrats.

Seventy-five percent of respondents also said they support the administration’s efforts to deport criminals who are in the country illegally, including 93 percent of Republicans, 70 percent of independents, and 59 percent of Democrats.

“Huge majorities of Americans support the removal of criminals here illegally but also care about human rights and due process being observed,” the poll’s director Mark Penn said.

The same poll found that voters were divided over Trump’s approach to immigration enforcement: 52 percent said the administration was “doing the right thing” in enforcing its immigration policy, while 48 percent said it is “going too far in its enforcement actions.”

The same poll also finds support for the Big Beautiful Bill.

NEW: 17 out of 21 policy proposals in the One Big Beautiful Bill have majority support among Americans who have heard of the bill, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll pic.twitter.com/145OSAbaUt

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 14, 2025

Once again, Democrats are on the wrong side of an issue. They just can’t seem to help themselves.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday on Fox Business that Republicans plan to bring more reconciliation bills and rescission packages to the floor within the coming year to help President Donald Trump achieve his “America First” agenda.

Host of “Sunday Morning Futures” Maria Bartiromo asked the Louisiana Republican about the party’s plans for the future, and Johnson said they’ve been setting up a framework for quite a while.

“We’re implementing a playbook that we designed well over a year ago,” he replied. “About 15 months ago, we began this process, understanding and believing that we would win unified government, that we’d have the White House, the Senate, and the House.”

Johnson added that Republicans have “the responsibility of fixing every metric of public policy that Biden and Harris and the Democrats destroyed over the previous four years,” but they have “multiple steps” to achieve that end.

He laid out a timeline for the legislation that will stretch into the fall of this year and the spring of 2026.

“We have long planned for at least two, possibly three reconciliation bills, one in the fall and one next spring that would continue to allow us to do this on a partisan basis, where we only need Republican votes and we don’t have to drag Democrats along,” Johnson said.

“They are in no appetite to fix any of the mess,” he said of the Democrats. “We have to do it ourselves. So, yes, that’s next. In addition to that, we will continue to get the country back on a path to fiscal responsibility.”

This would include rescission packages, which would allow the commander-in-chief to “claw back spending and eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse.

“All these things will be done while we’re codifying more of President Trump’s executive orders,” Johnson added. “He’s been very busy. We will be as well. We have a lot more work ahead of us.”

Trump recently sent Congress a $9.4 billion rescission package aimed at cutting federal funding for public broadcasters.

A letter that was included in Trump’s memo — written by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought — said that cuts would also be made to “wasteful foreign assistance spending,” as well as “LGBTQI+ activities, ‘equity’ programs, radical Green New Deal-type policies, and color revolutions in hostile places around the world.”

Trump threatened to withhold his endorsement for 2026 candidates if they did not vote affirmatively.

Donald J. Trump Truth Social 07.10.25 07:04 PM EST

It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together. Any Republican that votes to…

— Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) July 10, 2025

“It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together,” he posted to Truth Social.

These bills are vital for Republicans if they hope to hold the majority in 2026. Trump’s executive action can only go so far, because the power to enact lasting change has always lied with Congress.

If they deliver on Trump’s promises by codifying them, and are able to tangibly reduce spending, they will likely succeed at the ballot box.

If they continue to let the government go bankrupt, and pass spending bills that do not address the root cause of America’s issues, they risk losing both chambers and sending Trump into his final two years unarmed against a Democratic majority.

To make matters worse, the Democrats would likely try to impeach Trump at the first chance they get.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Gavin Newsom is running for president in 2028. It’s so obvious. The man can’t stay away from the spotlight for more than 24 hours.

This week, he somehow found the time to go on the Shawn Ryan podcast, despite the fact that his state is still struggling to rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by wildfires earlier this year.

He is never too busy for self-promotion, have you noticed this?

Breitbart News reports:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent more than four hours on the Shawn Ryan Show, released Monday — as his state continues to struggle with wildfires, homelessness, illegal immigration, and other urgent crises.

The interview was Newsom’s latest foray into alternative media as he prepares for a presidential run in 2028, though he continues to deny that is his motivation. He has also hosted conservatives on his own podcast.

The interview, conducted in Nashville, covered a variety of topics, including coronavirus mandates and lockdowns; the Jeffrey Epstein case; the Middle East; Newsom’s childhood; Immigration and border enforcement; relations with China; homelessness; presidential politics; housing; Newsom’s career; pornography; tariffs; renewable energy.

Newsom barely mentioned the California wildfires except to congratulate himself on the process of debris removal (a federal and private effort) and to blame President Donald Trump for fires on federal land.

Newsom used part of this interview to defend California for using illegal immigrants for labor, saying that a large percentage of their agricultural and construction workers are illegals.

When asked if those people are taking jobs away from Americans, he responds by saying that he doesn’t see Americans jumping at those jobs.

Watch below:

Newsom: Half of our agricultural and 41% of our construction workers are illegals.

Ryan: “Do you feel that they’re taking American jobs?”

Newsom: “I don’t see many people like me jumping at those jobs.” pic.twitter.com/AsxdOobYzw

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 14, 2025

Someone needs to tell him to stop using such weird hand gestures. He would also be wise to focus on helping to rebuild his state instead of chasing media appearances.

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The Trump Administration’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit has arrested the owner of a Phoenix-based taco restaurant for employing — and allegedly smuggling — illegal aliens.

Blademir Angulo Audeves, a 42-year-old illegal alien himself, was arrested Tuesday and hit with multiple federal charges, including harboring illegal aliens, employing unauthorized workers, and illegal possession of firearms, as part of Operation Take Back America, Arizona’s Family reported.

Angulo, who runs the popular Taqueria El Taco Loko on 67th Avenue and Indian School Road — along with a mobile taco trailer and taco bus — was found to have housed and employed at least 12 illegal aliens at his properties in Laveen and Maricopa.

Federal agents raided Angulo’s homes and businesses and found three firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and a network of foreign nationals reportedly smuggled into the country and working under-the-table.

Several of the workers told federal agents that Angulo personally arranged or financed their illegal entry, charging them up to $12,000 per person to be paid off through cash or indentured labor.

Despite being previously deported in 2021, Angulo admitted he illegally re-entered the U.S. just months later. Prosecutors say he paid workers in cash and checks to dodge employment verification laws.

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Blademir Angulo Audeves, 42, of Mexico, was arrested on July 8, and charged by criminal complaint for Harboring of an Illegal Alien, Knowingly Employing Unauthorized Aliens, Improper Entry by an Alien, and Alien in Possession of a Firearm. Angulo will have his initial appearance in federal court today.

According to the complaint filed in this case, in March 2025, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began investigating allegations that Angulo was employing illegal aliens without work authorization at his taco restaurants in the Phoenix area. Through the investigation, HSI identified at least 12 illegal aliens working for Angulo, some of whom were living at Angulo’s home in Laveen, Arizona or at a second residence on 16th Avenue.

On July 8, HSI executed federal search warrants on Angulo’s residence and restaurant locations, as well as the 16th Avenue residence. Inside the two residences, agents encountered several Mexican citizens without legal permission to be in the United States. Agents also arrested Angulo without incident.

At Angulo’s residence, agents found three firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the master bedroom closet. According to immigration records, Angulo, a Mexican national, was encountered by authorities in 2011 while illegally present in the United States, and eventually left the country via Nogales, Arizona pursuant to a voluntary departure in May 2021. When he was arrested on July 8, Angulo did not have legal permission to be in the United States and was therefore prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

At Angulo’s taco restaurant locations, HSI agents also found Mexican citizens without legal permission to be present or employed in the United States legally.

Two of the illegal aliens that HSI encountered while executing the warrants as part of this operation, Christian Sagaste-Garcia and Jose Luis Ambriz-Cortes, were also arrested and separately charged with Re-entry of a Removed Alien. Sagaste-Garcia and Ambriz-Cortez were previously removed from the United States in October 2024 and February 2013, respectively.

These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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Steve Bannon spoke at Turning Point USA Student Action Summit this past weekend in Tampa, Florida.

Steve also aired his popular RAV Show The War Room at the conference venue.

During one segment Steve was asked if he would release his interview with Jeffrey Epstein that has never been shared with the public.

Steve said he will release his movie “Monsters” with Jeffrey Epstein next year.

Young War Room Fan: Steve, a big fan of your show. Just want to ask, in 2019, you did an interview with Jeffrey Epstein for a documentary you’re making called “Monsters.” That interview never came out. Would you be willing to release that footage? And why hasn’t the footage been released?

Steve Bannon:  I’ll tell you what, we’re going to release the film, the five-part series early next year. You’re going to see it. And by the way, the entire thing is how the elites and the intelligence services are inextricably linked. It’s last night. You’re going to have to name names, and you’re going to have to understand how the elites in the world, but also the intelligence services are inextricably linked in Epstein’s story. That’s the key.

Young War Room Fan: Awesome.

Via Midnight Rider and Grace Chong:

STEVE BANNON IS ASKED IF HE’LL RELEASE THE 2019 EPSTEIN FOOTAGE FOR A DOC CALLED MONSTERS pic.twitter.com/7ZIWa2GKJ3

— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) July 13, 2025

Jessica Reed Kraus reported on this unpublished footage on Substack.

According to The New Republic, Bannon spent several months interviewing Epstein. A teaser—later picked up by the New York Post—was drawn from a two-minute trailer for a Bannon-produced documentary titled The Monsters: Epstein’s Life Among the Global Elite.

In what was reportedly one of Epstein’s final interviews before his 2019 arrest, he tells Bannon: “I made my living from old thinking. But the future is for the way women think.”

Bannon pushes back, calling the comment “a sop” to excuse “all of the depravity you’ve done against young women.”

Epstein responds, “No, I’ve been—I’ve always believed that women will, in fact, be able to take over.” Then, without a trace of irony, he adds: “I’m a firm believer and supporter of Time’s Up.”…

…In the clip, Epstein also reflects on the psychological toll of confinement. “The greatest threat to people put in solitary confinement is they try to kill themselves,” he says. “Imagine that. You’re only in a room for 24 hours—you start to go crazy.”

At the time, Epstein was reportedly allowed up to 12 hours outside his cell each day, frequently holding extended meetings with his legal team.

Business Insider later confirmed that Bannon had amassed hours of footage shot at Epstein’s residences in Manhattan and Paris. The project was initially unnamed, but a separate article—published about a month earlier—reported that Bannon had recorded approximately 15 hours of interviews for what was then described as an “unannounced documentary.”

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It’s a story that never seems to go away.

The rumors that allege that the first lady of France, Brigitte Macron, was born a man have been raging around the country and the world for years, now – and there’s no indication that this controversy is about to fade away from the headlines or from the public’s consciousness any time soon.

Brigitte sued two women for these seemingly outlandish claims, and got them convicted for defamation, but an appeals court reversed the decision, clearing them.

So, today, it arises that Ms. Macron is doubling down on the fight against them.

Daily Mail reported:

“France’s first lady has taken her case against two women over claims she used to be man to the highest appeals court after a lower court let them off, her lawyer said today.

On Thursday, the Paris appeals court overturned earlier convictions against the two women for spreading false claims – that went viral online – that Brigitte Macron, 72, used to be a man.”

“Brigitte Macron filed a libel complaint against the two women after they posted a YouTube video in December 2021, alleging she had once been a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux – who is actually Brigitte Macron’s brother.”

The claim went viral all around the world.

The two women were initially convicted and ordered to pay $9,400 in damages to Brigitte, and $5,800 euros to her brother.

But the two convicted were cleared on appeal on Thursday (10), causing shockwaves across France.

“Judges sitting at the Paris Appeal Court ruled that Amandine Roy, a 53-year-old clairvoyant, and Natacha Rey, 49 and a blogger, had every legal right to make the sulphurous allegations.”

Read more:

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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: REPORT: Ghislaine Maxwell Ready to Testify Before Congress — Could Blow Lid Off Epstein Files and Elite Pedophile Network  

ARTICLE 2: Gen. Mike Flynn Urges Trump to Confront Epstein Cover-Up — Warns Nation Cannot Heal Until Elites Are Held Accountable for Child Abuse

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ARTICLE 3: President Trump Says He Spoke with Dan Bongino Amid Viral Reports of Possible Resignation From FBI (VIDEO) 

ARTICLE 4:Teddy Bear Wrapped in “Human-Like Skin” Found Outside of California Gas Station – Is It Real or a Prank? (VIDEO) 

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ARTICLE 5: Trump Steals Show at World Club Cup Soccer Final — Joins Celebrations With Chelsea Players! (VIDEO) 

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

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was back at work today after taking some time off amid a clash with US Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Epstein documents.

“FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino did show up for work at the FBI today, two sources tell me. Earlier in the day, sources said that he was in a better headspace today than last week after his blow up with Attorney General Pam Bondi. His long term future is still uncertain,” CNN’s Kristen Holmes said.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino did show up for work at the FBI today, two sources tell me. Earlier in the day, sources said that he was in a better headspace today than last week after his blow up with Attorney General Pam Bondi. His long term future is still uncertain .

— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) July 14, 2025

On Friday it was reported that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino took a day off from work after a clash with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Epstein files.

The blowup between Bondi and Bongino happened after the FBI, DOJ released a 2-page memo last Sunday concluding Jeffrey Epstein did not have a “client list” and that he committed suicide.

“Bongino did not report to work Friday amid speculation about his whereabouts, said a source familiar with the perspectives of DOJ leaders who also believes that Bongino is considering leaving,” NBC News reported.

“This came after a confrontation Wednesday at a meeting with Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles during which Bongino and Patel were asked about a news story suggesting they were dissatisfied with the decision not to release any additional Epstein files, according to the source familiar with the perspectives of DOJ leaders and an additional source familiar with the meeting,” NBC News said.

According to some reports, Bongino had been out of the office since last Wednesday.

Later Friday it was reported by numerous sources that Dan Bongino was considering resigning if Bondi stayed at the Department of Justice.

On Sunday Trump said Bongino “sounded terrific” and told reporters that he’s in “good shape.”

BREAKING: President Trump said he talked to @DBongino and says that “he’s in good shape.”

“I spoke to him today. Dan Bongino is a very good guy. I’ve known him a long time.” pic.twitter.com/yzCdZ76tkk

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) July 13, 2025

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Go woke, go ‘broken power grid’.

Around the world, the unreliability of the new power-generating technologies and the unwise rush towards ‘net-zero’ goals are leading the countries most invested in these ruinous policies into deep power supply troubles.

After blackouts in Spain, Portugal and parts of France two months ago, now it’s the ultra-liberal kingdom of the Netherlands that is reaping the electricity shortage that they sowed with their woke agenda.

It arose today that the Dutch are now rationing electricity.

Their overloaded power grid can’t take the pressure of rapid electrification and ‘ambitious climate goals’ (a.k.a. the Church of Climate Change policies).

Daily Mail reported:

“More than 11,900 businesses are stuck in a queue for access to the network, alongside public buildings including hospitals, schools and fire stations.”

The present crisis comes as the Dutch concentrate efforts ‘to cut carbon emissions’.

“After shutting down production at the massive Groningen gas field last year, the Dutch government has pushed a fast transition to electric heating, solar power and battery storage.”

The national grid did not grow to demand, creating widespread bottlenecks, and increasing costs.

“Officials estimate €200 billion will be needed by 2040 to expand grid capacity. Electricity prices are already among the highest in Western Europe, and Dutch households face yearly tariff increases of up to 4.7 percent for at least the next decade.”

Citizens are asked not charge e-bikes and electric cars during the peak usage hours between 4pm and 9pm.

“The Netherlands has been one of Europe’s most aggressive adopters of green policies, aiming to cut emissions in half by 2030.”

Read more:

AGAIN? Spain Hit by Widespread Phone and Internet Outages Less Than a Month After Mass Blackouts

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