Jamie Dimon, the CEO of America’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, has been revealed as a secret adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, shaping a bold policy agenda both before and after his decisive election victory, four sources told The New York Post.

Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a banking firm with assets of $3.2 trillion and operations worldwide, has emerged as an influential sounding board for Trump.

A company insider revealed that despite their potent collaboration, efforts were made to keep these consultations under wraps to prevent leaks. The president-elect’s team, keen on maintaining a strategic distance in public perception between Trump and Democrat Dimon, orchestrated the confidential discussions.

Sources close to Trump’s transition team revealed that Dimon has engaged in candid, behind-the-scenes discussions on cutting government spending, revamping banking regulations, lowering taxes, and rebalancing trade policies.

“They have been speaking regularly for months,” said one of the GOP sources.

The Post reported:

The quietly cozy relationship between Trump and Dimon has flourished despite the banker’s cryptic and tight-lipped tendencies when it comes to politics. Trump had floated Dimon’s name as a possible Treasury secretary pick in June and later claimed he had won his White House endorsement — despite a lack of any public statement from Dimon to that effect.

Trump and Dimon also have continued to talk despite bouts of tension, including on Nov. 14 when the president-elect declared on Truth Social that Dimon ”will not be invited” to join his Cabinet. The banker promptly shot back: “I haven’t had a boss in 25 years and I’m not about ready to start.”

The JPMorgan CEO, a registered Democrat who declined to back either candidate in the White House race, had even reportedly toyed with the idea of joining a Kamala Harris administration but then ruled himself out of leaving the Wall Street giant when her poll numbers tanked, The Post previously reported.

On Nov. 22, The Post broke the news that Trump was also consulting with Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, a major Dem donor, on policy issues.

Nevertheless, the former” Apprentice” star’s admiration of Dimon, who has helmed JPMorgan Chase for nearly two decades and has a net worth estimated by Forbes at $2.6 billion, was described by one source as “a man crush.”

Dimon is not the only Wall Street giant lending his expertise to the president-elect. Reports also suggest that Trump has consulted BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and has been seeking advice from a “kitchen cabinet” of Wall Street executives following his appointment of Scott Bessent, a former partner at Soros Fund Management, as Secretary of the Treasury.

Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo believes this marks a seismic shift for the financial sector, heralding a “new era of deregulation” under Trump’s leadership.

“This is Jamie’s vindication,” Mayo told The Post. “He is looking at all the bureaucracy and red tape and saying enough of the regulatory theater. It’s like banking with one hand tied behind your back”

Ever since Chase Bank got rid of the Jeffrey Epstein-linked string of lawsuits, Dimon has been able to fully reposition himself as a leading voice on the economy and may even be signaling a shift in his political views.

Earlier this year, during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon provided a candid analysis of the American political landscape while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Dimon acknowledged that former President Donald Trump’s economic policies resonate with many voters, and he criticized the media and Democrat rhetoric for creating divisions.

“I wish the Democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about MAGA,” said Dimon.

“When people say ‘MAGA,’ they’re actually looking at people voting for Trump, and they think they’re voting, and they’re basically scapegoating them, that you are like him. But I don’t think they’re voting for Trump because of his family values.”

He went on to acknowledge that, from his perspective, Trump had been “kind of right” about several significant issues, such as NATO, immigration, economic growth, tax reform, and some aspects of foreign policy concerning China.

“And that’s why they’re voting for him,” Dimon said, suggesting that voters’ decisions are more nuanced than some critics might suggest.

He called out the Democrats and Biden regime for demonizing millions of Americans who voted for Trump.

“The Democrats have done a pretty good job with the deplorables, hugging onto their bibles and beer, and their guns. I mean, really, can we just stop that stuff and actually grow up, treat other people with respect, and listen to them a little bit? And, I do think the economy will affect, and I think this negative talk about MAGA is going to hurt Biden’s election campaign.”

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By Guest Contributor Jason Sullivan at the Gateway Pundit | November 30, 2024

In a move that could have seismic implications for NATO’s strategic capabilities, two critical undersea communication cables in the Baltic Sea—lifelines of military coordination among NATO allies—were severed in what increasingly appears to be a calculated act of hybrid warfare. The timing of these incidents, coming mere hours after the Biden administration authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles against Russian targets, raises the unmistakable specter of a coordinated response by Russia, with China’s complicity, aimed at halting NATO’s ability to act decisively during a crucial moment in this escalating conflict.

The severing of these cables appears to be more than a mere act of sabotage. It may well represent a brilliant and calculated geopolitical move designed to delay NATO’s escalation until President Donald J. Trump, known for his aversion to endless wars and commitment to diplomacy, is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025.

A Timeline That Demands Attention

• November 16, 2024: The Biden administration authorizes Ukraine to employ long-range ATACMS missiles to strike Russian targets, marking a significant escalation in the U.S.’s involvement in the war.
• November 17, 2024: The first of two undersea cables, the BCS East-West Interlink connecting Lithuania and Sweden, is severed.
• November 18, 2024: The C-Lion1 cable, which links Finland and Germany, is also cut.

The proximity of these events is impossible to ignore. Within 48 hours of the Biden administration’s decision, NATO’s communication capabilities were significantly disrupted in a strategic region critical to European and global security.

Map by: TeleGeography. Notes by: Jason Sullivan

The Suspect: China’s Bulk Carrier Yi Peng 3

Enter the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3. Anchored suspiciously in international waters near the sites of both cable cuts, this vessel has been identified as a potential actor in the disruptions. Investigators suspect the ship’s massive anchor, potentially weighing several tons, was deliberately dragged across the seabed, ripping through these vital cables.

Despite Sweden’s urgent requests, the ship has remained anchored in place, with no indication that China will permit it to move into Swedish waters for inspection. Nor has any authority been allowed to board the vessel. This steadfast refusal to cooperate heightens suspicions of China’s involvement in what could be a coordinated act of sabotage in league with Russia.

Image by: VesselFinder

A Strategic Disruption of NATO Coordination

The severing of the C-Lion1 and BCS East-West Interlink cables has left NATO temporarily reliant on slower and less secure backup systems, such as satellite communications. These cables are not mere civilian communication lines; they are the backbone of NATO’s real-time military coordination between its Nordic and Baltic allies. By severing these lines, Russia and China have potentially achieved several strategic objectives:

Preventing a Coordinated NATO Attack:

The ATACMS authorization opened the door for Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory with precision-guided missiles, a move that likely prompted Moscow to fear an immediate escalation. By disrupting NATO’s ability to coordinate long-range strikes and joint operations, Russia has effectively bought time to regroup and respond without the looming threat of synchronized NATO aggression.

Demonstrating NATO’s Vulnerability:

This act underscores NATO’s reliance on undersea infrastructure and its vulnerability to hybrid warfare. The inability to restore real-time communication quickly between key member states like Finland, Germany, Lithuania, and Sweden places NATO in a precarious position during this critical window.

Delaying Escalation Until January 2025:

With President Donald Trump poised to take office in less than two months, Russia and China may see this as an opportunity to stall NATO’s war machine. Trump’s track record of avoiding entanglements and seeking diplomatic solutions could mean a potential cooling of tensions in the new year—a stark contrast to the escalation strategy pursued under the Biden administration.

How Critical Were These Cables?

• C-Lion1 (Finland-Germany): A high-capacity line enabling secure communications and data transfer between Nordic countries and NATO’s central command in Germany. This cable is integral for military logistics and real-time decision-making.
• BCS East-West Interlink (Lithuania-Sweden): Provides vital connectivity between the Baltic states and NATO-aligned Sweden, crucial for regional security in a region bordering Russia.

The loss of these cables has effectively hampered NATO’s ability to synchronize responses, share intelligence, and execute operations in the Baltic Sea, a theater of immense strategic importance. For Russia, this creates a temporary but critical advantage.

The Deliberate Success of Hybrid Warfare

The methods used—deliberately dragging a multi-ton anchor across undersea cables—are both rudimentary and effective. Given the size of the anchor and the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, the likelihood of completely severing these cables was extraordinarily high. This was not an act of chance; it was a calculated move designed to ensure maximum disruption.

Repair Timeline: A Strategic Delay

Repairing undersea cables of this importance is no small feat. Current estimates suggest that full restoration could take 6–8 weeks, pushing the completion date to late January 2025 or beyond. During this time, NATO’s ability to respond to any Russian aggression remains severely compromised, leaving member states vulnerable and divided.

This delay plays directly into the hands of Russia and China, giving them a critical window to consolidate their positions and deter further escalation.

Conclusion: A Masterstroke of Strategic Timing

The severing of these undersea cables appears to be a masterstroke of hybrid warfare, executed with precision timing and strategic intent. By crippling NATO’s communications and coordination capabilities in the Baltic Sea, Russia and China have forced the alliance to pause and consider its vulnerabilities. This move buys critical time for both nations—time to avoid further escalation until a Trump administration potentially reorients U.S. foreign policy toward diplomacy over war.

The Biden administration’s authorization of ATACMS strikes may have been the spark, but the severing of NATO’s critical infrastructure could very well be the fuse that prevents the flames from spreading further—at least for now.

For Russia and China, this is more than a tactical victory; it is a demonstration of how hybrid warfare can tilt the balance in a conflict where every second counts.

Source Links

1. Submarine Cable Map – BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1
   https://www.submarinecablemap.com/multiselect/submarine-cable?ids=bcs-east-west-interlink%2Cc-lion1
2. VesselFinder – Real-Time Tracking of Yi Peng 3
   https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9224984
3. Wikipedia: 2024 Baltic Sea Submarine Cable Disruptions
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Baltic_Sea_submarine_cable_disruptions
4. Wikipedia: C-Lion1
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Lion1
5. Wikipedia: BCS East-West Interlink
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCS_East-West_Interlink

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On November 5^th, the American people gave Donald Trump one of the most resounding and consequential political mandates in generations. By the popular vote count, he won more in total than any – legitimate – presidential candidate in history, eclipsing by 3 million his own record-breaking 74 million votes from 2020.

On the electoral college side, Donald Trump amassed more of such votes than any Republican president since George H.W. Bush, nearly forty years ago, who at that point was just one election removed from Ronald Reagan’s 49-state landslide and rode the momentum of his predecessor.

By 2024’s standards, Donald Trump’s 2024 victory – both in terms of electoral and popular vote – was a landslide. Not only were the sheer numbers unexpectedly staggering – 312 electoral votes plus 77 million popular votes.

But the context in which this victory came: multiple assassination attempts, countless phony charges and indictments, and a barrage of fake news hit jobs, makes the victory, in a word, miraculous.

Every single noteworthy institution, political and cultural, from Hollywood to the mainstream press to the Academy, was aligned against Donald Trump unlike any candidate in American history.

It is clear, especially in the aftermath of the election, why precisely they were so aligned against Donald Trump: he and his movement represented the old American nation, the remaining vestiges of the one still beholden to constitutional government and self-rule.

The countermovement, embodied by Kamala Harris, was the ideology of globalism, open-borders, and institutionalized Marxism made flesh.

It represented everything that was opposed to what America long stood for: from its focus on wasteful overseas wars while ignoring the mounting problems at home (an affront to a longstanding and venerable policy of non-interventionism whose origins lay in George Washington’s Farewell Address), to its ravenously godless attacks on morality, biological sex, and the way technology can be manipulated to control and tyrannize a collective people.

Thus, there was much at stake this election cycle. The only outstanding question really was how much of the old America still remained – how much did the American people recognize their ancestral duties to throw off the shackles of tyranny at the moment of greatest urgency. Blessedly, Americans, though late at the arrival, did indeed rise to the task.

For the first time in a generation, Republicans (at least nominally) have control of both chambers of Congress, plus the presidency, plus the Supreme Court – with an historic popular mandate to boot to help realize their agenda.

That this popular mandate was almost certainty diminished by fraud and corruption, the result of Democratic Party machinery in big cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York, that actively work each election cycle to erode the Republicans’ due share of the overall vote through unlawful vote grabbing and illegal ballot dumps, only serves to underscore just how significant the mandate was.

Donald Trump won, not because he eradicated the systemic cheating that barred him from a second term four years ago, but despite that Herculean contingency.

That he did so proverbially chained for weeks on end to multiple courtrooms, itself a heinous form of election interference, is yet further testimony of just how enormous the scope of the electoral mandate he was given.

Anyone who seeks to undercut the President’s victory by claiming this election was only about inflation, the Ukrainian war, or even the crisis at the border – grave as each of those problems are – is not seeing the full picture.

This was not a mere election about politics, as that term has been conventionally understood, but a withering indictment of the regnant powers that be, their unconstitutional use and abuse of power, and the perniciously zealous ideologies of social justice wokeism they have inculcated throughout American institutions in recent decades.

The demand among the body politic to drain the swamp is a fundamental expression of MAGA’s political doctrine, which is to restore republican government and democratic rule by the people’s will, over against the unelected bureaucrats and political elite that have brought our society to near ruin.

Globalism and social justice have been the one-two punch that, like an aggressive cancer, have almost completely eroded America’s once robust institutions and civic identity.

As it turns out, Make America Healthy Again is not just a motto for rejuvenating public health, but can function as a formula for civic renewal.

We need to root out the political cancer, which requires taking a sledgehammer to institutions like the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the myriad intelligence agencies, to return power back to their constitutionally authorized places: Congress, the individual states, and the Executive Branch under a unitary authority: namely, the President.

The structural reforms needed for government run downstream of a seismic ideological shift that goes much deeper than institutional clean-up, with origins in society and our jurisprudence going back decades.

Basically, MAGA represents a complete rejection of modern liberalism, root and branch. The ideology’s pernicious fixation on equity and diversity, at the expense of quality and freedom has finally been renounced by the American people.

The forces that have been working so vigilantly to bring down this country and make every American ashamed and embarrassed of his birthright and history, so much so that they hoodwinked millions to dismember monuments dedicated to great heroes, rename public buildings, overhaul the calendar and its sacred holidays and traditions, and engage in pitiful episodes of ritualistic self-loathing and denounce Christian morality, have been utterly rejected.

The invidious superstitions that unify the cult of HR-managers, social justice activists, and pronoun policers have been dealt a major blow, hopefully terminal, and should never be permitted to go anywhere near the levers of power again.

The next four years of course will be a continuation of this generational tug-of-war; but the war itself is worthy and necessary, for the ideological forces that guided the Left, and their political successes through Obama, Biden, the Mueller investigation, Jack Smith, the January 6th Committee, and the various forms of persecution against Donald Trump, his allies, and his supporters over years and years, must be defeated once and for all.

They have demonstrated, by so flagrantly and brazenly weaponizing justice against Donald Trump and the January 6^th demonstrators, for example, that their ideology is incompatible with free government and justice, as that term has long been understood under the Constitution.

In America, you do not prosecute your political enemies, let alone innocent civilians who exercise their God-given rights that also happen to be enshrined, protected, and guaranteed by the law of the land. The movement that does engage in such feverish zealotry has abdicated forever its claim to power.

Donald Trump’s mandate hence runs much deeper than another mere political victory. This is not politics or business as usual.

This is a wakeup call by the American people to destroy what Elon Musk calls the “Woke Mind Virus” once and for all: to obliterate it from our institutions and from public life in general and put this country on sound footing again to reclaim the mantle of its hallowed inheritance of a once great and mighty people.

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Megyn Kelly is pushing President-elect Donald Trump to go after Democrats the same way they’ve gone after him and attempted for eight years to destroy him, his businesses, his wealth, his reputation, and even his family.

Kelly told her audience Friday that, “Dems will rue the day they decided to use lawfare…The only way to save the Republic now is to give them a taste of their own medicine… “Lawfare could be used to prosecute Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton for their crimes!”

Megyn Kelly: These Democrats will rue the day they decided to use law fare to stop a presidential candidate. I’m not talking about violence. I’m talking about tit for tat. You just wait, and it won’t be Hunter Biden the next time. It’s going to be Joe Biden. It could potentially still be Barack Obama. It could still potentially be Hillary Clinton.

We’re going to have to look at what the statutes of limitations are on the various crimes they surely committed. We’re going to have to look at passing laws to revive those dead crimes, felonies or misdemeanors, so that those cases can be brought out of time. That’s what may be in the interests of justice, just like they did for E. Jean Carroll, with a New York state law that was passed so that she could sue him. That’s what happened.

Turnabout is fair play. And John Yoo, an amazing lawyer who worked in the Bush administration, Department of Justice, has a great piece out today talking about how that’s the only way they’ll learn, the The only way to save the Republic now is to give them a taste of their own medicine. That’s it. That’s it.

Via George Behizy on Twitter.

Megyn Kelly wants President Trump to go after Democrats the same way they’ve gone after him.

“Dems will rue the day they decided to use lawfare…The only way to save the Republic now is to give them a taste of their own medicine.”

“Lawfare could be used to prosecute Joe… pic.twitter.com/YyBzNt9qTk

— George (@BehizyTweets) November 30, 2024

For months John Yoo has been speaking out against the incredibly vicious and dangerous lawfare maneuvers by the left targeting President Trump, his associates, his family, his business, and his supporters.

The lawless left has done EVERYTHING they can, no matter how unethical or wicked, in their attempts to destroy President Trump and break his will.

It didn’t work.

Trump is still standing.

Back in June, John Yoo argued that Trump needs to push back against the left’s lawlessness. It is the ONLY thing that will stop them.

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In an interview on Fox News, incoming Trump Border Czar Tom Homan laid out an aggressive and detailed plan to combat the border crisis and restore order after what he called “four years of disastrous open-border policies” under the Biden administration.

Speaking with former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway on the Hannity show, Homan promised to hold foreign governments, NGOs, and even elements of the United Nations accountable for their roles in fueling the migrant surge.

Homan said that the groundwork for securing the border has already begun, even before President-elect Trump takes office on January 20th. He is already coordinating with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to secure the southern border.

Homan: “Governor Abbott and I are not waiting until January 20th. I’ve been out in Texas. We’re already meeting and planning how we can work together to help Texas secure their border at the highest level ever.

He’s done a great job. Illegal migration in Texas is down 86% because he has implemented many of Trump’s policies. He’s building border barriers like President Trump did, adding consequences for those who cross the border illegally, and arresting them for trespassing.”

People need to understand the Department of Public Safety (DPS) has done a lot. Not only is the government taking action to protect Texas, but they are also protecting the United States because most of these illegal aliens aren’t staying in Texas; they are moving across the country.

Every ounce of fentanyl intercepted means fewer overdose deaths. Every person arrested for trespassing is one less “gotaway.” They are fingerprinted, vetted, and at least we know they’re not terrorists. We’re going to follow this model across the Southwest border.”

Homan highlighted Texas as the blueprint for a nationwide strategy. He plans to contract out non-enforcement work, such as transportation and administrative duties, to free up officers for frontline deportation operations.

Homan: “My plan, which I’ve been very vocal about, is to contract out as much work as we can—work that doesn’t require a badge and a gun—because I need badges and guns on the street for deportation operations.

For example, transportation, whether it’s buses, ground, or air, as well as processing and administrative duties, should be contracted out. Right now, we have officers doing that work. I want to get them out of those administrative roles and onto the streets.

If these sanctuary states and cities keep pushing back, I’ll deploy extra resources and double manpower in those areas. When we can’t arrest someone in jail with one agent, it means we have to send a whole team out into the field to find that person, which increases risk.

This is the plan we’re putting together. Governor Abbott was the first to come to the table, and I accepted, shook his hand, and said, “Let’s go. Let’s move forward.””

Homan slammed the Biden administration’s immigration policies, accusing them of creating a humanitarian crisis.

He also revealed Trump’s administration’s intent to dig deeper into the forces behind the crisis.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that the House Judiciary GOP has exposed what they call an “open-borders alliance” between the Biden-Harris Administration and United Nations bureaucrats that uses U.S. taxpayer dollars to enable illegal immigration.

The findings reveal that at least $81.7 million in taxpayer funds have been allocated to foreign nationals employed by the U.N., who advise migrants on ways to enter the United States.

This funding has established “migration centers” across Central and South America, facilitating nearly 70,000 aliens with potential resettlement options in the U.S.

According to the report, since 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration has overseen the release of nearly 5.8 million illegal immigrants into the U.S., with an additional 1.9 million entering as “gotaways” who evaded apprehension entirely.

The GOP committee argues that these numbers illustrate an administration bent on dismantling border security. Instead of fixing the problem, the administration has created a workaround through the Safe Mobility Initiative—a program designed to “avoid the optics of border crossings” by coordinating with U.N. agents in 13 Central and South American cities.

Kellyanne Conway: Tom Homan, you were a great colleague during the first Trump administration. You were one of the first appointees President Trump named because he takes border security very seriously.

When I interviewed you for Here’s the Deal on Fox Nation, you made it clear that Biden and Harris are the first administration in a long time not to secure the border. Why would a commander-in-chief take steps to leave the border unsecured?

Tom Homan:
Biden is the first president in history to intentionally leave the border unsecured—not because of mismanagement or incompetence, but by design. They want an open border because they believe these millions of people will be future Democratic voters.

Biden overturned the Trump census rule, which means people in sanctuary cities will be counted in the next census. This translates to more House seats for Democrats.

When the Trump team returns on January 20th, we’ll take control and hold people accountable. We’ll investigate what the United Nations had to do with this crisis, who in the Biden administration enabled it, and which NGOs were involved. We’ll be transparent and tell the American people the truth about this border crisis.

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