During a briefing on the DC plane crash by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a reporter for NBC News asked if Trump was somehow making their investigation more difficult. The NTSB chief stepped forward and shut him down.

This was an embarrassing moment for NBC News. These journalists just can’t help themselves. They are still on a constant quest to blame Trump or make him look bad at any moment, no matter how inappropriate. They really seem to believe that other people share this mental problem with them.

It makes them look foolish, not to mention unprofessional.

The NTSB handled this perfectly.

The Daily Mail reported:

Female NTSB head stuns the press with her unexpected response to Trump’s claim DEI caused the crash

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifery Homendy stunned reporters after being asked several ways if President Donald Trump jumped the gun by blaming the deadly D.C. crash on ‘DEI’ and previous administrations.

Homendy led a press conference on-site at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday afternoon.

Several of the reporters in the crowd asked her about Trump’s eyebrow-raising assertions that he made standing at the podium earlier Thursday in the White House briefing room.

‘With all due respect, I think the press also likes to state what probable cause is before we get to the probable cause,’ Homendy said. ‘So what I’m going to say is you need to give us time.’

Here’s the video:

NTSB chair shuts down NBC reporter asking if Trump is hurting their investigation into the Potomac plane crash.

READ: https://t.co/uzkIQ48it4 pic.twitter.com/2ixNP9eGlh

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 31, 2025

The people of the NTSB do serious work. They are there to figure out exactly what caused this crash and it has nothing to do with politics. The members of our media are not serious people and they want everything to be about politics. Even worse, they want everyone else to think like they do. That’s what this dumb question was all about. Again, the NTSB handled it perfectly.

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Yesterday, The Gateway Pundit reported on a claim by former FBI Agent Kyle Seraphin, a member of “The Suspendables,” that all of the Executive Assistant Directors (EADs) were to be terminated if they hadn’t resigned by Monday, Feb. 3rd.

There are six EADs in the FBI, according to Seraphin, and they are below the Director, Deputy Director and Associate Deputy Director.

Seraphin also said he was told by his sources that around 25 of the Special Agents in Charge were given the same ultimatum.  This would account for almost half of the 55 FBI Field Offices around the country.

All Six FBI Executive Assistant Directors and 25 Special Agents in Charge Out at FBI According to FBI Whistleblower

According to an email from acting Director Brian Driscoll and reviewed by The Gateway Pundit, each field office is required to submit a list of all personnel, current and former, who were involved in January 6th investigations/prosecutions by noon on Tuesday, February 4th.

The email reads:

"We understand there's a lot of media reporting and rumors surrounding potential changes at the FBI.  This includes reporting and rumors about actions very seriously impact our workforce.  Consistent with our commitment to share information with you as we receive it, acting Deputy Director Kissane and I wanted to provide you with an update.

Late this afternoon, I received a memo from the acting Deputy Attorney General notifying me that eight senior FBI executives are to be terminated by specific dates, unless these employees have retired beforehand.  I have been personally in touch with each of these impacted employees.

The memo also directs me to provide by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the following:

'All current and former FBI personnel assigned at any time to investigations and/or prosecutions relating to (1) events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and (2) United States v Haniyeh, et al. 24 Mag. 438 (S.D.N.Y).

These lists should include relevant supervisory personnel in FBI regional offices and field divisions, as well as at FBI headquarters.

For each employee included in the list, provide the current title, office to which the person is assigned, role in the investigation or prosecution, and date of last activity relating to the investigation or prosecution.

Upon timely receipt of the requested information, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General will commence a review process to determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary.'

We understand that this request encompasses thousands of employees across the country who have supported these investigative efforts.  I am one of those employees, as is acting Deputy Director Kissane.

As we've said since the moment we agreed to take on these roles, we are going to follow the law, follow FBI policy, and do what's in the best interest of the workforce and the American people - always.

We will be back in touch with more information as soon as we can.  In the meantime, stay safe, and take care of each other.

Brian J. Driscoll, Jr

Here’s tonight’s email from Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll (see photos)

When I was a new agent trainee at Quantico, our ethics instructor taught us that “…an FBI Agent’s greatest power isn’t in their ability to arrest or take a life, but in their ability to say ‘No.’”

The… pic.twitter.com/hVQ88Jf6TF

— Phil Kennedy (@PhillipAKennedy) February 1, 2025

The email starts out by acknowledging rumors in the media and confirms the reports that "eight senior FBI executives are to be terminated" unless they retire beforehand.

The Gateway Pundit had previously reported that it was six Executive Assistant Directors.  Since there are only six of those positions, according to Seraphin, it is unclear who the other two executives are.

It could potentially be referring to Director Christopher Wray and former Deputy Director Paul Abbate, who both retired following President Trump's inauguration.

The email calls for the consolidation of all of those involved in the January 6th investigations.

The Gateway Pundit has reported on numerous situations where Special Agents were pulled from violent crimes, including child sex trafficking, to instead pursue J6ers charged with misdemeanors.

Countless raids took place with full tactical teams and up-armored vehicles for those charged with misdemeanors and no prior arrests, often conducted in early morning hours and utilizing methods such as deploying flashbangs outside of homes, which has no tactical value.

However, interestingly, the email also calls for those involved in the investigations/prosecutions of anyone involved United States v Haniyeh.

This case was brought in September 2024 and charged Ismail Haniyeh and five other Hamas leaders with multiple terrorism-related offense.

The charges included conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death, conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

Initially, the case was filed under seal on February 1, 2024 and unsealed on September 3, 2024.

Ismail Haniyeh is the former political leader of Hamas that was reportedly killed in July 2024 by Israeli forces.

Two other defendants, Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa, are also reportedly deceased, both killed by Israeli forces.

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Gun-grabbing activist David Hogg is picking up more high-level Democrat endorsements in his bid to be elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz endorsed him earlier this month.

Now he has been endorsed by Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and teacher union head Randi Weingarten.

Men have been fleeing the Democrat party for months, as well as various minorities. It’s not clear how the Democrats think having David Hogg in a leadership position will help them to win back any of these voters.

Even so, Swalwell is clearly on board the Hogg train.

I’m proud to endorse David Hogg for DNC Vice Chair! pic.twitter.com/JikIu2AUR3

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) January 31, 2025

As is Weingarten.

Thank you, @rweingarten & @AFTunion, for your support and for your relentless fight for educators, students, and families. pic.twitter.com/x2BMhg5ncb

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 31, 2025

The New York Daily News seems impressed:

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg lands huge endorsements for DNC vice chair

Parkland, Florida, high school shooting survivor and gun safety advocate David Hogg has double-barrel support to become the next Democratic National Committee vice chairman this weekend.

Prominent Democrats, including former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and California Rep. Eric Swalwell, have come forward to support the 24-year-old, who quickly became an activist after the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School left 17 people dead.

“David Hogg represents exactly the kind of bold, dynamic and courageous leadership our party needs right now,” Walz wrote on social media earlier this month. “He has a unique ability to connect with the American people and to speak to the strengths of our party. I couldn’t be happier to support him for DNC vice chair.”

Conservatives are also rooting for Hogg, but not for the same reasons.

I, too, think Ivy League Activist Jimmy Neutron will attract exactly the voters Democrats have lost. https://t.co/PP2DDglIeR

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 31, 2025

As a conservative I also endorse the continuation of effeminate anti-masculine woke ideologues running the DNC. https://t.co/QkQK3GH7BQ

— Wade Miller (@WadeMiller_USMC) January 31, 2025

This is how we end up with President JD Vance: https://t.co/gFqOG42dkO

— Elan (@engele) January 31, 2025

Democrats going to lose for the next 100 years https://t.co/BLnqsRo2y5

— Liam McEachern (@LiamMcEachernMA) January 31, 2025

Democrats are facing a serious time for their party. Electing David Hogg as vice chair would not be a serious move, but it’s a free country and if that’s what they want to do it’s their business.

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Things are going from bad to worse over at MSNBC.

As the Gateway Pundit and others have reported, MSNBC suffered a massive ratings crash after the election and has still not recovered. The network’s primetime lineup just posted their worst January ever in the most important demographic.

Things are so bad that the network cut Rachel Maddow’s pay and brought her back on the air five nights a week (she had been working only one). Having Rachel back on through the week does not appear to have helped. They’re still circling the drain.

FOX News reports:

MSNBC’s primetime lineup has worst January ever among demographic coveted by advertisers

MSNBC’s primetime lineup finished with its smallest January audience ever among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54.

The news-heavy month featured an alleged terrorist ramming a truck through New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, shocking video of a Tesla Cybertruck exploding in front of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, President Biden pardoning members of his family and political allies on his way out the door, President Trump’s inauguration, the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel and other significant headlines as the Trump administration began with a flurry of executive orders.

Despite the busy month of major news, MSNBC averaged only 63,000 demo viewers between the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET to finish No. 31 among cable offerings. By comparison, Fox News Channel averaged 353,000 demo viewers during primetime and ratings-challenged CNN even managed an average of 118,000 demo viewers to almost double MSNBC.

DePauw University professor Jeffrey McCall said advertisers typically want to do business with networks that deliver viewers from the key demo.

So MSNBC had an average of 63,000 viewers in the key demo during primetime? For context, there are more people living in Missoula, Montana than there were watching MSNBC during primetime in January. Think about all of the huge stories that broke over the last month, not to mention Trump’s historic inauguration, the cabinet hearings, etc. MSNBC couldn’t even maintain a strong audience with all of that happening.

MSNBC’s primetime lineup posted its worst January ratings of all-time, despite all the news this month.

More people under the age of 54 watched TV Land than MSNBC.https://t.co/ChQNVAd75b

— OutKick (@Outkick) January 31, 2025

The ratings in cable news have shifted from stark to astounding.@FoxNews saw major gains in January while @CNN and @MSNBC continued to wither.
For the month not only did Fox dominate, its numbers were more than double the COMBINED numbers of the competition. pic.twitter.com/kMeNp5TUSl

— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) January 31, 2025

If you continually lie to the public, the public eventually notices.

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President Trump told reporters on Friday that he plans to impose tariffs on the European Union as his tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China are set to take effect tomorrow, Saturday. 

While signing new executive orders in the Oval Office on Friday evening, President Trump told reporters he will “absolutely” impose tariffs on the European Union.

“Do you want the truthful answer, or should I give you a political answer?” Trump said.

“Absolutely,” he continued. “The European Union has treated us so terribly.”

Watch:

As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump set Saturday as his deadline for 25% Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, which he may increase to 50%. President Trump also mentioned the possibility of imposing tariffs on China.

Trump Sets Saturday Deadline for 25% Tariffs on Mexico and Canada to Force Action on Illegal Migration and Fentanyl Crisis

The administration asserts that these tariffs will remain until both neighboring countries take substantial measures to curb the flow of unauthorized migrants and illicit drugs into the United States.

“I’ll be putting the tariff of 25% on Canada and separately 25% on Mexico. We will really have to do that because we have very big deficits with those countries. Those tariffs may or may not rise with time,” Trump said.

“We’ll be announcing the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a number of reasons. Number one is the people that have poured into our country so horribly and so much. Number two are the drugs, fentanyl and everything else that have come into the country. Number three are the massive subsidies that we’re giving to Canada and to Mexico in the form of deficits."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed earlier on Friday that despite fake news reports that tariffs will not take effect until March, President Trump plans to implement his tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday.

Watch below:

Reporter: I was wondering if you could confirm that and talk through some of the President's thinking.

Leavitt: I saw that report, and it is false. I was just with the President in the Oval Office, and I can confirm that tomorrow, the February 1 deadline that President Trump put into place in a statement several weeks ago, continues. The President will be implementing tomorrow 25% tariffs on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada, and a 10% tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country, which has killed 10s of millions of Americans. These are promises made and promises kept by the President.

Reporter: The President yesterday said that last night he was planning to discuss whether an exemption would be made on oil imports. Do you have any information on what decision he made there, or will there be exemptions at all offered under this.

Leavitt: I don't have an update or readout for you on the exemptions, but those tariffs will be for public consumption in about 24 hours tomorrow, so you can read them then.

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