White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt this afternoon is set to give her second press briefing since Trump took office. 

Leavitt gave her debut press conference in the White House Briefing Room Tuesday, and she did an incredible job outlining President Trump’s America First agenda and telling off the leftist media.

At one point, Leavitt absolutely schooled two different reporters who pressed her back-to-back on the Trump Administration’s deportation of illegal aliens who had not been convicted of a crime inside of our borders despite crossing the border illegally.

“It’s a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal, but that’s exactly what they are,” she told a nasty leftist reporter who apparently doesn’t know what a criminal is.

MUST SEE: Karoline Leavitt DESTROYS Clueless Leftist Journalist who Doesn’t Know What a Criminal is, Shuts Down Nasty Reporters Asking The Same Questions Over and Over

Today, Leavitt will likely address the incoming tariffs on Mexico and Canada, which are expected to be implemented on Saturday.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump set Saturday as his deadline for Tariffs on the two countries.

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."

This announcement follows a recent agreement with Colombia, where the threat of similar tariffs led the Marxist president to fold like a cheap suit and begin accepting deported migrants.

Leavitt may also address the recent tragedy at Reagan International Airport, where a US military helicopter ran into an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas on Wednesday night.  The president addressed the crash during a press conference Thursday and pointed out the disastrous record of Pete Buttigieg, the former Transportation Secretary and a DEI hire.

President Trump further outlined his agenda to ensure competency within the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and the military with merit based hiring practices.

President Trump is  set to sign more executive orders at 3 pm ET.

Watch the press briefing and EO signing live below:

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Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on Thursday.

Kash is President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

During his hearing, freshman Florida Senator Ashley Moody revealed that the Biden FBI and DOJ were obstructing the investigation into the second attempted murder of President Trump.

So why would they obstruct Florida’s investigation?

Senator Ashley Moody: A second assassination attempt, which took place in the state of Florida, against a Florida resident, now President Donald Trump.

Many people were surprised that that could happen in just over two months. Many people were shocked that a would-be assassin could get that close to a president after it had just happened so quickly.

So needless to say, many Americans, and certainly for Floridians, demanded a transparent and accountable investigation of that second assassination attempt.

I was tasked, along with law enforcement in Florida, to pursue that investigation. And every step of the way, federal law enforcement, the FBI, specifically, and the federal attorneys frustrated our efforts.

They told us we couldn’t go on the crime scene. They wouldn’t share evidence. They suggested that we would be violating the law if we pursued our own investigation, even in the face of us telling them and informing them that a six-year-old girl almost died as a result of state and local law enforcement having to shut down the roads to pursue that would be assassin. I’m not going to use his name.

In an unprecedented action, because of these frustrated efforts, I, as the Attorney General of Florida, had to sue the DOJ and Merrick Garland because they refused and obstructed our ability to prosecute and investigate our own laws against one of our own citizens, even in the face of such distrust.

This is just shocking information. What are the FBI and CIA hiding from the American people?

We need Kash Patel as FBI Chief more today than ever!

Shocking information from the newest Senator from Florida!

The FBI and the DOJ obstructed the state of Florida from investigating Trump’s assassination attempt in Florida! pic.twitter.com/A77wH7kaCo

— Margo (@MargoinWNC) January 31, 2025

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida would hold its own investigation.

The FBI did not like this.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Executive Order Assigning Attempted Assassination Case to Office of Statewide Prosecutor ‘It is Not in Best Interest to Have Same Federal Agencies Seeking to Prosecute Donald Trump Leading This Investigation’ (Video)

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made a disturbing statement on Friday that sounded like he was calling for an insurrection against Trump, just months after the 47th president was nearly assassinated.

As The Hill reported, Jeffries and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) chairwoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) held a press conference Friday morning, a day after President Trump sounded off on the tragic plane crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington and signed an Executive Order to investigate Joe Biden’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies.

As expected, Jeffries and the CBC smeared Trump as a bigot rather than engaging in actual thought, calling his remarks a “truly disgusting and disgraceful display of racist political prognostication.”

During his own rant against Trump, Jeffries made what some would consider a threat against Trump that would likely prompt a visit from the FBI if a Republican had said it.

“We’re going to fight it (Trump’s agenda) legislatively, we’re going to fight it the courts, Jeffries stated. “And we’re going to fight it in the streets.”

What a poor choice of words.

WATCH:

WATCH: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calls for violence as he says people must “fight” President Trump’s agenda “in the streets.” pic.twitter.com/ZEEkhtIGbZ

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 31, 2025

Jeffries’s remarks should not only bring to mind the two assassins last year who tried to take out Trump but also the George Floyd riots back in 2020 during the so-called “Summer of Love.”

These individuals showed “taking to the street” included assaulting cops, burning down businesses, and defacing public monuments.

Moreover, GOP members of Congress were constantly harassed and threatened in public during Trump’s first term by deranged leftists.

One far-left terrorist nearly gunned down approximately 20 GOP congressional members on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia that the FBI and media worked to cover up quickly.

The lives of Supreme Court members have been threatened following rulings based on the Constitution rather than legislating from the bench. Just ask Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

This attitude from the left is precisely what Jeffries wants to bring back, and God help our country if they take his words literally.

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The first two weeks for President Trump have been nothing short of epic.  On Inauguration Day, President Trump signed Executive Order after Executive Order.

President Biden had set the record for Executive Orders signed during a President’s first week at 22.  A number of the Biden orders were simply nullifying EOs from President Trump’s first term.

President Trump crushed the Biden record already by generating 35 and has now signed 44, surpassing the first 100 days of any President since Truman (and Trump is only 11 days into his 2^nd term).

The energy of the Trump Team has shocked and overwhelmed the legacy media and social progressives (i.e. communists) trying to intellectually process what is happening.

The “Cascadia Advocate”, an online journal that few read, had one of the best headlines, “America’s struggling mass media is failing to meet the moment as Trump’s authoritarian forces try to demolish our democracy”.

The Cascadia Advocate missed the memo; most Americans now know what Saul Alinsky’s projection is and are choosing to reject it.

One of the actions President Trump delivered on was his promise to remove the security clearances from the 51 lying intelligence officers.

“The Atlantic,” a solidly blue-leaning magazine, was harsh on the 51 and said that although petty, pulling their clearances was one of the easiest to defend actions by President Trump.

Retired General Milley somehow avoided the first wave of clearance and security detail pulling and may have had enablers hiding and obfuscating his status.

But that did not last long, and on the second strike, Milley was defrocked and may possibly lose a star or two in the process.

Deportation of Illegal Aliens begins, Gitmo announced as an option

Despite the crystal-clear forewarning of Border Czar Tom Homan, the Federal actions, raids, and deportation flights have stupefied the traditional Social Progressives.  President Trump, on January 20, 2025, declared a National Emergency regarding the Southern Border.

The declaration was entitled, “Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States” and stated, “To protect the security and safety of United States citizens, to protect each of the States against invasion, and to uphold my duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, it is my responsibility as President to ensure that the illegal entry of aliens into the United States via the southern border be immediately and entirely stopped.”

The U.S. Air Force began using their C-17s to fly the initial tranches to several different countries.  Colombian President Gustavo Petro acted tough and tried to reject deportation flights and was quickly humiliated as he caved in under an hour with one social media posting by President Trump directing the cessation of U.S. Foreign Aid to Colombia.

President Trump has ordered that Guantanamo Bay, Cuba be prepared to receive up to 30,000 illegal aliens.

The best counter argument that legacy media could offer was that military air flights cost more than first class seats – but didn’t factor in the largesse given by Biden to come to the U.S. illegally.

 DEI slam dunked into the Woodchipper

 President Trump provided direction and guidance to Secretary Hegseth and the entire U.S. Government on January 20, 2025, through his Executive Order “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing.”

Social Justice Warriors are having a meltdown but don’t seem to understand that Biden’s DEI efforts were Policy, not Law.

Through Policy, President Biden had been creating massive offices and workforces focused on perpetuating and expanding an idol with no basis in U.S. Law.  President Trump has absolute authority to change policy, and that’s exactly what he did.

In an iconic post on X, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth put a stake through the heart of the religion of DEI, CRT, and Woke-ism in DOD world:

“DOD ≠ DEI*

*no exceptions, name-changes, or delays.  Those who do not comply will no longer work here”

President Trump has followed through and ordered all departments and agencies to immediately place all DEI personnel on paid leave pending a formal disposition of their organizations.

One thing that is allowable under law is a Reduction in Force Initiative by organizations, job series, or missions.  Since the DEI initiatives do not have a statute basis, it is difficult for Social Justice Warriors in Government, Congress, or media to argue for their continuation.

Organizations like the FBI have tried to be clever by pre-emptively eliminating their DEI programs, but that is thinly veiled camouflage that can easily be forensically seen through.

 Spending Frozen, Civil Servants offered immediate buy outs.

A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Memo titled “Message and Expectation to the Workforce” was issued by Ken Jackson, Assistant to the Administrator for Management and Resources.

The memo said, “We have a responsibility to support the President in achieving his vision,” the memo went on, “The president has given us a tremendous opportunity to transform the way we approach foreign assistance for decades to come,” the memo said.  Mr. Jackson was referencing a pause on payouts by USAID.

The gravity of the memo and the consequences of not complying were clearly stated, “Failure to abide by this directive, or any of the directives sent out earlier this week and in the coming weeks, will result in disciplinary action.”

Shortly, dozens of USAID senior personnel were placed on paid leave due to their failure to follow this guidance.  Paid leave for such individuals may very possibly transition to unpaid leave and firing.

To up the game even higher, President Trump made a bold and dramatic move offering – leave now and receive eight months of pay through an email entitled, “Fork in the Road”.

From the relentless and blistering pace of President Trump’s work, it would be very wise for any Deep Stater who is displeased with President Trump to accept the generous offer.  The next offer will likely not be as gracious.

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

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Chuck Todd, the notoriously biased former host of “Meet the Press,” has finally been shown the door, marking a significant moment in mainstream media.

Todd, who has been a figure of controversy and criticism, particularly from conservative viewers, for his overtly biased reporting, announced his departure from the network to pursue independent projects, including his podcast.

Todd’s exit comes after he was replaced by another far-left commentator, Kristen Welker, in 2023, which significantly reduced his appearances on the network since then.

“There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from ‘pie in the sky’ to ‘near reality.’ So I’m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment,” Todd said in the memo obtained by USA TODAY.

“The ‘ChuckToddcast’ is also coming with me (thank you, NBC). Stay tuned for an announcement about its new home soon. Needless to say, I do plan to continue to share my reporting and unique perspective of covering politics with data and history as important baselines in understanding where we were, where we are and where we’re going,” he added.

NBC News expressed gratitude toward Todd for his contributions in advancing far-left agendas to American viewers.

“We’re grateful for Chuck’s many contributions to our political coverage during his nearly two-decade career at NBC News and for his deep commitment to Meet the Press and its enduring legacy. We wish him all the best in his next endeavors,” an NBC News spokesperson told Variety.

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