By Wayne Allyn Root

I’ve understood the “Great Replacement” since day one. It’s simple.

Democrats know they can’t win elections with a majority of voters being…1) White…2) More specifically white, male and straight…3) American citizens…and worst of all…4) Working long hours, paying taxes into the system, and not dependent on government welfare checks.

The reason I understand what’s happening is because I fit every one of those IDs. I’m a white straight male…I was born in America…I have incredible work ethic…I work 16 hour days…I pay taxes into the system…I take nothing out…and I want and accept nothing from government.

My parents taught me…always work for a living until the day you die…and take nothing from government.

No one in my family has EVER taken a check from government- other than a student loan for college, that I paid back in full, with interest.

Democrats hate people like me. I am the enemy.

People with those characteristics, and values, vote overwhelmingly Republican.

White people vote overwhelmingly Republican.

White straight males vote even more overwhelmingly Republican. Especially for President Trump.

But black and brown people, who are legal citizens, who work for a living, and don’t take any form of welfare, are also much more likely to vote for President Trump.

The Democrat Party therefore has to replace us, erase us, and bring in foreigners to out-vote us.

When you analyze all of these trends, and beliefs, and values…it comes down to…

White working people are the enemy of the Democrat Party…and working people of any color, who pay taxes into the system are problematic too…and legal American citizens are overwhelmingly a big problem too. Because they have work ethic in their blood.

I’ve known this for 50 years. I studied “Cloward-Piven” at Columbia University with my supposed college classmate Barack Obama.

Cloward-Piven was the forerunner to “The Great Replacement.”

This Marxist plan was to fill this country with poverty stricken black and brown people dependent on welfare, food stamps, free housing, free public schools, and free healthcare- in other words, people who survive only with government welfare checks.

Even 50 years ago, Democrats figured out the trick was to make everyone dependent on government, not work.

And when Democrats realized people born in America were too proud and independent, and had work ethic in their blood, they decided to flood the country with tens of millions of illegal aliens…and to make sure they were overwhelmingly black and brown…and came from countries with high levels of poverty, no education or skills, and low work ethic.

And so, the open border scam and foreign invasion began.

So did the welfare state. So did “The Great Replacement.” This was the perfect SYNERGY.

This past week was a personal Exhibit A for why Democrats used “The Great Replacement” to try to erase white men, and American citizens, and anyone who works for a living, and pays taxes into the system.

I had work done on my home, my home office, and my TV/radio studio. It all just happened to coincide at once.

I had electricians, plumbers, construction crews, computer experts, audio and radio experts, TV production experts all converge on my home, home office, and TV/radio studio at once.

I can’t hide who I am- because all over the walls of my home, home office, and TV/radio studio are photos of my wife and myself with President Trump; my wife and I at President Trump’s inauguration; my wife and I at the White House with President Trump; my wife and I at Maralago with President Trump; and my 17 books are framed on the walls- all of them about my patriotic, conservative, MAGA and pro-Trump beliefs. Oh, and American flags- I have a lot of them.

It’s a little hard to hide who I am, and what I stand for.

Twenty men were in my home, home office and TV studio last week. 16 of them were white. 1 was black. 3 were Latino. All of them were American citizens. All of them were married with children. All of them work long hours for a living, and pay taxes into the system. Many of them were the owners of their own small business.

Guess how these working men reacted to seeing all the Trump photos?

Almost all of them were Wayne Root fans. It turns out the working men of Vegas listen in their work trucks, and at their construction sites, to my radio show. And about half of them watch my “America’s Top Ten Countdown” TV show, and or my daily podcast.

And all of them (100%) love, respect and support President Trump. All twenty. They were actually honored to be doing work at the home, office and TV studio of someone who knows our wonderful President.

How do I know they were honored? They all said so. They all spent a long time looking at the photos on my walls- and then high fiving me. And commenting on how blessed I am. And how excited they were to be doing work for a man so close to the President.

20 men who work for a living. All fans of President Trump. Most fans of my shows. This is no random freak event. This is no coincidence.

I see the exact same scenario when my wife and I go out to dinner in Las Vegas. Almost every waiter, manager, host, and restaurant owner in Vegas is a raving Trump MAGA Republican, and a fan of my shows.

They are predominantly white, male, straight, and work for a living. A few however are black or Latino- but they are legal citizens, work for a living, and pay taxes into the system.

They all appreciate Trump’s tax cuts, and his secure border, and his “No Tax on Tips,” and “No Tax on Overtime.” They love his over-the-top patriotism and nationalism. They are all pro-police and pro-military (just like me and President Trump). And they greatly appreciate that Trump stands for working Americans.

This is the America that Democrats desperately need to erase.

Or they can’t win elections. Nor can they rig and steal elections.

We are in the way.

That’s why they created “The Great Replacement.” The legal citizens of America, who work for a living, and pay taxes, and refuse government checks, are in the way of Democrat’s plans to destroy this country.

Democrats need to bring foreigners into America to out-vote us. But not just any foreigners. They tried that once before- at Ellis Island they brought in Italians, Irish, Polish and all forms of Europeans. Those white foreign immigrants wound up being the base of the Republican Party.

So, now Democrats make sure the new foreign immigrants are overwhelmingly black and brown, unskilled, from socialist nations, and dependent on government from cradle to grave. So, they will always vote Democrat. And eventually create a one party state- where our votes no longer count.

End of story. This is what’s happening, and why. It’s not “racist.” It’s just raw truth.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO, businessman, best-selling author, and national conservative TV and radio host, who has interviewed President Trump 16 times. Watch Wayne’s TV show “America’s Top Ten Countdown” on Real America’s Voice TV Saturdays at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT, and his video podcast “WAR Zone Live presented by The Gateway Pundit” daily from 6 PM to 8 PM ET at TheGatewayPundit.com. His website is ROOTforAmerica.com. Read Wayne’s latest fun book, “How Democrats Have Made America Great.” It’s 140 blank pages. The joke is on Democrats!

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IRGC Deputy Commander Ali Fadavi said on Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, “We have missiles that are launched from underwater, and their speed is 100 meters per second. We may use them in the coming days.” He also claimed that only Iran and Russia possess the technology for such weapons.

However, the claims have not been independently verified. Such statements are consistent with Iran’s broader pattern of using public statements to project deterrence. Tehran is attempting to scare the U.S. and Israel into disengaging.

Aside from advanced weapons that may or may not exist, the most concrete escalation is Iran’s mining of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints through which roughly one-fifth of global crude oil passes.

U.S. intelligence sources told CNN that only a few dozen mines have been deployed so far, but Iran retains more than 80 percent of its small boats and mine-laying vessels and could deploy hundreds more.

A declassified report from the Directorate of Intelligence noted that Iran views mine warfare primarily as a deterrent strategy.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which shares control of the strait with Iran’s navy, has trained personnel in mine warfare and maintains multiple methods for deploying mines.

These include small boats, helicopters, midget submarines, and other naval platforms, while shore-based rocket artillery and explosive boats could be used to threaten vessels attempting to transit the waterway. Destroying surface minelayers would not eliminate the threat.

The waterway has effectively been closed since the war began, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had previously warned that ships passing through the strait could be attacked, with officials describing the passage as extremely dangerous for shipping and no U.S. naval escorts currently guiding vessels through the area.

The disruption has stranded approximately 15 million barrels per day of crude and another 4.5 million barrels per day of refined fuels in the Persian Gulf.

Countries such as Iraq and Kuwait rely on the strait to export oil and have few alternative routes. The G7 has signaled it may release strategic reserves to offset shortages.

President Trump warned on Truth Social that any mines must be removed immediately or Iran would face consequences “at a level never before seen,” adding that their removal would be a positive step.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth subsequently announced that U.S. Central Command had begun destroying Iranian vessels associated with mine-laying operations.

CENTCOM confirmed it sank multiple Iranian naval vessels near the strait, including 16 minelayers. Trump later stated that 10 inactive minelaying ships had also been destroyed and suggested further action could follow.

Oil prices surged after the conflict began, approaching $120 per barrel before retreating, but futures remain high, above $90 per barrel.

Although Trump indicated the U.S. Navy might escort tankers through the strait, reports indicate the Navy has declined frequent requests from shipping companies due to security risks.

The possibility of the IRGC mining the strait becomes more of a threat because the U.S. Navy’s mine-clearing capability has been reduced.

Four Avenger-class minesweepers stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025, and their intended replacements, Independence-class littoral combat ships, have faced difficulties meeting operational mine countermeasure requirements.

Iran’s estimated stockpile ranges from 2,000 to 6,000 naval mines. Iran has been expanding its mine warfare capabilities by training personnel, developing minelaying techniques, and acquiring naval mines and related technology.

Intelligence assessments indicate Tehran views mine warfare as a practical response to military pressure in the Persian Gulf.

Rather than laying large numbers of mines at once, Iran would likely deploy a limited number over weeks or months to raise insurance costs and discourage shipping.

Although Iran’s minelaying capability is limited, even a few hundred contact mines could support such a campaign.

Analysts note that even limited mining, or the threat of mining, can disrupt shipping, deter vessels from entering the Persian Gulf, and function similarly to a blockade by forcing traffic into narrow channels more favorable for Iranian monitoring or attack.

Iran also operates three Kilo-class submarines, which are particularly effective at laying EM-52 rising mines, devices that sit on the ocean floor, sense a passing vessel overhead, and launch a rocket to strike it. Iran reportedly purchased the EM-52 from China.

The rugged coastlines of the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf complicate interdiction further, and the threat is not confined to the strait itself; adjacent sea lanes, anchorages, and loading terminals are also potential targets.

On January 25, 2025, Iranian state television revealed that the IRGC had used the Fajr-5 multiple launch rocket system to lay naval mines during exercises.

The Fajr-5 is a truck-mounted, medium-range system capable of firing rockets with a range of 80 to 100 kilometers and deploying mines from shore without putting vessels in the water, making interdiction significantly more difficult.

Iran has layered these delivery methods, small boats, submarines, shore-based rocket artillery, and aircraft, to complicate U.S. countermeasures, which is why CENTCOM’s destruction of minelayer vessels, while necessary, does not eliminate the threat entirely.

One strategic factor shapes Iran’s calculus: mining has historically been considered a last resort because it would also block Iran’s own shipping, cutting off petroleum exports essential to the regime’s finances.

Iran’s shadow fleet has continued exporting oil to China through the strait; mining would end that access.

The fact that Iran is proceeding despite this self-imposed cost indicates the regime has calculated that the threat from the current military campaign outweighs the economic damage to itself.

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A troubling mystery is unfolding in New Mexico after a retired U.S. Air Force major general with ties to some of the military’s most sensitive aerospace programs disappeared without a trace nearly two weeks ago.

Authorities say Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, 68, vanished from his Albuquerque home on February 27 under circumstances that have raised serious questions, especially given his history with advanced military research and longstanding UFO speculation surrounding one of America’s most secretive bases.

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that McCasland left his home on foot around 11 a.m. that morning and has not been seen or heard from since. His cell phone was left behind, and he has not contacted family or friends.

The sheriff’s office issued a Silver Alert the following day, citing concerns about an unspecified medical condition that could put the retired general at risk.

Despite an intensive search effort, there has been no confirmed sighting of McCasland.

Investigators say deputies and volunteers have canvassed the surrounding neighborhood, interviewed witnesses, and contacted more than 600 homeowners while combing through surveillance footage and potential leads.

So far, nothing.

According to the press release published on the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook account:

“It has been a week since William “Neil” McCasland was last seen at his residence on Quail Run Court in Albuquerque. It is unlike Neil to be out of touch from his family and friends for this length of time; but we have not given up hope. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek the community’s help in locating him.

Neil is 5’11” with white hair and blue eyes and is believed to have left his residence on foot. He is an avid outdoorsman and is known to often hike, run, and cycle in the Northeast Heights and the Sandia foothills.

Over the last week, investigators at the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office have worked hand in hand with the FBI and other partner agencies, and have so far uncovered no evidence of foul play. We are, however, utilizing all possible resources including advanced technologies, and still considering all possible scenarios as we follow up on leads towards locating Neil. As of today, despite the collective efforts of law enforcement and the community, we still do not know what happened to Neil after he left home on February 27th.

As the investigation continues, we will share verified information with you when possible. Please remember that information other than from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is not verified or confirmed. There are people who attempt to develop their own theories based on the limited information available to the public and this makes finding Neil harder.

We are asking for your help in finding him. We believe there are people who have information valuable to locating Neil who have not yet spoken to law enforcement. This could include people who have been in the Sandia mountains and may have seen Neil or captured him on a GoPro or other recording device, specifically on Friday, February 27 or Saturday, February 28.

Sometimes people have information but do not come forward because they feel it may not be important. Regardless of how insignificant you think your information might be, or whether you think we are already aware of it, please contact us and allow us to make that determination.

If you have any information, text BCSO to 847411 or call our Missing Persons Unit at (505) 468-7070.
We would also like to remind the public of some hiking safety tips: Pick the right trail for you and your group’s ability, remember to let people know where you are, dress in layers, be sure to have enough water and always take your cell phone or some other way to communicate.”

After retiring from the Air Force nearly 13 years ago, McCasland briefly worked with To The Stars Academy, the organization co-founded by Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge, which claims to research unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), according to CNN.

The timing of his disappearance has also raised eyebrows.

Just days before McCasland vanished, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had directed federal agencies to release additional government records related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

While there is no evidence linking the two events, the coincidence has fueled speculation across social media.

Luis Elizondo, the former Department of Defense intelligence officer who helped lead the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), said he hopes the disappearance is not something more sinister.

“I hope and pray this is not one of those cases where a former senior military officer was specifically targeted and that he will be found happy and healthy in the immediate near term for his sake and the sake of his loved ones,” Elizondo told CNN.

He cautioned against jumping to conclusions.

“Whether or not his disappearance had anything to do with any legacy involvement he may have had in UAP research, I prefer to allow law enforcement the necessary time to do their work before speculating.”

McCasland’s wife, Susan McCasland Wilkerson, addressed the speculation directly in a Facebook post:

Neil McCasland has now been missing for one week. There has been no indication whatsoever of where he might be. There have been dozens of searchers on foot, both official and friends and neighbors of Neil’s, who coordinate with the official sources.

There have also been horseback searchers, drones with different capabilities, helicopters, three different types of search dogs, neighborhood canvassing and looking for Ring or wildlife videos.

Organizations involved are Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) which is the lead organization, Albuquerque field office of the FBI, NM State Search and Rescue, Albuquerque Mountain Rescue, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Albuquerque Police Department, and maybe others of which I am unaware. I am so grateful to one and all for their unflagging dedicated efforts and support.

I would like to take this opportunity to dispel some of the misinformation circulating about Neil and his disappearance, mostly from uninformed media sources.

1. The initial Silver Alert from BCSO mentioned medical conditions, which some have taken to mean Alzheimer’s. Neil is at some risk, but not from dementia. He was not confused and disoriented.

2. There was no concerning Friday-morning telephone call to a close relative. I have been in contact with all of his close relatives and some not-so-close ones. This is a complete fabrication.

3. It is true that when Neil was in the Air Force, he had access to some highly classified programs and information. He retired from the AF almost 13 years ago and has had only very commonly held clearances since. It seems quite unlikely that he was taken to extract very dated secrets from him.

4. It is true that Neil had a brief association with the UFO community through Tom DeLonge, former frontman for Blink-182 and founder of the organization To The Stars. Neil worked with Tom for a bit shortly after his Air Force retirement as an unpaid (Neil’s choice) consultant on military and technical/scientific matters to lend verisimilitude to Tom’s fiction book and media activities. After the Russians hacked John Podesta’s emails (see Neil’s Wikipedia page), there was less contact with Tom and the community pushing for release of UFO information. This connection is not a reason for someone to abduct Neil. Neil does not have any special knowledge about the ET bodies and debris from the Roswell crash stored at Wright-Patt. Though at this point with absolutely no sign of him, maybe the best hypothesis is that aliens beamed him up to the mothership. However, no sightings of a mothership hovering above the Sandia Mountains have been reported.

All the thoughts and prayers from around the country are much appreciated. I will update if/when any real information comes in.

Investigators say they are continuing to pursue every lead but are now asking the public for help.

Investigators are urging the public to use the designated link to submit any photos, footage, or video that could assist in the investigation. Click HERE.

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Even the Democrats’ most unlikely hero is fed up with the fake news media’s blatant propaganda machine.

For three straight minutes, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) abandoned the scripted talking points of the radical left to deliver a brutal reality check regarding the conflict in Iran and the blatant double standards of the corporate press.

When Collins tried to employ the typical “Fake News” tactic of interrupting a guest to protect the narrative, Fetterman wasn’t having it.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Sen. John Fetterman has been one of the few Democrats with the guts to back President Trump’s bold strike on the Islamist Iranian regime, posting his full-throated support for “Operation Epic Fury” and declaring himself a “hard no” on any War Powers Resolution that would tie the president’s hands.

He’s also slammed his own party for refusing to label Iran a state sponsor of terror, the same radicals who wouldn’t even condemn Hamas after October 7.

Now Fetterman is taking that same no-BS energy straight to the fake news media.

Below is the explosive exchange:

FETTERMAN: “And I would remind everybody listening right now, the United States never, EVER targets civilians. Iran does, you know, and including their own citizens. And they massacred that 35,000 of them just a couple of weeks ago.”

[Collins tried to interrupt]

FETTERMAN: “And the left…please! Please! The left media is much more angry, you know, about or talking about this hospital. And it is a tragedy. But they didn’t seem to be as concerned about the Iranians massacring tens of thousands of their young people just a couple of weeks ago, too.”

“So we agree on many parts of it, but we both disagree…I mean, we all disagree that it’s I think it’s a good thing. And every single other Democrat in the caucus caused it all kinds of in negative terms.”

For context, Iran International said the government used chemical weapons on protesters that caused breathing difficulties.

Iranian officials have unofficially said up to 30,000 people may have been killed in the crackdown, according to Time.

The government has officially admitted to killing 3,117 people, while a human rights group put the death toll at 5,459 deaths, with 17,031 deaths under investigation.

Before the crackdown, President Donald Trump had warned Iran not to commit a mass slaughter of protesters.

Collins stammered out a weak defense:

COLLINS: “Uh…we did cover the protests in Iran extensively here at CNN. Obviously they said a lot about how internally people felt about the regime. But just to—”

FETTERMAN: “Well, I don’t watch so I don’t know, but I’m talking about other left media.”

Collins then tried to pivot to the accidental strike on the girls’ school/hospital:

COLLINS: “But just to be clear, you do believe if the United States was responsible, that the Pentagon should acknowledge that they accidentally hit a girl’s school?”

FETTERMAN: “Yeah, I’ve said that. I said it seems that they’ve already acknowledging all those things. I think largely that letter, it was rendered moot at this point after what’s already come out. And I don’t know what your network talked about. But what I’m saying is that, you know, whether like it’s the New York Times, they’re making it more and more trying to convince America that this, this has been a disaster or things are out of control. And that’s just categorically not true on that.”

Collins immediately tried to wrap the segment and cut Fetterman off:

COLLINS: “I just think it deserves coverage, obviously given the number of children who were killed as a result of it, it obviously matters what happened there. We’ll see what the Pentagon investigation says. Senator John Fetterman, I appreciate your time tonight. Thank you for joining us. As always here.”

FETTERMAN: “Oh, now, you don’t have to cut me off here.”

Collins was then forced to let him keep going.

COLLINS: “Go ahead Senator, we’re not cutting you off.”

Fetterman didn’t miss a beat, schooling her on the spot.

FETTERMAN: “Well, you you said something that it’s like it’s appropriate to to cover it. It is appropriate to cover it. You know, it’s a tragedy. Absolutely. You know and now if we’re on that, it’s entirely appropriate for you to apologize. If you’re implying that I don’t think it’s wrong to cover it, that’s just not true. Yes it’s being covered. I just want to clarify that it just seemed like a, like a short shut off there to imply that I didn’t want to carry that or I think it’s entirely appropriate to talk about it.”

COLLINS: “Yeah. I’m not implying that. I just wanted to clarify why we’re covering it. For everyone who’s watching. Senator, thank you, I do always appreciate hearing your thoughts.”

FETTERMAN: “Yeah…thank you…”

WATCH:

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