By Wayne Allyn Root

I remain 100% behind President Trump’s decision to attack Iran- the worst terrorist nation in the world. This move was like rewriting history when it comes to Churchill and Neville Chamberlain.

If Winston Churchill were in power, World War 2 would never have happened. Churchill, like Trump, believed in “peace through strength.”

No one likes war, no one wants war, but sometimes fighting a war in the short term saves lives and money (tons of it) in the long run.

By playing nice, weak, cowardly, and accommodating to Hitler, Chamberlain’s weakness led to World War 2. The result was over 60 million dead (military plus civilian deaths), at a financial cost of almost $6 trillion dollars- by the United States alone.

If Churchill had been in power to stop Hitler early, we would have never spent all that money or lost 60+ million human beings.

That is exactly what President Trump did with this Iran conflict.

Trump is playing long ball. He is eliminating the world’s worst terror threat and future nuclear threat. Over the years to come, that bold, aggressive move will save American lives and taxpayer money by the trillions.

Never forget, it was President Obama who gave $150 billion to Iran. $150 billion- with a B. Obama built Frankenstein.

All of the death and destruction going on in Iran now is on Obama, not Trump. This is Obama’s war. He funded Iran, and they used all that U.S. taxpayer money to build their military and nuclear arsenal, murder American GIs, and fund terror attacks across the globe.

Obama is the modern-day Neville Chamberlain. Trump is the modern-day Churchill. Thank God we have President Trump.

So, I’m 100% behind President Trump. Finish the job in Iran.

But the negative is, this Iran conflict is eating up all the oxygen in the room. It has become a WMD- a “Weapon of Mass Distraction.” It’s all the media cares about. It’s all everyone talks about.

In reality, the #1 issue and #1 priority in America is making Voter ID the law of the land, and changing from corrupt machine voting to paper ballots, to prevent massive voter fraud.

Here in Las Vegas, the biggest billion-dollar casino giants have been hacked- causing tens of millions in losses. Across America, credit card giants have been hacked. Banks have been hacked. US government agencies have been hacked.

So, do you trust that voting machines aren’t being hacked?

Do you trust that elections aren’t being rigged and stolen by China, the CCP, or Iran? What about Russia? Or North Korea? Or George Soros’s organization? Or, any of America’s enemies?

You know, like the Democrat Party.

President Trump just signed an Executive Order limiting mail-in ballot use to American citizens. Mail-in ballots now have to be checked against Social Security numbers, proof of citizenship, and numbered with barcodes. If Trump’s EO is ratified by the Supreme Court, the days of fake mail-in ballots and illegal aliens voting by the millions with mail-in ballots are over.

Bravo, President Trump.

But we aren’t done. Not by a long shot. There are still many Election Integrity issues left to overcome.

First, why is the SAVE America Act no longer in the headlines? Why is no one talking about it? Iran has blotted out the sun. Passing Voter ID is the #1 priority in America- if the GOP wants to win the midterms. Iran pales by comparison.

Trump’s EO only deals with mail-in ballots. It does nothing to resolve in-person voter fraud.

So, all of us need to get active and busy, contacting our representatives in the Senate to demand they pass the SAVE America Act- no matter how they get it done (suspending the Filibuster, or reconciliation).

SAVE ensures we have Voter Photo ID and proof of citizenship for in-person voting.

Secondly, President Trump cannot wait for Congress to act. They may never pass it, or they may pass it too late to survive challenges by Democrats, multiple appeals, and a final Supreme Court ruling.

Trump needs to act now- as in TODAY.

Please, Mr. President, sign a new EO mandating Voter Photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote in person in federal elections. That way, the Democrat challenges get started now, so we can get a final Supreme Court ruling before the midterms.

And also, at the same time, Mr. President, sign a second EO ending machine voting, and mandating paper ballots. This way, we know elections can’t be hacked, rigged, and stolen by foreign powers.

I’d also recommend a third EO, banning Ballot Harvesting and Ballot Drop Boxes. Neither is allowed anywhere else in the world- due to the likelihood of voter fraud. Why is America so dumb and naive?

Answer- this is how Democrats win elections- by rigging and stealing them.

These are the #1 priorities on earth for the GOP and MAGA. Far more important than Iran, or anything else, anywhere in the world.

Because if we lose the midterms, it’s all over. The Trump agenda is stopped. All attempts to end voter fraud are stopped. Trump will face non-stop impeachments. Elections will never be safe again.

Voter Integrity is the whole ballgame, the whole kitchen sink, and the whole kit n caboodle.

Please, Mr. President, don’t be distracted. Sign these EOs to secure the midterms.

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 Noon ET/9 AM PT, and his 2-hour daily 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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It’s pretty incredible when you can get the Democrats and the media to care, suddenly, about the issue of blasphemy. I thought maybe Easter Sunday had led to some kind of unexpected revival when I saw that kind of talk making the rounds.

And then I realized that, no, it was just because they were claiming President Donald Trump thought he was Jesus Christ and that gave them a good angle to appear like they cared about religion — along with the ability to ignore a bunch of other stuff they didn’t want to report on.

The question therefore asks itself: Where was the media when artists were busy depicting Barack Obama as a Christ-like figure? Where were the Democrats?

So, in case you missed it, on a weekend where clearly nothing else was happening — especially multiple sexual abuse allegations against a sitting member of Congress who was the Democratic frontrunner for California governor, allegations which it turns out the media had known about in some form for years and not bothered following up on — the media and the left was getting outraged about this picture:

JUST IN: President Trump posts image portraying himself as Jesus Christ. pic.twitter.com/utqhVoLgQ8

— Remarks (@remarks) April 13, 2026

I am repulsed by this photo. Does Trump now think he is Jesus? First he attacks and insults Pope Leo, now he depicts himself as Christ and tries to mock God. This is outrageous, offensive, and profane. Clearly he is not well. As an American, a Catholic, a human—I am disgusted. pic.twitter.com/qvMJm67XrZ

— Rep. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) April 13, 2026

Trump said he posted the artwork because he thought it showed him as a doctor, not as Christ.

President Trump claims the viral image that was posted on Truth was not a depiction of him as Jesus Christ but was him being depicted as a doctor.

Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?

Trump: I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor… pic.twitter.com/4pfSRFPdrp

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 13, 2026

“It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better, and I do make people better,” he said.

And, if social media receipts are to be believed, this is a credible interpretation:

The photo on the left everyone is flipping out over wasn’t made by Trump. It was made by Nick Adams with the context Trump is healing the nation which is why I think Trump Truthed it. He also made the photo on the right. Take that for what it is but the facts needs to be out. pic.twitter.com/VGVBv8J87J

— The Badged Patriot (@BadgedPatriot) April 13, 2026

However, even he realized the limitations of this and deleted the image on Sunday. Not that this stopped the coverage from the media.

The New York Times: “The post’s removal was a rare retreat for Mr. Trump, who had posted the apparently A.I.-generated image shortly after using the same platform to attack the American-born Pope Leo XIV, a vocal critic of the U.S. war in Iran. The appearance of the image had sparked an evening’s worth of backlash from religious leaders and Christian supporters who were hurt and shocked that Mr. Trump had appeared to depict himself as a Jesus-like figure.

“Later in the day, in an interview with CBS News, Mr. Trump repeated his explanation that he believed the image, which he said he thought was made by ‘a very beautiful, talented artist,’ had depicted him as a doctor,” the paper added.

Yes, all you need to do for the left’s newspaper of record to get uptight about blasphemy and treat Catholicism with reverence is be Donald Trump.

Now, granted, Trump passed it on via Truth Social, but I doubt he was the one who created it. However, it does ask the question: Where was the media when Barack Obama was around? Because not only were they the ones not reporting too much on depictions of the 44th president as Jesus, they were the ones creating them:

The media themselves had an affinity for portraying Barack Obama as a messianic/angelic figure.

Zero outrage from Democrats or the left.

The New Republic (Jan 2008)
Newsweek (May 2012) pic.twitter.com/Pw0t8SySTl

— AwakenedOutlaw (@AwakenedOutlaw) April 13, 2026

And when they weren’t creating them, they weren’t exactly reporting on them, either:

Exactly as they claim amnesia throughout the 8 years that liberal magazines plastered Barack Obama’s face with halos & him depicted as Jesus on the cross, with a thorn of crowns, there was no mistaking what they were doing, and all his cult supporters thought he was a Messiah! pic.twitter.com/wBOfV6yrUl

— Patti Rivers (@PLRivo936) April 13, 2026

The one time any major news organization came close to criticism over stuff like this was this statue displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago, titled “Blessing.”

A sculpture showed Obama as Jesus at the Art Institute of Chicago during his campaign. pic.twitter.com/FettqshX6u

— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) April 13, 2026

NBC News’ headline at the time, in 2007: “Sculpture of Obama as Jesus causes stir.”

But not too much of a stir. From the piece:

Bruce Jenkins, dean of the art school’s undergraduate program, said response to the piece — part of a student exhibition — has been mostly positive. He said people should take a close look at the sculpture and the context it was created in before judging it.

“When you see it, when you spend time with it, you understand that it’s not a provocative work at all,” Jenkins said. “It opens a set of questions.”

The Archdiocese of Chicago had not seen the work as of Monday afternoon and could not comment on it, said spokeswoman Dianne Dunagan.

Not provocative at all, see? And Catholics couldn’t be bothered to look at it. Nothing to look at here!

I’d like to note that for conservatives, there’s always going to be a difference between “moments that shouldn’t go in Trump’s presidential library as examples of his greatness, but no big deal” and “stuff the left has a legitimate reason to be outraged about, even if we disagree.” This is definitely the former.

You know how I know? Because not only was the left not outraged when people did the same thing about Barack Obama, they were the ones doing it.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Thank God for brave law enforcement officers.

Two Omaha police officers heroically saved a 3-year-old boy named Cyler on Tuesday morning by fatally shooting a violent, knife-wielding woman who had just abducted the young child from his caretaker inside a Walmart store and then slashed him across the face and head with a stolen butcher knife.

The suspect, 31-year-old who , is dead after officers had no choice but to open fire when she refused repeated commands to drop the weapon and began viciously attacking the defenseless child in the parking lot.

Police say Guzman forced the child’s guardian through the store and into the parking lot at knifepoint, effectively kidnapping the toddler in broad daylight.

When officers arrived, they were confronted with a rapidly escalating crisis.

Despite repeated commands to drop the weapon, Guzman refused, and then, in a shocking act of violence, slashed the young boy across the face.

That’s when officers acted. They opened fire, striking Guzman and ending the threat on the spot.

According to the Omaha Police Department:

The Omaha Police Department’s Officer-Involved Investigations Team is investigating an incident that occurred Tuesday morning leaving one woman dead and a child injured.

Uniform Patrol Bureau officers responded to Wal-Mart at 1606 S 72nd Street for a “nature unknown” emergency call at 9:13 a.m. Initial information provided to 911 was from a female caller requesting police assistance. This female stopped providing information to the call taker. An additional 911 caller indicated there was a woman armed with a “large kitchen knife” with a young child.

A two-officer patrol unit arrived at the location where the officers immediately exited their cruiser to approach the armed woman, later identified as Noemi Guzman, 31, who was near the southern parking lot entry standing by a shopping cart with a 3-year-old boy inside. Ms. Guzman was making multiple threats with the knife.

Officers gave multiple verbal commands for Ms. Guzman to drop the knife. She refused to drop the weapon and cut the boy. The two patrol officers fired their service weapons striking Ms. Guzman.

The child’s guardian, along with a bystander, immediately removed the child from the cart and rendered aid to him. Officers began lifesaving measures on Ms. Guzman; however, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy was taken to Children’s Hospital by Omaha Fire Department medics for treatment. The boy’s injuries are considered non-life threatening.

Investigators later determined through store surveillance footage that Ms. Guzman had shoplifted the knife from inside the store. She then approached the child and guardian in a shopping aisle, brandished the knife, and forced the guardian to walk ahead of the cart while the child remained inside.

Ms. Guzman directed them through the store and into the parking lot. Officers arrived shortly after Ms. Guzman, the guardian, and child exited the store and began walking east toward the parking lot entrance.

“The responding officers acted with professionalism and direct action to intervene and save a child’s life,” said Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer. “The community can be reassured in knowing that Omaha police officers stand ready to act with courage and decisiveness in the most serious situations to protect the public.”

Omaha Mayor John W. Ewing Jr. thanked police for quick action that prevented a larger tragedy.

“I am grateful for the department’s professionalism and transparency,” he said.

The investigation remains ongoing. The Omaha Police Department Officer-Involved Investigations Team is being assisted by investigators from the Nebraska State Patrol, Douglas and Sarpy County Sheriff’s Offices.

But as details emerge, this case is igniting outrage for another reason.

The suspect should never have been on the streets in the first place.

Records show that Guzman had a disturbing history of violent behavior, including allegedly attacking her own father with a knife, setting his home on fire, and breaking into a Catholic church rectory while a priest was barricaded inside.

Despite the severity of those crimes, Judge Russell Derr released her on a personal recognizance bond.

Following the initial release and subsequent legal proceedings, the court formally determined her mental state.

She was found not guilty (or not responsible) by reason of insanity for the felonies of assault, arson, burglary, and criminal mischief.

Instead of prison, a judge assigned her a community-based treatment plan in 2025, which included outpatient therapy and living with her family.

She was scheduled for an annual court review on June 12, 2026, to evaluate her progress, but this hearing was superseded by the fatal incident at the Omaha Walmart on April 14, 2026.

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The radical left’s war on the American Republic just took a terrifying leap forward in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

On Tuesday, far-left Governor Abigail Spanberger officially signed legislation that would enter Virginia into the controversial National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). This dangerous move effectively strikes a match to the U.S. Constitution.

Virginia becomes the 19th jurisdiction to join the compact, bringing the total to 222 electoral votes, just 48 shy of the 270 needed to activate the plan.

According to the League of Women Voters, “Six additional states with 65 electoral votes (Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) are especially promising places for obtaining the 48 electoral votes needed before 2028.”

Under the compact, once the 270 threshold is reached:

• Participating states would award ALL their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner
• This would apply regardless of how voters in their own state actually voted
• In effect, state election results could be rendered meaningless

The Democrats’ big-city machines and open-border policies will decide who becomes President.

This is the same dangerous compact The Gateway Pundit has exposed time and again as a direct attack on the Republic. Back in 2019, we reported how Nevada’s Democrat Governor Steve Sisolak had the good sense to veto the scheme before it could gut smaller states’ influence.

We covered the federal court rulings that threatened to unravel the entire leftist power grab. And we’ve documented how radical Democrats in states like Minnesota under Tim Walz have tried to ram it through as part of their broader election-rigging agenda.

Now Spanberger, who barely won her own gubernatorial race in a state that was trending conservative until the usual Democrat election shenanigans, has stabbed Virginia patriots in the back.

BREAKING – Outrage is erupting across Virginia after Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law, effectively rendering Virginians’ presidential votes null and void, with the measure handing the states electoral votes to the national popular vote winner regardless of states results. pic.twitter.com/kNsDE9P8YA

— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) April 14, 2026

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