Now that Trump has decided to intervene in the California rebuild process, thousands of wildfire victims in the Pacific Palisades and other areas are finally getting permits to rebuild.

Trump should not have had to do even do this but these people are probably very happy that he did.

Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass should be ashamed of themselves. These fires happened well over a year ago and these poor people in California are STILL waiting for permission to rebuild their homes.

What an embarrassing display of incompetence.

They should have allowed Trump to oversee this from day one.

The New York Post reports:

Thousands of Palisades and Eaton fire rebuilding permits approved after Trump’s executive order

President Trump’s executive order to fast-track the rebuilding of Los Angeles after the wildfires has resulted in almost 2,000 permits approved since it was signed in January, The Post can exclusively reveal.

Trump’s order let state and local rules be preempted when it came to obtaining permits and allowed builders to “self-certify” that they have complied with “substantive health, safety and building standards.”

The result of the administration’s take over was the approval of thousands of permits for people to begin the rebuilding process of homes and businesses ravaged by the January 2025 Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the most destructive blazes in LA history.

“President Trump’s January Executive Order was a bold move to break through the non-federal logjams that had held up lives, homes, and entire neighborhoods from being rebuilt. Since that EO, we’ve helped drive nearly 2,000 permit approvals,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told The Post.

Los Angeles County has issued 971 permits since executive order was signed – which is a 72% increase – and Los Angeles City has issued 961 permits since then – a 58% increase, the EPA revealed to The Post.

Trump tasked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin with carrying out the order as it was the Environmental Protection Agency that cleaned up all the hazardous materials left in the wake of the deadly blaze.

Trump and Zeldin deserve credit for this.

Since President Trump’s January EO, almost 2,000 new permits have been approved for LA wildfire victims desperately trying to rebuild their homes. From his leadership to get insurance companies to do more and faster, to pressing for more forest management, water flow, and more,…

— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) April 22, 2026

Newsom and Karen Bass should have resigned in shame right after the fires. Their behavior since than has been a downright disgrace.

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Democrat Senator Patty Murray of Washington state must have been living under a rock for the last two years because she recently stood before cameras and said with a straight face that she has “not heard one Democrat say defund ICE.”

It’s just amazing how easily these people can lie. The lie and lie and lie. They lie even when they know that you know that they’re lying.

Watch this:

Senator Patty Murray: “I’ve not heard one Democrat say defund ICE…”

Ok Patty… https://t.co/5Mp8X2coyv pic.twitter.com/NaicVoI9ML

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 22, 2026

Here are a few examples to refresh Patty’s memory.

Dem Senator Patty Murray: “I’ve not heard one Democrat say defund ICE.”

Roll the tape. pic.twitter.com/jSzL9dhuco

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 22, 2026

Democrats have even introduced legislation to defund ICE:

Ramirez, Clarke Unveil Legislation to Defund ICE, the Melt ICE Act

Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), joined by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09), introduced the Melt ICE Act to end the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding to detain or monitor immigrants, disrupt DHS’s immigration enforcement. At a time when working families are facing a crushing affordability crisis, the legislation would also redirect funding toward wrap-around services, including housing and healthcare, for communities affected by immigration enforcement.

The legislation comes amid a national call to rein in ICE funding and as Congress announced an appropriations bill to fund DHS that includes $3.84 billion for ICE custody operations and boosts Enforcement and Removal Operations funding to $5.45 billion.

“After handing more than $150B to DHS immigration enforcement, there are those in Congress who would further expand DHS’s budget and ICE’s capacity to enact Trump’s mass deportation agenda. But we have seen what DHS can do with its unlimited resources and unchecked power. And we are saying enough,” said Congresswoman Ramirez. “Our tax dollars must not be used to terrorize our communities and violate our rights. The Melt ICE Act is a line in the sand and a declaration that we will not fuel human suffering. I am proud to join Congresswoman Clarke and advocates to send a message that we do not consent, nor will we enable DHS and ICE’s lawlessness.”

Murray’s lie is so insulting and just so typical of Democrats.

They think no one remembers anything, even things that just happened days or weeks ago.

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According to a new report from the Manhattan Institute, California Governor Gavin Newsom not only allowed thousands of illegals to pour into his state, he paid a massive amount of money in order for it to happen.

This was done mainly through grants that were given to charities which then turned around and aided in all of this illegal immigration.

These were tax dollars. The people of California essentially paid for this without their consent. Taxpayers should be furious.

Breitbart News reports:

Report: Gov. Newsom Spent $1 Billion to Import 400,000 Extra Illegal Migrants

California Governor Gavin Newsom covertly spent $1 billion importing 400,000 migrants from poor countries to serve the state’s Democratic political machine and elite-dominated economy, according to data provided by the Manhattan Institute in New York.

“Since Newsom took office, California has granted massive contracts for migrant-related services: more than $250 million to Catholic Charities; $85 million to Jewish Family Services; $12 million to Centro Legal de la Raza; $23 million to the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area; and more,” according to an article by Christopher Rufe in City Journal.

The funding is in addition to California’s share of the massive federal funding directed by President Joe Biden’s pro-migration border chief, Alejandro Mayorkas.

The state’s Democratic government also steered $110 million to the major Latino political machine, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA):

CHIRLA can be described as a one-stop activist machine, with the ability to produce propaganda, engage in legal action, and — most importantly — get people into the streets. The group coordinates the L.A. Rapid Response Network, which tracks ICE raids and takes “direct action to shut down detention centers.” During the wave of protests in L.A., CHIRLA activists agitated on social media, led a street protest, and called for a “Summer of Resistance.”

Newsom has always thought that he is untouchable. That’s why he does things like this without a care in the world.

Gavin Newscum spent $1 Billion taxpayer dollars on importing unvetted foreigners, specifically those with AIDS, to come live in our communities, according to a new report by City Journal

This is real

This should be a much bigger scandal pic.twitter.com/IIR1SwAxSX

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 22, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Gavin Newsom has granted nearly $1 billion to left-wing NGOs that have helped illegal aliens cross the border, organized anti-ICE street protests, and brought in undocumented migrants “living with HIV.”

The invasion was totally subsidized.https://t.co/GHT9hStTtg

— Christopher F. Rufo (@christopherrufo) April 22, 2026

He should be prosecuted for this. These tax dollars were stolen from the people of California and used against them.

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Last night on CNN, Scott Jennings – the lone conservative voice on the network – called out the Virginia Democrats over their redistricting measure which will disenfranchise millions of independent and Republican voters.

Jennings pointed out that Virginia used to have to most fair district map in the country but that Democrats decided to change it because they ‘just care about power.’

It’s especially maddening because Abigail Spanberger lied on the campaign trail and told voters that she would not do this.

Jennings really nailed this.

Transcript by Curtis Houck:

“Virginia had — literally had the fairest maps in the nation. They had a 6-5 map, six Democrats, five Republicans. In terms of proportional representation, they had the fairest map in the nation. That was drawn, by the way, by an independent commission that the voters asked for just a few years ago. Now they will have the least fair maps in the nation.

And I’m not surprised that the yes vote won. They had all the money and all the lies. And sometimes in politics, when you got those two things, you can put something over the line, even something as egregious as this. This whole thing has driven Spanberger’s approval ratings down into the toilet. She lied to the people of Virginia. They had to write a ballot question that was a joke. They drew maps that were a joke. Now you’re going to have huge chunks of rural Virginia represented by 5 or 6 Democrats who all live in Northern Virginia, within about 15 miles of each other.

It’s a complete joke. Everybody knows it. And there’s a reason that all these national Democrats and all their money came into Virginia, because, you know, they don’t really care about the people of Virginia. They just care about power.”

Watch the video below:

CNN’s @ScottJenningsKY on Virginia’s Democrat gerrymander: “Virginia had — literally had the fairest maps in the nation. They had a 6-5 map, six Democrats, five Republicans. In terms of proportional representation, they had the fairest map in the nation. That was drawn, by the… pic.twitter.com/L2JLwH4PbI

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 22, 2026

Democrats constantly talk about democracy, but that’s a lie. They don’t care about democracy at all, they care about power. Theirs.

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Now that the Southern Poverty Law Center has been exposed for the fraud that it is, it’s important to look back at their past behavior and what their critics said about them.

The late Charlie Kirk had their number years ago.

Kirk Even called the SPLC a ‘hate group’ and who could blame him? They basically painted a target on his back just because he was a conservative.

Breitbart News reports:

‘Scam,’ ‘Largest Hate Group’: Charlie Kirk Said Southern Poverty Law Center Tried to Make Turning Point USA ‘Surrender’

The April 21 indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) comes after the late Charlie Kirk spent years saying the organization’s hate-group designations targeted conservatives, Christians, parental-rights activists, and Turning Point USA.

The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the SPLC has been charged in Alabama with 11 counts including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. Prosecutors allege the organization used donor money to secretly fund figures connected to extremist groups while publicly denouncing them…

Kirk discussed the designation during a May 2025 interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham after the SPLC placed Turning Point USA on its “hate map.”

Kirk said:

They’re literally putting High School chapters of ours on a hate group next to the KKK and next to neo Nazi groups. And, I mean, we can laugh this off. There’s an element to this. Remember that there was a shooter that went to the Family Research Council years ago, inspired by the SPLC list. This is them trying to make us basically surrender at Turning Point USA. We’re gonna do the opposite. And our students are only going to lean in even more but they can’t debate us on our ideas. They cannot have dialogue. They cannot actually go on to the merits of why they are right or why we might be wrong. Instead, they must smear us with the age old one liner that you are a racist or that you are a hater. And they’re finally realizing the power of Turning Point USA which is why they put us on this list.

Look at these 2023 tweets from Kirk.

The SPLC is a hate group.

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 10, 2023

The FBI was just caught plotting to target Catholics who attend Latin Mass using SPLC rhetoric as justification to treat them as enemies of the state. The KGB didn’t go away. They just got the FBI to adopt their tactics.

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 10, 2023

Kirk was a smart guy and ahead of his time.

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