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Friday, March 27, 2026

Category: Politics
5 hours ago
Politics

Trump’s Education Department Downsizing Makes Its DC HQ No Longer Necessary.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Education is moving out of its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., after significant workforce reductions.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “One year ago, President Trump signed one of the most consequential executive orders of his presidency—to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states.” – Linda McMahon.

🎯IMPACT: The move is expected to save taxpayers $4.8 million annually, and the Energy Department will take over the current building.

IN FULL

The Department of Education is set to vacate its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., which has been largely unoccupied since President Donald J. Trump reduced the agency’s workforce by half. The move to a smaller building is projected to save taxpayers $4.8 million annually, with the relocation planned for August.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon highlighted the importance of the move, stating: “One year ago, President Trump signed one of the most consequential executive orders of his presidency—to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states.”

The current Lyndon B. Johnson Building will be taken over by the Department of Energy, which will save an estimated $350 million in maintenance costs on its current building.

Under the Trump administration, the Education Department’s workforce has been reduced from approximately 4,000 employees to around 2,000, including cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Federal Student Aid office, with duplicate roles and inefficient redundancies eliminated. Additionally, the department has made arrangements with other Cabinet-level departments to manage some of its programs, with a recent deal transferring much of the student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.

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6 hours ago
William Upton
Politics

State Rep Demands His Name Removed from Cornyn Endorser List.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Texas State Representative Pat Curry (R) is demanding U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) remove his name from a list of endorsements.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senator John Cornyn, State Representative Pat Curry, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), President Donald J. Trump, and Texas voters.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The endorsements were announced on March 26, 2026, with Curry demanding his name be removed on the same day.

💬KEY QUOTE: “For the record, I have not and did not endorse in this race. I made that clear when asked as recently as last week! I resent anyone assuming or speaking on my behalf! I acknowledge all of my endorsements only in writing. Please remove my name immediately!” — Pat Curry

🎯IMPACT: On Thursday, Cornyn—who is trailing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in polls ahead of a May runoff election for the Republican senate nomination—released a new list of alleged endorsements, with Rep. Curry quick to correct the record.

IN FULL

Texas State Representative Pat Curry (R) is demanding U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) remove his name from a list of endorsements. On Thursday, Cornyn—who is trailing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in polls ahead of a May runoff election for the Republican senate nomination—released a new list of alleged endorsements, with Rep. Curry quick to correct the record on his support or lack thereof.

“For the record, I have not and did not endorse in this race. I made that clear when asked as recently as last week! I resent anyone assuming or speaking on my behalf! I acknowledge all of my endorsements only in writing,” Curry wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding, “Please remove my name immediately!”

The false endorsement is just the latest blow to Cornyn’s reelection hopes, with President Donald J. Trump also remaining on the sidelines despite the anti-Trump incumbent’s campaign insisting the President would back his reelection. The National Pulse reported on March 15, just under two weeks after the first round of the Texas primary, that President Trump had expressed doubts over the Cornyn campaign’s insistence that the four-term incumbent was the strongest candidate. “I’ve heard that. I don’t know. I mean, I don’t know. I don’t know that to be a fact… I like both candidates very much,” Trump said. Notably, the President has yet to endorse in the race.

Over the last week, several voter surveys have shown Ken Paxton pulling ahead of Cornyn in the runoff race, leading 48.8 percent to 41.3 percent, with 9.9 percent undecided, in one poll. In another, Paxton leads Cornyn by 53 percent to 37 percent.

On Monday, top MAGA reporter Matthew Boyle, Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News, declared that John Cornyn—widely considered a Republican-in-Name-Only (RINO)—is “a dead man walking.” Boyle wrote, “The sense in Washington is that John Cornyn is a dead man walking politically speaking, barring some random miracle like a significant overperformance in the runoff or some last-second super hardcore Trump endorsement that at this stage does not appear to be coming ever.”

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7 hours ago
Politics

Trump’s Signature to Grace US Currency for America 250 Celebration.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that President Donald J. Trump’s signature will be added to U.S. currency in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, President Trump, and U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Thursday; the change will coincide with the Semiquincentennial celebrations.

💬KEY QUOTE: “There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S dollar bills bearing his name,” said Bessent.

🎯IMPACT: This marks the first time in U.S. history that a sitting president’s signature will appear on the nation’s currency.

IN FULL

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced that President Donald J. Trump‘s signature will be added to U.S. dollars in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday. The signature will be displayed alongside Bessent’s own and will replace the signature of the U.S. Treasurer.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability,” Bessent stated, adding, “There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial.”

“Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said in support of the move, adding that Trump is the “architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival.” Notably, President Trump will be the first sitting president to have his signature on American currency.

The announcement follows the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts’ approval of a final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin featuring President Trump’s likeness. The coin will also celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

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8 hours ago
Economy
Politics

Trump Treasury Secretary Slams Financial Times for Fake News on Central Bank Takeover.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emphatically denying a report by The Financial Times, which suggests he is pushing for the Treasury Department to exert a level of control over the Federal Reserve more akin to the British Treasury’s oversight of the Bank of England.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Federal Reserve, and Financial Times journalists.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Statement released on March 27, refuting the claims made by The Financial Times.

💬KEY QUOTE: “By publishing this explicitly false story, the FT has officially become tabloid trash for market participants.” – Scott Bessent

🎯IMPACT: Bessent accuses the FT of fabricating a false narrative and damaging journalistic credibility.

IN FULL

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emphatically denying a report by The Financial Times, which suggests he is pushing for the Treasury Department to exert a level of control over the Federal Reserve more akin to the British Treasury’s oversight of the Bank of England. The preservation of central bank independence from direct executive branch intervention has long been the political standard in the United States, with Bessent publicly declaring that the relationship should not be changed, despite claims to the contrary from anonymous financial industry executives speaking with The Financial Times.

“By publishing this explicitly false story, [The Financial Times] has officially become tabloid trash for market participants,” Secretary Bessent wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Despite my direct, on-the-record denial of ever having advocated, explored, or espoused the idea that Chancellor-Bank of England statute serving as a prototype for a Treasury-Federal Reserve relationship, FT journalists manufactured a story with the headline, ‘Scott Bessent praised Bank of England as model for tighter oversight of the Federal Reserve,'” he continued.

“Their mendacious assertion is based on vague statements from unnamed ‘financial industry executives familiar with the matter,'” Bessent stated. “In short, FT has literally manufactured an entirely fake policy position for me and the Administration. Other than furthering a maliciously false narrative of dysfunction and divisiveness, it baffles the mind as to why they would shred their already diminished journalistic credibility.”

While U.S. presidents, including Donald J. Trump, have often used the public bully pulpit to push for or against certain Federal Reserve monetary policy and lending decisions, they have no direct way to intervene in the central bank’s policies. However, in the United Kingdom, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)—which sets monetary policy—can be subject to direct intervention by His Majesty’s Treasury, with the approval of Parliament.

Additionally, the British central bank is answerable to the Treasury on a number of policy decisions, having to provide an open letter outlining future policy plans each month if the country’s two percent inflation target is not met.

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9 hours ago
Immigration
Politics

Senate Passes Some Funding For DHS – But Not For Immigration Enforcement.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate passed a funding bill by voice vote to end a partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), and President Donald J. Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Early Friday morning in the U.S. Senate.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We will be back in reconciliation where 50-plus-one votes are enough, and the filibuster cannot save you.” – Sen. Eric Schmitt

🎯IMPACT: The bill now heads to the House, where its fate remains uncertain, while Republicans plan to pursue funding for immigration agencies through reconciliation.

IN FULL

The U.S. Senate passed a funding bill by voice vote to effectively end the Senate Democrats’ partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) early Friday morning. The bill funds most of the department but excludes certain parts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and most of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), particularly Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the funding bill’s passage, stating, “It’s not the way to fund the department, but we are out of time for the critical responsibilities and tens of thousands of workers currently going without pay.” Thune emphasized that Democrats achieved none of the radical restrictions or pro-open borders policy changes they had demanded to reopen DHS.

The Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), had pushed for restrictions on federal immigration agents, citing recent fatal shootings of anti-ICE agitators. Schumer stated, “Democrats held firm in our opposition that Donald Trump’s rogue and deadly militia should not get more funding without serious reforms, and we will continue to fight for those reforms.”

Meanwhile, President Donald J. Trump had intervened by proposing an Executive Order to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers during the shutdown. Following the Senate vote, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) sought unanimous consent for a separate measure to fund ICE and CBP, but Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) objected, citing the lack of inclusion of Democrats’ radical restrictions on federal immigration agents in the proposed funding.

Schmitt vowed to secure funding through a reconciliation bill, saying, “We will be back in reconciliation where 50-plus-one votes are enough and the filibuster cannot save you. We’ll be back to deliver the funding ICE needs, and we’ll be back to deliver the policy changes the American people are demanding.”

The DHS funding bill now moves to the House for consideration.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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March 25, 2026
Politics

A Democrat Will Now Represent Trump in the Florida Legislature.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Democrats flipped Florida’s 87th House District seat in a special election, a district won by President Donald J. Trump in 2024, which includes his Palm Beach residence.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples, who was endorsed by Donald Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The election took place in Florida’s 87th House District, including areas such as Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This victory reiterates an undeniable trend in Florida: with year-round organizing and infrastructure investment, Democrats can run and win anywhere–including Donald Trump’s backyard.” — Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried

🎯IMPACT: The victory adds to a series of Democratic special-election wins, and is another signal to the Trump White House that voters want greater focus on domestic matters.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump was dealt a political blow late Tuesday night when Democrats managed to flip Florida‘s 87th State House District in a special election, which includes his Palm Beach residence of Mar-a-Lago. The district was carried by Trump during the 2024 presidential election by over 10 points and has historically leaned Republican.

Democrat candidate Emily Gregory defeated the Republican nominee Jon Maples, who was endorsed by Trump, with over 51 percent of the vote. In 2024, State Representative Mike Caruso (R-FL) won the seat by 19 points.

Gregory was able to overcome the district’s Republican partisan advantage by focusing her campaign predominantly on local issues impacting Florida, particularly housing affordability and skyrocketing property insurance premiums. The insurance issue has long plagued Republicans in Florida politics, with outgoing Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) failing to address it amid increasing legislative pushback.

Notably, while Maples touted his endorsement from Trump, Gregory largely avoided discussing the President while on the campaign trail. “I mean, I don’t think all of that much about it, right? He’s one of 115,000 registered voters in District 87,” she said, referring to President Trump.

Florida Republicans tried to downplay the results, but Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried celebrated the win, stating, “This victory reiterates an undeniable trend in Florida: with year-round organizing and infrastructure investment, Democrats can run and win anywhere–including Donald Trump’s backyard.”

The Democrats’ win is just the latest in voter signals to the Trump White House that the administration isn’t doing enough to assuage concerns about domestic conditions, especially regarding the economy. The National Pulse reported earlier this week that new polling data found 66 percent of independents—one of the, if not the most, critical voting blocs in U.S. elections—say the Trump administration is “focused too little” on domestic matters.

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March 25, 2026
Politics
TECH

Trump Just Named These Big Tech Execs to the Science and Technology Advisory Council:

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced the first appointments to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, PCAST co-chairs David Sacks and Michael Kratsios, and appointees including Marc Andreessen, Sergey Brin, Safra Catz, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Jensen Huang, and Mark Zuckerberg, among others.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced today, as part of an Executive Order establishing the Council.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Under President Trump, PCAST will focus on ensuring all Americans thrive in the Golden Age of Innovation.” – White House statement

🎯IMPACT: The Council will provide recommendations to strengthen American leadership in science and technology.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has named the first members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), which was created by executive order. The panel is authorized to have up to 24 members, and further appointments are expected shortly.

PCAST will be co-chaired by David Sacks, who has already been tapped as Trump’s artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar, and Michael Kratsios, the President’s assistant for science and technology. PCAST’s currently confirmed appointees, including the likes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, and NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang, are as follows:

Marc Andreessen

Co-founder of Netscape Communications, which created the first widely used web browser, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Sergey Brin

Russian-American computer scientist and co-founder of Google (now Alphabet).

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder, chairman, and CEO of Meta Platforms (originally Facebook), which is now heavily investing in AI and the metaverse.

Larry Ellison

Founder of Oracle Corporation, a global leader in database software, enterprise cloud, and business applications.

Safra Catz

CEO of Oracle Corporation; previously longtime CFO, she has steered the company’s shift to cloud infrastructure and AI-driven services.

Michael Dell

Founder and CEO of Dell Technologies; pioneered the direct-sales PC model and built one of the largest enterprise IT and computing hardware empires.

Jensen Huang

Co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA; turned the company into the dominant provider of GPUs that power modern AI training and inference.

Lisa Su

CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD); has driven the company’s resurgence in high-performance CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators.

Fred Ehrsam

Co-founder of Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and co-founder of Paradigm, a leading crypto-focused venture capital firm.

John Martinis

Physicist and quantum computing pioneer who led Google’s Quantum AI team.

Bob Mumgaard

Co-founder and CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a MIT spinout developing compact, high-temperature superconducting fusion reactors for commercial power.

Jacob DeWitte

Co-founder and CEO of Oklo, a company building small, modular, advanced fission reactors to deliver clean, always-on energy.

David Friedberg

Founder of The Climate Corporation (sold to Monsanto), now runs The Production Board, an investment platform focused on biology, agriculture, energy, and climate technologies.

“Under President Trump, PCAST will focus on topics related to the opportunities and challenges that emerging technologies present to the American workforce, and ensuring all Americans thrive in the Golden Age of Innovation,” the White House said in a statement.

The council continues a long tradition that dates back to the Science Advisory Board established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. Since that time, every American president has maintained a similar group to draw on the knowledge of scientists, engineers, and business leaders to shape national policy.

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March 24, 2026
Data
Politics

Ken Paxton is Beating John Cornyn in ANOTHER Poll. Here’s What the Data is Telling Us…

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new poll shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) leading Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Lone Star State’s Republican Senate runoff, with many former supporters of Representative Wesley Hunt (R-TX) now backing Paxton.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, Wesley Hunt, and Texas Republican voters.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Poll results were reported on Tuesday; the runoff election is scheduled for May 26 in Texas.

💬KEY QUOTE: The runoff electorate is “largely settled, highly certain to vote, and not especially movable,” according to the Quantus Insights report.

🎯IMPACT: Paxton’s lead, voter certainty, and favorability ratings suggest he enters the runoff with a significant advantage.

IN FULL

New data released on Tuesday shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) leading Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) 48.8 percent to 41.3 percent, with 9.9 percent undecided, ahead of the May 26 primary runoff race. The poll, conducted by Quantus Insights, also revealed that nearly 58 percent of Representative Wesley Hunt’s (R-TX) supporters have shifted to Paxton, indicating there is a consolidation of anti-Cornyn voters.

Additionally, the survey of Texas voters suggests the electorate has largely become entrenched, with 88.1 percent of respondents certain to vote and 78.7 percent describing their choice as definite. Among Paxton’s supporters, 88 percent said their vote is definite, compared to 86 percent of Cornyn’s supporters. Notably, 92 percent of Paxton voters are certain to vote, compared to 86 percent of Cornyn voters.

Quantus Insights describes the runoff electorate as “largely settled, highly certain to vote, and not especially movable.” Paxton was noted to have “the clearer edge in ballot support, favorability, and perceived effectiveness.” Meanwhile, the potential of a presidential endorsement was also analyzed, with 25.3 percent of respondents saying President Donald J. Trump’s endorsement would make them more likely to support Paxton, while 63 percent said it would make no difference. For Cornyn, 18.3 percent said Trump’s endorsement would increase their support, while 70 percent said it would not affect their decision.

Last week, The National Pulse reported that a separate voter poll found Paxton leading Cornyn by a wider margin, 53 percent to 37 percent, among likely Republican runoff voters. This survey also found Paxton with a higher favorability rating (64 percent favorable, 31 percent unfavorable) compared to Cornyn (45 percent favorable, 47 percent unfavorable).

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March 24, 2026
Data
Politics

More Voters Blame GOP for DHS Shutdown, Airport Travel Chaos.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: More American voters blame the Republican Party than the Democratic Party for the partial government shutdown caused by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse that has led to hours-long lines for airport security screenings.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Congressional Democrats, Congressional Republicans, DHS employees, and TSA workers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The shutdown began on February 14, 2026, impacting airports nationwide, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The Democrats are being blamed by the American people for the catastrophe going on right now in our airports, and at other points of transportation and beyond,” insisted President Donald J. Trump

🎯IMPACT: Over 400 TSA agents have quit, and wait times at some airports have stretched to nearly three hours, with ICE agents now deployed to assist TSA. The Democrats are refusing to allow funding unless curbs are placed on immigration enforcement.

IN FULL

Over one-third of American voters blame the Republican Party for the partial government shutdown caused by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse that has hours-long lines for airport security screenings, as nearly half of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have now called off work without pay. According to a new JL Partners survey, 34 percent of voters blame the Republicans for the long lines and delays, compared to 25 percent who blame the Democrats. Another 20 percent said both parties were responsible, and 10 percent were unsure.

The funding lapse began on February 14, 2026, after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed appropriations bill, demanding radical restrictions on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions.

As a result of the funding impasse, roughly 50,000 TSA workers have been working without pay, leading to over 400 resignations. Airports across the U.S., such as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, have experienced significant delays, with travelers advised to arrive hours early for their flights.

In response to the TSA work call-offs, President Donald J. Trump ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to be deployed to major American airports to assist with security screenings. The President has placed responsibility for the air travel chaos squarely on the Democrats, stating, “The Democrats are being blamed by the American people for the catastrophe going on right now in our airports, and at other points of transportation and beyond.”

The National Pulse reported on Monday that President Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to insist that any DHS funding deal include passage of the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill with broad public support that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a voter ID to cast a ballot in federal elections.

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March 24, 2026
News
Politics

Markwayne Mullin’s Senate ‘Successor’ is RINO Who Donated to Anti-Trump Adam Kinzinger.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) is set to appoint Alan Armstrong, a donor to anti-Trump former Congressman Adam Kinzinger, to outgoing U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin’s seat.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Gov. Stitt, Alan Armstrong, Sen. Mullin (R-OK), and Adam Kinzinger.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcement expected soon, now that Mullin has been confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary, in Oklahoma.

🎯IMPACT: The appointment has sparked backlash among MAGA supporters.

IN FULL

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) plans to appoint Tulsa oil executive Alan Armstrong to the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has been confirmed as President Donald J. Trump’s next Homeland Security Secretary. The anticipated announcement is raising concerns among America First and MAGA supporters, due to Armstrong’s past financial support of anti-Trump Republican-in-name-only (RINO) former Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL).

Armstrong donated $5,800 to Kinzinger shortly after the January 6, 2021, Capitol protests, as Kinzinger was positioning him as a leading anti-Trump Republican. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reveal that on March 22, 2021, Armstrong made two $2,900 donations: one to Kinzinger’s congressional campaign and another to his political action committee (PAC).

In the weeks leading up to those checks, Kinzinger had launched a full-scale war on Donald Trump and his supporters. On January 7, 2021, Kinzinger became the first Republican in Congress to publicly demand that then-Vice President Mike Pence invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, calling the president “unfit” and “unwell.” Six days later, on January 13, he was one of only ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump on the charge of “incitement of insurrection.”

Throughout January, February, and March, Kinzinger made the rounds on CNN and other networks, repeatedly branding Jan 6 an “insurrection,” attacking Republicans who defended Trump, and positioning himself as a leader of the anti-Trump “resistance” inside the GOP.

Stitt and Armstrong are set to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss the appointment. Armstrong will reportedly serve as a caretaker and not seek a full term.

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