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January 7, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Health
TRUMP TRANSITION 2024/5

GOP Senator Critical of RFK Vax Stance Is MASSIVELY Bankrolled by Big Pharma.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican critical of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism, draws significant financial support from pharmaceutical industry executives, The National Pulse can reveal. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Cassidy called RFK’s position on vaccinations “wrong.”

“I will meet with him this coming week,” he said, adding, “I look forward to the interview. I agree with him on some things and disagree on others. The food safety, I think the ultra-processed food is a problem. Vaccinations, he’s wrong on, and so I just look forward to having a good dialogue with him on that,” Cassidy concluded.

Federal disclosures reveal an influx of campaign donations began on February 10th, 2023, shortly after Cassidy’s appointment as the ranking member of the Senate Health Committee.

Notable contributions from the period included $5,800 from Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, $5,000 from Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, $2,900 from Bristol Myers Squibb CEO Giovanni Caforio, and $2,500 from Biogen CEO Christopher Viehbacher, all of whom are members of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) board.

Further support came from various pharmaceutical companies’ political action committees, with contributions like $2,500 from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), $1,000 from Boehringer Ingelheim, $1,000 from Novartis, $2,500 from Takeda, $2,500 from Alnylam, $1,000 from Bristol Myers Squibb, $5,000 from Astellas, $2,900 from Eisai, and $1,000 from Gilead. Individual contributions were also made, including $5,800 from Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day, $1,500 from PhRMA COO Lori Reilly, and $1,000 from PhRMA Senior Vice President for Federal Advocacy Anne Esposito.

More comprehensive information logged by OpenSecrets shows that the health professionals and pharmaceuticals/health products industries are among Cassidy’s top backers. The former gave him $1,163,554 from 2015-2024, while the latter gave him $667,137.

Cassidy says RFK Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s chosen nominee for the Health and Human Services Secretary, is “wrong” on vaccinations.

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Senator Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican critical of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism, draws significant financial support from pharmaceutical industry executives, The National Pulse can reveal. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Cassidy called RFK's position on vaccinations "wrong." show more
trump biden
January 6, 2025
Politics

Biden is Trying to Sabotage Trump With a Fresh Ban on Future Oil and Gas.

President Joe Biden has issued a ban on future offshore oil and gas drilling across significant portions of U.S. coastal waters. The move could significantly derail President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pledge to unleash American energy through granting new leases and expanding drilling rights.

The executive order, announced Monday by the White House, relies on Biden’s authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and will block new leasing in federal waters off the East and West coasts, the eastern edge of the Gulf of Mexico, and parts of the northern Bering Sea. However, it leaves most of the Gulf of Mexico untouched. In response to Biden’s directive, Trump’s spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, criticized the move in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“This is a disgraceful decision designed to exact political revenge on the American people who gave President Trump a mandate to increase drilling and lower gas prices,” Leavitt writes, adding: “Rest assured, Joe Biden will fail, and we will drill, baby, drill.”

GREEN AGENDA.

Environmental groups such as Oceana have praised the ban, viewing it as a necessary step to address climate change and protect coastal communities. The American Petroleum Institute, representing oil and gas interests, argues that the ban threatens U.S. energy security. Industry representatives expressed the need for Congress to overturn the policy, viewing it as a politically driven impediment to American energy development.

The implications for Trump’s administration could be substantial, as reversing the ban may require legislative action rather than a unilateral executive decision.

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President Joe Biden has issued a ban on future offshore oil and gas drilling across significant portions of U.S. coastal waters. The move could significantly derail President-elect Donald J. Trump's pledge to unleash American energy through granting new leases and expanding drilling rights. show more
January 6, 2025
Wake Up Right
Lawfare
TRUMP TRANSITION 2024/5

WINNING: Trump Plans to Release Over 1,000 J6 Prisoners.

President-elect Donald J. Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office.

Back up: More than 1,600 of Trump’s supporters have been charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 riot, and hundreds are currently in prison, many for simply entering the Capitol area.

The details: Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in December: “I’m going to be acting very quickly… I’m looking first day. These people have been there — how long is it? Three, four years. They’ve been in there for years. And they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.”

  • Trump added: “These people have suffered. Their lives have been destroyed. And yet, in Portland, where they burned down half the city… They don’t do anything.”

Quote: On Sunday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a key Trump ally, wrote on X: “President Trump will be giving clemency, pardons and commutations, to J6’ers!!”

The scope: Trump has indicated that his administration would “look at each individual case” and focus on “non-violent” offenders.

In related news: Matthew Graves, the D.C. U.S. Attorney who ran the prosecutions of J6ers, announced last week that he will resign ahead of Trump’s return to office.

The last word: Republican strategist John Feehery summed up the whole J6 spectacle best, saying: “Instead of spending time talking about issues the voters cared about, [Democrats] wasted time talking about a mostly peaceful protest that really only resonated with those who watch MSNBC.”

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President-elect Donald J. Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office. show more
January 6, 2025
William Upton
Breaking
News

BREAKING: Congress Certifies Trump’s Landslide 2024 Presidential Victory.

The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump‘s landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Once sworn in, Trump will be only the second American to serve two non-consecutive terms in office—having held the White House from 2017 through 2021 and now from 2025 until 2029. Trump received a total of 312 electoral votes, while his Democratic Party opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, received 226 electoral votes.

During the 2001 certification, the Congressional Black Caucus systematically objected to confirming the electoral votes won by George W. Bush—each challenging the electoral votes from the State of Florida. These objections were rejected by Democrat Vice President Al Gore—who lost the election to Bush—as they lacked a Senator as a second. During the 2025 certification, no Democrats objected to the slate of electors from any state.

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The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump's landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate. show more
January 3, 2025
William Upton
Breaking

BREAKING: Mike Johnson Re-Elected Speaker of the House.

Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) has retained the Speakership in the House of Representatives, narrowly winning in a mostly party-line vote on the first ballot after some negotiation from members who originally voted no. President-elect Donald J. Trump’s formal endorsement of the re-election bid is believed to have been critical in unifying the House Republican Caucus behind Johnson.

Early Friday morning, Johnson and key allies scrambled to shore up votes among Republican lawmakers, leaving the prospects of his re-election as Speaker in doubt. However, a last-minute push by Trump—including phone calls to key Republican members and a post on Truth Social reaffirming his support—moved skeptics of Johnson to drop their opposition. Just before the vote, several outspoken opponents of Johnson reversed course and backed him for Speaker, citing the need to implement Trump’s White House agenda.

Conservative lawmakers, angry over Johnson’s handling of the recent continuing resolution to provide short-term funding for the federal government, had threatened to derail the Speaker election. Responding to the continued backlash just before the vote, Johnson issued three significant commitments to the Republican Caucus to assuage their concerns.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Speaker-elect wrote that he will establish “a working group comprised of independent experts – not corrupted by lobbyists and special interests – to work with DOGE and our committees on implementing recommended government and spending reforms to protect the American taxpayer.”

Additionally, Johson states he will charge “that working group with reviewing existing audits of federal agencies and entities created by Congress—and issuing a report to my office for public release.” He also pledged that he would ensure “House committees undertake aggressive authorizations and appropriations reviews, including providing additional resources where needed, to expose irresponsible or illegal practices and hold agencies/individuals accountable that have weaponized government against the American people. “

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Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) has retained the Speakership in the House of Representatives, narrowly winning in a mostly party-line vote on the first ballot after some negotiation from members who originally voted no. President-elect Donald J. Trump's formal endorsement of the re-election bid is believed to have been critical in unifying the House Republican Caucus behind Johnson. show more
January 3, 2025
Jack Montgomery
News

The Trump Tower Cybertruck Bomber Story Still Doesn’t Make Enough Sense.

Matthew Livelsberger, identified as the individual responsible for the Cybertruck explosion that took place in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day, intended no harm to others, according to his uncle. “Matt was a very skilled warrior, and he would be able to make—if it was him, and if he did this—he would’ve been able to make a more sophisticated explosive than using propane tanks and camping fuel,” argued Dean Livelsberger, claiming his “supersoldier” nephew—a Green Beret—”had the skills and ability to make something more, let’s say, ‘efficient'” than the crude bomb attributed to him.

“Think of Oklahoma City,” said Dean, referring to the 1995 bombing of a federal building by ex-serviceman Timothy McVeigh, which killed 168 people. “McVeigh was just a normal soldier. Not a Tier 1 operator like Matt,” said Dean, arguing his nephew “could have fashioned a bomb that would have obliterated half of that hotel if he seriously wanted to hurt others.”

Dean Livelsberger emphasized Matthew’s capability of causing much greater destruction, highlighting his skills as a highly decorated Green Beret with multiple overseas deployments, including in Afghanistan and other regions.

THE ATTACK.

The Las Vegas bombing occurred outside the Trump International Hotel and involved a rented Cybertruck, manufactured by Elon Musk’s Tesla. Livelsberger reportedly killed himself before his explosives detonated inside the vehicle, leaving seven people with minor injuries.

Authorities discovered Livelsberger’s body, severely burned and initially only identifiable through his personal belongings, including credit cards and a military ID. Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill stated that the investigation is ongoing as officials search for a motive behind the incident.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is exploring connections between this Las Vegas event and a previous attack in New Orleans by Shamsud-din Jabbar. No definite link has been established, but they served at the same military base, Fort Bragg, and were in Afghanistan at overlapping times.

Jabbar is believed to have been associated with the Islamic State, but Dean Livelsberger describes his nephew as having been “a 100 percent patriot” who “loved Trump,”

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Matthew Livelsberger, identified as the individual responsible for the Cybertruck explosion that took place in Las Vegas on New Year's Day, intended no harm to others, according to his uncle. "Matt was a very skilled warrior, and he would be able to make—if it was him, and if he did this—he would’ve been able to make a more sophisticated explosive than using propane tanks and camping fuel," argued Dean Livelsberger, claiming his "supersoldier" nephew—a Green Beret—"had the skills and ability to make something more, let’s say, 'efficient'" than the crude bomb attributed to him. show more
January 2, 2025
William Upton
Crime
NatSec
War

Trump Tower Terrorist Recruited for Ukraine, Just Like Failed Assassin Ryan Routh.

Matthew Livelsberger, the 37-year-old active duty special forces member assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command and named as the suspect in the New Year’s Day Cybertruck bombing outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, is believed to have held strong pro-Ukraine sympathies and even recruited foreign mercenaries to fight for the country in its war against Russia. This has led Las Vegas law enforcement officials to speculate that Livelsberger’s attack was politically motivated.

“This is a Tesla truck, and we know that Elon Musk is working with President-elect Trump, and it’s the Trump Tower,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Wednesday. He added: “There’s obviously things to be concerned about, and it’s something we continue to look at.”

PRO-UKRAINE, ANTI-TRUMP.

A post on a LinkedIn account allegedly belonging to Livelsberger shows him acknowledging to another individual that he was sending recruits their way for an operation in Ukraine that paid $550 a day with lodging and travel provided. An alleged 2016 photo of Livelsberger—who served 19 years as a Green Beret—surfaced on social media showing him wearing a black t-shirt with red lettered print reading “Slava Ukraini.” The phrase translates to “Glory to Ukraine” in English. The photo appears to have been posted to a Facebook page belonging to his wife, Sarah Livelsberger.

Additionally, Mrs. Livelsberger’s alleged social media shows she holds far-left views—making numerous posts between 2015 and 2016 espousing extremist rhetoric against President Donald J. Trump. In a 2015 post, she wrote that following Trump’s social media made her want to kill someone.

Similarly, would-be presidential assassin Ryan Routh recruited mercenaries to serve in Ukraine. Routh is alleged to have visited Fort Bragg—where Livelsberger was once stationed—over 100 times. It is unknown if the two men knew each other.

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Matthew Livelsberger, the 37-year-old active duty special forces member assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command and named as the suspect in the New Year's Day Cybertruck bombing outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, is believed to have held strong pro-Ukraine sympathies and even recruited foreign mercenaries to fight for the country in its war against Russia. This has led Las Vegas law enforcement officials to speculate that Livelsberger's attack was politically motivated. show more
January 2, 2025
William Upton
Politics

REPORT: Biden Struggling to Raise Cash for Presidential Library in Mass Donor Snub.

Outgoing President Joe Biden is struggling to raise funds for his presidential library as major political donors are refusing to give to the 82-year-old Democrat out of anger over President Donald J. Trump’s landslide election victory. Notably, Biden’s approval rating is now lower than Trump’s following the January 6 Capitol riots. He has largely borne the brunt of the blame for the Democratic Party’s defeat in the 2024 presidential election.

Puck’s senior political correspondent, Tara Palmeri, highlighted the fundraising struggles for Biden’s library—an undertaking each former president takes on after their exit from the White House—on her podcast Somebody’s Gotta Win.

“People are really angry with him for pardoning Hunter, for the Democrats’ losses this year in the election, for running for re-election, for the fact that he took so long to drop out of the race and, in turn, did not set up his successor Kamala Harris for success,” Palmeri says.

She continues: “His team is having a really hard time raising money for his presidential library because of it. It is something that all presidents do, but it turns out Democratic donors are like, ‘Thanks but no thanks, we have Trump for a second term after you promised to be the defender of democracy and that you alone could beat him, but it turns out that was not the case.'”

Palmeri notes donors are also angry with Biden’s staff, who insulated him from scrutiny amid his cognitive decline. Biden’s poor mental condition was unquestionably revealed on national television during June’s presidential debate, where the octagenarian appeared confused and unable to articulate simple responses to moderator questions.

Biden faces widespread disapproval among Americans at large. According to Gallup, the 82-year-old Democrat’s approval rating hovered at 37 percent in November—lower than Trump’s rating following the January 6 riots.

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Outgoing President Joe Biden is struggling to raise funds for his presidential library as major political donors are refusing to give to the 82-year-old Democrat out of anger over President Donald J. Trump's landslide election victory. Notably, Biden's approval rating is now lower than Trump's following the January 6 Capitol riots. He has largely borne the brunt of the blame for the Democratic Party's defeat in the 2024 presidential election. show more
January 2, 2025
Economy
Politics

Nippon Steel’s Latest Gambit in U.S. Steel Deal.

Japan’s Nippon Steel is proposing granting the U.S. government veto power over any cuts to U.S. Steel to clear the way for its acquisition of the American company. The proposal comes after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) referred the decision to Joe Biden to either approve or block the merger last week.

Biden, who leaves office on January 20, 2025, has until January 7 to make a decision. Failure to act by this deadline would result in automatic approval of the merger.

A White House spokesman confirmed the receipt of CFIUS’s evaluation, stating that it is under presidential review. The Washington Post previously reported that Nippon Steel has committed to a decade-long assurance against production cuts at U.S. Steel’s domestic facilities, contingent upon approval from a Treasury-led panel.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has repeatedly pledged to block the deal upon assuming office if Biden does not act. “I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan. Through a series of Tax Incentives and Tariffs, we will make U.S. Steel Strong and Great Again, and it will happen FAST!” President-elect Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social last December. He added: “As President, I will block this deal from happening. Buyer Beware!!!”

The National Pulse reported in March last year that Biden opposes the foreign takeover of U.S. Steel. However, now a lame-duck president, some are concerned that Biden’s pledge may have just been an election ploy and that he now intends to take no action to stop Nippon’s takeover of the American company.

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Japan's Nippon Steel is proposing granting the U.S. government veto power over any cuts to U.S. Steel to clear the way for its acquisition of the American company. The proposal comes after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) referred the decision to Joe Biden to either approve or block the merger last week. show more
January 2, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
TECH

Trump Posts Pro-H1B Piece from Far Left Editorial Board. The Responses Are Worth Reading.

President-elect Donald J. Trump is receiving push back from his America First base on Truth Social, after sharing an article by the far-left Editorial Board of the Boston Globe newspaper, saying he “got it spot on when he embraced the kind of visa program used to bring highly skilled technology workers to this country”—i.e., H-1B migrants.

The Boston Globe board is packed with NeverTrumpers, far-leftists, globalists, and anti-Trump hoax peddlers.

“I lost my job to Indian Outsourcing by Verizon,” wrote one user, adding: “Tens of Millions of others have lost their jobs in a similar fashion. You are telling my Daughter that her college degree means nothing anymore because she now has to compete against 7 Billion people across the entire PLANET for a job,” he added, warning of a “bloodbath” in the midterms if the President-elect does not make a course correction, followed by another impeachment.

Another concurred, “I’m a software engineering manager at a FAANG company. There is no skill shortage whatsoever; we have an oversaturation of qualified American computer science graduates already. H1B is big tech’s way of stifling American salaries with less qualified foreign workers to help their bottom line.”

“H1B foreign tech workers have destroyed and undermined the American tech workers,” argued a third. “Over my 45 years in IT, I have seen thousands of good Americans [lose] their jobs and be forced to train their foreign imported replacements,” he continued, saying it is “a lie that there are not enough IT tech talent in America,” and, “The truth is these visas are used to control and suppress American workers and increase the profits of all companies that exploit them.”

‘YOU NEED TO HEAR US.’

Many objectors appealed to appeal to President-elect Trump’s better nature, posting replies such as, “President Trump, I voted for you three times. My family and I prayed for your safety. We supported you because you fought for us, the regular people. My humble opinion, sir, you need to hear us instead of people who benefit from cheaper foreign labor. Put Americans first, sir, just like you promised in the past.”

“[R]espectfully Sir, read all these comments,” pleaded another. “I have scrolled and scrolled and I have not read one American that supports this idea. We want #AmericaFirst #AmericansFirst,” they added.

Many highlighted President-elect Trump’s past opposition to the H-1B visa, saying, “You got it right the first time,” and sharing screenshots of his previous statements on the issue.

BOSTON GLOBE BOARD.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, noted that the Boston Globe‘s editorial board, which is pushing Trump to go with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on the H-1B debate, is “one of the most far left, America-hating institutions in the country.”

“They endorsed Kamala, now they’re endorsing the H1-Bs,” he stressed.

The board is led by James Dao, who has peddled a number of hoaxes against Trump, including but not limited to the Russia hoax. He is supported by Marjorie Pritchard, a COVID and impeachment hoax peddler, as well as MSNBC contributor Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

The board features another dozen or so opinion writers, all but one of them being out-and-out leftists.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump is receiving push back from his America First base on Truth Social, after sharing an article by the far-left Editorial Board of the Boston Globe newspaper, saying he "got it spot on when he embraced the kind of visa program used to bring highly skilled technology workers to this country"—i.e., H-1B migrants. show more