Day: December 27, 2024

Charlie Kirk REVEALS 3 Ways to SHRINK the Department of Education

Donald Trump is in for a fight if he wants to fully abolish the Department of Education – he might not even be able to legally do it without Congress. But Turning Point USA founder ‪@RealCharlieKirk‬ tells Glenn there are 3 major steps Trump can take to shrink the Department in the meantime and release its grip on our education system. Speaking at AmFest 2024, Charlie and Glenn also discuss what DOGE can do to make a massive difference and whether Republicans have finally come to an agreement on the continuing resolution spending bill.

The $270 Billion Race to Replace the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal, one of the greatest engineering marvels in history, is facing a crisis like never before. With water levels at record lows, daily ship transits slashed, and shipping costs skyrocketing, the future of this vital trade route is in jeopardy. In this video, we explore the $270 billion race to replace the Panama Canal and its massive role in global trade. From Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor to Colombia’s ambitious railway project and Nicaragua’s controversial mega-canal, countries across the Americas are competing to claim the crown. But Panama isn’t giving up without a fight. The Panama Canal Authority is rolling out bold upgrades and strategies to stay competitive in a rapidly changing global trade landscape.

“Gave It Away For $1…” Trump Wants Panama Canal Back, “It’s For All Nations” Says Panama | CLRCUT

Donald Trump is upset with Panama for charging high fees to US ships using the Panama Canal. He has threatened that the U.S. could take control of it again if rates aren’t lowered. Trump argued that the canal, which was built by the US and is mostly used by American ships, should never have been given to Panama in 1999. He believes the US was unfairly forced to hand it over and now wants it back, especially because of the growing influence of countries like China. Trump sees the canal as crucial to U.S. trade and security, so he wants more control over it. 0:00 - INTRODUCTION 2:29 - WHOSE CANAL IS IT ANYWAY? 3:19 - HOW DID THE US SUCCEED IN MAKING THE PANAMA CANAL? 4:29 - WHY DID USA GIVE AWAY THE PANAMA CANAL? 7:06 - WHAT ROLE DOES CHINA PLAY?

How will Trump get China off the Panama Canal?

Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, reacts to President-elect Donald Trump eyeing the Panama Canal to stop the threat of China on 'The Bottom Line.'

'WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT!': Trump and Panama president spar over control of key canal

Panama President José Raúl Mulino responds to President-elect Donald Trump's idea that his new administration could try to regain control of a key canal.

 

How Trump Plans to Deport 4% of the U.S. Population

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to deport millions of immigrants in what would be the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. One cost estimate has his plan at $315 billion – that’s more than the government spends on most federal agencies. Roughly 13 million immigrants who entered the country illegally are at risk of deportation. WSJ breaks down the logistics and explains why an operation of this scale could require hundreds of billions of dollars over the course of a decade. Chapters : 0:00 Estimate of Trump’s plan 0:30 Overview of the plan 2:30 Arrests 4:18 Detention 6:20 Legal process 7:32 Removal 8:57 Funding

Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, here are some of the highlights

President Biden signed 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, including one that formally makes the bald eagle the country's official bird. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on those laws, the death sentences the president commuted and the ongoing questions about the sale of U.S. Steel.

'It's a lot!': Hosts amazed at Biden's vacation total 

Canada, the Panama Canal, and Now Greenland-What’s behind Trump’s expansionist rhetoric?

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First, President-elect Donald Trump tweaked Canada’s far-left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about becoming governor of the 51st state of the United States of America. He said that the Panama Canal should once again come under American control. Make that the 52nd state. Now, are you ready for a 53rd state? On Sunday, Trump renewed a call he made during his first term: that the United States should buy Greenland from Denmark. Could the man possibly be serious?

Maybe not. The left’s propaganda arm, also known as the mainstream media, loves to portray Trump and his supporters as angry, bitter, ignorant people lashing out against people who know better what’s good for them. Trump has never gotten credit for his sense of humor, despite the fact that he is easily the funniest man to occupy the White House since Ronald Reagan, and may even surpass the Gipper.

Much of Trump’s humor goes entirely unnoticed. Few have taken any note of the fact that his new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recalls the Doge internet meme that Elon Musk briefly made Twitter’s logo in 2023. And Trump’s teasing of “Governor” Trudeau went so far over the head of MSNBC that the far-left garbage machine put out an article ascribing the gibe to Trump’s “confusion.”

On the other hand, there was nothing funny about Trump’s statement that the U.S. should resume control of the Panama Canal. “Has anyone ever heard of the Panama Canal?” Trump asked the crowd at AmericaFest. “Because we’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal just like we’re being ripped off everywhere else.”

Trump went on to explain that the Panama Canal “was given to Panama and to the people of Panama,” “but it has provisions, you gotta treat us fairly and they haven’t treated us fairly. If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America in full, quickly, and without question.”

Trump wasn’t being funny about Greenland, either. “For the purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World,” he wrote on Sunday, “the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” This got the same reception that it got during Trump’s first term. Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede said haughtily on Monday that “Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland. We are not for sale and we will not be for sale.” He didn’t seem to have mentioned that Greenland is not an independent state but is Danish territory.

Even in floating the idea, however, along with his statements about the Panama Canal, Trump has become the most forthrightly expansionist president since William McKinley. Is this all about personal vainglory, as the left contends, or is there more substance to it? The answer is clear: Trump is once again being true to his America-First convictions.

His question to Trudeau was pointed, and remains unanswered: “So your country can’t survive unless it’s ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion?” Trump asked Trudeau this question when the Canadian prime minister complained that the tariff Trump threatened to levy if Canada continued to do nothing to control its long border with the U.S. would destroy Canada. That’s where the Canada-as-the-51st-state jibe originated; it’s really all about Trump protecting American interests.

With the canal, it’s the same situation. Trump contends that we’re not being treated fairly. Politico reported that he “also said he would not let the canal fall into the ‘wrong hands,’ warning of potential Chinese influence in Panama.” Regarding Greenland, it’s once again the same story. Harvard International Review noted in an Aug. 2024 article that “while Greenland remains closely linked to Scandinavia as an autonomous region of Denmark, global powers such as the United States, China, and Russia are racing to extend military and economic influence in the region as it becomes more habitable.”

Here’s the bottom line: if the United States doesn’t control the Panama Canal and Greenland, China or Russia likely will, and the consequences could be severe both for the American economy and for national security. So while the leftist intelligentsia laughs at Trump’s revival of the Manifest Destiny imperative, there is, as is so often the case, a method to his madness. Trump is playing the great power game at a time when the left wants nothing more than for America to stand down and let China be the world’s great power. It’s yet another reason why leftists hate him so passionately.