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HERE WE GO: Trump to Hold Presser Tomorrow to Reveal Names of Entities and People Involved in Govt. Fraud and Abuse, “There’s No Chance That There’s No Kickbacks Going On” (VIDEO)

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, INVESTIGATIONS

President Trump

President Trump announced he will be holding a press conference tomorrow to release a list of names of entities and people involved in government fraud and abuse.

This comes one day after Elon Musk said DOGE was investigating how government workers mysteriously accrued millions of dollars.

“We do find it sort of rather odd that there are quite a few people in the bureaucracy who who have essentially a salary of a few hundred thousand dollars, but somehow manage to accrue tens of millions of dollars in net worth while they are in that position,” Elon Musk said on Tuesday.

“We’re just curious as to where it came from. Whether they have very good investing in which that case we should take their investment advice perhaps,” Musk said. “They seem to be mysteriously getting wealthy and we don’t know why – where did it come from? I think the reality is that they are getting wealthier at the taxpayer expense.”

WATCH:

Trump said he’s going to name names.

“I’m going to read to you some of the names that hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars have been given to,” Trump said during a presser on Wednesday.

“I say it in front of our our attorney general. There’s no chance that there’s not kickbacks or something going on. When you give millions and millions of dollars to somebody that stands to look at something for 15 minutes and walks away with millions of dollars. That money’s coming back in some form. And that’s only one form of corruption,” Trump said.

President Trump said that out of a list of 200 expenditures, only 3 looked “reasonable.”

“I went through a list of 200 expenditures that were made, and I found three that looked like they were reasonable. Okay, three and, we’ll be talking about that tomorrow,” he said.

“I want to commend Elon. He doesn’t need this. You know, he’s abused by you people every day. He’s found more things than anybody could find,” Trump added.

WATCH:

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Welcome to Leavittown: Press Secretary Torches Press Over New Anti-Trump Smear

Filed Under: INVESTIGATIONS, Newsbusters

Having decided in recent days to collectively settle on a new narrative of painting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a constitutional crisis and defend faceless, unelected bureaucrats as heroes, the liberal media Borg were handed a brutal reality check Wednesday with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made clear this disinformation campaign wouldn’t be tolerated.

Leavitt had this to say about the liberal media’s “fear-mongering” and claims the administration would ignore (far-left) federal judges yielding “radical injunctions” thwarting DOGE and ignoring the will of the people:

WELCOME TO LEAVITTOWN, liberal media!@PressSec goes nuclear over their “constitutional crisis” nonsense: “Now before I take questions I would like to address an extremely dishonest narrative that we’ve seen emerging over the past few days. Many outlets in this room have been… pic.twitter.com/Rrb4vZMLhQ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
Thankfully, the thin-skinned liberal media reporters largely behaved themselves when it came to this issue.

Sitting in the new media seat and thus kicking off the briefing’s Q&A? Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski:

Rumble CEO @chrispavlovski gets today’s “new media” seat at the White House Press Briefing: “Rumble was a victim of censorship at the hands of multiple foreign governments. It is clear there are still many countries who oppose free speech and even target American companies. Can… pic.twitter.com/MGb0vzME3w
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
After a questions from Bloomberg’s Jordan Fabian about inflation and tariffs, CBS’s Jennifer Jacobs respectfully asked about whether DOGE has found any evidence of government waste, fraud, and abuse.

Leavitt brought the receipts, including “$57,000 for climate change in Sri Lanka”:

CBS’s @JenniferJJacobs: “On DOGE and the fraud claims, Elon Musk in the Oval yesterday gave us some information on that. We are just wondering if there’s some proof, evidence — is the White House willing to share evidence of those fraud claims or can Elon Musk come to the… pic.twitter.com/D1aB3zqEN8
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
Jacobs followed up on whether the examples in Leavitt’s lengthy answer are “fraud,” “waste, or…just contrary to the President’s policies.”

Leavitt calmly responded that she “would argue that all of these things are fraudulent, they are wasteful, and they are an abuse of the American taxpayers dollar” and “not what the American government should be spending money on,” but “anybody in here” was free to insist they’re worthwhile.

Our friend Mary Margaret Olohan at the Daily Wire asked Leavitt to elaborate on the administration’s view of judges standing in the way of Trump’s agenda:

@realDailyWire’s @MaryMargOlohan: “More on the judges. Does the White House believe the courts have the authority to issue these nationwide injunctions?”@PressSec @KarolineLeavitt: “We believe that the injunctions issued by these judges have no basis in the law and have no… pic.twitter.com/4SmqiBqHvj
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
A few minutes later, Real Clear Politics’s Philip Wegmann brought up the other dominant news story, Russia and Ukraine (click the tweet to see the whole thread, including follow-ups):

.@PhilipWegmann: “Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has said after the war that he wants NATO membership or nuclear weapons. We heard Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say that NATO membership was unrealistic. What’s the President’s view on the other option, on a nuclear Ukraine?”… pic.twitter.com/6x42lkPq9u
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins — who peddled fear-morn on her primetime show Monday night insisting America’s on the verge of a “constitution crisis” — chose instead to ask about Russia vs. Ukraine and then pitch a small fit about the White House keeping the Associated Press from press pool events (attended by wire services, one print, one radio, and one TV reporter) because the outlet refuses to comply with the Gulf of Mexico’s name change to the Gulf of America:

CNN’s @KaitlanCollins: “And final thing for you, which White House official made the decision to bar the AP reporter from the Oval Office and the Diplomatic Reception Room last night?”@PressSec @KarolineLeavitt: “Well, first of all, let me just set the record straight. It is a… pic.twitter.com/IuJmXQhbKT
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
In her second question, Collins fretted this was “retaliatory in nature” against the AP and has created “ a precedent that the White House will retaliate against reporters who don’t use the language you guys believe reporters should use.”

Leavitt replied to the arrogant former conservative reporter-turned-corporate liberal darling that she “was upfront in my briefing on day one if we feel there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room we are going to hold those lies accountable.”

After calling on his fiancé Monica Luisi of TPUSA and hearing her question about declassifying documents on the MLK Jr., JFK, and RJK assassinations, One America News’s Daniel Baldwin shared this stunner about wasteful spending in New York City:

.@OANN’s @Baldwin_Daniel_: “I wanted to ask about the $59 million that FEMA sent to New York City migrant hotels. Secretary Kristi Noem just put out a statement, saying that she had clawed back the whole payment that FEMA activists unilaterally gave to NYC migrant hotels. She… pic.twitter.com/8slR1pvqv1
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
The briefing concluded with Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson, who started with a question that, if asked by a progressive, would have been seen as eyeroll-inducing. Instead, he seemed to have been wanting to make a point about the left’s unhinged nature, which Leavitt diagnosed as the liberal media trying to sow division inside the administration:

Gateway Pundit’s @ConradsonJordan: “Does @ElonMusk have power of the presidency?”@PressSec @KarolineLeavitt: “Absolutely not. That’s ridiculous question.”
Conradson: “Right. I ask that question — I ask that question because the Democrats have been hurling insults, calling him… pic.twitter.com/xytE0xPXGe
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 12, 2025
To see the relevant transcript from the February 12 briefing (including foreign policy questions from Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich and the New York Post on bellyaching from the city’s far-left comptroller), click here.

Trump Admin Formally Ends Biden’s War on Gas Stoves

Filed Under: INVESTIGATIONS, Washington Free Beacon

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is formally ending a review that it initiated during the Biden administration to assess the potential health risks posed by gas-powered stovetops.

In a statement to the Washington Free Beacon, Consumer Product Safety Commission acting chairman Peter Feldman said he considers the matter “concluded” and emphasized that the federal government should not interfere with consumer choice. Feldman’s comments effectively put an end to a years-long process that critics feared would lead to a broad ban on gas stoves.

“In electing President Trump, the American people spoke loudly that the United States has no business telling American families how to cook their meals,” Feldman told the Free Beacon.

“I became Acting Chairman of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission in January 2025, shortly after President Trump’s inauguration,” he continued. “So long as I have a say in the matter, the CPSC is out of the gas-stoves-banning business. The agency has no plans to advance such a rule.”

Feldman’s decision to end the review on gas stoves represents a significant defeat for climate activists and Democrats, who have pushed for policies prohibiting new gas-powered appliances and promoting electric alternatives. In 2023, for example, New York passed a ban on gas appliances in new constructions that will begin taking effect next year.

It also signals the latest federal action in Trump’s sweeping energy agenda. As part of that agenda, Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to safeguard the “American people’s freedom to choose from a variety of goods and appliances” and directed his administration to reverse Biden-era regulations on energy efficiency and climate, which targeted home appliances.

The little-known Consumer Product Safety Commission first weighed in on gas stoves in January 2023 after Biden-appointed Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. remarked that “any option is on the table” regarding a potential ban, that gas stoves are a “hidden hazard,” and that unsafe products can be banned. He added that the idea that cooking must be done on gas stoves was a “carefully manicured myth.”

Trumka’s comments sparked an intense outcry among consumer choice activists, the natural gas industry, Republicans, and some Democrats.

While then-commission chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric responded by saying the agency wasn’t looking to ban gas stoves, he issued a request for information notice “seeking public input on chronic hazards associated with gas stoves.” The public comment period ended in May 2023, but the agency’s review of the matter remained ongoing as of last month.

“One of my first actions as ranking member of the Commerce Committee was to expose how left-wing radical activists were behind the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s push to ban gas stoves that Americans use every day,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, told the Free Beacon in a statement.

“I am glad President Trump’s administration is putting a stop to this massive government overreach and that the Biden era rule will not advance,” he added.

Cruz in February 2023 authored the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which was inspired by Trumka’s comments and would block the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves.

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J6 Defendant Isaac Thomas Sends Farewell Message and Thank You to The Gateway Pundit and Our Audience

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, INVESTIGATIONS

Isaac Thomas at a prayer rally.

J6 defendant Isaac Thomas reached out to The Gateway Pundit today to let us know that he is grateful for all of our readers who have supported him along his journey.

Isaac had his J6 case dismissed with prejudice, meaning the Department of Justice will not be able to charge him again for crimes related to January 6th.

He was originally scheduled to go to trial on March 7th for charges of assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon. The weapon in question was a plastic Trump flag. As of the day he was pardoned, no officer had come forward and accused Isaac of assault. The official victim listed on his case was “Congress”

Isaac denied the allegations of violence and said that he was falsely accused because of his political beliefs. He explained that after being charged, he was evicted from his home, lost his job, and then had his bail revoked for not having an address to use for the court.

The media smeared him as a violent insurrectionist but never bothered to look into the facts and evidence that was presented in his case.

You can help Isaac here.

Isaac provided The Gateway Pundit with these videos from his time at the protest that day. He can be heard telling protesters, “Don’t break anything guys,” and even thanked an officer for their service that had been kind to the protesters.

Throughout the last couple of years, we have followed Isaac’s story. Starting with his journey in foster care and ending up on the front lines on January 6th. He has had one hell of an experience for being a 22-year-old young man.

His attorney Steven Metcalf celebrated the dismissal of his case stating:

“It has been a true honor to work with Isaac throughout these last few years. This young man’s story has inspired me in many ways to fight harder as an attorney and has redefined what justice meant for me in the courtroom.”

“Isaac has become more than just a client or stack of paperwork, he is my friend. I’m very glad that he will get to move on with his life now and continue his journey towards getting justice for foster children. I look forward to working with him on some of those cases going forward.”

Isaac still has approximately $6,000 dollars in legal bills, so for now he has kept his GiveSendGo account active.

You can support Isaac by visiting his GiveSendGo and by praying for him and his continued fight for justice.

Isaac leaves us with this message:

“After four years of being targeted by the communist Biden regime, I have just been informed that President Trump has granted me Clemency and that the DOJ is dismissing my January 6th case!!

“I spent seven months in pretrial confinement at the DC Gulag (four of those months in solitary confinement with roaches the size of quarters), was evicted from my home, lost a job that I loved, and lost many family and friends. But somehow I came out of this stronger and closer to God than I’ve ever been! They will never break us!!

“Throughout this process I have been blessed to meet a ton of patriotic Americans who have become family to me. People like Treniss Evans and Jalise Middleton, Jake Lang and Marie Goodwyn, Suzzanne Monk, Paula Crowder Calloway and of course my amazing attorney Steven Metcalf, and so many others who stood with us through every day of this terror.”

Thank you again to Jim Hoft and the amazing patriots in The Gateway Pundit audience.”

“Without all of you, we would have never survived this.”

“These unfortunate events have forged a community full of the most passionate, loving people that our country has to offer. It reminds me of how good God is and how he always has a plan for everything that happens to his people.”

“Praise Jesus for His faithfulness!”

“Welcome back President Trump!!”

Thank you to all of our TGP readers for making a difference, let freedom ring!!!

You can help Isaac here.

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We need America First governors to restore state sovereignty

Filed Under: INVESTIGATIONS, The Blaze

President Trump is driving the long-overdue transformation of the federal government at an impressive pace. Congress must keep up. Once it does, the states will be next to restore the vertical balance of power in 2026. Arizona will need a governor who understands this mission and vision. That’s why I’m running for governor in 2026.

From day one, President Trump and his team aggressively tackled the worst aspects of Washington’s bloated and corrupt government. He assembled a top-tier team of more than 1,000 experts to audit the reckless spending and financial mismanagement. He also appointed highly qualified leaders to fill his Cabinet and key executive positions, ensuring a strong and capable administration.

In two years, states will need America First leaders who are ready to restore sovereignty and put their citizens first.

What did the team of auditor geeks uncover? Billions of dollars in unauthorized payments, including duplicate transactions funding woke, anti-American programs worldwide. These findings expose the systemic erosion of our economy, culture, and freedom.

That’s why the left is freaking out. Leftists cry “fascism” when the Trump administration is actually dismantling the corrupt connection between government and private-sector subsidies. They accuse the DOGE of abusing its power simply for exposing the financial trail of bureaucratic corruption.

Democrats are in shock. They can’t believe American voters rejected their radical agenda — open borders, releasing violent criminals onto the streets, enabling rampant retail theft, using tax dollars to fund unrestricted abortions, inviting drag queens into kindergartens, and allowing male athletes to compete against women. Their disbelief is the clearest sign yet that the American people have had enough.

To the few Democrats left, America is a systemically racist and misogynistic nation.

As they regroup and elect radicals to lead their party, Democrats continue to protest what they see as the unfairness of President Trump and his supporters’ efforts to dismantle the woke and weaponized national government.

If Congress follows Trump’s lead and prioritizes massive spending cuts, America will enter a new era of prosperity. It could be a golden age. Why worry about the “debt ceiling” when Congress has ignored it for years to enable runaway spending? Why fret over the “cost” of returning money to the American taxpayer? After all, it’s their money.

The most important thing that Congress can do to deliver on Trump’s mandate is to slash federal spending. No more lip service about trimming around the edges.

If Congress won’t attack the structural deficit of more than $2 trillion per year, the markets will impose discipline. And that won’t be pleasant.

In his second inaugural address, President Trump warned that out-of-control spending was fueling inflation. He was right. Now is the time to address it.

If Congress reins in spending, it will also reduce the size and power of the national government.

By the 2026 elections, the economy will be stronger, the federal government will be shrinking, and states will continue to regain their authority. This will mark the rebirth of federalism and the restoration of vertical separation of powers.

Republicans will expand their majorities in the House and Senate, empowering states to govern with greater authority and sovereignty. The United States must return to a federal system of government, not the centralized bureaucracy it has become.

That is why, in two years, states will need America First leaders who are ready to restore sovereignty and put their citizens first.

Melania Trump reopens White House public tours — here’s how you can request a visit

Filed Under: INVESTIGATIONS, The Blaze

The White House will reopen for public tours, according to a statement from first lady Melania Trump on Wednesday.

The tours will begin on February 25, according to the first lady’s statement on social media.

‘This opportunity is unique among nations around the globe — a tradition we are honored to continue for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come each year.’

“The President and I are excited to reopen the White House to those interested in the extraordinary story of this iconic and beautiful landmark,” read her post.

“There is much to learn about the American Presidency, the First Families who have lived here, and our Nation’s rich history from a firsthand experience at the White House,” she added. “This opportunity is unique among nations around the globe — a tradition we are honored to continue for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come each year.”

The statement said that the public tours could be requested through members of Congress and would be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. They can be requested up to three months in advance.

Tours of the White House were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but were reopened in 2022. Former first lady Jill Biden also updated the public tour with virtual elements as well as other more engaging components.

The White House receives about 10,000 visitors per week, according to a press release from 2024. The tours include the Vermeil Room, the Library, the China Room, the Blue Room, and the State Dining Room.

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Democrat Running for Stefanik’s House Seat Pushed Library of Congress To Take Down Interview Bashing Local Workers

Filed Under: INVESTIGATIONS, Washington Free Beacon

The New York Democrat vying to fill Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R.) seat successfully pushed the Library of Congress to remove a damning interview calling his would-be constituents lazy alcoholics who couldn’t replace his migrant farmhands.

Blake Gendebien, who’s running for New York’s 21st Congressional District, said during a 2013 interview that local upstate residents “show up late” and “drink too much,” while his Hispanic employees work 12-hour days. But that interview, conducted by the Library of Congress for a special project documenting the culture of contemporary American workers, was recently taken offline at Gendebien’s request, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

“In this case, the subject of the interview requested that it be taken down from our site,” a Library of Congress representative told the Free Beacon on Tuesday morning. “We are typically generous in honoring these requests since they are personal narratives, however we keep the descriptive information online and make the collection accessible onsite in our reading room. That is what we’ve done in this case.”

The precise date of the interview’s removal is unknown, but internet archives indicate that the audio was accessible on the Library of Congress’s website until at least Feb. 2. The Free Beacon noticed it was missing Monday after the New York Post reported Gendebien’s remarks Sunday.

Gendebien’s attempt to scrub the interview hints at an effort to mitigate potential damage to his campaign, given that most Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove illegal immigrants from the country. Since taking office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified its efforts to deport dangerous aliens, with 11,000 total arrests reported as of Monday. This includes targeted operations in New York.

Stefanik plans to vacate her seat if she’s confirmed as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. In 2024, she won her district with 62 percent of the vote, making Gendebien’s campaign a longshot.

In the interview, meant to document his life as a dairy farm owner, Gendebien argued local residents in upstate New York could not replace his migrant workers for a variety of reasons.

“It’s hard to find one local person that doesn’t have domestic abuse problems, alcohol problems, wage garnishments,” Gendebien said. “So you have all these plans and these [local workers] leave for court all the time because they are in custody battles and child-support battles. It’s just awful.”

“They show up late. They drink too much. There is just no labor force out there,” he added.

By contrast, Gendebien said his Hispanic farmhands work about 12 hours a day, “six and a half days a week,” calling it “their choice.”

“Three Hispanic employees. They would need to be replaced by probably six local people,” Gendebien said.

The congressional hopeful even admitted that he once paid $10,000 to bail out a farm worker that ICE had detained. He claimed that agents “profile” people based on “skin color.”

While the Library of Congress allows the removal of content containing “personally identifiable information” from its online platform upon request, items may still be accessed onsite in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday morning, the Free Beacon confirmed Gendebien’s interview was indeed still available onsite. A library employee also told the Free Beacon that the interview would be reinstated online “certainly by next week,” suggesting that Gendebien regretted his initial decision to have it removed.

Gendebien did not respond to a request for comment.

Jessica Schwalb contributed to this report.

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Democrat Rep. Summer Lee Calls Trump a “White Supremacist” and Demands “Reparations” (VIDEO)

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, INVESTIGATIONS

Democrat Rep. Summer Lee demands reparations

Democrat Rep. Summer Lee (PA) called President Trump a White Supremacist, demanded reparations, and pushed for DEI on Wednesday during a briefing.

“White supremacy is rampant in this country, just look at the current administration!” the Pennsylvania Democrat shouted.

“[Trump] has contributed to racial terror!” she shouted before demanding reparations.

WATCH:

According to NBC News, Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley will introduce reparations bill H.R. 40 on Wednesday.

Rep. Pressley told NBC News that we are in a moment of “emboldened white supremacy and “anti-black racism.”

The legislation won’t go anywhere since the Democrats are in the minority.

NBC News reported:

Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the Trump administration leads a wide-scale rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government.

The bill, which had 130 co-sponsors in the last session, is not likely to advance under the Republican-controlled Congress, and the White House has previously been opposed to any reparations efforts.

“We find ourselves in a moment of emboldened white supremacy and anti-Black racism, and a weaponized Supreme Court that is actively gutting protections and progress that has been made,” Pressley, D-Mass., told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

She described the country as being at “a painful inflection point.” She added, “We have a hostile administration working actively to roll back decades of progress and more recent progress when it comes to our civil rights.”

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