Monday, August 4, 2025
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TOP O’ THE MORNIN’
Red-Hot at RedState
As with any unruly child, there must be consequences for poor behavior or they will never learn.
“There is no question: This was the greatest political scandal of our lifetime,” he added, calling it a “stain on our country that should never happen again.”
Trump Finally Reveals His Thoughts on the Sydney Sweeney Controversy As Only He Can
“If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic!”
Trending Across Townhall Media
Another Day, Another Dipstick Who Needs a Lesson in 2A History
As he later goes on to claim that “shall not be infringed” is vague, I think his understanding of the English language is somewhere just south of an amoeba’s.
Texas Democrats: When The Going Gets Tough, Run Away!
Strike while you can, Republicans. These are not new rules we are living by, and it is long past time that the GOP engage in politics as they are and have always been thus, not as some would wish them to be.
To Kill an Operation Mockingbird: Tulsi Goes to War With the CIA’s Propaganda Yobbos
I believe the darker threat isn’t fake news, but the seemingly unquenchable thirst for more of the same. Killing Operation Mockingbird is integral, but teaching leftoids they’ve been lied to for decades is the true challenge.
Secret Service Was About to Make a Baffling Move Until a GOP Senator Raised Some Questions
And this woman was set to get her clearance back. Hell no.
If Republicans pulled a stunt like this, a Democratic governor wouldn’t hesitate to vacate their seats.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
The critters are all in recess now until September 2nd. The Senate finished off its session with multiple confirmations — including Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. While there was much consternation about pro forma sessions preventing recess appointments by President Trump, the reasonable inference, given his praise of Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and continued ridicule of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), is that Trump and Thune are on the same page about proceeding with the standard confirmation process upon the Senate’s return — either via a favorable deal worked out in the interim or a rule change essentially forced by the Democrats’ antics.
In the meantime, Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) are asking for a “Big Four” meeting this week with Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to discuss FY26 funding.
White House What’s Up
President Trump has returned to the White House from Bedminster, New Jersey. On Monday, he’s set to have lunch with Vice President JD Vance.
Full Court Press…
The Supreme Court has asked the parties in the Louisiana redistricting case argued (but not decided) last term for briefs addressing “Whether the State’s intentional creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution.” Streiff’s got more on that recent order here:
READ MORE: Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Key Voting Rights Act Provision
COMING ATTRACTIONS
It’s a ways off still, but President Trump is set to travel to London in mid-September.
MORNING MUSING
There’s a time for outrage. There’s been an inordinate amount of legitimately outrage-inducing abuses and corruption and just plain nastiness in recent years, and many on the right, who’ve felt the pain and frustration of having Lucy yank the football just when it seems the GOP is making headway, are understandably a bit twitchy when it comes to Swampnanigans. (Ooh – I like that – may need to trademark it.)
No one — and I mean no one — should trust Chuck Schumer farther than they can throw him. So maybe it’s just as well that the “deal(s)” he attempted to secure in exchange for nudging along President Trump’s nominations in the Senate were so outlandish that Trump himself told Schumer to “go to hell.” Understandably, some expected the next logical move would be for the Senate to recess and allow for Trump to make recess appointments, so they read John Thune’s decision to continue with pro forma sessions as an effort to “block” Trump’s ability to do so and quickly launched into outrage mode.
But it’s important to note that there are some solid strategic reasons not to handle it that way (most notably that said appointments then only hold through the end of the current Senate session, and we’d then be back at square one with them). Even more important than that, as noted above, Trump himself did not launch into outrage mode. That told me that he and Thune are on the same page with this — and Thune, who’s largely played ball with the administration and worked toward advancing Trump’s agenda, is not the bad guy here.
In other words, reading the Trump leaves, this isn’t the time/issue for outrage — unless, of course, it’s directed at Schumer and his obstructionist Democrat pals.
I have a feeling – a very strong one – that David’s first sentence is correct…
Often. https://t.co/udgtvTuLQF
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) August 4, 2025
LIGHTER FARE
Live look inside Susie’s home office…
Waiting for the first cup of coffee to kick in…Monday mornings..🐈☕🥱😅 pic.twitter.com/IDpVafBAYX
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 4, 2025
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