Trump plans patriotic shock for America’s 250th birthday

NEWS AND OPINION:

Former President Donald Trump is already making some patriotic plans for the U.S. ought to he win the 2024 election.

“President Trump pledges to honor America’s founding in 1776 with a full year of celebration. President Trump will on Day One convene a White House task force called ‘Salute to America 250,’ responsible for coordinating with state and local governments to ensure an entire year of festivities across the country from Memorial Day 2025 to July 4th, 2026,” mentioned a written information summarizing Mr. Trump’s grasp plan, launched by his marketing campaign Thursday.

“Three years from now, the United States will celebrate the biggest and most important milestone in our country’s history — 250 years of American Independence,” Mr. Trump mentioned. “That’s why as a nation, we should be preparing for the most spectacular birthday party. We want to make it the best of all time,” Mr. Trump mentioned in a associated video.

Among many different issues, he hopes to prepare sporting contests for highschool athletes, work with the state of Iowa to host a “Great American State Fair,” and would personally host a worldwide occasion to have a good time the large anniversary. Mr. Trump additionally needs to convey again the National Garden of American Heroes — a statuary park challenge which first surfaced when he was in workplace.

Mr. Trump additionally would ask non secular communities to hope for the nation — and requests that the citizenry “come together and rededicate ourselves as one nation under God as we chart a course toward the next 250 years of American history,” in accordance with his assertion.

DEBT LIMITS: THE AFTERMATH

Some should not so impressed with the House, which handed a invoice Wednesday night time that may droop the nationwide debt ceiling till after the 2024 election.

“At a time when American families are suffering from the inflation and interest rate crisis, Congress voted to give Biden a blank check on the debt limit — ensuring that our nation will rack up at least $3.5 trillion in new federal debt before the debt ceiling suspension ends,” mentioned Richard Stern, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.

“Lawmakers went from the solid down payment of the Limit, Save, Grow Act to very limited savings and growth that does too little to rein in our federal government’s out-of-control spending,” he mentioned.

“Even the few pro-growth policies are overshadowed by the loss of the REINS Act, failure to incorporate all of the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1), the failure to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act’s green tax subsidies, and flawed reforms to TANF,” he mentioned, referring to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

“The vote falls far short of addressing the outcry from the American people to shrink the government and allow them to keep the fruits of their labors,” Mr. Stern famous.

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FOR THE LEXICON

“$34 trillion debt can.”

This intriguing phrase involves us from PJ Media author Stephen Kruiser, who titled his newest column “House Kicks $34 Trillion Debt Can Down the Road Under Cover of Night.”

He facilities on the aforementioned “Fiscal Responsibility Act,” which handed the House on Wednesday night time.

“Can we all just pause for a moment and marvel at the ability of our politicians to give names to bills that describe the opposite of what is really happening? They do it with straight faces too. I think ‘Fiscal Responsibility Act’ just knocked ‘The Inflation Reduction Act’ out of first place in the running for ‘Most Inappropriately Named Legislation of the Biden Era’,” Mr. Kruiser noticed.

THE TALKERS HAVE A SAY

It is a yearly occasion that underscores the persistent presence of speak radio within the U.S.

“Some 65 luminaries from the business are set to speak at a content-heavy day of fireside chats, solo addresses, 16 panel discussions, workshops, award presentations, new equipment showcases and endless networking opportunities,” advises Talkers, a information group that tracks the trade.

The annual assembly takes place Friday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York and features a showcase second with Newsmax founder and CEO Christopher Ruddy and an look by Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.

The occasion opens with the nationwide anthem and closes with a dialogue concerning the shaky way forward for AM radio as main automakers contemplate dropping the acquainted function from future automobiles.

FOXIFIED

Fox News has marked its 119th consecutive week besting cable information rivals, in accordance with Nielsen Media Research, incomes a mean of 1.3 million primetime viewers throughout the week of May 22-28.

In comparability, CNN averaged 411,000 primetime viewers and MSNBC 1.1 million. Fox News additionally aired 71 of the highest 100 cable newscasts throughout the week.

The standout packages had been “The Five” with 2.6 million viewers, “Jesse Watters Primetime” (2 million) and “Hannity” (1.8 million). Fox News additionally led all the cable realm throughout the daytime viewing hours, drawing a mean of 1.1 million viewers and besting such non-news competitors as ESPN, HGTV and TNT.

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POLL DU JOUR

• 81% of U.S. adults are “dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.”; 95% of Republicans, 81% of independents and 67% of Democrats agree.

• 84% of Whites, 73% of non-Whites agree.

• 81% of girls and 79% of males additionally agree.

• 18% of U.S. adults are glad with the best way issues are going within the U.S.; 4% of Republicans, 18% of independents and 33% of Democrats agree.

• 15% of Whites, 25% of non-Whites agree.

• 17% of girls and 20% of males additionally agree.

SOURCE: A Gallup ballot of 1,011 U.S. adults performed May 1-24.