“Haul Them All In”: Trump’s Evil Meets Fierce Resistance Across America—and It’s Only Just Beginning

Rep. Khanna demands Epstein prosecutions, Veterans confront GOP Rep. at town hall, and Pelosi calls out Trump and Bezos for assault on the free press

I’m glad you’re here. Today’s news brief shows that Democrats are demanding Epstein accountability while Trump buries the files. People are standing up against ICE in their communities. A GOP Rep. got destroyed at his town hall. And a champion delivered a blistering defense of press freedom. Separately, Trump’s depravity hit a new low.

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TRUMP IS SICK AND BEYOND HELP

Before we jump into some good news here, I have something I need to get off my chest regarding a recent interview Trump did with NBC News. He finally admitted that Renee Good and Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been killed. But the truly sick part is that Trump doesn’t care his abuses led to their deaths—he’s sorry he got bad PR for it.

When asked about the killings, Trump whined like a toddler over how he looked in the news. This unhinged lunatic cared about one thing—his image—not the Americans his agents killed.

But even after he admitted that the killings were unjustified, Trump went on to smear Renee Good and Alex Pretti, calling them “no angels.” It’s the same disgusting tactic Trump has used his entire life—attack the victims, while protecting the killers. Trump clearly has no soul, no conscience, and absolutely no capacity to have true human feelings. Just needed to get all that out.

Moving on.

KHANNA: HAUL THEM ALL IN

Dem Rep. Ro Khanna is refusing to let the Trump regime bury the Epstein files. Just this week Khanna made a demand that should have everyone named in the files terrified: “I am calling for Congress to haul in every person who emailed Epstein about visiting his island.” Khanna added: “I will not rest until those who committed these crimes are held accountable.”

While the Trump regime is too busy trying to bury millions of files, Khanna refuses to back down. He wants them all subpoenaed, prosecuted, and sent to prison—exactly where they belong.

LAWLER IS ONE OF THE WORST

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler thought hosting another town hall would be a good idea. He was wrong. Hundreds packed the community college to protest and sound off about Trump’s ICE killings, and how Lawler refused to put a stop to any of it.

At one point the crowd chanted: “What’s your line?”—asking when he’d finally stand up to Trump. Lawler squirmed instead of giving a good response. A member of the crowd yelled “Answer the f**king question!” Lawler had deputies drag him out, responding smugly: “Hey, bro, you can leave now. Goodbye, goodbye.”

The first person thrown out by Lawler was a Veteran. So was the second. The crowd loudly chanted “shame!” and “let him stay!” but Lawler ignored them.

Throughout the night, Lawler pathetically defended the Trump regime and ICE killings. He got booed so loudly that he could barely finish a coherent thought—not that he had any. People were rightfully angry, calling him a liar to his face.

This coward threw out Veterans instead of answering their questions. In November, voters will throw Lawler out for good.

ARIZONA RESISTANCE AGAINST ICE

Protesters packed a city council meeting in Surprise, Arizona this week, in what turned into a five-hour showdown over the DHS purchase of a warehouse that will be converted into an ICE detention center.

One participant made a great point when speaking to the council members: “I just cannot stand for this. We do not warehouse people in our country. This isn’t the United States I grew up in.”

Mayor Kevin Sartor said they didn’t even know about the purchase by DHS, but residents aren’t buying it. Another attendee said: “We know you weren’t given a seat at the table when this project was planned, but you have the power to pull up a chair right now.”

PELOSI SOUNDS ALARM ON PRESS FREEDOM

Just this week, The Washington Post announced massive layoffs, the latest sign of the ongoing crisis facing the free press. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi made clear what’s at stake: “Today, we saw painful layoffs at The Washington Post, part of a broader, reprehensible pattern in which corporate decisions are hollowing out newsrooms across the country.”

Pelosi issued a stark warning: “Make no mistake, the First Amendment is under siege here at home. Each fact is challenged, truth is distorted and the press is treated by those in power as an enemy.”

“When corporate interests gut local, national, and international journalism, communities lose watchdogs, truth loses megaphones, and democracy loses guardians,” Pelosi added.

Pelosi warned that democracy dies in darkness. We’re the ones keeping the lights on.

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I have two questions for you today:

What do you think about WaPo laying off one-third of its staff?

Thoughts on Trump’s comments about Renee Good and Alex Pretti?