Heartlanders think deeply on patriotic matters, and this week was no different. A skirmish was set into motion by Texas, followed by California’s Gavin Newsom throwing a fit at a press conference. Granted, the governor was threatened by a red ball cap that said Trump 2028, and it nearly brought him to tears. Now both states are doing their level best to gerrymander the political competition out of existence. Add in the Alaska summit between Russia and the US, along with a weird declaration by Hillary Clinton, and country folks had a heyday speculating what those politicians might do next.
Trump Flexes His Muscles
President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin as they met and shook hands on the tarmac in Anchorage on Friday. Because Trump is an expert troll, a flyover of US Air Force B-52 Spirit stealth bombers barreled directly overhead, causing the Russian leader to sort of, well, duck. Putin was then escorted to The Beast (the US president’s limousine) for the rest of the trip with his American counterpart. The show of strength tickled Hoosier gal Nancy Biddinger, who commented: “He’s a baller!”
The plane was the same type used in June’s Operation Midnight Hammer, the 37-hour round-trip mission from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri that bombed three Iranian nuclear sites.
Ritchie Hall, in Crossville, TN, approved: “American greatness is back.” And an orthopedic surgeon in North Carolina, Jason North, was nearly giddy: “MAGA king just showing a sneak peek of what’s coming his way. Especially if he doesn’t conform to the MAGA way. Peace through Strength! MAGA Baby!”
It was almost like the leader of the Free World just whispered to Putin, “I know where you live.”
Hillary Clinton Makes a Weird Comment
For someone who pushed the false Russian conspiracy narrative in 2016, Hillary Clinton is making some bold statements about her old pal Donald Trump. Clinton says Trump would be in line for a Nobel Peace Prize if he ended the war between Russia and Ukraine. “He very much would like to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton shockingly offered during a discussion on Jessica Tarlov’s Raging Moderates podcast. “Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity,” she suggested. “If President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.”
“Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin,” Clinton added.
Fox News Special Report host Bret Baier dropped that juicy tidbit while interviewing Trump. The president took a beat and responded, “Well, uh, that was … very nice. I may have to start liking her again.”
William Wooley in Alvin, TX, could not help himself, asking, “Hillary who?” William Melo in Illinois was quick to dissect the messaging and came up with: “I’ll take ‘Set myself up for any future potential pardons’ for $500 Alex.”
In Raleigh, NC, Drake MacNair, who has lost trust in all politicians, said: “This perhaps proves that it’s all theatre and there really aren’t many hard feelings behind the scenes. They already likely agree that the full unredacted Epstein files should not be released.”
Trump Trolls Target Gavin
California Gov. Gavin Newsom arranged a press conference, called Trump a bunch of names, pleaded for the safety of democracy, and threatened to gerrymander his whole state to get rid of Republicans. The presser was held at the prestigious Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Outside the venue, Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien. You can’t make this stuff up. It riled up an emotional Newsom, who called the arrest “sick” and “pathetic.”
But then, instead of talking redistricting plans, Newsom took a different path altogether and claimed: “Trump will run for a third term if he rigs this election.” How does he know this dark conspiracy to thwart the US Constitution, namely, the 22nd Amendment?
Newsom’s brief meltdown – all but his coiffed hair – was brought on by an unknown troll with contraband MAGA hats. “I wasn’t exaggerating,” he explained, “when I said that I received in the mail a Trump 2028 hat from one of his biggest supporters. These guys are not screwing around. The rules do not apply to him.”
Tim Crawford of Ohio was impressed: “Predicting the entire GOP 2028 campaign season based on a hat from a stranger?” Randy Irvin in Bowling Green, KY, asked: “Was it Jussie Smollett?”
Kevin Howard had a great idea while checking in from Stagecoach, NV: “We should send him one a day, lol.” And Nancy Torgerson Hanke in Iowa cracked everybody up, claiming, “He so much reminds me of Shooter McGavin on Happy Gilmore.”
That image will forever burn in the mind when Newsom is feeling bullied and crying to the press. It wouldn’t be unexpected for other trolls in the Trump orbit to gift the governor of California with more red ball caps.
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