January 10, 2025

Contact: Tommy Pigott and Eric Leyden, Team Trump

STATEMENT ON THE HOAX WITCH HUNT – President Donald J. Trump issued the following Truth on the hoax witch hunt and his mandate to restore our justice system.

As President Trump said, “the real Jury, the American People, have spoken, by Re-Electing me with an overwhelming MANDATE in one of the most consequential Elections in History…Today’s event was a despicable charade, and now that it is over, we will appeal this Hoax, which has no merit, and restore the trust of Americans in our once great System of Justice.”

DEBUNKING JOE BIDEN – Crooked Joe Biden sat down with USA TODAY for an exit interview before he leaves office in disgrace.

As Team Trump Rapid Response pointed out, “It was part delusion, part fabrication – and all incoherent.”

Team Trump set the record straight:

• CLAIM: “That's why I worked so damn hard to get Japan and the Quad worked out with India, Japan, Australia, the United States.”

  • FACT: The Quad was re-established in 2017 under President Trump.

• CLAIM: “The interest rate was 9% when we came into office in the beginning. It was down to 2.34% now. So I would argue that inflation was worldwide."
  
  • FACT: Biden is talking about inflation, not interest rates, but he's still wrong – and it's a lie he has repeatedly told. Inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office.
• CLAIM: “I diminished the direct conflict with major adversaries."
  
  • FACT: Biden's disastrous foreign policy led to escalated conflict and instability around the world – and ushering in the conditions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the October 7th attack on Israel, and an unprecedented number of U.S. embassy evacuations worldwide. It wouldn't have happened under Trump.
• CLAIM: “We increased employment by 16 million people.”
  
  • FACT: The majority of the jobs Biden “created” were jobs from President Trump's first term that were recovered from the pandemic. After revisions, Biden has only created about 6.1 million jobs.
• CLAIM: “I knew how much inflation was affecting their lives...”
  
  • FACT: Biden repeatedly, and falsely, insisted inflation was “transitory” – until it was far too late. Meanwhile, economists (including a former Obama-Biden treasury secretary) blame the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as inflation's “original sin.”
• CLAIM: “I think yes, based on the polling that [I would have won the election].
  
  • FACT: That isn't even close to what the polling said, which showed Biden was on track to lose in an historic landslide.
• CLAIM: “I think if he moves on the tax cuts of $5 trillion, I think if he moves on dealing with increasing tariffs across the board, all they are is increasing cost of consumers in America.”
  
  • FACT: If President Trump's successful tax cuts are not re-authorized, 207 million American taxpayers will see an average tax hike of 22% — while President Trump's tariffs will protect the American worker.
• CLAIM: “Wages are up.”
  
  • FACT: Real average weekly earnings are down 3% since Biden took office.
• CLAIM: “It has attracted over 11, excuse me, a trillion dollars in private sector investment.”
  
  • FACT: It's not $1 trillion – and those aren't actual investments.
• CLAIM: “Yet the president comes along...and says, 'It's clear. It's an invasion from the South. All these immigrants are causing all this problem.’”
  
  • FACT: An unprecedented number of terrorists and criminals have entered the country through Biden's open border as the terrorists worldwide have become increasingly emboldened following Biden's disastrous foreign policy.
• CLAIM: “I work like hell.”
  
  • FACT: Biden has taken more vacation than any president in modern history, spending nearly 40% of his entire presidency on vacation.

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“A TRUE DISASTER” – In case you missed it, President Trump issued the following Truths on the wildfires devastating southern California, and the utterly incompetent “leadership” from Democrats in D.C. and California.

In the words of President Trump, “One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground. It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!”

PRESIDENT TRUMP ON CAPITOL HILL – This week, President Trump was back at the U.S. Capitol as he gets to work for the American people ahead of his inauguration in just over 10 days. President Trump met with congressional Republicans in a closed-door session to discuss their shared agenda that will usher in a new Golden Age for America.

President Trump and the First Lady also paid their respects to President Carter, who was lying in state.

For more photos of President Trump’s trip to Capitol Hill, click here.

CONFIRM PETE HEGSETH – The Washington Free Beacon editorial board recently called on the Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary.

From the editorial:

• “Hegseth brings impressive academic credentials combined with real-world experience – in his case, a distinguished record of service in the Army, where he did tours in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq that earned him two Bronze Stars.”
• “He has given us a window since his nomination in mid-November into how and why he has endeared himself to Trump, demonstrating an ability to push back and shut down false narratives in the press…By his own admission, Hegseth is not a bureaucrat or a typical striver who has led his life with an eye toward career advancement.”
• “At the Pentagon, he said, ‘rebuilding the culture of our military’ in order to ‘get back to war fighting, lethality, and meritocracy and accountability and readiness' will be the order of the day, adding, ‘The motto of my first platoon I ever led was ‘Those who long for peace must prepare for war.’ That's another way of saying ‘peace through strength.’ And we need to look like we are prepared to fight, and orient toward the threats today so that hopefully we can deter those wars.’”
• “We do indeed. And if deterrence fails, we will need a defense secretary with the confidence of the president, a will to fight, and the courage to never give in. Hegseth is the man for the job.”

Read the full editorial here.

“THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR LABOR SECRETARY” – A new op-ed explains why Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the right choice for Labor Secretary.

Some highlights.

• “President Trump crafted a bold new future for the Republican Party – and for the nation – as the real party of the working class. He laid the groundwork for America to reclaim its status as an industrial powerhouse, bolstered by strong families, thriving communities, and American prosperity. Now, to advance that vision, we need proven leaders at every level of government. This is where Lori Chavez-DeRemer steps in.”
• “Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the perfect choice for Labor Secretary under President Trump. She brings a unique and powerful combination of experience, relationships, and principles that make her ready to fight for America’s workers while driving economic growth. Lori has strong ties to the unions that power our nation’s workforce, and those relationships mean she understands how to collaborate with both workers and businesses to ensure prosperity for all.”
• “Her resume speaks for itself. Lori is not just a politician – she’s a business owner and an entrepreneur. She and her husband founded an anesthesia management company, and they went on to open several successful medical clinics in the Pacific Northwest. Lori understands firsthand the challenges of running a business, creating jobs, and balancing budgets.”
• “Lori’s record in Congress demonstrates her commitment to common sense, America First policies. She has consistently voted to uphold traditional Republican values while protecting jobs and ensuring economic growth.”
• “The choice is clear: Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary. She is prepared to take action, deliver for America’s working families, and rebuild our nation stronger than ever.”

Read the full op-ed here.

POLICE UNION ENDORSES BONDI – The largest police union in the country has endorsed Pam Bondi for Attorney General.

The Hill has the details:

• “The nation’s largest police union endorsed Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, ahead of her confirmation hearings in the Senate.”
• “In a letter to the Trump transition team first shared with The Hill, Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, expressed ‘strong support’ for Bondi and said she was ‘a longtime ally of the FOP’ from when she served as Florida’s attorney general.”
• “Yoes, in the letter to Trump, said the FOP would work with Bondi on Department of Justice programs to support state and local law enforcement and promote partnerships between state and local agencies and federal counterparts.”
• “‘On behalf of the more than 377,000 members of the Fraternal Order of Police, I commend your selection of Ms. Bondi to serve as Attorney General, and we look forward to resuming our partnership with you and your Administration,’ Yoes wrote.”

Read the full report here.

ANGEL MOMS FOR KRISTI NOEM – Angel Moms are calling for the swift confirmation of Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary.

The details:

• “Angel Moms whose children were murdered by illegal aliens or poisoned by fentanyl are calling for the rapid confirmation of Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”
• “‘My beautiful daughter Kayla had just turned 20 years old only three days before her life was taken by an illegal alien who should never have been allowed into the country,’ Nobles said in a statement to Breitbart News. ‘He should have been easily identified as a member of the MS-13 gang with a criminal record in El Salvador, but he got in.’”
• “‘He made his way to Maryland and raped and murdered my baby,’ Nobles emphasized. ‘We need people in charge who will fix the system that allows monsters like this to kill American citizens. We need Gov. Noem as Secretary and we need the whole Trump team in place.’”
• “‘Weston gave into peer pressure – just once was enough – and took one pill he didn’t know was laced with fentanyl,’ Fundner continued. ‘It is imperative that Gov. Noem and the rest of President Trump’s national security team are confirmed at the earliest opportunity. They have to fix this so that other families don’t suffer what we’ve suffered.’”
• “‘A third Angel Mom, Agnes Gibboney – whose 29-year-old son, Ronald Da Silva, was murdered by a previously deported illegal alien gang member in El Monte, California, in 2002 – also called for the quick confirmation of Noem and the rest of Trump’s team. ‘My son was just standing in a friend’s driveway when he was killed by a bullet fired by an illegal alien shooting at someone else,’ she told Breitbart News in a statement. ‘The murderer was a known gang member who had already been deported at least once, but had returned to the country illegally.’”
• “Gibboney told Breitbart News, ‘We’ve only ever had a secure border when Donald Trump was president, and we need him to do it again…That’s why he needs his whole team around him, and that starts with Kristi Noem,’ she added.”

Read the full report here.

THE WITCH HUNT – President Trump delivered remarks on the witch hunt in New York. Watch here.

ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW – The inauguration is just around the corner! Ahead of the big day, be sure you are following the @GOP across social media platforms for all the inaugural action and updates.

And as always, be sure you are following Team Trump across all social media accounts as well.

THE VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT – At midnight last night, the Vice President-Elect resigned from the Senate in anticipation of being sworn in as Vice President. In just a few short days, America will officially be back!

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