Category: Trump

Donald Trump has established the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

The members serving are South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Mark Levin, Bo Dietl, and Joseph Gruters.

Truth Social:

I am proud to announce the formation of my revamped Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), which is comprised of Top Experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers. It is a big honor to serve on HSAC, and I know the new Members, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Mark Levin, Bo Dietl, and Joseph Gruters, will do an incredible job. Under Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s leadership, HSAC will work hard on developing new Policies and Strategies that will help us secure our Border, deport Illegal Criminal Thugs, stop the flow of Fentanyl and other illegal drugs that are killing our Citizens, and MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. Congratulations to all!

The council will advise Trump on border policies.

Just The News reported:

The new council will be tasked with advising Trump on new policies related to the southern border, including immigration and ending the illegal flow of fentanyl into the country.

The Trump administration is making America safer!

Donald Trump is not happy with Jerome Powell.

Trump called him out over recent comments he made that sent the stock market lower.

Trump said Powell is “always TOO LATE AND WRONG” and that “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”

Truth Social:

The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. Too Late should have lowered Interest Rates, like the ECB, long ago, but he should certainly lower them now. Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!

Inflation fell lower than expected in March.

The 12-month inflation rate hit 2.4%, down from 2.8% in February.

CNBC reported:

Consumer price inflation eased more than expected in March as President Donald Trump prepared to launch tariffs against U.S. trading partners, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in March, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.4%, down from 2.8% in February.

Excluding food and energy, so-called core inflation ran at a 2.8% annual rate, having increased 0.1% for the month. That was the lowest rate for core inflation since March 2021.

Wall Street had been looking for headline inflation of 2.6% and core at 3%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Time to cut rates!

Another world leader is meeting with Donald Trump to make a deal.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday.

Fox Business reported:

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday in a move to ease tensions and play intermediary between the White House and the European Union amid the litany of tariffs the president has levied against the bloc.

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But the Italian leader is believed to have more on her mind than maintaining positive relations with Trump. She is looking to lead the charge in protecting the EU’s economy.

“I think the Europeans see this as an opportunity, not a pitfall. Meloni is perfectly positioned to serve as a transatlantic bridge between Brussels and Washington,” Peter Rough, senior fellow and director for the Center on Europe and Eurasia with the Hudson Institute, told Fox News Digital.

“She has good relations with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the [European Union] Commission and is a natural fit for Trump, given their mutual national conservatism,” he added.

Trump gave an update on his tariff meetings early on Thursday.

Truth Social:

Had a very productive call with the President of Mexico yesterday. Likewise, I met with the highest level Japanese Trade Representatives. It was a very productive meeting. Every Nation, including China, wants to meet! Today, Italy!

Deals are being worked on!

By Theodore R. Malloch
April 16, 2025

(Views expressed by guest commentators may not reflect the views of OAN or its affiliates.)

By Theodore R. Malloch
April 16, 2025

(Views expressed by guest commentators may not reflect the views of OAN or its affiliates.)

Countries want to make deals over tariffs.

Donald Trump revealed that he will attend a meeting with Japan to negotiate “Tariffs, the cost of military support, and TRADE FAIRNESS.”

Truth Social:

Japan is coming in today to negotiate Tariffs, the cost of military support, and “TRADE FAIRNESS.” I will attend the meeting, along with Treasury & Commerce Secretaries. Hopefully something can be worked out which is good (GREAT!) for Japan and the USA!

Japan was hit with a 24% tariff, which is currently 10% due to the 90-day pause.

Reuters reported:

Japan has been hit with 24% levies on its exports to the United States although these rates have, like most of Trump’s tariffs, been paused for 90 days. But a 10% universal rate remains in place as does a 25% duty for cars, a mainstay of Japan’s export-reliant economy.

Tokyo’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, will meet Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for discussions that could also address energy projects and the thorny issue of exchange rates.

Art of the deal.

The FDA is replacing “animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs with more effective, human-relevant methods.”

According to the FDA, “The FDA’s animal testing requirement will be reduced, refined, or potentially replaced using a range of approaches, including AI-based computational models of toxicity and cell lines and organoid toxicity testing in a laboratory setting (so-called New Approach Methodologies or NAMs data).”

Press Release:

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking a groundbreaking step to advance public health by replacing animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs with more effective, human-relevant methods. The new approach is designed to improve drug safety and accelerate the evaluation process, while reducing animal experimentation, lowering research and development (R&D) costs, and ultimately, drug prices.

The FDA’s animal testing requirement will be reduced, refined, or potentially replaced using a range of approaches, including AI-based computational models of toxicity and cell lines and organoid toxicity testing in a laboratory setting (so-called New Approach Methodologies or NAMs data). Implementation of the regimen will begin immediately for investigational new drug (IND) applications, where inclusion of NAMs data is encouraged, and is outlined in a roadmap also being released today. To make determinations of efficacy, the agency will also begin use pre-existing, real-world safety data from other countries, with comparable regulatory standards, where the drug has already been studied in humans.

“For too long, drug manufacturers have performed additional animal testing of drugs that have data in broad human use internationally. This initiative marks a paradigm shift in drug evaluation and holds promise to accelerate cures and meaningful treatments for Americans while reducing animal use,” said FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary, M.D., M.P.H. “By leveraging AI-based computational modeling, human organ model-based lab testing, and real-world human data, we can get safer treatments to patients faster and more reliably, while also reducing R&D costs and drug prices. It is a win-win for public health and ethics.”

PETA thanked the Trump administration for the move.

They wrote, “PETA thanks the Trump administration for modernizing the FDA and helping spare tens of thousands of animals each year from being killed in expensive and archaic laboratory tests.”

The White House Press Secretary is highlighting this milestone!

PETA thanks the Trump administration for modernizing the FDA and helping spare tens of thousands of animals each year from being killed in expensive and archaic laboratory tests. https://t.co/unLYYNplMh

— PETA (@peta) April 14, 2025

Breitbart reported:

PETA, which has blasted health officials such as Dr. Anthony Fauci for past animal testing, released a positive statement in response to the Trump administration’s recent policy directives.

“PETA applauds the FDA’s decision to stop harming animals and adopt human-relevant testing strategies for evaluating antibody therapies,” PETA senior vice president Kathy Guillermo said.

“It’s a significant step towards meeting the agency’s commitment to replace the use of animals – which PETA has worked hard to promote. All animal use, including failed vaccine and other testing on monkeys at the federally-funded primate centers, must end, and we are calling on the FDA to further embrace 21st-century science,” the statement continued.

Even PETA is backing one of Trump’s policies! 

The Kennedy Center broke its all-time attendance record on March 29th.

The EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky fireworks show had over 11,000 attendees.

Daily Caller reported:

The Kennedy Center broke its all-time attendance record for a public event March 29, with over 11,000 attendees for the EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky fireworks show, the Daily Caller has exclusively learned.

The history-making moment was celebrated amid a flurry of criticism from liberals about President Donald Trump’s takeover of the entertainment facility. Critics voiced concerns about Trump’s understanding and appreciation for the arts when he took control of the Kennedy Center. However, attendance numbers have told a different story. With a focus on shifting away from politically-charged programming, the facility experienced tremendous success with a widely-attended fireworks show.

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A Kennedy Center representative noted that 76% of all attendees at the fireworks show had never stepped foot in the venue before. The event was open to the public, with free first-come, first-served tickets available on the Kennedy Center website.

Donald Trump celebrated the news in a post on Truth Social.

Trump wrote, “Thank you very much to all of the Record Setting Attendees! We are spending a lot of time, effort, and money on making The Kennedy Center the spectacular venue that it was originally meant to be.”

Truth Social:

Thank you very much to all of the Record Setting Attendees! We are spending a lot of time, effort, and money on making The Kennedy Center the spectacular venue that it was originally meant to be. Bear with us, it’s happening faster than expected. The crowds are fantastic, nothing will keep them away!

Another big success!

Donald Trump said, “nobody is getting off the hook” for the “unfair Trade Balances, and Non Monetary Tariff Barriers” that have been used against the United States.

He added that there was no tariff exception announced but rather, “these products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs.”

Trump also added that the administration is “taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations.”

Truth Social:

NOBODY is getting “off the hook” for the unfair Trade Balances, and Non Monetary Tariff Barriers, that other Countries have used against us, especially not China which, by far, treats us the worst! There was no Tariff “exception” announced on Friday. These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff “bucket.” The Fake News knows this, but refuses to report it. We are taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations. What has been exposed is that we need to make products in the United States, and that we will not be held hostage by other Countries, especially hostile trading Nations like China, which will do everything within its power to disrespect the American People. We also cannot let them continue to abuse us on Trade, like they have for decades, THOSE DAYS ARE OVER! The Golden Age of America, which includes the upcoming Tax and Regulation Cuts, a substantial amount of which was just approved by the House and Senate, will mean more and better paying Jobs, making products in our Nation, and treating other Countries, in particular China, the same way they have treated us. The bottom line is that our Country will be bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett revealed that 130 countries are negotiating with Donald Trump on trade policy.

Hassett said, “The reciprocal act was basically, guys, if you come to the table and negotiate us with us and treat us the same way we treat you, then we’ll you’ll get your rate really low. And so right now 130 countries, 130 countries have responded, and we’re negotiating with them.”

Breitbart reported:

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Trump administration was negotiating trade policy with 130 countries.

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He added, “Now, on the trade policy, the whole point of the trade policy is to address the national emergency that we’re too dependent on foreign products in the U.S., especially if we were at a time of conflict and we’re doing something about that. The reciprocal act was basically, guys, if you come to the table and negotiate us with us and treat us the same way we treat you, then we’ll you’ll get your rate really low. And so right now 130 countries, 130 countries have responded, and we’re negotiating with them. And they’ve got their rate down to 10%. So, really, it’s almost a two-world system. There’s a process about China that’s very, very nascent, if at all, and then the process for everybody else. So the process for everybody else is orderly. It’s clear, people are coming to town with great, great offers.”

Donald Trump is fixing the American economy!

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