Winning?

Trump's policies are having an effect.

36% of illegals have stopped participating in welfare programs

42% have avoided applying for a welfare program.

Even 11% of legal immigrants (who also should not get welfare!) have dropped out of a program.

(KFF study link:… pic.twitter.com/vWovw0Uauq

— White Papers Policy Institute (@WhitePapersPol) February 17, 2026

Winning?

‘SELF-DESTRUCTED’: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being widely criticized for several gaffes she made over the weekend at the Munich Security Conference, including one in which she attempted to mock Secretary of State Marco Rubio for saying that U.S. cowboy culture originated… pic.twitter.com/qrteze3WEm

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 17, 2026

Winning?

ICYMI:

Overall inflation:
📈Biden 4.3%
📉Trump 1.6%

Grocery prices:
🛒Biden 3.8%
🛒Trump 1.4%

Gas prices:
⛽️Biden +24.4%
⛽️Trump -5.4% pic.twitter.com/dJQz8GnXNR

— Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (@RepBethVanDuyne) February 17, 2026

Here's what I'll say about AOC, and it's the same with Obama and with Harris. I wouldn't underestimate her at the moment (and this isn't me cheerleading for her) but much like the other two, she comes from a district that is heavily democratic so she has a lot to learn.

Obama was able to do to, Harris either wasn't or her hubris got in the way. Time will tell which way AOC can go, but it's too early still to think she's not going to learn and adjust.

caryking said:

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Wait, the shooter was Trans?

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Shocking…. But true!

caryking said:

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Wait, the shooter was Trans?

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Yep

Good local reporting here.

Court records detail the trans shooter’s medical history — he had full blown gender-reassignment surgery.

His wife filed for divorce citing his “gender reassignment surgery, narcissistic + personality disorder traits.”https://t.co/IwnhNvvbK7

— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) February 17, 2026

Winning?

Democrats in Congress have shut down @FEMA funding—leaving our hard working employees to work without pay—yet FEMA is now stepping in to coordinate cleanup of one of the largest raw sewage spills in U.S. history.

Thanks to gross mismanagement by Maryland's Democrat leaders,…

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 17, 2026

Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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Here's what I'll say about AOC, and it's the same with Obama and with Harris. I wouldn't underestimate her at the moment (and this isn't me cheerleading for her) but much like the other two, she comes from a district that is heavily democratic so she has a lot to learn.

Obama was able to do to, Harris either wasn't or her hubris got in the way. Time will tell which way AOC can go, but it's too early still to think she's not going to learn and adjust.

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Obama is a much more polished and intelligent politician than both AOC and Kamala combined. AOC reportedly spent months preparing for Munich only to vomit a bunch of word salad all over herself. If she has any hope whatsoever for the White House, itll have to wait until 2032. She may be one day, but she is not even close to ready for the big stage yet.

Kamala tried something similar last week with her rebrand/launch/whatever you want to call it with predictable results.

Right now, Id say Gavin is in the drivers seat. Which...sure I guess. He will get obliterated on the national stage, but I honestly dont know who else could possibly through their hat in from the Dems at this point.

I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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What would a "moderate Dem" look like?

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Winning?

ICYMI:

Overall inflation:
📈Biden 4.3%
📉Trump 1.6%

Grocery prices:
🛒Biden 3.8%
🛒Trump 1.4%

Gas prices:
⛽️Biden +24.4%
⛽️Trump -5.4% pic.twitter.com/dJQz8GnXNR

— Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (@RepBethVanDuyne) February 17, 2026

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We agree on just about everything, but I draw the line with any numbers coming out of the CP-Lie. If inflation was calculated via the 1970s method, I'd have a bit more trust in the numbers.

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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It'll be a cakewalk for Cooper if DC lobbyist Whatley gets the nomination. I know too many conservatives who've said this time, they'll not be complicit in sending a fraud to DC, unless it's a Dem fraud. Whatley has stupidly alienated conservatives at every turn and now the bill for the piper comes due. Don Brown or bust!

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Here's what I'll say about AOC, and it's the same with Obama and with Harris. I wouldn't underestimate her at the moment (and this isn't me cheerleading for her) but much like the other two, she comes from a district that is heavily democratic so she has a lot to learn.

Obama was able to do to, Harris either wasn't or her hubris got in the way. Time will tell which way AOC can go, but it's too early still to think she's not going to learn and adjust.

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Obama is a much more polished and intelligent politician than both AOC and Kamala combined. AOC reportedly spent months preparing for Munich only to vomit a bunch of word salad all over herself. If she has any hope whatsoever for the White House, itll have to wait until 2032. She may be one day, but she is not even close to ready for the big stage yet.

Kamala tried something similar last week with her rebrand/launch/whatever you want to call it with predictable results.

Right now, Id say Gavin is in the drivers seat. Which...sure I guess. He will get obliterated on the national stage, but I honestly dont know who else could possibly through their hat in from the Dems at this point.

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Yawn.

Trump hasn't given a speech in YEARS that wasn't a bunch of degenerate word salad. But you don't care and are happy to grade him on the mother of all curves because you want the Red Team in charge regardless. The rest of the drooling MAGA sycophants in the Republican party don't do much better, and embarrass themselves every time they get on stage trying to impress an audience of one.

I'm shocked that you hold Dems to an entirely different standard. Shocked.

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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What would a "moderate Dem" look like?

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Mark Kelly is gassing up his rocket, and he's pi**ed. Stay tuned.

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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What would a "moderate Dem" look like?

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John Fetterman is a moderate democrat no matter how much you guys bawl about him.

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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What would a "moderate Dem" look like?

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John Fetterman is a moderate democrat no matter how much you guys bawl about him.

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Remember the last time voters demanded a Republican "moderate"? Yeah, me either. Funny how that works.

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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If he wants to run in 2028, hes got to pick a lane here shortly.

I still dont see him running, at least not at the top of the ticket. Could easily see him as a VP candidate

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Winning?

The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse https://t.co/mXcqndcze3

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 17, 2026

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How was manufacturing under your guy?

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A whole lot better, hence the WSJ's description as being "in retreat."

And from a construction spending standpoint, the sad irony is that the Biden administration's policies were disproportionately helping red states.

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

The Bidenomics Investment Boom in Red America

The MAGA/Trump crowd is so dug in and pot-committed at this point. It's a massive case study in sunk cost fallacy.

It's OK to just admit tariffs have been a massive failure and apply electoral pressure to change direction. That's a perfectly appropriate response to economically awful, and unconstitutional, policy.

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It's almost like you WANT your President Trump to fail?

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pointing out that we're not in the "golden age" isn't wanting the country to fail.

Isnt electricity is supposed to be 50% less this year? That was an actual campaign promise.

If you make these sweeping policy changes and frankly dumb rhetoric in your stump speeches, I would expect accountability, it doesn't matter who is in charge.

I don't think the government is allowing the economy to be efficient, which is what we need to combat the deficit. We're nowhere near that metric.

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After four years of your guy effing the entire world up, I'm willing to give it more time.

I know you want to GET TRUMP but why do democrats set the world on fire then complain when someone doesn't put the flames out fast enough?

Do you not understand that I don't care about Trump. You DO, I do not. I care about how the country operates economically and right now it's not efficient.

To pretend everything is working perfectly, as you seem to be pushing back on is a fallacy

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Winning?

The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse https://t.co/mXcqndcze3

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 17, 2026

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How was manufacturing under your guy?

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A whole lot better, hence the WSJ's description as being "in retreat."

And from a construction spending standpoint, the sad irony is that the Biden administration's policies were disproportionately helping red states.

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

The Bidenomics Investment Boom in Red America

The MAGA/Trump crowd is so dug in and pot-committed at this point. It's a massive case study in sunk cost fallacy.

It's OK to just admit tariffs have been a massive failure and apply electoral pressure to change direction. That's a perfectly appropriate response to economically awful, and unconstitutional, policy.

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It's almost like you WANT your President Trump to fail?

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We've already been over this, do me the favor of hearing me.

Trump's tariffs and the persistently high rates are hurting the economy, the housing market, and therefore hurting my business.

What I want and what we all need is for either Trump to kill the tariffs himself, or for Congress or the Supreme Court to force him to.

I don't give two ****s who's in office, I care a lot more about the US economy and my business doing well than I ever will about who specifically made that happen. Trump's in office the next three years regardless; give me the good economy to go along with that at least. Trump in office and a bad economy is lose - lose for everyone.

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I see…it's all about you and your business. The country be damn.

Maybe we could start a go fund to help you meet your responsibilities?

hokiewolf said:

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Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

pic.twitter.com/Z4swFRHdjs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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You are right. Are you going to return your tax return to the government? You could really Lololol and lead by example.

Do it. Post the receipts here for us all to see and admire.

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TheStorm said:

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I keep telling you guys... watch out for Roy Cooper. He can be packaged nationally as a moderate Dem (even though he's really not).

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There is no such thing as a moderate democrat

What would a "moderate Dem" look like?

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Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

pic.twitter.com/Z4swFRHdjs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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Totally not mentally ill, fake conservative. Hopefully your fellow lefties will "like" the post to give you that attention jolt you need.

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Winning?

ICYMI:

Overall inflation:
📈Biden 4.3%
📉Trump 1.6%

Grocery prices:
🛒Biden 3.8%
🛒Trump 1.4%

Gas prices:
⛽️Biden +24.4%
⛽️Trump -5.4% pic.twitter.com/dJQz8GnXNR

— Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (@RepBethVanDuyne) February 17, 2026

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You're developing patience on par with Cary. LOL .....no, not really.....

I think Cary's distain for some of the blind mice BS is starting to show :-)

hokiewolf said:

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Do you not understand that I don't care about Trump. You DO, I do not. I care about how the country operates economically and right now it's not efficient.

To pretend everything is working perfectly, as you seem to be pushing back on is a fallacy

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I believe you

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Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

pic.twitter.com/Z4swFRHdjs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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Totally not mentally ill, fake conservative. Hopefully your fellow lefties will "like" the post to give you that attention jolt you need.

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He "doesn't care about Trump, YOU do."

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hokiewolf said:

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Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

pic.twitter.com/Z4swFRHdjs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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You are right. Are you going to return your tax return to the government? You could really Lololol and lead by example.

Do it. Post the receipts here for us all to see and admire.

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you don't understand the why, do you?

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Marco Rubio continues to impress me greatly. It's a shame the rubes are going to nominate Vance.

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It's definitely impressive that Rubio gave a speech in GERMANY that completely intertwined national security with the "erasure of Western Civilization" stuff, and didn't once mention that whole "purify Western Civilization" thing they tried that directly led to Europe's "decline" in 1945 that he was bawling about.

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if that's what you got out of that speech, we have heard different things and more importantly a different tone

hokiewolf said:

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Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

pic.twitter.com/Z4swFRHdjs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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You are right. Are you going to return your tax return to the government? You could really Lololol and lead by example.

Do it. Post the receipts here for us all to see and admire.

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you don't understand the why, do you?

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Is this a "no" from you?

Gulfstream4 said:

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Civilized said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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Civilized said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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Winning?

The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse https://t.co/mXcqndcze3

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 17, 2026

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How was manufacturing under your guy?

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A whole lot better, hence the WSJ's description as being "in retreat."

And from a construction spending standpoint, the sad irony is that the Biden administration's policies were disproportionately helping red states.

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

The Bidenomics Investment Boom in Red America

The MAGA/Trump crowd is so dug in and pot-committed at this point. It's a massive case study in sunk cost fallacy.

It's OK to just admit tariffs have been a massive failure and apply electoral pressure to change direction. That's a perfectly appropriate response to economically awful, and unconstitutional, policy.

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It's almost like you WANT your President Trump to fail?

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We've already been over this, do me the favor of hearing me.

Trump's tariffs and the persistently high rates are hurting the economy, the housing market, and therefore hurting my business.

What I want and what we all need is for either Trump to kill the tariffs himself, or for Congress or the Supreme Court to force him to.

I don't give two ****s who's in office, I care a lot more about the US economy and my business doing well than I ever will about who specifically made that happen. Trump's in office the next three years regardless; give me the good economy to go along with that at least. Trump in office and a bad economy is lose - lose for everyone.

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I see…it's all about you and your business. The country be damn.

Maybe we could start a go fund to help you meet your responsibilities?

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i see now, the new post liberalism is to enact policies that affect the everyday small businesses and then demonize them as selfish. Nice comrade!

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hokiewolf said:

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Lololol. Imagine any other conservative President boasting about this

pic.twitter.com/Z4swFRHdjs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026

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You are right. Are you going to return your tax return to the government? You could really Lololol and lead by example.

Do it. Post the receipts here for us all to see and admire.

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you don't understand the why, do you?

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Is this a "no" from you?

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The government does not "give" money, it should refrain from taking it.

For example, there's a popular mechanism on this forum that is doing that, but I can't talk about it anymore.

John, I gotta tell you, this is old news.

Dan Bongino had John Solomon on his show today and Solomon made an interesting prediction:

That Trump will soon unveil evidence that foreign powers meddled in the 2020 election, which will result in John Thune ultimately caving on the filibuster and the Save America act will… pic.twitter.com/6kHDJBffef

— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) February 17, 2026

#Sieve, did you listen to the eyewitness discuss HRC child harvesting. Yes, #Sieve, blood harvesting for adrenochrome.

Cathy O’Brien said that Hillary used her as séx slave , among other things @RealCathyOBrien

pic.twitter.com/0Y1FS81O4L

— Yan.x | ॐ (@euphorio_) March 2, 2024

By the way, the Epstein files are documenting these practices too. Has your MSM covered it?

Related to the Epstein documents:
“This is a Syrian girl who was kidnapped by human traffickers, showing signs of panic and a surge in adrenaline.
She is placed on a table with a tray underneath, just before the extraction of [adrenochrome] or [organs] 😭😭😭
Children are… pic.twitter.com/by2x9ua4SG

— Q(MEGA_TRUMP) (@QMegaTrump) February 12, 2026

.#Sieve...................whether approved by Congress or not!

“there will be voter-ID for the midterm elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” pic.twitter.com/DJuzXXCz8g

— X22Report (@x22Reportchat) February 17, 2026