B-Man Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 What an America First Foreign Policy Looks Like Marco Rubio is doing a brilliant job as Secretary of State. A prime example of his implementation of an America First foreign policy is the abolition of USAID and relocation of aid programs inside the State Department. On the State Department’s Substack, Rubio lays out the rationale for this change, putting to shame the Democrats’ absurd “millions will die” mantra: Every public servant has an obligation to American citizens to ensure any programs they fund advance our nation’s interests. During the Trump Administration’s thorough review of thousands of programs, and over $715 billion in inflation-adjusted spending over the decades, it became apparent the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) fell well below this standard. USAID had decades and a near-infinite taxpayer budget to advance American influence, promote economic development worldwide, and allow billions to stand on their own two feet. Beyond creating a globe-spanning NGO industrial complex at taxpayer expense, USAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met, instability has often worsened, and anti-American sentiment has only grown. On the global stage, the countries that benefit the most from our generosity usually fail to reciprocate. For example, in 2023, sub-Saharan African nations voted with the United States only 29 percent of the time on essential resolutions at the UN despite receiving $165 billion in outlays since 1991. That’s the lowest rate in the world. Over the same period, more than $89 billion invested in the Middle East and North Africa left the U.S. with lower favorability ratings than China in every nation but Morocco. The agency’s expenditure of $9.3 billion in Gaza and the West Bank since 1991, whose beneficiaries included allies of Hamas, has produced grievances rather than gratitude towards the United States. The only ones living well were the executives of the countless NGOs, who often enjoyed five-star lifestyles funded by American taxpayers, while those they purported to help fell further behind. This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to an end. Under the Trump Administration, we will finally have a foreign funding mission in America that prioritizes our national interests. As of July 1st, USAID will officially cease to implement foreign assistance. Foreign assistance programs that align with administration policies—and which advance American interests—will be administered by the State Department, where they will be delivered with more accountability, strategy, and efficiency. We will not apologize for recognizing America’s longstanding commitment to life-saving humanitarian aid and promotion of economic development abroad must be in furtherance of an America First foreign policy. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/07/what-an-america-first-foreign-policy-looks-like.php
BillsFanNC Posted July 12 Posted July 12 There's no such thing as the swamp / deep state working in their own interests and against the will of the people. 1
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted July 12 Posted July 12 9 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: There's no such thing as the swamp / deep state working in their own interests and against the will of the people. Wasting government resources in the cr@pper. Great, just great.
B-Man Posted July 15 Author Posted July 15 Marco Rubio Drops the Hammer By Charlton Allen In a long-overdue repudiation of international lawfare cloaked as human rights work, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has slapped sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' so-called “special rapporteur” for Palestinian territories, whose tenure has been the epitome of anti-Western, anti-American, and anti-Israeli provocation theatre. Albanese, an Italian academic turned ideological inquisitor, was appointed in 2022 by the United Nations Human Rights Council—a body whose moral compass spins like it was borrowed from James Comey, Crossfire Hurricane edition. Among its current members: China, Cuba, Sudan, and South Africa—a rogue’s gallery of surveillance states, strongmen, and serial rights abusers, nations that take a brief respite from oppressing their own citizens to lecture the West on justice. From this perch, Albanese hasn’t monitored human rights so much as targeted them, channeling her mandate into a scorched-earth crusade against America, Israel, and the corporations that dare do business with either. {snip} Secretary Rubio had seen enough. On Wednesday, invoking Executive Order 14203, the U.S. government: Froze Albanese’s assets under U.S. jurisdiction, Prohibited all U.S. individuals and companies from engaging with her, And barred her from setting foot on American soil, including the UN headquarters in New York. It marks the first time a sitting UN rapporteur has been added to the U.S. sanctions list. The provocation, however, has been years in the making. Enough was enough. These sanctions are not a silencing tactic—though the usual suspects will shriek regardless. They are a sovereign act of self-defense—a foreign policy firewall against the weaponization of international law by unaccountable global clerics aligned with those who wish us harm. Simply put, Francesca Albanese is an anti-American agent provocateur who has built a career on agitprop against Israel and the United States. Being held accountable is long overdue. https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/07/marco_rubio_drops_the_hammer.html
B-Man Posted July 28 Author Posted July 28 MORE REAL NEWS. Cambodia and Thailand are scheduled to begin high level talks in Malaysia shortly in hopes of achieving an immediate ceasefire. State Department officials are on the ground in Malaysia to assist these peace efforts. Both @POTUS and I remain engaged with our respective counterparts for each country and are monitoring the situation very closely. We want this conflict to end as soon as possible.
B-Man Posted August 22 Author Posted August 22 All US Visa Holders—55 Million of Them—Being Reviewed by Trump Admin for Deportable Violations The Trump administration is conducting a comprehensive review of over 55 million valid U.S. visa holders' records for potential deportable violations, a massive expansion of the vetting of those currently basking in the privilege of being admitted to this nation. The State Department, in an answer to a question posed by the Associated Press, indicated that all current visa holders are subject to “continuous vetting.” As such, they are reviewing each individual for potential violations such as overstays, criminal activity, public safety threats, and support for terrorism. All reasonable checks. “We review all available information as part of our vetting, including law enforcement or immigration records or any other information that comes to light after visa issuance, indicating a potential ineligibility,” the Department said in a statement to the AP. https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/08/21/all-us-visa-holders55-million-of-thembeing-reviewed-by-trump-admin-for-deportable-violations-n2193080
B-Man Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 Marco Rubio Says U.S. Military Will Continue Bombing Narco-Terrorist Drug Vessels https://twitchy.com/warren-squire/2025/09/23/marco-rubio-confirmed-lethal-military-strikes-on-narco-terrorist-boats-will-continue-imminent-threat-n2419380
The Frankish Reich Posted September 23 Posted September 23 On 7/4/2025 at 9:56 AM, B-Man said: What an America First Foreign Policy Looks Like Marco Rubio is doing a brilliant job as Secretary of State. A prime example of his implementation of an America First foreign policy is the abolition of USAID and relocation of aid programs inside the State Department. On the State Department’s Substack, Rubio lays out the rationale for this change, putting to shame the Democrats’ absurd “millions will die” mantra: Every public servant has an obligation to American citizens to ensure any programs they fund advance our nation’s interests. During the Trump Administration’s thorough review of thousands of programs, and over $715 billion in inflation-adjusted spending over the decades, it became apparent the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) fell well below this standard. USAID had decades and a near-infinite taxpayer budget to advance American influence, promote economic development worldwide, and allow billions to stand on their own two feet. Beyond creating a globe-spanning NGO industrial complex at taxpayer expense, USAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met, instability has often worsened, and anti-American sentiment has only grown. On the global stage, the countries that benefit the most from our generosity usually fail to reciprocate. For example, in 2023, sub-Saharan African nations voted with the United States only 29 percent of the time on essential resolutions at the UN despite receiving $165 billion in outlays since 1991. That’s the lowest rate in the world. Over the same period, more than $89 billion invested in the Middle East and North Africa left the U.S. with lower favorability ratings than China in every nation but Morocco. The agency’s expenditure of $9.3 billion in Gaza and the West Bank since 1991, whose beneficiaries included allies of Hamas, has produced grievances rather than gratitude towards the United States. The only ones living well were the executives of the countless NGOs, who often enjoyed five-star lifestyles funded by American taxpayers, while those they purported to help fell further behind. This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to an end. Under the Trump Administration, we will finally have a foreign funding mission in America that prioritizes our national interests. As of July 1st, USAID will officially cease to implement foreign assistance. Foreign assistance programs that align with administration policies—and which advance American interests—will be administered by the State Department, where they will be delivered with more accountability, strategy, and efficiency. We will not apologize for recognizing America’s longstanding commitment to life-saving humanitarian aid and promotion of economic development abroad must be in furtherance of an America First foreign policy. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/07/what-an-america-first-foreign-policy-looks-like.php I really do like Rubio, and I hope Trump lets him do his job rather than interposing friend Steve Witkoff in everything important. Rubio's Charlie Kirk speech got attention - it was clear, impassioned, faith-based without being offensive to those who are not Christian. I wish he could've made that speech about 9 years ago ...
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