OPINION

In Smearing Donald Trump, the Left Never Sleeps

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During President Trump's first term, the fake stream media continually sprang new lies about him, fueled by a corrupt Obama and then Biden regime. Half of America had no idea that they were constantly being hoodwinked. With Tulsi Gabbard’s current findings, justice might actually prevail in this nation, but don’t count on the fake stream media to honestly illuminate any of the issues.

No Let Up

After nearly four years of masking Joe Biden’s incapacities and then getting busted, you’d think that today the media might wind down their hoax machine. No way.

The daily, lengthy list of hoaxes by fake stream media and Leftists represents a new low, if that’s possible. Beyond the hoaxes from 2016 to 2024 now being fully exposed, below are two dozen of the hundreds of false news items designed to disrupt Trump’s second term and to besmirch the character and reputation of his cabinet members and staff:

Claim: Trump's spending cuts related to weather caused the flooding in Texas.

Reality: No cuts were scheduled for any part of 2025.

Claim: CNN was aghast about President Trump’s assertion that the Biden Administration spent millions on “making mice transgender.”

Reality: Trump’s claim proved to be true.

Claim: Rep. Eric Swalwell said that no president presided over more plane incidents, 35, during their first month in office than President Trump.

Reality: During Biden’s first month 57 aviation incidence occurred.

Claim: Gov. JB Pritzker said that ICE agents raided an elementary school.

Reality: It was a U.S. Secret Service investigation unrelated to immigration.

Claim: Constituents in red districts bemoaned President Trump’s effort to cut waste, fraud, and abuse.

Reality: These “protests” were funded by far-left groups.

Claim: NASA astronauts, in space for nine months, were “not stranded.”

Reality: NPR described the astronauts as stranded in prior reporting, and changed their narrative when President Trump sought to bring them home.

Claim: The White House was seeking a new Secretary of Defense.

Reality: Not even remotely true.

Claim: Trump referred to European nations as “parasites.”

Reality: Trump refuted this -- as did the Italian prime minister.

Claim: The Trump Administration stalled a UN program in Mexico to curtail imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the drug cartels.

Reality: The Department of State actually is expanding the initiative.

Claim: President Trump sought to end Medicaid and other assistance programs.

Reality: Assistance programs for individuals, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, were explicitly excluded in Trump’s budget cuts.

Claim: DOGE posted classified information on their website.

Reality: The posting was an employment headcount, publicly available for years.

Claim: Kristi Noem called all Venezuelan immigrants “dirtbags.”

Reality: Her description was directed at the gang members of Tren de Aragua.

Claim: The NYT wrote that RFK, Jr. sought to “ban fluoride in drinking water.”

Reality: The Times reported earlier that fluoride might lead to lower IQ scores in children.

Claim: President Trump was “going after” Social Security.

Reality: He has repeatedly pledged to protect and enhance Social Security.

Claim: Veterans’ care was in jeopardy due to layoffs at VA hospitals.

Reality: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins said that this was garbage.

Claim: Rep. Jasmine Crockett, following the Reagan National Airport plane crash, claimed that President Trump had frozen the hiring of air traffic controllers.

Reality: Air traffic controllers were exempt from the federal hiring freeze.

Claim: President Trump took down Barack Obama’s portrait in the White House.

Reality: The portrait was moved a few feet away from its previous location.

Claim: The Trump Administration wants to end sanctions on Russian energy assets, including the Nord Stream pipeline.

Reality: Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff both said this claim was bogus.

Claim: An illegal immigrant in U.S. custody simply disappeared.

Reality: The individual was part of Tren de Aragua, and a judge ordered his removal.

Claim: JD Vance broke Vatican rules when photographed in the Sistine Chapel.

Reality: Vance was given permission by the Vatican.

Claim: Funds for the Women’s Health Initiative would be slashed by the DHHS.

Reality: Secretary RFK, Jr. recognizes the project as “mission critical.”

Claim: Pete Hegseth sought $140k in “upgrades” to his government residence.

Reality: The AP admitted this claim was completely false.

Claim: The Trump Administration sacked firefighter health and safety programs.

Reality: The programs remain a top priority for the administration.

Claim: President Trump’s policies scare away foreign investments in the U.S.

Reality: He has thus far secured trillions of dollars in investments, potentially leading to 451,000 new jobs.

 Lies for the Taking

Half of America, even highly educated people, fall for this baloney every day. Why? They are constantly fed lies. Concurrently, the dupes will not investigate beyond their “trusted” go-to “news” sources.

Ignorance is not bliss; it is harmful to our nation.