Happy Insurrection Day, Wake Up Right fam. On this fourth anniversary of the January 6 riot — an event the Dems thought they could ride to re-election — it’s almost poetic that Kamala Harris, as VP, will be tasked with certifying Donald Trump as the next President of the United States.

• ✅ Senate leader Thune: Pete Hegseth will be confirmed

• 👴 The current Congress is the 3rd oldest since 1789

• 🍺 62% of the U.S. adults drink alcohol, 38% abstain

• 📉 NYPD applications dropped 55% since 2017

• 🍎 Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $1M to Trump inauguration

^{Sources: Breitbart, NBC, Pew, Breitbart, Axios}

Biden gives Medal of Freedom to Clinton and Soros

Joe Biden spent one of the final weekends of his residency handing out medals to some of the most contemptible figures in American politics — part of a mad rush to reward as many criminals [literal criminals and those who should be] with awards and pardons before leaving office.

The details: On Saturday, Biden awarded former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire Democrat mega-donor George Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the highest civilian honor.

• Hillary Clinton paid for the now-disproven dossier that kicked off the 2016 Russia hoax that hamstrung the first two years of Donald Trump’s first term.

• George Soros dumped millions into local races to elect radical "progressive" prosecutors across the country whose policies led to a rise in murder and overall crime in many Democrat-run cities.

Other recipients included: Bono, Denzel Washington, Michael J. Fox, Jane Goodall, Magic Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK Jr's dad), Lionel Messi, David Rubenstein, and Anna Wintour.

Pay for play: Rubenstein has allowed Joe Biden and his family to vacation at his Nantucket estate every year since 2021.

Other awards: Last week, Biden awarded Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson —two leaders of the January 6 Committee — the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian honor.

Pardon patrol: Last month Biden announced he was giving a blanket pardon to his son, Hunter. He followed that up by commuting the sentences of 37 criminals on Death Row.

Real talk from G: Biden still has two weeks left in office. I would imagine this isn’t the last spit in the face he’ll give the American people before shuffling out of the White House for good.

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Trump plans to release over 1,000 J6 prisoners

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office.

Back up: More than 1,600 of Trump’s supporters have been charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 riot, and hundreds are currently in prison, many for simply entering the Capitol area.

The details: Trump told NBC's Kristen Welker in December: "I'm going to be acting very quickly... I'm looking first day. These people have been there — how long is it? Three, four years. They’ve been in there for years. And they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open."

• Trump added: “These people have suffered. Their lives have been destroyed. And yet, in Portland, where they burned down half the city… They don’t do anything.”

Quote: On Sunday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a key Trump ally, wrote on X: "President Trump will be giving clemency, pardons and commutations, to J6’ers!!"

The scope: Trump has indicated that his administration would "look at each individual case" and focus on "non-violent" offenders.

In related news: Matthew Graves, the D.C. U.S. Attorney who ran the prosecutions of J6ers, announced last week that he will resign ahead of Trump's return to office.

The last word: Republican strategist John Feehery summed up the whole J6 spectacle best, saying: "Instead of spending time talking about issues the voters cared about, [Democrats] wasted time talking about a mostly peaceful protect that really only resonated with those who watch MSNBC."

[Source: Bloomberg]

🤡 Far-left New York judge Juan Merchan plans to sentence President-elect Donald Trump on January 10th in his "hush money" case, likely issuing a conditional discharge with no jail time. Read more.

📣 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was reelected Friday afternoon by House Republicans in a tight vote. Read more.

🇨🇦 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to resign this week amid weak public opinion poll and backlash within his own caucus. Read more.

🇷🇺 A U.S. think tank claims Russia gained 1,609 square miles of territory in 2024 in its war with Ukraine, but it lost 40 soldiers for each square mile it gained. Read more.

🏈 Skip Bayless, a longtime sports analyst with hit shows on ESPN and Fox Sports, was sued by a former hairstylist and accused of offering her $1.5 million for sex. Read more.

⛓️ Joe Biden blocked Japan's Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid to purchase U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns. Read more.

🤬 A Virginia nurse was charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse for breaking the bones of multiple premature babies at a Richmond hospital. Read more.

🍺 The U.S. surgeon general called for a warning about the risk of cancer from alcoholic beverages, noting it is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco and obesity. Read more.

🇲🇽 Mexican President Gloria Sheinbaum signaled she would accept non-Mexican illegals deported by President-elect Donald Trump — a shift from her earlier combative stance. Read more.

🎞️ Amazon Prime is releasing a documentary offering an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at First Lady Melania Trump's life, set for global theatrical and streaming release. Read more.

💟 Actress Kristen Bell ended 2024 by donating more than $100,000 to people who need help with paying their medical bills. Read more.

What will be Trump’s strongest headwind in his second term?

On Friday, I asked you what you think will be the biggest challenge Trump faces in his 2nd term. Here's what you said:

What will be the biggest issue Trump faces in his 2nd term?

• 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💸 Economic (515)

• 🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🚨 Terrorism (274)

• ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇨🇳 China (59)

• 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ✊ Civil unrest [BLM/Antifa riots] (80)

• ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🦠 A new pandemic (69)

• 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🔘 Something else (140)

💸 Economic: “The massive debt. It was 9 trillion in 2008. Now it is 34 trillion. The spending on interest on the debt exceeds defense spending. We could solve this if we could get the media to care.”

🚨 Terrorism: “I think we're going to see a large increase in domestic terrorism as a result of the Biden/Harris Open Boarder Plan of the last 4 years.”

✊ Civil unrest: “The woke idiots that have been protesting across the country without any consequences for the lasty 4 years are going to see if Trump will be as tough as he says he will be. I think they are going to be in for a rude awakening.”

🔘 Something else: “You are probably inundated with IMMIGRATION.” Yes, I was lol. This was a popular write-in.

🎥 Kamala doesn't know the words to the Pledge of Allegiance. Watch.

🎥 Comedian Nikki Glaser makes a joke about Diddy at the Golden Globes. Watch.

🎥 Investigators reveal footage of the New Orleans terrorist placing explosives before he used his car to kill 15 people. Watch.

🎥 Rapper Ice-T goes viral for a tense exchange with police. Watch. Fun fact: When I was 15, I worked at that Quick Check in the background.

🎥 How tone deaf... NYC has a ceremony to unveil a new fee for commuters. Watch.

🎥 Kid laughs as Biden screws up his name during the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Watch.

🎥 Biden gives Cooked Hillary the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Watch.

🎥 College gymnasts Olivia Dunn and Kylie Coen do the Trump dance. Watch.

🎥 Zelensky explains the power Trump has over European leaders. Watch.

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