Wake Up Right - June 17, 2025

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Good morning, folks! When we went to bed last night, media reports and social media personalities were in overdrive — suggesting President Trump had stormed out of the G7 and was about to strike Iran.

By this morning, those reports did not materialize. In fact, we woke up to the opposite news: Iran desperately wants to make a deal.

The fog of war is thick — and in it, every tweet gets weaponized. When he posts a warning to “evacuate Tehran,” remember that is not for you or me. It’s for Iran. Trump negotiates in public, plays off instinct, and keeps everyone guessing.

Sometimes you have to let Trump cook.

  • 🗽 On this day in 1885, Statue of Liberty arrives in NY

  • 📚️ 17% of public school enrollment may be anchor babies

  • U.S. may see first year of negative migration since 1970s

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U.S. and U.K. sign trade deal

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer finalized a new trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom — alleviating tariff tensions and strengthening post-Brexit ties.

The details: The pair unveiled the full-scale bilateral trade agreement while attending the G7 summit in Canada. Some key provisions include:

  • 🇬🇧 Auto tariffs cut from 27.5% to 10% for the first 100,000 British vehicles imported annually.

  • ✈️ Aerospace tariffs eliminated, exempting U.K. goods from a 10% levy placed on other nations.

  • 🥩 Beef access: 13,000 metric tons of hormone-free U.S. beef can now be exported to the U.K.

TBD: The deal did not address steel & aluminum or pharmaceuticals. Talks are still ongoing.

What Trump says: He called the agreement “a fair deal for both, and it’s going to produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income.”

What Starmer says: “This is a very good day for both of our countries, a real sign of strength. So, thank you again, Donald.”

Real talk from G: This confirms what we've suspected since Liberation Day, and the president’s enemies were too blinded by hatred to see. Trump's tariffs were not the end of discussions. They were the means to an end of discussions — a negotiation tactic that is paying off.

[Source: Daily Wire, AP]

FBI report: China tried to use mail-in ballots to swing 2020 election

Newly declassified documents reveal the FBI received intelligence in 2020 alleging a Chinese plot to mass-produce fake U.S. driver’s licenses to commit mail-in ballot fraud benefiting Joe Biden.

The details: The intelligence report was created in August 2020, just months before the presidential election. It detailed plans from the Chinese Communist Party to manufacture fake American driver’s licenses and ship them into the United States so Chinese citizens could fraudulently use mail-in-ballots to vote in the presidential election to help Joe Biden.

  • Corroboration: U.S. Customs and Border Protection reportedly intercepted roughly 20,000 fake licenses at the time.

  • FBi Director Kash Patel told Just the News that despite the allegations being substantiated, “they were abruptly recalled and never disclosed to the public."

Zoom out: At the time, then-Director Christopher Wray testified to Congress that there were no known plots of foreign interference in the election.

What happens next? Patel said in a post on X that he "declassified the material and turned the documents over to the [Senate Judiciary] Chairman Grassley for further review” after he requested the records.

Real talk from G: To this day, President Trump maintains that the 2020 election was stolen. With these documents, I think we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg. There’s a reason for four years; this newsletter never referred to Joe Biden as president. Not because he wasn’t installed. But because he didn’t deserve it.

[Source: Just the News]

DHS told staff that it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants — a decision that stood at odds with Trump’s calls for mass deportations. Read more.

👍️ The Trump administration has reportedly proposed meeting with Iran this week to discuss its nuclear program and a potential ceasefire with Israel. Read more.

  • WSJ writes on this subject: “With Iran’s air defenses shredded, allies sidelined and its arsenal of missiles dwindling, the country’s theocratic leaders face the prospect of having to submit to a tougher negotiation on their nuclear program as their only way out of a worsening situation.”

📱 The Trump Organization unveiled its new wireless phone service, Trump Mobile, which will offer cellphones made in the United States with unlimited service plans for $47.45 per month. Read more.

🥤 Chick-fil-A customers are outraged that the fast-food chain switched its cups from Styrofoam to paper. Read more.

🎸 The Supreme Court sided with singer Ed Sheeran in a lawsuit that accused the pop star of unlawfully copying Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” Read more.

🤡 Randi Weingarten, the far-left teachers’ union president, has quit the DNC after 23 years, citing conflict with the current leadership. Read more.

🧊 Four criminal illegal aliens escaped a New Jersey ICE facility — two have been captured, and two are still at large. Read more.

🧑‍⚖️ A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to restore grants to the National Institutes of Health that were cut based on gender ideology or DEI. Read more.

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💌 ICE agents are under attack! The left is doxxing, vilifying and physically assaulting those who keep America safe. Let's show them some much-deserved love. Click here to sign. *

🎥 LA rioter learns the hard way not to block cars. Watch. [Warning: Graphic]

🎥 OUCH. Bill Maher puts actor Sean Penn in his place. Watch.

🎥 A new TikTok trend for idiots. Watch.

🎥 Iranian state TV studio hit by Israeli missile while live on air. Watch.

🎥 Flashback, two months ago: Tulsi testifies Iran is NOT building a nuke. Watch. So who's telling the truth?

🎥 Here's how Israel fends off missile attacks. Watch.

🎥 Trump responds to Tucker criticizing his Israel-Iran strategy. Watch.

🎥 Batya, a Democrat, is consistently President Trump's best advocate in the media, lays out how he is “masterfully” navigating the Israel/Iran conflict. Watch.

🎥 Go long: Today, I’ll be listening to Tucker Carlson interview Steve Bannon. Watch.

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