Welcome back, Wake Up Right fam! I try to keep things geographically broad in this newsletter because the Wake Up Right fam spans all 50 states and abroad. But please allow me to indulge my New Jersey bias for a moment…

On Saturday, a massive group of Garden State patriots rallied at a Tesla dealership in Northern Jersey to counter an anti-DOGE protest. I couldn’t make it, but I did drive by, and let’s just say, the patriots dominated the haters.

Well done, The Patriots Club. If you keep this energy, we will flip NJ red.

• 📊 58% approve of Trump's program to deport illegals

• 💬 Gov. Gavin Newsom: The Democratic brand is toxic

• 📈 51% of women aged 18-40 are single, up from 42% in 2000

• 🗼 The Eiffel Tower opened in Paris on this day in 1889

^{Sources: CBS, Real Time, WSJ, History}

Listen to Navarro: ‘Trust in Trump’ on tariffs

As the White House prepares for "Liberation Day" on Wednesday — when President Donald Trump launches fresh tariffs on the United States' trade partners — his top trade advisor has a simple message for Americans: Trust in Trump.

Zoom out: On April 2, Trump is expected to roll out a wave of reciprocal tariffs on all nations that tariff the U.S. This will be followed by a 25% tariff on automotive imports the next day.

The details: Peter Navarro, Trump's senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, defended Trump's planned tariffs on Fox News Sunday, saying:

• Tariffs work: "We have the example from the first term. We know that we imposed historically high tariffs... and all we got out of that was prosperity and price stability.”

• No inflation: “And the reason why we’re not going to see inflation is because the foreigners are going to eat most of it. They have to; we’re the biggest market in the world… They have to be here. And so they’re going to cut their prices to absorb that.”

Tariffs to tax cuts: Navarro explained that the reciprocal tariffs are expected to bring in $600 billion annually — $6 trillion over the next decade. And Trump wants to use that revenue to provide "the biggest tax cut in American history for the middle class, for the blue-collar deplorables."

Looking back to look forward: Navarro used history to explain why tariffs are a matter of national security:

• “When General George S. Patton went to Berlin, it was with trucks, Jeeps, and tanks that were made in the auto plants of the Midwest. Right now, the only thing that looks like the Midwest back then is Mexico. You go across the diaspora of cities in Mexico, there’s football-field-sized — 50 football field-sized assembly plants that are down there making the engines for here. We can’t do that.”

More about Peter: Navarro served as Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy in President Donald Trump's first administration. In 2022, he was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the sham January 6 committee, leading to him spending four months in prison. He’s MAGA to the core.

Big picture: Navarro articulated the ‘big picture’ on tariffs succinctly, saying: “Tariffs are tax cuts. Tariffs are jobs. Tariffs are national security. Tariffs are great for America. Tariffs will make America great again."

If you have time, I recommend listening to the full interview here.

[Source: Daily Wire]

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The mythical Trump third term

A legal loophole in the 22nd Amendment could allow President Donald Trump to return to the presidency for a third — and even fourth — term.

The details: Over the weekend, the Daily Mail, citing a 1999 Minnesota Law Review article, laid out a plausible scenario by which Trump could remain in office until 2037:

• How it works: It would require J.D. Vance to run as President in 2028 with Trump as his VP. Upon being sworn in, Vance immediately resigns, making Trump the President again.

First, the Constitution: Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment reads:

• "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

The legal loophole: The proposed scenario exploits the 22nd Amendment’s use of the word “elected.” Legal scholars argue that under this proposed plan, Trump would not be elected more than twice.

Play this out: If this were to ever occur, Trump and Vance would need to run a transparent campaign, where the public understands the plan: “Vote Vance, get Trump.”

Legal challenges: Their opponents would almost certainly sue, but with the Supreme Court's textualist tilt, it could uphold it based on the literal wording.

Trump reacts: In a phone interview with NBC, Trump was asked about the third term talk, and he said: “A lot of people want me to do it... I’m focused on the current... [but] there are methods which you could do it.”

The rationale: Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon recently told News Nation’s Chris Cuomo that he endorses a third term because “A man like this comes along once every century if we're lucky… I wanna see him again in 2028.”

Real talk from G: I want everyone to understand that this is mostly speculative fun. If the scenario were played out, Trump would leave office at 90 years old. I’m sure the man wants to enjoy some of his senior years outside of politics. But you never know. He did tell NBC, “I like working.”

[Source: Daily Mail]

🔒️ The Trump administration is officially closing USAID after a federal judge struck down a lawsuit aiming to stop the shutdown. Read more.

✅ An illegal alien TikToker known as the "Welfare King" has been deported back to Venezuela after bragging on social media about living free off American tax dollars. Read more.

💵 Trump is considering letting taxes on the richest Americans rise in return for cutting taxes on tips for service workers. Read more.

🚢 The Chinese government has delayed the sale of two Panama ports from a Hong Kong firm to a US consortium, claiming it's investigating an antitrust. Read more. Trump will respond if they do this.

💬 President Trump says he's 'very angry' and 'pissed off' with President Putin for his criticisms of President Zelenskyy, saying the comments were 'not going in the right location.' Read more.

🚘️ Ford filed a patent to add a manual "gear shift" to its electric vehicle lineup. Read more.

⚧️ White Lotus star revealed Carrie Coon revealed that her character originally had a trans daughter, but she was cut from the show after Trump's election win. Read more.

❎ Elon Musk announced that X (formerly Twitter) had been acquired by his artificial intelligence company xAI. Read more.

🇪🇨 Ecuador is preparing to allow U.S. forces to enter its country to take down powerful gangs. Read more.

🥚 Over 212,000 pounds of liquid egg products that may contain a cleaning solution with sodium hypochlorite are being recalled nationwide. Read more.

✈️ The FAA is investigating the fiery crash of a small plane into a suburban Minneapolis home that killed all aboard and engulfed the house in flames. Read more.

🇺🇸 An American woman detained since February in Afghanistan by the Taliban was released. Read more.

🚀 Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch four passengers over the Earth's poles, the first time humans have flown such a mission. Read more.

🎥 Viral video of the weekend: Dorky lib gets OWNED by Rep. Burchett. Watch.

🎥 Trump is asked, "What is a woman?" Watch.

🎥 Who is Trump's Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles? Watch.

🎥 Despicable: Triggered lib assaults a 61-year-old woman driving a Tesla. Watch.

🎥 RFK Jr. to West Virgnina Gov. Morrisey: ‘You look like you ate Gov. Morrisey.’ Watch.

🎥 Elon Musk has the perfect response to protestors at his Green Bay town hall. Watch.

🎥 Rep. Jasmine Crockett suggests Rep. Byron Donalds isn’t a Black ally because his wife is White. Watch.

🎥 Charlie Kirk breaks down the Biblical basis for the United States Constitution. Watch.

🎥 Tesla protests. Not a young man in sight. Watch.

🎥 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna alleges NBC has unseen footage of the JFK assassination... Watch.

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