Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! RFK Jr. testified on Capitol Hill yesterday for hours, where he was constantly fighting attacks from Democrats, but there was one quote that cut through all the slander and propaganda that’s worth being today’s First Word:

"There's no such thing as Republican children or Democratic children. These are our kids. 66% of them are damaged... Why can't we just agree with each other to put differences about so many [issues] aside?”

You can go back and watch the full hearing here.

• 💾 26% say AOC is face of Dem party, 12% say Bernie

• 🏠️ 45% of renters say buying a home's not likely

• ⚖️ Most obese state: WV (41%) | Least: CO (24.6%)

• 💻️ MAX streaming service is rebranding back to HBO Max

^{Sources: TK, Gallup, NY Post, Warner Bros}

Trump secures more deals on day 2 of Middle East trip

President Donald Trump landed another blockbuster economic win, announcing over a trillion dollars in deals with Qatar — the second major trade haul of his Middle East trip.

The details: The White House says the deals will "generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion,” including deals with American companies like:

• ✈️ Boeing/GE: $96B for Dreamliners and 777Xs [largest ever widebody order]

• 🛢 McDermott: $8.5B in LNG infrastructure projects

• 🛸 General Atomics: $2B for advanced Reaper drones

• 🚁 Raytheon: $1B for drone defense systems

Plus, many more to “create thousands of well-paying jobs.”

Back up: This comes one day after President Trump announced Saudi Arabia would invest $600 billion in the U.S.

What Democrats are saying: They’re doing everything they can to focus the country’s attention on Qatar’s royal family offering a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet for the President to use while the new Air Force One is being built — scandalizing it as a “gift” to Trump. My concern is more over the security of the president riding in a plane once owned by a foreign country.

Trump and the troops: While in Qatar, the President took time to visit the American soldiers stationed at Al-Udeid Air Base, where he told them:

• “No visit in the Gulf would be complete without stopping to salute the people who keep America Safe, Strong, and Free!”

The last word comes straight from the White House fact sheet, which reads:

• “As the dealmaker in chief, President Trump’s latest achievement in Qatar is another win for America.”

[Source: White House, Fox Business]

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U.S. finds communication devices in Chinese tech

U.S. energy officials have uncovered rogue communication devices hidden inside Chinese-made solar inverters and batteries — reinforcing President Donald Trump’s longstanding concerns that reliance on Chinese tech could destabilize the American power grid.

What are inverters? Think of them as the digital brains of solar and battery systems.

The details: Energy officials discovered cellular radios and networking chips embedded inside the inverters and battery systems that were not disclosed to the buyers and grid operators.

How were they discovered? U.S. energy officials and independent security experts conducted physical and software tear-downs of the hardware, which is part of routine inspections for cybersecurity risks.

Why it matters: These rogue devices can be used to remotely tamper with the energy output, which could potentially allow China to conduct a coordinated shutdown of elements of the U.S. power grid.

Zoom out: Chinese companies Huawei and Sungrow dominate over half the global inverter market.

Trump’s been warning: President Trump has taken steps to loosen the United States' dependence on Chinese tech. In February, he signed a national security memorandum, directing the restriction on Chinese investments in critical sectors, including energy. Later, in April, he declared a National Energy Emergency to address the vulnerabilities in the U.S. electrical grid.

The last word goes t: Rep. August Pfluger, who said: “This is about national survival. The CCP stops at nothing to compromise our infrastructure.”

[Source: Reuters, The National Pulse]

✅ Speaker Mike Johnson publicly voiced his support for a ban on members trading individual stocks. Read more.

🚀 The U.S. is expected to spend $1 trillion on nuclear weapons over the next decade. Read more.

🤡 Rep. Shri Thanedar scrapped his plans to force a vote to impeach President Trump after considerable pressure from his fellow Democrats, who called the move "idiotic." Read more.

👿 A Texas mom was arrested for supplying her son with ammunition to plan a mass shooting at his middle school. Read more.

📝 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed freezing new adult illegal alien enrollments in state Medicaid. Read more.

🔒️ A federal court is seizing control of Rikers Island prison in NYC, appointing a "remediation manager" to oversee the aging complex plagued by violence. Read more.

🧪 3M will pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, over widespread contamination from “forever chemicals.” Read more.

🤡 Former Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed to pay back over $300,000 to New York City for illegally using NYPD security detail during his short-lived presidential run. Read more.

✅ Dick's Sporting Goods is reportedly closing in on a deal to buy competitor Foot Locker for about $2.3 billion. Read more.

🎥 RFK Jr. loses it on blue-haired Democrat: “Give me credit!”. Watch. 

🎥 Nutty leftists and Ben & Jerry's founder are quickly removed from RFK Jr.’s hearing after outbursts. Watch.

🎥 French crypto businessman clings to his wife as kidnappers try to pull her into a van. Watch.

🎥 Ladies, please be careful using ride-share apps like Lyft and Uber. Watch.

🎥 Megyn Kelly on Trump's shift in Middle East policy away from neo-con/lib forever wars. Watch.

🎥 LOL Utah Rep. Blake Moore dozes off during committee. Watch.

🎥 Tesla released a new video of its Optimus robot dancing. Watch.

🎥 DHS Sec. Kristi Noem manhandles Rep. Dan Goldman [the nepo-baby son of the Levi jeans family] after he throws a tantrum over deported MS-13 gang banger. Watch.

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