Good morning, folks! In yesterday’s newsletter, I offered a rare critique of the Trump presidency – suggesting it was time for the Commander-in-Chief to “come home” and focus on “America’s affordability crisis.”

A few hours later, James Blair, the president’s 2024 political director, told POLITICO that Trump will be “very, very focused on prices and cost of living” over the next year.

🇺🇸 Music to our ears. Thank you, Mr. President.

• 🆘 84% of Gen Z women voted for Mamdani

• 🎩 On this day in 1860, Lincoln is elected president

• 💼 25% of workers lack advancement opportunities

• 📊 Native-born NYers voted Cuomo (49%), Mamdani (38%)

^{Sources: The Post Millennial, History, Gallup, The National Pulse}

Epstein was offered a deal IF he accused Trump

Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate alleges that federal prosecutors offered the sex predator a deal to walk free – IF he accused then-President Donald Trump of being involved with crimes.

The details: According to a newly obtained pardon petition filed by ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione, who was Epstein’s former cellmate: “Prosecutors… told Epstein that if he said President Trump was involved with Esptein’s crimes he would walk free. in a petition to be pardoned.”

• Epstein told him lead prosecutor Maurene Comey – YES, daughter of disgraced former FBI Director James Comey – said he didn’t need to prove anything “as long as President Trump’s people could not disprove it.”

• Epstein reportedly told Tartaglione that Trump “was not involved” in any of his crimes.

• Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019, weeks after his arrest on sex-trafficking charges.

Zoom out: Maurene’s father was a key figure in launching the now-disproven Trump-Russia collusion hoax. So it would appear “getting Trump” was a family affair.

Step forward: Maurene was fired from her position this past July. James was indicted in September for making a false statement and obstructing Congress.

Real talk from G: I’m just looking at the timeline, according to Tartaglione… Epstein says he won’t lie about Trump… A few weeks later, he’s dead. Hm.

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Trump gets back to business

President Donald Trump used his Wednesday address at the American Business Forum in Miami to highlight a string of economic wins and encourage Americans to hold tight because “you’re going to see it even more so over the next 12 months.”

The details: Trump marked the one-year anniversary of his 2024 election win by drawing attention to big economic wins, like:

• 🧰 Jobs: 1.9 million more natural-born Americans are employed, while 100,000 federal workers left the payroll.

• ⛏️ Wages: Since January, miner pay rose by $5,000, construction by $2,200, and factory worker by $1,300

• 🥚 Egg prices: Down 85% since March – reversing a 147% spike under Biden.

• 🏠️ Mortgage costs: Dropped $3,000 this year as interest rates fell to 3.75–4%, the lowest in three years.

• 🦃 Prices down: Walmart’s Thanksgiving dinner bundle for 10 people will cost under $40, compared to $70 last year.

Trump acknowledges the elephant in the room: In yesterday’s newsletter, I shared my opinion that in the wake of Republicans’ election losses to Democrats this week, the President should “come home” and focus more attention on affordability. Trump said:

• “It’s really easy to win elections when you talk about the facts, and we have more people working now than at any time in the history of our country… It’s wonderful to [achieve it], but if people don’t talk about them, then you can do not so well in elections.”

• “We have the greatest economy right now. A lot of people don’t see that. But if you look at what’s happening with all the factories, AI, auto plants all over the country being built.”

• “And I think you’re going to see it even more so over the next 12 months, that this is the golden age of America.”

The numbers: While the government shutdown delayed third-quarter GDP data, the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model estimates it grew by 4% – a strong sign for the economy.

The big picture: Trump’s Miami speech was both a victory lap and rallying cry – encouraging Republicans to focus on economic messaging and “sell success” heading into the 2026 midterms.

[Source: Breitbart, Washington Examiner]

⚖️ Republicans in California filed a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 50, the redistricting measure that will gerrymander five congressional seats for Democrats. Read more.

🏳️‍⚧️ A Maryland school district asked 12-year-olds to match vocabulary terms, including “Sex Assigned at Birth,” “Gender Identity,” “Transgender,” “Gender Expression,” and “Cisgender.” Read more.

💰️ Senator John Kennedy is introducing two bills that would withhold paychecks from members of Congress for the duration of the government shutdown. Read more.

❎ Omar Fateh, a Somali-background far-left Democrat, lost his campaign to defeat incumbent Jacob Frey. Read more. Frey isn’t much better, but at least he isn’t a Marxist Islamist.

🚒 NYFD Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker resigned the morning after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Read more.

🇨🇳 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that the U.S. is falling behind China on AI, saying, "China is going to win the AI race." Read more.

🇫🇷 A driver shouted “Allahu Akbar” after he deliberately plowed into ten people during a violent rampage in western France on Wednesday, critically injuring four. Read more.

🤠 Texas voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting in the state. Read more.

👍️ Tom Homan, President Trump’s Border Czar, confirmed that immigration raids in NYC will continue despite the election of open-borders Socialist Zohran Mamdani as city mayor. Read more.

🎥 Sydney Sweeney is asked about Trump having her back. Watch.

🎥 Rapper Nicki Minaj was thrilled to see the White House use her song in a TikTok video. Watch.

🎥 WTF? Creep GROPES and tries to kiss the Mexican President. Watch.

🎥 Comedian Chris D on Mamdani and the Crusades. Watch.

🎥 TRIGGERED student at the University of Iowa flips over a TPUSA table. Watch.

🎥 Ignorant White lib woman seeking praise of a radical Islamist says: "Americans have no culture." Watch.

🎥 Trump reacts to Mamdani's "DANGEROUS" victory speech. Watch.

🎥 CNN leftist Van Jones is shocked to see the true, angry Marxist in Mamdani's victory speech. Wonders what happened to the nice, smiley guy from the campaign trail. Watch.

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