Jon Herold | Patel Patriot

Flashback to May 2023 of some fascinating Trump comments on the debt ceiling, defaulting, and spending cuts. Defaulting is “psychological” “You’re going to have to default eventually anyway but it’s going to be much messier… I don’t think you’ll have to default…” @PatelPatriotDevolution

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $3.5 billion foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia involving AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) and related support, the Pentagon announced Friday. https://badlandsmedia.tv/u-s-clears-3-5-billion-missile-sale-to-saudi-arabia-ahead-of-larger-arms-package/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

More pictures emerging from JD Vance's meeting with Pope Francis yesterday. @PatelPatriotDevolution

China and the European Union have announced retaliatory tariffs in response to President Trump’s trade measures. China will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 34% to 84% starting April 10, while EU member states have backed a European Commission plan to impose counter-tariffs on American steel and aluminum imports. https://badlandsmedia.tv/china-and-eu-announce-tariff-hikes-in-response-to-trumps-trade-offensive/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Director of National Intelligence @TulsiGabbard has formed a new internal task force, the Director’s Initiative Group (DIG), to promote transparency and accountability throughout the intelligence community. The group’s first priority is investigating potential weaponization within U.S. intelligence agencies. https://badlandsmedia.tv/dni-tulsi-gabbard-launches-task-force-to-investigate-politicization-and-restore-integrity-in-intelligence-community/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

The Pentagon’s independent watchdog has agreed to a request from top senators to investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior Trump administration officials for using the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss a potential U.S. military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. https://badlandsmedia.tv/pentagon-watchdog-to-investigate-trump-administration-use-of-signal-for-military-strike-discussions/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Interim U.S. Attorney in Washington, Ed Martin is investigating whether Joe Biden was competent to issue pardons during his final days in office. The inquiry includes previously undisclosed letters to Biden’s family and former White House staff. https://badlandsmedia.tv/trump-appointed-u-s-attorney-probes-validity-of-biden-pardons/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Republican Jimmy Patronis has been projected to win the special election for Florida’s 1st Congressional District to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz. https://badlandsmedia.tv/jimmy-patronis-wins-special-election-in-floridas-1st-congressional-district/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has been projected to win the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Josh Weil. https://badlandsmedia.tv/randy-fine-wins-special-election-for-floridas-6th-congressional-district/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Former FBI agent Zach Schoffstall, forced out during the Biden administration for refusing to pursue the group Patriot Front, has succeeded in unsealing documents related to the case. Schoffstall, previously with the FBI’s Salt Lake City division, opposed signing a warrant to search the group’s electronic devices, citing concerns about constitutional rights. https://badlandsmedia.tv/fbi-agent-wins-fight-to-unseal-documents-after-refusing-to-target-patriot-front/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

U.S. authorities have arrested a top MS-13 leader, an illegal migrant who oversaw the gang’s operations on the East Coast and ranked among the top three nationwide. The arrest was part of a Trump-backed crackdown in Virginia that has led to the capture of more than 340 criminals in the past month alone, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced. https://badlandsmedia.tv/top-ms-13-leader-arrested-in-virginia-in-major-trump-backed-operation/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have begun canceling billions of dollars in research funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an internal NIH document obtained by Nature. https://badlandsmedia.tv/nih-and-cdc-cancel-billions-in-covid-19-research-funding/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Director of National Intelligence @TulsiGabbard told House Intelligence Committee members Wednesday that the encrypted messaging app Signal is “pre-installed” on government devices. https://badlandsmedia.tv/dni-tulsi-gabbard-says-signal-comes-pre-installed-on-government-devices/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the FBI to declassify files on Crossfire Hurricane, the 2016 investigation into false allegations of Trump campaign ties to Russia. https://badlandsmedia.tv/trump-orders-fbi-to-declassify-crossfire-hurricane-files/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

President Trump has signed a sweeping executive order on election integrity, implementing new measures aimed at securing the nation’s voting system and enforcing stricter federal election laws. https://badlandsmedia.tv/president-trump-signs-executive-order-on-election-integrity/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies are set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to discuss global security threats facing the nation. https://badlandsmedia.tv/u-s-intelligence-chiefs-to-testify-before-senate-on-global-security-threats/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Talks between Russia and the United States were challenging but productive, with the United Nations and other countries set to take part in further discussions, a member of the Russian delegation told the TASS news agency. Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are also set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. https://badlandsmedia.tv/russia-seeks-broader-international-involvement-in-talks-as-ukraine-prepares-for-meeting-with-u-s-delegation/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture founded by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, announced Tuesday the launch of a new digital token, USD1, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. https://badlandsmedia.tv/trump-sons-crypto-firm-launches-stablecoin-as-gop-pushes-new-regulations/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is introducing the Restraining Judicial Activists Act of 2025 to push back against judicial overreach by “unelected radicals in robes” after a series of rulings have obstructed President Trump’s agenda. https://badlandsmedia.tv/sen-mike-lee-introduces-bill-to-curb-judicial-overreach/ @PatelPatriotDevolution

Top Justice Department officials informed a federal judge Monday that the Trump administration is invoking the state secrets privilege to withhold information about deportation flights earlier this month, which are at the center of a legal dispute over whether the government “defied judicial orders.” https://badlandsmedia.tv/doj-cites-state-secrets-privilege-to-withhold-deportation-flight-details/ @PatelPatriotDevolution