Trump’s Executive Orders Reveal Joe’s Border Deception; Australia Adopts Authoritarian Tactics
Conservative: Trump EOs Reveal Biden’s Border Deception
President Trump’s executive orders issued on his first day in office demonstrate that “the border could have been secured at any time during the last four years by the Biden administration, without needing any new legislation from Congress,” asserts John Daniel Davidson from The Federalist. Trump “declared a state of emergency” and instructed the “military to promptly resume the construction of the border wall.” He also “announced the reinstatement of his Remain in Mexico policy” and “ordered that criminal cartels in Mexico be classified as” terrorist organizations. “The Biden administration could have taken these actions” or simply maintained Trump’s effective border policies, which “were yielding results.” According to Biden and the Democrats, they “instigated the very immigration crisis they later claimed to be helpless against. It was a deception and a coverup.”
Antisemitism Alert: Australia’s Nefarious Turn
“A recent victim of antisemitism in Australia is a building that used to be my home until two years ago,” writes Alex Ryvchin for The Free Press. The structure was “set ablaze and vandalized,” with “F–k Jews” written on a nearby vehicle. “As co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, I work to support our nation’s Jewish community, which numbers approximately 120,000.” Since October 7, “Australia’s Jewish community has been consistently shaken by attacks of this nature.” The response in Australia has been minimal. “The Jews I converse with today can no longer recognize our country… We understand how antisemitism can escalate. It won’t stop with arson. The pressing question for Australians now is: Will there be a loss of life before this issue is addressed?”
From the Right: Manipulating Polls in the Information Battle
“In the realm of politics and media, an information war is underway,” and “polling has become a weapon in that conflict,” proclaims Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner. RealClearPolitics is “central to this conflict” because its polling average, which indicated Trump ahead of Harris, prompted The New York Times to erroneously state that RCP “has now entered the realm of partisan polling and is eroding public trust in the entire polling system.” In truth, RCP has upheld its commitment to “showcase all perspectives and viewpoints on political issues.” The Times and other outlets tend to “selectively use the poll results they favor while disregarding those they do not.” “The last thing American politics needs is an information war centered on polling.”
Focus on LA Fires: Heed Hawaii’s Reconstruction Challenges
“Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly discussing with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green” the best strategies to rebuild Los Angeles, but Reason’s Christian Britschgi cautions that “if California follows Hawaii’s model, the recovery process will be prolonged.” “More than 2,000 homes were either destroyed or severely damaged” during the catastrophic fires in Maui in 2023. Yet “approximately eighteen months after the fires, only three of these homes have been rebuilt,” due to cumbersome regulations. Currently, “228 building permits for wildfire recovery have been issued, with 112 homes under construction”; “the situation is even worse for commercial properties.” Newsom should learn from Hawaii’s example of what to avoid.
Mideast Update: Critical Inquiries for Trump Regarding Iran
What stance would President Trump take regarding nuclear negotiations with Iran? ponder Reuel Marc Gerecht & Mark Dubowitz in The Wall Street Journal. Failing to connect the discussions to “Iran’s regional actions” would mean that “relief from sanctions will finance Iran’s malicious activities, including the provision of arms” to militias that “have killed both Americans and Israelis.” “Negotiating nuclear deals doesn’t make sense unless Washington is prepared to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities,” yet many of Trump’s supporters would prefer a nuclear option. Would Trump endorse an Israeli strike? If he backs down after an Iranian provocation, “it could deter Saudi Arabia” from joining the Abraham Accords, which Trump “eagerly desires.” Moreover, “Israel’s future is now closely linked to whether Americans, particularly Republicans,” view “ignoring the Middle East” as “neither prudent nor feasible.”
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
