The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):
1. Trump Order Ends Biden-era State Dept. Diversity Program
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to eliminate The Obiden Regime diversity initiative at the State Department that removed barriers to employment for underrepresented groups.
The Hill reported:
The order directed the State Department to remove the ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility’ Core Precept from Foreign Service tenure and promotion criteria.
The order further directed the government not to base foreign service recruitment, hiring, promotion, or retention decisions on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
According to The Hill, the order read:
Relevant agencies shall identify and take appropriate action regarding any Foreign Service Officer who knowingly and willfully engaged in illegal discrimination.
The Obiden Regime created the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which reported to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
According to The Hill:
The office was charged with increasing representation among underrepresented groups.
The objective was to hire based on race and ethnicity rather than an ability to perform the job. Racists, or what?
2. Trump’s Support of the Coal Industry Will Keep Energy Costs Low, Benefit Economy, Experts Say
President Trump Monday posted a blunt and enthusiastic statement of his support for building more coal-fired power plants.
He stated in a post on Truth Social:
After years of being held captive by Environmental Extremists, Lunatics, Radicals, and Thugs, allowing other Countries, in particular China, to gain tremendous Economic advantage over us by opening up hundreds of all Coal Fire Power Plants, I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL.
Many of these rules being reconsidered under the Trump administration are those that have impacted coal-fired power plants, including Obiden’s Clean Power Plan 2.0, particulate matter standards, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the endangerment finding, and the “Good Neighbor Plan.” Likewise, Trump’s day-one executive order, “Unleashing American Energy,” included coal in the energy types the order was supporting.
Emily Arthun, chief executive of the American Coal Council, told Just the News:
We see such an incredible opportunity for the industry, and that’s what we had hoped with the change in administration.
The use of coal for electricity generation in the U.S. has been on the decline since it peaked out at 1,847 terawatt hours produced in 2010—enough to power more than 171 million households. Prior to announcing his candidacy in February 2008, Barack Hussein Obama, then an Illinois U.S. senator, spoke of his opposition to America’s coal industry.
So, if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can—it’s just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.
By the end of Obama’s second term in 2016, total U.S. electricity generation from coal was down to 1,239 terawatt hours.
Joe Biden continued to wage war on the coal industry, and in his last days he halted new leases in the coal-producing region of the Powder River Basin, which straddles northeast Wyoming and part of Montana.
The Obiden Regime intended to push wind and solar to replace power from coal but ultimately, without some form of backup, wind and solar cannot fully supply the power needed for homes throughout America.
3. Trump Pulls $175 Million in Federal Funding from UPenn After They Defied His Order on Transgenders in Women’s Sports
The prestigious Ivy League university is currently in violation of Title IX, which prohibits the sending of federal funding to universities or organizations that allow biological men to compete against women.
Lia Thomas, the biological male swimmer, who ranked 554th in men’s swimming and number 1 in women’s, appears in a heavily edited clip to push BIDENS Title IX push to force schools to allow boys in girls sports
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 18, 2023
A senior administration official told Fox Business the administration has paused $175 million in federal funding.
UPenn made headlines in 2022 after placing Lia Thomas, a biological male identifying as a transgender woman, on the women’s swim team.
Thomas went on to win a national title in the women’s 500-yard freestyle, edging out female competitors over whom he had a clear biological advantage.
Under the terms of his executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” the stated policy is:
[To] oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.
The Trump administration is also urging the NCAA to strip records and titles from men who competed in women’s sports.
4. Trump Fires Off Major Military Order, Sends Warships to the Border
The endless flood of illegal crossings that defined The Obiden Regime has slowed to a trickle as Trump’s no-nonsense policies put America first and send a clear message to the world:
[O]ur borders are not suggestions.
In a bold escalation of border security efforts, President Trump has deployed the USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, to patrol the waters near our southern border. This naval powerhouse, which previously battled Houthi rebels, is now being redirected to protect American sovereignty much closer to home.
The Pentagon confirmed that the USS Gravely has departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, and is heading to the southern maritime border. Its primary mission will be patrolling the Gulf of America to intercept drug smugglers and prevent illegal sea entry attempts into the United States.
Border security experts are praising this strategic deployment as a smart extension of Trump’s comprehensive border security plan.
Alfonso Aguilar, a former chief of the U.S. Office of Citizenship and the director of Hispanic engagement at the American Principles Project, told Fox News Digital:
It’s unusual, normally you see land forces, but it’s still smart. It’s what the military calls force projection.
It’s a great way to dissuade those who want to try to come to the U.S. through the sea… it’s a show of force.
Aguilar explained that as land routes become more difficult to penetrate, illegal alien entry attempts often shift to maritime approaches. This naval deployment addresses that potential vulnerability before it can be exploited.
General Gregory Guillot of U.S. Northern Command, which oversees military operations at the border, emphasized:
Gravely’s sea-going capacity improves our ability to protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security.
For those considering an illegal sea route into America, the message could not be clearer: the world’s most powerful navy is now on patrol.
5. National Women’s Group Pushes for Trans Members. Chapter Begs Trump for Help
Even our most cherished historical societies are not immune to the poisonous progressive pandemic. The latest victim is an organization literally founded to honor those who fought for America’s independence.
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)—a prestigious women’s organization founded in 1890—is now facing an existential crisis. Local chapters are reaching out to President Trump in a desperate bid to save their historic female-only group from what they call “trans ideology.” These women, who can trace their lineage back to America’s revolutionary patriots, are watching in horror as their national leadership opens the door to biological men.
The Martha Laird Chapter in Texas, along with five endorsing chapters across different states, have formed a coalition called “Daughters Advocating for Restoration.” These modern-day revolutionaries have discovered that the national organization is allowing men with state-certified altered birth certificates to become members—effectively ending a 130-year tradition of being a space created by women, for women.
The grassroots resistance within DAR is growing. Laura McDonald, a member of the Martha Laird Chapter, explained their February proposal to amend the National Bylaws:
The spirit of the new proposal is to impel applicants to act in good faith when submitting their documents for application. At the same time, it will send a clear message that the Daughters of the American Revolution is a society exclusively for women. Men need not apply—no matter what state-certified, altered documents he produces.
Unfortunately, the DAR National Board of Management rejected this common-sense proposal, stating it was “not in the best interest of the Society.”
President Trump may be these ladies’ last hope. The DAR chapters’ letter specifically calls on Trump to “shine a light on what has happened within the ranks of the DAR” following his executive order declaring that the United States will only recognize two genders. This appeal to presidential authority makes perfect sense—if anyone understands fighting against entrenched establishments, it’s Trump.
God speed Mr. President.
