The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):
1. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Sign $600B Economic Deal
The partnership includes agreements for energy, mining, and defense.
President Trump kicked off a four-day Middle East trip with a focus on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally while shared concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and the war in Gaza dragged on in the background.
MbS, the Saudi de facto ruler, warmly greeted Trump as he stepped off Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital. The two leaders then retreated to a grand hall at the Riyadh airport, where Trump and his aides were served traditional Arabic coffee by waiting attendants wearing ceremonial gun belts.
They later signed more than a dozen agreements to increase cooperation between their governments’ militaries, justice departments, and cultural institutions. Additional economic agreements were expected to be inked later Tuesday at a U.S.-Saudi investment conference convened for the occasion.
Prince Mohammed had already committed to some $600 billion in new Saudi investment in the U.S., but Trump teased $1 trillion would be even better.
The three countries on Trump’s itinerary—Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—are places where the Trump Organization, run by Trump’s two oldest sons, is developing major real estate projects. They include a high-rise tower in Jeddah, a luxury hotel in Dubai, and a golf course and villa complex in Qatar.
Trump is trying to demonstrate that his transactional strategy for international politics is paying dividends as he faces criticism from the American Left who say his global tariff war and approach to Russia’s war on Ukraine are isolating the U.S. from allies.
Trump, ultimately, hopes to restart his first-term effort to normalize relations between the Middle East’s major powers, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Trump’s Abraham Accords effort led to Sudan, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco agreeing to normalize relations with Israel.
2. Why Cryin’ Chuck Schumer Put a Hold on Trump’s DOJ Nominees
New York communist/globalist Sen. Chuck Schumer is trying to get back on his party’s good side by clogging up President Trump’s nominees for the Department of Justice and placing a hold on the Qatari gift of a 747.
Schumer had said on the Senate floor:
In light of the deeply troubling news of a possible Qatari-funded Air Force One, and the reports that the Attorney General personally signed off on this clearly unethical deal, I am announcing a hold on all DOJ political nominees, until we get more answers.
The minority leader presented a list of questions and demands he says the Trump administration must respond to before he lifts his hold on nominees.
Schumer asked:
President Trump has told the American people this is, ‘a free jet.’ Does that mean the Qataris are delivering a ready-on-day-one plane with all the security measures already built in?
If so, who installed those security measures, and how do we know they were properly installed?
If this is, as President Trump promised, a free jet, will the Qataris pay for those highly sensitive installations, or will American taxpayers cover the cost?
Schumer cannot block these nominees with this tactic, but he can slow down their consideration. It is not really clear if the judicial nominees would have already been held for various other reasons, considering the vast majority of Trump nominees have been held in this way already.
3. Trump Scores Major Win for American Families—Prices for Children’s Goods Drop
The “experts” dusted off their crystal balls and foretold economic devastation, especially for your family budget. “Tariffmageddon!” they shrieked.
While the talking heads were busy hyperventilating, something rather inconvenient for their narrative started happening: Reality.
President Trump’s bold moves are actually putting money back into the pockets of American families, just as he said they would. The latest numbers are in, and for Americans, they are looking pretty good, especially if you have little ones to care for.
From Breitbart:
Overall inflation has come in lower than expected for three months, defying predictions that tariffs would push prices higher. Even better, prices for many goods consumed by kids having fun are down compared with a year ago.
Just in time for summer 2025, parents are receiving some breathing room. Sample products compared to last year:
– Ice cream–down 2.8 percent,
– Bicycles down a whopping 6.6 percent,
– The all-American hot dog is down 4.3 percent,
– Toys are down 1.4 percent,
– Kids’ shoes are down 2.9 percent,
– Girls’ clothes have dropped 3.8 percent,
– Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel is 4.4 percent less expensive, and
– Breakfast cereal prices have fallen by 2.5 percent.
NOTE: Single digit percentages are rather insignificant, but remember, the “experts” said prices would rise.
So much for ‘expert’ predictions, eh?
4. USAID Official Outed in Fraud Case—Tried to Steal Money Meant to Protect Americans
Obiden-era bureaucrats were helping themselves to our hard-earned tax dollars. The latest example—a senior procurement officer at USAID has been charged with pandemic bailout fraud after allegedly creating a fake company to secure coronavirus benefits for himself.
Yusuf Akoll, according to a previously unreported court document:
From at least in or around March 2021, and continuing through at least in or around August 2021, Akoll [made] materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements…that resulted in Akoll receiving two [Paycheck Protection Program] loans totaling approximately $16,666 that he was not entitled to receive.
The irony here—the very people entrusted with managing government contracts were apparently too busy creating shell companies to steal from taxpayers to manage government contracts.
What makes this case particularly infuriating is how easily Akoll’s scheme succeeded. According to prosecutors, he registered a company called Naagode Consulting LLC in November 2020, then applied for a PPP loan claiming the company was actually established in January 2020. He also claimed the company had $40,000 in income during 2019—a magical feat for a business that did not even exist at the time.
The most damning part? The government simply handed over the money without performing even basic verification. No cross-checking of state corporation records, no verification of tax returns—nothing. This was not sophisticated fraud; it was taking candy from a baby when the baby is willfully looking the other way.
This is exactly why President Trump’s decision to shutter USAID and fold its remnants into the State Department was absolutely the right call. The agency had become a breeding ground for mismanagement, with Republicans and DOGE raising serious concerns about accountability.
5. Canada Has Followed Trump Lead to Secure Their Border and Require Visas to End Asylum Claims
The nation that once prided itself on being the sanctuary alternative to the “cold-hearted” U.S. is quietly, if not a little sheepishly, tightening its borders. Obviously, preaching open arms is easy until the floodgates open.
When your international airport becomes a revolving door for nearly 24,000 asylum seekers from just one country, reality comes calling—and it is holding a visa application form.
Asylum claims from Mexican nationals to Canada rose from 260 to 23,995 between 2016 and 2023, an increase of more than 9,000%.
This is what happens when you scrap your visa requirement to signal global virtue—and forget to reinforce your national interest. Canadian officials made that very mistake in 2016 when they nixed visas for Mexican travelers. The repercussions? A record-breaking explosion in claims that flooded their asylum system and overwhelmed provinces like Quebec.
The initial pitch from Canadian leadership in 2016 had all the idealistic hallmarks:
[T]ighten Latin American relations, prove moral superiority over America, and of course, accept more migrants.
But by late 2023, the consequences were impossible to ignore. The vast majority of claims were being made not at remote borders—but at airports. And worse? Over half of those asylum claims were abandoned or flat-out rejected. They were not genuine cases—they were opportunistic gambits.
The Trump administration’s strengthened border efforts have pushed illegal flows northward, shifting Canada from virtue signaler to overwhelmed victim. They acted. They enforced. And their actions have worked.
That leaves American leadership with one obvious question: Why is the American Left still pretending comprehensive enforcement is inhumane when even our progressive neighbors admit it is necessary?
