Quick Takes from the Past 24-48 Hours

The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):

(NOTE: Relax! We the People may not have even thought of some of this stuff, but the Trump-Vance ‘A’ team is already on top of it.)

1.  South Africa President Resists Trump’s Demand to Arrest Politician Leading Calls to Murder White Farmers

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is protecting opposition politician Julius Malema, who has been leading public calls to murder white farmers in the country.

President Trump asserted Malema should be arrested for repeatedly chanting “kill the farmer” if Ramaphosa is serious about tackling the mass killings of white farmers in South Africa.

On Tuesday, a senior politician within South Africa’s government backed Trump, having noted the chant “inflamed hatred” and called for “legal consequences,” however, Ramaphosa refused Trump’s demand.

Malema is the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party. On Sunday, Malema told a crowd of thousands at a rally in South Africa’s Free State:

I will never be intimidated by Donald Trump.

Four days after Trump’s call that he should be arrested, Malema launched into the chant again.

During the rally, he was shouting to cheers:

Shoot to kill. Kill the Boer (Afrikaans farmer), the farmer.

2. Trump Claims Canada Considering Becoming 51st State in Exchange for “Golden Dome”

The Canucks scoff at the Stars and Stripes until they want in on the protection plan. And now, in a candid twist, President Trump has extended the offer: Want U.S. missile defense for free? Become the 51st state.

Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” is a full-spectrum missile defense initiative built for a volatile world. The $175 billion system of satellites and interceptors is designed to ward off incoming ballistic missiles by detecting and responding in real time, creating a high-tech security layer over the United States and its territories.

So, it is no surprise Canada wants in. What is surprising, however, is how Trump chose to present the terms. In his usual blend of showmanship, policy, and satire mixed with the promise of statehood and security, the president offered full access to Canada—if they embrace statehood. Otherwise? Pay up.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, fresh off an election win fueled in part by anti-Trump rhetoric, was quick to throw cold water on the idea. He declared:

Canada is not for sale.

Yet at the very same time, his office admitted to:

[W]ide-ranging and constructive discussions.

Consider this:

[I]n a country where taxes climb, speech laws tighten, and basic permissions hinge on bureaucratic approval, the allure of U.S. liberty—the Second Amendment, parental rights, decentralized power—might begin to look tempting. Especially for those Canadian citizens tired of being told what’s best by central planners in Ottawa.

Historically, people have departed one place for another in search of freedom. If the current Canadian trajectory of socialism continues, the 51st state may not be an offer—it may be an escape.

NOTE: Trump’s offer was not about redrawing borders—it was about redrawing expectations.

For once, the world sees what conservative leadership looks like on the international stage: strong, strategic, and unashamed in pursuing American interests first.

3. Christians Protest Seattle Mayor, And Receive Huge Support from White House, FBI

Bedrock American principles do not fade away as a result of the noisy, intolerant few who wish they would. Always champions, leaders who understand phrases like “freedom of religion” are not quaint suggestions, rather are non-negotiable pillars of our republic will step forward to push back against the tide of political bullying, especially when it spills over into outright hostility in cities which disregard what made this country great.

And the latest act of political bullying comes from the People’s Republic of Seattle, where a Christian group learned firsthand what “tolerance” looks like in a city run by officials who treat faith as a provocation. The group, Mayday USA, had a permit to hold a concert in Cal Anderson Park. Their crime? Being Christian and daring to gather publicly. The response? Antifa militants—“champions of peace”—attacked them. But what happened next was the grave offense.

Seattle’s communist/globalist Mayor, Bruce Harrell, instead of condemning the thugs, blamed the victims. He called the Christian gathering a “far-right rally” designed “to provoke a reaction by promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city’s values.”

Seriously? A peaceful assembly and religious expression—with a permit—is accused of opposing the city’s values, Mr. Mayor? Twenty-three arrests were made among the militants, but this is not obvious from Harrell’s victim-blaming statement.

Now, note the hypocrisy, according to The Post Millennial:

Mayor Harrell’s own administration was the one that suggested Mayday USA hold their event in Cal Anderson Park! The Christian group had initially proposed Pike Street, near the famous market. So, the very location Harrell decried as a deliberate affront to the “LGBTQ+ communities” and “trans neighbors” was, in fact, a city-suggested venue. They were set up, plain and simple.

Thankfully, we now have an administration in the White House that believes the First Amendment is not only for people waving certain flags. President Trump’s FBI has taken notice of this targeted violence.

A tweet attributed to Dan Bongino of the FBI:

We have asked our team to fully investigate allegations of targeted violence against religious groups at the Seattle concert. Freedom of religion isn’t a suggestion.

This response is what leadership looks like. “Freedom of religion [IS NOT] a suggestion.” 

4. Trump Wins Another Victory as GM Announces $888 Million to Build V8 Engines

At one time not long ago, the roar of a V-8 engine was prettier than a human heartbeat. It originated in Detroit and other once busy cities across southeast Michigan and it symbolized not just horsepower, but the power of American know-how. That thunder was muffled in recent years “under the hum of battery packs and policies that prioritize Paris agreements over Pittsburgh paychecks.”

But change is coming. Corporate America has finally succumbed to real-world demand—and that demand speaks with eight cylinders.

General Motors has made its biggest engine factory investment in company history—and yes, the “Trump Effect” is getting the credit.

GM has announced an $888 million investment into its Tonawanda, New York propulsion plant. The facility will be retooled to produce GM’s sixth-generation small block V-8 engine—slated to power the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. That’s not just about pistons and machining—it’s about preserving livelihoods. The project is estimated to secure 870 American jobs, including 177 that were previously at risk.

And while New York State is offering approximately $17 million in tax incentives to sweeten the deal, many conservatives argue the real driver behind this commitment is the return of pro-growth, America-first leadership under President Trump.

5. Next to Be Accused:  Elizabeth Warren According to Trump’s AI Czar ‘Controlled the Autopen in Biden’s Anti-Crypto Crackdown’

Trump-appointed tech czar David Sacks took aim at The Regime’s use of executive orders to regulate digital currency, having accused Warren of having “controlled the autopen” to push her well-known hostility toward the crypto industry.

Sacks said:

[I]t wasn’t Biden. Elizabeth Warren controlled the autopen. She has a pathological hatred of the crypto community and wanted to drive the industry offshore.

Sacks emphasized his comments were directed specifically at cryptocurrency regulation, where Warren’s fingerprints are all over the Biden-era crackdown. He cited her close working relationship with former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who led a series of aggressive enforcement actions that many in the tech and finance world saw as hostile to innovation.

Sacks added:

We don’t want to be a country that uses AI to destroy industries. We want to be a country that uses it to build.

The Trump administration’s messaging has made clear that it views crypto not as a threat, but as an opportunity—and Warren, they argue, was the single most influential figure in shaping Obiden’s opposite view.

Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have both signaled support for crypto innovation, as states like Louisianna and Florida move forward with digital finance legislation of their own. Whether the autopen was used as a weapon in the war against crypto, conservatives are serious about the fight, not just over policy, but over who actually called the shots in the Oval Office for the last four years.