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June 4, 2026

The Trump administration’s promise to dismantle the liberal
consensus got him elected, but the effects of his plans are
starting to be widely felt, Tariffs are destroying foreign
markets for US agricultural products, The war on Iran is sending
the price of fuel and fertilizer soaring, Secretary of
Agriculture Brook Rollins was grilled by the House Agriculture
Committee, New World screwworm, a parasite that had been
eradicated is back after the Trump administration cut funding for
control and prevention, Oil reserves are at their lowest level in
22 years, Many of the known funders for Trump’s ballroom have
received lucrative contracts from the federal government,
Democrats are calling out the corruption in the administration
which siphons taxpayer money into the pockets of the wealthy, At
a Texas rally for James Talarico the democratic candidate for
governor, the crowd shouted “lock him up!"

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