In Iowa, Establishment Gop Candidates Play Expectations Game

Sen. Tommy Tuberville described the FBI as frauds because they've been investigating Trump and many MAGA cultists for their criminality. If not for the kangaroo Supreme Court rulings, Trump would be facing numerous trials as we speak. Larry Kudlow, one of the stupidest and most ridiculous of all Trump TV court jesters was upset over Pete Hegseth's nomination being in jeopardy for his sexual behavior, ranted that the FBI doesn't deserve to vet anybody, let alone Trump nominees. KUDLOW: [Hegeth] a highly decorated veteran as - I recall.

I'm thinking about two stories this morning -- and in some sense they're the same story. One story is President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, which continues to be the media's obsession. The other story is one that won't get the attention it deserves: Amanda Marcotte's report on Pete Hegseth's church.

More mob boss talk. Source: Huffington Post Donald Trump reportedly suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that if he didn’t like the tariff the president-elect threatened to impose, perhaps Canada could become the 51st state and Trudeau could serve as its governor. Trudeau laughed nervously at the apparent joke, Fox News reported.

Fox and Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade claims the criticisms of Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, were politically motivated against Trump, even though the rape allegations plaguing Hegseth occurred in 2017 and came with a complete police report. KILMEADE: Some of the personal attacks on some of the nominees are stunning including our buddy Pete Hegseth.

T*ump has stood by his choice of Pete Hegseth to become the next Secretary of Defense, but more scandals keep coming down faster than Melania on allowance day. He's a drunk, and he's a rapist, so he'll fit right in with the disgraced former President who is soon to darken the doors of the White House again. Even Newsmax host Greg Kelly knows Hegseth isn't fit for the role, but we can't give Kelly too much of a pass on this since he also blames the former Fox News personality for not disclosing his drunken rapey past to You Know Who, who should have vetted him, but that would require work.

Republican Olivia Troye has more backbone than most of the GOP in Congress. The former aide to Mike Pence is blunt about the upcoming danger of Donald Trump's second administration. As the parade of Trump's cabinet picks continues to horrify Americans, Troye shoots straight. On December 1, Troye tweeted: "Kash Patel for FBI Director?