New Trump Era Brings Virtue and Greatness Trump said he sees the devel-
opments on America’s south- ern border as tantamount to an invasion. As such, he states he plans to activate “national as- sets” such as the National Guard to help federal agencies round up illegals and hustle them out of the country. The Navy, meanwhile, would
impose what Trump’s website calls “a full naval embargo on the cartels, to ensure they cannot use our region’s waters to traffic illicit drugs to the United States.” He also plans to authorize
“the use of special forces, cyber- warfare, and other covert actions to inflict maximum damage on cartel leadership, infrastructure, and operations.” If that sounds like the kid
gloves are off, they are. Trump plans to declare the cartels for- eign terrorist organizations, give them no quarter, and eradicate them once and for all. He also plans to quickly restore the poli- cies from his first term that large- ly cut off the northward flow of migrants. Trump’s no-holds-barred
policy is anathema, of course, to the progressive figures and in- stitutions that promulgated the migrant crisis in the first place. Of special concern to libertari- ans: Trump’s plans to undertake what’s being called the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history. The American Civil Liberties
Union has already filed a lawsuit to gain access to specific plans, and several blue state governors say they’ll block any law enforce- ment action against undocu- mented residents within their jurisdictions. Sen. Rand Paul, in an ap-
pearance on Newsmax TV’s Rob Schmitt Tonight, made clear that while he supports the removal of illegals with criminal records
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ACTION Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, Susie Wiles, seen here with the president- elect aboard his jet, known as Trump Force One, is well aware of the need for speed and carefully laid plans to rack up early legislative victories in Congress.
or who committed additional crimes, he opposes using the military to conduct mass depor- tation. “I’m not in favor of sending
the Army in uniforms into our cities to collect people,” the Ken- tucky Republican said. “I think it’s a terrible image.” Halperin, a longtime political
analyst, told Newsmax, “I don’t think they’re going to try to de- port millions right away. But I think they will try to deport peo- ple when there’s a public con- sensus they actually shouldn’t be here. And I think if they do that, there may be a deterrent effect — which is the real goal.” Jonathan Alter, a longtime
Newsweek journalist and author of American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial — and My Own, is skeptical that Trump’s deporta- tion plan will fully materialize. “He’ll start with the crimi-
nals,” Alter told Newsmax, “and that’ll take them all of 2025. And by the end of 2025, you might have a couple hundred thousand people deported. That would be my prediction.”
The comments from Alter,
Halperin, and Paul suggest that while Trump’s resounding elec- tion triumph clearly gives him a political mandate to stem ille- gal immigration, he also needs to guard against overreach on deportation. Addressing the mi- grant issue without appearing overly zealous or inhumane will be key.
TRUMP’S GENERATIONAL HANDOFF
Newsmax’s chief political col- umnist and White House cor- respondent John Gizzi said Trump’s ambitious plans to disrupt D.C.’s status quo will re- quire getting off to a fast start to seize the momentum. There have been signs since
the election that Trump’s inner team, led by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, is well aware of the need for speedy execution of Trump’s carefully laid plans to rack up some early legislative victories in Congress. “Perhaps it will be the bud-
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