Watch: President Trump Lands on Deck of USS Ford. Brings Lots of Friends!

Watch: President Trump Lands on Deck of USS Ford. Brings Lots of Friends!

This video of President Trump onboard Marine One landing on the desk of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to give a speech has a lot of interesting visuals to say the least. Definitely worth a watch for all military aviation fanatics. The video starts off showing a FOD walkdown on the flight deck, […]

Trump talks tough on defense spending aboard the world’s most advanced combat ship

Trump talks tough on defense spending aboard the world’s most advanced combat ship

President Trump on Thursday addressed Newport News shipbuilders and US Navy sailors on the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier. Trump’s speech paid tribute to the great history of the US’s unparalleled force of aircraft carriers while pushing his proposed unprecedented increase in defense spending. In his speech, Trump […]

Trump’s joint session speech looked presidential, but with a few rough patches

Trump’s joint session speech looked presidential, but with a few rough patches

Last night I tuned in to President Trump’s joint session speech, his first big speech in front of the three branches of our government.  Candidly, I was not looking forward to it, as Trump’s speeches are often meandering exercises in free association that leave you more confused at the end.  However, this speech struck me […]

Trump calls for a $54 billion increase on defense spending

Trump calls for a $54 billion increase on defense spending

According to White House Budget Officials, President Trump is preparing to unveil his new defense spending plan, which will include adding $54 billion to the existing defense budget, and cutting the same from non-defense related costs, including a large reduction in foreign aid. “This budget will be a public safety and national security budget,” Trump […]

Don’t let Beijing push us around, warns ‘frustrated’ former ambassador to China

Don’t let Beijing push us around, warns ‘frustrated’ former ambassador to China

The United States needs to stop getting pushed around by China and work out a long-term strategy to deal with the country’s rise, former U.S. ambassador Max Baucus said last week. In an interview more than five weeks after leaving Beijing, Baucus expressed frustration with the Obama administration’s lack of strategic vision and its weakness […]

The Fourth Estate: Public enemy number one?

The Fourth Estate: Public enemy number one?

Presidential administrations and the media have had an adversarial relationship from the beginning. Our first president, who now is almost universally revered, had his own struggles with America’s “Fourth Estate.” During his first term, this quintessential American icon suffered repeated attacks by the press. By the end of his second term, these attacks evolved into […]

President Trump calls for ‘one of the greatest military build-ups in American history’ at CPAC

President Trump calls for ‘one of the greatest military build-ups in American history’ at CPAC

President Trump took the stage at CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) on Friday, and gave an energetic speech in which he emphasized his America-first stance on international relations and promised a historic buildup of America’s military strength. The president opened his speech by addressing his position on the American media, reiterating a recent Twitter […]

Iranian general threatens US with a ‘strong slap in the face’

Iranian general threatens US with a ‘strong slap in the face’

Since taking office, President Trump has repeatedly pledged to take a harder line on Iran – a promise he upheld earlier this month when he levied sanctions against twenty-five individuals and organizations tied to Iran’s ballistic missile program on February 3rd.  The sanctions came days after the Iranian military tested a nuclear capable missile that […]