1-5-2026

Is Trump Seeking to Expand the United States?

There is much confusion over statements made by President Trump during his first year of his second term in office. Right off the bat Trump joked that Canada and Greenland needed to become US states and the kicker – Trump wasn’t joking. Congressional Democrats and their MSM went nuts. The fact of the matter is that expansion is not on Trump’s radar, but spreading Freedom and capitalism throughout the Western Hemisphere and beyond.

Canada

If you listened to Trump’s reasoning, it was of vital US national interests, since the US appears to be single handedly holding up the Canadian economy and tariffs threatened to totally disrupt Canada’s economy. Canada’s prime minister did not agree to become the governor of Canada and subsequently quit. The new prime minister wasn’t impressed either and threatened higher tariffs on American goods, but soon backed down. The point was made that the status quo needed to change beginning with stopping drugs and illegal migration along the US-Canada border.

Greenland

As for Greenland, it’s a little known fact that the straits and waterways of the Atlantic Ocean around Greenland are wide open to foreign navies and/or foreign “investors” seeking to exploit scarce Rare Earth minerals that can be used against US national interests. Greenland is technically bound to Denmark, but like a “red-headed stepchild” gets little to no actual support. Their geographical location to the US and Canada make it logical that coming under the US umbrella could mutually benefit both the people of Greenland and the US. I’ve heard little scuttlebutt lately, but the idea is intriguing to say the least. What do the people of Greenland say? 

Panama Canal Zone

When Jimmy Carter gave control of the Canal Zone back to Panama it was done with a caveat that the US reserved the right of ownership should misuse by Panama occur. This was highlighted when Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a trip to Panama and laid down the gantlet to kick China out of the Canal operation, which was basically overcharging US warships and US flagged ships to pass through from the Pacific to the Atlantic and vice versa. This was a flagrant violation of US national interests.

Mexico

The cartels have long controlled much of the interior of Mexico, to the extent they have executed newly elected prosecutors and government officials who dare to stand up to them. When President Biden opened the border, Mexico had no problem facilitating the movement of migrants with no documentation through their country all the way to the US border. That stopped when Trump closed the border. What did not stop the flow of drugs from coming across the border and a US investigative reporter embedded with the Mexican army showed remote sites where drugs were mixed, stored by the cartels for transport across the border. That has prompted Trump to say outright how the president of Mexico needs to do more to stop drugs and/or their ingredients from getting into Mexico in the first place.

Columbia

Many of the cartels originating in Columbia have enabled the saturation of drugs from South America to the US and beyond. Trump has said that the Columbian president needs to step it up to root out those cartels and stop the drugs from being sent into the US. It was the Columbian president who recently advocated for the assassination of Trump due to his ultimatum of Venezuela’s Maduro.

Venezuela

The recent focus on drug boats coming out of Venezuela brought Trump to ordering the elimination of all boats confirmed to be carrying drugs, carried out by the US military. To signal the seriousness of Venezuela’s involvement in targeting the US with illicit drugs Trump ordered the positioning of US naval assets to the area. Warnings to Venezuela’s Maduro to cease and desist sending drugs aimed at the US culminated in first the destruction of port facilities where drugs were loaded on the boats, and then the military operation in support of the US DEA raid in Caracas to apprehend Madero and his wife, as active heads of Venezuela’s drug cartels per the 2020 indictment with a $50M bounty leading to his arrest. Keep in mind that the war on drugs was not nor was it ever a war on Venezuela or its people, but on the cartels moving their products to US consumers.

The people of Venezuela have been in extreme poverty over the past 25 years (17 of which were under Madero) and they are now rejoicing as the hope of returning from exile is now within their grasp. Celebrations began as soon as word surfaced that Maduro was taken by the US. The situation is still tenuous in Venezuela. Those caught celebrating in Venezuela have been warned they will be arrested for treason. Although Maduro is out of the picture, unless his regime is removed from power and the legitimate President is placed in office, it is feared that nothing will change and that has brought a stern warning from President Trump that the US will oversee the lawful transfer of power to a legitimate president.

US naval assets continue on station to maintain a running blockade against moving petroleum products (oil) to foreign powers not aligned with US national interests.

Contrary to Fake News

All the actions taken thus far are lawful and official actions under the US Constitution by President Trump.  

The Ripple Effect

Due to the nature of Latin American cartels out of Venezuela and Columbia, the raid capturing Maduro has caused outrage from the leaders of nations fearful of it affecting their power over their people, many of whom are living well below the poverty level.

Democratic Outrage

What is obvious to me is the level of hate coming out of democratic politicians across the US, not over the capture or arrest of Maduro so much as because President Trump did it without their permission (which he didn’t need). Operational security of Operation Absolute Resolve and the safety of law enforcement and all military personnel was paramount. Absolute secrecy is a must in actions such as this. Democrats have a tendency to “leak” vital information, even when it threatens the safety of US military personnel. The Democrat Party stands for nothing, caters to everything but hates all things Trump, in particularly MAGA.

Like the earlier operation in Iran, no leaks happened in Venezuela either.

I suggest that everyone get behind this president as he intends to restore Freedom to the people of Venezuela so that their nation can once again become a shining light in Latin America.

President Trump isn’t about playing “a political game”, to him it’s all about winning. He campaigned on winning, winning and winning so much that people are going to get tired of winning. Are you tired of winning yet?

Trump’s America First policy projects peace thru strength and is first and foremost about taking care of the United States of America on the world stage and more importantly, at home. It’s been dubbed the “Donrow Doctrine” and isn’t about isolationism, but about leveling up the playing field so that America is not taken advantage of any longer, and that includes congressional malfeasance, fraud, waste or abuse (pay attention Democrats and RINOs). – RTM

1-3-2026

On Operation Absolute Resolve

According to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan (Rising) Caine at 10:46 PM ET at the order of the President and in conjunction with the DOJ, US military forces conducted Operation Absolute Resolve a mission to apprehend Nicholas and Cecelia Maduro among a number of indicted fugitives since 2020. Both were apprehended by DOJ officers and transported to the USS Iwo Jima awaiting transportation to the United States for prosecution. No American force lives were lost and all aircraft (more than 150) were safely returned to bases afloat in the region.

Hats off to all personnel participating and continuing to support Operation Absolute Resolve which is reminiscent to the 1989-90 the Panama Operation Just Cause to apprehend Manuel Noriega.

Now to all the naysayers I ask why nobody took action after the 2020 indictment. In the four years of the Biden administration why did the US begin buying oil from Venezuela? Where was the outrage then?

Yes Operation Absolute Resolve was a military action to assist the DOJ in an apprehension mission without allowing any leaks to members of Congress or the press and it was a glaring success sending alarm bells across the globe, but in particular those countries aligned with the Maduro regime of flooding drugs and criminals into the US killing thousands, if not millions of Americans during Maduro’s tenuous reign of terror. There are still outstanding indicted individuals in Venezuela who will soon be brought to justice in this war on drugs campaign.

It would be fitting that once convicted, the Maduros be moved into that maximum security facility in El Salvador.

I still remember seeing on CNN the lights and cameras on the beachhead announcing to the world and Iraq that US combat forces were landing in Kuwait to drive out Saddam Hussein’s forces during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. That surely didn’t happen this time.

I must remind those who call law enforcement officers “thugs” that their efforts to undermine lawful police actions are themselves law breakers and subject to criminal prosecution upon conviction.

It is time that congressional law makers get back to work writing bills to create new laws or correct erroneous laws instead of grandstanding on social media or those pathetic rap videos trying to fit in with the younger crowd.

How about talking with voters to find out what’s important to them and then communicating how you intend to remedy the situation if elected or allowed to stay in office another term?

Most importantly congress, “STAY IN YOUR LANE”, you are congress and not the president. Resisting, impeding or hindering the office of the presidency is a bad idea and in many cases illegal, plus you set a bad example for your constituents and your political base.

There is a difference between political bantering, good natured joking and character assassination. What you say speaks volumes about YOU and nothing about the one you attack.

If you are standing in front our military or law enforcement you may be the enemy. – RTM

12-31-2025

On Immigration and Customs Enforcement

If you are a law abiding citizen of the United States of America or a legal resident, a foreign student or a visitor with a valid visa there is absolutely nothing to fear from I.C.E. agents or C.B.P. officers during routine inspections entering or leaving the country.

Let me say it again:

If you are a law abiding citizen of the United States of America or a legal resident, a foreign student or a visitor with a valid visa there is absolutely nothing to fear from I.C.E. agents or C.B.P. officers during routine inspections entering or leaving the country.

Got it?

If you are in this country illegally or you came here with ulterior motives, false pretenses or fake documents or no documents at all – you SHOULD be looking over your shoulder because I.C.E. agents are federal law enforcement officers charged with interior enforcement of U.S. customs and immigration laws. I.C.E. has lawful authority to detain or process and deport all alien migrants when deportation warrants are issued by a federal immigration judge. If you are not supposed to be in this country and they find you, you will be processed for violating U.S. immigration laws.

If you are a U.S. citizen who interferes with or obstructs federal officers from performing their official duties of enforcing immigration laws, you are a criminal and subject to arrest, prosecution and upon conviction face fines and/or imprisonment.

If you are a U.S. citizen or someone who owns a business that hires illegal migrants you are a criminal and subject to arrest, prosecution and upon conviction face fines and/or imprisonment.

If you are an elected official (city, county, state or federal) who actively promotes law breaking, manipulating illegal migrants to avoid I.C.E. officers, you are conducting criminal acts and are therefore a criminal and subject to arrest, prosecution and upon conviction face fines and/or imprisonment and should lose your elected office/position.

Do I make myself clear? Do the crime; do the time! – RTM

12-30-2025

Defending Democracy – Patriotism or Politics?

As we prepare to ring in the New Year I think it’s a good idea to take a new look at the word Democracy.

What is democracy? The very beginning of the word Democracy is the root word – Demon. Thus one could surmise that a Democracy is simply a Demon controlled government. The love of money is the root of all manner of evil and a Democracy is channeling that love of money through very select hands at or very near the top, while stripping it from those who work hard to earn it. The very first way is when money is taken from the poor through a process called taxes and filters UP to those with huge coffers (banks) and used to “take care of” everyone equally. Remember one size fits all? In reality the ones who are taken care of are the ones in charge.

How does one go about defending democracy? There are many ways: religion, politics and/or military force can be used to defend the power of the democratic elite. When all else fails, chaos, rioting and public disobedience in the form of resistance become viable options.

Is democracy something that needs to be defended? The powerful are always fearful of having that power taken away, so defending “their” democracy is an essential part of ruling over people.

How do you measure democracy? By how many are at the top and who controls it.

American politicians want us to believe that defending democracy is their right and everyone who doesn’t support their ideas is in fact destroying their democracy.

Recently in the news are reports that Communist China is conducting war games around the island of Taiwan, that China claims is and will always be Chinese. In reality China detests the support Taiwan has from the United States. China claims to be defending democracy.

Looking at the global community it’s easy to spot nations who favor democracy by naming their countries, like The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) as well as Cuba, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Venezuela (to name a few).

This leads me to believe that the word democracy is really about power. Defending democracy is defending power, power over people under their control, nations who threaten their power and insuring that there is no end of their power.

The United States of America is not, nor was it ever a democracy because the founding fathers knew that democracies never last. Power is always filtered to the very top layer of society who end up controlling the people.

Our nation was not founded as a Democracy, but as a Constitutional-Republic where the Rule of Law (Law of the Land) comes from the US Constitution and where ultimate power is retained by the people (citizens). The power of the government is restricted by the Constitution. When the government becomes unresponsive to the people the Constitution provides a means to dissolve and reform the government.

Patriotism is loyalty to the nation, its flag that stands for Freedom. Patriotism is protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies both foreign and domestic. – RTM

12-20-2025

Illegal Is Not A Race!

I saw a report on CNN where Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) since 2022 baited Latino’s who’ve joined the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department as doing so strictly for financial gain and will ultimately regret it. Bass totally ignored the fact the illegal migration into the US is a federal crime.

It is also a federal crime to aid or employ illegal migrants.

It is also a federal crime to obstruct or interfere with federal law enforcement officers (ICE) in the performance of their official duties.

What I seem to remember was when then Rep (D) Karen Bass was in the House, she was a member of the self-proclaimed “Race Police”, the Congressional Black Caucus that decided they were the authority for rooting out racism in government. How appropriate since only black congressmen and congresswomen were allowed to join the CBC which promoted tearing down statues they deemed as racist or offensive and tried to rid all mention of Confederate Officers names of US military bases.

As mayor she was on vacation in Africa when half of LA burned to the ground due primarily to her policies as mayor and in combination with California Governor Gavin Newsome (D) who left a very important reservoir sitting dormant, without water desperately needed to fight the LA fires. (Do you know that reservoir is still sitting dormant and most of the home owners are still unable to rebuild?) Bad governance and bad policies.

After listening to Karen Bass’s rant about Latino ICE agents, 20 year ICE veteran Art Del Cueto said he is a Latino of Mexican background, but is first and foremost he is an American with loyalty to the United States and no other. He said she was out of order and further stated “Illegal Is Not A Race”.

I guess Karen Bass never considered that federal law enforcement officers, such as ICE Agents or other first responders and military personnel might actually serve because they love this country, have chosen to honor and defend the US Constitution and do it not for financial gain, but because it’s the right thing to do.

My take away – DON’T BE A KAREN! – RTM  

12-26-2025

President Dictator Tyrant or King?

“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain

President – of the United States elected every 4 years by the people and limited to 2 terms.

Dictator – a single person who possesses absolute political power within a country or territory or a member of a small group that exercises such power has obtained control by force and has not been elected by the people.

Tyrant – a cruel and oppressive ruler.

King – a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler.

I know you’ve heard President Donald J. Trump being called in the news, on television and on social media the names listed above and worse over the past 10+ years.

Whether people love or hate him, people just can’t stop talking about him which is a testament to the strength and validity of the US Constitution and the rights of citizenship in this great nation.

Have you ever traveled outside the United States? Name a country where you can trash talk a nation, a government or leaders without having serious consequences….. (And I’m not talking about socialist, fascist or communist countries either).

Name one time in either his first or second term where President Trump has gone on television and announced the abolition of the Constitution of the United States of America; Declared Martial Law and demanded Allegiance to Him and only Him Alone……. (I’m waiting).

If he is what they say he is, he would have amassed ALL THE WEALTH OF THIS NATION into his personal financial accounts and he would have weaponized military, law enforcement and judicial assets to insure complete and total compliance, from which there would be no recourse.

All broadcast media would have become silenced unless they were broadcasting “political party propaganda” and ALL outspoken voices of dissention would be silenced.

National borders would be closed. International and domestic travel would be curtailed and travel outside local cities and states would be forbidden.

ALL foreign trading would end and the nation would in fact delve into total seclusion and isolated from the outside, including internet and social media.

Lastly violators would face public execution.

What you have seen and heard has been complete and totally false misinformation and propaganda aimed to cause fear and intimidation in our nation and around the world.

President Trump has begun his second term at a full on run to recalibrate and right the Ship of State (the US Government) by conducting a formal D.O.G.E. audit and realigning American values while being met head on by democratic leftists trying to keep the $$ coffers open to rampant fraud, waste and abuse with secret, backdoor funds (kickbacks) going into the pockets of corrupt politicians and others.

I totally support the efforts of President Trump to save the United States from ourselves. – RTM

12-23-2025

Still trumping Over Trump

Get over it boys and girls, if you didn’t have President Trump to talk about your message would fall flat.

Social Media pundits in congress and in the press are constantly comparing metaphoric apples to avocados when looking for that click bate story headline.

Take illegal undocumented immigration. Forget that they violates federal immigration laws there are some who want us to believe that federal agents are hunting for brown skinned people to arrest and deport, some to an unforsaken prison in El Salvador. We are told that federal agents are the problem, when in fact these talking heads or “typing fingers” are the real problem of misreporting or reporting misinformation.

Go to any country on the globe without legal entry documentation and find out how long you can hide in plain sight before they come and get you. Do they politely say, “Go Home Yankee”? No they arrest and haul you into court to face prison or deportation. Do you have a say in the process? No! Prison outside the USA is not a country club or a vacation destination to be desired. In fact it can be downright uncomfortable, with wall-to-wall inmates crowded into cells that resemble oversized public restrooms.

I have traveled around the globe and there truly is no place like home.

What would you do if you came back from vacation and found squatters living in your home? Would you simply say, “Ok guys I’m back? You can leave now!” I’m sure they would gladly pack up their stuff and move out smartly, right? Not a chance!

So why is it so hard to think that anyone who comes into the USA illegally has the right to remain here in the first place?

Does a bank robber take off with his ill-gotten loot and not look over his shoulder waiting for the police to find and arrest him? Or does he live it up and spend wildly on extravagant objects, cars, diamond rings, expensive watches or lavish homes, estates or mansions……until he is caught?

After 4 years of the Joe Biden “Welcome All” mat at the US/Mexico border where millions of unvetted, undocumented and uncontrolled migrants, child and sex-slave traffickers and deadly drugs it is only when Donald Trump removed the welcome mat and replaced it with a “Welcome Legal Migration” mat and began removing voluntary and involuntary deportation and prison sentences for criminal migrants that those on the political left began obstructing the removal of individuals not authorized to remain here.

So don’t look for sympathy when individuals are detained, arrested and removed with no chance for returning legally.

For those who self-deport the door remains open for future migration into the US legally.

Where are the children? You know the ones who came here unaccompanied or with adults who were not their parents or guardians? Who “signed” for them upon entry and where are they now?

What about the women, girls and boys who were trafficked to become sex slaves?

Who is responsible?

Where are they now?

There are quite a few girls and boys in the USA who have been trafficked and are still missing with families searching for their lost children.

Who is responsible?

Where are they now?

It’s not the color of their skin, nor their ethnic background but the fact that they are human beings being held against their will and forced to do the unimaginable with no hope of survival or redemption.

Instead of organizing for resistance against President Trump and his administration, organize to locate and free those who are being held against their will and have no voice.

Stop the spread of fear.

Organize for the right reasons.

Make the US a safer place to live and raise families who love this country. – RTM

12-21-2025

Desecrated the Office

This blog post will be short and directly to the point about holders of the highest office, the presidency in my lifetime who have desecrated through sexual misconduct “IN OFFICE” and wouldn’t you know it, they were all Democrats.

With the release of the Epstein Files Democrats are scrambling to “connect the dots” between Epstein and President Donald John Trump while ignoring the facts that House Democratic member Stacey Plaskett actually exchanged text messages with Jeffrey Epstein during 2019 congressional hearings where Epstein was “giving her real time help on how to damage President Trump’s reputation”.

There is a 2019 mini-series documentary “Presidents at War” that highlights U.S. Presidents from President Dwight David Eisenhower to President George Hubert Walker Bush.

In this series they cover facts that President John Fitzgerald Kennedy engaged in sexual activity in a room on the floor about his brother Robert Kennedy’s Attorney General office. The “justification” was his back pain from military service during WWII and the medication prescribed by his VA doctor caused him to be frequently sexually aroused. Thus a name like Marilyn Monroe and possibly others became his therapy? And what about the intern allegedly being raped by Kennedy while working in the White House?

Also in this series they cover facts that President Lyndon Baines Johnson engaged in sexual activity on the couch in the Oval Office with a number of unnamed women. So blatant was his extramarital activity that he ordered a buzzer or bell installed so as to alert him when First Lady Ladybird Johnson was headed his way at these most inopportune times.

Who can forget or condone President William Jefferson Clinton and the “Red Dress Lady” having oral sex under the desk in the Oval Office during his presidency? Democrats actually ignore the fact that many times President William Jefferson Clinton was himself connected to Epstein’s “fantasy island” enterprise.

The Democrats assault on President Donald J. Trump’s alleged sexual indiscretions long before taking the office of the presidency pale in comparison to these documented examples of “soiling” the office of the President and the Oval Office by these former Democratic presidents.

The series did not highlight any sexual indiscretions of other former presidents. – RTM

12-20-2025

Being Politically Incorrect in a PC World

Do you ever stop to think what it means to be politically correct when everything you do or say is under the microscope?

Why are things the way they are?

Why has it always been done this way?

Why not change to make it better for everyone?

It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. If that is true then unless it becomes necessary, nothing changes? I don’t think that is necessarily true because if something is bad, it will become progressively worse over time until positive changes occur.

The boundaries for all life on this earth have been established by the God who created it.

We refer to it as the natural law of physics.

What goes up must come down.

The gravitational pull on earth we call gravity.

The speed of light is the velocity at which light travels from the sun to the earth.

Travel is measured by the mode or distance in which one uses to calculate travel.

Political Correctness is intentionally saying something so as not to offend anyone. We refer to that walking on egg shells. BTW it is impossible not to offend anyone all the time.

Political power seeks to control everyone all the time using fear and intimidation.

The key to becoming politically incorrect is obedience to the laws of God without submitting to the whims of man.

Fear breeds fear. Fear leads to division. Division leads to destruction.

Love conquers fear. The love of God conquers hearts that are in submission.

It takes a special kind of person to stand for their convictions because it’s the right thing to do even to the point of death, and in spite of personal attacks.

Romans 8:31

^31 “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

The real key is keeping the main thing, the main thing and Jesus is the main thing.– RTM

1-15-2025

What We Know About Mary

During a recent men’s breakfast the speaker gave us a new perspective on Mary and Joseph, Mary’s cousin Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah who in their old age would give birth to a baby named John, we know him as “John the Baptist” just 3 months before Jesus was born. Our speaker phrased it in the context of the old Mission Impossible television series, as Mary’s “Mission Impossible” and more importantly the impossible mission of the Most High “Yhwh” who provided the way for man to be saved from sin, through His Son Jesus on the Cross at Calvary.

What we know about Mary is that she found favor with Yhwh and was chosen specifically for a special “one-off” mission going where no man or woman had gone before. Mary believed God and when called by name and in a vision, she unhesitatingly accepted the challenge. Going against social norms of her time, Mary could have been ridiculed and chastised and looked upon by the community around her because of what people “thought” she had done outside of wedlock.

Mary’s fiancé, Joseph, was a good man who considered doing what seemed right in the eyes of society, divorcing Mary privately and letting her deal with her pregnancy alone, except Joseph was called in a vision and told of his part in the birth and rising of this most unusual baby to be named by him, Jesus.

It would be up to Mary and Joseph to rise up their child (God’s Son) in the way and admonition of the Lord in preparation of the life he would lead, and the death he would suffer on the cross.

Mary knew God and put her trust and her faith in God’s plan to save mankind from itself.

Mary was the very first worshipper of the Messiah, way before it was cool.

Mary was there when 12 year old Jesus taught the scribes and priests in the temple, speaking as one in authority.

Mary was there when Jesus did his first miracle, turning water into wine at the wedding supper.

Mary was there during the 3 years of preaching, teaching and performing miracles.

Mary was there when Jesus was flogged and turned over to be crucified.

Mary was there when Jesus appeared outside the empty tomb.

Mary was there when Jesus ascended into heaven.

Mary was Jesus’ most ardent and faithful follower.

There are many misconceptions about the young Jewish girl who gave birth to baby Jesus. Some discount her as simply a virgin who conceived without “knowing” a man, while others elevate her to sainthood or a quazi-Goddess.

What we know about Mary is from two main gospels Luke 1 and Matthew 1.

Mary was an ordinary Jewish girl whom God saw. Her faith was in the promises of God contained in the Old Testament scriptures. When called by God, she believed. Mary was given the responsibility to be God’s caretaker on earth to nurture, guide and teach Jesus the ways of man until his purpose on this earth was fulfilled. Mary was the way from God to man but Mary cannot save anyone or forgive sin.

Only Jesus does that.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but through Him. (John 14:6) – RTM