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May 28, 2021

Friday Executive News Summary

Biden’s astronomical budget, infrastructure counteroffer, ICE practically abolished, and more.

Top of the Fold

  • Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal would push spending to highest levels since WWII (NR) | President Unity™ warns Republicans not to “get in the way” of more spending (Washington Times)

  • Republicans counter Biden with still-stupid-expensive $928 billion infrastructure plan (Daily Wire)

Government & Politics

  • GOP poised to block grossly politicized 1/6 riot probe (AP)

  • DOJ unveils new anti-crime strategy amid nationwide rise in violence and murders (Washington Examiner)

A trip down memory lane: “Remember: every example of violence Donald Trump decries has happened on his watch. Under his leadership. During his presidency.” —Joe Biden, August 27, 2020

  • Hunter Biden’s Ukraine salary cut in half after Joe left vice presidency (Daily Wire)

  • Anti-capitalist, pro-open-border AOC sells $27 “Abolish ICE” T-shirts (PM)

National Security

  • Kamala Harris announces unavailing deals for Central America investments (The Hill)

  • New deportation data shows Biden has practically abolished ICE (RedState)

  • SolarWinds hackers are back, Microsoft warns (Axios)

  • U.S. permanently quitting Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty with Russia (AMN)

Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate

  • BLM’s hoodwinker cofounder stepping down amid real estate controversy (Washington Examiner)

  • YouTube oligarchs remove video of Georgia mother criticizing mask mandates for children (Fox News)

Other Notables

  • Rush Limbaugh’s time slot will be taken over by duo Clay Travis and Buck Sexton (Mediaite)

  • Syria’s Assad “wins” a fourth term in a dubious landslide (AP)

Closing Arguments

  • Policy: We should be incentivizing clean energy, not subsidizing it (NR)

  • Policy: A global corporate tax rate would weaken world economies (Washington Examiner)

  • Humor: Netflix releases new documentary on January 6 riot: “AOC: Defending the Capitol” (Genesius Times)

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