On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan and Brian start by discussing the ethical and legal issues surrounding Donald Trump's acceptance of a $400 million 747 from Qatar. 

It doesn't matter how many word salads you try to use to avoid the outright violations of the Emoluments Clause; we know what is happening. It's always a grift!

Segment two brings us to the "pause" of tariffs on China. It's not a pause, and it shows Trump blinked. This administration's entire economic policy has been a mess. 

Finally, the Ford Fact Check focuses on the trade deficit. Donald Trump doesn't seem to understand the concept. 

Links

Selling America 

Trump Organization strikes deal for luxury golf resort in Qatar | AP News

Luxury skyscrapers, golf courses and cryptocurrency: Trump’s rapidly expanding Middle East business | CNN Politics

Trump accepting luxury jetliner from Qatar raises alarm on both sides of political aisle - Los Angeles Times

Trump inks $142B arms deal with Saudi Arabia, part of $600B investment package


China Trade War. Trump caves


Trump, China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days: What to know

Trump Cuts China Tariff on Small Packages From Likes of SHEIN, Temu - Newsweek


Ford Fact Check 

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Tradeindata - Trade & Customs data from 200+ Countries for Global Imports and Exports

On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan and Brian start the episode by discussing the recent events as the Trump Administration has sent multiple kids, who are American Citizens, including a four-year-old with Stage 4 cancer, to other countries as their mothers were being deported. They, like so many others, received no due process. It's appalling. 

In the second segment, we do the "Ford Fact Check." This week, Johnathan takes a deep dive into the recent polling numbers for Donald Trump. They aren't just bad, they are historically bad. 

LINKS

Children, US Citizens Deported 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8yj2n33yo

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/children-who-are-u-s-citizens-deported-along-with-foreign-born-mothers-attorneys-say

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/two-children-us-citizens-4-and-7-year-old-deported-honduras-rcna203208


Ford Fact Check - Trump Polling

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/nx-s1-5379596/trump-100-days-polling-grade-approval-rating

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/29/prri-poll-most-americans-trump-dangerous-dictator

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/04/23/trumps-job-rating-drops-key-policies-draw-majority-disapproval-as-he-nears-100-days/

On this Episode of Ford News, Johnathan is BACK! After suffering a horrific car accident, Johnathan is on the mend and ready to fight MAGA once again. 

We start by discussing the absolute disaster that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been. He's leaked operational details in Signal chats, all while saying repeatedly that he can't stand leakers. LOOK IN THE MIRROR! 

Then it's on to another cabinet member, Kristi Noem, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.  She took her family to dinner, and had her purse stolen, with cash, her passport, and her DHS ID Badge inside! This was while her Secret Service detail was "protecting" her. 

Congresswoman Nancy Mace got feisty with a constituent who simply wanted to know when her next town hall would be. 

Then, in the "Ford Fact Check," Johnathan talks about the Supreme Court Ruling that requires the government to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador. Somehow, MAGA thought this was a win. They didn't seem to read the court's opinion. 


LINKS

Pete Hegseth

Hegseth Crisis Communication After Signalgate Was Horrible: Ex-Spokesperson - Business Insider

Pete Hegseth had a meltdown: Signal gate: Pete Hegseth reportedly has a meltdown at White House Easter Egg Roll in front of his own children in a desperate plea to save his job - The Economic Times

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans - The Atlantic

Kristi Neom

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant | CNN Politics

Nancy Mace

Nancy Mace Says ‘F*ck You’ During Heated Exchange With Constituent

Ford Fact Check

Facilitate vs. Effectuate: The 10-Letter Words at the Center of a Growing Constitutional Crisis - Newsweek

NOEM v. ABREGO GARCIA | Supreme Court | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

Judge skeptical that Trump's Venezuela deportation notices comply with Supreme Court ruling











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Brian flies solo on this edition of Ford News as Johnathan recovers from a bad car accident. 

(Go wish Johnathan well on X HERE @FordJohnathan5)

Segment One is all about the powers of the judiciary. We focus on the rulings of Federal Judge James "Jeb" Boasberg. MAGA thinks he should be impeached for doing his job. MAGA tends to forget The Constitution and the three co-equal branches of government. They also seem to forget that the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee due process rights to all "persons," not just citizens of this country.  Oh, and let's not forget that Boasberg was Brett Kavanaugh's roomie at Yale Law School and was also the federal judge allowing the State Department to release Hilary Clinton's emails. He is far from a "liberal activist judge."

In Segment Two, Brian talks about the speaking tour that AOC and Bernie Sanders are on. Thousands of people have come out to see them speak about the rising oligarchy in the United States and the fact that the Trump Administration does not represent the values or the plight of the working class in this country. But, who will be the future messenger and face of the Democratic Party? Will it be AOC or will someone else rise to the occasion? We discuss.

LINKS 

Boasberg and the Judiciary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boasberg

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/politics/who-is-judge-james-boasberg/index.html

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/23/trump-boasberg-courts-constitutional-crisis

https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-check-balance

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee rights to Persons not just Citizens 

https://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/equality/due-process-equal-protection-and-disenfranchisement/

The Future of the Democratic Party

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/us/politics/aoc-sanders-democrats-2028.html

On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan, and Brian start the show by discussing numerous cases where people who are legally allowed to be in the United States have been deported, including a 10-year-old girl with brain cancer and a doctor who helps perform kidney transplants.

In segment two the focus turns to Columbia University and the student, and Palestinian protester, Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE and disappeared from his pregnant wife and legal team. Is the Trump administration taking a law from 1798 too far? 

Segment three brings us to the "Ford Fact Check." This week Johnathan brings you up to date on the real deal as it relates to tariffs, Canada, and dairy. 


We urge you to get involved with the Hands Off 2025 National Day of Action to protest against the Trump Administration's actions. Get more info and sign up to get involved HERE. 

LINKS 

10-Year-Old Cancer patient, Citizen deported 

Girl, 10, With Brain Cancer Removed From US With Undocumented Parents

Dr. Raha Alawieh, a kidney specialist, with a visa, deported

Medical Doctor Deported From US Despite 'Valid' Visa, Court Order—Lawyer - Newsweek

Judge wants authorities to answer for Dr. Raha Alawieh's  deportation 

Judge orders customs officials into Brown Medicine doctor's deportation

Mahmoud Khalil deportation banned 

Judge extends Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil's deportation ban from the US

Ford Fact Check, Trump misleads Americans 

Yes, Canada can place 250% tariffs on US dairy products — but online claims lack context | Snopes.com

On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan and Brian start the show by discussing the Tate brothers coming to the United States. Why are these two disgusting individuals scumbags? Why do the "bros" worship them? Why does Donald Trump embrace "Alpha Males?" All of these questions are things we ponder. 

In segment two, we talk about Texas Congressman Al Green (D), who stood up and shouted at President Donald Trump during last week's speech to a joint session of Congress. Green was censured in a move that can only be termed as hypocritical after the Boopsie Twins' MTG and Lauren Boebert acted like idiots over the last few years during Biden's SOTU addresses. 

Segment three brings us to the "Ford Fact Check," where Johnathan takes a stab at fact-checking the president's speech to Congress. One segment probably didn't give him enough time to do this, but he tried! 

LINKS

Andrew Tate

Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, returns to the U.S.

Alina Habba, a fan of Tate

Trump's lawyer Alina Habba 'big fan' of Andrew Tate and told him it's 'time to stop being wimps'

Dana White

Dana White meets Andrew Tate, cozies up to human trafficking suspect

Mario Lopez 

Mario Lopez Slammed For Hugging Andrew Tate, "This Is What Wealth In 2025 Looks Like"

Al Green, Trump address

Rep. Al Green removed from Trump's speech after shouting at president

Al Green Censured

House votes to censure Rep. Al Green after Donald Trump speech protest

Trump Lies during address

FactChecking Trump's Address to Congress - FactCheck.org

On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan and Brian start the show with the debacle in foreign relations and diplomacy in the Oval Office last week as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump, J.D. Vance, and Sec. State Marco Rubio. It was an embarrassment for the United States and nothing we have seen EVER in the history of this country. 

In Segment Two, we discuss the numerous Republican members of Congress and the Senate who have faced pushback from their constituents at town halls being held in red districts and states. The folks seem to be a tad upset at some of the haphazard cuts that DOGE has made to the federal government. It's almost as if firing Vets is a bad idea. 

The third segment brings us to the "Ford Fact Check," where we dive into the true numbers as they relate to how much the United States is spending in supporting Ukraine. Where is that money going to, and what are European countries spending ? 

LINKS

Trump oval office

Trump, Vance attack on Zelenskyy angers many. But Russians and (some) Republicans love it. - POLITICO

Zelenskyy remains defiant after blowup with Trump and Vance


Republican Representative run 


House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts

DOGE cuts rattle GOP lawmakers as angry constituents flood town halls


Ukraine spending

How much has the US given to Ukraine?


Trump lies

Fact-checking Trump's claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine - ABC News


The US sends weapons, not money 

Russia-Ukraine war: How the US keeps funding Ukraine's military | AP News

On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan, and Brian start the show by discussing the alleged incident with Florida Congressman Cory Mills and a woman, now identified as Iranian-American Sarah Raviani. 

We also bring up Enrique Tarrio, of Proud Boys and Seditious Conspiracy fame, who has made himself a regular in Washington D.C. being the agent provocateur that he is. 

In segment two, we get to Maine Governor Janet Mills, who openly challenged Donald Trump at a meeting of the country's governors last week. They had a back and forth, where Trump said "WE ARE THE LAW." Governor Mills told him that she will see him in court. 

This brings up the broader question of how should Dems treat the current situation. Should Dems fight back, or let Trump and Musk burn their own bridges and watch them self-destruct from the sidelines? 

Segment three takes us to the Pentagon, where Trump fired an amazingly decorated and qualified Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General C.Q. Brown, and replaced him with an odd choice in Lt. General Dan Caine, who actually doesn't meet the legal qualifications for the job. 

MAGA shouts about "woke" and "DEI," but continues to put people in jobs they aren't necessarily qualified for. 

LINKS


Rep. Cory Mills and Enrique Tarrio 

GOP Rep. Cory Mills probed after 'emotionally charged' spat with Iranian-American activist

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge outside U.S. Capitol


Maine Governor Calls Out Trump 

Fearless governor tells Trump to stick it — to his face. He doesn’t take it well - nj.com

WATCH: ‘See you in court,’ Maine’s governor tells Trump on transgender athlete ban | PBS News


Shakeup at the Pentagon

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN Politics

On this episode of Ford News, Johnathan, and Brian start the show by digging into the fallout as the Department of Justice began to meddle in the work of the Southern District of New York and the indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams. There were mass resignations and a myriad of letters going back and forth. It's something out of a movie, or, in this case, Trump's America.

In segment two, we discuss the courts being the last crumbs of hope as our constitutional republic gets closer to collapse as DOGE continues to weave their way through every federal agency, haphazardly firing people and shutting departments down like they are Big Box stores from a bygone era. 

Segment three brings us to the "Ford Fact Check," where Johnathan walks us through the many lies told by Elon Musk as he dismantles our government. $50 Million for condoms? Gaza? Social Security Fraud?


LINKS


The Southern District of New York  refused to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams


READ: Resignation letter from acting US attorney in New York and DOJ’s response | CNN Politics

Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing to drop case against Mayor Adams | AP News

Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case - The New York Times


DOGE stopped by courts

Judge Upholds Ban on Musk's DOGE From Accessing Sensitive US Treasury Systems - Newsweek

Rule 4. Arrest Warrant or Summons on a Complaint | Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute


Ford Fact Check 

Elon Musk walks back GAZA claim 

‘Some of the things that I say will be incorrect’: Musk backs away from false claim of $50 million for Gaza condoms | CNN Politics

Elon Musk's misinformation about Social Security 

Nope. There are no 150-year-olds on Social Security. It's COBOL!--UPDATED Feb 15

What is COBOL?
COBOL - Wikipedia

Johnathan and Brian start this episode by diving into the debacle of the Trump tariffs that the 47th president has levied on Mexico, Canada, and China. Nothing good will come from this, and Johnathan and Brian explain what the impacts will be and why the notion that everything can be "Made in America" is false. 

In segment two, we focus on Elon Musk and his DOGE bros who have just waltzed into federal buildings and set up shop, accessing our most personal information. How is this legal? It's certainly not ethical. Where is Congress on this? 

The Ford Fact Check takes us to the horrific plane/helicopter crash in Washington D.C., and the president's lack of empathy. Instead, Trump blamed DEI. What a disgrace! 

LINKS 

Justin Trudeau's speech

Read Justin Trudeau's speech in response to Trump's tariffs | CBC News



Trump's Tariffs 

Trump's Tariffs and What's at Stake, in Nine Charts

What to know about Trump's tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico and China | AP News



Who pays for Tariffs?

Who Pays the Price When Tariffs Increase? - Alex Demas - The Dispatch



Who smuggles in Fentanyl?

American citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants, data show | KPBS Public Media



Canada Fentanyl 

Illegal Immigration and Fentanyl at the U.S. Northern and Southwest Borders - FactCheck.org



Immigration law 

8 U.S. Code § 1158 - Asylum | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

Dow Drops 650 Early Morning Trading 

Dow futures drop more than 650 points after Trump hits U.S. trading partners with tariffs

Doge Bros 

https://x.com/tysonbrody/status/1886203067307057288/photo/2

Musk's DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources | AP News




DEI study 

Why White Women Benefitted The Most From DEI Programs



True Merit-based system through DEI

Trump's missing the point on DEI and meritocracy, experts say - ABC News



Definition of DEI

Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Wikipedia




George H. W. Bush on Immigration