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| Happy Wednesday, Patriots! | President Trump is once again putting American national security first — setting the stage for a high-stakes White House showdown over Greenland's future. | Ahead of meetings between U.S. officials and leaders from Greenland and Denmark, Trump made his position unmistakable: the United States needs Greenland as Russian and Chinese influence expands across the Arctic. | The president warned that Greenland's resistance poses a "major problem," stressing the territory's critical role in missile defense, energy security, and America's proposed Golden Dome defense shield. | With Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading talks, Trump is signaling strength to allies and adversaries alike. | America is thinking bigger — and acting bolder. | Don't miss the rest of today's Trump headlines below! | —Nick | In today's email:
🔔 Trump Vows a Day of Reckoning for Minnesota
📊 Inflation Holds Steady as Trump Demands Rate Cuts
🖕 Trump Caught Flipping Off Heckler at Ford Plant
🇮🇷 Trump Warns Iran Against Executing Protesters
🇻🇪 Trump Says U.S. Will Occupy Venezuela Indefinitely | | | | Practical AI for Business Leaders | | The AI Report is the #1 daily read for professionals who want to lead with AI, not get left behind. | You'll get clear, jargon-free insights you can apply across your business—without needing to be technical. | 400,000+ leaders are already subscribed. | 👉 Join now and work smarter with AI. | Stay ahead. Stay informed. | | ✅TRACKING TRUMP✅ | Curated by Mike Luso | Welcome back. Yesterday Trump threatened Minnesota with a day of "reckoning and retribution" as DHS dispatched hundreds of additional federal agents to the state this week. The president issued his warning via social media Tuesday, charging Democrats with exploiting the turmoil to distract from Minnesota's continuing fraud scandal. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declared Sunday that the administration is deploying hundreds more ICE agents to Minneapolis this week. | Separately, Trump announced his administration will terminate federal payments to sanctuary cities and states with sanctuary policies beginning Feb. 1, pointing to jurisdictions that shield criminals and enable fraud and crime. At the Detroit Economic Club, Trump explained the decision targets cities and states refusing to assist federal immigration enforcement and the administration's efforts to eliminate fraud. "Starting Feb. 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens," Trump stated. | Check out all the latest developments and more below! | | | | | 📊 Inflation Holds Steady as Trump Demands Rate Cuts
December CPI came in at 2.7% annually (unchanged from November) and 0.3% monthly, while core CPI rose 2.6% annually and 0.2% monthly (below the 0.3% expectation). Trump posted: "JUST OUT: Great (LOW!) Inflation numbers for the USA. That means that Jerome 'Too Late' Powell should cut interest rates, MEANINGFULLY!!!" Food prices climbed 0.7% monthly, with beef steaks up 17% annually, coffee up 19.8%, and bananas up 5.9%, though eggs fell 20.9% annually. Housing costs drove overall increases with the shelter index up 0.4%, while used cars dropped 1.1% and the communication index fell 1.9%. Real wages stayed flat for the month but rose 1.1% annually. The Fed is expected to hold rates at its January meeting with a possible cut in June. Democrats criticized Trump's affordability record ahead of 2026 midterms, with the DNC stating: "Trump is already failing to deliver on his promise of an affordable 2026." | 🖕 Trump Caught Flipping Off Heckler at Ford Plant
Trump was caught on video at the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn Tuesday appearing to mouth "f--- you" twice and making a middle finger gesture toward a heckler. TMZ first published the video. The heckler, TJ Sabula (40, a UAW Local 600 worker), shouted "pedophile protector" - a reference to Trump's handling of Epstein files, as DOJ missed the Dec. 19 deadline and released only 12,285 of 2M+ documents (completion could take 8+ years at the current pace). White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said: "A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response." Sabula was suspended from his job pending investigation. Trump's visit focused on manufacturing and economic messaging ahead of Michigan midterms. | 🇮🇷 Trump Warns Iran Against Executing Protesters
Trump told reporters, "We will take very strong action" if Iran hangs protesters, adding "When they start killing thousands of people, and now you're telling me about hanging, we'll see how that works out for them. It's not going to work out good." Death toll estimates range from 2,571+ (activists) to 12,000-20,000 feared dead according to sources, with videos showing body bags lined up at a Tehran morgue. The State Department fears protester Erfan Soltani may be executed Wednesday. Trump posted "HELP IS ON ITS WAY" to Iranian protesters and canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the killings stop, suggesting economic help is coming. Iran's internet blackout continues (5+ days), though some landline and mobile calls got through Tuesday. Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi accused Trump of violating international law, and Iran warned that U.S. military and Israel are "legitimate targets." Protests began in late December over economic collapse and evolved into anti-regime demonstrations. | 🇻🇪 Trump Says U.S. Will Occupy Venezuela Indefinitely
Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela "much longer" than a year, saying "only time will tell" the exact duration and "We will rebuild it in a very profitable way. We're going to be using oil, and we're going to be taking oil." The statement marks Trump's "boldest interventionist move yet" following the Jan. 3 operation capturing Maduro, with Trump labeling himself "acting president of Venezuela." Secretary of State Rubio said congressional approval isn't needed and it doesn't amount to an "invasion," while Trump stated "I don't need international law." Comparisons are being drawn to Afghanistan/Iraq occupations, Panama Canal control, and the 1898 Spanish-American War. Critics warn of a "forever war" entanglement Trump campaigned against, with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Jack Reed, and Rep. Adam Smith criticizing it as constitutional overreach with "no evidence whatsoever this makes America safer." Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the operation as contradicting Trump's anti-intervention stance. The U.S. has had no diplomatic presence in Venezuela since the 2019 embassy closure, interim President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in, and Trump threatened Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico could be next. |
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| | | | | | 🔔 Trump Vows a Day of Reckoning in Minnesota 🔔 | Trump vowed a "day of reckoning and retribution" for Minnesota on Truth Social Tuesday, accusing Democrats of using unrest to distract from a $19B fraud scandal. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is sending hundreds more ICE agents to Minneapolis this week, adding to the 2,000+ federal agents already deployed in what officials call the largest ICE operation in state history. An ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good last week during an enforcement operation—Trump's administration labeled her a "domestic terrorist" who "weaponized her vehicle," though video evidence disputed the self-defense claim. Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to halt ICE operations, alleging constitutional violations, racial profiling, and First Amendment violations in what Attorney General Keith Ellison called "a federal invasion of the Twin Cities." The lawsuit claims militarized raids occurred at schools and hospitals, with warrantless arrests, excessive force, and actions that overwhelmed local law enforcement. | Federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets against 80-90 protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building Monday after demonstrators threw snowballs at vehicles, then fireworks. Confrontations continued Tuesday with agents using pepper spray and tear gas in neighborhoods during operations. Protesters blow orange whistles to alert communities when agents are spotted. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz condemned the shooting and disputed the self-defense claims. The National Guard is on standby, schools canceled classes, and daily protests are spreading to LA, Portland, NYC, and Seattle. | Trump announced at the Detroit Economic Club that federal payments to sanctuary cities and states will cease Feb. 1. "Starting Feb. 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens," Trump said. The policy applies to states containing sanctuary cities including California, Connecticut, New York, and Illinois. A DOJ list identifies 36+ sanctuary jurisdictions. Previous Trump attempts to cut sanctuary funding were blocked by courts in 2017 and 2025. Legal experts are skeptical of the new effort's success. Chicago expects $3.5B in federal grants to be at risk. NYC Mayor Mamdani opposed the decision and vowed legal challenges. | CNN legal analyst Elie Honig called the Minnesota and Illinois lawsuits "political diatribes masquerading as lawsuits" with no legal standing, saying there is "zero precedent" for blocking federal law enforcement from enforcing federal law in a state. He argued that a judge ordering ICE out would violate the Supremacy Clause. The lawsuits cite the 10th Amendment and claim commandeering of local resources. A judge is hearing arguments Tuesday on a temporary restraining order. Federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned under Trump administration pressure on an investigation. The Pentagon is surging military lawyers to Minneapolis for prosecutions, and 1,000+ additional Border Patrol agents are deploying. | | |  | President Trump, alongside Ford executive chairman Bill Ford and Ford CEO Jim Farley, tours Ford Motor Company's River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, January 13, 2026. |
| | 🍟 Quick Bite News 🍟 | 💰 Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Dave Min led an inquiry into corporate donations to Trump's $300M White House ballroom, with Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, Comcast, and Union Pacific Railroad responding to December letters - all have antitrust business pending before the Trump administration. Warren and Garcia introduced the Stop Ballroom Bribery Act to bar donations from entities with conflicts of interest, prohibit presidential solicitation, require a 2-year lobbying freeze for donors, and ban displaying donor names. Warren called the ballroom potentially "a golden crime scene" and urged the next DOJ to investigate, noting more than half of donors are facing or recently faced federal enforcement actions and received $279B+ in federal contracts over the last 5 years. | 🇻🇪 Venezuela's interim government released 4+ American citizens from prison Tuesday - the first known release since the U.S. military captured Maduro on Jan. 3. Venezuela claims 400+ prisoners have been released, but rights group Foro Penal confirmed only 56 political prisoners freed as of Tuesday evening and criticized the lack of transparency. Opposition leader María Corina Machado is meeting Trump Thursday, while the U.S. issued a security alert urging Americans to leave Venezuela immediately due to armed groups on roads. | 🛡️ Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system will debut in Guam for testing, Del. James Moylan told reporters, with an Army battalion deploying to the island. The system is a scaled-up version of Israel's Iron Dome designed to intercept ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, with Congress securing $25B in funding and Trump requesting a $1.5T defense budget for 2027. Guam's strategic location 1,800 miles from China hosts Andersen AFB and Naval Base Apra Harbor. | 📱 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump have been exchanging "friendly" texts at least twice a week since their White House meeting in November, discussing topics from Venezuela's Maduro to NYC zoning red tape. The relationship marks a departure from previous president-mayor interactions - even Mayor Eric Adams had to connect with Trump through intermediaries. Andrew Kirtzman of KSX called it "remarkable that Trump feels so comfortable with [Mamdani]," suggesting "the left understands this is purely transactional from Mamdani's perspective." | 🖊️ President Trump praised cartoonist Scott Adams after learning of his death Tuesday at age 68 following a battle with cancer. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me when it wasn't fashionable to do so." Adams, known for the "Dilbert" comic strip, was one of few celebrities to openly predict Trump would be elected president in 2016. | God bless,
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