Joe Biden Just Handed Donald Trump the Mother of All Mandates

By Teri Christoph | RedState.com

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Donald Trump has to be sitting at Mar-a-Lago right now laughing into his Diet Coke as the Democrat Party and their bumbling leader just keep on racking up the "Ls." Losses for Democrats at this point are political wins for the president-elect, his team, and the Republican Party.

It hasn't always been Trump's practice to stay quiet while his enemies destroy themselves, but he seems to be taking a mostly sit-back-and-wait approach to watching Joe Biden set flame to the rotted wood and sticks that currently make up the Democrat Party. When he feels like it, Trump may take a poker and push around the embers of his enemies, but, really, he just has to let them continue to self-immolate. 

You hear a lot of pundits talk about "political capital," that invisible yet valuable currency that politicians have to spend in order to get his or her agenda advanced or nominees approved. It was thought that Trump, who was handed gobs of political capital on November 5th, would have to spend some of his capital to get his more controversial nominees, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pete Hegseth, approved by the GOP-led Senate. This may still be true, but Joe Biden just gave him something even better:

The mother of all mandates. 

Donald Trump was already looking at entering his second term with a pretty solid mandate from American voters, who gave him the go-ahead to make good on his campaign promises. He won both the popular and the electoral votes, and his party will control both chambers of Congress come January 3, 2025. 

As of Sunday morning, Donald Trump was sitting pretty. As of Sunday evening, Donald Trump was enjoying -- to borrow some of Sen. John Fetterman's (D-PA) words -- "a god-tier level" mandate. All wrapped up in a nice bow by Joe Biden.

Joe Biden's pardoning of his son, Hunter Biden, further diminishes an already-neutered Democrat Party and empowers Donald Trump to an extent we probably haven't seen in modern times. No more can Democrats cry, "No one is above the law!" because their "big guy" just blew that idea to smithereens.

Even better, Joe Biden and his fiercely lying press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, have just confirmed that the Department of Justice is corrupt. 

They really couldn't have done a better job rolling out the red carpet for Trump 2.0, could they?

Oh, and all that talk by the left that scary Donald Trump will break decades of "norms?" LOL. Consider them all broken beyond repair, burnt to the ground by and alongside the Democrat Party. Team Trump has basically just been given carte blanche to do what they were elected to do.

Joe Biden's pardoning of his convict son, Hunter, was the own goal the Democrats didn't really need at this point, but Joe just couldn't help himself. He may well have, at some point, intended to actually let Hunter suffer the consequences of his actions, but post-election Biden -- who is the lamest of lame ducks -- couldn't care less at this point. His own party gave him the shaft, and he was more than happy to return fire in kind. 

The biggest winner here, besides Hunter Biden, is Donald Trump. It's a god-tier-level mandate, you all.

UPDATE: Trump Nominates MAGA Favorite Kash Patel As FBI Director; Patel Reacts

By Rusty Weiss | RedState.com

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel, the former chief of staff at the Department of Defense, as FBI director, RedState has learned.

The move will undoubtedly earn high praise from conservatives on social media who have been advocating the move since Trump secured the election.

Patel was a key figure in national security roles under Trump’s first term. He earned the president-elect’s admiration as a central figure in efforts to challenge the narrative around the investigations into Trump's campaign and its alleged Russian connections.

Trump announced the nomination Saturday evening on Truth Social.

I am proud to announce that Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People. He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution. Kash did an incredible job during my First Term, where he served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Kash has also tried over 60 jury trials. This FBI will end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle the migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the Border. Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI.

Patel's aggressive stance against what he describes as the "Deep State" and his willingness to pursue Trump's agenda in intelligence and defense sectors make him a favored ally.

Patel has vociferously defended Trump’s actions on January 6th and suggested people at the highest levels of government willfully ignored an authorization by the then-Commander in Chief to deploy troops to the Capitol and prevent the protests from getting out of control.

“Secretary of the Army and General (Mark) Milley bypassed a direct, lawful command from President Trump, opting instead to delay the deployment of the National Guard on Jan. 6 for the sake of political optics, and in doing so violated the chain of command,” he told RedState in an interview this past May.

Patel also pointed fingers of blame at former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Muriel Bowser, mayor of the District of Columbia, stating they each had a role in the initial refusal to deploy troops on that day. 

Patel has not been particularly shy when it comes to his views of the corruption pervading the FBI under current leadership. And he has suggested drastic plans on the horizon.

“I'd shut down the FBI Hoover building on day one and reopen the next day as a museum of the deep state,” he said in an interview on The Shaun Ryan Show. “And I'd take the 7,000 employees that work in that building and send them across America to chase down criminals. Go be cops.”
 
 “We're going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections,” Patel continued. “We're going to come after you. Whether it's criminally or civilly, we'll figure that out. But, yes, we're putting you all on notice.”

Patel has been receiving high praise on social media as America First advocates grew excited over the prospect of him overseeing the FBI almost immediately after Trump was declared the victor over Kamala Harris.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took to X and wrote, “My good friend, Kash Patel, would make a fantastic ⁦[FBI] ⁩Director.”

“Kash Patel is the best choice for FBI Director. He will rid the FBI of the turncoats who made it an instrument of Democrat party oppression and restore the morale of the good agents who serve faithfully and effectively,” added former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Trump’s pick for FBI Director will likely ruffle feathers in the intelligence community, a reaction that indicates he’s the right choice but might also lead to resistance during the confirmation process.

Updated [12:18 a.m., 12/1/2024]: Kash Patel has released a statement to the media, in reaction to his nomination:

It is the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President Trump to serve as Director of the FBI. 

Together, we will restore integrity, accountability, and equal justice to our justice system and return the FBI to its rightful mission: protecting the American people.