Greetings! Perhaps Trump got a little ahead of his skis in declaring the war is over, after playing a key role in securing the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.  The editors of the Wall Street Journal’s historically conservative editorial page certainly think so. “This is far from guaranteed,” they wrote, arguing for caution. “Mr. Trump’s line, ‘This is a historic dawn of a new Middle East,’ echoes past hopes that have been crushed. Hamas gave in Monday not to make peace, but because its alternatives were worse. It seeks to exploit the cease-fire to restore its power and return to war”...Mensch: Joe Biden took the high road with a congratulatory Twitter post about Trump’s successful efforts to bring the last Israeli hostages home from captivity in Gaza.  “I commend President Trump and his team for their work to get a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line,” the former president wrote.  Earlier in the day while addressing Israel’s Knesset in a globally televised speech, Trump accused Joe Biden and Barack Obama of hating Israel. Very un-menschy...Most major news organizations are refusing to agree to sign a pledge to the Pentagon that they will avoid using content that has not been cleared by the proper authorities.  Those outlets include (no surprises here), the NY Times, the Guardian, AP, CNN, Politico and the Washington Post. One prominent right-wing outlet is also resisting the new requirement: Newsmax.  No word on where Fox News stands.  (The Guardian)...Charlie Kirk would have been 32 today....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Trump has been unusually quiet on Truth Social in the past 18 hours with only one post this morning.  It features the front page of Israel’s Jerusalem Post with a giant image of POTUS under this banner headline: “God Bless the Peacemaker”...Clever! “Saturday Night Live’s” six-minute opening sketch featured a re-creation of last week’s contentious Senate hearing with Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi and Tina Fey as Kristi Noem.  The best line went to the Noem character who said, “I’m the rarest type of person in Washington, DC: a brunette that Donald Trump listens to”...The conservative Salem Media Group, owner of more than a hundred radios stations, as well as popular right-wing outlets such as Townhall and RedState, cut 60 employees late last week. The layoffs hit positions in both  radio and digital division, per Radio Insight.  The company has approximately 900 employees...The right-tilting Free Press just published Woody Allen’s poignant remembrance of his brilliant co-star and ex-girlfriend Diane Keaton. Publishing timely original work from world-renowned writers, like Allen, is one of the reasons The Free Press is the fastest-growing right-wing website according to TheRighting’s new report.  A week ago, Paramount slapped down a reported (and jaw-dropping) $150 million to buy the property and install co-founder and controversy magnet Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News...Amazon MGM Studios announced last week that the company’s feature-length documentary on Melania Trump, the country’s Sphinx-like First Lady, will be released theatrically January 30 before landing on Amazon Prime...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard