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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Aug. 26, 2025

Greetings! Best anti-Trump speech in years. Be sure to watch the entirety of Illinois Governor JB Pritzer’s 14-minute “Do Not Come to Chicago” speech that he delivered yesterday. It was in response to alarming reports that Trump is considering sending  federal troops to the Windy City to fight crime and undocumented immigration.  Worth noting: A Washington Times opinion piece by Cal Thomas comes out against Trump sending in troops to Chicago.  The deployment “tackles the symptoms not root causes of urban crime,” argues Thomas…There’s increased chatter about adding Trump’s mug to Mt. Rushmore, which NBC News covered last night.  (Spoiler alert: not possible.) But Jon McNaughton, self-described as America’s foremost conservative artist, is already selling lithographs of his paintings of Trump carved into South Dakota’s most famous landmark starting at $29.95…The National Review votes thumbs down for the U.S. government’s stake in Intel.  “It doesn’t need to take on the difficult and nongovernmental task of turning around a struggling semiconductor company,” according to the editors…Once again, Donald Trump sticks his beak where it doesn’t belong.  Over the weekend in a Truth Social post, Trump demanded that Roger Clemens should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Clemens was suspected of using anabolic steroids. (USA Today)…The podcast “Ruthless” is right-wing media sensation, according to Mediaite, which calls it “a cheerfully mischievous, lib-triggering show that has become a destination for prominent Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance” Shocking (but accurate) headline of the week courtesy of the right wing Victory Girls: Donald Trump – In the Name of All That’s Holy, Shut Up…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard