Donald Trump is hoping to regain some of the momentum he had in 2016 ahead of his 2024 bid. But there’s a different crop of Republicans this time around.

And Trey Gowdy threw a wrench at Donald Trump’s plans that left Trump red with rage.

Tim Scott, a Republican senator from South Carolina, is thought to be considering a presidential run in 2024.

Scott, like other potential 2024 contenders, established a 501c(4) non-profit to fund his political efforts.

Scott’s organization, Opportunity Matters Network, has an unexpected director in former Congressman Trey Gowdy.

According to POLITICO:

The group affiliated with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R), Opportunity Matters Network, raised about $1 million in 2021, during which it gauged “different target audiences’ potential response” to policy initiatives, cultivated its email list, and developed advertising. Two of the group’s directors are former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and businessman Ben Navarro, who has given millions to a pro-Scott super PAC.

After leaving Congress in 2019, Gowdy was a Trump loyalist who explored joining his legal team amid the Ukraine impeachment hoax.

But Gowdy has known Scott for a long time.

They co-wrote a book about opportunity and politics in 2018.

Then, in 2020, during a phone interview with South Carolina’s Post and Courier newspaper, Gowdy backed the idea of Scott running for President, saying the Senator’s voice was sorely “needed” in American politics.

“I think he views himself as a preacher trapped in the United States Senate, and I view him as someone whose message is desperately needed in this political environment and the one going forward,” Gowdy mentioned.

Scott is also popular with establishment leaders such as RINO Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his staff.

Scott has already taken votes on gun regulation that have enraged conservatives.

In 2016, he voted to increase mental health funding, which gun grabbers might exploit to deny law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment rights by labeling them “crazy.”

He used woke identity politics to derail one of Donald Trump’s conservative judicial choices.

Following the killing of George Floyd, Scott attempted to reach an agreement with Democrats to put Nancy Pelosi and other leftists in charge of police tactics and make it easier for criminals to sue police officers into bankruptcy.

Those talks fell apart when the Republican base revolted.

However, Tim Scott appears to be preparing to run for President in 2024.

And Trey Gowdy, who irritated conservatives by supporting red flag laws and warrantless FBI snooping, appears to be on board.

Donald Trump was the first contender to declare his candidacy for the 2024 election. Will he, however, secure the Republican presidential nomination for a third time?

And a shocking poll shows this Republican leading the race for 2024.

Following the Midterm elections, a flurry of polling data shows that a significant part of the Republican Party is seeking for a new leader in 2024.

Many conservatives blame former President Donald Trump’s endorsements in key Senate and gubernatorial elections, as well as his choice, to keep nearly $75 million donated from supporters for the express purpose of winning those races, for the GOP’s dismal Midterm performance.

While Trump is one of the frontrunners in the Republican Presidential Primary for 2024, he is not the clear leader of the pack, as many – including himself – expected.

This is because surveys from various battleground states are routinely showing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of Trump.

What was truly stunning was a recent Hinckley Institute/Deseret News poll, which showed the former President trailing not just Governor DeSantis, but also Never-Trump RINO Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in a prospective 2024 Utah GOP Primary.

“If the Republican presidential primary were held today, only 14.6% of Utahns would vote for the former president,” Deseret News reported. “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis topped the list at 24.2%, followed by Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who lost her reelection bid to a Trump-endorsed candidate, at 16.4%. Former Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz both had 6%, while former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley came in at 3.7%.”

“In the poll, 20.7% of respondents didn’t know who they would vote for and 8.5% would choose another candidate,” the report continued. “Those results reflect all voters regardless of party affiliation.”

“His power, his command over the Republican Party seems to be waning to the point that when you ask Utah Republicans if they would consider a different candidate, they clearly would,” Hinckley Institute Director Jason Perry told the Deseret News.

“There was a time when conservative candidates wanted his endorsement and felt that they needed a Trump endorsement to be reelected,” he added. “That is not the case now.”

To be honest, Utah was never one of Trump’s strongest states.

Never-Trump Mitt Romney, a founding father, represents Utah in the Senate, and Trump’s style has never worked well there.

Trump finished third in the 2016 Utah Caucus, receiving only 14% of the vote, while Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) received 69%.

Trump won the state with 46% of the vote in the general election, while Never-Trump third-party nominee Evan McMullin – a closet Democrat and former CIA footsoldier – received 21%.

The former President will undoubtedly face an uphill battle in the Republican Primary in 2024.

And it’s unclear whether Donald Trump can win the nomination for a third time.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.

Fox News continues to dominate cable news network ratings. However, one choice made by the network about an on-air personality caught everyone off guard.

And Donald Trump couldn’t believe his eyes when Fox News announced this resignation.

Former President Donald Trump’s intention to run for president a third time sent shockwaves through the political world.

As a result, Fox News had to make one major alteration to its on-air talent lineup.

Lara Trump, the former President’s daughter-in-law, is no longer a paid contributor to Fox News.

Lara is married to Eric Trump, the former President’s son.

The network has a policy of not hiring anyone who is running for office or has a close relationship with a political candidate.

“We appreciate Lara’s valuable contributions across Fox News Media programming,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.

Lara Trump was a frequent guest on Fox News programming before becoming a paid contributor in March 2021.

On prominent Fox News shows like Hannity, she was known for being a staunch supporter of her father-in-law.

But Lara hasn’t been on Fox News since November 15, when her father-in-law launched his third Presidential campaign.

Her departure comes as the Murdoch family, which controls Fox News, The New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal, is opposed to Trump running for President again.

The Murdochs are reportedly backing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Republican Presidential Primary in 2024.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal have openly criticized Trump’s bid for a second term in office.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Lara Trump’s departure was amicable, and she could still appear on the network as a guest without getting rewarded.

Now that she’s left Fox News, Lara could return to her previous job as a major surrogate for her father-in-law’s Presidential campaign.

Lara Trump acted as a prominent campaign surrogate during the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, making appearances across the country and building support among female voters.

With other members of Donald Trump’s family withdrawing from his 2024 presidential candidacy, Lara may have an opportunity.

Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have stated that they will not run for President this time after working as prominent White House advisers throughout the Trump administration.

While they are walking away from politics, Lara Trump appears to be interested in creating a career out of politics.

She was rumored to be seriously considering a Senate run in her home state of North Carolina this year before ruling it out – though, with a gubernatorial election in 2024 and RINO Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) up for re-election in 2026, she has plenty of other opportunities in the state in the near future.

Lara Trump is now free to join her father-in-law’s Presidential campaign as he runs for re-election.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.

In the polls, Ron DeSantis is now the Republican nominee for President in 2024. The Florida Governor is keeping his plans under wraps.

And Ron DeSantis made a major announcement that has many eyeing the 2024 presidential election.

After ignoring Joe Biden’s lockdown orders and banning masks and vaccine mandates, Ron DeSantis rapidly became the most popular Republican elected person in the country.

However, DeSantis became a rock star among Republican voters when he demonstrated how to defeat the woke Left.

He deleted all references to Critical Race Theory from the curriculum, prohibited biological males from competing against girls, and prohibited teachers from teaching students about gender and sexuality.

Before the midterm elections, Donald Trump led the Presidential Primary surveys, with DeSantis in second place.

Many Republicans, however, blame Trump and the candidates he sponsored for the GOP’s poor performance in the midterm elections.

Even though the red wave never materialized on Election Day, a red tidal wave swept into Florida, with DeSantis winning by nearly 20 points, capturing a supermajority in the legislature, and turning the state fully red.

DeSantis’ outstanding performance has elevated him to the top of the GOP primary race.

The Governor is keeping his plans private, but he is making all of the motions that a potential contender would do, such as publishing an autobiography in February.

DeSantis will be inaugurated for a second term on January 3, 2019.

However, DeSantis’ celebration is not usual.

Instead, he’s extending the event over two days to acquire access to the GOP’s biggest fundraisers.

According to POLITICO:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s inauguration celebration is expected to be spread out over two days — and will give up-close access to donors willing to contribute between $50,000 and $1 million, according to a breakdown of sponsorship packages.

Five donors who give $1 million to the Republican Party of Florida will be recognized as “inaugural chair” sponsors who will receive tickets to a candlelight dinner the night before the inauguration, VIP seating at the inauguration ceremony held on the steps of the Old Capitol as well tickets to the inaugural ball and a “Toast to One Million Mamas,” the campaign group put together by first lady Casey DeSantis and a photo opportunity with the governor.

Other packages — which range in size from $500,000 all the way down to $25,000 — also give access to many of the same events but donors won’t receive as many tickets.

DeSantis has already demonstrated his ability to raise funds.

DeSantis broke national fundraising records during his re-election campaign, raising more than $200 million.

DeSantis will also get the opportunity to drink and dine with the Republican Party’s most important members on January 3.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.

Joe Biden attempted to force a major shift in the next Presidential election. But he recently experienced a serious setback.

And Republicans just shut down Biden from changing voting forever with this radical scheme.

For nearly two decades, both Republicans and Democrats have held the first four Presidential nomination contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.

After the woke mob in his own Party grumbled that Iowa and New Hampshire were too white to go first, Joe Biden succumbed to them.

He proposed a new calendar that would begin with South Carolina, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire, and then Georgia and Michigan.

According to the Washington Post:

President Biden has asked leaders of the Democratic National Committee to make South Carolina the nation’s first primary state, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada a week later, and hold subsequent weekly primaries in Georgia and Michigan, according to Democrats briefed on the plans.

The tectonic decision to remake his party’s presidential nominating calendar for 2024 came as a shock to party officials and state leaders who had been lobbying hard in recent weeks to gain a place in the early calendar, which historically attracts millions of dollars in candidate spending and attention.

While many in the party had long anticipated changes, the specific order Biden proposed had generated little if any chatter in Democratic circles. Much of the talk among Democrats had not focused much on either South Carolina going first or Georgia joining the early mix.

The proposal is likely to win approval from the Democratic officials, given the support from the leader of the party. By breaking with decades of tradition, Biden’s move is meant to signal his party’s commitment to elevating more variety — demographic, geographic, and economic — in the early nominating process.

Iowa, a largely White state that historically held the nation’s first Democratic caucus and experienced embarrassing problems tabulating results in 2020, would have no early role in the Biden plan.

There was one major issue with Biden’s revised itinerary.

The state determines primary dates, and his suggested nominating schedule would require Republican support in South Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, and New Hampshire.

Republicans have no reason to appease Joe Biden.

Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger indicated that his office’s March 2024 Presidential Primary date would not be changed.

Republicans in other states are anticipated to oppose Biden’s initiatives as well.

And the 2024 Primary timetable will likely be similar to previous nominating contests.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.

The First and Second amendments have been the focus of much hate in the eyes of Leftists over the years. They can’t stand that the constitution guarantees rights that they can’t tread on.

That’s why Ron DeSantis sent off this warning shot to any Leftist company that is trying to cross the First Amendment.

Elon Musk, the founder of Twitter, said earlier this week that Apple was threatening to “withhold” the platform’s software from the AppStore and refused to explain why.

Of course, while Apple may not want to explain why they tried to keep Twitter hostage, it’s evident to everyone who has been paying attention that they were the Democrats’ last fight against Musk’s efforts to protect free speech on the network.

And if it wasn’t, Musk’s revelation that Apple “has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter,” a step significant left-wing companies have made to oppose free speech on the network, surely brought it to light.

Apple, on the other hand, controls more than 55% of the US smartphone market and has formed its own monopoly through the AppStore, where they function as judge, jury, and executioner – only apps considered worthy by Apple are authorized.

In fact, in addition to regulating which apps their customers may use on the phones, they pay hundreds of dollars for, Apple levies a hidden 30% tax on app developers, as Musk was quick to point out.

While Democrats and the corporate-controlled media applauded Apple’s oppression, not everyone was thrilled to see an American firm fight against free expression.

During a news conference, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis chimed in on the issue over Apple’s app market monopoly, even suggesting that Congressional action might be warranted.

Governor DeSantis, who had previously expressed support for Musk’s efforts to transform Twitter into a free speech platform, began by explaining why Apple was taking this step.

“You also hear reports that Apple is threatening to remove Twitter from the App Store because Elon Musk is actually opening it up for free speech and is restoring a lot of accounts that were unfairly and illegitimately suspended for putting out accurate information about COVID,” DeSantis noted.

“That’s like one of the main things that’s being reinstated,” he added. “So many things, these experts were wrong and you had people on Twitter that were calling that out and Twitter, the old regime and Twitter, their response was to try to just suffocate the dissent.”

“And Elon Musk knows that’s not a winning formula, and so he’s providing free speech,” the Florida Governor said.

He said that Apple’s response to Musk’s unashamed defense of the principle of free speech is “nuking them from the App Store.”

DeSantis, of course, was correct in his assessment of the situation, but he went on to warn Apple that they could be making a “huge, huge mistake.”

The Governor stated that removing Twitter from the AppStore would be a “raw exercise of monopolistic power that I think would merit a response from the United States Congress.”

“And so don’t be a vassal of the CCP on one hand, and then use your corporate power in the United States on the other to suffocate Americans and try to suppress their right to express themselves,” DeSantis concluded.

WATCH: Ron DeSantis says Apple removing @elonmusk's Twitter from app store warrants Congressional response

"That would be a huge, huge mistake, and it would be a really raw exercise of monopolistic power that I think would merit a response from the United States Congress." pic.twitter.com/VNjG6GuBcd

— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) November 29, 2022

Many Americans want Governor DeSantis to run for President in 2024 because of his bold, principled leadership.

And, with an increasing number of Americans unhappy of the elites’ and corporations’ power over them, Ron DeSantis’ drawing a large red line in the sand on Apple’s monopoly may pay benefits in the Republican Primary.

Stay tuned to the Federalist Wire.

Joe Biden’s presidency has been a never-ending fiasco. Even Democrats are beginning to criticize his job performance.

And Joe Biden couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw this attack from a prominent Democrat.

President Joe Biden recently hosted an elaborate State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House.

Because of the pandemic, this was the first State Dinner permitted at the White House during Biden’s presidency.

The dinner’s red, white, and blue theme included the shipment of 200 live lobsters from Maine, which attracted unexpected criticism from Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), who accused President Biden of undermining the state’s lobster business.

“If the Biden White House can prioritize purchasing 200 Maine lobsters for a fancy dinner, [Biden] should also take the time to meet with the Maine lobstermen his administration is currently regulating out of business,” Golden wrote on social media.

President Biden has been under fire from Golden for supposedly jeopardizing a unique whale that can become trapped in fishing gear by siding with extremist environmentalists.

According to the lobster industry, no whales have been entangled in any fishing gear since 2004, and no deaths have been attributable to lobster gear.

But that hasn’t stopped efforts from left-wing environmental radicals who want to permanently shut down Maine’s lobster industry.

Maine lobstermen are fighting these environmental zealots in court, and a federal judge has declared that the sector needs new tighter laws.

Rep. Golden previously accused Biden of failing to follow through on his campaign promise to defend the Maine lobster business since taking office.

“In 2020, while running for president, Biden pledged ‘I will work to protect the livelihood and safety of the fishing community’ in reference to lobstermen,” Golden said in a statement.

“He has yet to take a single action to make good on that pledge.”

The Biden administration’s new whale protection policies are burdening Maine lobstermen with a slew of laws aimed to prevent entanglements.

“You cannot espouse being a president for working people while simultaneously overseeing the destruction of an entire blue-collar fishery and its community’s heritage and way of life,” Golden said of Biden.

“I implore you to recognize and oppose these proposed right whale conservation measures and to meet with Maine’s congressional delegation as well as leaders of the lobster community to find common sense solutions to ensure that Maine’s lobster and fishing industries and the right whales will survive for generations.”

Whole Foods, owned by Jeff Bezos, has ceased selling all Maine lobsters, and marine sustainability groups are urging shoppers to avoid them due to whale worries.

In the Maine lobster fight, Joe Biden is once again standing with extremist environmentalists over hardworking, blue-collar Americans.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.

Democrats have a well-earned reputation for double standards. They live by the “rules for thee but not for me” mindset.

But now this major Democrat has egg all over his face after he was caught in this big lie.

Democrats overwhelmingly chose New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to be their new House Minority Leader.

Republicans slammed the choice as unwise right away.

Even RINO Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Jeffries as an election denier for his previous comments on the 2016 Presidential election’s legitimacy.

“The newly elected incoming leader of House Democrats is a past election denier who basically said the 2016 election was ‘illegitimate’ and suggested that we had a ‘fake President,’” McConnell said.

“He’s also mounted reckless attacks on our independent judiciary and said that Justices who he didn’t like have ‘zero legitimacy.’”

Indeed, Jeffries harmed democracy and attempted to undermine the American government by falsely alleging that Donald Trump was a phony President and that the 2016 election was illegal.

Jeffries contributed to the dissemination of the Big Lie that Trump and the Russians conspired to steal the presidency.

Keep pouting.

History will never accept you as a legitimate President.

— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeemjeffries) November 24, 2020

Meet Election Denier Hakeem Jeffries — the new leader of the House Democrats. pic.twitter.com/vCh19NsLQx

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 17, 2022

The corporate-controlled media rushed to Jeffries’ defense, with TIME Magazine printing a ludicrous story suggesting that election denial is different when Democrats do it, and hence acceptable.

“To label Jeffries as a ‘election skeptic’ is deceptive and conflates separate problems. Casting baseless doubt on the outcome of an election is irresponsible when done by either party,” said Rachel Orey, associate director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project.

“But I think it’s important to remember that the culture around elections was quite different before 2020,” TIME Magazine’s Jasmine Aguilera wrote.

The appointment of Jeffries, followed by the corporate-controlled media’s endorsement of his lies, simply demonstrated how flimsy Democrats’ assertions that election-denying Republicans would terminate American democracy in the Midterms were.

It was little more than a partisan talking point that Democrats and the media were well aware had no basis in truth.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.

Democrats have waged a war on conservative speech for several years, with the support of Big Tech. They’re gearing up to for their boldest move yet.

And you won’t believe what government agency Joe Biden is handing over to Stacey Abrams.

Since the 2016 election, Big Tech corporations have been silencing and banning anyone who speaks out on their platforms against the Left’s agenda.

The New York Post’s piece on Hunter Biden’s laptop, which exposed his wild drug usage and questionable offshore business activities, was suppressed by Big Tech in 2020.

Of course, Democrats exploit Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects digital corporations from legal liability for anything uploaded on their platforms, to shield Big Tech from legal prosecution over their censorship regime.

To avoid a free speech lawsuit, Big Tech employs Section 230 to silence and suppress conservatives.

But the tide is turning on the Left, thanks to Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter and his promise to restore free expression on the network.

Musk is robbing Democrats of control over the flow of information on one of their most critical venues.

Stacey Abrams, a defeated Democrat gubernatorial candidate, has a plan to prevent Musk from reinstating free speech.

Stacey Abrams is reportedly asking Joe Biden to put her in control of the Federal Communications Commission after losing twice to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (FCC).

Because Democrats are unable to find enough votes to confirm FCC candidate Gigi Sohn, her confirmation vote has been postponed.

Stacey Abrams, according to Communications Daily, is urging the White House to name her as the next Commissioner of the important agency.

Stacey Abrams, as FCC Commissioner, would wield enormous power in regulating media companies such as Fox News.

However, liberals have been seeking to turn the Internet into a “public utility,” allowing authorities to regulate who gets to use it and what they may read and say online.
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Stacey Abrams, of course, has no prior experience in the telecoms industry.

She’s spent the last several years losing to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp while also orchestrating left-wing ballot-harvesting methods for Democrats across the country.

But, aside from a compulsive adherence to the awakened left-wing agenda, Joe Biden has demonstrated that the only qualifications that count to him are color, gender, and sexuality.

And Stacey Abrams checks two of Joe Biden’s three boxes.

Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.