About 9 months ago, I had a very interesting phone call. It was a call from Frank Vandersloot, direct to my cell phone one Saturday morning. Many of you may not recognize that name, but Frank is the wealthiest person in Idaho, with an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion according to Forbes: Frank’s net worth comes from founding and growing an incredible company called Melaleuca, which I am proud to promote and champion here at WLTReport. Why? Because he built it from the ground up starting with nothing (much the same way I started this website) and he grew in into a behemoth.  But that’s not the only reason.  It’s because he loves America and he loves American Patriots like you and me!  I’ve visited their home office in Idaho Falls and they proudly have larger-than-life sized statues of our Founding Fathers displayed throughout their lobby and offices. George Washington… Abraham Lincoln… While BLM and the Democrats work overtime on tearing down statues and monuments to our Founding Fathers, Frank and his company proudly honor them. So we’ve become good friends the more I’ve gotten to know Frank because we have many, many shared values. So about 9 months ago, my phone starts to ring on a Saturday morning and it’s Frank calling me. Let me tell you something, I don’t worship money so don’t get it twisted, but when a Billionaire is on the phone calling you, you don’t make them wait. I quickly learned what was on Frank’s mind…. He wanted to talk politics, and especially Donald Trump. Keep in mind this is 2023, but Frank is calling me to talk the state of the Republican Party and we chatted for almost an hour and a half! I later realized Frank is the wealthiest person I have ever spoken to and had an engaging conversation with. You quickly realize you’re dealing with a special person, his mind moves a mile a minute.  But I did my best to keep up, and in many instances respectfully pushed back on some of his ideas.  It ended up being such a fun “debate” that we’ve talked about having another chat live on my show. I’m hoping we can make that happen soon. But I tell you all of this to get to one specific point… At the heart of our conversation was one key takeaway that I got from Frank — and which I’ve heard from many other people.  I’m sure you have too.  It’s this: “I like President Trump’s policies, I just don’t like his personality and the way he conducts himself.” Have you heard people say that? It’s like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.  Why?  Because that’s not living in reality. I’ll share a couple of my thoughts in response and then I want to share with you the best response I have ever heard to that question, which comes from Patrick Bet-David. First a few thoughts… Perhaps we would all like the proverbial statesman who looks all prim and proper, uses only proper English and smiles to your face while speaking formally and courteously to all, and keeps the country running perfectly in the meantime.  Maybe even make him a bit of a Pastor-figure. Maybe 25% grandfatherly, 25% father figure, 25% Pastor, and 25% old school proper CEO. Sounds great, right? The problem is, that person doesn’t exist. And especially not in this day and age. As I told Frank, you have to think back to the summer of 2015 when Donald Trump first announced he was running for President after that famous escalator ride in Trump Tower. He was running against 17 other candidates and many people thought his candidacy was a farce. In today’s day and age, you have to be able to cut through the noise and get attention — without attention, it doesn’t matter how good your policies are, you will fade away into the background and never make center stage. So Donald Trump had to be noisy, he had to get attention.  And it’s often not the fatherly, grandfatherly, pastor types who can get constant media attention.  Sorry, that’s just not our world right now. You can disagree with the way our world operates and wish it was different, but President Trump didn’t care to win that intellectual debate.  He didn’t care to say the game should be changed.  He simply knew the rules of the game and he played them to win. And one by one he knocked out all 17 challengers and then Hillary Clinton. I’m sorry but only a rough-and-tumble fighter can do that. The grandfatherly, pastor figure can’t do that.  I wish they could. But we were not electing a National Pastor, we were electing a President.  And we needed a fighter. The other thing I told Frank is that often times the people who we think are the best people end up being the worst, and the people we think are the worst end up being the best. Think about Joe Biden…he looks grandfatherly, doesn’t do any mean tweets, smiles to your face….but is killing American behind the scenes. Take Sean “Diddy” Combs….beloved Hollywood star (not by me, but by millions)….and now allegations are out that he’s potentially involved in some of the worst sex trafficking we have ever seen. Now consider Donald Trump.  He does mean tweets.  He’s unpredictable.  He’s tough, perhaps a rough exterior, doesn’t always sugar coat things.  Uses bad words sometimes publicly!  But…America was strong and prosperous under his leadership, and I would argue that as best I can tell, he has a true heart of gold under that tough exterior. So that’s what I told Frank, and he told me a lot back, and it was a rousing conversation.  I hope we can do it live on my show sometime soon. But now I want to show you what I think is perhaps the best response to that whole debate that I have ever heard and it comes from Patrick Bet-David, during a recent interview he did with Stephen A. Smith. Fascinating interview, but it was this little clip that really jumped out to me which perfectly addresses the people who just don’t like Donald Trump’s personality. Watch here: Backup here if needed: Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid @ValuetainmentTV gives the BEST answer to “I don’t like Trump’s personality” that I have ever heard. This is a must watch, so perfectly said. Full episode (this clip comes from about the 1:20:00 mark):https://t.co/118NVhrRqa pic.twitter.com/1SkHc5pZOR — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) March 28, 2024 Isn’t that spot on? I’ll tell you what….the perfect candidate does not exist, but one guy who comes very close (other than Donald Trump of course) is Patrick Bet-David himself. Unfortunately, he is not eligible since he wasn’t born here, but he checks nearly every box. A fighter just like Trump, with perhaps some of the nuance and statesmanship that some people need to see. A shame he is not eligible to run, I could see him carry the MAGA banner very well in the future after President Trump is retired. And if you’d like to watch that full episode, you can see it right here on Valuetainment: And speaking of Frank’s company, would it surprise you that it’s one of the most incredible, America-First companies you’ve probably never heard of before? Well, perhaps it’s time you should get to know it…. Keeps Me Out Of Walmart! [from NOAH] Keeps Me Out Of Walmart! [from NOAH] Hey there, Noah here and I hope you are doing great! Simple question for you today: Is your hard-earned money going to the wrong people? Over 90% of the products on store shelves are controlled by the same globalist hedge funds as the big box stores. So ask yourself...does simply changing stores really make a difference? The answer is no. What if there was a better way you, your friends and family, could shop family-owned? You know I've got you covered... You can now partner with a direct-to-consumer company that offers over 450 high-quality, sustainable, non-toxic and effective products directly to your door.  And it's often cheaper! Do business with companies that uphold patriotic and conservative values that your family can respect, rather than supporting these mega-corporations with your purchases! Great idea, right? I'm so excited about all of this and I'm hosting two gatherings this coming Tuesday and Saturday to tell you all about it.  I hope you can join me? Join me this coming Tuesday at 8:30pm Eastern, 7:30pm Central here:  JOIN ON TUESDAY Or join me this coming Saturday at 12:00 noon Eastern, 11:00am Central here: JOIN ON SATURDAY If neither of those work for you, or if you'd prefer a personal phone call, I have a team of Concierge Patriots helping me with this and one of them would be happy to give you a personal call:  Yes, Please Have Someone Call Me I'm so glad you're here with us to get our Nightly Newsletter...and I know you're going to love this too! And make sure you stay out of Walmart! Your friend, Noah

A Minnesota election judge has been charged after allegedly accepting unregistered votes in Hubbard County. 

The far-left LA Times has been struggling and recently laid off 20% of its staff. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the paper’s owner, said the paper’s losses amount to $30-$40 million yearly and are unsustainable. Dr. Soon-Shiong added more angst by not endorsing Kamala Harris. Three people on the editorial staff quit over that. The owner said […] The post LA Times to Become Fair & Balanced – Allegedly appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Donald Trump picked Chris Wright for the Secretary of Energy. Legal Insurrection has a good article about Mr. Wright. Instapundit posted the link and we are glad they are back on X: Trump Taps Fracking Executive and “TV-ready Evangelist for Fossil Fuels” for Energy Secretary. “Chris Wright is the Chief Executive of Liberty Energy, a fracking […] The post Great Energy Chief Nomination & a Dangerous Possibility for the FBI appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is taking on four major Big Tech companies for their involvement in an alleged “censorship cartel” that he says targeted Americans for promoting narratives that the companies did not agree with. Carr sent letters to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Apple CEO Tim Cook requesting that they provide the FCC with information pertaining to NewsGuard — a left-wing organization that has played a role in targeting conservatives online. “Over the past few years, Americans have lived through an unprecedented surge in censorship,” Carr said in his letter. “Your companies played significant roles in this improper conduct. Big Tech companies silenced Americans for doing nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights.” Carr said that the companies worked with so-called “media monitors” to censor speech involving politics, science, and religion. The companies worked to “defund, demonetize, and otherwise put out of business news outlets and organizations that dared to deviate from an approved narrative,” Carr said. Carr said that various congressional investigations and news reports showed the companies operated this “censorship cartel” with the help of Biden-Harris administration. The letter said: The relevant conduct extended from removing or blocking social media posts to labeling whole websites or apps as ‘untrustworthy’ or ‘high-risk’ in an apparent effort to suppress their information and viewpoints, including through efforts to delist them, lower their rankings, or harm their profitability. This censorship cartel is an affront to Americans’ constitutional freedoms and must be completely dismantled. Americans must be able to reclaim their right to free speech. Indeed, our democracy depends on freedom of expression. Carr said that the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress would be taking a close look at the companies’ actions. He requested information about their work with NewsGuard, a for-profit company that bills itself as the Internet’s arbiter of truth by “rat[ing] the credibility of news and information outlets and tell[ing] readers and advertisers which outlets they can trust.” He noted that congressional investigations have found that NewsGuard selects “winner and losers in the news media space” by using its partnerships with advertising agencies to censor targeted outlets. The letter said that NewsGuard’s own track record was a serious problem, for example rating “official propaganda from the Communist Party of China as more credible than American publications.” NewsGuard also has on its advisory board at least one person who “signed the now infamous October 2020 letter from former intelligence community officials that flamed the false claim that the Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian disinformation — a letter that itself fueled a wave of censorship.” Carr said that the companies had until December 10 to provide information to the FCC about all of their products and services that use or enable their customers to use NewsGuard. Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft & others have played central roles in the censorship cartel. The Orwellian named NewsGuard along with “fact checking” groups & ad agencies helped enforce one-sided narratives. The censorship cartel must be dismantled. pic.twitter.com/Xf0sEYOUfv — Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) November 15, 2024

Superstar Adele confirmed her engagement to Rich Paul on August 9, more than two years after rumors Rich proposed. Even so, the Rolling In The Deep singer hasn’t blatantly flashed an engagement ring in public, leaving many to wonder what it might look like. During a performance at Ceasar’s Palace in Vegas over the weekend, Adele finally showed off a stunning piece of bling. According to a fan video posted on X, as Adele sang, I Drink Wine, she put her hand up near her face and flashed an enormous pear-shaped diamond. Adele shows off her beautiful engagement ring © @adelllylove pic.twitter.com/oS3fRgr1dF— Adelettes (@Adelettes2) November 17, 2024 Adele Worked Her Engagement Ring Right Into The Performance She moved her hand near her face as she sang the lyrics, “In these crazy times, I hope to find something I can cling on to.” The crowd cheered in excitement for the 36-year-old singer and her gorgeous ring. This isn’t the first time she wore a diamond, but she generally doesn’t bring attention to it like she did during the November 15 performance. According to People, Adele wore the engagement ring to the 2022 BRIT Awards, which led many to believe she and Rich planned to marry. But the same week, she appeared on The Graham Norton Show and denied the rumors, telling the host, “As if I would ever tell anyone if I was or wasn’t.” Some wonder if Adele and Rich have already tied the knot. During a 2023 Vegas show, she reportedly told a woman who apparently said she wanted to marry Adele, “You can’t marry me. I’m straight, my love, and my husband’s here tonight.” Rich and Adele make the cutest couple, and whether they’re already married or waiting for the perfect day is totally up to them. Rich gave Adele a gorgeous engagement ring, and we hope she’ll continue to wear it proudly. This story’s featured image is by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. The post Adele Finally Shows Off Her Stunning Engagement Ring From Finance Rich Paul appeared first on InspireMore.