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(June 23, 2025) - In November, the American people returned President Trump to the Oval Office to secure our border, strengthen the economy, restore law and order, and make government accountable to …
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I know that many of those who read this weekly column are aligned with me politically -but not everyone. Some might be more in the middle or significantly right of center. Others, of course, are way …
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Troy Smith
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6/27/25
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(June 9, 2025) - Mixing up the names and roles of his cabinet secretaries. Failing to recognize longtime friends and staffers. Relying on scripts for White House meetings.
In recent weeks, a …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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6/13/25
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Last week, I wrote a little about how the Revolutionary generation viewed the word “democracy.” They equated it with “mob rule,” such as ran rampant in the French Revolution, …
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Troy Smith
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6/13/25
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(May 27, 2025) - In the decades ahead, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform Americans’ lives for the better. From advanced manufacturing and health care to agriculture and …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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6/2/25
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Did you know that, since he was elected six months ago, the size of Donald Trump’s fortune has doubled? DOUBLED. From $2.5 billion to $5 billion. And I hear people say, “Oh, that …
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Troy Smith
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6/2/25
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Did you know that, since he was elected six months ago, the size of Donald Trump’s fortune has doubled? DOUBLED. From $2.5 billion to $5 billion. And I hear people say, “Oh, that …
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Troy Smith
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5/30/25
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On Saturday, April 19, protests were held around the country, many of them with titles like “No Kings” and “protest to protect democracy. The point was to protest the autocratic …
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Troy Smith
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4/28/25
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
How well I remember the first time I saw that line. It was early summer of 1977, and I was sitting in Oldham’s Theater. I was 9 years old. …
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Troy Smith
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4/21/25
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(April 15, 2025) - Since Inauguration Day, President Trump has been hard at work addressing one of the biggest threats our nation faces: our $36 trillion debt.
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As the only office holder elected by the entire nation, the President, alongside the Vice President, represents the will of We the People better than anyone else. And, in November, the American …
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In some ways, it has been a typical news week. Donald Trump flouted tradition by refusing to participate in the ceremonial receiving of the bodies of four U.S. servicemen killed in a training …
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Troy Smith
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4/14/25
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We are living in a very dramatic time. Now that the robber baron class is firmly in power, with almost no checks on what they can do, we are all seeing the results… and we’ll be …
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Troy Smith
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3/28/25
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(March 24, 2025) - Since Inauguration Day, President Trump and congressional Republicans have been hard at work eliminating waste, reining in bureaucracy, and making government accountable to …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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3/28/25
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(March 18, 2025) - Since Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel on October 7th, many of our nation’s top universities have abandoned their Jewish students. Instead of providing a place …
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I don’t know about you, but my wife and I had a scary afternoon on Saturday. Watching the Nashville news, and even national broadcasts, as they namedropped streets and roads right near our …
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Troy Smith
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3/21/25
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It is only five weeks into the second Trump administration, and I am starting to see evidence that some of his voters are experiencing buyers’ remorse. Of course, there are plenty who are …
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Troy Smith
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3/10/25
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives recently unveiled their draft for a budget (which was supposed to have been done in October but has kept getting pushed back due to politics). This …
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Troy Smith
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2/24/25
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(Feb. 18, 2025) - Today, after four years of reckless spending and decades-high inflation under the Biden-Harris administration, our national debt sits at $36.4 trillion.
In many ways, this …
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Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senator (R)
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2/24/25
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(Feb. 10, 2025) - In just his first weeks back in the Oval Office, President Trump has taken strong action to secure our border. Through executive actions alone, the President has restored the …
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