Wertheimer Political Report, December 11, 2025
FROM D21 PRESIDENT FRED WERTHEIMER
What’s the word that describes:
Blowing up small boats with relatively small amounts of drugs thousands of miles away, while pardoning a drug lord serving a 45-year sentence for being “at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world,” involving 400 tons of cocaine.
Attempting to indict and prosecute perceived enemies for doing the same thing you had previously done with your mortgages.
Calling an ad by six Democrats SEDITIOUS behavior punishable by DEATH when your Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and your Attorney General Pam Bondi had earlier taken the same position as in the ad.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
TRUMPWATCH 2.0
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
“The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his time in office, a Post analysis shows.” – Washington Post
How Donald Trump Jr’s Fortune Jumped Six-Fold In A Year
“Last year, the president’s oldest son was worth about $50 million. Today, Forbes estimates the president’s oldest son to be worth somewhere in the ballpark of $300 million, six times higher than in November 2024, and he has crypto to thank for it.” – Forbes
Meet the Trump administration’s 12 billionaires
“At a net worth of $390 billion, it’s the wealthiest White House in modern history.” – Washington Post
Greene: Trump bragging about economy ‘insulting’
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday called President Trump’s positive grade for the state of the U.S. economy “insulting” and a “poor reflection” on the commander in chief.” – The Hill
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
“The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called ‘deceitful and potentially criminal.'” – ProPublica
Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.
“As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.” – New York Times
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
“The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.” – New York Times
MEANWHILE, ON CAPITOL HILL
Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline looms. The result virtually guarantees insurance subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans will lapse at the end of the year. – Politico
More than a dozen Republicans defied President Donald Trump on Wednesday by joining Democrats in voting for a bill to nullify a major executive order. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 222-200 to advance a bill that would overturn a major executive order issued by Trump in March, which stripped collective bargaining rights from roughly one million federal workers. – Newsweek
Frustrated Republicans move to force Obamacare vote as warnings mount about the midterms. It’s not clear if House Democrats will coalesce behind the bipartisan two-year subsidy extension proposed by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Jared Golden. – Politico
The senators called the review a “baseless and patently political undertaking.” – ABC News
Blockbuster primaries and a handful of competitive races dot state’s political calendar. – Roll Call
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer. Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he’s giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy,” one expert said. – ProPublica
VOTER SUPPRESSION, MONEY, & OTHER ELECTION THREATS
Billionaires are spending massive sums on politics. A backlash brews. Protesters and counter protesters showed up in Brookville, Indiana, reflecting a debate rippling across the country. – Washington Post
Democrats face messy primary fights as DSCC loses grip on candidates. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is triggering backlash among fellow Democrats for its interventions in various Senate races. – Politico
Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where it’s headed. – Washington Post
Anti-gerrymandering group People Not Politics is working to prevent Missouri Republicans from using a newly gerrymandered congressional map for next year’s midterms, and on Tuesday, the group said it had submitted enough signatures to force a referendum so voters can weigh in on the map. – MS Now
