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President Trump's Alter Ego Explains the Mystery Behind 'Covfefe'

June 01, 2017
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Twitter can rest easy tonight. The "covefefe" mystery has been solved.

Awarding-winning impersonator John Di Domenico called into The Glenn Beck Program on Thursday as his impeccable alter ego --- Donald Trump --- to connect the dots.

"It was the three of us holding the orb," Di Domenico said as President Trump.

"That orb takes you to another place and time. It's a multidimensional orb. And it's kind of one of these things where you're suddenly back in history and all this stuff, and the word "covfefe" came right to me," he said. "That's the beauty of this word that was given to me by the people who rule the universe."

So there you have it. The universe has entrusted President Trump with "covfefe" through a multidimensional orb.

It's a tremendously covfefe day.

Listen to this hilarious segment from The Glenn Beck Program:

DOC: Hey, there it's Doc Thompson. Thanks for joining me. Filling in for Glenn Beck today. Will be here tomorrow as well. Also joined by KRIS Cruz and Brad Staggs is here. We're all part of the morning Blaze. If you want to find out more about us, go TheBlaze.com/Doc. We have an update on covfefe.

KRIS: We know it is.

BRAD: We believe of?

DOC: Some of us know what it is.

BRAD: A select group.

DOC: A select group. Yesterday President Trump's spokesperson, press secretary Sean Spicer had a press conference and was asked about it. But it's interesting how it comes up. Listen carefully to all the little nuances when he's asked about it. And when he answers, listen to the reaction from the people in the room. Here is Sean Spicer.

>> Think people should be concerned that the president posted a somewhat of an incoherent last night and stayed up for hours.

SEAN: No.

>> Why did it stay up so long? Is no one watching this?

SEAN: The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant. Blake. Blake. Blake.

>> What is covfefe?

SEAN: Blake. Blake.

DOC: The president and a small group of people. So do you know what it means, KRIS?

KRIS: I don't know what it means.

DOC: Then you're not in that small group of people.

KRIS: Okay.

DOC: If only we knew what covfefe meant. If only.

KRIS: If anybody could tell us.

BRAD: Can the president tell us?

DOC: Mr. President, are you willing to share that with us?

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Good morning. How is everybody?

DOC: We're doing fine. It's a very covfefe day.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: It is a tremendously covfefe day. I have to tell you. It really, really is amazing.

DOC: I just want to make sure I'm using it properly.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: You know what? It is one of those words. It is so flexible and so malleable, you can use it in any conceivable way. That's the beauty of covfefe, you know?

BRAD: I can define covfefe, but I would rather drink it.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: I just want to say one very, very important thing.

DOC: Yes, sir.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: That Jared Kushner, Jared Kushner has been in the news a great deal recently. I just want to say this because you have such a tremendously huge audience, and I know how much they like me. I hardly know Jared Kushner. I'm not really sure what he does here at the White House. I've only seen him in a few meetings and speaking once or twice to Ivanka. So I really don't know who he is. Okay. Let's get back to covfefe.

DOC: Well, I'm glad you clarify that because he's been in the news, you know, supposedly some back door deals.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: He just lurches around the White House. I have no idea who this guy is. He just pops up. By the way, he never says a word. I've never heard this guy speak never, ever. He could sound like Mickey Mouse, for all I know.

DOC: So my question is, there's a small group of people that really get the nuances of covfefe. Are you at liberty to say who those people are?

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: It was the three of us holding the orb.

KRIS: I was right. I was right. I told you. It was the guys holding the orbs.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: And you know what, I found out that orb takes you to another place and time. It's a multidimensional orb. And it's kind of one of these things where you're suddenly back in history and all this stuff, and the word covfefe came right to me. And, by the way, by the way, such, such an amazing word. You say covfefe, covfefe, you can pronounce it any way you like. That's the beauty of this word that was given to me by the people who rule the universe.

DOC: I didn't know that. That's great. So Mike Opelka who has been on this program and does noon to 3:00 on this radio network right after the program. He suggested the other day -- and how can I put this delicately, a private word that you share with Melania that may or may not reference one or one of your or her body parts.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Listen, listen. First off, that's disgusting. That's disgusting. I would never name anything on me French.

[Laughter]

KRIS: So it is a French word.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: If I am, it's going to be very, very manly like Willie or Johnson or something like that.

[Laughter]

DOC: Okay. So it's not something you would share in an intimate moment with your wife?

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: No. No. No. And, unfortunately, I haven't had any intimate moments recently. She seems very angry at me, and I can't figure out why. I'm the president of the United States, leader of the free world, and she's always mad at me. I don't get it. Women, women, women. They're so tough. I can rule the world, but I can't figure out chicks. It's so annoying.

DOC: So we didn't have a chance to talk to you last week after you came back from your long trip over in Europe.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Was that an incredible trip? Was that the single most successful presidential trip in the history of presidential trips? Did you see? I went to Israel.

DOC: Yeah, I did.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: And the Middle East. It was tremendous. It was amazing. I went to the wall. And, by the way, is anybody Jewish in the studio?

DOC: Not in the room right now.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Has anyone been to the western wall? Let me tell you something about this wall. Tremendous wall. Thousands of years old. No Mexicans in Israel. So perfect.

[Laughter]

Incredible. And, by the way, no whales either. No whales.

DOC: Yeah, that's a surprise. You would think there would be more.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Well, they told me they were there thousands of years ago when Israel was under water.

DOC: So likely then. So it has been a successful wall then.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Very, very successful. So great. I got to keep the little baby that they gave me, which I thought was nice.

DOC: Interesting. Yeah. I saw -- there was -- you stepped to the front of the crowd when prime minister of Montenegro was there, and you gave him the come on, you're Montenegro, get to the back, look.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: No, I gave him the, hey, I don't like you, get in the back look. I don't know what that is. I just gave it like him. He was blocking the way. And, by the way, that guy has dandruff. Dandruff.

DOC: Oh, I didn't know. It looked to me like you were saying, hey, the cool country's up front, Montenegro. You're lucky we let you in the room.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Let me ask you a question. Where is Montenegro on the map? Where is Montenegro?

KRIS: Wow, you got me.

DOC: By the Balkans; right?

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: I don't know those either. But it's not one of the top ten countries, and I don't think I should be standing around behind a guy who sounds like he's an island in the Bahamas.

KRIS: I was going to say it's close to Florida.

DOC: It's right there about 90 miles or so.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: I don't know where Montenegro is but I bet you there's a bunch of restaurants in this country with that name.

DOC: Probably. Now also on your trip, is that right after for Memorial Day when you were singing the national anthem, and you were -- they were playing the national anthem, and you sung along right there, even though you're on stage.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Tremendous singer. I am so talented in so many ways. You saw me dancing in Saudi Arabia. I'm a triple threat. I can sing, I can dance, and I can lead the free world.

DOC: I just thought it was nice to see a president sing along with the national anthem. I've showed that -- I think that showed some passion.

KRIS: Not just sing. He was singing and dancing like a 4-year-old.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Well, I love, love, love this country. Tremendous country. I wouldn't want to lead any other country in the world, especially Montenegro. This is the one I want to lead.

DOC: Well, I mean, France's Scott key, he could put it together. That's something that has a snappy beat, and you could dance to it.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: It's not an easy song. I was practicing. I called Mariah Carey.

DOC: We heard you're officially going to pull out of the Paris climate agreement.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Don't say pull out. I don't like that.

DOC: How about take back, withdrawal.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Oh, that's good. I like that. I like that. Pull out --

DOC: I understand. So the Paris climate agreement, this is not ate good deal. It seemed like you're waffling for a while. But now we're going to be done with this.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Well, it's over. It's over. Anything other than like a romantic weekend is a waste of time.

DOC: Is it the name that's really throwing you off that it's the Paris climate agreement? If it was, like, the Trump climate agreement or --

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: I would sign that in a second. By the way, I love signing things. I think you know from the beginning of my administration. I love saluting, touring, tweeting. I don't like agreeing with other people. Chinese. And here's the thing about climate control. I want to be in charge of this, and I can't be in charge of everyone else is already in agreement. Do you see what I'm saying?

DOC: No, I do. I would have to ask you if you're talking about controlling the climate. I mean, do you have control of the thermostat at home or does your wife? I mean, who sets it?

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: What is a thermostat?

DOC: That would throw everything off. But whatever. We appreciate you taking your time out of your day and explain what's going on.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: It's always so incredible, and I'm doing such an amazing job. Everything -- this country is going so great. Jobs are up. The economy is doing great. The stock market is through the roof. People are much more attractive -- have you noticed how much more attractive people are?

DOC: Since you've been elected you mean or sworn in as president?

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: Have you noticed how happy and attractive people are? That's one of those intangible benefits of my presidency. People are happy and attractive and a lot of women have been losing weight, which is really tremendous.

DOC: If you could get rosy on that, then I think you're talking reelection.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: You're not talking who I think you're talking about.

DOC: Rosie O'Donnell. Yeah, I think you could get her to shed a few pounds. I think you have a shoo-in for election.

TRUMP IMPERSONATOR: I can't believe you brought her up. I can't believe you brought her up. Okay. We're out of time. We're out of time.

DOC: Thank you so much for checking in. Appreciate it.

URGENT: FIVE steps to CONTROL AI before it's too late!

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By now, many of us are familiar with AI and its potential benefits and threats. However, unless you're a tech tycoon, it can feel like you have little influence over the future of artificial intelligence.

For years, Glenn has warned about the dangers of rapidly developing AI technologies that have taken the world by storm.

He acknowledges their significant benefits but emphasizes the need to establish proper boundaries and ethics now, while we still have control. But since most people aren’t Silicon Valley tech leaders making the decisions, how can they help keep AI in check?

Recently, Glenn interviewed Tristan Harris, a tech ethicist deeply concerned about the potential harm of unchecked AI, to discuss its societal implications. Harris highlighted a concerning new piece of legislation proposed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. This legislation proposes a state-level moratorium on AI regulation, meaning only the federal government could regulate AI. Harris noted that there’s currently no Federal plan for regulating AI. Until the federal government establishes a plan, tech companies would have nearly free rein with their AI. And we all know how slowly the federal government moves.

This is where you come in. Tristan Harris shared with Glenn the top five actions you should urge your representatives to take regarding AI, including opposing the moratorium until a concrete plan is in place. Now is your chance to influence the future of AI. Contact your senator and congressman today and share these five crucial steps they must take to keep AI in check:

Ban engagement-optimized AI companions for kids

Create legislation that will prevent AI from being designed to maximize addiction, sexualization, flattery, and attachment disorders, and to protect young people’s mental health and ability to form real-life friendships.

Establish basic liability laws

Companies need to be held accountable when their products cause real-world harm.

Pass increased whistleblower protections

Protect concerned technologists working inside the AI labs from facing untenable pressures and threats that prevent them from warning the public when the AI rollout is unsafe or crosses dangerous red lines.

Prevent AI from having legal rights

Enact laws so AIs don’t have protected speech or have their own bank accounts, making sure our legal system works for human interests over AI interests.

Oppose the state moratorium on AI 

Call your congressman or Senator Cruz’s office, and demand they oppose the state moratorium on AI without a plan for how we will set guardrails for this technology.

Glenn: Only Trump dared to deliver on decades of empty promises

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The Islamic regime has been killing Americans since 1979. Now Trump’s response proves we’re no longer playing defense — we’re finally hitting back.

The United States has taken direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program. Whatever you think of the strike, it’s over. It’s happened. And now, we have to predict what happens next. I want to help you understand the gravity of this situation: what happened, what it means, and what might come next. To that end, we need to begin with a little history.

Since 1979, Iran has been at war with us — even if we refused to call it that.

We are either on the verge of a remarkable strategic victory or a devastating global escalation. Time will tell.

It began with the hostage crisis, when 66 Americans were seized and 52 were held for over a year by the radical Islamic regime. Four years later, 17 more Americans were murdered in the U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut, followed by 241 Marines in the Beirut barracks bombing.

Then came the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996, which killed 19 more U.S. airmen. Iran had its fingerprints all over it.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, Iranian-backed proxies killed hundreds of American soldiers. From 2001 to 2020 in Afghanistan and 2003 to 2011 in Iraq, Iran supplied IEDs and tactical support.

The Iranians have plotted assassinations and kidnappings on U.S. soil — in 2011, 2021, and again in 2024 — and yet we’ve never really responded.

The precedent for U.S. retaliation has always been present, but no president has chosen to pull the trigger until this past weekend. President Donald Trump struck decisively. And what our military pulled off this weekend was nothing short of extraordinary.

Operation Midnight Hammer

The strike was reportedly called Operation Midnight Hammer. It involved as many as 175 U.S. aircraft, including 12 B-2 stealth bombers — out of just 19 in our entire arsenal. Those bombers are among the most complex machines in the world, and they were kept mission-ready by some of the finest mechanics on the planet.

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To throw off Iranian radar and intelligence, some bombers flew west toward Guam — classic misdirection. The rest flew east, toward the real targets.

As the B-2s approached Iranian airspace, U.S. submarines launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles at Iran’s fortified nuclear facilities. Minutes later, the bombers dropped 14 MOPs — massive ordnance penetrators — each designed to drill deep into the earth and destroy underground bunkers. These bombs are the size of an F-16 and cost millions of dollars apiece. They are so accurate, I’ve been told they can hit the top of a soda can from 15,000 feet.

They were built for this mission — and we’ve been rehearsing this run for 15 years.

If the satellite imagery is accurate — and if what my sources tell me is true — the targeted nuclear sites were utterly destroyed. We’ll likely rely on the Israelis to confirm that on the ground.

This was a master class in strategy, execution, and deterrence. And it proved that only the United States could carry out a strike like this. I am very proud of our military, what we are capable of doing, and what we can accomplish.

What comes next

We don’t yet know how Iran will respond, but many of the possibilities are troubling. The Iranians could target U.S. forces across the Middle East. On Monday, Tehran launched 20 missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar, Syria, and Kuwait, to no effect. God forbid, they could also unleash Hezbollah or other terrorist proxies to strike here at home — and they just might.

Iran has also threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz — the artery through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil flows. On Sunday, Iran’s parliament voted to begin the process. If the Supreme Council and the ayatollah give the go-ahead, we could see oil prices spike to $150 or even $200 a barrel.

That would be catastrophic.

The 2008 financial collapse was pushed over the edge when oil hit $130. Western economies — including ours — simply cannot sustain oil above $120 for long. If this conflict escalates and the Strait is closed, the global economy could unravel.

The strike also raises questions about regime stability. Will it spark an uprising, or will the Islamic regime respond with a brutal crackdown on dissidents?

Early signs aren’t hopeful. Reports suggest hundreds of arrests over the weekend and at least one dissident executed on charges of spying for Israel. The regime’s infamous morality police, the Gasht-e Ershad, are back on the streets. Every phone, every vehicle — monitored. The U.S. embassy in Qatar issued a shelter-in-place warning for Americans.

Russia and China both condemned the strike. On Monday, a senior Iranian official flew to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. That meeting should alarm anyone paying attention. Their alliance continues to deepen — and that’s a serious concern.

Now we pray

We are either on the verge of a remarkable strategic victory or a devastating global escalation. Time will tell. But either way, President Trump didn’t start this. He inherited it — and he took decisive action.

The difference is, he did what they all said they would do. He didn’t send pallets of cash in the dead of night. He didn’t sign another failed treaty.

He acted. Now, we pray. For peace, for wisdom, and for the strength to meet whatever comes next.


This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Globalize the Intifada? Why Mamdani’s plan spells DOOM for America

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If New Yorkers hand City Hall to Zohran Mamdani, they’re not voting for change. They’re opening the door to an alliance of socialism, Islamism, and chaos.

It only took 25 years for New York City to go from the resilient, flag-waving pride following the 9/11 attacks to a political fever dream. To quote Michael Malice, “I'm old enough to remember when New Yorkers endured 9/11 instead of voting for it.”

Malice is talking about Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist assemblyman from Queens now eyeing the mayor’s office. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state representative emerging from relative political obscurity, is now receiving substantial funding for his mayoral campaign from the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

CAIR has a long and concerning history, including being born out of the Muslim Brotherhood and named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror funding case. Why would the group have dropped $100,000 into a PAC backing Mamdani’s campaign?

Mamdani blends political Islam with Marxist economics — two ideologies that have left tens of millions dead in the 20th century alone.

Perhaps CAIR has a vested interest in Mamdani’s call to “globalize the intifada.” That’s not a call for peaceful protest. Intifada refers to historic uprisings of Muslims against what they call the “Israeli occupation of Palestine.” Suicide bombings and street violence are part of the playbook. So when Mamdani says he wants to “globalize” that, who exactly is the enemy in this global scenario? Because it sure sounds like he's saying America is the new Israel, and anyone who supports Western democracy is the new Zionist.

Mamdani tried to clean up his language by citing the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which once used “intifada” in an Arabic-language article to describe the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. So now he’s comparing Palestinians to Jewish victims of the Nazis? If that doesn’t twist your stomach into knots, you’re not paying attention.

If you’re “globalizing” an intifada, and positioning Israel — and now America — as the Nazis, that’s not a cry for human rights. That’s a call for chaos and violence.

Rising Islamism

But hey, this is New York. Faculty members at Columbia University — where Mamdani’s own father once worked — signed a letter defending students who supported Hamas after October 7. They also contributed to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign. And his father? He blamed Ronald Reagan and the religious right for inspiring Islamic terrorism, as if the roots of 9/11 grew in Washington, not the caves of Tora Bora.

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This isn’t about Islam as a faith. We should distinguish between Islam and Islamism. Islam is a religion followed peacefully by millions. Islamism is something entirely different — an ideology that seeks to merge mosque and state, impose Sharia law, and destroy secular liberal democracies from within. Islamism isn’t about prayer and fasting. It’s about power.

Criticizing Islamism is not Islamophobia. It is not an attack on peaceful Muslims. In fact, Muslims are often its first victims.

Islamism is misogynistic, theocratic, violent, and supremacist. It’s hostile to free speech, religious pluralism, gay rights, secularism — even to moderate Muslims. Yet somehow, the progressive left — the same left that claims to fight for feminism, LGBTQ rights, and free expression — finds itself defending candidates like Mamdani. You can’t make this stuff up.

Blending the worst ideologies

And if that weren’t enough, Mamdani also identifies as a Democratic Socialist. He blends political Islam with Marxist economics — two ideologies that have left tens of millions dead in the 20th century alone. But don’t worry, New York. I’m sure this time socialism will totally work. Just like it always didn’t.

If you’re a business owner, a parent, a person who’s saved anything, or just someone who values sanity: Get out. I’m serious. If Mamdani becomes mayor, as seems likely, then New York City will become a case study in what happens when you marry ideological extremism with political power. And it won’t be pretty.

This is about more than one mayoral race. It’s about the future of Western liberalism. It’s about drawing a bright line between faith and fanaticism, between healthy pluralism and authoritarian dogma.

Call out radicalism

We must call out political Islam the same way we call out white nationalism or any other supremacist ideology. When someone chants “globalize the intifada,” that should send a chill down your spine — whether you’re Jewish, Christian, Muslim, atheist, or anything in between.

The left may try to shame you into silence with words like “Islamophobia,” but the record is worn out. The grooves are shallow. The American people see what’s happening. And we’re not buying it.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Could China OWN our National Parks?

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The left’s idea of stewardship involves bulldozing bison and barring access. Lee’s vision puts conservation back in the hands of the people.

The media wants you to believe that Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is trying to bulldoze Yellowstone and turn national parks into strip malls — that he’s calling for a reckless fire sale of America’s natural beauty to line developers’ pockets. That narrative is dishonest. It’s fearmongering, and, by the way, it’s wrong.

Here’s what’s really happening.

Private stewardship works. It’s local. It’s accountable. It’s incentivized.

The federal government currently owns 640 million acres of land — nearly 28% of all land in the United States. To put that into perspective, that’s more territory than France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom combined.

Most of this land is west of the Mississippi River. That’s not a coincidence. In the American West, federal ownership isn’t just a bureaucratic technicality — it’s a stranglehold. States are suffocated. Locals are treated as tenants. Opportunities are choked off.

Meanwhile, people living east of the Mississippi — in places like Kentucky, Georgia, or Pennsylvania — might not even realize how little land their own states truly control. But the same policies that are plaguing the West could come for them next.

Lee isn’t proposing to auction off Yellowstone or pave over Yosemite. He’s talking about 3 million acres — that’s less than half of 1% of the federal estate. And this land isn’t your family’s favorite hiking trail. It’s remote, hard to access, and often mismanaged.

Failed management

Why was it mismanaged in the first place? Because the federal government is a terrible landlord.

Consider Yellowstone again. It’s home to the last remaining herd of genetically pure American bison — animals that haven’t been crossbred with cattle. Ranchers, myself included, would love the chance to help restore these majestic creatures on private land. But the federal government won’t allow it.

So what do they do when the herd gets too big?

They kill them. Bulldoze them into mass graves. That’s not conservation. That’s bureaucratic malpractice.

And don’t even get me started on bald eagles — majestic symbols of American freedom and a federally protected endangered species, now regularly slaughtered by wind turbines. I have pictures of piles of dead bald eagles. Where’s the outrage?

Biden’s federal land-grab

Some argue that states can’t afford to manage this land themselves. But if the states can’t afford it, how can Washington? We’re $35 trillion in debt. Entitlements are strained, infrastructure is crumbling, and the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and National Park Service are billions of dollars behind in basic maintenance. Roads, firebreaks, and trails are falling apart.

The Biden administration quietly embraced something called the “30 by 30” initiative, a plan to lock up 30% of all U.S. land and water under federal “conservation” by 2030. The real goal is 50% by 2050.

That entails half of the country being taken away from you, controlled not by the people who live there but by technocrats in D.C.

You think that won’t affect your ability to hunt, fish, graze cattle, or cut timber? Think again. It won’t be conservatives who stop you from building a cabin, raising cattle, or teaching your grandkids how to shoot a rifle. It’ll be the same radical environmentalists who treat land as sacred — unless it’s your truck, your deer stand, or your back yard.

Land as collateral

Moreover, the U.S. Treasury is considering putting federally owned land on the national balance sheet, listing your parks, forests, and hunting grounds as collateral.

What happens if America defaults on its debt?

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Do you think our creditors won’t come calling? Imagine explaining to your kids that the lake you used to fish in is now under foreign ownership, that the forest you hunted in belongs to China.

This is not hypothetical. This is the logical conclusion of treating land like a piggy bank.

The American way

There’s a better way — and it’s the American way.

Let the people who live near the land steward it. Let ranchers, farmers, sportsmen, and local conservationists do what they’ve done for generations.

Did you know that 75% of America’s wetlands are on private land? Or that the most successful wildlife recoveries — whitetail deer, ducks, wild turkeys — didn’t come from Washington but from partnerships between private landowners and groups like Ducks Unlimited?

Private stewardship works. It’s local. It’s accountable. It’s incentivized. When you break it, you fix it. When you profit from the land, you protect it.

This is not about selling out. It’s about buying in — to freedom, to responsibility, to the principle of constitutional self-governance.

So when you hear the pundits cry foul over 3 million acres of federal land, remember: We don’t need Washington to protect our land. We need Washington to get out of the way.

Because this isn’t just about land. It’s about liberty. And once liberty is lost, it doesn’t come back easily.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.