They Spied, You Paid: Biden’s Arctic Frost Scandal Explodes

Trump’s personal phone seized. GOP leaders targeted. Media silent. This isn’t politics—it’s regime tactics.

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When the government spies on the opposition leader, steals his phone, and buries the evidence? That’s not a “leak”—it’s a scandal. Pam Bondi just confirmed what D.C. insiders whispered for months: Biden’s DOJ ran a covert op against Trump and top Republicans. While the left melts down over mean tweets, their side launched Arctic Frost behind closed doors.

Meanwhile, Chuck Schumer just shattered the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history… to protect Obamacare subsidies. And Pelosi? She’s back in the headlines with language better suited for a Batman villain.

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UNPRECEDENTED: Biden DOJ Seized Trump’s Phone in Secret Spy Op

Bondi blows the lid off Operation Arctic Frost — and it’s uglier than we thought.

What You Need to Know:

Former Florida AG Pam Bondi just confirmed what conservatives feared for years: the Biden White House used federal intelligence tools to spy on Donald Trump and top Republicans.

Code name: Operation Arctic Frost. Target: at least nine GOP lawmakers — and Trump himself.

Why It Matters:

• Bondi revealed the Biden DOJ handed Trump’s government-issued phone to Jack Smith during his now-defunct special counsel probe.

• They didn’t stop there — Trump’s personal phone records were subpoenaed, too.

• The kicker? Congress is only now receiving these revelations, months after the media buried the initial story.

The Real Story:

Tuesday morning, Pam Bondi took to X to say the quiet part out loud:

“Special Counsel seized President Trump’s government-issued phone… We can never again allow this kind of government weaponization in America.”

The Arctic Frost documents — first published by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — show an expansive federal dragnet targeting Republican phones, including members of Congress, with zero precedent and even less transparency.

And now? Conservatives are demanding blood.

• “Why hand it to Congress so it can die in committee?” one user wrote.

• “Our guy has a mugshot, his home was raided… attempts on his life. And we’re still waiting for justice.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t deny it. In fact, she leaned in:

“It was a clear effort by the Biden White House and the Biden DOJ to go after the president.”

Meanwhile, the DOJ declined to comment — because of course they did.

What They Don’t Want You to See:

“Not. One. Story.” — That’s how conservatives are describing the media blackout around Arctic Frost.

Bottom Line:

Biden’s DOJ didn’t just cross the line — they incinerated it.

They spied on Trump, buried the evidence, and now expect silence.

Conservatives aren’t having it. The question isn’t “Was this illegal?” It’s: When do the arrests start?

Schumer’s Shutdown: Longest in U.S. History

14 v. th GOP bill shot down as Dems hold the line for Obamacare subsidies.

The punch:

Chuck Schumer just cemented his place in the history books — and not in a good way.

The government shutdown has officially tied the all-time record at 35 days and is set to surpass it after Senate Democrats rejected the GOP’s 14th attempt to reopen the government.

What’s really happening:

• The GOP offered multiple off-ramps: extend funding, guarantee a future vote on Obamacare subsidies, or negotiate a separate deal.

• Democrats said: not good enough. They want a full, ironclad commitment now on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies.

• Schumer’s caucus remains dug in, despite quiet defections and late-night meetings hinting at internal cracks.

Receipts:

• Sen. John Thune: “There are no winners in a shutdown, only losers.”

• Sen. Mike Rounds: “They can stop all this with one vote.”

• Sen. Lisa Murkowski floated a 2-year extension plan — but even that isn’t moving the needle fast enough.

The kicker:

Trump’s holding his line. He won’t meet with Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries until the government reopens — and over the weekend, he dared Republicans to “nuke the filibuster.”

But Dems aren’t just blaming GOP tactics. They’re blaming Trump personally.

Sen. Andy Kim:

“If he’s got time to tweet, he’s got time to sit down and talk… I honestly don’t care about him pontificating.”

Hustle-style twist:

This is like watching two arsonists argue over who should call the fire department — while the building burns around them.

Bottom Line:

Schumer’s political brinksmanship just broke the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — all to protect Biden-era health subsidies.

For average Americans missing paychecks, it’s not about “subsidy math.” It’s about leadership. Or lack of it.

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Pelosi Goes Full Joker: Calls Trump “a Vile Creature”

After two assassination attempts and one political execution, the left still thinks this is a game?

The punch:

Nancy Pelosi went scorched earth on live TV Monday — calling President Trump “a vile creature” and “the worst thing on the face of the earth.”

Yes, really. Not Hamas. Not cartels. Not warlords. Trump.

Why it matters:

• This comes less than a year after two failed assassination attempts on Trump — one on live TV.

• It also follows the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise.

• Pelosi knows the temperature of the room. She just lit a match anyway.

The bigger danger:

This isn’t just “mean words.” This is the kind of rhetoric that dehumanizes political opponents — the same tactic totalitarians use to justify violence.

As RedState pointed out, this is a trend:

• Kathy Griffin holding Trump’s “severed head” in 2017.

• Madonna fantasizing about blowing up the White House.

• Joe Scarborough falsely claims Trump and Senator Marco Rubio are “killing people across the globe.”

• Democrat AG candidate Jay Jones is saying he’d shoot a GOP speaker — twice — instead of Hitler.

Piers Morgan said it best:

“Calling Trump worse than Hamas is madness.”

Hustle-style twist:

At this point, Pelosi’s political strategy sounds like it was written in the Joker’s diary. Cross out “compromise,” circle “chaos.”

Bottom Line:

Pelosi’s meltdown wasn’t just unhinged — it was dangerous.

The more the left talks like this, the more Americans see what they’re truly afraid of: Trump 2.0 is breaking them.

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The Program They Said Didn’t Exist

When a former state attorney general says the feds went too far, pay attention.

Pam Bondi’s post about a classified data-collection effort—Operation Arctic Frost—reignited the old question: how much power is too much?

According to documents released by Sen. Grassley, federal investigators under the previous administration pulled phone data connected to multiple Republican officials, including Trump’s government device.

Bondi calls it a warning shot about “weaponization.”

The DOJ calls it classified.

Congress calls hearings.

Whatever you call it, the pattern’s familiar: state power expands, accountability shrinks.

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Zero fluff. All signal.

If you’re shocked by what Bondi exposed, good. You’re still awake. This issue wasn’t about minor missteps or bad takes—this was about raw power. When one party thinks it can seize phones, freeze the government, and spew assassination-bait rhetoric without consequence… we’ve crossed into a different America.

And here’s the line you need to remember: If they can do it to Trump, they can do it to anyone.

~ Scott 🇺🇸

P.S. Here’s my take: Arctic Frost isn’t just another D.C. scandal. It’s Watergate on steroids, but with feds, phones, and a media that couldn’t care less.

Do you think the GOP should start making arrests—or are we still playing by rules the other side set on fire?

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