Trump to Obama: “You’ll Be Caught — You Tried to Destroy Democracy”

The President accuses his predecessor of orchestrating an illegal spy campaign — and the receipts are starting to surface.

Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, October 21st, 2025.

The Left spent years shouting about “protecting democracy.” Now Trump’s flipping that script — saying Obama’s the one who tried to kill it. Between new FBI files, collapsing protests, and cracks forming in Schumer’s shutdown wall, the establishment’s armor is finally splitting.

Don’t let this one vanish into the media fog — forward it to someone who still thinks “spygate” was a conspiracy theory.

And as always — hit reply and tell us what you think: Is Trump right that Obama’s circle “will be caught”?

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Fired-Up Trump Says Obama “Will Be Caught”

President doubles down on espionage claims against the former Commander-in-Chief.

Donald Trump didn’t just throw a jab — he dropped a political MOAB. In a fiery Fox News sit-down with Maria Bartiromo, the President accused Barack Obama of “destroying democracy” through an espionage plot to spy on his 2016 campaign.

“Obama spied on my campaign, and he did it knowing it was illegal,” Trump said. “He started the whole thing. There were a lot of dishonest people — and I suspect they’ll be caught.”

What You Need to Know:

• The remarks follow Obama’s own recent podcast comments warning that “democracy is being threatened.”

• Trump shot back: “He’s the one that threatened it.”

• A document released by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley shows the FBI monitored Republican lawmakers — including Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, and Marsha Blackburn — during a January 6–related probe.

• The file, dated September 27, 2023, proves that surveillance ran deep into the Biden years.

The Real Story:

For years, Democrats framed Trump’s “spygate” talk as delusion. Now the paper trail is catching up. The FBI’s CAST Assistance program — meant for terrorism analysis — was used to pull cellular data from sitting members of Congress. Add in independent journalist Matt Taibbi’s bombshell that the TSA’s “Quiet Skies” program spied on U.S. citizens, including Tulsi Gabbard (now Trump’s DNI), and the narrative shifts from “baseless” to “busted.”

Quiet Skies burned $200 million a year and caught zero terrorists — but it caught plenty of Republicans.

Why It Matters:

• If Obama-era officials greenlit surveillance on a rival campaign, that’s not “protecting democracy” — it’s weaponizing it.

• Republicans see a clear pattern: every “national security” justification magically targets conservatives.

What They Don’t Want You to See:

“The investigation into Republican lawmakers’ cellular data lasted well into Biden’s term.” — FBI document, Sept. 27, 2023.

Bottom Line:

Trump’s accusation isn’t just another rally line — it’s a warning shot. If Obama’s circle really crossed that line, “democracy under threat” might be the understatement of the decade.

“No Kings” Protesters Don’t Want Democracy — They Want Control

The Left’s newest slogan backfires harder than a Berkeley drum circle.

The “No Kings” crowds took to the streets this weekend chanting about “saving democracy.” But here’s the plot twist: they’re actually mad because democracy worked. Trump won — big — and he’s doing exactly what voters asked him to do.

Columnist Glenn Harlan Reynolds nails it: the protesters aren’t resisting tyranny; they’re resisting accountability.

Receipts:

• Trump’s “crimes” include enforcing immigration law, gutting DEI, and cutting bureaucratic bloat — all wildly popular moves.

• Meanwhile, the laptop class that cheered lockdowns and speech policing now cries “dictator” when their government checks dry up.

• Trump killed off USAID — a D.C. slush fund for NGOs — and suddenly, the activist-industrial complex started going bankrupt.

As Reynolds puts it, this isn’t about monarchy — it’s about money and status. The “anti-king” elites aren’t defending freedom; they’re defending their feedlot.

Hustle-style twist: The only king these people miss is Uncle Sam — the one who paid their rent.

Bottom Line:

The “No Kings” marchers don’t fear dictatorship; they fear democracy that actually listens to voters instead of bureaucrats.

They said it was for your safety.

Then why do they need foreign spies, private spyware firms, and legal loopholes to do it? Get the full map in this short, high-impact briefing.

“Cracks in the Schumer Armor” — Shutdown Nears Its Breaking Point

The White House says Democrats blinked first.

After nearly three weeks of the Schumer-led shutdown, the Trump team smells blood in the water. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC he believes the government could reopen “sometime this week.” His reason? The Democrats’ favorite PR stunt — the limp “No Kings” rallies — is finally off the calendar.

According to Hassett, Schumer’s caucus wanted to keep the lights off until after the protests — “bad optics,” they said, to negotiate before the big anti-Trump moment. But now, with the rallies fading and the public growing restless, moderate Democrats are cracking. Even Sen. Mark Kelly admitted Sunday that a deal “should be possible this week.”

Inside the White House, the mood is shifting from frustration to quiet confidence. “Americans deserve better than being left in the lurch,” said spokesperson Kush Desai, blasting Democrats for “dying on the hill of free healthcare for illegal immigrants.”

The irony? The same crowd that marched against “kings” is about to kneel to political reality.

Bottom Line:

Schumer’s shutdown stunt is running out of air — and Trump’s patience may outlast the Democrats’ optics game.

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The Surveillance State Never Shut Down — It Just Changed Targets

Trump’s right. The Obama network never died — it just changed passwords.

Senate documents show FBI programs meant for counterterrorism were used to track Republican lawmakers.

That’s not “oversight.” It’s political engineering.

This week’s Ledger digs into the full pattern — how the same machinery funding street protests also runs the surveillance grid that keeps dissent under watch.

One machine. Many masks.

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The walls of the old order are cracking — from the FBI’s quiet files to Schumer’s stalled shutdown. The Left built its empire on the myth that it alone defends democracy; Trump just reminded America who actually cast the votes. The more sunlight hits D.C., the more the “defenders” start running for shade.

Power’s shifting — back to voters, back to reality, and back to a President who doesn’t flinch. If that scares the elites, good. It means it’s working.

~ Scott 🇺🇸

P.S. Here’s my take — Trump’s not picking a fight with Obama for headlines. He’s exposing a system that thought it could spy, censor, and gaslight forever. What do you think? Did Obama’s crew cross the line, or is this just politics finally coming full circle? Hit reply — I read every word.

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