The Daily Herold: Feb. 4, 2025 - USAID Exposed, Tariff Chess & The Coming Debt Showdown

The swamp is thrashing, and Jon Herold is here to break it all down. USAID is finally under the microscope, and let’s just say the findings are not pretty. Marco Rubio is cleaning house, and as it turns out, this “foreign aid” powerhouse has been running rogue, undermining U.S. interests, funding who-knows-what, and acting as a shadow government for deep state operatives. The panic is delicious.

Meanwhile, Trump’s tariff war is paying off—Mexico, Canada, and now China are all scrambling to adjust. Trudeau bent the knee so fast we’re wondering if this was all just scripted for the optics. And speaking of optics, the FBI’s “rank and file” are freaking out over mass firings, but nobody seems to care that they had no problem ruining lives over January 6th misdemeanors. Cry harder.

Also on deck: Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund plan, the Treasury takeover, and the looming debt ceiling battle—did Trump just put DOGE in charge of deciding which government agencies live and die? The controlled demolition continues, and we are here for it.