The Daily Herold: Feb. 11, 2025 – Deep State in Meltdown, Trump’s DOJ Moves, and the Battle Over AI

Jon Herold breaks down the latest deep state freakout as activist judges scramble to stop Trump’s executive orders, throwing legal roadblocks at every turn. Trump’s DOJ is making bold moves, dropping charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams while issuing a full pardon to Rod Blagojevich, a longtime victim of Obama’s lawfare machine. Meanwhile, Kash Patel is already driving the deep state into hysteria before his official confirmation as FBI director, and Dick Durbin is throwing a tantrum about it.

Elon Musk is back in the mix, exposing a FEMA scandal where tens of millions were funneled into luxury hotels for illegal migrants, leading to a DOJ crackdown and firings. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant is heading to Ukraine for high-level talks with Zelensky, raising major questions about the real play behind Trump’s strategy to end the war. Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s allies are facing indictments for witness intimidation, and Jordan’s King Abdullah is in Washington as Trump’s Gaza plan continues to send shockwaves through the Middle East.

On the AI front, J.D. Vance takes center stage at the Paris AI Summit, laying out the Trump administration’s vision for global dominance in artificial intelligence. Elon Musk just dropped a $97.4 billion offer to buy OpenAI, setting off a new phase in the AI power struggle. Plus, Trump brings back Fort Bragg’s name with a clever workaround, axes the Federal Executive Institute, and, most importantly, ends the forced use of paper straws.