WATCH: Elon Musk just went to the border and FILMED the chaos for all to see



Elon Musk is one of a kind. Not only is he “saving free speech on Twitter,” but he’s also “sending us to Mars and building Teslas,” says Dave Rubin.

And now the billionaire entrepreneur has set his sights on the Texas-Mexico border.

Why? To show the nation what the Biden administration has allowed to take place.

Dave plays a clip of Musk recording himself on his phone while visiting Eagle Pass, a Texas city that borders Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

“We're going to be meeting with ... the major officials and law enforcement who are responsible for the water and just hear it directly from them,” Musk says.

“So basically we’re seeing all-time highs and increasing [illegal immigration],” Musk says to one official.

“And spreading,” the official responds. “It's not in just one area” or “one city or one town, not even one state anymore.”

“There's all these other places where it's just spreading,” places like New York, Chicago, Denver, and L.A., he tells Musk.

Dave is impressed and thankful that someone as important as Elon Musk would take the time to “shed light on this.”

He then displays a photo of Musk donning a cowboy hat standing next to the official he spoke with in the video. Behind them sit likely hundreds of illegal immigrants just waiting to cross the border.

And the most upsetting part is “they're basically all going to get in,” says Dave.

This is a stark contrast to what immigration looked like during Trump’s presidency. Although Trump may not have succeeded in building the wall, illegal immigration was far less of an issue when he was in office.

And if you don’t believe us, check out the graphic below that shows what illegal immigration looked like during Trump’s presidency, from 2017 to 2020, compared to Biden’s presidency.

“Whether the border was porous or not, just by Trump saying, ‘Hey, you can't come in,’ less people came; then Biden becomes president, and look what happens to the numbers,” says Dave.

“1.66 million in Biden's first year, 2.21 million in Biden’s second year ... this year, 1.8 million,” and “we will obviously eclipse last year's numbers,” Dave explains.


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Trans activist who flashed fake breasts on White House lawn is banned over 'disrespectful' behavior



Transgender activist Rose Montoya is banned from returning to the White House, an official said Tuesday.

Montoya, a biological male, sparked outrage on Monday after posting a video in which he showed off his fake breasts while at a White House Pride event over the weekend. In that video, Montoya is standing beside another transgender activist, a biological female, who was showing off the scars from where her breasts were removed.

A White House spokesperson said the individuals in the video will not return to the White House.

"This behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful for any event at the White House," the spokesperson said, Fox News reported.

"It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance," the spokesperson continued. "Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events."

Montoya defended his actions in a video on Monday, saying that exposing his female-like breasts did not violate Washington, D.C., laws. He also claimed the outraged affirmed that he is a woman.

"Why is my chest now deemed inappropriate or illegal when I show it off? However, before coming out as trans, it was not," Montoya said. "All you're doing is affirming I am a woman. All you're doing is saying that trans women are women because for some reason, people like to sexualize women’s bodies and say that they are inappropriate."

Montoya added that he had "zero intention of trying to be vulgar or be profane in any way."

"I was simply living my joy and my truth and existing in my body," Montoya said.

The White House Pride event generated criticism for another reason: perceived disrespect of the American flag.

To honor pride month, the White House has hoisted the so-called "progress pride flag" between two American flags from the bottom of the Truman Balcony. U.S. Flag Code, however, says the American flag "should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs."

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Biden reportedly considering shutting down another oil pipeline as energy prices predicted to soar over winter months



As energy prices soar, the Biden administration is considering shutting down yet another critical oil pipeline.

What are the details?

The Biden administration is reportedly studying the impact of shutting down the Line 5 pipeline, which transports crude oil and other petroleum products from Canada to the United States.

The pipeline transports 540,000 barrels of oil per day.

News of the Biden administration's potential plan comes as climate activists and Native American groups pressure President Joe Biden to make good on his campaign promise to reduce U.S. reliance on fossil fuels.

The Detroit Metro Times reported:

All 12 federally recognized tribes in Michigan sent a letter to President Joe Biden and his administration Friday, urging him to lend strong support to the state's effort to shut down the controversial, 78-year-old Line 5 oil pipeline owned by Canadian company Enbridge.

"The Governor, the Attorney General, and our Tribal Nations need your Administration's help," the letter reads. "… During your campaign, you promised that you would heed our concerns and act to protect our fundamental interests. We view Line 5 as an existential threat to our treaty-protected rights, resources, and fundamental way of life as Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes."

Republican lawmakers, meanwhile, expressed alarm over the possibility of the pipeline shutting down.

Not only would ceasing Line 5's operations likely drive up energy prices in Michigan — which have already spiked 50% in one year — but closing the pipeline would also cost thousands of workers their jobs.

"Line 5 is essential to the lifeblood of the Midwest. Should this pipeline be shut down, tens of thousands of jobs would be lost across Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the region; billions of dollars in economic activity would be in jeopardy; and the environment would be at greater risk due to additional trucks operating on roadways and railroads carrying hazardous materials," wrote a group of 13 Republican lawmakers in a letter to Biden last week.

"Furthermore, as we enter the winter months and temperatures drop across the Midwest, the termination of Line 5 will undoubtedly further exacerbate shortages and price increases in home heating fuels like natural gas and propane at a time when Americans are already facing rapidly rising energy prices, steep home heating costs, global supply shortages, and skyrocketing gas prices," they explained.

Anything else?

While the Biden administration considers ceasing another pipeline, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted Sunday energy prices are expected to continue their upward climb through winter.

"Yes, this is going to happen. It will be more expensive this year than last year," Granholm said on CNN's "State of the Union."

Granholm partially blamed soaring prices on the supply chain crisis, partially on energy companies, and partially on fossil fuels. Higher energy prices would not be a problem if the U.S. increased its investment in "clean energy," Granholm claimed.

Biden year one brings second-largest US budget deficit on record



The first year of Joe Biden's presidency resulted in the second-highest U.S. budget deficit on record, totaling $2.77 trillion for 2021. The deficit this year was still $360 billion lower than the all-time high record of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020, the final year of President Donald Trump's administration.

The astronomical deficits in both years follow trillions of dollars in government spending on COVID-19 pandemic relief and recovery.

In a statement Friday, the White House applauded the fact that the actual 2021 deficit was $897 billion less than the deficit forecast in Biden's 2022 budget and $342 billion less than estimated in the 2022 Mid-Session Review.

"Today's joint budget statement is further evidence that America's economy is in the midst of a recovery. The nation's economic progress is the direct result of the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to enact the American Rescue Plan and address the pandemic," said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

"These budget results are further proof that President Biden's economic plan is working," added OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young.

Both officials called on Congress to pass the rest of Biden's economic agenda this year, which includes a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill as well as a larger "human infrastructure" bill Democrats are negotiating in the Senate. Progressives wanted the larger bill to spend another $3.5 trillion, but Biden was forced to compromise with moderate Democrats somewhere closer to $2 trillion. Negotiations are ongoing and whatever the final cost of the bill will be, it was not included as part of the deficit report.

Biden's $2.77 trillion deficit for FY 2021 is more than double the pre-pandemic record of $1.4 trillion set in 2009, which was the result of President Barack Obama's stimulus package and other Democrat-led spending initiatives to recover from the 2008 financial crisis.

Excessive government spending under Obama's tenure became a rallying cry for Republicans, who promised to cut spending and balance the budget should they win office. But more than 12 years later, with Republicans having full control of the federal government between 2016 and 2018, budget deficits are higher than ever and the U.S. national debt is quickly approaching $29 trillion.

A joint report from the Treasury Department and the White House Office of Management and Budget said that federal spending increased 4.1% to $6.82 trillion in 2021. Increased spending was offset by an 18.3% increase in government revenue, which came from people returning to work and paying taxes.

The report said the increase in spending came from coronavirus relief legislation enacted by both Trump and Biden.

"Contributing to the dollar increase over FY 2020 were higher outlays for COVID relief programs such as Economic Impact Payments, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program," the budget report stated.

This year's budget deficit was equal to 12.4% of the gross domestic product, or the overall value of the economy, down from 15% of GDP in 2020.