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Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping

chadadmin / December 3, 2025

Articles / Economy Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping Unlike Trump’s first term, when criticisms and tactics often swayed voters away from Trump and his policies, Americans are well-versed in the maneuvers of Trump’s critics, and in many cases, it’s backfiring. By: Following the government shutdown boomerang and the efforts of the now-disgraced “Seditious Six,” Democrats’ call to undermine President Donald Trump and interrupt Black Friday shopping is another “Get Trump” attempt that has fizzled. This year’s Black Friday and the following weekend produced record-breaking numbers for businesses across America, both online and in-person, much to the chagrin of Democrat-led boycott efforts like #WABIT (We Ain’t Buying It). Boycotts boomerang The WABIT campaign, backed by the Soros-funded Indivisible.org and routed to Act Blue for donations, spread online and on social media leading up to the year’s biggest shopping weekend and urged consumers to refrain from patronizing three specific businesses: Target, Home Depot and Amazon, for “colluding” with the Trump administration on a number of polices like deportations and corporate tax cuts. This year’s Black Friday sales shattered previous records, with U.S. online spending reaching an unprecedented $11.8 billion, marking a 9.1% increase from 2024 and fueled by AI-driven deal-hunting and mobile purchases that accounted for over 55% of the total. Overall retail sales for the day surged 4.1% year-over-year, blending robust e-commerce growth of 10.4% with modest in-store gains of 1.7%, as shoppers navigated economic uncertainties with value-focused buys in categories like apparel and electronics. The weekend’s momentum continued unabated, with projections for Saturday at $5.5 billion and Sunday at $5.9 billion in online sales alone, setting the stage for a record-breaking Cyber Monday peak of $14.2 billion and pushing total holiday spending toward a trillion-dollar milestone. Just The News spoke to Tom Sullivan, Senior Vice President of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and he stressed how boycotts of these big-box stores hurt small businesses, another unintended consequence of a liberal boycott. “When you order a grill to pick up at your local Home Depot, which is not a small business, what people don’t realize is what goes into shopping online, hitting click, purchase, and then driving your pickup truck to pick up the grill that is fully assembled and is waiting for you in the Home Depot lot. There are dozens of small businesses in that transaction, whether they’re hired directly by Home Depot or by an assembly company.” Schumer Shutdown The recent 43-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, backfired on Democrats by failing to secure any concessions on Affordable Care Act subsidies, instead leaving the party battered economically and politically as public frustration mounted without clear gains. The debacle fractured the Democratic caucus when eight centrist senators defied party leadership to join Republicans in advancing a bare-bones funding bill, igniting a firestorm of infighting that pitted progressives against moderates and exposed deep rifts over strategy. Claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other establishment Democrats ultimately caved to Trump’s pressure have fueled calls for Schumer’s resignation from figures like Rep. Ro Khanna and progressive groups, portraying the leadership as weak and beholden to donors rather than voters. The “Seditious Six” The “Seditious Six” — comprised of Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, along with Democrat Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan — released a provocative video in mid-November urging U.S. military and intelligence personnel to refuse any “illegal orders” from the Trump administration, a message that critics argue directly defied lawful presidential directives on deployments for crime control and immigration enforcement. Their efforts backfired tragically when, just days later on November 26, 2025, two West Virginia National Guardsmen — 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who succumbed to her injuries on Thanksgiving, and another soldier who remains critically wounded — were ambushed and shot in a targeted attack near the White House by a 29-year-old Afghan national who reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar,” an incident widely perceived as retaliation against National Guard troops enforcing Trump’s policies. This shocking violence has unleashed a torrent of backlash against the Seditious Six, with Trump allies and social media users branding their video as inflammatory rhetoric that painted service members as complicit in supposed atrocities, effectively placing a bullseye on American troops and amplifying anti-military sentiment that may have emboldened the assailant. Epstein implications Democrats’ aggressive push to release the Epstein files, initially aimed at implicating Trump, has now ricocheted as the documents reveal deep ties between Epstein and prominent party figures like House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., Larry Summers and Reid Hoffman, sparking resignations and internal probes that have shifted public scrutiny onto their own ranks. The White House seized on these revelations to launch a DOJ investigation into Democratic associations with Epstein, framing the entire episode as a partisan hoax and rallying Trump’s base while forcing Democrats into a defensive posture they had not anticipated. What began as a moral high ground for transparency has now quieted Democratic voices on the issue, with media allies dropping coverage and the party regretting the unintended spotlight on their vulnerabilities, allowing Republicans to portray them as hypocrites entangled in the very scandals they decried. TOP STORIES Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping Total national security shutdown: Immigration cessation has long-standing historical precedent ‘First Lady of Technology’ Melania Trump pioneers FLOTUS book with global enthusiasm White House’s full-bore approach spreads to state redistricting efforts Americans still have Bidenflation blues, despite economic improvements going into the holidays LATEST EPISODES Space Frontier Foundation’s Sean Mahoney urges Senate to confirm Isaacman, makes case for NASA to end SLS reliance US Chamber Expert details why Black Friday broke records & why the ‘We Ain’t Buying It’ boycott fizzled FLOTUS Melania Trump’s Advisor & Ad Agency CEO Marc Beckman talks AI & fostering America’s future Peace Through Strength: Victoria Coates breaks down Trump’s foreign policy legacy & what’s upcoming with Ukraine Inside Big Tech’s Power Play: Daniel Cochrane Exposes Meta’s Antitrust Battles & the Future of Digital Freedom RELATED ARTICLES Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping

Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question

America / Articles / Economy Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Even a small interest rate reduction reduces borrowing costs for Americans and in the long-run could mildly stimulate economic activity, potentially boosting growth while easing pressures on inflation and the housing market. By: After repeated criticism from President Donald Trump and many economists, , the Federal Reserve Board lowered its key interest rate on Wednesday by a quarter point to a 4% to 4.25% range, the first cut since December 2024. The decision came after an 11-1 vote due to worries about a weakening job market. Stephen Miran, a recent Federal Reserve Governor appointee and former Council of Economic Advisers Chair under Trump, cast the lone dissenting vote, lobbying for a half-point rate cut instead. Miran pushed for more aggressive action, citing labor market weaknesses, as evidenced by his projections in the Fed’s dot plot for more significant rate reductions. Other Trump-appointed governors, Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller, aligned with the majority after having previously dissented in earlier meetings. Powell: A “risk management cut” Since early this year, the Fed has maintained rates at 4.25% to 4.5% to tackle lingering inflation from the post-COVID economic surge, while keeping an eye on signs of a cooling economy. Recent reports found sluggish job growth, an unemployment rate climbing to 4.3%, and revised-down employment numbers, prompting calls for monetary easing to avoid further slowdown. Despite President Trump’s push for more aggressive rate reductions, Fed Chair Jerome Powell framed the decision as a “risk management cut.” “We have begun to see goods prices showing through into higher inflation, and actually the increase in goods prices accounts for most of the increase in inflation, or perhaps all of the increase in inflation over the course of this year,” Powell said in a press conference announcing the rate cut. “Those are not very large effects at this point, and we do expect them to continue to build over the course of the rest of the year and into next year,” he continued, adding that they see higher inflation and lower employment going forward. Slow and steady is the way, Trump’s advisors say Trump, who has not yet reacted publicly to the rate reduction as of presstime, is likely to push back on the Fed Chair, who he calls “Mr. too late” Powell, having pushed for previous cuts that would have brought the interest rate lower leading up to yesterday’s decision. Kevin Hassett, who serves as Trump’s director of the National Economic Council, spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box and said, “The bottom line is that moving kind of slow and steady and heading towards a target, watch the data come in, that’s what prudent policy is,” “I think it’s much more prudent for the Fed to be looking at all the models, to have a diversity of opinions and decide, ‘What are we going to do in this economy that really looks to be taking off with inflation that’s decelerating, but higher than the target?’ They split the baby in this decision, and I think that’s probably a pretty prudent call.” As of mid-morning on Thursday, US stock exchanges like the NYSE and NASDAQ are seeing trading volumes of roughly 3.2 billion shares, slightly above the recent daily average of 2.8-3.0 billion, reflecting a mildly active response in the markets to the Federal Reserve’s rate cut. Elevated trading volume can indicate increased volatility, as it often signals strong investor activity that may drive sustained price trends or amplify swings if orders become imbalanced. With the S&P 500 up 0.4% near 6,626 and the VIX at 18.5, the market shows engaged trading but no extreme volatility…yet. 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