Leland Vittert’s War Notes: Here We Go Again 🌀

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NewsNation Chief Washington Anchor and On Balance host Leland Vittert was a foreign correspondent for four years in Jerusalem. He gives you an early look at tonight's 9 p.m. ET show, delivered straight to your inbox.

Here We Go Again 🌀

🎉Wow! It's been a pretty exciting time around here.

👏🏼Thanks to your support, "Born Lucky" is No. 21 on Amazon's best sellers AND has SOLD OUT for the SECOND time on Amazon, but as of this morning, it's BACK IN STOCK.
- 📍CLICK HERE to buy your copy before it runs out.
- 📦More books are on the way, and you can still order on Amazon or from other retailers at BornLuckyBook.Com
  - 🎙️Also, I narrated the audiobook. CLICK HERE to download it now.
  - Barnes and Noble still has books!
😱I am shocked by the incredible response to "Born Lucky."
- 👍🏻We are already giving hope and changing lives far beyond those on the autism spectrum — this is hope for every parent of a kid having a hard time.
Watch📺: Hugh Hewitt and I talked for about 30 minutes today about the book and why I only named the people who were nice to me – not those who were mean.
- Favorite quote🎤: Hugh was nice enough to say, "Every dad in America should read this book."
  - ‼️CLICK HERE to watch.

📱Please post on social media and include a picture or video of YOU WITH the BOOK!

📗Share how the "Born Lucky" story has impacted you — your story makes it real for others.
- ‼️And don't forget to TAG me @lelandvittert on X, Instagram, TikTok

WILD 🤖 : With all the book excitement, I have noticed AI knockoffs keep popping up on Amazon – including a fake "Born Lucky" workbook … woof!

Reality: I'll be fine, but it's clear dozens, if not hundreds, of people are buying the fake books – it's a new frontier.
- Watch tonight 📺: Jane Friedman, a publishing industry reporter and analyst, joins us.

Will the GOP Win the Shutdown?

🛑It's Day 1 of the government shutdown, and it's not looking like it will end anytime soon.

🤷🏼‍♂️Can Republicans win this one?
- 🎤The Democrats are doing exactly what they said the Republicans shouldn't do.
  - 🛑They are holding the country hostage for political reasons.
    - 💯And to fight against President Trump to score political points.

🤷🏼‍♂️But it's very simple.

📝Instead of fighting Trump, Democrats need to admit Obamacare needs to be reformed.
📱And instead of posting memes online, President Trump should make a deal in good faith.
- ‼️It's that simple — and the reason we elect and pay politicians to lead our country.

Watch tonight📺: Senator Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., joins us tonight on whether his party can offer concessions.

What Rubber Stamp? ✏️

‼️Today, the Supreme Court reinstated Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to her position on the board after President Trump fired her in August.

This is interesting👀: The court's decision to keep Cook is almost unthinkable when you listen to the Left saying for years that "SCOTUS will just rubber-stamp Trump's every move."
- 🤷🏼‍♂️Turns out that isn't so true.
  - 👨🏼‍⚖️They're just nine individuals upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution.
Noticeable👀: When SCOTUS defies Trump, they are not called the liberal court or the "Trump-appointed or MAGA court."

Is this the Right Message? 💬

🚔Finally, someone is dealing with the crime issues in Memphis — it's been a long time coming.

‼️Finally, someone is axing DEI politics in the military.

💪🏼Finally, we're setting top physical standards for our troops.

🤦🏼Yet when President Trump is given the opportunity to bring everyone together, he says this:

🎤"We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy but more difficult in many ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform, we can take them out. These people don't have uniforms."
- ❌That's not what is going to bring America together during times of division.

👀Just compare Trump's words to Abraham Lincoln's during his second inaugural address amid the Civil War:

🎙️"With malice towards none, with charity for all," Lincoln said.

Legacy‼️: There's a reason even Trump says Lincoln was the best president in American history.

🤷🏼‍♂️The great presidents have brought us together. Trump would be wise to remember that!

Watch tonight📺: Former Trump 2016 campaign manager David Bossie joins us tonight.

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