President Trump Goes Nuclear Amid Jack Smith Bombshell
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President Donald Trump just ordered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to begin testing nuclear weapons.
President Donald Trump announced that he has ordered the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing “immediately,” saying he directed the Department of War to match other nations’ programs. He called the move a necessary step to maintain global parity.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday night: “The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office.”
“Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years,” Trump said. “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”
But here’s what’s interesting: While Trump said testing would resume, he also emphasized he wants to see global denuclearization – an end to these weapons altogether. He’s been in talks with both Russia and China about that goal.
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell joined us and offered a more measured explanation, trying to calm any concerns of a nuclear winter:
Look, I think people need to understand that nuke testing is extremely important. We have to make sure that our stockpiles are working, that they’re able to be used. This is about peace through strength. This is not about using them but making sure that people know that we do have not just a threat, but a credible threat.
And all of this is happening amid the latest bombshell revelation that former Special Counsel Jack Smith spied on more than 400 Republican lawmakers and conservative targets via the “Arctic Frost” probe.
According to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s official press release:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today made public 197 subpoenas former Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team issued as part of the indiscriminate election case against President Trump. Smith’s case began at the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the codename “Arctic Frost.”
The subpoenas, which were provided to Grassley through legally protected whistleblower disclosures, were sent to 34 individuals and 163 businesses. These 197 subpoenas requested testimony, communications and records related to at least 430 named Republican individuals and entities.
Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN) also joined us on the broadcast. She is one of the many Republican lawmakers who were targeted by Jack Smith’s spying. The Senator shed some light on whether she thinks the conspiracy ran much deeper:
Yes, and I think it is deep and wide because what you have seen is [that] Jack Smith was put in place for “Arctic Frost” by Chris Wray, Merrick Garland, and Lisa Monaco. And on April 4 me too. They did a memo. Chris Wray wrote a memo to Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco and said, We think maybe possibly there could have been some kind of coordination, some kind of obstruction. We don’t know. There could be alleged activity. It was very vague and nebulous. And so, then they put Jack Smith in charge of this. Well, then they came along and there were nine Senators, all Republicans who support Trump, who had valid questions about the outcome of the 2020 election. So then they sent a subpoena over to our wireless companies and pulled our cell phone records. And they got every phone call we either made or received, the duration of the call, the person the call was to or from, and where we were physically standing when the call was either made or received. Very invasive.
I asked Senator Blackburn what she felt accountability should look like for Jack Smith going forward:
Well, thank goodness, we had Kash Patel move forward and fire everybody involved with the CR-15 unit that worked with Jack Smith. For Jack Smith, we have written a letter to refer him to the Office of Professional Conduct, over at the DOJ, and the findings from that would give us the opportunity to move forward with getting him disbarred. We also, as we do our hearings, think that accountability should be being held accountable to the full extent of the law, not only for Jack Smith, but for these individuals.
Would we hope that we see some indictments on this? Yes, because it was criminal. And it was a violation of rights. Should there be a trial? Yes, there should be a trial. The American people should not have to worry about their government being weaponized against them because they are from a different political party or have a different opinion.
Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more analysis of President Trump’s nuclear announcement, the latest update on Jack Smith with Senator Blackburn and Ric Grenell, and more discussion about the shutdown and the potential loss of SNAP benefits for many Americans.
Watch the full broadcast below: