JORGE MARTINEZ: The Swamp’s War On Rural America And Trump’s Fight To End It
By any honest measure, rural America is under siege – not from foreign adversaries, but from within. For decades, unelected bureaucrats, entrenched regulators, and a bloated federal apparatus have waged a quiet but devastating war on the communities that feed, fuel, and defend our nation. The result is a hollowing out of small towns, declining […]
EXCLUSIVE: Less Than 1 in 10 Say the US Is Fully Prepared to Respond to a Bioterrorism Attack
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Just 9% of Americans consider the United States extremely prepared to respond to a biological threat, while terrorism remains Americans’ leading national security concern, a new poll suggests. The poll, conducted by Defend Forgotten America, asked respondents if they considered America “extremely prepared” to respond to bioterrorism threats. Many respondents (44%) said America […]
New Survey Reveals Americans Don’t Feel Ready for the Next Attack
Only 9% of Americans believe the U.S. is extremely prepared to respond to a biological threat incident. WASHINGTON, D.C.— Americans don’t feel prepared for terrorism, nuclear threats, cyberattacks, and biological threats, according to a new survey from Defend Forgotten America (DFA). Many feel there is a bias toward large cities when it comes to protecting […]
Texas shows the U.S. how to cut waste, fraud and abuse
As blue states raise taxes to sustain bloated Medicaid expansions, Texas is proving there is a better path forward. It isn’t more Washington control; it’s more Texas-style accountability — an approach that aligns directly with President Trump’s efforts to crack down on fraud, waste and abuse across federal programs. At a time when career bureaucrats […]
Washington Reporter Jenn Pellegrino: Why I’m launching Defend Forgotten America
Growing up in rural upstate New York, I watched how my neighbors faced the consequences of policies formulated by elites in Washington, D.C. who knew little about the day-to-day challenges of their lives. While the factories that once anchored our towns shuttered their doors, Main Street storefronts went dark, and good-paying jobs that supported entire […]
RealClearPolitics New MAGA Weapon: ‘Fight Tanks’ for Rural America
Another conservative satellite has joined the Trump constellation. Jenn Pellegrino, formerly chief spokesperson for the America First Policy Institute, has launched twin think tanks in time for a brewing fight on Capitol Hill over health care and ahead of the coming midterms. The GOP is scrambling to build legislation from scratch to lower health care […]
Conservative Activist Jenn Pellegrino Launches Defend Forgotten America to Elevate the Voices of America’s Heartland
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former America First Policy Institute spokesperson Jenn Pellegrino today announced the launch of two new organizations—Defend Forgotten America (DFA) —dedicated to empowering state and local conservative leaders and advancing policies in Washington that reflect the realities of the American heartland. Born out of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, DFA will […]