Cal Thomas: Fraud by any other name | Opinion – News-Herald

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February 17, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he takes a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an order relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and an order for the federal government to stop using paper straws and begin using plastic straws in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders as of Friday, the most in a president's first 100 days in more than 40 years. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) — U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he takes a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an order relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and an order for the federal government to stop using paper straws and begin using plastic straws in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders as of Friday, the most in a president’s first 100 days in more than 40 years. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

By Cal Thomas

UPDATED: February 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM EST

The credit card statement contained an unfamiliar charge. I called the fraud department which canceled the payment and immediately sent me a new card. If only the federal government responded with similar alacrity.Instead, the reaction from the exposure and rooting out of fraud – mostly from Democrats – has been shouting profanities and demonstrating outside […]