Squawkbox – February 5, 2026

Not a Trump man, at all, but Carlton your weekend editorial about Trump dividing us is wrong. Obama’s eight years divided the nation so badly that America voted for anyone but a Democrat. Then Biden wins and after four years of whomever was calling the shots, Americans knew we had to change. America wanted to change from Democrats so badly they voted for Trump again. Blame the entire change on the thinking of America, and you must look at the very liberal radical left-thinking America.

Fifty is the new 29 … and I am not referring to age but inflation.

Over the last year, the homicide rate has dropped by 21% in America, demonstrating that Trump’s enforcement of the nation’s laws is effective.

It’s a shame that Donald Trump is more concerned with the lives of protesters in Iran than he is about the lives of protesters in the United States.

If you support career criminals roaming our streets committing more crimes instead of being deported, you are most likely a Democrat.

Can someone please explain to me how there’s supposed to be separation of church and state and yet we have clergy in government?

The Page Brothers rule … excellent review of their album.

Racism is not dead, but it is on life support, kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as “racists.” — Thomas Sowell

Gun ownership is up. Murders are down. Over 500,000 firearms privately owned. Murders dramatically declined during the first year of the second Trump administration’s increased law enforcement.

The City Commission should have called Chad on his threat to sue. Just like most bullying real estate developers, they are so willing to quote chapter and verse to keep others in the confines of law and procedure, but when there is a dime to be made from their holdings, it’s to hell with it all. Notice how quick to say “I’m going to sue,” and the red meat crowd loudly voices harrumph.

Albany taxpayers should take a visit to city and county offices. Multiple employees in every department staring at their smartphones, perpetually empty offices, six people working at the recycling station, long lunches taken, early afternoon departures. The waste is blatant and out of hand. We are paying higher taxes. This needs to be addressed.

During the Obama administration 176 people were killed by ICE. Not one demonstration or riot. During the Trump administration, two people were killed by ICE. Demonstrations and riots destroying Minneapolis.