Greg Kelly was right to call out the swamp and the press after his latest segment on Newsmax, reminding viewers that long lists of real achievements are being buried under daily rounds of partisan attacks and manufactured scandals. Americans who work for a living deserve the truth: the narrative fed by much of the mainstream media is engineered to distract and to tear down anyone who puts America first. Too often the media’s obsession with spectacle beats honest reporting, and Greg’s segment hammered home how that bias costs us our ability to judge performance fairly.
Start with the courts: President Trump reshaped the federal judiciary in ways that will matter for generations, installing three conservative Supreme Court justices and hundreds of federal judges who respect the Constitution. This is the kind of long-term win that changes the balance of power and protects liberty from activist lawyers and overreaching bureaucrats. The left-wing press pretends these appointments are merely partisan grabs, but conservatives know they are restoring judicial restraint and the rule of law.
On the economy, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a foundational achievement that delivered lower rates, simplified aspects of the code, and unleashed American businesses to invest and grow. Critics obsess about budget arithmetic while ignoring the paychecks, bonuses, and investment decisions that flowed from tax relief and deregulatory moves. For millions of workers and small-business owners, that law was not a headline — it was a lifeline to better opportunity.
Trump also delivered bipartisan criminal justice reform with the First Step Act, a humane conservative win that reduced recidivism and corrected outdated sentencing policies. The media rarely gives credit where it’s due, preferring to paint everything as cynical politics rather than pragmatic policy that actually helps people get second chances. That law showed the conservative movement can be both tough on crime and smart on rehabilitation.
On the world stage Donald Trump achieved what decades of cautious diplomacy could not, brokering the Abraham Accords and opening a new era of Arab-Israeli cooperation. Those agreements rewired regional dynamics in favor of peace and American interests, and yet cable news outlets treated them like an afterthought while chasing the next controversy. Real foreign-policy results don’t always fit the overnight outrage cycle, but they build concrete American leverage abroad.
Energy independence was another overlooked triumph: under policies that unleashed American oil and gas production, the United States moved toward becoming a net energy exporter, boosting national security and lowering costs for families. The left still clings to fantasies of dependence, but working Americans saw relief at the pump and jobs in energy communities because of policies that prioritized American energy first. That pragmatic approach to energy policy should be championed, not smeared by pundits who prefer virtue signaling.
None of this should be controversial among patriots, but the coordinated drumbeat from many newsrooms has been relentless: tear down the leader, ignore the wins, and spin every policy into scandal. That strategy isn’t journalism — it’s activism. Hardworking Americans know when their lives improve and when their country is more secure, and they deserve coverage that tells the whole story, not just the parts that fit a hostile narrative.
If conservatives want a fighting chance in the court of public opinion we must keep spotlighting results, holding institutions accountable, and refusing to let media operatives define reality for the nation. Demand reporters actually report the facts, support outlets that tell the truth, and keep voting for leaders who put America first and make the bold decisions that save lives, protect liberty, and help our kids build a better future.
