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The State Department has unleashed a limited-edition “Patriot Passport” bearing President Trump’s portrait as part of the America 250 celebrations, a move that began at the Washington Passport Agency in early July and was announced as a commemorative release. This is the kind of bold, unapologetic patriotism conservatives have been asking for — a government finally willing to celebrate American greatness rather than apologize for it.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott confirmed the release, framing the passports as a special, limited run to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary and insisting the security features remain the same as standard documents. Left-wing critics tried their usual outrage tour, calling it gimmicky and profane, but they’ve spent decades eroding respect for national symbols; this administration is restoring pride where others dismantled it.
While Washington plays brand manager for patriotic swag, Europe is paying the price for border weakness: Spain’s enclave of Ceuta was overwhelmed when some 50,000 to 60,000 migrants surged across from Morocco, leaving dozens dead and the city reeling. The humanitarian toll and law-and-order collapse on the ground are a wake-up call — open-door ideology isn’t compassion, it’s chaos, and ordinary citizens get the bill and the risk.
Spanish leftist leadership and permissive courts share blame for creating the incentives that traffickers and hostile actors exploit; Brussels’ reflexive virtue signaling hasn’t protected a single neighborhood. Conservatives must point out the obvious: strong borders, enforceable returns, and national sovereignty are not optional political talking points — they are the bedrock of civil society and safety for working families.
Conservative voices got an airing when Glenn Beck hosted State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott on his program in mid-July to press these exact contrasts between restoring national pride at home and the security failures abroad; Beck’s blunt ending about accountability resonated with millions who are tired of elites who lecture but do nothing. If Americans want real patriotism and real security, they should demand officials stop playing politics with passports and start defending borders and citizens first.
