Was it all a setup? - AC Daily Show (Ep. 450)

This is going to be the daily show that we talk about what is going on around the world and the United States.

Trump White House releases video series leading up to America's 250th birthday: 'Road to Independence' - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-white-house-releases-video-series-leading-up-americas-250th-birthday-road-independence

Worshippers Return to Restored Notre Dame for Easter Rituals - https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/france-paris-notre-dame/2025/04/18/id/1207402/

Digital Blasphemy: Netflix’s Controverial Censorship of Mel Gibson’s ‘The Passion’ for Easter - https://bleedingfool.com/news/digital-blasphemy-netflixs-subtle-censorship-of-mel-gibsons-the-passion-during-holy-week/

Nvidia CEO Visits China After Trump Admin Restricts AI Chip Sales - https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/nvidia-ceo-visits-china-after-trump-admin-restricts-ai-chip-sales-5843814

Donald J. Trump Truth - https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114370788518765990

Trump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/trump-administration-announces-fees-on-chinese-ships-docking-at-us-ports.html

Made-in-America Entrepreneurs See Opportunities in Global Tariffs - https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/made-in-america-entrepreneurs-see-opportunities-in-global-tariffs-5842569

Sen. Jim Banks Wants to Boost Tax Credits for Families and Expectant Mothers. - https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/04/18/sen-jim-banks-proposes-family-first-act-boosting-tax-credits-for-families-and-expectant-mothers/

EXCLUSIVE: Fauci’s First Year Of ‘Retirement’ Was A Money Making Bonanza, Docs Show - https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/18/anthony-fauci-retirement-net-worth-congress/

NGOs Received Billions From EU Commission to Lobby Politicians for Leftist Causes: Report - https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/04/18/ngos-received-billions-from-eu-commission-to-lobby-politicians-to-advance-leftist-causes-report/

DHS Recruitment Video Spotlights Trump-Honored Teen DJ Daniel’s Law Enforcement Mission - https://thepopulisttimes.com/dhs-recruitment-video-spotlights-trump-honored-teen-dj-daniels-law-enforcement-mission/

Justice Dept Charges 19-Year-Old in Cybertruck Firebombing: “You’ll Spend Decades Behind Bars” - https://wokespy.com/justice-dept-charges-19-year-old-in-cybertruck-firebombing-youll-spend-decades-behind-bars/

FSU shooting: Sheriff’s office speaks on suspect’s past, deputy stepmother - https://www.foxnews.com/us/fsu-shooting-sheriffs-office-speaks-suspects-past-deputy-stepmother

Soros-Funded Group Behind Lawsuit Trying to Preserve Anchor Baby Policy - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/18/soros-funded-group-behind-lawsuit-trying-preserve-anchor-baby-policy/

Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelans in Texas under 18th century Alien Enemies Act - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-blocks-new-deportations-venezuelans-texas-under-18th-century-alien-enemies-act

Did the Trump Administration Set a Trap for Democrats and Media on the 'Maryland Father' Case? - https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2025/04/18/did-the-trump-administration-set-up-democrats-and-journos-on-the-maryland-father-case-n2655713

Van Hollen Denies Drinking Margaritas with Alleged MS-13, Illegal Migrant: Didn’t Touch ‘The Drinks’ - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/18/van-hollen-denies-drinking-margaritas-with-alleged-ms-13-illegal-migrant-didnt-touch-the-drinks/

White House Fact Checks the NYT with an Epic Headline Correction [WATCH] - https://www.lifezette.com/2025/04/white-house-fact-checks-the-nyt-with-an-epic-headline-correction-watch/

Stephen Miller Torches Van Hollen for Backing Deported Illegal Alien “Terrorist” - https://wokespy.com/stephen-miller-torches-van-hollen-for-backing-deported-illegal-alien-terrorist/

Tom Homan Schools MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Border Chaos and Biden’s Failures [WATCH] - https://www.lifezette.com/2025/04/tom-homan-schools-msnbcs-morning-joe-on-border-chaos-and-bidens-failures-watch/

SHOCKER: Judge Boasberg Forced to Admit He Can't Stop Trump from Protecting America - https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/19/judge-boasberg-forced-to-admit-he-cant-stop-trump-from-protecting-america-n4939040

Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump Plan For Rapid Third-Country Deportations - https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-appointed-judge-blocks-trump-plan-for-rapid-third-country-deportations

The Media Is LYING About Trump’s ‘Tanking’ Immigration Numbers - https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2025/04/18/the-media-is-lying-about-trumps-tanking-immigration-numbers-n4939028

MSNBC Host Says Black American Citizens ‘Next In Line’ If Deportations Are Allowed To Continue - https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-host-says-black-american-citizens-next-in-line-if-deportations-are-allowed-to-continue

GOP Rep Trolls MS-13 Supporting Dem Van Hollen with Savage Office Makeover - https://www.lifezette.com/2025/04/gop-rep-trolls-ms-13-supporting-dem-van-hollen-with-savage-office-makeover/

James Woods Rips Sen. Van Hollen Meeting Deported Illegal Alien in El Salvador: ‘Democrats Will Seek Out Any Criminal Ass to Kiss - https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/04/18/james-woods-rips-sen-van-hollen-meeting-deported-illegal-alien-in-el-salvador-democrats-will-seek-out-any-criminal-ass-to-kiss/

'The Left Has Been Complicit in the Greatest Crimes Against Humanity We Have Seen in This Country' - https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/19/heres-how-joe-biden-enabled-child-trafficking-n4939039

‘We Will Vigorously Push Back’: Five Times Democrats Totally Lost It Since Trump Took Back Washington - https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/19/democrats-meltdowns-trump-presidency/

Biden Commuted Child Killer's Sentence, Four Months Later He's Facing the Death Penalty Again - https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-commuted-child-killers-sentence-four-months-later-facing-death-penalty/

Energy Dominance: The Biden-Era War on Coal Is Officially Over - https://thepopulisttimes.com/energy-dominance-the-biden-era-war-on-coal-is-officially-over/

Turns Out LeBron James Got Paid for Kamala Harris Endorsement [WATCH] - https://www.rvmnews.com/2025/04/turns-out-lebron-james-got-paid-for-kamala-harris-endorsement-watch/

Nate Silver Predicts 2028 Democrat Presidential Nominee-- It's Worse Than Kamala Harris - https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/04/19/nate-silver-mocks-dems-2028-prediction-n2655799

Bill Maher Blasts Democratic Circus: AOC, Sanders, Palestine Chants and More [WATCH] - https://www.rvmnews.com/2025/04/bill-maher-blasts-democratic-circus-aoc-sanders-palestine-chants-and-more-watch/

California career politician Barbara Lee wins mayor race in embattled Oakland - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/political-outsider-defeats-career-politician-oakland-mayoral-race-vowing-disrupt-status-quo

Letitia James Breaks Her Silence, And... Wow... - https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/18/letitia-james-breaks-her-silence-and-wow-n4939035

Michigan hits 2nd highest unemployment rate among the 50 states - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/18/michigan-hits-2nd-highest-unemployment-rate-among-50-states/83159591007/

Texas House passes school choice bill, priming pump for a national option: 'Texas government school monopoly has fallen' - https://www.theblaze.com/news/texas-house-passes-school-choice-bill-priming-pump-for-a-national-option-texas-government-school-monopoly-has-fallen

Arkansas Cuts Out Corruption & Brings Christ To Classrooms - https://wokespy.com/arkansas-cuts-out-corruption-brings-christ-to-classrooms/

AR Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs First-in-the-Nation Law to Break Up Big Pharma's Provider Network - https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/04/19/ak-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders-signs-first-in-the-nation-law-to-break-up-big-pharmas-provider-network-n2188049

Texas conservatives defeat resolution honoring former Planned Parenthood president - https://justthenews.com/nation/states/sunam-texas-conservatives-defeat-resolution-honoring-former-planned-parenthood

Maine AG Feels ‘No Concerns of Safety’ For Girls Playing Against Trans-Identifying Athletes - https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2025/04/18/maine-ag-claims-no-concerns-of-safety-for-girls-playing-against-trans-identifying-athletes/

California Seemingly Still Allows Males To Steal Glory Away From Women And Girls In Female Sports - https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/17/california-males-females-sports-transgender/

School Board Tells Crying Student to 'Wrap It Up' After Speaking Out Against Trans Athletes - https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/04/19/school-board-president-tells-girl-crying-about-trans-athlete-experience-to-wrap-it-up-n2655756

Kid Rock Goes Nuclear on MSM: “F**k All You Hoes” [WATCH] - https://www.rvmnews.com/2025/04/kid-rock-goes-nuclear-on-msm-fk-all-you-hoes-watch/

AP Cries Foul After Trump Admin Yanks Its White House Pool Spot - https://thepopulisttimes.com/ap-cries-foul-after-trump-admin-yanks-its-white-house-pool-spot/

Wikipedia Escalates Attacks on J.D. Vance With Nearly 1,000 ‘Edits’ to His Page. - https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/04/18/wikipedia-escalates-attacks-on-j-d-vance-with-nearly-1000-edits-to-his-page/

Vance Meets With Italy’s Meloni in Trip to Rome, Vatican - https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/vance-meets-with-italys-meloni-in-trip-to-rome-vatican-5843838

Italian PM Meloni Tells Trump: Together We Can Rebuild Western Civilization - https://thepopulisttimes.com/italian-pm-meloni-tells-trump-together-we-can-rebuild-western-civilization/

Celebrities Dehumanize Trump, MAGA in Worst Ways Possible - https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/celebrities-dehumanize-trump-maga/

Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Her Therapist Helped Plan Her Move from America; Fears Her Irish Citizenship Application May Be in Jeopardy - https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/04/17/rosie-odonnell-reveals-her-therapist-helped-plan-her-move-from-america-fears-her-irish-citizenship-application-may-be-in-jeopardy/

‘Rocky’ Star Dolph Lundgren Praises America – ‘This Country Has Changed My Life’ - https://www.themix.net/celebrity/celebrity-news/rocky-star-dolph-lundgren-praises-america-this-country-has-changed-my-life/

Wendy’s Declines to Apologize for Mocking Katy Perry’s Blue Origin Space Flight - https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/04/18/wendys-declines-to-apologize-for-mocking-katy-perrys-blue-origin-space-flight/

Sean Duffy Shuts Down Celebrity Claims of Being Real Astronauts [WATCH] - https://www.rvmnews.com/2025/04/sean-duffy-shuts-down-celebrity-claims-of-being-real-astronauts-watch/

Vince Vaughn Joins President Trump After Attending Good Friday Prayer Service - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/18/vince-vaughn-joins-president-trump-after-attending-good-friday-prayer-service/

Trump Floats Revoking Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status—What Is It? - https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/trump-floats-revoking-harvards-tax-exempt-status-what-is-it-5843806

Elon Musk’s SpaceX tipped to build Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system - https://interestingengineering.com/military/trump-musk-and-the-golden-dome

DOD Purge Reportedly Leaves Hegseth Without Chief Of Staff, Top Advisors - https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/19/dod-purge-reportedly-leaves-hegseth-without-chief-of-staff-top-advisors/

Former Pentagon Officials Speak Out After Being Placed on Leave Amid Leak Investigation - https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/former-pentagon-officials-speak-out-after-being-placed-on-leave-amid-leak-investigation-5844555

Innovation in Defense is Interesting, but Agility is Everything - https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/04/18/innovation_in_defense_is_interesting_but_agility_is_everything_1104891.html

Pentagon program could kickstart a new era of nuclear power - https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/04/new-pentagon-program-could-kickstart-new-era-nuclear-power/404597/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story

FDA Removing Pharmaceutical Representatives From Advisory Panels - https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/fda-removing-pharmaceutical-representatives-from-advisory-panels-5843944

America Can Still Lose the AI Race - https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/04/19/america_can_still_lose_the_ai_race_1105156.html

CCP Likely Enabling Industrial Cyber Scamming of US Nationals, Say Experts - https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/ccp-likely-enabling-industrial-cyber-scamming-of-us-nationals-say-experts-5840377

Hamas Rejects Latest Israeli Hostage Release Proposal - https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/hamas-israel-war/2025/04/18/id/1207379/

The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia - https://taskandpurpose.com/news/wwii-base-adak-aleutian-islands/

Russian warplanes enter Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, tracked by US military - https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/04/russian-warplanes-enter-alaskan-air-defense-identification-zone-tracked-by-us-military/

Russia Removes Taliban from Terrorism List - https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2025/04/18/russia-removes-taliban-terrorism-list/

UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks are at crucial stage - https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/04/un-nuclear-watchdog-says-us-iran-talks-are-at-crucial-stage/

Donald Trump Meets With MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred - https://www.outkick.com/sports/donald-trump-meets-mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred

Archer Aviation teams up with United Airlines to make air taxis a reality - https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/archer-aviation-teams-up-united-airlines-make-air-taxis-reality

Fed Approves Capital One–Discover Merger to Create 8th Largest US Bank - https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/fed-approves-capital-one-discover-merger-to-create-8th-largest-us-bank-5844383

Sam’s Club phasing out checkouts, betting big on AI shopping - https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/sams-club-phasing-out-checkouts-betting-big-ai-shopping

‘Kings of Kings’ Breaks Animated Box Office Record, Achieves Highest Audience Scores - https://bleedingfool.com/movies-tv-film/the-kings-of-kings-breaks-box-office-records-ranks-in-highest-audience-scores/