A Kentucky businessman attempting to replace former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is ripping the left’s woke trend of offering up «land acknowledgments,» arguing the narrative behind it is misleading and «anti-American.»

Nate Morris, a multimillionaire and former CEO of one of the largest software companies in Kentucky, argued in a video posted to X that America was «negotiated for» and «fought over,» not stolen as the left often claims. 

Morris referred to the trend as «one more left-wing attempt to weaken America from within.»

«We bought Alaska from Russia, and the Louisiana Purchase was purchased from France,» Morris pointed out. «We negotiated, traded and signed treaties covering millions of acres. Compare that to how Europe, Asia or the Middle East shifted borders for thousands of years. … The left wants to judge America by standards no other nation in history could meet.»

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Morris blasted those on the left engaging in these land acknowledgments for not even knowing the history of Native Americans they claim to want to defend. 

«The Apache and the Sioux — they weren’t into Disney movies — they were warrior nations. Heck, even the Comanche were cave dwellers in Wyoming until they got horses and conquered half of the United States,» Morris pointed out, adding that it is peculiar how «all the people trying to acknowledge this land» aren’t leaving it. 

Morris added that anyone who says America was «stolen,» not «conquered,» is either trying to «rewrite history» or «make America weaker.»

«It was fought over, and it was settled by ancestors who believed in private industry and law and order — manifest destiny,» the Senate candidate argued.

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As a Republican, Morris likely has many supporters that agree with his take on the left’s «land acknowledgments,» but even some Democrats have called out the trend. 

Nate Morris is the former CEO of software giant Rubicon. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images for Concordia)

Several months after Republicans ushered in a red wave during the 2024 elections, veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville blasted his own party when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) opened a high-profile meeting in Minneapolis with a «land acknowledgment,» calling it the kind of gesture that has cost Democrats elections.

«Please stop this, in the name of a just, merciful God,» Carville pleaded. «Don’t you see what’s happening? Don’t you see where this has brought us to? For God’s sake, lady. And what is [DNC chairman] Ken Martin doing, doing that? You don’t have but one job, kid! It’s to win!»

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville says Vance’s recent political moves have been gifts to the Democratic Party.  ( Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCAD)

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Liberal talk show host Bill Maher also weighed in on the fad ahead of this year’s elections in November, which saw more Democrat victories than Republican, but not long after the Republicans achieved their red wave during the 2024 elections. He agreed with Carville that the gesture could be hurting Democrats electorally. 

«Democrats, if you ever want to win an election again, the absolute most important first step is to stop doing this,» Maher said during a monologue in March on his show, «Real Time with Bill Maher.»  

«Either give the land back or shut the f— up,» Maher continued. «Look, I understand the desire to right the wrongs of the past, especially when you get to take the moral high ground and then build an 8,000 square foot mansion on it.»

Fox News’ Alexander Hall contributed to this report.

El futuro inmediato de Ucrania y su existencia como Estado independiente y soberano se juegan desde hace años, pero ahora todo se aceleró. El enviado estadounidense, Dan Driscoll, reunió a embajadores de países de la OTAN en Kiev el viernes para decirles que Washington iba a dar al presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelenski un ultimátum de días para aceptar el plan de paz de 28 puntos redactado por asesores de los presidentes Vladimir Putin y Donald Trump. Driscoll les dijo que si Zelenski rechazaba el ultimátum el futuro de Ucrania sería mucho peor.

Fuentes diplomáticas de dos países europeos confirmaron a Clarín que varios embajadores señalaron su malestar por el plan y que les parecía inaceptable que Estados Unidos hubiera negociado con Rusia a sus espaldas. El plan desmilitariza en buena parte a Ucrania y la obliga a ceder todo el territorio ocupado por Rusia e incluso algunos que las tropas rusas nunca han ocupado.

Además, limita su política exterior al negarle el derecho a ingresar algún día en la Unión Europea o la OTAN. El plan además prevé una amnistía a los crímenes cometidos por Rusia en Ucrania. La reunión, según filtraron a medios anglosajones varios embajadores, fue “nauseabunda” y “una pesadilla”.

El mismo viernes, a última hora del día, el presidente Zelenski emitió en video un discurso a la nación que puede entenderse como un testamento político o como una llamada a seguir luchando.

El presidente ucraniano dejó las puertas abiertas a cualquier decisión al decir a sus ciudadanos que el país vivía “uno de los momentos más difíciles” de su historia” y que debía decidir “entre perder su dignidad o perder un aliado clave”. Del pasado de Zelenski cualquier observador entendería que el presidente ucraniano rechazaría un plan que le llevaría a hacer concesiones humillantes y que sólo serviría para que Rusia gane tiempo.

Los europeos creen que Moscú intenta como sea evitar que Bruselas preste a Ucrania, como pretende, unos 140.000 millones de euros de activos rusos bloqueados en cuentas bancarias en Europa desde 2022. Los datos que maneja la Comisión Europea aseguran que Moscú tiene cada vez más problemas para mantener en pie su economía y que Putin está perdiendo hombres a miles sin avanzar apenas en Ucrania.

Este sábado, en el marco de la cumbre del G20 en la ciudad sudafricana de Johannesburgo, y ya sin Trump, los europeos se reunieron con Canadá, Japón y otros países aliados de Ucrania. De su reunión salió la decisión de emitir un comunicado que aplaude el plan estadounidense, pero considera que es incompleto. Es la fórmula diplomática para decir que hay que modificarlo. Poco después, el presidente Donald Trump dijo que no era su oferta final.

El texto acordado por los gobiernos europeos presentes en Sudáfrica, además de Canadá, Australia y Japón, rechaza lo esencial del plan y remarca: “Estamos de acuerdo en el principio de que las fronteras no deben cambiarse por la fuerza”.

También que “nos preocupan las limitaciones propuestas a las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania, que dejarían a Ucrania vulnerable frente a futuros ataques”. Y cierran diciendo: “Reiteramos que la implementación de los elementos relacionados con la Unión Europea y con la OTAN requeriría el consentimiento de los miembros de la Unión Europea y de la OTAN”.

Europa está ante un dilema que puede marcar su seguridad en las próximas décadas. Si Donald Trump decide que o Zelensky acepta o le retira todo su apoyo, serán los europeos los únicos que sostendrán a Ucrania. Financieramente ya lo hacen, porque desde la llegada de Trump a la Casa Blanca el apoyo financiero estadounidense a Kiev está seco. Pero Washington siguió enviando armas. El bloque tendría que echar el resto y sostener militarmente a Ucrania sin ayuda a Estados Unidos. Materialmente puede hacerlo si acelera todo lo posible su industria militar.

Este domingo se reúnen en Ginebra los asesores de seguridad nacional del Reino Unido, Francia y Alemania con los de Ucrania. Tras esa reunión, los ucranianos se reunirán con los estadounidenses. Washington evita incluso reunirse con los europeos.

As he launches a bid to become the next governor of California, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has embraced his most recent conflict with the Trump administration, touting himself as the president’s «most vocal critic.»

Throughout his congressional career, highly visible clashes with President Donald Trump have given Swalwell a national profile. He looks poised to continue that streak, repeatedly highlighting his tensions with the president as the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new investigation against him this month.

«Nancy Pelosi selected me to lead the impeachment of a corrupt president. Californians will never bow the knee,» Swalwell said in a video posted on his website. 

California’s current governor, Gavin Newsom, is term-limited in 2026. 

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The DOJ opened a probe into Swalwell over alleged mortgage fraud and, according to reporting by NBC, he may also be under investigation for tax fraud and insurance fraud. Swalwell denies any wrongdoing. 

«The only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long to come after me,» Swalwell said in a statement following news of the investigation.

Swalwell first entered Congress in 2013 after serving as a county deputy district attorney in California from 2006 to 2012. He briefly ran for president in 2020 but dropped out just three months after launching his bid. 

In media interviews since the DOJ announced its probe, Swalwell has embraced his role as a target of the administration.

«This is really about Donald Trump going after his political enemies. No one has been a more vocal critic than me. I have one of the only remaining lawsuits against Donald Trump for his role in Jan. 6,» Swalwell said in an interview with MSNBC, referring to pending litigation over whether Trump encouraged protesters to storm the U.S. Capitol building in 2021. 

«I’m not going to change a single thing about what I do to stand up against Donald Trump when he gets in the way of me fighting for Californians,» Swalwell said. «I am not going to shrink one bit because of Donald Trump trying to intimidate me, and it’s not working with the other colleagues he’s gone after.» 

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Highly visible clashes with President Donald Trump have given Swalwell a national profile.  (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

In a post to X, Swalwell listed himself alongside other Democrats facing similar charges from the DOJ.

«Like James Comey and John Bolton, Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook, Letitia James and the dozens more to come — I refuse to live in fear in what was once the freest country in the world,» Swalwell said.

His opposition to Trump stands out even as his record in the 119th Congress doesn’t jump off the page.

Notably, Swalwell has missed 16% of his votes since the beginning of the year, making him the 10th-most-absent member of the House of Representatives. He rarely breaks with the party, having voted against a majority of Democrats on just eight occasions since the outset of the session. He also hasn’t made much noise in fundraising this year, reporting a respectable yet unexceptional $1.4 million in the first three quarters of 2025. 

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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is pictured as a hearing. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

But Swalwell’s yearslong record against Trump stands out.

As referenced in his video, Swalwell was a House impeachment manager against Trump in 2021 and, in addition to his lawsuit, has used his position on the House Oversight Committee to criticize the president’s policies and behavior.

«Next week, when we hear about someone else who is an opponent of Donald Trump being investigated, it will also be nonsense,» Swalwell said in an interview with CNN. «Of course, I am one of the most vocal critics against Donald Trump. I have the only lawsuit that survived him becoming president — me and the other Jan. 6 officers.» 

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The investigation into Swalwell is in its early stages. The DOJ has not announced if or when it would pursue a grand jury trial. Swalwell’s office did not respond to a request for comment.