JD Vance freely admits that Trump Liberation Day Tariffs will cause short-term pain in the hopes of sparking the ‘big change’ that’s needed to ignite US economy

Americans as a people love to see the ‘big gamble’, the come-from-behind success story, the ‘Rocky’ big win stunningly achieved before the last bell rings. Milton Hersey was so sure he could be the first to bring commercialized chocolate to the people that he built his massive chocolate factory before he created his chocolate recipe. That’s a big gamble. Conrad Hilton was so sure he could be the first to bring coast-to-coast hotel services to America, he spent everything he had, twice, to do it. That’s also a big gamble. President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs imposed on every nation we trade with, except Russia, that are guaranteed to bring ‘short-term pain’ to an already overstressed market? That’s the mother lode of the big gamble, and that’s the memo.

“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.” Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJB)

As I said on Monday’s Podcast, I do not like the sound of ‘Liberation Day’, it has a far too ominous ring to it. But am I rooting for Trump and Vance to be successful? I sure am, let’s do it, boys. That said, the overnight reaction to Liberation Day has been quite harsh. The Dow has dropped by 1,500 points, trillions of dollars have been wiped from 401(K) accounts, and tariffs on new cars are up 25%, making purchasing one out of reach for many. My advice? Starting praying for Trump and Vance to get saved, and while you’re at it, start praying that God will be merciful to America that we not get plunged into recession or worse. VP Vance tells us to prepare for ‘short-term pain’, pray that it will be short.

JD Vance acknowledges short-term pain Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs could have, insists US needed ‘big change’

FROM THE NY POST: Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he isn’t going to “shy away” from the short-term pain the Trump administration’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs could potentially have on Americans — but insisted the US needed a “big change.”

“We cannot keep going down the Joe Biden globalist pathway where we have $2 trillion of peacetime debt and deficits. We have manufacturing disappearing,” Vance told Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” “That is not working for Americans. We’ve got to take this country in a different direction.”

“Yes, this is a big change. I’m not going to shy away from it, but we needed a big change,” he added.

The veep also warned Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck that things weren’t likely to get better overnight — insisting Team Trump was left to clean up the Biden administration’s mess.

“We know people are struggling, we’re fighting as quickly as we can to fix what was left to us but it’s not going to happen immediately,” he said.

“We really do believe that if we pursue the right deregulation, we pursue those energy cost-reducing policies, yes, people are going to see it in their pocketbook. They’re also going to benefit from the fact that foreign countries can’t take advantage of us anymore. That means their jobs are going to be more secure.”

It comes after President Trump on Wednesday announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the US, as well as higher duties on some of the country’s biggest trading partners — ranging from premium Italian coffee and Japanese whisky to sportswear made in Asia.

Trump, who argued the “reciprocal” tariffs were a response to duties and other non-tariff barriers put on US goods, would boost manufacturing jobs at home.

“This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history. It’s our Declaration of Economic Independence,” the president said. READ MORE

Trump announces 10% “baseline” tariff, 25% tariff on all foreign-made vehicles on ‘Liberation Day’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is signing an executive order implementing new import tariffs on so-called “Liberation Day” for the U.S. economy. “Effective at midnight, we will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all foreign-made automobiles,” Trump said, adding that with this latest trade policy, the U.S. would “pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers.” Holding up a chart in front of a gathered crowd, Trump said China was at top of his list of reciprocal tariffs and will be charged a tariff rate of 34 per cent.

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• HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page

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You are invited to NTEB Camp Meeting 2025 ‘Preach The Gospel!’ 3-Day Weekend to be held at Bethany Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida

You are invited to come join us for the 5th Annual NTEB Camp Meeting, our theme will be ‘Preach The Gospel!’ and this year we will be focusing on the sending out of Paul’s gospel across America and around the world. Christian, the dispensation of the Church Age is closing, and if you want to go out at full speed, you’re not going to want to miss this year’s camp meeting.

“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!“ 1 Corinthians 9:16 (KJB)

At our Bethany Conference on Dispensationalism we had back in January, Pastor Joel Tillis of Suncoast Baptist Church preached a message entitled “What Would Paul Do?”, speaking about the specific gospel and calling we have here in the Church Age. As such, we have been given a charge by Paul to preach the gospel of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day according to the scriptures. We do that by preaching the word, teaching the word, and sending the word out in the form of King James Bibles, New Testaments, scripture portions and gospel tracts. Every speaker at this year’s Camp Meeting is going to share how the LORD is working that out in the calling He has placed upon them. Yes, you will hear some great preaching, for sure, but the goal of our meeting is to prepare you for the course God has for you to fulfill. TO THE FIGHT!!!

Our schedule and lineup has changed a little now that we have a church facility to hold the Camp Meeting in, and is spread over 3 days instead of just one big day. We have employed this format twice already with our Dispensationalism Conference Weekend and our Bookstore Grand Opening Weekend, and it all worked wonderfully.

Locations & Directions:

• Bethany Baptist Church is located at 5465 Co Rd 208, St. Augustine, FL 32092
• The NTEB Bible Believers Bookstore is located at 209 N 4TH Street, Palatka, FL 32177

Camp Meeting Days & Times:

• FRIDAY MAY 23RD: Doors open at 6:45 PM, meeting starts promptly at 7 PM, and will go until about 8:30 PM. Pastor Joel Tillis will be the opening speaker.
• SATURDAY MAY 24TH: Doors open at 5:45 PM, meeting starts promptly at 6 PM, and will go until about 7:30 PM. Various missionaries will give fresh updates from the mission field.
• SUNDAY MAY 25TH: Doors open at 9:45 AM, meeting starts promptly at 10 AM, and will go until about 12:30 PM. Bro. Kevin Mann author of the “First Mention Study Bible” will preach both the Sunday School and Sunday Service. Dinner on the grounds to follow immediately after the end of the service!! 

Featured Speakers for the NTEB Camp Meeting 2025:

• Pastor Joel Tillis from Suncoast Baptist Church will give us updates on evangelism here at home and what the LORD is doing through his mission in Honduras which they have had for the past twenty years.
• Bro. Aaron McMahan from CPR Missions in Tennessee will speak on cross-country witnessing of the gospel and the call the LORD recently gave him and his wife Theresa to go to the mission field in New Guinea.
• Bro. Kevin Mann is an author and preacher who will speak about what the LORD Is doing with the publication of his King James First Mention Study Bible.

DIRECTIONS & INFO: Bethany Baptist Church is located at 5465 Co Rd 208, St. Augustine, FL 32092, for online map click here. If you are on Facebook, please follow our page for updates and event notifications. A detailed itinerary of times and events will be posted as soon as we work it all out. Please keep all of us here at NTEB and Bethany Baptist in your prayers as we seek the LORD’s guidance for planning out this awesome annual Camp Meeting event, thank you!

Best Local Hotels To Stay At:

We recommend any of these three hotels because of their proximity to Bethany Baptist Church. All you have to do is get in your car, turn west onto CR 208, and you’ll be at the church in under 10 minutes. For this reason, we’ve identified these 3 hotels as being the best combination of affordable price, quality and convenience. 

• Red Roof PLUS+ St. Augustine 
  Address: 2445 FL-16, St. Augustine, FL 32092
  Phone: (904) 829-1999
• Best Western Plus St. Augustine I-95
  Address: 2465 FL-16, St. Augustine, FL 32092
  Phone: (904) 824-9229
• Stayable St. Augustine
  Address: 2535 FL-16, St. Augustine, FL 32092
  Phone: (904) 863-5640

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

• HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

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President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet and inner circle that Elon Musk is stepping back from his government role at DOGE

From the very beginning of DOGE, Donald Trump and Elon Musk set a timeline in place that could not possibly be managed or sustained, it was too much, too soon and too fast. Don’t get me wrong, like millions of Americans who love this country, a purging of government waste was due, overdue and long overdue. But as the wisest man who ever lived says, there is a time and place for everything under heaven, and it’s all about the timing.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJB)

From a practical perspective, staying with DOGE would have ensured the end of Tesla and would have damaged SpaceX to a very high degree, so Elon Musk made the right decision for his shareholders. Since the announcement of Musk stepping down, Tesla’s stock price is up 14.6%, and SpaceX has stabilized. This would be a great time for the Trump administration to step back, take a deep breath, and get a fresh perspective on the goals they promised the American people. When you’re in a marathon, you can’t run it like a sprint, and hopefully President Trump will get that message loud and clear.

Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shock move after Trump expressed private doubts

FROM THE DAILY MAIL UK: The Tesla and Space X founder will soon be returning to the business world, Politico reported, in a move that rattled the stock market and caused shock waves in Washington. It was a joint decision between the two men and Trump said he remains happy with Musk’s work with the Department of Government Efficiency.

But Musk has become a controversial figure due to his slash and burn style of cutting down the federal government. He also just sank $20 million into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race only to have his Republican candidate lose. And stock in Tesla has dropped sharply with sales down and sales lots are being set on fire.

The report Musk is going back to his business roots did send his company shares’ soaring. He became a billionaire through his various corporate holdings. Trump empowered him to bring that power and success to the federal government.

The decision caused immediate controversy leading to questions as to whether Musk, whose Space X company has billions in government contracts, had a conflict of interest.

Additionally, Musk’s work to cut the size of the federal government has resulted in mass firings and lawsuits against the Trump administration. He’s also proven unpredictability. In all, Musk began to be seen as a political liability. The Democratic candidate in Wisconsin won, in part, by shaping the race as ‘The People vs. Elon Musk.’

Publicly, Trump has supported Musk, keeping him close and visible. Musk has been with him in the Oval Office, walked the path from the White House to Marine One, and gotten rides on Air Force One. The president even turned the South Lawn of the White House into a Tesla show room after the company stock sank. Trump wrote Musk a personal check for one of the electric cars. But privately Trump has told his Cabinet that they are in charge of each of their departments, not Musk. Musk was in that Cabinet meeting when Trump made the announcement. READ MORE

Elon Musk Bows Out of DOGE, Set to Exit by May as Tesla Dealerships Under Fire, Stock CRASHES

Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s Brett Samuels as Elon Musk indicates he plans to step away from DOGE. What’s next for the billionaire and how attacks on Tesla will play into his decision.

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

• HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB