Author Archives: Tom Lauder

About Tom Lauder

Covering South Florida Politics Since 2010...As Seen On: POLITICO, The Huffington Post, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, The Miami Herald, WPLG LOCAL 10 (ABC MIAMI), The New Times

Tweet O’ The Day

The state of Florida honors President Trump by renaming Southern Boulevard to "PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BOULEVARD" 🔥🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/486r6r55uo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 16, 2026

Tweet O’ The Day

.@FlaPanthers star Matthew Tkachuk: "The two Cups was pretty good, but that walk with you might've Trumped it all… Nothing beats this. I'm so proud to be an American, and so proud to be here with you." pic.twitter.com/r3LXfIU5fQ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 15, 2026

A three-peat of tweets from the Florida Panthers visit to The White House.

.@POTUS: "Not only did you live up to the sky-high expectations, you gave us perhaps the most dominant playoff run in NHL history… you led the Finals for over 255 minutes… and you denied Canada the Stanley Cup for the 32nd straight year." 🤣 https://t.co/xLvVPz6LrU pic.twitter.com/hxXKADlnDy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 15, 2026

.@FlaPanthers Owner Vinnie Viola: "We are honored to be here, and we're honored to be here with you, Mr. President… I speak on behalf of every Florida Panther fan all over the world — we’re not gonna stop." pic.twitter.com/ayNKKVnuCu
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 15, 2026