Championing forgotten communities and restoring power to the people who built America.
Championing forgotten communities and restoring power to the people who built America.
Defend Forgotten America Action was founded by former America First Policy Institute spokesperson Jenn Pellegrino to advance conservative governance rooted in the Constitution. Our mission is to empower state and local leaders—the true engine of self-government—and ensure Washington elites can no longer ignore the voices of America’s heartland. We support President Donald J. Trump’s agenda of getting federal bureaucrats off the backs of farmers, manufacturers, rural and small urban healthcare providers, infrastructure builders, community banks, and energy producers, restoring jobs and opportunity to communities across the nation’s heartland.
Jenn Pellegrino
FOUNDER OF DEFEND FORGOTTEN AMERICA ACTION
A native of rural upstate New York, Jenn Pellegrino founded Defend Forgotten America Action to champion forgotten communities and restore power to the people who built America.
Jenn previously served as Chief Spokesperson for the America First Policy Institute, a primetime host for Newsmax, and a White House Correspondent during President Trump’s first term. In these roles, she saw firsthand how Washington’s bureaucracy holds back small businesses and working families.
From the border crisis to the lawlessness in America’s cities to the runaway inflation of the Biden administration, her reporting has exposed how the Washington establishment has failed everyday Americans. Through Defend Forgotten America Action, she’s now fighting to ensure state and local leaders—not unelected bureaucrats—drive America’s future.
A proud alumnus of the University of South Carolina and an avid marathon runner, Jenn has completed over 80 marathons throughout the United States.
Restore Law & Order
Defend Forgotten America Action believes that safe communities are the foundation of prosperity. The organization supports empowering local law enforcement to put violent criminals —not defunding them.
Keep Our Borders Secured
Thanks to President Trump, America’s borders are finally secure after the lawlessness of the Biden administration. Defend Forgotten America Action is fighting to make sure we make this progress permanent.
Bring Back Manufacturing and Secure Supply Chains
For decades, elites in both parties shipped our manufacturing jobs overseas and crippled our supply chains, leaving us dependent on our adversaries. Thanks to President Trump, this is finally changing.
Ensuring America’s Farmers Thrive
America’s farmers and ranchers are not only the heart and soul of our country. They are critical for our economic and national security.
Champion Energy Dominance
Energy dominance is critical for every aspect of Defend Forgotten America Action’s mission. We support unleashing American energy production—from natural gas and oil to clean coal and next-generation nuclear—by cutting red tape and reversing anti-energy regulations.
Rebuild Crumbling Infrastructure
Defend Forgotten America Action advocates for rebuilding America’s roads, bridges, and broadband networks, especially in rural and small-town communities that Washington often overlooks.