🇺🇸 Trump Holds National Security Meeting

December 02, 2025

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The Trump White House is standing firm after confirming a second lethal strike on an alleged narco-trafficking boat in the Caribbean — an operation now drawing bipartisan attention on Capitol Hill.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday the Sept. 2 strike was carried out “in self-defense” and fully authorized under President Trump’s designation of narco-terrorist networks as foreign terrorist organizations. While the Pentagon has denied reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered all survivors killed, the White House acknowledged that Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley — then JSOC commander — directed the follow-on strike.

Trump, for his part, is backing his team “100%,” even as lawmakers demand answers and multiple oversight probes take shape.

The administration has now conducted more than 20 maritime strikes as part of Trump’s expanding anti-drug campaign, with Venezuela policy discussions continuing at the White House last night.

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🔔 Trump Holds National Security Meeting
🏥 White House Releases Trump's "Perfect" MRI Results
🗳️ Trump Calls for Republicans to Mandate Paper Ballots
⚖️ Trump Loses Alina Habba Appeals Court Case
🕊️ Trump’s Russian Envoy Arrives in Moscow

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Trump huddled with his national security team Monday to plot next steps on Venezuela as the military pressure campaign intensifies. The Oval Office meeting brought together Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, and other top advisers to discuss the situation. No details of the discussions were made public, but they came as Trump continues ramping up operations against what he calls narco-terrorists flooding America with drugs.

Meanwhile, the White House put an end to weeks of Democrat speculation by releasing Trump's October MRI results, which showed "perfectly normal" cardiovascular and abdominal health - much to the disappointment of those on the left who've been demanding to see them.

Check out all the latest developments and more below!

🏥 White House Releases Trump's "Perfect" MRI Results
The White House released results of Trump's October MRI after weeks of Democrat demands, with his physician's summary confirming "perfectly normal" cardiovascular and abdominal imaging. The release came during Monday's press briefing as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read from the summary explaining Trump received the MRI because "men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health." The cardiovascular imaging showed "no evidence of arterial narrowing, impairing blood flow or abnormalities in the heart or major vessels," with heart chambers normal in size and vessel walls appearing "smooth and healthy" with "no signs of inflammation or clotting." His abdominal imaging also showed all major organs appearing "very healthy and well perfused" with everything functioning "within normal limits with no acute or chronic concerns." The release ended speculation from failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, who had responded to Trump calling him "seriously retarded" over immigration policies by demanding "Release the MRI results."

🗳️ Trump Calls for Republicans to Mandate Paper Ballots
Trump urged all Republican governors to mandate paper-ballot voting, praising moves in Texas counties toward hand-counted primary elections and calling on GOP leaders to "lead the Democrats out of their corrupt ways." Multiple Texas counties are switching to hand-marked paper ballots in response to Trump's March executive order that sought to ban voting equipment using barcodes or QR codes on paper ballots to speed up vote counting. Collin, Williamson, and Bastrop counties announced they're proactively changing voting procedures and equipment, with Collin County's elections director saying Trump's executive order "was a bit of a catalyst for the court to revisit this move." The counties will store their ballot-marking devices and switch to voters marking selections directly on paper ballots by hand, though about 300 machines will remain at polling locations to comply with federal disability access laws. Trump praised the moves on Truth Social, saying it was "great news" and urging other states to follow suit.

⚖️ Trump Loses Alina Habba Appeals Court Case
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit unanimously ruled that Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the top prosecutor in New Jersey, delivering a blow to Trump's effort to keep his preferred nominees in charge of U.S. attorneys' offices in blue states. The panel said the Trump administration's argument would "effectively permit anyone to fill the U.S. Attorney role indefinitely," adding "this should raise a red flag." The administration could ask for a full panel of 3rd Circuit judges to reconsider or turn to the Supreme Court. Habba is one of several Trump loyalists facing court challenges to their appointments, with similar cases involving temporary U.S. attorneys Lindsey Halligan in Virginia and Bill Essayli in California. Habba had no path to Senate confirmation because New Jersey's Democratic senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, did not approve of her through the Senate's blue slip tradition.

🕊️ Trump’s Russian Envoy Arrives in Moscow
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Tuesday to discuss the latest Ukraine peace framework. Witkoff brought a revised version of a 28-point peace plan first floated by Trump in mid-November, with the new plan drawn up by U.S. officials in consultation with Ukraine and European diplomats. The White House described itself as "very optimistic" following weekend talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying "They had very good talks with the Ukrainians in Florida. And now, of course, Special Envoy Witkoff is on his way to Russia." The meeting represents the sixth such Witkoff-Putin sit-down this year and comes amid a redoubled White House effort to produce a peace deal in the almost four-year-old conflict. Ukraine's top negotiator said there had been "significant progress, although some issues still require further refinement." Putin has called U.S. proposals a "set of issues put forward for discussion" rather than a draft agreement, and last week said fighting would only stop when Ukrainian troops withdraw from territories they hold.

🔔 Trump Holds National Security Meeting 🔔

Trump held a meeting Monday evening with Cabinet members and national security leaders to discuss future actions regarding Venezuela, as his administration prepares for what could be a pivotal week. The White House confirmed the Venezuela strategy session would include discussions about next steps in the escalating pressure campaign against Maduro's regime. The meeting came after Trump announced Saturday that pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers should "consider" Venezuelan airspace closed, though he told reporters Sunday not to "read anything into it" when asked if an airstrike was imminent.

Trump admitted he spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the phone in late November amid escalating tensions as the administration wages a crusade against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America. The administration has carried out more than 20 strikes against alleged drug boats in Latin American waters and bolstered its military presence in the Caribbean to crack down on the influx of drugs into the U.S.

The meeting also addressed ongoing scrutiny from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about the strikes, following a report claiming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed that no survivors remain during an attack on an alleged drug boat in September, prompting a second strike. Hegseth denied the report and labeled it "fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory."

Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday she's recommending a sweeping travel ban covering every country "flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies." The proposal followed a meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and comes in the wake of last Wednesday's deadly attack on National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

Noem is proposing the travel ban list expand from 19 countries to between 30 and 32 countries, according to sources familiar with the matter. The recommendation targets nations Trump has previously identified as having deficient passport screening or those that historically refuse to take back their own citizens. DHS announced it would be "announcing the list soon" but did not specify which additional countries would be included.

The expansion represents a dramatic escalation of Trump's immigration enforcement following the National Guard shooting that killed Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Andrew Wolfe. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was an Afghan national who entered under Biden in 2021 but was granted asylum during the Trump administration. Noem said authorities believe Lakanwal was radicalized in the United States.

The current 19-country travel ban includes Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Haiti, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and Venezuela. Trump has announced that immigrants from these countries will have their cases re-examined, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed the administration "will protect our people and preserve our national identity."

In separate comments, Noem explained the asylum process would resume only after a backlog of cases is "cleared up" and vetted under the Trump administration's standards. "The individuals who are here in this country on that program need to be vetted under our standards that we're implementing under President Trump to ensure that they even should be in our country and, if they're not, removed immediately," Noem said. When asked whether she would move to deport people with pending asylum claims, she responded: "We will if they should be."

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services halted all asylum decisions last week, with the director announcing processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals had been "stopped indefinitely." USCIS also stopped all asylum decisions to ensure "every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible."

Retired General Jack Keane praised Trump's approach to the broader security situation, calling it the first "holistic approach" a president has taken to combating drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. Trump's actions include not only tightening immigration controls but also conducting strikes on suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and deploying significant military assets near Venezuela.

First Lady Melania Trump has announced the 2025 White House Christmas theme, “Home Is Where The Heart Is,” a concept she says “illuminates the heartfelt character of America” within the People’s House.

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📦 First Lady Melania Trump delivered remarks at Joint Base Andrews Monday ahead of assembling care packages for deployed troops, lauding the bravery of service members and their families. "Today, we are surrounded by people whose strength is often quiet but always powerful," Melania said, praising military spouses who "carry the weight of family life" while their loved ones serve. Second Lady Usha Vance also participated, with both women working with Red Cross organizers to assemble packages and sign Christmas cards for troops.

🇺🇸 Senator Bernie Moreno introduced the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, legislation aimed at ending the practice of U.S. citizens holding dual citizenship. The bill would prohibit any U.S. citizen from maintaining citizenship in another country, with those currently holding dual citizenship given one year to choose between formally renouncing their foreign nationality or forfeiting American citizenship. "Being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege - and if you want to be an American, it's all or nothing," Moreno said.

🇭🇳 Trump warned Honduras there would be "hell to pay" if election officials altered results of the razor-thin presidential race, writing on Truth Social that the country was "trying to change the results." The preliminary count showed a close race between two conservative candidates with only a few hundred votes separating them and 57% of votes tallied. Trump endorsed National Party candidate Nasry Asfura, calling him "the only Honduran candidate his administration would work with" and saying he would fight "narco-communists" alongside the U.S.

⛽ Gas prices fell to the lowest national average since May 2021, with the American Automobile Association reporting Monday's national average at $3.00 per gallon, providing relief to American families from persistent inflation. In many areas of the country, prices have fallen well below $3 a gallon, with Texas seeing an average price of just $2.75 per gallon and Oklahoma hitting just $2.40 per gallon. California remained the highest at $4.56 per gallon, even more expensive than Hawaii's $4.41 per gallon average.

🎵 Singer Elton John said if Trump managed to end AIDS, he would be "one of the greatest presidents" of all time. Speaking about his AIDS Foundation and bipartisan support from Republican lawmakers, John told reporters: "President Trump has maybe solved the peace problem. If he wants to go down as one of the greatest presidents in history… if he ended AIDS, that would really be a feather in his cap." White House spokesman Kush Desai confirmed the Trump administration is "robustly tackling the HIV/AIDS epidemic both at home and abroad."

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