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President Trump is sending the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore — two cities drowning in violent crime and lawless leadership.
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🔔 Trump Orders Strike on Venezuelan Drug Vessel
⚖️ Trump's Federal Crackdown Faces Democratic Opposition
🌍 Trump Accuses Putin, Xi, and Kim of Conspiracy Against US
👨⚖️ Trump Doubles Immigration Judges
⚖️ Trump Death Threat Cases Rejected by D.C. Grand Juries
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President Trump announced that U.S. military forces successfully struck a Venezuelan drug vessel in the Caribbean, eliminating 11 Tren de Aragua terrorists who were smuggling narcotics toward American shores. The precision operation targeted the gang members in international waters, sending a clear message that the days of operating with impunity are over.
Meanwhile, as Trump takes decisive action against foreign threats, Democrats continue their obstruction campaign at home, using every legal maneuver available to block his efforts to restore order in crime-ridden cities. The dysfunction runs so deep that D.C. grand juries are now refusing to indict individuals who openly threatened to assassinate the president, revealing a justice system more interested in politics than protection. Despite facing coordinated resistance from those who should be supporting law and order, Trump presses forward in his mission to secure America's safety and restore our nation's strength.
⚖️ Trump's Federal Crackdown Faces Democratic Opposition
Rep. Jamie Raskin and the Not Above the Law Coalition are pushing back against President Trump's federal takeover of Washington D.C.'s police department, with Raskin introducing House Joint Resolution 115 to end Trump's declaration of a crime-based national emergency in the capital. Trump activated the D.C. Home Rule Act to temporarily take control of the city's police force and has threatened to deploy National Guard troops to other Democrat-run cities including Chicago, despite opposition from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits soldiers from engaging in domestic law enforcement activities. The White House defended Trump's actions, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson citing Mayor Bowser's celebration of the crime reduction results and accusing Raskin of "siding with dangerous criminals." Critics argue that Trump's federalization push represents an authoritarian-style takeover that violates congressional Home Rule powers granted to D.C. in 1973.
🌍 Trump Accuses Putin, Xi, and Kim of Conspiracy Against US
President Trump accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of conspiring against the United States after the three leaders met in Beijing during a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Trump posted on Truth Social questioning whether President Xi would acknowledge the massive support and American lives lost helping China secure freedom from foreign invasion, writing "Many Americans died in China's quest for Victory and Glory." The 70-minute military parade in Beijing featured thousands of troops marching through Tiananmen Square in a display showcasing China's latest weaponry, with Kim Jong Un making his first trip to Beijing since 2019 aboard his bulletproof train. Putin championed the "unprecedentedly high" ties between Russia and China amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war that began with Moscow's invasion in February 2022. Trump concluded his Truth Social message by sarcastically asking Xi to give his "warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America."
👨⚖️ Trump Doubles Immigration Judges
President Trump is working to double the Justice Department's immigration judges by having Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approve providing up to 600 military lawyers to serve as federal immigration judges, addressing an unprecedented 3.5 million deportation case backlog left by the Biden administration. The military will send groups of 150 attorneys in phases to the Justice Department, with the first round to be identified within a week, supplementing the current 600 immigration judges while the Trump administration fires judges deemed too lax in granting immigration benefits. The Biden administration employed a two-step scheme to keep millions of migrants in the U.S. indefinitely by packing immigration courts with historic case numbers and carrying out a "quiet amnesty" where deportation cases were administratively closed. For perspective, when Trump first took office in 2017, the immigration court backlog stood at fewer than 570,000 cases, growing to over one million when he left office, but Biden's policies exploded the backlog to 3.5 million cases. USCIS Director Joseph Edlow revealed that Biden's long-term plan appeared to be granting mass amnesty to make illegal immigrants citizens and spread them throughout the country to change demographics.
⚖️ Trump Death Threat Cases Rejected by D.C. Grand Juries
Grand juries in Washington D.C. refused to indict two separate individuals accused of threatening to kill President Trump, including Nathalie Rose Jones who allegedly posted online assassination threats and repeated them directly to Secret Service agents, and Edward Alexander Dana who threatened Trump while being arrested for vandalism. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro blasted the jury decisions, stating that Jones had clear intent and traveled through five states, calling the refusal "the essence of a politicized jury" and evidence that "the system here is broken on many levels." Dana allegedly made his threats while intoxicated during his arrest, admitting to the threat and describing himself as a descendant of French Protestant Huguenots who waged rebellions in the 1600s. Defense attorney Elizabeth Mullin called the cases weak attempts to "shoehorn them into federal district court," stating she had "never seen anything like it" in over 20 years of practice. Pirro characterized the grand jury decisions as politically motivated, noting that D.C. residents are "so used to crime" that they're increasingly unwilling to indict, calling the refusal to prosecute death threats against the president "a sign the system is collapsing from within."
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🔔 Trump Orders Strike on Venezuelan Drug Vessel 🔔
President Trump announced that U.S. military forces conducted a precision strike against a Venezuelan drug trafficking vessel, killing 11 Tren de Aragua terrorists in international waters. The operation marked a significant escalation in Trump's war against Latin American drug cartels, specifically targeting the criminal networks operating under the protection of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump shared dramatic video footage of the strike on Truth Social, showing the vessel exploding and bursting into flames before quickly sinking beneath Caribbean waters.
The targeted vessel belonged to the Cartel of the Suns, the international cocaine trafficking organization run by top figures in Venezuela's ruling United Socialist Party and military leadership. Trump declared the operation served as a clear warning to anyone contemplating drug smuggling into American territory, stating there was "more where that came from" and emphasizing his administration's commitment to using the full power of America against drug cartels. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reinforced this message, declaring that the days of cartels operating with impunity were over.
The strike occurred while the terrorists were transporting illegal narcotics from Venezuela toward the United States, with no U.S. forces harmed in the operation. Trump had previously signed an order authorizing the use of military force against certain Latin American drug cartels, following the State Department's designation of Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and the Treasury Department's classification of the Cartel of the Suns as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. The U.S. has doubled its bounty on Maduro to $50 million, reflecting the administration's view that his regime functions as a narco-terrorist cartel rather than a legitimate government.
Maduro responded to the military action with threats of armed resistance, declaring that Venezuela would "enter a period of armed struggle" if attacked by the United States. The Venezuelan dictator claimed the U.S. deployment of warships to the Caribbean represents the greatest threat the continent has seen in 100 years, comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He has ordered the deployment of 4.5 million militia members and instituted various security measures, though his recruitment campaigns have reportedly attracted minimal civilian participation.
The Venezuelan regime has sought international support against U.S. anti-drug operations, with Foreign Minister Yván Gil requesting U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to help stop American efforts to combat drug cartels in Caribbean waters. Venezuela has also appealed to CELAC, a regional bloc founded as a U.S.-free alternative, where Colombian Foreign Minister Yolanda Villavicencio called for rejection of the U.S. military deployment. These diplomatic efforts reflect the regime's characterization of legitimate counter-narcotics operations as preparation for an alleged American invasion.
The Trump administration's Caribbean deployment includes three Aegis guided-missile destroyers, the USS Lake Erie guided missile cruiser, and the USS Newport News nuclear-powered attack submarine, with approximately 4,000 sailors and Marines positioned to intercept drug shipments in international waters. Several regional allies including Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador have designated the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization, while Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro bizarrely claims the widely documented cartel "does not exist." Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned military officers to reconsider their loyalty to Maduro, noting that Trump "isn't playing" and that fractures exist within Venezuela's armed forces.
The operation represents the practical implementation of Trump's declared war on drug cartels, transforming military authorization into lethal action against networks that have operated under Maduro's protection. With Venezuela serving as a sanctuary for international criminal organizations and terrorist groups, the precision strike signals a new phase in American counter-narcotics policy that prioritizes direct military intervention over traditional diplomatic approaches.
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🍟 Quick Bite News 🍟
📺 President Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized CBS "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan, with Leavitt calling Brennan "stupid" and Trump describing her as "nasty" and "so bad." Trump praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio for how "he handled her" during a recent contentious interview. Rubio accused Brennan of pushing a "stupid media narrative" about European leaders coming to prevent Ukraine's President Zelenskyy from being bullied.
🏛️ President Trump dismissed a viral video showing mysterious objects being thrown from a White House window as "AI-generated" fake footage, explaining during a press conference that the mansion's windows are bulletproof, sealed shut, and weigh approximately 600 pounds each. The viral clip, which circulated widely on social media over the weekend, sparked online speculation about hidden activities inside the White House, with many debating whether it showed a staffer throwing items from what appeared to be the Lincoln Bedroom. .
⚖️ A Georgia state court ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to conduct a new search for Trump-related records after finding her previous search methods inadequate, stemming from conservative watchdog Judicial Watch's pursuit of communications between Willis' office and the Jan. 6 select committee and Jack Smith's team. The judge identified "omissions" in Willis' search protocols, and required Willis to respond within 14 days with more comprehensive search methods. Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch believes the communications show Willis improperly coordinated with federal authorities, making her indictment against Trump and 18 others a "political operation" rather than an honest legal process.
🔫 President Trump suggested during a press conference that a "small percentage" of teachers with military or National Guard backgrounds should be allowed to carry firearms in schools as an alternative to prevent school shootings. Trump acknowledged the complexity of school safety measures, noting that while construction changes could make schools harder to enter illegally, such modifications might also hamper police response and potentially "make it safer for some of these lunatics we're dealing with." Trump's comments referenced the success of a similar approach, as a commission investigating the Parkland, Florida shooting voted 13 to 1 in favor of arming teachers.
⚾ President Trump will attend the New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium on the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, where the Yankees will face the Detroit Tigers in a potential postseason preview during their AL East race. Trump has not attended a baseball game during his second presidency, though he previously attended Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros. Vice President JD Vance will represent the administration at a commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, while Trump is scheduled to attend a separate memorial event at the Pentagon earlier that day.
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