In today’s newsletter, President Trump offers an update on the war with Iran. Federal authorities have arrested a Department of Energy employee accused of using his engineering expertise to help the Houthi terrorists. President Trump is pressing European nations to release emergency diesel reserves as fuel prices remain high. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the remaining Iranian delegation to leave the United States. And much more…
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15
During an appearance in Denton, Texas, Thursday, President Trump ** gave an update on Iran** and revealed an unusual problem that the US has in negotiating a peace: “For the most part, their leaders are gone...That was one of our problems. We don’t know who the h**l to deal with, to be honest.” He added, “We’re trying to be nice to the current person, but we’ve got to deal with somebody at some point.”
Trump also explained that Operation Epic Fury had to begin when it did because at that time, Iran was only a few weeks away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. As for the current status of the conflict, he said, “We’ll win very easily...right after the election—but maybe before the election.” He explained, “Their currency is valueless. They have no money. They have no Navy—all 159 ships are lying beautifully at the bottom of the sea. They have some missiles, but we can handle it. Very few are left, and their manufacturing capacity is dead.”
Trump also warned that if it’s determined that Iran was behind the attempted hijacking and crashing of a FlyDubai flight to Israel, it will be “hit very hard...You just ask them. They know what happens.”
Here are the ** latest updates on the attempted terrorist attack** on the FlyDubai flight to Israel.
The heroic Indian pilot, Capt. Smit Machchhar, who crawled to the cockpit door and opened it to alert passengers and let them in after he was stabbed, has undergone surgery and is now listed in stable condition.
The UAE, Israel and Saudi Arabia are investigating together to determine the attacker’s motives and whether there were any ties to terrorist groups or nations (guess who?)
After being subdued, the attacker reportedly yelled, “Kill me,” at the crew. They did not oblige, and he’s being interrogated.
Yaniv Hayoun, the heroic passenger who wrestled the hijacker away from the controls and pulled the plane out of its dive, asked Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a message for him: “Tell Trump that I love him.” Well, there goes his invitation to appear on “The View!”
The DOJ ** announced the arrest** of Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a US Department of Energy worker who is accused of attempting to give “material support” to the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. He is alleged to have traveled overseas and used his specialized electrical engineering knowledge to help the Houthis build explosive materials and drones to deliver them. He came to the DOJ’s attention after he allegedly bought precursor materials for explosives.
A National Security spokesman said, “These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination.”
If you were planning a trip to see the lovely nation of France, you might want to reconsider those plans for a while. At least until the French finally stand up and do something about the invasion of Third World migrants and radical communists who are rioting and setting things on fire, including any people who dare to stand in their way.
Sorry, France, this is one invasion you’ll need to repel on your own.
Japan is ** being accused of xenophobia** for demanding that any foreigners seeking permanent residency meet three requirements: exhibiting good conduct, having assets or skills that can provide them with a living, and having their presence be in Japan’s national interests.
Apparently, in Japanese, “xenophobia” means “basic common sense.” You learn something new every day!
President Trump ** called on EU nations to release some of their emergency stockpiles** of diesel fuel to ease high diesel prices. He’s reportedly especially put out with France and Germany for continuing to put strain on the world diesel supply rather than release some of their stockpile.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly kicked the remaining Iranian delegation out of the US. Some of the Iranian delegation had stayed on after last week’s UN General Assembly meeting to work on peace talks, but no progress was being made and Rubio said they had overstayed their welcome.
In a shocking ruling that’s sailed under the media radar, the High Court of American Samoa ruled that since Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the US, the Second Amendment doesn’t apply there, so a near total gun ban can go into effect.
** This article** has more on the story and the complicated legal situation involving American territories, as well as what the Trump Administration can do to reverse this ruling, which they should do immediately.
The family of the late anti-ICE activist Renee Good is suing ICE for shooting her while she was trying to run over an ICE agent with her car. ** Matt Margolis of PJ Media reminds us** of the quotes and video evidence that undermine the lawsuit.
While it’s not yet clear whether Lindsay Clancy will be retried for killing her three children, ** her attorney’s attempt to get her declared innocent failed**.
Her lawyer filed a motion claiming that the prosecution failed to offer enough evidence to prove that she strangled her children, so the 11-1 hung jury verdict should be declared an acquittal. The judge wasn’t buying it. He wrote that the evidence presented “was sufficient to have satisfied any rational trier of fact beyond a reasonable doubt as to the essential element of the defendant’s criminal responsibility.”
If that’s true, then why is the one juror who actually did that having to hide out from a leftist mob for voting his conscience?
Once again proving that nobody spends other people’s money like a socialist, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to spend $607 million to renovate a housing project in Brooklyn. It has 1,148 apartments, which works out to $528,726 per apartment. It ** would be cheaper** to give every resident half a million dollars and let them go buy a mansion in a red state. Heck, they’ll probably be moving to a red state soon, anyway.
There are few issues more popular with Americans than voter ID, which the Democrats keep blocking in Congress. But if any issue comes close, it’s banning members of Congress from trading in stocks, where they can use their insider information to enrich themselves (this is how so many Congress members who make $174k a year retire as multi-millionaires.)
Just FYI: A bill to ban stock trading by Congress members and their spouses and children just came up in the Senate and failed to reach the 60 votes needed to overcome the Democrat filibuster. The vote was 53-47 on party lines, with all Republicans supporting it and ** all Democrats against it**. But Democrats claimed it failed because it was bundled with a “poison pill” that they could not support. Can you guess what that was?
That’s right: a law requiring the showing of an ID to vote!
Could someone please explain to us why polls show so many Americans wanting the Democrats to take back Congress when nobody in their right mind agrees with anything they want to do? Is gas really THAT expensive?
One of the Trump Administration’s top accomplishments that’s often overlooked (because the media hates it) is the reduction in the massive federal workforce. But there is one exception: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says ** the FAA set a new record this year by hiring 2,235 new trainees **to become air traffic controllers, which will help ease the chronic shortage that’s causing problems for air travelers.
Duffy said Trump’s streamlining of the hiring pipeline and outreach to colleges has “inspired thousands of young gamers to pursue this exciting career.” That’s great news, but if they’re hiring video gamers, make sure they know the object is to land the plane safely, not crash it deliberately.
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