Zelensky just screwed himself

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  271 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  last year

“"Mr. President, with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American...”

Zelensky evidently thinks he won World War II. He hasn't. He was disrespectful in front of the cameras and this time there is no walking it back.He did try after being kicked out of the White House:"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted publicly for the first time since his Oval Office...

America's business

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  45 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“"I will meet with President Trump," the Ukrainian leader said on Wednesday. "For me, and for all of us in the world, it is crucial that America's...”

It was another busy day for President Trump, doing America's business. President Trump hosted the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, for diplomatic talks about Ukraine, trade and more. We won't know what the details are yet, but it sounds like the US and the UK might just have arranged a very...

The key component: Ukraine's security

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  22 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“I'm not going to make security guarantees beyond very much," Trump said. "We're going to have Europe do that," Trump said. "Europe is their...”

Link to quote: Trump says no security promises or NATO for UkraineYesterday during President Trump's first cabinet meeting, in which he took about an hour's worth of questions, he gave away some of the framework for the peace deal involving Ukraine. As we all know, Zelensky's main objective is to...

Top coordinator of left-wing group attends notorious antisemite's annual gathering

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“A top coordinator at a prominent left-wing nonprofit was in Chicago recently attending the Nation of Islam's annual Saviours' Day commemoration,...”

Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead at Home

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, 64-year-old former classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead Wednesday afternoon at home in New Mexico, along with their dog, authorities said. The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office provided no cause of death but said there was no indication...

The first magnificent cabinet meeting

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  31 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“"I think it's better," he said of this Cabinet. "I had some people I didn't really like so much in my Cabinet. But I didn't know Washington then, I...”

Today President Trump will be holding his first cabinet meeting. It comes after a busy first month of the new President enacting his agenda and getting his people in place. Trump has enacted a record number of Executive Orders, many directed at closing Joe Biden's wide-open border and deporting...

Trump has answered more than 1,000 press questions in first month of second term— 7 times more than Biden in same period

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

WASHINGTON — President Trump responded to a staggering 1,009 questions from journalists during the first month of his second term, according to a new analysis. The tabulation, compiled by George Condon of National Journal and published Tuesday, blows away prior presidents — including Joe Biden’s...

House passes GOP budget bill in key step for Trump agenda

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

The House passed Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) budget bill Tuesday despite a short-lived GOP revolt earlier in the day. Why it matters: It is the critical first step for passing the massive fiscal agenda that Johnson and President Trump have championed — though there are still more hurdles to...

BREAKING: Kyiv, Washington reach agreement on minerals deal

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  67 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“The final version of the agreement, dated Feb. 24, establishes a fund to which Ukraine will contribute 50% of proceeds from the "future...”

Ukraine has reached an agreement with the U.S. on a minerals deal, Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister and justice minister, told the Financial Times on Feb. 25. President Volodymyr Zelensky's office confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that an agreement has been reached....

Diverse Perspectives

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  42 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“"We want peace. And I think the initiative of President Trump is a very positive one. But my message was to say be careful because we need...”

Yesterday France's left leaning leader Emmanuel Macron visited President Trump at the White House. European leaders are concerned about the U.S. commitment to help the Ukraine. They kind of want what Biden did, which was unlimited monetary support while managing the Ukrainian response. Trump has...