The scam that backfired.

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  66 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  2 minutes ago

““Just finished a meeting with President Zelensky here in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a fake peace agreement...”

For the past few weeks we have heard about a rare earth minerals deal between the US and Ukraine. It would have involved hundreds of billions of dollars in US investment in Ukraine, plus the security that such an investment would provide to Ukraine. All that is gone now. Friday we all witnessed a...

Trump Takes Instant Revenge by Chopping Ukraine Aid Cash

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  24 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  2 days ago

Donald Trump chopped a lifesaving humanitarian initiative aimed at rehabilitating Ukraine’s energy grid which has been damaged by brutal Russian attacks. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had invested hundreds of millions of dollars to implement the project. Just days before,...

State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  3 days ago

WASHINGTON — The State Department this week terminated a U.S. Agency for International Development initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine's energy grid from attacks by the Russian military, according to two USAID officials working on the agency’s...

Zelensky just screwed himself

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  262 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  an hour ago

“"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  •  3 days ago

“"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  •  2 days ago

“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  •  4 days ago

“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  •  4 days ago

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  •  4 days ago

“"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  •  5 days ago

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...