President Donald Trump is once again setting the record straight — this time blasting the media’s selective amnesia on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal while revealing he rejected an invitation to Epstein’s notorious “pedo island,” unlike former President Bill Clinton, who allegedly made 28 separate visits.
Speaking Monday during a press appearance in Scotland with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump unloaded on the legacy media for ignoring the real predators connected to Epstein.
“I never went to the island, and Bill Clinton went there supposedly 28 times. I never went to the island, but Larry Summers, I hear, went there. He was the head of Harvard, and many other people—very big people. Nobody ever talks about them,” Trump said.
Trump reiterated what he’s said for years: Epstein was persona non grata at Mar-a-Lago, and he was kicked out after crossing the line.
“I don’t want to waste your time by explaining it. But for years, I wouldn’t talk to Jeffrey Epstein. I wouldn’t talk because he did something that was inappropriate. He hired help, and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He stole people that worked for me. I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He did it again. I threw him out of the place—persona non grata. I threw him out, and that was it. I’m glad I did, if you want to know the truth.”
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President Trump on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein: “That’s such old history. It’s very easy to explain, but I don’t want to waste your time.” pic.twitter.com/bCQqlkK7gB
When asked about a salacious Wall Street Journal report alleging he once sent Epstein a drawing of a naked woman, Trump fired back.
“I don’t do drawings of women,” Trump said, adding, “And also, Epstein was a very controversial guy. I was at a very high position, you know, pretty much all my life … who would do a controversial drawing?… Now with that being said they say there were many letters done by many people.”
When asked about whether he would consider a pardon for Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump said he hadn’t given it any thought, according to The Hill.
“I’m allowed to give her a pardon. Nobody’s approached me with it, nobody’s asked me about it. It’s in the news, about that, that aspect of it. But right now it would be inappropriate to talk about it.”
Over 200 illegal alien sex offenders have been arrested in the Houston, Texas, area in just the last six months alone.
The 214 predators arrested by ICE “have been charged or convicted of a sex offense involving a minor,” according to a press release from the agency.
ICE noted, “The 214 arrests were more than the Houston field office arrested during the entire 2024 fiscal year, when officers there arrested 211 illegal aliens charged or convicted of child sex offenses.”
The agency credited the Trump administration’s “whole-of-government approach” for being able to arrest the dangerous illegal aliens by conducting “daily enhanced immigration enforcement operations” that targeted the “worst of the worst” for arrest and removal.
“Bringing together the resources and expertise of the entire federal law enforcement community to confront the overwhelming surge of illegal immigration that we saw over the past four years has resulted in the arrest and removal of historic numbers of violent criminal aliens, transnational gang members and child sex offenders,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting Field Office Director Paul McBride.
McBride continued, “While we still have a long way to go to truly get this crisis under control, the strides we have made in just six months to make our local communities safer are substantial, and our officers continue to work tirelessly every day to get the worst of the worst criminal aliens out of Southeast Texas to return our communities to places we can all enjoy.”
ICE listed some of those who have been arrested as:
Jesus Gutierrez Mireles, a 67-year-old, three-time deported criminal alien from Mexico, who was arrested March 28 and has been convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and driving while intoxicated. ICE removed Gutierrez Mireles to Mexico April 4.
Jorge Zebra, a 48-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, who was arrested March 21 and has been convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a minor and sexual indecency with a minor. ICE removed Zebra to Mexico March 24.
Manuel Antonio Castro-Juarez, a 37-year-old, twice-deported criminal alien from El Salvador who was arrested July 18 and has been convicted of sexual assault of a minor and twice for illegal reentry. Castro-Juarez remains in ICE custody pending his third removal to El Salvador.
Jose Guadalupe Meza, a 40-year-old, four-time deported criminal alien from Mexico who was arrested June 24 and has been convicted of theft and sexual assault of a child. ICE removed Guadalupe Meza to Mexico June 25.
Sergio Rolando Galvan Guerrero, a 45-year-old, three-time deported criminal alien from Mexico who was arrested July 12 and has been convicted of DWI and aggravated sexual assault of a child. ICE removed Galvan Guerrero to Mexico July 14.
The operations were conducted in conjunction with the Houston offices of the FBI, the ATF, the DEA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Diplomatic Security Service, and the U.S. Marshals Service.
The agency added, “Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.”
Maxwell seeks relief in her 20-year prison sentence.
Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court today (28), in a move attempting to overturn her sex trafficking conviction.
Her appeal is on the grounds that she was unlawfully prosecuted for crimes committed alongside Jeffrey Epstein.
“The filing by Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2022, comes just three days after she met with a top Justice Department official tapped to re-examine the Epstein case.
[…] Maxwell’s appeal revolves around a highly controversial 2007 plea agreement Epstein negotiated with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida.”
We’re talking about the now infamous ‘sweetheart plea deal’ given by then US Attorney Alex Acosta – who has been quoted in the media as saying he was warned that Epstein ‘belonged to Intelligence’.
In the agreement, it is also said that the US agrees ‘that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein’.
While Maxwell was not listed as one of those suspects, her defense is arguing that ‘the deal protects unnamed co-conspirators as well, since it explicitly says it’s ‘not limited to’ those listed’.
Here’s our statement about Ghislaine’s Reply Brief that we filed in the Supreme Court today:
“No one is above the law—not even the Southern District of New York. Our government made a deal, and it must honor it. The United States cannot promise immunity with one hand in Florida… https://t.co/x6YlEyAQsb
“Here’s our statement about Ghislaine’s Reply Brief that we filed in the Supreme Court today: ‘No one is above the law—not even the Southern District of New York. Our government made a deal, and it must honor it. The United States cannot promise immunity with one hand in Florida and prosecute with the other in New York. President Trump built his legacy in part on the power of a deal—and surely he would agree that when the United States gives its word, it must stand by it. We are appealing not only to the Supreme Court but to the President himself to recognize how profoundly unjust it is to scapegoat Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s crimes, especially when the government promised she would not be prosecuted’.”
President Donald Trump has clinched a landmark trade agreement with the European Union, imposing a 15% baseline tariff on most EU imports to the United States.
This deal, announced after intense negotiations at his Turnberry resort in Scotland, averts a potential trade war while rebalancing a relationship long skewed against American workers.
Previously, Trump imposed a 10% standard tariff on the bulk of European Union products shipped to the United States, in addition to a 25% duty on vehicles and a 50% levy on steel and aluminum.
Trump warned of raising tariffs to 30% on the entire region if no agreement was secured by August 1, a figure that EU authorities claimed could essentially halt certain trade channels.
The agreement covers key industries, with the 15% tariff applying to automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors entering the American market.
EU steel and aluminum face a quota system rather than outright higher levies, providing some relief but maintaining strong protections for domestic producers.
Zero tariffs were mutual on select goods like aircraft, chemicals, and agricultural products, fostering targeted cooperation without surrendering U.S. leverage.
Ursula von der Leyen said negotiations are still ongoing regarding tariff exemptions for wines and spirits.
In a major win for American energy independence, the EU committed to purchasing $750 billion in U.S. energy over three years, bolstering jobs in oil, gas, and related fields.
Additional pledges include over $600 billion in European investments into the U.S., spanning pharmaceuticals and autos, which could create thousands of high-paying positions.
This influx supports Trump’s vision of revitalizing American industry through reciprocal deals that prioritize domestic growth.
The American technology sector has strongly urged Trump to influence the European Union to relax regulations governing online speech and data handling. Von der Leyen refused to yield on these matters, and defended the right for country-specific digital taxes.
While the EU avoided Trump’s threatened 30% tariffs, the outcome highlights Brussels’ internal divisions and reluctance to retaliate aggressively.
Member states like Germany pushed for concessions to shield their export-heavy economies, but the bloc ultimately capitulated under pressure.
Critics in Europe decry it as suboptimal, with France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou stating that this deal is a “dark day” for a Europe that has “resolved itself to submission”.
This pact mirrors deals with Japan at 15% and the UK at 10%, establishing a new global standard where America dictates terms.
The deal shields U.S. consumers from immediate price spikes by phasing in changes, though economists note modest impacts on growth.
Overall, Trump’s strategy has stabilized markets, with stocks hitting highs amid reduced uncertainty.
President Donald Trump has set a new deadline of “ten or twelve” days for Russia to make a deal and end the war with Ukraine.
Trump has been pressuring Russia to cease hostilities or face economic repercussions, including tariffs on their key trading partners.
The deadline Trump set on July 14 was 50 days, but he said he has been “very disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lack of effort.
“I’m going to make a new deadline, of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today,” Trump said while speaking to reporters in Scotland alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “There’s no reason for waiting. It was 50 days. I wanted to be generous, but we just don’t see any progress being made.”
Trump changes the deadline for Russia make a deal before implementing secondary sanctions to 10-12 days. “We just don’t see any progress being made”. pic.twitter.com/WDL2jH7AQo
Trump elaborated on his disappointment with Putin, noting, “We thought we had [the war] settled numerous times… And then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city, like Kyiv, and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever. You have a lot of bodies lying around.”
Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya highlighted the new deadline in a post on X.
July 28. 50 (?) – 14 = 36 U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would shorten the deadline he previously gave Russia’s Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
“We thought we had [the war] settled numerous times,” @POTUS told reporters alongside British Prime Minister… pic.twitter.com/DyCVI6Ut1v
The war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, widespread destruction, and a humanitarian crisis.
Trump’s strategy has focused on leveraging U.S. economic power, including threats of sanctions and trade restrictions, rather than unlimited military aid to Ukraine.
Multiple people were shot outside a Reno, Nevada, casino on Monday morning.
A police officer shot the suspect. The unidentified suspect, a male, was taken to a hospital.
The condition of the victims is unknown.
It is unclear how many people were shot. Three police officers were injured, but the injuries were not from gunfire.
The mass shooting happened at the Grand Sierra Resort outside the valet area.
“Authorities say there was a police-involved shooting at a casino and resort in Reno, Nevada, on Monday and multiple injuries were reported. A suspect was in custody. Reno police spokesperson Chris Johnson said an adult male suspect was in custody and had been hospitalized in unknown condition. Multiple people were shot, Johnson said, but added that their conditions were not immediately known. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. Monday outside the casino in the valet area, Johnson said,” the AP reported.
Reno police said there is no outstanding threat to the community.
Suspect is in custody with no outstanding threat to the community.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Recent attacks on ICE agents and facilities, marked by encrypted communications, military-style tactics, and organized community defense networks, signal a dangerous escalation in anti-enforcement activity that increasingly resembles domestic insurgency. Federal officials report that assaults on immigration officers have surged more than 800% compared to the same period last year, underscoring what they describe as a coordinated national campaign.
The scale, planning, and intent behind this growing movement to target and disrupt U.S. immigration enforcement has alarmed officials, prompting ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to warn, “I’m very scared because of all the threats and the rhetoric… I’m going to lose an ICE agent or officer because of this craziness that’s going on.”
Across the country, anti-ICE groups have formed sophisticated cells that plan and execute calculated attacks using reconnaissance, secure messaging apps, and interference operations to obstruct federal enforcement.
The Prairieland attack near Fort Worth stands out for its precision and scale. On the night of July 4, a group of 10–12 assailants in black tactical gear used fireworks to draw officers out of the facility. Two shooters hidden in a nearby tree line opened fire, wounding a local police officer. Court documents describe the attackers’ use of body armor, two-way radios, Faraday bags, and flyers reading “FIGHT ICE WITH CLASS TERROR.” Officials say the level of coordination and planning was unlike anything previously seen in immigration-related violence.
Planning was conducted via encrypted Signal groups, where attackers shared surveillance photos, coordinated logistics, and later discussed destroying evidence and evading arrest. Eleven people have been charged, including ten with attempted murder of federal officers. The lead suspect, Benjamin Hanil Song, a former U.S. Marine reservist, allegedly purchased several rifles used in the assault.
After the attack, Song was hidden by group members and moved between safe houses before being captured in Dallas following an 11-day manhunt. During the search, authorities uncovered extensive evidence of planning, including body armor, tactical vests, loaded weapons, and digital communications coordinating Song’s escape.
Two others, John Phillip Thomas and Lynette Read Sharp, were charged with helping Song flee. Thomas, a close associate and member of the same Signal chats, admitted to meeting with other suspects to coordinate Song’s getaway and was found with clothing purchased in Song’s size and a loaded AR-15 magazine in his vehicle.
Just days after the Prairieland attack, a 27-year-old gunman opened fire on a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding multiple officers before being killed by return fire. That same day, federal agents were assaulted at an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, where rioters deployed an incendiary device. While not directly connected, these incidents signal a broader, escalating pattern of political violence against immigration authorities.
Beyond direct violence, organized resistance to immigration enforcement has become increasingly structured and strategic. In cities like Los Angeles, activist networks operate surveillance teams, monitor ICE activity at day-labor sites, and use encrypted apps like Signal and Telegram to coordinate real-time responses, legal observers, and blockades. These networks distribute materials, record raids, and in some cases, physically obstruct federal operations.
Federal authorities have responded by expanding prosecutions to include those providing logistical or material support, even in non-violent roles, such as distributing protective gear, attempting to identify masked ICE agents, or aiding individuals fleeing arrest. Some elected officials have also faced legal consequences for allegedly obstructing ICE.
Former ICE officials note that the agency’s large-scale raids now resemble military operations, with agents in tactical gear, unmarked SUVs, armored vehicles, drones, and roadblocks. As both enforcement and resistance escalate in complexity and intensity, immigration has become a flashpoint for a new kind of domestic conflict which crosses the line between protest and insurgency.
DHS officials blame “crazed rhetoric from gutter politicians” for inciting violence against immigration authorities. Meanwhile, Democratic leaders have condemned ICE tactics as heavy-handed, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calling the agency a “modern-day Gestapo” and Senator Alex Padilla accusing the Trump administration of making ICE “more aggressive, more cruel, more extreme.”
Critics point to alleged racial profiling and wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens, prompting Rep. Pramila Jayapal to introduce legislation barring ICE from detaining or deporting citizens. However, no U.S. citizens have been deported, and the few detentions that did occur were brief, typically resolved once citizenship was confirmed, or involved individuals arrested for interfering with enforcement actions. As for claims of racial profiling, the majority of illegal immigrants in the U.S. are Latino, so arrests and deportations will naturally reflect that demographic. That’s not racial profiling, it’s statistical probability.
Despite claims that ICE is targeting grandmothers and innocents, the Prairieland Detention Center held over 1,000 detainees on the night of the attack, including individuals convicted of serious crimes such as rape, child molestation, murder, kidnapping, human trafficking, and terrorism. Among them were nearly 50 members of transnational gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, as well as 13 known or suspected terrorists.
In response to rising violence and resistance, the Trump administration secured $75 billion to expand ICE operations, build new detention centers, and hire thousands of new agents.
One of the things that endears people most to Trump is that, unlike your typical politician, he operates without a filter, regardless of the setting. United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer learned this today.
As NewsNation reported, Starmer met Trump at a golf property owned by Trump near Turnberry in southwest Scotland. The two discussed trade and the war in Gaza, where there is a starvation crisis thanks to Hamas.
However, things took an awkward turn for Starmer when a British reporter asked Trump a seemingly innocuous question.
“Will you visit London during this state visit?” The reporter asks.
Trump confirmed he would, but had something else on his mind: radical Trump-hating London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
“I will. I’m not a fan of your mayor,” Trump replied. “I think he’s done a terrible job, the mayor of London. He’s a nasty person.”
A visibly uncomfortable Starmer held out his left hand and tried to laugh off Trump’s comments.
“He’s a friend of mine!” Starmer exclaimed while forcing a laugh.
But Trump was not amused.
“I think he’s done a terrible job, but I would certainly visit London,” Trump said.
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LMAO! President Trump just threw MASSIVE shade at Mayor of London Sadiq Khan while sitting next to the UK Prime Minister
ONLY Trump
“I’m not a fan of your mayor. I think he’s done a TERRIBLE job, the mayor of London. He’s a nasty person.”
One could say that Starmer’s friendship with Khan says a lot about the sorry state of the United Kingdom. The two have been radically soft on criminals, overseen mass immigration, and censored ordinary citizens.
No wonder Starmer was so uncomfortable hearing Trump’s harsh words.
Florida Rising Star Carolina Amesty is still facing charges after being targeted by Biden DOJ only two working days Before Trump Inauguration.
We never thought we would see this in our country. The Biden Regime targeted its enemies with false charges, pushed by corrupt prosecutors, in corrupt courts. No one was safe. President Trump, his closest associates, his supporters, and everyone who stood up against the Biden regime’s unconstitutional and America-destroying acts were targets.
By the time the 2024 election came, President Trump was facing years in prison, and had those targeting President Trump been able to go through with it, he would have died in prison. Fortunately, a miracle happened and President Trump went on to win the most important election of our lifetime.
Not far from Mar-a-Lago was another American targeted by the Biden regime. This rising star in Florida politics was young, beautiful, strong, Christian and courageous. She was everything the far-left fears and because of that, she became a Deep State target.
Former Florida State Representative Carolina Amesty was a rising star with an outspoken Latina pro-MAGA voice. The Miami Independent shared:
Amesty, a conservative firebrand winning her seat during the difficult 2022 midterm elections, quickly became a leading voice against human trafficking in the Florida state house, championing the cause of helping victims in the legislature. She did so while being an unabashed supporter of President Trump, helping to expand the GOP tent to Hispanics. When an opportunity arose to destroy Amesty’s political star, the Biden DOJ snapped into action…
Amesty, a conservative firebrand winning her seat during the difficult 2022 midterm elections, quickly became a leading voice against human trafficking in the Florida state house, championing the cause of helping victims in the legislature. She did so while being an unabashed supporter of President Trump, helping to expand the GOP tent to Hispanics.
Ms. Amesty was strong as she pushed laws that would protect children and families. She was behind the Florida bill that prevented girls as young as 17 from working in strip clubs across the state. She was doing what she promised. Here she is celebrating the new bill and thanking Governor DeSantis for his support.
On April 17, 2023, Amesty joined Florida Governor DeSantis in standing up for American children and against Disney’s promotion of a woke ideology. She shared:
…because we treat all corporations equally and Disney is no exception, it is time for Disney Executives to have a sober conversation and retake the company from the radical ideologies that have hijacked it. You are in the business of entertaining Children and Families, you are not in the business of social re-engineering or promoting radical political ideologies and if you think you are, we have good news for you as our great Governor has said, Florida is the place where woke goes to die. Thank you
The Biden regime could no longer take it. They had to take this rising star out. She was a threat to their woke ideologies.
First came a state case against Amesty alleging false charges of notary violations. This bogus case against Amesty was later dropped. But the damage was done, Amesty lost her election in the 2024 election, despite her work protecting the people of Florida. Then the Biden regime stepped in.
A federal complaint against Amesty was filed four days before President Trump’s inauguration by the outgoing Biden United States Attorney. It focused on two entities connected to Amesty’s family which received $122,000 in small business loans that were obtained through the COVID EIDL program, including for religious organizations and ministries.
…According to a court filing, these loans were fully legitimate with zero payments ever being missed and with five of the twelve loans already being fully paid off. The collateral backing the loans exceeds their face value, and the government has not lost a single dollar on the loans. There is no victim nor any crime to speak of.
“The Economic Injury Disaster Loans in question — primarily to Christian organizations — were obtained appropriately in good faith and with no misrepresentations. Indeed, underscoring the utter lack of any criminal intent, Ms. Amesty spent over two hours on the phone with the Small Business Administration to ensure complete compliance with the law. These are not the actions of a criminal but a person who tried to — and did — get it right,” wrote Brad Bondi, one of the nation’s top criminal defense attorneys and a fervent advocate for religious freedom, in his filing on Amesty’s behalf.
“While scores of other cases with far worse allegations have been handled with declined prosecutions or civil resolutions, this prosecution, which was initiated days before the inauguration, is the quintessential example of the last Department of Justice’s weaponization to settle political scores,” Bondi added.
Former Florida Representative Carolina Amesty like so many other good and Godly people was targeted not for what she did wrong, but rather for her courage to do what was right.
Vice President JD Vance responded to the horrific violent attack on a white couple at a jazz festival in Cincinnati on Friday evening.
A white man was brutally beaten and stomped on by a violent gang of black suspects. When a woman ran to the victim’s aid, she was also beaten and knocked out.
A white couple was brutaIIy beaten at a jazz festival by a black “teen mob” in Cincinnati yesterday.
A reporter watered down the attack as she asked JD Vance about the mob violence toward the white couple.
The reporter called the violent attack on the white couple a “street attack.”
Vance was not having it.
“You said a street fight in Cincinnati? What I saw is a mob of lawless thugs beating up on an innocent person, and it’s disgusting. And I hope every one of those people who engage in violence is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. They will be,” Vance said during his remarks on tax cuts at a steel facility in Canton, Ohio.
“They will be so long as law enforcement in the state of Ohio takes their job seriously. I know Dave Yost cares a lot about these things,” Vance said.
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BREAKING: JD Vance on the HORRIFIC scenes out of Cincinnati after a couple was brutally attacked by a group of thugs:
“What I saw is a mob of lawless thugs beating up on an innocent person, and it’s disgusting. And I hope every one of those people who engage in violence is… https://t.co/aGK7WJIoPspic.twitter.com/6K3zqW2cXV
Local law enforcement is investigating the attack, however, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the DOJ, posted on Sunday she and her department will be monitoring the investigation as well.
Our federal hate crimes laws apply to ALL Americans. We @CivilRights will monitor closely how local authorities handle this attack.
Nobody in our great nation should be the victim of such a crime, and where race is a motivation, federal law may apply. https://t.co/QeADELQMsZ
(@GuntherEagleman)