Month: July 2026

Fox News confronted Dr. Fauci outside of his DC home on Friday after his refusal to answer any questions during this week’s Senate hearing.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former NIAID director and face of America’s disastrous COVID response, finally appeared under subpoena Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in his opening statement in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on his actions that led to the COVID pandemic and his many lies told to the American public.

Fauci went on to plead the Fifth Amendment 111 times during the hearing.

The evil scientist scuttled away as Fox News confronted him.

“Dr. Fauci, do you regret the way you handled the hearing – pleading the Fifth [Amendment] so much?” a Fox News reporter shouted to Fauci.

“Is there anything you would do different, sir?” the reporter shouted.

Fauci quickly disappeared into his house and refused to answer any questions.

WATCH:

The New York Post reported on Thursday that Dr. Fauci was overheard dropping an F-bomb and venting after he was forced to endure harsh criticism from GOP lawmakers during Wednesday’s hearing.

GOP Senators demanded legal action against Fauci after they berated him during this week’s hearing.

Senator Moreno fumed as he confronted Dr. Fauci.

“Here I am sitting in front of you six years later, saying, who the f*ck do you think you were for doing that?” Moreno asked Fauci.

Senator Hawley of Missouri blasted Fauci for ‘getting rich’ while Americans were dying.

“During the pandemic you got rich. You got rich while Americans were dying,” Hawley said to Fauci.

“Your net worth is over $12 million. You got over $1 million in cash awards during COVID,” Hawley said.

Fauci was later overheard angrily whining to his wife about the Senate hearing.

According to The New York Post, Fauci was overheard dropping an F-bomb as he vented to his wife.

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An F-35 jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, on Friday morning. 

Video from the scene shows the smoldering pile of rubble resulting from the crash.

The crash was reported at approximately 10 am Pacific Time.

Via Fox:

Smoke was seen billowing into the skies off a nearby highway in bystander footage shared on Citizen.

Via Citizen:

Marine officials described it as a “Class A mishap,” noting that the pilot ejected and was recovered.

Fox 5 reports:

Marine officials confirmed that emergency personnel were responding to an F-35B “Class A mishap” that happened on a flight line.

The military defines a ‘Class A mishap’ as a severe accident that either results in death, permanent disability, aircraft loss or equipment damage of $2.5 million or more.

Officials said the aircraft was assigned to 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 11, and that the pilot was ejected and recovered.

The F-35B is a powerful jet with short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities.

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Former leader of the Republican Senate Caucus, Mitch McConnell, R-KY, has been in the hospital for almost 50 days.

He was hospitalized in mid-June, and nobody knows his current condition. Why is it taking so long to get a clear, definitive a

“Proof of life photos” were released over the past few weeks that allegedly show McConnell with his wife in the hospital, but many suspect that these photos are misleading.

McConnell’s current condition is still seemingly unknown.

McConnell is 84 years old and has served in the U.S. Senate since 1985.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear demanded that McConnell either address the people of Kentucky directly or resign from the Senate.

Beshear even sent a letter to President Trump about the situation.

In response to Beshear’s request, McConnell’s autograph was used on the letter, further drawing in speculation that his condition is a “cover-up” to avoid a special election for his seat.

McConnell’s final term in the Senate expires in early January, as he decided not to run for reelection in 2026.

The Gateway Pundit spoke to Lawmakers on Capitol Hill about this developing situation.

Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, is confident that McConnell is doing just fine.

“Well, sooner or later we’re going to have it, but I thought we got proof of life when he took a picture with his wife and was doing rehab. I mean I thought that,” Tuberville told TGP in an exclusive interview.

Tuberville also believes that McConnell and Beshear should work this situation out themselves:

“They’re both from Kentucky. They ought to be able to work it out. But I live next to McConnell over here, so I think he’s fine. He’s getting better.”

Sen. @CoachForGov on Governor @AndyBeshearKY‘s ultimatum to Mitch McConnell to either address his constituents directly or resign. @gatewaypundit pic.twitter.com/N2NfI783Q9

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 30, 2026

Senator Jon Ossoff, D-GA, believes the decision should be left to the constituents of Kentucky.

“I think that there’s understandable concern among the senator’s constituents with respect to his condition, and I’ll leave that to Kentuckians to work out,” Ossoff told TGP in an exclusive interview.

Senator @ossoff tells the @gatewaypundit he believes the constituents of Kentucky should decide what should be down about the McConnell “cover up” situation. pic.twitter.com/S0l0UitZXx

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 31, 2026

Georgia’s other Senator, Raphael Warnock, D-GA, approached the situation differently than Ossoff, declaring that Kentuckians deserve more answers.

“I believe that the voters of Kentucky deserve more answers than, what they’re getting right now,” Warnock told TGP in an exclusive interview.

“Praying for the McConnell family. Hopefully, he’s okay. Problem is we don’t know and so far we, we don’t have the kind of information. This is a real tough one and again with respect because I don’t know what’s happening with him medically, but the people of Kentucky deserve answers as what’s going on.”

Senator Rick Scott, R-FL, believes that McConnell himself, not the Governor of Kentucky, gets to decide if he wants to resign or not.

Senator @SenRickScott tells the @gatewaypundit that Mitch McConnell should be the one to decide if he wants to resign or not and that Governor @AndyBeshearKY does not get to make that decision. pic.twitter.com/HcgNZSI5Uf

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 31, 2026

“Well, we all hope Mitch is healthy, and we all want him to come back. But that’s a choice that the senator gets to make, not the governor of a state.”

Senator Pete Ricketts, R-NE, called Beshear’s demands “shameful.”

“That is absolutely shameful what Governor Beshear is doing. Taking advantage of a man who’s got health issues like that? He should be ashamed himself,” Ricketts told TGP in an exclusive interview.

Ricketts then accused Gateway Pundit reporter Myles Morell and TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton of “harassing” him, reporting them both to Capitol Police. Ricketts later apologized to Cotton, but has not issued an apology to Morell or TGP.

I was there too. He claimed that me and @hicharliecotton were “harassing” him.

We are both Congressional reporters. I have asked him questions multiple times with no problem. https://t.co/hzt98KAt3c

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 30, 2026

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-TN, has been calling out this situation for months and was one of the first to allege that the confusion behind McConnell’s current condition was a “cover up.”

Whether this is a cover-up or not, McConnell has been missing for almost 50 days and has missed dozens of key Senate votes during his absence.

Kentuckians certainly deserve more answers than just a couple of photos from the hospital, as they are not being represented in the Senate fairly due to McConnell’s extended absence.

While nobody is entirely sure about McConnell’s current health status, it makes sense why many would question this situation and allege that this is a massive cover-up.

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In the latest assault on family values Campus Reform is reporting “The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s second-largest teachers union representing approximately 1.8 million members, adopted a resolution on July 19 supporting access to “gender-affirming care” across “all stages of life” and pledging to challenge Trump administration healthcare policies through litigation.”

This is an insult to the American public, who rejected these policies at the polls by voting for President Trump.

The resolution that this teachers’ union supported is called “Protecting Medical Research, Healthcare Access and Health Equity for LGBTQIA+ Communities.” Unfortunately, this means life-altering surgery for young people.

“The resolution was adopted as the Trump administration has moved to restrict “gender transition” procedures for minors. ”

This is Randi Weingarten’s teachers’ union, someone who has sadly been at the forefront of Woke in education.

She is known for her anti-Trump and left-wing activism. She became famous for her left-wing ideology during COVID.

President Trump was elected in part as a rejection of Wokeness by the American people.

This resolution seeks to undermine the will of the public and enforce Wokeness on young people.

Campus Reform reported, “Beyond policy advocacy, the resolution commits the AFT to “support and, where appropriate, participate in litigation, amicus briefs, administrative challenges and other legal advocacy efforts” to defend access to “gender-affirming care” and challenge what it describes as unlawful discrimination in healthcare programs.”

“The resolution also calls for preserving and expanding federal collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data used in public health research.”

Campus Reform even reached out to Randi Weingarten for comment, and she refused to respond.

Instead of putting education and learning first, this teachers’ union is clearly about left-wing indoctrination.

This is all tremendously disrespectful to the American public, who voted for President Trump and have rejected the woke agenda over the years at school board meetings.

 

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The Democratic National Committee has had a no good, very bad year. That, of course, does not bode well for the 2028 presidential election cycle, and powerful Democrat donors have noticed.

According to Politico, the DNC’s embarrassing missteps under Chair Ken Martin have donors griping and looking for alternatives.

One donor, for instance, described the DNC as “sort of floundering right now.”

And that might have been the most generous assessment Politico received from more than half a dozen donors, donor advisors, and bundlers — those who collect many individual donations — nearly all of whom spoke anonymously.

“Nobody wants to give [Martin] or DNC money at this point, but worry is focused on the day after the midterms, because the DNC is more of a presidential player,” a Democratic bundler said. “It’s beyond embarrassing and it’s not going to get better until he is gone.”

Meanwhile, one donor advisor warned that the DNC’s failures under Martin mean that contributions will dry up after the 2026 midterms. That could change, however, if the DNC replaces Martin.

“We need an overhaul, and I think that’s what my folks will be in support of. And if that happens, there will be end-of-year giving, December will be a boom,” the donor adviser said. “But if it’s Ken, and it’s just the same — same old nonsense — I can’t make the case.”

So far in 2026, the DNC has exhibited its apparent ineptitude in a variety of ways.

For instance, in May, Martin finally released the results of a long-promised 2024 election autopsy that he commissioned. That report, which Martin entrusted to a friend, came to the DNC in unfinished condition and with so many sourcing problems that Martin himself had to effectively disavow it.

Moreover, the DNC finds itself $2 million in debt compared to the Republican National Committee’s $128.5 million cash on hand. Things have gotten so bad, in fact, that earlier this month Martin reportedly threw a phone at an aide’s desk in frustration.

None of this has inspired donors’ confidence as they look to 2028.

“History is precedent and so if you struggle now, that suggests you might struggle later,” a Democratic donor told Politico. “They’re going to have about a dozen candidates running for president. If you look at the inability to competitively raise money, it does make one question if you have the ability to deal with the other problems.”

Democratic donor and attorney Bob Kerrigan even went on record to question the DNC’s purpose.

“There’s a more fundamental issue: What the hell do they do?” Kerrigan said. “They are all in the beltway bubble and they are all important and they collect all sorts of money but what do they do?”

Unfortunately for Democrats, this internal turmoil has beset the party at the same time President Donald Trump and the Republicans’ poll numbers have plummeted.

According to the RealClearPolling aggregate of polls, Trump’s approval rating has fallen below 40 percent.

Likewise, RealClearPolling’s Right Direction/Wrong Track barometer has Trump and the ruling Republicans more than 24 points underwater. Only 34.7 percent of respondents described America as moving in the right direction. By contrast, 59.1 percent of respondents described America as on the wrong track.

The DNC, however, does not appear poised to take advantage of those numbers.

And the same holds true for the party’s projected presidential contenders. In fact, earlier this year, CNN data guru Harry Enten characterized the likely 2028 Democratic field as a “clown car.”

Those early contenders may include former Vice President and 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Iran struck Kuwait and President Donald Trump held a televised cabinet meeting Friday, as the Iran War entered its 154th day.

In a statement carried by Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian military announced it struck Kuwait in retaliation for a U.S. attack Wednesday evening that reportedly killed two adults and their toddler, while also injuring two other children. (Iran has labeled this a war crime.) According to Iran, IRGC “suicide drones struck fighter jet shelters, satellite communication systems, and equipment warehouses at Ahmad Al Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.” 

Citing U.S. officials, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday evening that the Pentagon is “now rethinking the scope of its footprint” in Kuwait.

Iran also claimed to have struck two oil tankers Friday morning, and its Persian Gulf Strait Authority said in a statement Friday that “transit through the Strait of Hormuz is not possible.” CENTCOM disputes this, posting on X Friday that “the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel transit. Iran does not control it.” Kpler’s shipping tracker service reported that commercial crossings dipped from 22 on Wednesday to 5 on Thursday, and noted that “all five vessels used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme,” rather than the southerly Omani route favored by the United States.

In the Red Sea, Kpler reported that traffic through the Bab el Mandeb Strait was fairly robust, with 47 reported transits Thursday. 

An article published in the Washington Post asserted that during the month of July, “the U.S. hit at least six bridges and tunnels surrounding the port city of Bandar Abbas” and also “damaged communications lines, a rail station and a desalination plant.”

Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the formation of a maritime coalition to confront Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have attempted to enforce a maritime embargo against the Gulf kingdom. Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, and ten other countries confirmed their participation in the coalition.

In Lebanon, the Israeli military carried out a massive demolition near Beaufort Castle, a Crusader-era fortress listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The IDF is also reported to have shelled houses and other structures in the Tyre area. 

According to reporting by the Financial Times, oil giants Exxon and Chevron both posted record profits during the second quarter of this year, largely as a result of Iran War-related energy shocks. The price of Brent Crude oil was $88.50 per barrel on Friday. AAA reported the national average price of gas at $4.11 per gallon.

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President Trump on Friday slammed RINO Senator John Cornyn for delaying Todd Blanche’s confirmation for Attorney General over the defunct weaponization fund.

President Trump on Thursday announced a plan to circumvent RINO Senators Cornyn and Tillis after they tried to derail Todd Blanche’s confirmation for Attorney General.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday evening postponed a key vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General.

The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on Blanche’s nomination on Thursday morning.

However, Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed the markup vote as RINO Senators Tillis and Cornyn make demands from the DOJ on its language related to restricting Trump’s IRS agreement.

On Thursday morning, President Trump said he may temporarily withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination until Senators Cornyn and Tillis leave office.

Cornyn and Tillis late Thursday evening continued to make demands as Blanche’s confirmation stalled.

Tillis lashed out at President Trump late Thursday.

“The president’s getting bad advice. He should listen to Blanche and others who think if it’s dead, it should be rendered completely dead,” a pompous Tillis told CNN’s Manu Raju.

Tillis attacked Trump’s ‘advisor’ who supposedly wants to bring back the weaponization fund.

On Friday morning, President Trump slammed Cornyn as he confirmed the weaponization fund is “dead.”

Full statement from President Trump:

John Cornyn never had a problem with the so called “Fund,” which will not benefit me, but rather the great American Patriots who were hunted down like dogs and whose lives were unfairly and illegally destroyed by the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, until after I decided to Endorse and Support his Republican Primary opponent in Texas, who easily won the Nomination for the United States Senate.

Perhaps there has never been a group of people treated so badly in our Nation’s history. They are suffering still, many ruined, and I felt that they should be given compensation for what has been done to them.

I gave up any payments for myself, which would have been substantial, including for the illegal and unprecedented raid on Mar-a-Lago, my home in Florida, even though many legal experts, and others, including John Cornyn, said it was a shocking and disgusting display of “weaponization” against me.

Such an event has never happened before, and hopefully will never happen again! I will always feel that these victims of government abuse should be paid back for what they were forced to endure, their lives have been ruined! Millions of people agree with me, as was proven in my landslide Presidential win, where this was a major subject of debate, and so did John Cornyn, until he lost his Election to an opponent that I Endorsed.

Todd Blanche, a good man, should be immediately approved as U.S. Attorney General. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

RINO Senator Thom Tillis jumped in and attacked President Trump on Friday morning:

The President made it clear today that the so-called Anti Weaponization Fund is still alive, which is exactly why we are attempting to formally end it. While I never disagreed that the Biden Administration pursued a number of vindictive prosecutions related to January 6, the criminals who assaulted police officers and defiled our nation’s Capitol are not “great American patriots” who are “victims of government abuse.” Anyone who attacked law enforcement should still be in prison, not getting a check from the federal government.

Senator Cornyn and I have been working with Acting AG Todd Blanche to end the Anti Weaponization Fund, and he has been forthright, thoughtful and patient. It’s a shame his confirmation has hit a snag only because an incompetent personal advisor to the President refuses to amend the bogus settlement. I will continue working in good faith to put an end this legal and political albatross and prevent any potential misallocation of taxpayer dollars.

The President made it clear today that the so-called Anti Weaponization Fund is still alive, which is exactly why we are attempting to formally end it. While I never disagreed that the Biden Administration pursued a number of vindictive prosecutions related to January 6, the… https://t.co/Ebe2nsePnl

— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) July 31, 2026

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North African invaders have reportedly started to go back.

The migrant invasion of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is developing, with Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declaring that Spain is ‘under attack’.

While Spanish intelligence sources accused Morocco of waging a ‘false flag’ operation against Ceuta, reports are saying that the two countries are collaborating, and that the invaders have started to leave.

Morocco deliberately transporting thousands of migrants toward the Spanish border, facilitating an invasion of Spain! pic.twitter.com/ufMByLfRM9

— Dominik Tarczyński MEP (@D_Tarczynski) July 31, 2026

Reuters reported:

“Spain said on Friday that ​it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with thousands of people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back ‌voluntarily.

Moroccan forces beat back crowds with batons and tear gas at the gates to Ceuta, trying to prevent more from storming across into the tiny Spanish territory that juts on a spit of sandy land into the Mediterranean from Morocco.

Spain’s Interior Ministry said around 50,000 people had crossed the border since Thursday morning, and estimated that around 25,000 had already turned and gone back.”

Europe reacted to the catastrophe, as you can read in Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Threatens to Suspend Schengen with Spain After Insane Footage of Young African Males Storming Ceuta Enclave.

Italy has suspended freedom of movement with Spain after 60,000 migrants stormed its African exclave of Ceuta.

Rome also said it would strengthen border controls, following a similar move by France earlier on Friday https://t.co/6zWuSX7BWg pic.twitter.com/jETfdaIGzJ

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 31, 2026

Such was the rage among several European Union countries, that even Globalist France will strengthen its controls at the Spanish border.

BFM reported:

“Paris in turn hardened its tone against Madrid. While about 40,000 migrants have entered Europe in recent days through Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, Emmanuel Macron ‘has asked the Minister of the Interior to take all appropriate measures to strengthen controls at the border with Spain’, BFMTV learned from the head of state’s entourage.

‘Contacts are also underway with the Spanish and Moroccan authorities to ensure close monitoring of the situation and to strengthen coordination between the various services concerned’, the same source added.”

Also on the European reaction:

“Finland said on Friday it supported Italy’s proposal to close the Schengen area to Spain after the illegal entry of thousands of migrants from Morocco, saying Madrid ‘has completely failed to protect the external border of the Schengen area’.”

Face à la situation migratoire à Ceuta, j’ai été en contact avec le Président du gouvernement espagnol pour marquer notre solidarité et proposer toute aide nécessaire, y compris via Frontex.

Je salue la coopération en cours avec le Maroc,…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 31, 2026

“In the face of the migration situation in Ceuta, I have been in contact with the President of the Spanish government to express our solidarity and offer any necessary assistance, including through Frontex.                                       

I welcome the ongoing cooperation with Morocco, which has already enabled more than 40,000 returns from Ceuta to Morocco today.

The interior ministers are in contact to ensure close monitoring of the situation.

Ceuta does not benefit from freedom of movement to the rest of the Schengen Area. However, as of yesterday, I asked the Interior Minister to strengthen controls at our border with Spain if necessary: 4 units of mobile forces, aircraft, and drones have been deployed.

These measures serve to reinforce the arrangements we have taken since 2020 to better protect our border with Spain in close coordination, with joint brigades and a concerted action to combat illegal immigration.

These measures complement the European instruments adopted to ensure returns and implement the asylum and migration pact, with a 25% drop in irregular flows to the European Union last year and a continued decline on the Atlantic and western Mediterranean migration routes in 2026.

Solidarity and responsibility with our European partners to enforce our rules of firmness on returns and the protection of the Union’s external borders.

I reiterate here our solidarity with Spain, its government, and its people.”

Read more:

UPDATE: Spain Deploys Military To Chaotic Ceuta as the Enclave Is Completely Overrun by Migrant Invaders – Morocco Reportedly Agrees To Take the Illegals Back (VIDEOS)

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Another ‘big victory’ in the MSM that did not materialize.

Lately, we see a tendency by Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky and his Globalist backers (Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, NATO’s Mark Rutte) to take what probably amounted to evasive answers by US President Donald J. Trump and turn it into wholehearted promises.

The supposed new Trump support for Ukraine in the war, so far, amounted to meetings and photo-ops.

That appears to be exactly the case with the much advertised and celebrated ‘decision’ to license Ukraine Patriot air defense missiles.

This was lauded in the MSM as something that would imminently tip the scales of the war – despite the fact that even if everything progressed rapidly, it would take two, maybe three years to start producing these.

It also doesn’t hurt pointing out that no amount of air defense missiles will help Kiev on the seemingly impossible task of conquering back the 20% of territory now incorporated by Russia.

BREAKING: Trump is not sure he will allow Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles

The US president had previously publicly supported the production of Patriot missiles in Ukraine. Following one of their meetings at the White House, Zelenskyy said that permission had been granted.… pic.twitter.com/gI8N9DaA88

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 31, 2026

But after all the hoopla, Trump has told FT that he has not decided whether to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles.

Financial Times reported:

“The US president said in a phone interview with the FT on Thursday that he was ‘not sure’ whether Washington would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles, adding that ‘we’re looking at it’.

‘It’s a very extraordinary weapon, and we have to be a little bit careful of who we license to. We don’t really license equipment’.”

Trump refuted Zelensky’s claim that Ukraine will be licensed to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, saying he wasn’t sure if they would do it:

“It’s a very extraordinary weapon, and . . . we have to be a little bit careful of who we license to. We don’t really license… pic.twitter.com/ZkeLaq7lC4

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 31, 2026

Ukraine needs the Patriot air-defense system to try to intercept Russian ballistic missiles targeting its cities.

“Persuading Trump to consider allowing Kiev to produce the missiles represents a significant achievement for Zelensky”, FT writes.

So, now, it’s not actually getting the license, building the factory and finally the missiles that is the ‘achievement’ – it’s getting Trump to even consider it.

“Following the White House meeting on Tuesday [28], Zelensky said Trump ‘accepted that he will give us licenses.’ Zelenskyy added that he had recently met producers of the Patriot system: ‘I had [a] meeting with the representatives of production.  I hope that we will do co-production. This is very important’.”

“Very simply put, we want the war in Ukraine with Russia ended. I’m not looking for missiles. We’re looking for peace.” DJT

Read more:

NATO Summit Kicks Off in Ankara Turkey, With Trump Influence Meaning There Will Be NO Zelensky Speech and the Ukraine Issue Will Be Sidelined

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