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June 10, 2024
William Upton
Politics

Is Mike Johnson Being Held Hostage by ‘Moderate’ Republicans Over Merrick Garland?

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is scrambling to whip votes for contempt charges against Joe Biden‘s Attorney General Merrick Garland ahead of a preliminary Rules Committee vote on Tuesday. Garland has refused to hand over audio recordings of Biden’s two interviews with Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Robert Hur, in which written transcripts indicate the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent suffered numerous memory lapses and was sometimes visibly confused.

The Rules Committee vote means the Garland contempt resolution could see a vote before the full House of Representatives as soon as Wednesday. However, indecisiveness and internal hand-wringing by House leadership have allowed the contempt process to drag out for over a month, and now a group of moderate Republicans is threatening to derail a final vote altogether.

Moderate Republicans, numbering around ten or more, are demanding House leadership delay the vote in the hopes they can negotiate an off-ramp with Biden‘s Attorney General and avoid the final contempt vote. Whether the off-ramp would include Garland handing over the special counsel’s Biden interview audio is unclear.

While much of the media coverage of House Republicans has focused on the Freedom Caucus‘s contentious relationship with Johnson, it has ignored an equally tenuous relationship between the Republican Speaker and more moderate members of his party. House leadership’s inability to hold the Republican caucus together has resulted in it mainly pushing symbolic and toothless votes against the Biden government.

According to sources on Capitol Hill, Speaker Johnson and Tom Emmer (R-MN)—the House Majority Whip—have been unable or unwilling “to say no” to this moderate Republican faction, effectively giving them an outsized influence over the House’s legislative agenda. The narrow House Republican majority and inability to effectively whip votes have resulted in several embarrassing votes, including the on—again, off—again impeachment of Biden’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, earlier this year.

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Media

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Still Gets Oval Office Access, Despite Trashing the Admin All Day.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump and Salvadoran President Bukele discussed the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during an Oval Office meeting. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, present during the meeting, trashed the administration’s handling of the case.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pam Bondi and Stephen Miller also contributed to the discussion.

📍 Where & When: The encounter occurred during a meeting on April 15 at the White House, with further discussions on the CNN show The Source with Kaitlan Collins.

💬 Key Quote: “Why don’t you just say, ‘Isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country?’ Why can’t you just say that?” — President Trump.

⚠️ Impact: President Bukele has said he will not “smuggle” Garcia, an El Salvadoran citizen, back to the U.S.

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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins continues to have a White House press pass despite constant attacks on President Donald J. Trump. This week, Collins attacked the president over the deportation of an El Salvadoran national linked to the notorious MS-13 gang.

A dispute over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was highlighted during the press portion of an Oval Office meeting with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on April 15. Collins questioned Trump about the administration’s handling of Garcia’s deportation following a Supreme Court ruling on his case.

“Why don’t you just say, ‘Isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country?’ Why can’t you just say that?” President Trump said, branding members of the press lobbying for Garcia’s return “sick.”

Trump, when asked if he would seek Bukele’s assistance in Garcia’s return, referred the question to senior aides. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Stephen Miller reiterated Garcia’s illegal status and past court findings associating him with MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organization, which they say bars him from staying in the United States under federal law.

“That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him. That’s not up to us,” AG Bondi said. Miller concurred, saying, “No version of this legally ends up with him ever living here because he is a citizen of El Salvador. That is the President of El Salvador. Your questions about per the court can only be directed to him.”

President Bukele responded to Collins, stating, “How can I return him to the United States? Like, if I smuggle him into the United States, or what do I do? Of course, I’m not going to do it.”

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50 minutes ago
Wake Up Right
Health

Trump Signs Order to Slash Prescription Drug Costs for Low-Income Americans.

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at slashing prescription drug costs—with insulin reduced to three cents for low-income Americans.

The details: Trump’s order takes aim at drug costs and Big Pharma from several angles:

  • Insulin: Prices drop to as low as three cents for low-income and uninsured patients.
  • Epinephrine: Injectable doses fall to $15.
  • Cancer drugs: Standardizing Medicare payments for prescription drugs, like cancer treatments, which can lower prices by 60 percent.
  • Generics: Boosted access to biosimilars, which can be up to 80 percent cheaper.
  • Middlemen: Order demands transparency from pharmacy benefit managers and pushes reforms to the entire supply chain.
  • Drug importation: States can import lower-cost meds, including for sickle cell.

Back up: In 2020, Trump launched a program to give seniors access to $35 per 30-day supply of insulin. Biden let the program expire and then rolled it into the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and took credit for it.

Eclipsing Biden: The IRA also created the Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiation Program, which allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly with pharma companies for high-cost prescription drugs.

  • In its first year in effect under Biden, the program netted a 22 percent reduction in prices. Trump’s order aims to “eclipse” that number.

Big picture: Roughly 68 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare—meaning these reforms will touch roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population.

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BREAKING—UK Supreme Court Rules: Trans Women are NOT Legally Women.

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❓What Happened: The UK Supreme Court ruled that the definition of “woman” under equalities law refers to biological sex.

👥 Who’s Involved: UK Supreme Court judges, ‘For Women Scotland,’ the Scottish government, and Lord Hodge.

📍 Where & When: UK Supreme Court, London, April 16.

💬 Key Quote: Lord Hodge stated, “The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.”

⚠️ Impact: The ruling could affect sex-based rights and protections across Scotland, England, and Wales, influencing services and spaces designated for women.

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The UK Supreme Court has unanimously determined that within the scope of equalities law, the term “woman” is defined by biological sex. This resolution finalizes a lengthy legal confrontation, which holds potential implications for how sex-based rights are enforced throughout Scotland, England, and Wales.

The decision favored the advocacy group ‘For Women Scotland,’ which contested the far left Scottish government’s position that sex-based safeguards should extend to individuals with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), i.e. “trans-women.”

The crux of the legal debate was the proper interpretation of the 2010 Equality Act, a piece of legislation applied across Britain. Lord Hodge clarified that the central issue was the legislative definition of the terms “woman” and “sex.” According to the court, these terms are predicated on biological distinctions.

Campaigners were visibly emotional upon leaving the courtroom after the ruling. Outside, For Women Scotland co-founder Susan Smith expressed gratitude to the court, stating that spaces designated for women will continue to offer security based on biological definitions. Meanwhile, UK officials affirmed that this decision provides clarity for service providers such as hospitals and sports clubs, affirming that single-sex spaces are secured by existing law.

In contrast, Maggie Chapman, a Scottish Green MSP known for her advocacy for “trans rights,” described the ruling as troubling.

The legal challenge traces back to a 2018 Scottish bill aimed at gender balance on public boards, which included transgender people in quota considerations. The matter has been repeatedly contested in Scottish courts, with varying outcomes until now.

The ruling concludes that interpreting sex as “certificated” would create inconsistency in legal definitions and weaken existing protections, specifically for single-sex environments and groups. This clarification seeks to ensure coherence in legal protections and rights.

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14 hours ago
Media
Politics

WaPo Columnist Fears Losing Job if He Critiques Bezos’s New Relationship With Trump.

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❓What Happened: Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin admitted during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored that he fears being fired if he comments on or critiques the newspaper’s owner, Amazon founder and mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos.

👥 Who’s Involved: Piers Morgan, Josh Rogin, Bill Maher, Jeff Bezos, and Donald J. Trump.

📍 Where & When: The debate occurred on Piers Morgan Uncensored, following Maher’s account of his dinner with President Trump on Real Time, which aired on Friday.

💬 Key Quote: Rogin stated, “I’m not in a position to comment on Jeff Bezos, because if I comment on Jeff Bezos, then I could be fired from my job.”

⚠️ Impact: The conversation highlighted potential double standards in media criticism and raised questions about the influence of media ownership. In recent months, Bezos has taken a more active role in the Washington Post, especially on the newspaper’s editorial side.

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On a recent episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, columnist Josh Rogin found himself in a tight spot as he was challenged to explain why he criticized comedian Bill Maher‘s recent dinner meeting with Present Donald J. Trump while overlooking similar actions by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. Rogin was pressed by host Piers Morgan over dismissing Maher’s engagement with Trump as a “PR stunt,” accusing the host of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher of inadvertently serving as a tool for Trump’s publicity.

Morgan grilled the Washington Post columnist on his apparent selective criticism, pointing out that Bezos, who owns the newspaper, has had several recent public and private interactions with Trump. “He called him and praised him after he was shot. At a New York Times event in December Bezos said he was optimistic about a second Trump presidency. He had dinner at Mar-a-Lago in December 2024. He pledged a million dollars to Trump’s inauguration fund. He attended the inauguration. Amazon, obviously, one of his, companies [Amazon] streamed Trump’s inauguration on its Prime Video service and is also paying $40 million for a Melania Trump documentary,” Morgan noted.

After several exchanges, Morgan finally drew a stunning confession from Rogin after lampooning the columnist’s unwillingness to discuss Bezos. “All right, but look, Josh, look, if it looks like a duck and it sounds like a duck, it’s probably a duck,” Morgan jabbed, adding: “I mean, you can appreciate that if you’re Bill Maher watching you refusing to be remotely critical of what your own owner has done with Trump in terms of kissing the ring, you could potentially see that he might think there’s a double standard there.”

An exasperated Rogin relented, admitting: “You know, I see what you’re trying to do, Piers, but I’m not in a position to comment on Jeff Bezos, because if I comment on Jeff Bezos, then I could be fired from my job and you know that, so I’m not going to do that.”

The National Pulse reported last October that the Washington Post saw over 200,000 digital readers cancel their subscriptions and its editorial staff revolt against ownership after Bezos and the newspaper’s editorial board decided not to endorse Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris, choosing instead not to back any candidate. Since the 2024 election, the newspaper has bled subscribers and revenue while facing a second staff revolt in late February of this year when Bezos announced changes to the newspaper’s opinion section, stating it would now focus on promoting “personal liberties and free markets.”

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15 hours ago
Crime
News

An American Pastor Was Kidnapped in South Africa. The Hunt Continues.

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❓What Happened: An American pastor, Josh Sullivan, was kidnapped at gunpoint in South Africa while conducting a prayer service.

👥 Who’s Involved: Josh Sullivan, the South African Police Service’s Hawks unit, and Sullivan’s family.

📍 Where & When: Last Thursday, Motherwell, South Africa.

💬 Key Quote: “Please pray for Josh Sullivan,” the Fellowship Baptist Church in Tennessee posted on Facebook.

⚠️ Impact: Concerns for his safety have led to an ongoing search and calls for information from the public.

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Authorities are combing South Africa for a missing American missionary, Josh Sullivan, who was reportedly abducted last week during a prayer service in the town of Motherwell. Sullivan, 35, from Tennessee, has been living with his family in South Africa since 2018, connected to the Fellowship Baptist Church.

Local police stated that armed individuals entered the church, capturing Sullivan and forcibly transporting him in his vehicle, which was soon found deserted in the vicinity. The South African Police Service’s special unit, Hawks, confirmed their active investigation into this incident, emphasizing their commitment to securing his safe return.

The U.S. State Department has acknowledged the situation, but Sullivan’s location remains unknown as of Tuesday. His family, back in the United States, has taken to social media requesting prayers and support. “My heart is breaking,” his mother, Tonya Rinker, expressed on Facebook, urging continuous prayers for her family and describing Sullivan as a devoted and God-serving individual.

“Please pray for Josh Sullivan,” the Fellowship Baptist Church in Tennessee posted. They also mentioned receiving derogatory remarks about their missionary activities.

Sullivan’s case comes as the United States and South Africa have seen a fraying in their diplomatic relations. This is partially due to the South African government looking to seize land from white farmers without compensation.

A similar move was enacted by Zimbabwe decades ago and led to deaths, a collapse in food production, and massive economic problems. Now, after the fall of the late dictator Robert Mugabe, the government of Zimbabwe has decided to enact some measures to compensate those who had their land seized.

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16 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
Corruption
UK

Far-Left Pol Now Wanted on Corruption Charges Campaigned to Ban Trump.

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❓What Happened: Tulip Siddiq, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain’s governing Labour Party, now facing corruption charges in Bangladesh, campaigned to ban President Donald J. Trump from Britain in 2016, and campaigned for Barack Obama in 2008.

👥 Who’s Involved: Tulip Siddiq, President Donald J. Trump, former President Barack Obama, and Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission.

📍 Where & When: British Parliament debate in January 2016; arrest warrant issued in Bangladesh, April 2025.

💬 Key Quote: “The United Kingdom should not be held to ransom by corrosive billionaire politicians,” Siddiq said of Trump in 2016.

⚠️ Impact: Siddiq’s corruption charges undermine her past criticisms of Trump, exposing contradictions in her political stance.

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Tulip Siddiq, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain’s governing Labour Party and, until recently, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Anti-Corruption Minister, is now wanted in Bangladesh on corruption charges. Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, previously covered her efforts to ban President Donald J. Trump from the United Kingdom and her campaign work for Barack Obama in 2008.

In January 2016, Siddiq took a prominent role in a parliamentary push to bar Trump from entering Britain. Speaking to the British press, Siddiq called Trump “corrosive,” dismissing contemporary reports he could pull a proposed £700 million investment in Scotland if he was banned from the country. “The United Kingdom should not be held to ransom by corrosive billionaire politicians,” she stated. “Donald Trump’s threats about withholding investment from the UK is another desperate attempt to get in the headlines, and anyone seeing his comments should reject his bigotry.”

At the time, Trump was under fire for proposing a so-called “Muslim ban” to stem Islamist terror attacks—later manifested as a ban on travel from certain known hotbeds of jihadism with insecure vetting for outbound travelers.

Not coincidentally, Bangladesh—where Siddiq’s now-ousted aunt Sheikh Hasina was Prime Minister—is overwhelmingly Muslim in composition. Siddiq’s corruption charges are linked to allegations she and her family profited from misused public funds in the country during her aunt’s 15-year rule.

In addition to campaigning against Trump traveling to Britain, Siddiq traveled to the U.S. to campaign for Barack Obama during his 2008 U.S. presidential run, according to the ‘British Bangladeshi Who’s Who’ magazine.

She backed the bid by hard-left former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn—expelled by Starmer amid an anti-Semitism scandal—but maintained a high profile following his ouster, being appointed as Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, or Anti-Corruption Minister, when Labour regained power last July.

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission accuses her of illegally obtaining a 7,200-square-foot plot in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone through abuse of power. The commission alleges she used forged signatures to secure a flat, qualifying her for the land deal, as part of broader investigations into her family’s dealings during Hasina’s government.

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17 hours ago
Economy
News

Trump Pledges Fast-Track for Nvidia’s $500 Billion Investment.

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❓What Happened: NVIDIA plans a substantial investment in U.S. infrastructure to create AI supercomputers.

👥 Who’s Involved: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, President Donald J. Trump.

📍 Where & When: Arizona and Texas, announcement made on April 14, 2025.

💬 Key Quote: “The engines of the world’s AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time.” — Jensen Huang.

⚠️ Impact: Potential growth in U.S. chip manufacturing; concerns about the impact of tariffs on demand.

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Tech giant NVIDIA has announced a major push to manufacture artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers in the United States, committing to a $500 billion investment. This marks the first time the company will build its AI infrastructure domestically. President Donald J. Trump responded to the announcement on Truth Social, emphasizing that necessary permits for NVIDIA and similar businesses will be expedited to support what he described as the “Golden Age of America.”

The initiative involves over a million square feet dedicated to the production and testing of NVIDIA’s specialized Blackwell chips in Arizona, alongside the assembly of AI supercomputers in Texas. This investment is expected to realize up to half a trillion dollars in AI infrastructure over the next four years.

NVIDIA’s CEO, Jensen Huang, highlighted the strategic advantage of U.S.-based manufacturing. Huang stated it allows the company to better meet the demand for AI technology while fortifying supply chains and increasing operational resilience. “The engines of the world’s AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time,” Huang said.

The announcement comes amid the Trump Administration’s stance that partial tariff waivers for electronics, such as phones and computer parts, are temporary. These waivers will remain until a new, industry-specific tariff strategy is devised. Trump’s economic strategy encourages global manufacturers to relocate production to the U.S.

The move by NVIDIA  comes after President Trump announced a significant investment by South Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai last month. The company will invest $21 billion in the United States. At least $5.8 billion of which will be invested in a new steel plant in Louisiana, providing over 1,400 jobs.

President Trump’s tariff policies have brought nearly all affected countries to the negotiating table except China. The Communist-led government has instead opted for its own retaliatory tariffs.

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18 hours ago
William Upton
Economy
World

China Refuses Boeing Jet Deliveries.

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❓What Happened: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has instructed domestic airlines to halt acceptance of Boeing jet deliveries amid escalating trade tensions with the United States.

👥 Who’s Involved: The Chinese government, domestic Chinese airlines, Boeing, U.S. companies supplying airline parts, and President Donald J. Trump.

📍 Where & When: The announcement occurred in China in the context of ongoing trade disputes with the U.S.

💬 Key Quote: “We do not see China as critical to Boeing’s ramp over the next few years,” said Seth Seifman, an analyst with JPMorgan. He added: “China will be important longer term, however.”

⚠️ Impact: Boeing’s stocks dropped by 1.6 percent in morning trading. China’s heightened tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent complicate aircraft and parts shipments, affecting affordability. The trade rift may disrupt Boeing’s planned deliveries, impacting future transactions.

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is directing its country’s aviation sector to stop receiving Boeing jets as U.S.-China trade tensions intensify. The Chinese government’s directive also includes a halt on the purchase of U.S.-made airline components. Last week, China’s communist government announced it would increase tariffs on American goods to 125 percent. This followed an announcement by U.S. President Donald J. Trump of a 145 percent tariff on all Chinese imports.

Notably, Boeing-made aircraft comprise an estimated 40 percent of the total global commercial aviation market. France-based Airbus holds nearly 60 percent of the market, with Canada’s Bombardier Aviation and Brazil’s Embraer S.A. making up the small remainder. Additionally, U.S.-made airline parts account for a significant share of components sold around the world.

The move by China could significantly impact Boeing, which was set to deliver approximately 10 of its 737 Max models to Chinese airlines like China Southern Airlines, Air China, and Xiamen Airlines. However, payment and delivery processes for some aircraft may have been finalized before the trade conflict expanded, meaning those specific deliveries might proceed. In addition, the CCP restrictions could cause considerable problems for China’s domestic commercial aviation industry, limiting the ability of the country’s airlines to source critical components—with the use of aftermarket or refurbished parts increasing safety risks.

“We do not see China as critical to Boeing’s ramp over the next few years,” wrote Seth Seifman, an analyst with JPMorgan, in an investor note. He added: “China will be important longer term, however.”

Following the announcement of the CCP directive, Boeing’s stock shares fell 1.6 percent, or $2.59, to $156.74 as trading began Tuesday morning.

The restrictions on Boeing are one of the few areas where China can directly impact American exports. As a surplus economy, China exports far more than it imports—especially in its trade relations with the U.S. Notably, American exports to China are primarily agricultural in nature, with aircraft and airline components comprising a much smaller share.

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18 hours ago
William Upton
NatSec
World

WARNING: Greenland Signals Closer Co-Operation With Chinese Communist Party.

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❓What Happened: Greenland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, announced the strategically important island will seek greater cooperation with China, potentially entering into a trade partnership.

👥 Who’s Involved: Greenlandic Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Denmark, China, the United States, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

📍 Where & When: Motzfeldt’s comments appeared in a recent interview with the Danish daily newspaper Berlingske. 

💬 Key Quote: “China is very important to us, and we are eager to strengthen our cooperation,” Motzfeldt said.

⚠️ Impact: The comments mark a significant escalation in the ongoing U.S.-China trade conflict and President Donald J. Trump’s goal of securing strategic control over Greenland.

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Greenland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, says the strategically important island will seek greater cooperation with China and potentially enter into a trade partnership with the communist state. The announcement, made in an interview with the Danish daily newspaper Berlingske, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing U.S.-China trade conflict and President Donald J. Trump’s goal of securing strategic control over the island.

“China is very important to us, and we are eager to strengthen our cooperation,” Motzfeldt said in the interview. The Greenlandic Foreign Affairs Minister noted that she traveled to China in 2023 as part of a diplomatic delegation to open the island’s representative office within the Danish embassy in Beijing. Motzfeldt emphasized Greenland’s current trade relations with China, noting its significant seafood exports to the communist country.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has made securing American influence over Greenland a key goal of his White House. The island—currently a semi-autonomous protectorate under the Kingdom of Denmark—is strategically located at the boundary of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and holds significant rare earth mineral deposits. Currently, the island hosts a small U.S. Space Force contingent at the Pituffik Space Base. However, American military officials have pushed for a more significant presence, including the possibility of a naval facility for submarine basing.

“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100 percent,” President Trump said during an interview in late March, stating he was confident it is a “good possibility that we could do it without military force.” However, the America First leader added that he would not “take anything off the table.”

Conversely, China has condemned American aims on Greenland, with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lin Jian stating: “On the issue of Greenland, China always believes that relations between countries should be handled in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.”

Motzfeldt’s announcement of interest in increased cooperation between Greenland and China comes amidst increasing tensions between the United States and its Asian communist rival. Last week, the Trump administration announced it was increasing the trade tariff on Chinese imports to 145 percent. China retaliated, raising its import duty on American goods to 125 percent and barring the further purchase of American-made commercial aircraft.

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20 hours ago
Politics

Biden to Deliver Chicago Speech, First Address Since Election.

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❓What Happened: Former President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first public speech since leaving office in January.

👥 Who’s Involved: Joe Biden; Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD); former Gov. Martin O’Malley; and former Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

📍 Where & When: Tuesday evening, at a conference in Chicago.

💬 Key Quote: “We are deeply honored President Biden is making his first public appearance at ACRD’s sold-out conference,” said Rachel Buck, ACRD Executive Director.

⚠️ Impact: Biden’s speech is anticipated to focus on Social Security. However, attention will likely be focused on the octogenarian Democrat’s cognitive state.

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Former President Joe Biden is scheduled to make what is being billed as his first public speaking engagement since leaving office on Tuesday. The former president will deliver the evening keynote address during a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD), with an expected focus on Social Security.

“We are deeply honored President Biden is making his first public appearance at ACRD’s sold-out conference,” said Rachel Buck, Executive Director of ACRD, in a statment. She continued: “As bipartisan leaders have long agreed, Americans who retire after paying into Social Security their whole lives deserve the vital support and caring services they receive. As a result, we are thrilled the President will be joining us to discuss how we can work together for a stable and successful future for Social Security.”

The address will likely draw significant media and public attention, with extra scrutiny on Biden’s cognitive state. Since the former president left office, the corporate media has admitted that staffers in the Biden White House engaged in a concerted effort to hide the 82-year-old Democrat’s reduced mental faculties from the American public. Biden’s declining cognitive and physical health became particularly evident following a disastrous June 2024 presidential debate with now-President Donald J. Trump, where the octogenarian Democrat appeared confused and physically frail.

Biden will be joined in his keynote address by former Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD), who also served as Biden’s Social Security Administration commissioner. Additionally, former U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is slated to speak at the ACRD conference.

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