Former first lady Michelle Obama is deploying drag queens and musician Cardi B. to drum up support for Democrat nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in key swing states. Mrs. Obama’s organization, When We All Vote, is launching an initiative called ‘Party at the Polls.’
In Arizona, where President Donald J. Trump currently holds a narrow lead, a drag show featuring performers from RuPaul’s Drag Race will take place on October 18 in Phoenix. Nevada, a state with polling indicating a close race, will host a similar event on October 29.
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Georgia will see a collaboration between When We All Vote and Live Nation Urban at the ONE Musicfest in Atlanta on October 26 and 27. Cardi B., set to perform, previously expressed regret over supporting Joe Biden in 2020.
Kamala Harris has deployed high-profile musicians to motivate people to attend her rallies in the past, featuring free concerts with musicians like Megan Thee Stallion and others.
The Harris campaign is struggling in several key swing states less than a month ahead of the November presidential election. Polls put President Trump up as much as three points in Pennsylvania, and betting markets give Trump better odds of winning all of the swing states except Nevada.
The Harris campaign has stated that it expects to ramp up negative and nasty campaigning in the final weeks before the election, despite two attempts on rival Donald J. Trump’s life so far.
The Harris campaign has raised over a billion dollars, allowing Harris to buy a litany of ad time in swing states.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A scheduled appearance by Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, was canceled, with his team alleging interference from the Trump administration.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Newsom, President Donald J. Trump, the USA House, and the WEF.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The cancellation occurred during the WEF summit in Davos, Switzerland, this week.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official US pavilion) is now denying entry to [California Governor] Gavin Newsom to speak with media after Fortune – the official media partner – invited him to speak,” Newsom’s office alleges.
🎯IMPACT: Newsom used the incident to criticize the Trump administration and promote California as a counterbalance to its policies.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is complaining that a planned appearance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, was canceled at the last minute after officials at the U.S. pavilion withdrew access, a move his office blamed on pressure from the Trump administration. Newsom had been scheduled to take part in a “fireside chat” organized by Fortune at the USA House, which serves as the official U.S. pavilion at the annual gathering.
Shortly before the event was set to begin, the USA House informed organizers that it could no longer accommodate the liberal governor. In a statement shared publicly by Newsom, his office complained, “Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official US pavilion) is now denying entry to [California Governor] Gavin Newsom to speak with media after Fortune – the official media partner – invited him to speak.”
Newsom amplified the complaint on social media, whining, “How weak and pathetic do you have to be to be this scared of a fireside chat?”
Fortune confirmed that Newsom had been invited to participate but said the USA House had made the decision to rescind access. The magazine noted that programming at high-profile international events can be affected by logistical, security, and stakeholder considerations.
The incident occurred as Newsom, widely viewed as a potential Democratic presidential contender in 2028, used his Davos visit to attack President Donald J. Trump and international leaders he views as accommodating the Trump administration. Speaking with reporters, Newsom said, “I can’t take this complicity of people rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders. I mean handing out crowns, the Nobel prizes that are being given away. It’s just pathetic.”
During the forum, Trump announced he had reached what he described as a new framework with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte regarding Greenland, easing tensions with allies and pausing threatened tariffs tied to the dispute over Denmark transferring the territory to the U.S.
A White House spokesman dismissed Newsom’s criticism of the President, saying, “No one in Davos knows who third-rate governor Newscum is or why he is frolicking around Switzerland instead of fixing the many problems he created in California.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage is being smeared for having breached the code of conduct for Members of Parliament (MPs) in Britain, because he registered some financial interests slightly late.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg, and rival political parties.
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💬KEY QUOTE: The Commissioner conceded that the late paperwork was “inadvertent because of staffing and other administrative issues” and did not refer Farage for further action.
🎯IMPACT: The corporate media and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government are attempting to frame the paperwork issue as major misconduct, despite the Commissioner concluding no action should be taken against Farage following a protracted investigation.
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Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform Party, breached the code of conduct for Members of Parliament (MPs) by failing to register some financial interests on time. Despite the breaches appearing minor, involving, for instance, payments for television presenting work being registered 36 days late, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leftist government and the corporate media are attempting to inflate them into an ethics scandal.
Daniel Greenberg, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, conducted the investigation into Farage over three months and determined that the breaches were “inadvertent because of staffing and other administrative issues.” He decided not to refer the matter to the Committee on Standards for further action.
Farage took “full responsibility” for the late paperwork and apologized, saying that “this was an administrative error on behalf of me and my team.”
“Unlike most Members, I have a very complicated and complex set of interests, including my work as a TV presenter and as a successful private businessman, most of which were built long before I was elected as a Member of Parliament,” he explained.
Farage’s party has been consistently topping the polls in Britain for months, with Starmer’s incumbent Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservatives (Tories) both experiencing a historic collapse in support. Consequently, a nascent lawfare campaign is emerging against Farage, similar to that used to exclude French populist leader Marine Le Pen from her country’s forthcoming presidential elections.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An Oklahoma man was federally charged with threatening to kill U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, “MAGA Republicans,” and President Donald J. Trump in YouTube comments.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Taylor Ryan Prigmore, 30, federal prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Comments were posted between May 9, 2025, and January 17, 2026; Prigmore was arrested on Monday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Hiding behind a screen will not protect you from severe legal consequences.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi.
🎯IMPACT: Prigmore faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
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Taylor Ryan Prigmore, 30, has been arrested and federally charged after allegedly posting threats to kill U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, “MAGA Republicans,” and President Donald J. Trump on YouTube. According to federal prosecutors, the comments were made between May 9, 2025, and January 17, 2026.
“As attacks on law enforcement rise around the country, this Department of Justice will continue to identify and prosecute violent threats against the brave men and women who keep us safe,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said, adding, “Hiding behind a screen will not protect you from severe legal consequences.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was alerted by Google regarding the threats, which were posted on the company’s YouTube video platform under the username “Adrian Tepes”. According to the criminal complaint, Prigmore wrote threatening comments such as “C*vil w*r. I can’t wait for the opportunity to k*ll people like you. Tell your friends,” and “Prep for civil w*r. Prep for d*th c*mps. Prep for k*illing f*ederal *g*nts.” He also allegedly posted that President Trump “needs to die to save lives.”
FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized the seriousness of the threats, stating, “If you threaten to harm law enforcement officers, the FBI and our partners will find you and hold you accountable. There will be no free passes for threats against the hard-working men and women who wear the badge and protect our communities.”
Prigmore has been ordered to be held in custody pending trial and faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The House Oversight Committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, in criminal contempt of Congress after they refused multiple attempts to enforce a congressional subpoena to compel their testimony regarding deceased pedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The House Oversight Committee, Chairman James Comer (R-KY), former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and House Democrats.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The vote occurred on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, during a meeting of the House Oversight Committee.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Subpoenas are not mere suggestions. They carry the force of law and require compliance. Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before this committee. They refused.” — Chairman Comer
🎯IMPACT: With the adoption of the criminal contempt of Congress resolutions, the measure will now move to a vote before the full House of Representatives.
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The House Oversight Committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, in criminal contempt of Congress after they refused multiple attempts to enforce a congressional subpoena to compel their testimony as part of the committee’s investigation into deceased pedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein. While Democrats largely opposed the contempt measure during the debate prior to the vote, ranking members on the committee largely acknowledged that the subpoena was legally valid—contradicting assertions made by attorneys for the Clintons.
“Subpoenas are not mere suggestions. They carry the force of law and require compliance. Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before this committee. They refused,” Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, both Bill and Hillary Clinton defied a congressional subpoena that compelled their testimony before the House panel. The testimony was slated for January 13 and 14; however, an attorney representing the Clintons stated that neither would appear before the House panel and argued that the congressional subpoena is “legally unenforceable.”
Over the last week, attorneys for the Clintons have attempted to extract unusual concessions from the House Oversight Committee, including a demand that Chairman Comer meet with Bill Clinton at his office in New York instead of on Capitol Hill. The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that attorneys for the Clintons alleged that Chairman Comer was insisting on a hearing format “that would allow members of the committee to harass our clients, and indicated you would proceed with plans to hold our clients in contempt if they did not agree.”
With the adoption of the criminal contempt of Congress resolutions, the measures will now move to a vote before the full House of Representatives. According to Chairman Comer, final votes in the House chamber are expected within the next two weeks.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced he would not impose tariffs on eight European countries, after agreeing on a framework for a new deal covering Greenland and the wider Arctic region.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and other European nations.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced Wednesday, with potential tariffs starting February 1; comments made at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: Global markets reacted positively, with stocks soaring; European Union (EU) leaders previously scheduled an emergency summit to address Trump’s demands.
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President Donald J. Trump announced on Wednesday that he would not impose tariffs on eight European countries, which were set to take effect on February 1, over their opposition to the United States taking control of Greenland. The announcement followed a “very productive meeting” with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, where the pair “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” according to Trump.
“This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st,” Trump wrote, adding: “Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland.” He said Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and others would handle the negotiations, reporting directly to the President.
The now-suspended tariffs, initially set at 10 percent, were planned to rise to 25 percent by June if the nations subject to them did not comply with Trump’s demands.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, earlier in the day, Trump had reiterated his desire for the United States to control Greenland, but stated that he would not use force to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Instead, he requested “immediate negotiations” with Denmark.
Denmark’s foreign minister responded, saying, “We will not enter into any negotiations on the basis of giving up fundamental principles.” The European Union (EU) previously scheduled an emergency summit on Thursday to address the situation.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has said that U.S. ownership of Greenland would be “better for the world” in security terms, but that the Greenlanders should have the deciding say.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform Party.
📍WHEN & WHERE: January 21, 2026, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
💬KEY QUOTE: “[W]ould America owning Greenland be better for the world in terms of safety and stronger for NATO? It would.” – Nigel Farage
🎯IMPACT: Farage backed U.S. ownership of Greenland from a security perspective, but emphasized the importance of respecting Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
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Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has backed U.S. ownership of Greenland as a win for international security, but said Greenlanders should have the deciding say in the matter. The longtime ally of President Donald J. Trump said there was “no doubt the world would be a better, more secure place if a strong America was in Greenland” at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event in Davos, Switzerland.
Farage stressed the sensitive “geopolitics of the High North, because of the retreating ice caps, and because of continued expansionism of Russian icebreakers, of Chinese investment,” adding: “So would America owning Greenland be better for the world in terms of safety and stronger for NATO? It would.”
He added, however, that the Greenlanders—a largely Inuit population with a wide degree of autonomy from Denmark—have a right to self-determination, stressing that “if you believe in Brexit and you believe in celebrating in America’s 250th birthday, if you believe in the nation-state and not globalist structures, you believe in sovereignty, and if you believe in sovereignty, you believe in the principle of national self-determination.”
“You must respect the rights and views of the Greenlanders, because that is what national self-determination is,” Farage concluded.
Notably, polls show that a substantial majority of Greenlanders favor independence from Denmark, but an even larger majority are opposed to it if it means losing Danish funding, which covers roughly half the territory’s budget. While Greenland’s government has expressed reluctance about becoming a U.S. territory, it seems likely that the U.S. government could make an offer to the Greenlanders far exceeding the support they currently receive from Copenhagen.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has dismissed a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron for an emergency G7 meeting on Greenland, citing doubts about Macron’s political longevity, and chastised British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for his mismanagement of the United Kingdom.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Remarks made during a press call at the White House on Monday afternoon and at a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Emmanuel is not going to be there very long. And you know, there’s no longevity there. He’s a friend of mine. He’s a nice guy. I like Macron, but—but he’s not—he’s not going to be there very much longer.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: Trump is emphasizing the United States’ central role in sustaining Western security and prosperity, and the need for European nations to make concessions in areas such as Greenland to continue enjoying U.S. protection.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump said he would not attend an emergency meeting of G7 leaders on Greenland, proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, arguing that the French leader’s political future has a short shelf life. He also argued that British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is also opposing U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland, should focus on domestic issues, including energy and immigration.
Speaking during a press call at the White House before his departure to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit, Trump dismissed the idea of traveling to France for a Macron-led discussion, saying he preferred to deal directly with parties involved in the Greenland issue. “Emmanuel is not going to be there very long. And you know, there’s no longevity there,” Trump said of Macron, who is term-limited and suffers from an approval rating below 20 percent.
“He’s a friend of mine. He’s a nice guy. I like Macron, but he’s not going to be there very much longer,” Trump noted.
At Davos, Trump also suggested that France and the United Kingdom, which are also opposing U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland, should address domestic failures on immigration, energy, and economic growth. He was particularly critical of Britain’s energy strategy, accusing successive governments of neglecting North Sea oil and gas development and banning fracking in favor of wind power, resulting in poor energy security and extremely high energy prices. He also commented on demographic trends in Britain, noting that population growth has been driven largely by mass migration, with near-negative natural population growth.
Trump has previously expressed concern over Prime Minister Starmer’s decision to give away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which is an ally of China, despite the fact that they host an important British-American military base, calling it “stupidity.”
More broadly, Trump emphasized the United States’ central role in sustaining Western security and prosperity at Davos, issuing a warning to Canada and pressing NATO allies with issues at home to make concessions on U.S. priorities like Greenland in recognition of his country’s outsized role in protecting them militarily.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief Mark Rutte acknowledged that President Donald J. Trump compelled European nations to increase defense spending.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, NATO chief Mark Rutte, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and NATO member states.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements made at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Without Donald Trump, this would never have happened,” Rutte said of alliance members’ increased spending commitments.
🎯IMPACT: NATO members are now expected to meet a five percent of GDP defense spending target, a significant increase from prior commitments.
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NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted U.S. President Donald J. Trump is responsible for forcing European alliance members to increase their defense spending and rely less on U.S. taxpayers for military protection. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, the former Dutch prime minister stated, “Without Donald Trump, this would never have happened.”
“He has forced us in Europe to step up, to face the consequences that we have to take care more of our own defense,” the NATO Secretary General added. Last April, the foreign ministers of NATO member states were told they would need to raise their defense spending to five percent of their respective nations’ gross domestic product (GDP).
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the new defense spending target during the April NATO meeting in Brussels, Belgium. “We do want to leave here with an understanding that we are on a pathway, a realistic pathway, to every single one of the members committing and fulfilling a promise to reach up to five per cent of spending,” Rubio said, adding, “No one expects that you’re going to be able to do this in one year or two. But the pathway has to be real.”
As of 2022, only seven of the NATO alliance’s 30 member states had met the original two percent of GDP military spending requirement. However, shortly after President Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, a number of member states began announcing their intention to increase military spending to five percent.
However, not all members are committing to the five percent target. The National Pulse reported in May last year that the British government has committed to increasing defense spending to three percent of GDP by 2034, with an interim target of only 2.5 percent by April 2027.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump issued a stern warning to the Islamic Republic of Iran, stating the U.S. would retaliate with overwhelming force if Iran attempts to harm him.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED:Donald Trump, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and General Abolfazl Shekarchi of Iran’s armed forces.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Trump’s remarks were made late on Tuesday, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I have very firm instructions, anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The exchange highlights the growing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with both sides issuing forceful warnings and repositioning military assets.
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President Donald J. Trump warned the Iranian regime late on Tuesday over its increasingly violent rhetoric and references to the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt against him in 2024. “I have very firm instructions, anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth,” President Trump said.
Trump made clear that any attack will be met with an overwhelming retaliatory strike against the entire country. “Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up,” the President said, adding: “I would absolutely hit them so hard… But I have very firm instructions.”
Iranian leaders responded with a sharp warning of their own. General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, claimed, “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we not only cut that hand but also we will set fire to their world.”
The exchange follows Trump’s repeated warnings that the Iranian regime cease the killing of its own people. Trump recently stated that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is “a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people.” The Islamic Republic has been rocked by anti-regime demonstrations in recent weeks, with Iranians protesting runaway inflation and a crashing economy.
In response, Khamenei, 86, has ordered a violent crackdown on protestors, with thousands believed to have been killed by regime forces. Meanwhile, American naval forces have been repositioning towards the region. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, accompanied by three destroyers, is expected to enter the region soon, bolstering U.S. military strike capabilities.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump confirmed, while speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, that the United States will soon begin military strikes against Central and South American drug cartels on land.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump, the U.S. military, and Central and South American drug cartels.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Now we’re going to start on land, and we’ll knock it all out.” — President Trump
🎯IMPACT: The Trump White House has hinted at possible land strikes against cartels for several months. However, President Trump’s remarks at Davos are the latest and most direct confirmation that the U.S. military will soon take direct action against cartel operations on land.
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President Donald J. Trump confirmed, while speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, that the United States will soon begin military strikes on land against Central and South American drug cartel operations. The America First leader, noting the dramatic plunge in overdose deaths during the first year of his second term in office, credited ongoing U.S. naval operations in the Caribbean with stemming the flow of illegal narcotics and fentanyl into the country, but suggested these strikes will no longer be contained to just boats smuggling the drugs.
“Now we’re going to start on land, and we’ll knock it all out,” President Trump said. He also noted the collapse of drug boat usage in the Caribbean as a result of U.S. naval operations in the region: “They’re not piloting too many lately, do you notice?”
“We’ve cut down with the hitting of the boats that are loaded up with drugs—including submarines… they’re actually called mini-subs, very fast—they’re meant for drugs. We’ve knocked out two of them,” Trump said, stating that the U.S. has reduced the smuggling of drugs across water routes by 97.2 percent.
“And I actually say, who the hell are the three percent? Because I would not want to be piled in any one of those boats,” he added.
Drug smuggling through the Caribbean and Pacific has seen a precipitous decline since President Trump deployed U.S. naval forces to the region last year. These operations escalated to the U.S. capture of now-former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, who faces narco-terrorism charges in New York City.
The Trump White House has hinted at possible land strikes against the cartels for several months. However, President Trump’s remarks at Davos are the latest and most direct confirmation that the U.S. military will soon take direct action against cartel operations on land.
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