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Monday, December 8, 2025
6 minutes ago
News

Tucker Carlson Says He Will Buy a Home in Qatar to Prove ‘I’m an American and a Free Man.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced plans to buy real estate in Qatar while speaking at the Doha Forum.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tucker Carlson, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Doha Forum attendees.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Sunday at the Doha Forum in Qatar.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I am, however, tomorrow buying a place in Qatar.” – Tucker Carlson

🎯IMPACT: Carlson’s comments draw attention to his relationship with Qatar and sparked discussion on U.S. perceptions of the Islamic emirate.

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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson revealed plans to buy property in Qatar while speaking at the Doha Forum on Sunday. During his interview with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Carlson responded to claims that he and his company, the Tucker Carlson Network, had accepted funding from Qatari sources. “I have been criticized as being a tool of Qatar, and I just want to say, which you already know, which is I have never taken anything from your country and don’t plan to,” Carlson said. He then added, “I am, however, tomorrow buying a place in Qatar.”

Carlson went on to explain, “I like the city, I think it’s beautiful, but also to make a statement that I’m an American and a free man and I’ll be wherever I want to be.”

The Doha event included a disparate group of participants alongside Carlson, including former First Lady and failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Microsoft founder and vaccine fanatic Bill Gates.

In the conversation with Al Thani, Carlson raised the fact that figures such as Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) believe Qatar is a “terror state” with close ties to Hamas. Al Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling royal family, pushed back, arguing that the United States and Israel had asked Qatar more than ten years ago to maintain contact with Hamas, and that these channels had played a role in bringing the Gaza war to an end.

Al Thani also stressed that Qatar, one of the richest countries in the world on a per capita basis, would not be helping to rebuild Gaza, suggesting that Israel should foot the bill and saying, “We are not the ones who are going to write the check to rebuild what others destroyed.”

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41 minutes ago
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Trump Criticizes ‘Jilted’ MTG for ’60 Minutes’ Comments.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump criticized Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) following her comments on 60 Minutes and her decision to resign from Congress.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Rep. Greene, and Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Greene’s resignation is expected in January, following her recent televised interview.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The only reason Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The remarks underscore growing tensions between Trump and Greene, whose resignation could jeopardize the GOP’s slim majority in the House of Representatives.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump sharply criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) following her 60 Minutes interview this past weekend and her announcement that she would resign from Congress. Greene is set to leave her seat in January amid multiple clashes with Trump, citing disputes over the Jeffrey Epstein files and Israel. During the interview, Greene criticized Trump’s foreign policy and meetings with figures such as New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and said she was “America First,” not “MAGA,” as “MAGA is President Trump’s phrase. That’s his political policies.”

“The only reason Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!),” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Too much work, not enough time, and her ideas are, NOW, really BAD – She sort of reminds me of a Rotten Apple! Marjorie is not AMERICA FIRST or MAGA, because nobody could have changed her views so fast, and her new views are those of a very dumb person.”

Trump also attacked 60 Minutes and its correspondent Lesley Stahl, declaring, “[W]ashed up, Trump hating, 60 Minutes ‘correspondent,’ Lesley Stahl, who still owes me an apology from when she attacked me on the show (with serious conviction!), that Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP FROM HELL was produced by Russia, not Hunter himself (TOTALLY PROVEN WRONG!), interviewed a very poorly prepared Traitor, who in her confusion made many really stupid statements.”

He went on to question the program’s choice to air the interview, stating, “My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE! Oh well, far worse things can happen.”

Rep. Greene has previously complained that Trump calling her a “traitor,” arguing that it may “radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.” Notably, Greene’s resignation from Congress endangers the GOP’s slim majority in the House of Representatives—and, by extension, the President’s policy agenda, which must already contend with a Democrat blocking minority in the Senate.

Trump ended his post about the interview by demanding an apology from Stahl and 60 Minutes for its role in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, writing, “P.S. I hereby demand a complete and total APOLOGY, though far too late to be meaningful, from Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes for her incorrect and Libelous statements about Hunter’s Laptop!!! President DJT.”

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1 hour ago
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UK

UK Govt’s Lawfare Against Nigel Farage Intensifies to Trump Levels.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: UK Police are assessing allegations that Britain’s Reform Party overspent on Nigel Farage’s 2024 general election campaign in the Clacton constituency (electoral district), per election spending laws.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, the Reform Party, expelled former Reform Party councillor Richard Everett, and Essex Police.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The allegations pertain to the 2024 general election campaign in Clacton, Essex.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party denies breaking electoral law. We look forward to clearing our name.” – Reform Party statement

🎯IMPACT: The allegations have prompted calls for investigation by both the governing Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservative Party.

IN FULL

UK police have confirmed they are assessing allegations that Nigel Farage‘s Reform Party overspent on the Brexit leader’s general election campaign in the Clacton constituency (electoral district) last year.

Richard Everett, a former Reform councillor and member of the party’s campaign team, reportedly submitted documents to London’s Metropolitan Police, alleging that the party had exceeded the £20,660 (~$27,500) spending limit. Notably, Everett was expelled from Reform for alleged sexually inappropriate behaviour at a party office in Clacton, with the party dismissing him as a “disgruntled former councillor” with an axe to grind.

In a statement released on Monday, Essex Police said: “We are assessing a report relating to alleged misreported expenditure by a political party in connection with the 2024 general election, following a referral to us by the Met Police.”

The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, a former senior advisor to Farage, has described the investigation as lawfare, predicting, “They’re going to try to do with Nigel Farage what they did with Marine Le Pen.”

Le Pen, leader of France’s populist National Rally (RN) party, has been banned from running for office due to a technical breach of European Union (EU) spending rules while she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), which involved using parliamentary funding for party work.

Even Le Pen’s critics, such as liberal journalist Michael Crick, have conceded that the prosecution appeared at best selective, observing, “[Hundreds] of MEPs [and] ex-MEPs across the EU will be thinking of Le Pen verdict tonight: ‘There but the grace of God…’ Any half-decent political journalist knows parties across the EU, including UK, have been misu[s]ing [European Parliament] money for decades for domestic party purposes.”

Everett alleges that Reform failed to declare spending on campaign materials, utility bills, and office refurbishment during Farage’s 2024 campaign.

A spokesman for Reform has dismissed the allegations, stating: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party denies breaking electoral law. We look forward to clearing our name.”

Similar efforts to eliminate President Donald J. Trump, a longtime ally of Farage, from the U.S. presidential race in 2024, by claiming he was ineligible to stand as an “insurrectionist” or by imprisoning him, ended in abject failure, with the America First leader winning every swing state in a landslide victory.

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2 hours ago
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War

Trump Brokered Peace Deal Collapses.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Thailand launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia following accusations by both nations of violating a ceasefire.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The governments and militaries of Thailand and Cambodia, and U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Clashes began Sunday near the border provinces of Si Sa Ket in Thailand and Preah Vihear in Cambodia.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Cambodia urges that Thailand immediately stop all hostile activities that threaten peace and stability in the region.” – Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesman Maly Socheata.

🎯IMPACT: At least five people were killed, tens of thousands displaced, and escalating violence threatens broader regional stability.

IN FULL

Thailand carried out airstrikes along its contested border with Cambodia, as the two countries blame each other for violating a ceasefire arranged by U.S. President Donald Trump. The recent fighting has killed at least one Thai soldier and four Cambodian civilians, while displacing tens of thousands of people from the border regions. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, “Thailand has never wished for violence. I’d like to reiterate that Thailand has never initiated a fight or an invasion, but will never tolerate a violation of its sovereignty.”

The previous ceasefire was signed about six weeks ago at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, with facilitation from Trump and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim. It was initially welcomed by the prime ministers of both Cambodia and Thailand, but relations soon deteriorated. Last month, Thai soldiers suffered injuries from landmines, leading Bangkok to pause the agreement’s implementation without a set end date.

Thai military spokesman Major General Winthai Suvaree has said Cambodian forces opened fire first, resulting in one Thai soldier’s death and injuries to eight more. Thailand then conducted airstrikes on Cambodian military sites, as well as a casino, which they say was being used as a storage site for heavy weapons. In response, Cambodian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata insisted that Thailand started the attack and that Cambodian troops held their fire during the opening exchange.

The longstanding border conflict traces back to a 1907 map created during Cambodia’s time as a French colony and a 1962 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that granted Cambodia sovereignty over the Preah Vihear temple area.

The renewed clashes have raised alarms for regional security, prompting International SOS to recommend avoiding travel within 30 miles of the border.

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3 hours ago
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‘Lack of LOYALTY’ — Democrat Pardoned by Trump Declines to Change Party.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump criticized a Congressman for planning a reelection bid as a Democrat after receiving a pardon.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Representative Enrique “Henry” Cuellar, and his wife Imelda.

📍WHEN & WHERE: December 8, 2025, United States.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Something that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, will not like. Oh well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The decision has implications for the 2026 midterm elections and party dynamics in Texas.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump criticized Texas Representative Enrique “Henry” Cuellar for deciding to seek reelection as a Democrat after receiving a presidential pardon. Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, had faced allegations of taking bribes from an oil and gas company connected to Azerbaijan, following a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation started under the former Biden government.

The pair maintained their innocence, with their trial scheduled for April until President Trump’s pardon was issued earlier this week. The move had raised eyebrows, with Cuellar having previously accused Trump of inciting an insurrection, voting to impeach him, and opposing his border wall throughout his first term. The America First leader had apparently anticipated that Cuellar would switch to the Republican Party following the pardon, but he expressed disappointment upon learning that Cuellar intended to stay a Democrat regardless.

“I never spoke to the Congressman, his wife, or his daughters, but felt very good about fighting for a family that was tormented by very sick and deranged people – They were treated sooo BADLY!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, will not like. Oh well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!”

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21 hours ago
Culture

Kennedy Center Honors Fundraising SKYROCKETS to $23M, Doubling Biden Era Figures.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Kennedy Center Honors raised a record $23 million for its 48th annual celebration, nearly doubling last year’s total.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump, Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, Vice President of Public Relations Roma Daravi, and the 2025 honorees, including George Strait, KISS, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, and Sylvester Stallone.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The weekend of the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors, with events including an Oval Office ceremony and a gala in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The record-breaking $23 million in contributions to the Kennedy Center Honors is a testament to the extraordinary support for our mission and affirms a vibrant future for this beloved American institution.” – Roma Daravi

🎯IMPACT: The event set a new fundraising record, introduced redesigned medallions, and marked a historic Oval Office ceremony under Trump’s leadership.

IN FULL

The Kennedy Center Honors raised a staggering $23 million during its 48th annual celebration, a record-breaking amount nearly doubling the $12.7 million raised last year, as initially reported by Fox News and confirmed by The National Pulse. This milestone comes as President Donald Trump begins his tenure as chairman of the Kennedy Center, marking a new chapter for the institution.

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell highlighted the achievement, stating, “The center nearly doubled last year’s fundraising, reaching a historic $23 million,” and described the Honors as “one of our nation’s highest celebrations of the performing arts.” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations, added that the contributions reflect “unprecedented donor enthusiasm.”

Trump hosted the first official, on-camera Oval Office ceremony recognizing the 2025 honorees this weekend. This year’s honorees include George Strait, KISS, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, and Sylvester Stallone.

Trump also unveiled redesigned medallions for the Honors, created in collaboration with Tiffany & Co.

The gala capped off a weekend of events celebrating decades of American cultural achievement, including a State Department reception and ongoing renovations to the Kennedy Center. Officials emphasized that these developments signal a vibrant future for the institution under Trump’s leadership.

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December 6, 2025
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Health
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Canada Estimated to Have Killed Nearly 100k Citizens by Assisted Suicide.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Canada’s euthanasia program may have killed up to 92,000 people, according to new estimates.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Canadian government, Canadian medical professionals, and the Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Alex Schadenberg.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The estimate was published on December 5.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Canada is becoming the world leader in killing its citizens. It is normalizing and medicalizing killing.” – Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Alex Schadenberg

🎯IMPACT: Medically assisted suicide has become a leading cause of death in Canada and now accounts for five percent of all deaths nationwide when abortion is not taken into consideration.

IN FULL

Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) program continues to grow, with estimates suggesting that more than 92,000 people have died through the practice since its legalization in 2016. Official federal data reported 16,499 MAID deaths in 2024, a 6.9 percent increase from the previous year. That brought the confirmed national total to 76,475 through the end of 2024, but analysts say the pace of cases in 2025 likely pushed the true cumulative figure past 92,000.

MAID now accounts for just over five percent of all annual deaths in Canada. The vast majority of cases involve people whose natural death is considered reasonably foreseeable, though a smaller share of patients qualify under an expanded track for those whose death is not imminent. “Canada is becoming the world leader in killing its citizens. It is normalizing and medicalizing killing,” Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Alex Schadenberg said.

The rising number of requests has prompted concern from some medical professionals, who report that demand is straining available resources and contributing to long wait times for assessments. According to recent reports, providers in several regions say the number of applicants has outpaced the capacity of clinicians willing or able to participate.

Critics argue that MAID eligibility criteria have broadened too quickly and that vulnerable people may face subtle pressure to consider MAID when support services are limited or unavailable. Several disabled Canadians, including veterans, have been offered MAID despite not suffering from any deadly illness or disease.

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December 6, 2025
Crime
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Ukrainian Refugee Tortured, Burned Alive for Crypto.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Ukrainian student was burned alive in his father’s Mercedes in Vienna, Austria, with police suspecting extortion over cryptocurrency.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Danilo Kuzmin, a 21-year-old student, and two Ukrainian suspects, aged 19 and 45, who were arrested in connection with the murder.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred last Wednesday in Vienna, under a bridge where the burned car was found.

🎯IMPACT: The case highlights concerns over cryptocurrency-related crimes and cross-border cooperation in criminal justice.

IN FULL

Austrian authorities are investigating the killing of 21-year-old Ukrainian student Danilo Kuzmin, who was found burned in the back seat of his father’s Mercedes beneath a bridge in Vienna. Police believe he was attacked and forced to transfer a significant sum in cryptocurrency shortly before his death.

Kuzmin, the son of Sergei Kuzmin, the deputy mayor of Kharkov (Kharkiv), had lived in Vienna for several years after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. His body was so badly burned that investigators initially could not identify him; confirmation came only after friends and relatives filed missing-persons reports.

A post-mortem examination showed that he suffered blunt-force injuries, including trauma to the head and broken teeth. Forensic officers concluded he likely died from suffocation or heat shock caused by the fire. A melted petrol canister was found inside the vehicle, which runs on diesel, leading investigators to conclude the blaze was set intentionally.

Detectives believe Kuzmin was lured to an underground garage at a luxury hotel, where he was beaten and forced into the car. A large cryptocurrency transfer was detected leaving his digital wallet around the time of the attack, and security footage captured a 19-year-old suspect buying a petrol canister shortly before the murder. A second suspect, aged 45, was later identified. Both men fled to Ukraine immediately after the killing but were arrested by local police the following evening.

Austrian officials have agreed to allow Ukraine to prosecute the suspects domestically, while Viennese investigators continue to collect evidence to support the case.

The suspected extortion fits into a wider pattern of criminals targeting victims through digital assets. In recent years, cryptocurrency-related crime has surged, with U.S. authorities reporting billions in losses tied to fraud, extortion, and investment schemes. Americans lost more than $5.6 billion to crypto-related scams in 2023 as criminals increasingly exploited the speed and irreversibility of blockchain transactions. Law enforcement agencies have warned that the decentralized nature of cryptocurrency, combined with its global reach, makes recovering stolen funds extremely difficult once a transfer is executed.

The broader cryptocurrency market has also faced sharp volatility. Global digital asset valuations recently plunged by more than a trillion dollars within a matter of weeks amid concerns about speculative excess and fears that an artificial intelligence-driven bubble could trigger deeper instability.

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December 5, 2025
News
War

U.S. Weapons Abandoned by Biden Are Now the ‘Core’ of Taliban’s Military Machine: Report.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The former Biden government left billions in military equipment in Afghanistan, now forming the “core” of the Taliban military.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. government, the Taliban, and the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Following the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Despite nearly $90 billion in U.S. appropriations for security-sector assistance, Afghan security forces ultimately collapsed quickly without a sustained U.S. military presence.” – Acting SIGAR Gene Aloise

🎯IMPACT: Billions in U.S. taxpayer-funded military equipment are now in Taliban hands.

IN FULL

The office overseeing U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan has released a final forensic audit concluding that billions of dollars in American weaponry and military infrastructure, left behind after the 2021 U.S. withdrawal, now form the “core” of the Taliban’s military force.

The audit, by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), finds that U.S.-supplied weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and other equipment worth at least $7.1 billion ended up in Taliban hands. These were provided over two decades of war and reconstruction, spanning four U.S. administrations after the 2001 invasion triggered by the 9/11 attacks.

According to SIGAR, the U.S. had poured roughly $144.7 billion into Afghanistan between 2002 and mid-2021. Some of those funds went toward building roads, schools, and infrastructure. However, the bulk of this spending, nearly $90 billion, was devoted to security assistance: equipping and sustaining the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) with weapons, vehicles, training, pay, bases, and other support.

Between 2002 and 2021, the U.S. gave the ANDSF hundreds of thousands of weapons, tens of thousands of vehicles, and more than 160 aircraft. Pentagon records from late July 2021, about two weeks before the Taliban seized Kabul, showed the Afghan Air Force had 162 U.S.-supplied aircraft, 131 of them functional.

As U.S. forces withdrew in August 2021 amid a botched evacuation by then-President Joe Biden, the ANDSF collapsed almost immediately. SIGAR’s 2025 report points out that after two decades and massive investment, Afghan forces were never able to operate independently.

With the U.S. withdrawal, morale collapsed, bases were abandoned, and the Taliban easily absorbed the leftover arsenal. Any remaining equipment, facilities, or stockpiles evidently fell under Taliban control—a major bone of contention for President Donald J. Trump, who believes strongly that the equipment should have been evacuated.

Even after the Taliban takeover, the U.S. continued sending humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan, millions more dollars, some of which reportedly benefited the Taliban-controlled government.

In light of these findings, SIGAR will cease operations in January 2026, per the conditions of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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December 5, 2025
Corruption

Trump Admin Probes Race-Based Federal Contractor Program Over Rampant Fraud and Abuse.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Small Business Administration (SBA) has mandated that companies benefiting from minority contracting preferences must submit detailed financial records to address potential fraud and abuse within the program.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and federal contractors.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The directive was issued on Friday, with compliance required by January 5. The program review began in June 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We’re committed to thoroughly reviewing every federal contract, contracting officer, and contractor—while working alongside federal law enforcement.” – Kelly Loeffler

🎯IMPACT: Companies failing to comply with the new requirements risk losing their eligibility for federal contracts. The program may also face broader re-evaluation due to recent legal challenges.

IN FULL

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has implemented a new policy requiring companies benefiting from the 8(a) minority contracting program to submit detailed financial records. This move comes as part of efforts to address long-standing concerns of fraud and abuse within the program, which many have criticized as a discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative and a vehicle for corruption.

SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler stated that the program, which was expanded under the Biden government to allocate 15 percent of contracting dollars to minorities, has been misused as a “pass-through vehicle for rampant abuse and fraud.” The agency plans to work with federal law enforcement to ensure compliance and transparency.

The new requirements, which include uploading bank statements, payroll registers, and subcontracting agreements in a computer-friendly format, aim to identify companies that subcontract work to non-disadvantaged firms while keeping a cut as middlemen. Firms failing to comply by January 5 risk losing their eligibility for federal contracts.

The program has faced scrutiny following investigative reports, including a video exposé by James O’Keefe, which revealed that firms like ATI Government Solutions acted as “pass-through” entities. ATI received a $100 million contract, retained $65 million, and subcontracted the actual work for $35 million. Following the revelations, the SBA suspended ATI and related firms.

Additionally, recent criminal cases have highlighted the misuse of the program. In one instance, a USAID official and two contractors pleaded guilty to fraud involving over $500 million in contracts.

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