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Chapter 1: What was Donald Trump doing at Mar-a-Lago?
There's Donald Trump heading out to golf yesterday while vacationing in Florida at Mar-a-Lago. Such a small individual in a big car right there. And while Donald Trump was vacationing at Mar-a-Lago and playing golf, This was the event that he was hosting at Mar-a-Lago. You see it right there where they had a giant pink Croc Birkin bag on display. The theme was expensive purses and pocketbooks.
By the way, that pocketbook that they're, I guess, showcasing there is for sale at the price of $447,000. $447,000. So as Donald Trump is gutting your Medicaid, calling your social security a Ponzi scheme, firing veterans, cutting 60 to 70,000 jobs at the VA, tanking our economy, destroying your 401k and pension,
It's great to know that at Mar-a-Lago, while Donald Trump's been vacationing this weekend, they're throwing a party where they're honoring the pink Birkin Croc bag that's for sale for the price of $447,000. Now, while Donald Trump was vacationing, he also invoked wartime powers. He invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Chapter 2: Why did Trump invoke the Alien Enemies Act?
Yes, Donald Trump put in an executive order that the United States of America is currently at war. He describes it as a hybrid war between Venezuela and the Venezuelan gangs against the United States, whereby Venezuela and the gangs fight. have created such an invasion that it is a war, that Donald Trump needs to invoke wartime powers in order to deport people who he believes to be war criminals.
And he says it's just gonna focus on the gangs, but if you actually read the text, It would give Donald Trump unilateral authority, basically, to declare anybody a gang member and deport them without their constitutional rights. The Alien Enemies Act has only been invoked three times before in history. The War of 1812, World War I, and World War II.
Chapter 3: How does Trump's action relate to historical wartime powers?
And now, as Donald Trump is alleging, Venezuela has invaded Venezuela. the United States of America, which it has not. Let me also be very clear. Nobody wants gangs here in the United States. There are already laws on the books that deal with gangs and how to deport them, as well as how to criminally prosecute them and how to throw the book at them. You don't need to invoke phony wartime powers.
And as I've said before, I believe Donald Trump is doing this as a precursor to invoking other wartime powers to eventually declare martial law, put curfews on and try to rule like an authoritarian. That's what this moment is about. And we have to perceive it as such. As I've said, I don't call the Trump regime a government because it's not by the people for the people.
It's by the bullies for the billionaires and for Putin. Speaking of Putin, this was an interesting headline that I read. Donald Trump appoints Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Ukraine and removes him from dealings with Russia. I found that headline quite interesting because I remember back on November 27th of 2024, this headline from the Associated Press and others, and we reported as well.
Chapter 4: What changes did Trump make in Ukraine-Russia diplomacy?
Trump selects longtime advisor Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. I put that X over the word Russia, and you see I circled there November 27th, 2024. So what Donald Trump did, by the way, this was at Vladimir Putin's request, was to remove Kellogg from having any dealings with Russia. So right now, Kellogg is just the envoy to Ukraine.
And the regime just wants us to accept this as though Donald Trump has just made this appointment and it didn't happen on November 27, 2024. And now Donald Trump is changing it because Putin is telling him to. But the regime wants us to believe, oh, that is perfectly normal. That's how Donald Trump keeps on caving to Putin.
Chapter 5: How has Trump's relationship with Putin influenced his decisions?
I've been reporting, and I'll do other reports today, how Europe has been fearlessly and forcefully by Ukraine's side and has not let Ukraine go it alone. Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a virtual meeting of the new coalition of the willing, whereas the United States essentially is in the access of evil right now with Putin, North Korea, Hungary, more on Hungary in a little bit,
and others, Europe is standing up on behalf of Ukraine. And they all have kind of a joint plan to make sure that there actually is peace through strength and that those words mean something and that Europe will provide security guarantees to Ukraine. But this is what Donald Trump posted yesterday. And I want you to remember this. Trump is golfing. He's on vacation.
He's doing a Birkin bag party celebrating half a million dollar pocketbooks. And this is what he's posting. I'm pleased to inform you that General Keith Kellogg has been appointed special envoy to Ukraine. General Kellogg, a highly respected military expert, will deal directly with President Zelensky and Ukrainian leadership.
He knows them well and they have a very good working relationship together. Congratulations, General Kellogg. So in other words, you demoted him. You've removed him from being the special envoy to Ukraine and Russia because you're terrified of your daddy, Vladimir Putin. That's what went down. By the way, Keith Kellogg was once a respected individual.
Chapter 6: What did Trump say about ending the Ukraine war?
Remember, I said this guy's the first guy to be pushed out and this guy's humiliated himself. This guy was a fierce defender of Ukraine. You can say a lot about him and be critical, but he had the experience and he had a good reputation. Now, Keith, if you're watching this, your reputation is in the toilet bowl. You played yourself and you are a laughingstock to the whole world.
And I know your people watch this. You are a clown. You beclowned yourself. I know you're watching. You beclowned yourself, Keith. By the way, I'll show you another example. This was Keith Kellogg recently when he was speaking at a foreign relations panel, and he basically got booed and hissed. And here's what he was saying. He goes, yeah, Donald Trump said he would end the war in 24 hours.
He didn't say which 24 hours. So pathetic. Play this clip.
No, but remember what President Trump said. He actually talked about the potential of getting territory back from the Russians. He said that. That's a public comment from him.
Which territory?
Pardon? Can you tell us? It's almost like, you know, remember the president said he was going to end the war in 24 hours. We didn't say what day.
Oh, yeah. And yesterday, Donald Trump gave an interview that aired where Donald Trump said he was just being sarcastic when he said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, that he didn't really mean it. Play this clip.
But as a candidate, you said you would have this war settled in 24 hours. Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that. What I really mean is I'd like to get it settled.
Oh, ha ha ha. So is the sarcasm, Donald. That's not like you killed people there, which you did. Oh, just sarcastic. Like when you said no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security. Oh, just kind of sarcastic. Like when you said people wouldn't get taxed.
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