Telegraph: Trump warns Maduro: ‘Don’t f— with America’

Venezuela “doesn’t want to f— around with the United States”, Donald Trump said on Friday.

The president told reporters that Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, had made sweeping concessions to the US after Mr Trump said he was considering ground strikes against Venezuela.

Mr Trump has repeatedly accused Venezuela of being a hub for the trafficking of fentanyl to the US. In October, he declared the US was in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels to legitimise military strikes on drug boats. Four such strikes have been carried out to date.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/17/us-special-ops-conduct-provocative-exercise-off-venezuela


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Slingshot News: ‘I’m Not Going To Talk About That’: Trump Exposes Himself, Reveals He Knows Nothing About ‘His’ Gaza Peace Plan In Cabinet Meeting [Video]

During a cabinet meeting in the White House several days ago, Donald Trump revealed he is clueless about “his” Gaza peace plan, failing to give meaningful answers when asked questions on it. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-m-not-going-to-talk-about-that-trump-exposes-himself-reveals-he-knows-nothing-about-his-gaza-peace-plan-in-cabinet-meeting/vi-AA1OIsSY

Newsweek: Donald Trump says Republican must be thrown out of Congress ‘ASAP’

President Donald Trump lashed out at Representative Thomas Massie on Friday, calling for his immediate removal from Congress in a fiery post on Truth Social.

“Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, must be thrown out of office, ASAP!” Trump wrote.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-republican-must-be-thrown-out-of-congress-asap-10899757

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-says-republican-must-be-thrown-out-of-congress-asap/ar-AA1OIJly

Slingshot News: ‘Do You Remember?’: Trump Invents Another Lie, Claims Sen. Hirono Wanted A Tunnel From Hawaii To North America In Nonsensical Rant [Video]

During a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday, Donald Trump went on a nonsensical rant claiming that Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) wanted to build a tunnel from Hawaii to the contiguous United States. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/do-you-remember-trump-invents-another-lie-claims-sen-hirono-wanted-a-tunnel-from-hawaii-to-north-america-in-nonsensical-rant/vi-AA1OIfsx

Chained: G.W. Bush Teams With Democrats To Denounce Trump’s USAID Cuts

Former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have once again united to express their disapproval of President Donald Trump, specifically regarding the reductions to international programs that they assert are crucial to U.S. interests.

In a recent video, Bush is seen alongside Obama and U2’s lead singer Bono, a vocal critic of Trump, commending the departing personnel of USAID, the international diplomacy agency that Trump significantly curtailed earlier this year. Bush has consistently advocated for funding initiatives aimed at combating AIDS and HIV in various regions of Africa.

Politico: Trump teen rape accuser abruptly calls off news conference

A woman who has filed federal lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of raping her two decades ago, when she was 13, abruptly canceled a news conference Wednesday at which she was to detail her extraordinary claims against the GOP presidential nominee.

In the most recent suit, Trump’s accuser asserts that while she was exploring a modeling career in 1994, she attended a series of parties at the Manhattan home of prominent investor Jeffrey Epstein. She alleges that during those parties the real estate mogul tied her to a bed and raped her.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-rape-accuser-lawsuits-230647

DC News Now: Trump: Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel a ‘catastrophe’

President Trump railed against the increasing renovation cost of the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel project in Colorado, now ballooning to north of $300 million, and called for an investigation into the “mess.” 

The Cadet Chapel restoration, which started in 2019, is rising in cost and is now expected to be completed in November 2028, prompting a rebuke from the president Thursday night. 

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/us-and-world/trump-air-force-academy-cadet-chapel-a-catastrophe/amp

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-air-force-academy-cadet-chapel-a-catastrophe/ar-AA1OHjFd

Slingshot News: ‘We Got Some Real Low Ones’: Trump Accidentally Calls Out His Own Administration, Says There Are Many ‘Low IQ’ People In Government [Video]

During a cabinet meeting in the White House several days ago, Donald Trump stated that there are many “low IQ” people in the government. “We got some real low ones,” he stated. If he’s referring to his own administration, then he might be telling the truth for once.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-got-some-real-low-ones-trump-accidentally-calls-out-his-own-administration-says-there-are-many-low-iq-people-in-government/vi-AA1OIlbm

Alternet: Republicans finally say the quiet part out loud — literally | Opinion

Just this week, Politico exposed private Telegram chats among Young Republican leaders where they didn’t just flirt with Nazi-style extremism, they reveled in it.

In thousands of leaked messages from across the nation, rising GOP stars praised Adolf Hitler, joked about sending political rivals into gas chambers, and mocked the very idea of human dignity.

https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/republicans-finally-say-the-quiet-part-out-loud-literally

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-finally-say-the-quiet-part-out-loud-literally-opinion/ar-AA1OIloA

Slingshot News: ‘No, No, Not You!’: Trump Lashes Out, Refuses To Take Question From Reporter After Finding Out She’s From ‘Fake News’ CNN In Press Briefing [Video]

During a recent health announcement in the White House, Donald Trump angrily lashed out at a reporter, refusing to take her question after finding out she’s from CNN. He exclaimed at the reporter, “you’re CNN, you’re fake news!”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/no-no-not-you-trump-lashes-out-refuses-to-take-question-from-reporter-after-finding-out-she-s-from-fake-news-cnn-in-press-briefing/vi-AA1OITdt