As we previously reported, the U.S. military is drastically increasing its presence off the coast of Venezuela as President Trump continues to put pressure on Dictator Nicolas Maduro. More on that here: BREAKING: U.S. Military Shows MAJOR Force Near Venezuela as Trump Turns Up Pressure on Maduro But now, it turns out that there's even more going on here than what meets the eye... It's not only about Maduro and the drug cartels. It's about kicking Russia, China, and Iran out of the Western hemisphere, altogether! This clip from Fox News has more details: Backup here, if needed: BREAKING: It's been confirmed that the MASSIVE military buildup in our own hemisphere isn't JUST about Maduro and Venezuela "It's about getting Russia, China and Iran OUT of the western hemisphere." Now that's what I voted for "Should President Trump order strikes… pic.twitter.com/HHD2Hgq2JT — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 24, 2025 BREAKING: It's been confirmed that the MASSIVE military buildup in our own hemisphere isn't JUST about Maduro and Venezuela "It's about getting Russia, China and Iran OUT of the western hemisphere." Now that's what I voted for "Should President Trump order strikes against the Maduro regime...about 30% of all deployed American warships, including Gerald R. Ford, now on station." "There are over 200 tomahawk cruise missiles in theater, aboard destroyers, and U.S. Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima." "Gen. Razin Caine arrived in Puerto Rico yesterday to meet the forces part of Operation Southern Spear."   For some additional context, Venezuela has asked for support from Russia, China, and Iran as he U.S. has continued to ramp up military presence in the region. A few weeks ago, The Washington Post reported: Amid a buildup of American forces in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is reaching out to Russia, China and Iran to enhance its worn military capabilities and solicit assistance — requesting defensive radars, aircraft repairs and potentially missiles — according to internal U.S. government documents obtained by The Washington Post. The requests to Moscow were made in the form of a letter meant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and was intended to be delivered during a visit to the Russian capital by a senior aide this month. Maduro, according to the documents, also composed a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking “expanded military cooperation” between their two countries to counter “the escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela.” In the letter, Maduro asked the Chinese government to expedite Chinese companies’ production of radar detection systems, presumably so Venezuela could enhance its capabilities. The documents say Transport Minister Ramón Celestino Velásquez also recently coordinated a shipment of military equipment and drones from Iran while planning a visit to that country. He told an Iranian official that Venezuela was in need of “passive detection equipment,” “GPS scramblers” and “almost certainly drones with 1,000 km [600 mile] range,” the documents state. “In the missive, Maduro emphasized the seriousness of perceived U.S. aggression in the Caribbean, framing U.S. military action against Venezuela as action against China due to their shared ideology,” the U.S. documents said. It’s unclear from the documents how Russia, China and Iran responded. What do you think? Would you support the U.S. military conducting operations to rid our side of the world from foreign influence?

Erika Kirk has responded to backlash over her hug with Vice President JD Vance that went viral. Last month, a hug between Erika Kirk and JD Vance went viral resulting in many users on X condemning Erika’s move. Take a look: There’s a lot of controversy over this hug between Erika Kirk and JD Vance. Imagine being outraged over a 2.5 second hug between friends? Help me understand. pic.twitter.com/FIuYGpqsh7 — brittany (@by__brittany) October 31, 2025 Here was some of the backlash: She said, “No one could ever replace my husband,” yet she sees JD Vance as having some similarities . Moments later, she hugs him like he is her husband right in front of JD Vance’s wife. Did Erika Kirk ever truly love her husband? pic.twitter.com/a6jMClcqx0 — KraatyNews (@KraatyN) November 1, 2025 J.D. Vance hugs Erika Kirk at a “Turning Point event “— fingers in hair, hands on hips — while also saying he hopes his wife sees Christianity his way. Grief, politics, faith: two worlds collide. Respect or optics gone off script? #Politics #Faith #Power What’s your take ? pic.twitter.com/UyoGpaKfd6 — TheRealestJaraya (@x_yxzs_z0) November 1, 2025 People reported on how Erika Kirk responded to the backlash: Erika Kirk said she doesn’t understand the fuss about her recent onstage hug with Vice President JD Vance. At an Oct. 29 Turning Point USA event seven weeks after the assassination of Erika’s husband, Charlie Kirk, the grieving widow took the stage as the new CEO of TPUSA. She paid tribute to her late husband before welcoming Vance to the stage to speak. “No one will ever replace my husband,” Erika, 37, told the crowd. “But I do see some similarities of my husband in JD— in Vice President JD Vance. I do. And that’s why I am so blessed to be able to introduce him tonight.” As the vice president, 41, walked out, he and Erika tightly embraced. Following the hug, Erika moved her hand to the back of JD’s head, and he rested his hands briefly on her waist. The greeting surprised many internet users, according to a flurry of viral posts on social media that analyzed their hand placements and debated whether the hug was appropriate for the situation, given Erika’s recent loss, as well as Vance’s marital status. “My love language is touch, if you will,” she told the crowd at the Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, where her husband’s sold-out memorial service was held two months earlier. “So I will give you a play-by-play: They just played the emotional video. I’m walking over, [JD] is walking over. I’m starting to cry,” Erika recounted. “He says, ‘I’m so proud of you.’ And I say, ‘God bless you,’ and I touch the back of his head,” she continued. “Anyone whom I have hugged, that I have touched the back of your head when I hug you, I always say, ‘God bless you.’ ” Megyn responded with a laugh, saying, “They were acting like you touched the back of his ass!” Erika agreed, adding, “I feel like I wouldn’t get as much hate if I did that!” Our new app is here! Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now! Notably, just over a week later, Erika attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, where she embraced Gor in a similar manner. Watch Erika explain the moment here: .@MrsErikaKirk addresses the uproar over the JD Vance hug: “Whoever is hating on a hug needs a hug themselves… I’m walking over, he’s walking over, I’m starting to cry, he says, ‘he’s so proud of you,’ and I say, ‘God bless you,’ and I touch the back of his head… If you want… pic.twitter.com/0PwB1SwNNS — The Megyn Kelly Show (@MegynKellyShow) November 24, 2025 Watch Erika Kirk’s full interview with Megyn Kelly below:

A few weeks ago, JD Vance joined Erika Kirk on stage for a Turning Point tour stop at Ole Miss. The two shared a touching moment on stage, but some said the hug felt far too personal, with Erika even touching the back of JD’s head. You can see the moment here: Vice President JD Vance joins Erika Kirk on stage at tonight’s Turning Point USA event at Ole Miss. pic.twitter.com/lDdPWXTAKx — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 30, 2025 Today, Megyn Kelly asked Erika about it at a new tour stop. Watch the answer here: Backup video here if needed: ERIKA KIRK EXPLAINS HER HUG WITH JD VANCE IN HEARTBREAKING INTERVIEW! One thing in particular is catching the attention of viewers. What stands out to you? pic.twitter.com/DxtLTpNbpj — Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) November 24, 2025 Look, I’m not here to judge — she’s been through tremendous trauma and is probably still in a whirlwind of grieving and everyone handles that different ways. I do think the constant time on stage, the outfits, the seeming search for stardom and the spotlight, together with the constant crying but never seeming to be any actual tears, all does hit me as “odd”. But I’m curious to know what you think… Should she be home taking care of her two very young children instead of doing all these Tour Stops?

It is SO nice to have class and elegance back in the White House! No one better than our beautiful First Lady to cover those bases and she did not disappoint today. Watch here as Melania beautifully and elegantly welcomes the new White House Christmas Tree among idyllic Clydesdale Horses: Looking absolutely chic indeed: Melania looking chic in Dior today pic.twitter.com/FqgfYS6iz9 — Keeping Up With The Trumps (@KUWTTRUMPS) November 24, 2025 And check out those shoes! Melania Trump accepts WH Christmas tree from Michigan: ‘It will be beautiful!’ https://t.co/g4RJqcQvXE pic.twitter.com/iOdS1hr08M — New York Post (@nypost) November 24, 2025 Here are more details from the NY Post: First lady Melania Trump beamed Monday as she accepted the annual White House Christmas tree, telling reporters, “It will be beautiful! We are going to plan.” Trump, 55, seemed at ease as she greeted a horse-drawn wagon with the enormous evergreen grown in the central Michigan town of Sidney. “It will be beautiful! We are going to plan, and it’s starting today,” said the first lady on the north driveway of the White House, wearing a long white coat, red gloves and plaid Manolo Blahnik heels. President Trump did not join the event after spending his morning on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping as his foreign policy team sought to seal a Russia-Ukraine peace deal by a self-imposed Thanksgiving deadline. But when I see this I can’t help but think of the time this happened under Biden…. Remember this? Prophetic? White House Christmas Tree DEAD, New One Toppled Over They say God speaks in mysterious ways.... And in other times the message seems to be almost too clear to miss! That's the case here as the White House Christmas tree has TOPPLED over...blown over by a gust of wind! You really couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. Watch this great clip from Jesse Waters explaining what is going on: Peter Doocy has the most takedown of Joe Biden after a wind topples White House Christmas Tree to the GROUND— A sign from god? "Biden's biggest problem in the coming election year is going to be Father Time. But tonight it was Mother Nature."? pic.twitter.com/OapCNbgjnt — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 29, 2023 Another view: The White House Christmas tree toppling over. The perfect depiction of Joe Biden and the state of America. pic.twitter.com/Y04JjGwfzc — Kambree (@KamVTV) November 29, 2023 Down she goes! Reports say the tree "may not be salvageable": The National Christmas Tree set to be lit by Biden in 48 hours was just “toppled” by the wind, US Parks Service says tree may not be salvageable Very fitting for the Biden White House. pic.twitter.com/xpiS6ri79X — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 28, 2023 The memes have come fast and hilariously: The White House Christmas tree blew over. What an appropriate metaphor for the Biden administration. pic.twitter.com/9CP7xY8Wnj — Sue (@SueJ2024) November 29, 2023 My personal favorite: https://twitter.com/benidormgek/status/1729759829307044299 But there's actually more to the story than just this. And it's even more prophetic! PenguinSix, who you may recognize from his great local reporting, reports that this wasn't the original White House tree. No, in fact the original tree caught a disease and DIED! This is the replacement tree: The White House Christmas Tree, a living tree planted just outside on the Ellipse, is dead. Disease ravished the tree so the Park Service decided for the first time in 50 years we would have a cut Christmas tree as the National Tree. That was all well and good, until the winds kicked up and blew that tree over. I was there as workers tried to pick it back up, but then I went over to the US Capitol to catch the tree lighting with the Speaker of the House. But that was disrupted by some Gaza Palestine protesters, who were quickly arrested by the US Capitol Police. Fascinating! It reminds me of that classic Monty Python scene ("So I built a third one!  .....that burned down, fell over, and then sank into the Swamp"): Hilarious, right? And so fitting. If you'd like to see up close and personal, enjoy this great vid from P6: This all reminds me of many other prophetic events involving prominent Democrats.... Like this one, anyone remember this?  When a falling light almost took out Hillary Clinton? Classic moment: Or how about all the flags constantly falling down around Democrats? PROPHETIC: Flags Blow Down As Fetterman Tells Huge Lie! You want a prophetic sign? I'll give you a prophetic sign! It's not a good one though, at least not for Fetterman. Or "Fetterneck" as some of you have dubbed him. Never forget who controls the wind, and never also forget a little Bible verse called Galatians 6:7: Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. Well, it looks like Fetterman just sowed what he's been reaping and it's not looking good for him! Watch here and see what happens immediately after Fetterman brags that he stands with a (P)resident who is "sedition free":   PROPHETIC? Watch as American flags suddenly blown down immediately after Fetterman says this Biden is "sedition free": pic.twitter.com/FI9GpaiNSw — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) November 5, 2022 I mean, the timing was perfect down to the fraction of a second... Just a big coincidence, I'm sure. Never forget, the Red Sea Moment we are expecting will come SUDDENLY and it will all happen in a 24 hour period. They will never see it coming and they'll be powerless to stop it. I think it will look and feel very much like what you just saw in that clip. That video got me thinking about many other moments from Hillary Clinton to Biden where flags fell, lights fell, people fell.... All symbolic. All kind of feels like the same moment happening over and over. I put them all together in this montage that you can watch on Rumble: And here they are individually... If they don't get taken down: More flags crash down around Hillary: Big moment here, flags suddenly tumble down at DNC convention. Around Hillary Clinton: It's not just the flags that fall... Here is Hillary going down: Again: And remember this bad moment? Was that the day she died? Many believe so. We have no comment. Remember this famous tumble? It's not just Hillary falling... Joe is famous too: More here: Remember this one?

These six democrats need to face accountability for their reckless statements. As WLT Report previously reported, a group of Democrat lawmakers released a video last week calling for members of the U.S. intelligence community and the military to ignore President Trump’s orders. In the video the lawmakers claim to have concerns about the Trump administration’s military actions on Venezuela drug boats and call for members of the military to no longer follow Trump’s “illegal” orders. Now Vice President JD Vance has weighed on the alarming video. The Hill provided the following details on Vance’s remarks: Vice President Vance said Sunday that six Democratic lawmakers violated the law by telling service members to disobey illegal orders. “If the president hasn’t issued illegal orders, then members of Congress telling the military to defy the president is by definition illegal,” Vance said on the social platform X. Earlier this week, Democratic Sens. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) and Mark Kelly (Ariz.) and Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Jason Crow (Colo.) directly addressed active-duty military and intelligence personnel in a video on X, saying, “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.” All six lawmakers have backgrounds in military or intelligence. President Trump responded by calling the group “traitors” on his Truth Social platform and later said that they were guilty of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” On Saturday evening, the president repeated his sedition assertions and said the lawmakers “SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW.” Vance was responding to Slotkin telling host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week” that she is “not aware” of any illegal military actions authorized by Trump. Since returning to office in January, the president has deployed or attempted to send the National Guard to Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Memphis; and other cities, citing concerns about crime or protests against immigration enforcement. Take a look: If the president hasn’t issued illegal orders, them members of Congress telling the military to defy the president is by definition illegal. https://t.co/Q5drUE6BLS — JD Vance (@JDVance) November 23, 2025 President Trump also responded to the Democrat’s video but posted a stronger statement than Vance, per ABC News: President Donald Trump on Thursday called several Democratic veterans and national security specialists “traitors” who should face the death penalty for releasing a joint video where they said that U.S. service members could refuse illegal orders — a move that has prompted some lawmakers to call the president’s rhetoric “dangerous” and “a threat.” “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???,” Trump wrote on social media Thursday morning. Trump also reshared a social media post responding to the Washington Examiner’s article about the Democrats, calling for them to be hanged. In another post, the president said “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” In the video directed at military members, Democrats — including Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly — said that military service members can refuse illegal orders. “This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens,” the congressional Democrats said in the video posted Tuesday. Democratic veterans — including Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly — said in a video that military service members can refuse illegal orders. Take a look: Donald J. Trump Truth Social Post 09:08 AM EST 11/20/25 It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand – We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST… — Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 20, 2025