by Alastair Crooke, Strategic Culture: Leading Israeli commentator, Anna Barsky, in Ma’ariv (in Hebrew) writes: “Let [Trump’s] plan in Gaza – fail”. “An Israeli ‘waiting ploy’ is being formulated: not to hurl out a frontal rejection … [but rather] to bet that reality in the region will take its course”. “[Yet], the fault line [over] Trump’s Gaza Plan […]

President Trump just went off on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, warning him to “watch his a*s!” Calling Petro a “troublemaker,” President Trump told him to immediately close down Colombia’s cocaine factories “fast” because we “know where they are.” Watch here: Trump just clapped back at Colombian President Petro, who accused the U.S. of being on “stolen land,” in gangster fashion: “He’s gotta watch his ass because he makes cocaine, and they send it into the U.S…he’s got factories and we know where they are.” pic.twitter.com/U8ZxcK9D8j — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) December 22, 2025 President Trump’s warning comes in response to Petro criticizing the U.S. for taking sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela and saying that that Southwestern America is stolen land. The Hill explained further: Trump made the comment in response to a question about Petro’s criticism of the U.S. for demanding that Venezuela return all assets it seized in the past from U.S. oil companies. “Texas is a territory that was invaded. It wasn’t sold. So was California and all of the southern U.S.,” Petro said over the weekend. Tensions have simmered between the two leaders, who occupy two ends of the political spectrum. Petro is the first left-leaning leader in recent history in Colombia. And it comes amid heightening tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela as oil tankers continue to be seized in the Caribbean. Trump hit Petro and his family members with sanctions in October. If I were Petro, I’d take President Trump’s warning seriously… He’s not messing around. While speaking to reporters from Mar-a-lago on Monday, President Trump also confirmed that he is planning land strikes, not just on Venezuela, but “anywhere drugs are pouring in.” Watch this: WOW! President Trump is playing NO GAMES Q: You said you’ll start land strikes soon. Do you only mean Venezuela? TRUMP: No. ANYWHERE. Anywhere DRUGS are pouring in…NOT just Venezuela. Trump Doctrine pic.twitter.com/ZUGD0k1f98 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 22, 2025 President Trump’s message is clear, and Petro, Maduro and all the rest who are contributing to the dangerous drug trade better listen up! Your thoughts?

Hunter Biden just shocked the Democrat party by essentially condemning his father’s entire four years in the White House. During a rare interview on the ‘Shawn Ryan Show’ while promoting his new book, Hunter called out Joe Biden’s immigration policies for failing the American people and prioritizing illegals over veterans. “We don’t want immigrants coming here illegally, DRAINING us of resources, and being prioritized above people that are actual, literal heroes. People that are still recovering from years of endless war, or anybody else in our society,” Hunter said. Maybe this is why his family tries so hard to keep Hunter out of the public eye. Watch for yourself: Hunter Biden: “We don’t want immigrants that are coming here illegally, draining us of resources, and being prioritized above… anybody in our society.” A stunning indictment of his father’s four years in office. pic.twitter.com/U6ZYF7Hc1D — Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 23, 2025 It’s very rare that I agree with Hunter Biden on something. But this time, he’s right. It’s estimated that around 11 million illegal immigrants crossed the border underneath Joe Biden, thanks largely to the open-border policies under his administration. These are illegals that contribute nothing to the U.S. while siphoning away taxpayer-funded benefits and opportunities from hardworking, law-abiding American citizens. As Hunter Biden just proved, it doesn’t take a genius to recognize the unfairness of that. It’s really saying something when a crackpot like Hunter Biden has a better policy on immigration than his father’s previous administration. This reply on that clip is just hilarious, but I have to agree: Wait. Hold up, I knew he knows how to cook other things but damn he cooked here. — Jeremy (@Jeremy_rhetor) December 23, 2025 Your thoughts?

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