President Trump will be going on night watch tonight! In an interview with Todd Starnes, Trump revealed he will patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., alongside police officers and military members to assess the effectiveness of their crime prevention plan. Trump’s move comes a day after Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth patrolled places where D.C. crime was previously rampant before Trump ordered the National Guard to be mobilized in the nation’s capital. ABC News reported more on Trump’s plan to patrol the streets of D.C.: President Donald Trump announced that he is “going out” with police and military in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to oversee the surge in federal law enforcement and National Guard, who are responding to what he says is a crime emergency in the district. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and, with the military, of course. So we’re going to do a job. The National Guard is great. They’ve done a fantastic job,” Trump told radio host Todd Starnes on Thursday. The president mobilized the National Guard one week ago to assist the police, claiming crime was out of control. The plan came a day after Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller visited the National Guard at Union Station, where they were drowned out with boos from protesters. Listen here: Trump to PATROL DC streets TONIGHT with cops and National Guard https://t.co/CQvd0aTdIh pic.twitter.com/i4JoM3ipBu — RT (@RT_com) August 21, 2025 Fox 5 News reported on Vance and Hegseth’s recent visit to the D.C. metro station where National Guard members are stationed: National Guard members stationed at Union Station received an unexpected visit Wednesday from Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who handed out burgers and thanked troops for their service. The visit came as protests continued over President Trump’s emergency order deploying federal troops to the District. Demonstrators shouted “Free D.C.,” calling the move an un-American militarization. Union Station has become one of the most visible posts for National Guard presence in the city, said FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick. Here are some videos of Vance and Hegseth’s visit: BREAKING: VP Vance and Sec. Hegseth just arrived at Union Station in DC to personally thank National Guard troops “We wanted to bring you guys some burgers. You know, you guys bust your ass all day, and we give you a hamburger. Not a fair trade, but we’re grateful for… pic.twitter.com/SEjk9o1BiW — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 20, 2025 JD Vance and Pete Hegseth are literally pointing and laughing at protesters at Union Station “This is the guy who thinks people don’t deserve law and order in their own community” So good. pic.twitter.com/O0oIIXUdJb — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 20, 2025

The Outer Banks in North Carolina were flooded as Hurricane Erin hit the coast. Although the flooding and strong winds were not as fierce as the meteorologists expected, some parts of the Outer Banks still experienced minor flooding. The worst of Hurricane Erin’s impact in North Carolina is believed to be over as it travels up the East Coast. AP reported more on the hurricane’s impact: Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway, damaged a waterside motel and swirled under beachfront homes as the monster-sized storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday. Forecasters predict the storm will gradually weaken over the next few days while turning farther out to sea. Tropical storm conditions were in effect over parts of the Outer Banks and the coast of Virginia, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. In Bermuda, residents and tourists were told to stay out of the water with rough seas expected through Friday. There was flooding along part of the North Carolina and mid-Atlantic coasts, the center said Thursday morning. Authorities warned that the largest swells would continue to whip up life-threatening rip currents from the Carolinas to New England. Here are some videos: #BREAKING: New footage from the Outer Banks in North Carolina is showing flooding during low tide from Hurricane Erin. This is one of the most vulnerable communities for flooding from the hurricane. Please pray for North Carolina today. pic.twitter.com/vgu3K8O1AH — Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) August 20, 2025 Aerial footage captured a tidal storm surge enveloping homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday, as Hurricane Erin continued to move through the Atlantic Ocean. https://t.co/vCyMNexS1O pic.twitter.com/72o4rD7P1o — ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2025 Powerful waves from Hurricane Erin hit beachside homes and flooded streets along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/K5ZZ3K7Ayw — AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 20, 2025 CBS provided more details on Hurricane Erin’s impact in North Carolina: Two beachfront homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks appear to be on the verge of collapse as they are pounded by strong waves from Hurricane Erin. Nearly a dozen neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean since 2020. While the swells from storms like Erin make things worse, the conditions threatening the houses are always present. The placement of the homes along the water puts them at risk, according to the National Park Service, which oversees much of the area. Many of the homes along the beaches of the Outer Banks are on properties once filled with land, dunes and dry sand that are now partially or fully covered with ocean water “on a regular basis,” the agency says. Photos show the Rodanthe, North Carolina, homes on elevated wooden support beams, with water churning beneath them. High tides were sending surges of water into the support beams on Thursday morning. In one image, the beams appear to be unsteady and bending inwards. Rodanthe, home to about 200 people, sticks out further into the Atlantic Ocean than any other part of North Carolina. Barrier islands like the Outer Banks were never an ideal place for development, according to experts. The islands typically form as waves deposit sediment off the mainland. And they move based on weather patterns and other ocean forces. Some even disappear.

President Trump, in his latest Truth Social post, hinted that it’s okay for Ukraine to go on the offensive against Russia. Trump, in a Truth Social post on Thursday morning, shared it’s hard for Ukraine to win the war if they are not allowed to attack Russia. Trump’s comments came hours after Ukraine went on the offensive and attacked Russian oil refineries. Read Trump’s Truth Social post here: “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country. It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offensive. There is no chance of winning! It is like that with Ukraine and Russia. Crooked and grossly incompetent Joe Biden would not let Ukraine FIGHT BACK, only DEFEND defend. How did that work out? Regardless, this is a war that would have NEVER happened if I were President – ZERO CHANCE. Interesting times ahead!!! President DJT,” Trump went on in his lengthy post. Trump is about to authorize & encourage Ukraine to expand & continue their attacks inside Russia! Putin should have surrendered in Alaska. pic.twitter.com/kGNeuRT2z6 — DawsonSField (@DawsonSField) August 21, 2025 Trump suggests Ukraine should “play offense.” Of course, would be better placed to do so with more longer range American arms flowing to Kyiv. Remember, as we @FT first reported in July, Trump asked Zelensky if he could hit Moscow and St Petersburg. https://t.co/ShlASDQQzv pic.twitter.com/IMJiF3tpKX — Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) August 21, 2025 The New York Post provided context on Trump’s Truth Social post: President Trump fired off a Truth Social post Thursday morning defending Ukraine’s counterattack on Russia. “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders [sic] country. It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offensive. There is no chance of winning! It is like that with Ukraine and Russia,” Trump wrote. The president was likely referring to Ukraine’s strikes on oil refineries inside Russia. A facility in Russia’s Rostov Oblast was set ablaze overnight after being hit with an apparent drone strike.Skip Ukraine also invaded Russia’s Kursk region in 2024, and successfully hit air bases deep inside Kremlin territory with a secret drone attack called “Operation Spiderweb” in June. Trump had supported Ukraine’s counteroffensive on Kursk back in August of 2024, telling The Post at the time that the Ukrainians had to fight. Smoke rises from Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery after an overnight Ukrainian strike. Kyiv also attacked a fuel base in Russia’s southwestern Voronezh region, and a drone warehouse and logistics hub in Russia-occupied Donetsk. Ukraine latest https://t.co/dYDWq6EK7o pic.twitter.com/8t39Brv1KC — Sky News (@SkyNews) August 21, 2025

Okay, this is a steal! Could there possibly be another motive? Google has announced that it will provide its AI Gemini and cloud services to U.S. agencies at a very low price. The tech giant announced that, through 2026, U.S. agencies will have access to its AI for only 47 cents. The Hill provided more on Google’s cheap services: Google will provide a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services to federal agencies for 47 cents each, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced Thursday. Federal agencies will have access to Gemini for Government at the discounted price through 2026. The announcement follows similar moves by OpenAI and Anthropic to offer their AI products to the government for $1 a year. “Federal agencies can now significantly transform their operations by using the tools in ‘Gemini for Government’, thanks to this agreement with Google and the Trump Administration’s leadership revolutionizing AI for the U.S. government,” acting GSA Administrator Michael Rigas said in a statement. The agency added Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude to its government purchasing system earlier this month, opening up the AI models for purchase and use by federal agencies. xAI’s Grok was also added to the purchasing schedule in July. The push to make these models accessible comes after President Trump unveiled his AI Action Plan last month, calling to accelerate the technology’s adoption in the federal government. Google to provide Gemini AI tools to federal agencies for 47 cents https://t.co/W8i1hEIiNE — Tuck The Frumpers (@realTuckFrumper) August 21, 2025 Interestingly, they chose the number 47, Could it represent Trump being the 47th President? Possibly so. In the last several months, Google has collaborated with the Trump administration after Trump announced the AI Action Plan, per Fox Business: The General Services Administration (GSA) on Thursday announced a new agreement with Google to deploy its suite of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services across the federal government. The deal comes as part of the Trump administration’s “America AI Action Plan” and will see federal agencies pay $0.47 per agency to use Google’s AI tools, including a new Gemini for Government offering. The deal is valid through 2026 and builds on the prior agreement under which Google Workspace was provided to all federal agencies at a 71% price cut. GSA’s deal with Google comes as part of the OneGov initiative for procurement across federal agencies, which has also featured deals for AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT for $1 and those offered by Anthropic for $1. “This is a natural progression in the strategy that we have rolled out over the last couple of months in what we’re calling OneGov,” Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in an interview with FOX Business Network’s Grady Trimble. “It’s trying to use the federal wallet as one negotiating leverage point and one-stop shop for industry to deal with the federal government as it relates to common goods procurement.”

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