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NEW: US Southern Command Says US and Ecuadorian Forces Have Launched Operations Against Narco-Terrorist Organization in Ecuador, Releases Footage (VIDEO)

As war rages on in the Middle East, Trump’s war on the designated terrorist drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere continues, with the US Southern Command announcing a joint operation with Ecuadorian military forces in Ecuador.  The operations began on Tuesday against narco-terrorists “who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement.

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JUST IN: Panicked Soros DA who Mandated Grand Jury Investigations for Every Officer-Involved Shooting Denies That Police who Stopped Islamic Terrorist Will Face Grand Jury Proceedings Amid Public Pressure After Cops Lawyer Up

The Soros-backed Travis County, Texas, District Attorney is now walking back his post-George Floyd-era policy, which opened the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a terrorist on Sunday to a secret grand jury investigation.

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“He Is a Liberator” Free Iranians Thank Trump, But Shia Muslims Chant “Death to America”

Lebanese-American conservative activist and author Brigitte riel told Newsmax that President Trump “is a liberator and a hero around the world.” She said she has been monitoring the press in the Middle East and reported widespread respect for America and for President Trump throughout the Arabic world, including in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is headquartered.

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WATCH: President Trump Gives Update on Operation Epic Fury, Outlines Objectives – Says US is “Substantially Ahead of Our Time Projections” With Military Leadership Being Eliminated in “About an Hour”

President Trump gave an update on Operation Epic Fury during remarks at a White House Medal of Honor Ceremony on Monday and outlined his objectives in the war in Iran.  Trump spoke for approximately six minutes about Iran, where he made the case for stopping Iran’s nuclear and missile ambitions, before awarding the Medal of Honor to three Army Soldiers.

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Third-World Migrant Terrorist Who Shot Up Texas Bar was Naturalized Under Obama Despite History of Arrests

New details have come to light on the Senegalese shooter in Austin, Texas, who opened fire upon a bar in Texas, killing two and injuring 14 others before he was shot dead by police.  As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, authorities received a call at 1:59 am for the shooting at Buford’s Bar on West Sixth Street near the University of Texas-Austin, and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force was on the scene investigating this morning.

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WATCH: Seditious Six Conspirator Elissa Slotkin Trashes Trump Overseas as a Dictator, Says He’s Plotting to Steal 2026 Elections at Munich Security Conference and Predicts Uprising

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) told the rest of the world that Trump is exercising “authoritarianism” in the US and planning to steal the 2026 election if Americans don’t revolt while speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.  During a panel discussion titled “Holding the : Defending Europe and Supporting Ukraine,” Slotkin warned that the US is “in a struggle for our democracy” because of Trump’s “authoritarianism.” “I stand here as an American senator, feeling very concerned about the 2026 elections in November,” she said.

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CONFIRMED: Canada School Shooter who Killed 9, Injured 25 Identified as Transgender Ex-Student Despite Officials’ Attempts to Hide Biological Gender

The suspect who opened fire on a school in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon has been identified as biological male 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, a transgender ex-student at the school who began transitioning at approximately 12 years old.  Notably, this comes just months after a transgender shooter opened fire, shooting through the windows of the church at Annunciation Catholic School as students attended mass during the first week of the school year late last Summer.

WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Give First Public Testimony on Venezuela Policy Since Maduro Ouster Before Senate Committee

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sit for testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning to discuss the Trump Administration’s policy on Venezuela.  This is Rubio’s first public testimony since the Trump Administration’s arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.

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WATCH: Border Commander Greg Bovino Fires Back at CNN’s Dana Bash as She Defends Attempted ICE Shooter in Minneapolis, Accuses Him of Victim Blaming

In a not-so-shocking endorsement of leftwing violence, CNN Host Dana Bash attempted to defend the leftwing terrorist who was shot dead by a border patrol in Minneapolis, describing him as a “victim” during an interview with Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino on Sunday.  As The Gateway Pundit reported, Border Patrol fatally shot a man during a struggle on Saturday after the suspect pulled his gun on agents.

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GEORGE FLOYD REDUX? Thousands of Anti-ICE Rioters Set Up Autonomous Zone After Minneapolis Police Retreat (VIDEO)

The Democratic Party playbook is in full swing as anti-ICE rioters have reportedly established an “autonomous zone” after overwhelming and driving Minneapolis police out of the area following the fatal CBP-involved shooting of a leftwing terrorist.   Just like in 2020, the rioting against law enforcement in an attempt to destabilize the country ahead of the November elections.

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Iranian Regime Cracking Down Hard on Emboldened Protesters

The Iranian regime is brutally cracking down on protesters despite warnings from President Trump but the people will not be deterred.  Only hours before the capture and arrest of Venezuelan terrorist leader Maduro, President Trump shared a message to the leadership of the terrorist Islamist state reigning terror over the people of Iran.

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Maduro’s Crooked VP Delcy Rodriguez Should Never Be Allowed to Run Venezuela

Maduro’s VP DELCY ELOÍNA RODRÍGUEZ GÓMEZ should not be anywhere near Venezuela’s presidency.  Remember that a year ago, President Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grennel, delivered a message in person to the former terrorist leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.  In late January 2025, only a few weeks after President Trump’s inauguration, Grennel met with Maduro and worked out the release of 6 Americans.