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By Mona Austin House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has demanded a briefing about the raid that led to the death of an ISIS leader over the weekend.  Democrats say they  were not aware of the planned assault  that led to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi  bombing himself to death in a tunnel saying Pres. Donald Trump notified Russia before notifying U.S. Congressional leaders. Baghdadi was taken down as canines chased him from a compound into a blocked off tunnel near the Turkish border, an area known to be unfriendly toward ISIS.  A president w ithholding plans to capture an enemy is against normal protocols. Trump claimed in a press conference he did not tell the House Speaker about the operation to maintain secrecy and later said he withheld information because Democrat Adam Schiff, head of the House Intelligence Committee which is leading the impeachment investigation,  because he  is the "biggest leaker in Washington." Earli...

Trump’ to remove government’s hold on pastors speaking on politics from pulpit, remains firm on Syria decision at Values Voters Summit  by Mona Austin In 2016, a Christian pastor who was captured and persecuted in Turkey was invited to the White House upon his release. The work of Attorney Jay Sekulow and cooperation of Pres. Donald Trump paved his way to freedom.    He offered Pres. Donald Trump prayer.  At that time in the Oval Office, the president said,  ”I probably need it  more than anybody in this room." Then Pastor Andrew Brunson kneeled down to one knee, laid his hand on the president’s shoulder and prayed for him to adhere to God’s guidance over his administration. This would not be the last time Brunson petitioned God on behalf of the president, a time where Christians in the same region had an imminent need for the humanitarian aid of the United States, particularly in Syria.  Three years later, Trump was the keynote speaker  at ...

Statement from President Donald J. Trump Regarding Turkey’s Actions in Northeast Syria   Pres. Donald Trump threatens to destroy Turkey's economy again to prevent attacks against Syria. (Washington, D.C,) - I will soon be issuing an Executive Order authorizing the imposition of sanctions against current and former officials of the Government of Turkey and any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.  Likewise, the steel tariffs will be increased back up to 50 percent, the level prior to reduction in May.  The United States will also immediately stop negotiations, being led by the Department of Commerce, with respect to a $100 billion trade deal with Turkey.   This Order will enable the United States to impose powerful additional sanctions on those who may be involved in serious human rights abuses, obstructing a ceasefire, preventing displaced persons from returning home, forcibly repatriating ref...

Statement from the Press Secretary Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by telephone. Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial “Caliphate,” will no longer be in the immediate area. The United States Government has pressed France, Germany, and other European nations, from which many captured ISIS fighters came, to take them back, but they did not want them and refused. The United States will not hold them for what could be many years and great cost to the United States taxpayer. Turkey will now be responsible for all ISIS fighters in the area captured over the past two years in the wake of the defeat of the territorial “Caliphate” by the United States.

9:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  My fellow Americans, a short time ago, I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.  A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now underway.  We thank them both. Tonight, I want to speak with you about why we have taken this action.  One year ago, Assad launched a savage chemical weapons attack against his own innocent people.  The United States responded with 58 missile strikes that destroyed 20 percent of the Syrian Air Force. Last Saturday, the Assad regime again deployed chemical weapons to slaughter innocent civilians -- this time, in the town of Douma, near the Syrian capital of Damascus.  This massacre was a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime. The evil and the despicable attack left mothers and fat...

By Mona Austin Over the last several days Vice Pres. Pence has been on a diplomatic relations tour in Asia as conflict continues in Syria. A visit with our "frenemy" China underscored the desire to maintain trade agreements. One of the most sigificant stops was in Japan, where Pence emphasised our postive standing witht the nation. "The United States-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace, prosperity, and freedom in the Asia Pacific. And let me be clear: Under President Donald Trump, the United States stands unwavering in our alliance and unyielding in our resolve to defend all that we have built together over these generations." Leaving words of gratitude to U.S. service members today, VPOTUS spoke on the USS Ronald Reagan at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. Said Pence, "The Good Book tells us, 'if you owe debts pay debts, if honor, then honor, if respect, then respect.' I stand before you today, on behalf of your Comm...