Tag Archives: The Art of the Deal

Apr 19 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Says U.S. Willing to Walk Away from Ukraine Conflict, Decision in “Days Not Weeks”


Posted originally on CTH on April 18, 2025 | Sundance

“This is not our war.” ~ Secretary Rubio

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in Paris on April 18 about the prolonged peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. However, a frustrated Rubio warned that the U.S. could “move on” from its involvement in negotiations to end the war if no progress is made “within a matter of days and weeks.” That’s the mainstream media narrative.

The non-pretending summary is that Ukraine, France, Great Britain, the EU, NATO et al are all trying to retain their interests in the conflict. Russia has simple terms, but the war machinery controlled by the intel apparatus (CIA and EU) and the financial stakeholders in the EU region are unhappy. [Too many cooks] A frustrated Secretary Rubio says, make up your mind, if no deal – ¹we’re done.  WATCH:

¹Having followed this very closely, here’s what “we’re done” likely means.

President Trump ends the USA side of the proxy war. President Trump pulls back all support for Ukraine; stops sending money, weapons and to the extent he can, intelligence to Ukraine. This opens the door for Russia to go full combat as the ground thaws, without concern for USA to engage.

The EU will have to step up with funding, intelligence and war material to continue supporting Ukraine.  Rubio is calling the EU/UK bluff here because he knows without the USA the EU/UK will not commit to fight Russia.

Remember if no one does anything, Russia has already gained the ground they want and will just continue grinding western Ukraine to ever expanding rubble.  Factually, doing nothing is a big win for Russia, especially if Trump withdraws.

Apr 19 2025

DNI Tulsi Gabbard Releases Declassified Files of RFK and Biden Domestic Terrorism Plan


Posted originally on CTH on April 18, 2025 | Sundance

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified and released two sets of files today. 1. the first tranche of the RFK assassination files (10,000 pages HERE); and 2. The Joe Biden Domestic Terrorism Plan (SEE HERE)

Following President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14176, DNI Gabbard is releasing all the archive documents around the RFK assassination.

“Nearly 60 years after the tragic assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the American people will, for the first time, have the opportunity to review the federal government’s investigation thanks to [President Trump] leadership and commitment to maximum transparency.”

[LINK TO RELEASE]

“As promised, I have declassified the Biden Administration’s Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism.” ~ DNI Tulsi Gabbard

[LINK TO RELEASE]

Apr 18 2025

Natalie Winters Reports On Roundtable With Prime Minister Netanyahu


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Apr 17, 2025, at 1:00 pm EST

Apr 18 2025

Todd Bensman: “What Is Going To Happen When You Remove 3.6 Million Invaders?”


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Apr 17, 2025, at 1:30 pm EST

Apr 18 2025

“We’ve Paid Too Much Blood In This Dessert.” Posobiec On Grand Strategy Of Trump’s Iran Negotiations


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Apr 17, 2025, at 1:30 pm EST

Apr 18 2025

Bensman Agrees With Atlantic: We’re About To Find Out What Mass Deportations Look Like


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Apr 17, 2025, at 1:30 pm EST

Apr 18 2025

NO MORE WARS: Jack Posobiec On President Trump Waving Off Israeli Nuclear Strike


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Apr 17, 2025, at 1:30 pm EST

Apr 18 2025

President Trump Signs Executive Order to Open U.S Fishing Grounds in American Samoa and Hawaii


Posted originally on CTH on April 18, 2025 | Sundance

President Trump has signed some rather commonsense and yet remarkable executive orders permitting to Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) for fishing.  Effective with the signing of these executive orders, American fishing vessels in Hawaii and American Samoa will be permitted to fish their native waters without competition from foreign industrial fishing operations.

Currently approximately 70% of all U.S. seafood is imported because we restrict our own commercial fishing fleets yet purchase fish from foreign sources.  Fishes like Tuna [(both for canning (Samoa) and fresh sashimi (Hawaii)] are migratory and our fishermen have been blocked from fishing them in massive sections of the Pacific Ocean which the U.S. owns and controls.

President Trump is removing the proximity restrictions for both regions and opening up the area for American fishing harvest.  During the signing event, representatives from Samoa and Hawaii explain the purpose.  WATCH:

At approximately 17:00 of the video, the press questions begin.

Apr 18 2025

President Trump Holds a Bilateral Meeting and Presser with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni


Posted originally on CTH on April 18, 2025 | Sundance 

President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. After initial remarks in the oval office, President Trump and Prime Minister Meloni took questions from the assembled press pool.

Meloni has positioned herself as a moderator of sorts between the EU and President Trump administration on the issue of tariffs, trade and geopolitical aspects of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

During an interesting segment of questioning by Italian media to Meloni [19:00 min mark], President Trump asked for translation of Meloni’s response delivered in Italian. [There’s a good reason for that] Meloni nervously listened to the translation reply, then injected her own clarification of her Italian comments into English. [Two tongues]

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Apr 18 2025

U.S Chamber of Commerce Decides Not to Join any Lawsuits Over Trump Tariffs


Posted originally on CTH on April 17, 2025 | Sundance

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided against joining any lawsuits targeting the tariffs put into place by President Trump, Commerce Secretary Lutnick and the National Economic Council.  This is quite a new shift in tone from the generally hostile CoC.

In the background, the U.S. CoC has historically surveyed their corporate sponsors and conducts extensive polling on their interests as part of their decision-making process.  Perhaps the CoC is starting to realize a larger American awakening of their long history selling out middle-America is too risky for them politically.

WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has no immediate plans to join the growing number of lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs, two people with direct knowledge of discussions confirmed to POLITICO.

The business group, one of the most influential trade associations in Washington, will instead focus on lobbying the Trump administration on the tariffs directly, said the people, who were granted anonymity to divulge sensitive and developing discussions.

[…] “While we believe that tariffs under [the International Emergency Economic Powers Act] are legally questionable, the president has other tools to impose similar tariffs that equally damage America’s Main Street Businesses,” the Chamber said in a statement to POLITICO. “The only way to provide immediate relief is for the Administration to pull back on these harmful tariffs.” (more)

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