Pentagon reportedly gave Customs and Border Protection laser weapon that triggered El Paso airspace shutdown – as it happened

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THIS is why 2025 felt so long.

T**** KNEW he had only 2 years to do everything he wants… from #deport every "illegal" to grift himself back into being a Billionaire... before #Democrats retake Congress and (as he has admitted he expects) be impeached.

That's why he has gone absolutely hog-wild.

And when you pack THAT much lawlessness & insanity into just a few months, voters get a clearer picture of just who this dangerously incompetent & criminal #WannabeDictator is.
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/outrage-over-trump-s-abuses-extends-beyond-the-political-sphere-2484096067558

Outrage over Trump’s abuses extends beyond the political sphere

Jen Psaki looks at how even non-political American cultural spaces are reacting to the killing for Alex Pretti and the brutality of ICE actions, and shares other indicators, including new polling, that suggest Trump is in big trouble with voters.

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@thierry_van_kerm
The "most transparent president in the history of the United States" : #mafiaboss #wannabedictator .
From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor

Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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@WNN7
The rest of the world KNEW #Russia meddled in the U.S.'s 2016 election to put #PutinsPuppet in power. And I *thought* when he ran again in 2024, they would counter #Putin's meddling with some meddling of their own (knowing the danger the man presented.)

Instead, they sat on their hands and just let an admitted #WannabeDictator retake control of the most powerful nation on Earth. 😒

#SundayShowdown

I REMIND EVERYONE that what makes DC so unique is that it has no governor, so the DC National Guard is under #NaziDon's control.

So does it come as any surprise that "84% of the people arrested by #ICE in DC had NO CRIMINAL RECORD? #WorstOfTheWorst #WannabeDictator #DictatorDon

Kleptocratic Trump is a #WannabeDictator

@cricket_bacon @asiny
Incorrect. All Senate #Republicans need to do is (temporarily) suspend the filibuster and they could end their #Shutdown with a simple majority.

But that is not the point.

The point is that we have a multi-billionaire power-mad #WannabeDictator in the White House building a palatial #Ballroom and a bragging of a fancy Bathroom, while his own Party refuses to renew #SNAP benefits to 20 million Americans living in poverty. 👈

@randahl @svelmoe
When she won, Media outlets were quick to point out her praise of #TheOrangeMenace. But it's pretty clear her only knowledge of our #WannabeDictator is that they both hate Maduro.

The ONLY reason #NaziDon has shown ANY support for #Venezuela is b/c he despises #Maduro (deservedly so) who LITERALLY stole the election from the winner Edmundo Gonzalez last year.

Everything always circles back to T****'s mind boggling narcissism. 🤦‍♂️

@samlitzinger
ONE MUST ADMIRE the way #Republicans are going for broke cramming through so much disastrous "wish list" legislation so soon after taking office (with the slimmest of majorities) knowing they had nearly two years before the next big election.

Their Potus is a madman… an admitted #WannabeDictator… who "fell in ❤️" with #Kim in his first term, and literally rolled out the red carpet for #Putin in his 2nd.

#Democrats by comparison struggled to pass the #ACA with a SUPER majority.