🗣 Trump calls it both 'sad' and 'funny' that Biden did not pardon himself

💬 “And if you look at it, it all had to do with him,” US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.

Trump explained that he didn’t pardon himself during his first term because he “did not do anything wrong.”

Former President Joe Biden also stated earlier this month that he “didn’t do anything wrong” when asked about pardoning himself.

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❓ What are Biden’s pardons hiding?

Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to his siblings and their spouses before leaving office, alleging they were “targeted by politically motivated investigations.”

Here is what they're linked with:

James B. Biden, Joe’s brother, and Sara Jones Biden, James’s wife

🔸 Entrepreneur James Biden faced accusations of capitalizing on the Biden name as he reportedly tried to set up a joint venture with a Chinese energy company in 2017.

🔸 House Republicans referred to two checks worth $40,000 and $200,000 from James Biden and his wife to the US president in 2017 and 2018 ennoscriptd “loan repayments.”

🔸 In a June 2024 letter to the Justice Department, House Republicans accused James Biden and Joe Biden’s son Hunter of making false statements to Congress as part of GOP members’ impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden;

🔸 James and his wife were reportedly recorded by the FBI in connection with a 1998 bribery probe into a Mississippi trial attorney who was considering a business partnership with James Biden.

Francis W. Biden, Joe’s brother

🔸 He drew attention for linking himself to Joe Biden in a 2021 ad for a Florida law firm. The White House warned at the time that the president’s name shouldn’t be used in connection with any commercial activities.

Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden’s sister, and John T. Owens, her husband

🔸 Valerie Owens was the campaign manager for Joe Biden’s 1988 and 2008 presidential campaigns, as well as a senior advisor to his successful 2020 presidential campaign.

🔸 It remains unclear why Joe Biden pardoned the couple given a lack of controversy surrounding their activities.

Hunter Biden, Joe's son

🔸 Joe Biden issued an unconditional pardon for his son in early December. Hunter was scheduled to be sentenced for his conviction for federal gun charges, as well as in a separate criminal case in which he pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

What’s Biden shielding them from? Accountability or the truth? Comment below!

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💧🔥 Roof sprinkler may save the day as Hughes Fire spreads to over 9,400 acres – reports

An eyewitness of the Hughes Fire tells FOX11 what prompted his family to install a roof sprinkler on top of their house.

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📍 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Panama next week after US President Donald Trump's statements about his intention to return US control of the Panama Canal, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.

According to the report, Rubio also intends to visit Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica.

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🗣 Trump: Biden allowed 21 million people into US in 'gross miscarriage of common sense'

💬 "It's much more than South America, but prisons from all over the world have been emptied out into our country by Biden allowing it to happen," US President Donald Trump told Fox News.

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Greenland has resources to become 'Qatar of North' - Lawmaker

"We have the resources to do so. That's true," a lawmaker from Greenland's ruling coalition party, Siumut, Kuno Fenker, said.

He added that while Greenland does not utilize enough resources for it at the moment, he hopes that in time it will do so "in absolute respect of our laws that protect the environment and also protect the population."

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Japanese merc who fought on Ukraine's side eliminated in Zaporozhye — Russian official

Russian troops destroyed the foreign mercenary with a precise strike on the locations of Ukrainian forces in the city of Gulyai-Pole, which is occupied by Ukrainian troops, said Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Commission of Russia’s Public Chamber on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects, and Veteran Support.

Earlier, Russia's Federal Security Service reported that there are 18,000 mercenaries from 85 countries fighting for the Kiev regime as part of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, for his part, stressed that the presence of foreign mercenaries in the ranks of Ukrainian forces will not change the course of the Russian special military operation but could prolong the conflict and “cause more suffering to the Ukrainian people.”

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Traditional values can bridge the gap between Russia and US – Russian philosopher Dugin

The two countries share an important aspect that could facilitate the improvement of bilateral ties, Alexander Dugin told Sputnik.

"The type of strong, charismatic leader [in Russia and the US] is a shared trait. And right now, it is precisely such a charismatic leader who is leading America," he pointed out.

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💌✍️Dear Trump: Biden's parting letter and US on fire

Along with inflation, migration crisis, raging wildfires, and rising international conflicts, Biden also left a letter for Trump in the Oval Office desk.

"The American people and people around the world look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation," Biden wrote, wishing Trump all the best.

Does Biden realize that many of those "storms of history" could have been avoided if not for his "steady” decisions?🤔

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📹WATCH: Russian crews of the Proryv "Breakthrough" T-90M tanks support the assault units in the special operation zone with fire.

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