Former President Donald Trump made a number of promises for a second term during his speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition Gala Saturday night – including hosting a huge party to mark America’s 250th birthday.

During his presidency, Trump pushed the idea of ​​North Korean military parades, and in 2019 was finally able to throw a grand Fourth of July celebration in front of the Lincoln Memorial — complete with tanks and flyovers.

He indicated that the US would be celebrating a major anniversary in 2026 and vowed to do it again. To “restore pride in our history and confidence in our future,” he will “extend a tremendous salute to America throughout the year to celebrate the 250th anniversary.” Anniversary.’

“And we’re going to have a big celebration.” And it’s going to be a celebration like we really deserve in this country for everything that we’ve been through,” Trump said.

“With you by my side, we will give our nation’s founding the grand anniversary celebration that America needs and so deserves,” added the 2024 hopeful.

Former President Donald Trump made a number of promises for a second term during his speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition Gala Saturday night – including hosting a huge party to mark America’s 250th birthday

In 2019, the then-President hosted a “Salute to America” ​​in front of the Lincoln Memorial, marking a departure from typical Fourth of July celebrations

The event featured tanks and military flyovers rather than the President simply addressing a crowd of supporters and military families on the South Lawn

During his nearly hour-and-a-half appearance to the conservative Christian crowd, the former president also unveiled a possible new campaign slogan.

“I am being charged for you,” he said.

He continued to complain about recent federal charges against him for improper handling of confidential materials, arguing again that he was merely a past president “lawfully holding his own documents.”

The former president also called out Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who charged him with crimes related to Stormy Daniels’ 2016 hush money scheme, and vowed to take action against him and other prosecutors if Trump wins in the 2024 election to retake the White House.

“I will direct a completely overhauled Justice Department to investigate every radical prosecutor in America,” Trump promised, calling them “reverse racists.”

He earned a “USA” roar from the crowd as he announced, “I’m probably the only person in history who has been charged and my number has increased.”

“Every time the radical left Democrats, Marxists, Communists and Fascists impeach me, I take it as a great show of courage,” Trump said.

Trump slammed President Joe Biden for his son Hunter’s business ties with China, suggesting that the president was soft on the rising power because of his family’s financial entanglements.

“Joe Biden is by far the most corrupt president in the history of our country,” he said.

“Just two days ago, a very respected IRS whistleblower revealed that Crooked Joe sat in a room while his son Hunter sent a message to a Chinese Communist Party official,” the former president continued.

Trump then read a text message from Hunter to a Chinese business partner to the crowd.

In the text, Hunter says he is with his father and then says to the employee, “And we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled.”

“That’s cash he’s talking about,” Trump told the crowd of the “commitment.” “Within 10 days, the Bidens got $5.1 million from China.”

‘Can you belive that? “I didn’t know he was that tough,” Trump said of Hunter, drawing laughter.

Trump then claimed that Biden “doesn’t want to do anything because he can’t,” adding that nothing can be done “unless I come back in.”

Former President Donald Trump attempted to link President Joe Biden to his son Hunter’s business deals with China, implying that Biden would not defy China because of his family’s financial ties

“I have a question to ask Ralph: Have your other candidates been treated like this?” said former President Donald Trump (center), addressing Faith & Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed (right), who sat on the podium behind him and got the crowd cheering

“In that case, I will notify China that they have 48 hours to get any military and espionage equipment out of Cuba, or I will drop the hammer and there will be tariffs unlike anything China has seen before.” said Trump.

Trump was easily the favorite speaker at the conference, which was attended by all the major Republican presidential candidates for 2024.

“I have a question to ask Ralph: Have your other candidates been treated like this?” Trump said, turning to Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, who was seated behind him on the podium, drawing a cheer from the crowd.

Trump then joked that a presidential candidate was “booed off the stage,” alluding to New Jersey Gov. Chris Chrstie, whose criticism of Trump earned him heavy heckling at the conference on Friday morning.

He was joined on stage by MAGA allies – failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who was presented with a lifetime achievement award.

The former president announced an agenda for a second term.

He received great cheers when he vowed to “wipe out the deep state.”

Trump said he would set up a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” that would declassify all documents related to the so-called “deep state” and uncover any “espionage.”

Trump promised to tighten the border and expel illegal immigrants from the US

He said he will lead the “biggest domestic deportation operation” ever.

And he would “deny entry” to all “communists and totalitarians.”

“My question is, what do we do with those who are already here?” he considered.

Trump again claimed he could “settle” the Ukraine war within 24 hours.

“Before I even get to the Oval Office, I will see to it that the terrible war between Russia and Ukraine is ended,” he said.

He received a thunderous round of applause when he said he will be “your peacemaker.”

The crowd consisted of Christian conservatives who cheered that it was the first anniversary of Roe v. be wade

“I will fight the insane late abortionists in the Democratic Party,” Trump promised.

The former president has declined to say if he would support a proposed 15-week national abortion ban, which former Vice President Mike Pence, among others, supports.

Instead, Trump said that in a second term he would “bring everyone together to protect our precious unborn babies in a big way.”

The ex-president also vowed not to allocate funds to public schools that teach critical race theory or enforce vaccination.

Targeting the transgender community, he promised to oust transgender troops from the military, ban medical treatments to confirm the sex of minors, freeze taxpayers’ money on sex reassignment surgery, and ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports.

ISLAMABAD (Portal) – The Pakistani army claimed on Saturday that two civilians were killed by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the first such conflict since a 2021 ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors.

A group of herders in the sattwhale sector at the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between the two countries, was hit, the army said in a statement, warning it reserves the right to strike back.

“The Indian Army opened indiscriminate fire on a group of herders in the Sattwhale sector in a sign of their usual inhumane crackdown on innocent Kashmiris,” the statement said.

The Indian Army did not respond to a request for comment.

In 2021, both sides agreed to a ceasefire along the disputed border in the scenic valley in a rare joint statement.

Both India and Pakistan claim the disputed territory, but each control half of it. The two countries have fought three wars since gaining independence from British rule in 1947, two of them over Kashmir.

In 2019, the two armies came close to war by firing fighter jets and shooting down a fighter plane after Indian planes invaded Pakistani airspace, which New Delhi said served as a target for a militant training camp.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry condemned the killings and the ceasefire violation and urged the Indian envoy to lodge a protest, the statement said.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Diane Craft)

After leading an armed uprising for a whole day, the businessman finally ordered his men marching toward Moscow to “turn around” and “return to the camps” after mediation by the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.

Yevgeny Prigozhin “Will go to Belarus,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in the evening, vowing that Wagner’s boss had “president Vladimir Putin’s word.” “The criminal case against him will be dropped,” he added, and “no one will pursue the fighters” who followed Yevgeny Prigoyine in his company, “taking into account their merits on the Ukrainian front.” “Some of them, if they wish, will sign contracts with the Defense Ministry,” even Dmitry Peskov affirmed, without giving any further details.

The Kremlin spokesman hailed the role played by Alexander Lukashenko’s mediator in resolving tensions that have rocked Russian power at a rate it has rarely seen in several years. “We are grateful to the Belarusian President for this diplomatic effort,” stressed Dmitry Peskov, referring to a “very long, frankly cordial” discussion between the two leaders, allies against the West in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

“This situation was resolved without new casualties, without increasing the tension,” he nevertheless rejoiced, while some feared a confrontation between the Russian security forces and the Wagner fighters who were on their way to Moscow. Dmitry Peskov also recalled that Alexander Lukashenko “has known Prigoyine personally for a long time, more than 20 years” and that it was “his personal initiative” to resolve the situation.

The Kremlin says the Russian offensive in Ukraine will not be affected

Despite this “rather tough day full of tragic events,” Dmitry Peskov stressed that Yevgeny Prigoyine’s attempt to overthrow the military power will “in no way” affect the course of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. “The ‘special military operation’ continues. “Our soldiers managed to repel the counter-offensive from Ukraine,” he even argued to the press, when troops from Kiev tried to break through the Russian defenses.

Ulrich Bounat (analyst): “This mediation by Lukashenko is really a thunderbolt”

Sylvie Noel

(With AFP)

In the last few hours, the figure of Dario Fabbri, the director of Domino magazine, who since the outbreak of war in Ukraine has always appeared in the special editions of the news directed by Enrico Mentana, has brought hilarity to La 7 viewers. The reason? The analyst, who became known on television for his geopolitical analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, got married today. However, the expert could not fail to comment on the news of the coup that Wagner’s patron Yevgeny Prigozhin had planned. Fabbri performed live on RaiNews 24 ahead of the wedding, but the occasion was too enticing not to make another appearance on TV, even after the fateful yes.

The analyst just intervened during the special edition of La7 news to provide clarification on the escalation that worries Russia. “Thank you very much, because I know that you had a rather important appointment today that had been scheduled for some time. They managed to find time for us,” Frediano Finucci greeted him jokingly. Fabbri replied with a smile and a few direct words: “The day is very important.” The journalist replied wryly: “It is very important. Yes, let’s put it that way.”

The Domino director did not miss the opportunity: even the wedding celebrations did not prevent him from expressing his opinion on the threats of the head of the mercenary militia Wagner and on the reaction of Tsar Putin. According to Fabbri, the crisis in Russia is “really very strange”. “Prigozhin has long claimed that he wants to command the regular armed forces instead of the General Staff. Then he suddenly decides to march towards Russian territory. What is the army doing? And the population? Those are crucial elements, because every coup needs a “popular push,” the analyst recalls.

Regarding the new twist, retreat after advancing on Moscow, he said: “This suggests that there is no real civil war. If Kiev breaks through in Donbass, we can say with certainty that it is a civil war. That could happen.” Could have been a dramatic attempt to take the lead or even replace Putin.” , even after the marriage”.