'A confession': Onlookers stunned by new Trump military move that 'makes no sense'

10/18/25 8:25 PM

Donald Trump's administration on Saturday shocked observers with a decision not to arrest two suspected peddlers of fentanyl.Trump over the weekend took the time to brag about a military strike, saying it was an "honor" while announcing that two were killed in the strike on a submarine. The New York Times also released a report focusing on the two survivors of the strike on the purported drug vessel, who were not arrested and were instead reportedly returned to their home countries.It's that report that baffled political and international law experts.Conservative attorney and anti-Trump activist George Conway said Saturday, "This is essentially a confession by administration that it committed murder."Immigration policy expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick chimed in: "So the people on these boats are 'terrorists' who can be killed without any due process, but if they don’t die in the initial strike, they just get released and go home with a warning? Seriously?"Former Obama staffer Tommy Vietor said, "So the administration's argument is that these men are dangerous narco-terrorists waging war against the US and thus deserved to be executed, but also that the US should send them home rather than to try prosecute them in court. Makes sense."Political science professor Christopher Clary also added, "Enough evidence to try and kill them but not enough evidence to prosecute… what are we doing here exactly?"Political attorney Robert Kelner also weighed in, saying, "This makes no sense, if we are supposed to believe this was a drug trafficking ship and the attack on the ship was legal.""If that were so, why wouldn’t we detain the evil drug traffickers and prosecute them?" Kelner asked. "Congress needs to exercise its oversight authority. And reporters need to dig into this story."

'Applauded for simply showing up': Ivanka buried over treaty signing star turn

10/14/25 5:09 PM

The decision by Ivanka Trump to dip her toe back into politics by appearing at the Gaza ceasefire treaty signing on Monday — which she had nothing to do with — left one observer cold.The so-called “first daughter” has been out of the political spotlight despite her father having won a second presidential term on a third try, retiring to her $24 million mansion on Miami's Indian Creek Island where she frequently posts exercise, surfing and fitness videos on Instagram.With her husband, Jared Kushner, being one of the chief negotiators in the ceasefire in Gaza that led to the release of Israeli hostages, Donald Trump’s daughter was singled out and featured at the signing ceremony, which led the Independent’s Holly Baxter to ask why.“Ivanka Trump has re-emerged in Israel this week, smiling beatifically as her father’s admirers cheer and cameras click. She’s radiant, modestly dressed — and, by the way, did you know that when she converted to Judaism in 2009, her father didn’t even know she was going to do it?” Baxter wrote late Monday before dryly noting that Trump's eldest daughter's political resume is now limited to “daughter of Donald, wife of Jared.”Pointing to previous relatives of presidents who have taken center stage for one reason or another, she wrote that, “Ivanka’s most relevant experience, by contrast, is having once been photographed near a peace treaty. She’s an ‘advisor,’ according to the White House, though it’s entirely unclear what she could be qualified to advise on.”Recalling an awkward — and widely ridiculed — Ivanka appearance at the G20 conference in 2017, Baxter noted that didn’t stop her from coming out of the shadows once again and onto the world stage.“It’s a little weird watching Ivanka take a bow for international developments she didn’t engineer. But maybe it’s the perfect image for our era: a woman born into power, blessed by privilege, bathed in soft light, and applauded for simply showing up,” she wrote, and then joked, “If America’s founding fathers could see Ivanka now, they might weep. Or perhaps they’d just shrug and say, ‘Ah. So the monarchy’s back. I guess the experiment failed.’”

'Don't worry about China': Trump claims 'President Xi just had a bad moment'

10/12/25 5:00 PM

Donald Trump on Sunday posted a comment about China, telling citizens not to "worry" about the country or his "highly respected" Chinese counterpart.The president took to his own social media site, Truth Social, over the weekend, where he insisted there was nothing to worry about with China, a nation which Trump recently threatened with even more tariffs in an escalating trade dispute."Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine!" Trump wrote Sunday. "Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!! President DJT."See the post here.