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Trump coordinates with Zelensky

President Donald Trump’s White House summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders pushed the idea of U.S.-coordinated security guarantees for Ukraine - a slight, but important deviation from American boots on the ground.

The details: Following the full-day summit, Trump confirmed on Truth Social:

• “I had a very good meeting with distinguished guests… During the meeting we discussed Security Guarantees for Ukraine, which Guarantees would be provided by the various European Countries, with a coordination with the United States of America.”

Who’s who: In addition to Trump and Zelensky, several European leaders tagged along, including:

• 🇫🇷President Emmanuel Macron of France

• 🇫🇮President Alexander Stubb of Finland

• 🇮🇹 Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy

• 🇬🇧 Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the U.K.

• 🇩🇪 Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz

• 🇪🇺 President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

• 🌐 Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte

Zelensky gets coordinated: The Ukrainian president echoed Trump’s switch to calling for “coordination,” saying: “It is important that the United States of America sends a clear signal that they will be among the countries that will help coordinate and will also be participants in the security guarantee for Ukraine.”

What’s the difference? Weekend reports suggested that Article 5-like security gaurentees were on the table, which could have meant U.S. boots on the ground in Ukraine. Trump is making a point to broadcast that those western gaurentees are European boots - not American.

Calling Putin: Axcording to reports, Trump called an audible in the middle of his meeting with the Europeans to make call to Putin to begin setting up a bi-lateral meeting with him and Zelensky.

Zoom out: The public portions of yesteday’s summit were positive and (dare I say) friendly. A stark contrast to the last time Zelensky was in at the White House.

Tri-lat: Trump revealed that following his meeting with Zelensky, he called Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin arranging a trilateral meeting with the three leaders.

Real talk from G: We still need to learn exactly what “coordination” means. One acceptable scenario (to me) would be allowing Europe to purchase U.S. weapons for Ukraine. I would not be keen on U.S. tax dollars funding the war machine. Trump seems to agree, and said the Europeans would “take a lot of the burden.”

[Source: CNBC, The Post Millennial]

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Trump is crushing crime in D.C.

President Donald Trump’s federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. is bearing immediate results – with violent crime plunging and hundreds of dangerous suspects off the streets.

The details: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced yesterday that in the first seven days, there had been nearly 400 arrests – including homicide offenders, drug traffickers, and armed robbers. And according to the D.C. Police Union, this is how the crime stats compare to the previous seven days:

• Carjacking: ⬇️ 83%

• Robbery: ⬇️ 46%

• Violent crime: ⬇️ 22%

Zoom out: 1,600 National Guard troops are currently deployed across D.C., alongside FBI, DEA, and DHS agents. Another 700 troops will arrive this week to expand coverage.

Back up: Last week, President Trump federalized the D.C. police, invoking his authority under Section 740 of the Home Rule Act and declaring a "crime emergency" in the city.

What the left is saying: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser currently has a post pinned to the top of her X profile arguing that city crime is at a 30-year low.

The data: Prior to Trump federalizing D.C., it saw a homicide rate of 27.3 per 100,000 residents – the fourth-highest in the nation. For perspective, that's nearly six times higher than NYC, Chicago, or Compton.

The last word goes to journalist Katie Pavlich, who wrote on X:

• “First time at Union Station this morning since Trump’s crime crackdown and there wasn’t a single crazy person screaming, vagrant or person doing drugs. Instead, lots of families visiting D.C. Wonderful!!!”

[Source: The National Pulse, Washington Times]

✅ Former AG Bill Barr [not a Trump fan] told Congress that he never saw any information in the Epstein files that would link President Donald Trump to any crimes. Read more.

🦚 The MSNBC brand is so toxic that the far-left news network is changing its name to MS NOW. Read more.

🤝 Hamas reportedly offered to accept a ceasefire proposal first floated by the Trump admin that would see half of the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages released for a 60-day truce. Read more.

🏳️‍⚧️ The group that shot up a Texas immigration detention center last month has been revealed to be part of a transgender ANTIFA group. Read more.

📂 The Trump administration will begin releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case to Congress on Friday. Read more.

🔒️ A daycare worker in Georgia was arrested after leaving a 1-year-old boy with a black eye and swollen face. Read more. Give her the electric chair.

👋 The State Department has yanked more than 6,000 student visas in 2025 for overstays and law violations — including support for terrorism. Read more.

💬 NYC Mayor Eric Adams questioned supposed Muslim Zohran Mamdani's push to decriminalize prostitution, saying, "I don’t know where in his Quran it states that it’s okay for a woman to be on the streets selling their body." Read more.

🤡 A woman, Natalie Rose Jones, has been arrested after traveling to D.C. to kidnap and assassinate President Trump. Read more.

🎥 Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid says White people "can't originally invent anything." Watch.

🎥 Hollywood actor Chris Pratt calls out the left's "allergic reaction" to Trump. Watch.

🎥 RFK Jr. challenges Pete Hegseth to a pull-up & push-up competition. Watch.

🎥 Colorado boy becomes the youngest American to climb Matterhorn. Watch.

🎥 Liberal Bill Maher gives Trump praise for his peace efforts. Watch.

🎥 Drunk democrat Attorney General in Rhode Island caught on bodycam: "You're going to regret this... I'm an AG!" Watch.

🎥 Former FBI Director James Comey says Taylor Swift helps him cope with Trump. Watch. This mentally unbalanced dude ran the FBI. Think about that.

🎥 Do beachgoers know about the Trump-Putin summit? Watch.

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