First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday delivered a stunning statement on Jeffrey Epstein from the White House. “I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings. Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you believe,” she said. “Epstein did not introduce me to my husband. I met my husband by chance in New York City,” Melania said. [More at the link.] Six-time convicted felon Hunter Biden is $17 million in debt and has self-deported overseas, according to his former attorneys suing him for unpaid legal bills. Prior to his father’s autopen delivering up a presidential pardon in June of 2024, Hunter was convicted by a federal jury in Delaware on three felony counts: lying to a gun dealer, false statements about his drug abuse on an ATF form, and possessing a firearm while abusing drugs. In September of 2024, he pled guilty to three felonies involving tax evasion. Before he spent a day in prison, President Autopen rescued Hunter from all accountability. But Daddio cannot erase Hunter’s reported $17 million in legal fees. Oddly enough, now that Joe Biden is no longer president, Hunter’s once-popular artwork doesn’t seem to be selling at all. Odd that. “Last year Hunter was spotted spending time in South Africa, the birthplace of his wife Melissa, 39, the mother of his youngest child,” reports the Daily Mail. “The couple were seen on a trip to Cape Town in May 2025, prompting President Donald Trump to revoke his Secret Service detail over the cost of foreign travel.” In their filing, Hunter’s lawyers say he is penniless. Gee, but he was once so in-demand as a consultant, board member, and artist. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has just dealt a crushing blow to open-borders activists. The full Fifth Circuit REFUSED to grant en banc rehearing in the critical case Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi, locking in its earlier February 2026 panel ruling that upholds the Trump administration’s full authority to detain illegal aliens without bond hearings while their deportation proceedings move forward. No dissents. No hesitation. Just pure, unadulterated common sense from the court. The 8th Circuit ruled that aliens present in the United States without lawful admission ...ICE can detain them without bond while removal proceedings grind forward. The only reason the corporate media are reporting on the sexual assault allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is the polling coming out of the California governor’s race. That’s it. What we have here is another one of those situations where, only after it breaks, do we learn that these allegations were an open secret for years. So where was the media during all those years? Well, when Swalwell was useful to the media, when he verbalized and leaked all the lies about Donald Trump that the media wanted an excuse to “report,” the allegations against Swalwell were ignored and covered up. NOW that the California governor’s race is on the line… NOW that Swalwell’s candidacy might result in a Republican winning… Only NOW must Swalwell go. This is the corporate media doing what the corporate media always do… If you want to understand how the media operate, whenever you see the media do something — anything — ask yourself one question: How does this benefit Democrats? To wit… The upcoming June 2 California gubernatorial primary is not like other primaries. Instead of one Democrat primary winner and one Republican primary winner facing off in the general election, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election… regardless of party. Now go and look at the polls. As you can see, there’s a very real chance two Republicans could win the primary, which would ensure a Republican becomes governor of California. The media and Democrats cannot allow that possibility, so it’s been decided that Swalwell must be sacrificed. ...this takedown of Swalwell has nothing to do with justice, truth, or protecting women. In a post to Truth Social, Trump described the operation as a favor to countries around the world that lack the courage or will to do it themselves. In a lengthy post, the president slammed claims by the “Fake News Media” that Iran is winning the war, declaring instead that the Islamic Republic is “LOSING, and LOSING BIG!” Trump began, “The Fake News Media has lost total credibility, not that they had any to begin with. Because of their massive Trump Derangement Syndrome (Sometimes referred to as TDS!), they love saying that Iran is ‘winning’ when, in fact, everyone knows that they are LOSING, and LOSING BIG!” Several US Navy ships were seen crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically important chokepoints in the world. Iranian mining and threats had severely disrupted traffic, creating a backlog that threatened global energy prices and supply chains. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/breaking-president-trump-announces-u-s-is-beginning/ 
First Lady Melania Trump Delivers Stunning Surprise Statement on Jeffrey Epstein Smears (VIDEO):
Nolte: Hunter Biden Self-Deports to South Africa Fleeing $17 Million in Debts:
Fifth Circuit Delivers UNANIMOUS Victory for Trump on Immigration — Court REFUSES Rehearing, Upholds Authority to Detain Illegal Aliens During Deportation:
Nolte: Media’s Only Motive in Taking Out Eric Swalwell Is to Benefit Democrats:
BREAKING: President Trump Announces the U.S. is Beginning to Clear Out the Strait of Hormuz ‘As a Favor to Countries All Over the World’
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday morning that the United States is now beginning the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz.