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Congressional Democrats are seeking to block more than $3 billion in proposed weapons sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates

Senator Van Hollen stated, “The U.S. should not be delivering weapons to the U.A.E. as it aids and abets this humanitarian disaster and gross human rights violations,” Mr. Van Hollen said in the statement. “We must stop this corrupt Trump family crypto-for-arms deal and use our leverage to prevent more suffering in Sudan — and bring its civil war to a peaceful resolution.”

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/17/us/trump-news#secret-service-comey-social-media-trump

Jackie's avatar

The Half- Blood Fence.

Peter G. Goral's avatar

Mitch, reading this made me shiver. It's undeniably a very awkward position that Donald Trump has placed both himself and the country in by aligning himself with these thugs. Birds of a feather come to mind, as Trump is envious of how their followers adore these two. He thinks that the American people will do the same to him if he only acts like and hangs around with them. This is so dangerous, as nothing good will come of this association.

Mitch Jackson's avatar

It sends such a terrible message to the rest of the world. But, he's OK with it because the Trump family and business opportunities take priority. It doesn't matter who you are or what you did in the past, if you have the cash and resources, Donald will look the other way and cut a deal. It's disgusting.

Beverly G. D. H's avatar

I love the way Mitch takes on the most important issues of the day, provides expert and legal analysis, giving the reader a 360-degree perspective of the relevance to us and our country. He provides the daily access point for our awareness of what is happening behind the scenes where Trump is knocking down our country's foundations across the board and seriously impacting the lives of everyone. Mitch does the heavy lifting for all of us. Mitch understands that money is the root of all evil, and Trump is getting billions and billions to say and do these things. Trump does not believe in God or the afterlife, cares not, fears not, and listens to the devil’s voice as he has given himself over to him and been rewarded with vast wealth and luxury by the Republicans. He has nothing to lose, but someday he WILL die and cannot take anything with him. He will face judgment, but for now, he is living life to the fullest that anyone has EVER lived. The bigger problem is that he is taking us and our country for a ride that will lead to disaster. Thanks Mitch for your valuable work and keeping us informed.

Mitch Jackson's avatar

Agree with everything you said Beverly. I thought it was important to share with the everyday American voter who the President of the United States is rubbing elbows with while smiling like an 8 year old child. It's not OK. The news needs to be covering these details but isn't even brining up the past facts or related issues addressed in the article.

Beverly G. D. H's avatar

Exactly. That is why we count on authenticated content such as yours. There is anger online about our moralizing comments, but the essence of all Trump’s actions is lack of morality. You always do the heavy lifting.

Linda Palmer's avatar

Trump is a foreign asset just like Pam Bondi and Kash Patel

Mitch Jackson's avatar

Appreciate your comment Linda. We need Congress to step up and start holding these bad actors accountable. The only way that happens is if we take back the majority in 2026. We need to focus on getting the 90M eligible voters who sat on the sidelines in 2024 to vote in each and every local and national election moving forward. If they do we will fix this problem. If they don't we are in for a very long 4 years and I'm not sure how much longer our Federal judges can hold the line.

Mitch Jackson's avatar

I thought it was important to show who Trump is so eager to do business and build relationships with. It’s disgusting.