Politics
NBC’s Kristen Welker Tries to Get Rubio with Gotcha Question on Putin But Fails Miserably (VIDEO)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio handled the fake news one by one on Sunday as he made the rounds on the Sunday shows.
The fake news hosts are attacking President Trump for his meeting with Putin in Alaska.
After torching CBS’s Margaret Brennan and ABC’s Martha Raddatz, Rubio took NBC’s Kristen Welker to task after she tried to get him in a gotcha question on Putin.
Kristen Welker: Mr. Secretary, a couple more questions, and we’re almost out of time. NBC News is reporting this morning that NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine were discussed as a part of this agreement. Can you tell us what role would the United States play in such a security agreement?
RUBIO: Well, there will have to be some security guarantees for Ukraine, right? I mean, it’s one of their fundamental demands is that, if this war were to end, they have to make sure this never happens again. They don’t want to get reinvaded. They don’t want to wait three or four years from now and find another – so – a war on their hands. So there’s going to have to be some security guarantees as part of it. How that’s structured, how that’s built, what our role will be, that will be the kinds of things we’ll have to work through.
But again, that is going to be a key element of this deal, and it is something that, in order for there to be a peace, the Russian side is going to have to accept that Ukraine is a sovereign country that has a right to defend itself and has a right to enter into alliances with other countries to defend itself. How that’s constructed, what we call it, how it’s built, what guarantees are built in there that are enforceable, that’s what we’ll be talking about over the next few days with our partners who are coming in from overseas tomorrow for a series of meetings, and in the days to come.
Welker: Yeah.
RUBIO: We had a long phone call about this yesterday with several of the national security advisors from various countries in Europe.
Welker played a 2022 clip of Rubio calling Putin a liar and thought she got him.
Welker: Mr. Secretary, I want to play something you said about President Putin. This was right after the invasion in March of 2022. Take a look.
“This guy lies, habitually lies. He’s never kept a deal they’ve ever signed, and he’s lied all – he lies all the time. And I don’t know why, but he plays us like a – like a violin in the West, because the West wants to believe that you can cut a deal with everybody. You can’t cut a deal with guys like this. He’s a professional, experienced liar,” Rubio said in the flashback clip.
Welker: Mr. Secretary, given that, what makes you think that if you are able to reach a deal with President Putin, that he would stick to it based on, as you just said, he’s a liar?
RUBIO: Well, that’s the point. That’s why the deal has to have enforceable mechanisms in it. That’s why the deal has to have things like security guarantees. That’s the point I was making a few minutes ago when you were asking me about looking someone in the eye. What’s important here is actions, not words, not a paper document. Those are all important. Those are elements of a deal, but they have to be enforceable. They have to be verifiable; they have to be enduring. There’s no point here in signing a deal that’s going to be violated in three or four months. There’s no point in doing that. It actually would make things worse.
So that’s why this is such a difficult thing. Not only do you need a deal – you need a deal that’s verifiable, that’s enforceable, and that’s enduring. If you don’t achieve that, then I think you could have a ceasefire for a few months, a few weeks, and then the war will start again and more people will die. That’s not the outcome we’re interested in. That’s not the outcome anybody wants. So that’s why this is so difficult.
WATCH:
MARCO RUBIO SMACKDOWN: NBC's Kristen Welker attempts a "gotcha" by playing a clip from 2022 of Rubio saying Putin is a "professional liar" who can't make any deals. pic.twitter.com/1nxsDq4Znn
But her attempt failed – miserably.
WELKER: "Given that – what makes you think if…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 17, 2025
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Politics
Victor Reacts: These Boys Deserve a Medal, Not A Suspension (VIDEO)

These boys did the right thing and they are being punished for it.
They deserve to get a medal for what they did, not a suspension.
The Gateway Pundit reported,
The radical madness in Loudoun County, Virginia, just hit a new low. Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) has decided to SUSPEND two boys at Stone Bridge High School, not because they misbehaved, not because they broke the law, but because they dared to ask why a girl was in the boys’ locker room.
The school’s Title IX Office determined the boys were guilty of “sexual harassment” and “sex-based discrimination.”
Their punishment? A 10-day suspension, a no-contact order with the female student, forced meetings with administrators, and a permanent smear on their academic records that could destroy their college prospects.
This happens at a time when young men are constantly lectured about how they are the problem by virtue of being a male and their inherent “toxic masculinity.”
Those who do not bend the knee to the woke gender mob are punished for doing the right thing in a world gone crazy.
Isaiah 5:20 (KJV)
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Politics
WATCH: Trump Slams Newsom and Pritzker When Asked About Ensuring Future Peace in Ukraine Following his Presidency – “Get a Good President, Not One of These Wackos Like in California”

(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
President Trump slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, warning Americans that if they want to hold Russia at bay, “all you can do is hope you don’t get that as President.”
“All you can do is make sure you get a good president not, one of these wackos, like in California that runs the worst state anybody’s seen, or that guy in Illinois, who his family threw him out of the business because he was no good,” Trump said when asked how to handle Russia in the future.
Pritzker, he said, has “zero chance,” but “Maybe Newscum has a little bit of a chance.”
As noted by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday, “Under George W. Bush, Russia invaded Georgia. Under Barack Obama, Russia took Crimea. Under Joe Biden, Russia invaded Ukraine, but under President Trump, Russia did not invade, nor take anything.” She continued, “President Trump is the only President this century, Republican or Democrat, who has held Russia in check and ensured peace in Europe.”
It was Biden, of course, who started the war to begin with. Putin even agreed that the war would have never started if Trump were President at the time Russia invaded! “In 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities,” Putin said during a press conference with Trump.
The President appeared on Fox and Friends on Tuesday morning following the historic peace summit at the White House on Monday, where he engaged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other big leaders from Europe in peace negotiations.
This followed Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska, where the two came to an agreement to end the war, pending Ukraine and NATO negotiations.
After meeting with Zelensky and seven European allies, Trump called Putin, and he agreed to meet with Zelensky in a bilateral summit and later with Trump and Zelensky.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, President Trump discussed his phone call with the Fox and Friends panel.
WATCH: Trump Discusses Phone Call with Putin on Fox and Friends – Reveals Putin had “No Communication with the White House for Years” Under Biden and “Wouldn’t Talk to the People from Europe”
Fox co-host Ainsley Earhardt also asked the President how the US will ensure that Putin "doesn't inch in closer" or invade Ukraine, and his answer was very simple: Don't get a weak President.
Trump then highlighted some of the "superstars" in his administration, signaling that any one of them could be the next presidential nominee. "We have a great bench, as you know that, we have great talent," he said.
WATCH:
Earhardt: There was a lot of talk yesterday when we were watching this about what happens after your presidency. How can we ensure that this conflict, that Putin doesn't inch in closer or more into the Ukraine territory? Is there anything that we can do? Can our can our congressmen and women pass any laws that would involve Article Five? How would that be handled?
Trump: All you can do is make sure you get a good president not, one of these wackos, like in California that runs the worst state anybody’s seen, or that guy in Illinois, who his family threw him out of the business because he was no good. Now he's running Illinois, and he wants to run for president. He's got zero chance. Maybe Newscum has a little bit of a chance, I don't know. It's hard to believe, because his record’s bad, but all you can do is hope you don't get that as President. We have a great bench, as you know that, we have great talent. And JD, and Marco, and Scott Bessent has been great, and Howard— they're all, I mean, we have such superstars.
Remember this, take a look at the border. The border was a disaster. Millions of people were pouring through, open border. Within two months, it was perfect, and within, now, every week, every month, they say zero people. Zero people are coming in illegally. We were taking people from prisons all over the world, gang members, insane asylum, mental patients from the worst insane asylums in the world, dropped into our to our place. So, now we have a very secure border, beautiful border. I built hundreds of miles of wall. Without that, we couldn't have secured border.
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Politics
DEVELOPING: Texas Capitol Evacuated Amid Active Shooter Threat

A part of the Texas Capitol was evacuated on Tuesday evening amid an active shooter threat.
A protest at the Capitol in support of Rep. Collier has been pushed outside after the building was closed due to an active shooter threat. But while the Capitol is closed, the grounds are still open. @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/0RIrZkQDD0
— Andrew Freeman (@AFreemanNews) August 19, 2025
A protest erupted after Democrat State Rep. Nicole Collier slept in the state Capitol last night to protest the Texas DPS escort amid a redistricting fight with GOP state lawmakers.
Texas Democrats returned to the Capitol on Monday after fleeing to Illinois for two weeks in an effort to block GOP redistricting efforts.
More Texas Democrats are expected to join Rep. Collier and sleep in the state Capitol tonight.
Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth remains locked in the Texas House Chamber after spending the night in protest of rules assigning DPS to Democratic representatives who broke quorum. She refused to sign the “permission slip.” Here’s what Speaker @Burrows4TX has to say. @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/KNosvAevAg
— Andrew Freeman (@AFreemanNews) August 19, 2025
Rep. Collier waved to her supporters from the window on Tuesday. She is locked in amid the active shooter threat.
WATCH:
You can see Rep. Collier waving to her supporters from the window. @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/TioMtUb26e
— Andrew Freeman (@AFreemanNews) August 19, 2025
Kamala Harris called Texas Rep. Collier and encouraged her to keep going with her stunt.
BREAKING: Vice President @KamalaHarris just called Rep. @NicoleCollier95 —
Who's been staying on the House floor for 30+ hours rather than submit to GOP police state tactics."You are those who history will reveal to have been heroes of this moment."
The nation is watching… pic.twitter.com/EhLwBws4RP— Texas House Democrats (@TexasHDC) August 19, 2025
CBS Austin reported:
Parts of the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of an active shooter threat.
The building itself was shut down, prompting a protest in support of Representative Nicole Collier to move outside.
Despite the partial closure of the Capitol, the grounds initially remained open, allowing Representative Nicole Collier to wave to her supporters from a window.
Protest organizer Melody Tremallo said she was shown a video of the threat. “The captain came up to me and informed me that there was likely going to be… likely going to clear out the Capitol building on the grounds due to an imminent shooter threat. I was shown the video of somebody whose rhetoric basically went to the effect of…,” Tremallo said, and then CBS Austin’s reporter Andrew Freeman heard DPS announce it was closing the grounds.
DEVELOPING…
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