Zelensky Walks Tall In DC While Trump Crumbles

And more great news

As Trump continues to spur chaos across the world, I’m glad to have more great news for you today. I hope it gives you some relief from the madness.

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SHERROD BROWN IS BACK

Former US Sen. Sherrod Brown officially announced yesterday that he is running for Senate in Ohio. This significantly boosts Democratic chances of winning back the Senate. “I didn’t plan to run for office again, but when I see what’s going on, I know I can do something about it,” Brown said.

NEWSMAX SETTLES

The right-wing TV channel Newsmax has agreed to settle with Dominion Voting Systems for $67 million. The defamation lawsuit was filed over the 2020 election lies that Newsmax repeated incessantly. It’s now 2025, and yes, Trump still lost the 2020 election.

STEFANIK BOOED OFF STAGE

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik still doesn’t realize that she’s one of the most disliked members of Congress. But one event yesterday served as a clear reminder.

Stefanik stepped up to the lectern, and the crowd responded with boos so loud that she backed off. When she tried again later, the shouting returned. Good.

EPSTEIN ISN’T GOING AWAY

The DoJ agreed to give Congress some of the Epstein files, starting this Friday. We should assume that these documents don’t include Trump. Just another stunt meant to delay the full release. So I ask again, where are ALL the Epstein files?

ZELENSKY SHINES IN DC

Trump looked dazed and confused when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed up at the White House wearing a suit. It was a stark contrast to Zelensky’s previous White House visit.

Zelensky and Trump spoke to the press together in the Oval Office for around 26 minutes. Thankfully, JD Vance barely said a word. It seemed like he was in time-out.

At one point, Newsmax’s Brian Glenn—who mocked Zelensky for not wearing a suit during the last visit—said: “President Zelensky, you look fabulous in that suit.” Zelensky responded: “You are in the same suit. I changed—you did not.”

THE FULL PICTURE

Zelensky came to DC to push back against Trump’s Treason Summit with Putin, and he did—hard. Zelensky looked like a statesman, while Trump looked lost the whole time. There’s more to come on all of this, but overall the day was a big win for Ukraine and Europe. And an absolute loss for Trump’s buddy Putin.

Yesterday, we used our social media network—which is one of the biggest in all of politics—to defend Zelensky against GOP attacks. Just as we’ve done for years.

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