Former President Donald Trump spoke to Fox News host Bret Baier about his stance on the death penalty for drug dealers, during which he highlighted his efforts in freeing non-violent inmate Alice Johnson. However, Baier pointed out that Johnson would have been subject to execution under Trump’s proposed plan for convicted drug dealers, leading to an awfully uncomfortable moment for the former president. In the interview, Baier asked Trump about his previous statements regarding the death penalty for drug dealers.

Thousands of Druze-Israelis engaged in violent riots on Wednesday in protest of the construction of a wind turbine farm near the town of Majdal Shams in the Ramat HaGolan area of northern Israel. The Druze are [falsely] claiming that the land in question is private land and are engaging in the second day of violent riots to prove their point, opening live fire at police forces as well as throwing explosives, Molotov cocktails and stones. They also attempted to take over a police station and punctured the tires of police vehicles and set tires on fire.

At least two Palestinians were killed while constructing a bomb near Shechem on Tuesday evening. According to reports on Palestinian social networks, the bomb exploded in a weapons laboratory in the Balata “refugee camp.” A third terrorist was seriously wounded in the blast. The terrorists were members of the Islamic Jihad terror group, which announced the deaths in a statement on Tuesday night. Following the murderous attack in Eli on Tuesday, the IDF announced it will be bolstering security in the Shomron, with several additional battalions “in sensitive areas.” The new battalions are in addition to the increased forces in the area that were deployed over the past several weeks. Many reports indicate that Israel is facing an imminent operation in the Shomron.

Terrorists from the village of Silwad in Binyamin opened fire at IDF soldiers at a post near the entrance to the Ofra yishuv on Wednesday morning. The IDF forces returned fire at the terrorist who managed to escape the scene in their vehicle. B’Chasdei Hashem, there were no injuries among IDF forces. The IDF spokesperson said: “A report was received a short time ago about a shooting that was carried out at a military position near the Ofra intersection in the Binyamin Brigade. The IDF forces at the post returned fire. IDF forces are searching the area for suspects. There are no casualties.” Many reports indicate that Israel is facing an imminent operation in the Shomron. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Left-wing candidates for the Jerusalem City Council joined the Women of the Wall group on Tuesday morning, Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, in a provocative political protest against the government at the Kosel and a campaign event for the upcoming Jerusalem City Council elections in October. Labor MK and Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv also used his parliamentary immunity to bring a Sefer Torah into the Kosel plaza, which is a violation of Israeli law. The protest was attended by Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Yossi Havilio, Jerusalem City Council and Meretz member Laura Wharton, Vice Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yizhar Hess (as a representative of the Conservative movement), and Chairman of the Jerusalem Labor Party and a candidate for City Council Eran Ben-Yehuda.

A fire that started in a New York City e-bike shop early Tuesday spread to upper-floor apartments, killing four people and injuring several others, authorities said. City fire officials said the blaze was reported shortly after midnight on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a six-story building that houses HQ E-Bike Repair. A pile of burned bikes and other debris was seen on the sidewalk outside the building. Two men and two women died and two other women were hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. A firefighter suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Electric bikes have become popular, non-gasoline-burning ways to make deliveries, commute and zip around a city that has promoted cycling in recent decades.

During a visit to the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, California, President Biden made a bizarre claim on Monday, stating that his administration “will have conserved 30% of all lands and waters” under U.S. jurisdiction by the year 2020, which is three years ago and before he even took office. Accompanied by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, Biden addressed the audience at the preserve, saying, “And maybe most important, I’ve committed to – by 2020, we will have conserved 30% of all the lands and waters the United States has jurisdiction over and simultaneously reduce emissions to blunt climate impact.” According to a White House fact sheet released in March, the Biden administration actually aims to conserve “at least 30% of U.S.

A remark by Democratic Delegate Stacey Plaskett regarding former President Donald Trump has caught the attention of Republicans, who are now capitalizing on her comment. The incident unfolded when Plaskett stated, “[Trump] needs to be shot — er, stopped,” during an interview, as captured in a video shared by Jake Schneider, a staffer at the Republican National Committee, Plaskett’s remark came in the context of her argument that Trump possesses documents at Mar-a-Lago that he could potentially share with others. She was referring to the 37-count indictment issued by Jack Smith, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department special counsel. As a non-voting delegate in the House representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett has previously made headlines for her extreme positions.

Donald Trump sat for an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, in what turned out to be a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion about various topics related to his presidency and aspirations to recapture the White House in 2024. Below are some of the more interesting snippets of the first portion of the interview, which aired on Monday night. The second portion is scheduled for broadcast on Tuesday evening. TRUMP: First of all, I won in 2020 by alot. Let’s get that straight. BAIER: “According to the indictment, […] you were recorded saying that had a document detailing a plan of attack on another county […] the Iran attack plan. Do you remember that?” TRUMP: “Ready? It wasn’t a document. I had lots of paper.

Donald Trump got his feet put to the fire during a prerecorded interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, during which the former president found himself on the receiving end of one utterly ruthless question. During the interview, Trump claimed that “We put people in that were great and we put people in that weren’t. I now know Washington probably better than anybody. I know the good ones and the bad ones and we will have really great, strong people.” That teed up Baier’s next question, which came like a thunderclap. “This time, your Vice President Mike Pence is running against you,” he started off. “Your ambassador of the United Nations Nikki Haley, she’s running against you. Your former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he’s not supporting you.