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Two U.S. Pilots ILLEGALLY ARRESTED in West Africa During Routine Fuel Stop Beg President Trump for Immediate Help

Two innocent American citizens have been rotting in a brutal, third-world West African prison for nearly two months after being ambushed by a heavily armed military squad during a routine fuel stop.

Now, facing horrific conditions with no end in sight, they are begging President Donald Trump to step in and save them.

Veteran pilot Brad Schlenker, 63, of Illinois, and fellow American pilot Fabio Espinal Nunez, 33, of New Jersey, were operating a Gulfstream IV charter flight transporting a Brazilian family from Suriname to Dubai when they made a scheduled refueling stop in Conakry, Guinea in late December 2025.

They did everything by the book. They communicated with air traffic control.

They requested—and received—clearance to land at Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport in the Republic of Guinea for a simple refueling stop.

Instead of a fuel truck, they were met by a terrifying military ambush.

As soon as the plane touched the tarmac, nearly 100 heavily armed Guinean military personnel swarmed the aircraft. They pointed AK-47s at the terrified American pilots, screaming at them in French, and dragged them off the runway.

The two American pilots were immediately detained.

Guinean authorities later accused the pilots of:

  • Violating national sovereignty
  • Entering airspace illegally
  • Making an unauthorized landing
  • Endangering national defense

Aerotime reported:

A family source familiar with the trip told AeroTime that the crew believed required permits for the fuel stop had been arranged by a local handler, raising questions about whether the detention stems from a paperwork failure or something more deliberate. The same source alleged that, after initially being held at a police station for roughly 10 days, the pilots were moved into Conakry’s prison system and threatened with a sentence of up to 20 years.

Conditions inside the prison have become a central point of concern for relatives. Stevenson told People.com that the facility is severely overcrowded and detainees rely on outside support for food. She described dirt floors, limited sanitation, and prisoners taking turns sleeping. A US State Department spokesperson said that the department is aware of the detention and that consular officers have visited the pilots multiple times since late December 2025.

The pilots’ families are now publicly urging the Trump administration to intervene. In an interview with CBS News, Schlenker directly appealed to President Trump for help.

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Trump Admin Closes CDL Loophole That Let Illegal Immigrants Drive Big-Rigs

The Department of Transportation shut down a major safety vulnerability this past week that had allowed illegal immigrant drivers to operate commercial trucks on American highways despite having no verifiable driving history.

“For far too long, America has allowed dangerous foreign drivers to abuse our truck licensing systems – wreaking havoc on our roadways. This safety loophole ends today,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said in a statement.

“Moving forward, unqualified foreign drivers will be unable to get a license to operate an 80,000-pound big rig. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are putting the safety of the driving public first. From enforcing English language standards to holding fraudulent carriers accountable, we will continue to attack this crisis on our roads head on.”

The reform targets a gaping hole in how states issue commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals. While licensing agencies can screen U.S. drivers through national databases for past violations like DUIs or crash history, they cannot access records of foreigners and illegal immigrants. That loophole enabled at least 30 states to issue CDLs to drivers deemed ineligible.

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Ahead of midterms, Obama and Hillary suddenly embrace the Trump agenda

Well, isn’t this special?

Hillary Clinton and former President Obama have delivered their midterm talking points, suddenly embracing President Trump’s agenda on homelessness and illegal immigration, playing ‘moderate,’ of course.

The problem, of course, is that blue-city homeless tent cities, and mass illegal immigration, two tremendous problems of disorder detested by the public, have Democrats’ names written all over them — they are Democrat policies, and anyone who doesn’t like them is racist, Nazi, and mean-spirited.

Homelessness, and the vast publicly funded homeless-industrial complex loaded with fraud makes a lot of Democrat NGOs very, very, rich.

Illegal immigration gets a lot of Democrats elected to office, if only by preserving congressional seats via the Census after citizens flee the states. But there’s plenty of illegals voting, too, as blue-states’ refusal to clean up voter rolls or cooperate with federal authorities suggests. Illegals also draw vast federal funding to states, keeping the schools open, the hospitals funded, and the fraud flowing to Democrat NGOs, bureaucrats, and illegals alike.  

Now they’re claiming tent cities are not a good thing, and Joe Biden (who’s easy to kick to the curb at this point) and his open borders were too much. Funny how they haven’t said anything until now about it being a problem.

Sure, it could be a poll wake-up call, but they already got that call when President Trump was elected in 2024. More likely, it’s midterm talk, a phony change of heart now that it’s election time. And given that the sudden wave of moderation went out all at once, it’s very likely coming from a list of DNC talking points.

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The Trump Administration Officially Kills DEI at the FAA

Last year’s deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport, which killed all 67 people aboard an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter, was a wake-up call that many on the left refused to hear.

President Donald Trump, however, understood the problem and sought to fix it. He pointed directly at the Barack Obama and Joe Biden DEI policies that prioritized checkbox diversity over actual competence in air traffic control.

He was absolutely right.

Air traffic control whistleblowers confirmed that the FAA’s obsession with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives has led to a shortage of qualified personnel. These disastrous policies began under Obama, were reversed during Trump’s first term, and then roared back under Biden. The result? A staffing crisis filled with underqualified controllers who couldn’t handle the job.

The whistleblowers revealed that meeting diversity quotas became more important than actual ability. I’m sorry, but when you’re juggling planes full of passengers through the skies, “good enough for diversity” doesn’t cut it. The problems were so severe that near misses occurred multiple times a week. Reagan National wasn’t a random tragedy; it was an inevitable disaster created by DEI.

But those days are over. Last week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the FAA issued a mandatory “Operations Specification” that forces every commercial airline to commit to merit-based hiring for pilots.

No more woke hiring practices and no more prioritizing race and sex over skill. If airlines don’t comply, they face federal investigation.

“When families board their aircraft, they should fly with confidence knowing the pilot behind the controls is the best of the best,” Duffy said. “The American people don’t care what their pilot looks like or their gender—they just care that they are most qualified man or woman for the job.”

This shouldn’t be controversial. It’s just common sense. But under the Biden-Buttigieg regime, common sense got tossed out the window. The FAA spent years focused on renaming cockpits to “flight decks” and investigating racist roads and bridges while actual safety standards crumbled.

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Trump’s Board of Peace rallies ‘thousands’ of troops for Gaza deployment

US President Donald Trump has said members of his newly formed Board of Peace have pledged “thousands of personnel” and billions of dollars to a potential international stabilization force that will be tasked with administering Gaza.

In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said countries taking part in the initiative will formalize their commitments at a meeting on February 19 in Washington, describing the deployment as part of efforts to maintain “security and peace” in the Palestinian enclave.

“Member States have pledged more than $5 BILLION DOLLARS toward the Gaza Humanitarian and Reconstruction efforts, and have committed thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force and Local Police,” he wrote, adding that Hamas must uphold its commitment to full and immediate “demilitarization.”

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The Department of Justice under Trump Expands Federal Proceedings to Revoke Citizenship from Naturalized Foreign Nationals Who Concealed Crimes or Committed Immigration Fraud

The administration of President Donald Trump has decided to intensify legal procedures aimed at revoking U.S. citizenship from foreign-born individuals who obtained it through fraud, deliberate concealment of relevant information, or ties to serious criminal activity.

The measure, confirmed by the Department of Justice, is part of the broader immigration enforcement strategy advanced by the White House and reinforces the priority placed on national security and strict compliance with federal law.

Under current legislation, U.S. citizenship may be revoked if it is proven before a federal court that it was obtained through material misrepresentation or deception. This is not a new legal mechanism.

Denaturalization has historically been used in cases involving war crimes, terrorism, or proven immigration fraud. What changes now is the operational scope: additional resources, greater coordination among federal agencies, and a clear prioritization of these proceedings within the administration’s immigration strategy.

Who could be affected? Naturalized citizens who, during their application process, concealed criminal records, affiliations with criminal organizations, or substantial information that would have prevented the granting of citizenship.

What is being expanded specifically? Investigative capacity and the number of federal prosecutors dedicated exclusively to these cases.

When does it take effect? Immediately, as it is an internal administrative directive.

Where will it be enforced? In federal courts across the country.

Why now? Because the administration maintains that immigration fraud cannot go unpunished and that public trust in the system requires clear consequences.

How will it be carried out? Through civil lawsuits in which the government must present solid evidence before a federal judge.

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Trump Admin Threatens to Pull MASSIVE Federal Contract From 7-Eleven After Radical Leftist Employee Denies Service to US Border Patrol

The Trump administration is demanding answers from one of the largest convenience store chains in the world after U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and multiple federal agents were reportedly denied service at a 7-Eleven–owned Speedway gas station in Minneapolis late last month.

According to a letter obtained by Fox News, Michael Lynch, Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), formally contacted 7-Eleven Chief Operating Officer Doug Rosencrans requesting information about any internal investigation into the now-viral January 21 incident.

The letter reportedly warned that the company’s lucrative federal partnership could now be in jeopardy.

Speedway locations, which operate under 7-Eleven ownership, currently accept the GSA SmartPay Fleet Card, a government-issued payment system used by federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security to purchase fuel and authorized vehicle maintenance for official operations.

In his letter, Lynch raised serious concerns:

“As 7-Eleven, Inc./Speedway LLC locations accept the GSA SmartPay fleet card for fuel and other authorized purchases on behalf of Federal fleets —i ncluding those operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — these actions raise concerns about the ability of Federal vehicle operators to access necessary fuel and services at convenient locations.”

The reported refusal allegedly included both in-store purchases and fuel transactions, potentially interfering with mandatory procurement protocols for all non-tactical federal vehicles leased through the GSA Fleet program.

According to the GSA’s own website, the Fleet Card is accepted at roughly 95% of fuel stations nationwide, making reliable access to participating merchants operationally critical for federal enforcement missions across all 50 states.

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Trump Defends Howard Lutnick’s Visit to Epstein Island – “I Wasn’t Aware of it… I Was Never There”

President Trump on Thursday said he was not aware that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visited Epstein Island with his family in 2012, but defended the Secretary’s visit. 

According to emails, in December 2012, Lutnick was invited to the island with his wife and children, likely to discuss business dealings related to a company called Adfin.

“I actually haven’t spoken to him about it,” Trump told reporters after saying he “wasn’t aware of it.”

“But from what I hear, he was there with his wife and children, and I guess in some cases, some people were. I wasn’t. I was never there. Somebody will someday say that. I was never there.”

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Reporter: Mr. President, were you aware that the Secretary of Commerce visited Epstein’s Island?

Trump: No, I wasn’t aware of it. No, I didn’t– I actually haven’t spoken to him about it. I wasn’t. But from what I hear, he was there with his wife and children, and I guess in some cases, some people were. I wasn’t. I was never there. Somebody will someday say that. I was never there.

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Eyewitness video of mysterious craft hovering over El Paso upends Trump administration ‘party balloon’ claims

Claims that US airspace was shut down because of a party balloon have been popped by new video appearing to show a large, hovering UFO over El Paso, Texas.

An eyewitness driving near El Paso International Airport on Tuesday pulled over to record what they described as a mothership floating above the ground in the distance, which was releasing smaller objects from its underside.

The sighting, shared with crowdsourced UFO-reporting platform Enigma, occurred just hours before a large swath of US airspace was abruptly closed for ‘special security reasons’ at 11.30pm MT on February 10.

The mysterious shut down was originally announced to last for ten days and included all commercial, cargo, and general flights within a ten-mile-wide area roughly five miles southwest of El Paso, from the ground up to 18,000 feet.

However, the chaotic shut down by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was quickly called off, with the Trump Administration changing the story of what triggered the alert multiple times within a matter of hours on Wednesday.

White House officials initially announced the US had taken down a Mexican cartel drone flying across the southern border, only to claim hours later that the object struck by a high-powered laser was a party balloon.

Now, UFO researchers and witnesses in the area have alleged that something other than a balloon or drone was spotted on multiple days near the US-Mexico border before the FAA warning.

‘Looks like the mothership. It’s huge. And there are stuff coming out from the bottom of it and going off to the left a little bit as it landed,’ the driver on Tuesday said. 

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Gustavo Petro Claims Saboteurs Tried to Plant Drugs in His Vehicle Before Trump Meeting

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Tuesday claimed that there was an alleged plot to sabotage his recent meeting with President Donald Trump by planting “psychoactive substances” in the Colombian presidential vehicle.

Petro levied his claims during a four-hour, thirty-minute-long broadcasted meeting of his council of ministers in the northern city of Monteria, Córdoba. He did not present any evidence to substantiate his claim during the broadcast.

“There is a general who I ordered to be removed from the police force. Someone gave him the order to put psychoactive substances in my car, and his mission was to destroy the meeting with Trump in one way or another,” Petro claimed.

Petro traveled to Washington last week and met with President Trump at the White House. The encounter was widely described as amiable and a stark contrast from the highly hostile stance that Petro adopted against Trump throughout 2025.

“A path is born where different powers can meet. We didn’t hit or scratch each other; we look for solutions,” Petro reportedly said to the press after meeting with Trump.

Although Petro did not disclose the name of the official allegedly behind the purported drug plant plot, military sources claimed to Caracol Radio on Wednesday the man Petro referred to is General Edwin Urrego Pedraza, who until recently served as commander of the Cali City Police force. Urrego occupied other high-ranking Colombian police positions in the past such as head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol, and Commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police.

Speaking to Blu Radio on Wednesday morning, Urrego denied any participation in any purported plot to plant drugs in Petro’s presidential vehicle prior to his meeting with Trump, describing the allegations as “madness” and as “misinformation” from the Colombian President.

The official emphasized to the radio station that he has never attempted to commit any dishonest act that would affect his ethics or the honor of the Colombian law enforcement institutions and assured that he has never even been physically close to the presidential vehicle.

“I am willing to undergo polygraph tests, whatever is required to clarify this matter,” Urrego said, highlighting his 32-year career and past successful confidence tests, including processes with U.S. agencies such as HSI and ICE.

Urrego delivered similar statements to Caracol Radio shortly afterwards and stated that he had not received any formal notification of the accusations, describing allegations linking him to an attempted conspiracy plot against Petro as “madness.” He explained that he only found out about the situation from a video sent to him via the WhatsApp messaging platform and that, up to that point, no Colombian authority has shown any evidence against him.

“The information the President has received is completely inaccurate. It does not reflect reality. To even consider taking such action would be contrary to democracy itself,” he said, expressing his willingness to provide information to any authority, including international authorities, should the situation require a formal investigation.

“No one has given me the opportunity to defend myself, nor have they presented me with any evidence. And I don’t think there is any, because it didn’t happen,” he added.

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