President Trump on Friday handed a US Marine a Presidential Challenge Coin before departing to Texas.

Trump landed at Joint Base Andrews en route to Corpus Christi, Texas, to promote his “drill baby drill” energy agenda.

The president is traveling to Texas to deliver remarks at the Port of Corpus Christi.

“Before departing to Texas, President Trump gave the Marine a presidential challenge coin for his last flight,” White House assistant Margo Martin said.

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Full White House statement on Trump’s visit to Corpus Christi:

As President Donald J. Trump travels to Corpus Christi, Texas, today, he returns to a state that is thriving under Republican leadership — powered by American energy dominance, bold tax relief, secure borders, and massive private sector investments.

Under President Trump, Texas families are seeing real results in lower costs, higher wages, safer streets, and more jobs — with much more to come as the Trump Administration works tirelessly to repair the damage of the Biden era.

Lower energy costs are putting money back in Texans’ pockets.

• Texas’s average price for regular gasoline stands at $2.60 per gallon — down more than $2 per gallon (44%) from its all-time recordBiden-era high — ranking among the nation’s top ten states for affordable fuel.
  • Gas can even be found for less than $2 per gallon at several stations across the state.
  • Diesel prices have also dropped significantly, down 38% from the Biden-era record high.

Tax relief is boosting take-home pay for Texas families.

1) Thanks to President Trump’s and Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts Act, the average Texas family is saving $4,009 on their taxes this year.
2) Texans stand to see wages rise by up to $6,900 per person over the next several years.
3)Tax reforms will protect 580,000 Texas jobs in the coming years.
4)Texas is receiving an investment of more than $281 million in rural health care thanks to Republicans — strengthening communities across the state.

It’s becoming more affordable to live in Texas.

• Overall, the average home price in Texas is down 2.4% over the past year.
• Texas is home to three of the top 20 metro areas with the largest number of illegal aliens — all of which have seen homes become more affordable amid President Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
  • In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the median home listing price is down nearly 4% over the past year.
  • In the Houston metro area, the median home listing price is down 3% over the past year.
  • In the Austin metro area, the median home listing price is down 8% over last year.
• Rent prices are falling in cities across Texas, including Austin (the “sharpest decline” among large metro areas), San Antonio, Waco, McAllen, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, and more.

The Trump Administration has taken thousands of dangerous criminal illegal aliens off Texas’s streets.

• Just last week, an illegal alien with a conviction for bodily injury to a child under 12-years-old and an illegal alien with a conviction for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon were arrested in Harris County.
• Last weekend, an illegal alien from Mexico with a conviction for indecency with a child was arrested in Tarrant County and an illegal from Grenada with a conviction for indecent assault was arrested in Houston.

Major investments are creating jobs and economic opportunity across the state, with companies committing billions to Texas projects.

• Just this week, MP Materials announced a new $1.25 billion rare earth magnet manufacturing campus in Northlake — expected to create over 1,500 new jobs.
• Apple announced it is shifting some production of its Mac Mini to Texas.
• FiberLight is investing nearly $500 million for high-capacity network infrastructure in West Texas.
• Google is investing $40 billion in Texas, including energy initiatives and new generation capacity.
• Abbott Laboratories is investing hundreds of millions in manufacturing and research, including plans to add 100 jobs at its Irving facility.
• Texas Instruments is investing more than $60 billion across three manufacturing mega-sites in Texas and Utah, supporting more than 60,000 new U.S. jobs.
• Nvidia pledged to produce $500 billion in AI infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years, with plans to build two factories in Texas.
• CesiumAstro is bringing a $500 million expansion, including more than 500 new jobs, to Bee Cave.
• NRG Energy is investing $617 million to erect a new natural gas facility at its Greens Bayou plant in Houston.
• Eli Lilly announced a $6.5 billion manufacturing facility in Houston — bringing 615 new, high-wage jobs to the area.

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Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna believed that the disgraced financier was not merely a predator, but the epicenter of a foreign intelligence-gathering “honey pot” operation, and that key women connected to his network should be questioned as co-conspirators in child sex trafficking.

Based on fresh testimony and files uncovered in the House Oversight Committee’s probe, Luna declared that the notorious sex trafficker was operating a sophisticated “honey pot” intelligence-gathering scheme, likely designed to blackmail powerful politicians and business leaders for economic and political leverage.

Luna, who has been at the forefront of this investigation as part of her role leading a task force on government secrets, didn’t mince words in her post on X:

“Based on our congressional investigation it is my professional opinion that Jeffrey Epstein was running a honey pot operation. I am calling on Oversight to bring these 4 women in for questioning as co-conspirators to child sex trafficking.”

During a fiery press conference following former President Bill Clinton’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee, Luna elaborated on her findings.

“What I will say is it has become very evident, even in the last 24 hours, through lines of questioning, that Jeffrey Epstein was running an intelligence-gathering operation. In my professional opinion, I do believe it was a honeypot operation,” Luna said.

She went further, suggesting that Epstein’s web extended to targeting high-profile figures like the Clintons themselves for sensitive economic intelligence.

“I do believe that Jeffrey Epstein was targeting many politicians, many influential people, especially in regards to economic policy,” Luna added. “I do believe that it was possible that not just (Bill Clinton), but Secretary Clinton as well as a number of other people were targeted.”

But Luna didn’t stop at vague accusations. She named names, calling out four women she believes were active participants in Epstein’s child sex trafficking network, not victims.

“I do believe that there’s a list of individuals who did engage in trafficking, were given these plea deals, and I’m going to name those individuals right now. The first one would be Leslie Groff, the second one, Sarah Kellen. The third one, Nadia Marcinkova. And the fourth one, Adriana Ross. All of these women engaged in the trafficking of minors as adults. They were working and complicit with Jeffrey Epstein’s operation. In my opinion, they are not to be given victim status because they did partake in harming young girls.

In my opinion, they are not to be given victim status because they did partake in harming young girls. I remember seeing in some of the files that some of these girls were as young as 10 or 11 years old.

And so, obviously, we have a lot of work to do. But I did want to come and give an update and let you know that President Clinton, as of right now, is cooperative and answering all of our questions, and that it leads me to believe that if we can remove the partisan nature of this investigation, we actually might be able to get justice.

And so, I will be calling on the Oversight Committee to bring in those four individuals that I just listed. We will continue to conduct the investigation and provide updates shortly for all of you.”

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It can be recalled that Alex Acosta, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from June 2005 to June 2009 under President George W. Bush, previously claimed he was told to back off Epstein because “he belonged to intelligence.”

During transition interviews, Trump’s former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta revealed that he was informed Jeffrey Epstein “belonged to intelligence,” that the case was “above his pay grade,” and that he was instructed to “leave it alone.”

In a July 2020 C-SPAN clip, Acosta clarified that he never directly confirmed Epstein was an intelligence asset. He simply repeated what he was told.

The Gateway Pundit also reported that an exclusive leak obtained by RadarOnline.com reveals that disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was not only shielded by the U.S. justice system, but was in fact a covert FBI informant, effectively working for “intelligence” years before his notorious 2007 plea deal.

In 2018, The Gateway Pundit reported that Jeffrey Epstein was not just protected by federal authorities but may have actively worked as an informant for the FBI under former Director Robert Mueller.

According to the uncovered documents released under a successful Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit:

“On 9/11/08, case agent advised writer that Epstein is currently being prosecuted by the State of Florida and is complying with all conditions of his please with the State of Florida. Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon. Case agent advised that no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the State of Florida. Case agent also advised that no further forfeiture assistance will be required for this case. Case agent is requested to contact writer in the event this matter moves forward on a federal level.”

Related story:

Jesse Watters: “It’s Never Been More Clear. Epstein Was an Intelligence Asset. Not Only Was He Working with the CIA, Israeli Intelligence, Maybe Even Russian” (VIDEO)

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15 Countries have told their citizens to get out of Iran now. At the same time, a massive explosion was reported near Tehran. Mario Nawfal reports on X: GLOBAL … Read more

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Baltimore seafood restaurant Jimmy’s Famous Seafood is going viral once again after nuking the New York Times and the local Baltimore Sun for their biased reporting on the Team USA Men’s Olympic hockey team’s victory. 

This comes after Jimmy’s offered a viral response to the Huff Post’s reporting on the Olympic games and the psychological terror you should feel, rooting for your country while Trump is in office. “Go f*ck yourself,” the restaurant wrote on Sunday following Team USA’s historic win, gaining the restaurant national spotlight for speaking on behalf of Americans who love their country.

The New York Times apparently didn’t get the memo, claiming in an editorial that the team won the gold medal but “lost the room” when they took a congratulatory call from the President of the United States and decided to celebrate their win at the White House.

“It’s a costly image. What they’ve lost won’t appear in a record book, and in a few years, the appearance will be a faint memory to most. But during a time in which every action seems consequential, they handed over the power of unity. Their triumph is now attached to Trump. His track record suggests it won’t be used to celebrate everyone. It is more likely to be framed as dominance than shared aspiration,” Times Athletic columnist Jerry Brewer wrote of Team USA’s visit to the White House and attendance at Trump’s State of the Union speech.

Jimmy’s Famous Seafood took to the comment section with another “go f*ck yourself” post.

Go fuck yourself

— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) February 24, 2026

Two days later, in the reader commentary section published by the Baltimore Sun, one reader expressed condemnation for Jimmy’s Famous Seafood for using “foul language” against the anti-American propagandists in the media.

Hilariously, the reader says she has an issue with Jimmy’s language and the nationwide support, writing, “I am a 69-year-old female who was told by a younger male on Tuesday morning to ‘go f*** yourself’ simply because I asked him to slow down on our neighborhood road.” She goes on to describe how she berated the driver for going six miles per hour over the speed limit before he responded, “f*ck you” and “go f*ck yourself.”

“I see now why he thought it was totally OK to tell that to an older woman trying to get cans out of the roadway,” she writes, blaming Jimmy’s for her dispute with a random person.

Jimmy’s responded to the Karen with its now-famous three-word response: “Go f*ck yourself.”

Go fuck yourself

— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) February 26, 2026

Caleb Townsend of the Baltimore Sun later issued the paper’s pathetic rebuttal outside of the restaurant, which he was ostensibly not allowed into, whining about the restaurant’s rhetoric. Townsend pleads with the restaurant to give him “a thoughtful dialogue, a good conversation, one free from profanity.”

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Hi, I’m Caleb Townsend with the Baltimore Sun, and today, Jimmy’s Famous Seafood told us to go f*ck ourselves. Here’s how it happened. Jimmy’s loves the Olympics, and they love America, some people might argue too much, like the Huffington Post. They recently wrote an article about the complex feelings that some Americans have expressing patriotism in a time where people feel it’s hard to be patriotic. Jimmy’s Famous Seafood responded thoughtfully and tactfully. Just kidding. Then, we at the Baltimore Sun published a letter that a reader wrote to us. The article, entitled “Foul Language is Never Helpful,” was published on our website. Surely, Jimmy would respond thoughtfully, and– Oh, they didn’t? Oh, they said it again? Well, Jimmy, if you’re seeing this, I want to have a thoughtful dialogue, a good conversation, one free from profanity, and hopefully we can get to the bottom of this. Your move, crab man.

The Gateway Pundit reported on Jimmy’s response to the Huffington Post on Sunday after the far-left rag trashed the Team USA Olympic hockey team and Americans who celebrated their victory.

“If waving the American flag or chanting ‘USA!’ turns you off right now, you’re not alone,” the paper wrote on X, sharing an article about how Americans would be right to feel “national shame.”

And Jimmy’s responded with an absolute gem, telling the paper to “go f*ck yourself” in a comment that received over 17 million views and 100 times more likes than HuffPost’s original tweet.

GO WOKE, GET ROASTED: Family-Owned American Business TORCHES Fake News HuffPost — Tells Them to “Go F*** Yourself” After Outlet Suggests Pride in Team USA Hockey Win Is a “Clinical Disorder”

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has urged staffers at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem to leave today.

In an email sent out to staff at the U.S. embassy, Huckabee wrote, “Those wishing to take AD (Authorized Departure) should do so TODAY.”

Huckabee further wrote, “While there may be outbound flights over the coming days, there may not be.”

The Ambassador’s announcement comes as tension with Iran has increased in recent weeks, as the U.S. military has built up its largest force of warships and aircraft in the Middle East since the Iraq War.

On February 27, 2026, the Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of U.S. government personnel from Mission Israel due to safety risks.

In response to security incidents and without advance notice, the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/aWzX6Gk36x

— U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) February 27, 2026

Per AP:

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem implemented “authorized departure” status for non-essential personnel and family members, which means that eligible staffers can leave the country voluntarily at government expense.

The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately.

In an email U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee urged staff considering departure to do so quickly, advising them to to focus initially on getting any flight out of Israel and to then make their way to Washington.

“Those wishing to take AD should do so TODAY,” Huckabee wrote, using an acronym for “authorized departure.”

Huckabee’s statement came shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he is scheduled to visit Israel on Monday regarding matters relating to Iran and the 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza.

The U.S. Embassy is not the only embassy calling for its citizens to depart the region.

Reuters reported that China, on Friday, urged its citizens in Iran to evacuate immediately, citing escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.

Vice President JD Vance, on Thursday, told The Washington Post on the topic of potential armed conflict with Iran, shared, “I think we all prefer the diplomatic option, but it really depends on what the Iranians do and what they say.”

Last Thursday, President Trump threatened to escalate military tensions with Iran within the next ten days if they don’t make a deal regarding deconstructing their nuclear enrichment program.

The 10-day warning Trump gave will end on March 1.

READ:

(VIDEO) Trump Threatens Iran if They Don’t Make a Deal – “You’re Going to be Finding Out in the Next 10 Days… Bad Things Will Happen if it Doesn’t”

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