Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador and an ally of President Trump, is the Latin American leader who locked up his country’s gangs. Since declaring a state of exception in March 2022, his government has detained more than 90,000 people accused of gang ties and built a 40,000-inmate prison, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).

El Salvador’s homicide rate fell from 106 per 100,000 people in 2015 to 1.3 in 2025. At the White House in April 2025, Trump said Bukele had “done a fantastic job,” and Bukele said, “we actually turned the murder capital of the world into the safest country in the Western Hemisphere.”

Bukele has repeatedly criticized Mexico’s failure to defeat its cartels. Speaking to business leaders from more than 20 Latin American countries in February 2025, he said criminal groups “control large sectors of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil” and that “the state is stronger than any criminal organization.”

This month, he told Belizean broadcaster Love FM, “There is no government that cannot eliminate crime.” Haiti is now testing that claim.

Haitian police, backed by Salvadoran troops, struck the headquarters of the 400 Mawozo gang in Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Bukele announced the strike on X on Nov. 10, saying it also destroyed the home of gang leader Wilson Joseph, known as “Lanmo San Jou.” A Haitian National Police drone task force carried out the attack, which may have killed as many as 20 gunmen. Joseph was away when the strike hit.

On Oct. 16, 2021, 400 Mawozo kidnapped 17 missionaries working for Christian Aid Ministries, an Ohio-based church organization. Sixteen were Americans, one was Canadian, and five were children. The gang demanded $1 million per hostage, and Joseph threatened to kill them if the gang’s demands went unmet. The last hostages regained their freedom after 61 days.

In 2022, the Justice Department charged Joseph with hostage-taking in connection with the kidnapping. Prosecutors said 400 Mawozo claimed responsibility and sought the release of another gang leader, Joly Germine, known as “Yonyon,” who directed the kidnapping from a Haitian prison. The State Department offered a $1 million reward for information leading to Joseph’s arrest. He remains on the FBI’s wanted list.

El Salvador expanded its deployment after an Oct. 18 ambush in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets. Gunmen opened fire on an armored vehicle carrying four Salvadoran aviation technicians attached to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), the UN-backed multinational force fighting gangs in Haiti. Haitian police later found the burned vehicle in Santo. The four men remain missing.

Bukele warned the gangs, “We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too.” He sent more than 2,000 troops along with military hardware. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said about 200 Salvadoran troops fall under GSF command. The rest operate under El Salvador’s agreement with the Haitian government.

Bukele discussed the operation by phone with President Trump. Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31, Trump recounted the call. “He said that he has a big problem with Haiti. They killed some of his people. I said, ‘You’re running your country. You have to do what you have to do,’” Trump said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the exchange on Nov. 8 at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida. “He called the President and made them aware of what he was doing, and the President understood why he was doing it,” Rubio said, according to the State Department transcript. Rubio said El Salvador undertook the operation “bilaterally in agreement with the Haitian officials, to go after the gangs that kidnapped their forces.” He added, “We don’t have troops there, but we’ve been engaged.” Rubio said Salvadoran troops and the GSF needed to coordinate to avoid mistaking each other for gang members.

Axios reported on Nov. 10 that David Howell, the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Haiti, told Haitian officials Salvadoran operations should stop “as soon as possible … until they coordinate” with the GSF. “They are going to kill [GSF] troops or civilians,” he warned.

The U.S. Embassy also filed a diplomatic protest alleging that Salvadoran gunfire struck the embassy during an Oct. 31 gang attack on a Salvadoran convoy. El Salvador’s government rejected the allegation and said its soldiers fired away from the embassy. A source who spoke with Bukele told Axios that Bukele responded, “I checked with Trump. He said do what we have to do,” and asked why “some bureaucrat is fighting this?”

Since the Salvadoran deployment expanded, Joseph has written to the UN secretary-general asking for dialogue and citing concern about civilian deaths. He proposed Nov. 18 as a start date for negotiations. Amnesty International’s Americas director, Ana Piquer, called on both governments to publish the deployment agreement. Dominican President Luis Abinader said his government is providing Bukele with logistical and intelligence support.

After the strike, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé thanked Bukele on X, writing, “Hats off to President Nayib Bukele for his support and commitment to the national effort against gangs.” He added, “Haiti, Salvador, FRG: the same fight, the same determination!” FRG is the French abbreviation for the Gang Suppression Force. Fils-Aimé also credited the Haitian National Police and the Armed Forces of Haiti and said the collaboration would continue.

Fils-Aimé is scheduled to visit El Salvador next week to discuss the future of the deployment. In a Nov. 3 post on X addressed to Haitians, Bukele wrote, “We can help you defeat them, but we are not your enemies.” He closed with “Haiti will be free.”

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First Lady Melania and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Fort Rucker in Alabama to honor America’s soldiers and military families ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday

“With Thanksgiving approaching, the First Lady acknowledged the emotional toll of military deployments, particularly during the holiday season, when the absence of a loved one is felt most deeply,” the White House said.

The crowd roared as beautiful First Lady Melania walked over to the podium to deliver remarks.

Melania Trump personally greeted and took selfies with the US servicemembers.

WATCH:

First Lady Melania’s full remarks:

Thank you, Usha, for your kind introduction and my gratitude to you and your family for your service to our nation. Major General Baker, your service to our nation has taken you across the world, from South Korea and Kosovo to Iraq, Europe, Afghanistan, and throughout the United States. Your personal sacrifices embody the best of America’s military.

Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and as I look across this room at Fort Rucker today, I want to take a moment to say thank you to one very important group of people: the families of America’s military.

Your role is profound. While your loved ones are deployed, it’s up to you to keep your families strong, keep your children safe and to keep your homes full of love. This is a big responsibility.

I recognize that your sacrifices extend far beyond Thanksgiving, although it is the holiday season which brings the image of an empty seat at your table into our collective focus.

I know each of you has those quiet moments when you’re on your own and you wish your loved one was home to help with homework, to be there to celebrate that winning touchdown, the birthdays and of course, do bedtime.

The sacrifices of military families don’t make the headlines, but you are the foundation for the world’s most capable military.

Visiting America’s military bases is special to me. Our soldiers are the best in the world, our equipment is elite, and our determination is second to none.

At its heart, service in the United States military is a commitment to defend our Constitution. Our warriors are there ready to protect our individual liberty, our freedom to speak as we wish, to assemble peacefully, and to worship according to our own beliefs.

America is blessed with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, two of the most consequential documents in human history. The words in these documents, however, cannot protect themselves. It takes Americans willing to put something greater than themselves first—freedom.

Your service is not transactional in nature. Your service will have an impact for generations.

Here at Fort Rucker, we see powerful aircraft take-off to the heavens. But behind the strength of those pilots who rise into the skies is the work of your loved ones who remain on the ground.

To every American watching us today: in a few weeks, you will be sitting around your Thanksgiving table in the warmth of your own home, surrounded by your loved ones, sharing a wonderful meal, and perhaps enjoying a football game on television.

Take a moment to think of America’s service people and the families with an open seat at their Thanksgiving table. Those families are just as important in maintaining America’s elite status and in protecting our freedom. May God bless our military families, protect our troops and Happy Thanksgiving from Fort Rucker!

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The Washington, DC shooter who killed one and injured four others at a gym near the White House has been identified.

Dr. Matt Lambert reportedly targeted someone in the gym over an apparent real estate dispute before shooting four others.

He then killed himself before police could apprehend him.

As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, at least five were injured in the shooting, less than one mile away from the White House.

Via Fox:

Per NBC 4:

The suspected shooter, who law enforcement just identified as Dr. Matt Lambert, targeted his first victim in the Vida gym on the east side of 15th Street NW, D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto told News4.

“We believe the suspect walked into Vida to target somebody that he had been in active litigation with, over a condo issue,” Pinto said. “It’s just so sad and so senseless to kill someone over a dispute that should be worked out reasonably.”

That victim is dead, Pinto added. She did not identify the victim, and police have also not shared the name of that person. News4 is working to learn more about the relationship between the suspect and the victim.

“The suspect, we think, in fleeing the scene, also shot others,” Pinto said. “We don’t know if that was random. It doesn’t appear to be as targeted as the initial shooting inside of Vida.”

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed this afternoon that “the White House has been briefed” on the incident.

Asked about the Trump Administration’s efforts to crack down on crime in DC, she appeared to lash out at Trump and take the credit for crime responses.

“Actually, I praise MPD for bringing down crime in the city, and I praise our prosecutors, and I am grateful,” she said, crediting local agencies for getting the situation “under control.”

WATCH:

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Following the midterm election, The Gateway Pundit reported that a massive migrant caravan busted through the Mexican border en route to the United States.

At least 800 migrants busted through Mexico, optimistic after the Democrats took control of the House and the Senate.

The latest migrant caravan is mainly comprised of Hondurans.

Video posted to social media shows the migrants walking over the Rodolfo Robles International Bridge from Guatemala into Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas on Friday night.

The migrants told Real America’s Voice correspondent Oscar Ramirez that they are marching toward the US because the Democrats won, including seizing control of the Texas governorship and state House. Governor Abbott has been replaced by open-borders zealot Gina Hinojosa.

“We have hope now that democrats have won,” a migrant said.

Video courtesy of America’s Voice correspondent Oscar Ramirez:

BREAKING: New 800 migrant caravan entering Mexico.

“We have hope now that democrats have won”

We said this will happen 2 years ago if republicans lose the house and senate. https://t.co/YuotjUYeFG

— Oscar Ramirez – Real America’s Voice correspondent (@OscarRamirezTJ) November 7, 2026

President Trump responded on Truth Social and warned the Mexican government to stop the caravan immediately.

“Here we go again! With the perceived loss by the Republicans in the Midterms – I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT- the INVASION of our Country is taking place again,” he wrote.

“Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico. Many of the people in these Caravans are those that various countries don’t want – ‘Send them to America,’ they say – But they will not be accepted!”

“MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED.”

“MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT BORDER PATROL, & ICE, HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED. There will be no leniency! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

On Tuesday, border czar Tom Homan delivered a fiery warning to thousands of migrants heading north toward the United States, noting that although Democrats may have gained ground in Congress and Texas, President Trump is still in the White House, and America’s southern border is NOT reopening.

Read more:

“THE WHITE HOUSE IS BRIGHT RED!” — Border Czar Tom Homan FIRES OFF Blistering Warning to Incoming Migrant Caravans After Democrat Midterm Victories: “WE’RE NOT GIVING ONE INCH!”

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You can almost hear the globalists saying, “We are so back, lads!”

On Thursday, the 31st edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference — otherwise known as COP31 — commenced in Antalya, Turkey.

If you missed the first 30 COPs, don’t worry, you’ll be able to follow the plot this time around.

Absurdly wealthy and amoral plutocrats and internationalist functionaries will tell middle-class people in successful nations that they need to embrace energy austerity and start eating bugs so that the world’s most prolific polluters, like China, can be held to practically no standards at all.

Otherwise, the planet will melt. COP plot lines are more predictable than “Fast and the Furious” sequels.

And as it turns out, COP31 might also burn way more fossil fuels than any of the “Fast and the Furious” movies ever did.

According to a CNN report, at least 93 private jets have landed in Antalya since the COP31 summit began, which is 22 times the number of private flights the airport usually handles.

What’s more, it’s a huge increase over the 66 private jet flights that COP30 handled last year.

Rules for thee but not for me.

An estimated 93 private jets landed in Antalya, Turkey for COP31 in the past five days while the climate cult demands sacrifices from everyone else.

That’s at least 22 TIMES the number of jets that landed at the airport in the same time last year.

By comparison, just 66 private jet flights were recorded going to COP30—so the elites are taking more private jets while they demand the rest of us cut back. From CNN:

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 12, 2026

Now, while the data were compiled by Oxfam, an insufferable British progressive group which is at COP31 because it’s “calling for climate action rooted in justice, equity, and accountability,” flight statistics don’t lie unless you’re Col. Jessep and you can change the logbooks.

And, given that these flights will have emitted an estimated 777 tons of carbon dioxide by their count, according to Scotland’s The National, Oxfam is calling for a high tax on private jets in return.

The tax, the group argued, would “send a clear message” that “climate leadership does not stop at speeches and summits.”

You’re almost tempted to side with them, except “climate leadership” really does stop at these speeches and summits, because basically none of these people believe a word that they’re saying and they have the Gulfstreams to prove it.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen something like this happen. Or the second. And we’re not even counting that, during COP30, they had to clear a huge swath of rainforest to ensure that VIPs got to the conference site without hassle.

I’d say it’d be funny if it weren’t so serious, but nope: still funny. However, still serious.

Remember, until a few years ago, this Davos clique basically held profound unelected sway over how the world worked, telling us how we needed to go into climate austerity and carbon-credits mode the day before yesterday if we were to avoid millions of corpses of polar bears washing up on the Atlantic coast, which was now somewhere in Ohio thanks to those melting ice caps.

Meanwhile, as they planned out the rest of the rabblement’s fate — less quality of life for more money, of course — the obscenely rich and powerful were probably scooping caviar off of a naked aboriginal Australian flown in for a tableau vivant that they’d set up in the Gstaad hotel they were meeting in, a living work of art which was a way of reminding us how pure the world was before civilization came along or whatever.

Something like that. So, the proles eat cockroaches from here on in, right?

A few unfortunate election results kind of relegated this degenerate crew to the sidelines for a bit, although not so far to the sidelines that they couldn’t still make some calls.

A few favorable election results for them of late, however, and it looks like they’re back in the picture again, and living large and in charge.

But don’t just ask me. Ask the private-jet pilots trying to find a parking space for that Dassault Falcon at Antalya’s airport.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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