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Trump & Co Watch November 2025

US set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles today as a terror organization. It's not a cartel per se (LINK) 24 November 2025

— U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, of being "responsible for terrorist violence" in the Western Hemisphere. Venezuelans began using the term Cartel de los Soles in the 1990s to refer to high-ranking military officers who had grown rich from drug-running. The "suns" in the name refer to the epaulettes affixed to the uniforms of high-ranking military officers.

US and Ukraine announce 'updated' framework to end war (LINK) 23 November 2025

— US and Ukrainian officials said on Sunday that they agreed that any deal to end the war should "fully uphold" Ukraine's sovereignty as they unveiled an "updated and refined peace framework" that was scant on details. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators had made some changes to US President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan, including around the role of NATO, to narrow the differences between the sides.

Trump says Kyiv has shown 'zero gratitude' to the US while accusing European nations of continuing to buy Russian oil despite sanctions (LINK) 23 November 2025

Mamdani reiterates Trump is a 'fascist' and 'despot' days after cordial meeting (LINK) 23 November 2025

— The pair agreed to work together on housing, food prices and cost-of-living concerns, and bonded over a mutual love for New York.

— Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he thought Trump was a fascist, Mamdani replied, "And that's something that I've said in the past. I say it today." (LINK)

Trump to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization (LINK) — ground.news: 31 media reports (LINK) 23 November 2025

— Trump considered designating the Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) during his first administration, though that effort never materialized. Trump's announcement comes less than a week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued a declaration designating the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist groups and transnational criminal organizations, a move prohibiting both groups from buying land in Texas and allowing the AG’s office to sue to shut them down.

Three international airlines cancel their flights from Venezuela after US warning (LINK) 22 November 2025

'We worry more about food' say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action (LINK) 22 November 2025

Trump signals to Zelensky and Europe: Accept this plan or you're on your own (LINK) 21 November 2025

— US President Donald Trump said Friday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky would “have to like” the US plan, suggesting he is in no mood to negotiate, and saying he has until Thursday to accept. Zelensky recognized the stark choice in a somber speech to the nation on Friday, casting the plan as a choice between losing the United States as an ally and giving in to Russian demands, which many of the 28 points cater to.

— From the start of the war through June 2025, Europe has allocated at least $40 billion in military aid, $5 billion more than the US.

France to investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims (LINK) 22 November 2025

— France24: Grok wrote in a widely shared post in French that gas chambers at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp were designed for "disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus" rather than for mass murder — language long associated with Holocaust denial. In later posts on its X account, the chatbot acknowledged that its earlier reply to an X user was wrong, said it had been deleted and pointed to historical evidence that Auschwitz’s gas chambers using Zyklon B were used to murder more than 1 million people. The follow-ups were not accompanied by any clarification from X. Earlier this year, Musk's company took down posts from the chatbot that appeared to praise Adolf Hitler after complaints about antisemitic content.

US warns airlines of potential hazards when flying over Venezuela (LINK) 21 November 2025

U.S. economy speeds up after government shutdown as businesses turn more optimistic: companies are banking on lower interest rates, reduced tariffs friction and increased government spending: economy grew in November at the fastest pace in four months (LINK) 21 November 2025

One of Donald Trump's MAGA superstars and once staunchest defender Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud (LINK) 21 November 2025

— The Georgia congresswoman's relentless calls for releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late exploiter of underage women for prostitution, and recent criticism of some of his policies led to a bitter public feud. After the US president labelled her a "traitor", she said in a video announcing her departure: "I refuse to be a 'battered wife' hoping it all goes away and gets better." She said in her video statement, posted on social media, that she would leave the US Congress on 5 January 2026. Trump, who had threatened to support a Republican challenger to unseat Greene, called her resignation "great news for the country" in an interview with ABC News.

The White House has asked for the resignation of a top aide to FDA chief: Marty Makary pushed back on the request to force policy and research staffer Sanjula Jain-Nagpal out of the agency, officials told POLITICO. (LINK) 21 November 2025

— POLITICO: The development is the latest example of tensions between Makary and leadership at HHS and the White House, which have intensified in recent weeks amid other controversies involving staff Makary brought into the agency. It comes days after POLITICO reported that Jain-Nagpal announced on a call with FDA stakeholders that she was Makary's deputy chief of staff, which the White House had not approved.

Trump and Mamdani's surprisingly cordial meeting: "US President Donald Trump met New York City's newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House in what was billed as the political showdown of the year — but instead became a praise fest" (LINK) 21 November 2025

— BBC: In his election victory speech, the self-described Democratic socialist mayor called Trump a "despot". And before Friday's meeting, the president's spokeswoman had billed Mamdani's visit as a "communist coming to the White House". But standing side-by-side in the Oval Office, the two men struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone. Over and over, both men emphasised their shared interest in addressing New York City's affordability crisis.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily reinstates Texas Republicans' redrawn congressional map (LINK) 21 November 2025

— The administrative stay is a temporary ruling that allows Texas to continue to use its new map for now, as the Supreme Court reviews the case. The Supreme Court ordered the civil rights advocacy groups that challenged the map to file a response by 5 p.m. on Monday. The filing deadline for candidates in Texas ahead of the March primary is Dec. 8.

Trump says he is ending temporary deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota (LINK) — ground.news: 69 media reports (LINK) 21 November 2025

— Posting on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz is a hub for fraudulent money laundering and claimed Somali gangs terrorize the state with billions missing. The Biden administration renewed Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in 2023 for more than 2,600 Somalis, citing conflict in their home country. The extension was effective for 18 months and included work authorization. A report produced for Congress in August put the number of Somalis now covered by the program at 705 nationwide as of March.

Trump calls Democrat video to troops urging them not to obey unlawful commands 'seditious behaviour, punishable by death' (LINK) 20 November 2025

— Six lawmakers, all of whom have served in the military or intelligence community, called Trump's remarks dangerous and said they amounted to threats against elected officials. In a post Trump wrote: SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" He also reposted a TruthSocial post that read "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!"

Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan: plan presented to Zelensky on Thursday in writing. Afterward, Zelensky said he was prepared to hold talks about it with Trump and his team (LINK) 20 November 2025

Military.com: Massive US marine buildup in Caribbean 7 miles [11km] from Venezuela's coast (LINK) 20 November 2025

U.S. Coast Guard reverses course on policy and now calls swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive' and therefore prohibited (LINK) 20 November 2025

— The term was a shift from a years-long policy, first rolled out in 2019, that said symbols like swastikas and nooses were "widely identified with oppression or hatred" and called their display "a potential hate incident." The earlier version stopped short of banning the symbols, instead saying that commanders could take steps to remove them from public view and that the rule did not apply to private spaces outside of public view, such as family housing.

— The predecessor of Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, was fired on President Donald Trump's first day in office. Trump officials later said she fired in part for putting an "excessive focus" on diversity and inclusion efforts that diverted "resources and attention from operational imperatives".

US CDC on Wednesday revised its webpage to change its 'vaccines don’t cause autism' stance, and has updated it to "the claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not evidence-based" (LINK) 19 November 2025

— The updated webpage also states that "studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism." It added that studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.

U.S.'s Israel Ambassador Mike Huckabee confirms he met with convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, convicted of giving Israel classified documents in the mid-1980s, in July (LINK) 20 November 2025

— Pollard served nearly 30 years before being released on parole in 2015. He moved to Israel in 2020. Huckabee told Axios that nothing was requested and nothing was granted in the meeting, which took place in July.

AP: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims (LINK) 19 November 2025

Justice Department agrees to release Jeffrey Epstein files, but with major limits (LINK) 19 November 2025

— Under the law, the Justice Department can withhold any material it claims could jeopardize an active investigation. Trump has already ordered a new probe focused on Epstein's Democratic associates. Officials may also block documents connected to grand jury proceedings, explicit images or anything deemed a privacy concern.

Trump signs bill to compel release of more Epstein documents (LINK) 19 November 2025

— Trump had the authority as president to release the documents himself, but chose not to. The justice department has 30 days to release all files related to Epstein, including the investigation into his death by suicide in a federal prison cell. The legislation permits redacting identifying information of victims, but specifically bars officials from declining to disclose information over concerns about "embarrassment, reputational harm or political sensitivity".

U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports (LINK) 19 November 2025

Trump takes aim at State AI laws in draft Executive Order (LINK) 19 November 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects Trump’s offer of military intervention against cartels (LINK) — ground.news: 106 media reports (LINK) 18 November 2025

Trump judges throw out his "meritless" lawsuit against CNN (LINK) 18 November 2025

US court blocks Texas from using newly redrawn voting maps designed to strengthen Republican majority in next year's midterm polls (LINK) 18 November 2025

Pope strongly backs US Bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment (LINK) — ground.news: 73 media reports (LINK) 18 November 2025

U.S. Senate unanimously agrees to pass bill to publish Epstein files after near-unanimous House vote: legislation would next go to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after he and his allies backed down from opposition (LINK) 18 November 2025

House.gov: Chairman Comer destroys Democrats' Anti-Trump hoax (LINK) 18 November 2025

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing: "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" (LINK) 18 November 2025

— Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House. Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House. The crown prince, who has denied any wrongdoing, said at the White House that Saudi Arabia "did all the right things" to investigate Khashoggi's death, which he called "painful". Replying to questions at a press conference in the White House Oval Office, Trump said: "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he [the Crown Prince] knew nothing about it," Trump added. "You don't have to embarrass our guests."

— Tuesday's meeting between Trump and Mohammed bin Salman was expected to include deals on civilian nuclear power, artificial intelligence and Saudi investment in the US, which the crown prince said was being upped to $1tr (£761bn) from $600bn pledged earlier this year. The two men also discussed the potential sale of advanced F-35 fighter aircraft to the Saudis.

— As President, Biden did not host the crown prince and vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over its human rights record. In 2022, however, Biden visited the kingdom to reach agreement on other issues.

Trump threatens ABC's broadcast license again after reporter questions Saudi Crown Prince about Khashoggi murder (LINK) 18 November 2025

— "I think the [broadcast] licence should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake, and it's so wrong," he said. "And we have a great commissioner... who should look at that."

Trump's Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats: US court blocks Texas from using newly redrawn voting maps (LINK) 18 November 2025

Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department (LINK) 18 November 2025

Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council (LINK) 17 November 2025

— The resolution was backed by 13 countries — including the UK, France and Somalia — with none voting against the proposal. Russia and China abstained.

In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files (LINK) 16 November 2025

— "We have nothing to hide, and it's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."

Border Patrol says dozens arrested in North Carolina immigration enforcement surge (LINK) 16 November 2025

CNN: US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3 — (LINK)

Ecuador voters reject referendum to bring back US bases (LINK) 16 November 2025

Fox News: US forces kill 3 narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific lethal strike operation targeting drug networks (LINK) 15 November 2025

CNN: US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3 — (LINK)

Scaramuccis invest $100 million in Trump-linked American Bitcoin Miner despite past tensions (LINK) 16 November 2025 2025

Powerful figures were prosecuted in Trump's first term, then pardoned in his second (LINK) 15 November 2025

— More than a dozen criminal cases were investigated or prosecuted in Trump’s first term and then undone in his second term.

Sources reveal staggering cost of changing the Pentagon's name to Department of War: it's $2 billion (LINK) 15 November 2025

USDA data casts doubt on China's soybean purchase promises touted by Trump (LINK) — ground.news: 69 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025

— The left and centre narratives largely align, using terms like "casts doubt" and "touted by Trump" to frame skepticism around the administration's claims, implying overstatement.

USDA data casts doubt on China's soybean purchase promises touted by Trump (LINK) — ground.news: 69 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025

— The left and centre narratives largely align, using terms like "casts doubt" and "touted by Trump" to frame skepticism around the administration's claims, implying overstatement.

US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive: Switzerland will invest $200bn (£150bn) in the US (LINK) 14 November 2025

US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of U.S. military power (LINK) 14 November 2025

CNN: Trump briefed on Wednesday on options for military operations in Venezuela (LINK) 13 November 2025

U.S. to remove tariffs on some products from Ecuador, Argentina, Guatemala and El Salvador: intended to reduce the price of bananas, coffee, and other food products from the region (LINK) — ground.news: 112 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025

Freed from 24-year prison term for $240m fraud of investors after 4 years by Trump in 2021, New Jersey con man gets 37 years in latest $44m scheme (LINK limited outside U.S.) 14 November 2025

Despite Coinbase departure, only 28 companies have left Delaware this year (LINK) 14 November 2025

— Elon Musk has been pushing hard for companies to exit Delaware and reincorporate elsewhere, following the lead of his companies Tesla and SpaceX. Despite Musk's proclamation that "Delaware continues to bleed companies," those departing the state make up a distinct minority.

Heather Cox Richardson: Epstein and other Trump scandals (LINK) 14 November 2025

— Meidas Touch noted: "In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger."

The U.S. federal shutdown may be over, but the damage is not: families, federal services and benefits could take weeks to stabilize after the shutdown. President Trump on Wednesday signed a bill that will fund the government until Jan 30 (LINK) 13 November 2025

California revokes 17,000 commercial driving licenses given to immigrants (LINK) 13 November 2025

Trump administration designates 4 violent left-wing and anarchist European networks as terrorist organizations (LINK) 13 November 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: MAGA meets reality: the cost of tariffs, undocumented immigrants (LINK) 13 November 2025

Helen Cox Richardson: Trump, Epstein, girls (LINK) 12 November 2025

White House responds to Epstein emails invoking Trump: "fake narrative to smear President Trump" (LINK) 12 November 2025

Colombia president orders suspension of intelligence sharing with US until the Trump administration stops its strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean (LINK) — ground.news: 105 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025

— The Colombian president made the announcement on X after a CNN report which stated that the UK has also suspended some intelligence sharing with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, due to concerns over US military attacks.

Thailand to halt implementation of ceasefire deal with Cambodia heralded by Trump (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

US supreme court extends Trump pause on $4bn in food aid benefits: justices allow temporary block on full payments for SNAP, relied upon by 42 million Americans (LINK) 11 November 2025

Switzerland reported nearing deal to cut US tariffs to 15% after business push (LINK) 11 November 2025

— Matches the rate levied on the EU’s exports to the US. Exports account for more than 70 per cent of Switzerland's GDP. Switzerland itself has already abolished all industrial tariffs and the US is the country's top export market for goods including watches, chocolate and machinery.

Switzerland nears US trade deal after Trump receives engraved gold bar (LINK) 10 November 2025

— A group of Swiss business delegates last week presented Mr Trump with a Rolex watch for the presidential library and a customized gold bar.

Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit over edited January 6 speech: US president demands 'full and fair' retraction of BBC documentary that prompted resignation of two top executives (LINK) 10 November 2025

— Despite his legal threat, Trump would find it difficult to prove defamation in the US, where the 1st Amendment provides expansive protections of speech: "The broadcast seems to be factually truthful."

U.S. federal government shutdown: Trump says end near, breakaway Democrats back deal (LINK) 10 November 2025

Thousands of passengers grounded across US: more than 2000 cancellations and 7065 delays (LINK) 10 November 2025

U.S. Supreme Court rejects effort from county clerk to overturn 2015 decision which grants same-sex couples the right to marry (LINK) 10 November 2025

— The Court declined to take up her appeal without explanation and without any noted dissents.

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn verdict that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll (LINK) 10 November 2025

Tesla loses major executives, including Cybertruck chief (LINK) 10 November 2025

Leading BBC executives quit after backlash over edit of Trump's Jan. 6 speech in documentary: Trump and Leavitt both welcomed Sunday's resignations (LINK) 10 November 2025

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says (LINK) 9 November 2025

SNAP benefits: Appeals court again rejects Trump admin bid to halt full payment order (LINK) 9 November 2025

CNN: USDA orders states to stop issuing full SNAP benefits and to 'undo' benefits sent for November (LINK) 9 November 2025

Thousands of US flights cancelled, delayed as government shutdown continues: Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily cutting air traffic by 10 percent to maintain safety standards. (LINK) 9 November 2025

Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now (LINK) 7 November 2025

Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has received sufficient due process, asks judge to allow deportation to Liberia (LINK) 7 November 2025

'Huge victory' in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard (LINK) 7 November 2025

U.S. Supreme Court justice temporarily pauses order requiring Trump administration to fully fund SNAP by end of Friday (LINK) 7 November 2025

Trump Media slump after reporting wider quarterly loss as sales decline (LINK) 7 November 2025

Trump pardons man convicted for being agent of Chinese Government to intimidate a New Jersey family (LINK) 6 November 2025

— Michael McMahon, a former New York police officer, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in April after being convicted in 2023 for acting as an unregistered agent of China, interstate stalking, and conspiracy.

Trump announces cost cuts to weight loss drugs (LINK) — ground.news: 487 media reports (LINK) 6 November 2025

U.S. layoffs hit highest point in over two decades: October was the worst month for layoffs in 22 years (LINK) 6 November 2025

— Prior to the report, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the American economy was nearing a "golden age" under the Trump administration, and said that 2026 "would be a great year".

US federal government shutdown: US Army tells 37,000 soldiers in Germany to go to food bank (LINK) 5 November 2025

NPR: Kristi Noem denies ICE detaining US citizens: she is wrong: many U.S. citizens have been detained or arrested (LINK) 5 November 2025

Politico: Democrats didn’t just rebound. They dominated. (LINK) 5 November 2025

— In Virginia, whose odd-year state elections are often seen as a bellwether ahead of midterms and presidential elections, Democrats flipped at least 13 seats in the House of Delegates. In the top races — the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as the New York mayoral — all Democrats cleared 50 percent support.

U.S. Supreme Court questions legality of Trump’s tariffs (LINK) 5 November 2025

Swiss economic forecast for improvement despite tariffs (LINK) 5 November 2025

— The indicator has once again reached the level of July, i.e. the level prior to the US tariff increase on Swiss imports. "Overall, expectations have never been so positive since the beginning of the year. The Swiss economy is regaining momentum," said KOF. The recovery is particularly evident in the industrial sector.

Trump holds trade talks with Switzerland — (LINK)

— United States President Donald Trump has met with high-ranking representatives of Switzerland to discuss trade issues. Trump announced the talks on his Truth Social platform. It was initially unclear where and in what setting the meeting took place and who took part. The Swiss authorities did not initially provide any information on this either. At the beginning of August, Trump announced punitive tariffs of 39% on numerous Swiss products – one of the highest rates worldwide that the US has imposed on its trading partners.

The US economy added 42,000 private-sector jobs last month, more than expected (LINK) 5 November 2025

Takeaways from Trump's rocky Supreme Court arguments over global tariffs (LINK) 5 November 2025

— CNN: The Supreme Court appeared deeply concerned Wednesday with President Donald Trump's reliance on a vague federal law to impose global tariffs.

Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: Democrats win across the spectrum as voters reject Trump (LINK) 4 November 2025

Democrats set historic records on election night. Here are six of the firsts they accomplished: (LINK) 4 November 2025

— First woman elected as Virginia governor: Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA operative and member of Congress
— First Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the US: Virginia state senator Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim American woman elected to statewide office anywhere in the country when she won Virginia’s lieutenant governor election
— First Muslim mayor of New York: 34-year-old progressive Zohran Mamdani
— First city or town to vote to divest from Israel: Somerville, Massachusetts
— First state to counter Republicans mid-cycle redistricting
— First woman elected mayor of Detroit: Detroit city council president Mary Sheffield

Federal judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at press briefings (LINK) — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK) 4 November 2025

New Republic: The business press is in denial about Trump's UAE bribe: As Microsoft sends AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, reporters are failing to explain exactly how it was made possible (LINK) 4 November 2025

— What these stories fail to mention is that the easing of previous restrictions came just two weeks after the UAE purchased $2 billion in stablecoin from World Liberty Financial, in which the Trump family owns a large share. The purchase was, apparently, the largest crypto transaction in human history.

CNN Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’ (LINK) 3 November 2025

Trump says he won't sell Tomahawks to Kyiv for now after Putin threats (LINK) 3 November 2025

After mistaken deportation, Abrego Garcia fights people-smuggling charges (LINK) 3 November 2025

Trump tariffs head to Supreme Court on 5 November in case eagerly awaited around the world: facing off against small businesses and a group of states (LINK) 3 November 2025

CNN Analysis: Tuesday's U.S. local elections may leave America more divided than ever (LINK) 3 November 2025

Trump says China's Xi told him he won't move on Taiwan during his term (LINK) 2 November 2025

60 Minutes Trump interview at Mar-a-Lago: President says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela: "I wouldn't be inclined to say that I would do that... I'm not gonna tell you what I'm gonna do with Venezuela, if I was gonna do it or if I wasn't going to do it." (LINK) 2 November 2025

— Since early September, US strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have resulted in the deaths of at least 64 people, according to CBS News. "We're going to test nuclear weapons like other countries do." He added: "Russia's testing, and China's testing, but they don't talk about it. I don't want to be the only country that doesn't test." Russia and China have not announced tests since 1990 and 1996 respectively.

FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use to visit girlfriend: agency fires official who oversees fleet on 31 October (LINK) 2 November 2025

— Bloomberg Law, which broke the story, said that three unnamed sources had expressed astonishment at the sacking given that Patel’s flight schedules were fully public and trackable on websites. A day after her performance, Patel himself had reposted photos showing him together with his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, on his X account.