What Happened Today - 18 Nov 2025
What Happened Today – 18 November 2025
Trump is in full meltdown…quiet Piggy
Big Day…for Epstein Files (Press Conference Review)
The Lies Told over the past 48 hours…
Head of FEMA…in his own disaster
Larry Sommers (Former Havard President and US Treasury secretary)
Comey and L. James Case Updates
Operation “Charlottes’ Web” – these guys have ZERO originality…
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Trump is in full meltdown…quiet Piggy
Trump's whole reaction to the Epstein file controversy is just classic chaos mode. When confronted by a female reporter on Air Force One about why he hasn’t released the files, Trump snapped back with “Quiet, piggy!” and a finger wag—straight-up antagonizing press for asking a basic accountability question. It’s not some slip of the tongue; it’s deliberate, dismissive, and just the latest example of how he tries to shut down uncomfortable inquiries about serious scandals. The reporter was pressing him specifically about the files tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, and Trump went right for the personal insult instead of a real answer.
Right after this, Trump launched a flurry of late-night Truth Social posts picking fights and pushing conspiracy talking points—plenty of AI-generated memes, doctored video clips, and over-the-top “MAGA forever” content. The man’s putting out so much synthetic nonsense it’s hard to keep track. He keeps trying to control the narrative by ridiculing critics and fueling his online base with exaggerated, sometimes flat-out fabricated claims. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt even defended Trump’s wild posts, calling his meme-sharing “refreshing” and insisting he’s just showing transparency—never mind how much he’s spreading misinformation.
On the Epstein files, Trump is working overtime to sell the story that he's bound by House legislation, claiming he can't release anything until Congress votes. That’s a total lie. As president, Trump has the unilateral authority to declassify and release the documents—he doesn’t need the House, a committee, or any additional vote. Even his own party leadership has been sweating over what might drop if the House passes new bills, but that’s just theater. The files could be released by Trump in an instant if he actually wanted to. The survivors and advocates pushing for transparency know exactly what the hold-up is: it’s not bureaucracy, it’s politics and damage control.
All this adds up to a president scrambling to dodge direct questions about one of the most toxic scandals of the decade, while simultaneously using personal insults and a wave of social media propaganda to distract and deflect. The excuse about needing House approval? Just a shield for his own reluctance to blow the cover off powerful names found in those Epstein files. Trump could end the suspense and hand over the evidence any second—but he chooses not to, and every excuse is just another brick in his wall of lies.
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Big Day…for Epstein Files (Press Conference Review)
That Epstein survivors’ press conference was devastating in the best and worst ways. The survivors went up to the mic without any spin—just pure, raw anger and heartbreak. They spelled out, in detail, how federal agencies, especially Trump’s own DOJ, didn’t just ignore their pleas but actively protected the elite players behind Epstein’s operation. Multiple survivors described being stonewalled by investigators, having new evidence brushed aside, and seeing the DOJ close ranks around political power brokers rather than push for justice.
They hammered the point that all the “process talk” coming from Trump and his spokespeople is a smokescreen. Trump could release the full Epstein files with the stroke of a pen today or any day, and he keeps blaming Congress, the House, or whatever procedural excuse sounds good in the moment. Every survivor at the press conference said it’s all political theater—a desperate bid to delay or deflect and limit fallout for big names in Trump’s orbit and beyond.
The message was crystal clear: if those files don’t drop today, it isn’t because the system is holding him back. It’s because Trump is protecting friends, donors, and probably himself. The survivors demanded full transparency and called on journalists to stop repeating official excuses. There was a sense of exhaustion and anger: they’re tired of having their trauma repackaged for political games, and they know exactly who’s responsible for dragging out the release. Trump might say he’s powerless, but everyone in the room knows that’s just another empty statement. He won’t release the files because it’s in his interest to keep them locked up, plain and simple.
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The Lies Told over the last 48 hours….
Let’s break down the latest lies and the full parade of falsehoods from the entire Trump orbit these past two days:
Trump: He keeps going with the “economy is better than ever” and claims “every job lost to COVID has come back.” The actual reality? Not even close. Numbers released this week show manufacturing and construction sectors cutting tens of thousands of jobs, and the Black unemployment rate just hit a two-year high. Trump’s rant about “rigged jobs numbers” also got blown out by independent fact-checkers—his claim that the Bureau of Labor Statistics lied to hurt Republicans is completely baseless and rated “Pants on Fire.”
Vance: On Fox yesterday, Vance painted the border as “totally secure.” Flat-out fiction. ICE and CBP just reported their highest surge since last year, with thousands more unauthorized crossings and a rising crisis at major entry points. Vance’s public statements flip-flop constantly, all while defending Trump’s mass deportation agenda and opposing actual border reform—caught in lies by fact-checkers and news outlets all week.
Hegseth: His social media was full of “record low” police shooting talk—conveniently ignoring that there were three ICE-related deaths reported this week alone, including one with an open DOJ investigation. His posts play up military operations for TikTok views, showing violent clips and making misleading claims about reduced violence, all while real data contradicts him.
Noem: Noem outright lied in her press conference, saying she hadn’t met with Big Ag lobbyists this quarter. Leaked calendar screenshots proved at least two closed-door lobbyist dinners in October. There’s a pattern here—her office dodges and deflects, and staff turnover keeps building up behind the scenes.
Scott Bessett: He took to right-wing radio to claim “zero evidence” of campaign finance violations linked to Trump’s super PAC. FEC filings released just yesterday show nearly $120,000 in flagged transactions, plus his name popping up as a major donor on controversial lists tied to Epstein connections.
Pam Bondi: Bondi’s rally speech was a whopper, insisting “every Epstein survivor’s story has been fully investigated.” Within hours, Epstein survivors held a press conference calling out ongoing DOJ stonewalling and ignored leads. Bondi dodged specific questions, offered platitudes, and tried to run out the clock on accountability. Senate committee hearings echoed these complaints, and Bondi’s testimony only highlighted the gaps.
Kash Patel: On Newsmax, Patel said “US troops aren’t involved in any foreign conflicts now.” That was instantly debunked by up-to-the-minute DOD reports covering multiple active deployments in both the Middle East and Africa, plus his own FBI statements about military base threats and overseas operations.
All of this paints a picture of an administration willing to lie daily: about jobs, the border, police violence, lobbyist meetings, campaign cash, Epstein investigations, and our active wars. It’s a nonstop cycle of spinning, distorting, distracting, and hoping the base never checks the facts. Every single day this week, someone in Trump’s orbit put out a fresh falsehood with no shame.
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Head of FEMA in his own disaster
The head of FEMA, David Richardson, officially stepped down after just six rocky months at the helm, but the rumor mill had him marked for firing for weeks. His tenure was plagued by disaster response failures—most notably, he basically vanished for the first 48 hours of the catastrophic Texas floods in July that killed more than 130 people. Staffers openly griped about his lack of leadership and how he skipped critical meetings, leaving lower-level teams to scramble through the crisis alone.
Richardson’s start was controversial from day one: he showed up from DHS’s Weapons of Mass Destruction office, with zero disaster management background, and immediately rubbed the agency the wrong way. During his very first all-hands meeting, he told staff, “Don’t get in my way,” threatening to bulldoze anyone who resisted Trump’s agenda—an agenda that, in the background, included some White House allies floating the possibility of dismantling or gutting FEMA entirely.
He was put on an unofficial press gag order by his bosses after a string of public stumbles—including a widely mocked meeting where he quipped he didn’t know the U.S. even had a hurricane season. When the Texas floods hit, insiders say he was on vacation and tried to coordinate everything over the phone. That, plus his team’s lack of communication in those crucial early hours, put a bullseye on his back.
What really did him in? About 200 current and former FEMA staffers signed an open letter blasting his “leadership” and publicly calling out the Trump administration’s budget cuts and politicized meddling. Anyone who spoke up got slammed with internal investigations or placed on leave. Word finally leaked last week that he was going to be canned right after hurricane season ended—and sure enough, he “resigned” before they could show him the door. FEMA’s now on its second interim director this year, facing even more chaos at a time when disaster response is already hanging by a thread.
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Larry Sommers (Former Havard President and US Treasury secretary)
Larry Summers “stepping back” is the story everyone saw coming but nobody quite believed until it hit. He’s bowing out of all public commitments—walking away from high-profile policy gigs, media commentary, and board seats—because the newly released Epstein emails are just that damning. House investigators dropped more than 20,000 documents last week, including seven years’ worth of emails between Summers and Epstein that showed way more than casual friendship: Summers leaned on Epstein for personal advice, gave him insider access, and kept up the relationship even after Epstein’s first conviction and right up to the day before his arrest in 2019.
Summers didn’t just get chats about economics. There are messages where Epstein is basically acting as Summers’ “wingman,” coaching him through a secretive romantic relationship with a mentee—talking probabilities and strategy, the whole thing reading like something out of a sleazy tabloid. Summers admitted he’s “deeply ashamed,” but the reality is he had every opportunity to cut off ties after Epstein was exposed as a sex trafficker and predator. He didn’t.
Public outcry exploded after those emails surfaced. Staff at Harvard are pissed, activists are demanding more accountability, and D.C. is buzzing over talk of a DOJ probe into whether Summers’ comfort with Epstein crossed any ethical lines. Summers resigned his senior fellowship at the Center for American Progress, bailed from his paid commentary at Bloomberg, and dropped advisory roles at Yale policy centers and OpenAI. He’s clinging to his teaching and administrative job at Harvard, for now.
Look, Summers stepped back not because of one “bad decision,” but because those messages made it clear he was still trusting and confiding in Epstein years after most people cut ties. He’s now radioactive for anyone in the political or finance space who wants to be taken seriously on ethics or oversight. The “ashamed” statement is pure damage control; he knows the real reason for stepping back is that sticking around would mean dragging every institution he’s attached to further down into the Epstein scandal mud.
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Comey and L. James case updates
James Comey’s case is turning into a circus. The judge just blasted the DOJ for “profound missteps” after it came out that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan (Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney, with no actual prosecutorial experience) misled the grand jury by making “fundamental misstatements of the law.” Comey’s defense called out irregularities involving evidence that should be privileged and hammered on the fact Halligan shouldn’t have even been allowed in the grand jury room. Now the judge has ordered all grand jury materials be turned over to Comey’s lawyers, a move almost unheard of in criminal courts. This is the kind of government misconduct that gets cases tossed. DOJ tried to block it but failed, and Halligan herself is under heavy fire for how the whole thing was handled.
Letitia James—same saga, different face. She’s facing mortgage fraud charges brought by the same Halligan, also under direct pressure from Trump’s team. Her defense called the indictment “outrageous government conduct,” pointing to a laundry list of Trump’s public attacks. Judge Fitzpatrick is raising real doubts about whether Halligan’s appointment was legal in the first place, and the trial is set for January unless the thing falls apart before then. James’ lawyers are making moves to get the whole case dismissed, arguing the prosecution was politically motivated and botched at the foundation. Court orders are now forcing DOJ to share grand jury records with James as well.
Lindsey Halligan is quickly becoming infamous for being unqualified, making legal mistakes, and running political hit jobs for Trump. Her appointment is being challenged, her conduct under investigation, and she’s now infamous for messes in at least two high-profile prosecutions. If the judge rules her legal blunders fatal to the indictments, both Comey and James might walk—while Halligan and Trump are left holding nothing but a pile of failed revenge shenanigans.
The narrative is unraveling fast. These cases are exposing a level of government sloppiness and political interference that should embarrass even Trump’s most loyal fans. The next rulings could blow the whole thing apart.
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Operation “Charlottes’ Web” – these guys have ZERO originality…
Charlotte, NC is under siege with the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown, dubbed “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” In just the last 48 hours, ICE and Border Patrol agents have snatched up more than 130 people from all over the city—restaurants, church parking lots, even grocery stores. This isn’t some vague background dragnet. These raids are full-scale—and they’re targeting anyone suspected of being undocumented, regardless of criminal record. Reports are surfacing of agents showing up masked and in paramilitary gear, hauling people away in vans with almost no warning to families or legal representation anywhere in sight.
Community outrage is boiling over. Locals are gathering in emergency trainings, passing out whistles so neighborhoods can alert each other to agents on the move—just like the resistance we saw in Chicago. Advocates are helping people hide, and even businesses like Compare Foods are offering free delivery so residents don’t have to risk leaving their homes. North Carolina’s governor is calling for people to witness and record everything, especially since protesters trying to film the raids have already been threatened with gas canisters. Local officials and activists are calling the feds’ tactics an “invasion,” and are flat out refusing to cooperate with ICE, training volunteers to document abuses as they happen.
The feds claim everyone they’re detaining has a “criminal background,” but have released zero names or paperwork to back it up. Local people and even state leaders point out that the overwhelming majority of those swept up have no criminal convictions—some are even U.S. citizens being harassed on the street. There’s absolutely no pretense of prioritizing “bad actors”—it’s family, workers, students, anyone who looks like they might not “belong.” ICE is sending a chilling message, and the human toll is going to reverberate across Charlotte for a long, long time.
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The House is set to vote on whether to force the release of the Epstein files today, and that’s expected to happen around 1:30 p.m. Eastern—give or take, depending on last-minute jockeying and possible delays. The exact time is still a bit up in the air, but it should go down in the afternoon session once leadership wraps up preliminary debate. This vote will compel the Department of Justice to hand over every Epstein-related document, except details of ongoing investigations and the names of victims, meaning the big explosive stuff—the enabler lists, communications with government officials, and anything that might embarrass powerful folks—is finally about to see daylight if it passes.
If the bill gets through the House as expected (it has the votes and Trump did his flip-flop, finally saying he “supports” the release), it lands in the Senate, where an ugly fight is brewing. Trump’s GOP allies are doing what they can to throw sand in the gears, but public pressure is massive and there’s bipartisan momentum to push it through. Once both chambers approve, DOJ has to comply—no more stalling for “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.”
As for what to expect from the Trump administration this week: it’s damage control on steroids. Leadership will roll out distractions, like new executive orders and fresh attacks on Democrats to dilute media attention from whatever gets exposed in the Epstein files. Big, loud announcements are coming—selling weapons overseas, maybe another shakeup inside the Education Department, and continued fallout from the government shutdown. Expect the president and his crew to keep lying about why the files weren’t released sooner, blame the Democrats, and keep flooding Truth Social with memes and conspiracy noise. That’s their playbook every time a big scandal breaks.
Today’s vote could finally smash through the wall of secrecy, and Trump’s team is gearing up for a messy, panicked week trying to keep the wolves at bay. The administration knows the next shoe to drop could be devastating.
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