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FiveStack LIVE: Trump Pardon Costs $50 Million, Paid to Alina Habba

Putin freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American teacher, with no swap, and Trump said it would not have happened without last week's sanctions pause. Steve Witkoff told Putin to his face, "You are a humanitarian also, sir." The quid is on the table; the quo is not.

5️⃣ Trump tells two crowds France's fires are what Democrats want; 10 states quietly prepare for him.

Trump told Kansas on Monday that France burning is what Democrats want to do to America, and told Greenville on Tuesday what he will do about it. Macron said foreign leaders in campaign mode spread lies about the riots and…

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