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Rescued Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams Give First Interview Since Return To Earth, Thank Trump For Involvement

NASA astronauts Suni Williams (L) and Butch Wilmore laugh while answering questions during NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 post-flight news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 2025. After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, the pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on March 18, 2025, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams (L) and Butch Wilmore laugh while answering questions during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 post-flight news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 2025. After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, the pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on March 18, 2025, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint. (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
2:22 PM – Monday, March 31, 2025

Rescued NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams gave their first interview since returning to earth after being stranded in space for nine months, thanking President Donald Trump for his involvement.

On Monday, Fox News aired Willmore and Williams’ first interview since their return from space, in which Willmore said he’s “grateful” that Trump is taking an “active role” in space flight programs.

Wilmore also stated that it’s “refreshing” that the current administration has shown a keen interest and that Trump, as well as Elon Musk, had earned his trust.

“I have no reason not to believe anything they say because they’ve earned my trust,” Wilmore, 62, said.

“For that, I am grateful that our national leaders are coming in and taking part in our human space flight program, which we see as hugely important, [of] global significance, and they are taking an active role. And based on the past and what we’re seeing now… it’s refreshing, not just refreshing, it’s empowering,” he continued.

When he was asked what he would say to Trump and Musk, Wilmore responded, “I respect you. I trust you. You’ve given me no reason not to, either one of them.”

Williams added that she, too, appreciated Trump and Musk were taking an interest.

“I’m just glad that they’re involved and they’re taking notice,” Williams, 59, said.

She added that their situation “allowed a lot of people, including the president and Elon, to look at what’s going on at the International Space Station, take it very seriously and understand that our involvement as a country, as a space-faring nation, is really important throughout the world.”

“It sets an example and it shows, you know, our ability to be able to put people in space, operate in space, work in space, and then bring them back,” she said.

However, when asked if Boeing was among those at fault for the incident, they did not deem anyone responsible.

“I wouldn’t characterize it as they failed us,” Williams said. “I characterize it as there was a huge team that was working together diligently to try to weigh all the risks of putting people in a spacecraft for the very first time with brand new systems.”

“Putting people on spacecraft and launching them into space for extended periods of time, it’s hard.”

Wilmore said that he is “culpable” too and that everyone has a bit of blame in what happened.

“Is Boeing to blame, are they culpable? Sure. Is NASA to blame? Are they culpable? Sure. Everybody has a piece in this because it did not come up. There was some shortcomings in tests, shortcomings in preparation that we did not foresee,” he said.

“Could you point fingers? I don’t want to point fingers. I hope nobody wants to point fingers. We don’t want to look back and say ‘shame, shame, shame.’ We will look forward and say, ‘let’s rectify what we’ve learned and let’s make the future even more productive and better.’”

Wilmore and Williams, 59, splashed down off the Gulf Coast of Florida near Tallahassee — just before 6 p.m. ET on March 18th. They returned to Earth after being in space for 286 days.

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French Politician Demands The U.S. To Return Statue Of Liberty, Press Secretary Leavitt Unleashes ‘Historical’ Comeback

(L) The Statue of Liberty is lit up at night on Liberty Island in New York Harbor on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) / (R) French MEP and co-president of the “Place Publique” political party Raphael Glucksmann delivers a speech. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:10 PM – Monday, March 17, 2025

A Socialist member of the European Parliament is reportedly demanding that the U.S. return the famous Statue of Liberty, back to France — arguing that the United States has “chosen to side with the tyrants.”

 

“Give us back the Statue of Liberty,” demanded Raphaël Glucksmann, the French Socialist member of the European Parliament.

“We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers demanding scientific freedom: ‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’” Glucksmann stated at a convention held by his political party, Place Publique.

“We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently, you despise it. So, it will be just fine here at home,” he continued.

The Statue of Liberty was first unveiled in the New York Harbor on October 28th, 1886, as a gift from France to commemorate the centennial of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Known as the “Father of the Statue of Liberty,” a French man named Édouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of having a sculptor design and build a monument that represents freedom as a gift for the United States.

As an “ardent supporter of America, Laboulaye wished to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence as well as celebrate the close relationship between France and America. He was equally moved by the recent abolition of slavery in the U.S., which furthered America’s ideals of liberty and freedom,” according to the Ellis Island Foundation.

The statue weighs around 450,000 pounds, standing at 305-feet-tall, and it was designed and built by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

Glucksmann, the French Socialist politician, has also previously criticized President Donald Trump for temporarily pulling military support for Ukraine and for cutting federal funding to certain colleges and research institutions.

“The second thing we’re going to say to the Americans is: if you want to fire your best researchers, if you want to fire all the people who, through their freedom and their sense of innovation, their taste for doubt and research. Have made your country the world’s leading power, then we’re going to welcome them,” Glucksmann continued.

A day later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to Glucksmann, characterizing him as an “unnamed low-level French politician,” while informing reporters that the U.S. will be keeping the statue.

“My advice to that unnamed low-level French politician would be to remind them that It’s only because of America that the French are not speaking German right now,” in reference to Nazi Germany’s incursion into France. She also noted that France “should be very grateful to our great country.”

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Four Women Israeli hostages return to Israel

EMOTIONAL FIRST MOMENTS: Four released female Israeli hostage soldiers reunite with their parents.

EMOTIONAL FIRST MOMENTS: Released Israeli hostages soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag reunite with their parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border, after their brutal abduction by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, and 477 days in cruel captivity.

Mask Mandates Return to California With Fines and Prison for Violations

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Mask Mandates Return to California With Fines and Prison for Violations

Mask mandates have been reinstated in California’s San Francisco Bay area and, depending upon the county, will include health care workers in medical settings, patients and visitors with fines and prison time for violations. Beginning on Nov. 1, 2024 and through the spring of next year, masks will be required in health care settings, including but not limited to, hospitals, dialysis centers, infusion centers and skilled nursing facilities. Santa Clara, Alameda, Napa, San Mateo and Contra Costa counties have issued the mask mandate.

While the mandate only applies to health care workers, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties will require visitors to wear masks, and Santa Clara will also require patients to wear masks. Santa Clara will exclude children under the age of two and those with certain medical conditions from the mask mandate.1

All other counties will require all people, including very young children and those with medical conditions, to wear masks. California’s initial mask mandate which extended until March 2024, was the third longest in the country.2

Health officials who ordered the mask mandates claim the mandates are intended to halt the spread of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. Alameda County’s health order reads:

The fall and winter of 2023-2024 saw substantial waves of RSV, flu and COVID-19, and a similar pattern is expected this year.3

The order added that any violation of the order “constitutes an imminent threat and menace to public health, constitutes a public nuisance, and is punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both.”4

Other Counties Across America May Mandate Masking If CDC Issues Warnings

Currently, California counties are the only areas in the country to set mask mandates at this time. Other states, however, may follow suit should the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issue warnings that COVID cases are rising. In August 2024, counties in Massachusetts and Arizona issued mask mandates due to rising cases of the disease.5

According to the CDC:

Generally, masks can help act as a filter to reduce the number of germs you breathe in or out. Their effectiveness can vary against different viruses, for example, based on the size of the virus. When worn by a person with a virus, masks can reduce the chances they spread it to others.6

Critics of mask mandates argue that mask wearers may be more likely to infect themselves with the SARS-CoV-2 virus by transferring infectious material from their hands to their face when adjusting their mask.7

A 2023 study by the independent non-profit organization Cochrane, which reviewed 78 studies, concluded that there was “little to no” evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infections were reduced by masking at the population level and that there was “uncertainty about the effects of face masks.”8

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1 Pandolfo, C. Mask mandates return for health care facilities in deep blue states. Fox News, Oct. 13, 2024.
2 Schrupp K. Limited healthcare mask mandates return to California’s Bay Area. Washington Examiner, Oct. 12, 2024.
3 Philips J. Mask mandates set to return in several California areas. Signal Oct. 15, 2024.
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Higham A. Mask Mandate Map Shows Where They Are Coming Back. Newsweek, Oct. 15, 2024.
7 Anderson JH. Masks Still Don’t Work. City Journal, August . 8, 2022 p.m.
8 Tayag, Y. A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks. The Atlantic, Feb. 13, 2023.

Trump Will Officially Return To Butler, Pa. On October 5, Where First Assassination Attempt Took Place

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
4:49 PM – Wednesday, September 25, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trump-will-officially-return-to-butler-pa-on-october-5-where-first-assassination-attempt-took-place/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

Former President Donald Trump is set to hold an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the same location where the first assassination attempt on his life took place. 

In a news release on Wednesday, the Trump campaign announced the return of the GOP nominee to Butler. 

“President Donald J. Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to hold a rally on the very same ground where he came within a quarter of an inch of losing his life less than three months ago,” the campaign announced. 

He is set to speak at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 5th. 

On Wednesday, during a rally in Mint Hill, North Carolina, Trump told his crowd of fans and supporters that he would return to the venue to “finish our speech.” 

“As you know, there have been two assassination attempts on my life that we know of… and the first case in Butler, Pennsylvania, great place, and we’re going back to Butler,” Trump said. “We’re going to go back and finish our speech.”

Trump’s campaign said that the former president would also be paying tribute to the victims of the assassination attempt during the rally. A 50-year-old firefighter, Corey Comperatore, “historically sacrificed his life to shield his wife and daughters” from the barrage of bullets shot by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was taken out by Secret Service counter snipers.

Trump will also give recognition to David Dutch and James Copenhaver, the other two Americans who were injured during the incident.

“He will express his deep gratitude to law enforcement and first responders, and thank the entire community for their outpouring of love and support in the wake of the attack,” the campaign said.

Trump’s campaign said that his return to the location is a “tribute to the American spirit.”

“In America, we do not let monsters like that evil assassin have the last word. Every time our nation is struck by attack or hardship, we rally, we persevere, and we prevail,” the campaign said in a statement. “When terrorists knocked down our towering skyscrapers, we rebuilt taller. When our communities are ravaged by fire, storm, or natural disaster, we pull together and come back stronger.”

“And when a shooter attacked our democracy and tried to end this movement, President Trump will return to the site, joined by tens of thousands of proud citizens, and together, they will celebrate a unifying vision for America’s future in an event like the world has never seen before,” it continued.

After the former president suffered two assassination attempts in the last nine weeks—one at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the other in Butler, Pennsylvania— his campaign declared that he is “more determined than ever.”

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The Scandalous Life of Pastor Ted Haggard… And His Dark Return | Documentary

In the early 2000's, Ted Haggard was recognized as one of the most prominent pastors in the United States. He was president of the National Association of Evangelicals, a best selling author, served on several state boards and spoke with then-President George W. Bush by phone every week. He pastored a megachurch of 14,000 and taught conservative values... But Pastor Ted was living a double life, one that was more shocking than a chemistry teacher cooking some blue sky. In 2006, what Pastor Ted did in the darkness, literally, would come to light in front of the entire world.