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As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ‘Irreversible & Permanent’ Nuclear Arsenal
As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ‘Irreversible & Permanent’ Nuclear Arsenal
Kim Jong-un just gave a fresh nuclear speech, vowing that North Korea will expand its atomic arsenal in both scale and sophistication, and that this is necessary given pressure from nuclear-armed “imperialist” superpowers like the United States.
Kim presented the strategy during a weeklong congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, declaring that his country’s nuclear-armed status is “irreversible and permanent” (though not for the first time).
He pledged that Pyongyang will continue to strengthen its arsenal “as long as nuclear weapons exist on the earth” and as long as the country faces threats from “US imperialists and their followers,” according to state media on Thursday.
Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
“We have a long-term plan to strengthen the national nuclear force on an annual basis in the future and will concentrate on increasing the number of nuclear weapons and expanding the means and space for nuclear operation,” Kim stated.
Kim earlier warned during a military parade in the capital on Wednesday that North Korea would “deliver terrible retaliatory attacks to any forces” that infringe on the country.
He further signaled Washington that he’s able to offer either “peaceful coexistence” or “eternal confrontation” and that the choice is on America – whether it wants to remain a hostile force in the world or not.
The Washington Post, commenting on these latest remarks out of North Korea, calls Kim “emboldened”:
In the seven years since President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked away from nuclear negotiations, Kim’s nuclear ambitions and weapons arsenal have only grown more potent. This week, Kim left room for restarting talks with Washington — but only on his own terms.
But what WaPo fails to acknowledge or grasp is that so long as Washington is going around the world conducting regime change operations against countries which never attacked the United States, it incentivizes rival nations to go nuclear, or to quickly expand existing arsenals.
‘Rogue’ actors like Kim look at the world and see the US mounting its biggest military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion. The target is Iran, which doesn’t yet have nukes, and so is essentially defenseless (when it comes down to it, despite conventional ballistic missiles).
More immediately, North Korea feels threatened by the growing joint US war games just south of the demilitarized zone, in South Korea – where over the past several years nuclear submarines have been docked.
Leaders like Kim can only conclude that the way to ensure against attack by the United States is to be a formidable nuclear power. This is the sad reality in a post-Cold War, nuclear world.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 02/26/2026 – 22:10
Anthropic CEO says AI company ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands
WASHINGTON — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening the unusually public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its contract and take other drastic steps by Friday.
The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons.”
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said on social media Thursday that the military “has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement.”
Anthropic’s policies prevent its models from being used for those purposes. It’s the last of its peers — the Pentagon also has contracts with Google, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI — to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network.
“It is the Department’s prerogative to select contractors most aligned with their vision,” Amodei wrote in a statement. “But given the substantial value that Anthropic’s technology provides to our armed forces, we hope they reconsider.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum on Tuesday after meeting with Amodei: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Military officials warned that they could go even further and designate the company as a supply chain risk, or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to give the military more sweeping authority to use its products.
Amodei said Thursday that “those latter two threats are inherently contradictory: one labels us a security risk; the other labels Claude as essential to national security.”
Parnell reiterated that the Pentagon wants to “ use Anthropic’s model for all lawful purposes” but didn’t offer details on what that entailed. He said opening up use of the technology would prevent the company from “jeopardizing critical military operations.”
“We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions,” he said.
The talks that escalated this week began months ago. Amodei said that if the Pentagon doesn’t reconsider its position, Anthropic “will work to enable a smooth transition to another provider.”
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who is not seeking reelection, said Thursday that the Pentagon has been handling the matter unprofessionally while Anthropic is “trying to do their best to help us from ourselves.”
“Why in the hell are we having this discussion in public?” Tillis told reporters. “This is not the way you deal with a strategic vendor that has contracts.”
He added, “When a company is resisting a market opportunity for fear of negative consequences, you should listen to them and then behind closed doors figure out what they’re really trying to solve.”
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was “deeply disturbed” by reports that the Pentagon is “working to bully a leading U.S. company.”
“Unfortunately, this is further indication that the Department of Defense seeks to completely ignore AI governance,” Warner said in a statement. It “further underscores the need for Congress to enact strong, binding AI governance mechanisms for national security contexts.”
While Pentagon officials say they always will follow the law with their use of AI models, the department has taken steps to change the culture among the military legal ranks.
Hegseth told Fox News last February, weeks after becoming defense secretary, that “ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don’t exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything.”
The same month, Hegseth also fired the top lawyers for the Army and the Air Force without explanation. The Navy’s top lawyer had resigned shortly after the election in late 2024.
O’Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. Associated Press writer Ben Finley contributed to this report.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/anthropic-pentagon-demands/
Anthropic CEO says AI company ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands
WASHINGTON — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening the unusually public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its contract and take other drastic steps by Friday.
The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons.”
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said on social media Thursday that the military “has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement.”
Anthropic’s policies prevent its models from being used for those purposes. It’s the last of its peers — the Pentagon also has contracts with Google, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI — to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network.
“It is the Department’s prerogative to select contractors most aligned with their vision,” Amodei wrote in a statement. “But given the substantial value that Anthropic’s technology provides to our armed forces, we hope they reconsider.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum on Tuesday after meeting with Amodei: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Military officials warned that they could go even further and designate the company as a supply chain risk, or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to give the military more sweeping authority to use its products.
Amodei said Thursday that “those latter two threats are inherently contradictory: one labels us a security risk; the other labels Claude as essential to national security.”
Parnell reiterated that the Pentagon wants to “ use Anthropic’s model for all lawful purposes” but didn’t offer details on what that entailed. He said opening up use of the technology would prevent the company from “jeopardizing critical military operations.”
“We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions,” he said.
The talks that escalated this week began months ago. Amodei said that if the Pentagon doesn’t reconsider its position, Anthropic “will work to enable a smooth transition to another provider.”
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who is not seeking reelection, said Thursday that the Pentagon has been handling the matter unprofessionally while Anthropic is “trying to do their best to help us from ourselves.”
“Why in the hell are we having this discussion in public?” Tillis told reporters. “This is not the way you deal with a strategic vendor that has contracts.”
He added, “When a company is resisting a market opportunity for fear of negative consequences, you should listen to them and then behind closed doors figure out what they’re really trying to solve.”
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was “deeply disturbed” by reports that the Pentagon is “working to bully a leading U.S. company.”
“Unfortunately, this is further indication that the Department of Defense seeks to completely ignore AI governance,” Warner said in a statement. It “further underscores the need for Congress to enact strong, binding AI governance mechanisms for national security contexts.”
While Pentagon officials say they always will follow the law with their use of AI models, the department has taken steps to change the culture among the military legal ranks.
Hegseth told Fox News last February, weeks after becoming defense secretary, that “ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don’t exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything.”
The same month, Hegseth also fired the top lawyers for the Army and the Air Force without explanation. The Navy’s top lawyer had resigned shortly after the election in late 2024.
O’Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. Associated Press writer Ben Finley contributed to this report.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/anthropic-pentagon-demands/
Anthropic CEO says AI company ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands
WASHINGTON — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening the unusually public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its contract and take other drastic steps by Friday.
The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons.”
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said on social media Thursday that the military “has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement.”
Anthropic’s policies prevent its models from being used for those purposes. It’s the last of its peers — the Pentagon also has contracts with Google, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI — to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network.
“It is the Department’s prerogative to select contractors most aligned with their vision,” Amodei wrote in a statement. “But given the substantial value that Anthropic’s technology provides to our armed forces, we hope they reconsider.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum on Tuesday after meeting with Amodei: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Military officials warned that they could go even further and designate the company as a supply chain risk, or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to give the military more sweeping authority to use its products.
Amodei said Thursday that “those latter two threats are inherently contradictory: one labels us a security risk; the other labels Claude as essential to national security.”
Parnell reiterated that the Pentagon wants to “ use Anthropic’s model for all lawful purposes” but didn’t offer details on what that entailed. He said opening up use of the technology would prevent the company from “jeopardizing critical military operations.”
“We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions,” he said.
The talks that escalated this week began months ago. Amodei said that if the Pentagon doesn’t reconsider its position, Anthropic “will work to enable a smooth transition to another provider.”
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who is not seeking reelection, said Thursday that the Pentagon has been handling the matter unprofessionally while Anthropic is “trying to do their best to help us from ourselves.”
“Why in the hell are we having this discussion in public?” Tillis told reporters. “This is not the way you deal with a strategic vendor that has contracts.”
He added, “When a company is resisting a market opportunity for fear of negative consequences, you should listen to them and then behind closed doors figure out what they’re really trying to solve.”
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was “deeply disturbed” by reports that the Pentagon is “working to bully a leading U.S. company.”
“Unfortunately, this is further indication that the Department of Defense seeks to completely ignore AI governance,” Warner said in a statement. It “further underscores the need for Congress to enact strong, binding AI governance mechanisms for national security contexts.”
While Pentagon officials say they always will follow the law with their use of AI models, the department has taken steps to change the culture among the military legal ranks.
Hegseth told Fox News last February, weeks after becoming defense secretary, that “ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don’t exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything.”
The same month, Hegseth also fired the top lawyers for the Army and the Air Force without explanation. The Navy’s top lawyer had resigned shortly after the election in late 2024.
O’Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. Associated Press writer Ben Finley contributed to this report.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/anthropic-pentagon-demands/
Anthropic CEO says AI company ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands
WASHINGTON — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening the unusually public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its contract and take other drastic steps by Friday.
The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons.”
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said on social media Thursday that the military “has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement.”
Anthropic’s policies prevent its models from being used for those purposes. It’s the last of its peers — the Pentagon also has contracts with Google, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI — to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network.
“It is the Department’s prerogative to select contractors most aligned with their vision,” Amodei wrote in a statement. “But given the substantial value that Anthropic’s technology provides to our armed forces, we hope they reconsider.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum on Tuesday after meeting with Amodei: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Military officials warned that they could go even further and designate the company as a supply chain risk, or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to give the military more sweeping authority to use its products.
Amodei said Thursday that “those latter two threats are inherently contradictory: one labels us a security risk; the other labels Claude as essential to national security.”
Parnell reiterated that the Pentagon wants to “ use Anthropic’s model for all lawful purposes” but didn’t offer details on what that entailed. He said opening up use of the technology would prevent the company from “jeopardizing critical military operations.”
“We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions,” he said.
The talks that escalated this week began months ago. Amodei said that if the Pentagon doesn’t reconsider its position, Anthropic “will work to enable a smooth transition to another provider.”
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who is not seeking reelection, said Thursday that the Pentagon has been handling the matter unprofessionally while Anthropic is “trying to do their best to help us from ourselves.”
“Why in the hell are we having this discussion in public?” Tillis told reporters. “This is not the way you deal with a strategic vendor that has contracts.”
He added, “When a company is resisting a market opportunity for fear of negative consequences, you should listen to them and then behind closed doors figure out what they’re really trying to solve.”
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was “deeply disturbed” by reports that the Pentagon is “working to bully a leading U.S. company.”
“Unfortunately, this is further indication that the Department of Defense seeks to completely ignore AI governance,” Warner said in a statement. It “further underscores the need for Congress to enact strong, binding AI governance mechanisms for national security contexts.”
While Pentagon officials say they always will follow the law with their use of AI models, the department has taken steps to change the culture among the military legal ranks.
Hegseth told Fox News last February, weeks after becoming defense secretary, that “ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don’t exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything.”
The same month, Hegseth also fired the top lawyers for the Army and the Air Force without explanation. The Navy’s top lawyer had resigned shortly after the election in late 2024.
O’Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. Associated Press writer Ben Finley contributed to this report.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/anthropic-pentagon-demands/
Tyrese Maxey rompe récord de triples de los 76ers que vencen 124-117 al Heat
FILADELFIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey rompió el récord de la franquicia de los 76ers de triples que le pertenecía a Allen Iverson, al terminar con cinco triples y 28 puntos en la victoria de Filadelfia el jueves por 124-117 sobre el Heat de Miami.
Maxey también sumó 11 asistencias y ayudó a estabilizar a los Sixers después de que desperdiciaran una ventaja de 16 unidades al descanso. Joel Embiid aportó 26 puntos y 11 rebotes, y Kelly Oubre anotó 21 para Filadelfia, que ha ganado tres seguidos tras perder los cuatro anteriores.
Bam Adebayo registró 29 tantos y 14 rebotes, y Tyler Herro anotó 25 puntos para el Heat, que ha perdido dos consecutivos.
Maxey llegó al encuentro con 882 triples, tres menos que Iverson, y rompió el récord cuando quedaban 1:38 del primer cuarto. Encestó sus cinco triples — máximo de su carrera en un periodo— y anotó 20 puntos solo en el primer cuarto. Terminó 5 de 12 desde más allá del arco.
Maxey, de 25 años, suma 887 triples a mitad de su sexta temporada; Iverson disputó sus primeras 10 temporadas y partes de dos más con los Sixers.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Tyrese Maxey rompe récord de triples de los 76ers que vencen 124-117 al Heat
FILADELFIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey rompió el récord de la franquicia de los 76ers de triples que le pertenecía a Allen Iverson, al terminar con cinco triples y 28 puntos en la victoria de Filadelfia el jueves por 124-117 sobre el Heat de Miami.
Maxey también sumó 11 asistencias y ayudó a estabilizar a los Sixers después de que desperdiciaran una ventaja de 16 unidades al descanso. Joel Embiid aportó 26 puntos y 11 rebotes, y Kelly Oubre anotó 21 para Filadelfia, que ha ganado tres seguidos tras perder los cuatro anteriores.
Bam Adebayo registró 29 tantos y 14 rebotes, y Tyler Herro anotó 25 puntos para el Heat, que ha perdido dos consecutivos.
Maxey llegó al encuentro con 882 triples, tres menos que Iverson, y rompió el récord cuando quedaban 1:38 del primer cuarto. Encestó sus cinco triples — máximo de su carrera en un periodo— y anotó 20 puntos solo en el primer cuarto. Terminó 5 de 12 desde más allá del arco.
Maxey, de 25 años, suma 887 triples a mitad de su sexta temporada; Iverson disputó sus primeras 10 temporadas y partes de dos más con los Sixers.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Tyrese Maxey rompe récord de triples de los 76ers que vencen 124-117 al Heat
FILADELFIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey rompió el récord de la franquicia de los 76ers de triples que le pertenecía a Allen Iverson, al terminar con cinco triples y 28 puntos en la victoria de Filadelfia el jueves por 124-117 sobre el Heat de Miami.
Maxey también sumó 11 asistencias y ayudó a estabilizar a los Sixers después de que desperdiciaran una ventaja de 16 unidades al descanso. Joel Embiid aportó 26 puntos y 11 rebotes, y Kelly Oubre anotó 21 para Filadelfia, que ha ganado tres seguidos tras perder los cuatro anteriores.
Bam Adebayo registró 29 tantos y 14 rebotes, y Tyler Herro anotó 25 puntos para el Heat, que ha perdido dos consecutivos.
Maxey llegó al encuentro con 882 triples, tres menos que Iverson, y rompió el récord cuando quedaban 1:38 del primer cuarto. Encestó sus cinco triples — máximo de su carrera en un periodo— y anotó 20 puntos solo en el primer cuarto. Terminó 5 de 12 desde más allá del arco.
Maxey, de 25 años, suma 887 triples a mitad de su sexta temporada; Iverson disputó sus primeras 10 temporadas y partes de dos más con los Sixers.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Knueppel rompe récord de triples de novato en paliza de Hornets a Pacers
INDIANÁPOLIS (AP) — Kon Knueppel rompió el récord de triples en una temporada para un novato en la NBA y anotó 28 puntos, Brandon Miller sumó 33 y los Hornets de Charlotte vapulearon el jueves 133-109 a los Pacers de Indiana.
Knueppel necesitaba seis triples para superar la marca de novato de 206 establecida por Keegan Murray en 80 partidos en 2022-23. El líder de la NBA en triples durante esta campaña acertó 8 de 12 para llegar a 209 —en apenas 59 partidos.
Stephen Curry, de Golden State, posee el récord general en una campaña con 402.
El triple que rompió el récord llegó cuando faltaban 9:41 minutos por jugar en el cuarto periodo. Knueppel amagó el tiro ante Quintin Jackson para hacerlo saltar, botó hacia la izquierda y lanzó. El balón rebotó alrededor del aro antes de entrar.
Knueppel, la cuarta selección global procedente de Duke, ayudó a que los Hornets mejoraran a 12-3 en sus últimos 15 partidos. Además, han ganado sus últimos nueve encuentros como visitantes.
Andrew Nembhard encabezó a Indiana con 20 puntos, y Micah Potter aportó 19. Los Pacers permitieron 130 puntos por tercer partido consecutivo, algo que apenas ha ocurrido por tercera vez en la historia de la franquicia.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Is The Trump Admin Planning To Use Banks To Enforce Immigration Laws?
Is The Trump Admin Planning To Use Banks To Enforce Immigration Laws?
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
President Trump’s administration is ramping up its assault on illegal immigration by eyeing a bold new tactic: enlisting banks to verify the citizenship of every customer.
This potential executive order would mandate financial institutions to collect proof like passports from both new and existing account holders, effectively cutting off undocumented migrants from the banking system they’ve exploited under open-border policies.
It’s a commonsense step to safeguard American resources, but watch as Democrats and their corporate allies howl in protest – the same crowd that fights tooth and nail against voter ID requirements won’t back this either.
NEW: President Trump is reportedly considering forcing banks to help in his administration’s illegal immigration crackdown.
According to CNN, the banking industry is “very alarmed” by the potential action.
“Sources do tell CNN that the industry is concerned here because they’re… pic.twitter.com/Q8v8avDw3d
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 25, 2026
The move was first reported by the Wall St Journal, with a CNN segment noting “Sources do tell CNN that the industry is concerned here because they’re worried that this kind of action, it could almost compel them to be part of the administration’s immigration crackdown.”
The policy would expand on existing know-your-customer rules, which focus on preventing money laundering but ignore citizenship status entirely.
Banks currently don’t prohibit non-citizens from opening accounts, allowing illegals to stash funds siphoned from taxpayer-supported programs.
Under the proposed order, institutions might have to retroactively demand documents like passports, potentially closing accounts for those who can’t prove U.S. citizenship.
A financial industry source told CNN: “Verifying every bank customer’s citizenship status would be unworkable. It’s a bad idea. We are very alarmed.”
This reaction underscores how entrenched globalist interests are in maintaining the status quo, where banks profit from foreign nationals while American workers foot the bill for unchecked migration.
Reactions poured in on X, with users voicing strong support for the crackdown
Illegals should have all their assets legally seized.
— Paul A. Szypula ?? (@Bubblebathgirl) February 25, 2026
Banks alarmed? Good.
That’s actually a smart idea. Deport by any means possible.
— Kyle Lines (@GrowSoulNow) February 25, 2026
If it’s a crime to employ an illegal immigrant it should be a crime to bank them too.
— American Assn of Retired Republicans ? (@aarr_org) February 25, 2026
Some referred to the ‘de-banking’ of conservatives:
CNN says banks are “very alarmed.” How touching. The same banks that freeze accounts for political wrongthink are suddenly terrified of verifying citizenship? If enforcing immigration law makes corporate America nervous, that tells you exactly who they’ve been serving this whole…
— Jane Adams (@iLoveJaneAdams) February 25, 2026
If they can target conservatives, then they can target illegals. Where am I wrong?
— Rich G (@richgoingstrong) February 25, 2026
These voices reflect a groundswell of America First sentiment, tired of seeing resources drained by those who flout laws.
This builds on other Trump-era wins, like barring non-citizens from Small Business Administration loans and revoking guidance that shielded immigrants from credit discrimination based on status.
By forcing banks to prioritize citizens, Trump is delivering on his promise, reemphasised in his SOTU address, to put American citizens first – a vital step in reclaiming control from globalist enablers and ensuring resources stay in the country.
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Tyler Durden
Thu, 02/26/2026 – 21:45
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-admin-planning-use-banks-enforce-immigration-laws
