Turkish MoD:

Radio communication and radar contact with one of our F-16 aircraft, which had taken off from the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balıkesir, was lost as of 00:56.

As a result of search and rescue operations launched immediately, it was determined that the aircraft had crashed, and the wreckage has been reached.

Our pilot has been martyred. The cause of the accident will be determined following the investigation to be conducted by the accident investigation team.

We extend our condolences and pray for God’s mercy upon our fallen pilot, and offer our sympathies to his family, the Turkish Armed Forces, and our noble nation.

Reporter: What kind of person has this war made you?

Zelensky: A person without friends. No — with partners, big partners — but you understood what I meant.

I don’t have time for friends and for friendship.

I don’t know… older. Wiser.

I have pluses also and minuses, like everybody.

Zelensky:

Today’s war is a big pressure on Europeans because they pay for American weapons.

I’m thankful that the program works — that we can buy weapons from America — and they didn’t block this possibility.

The Trump administration warned Ukraine after its strike on Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk disrupted a pipeline carrying Kazakh oil and affected US investments, Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna said.

She said the State Department issued a formal diplomatic notice urging Kyiv to avoid harming American economic interests but did not tell Ukraine to stop attacking Russian military or energy targets.

Source: CNN

When Trump met Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the Oval Office, he said that whenever he spoke with China’s Xi Jinping about Taiwan, Xi would “breathe heavily.”

Trump didn’t like it.

Source: NYT

NOW: Trump shows up for his State of the Union Address.

Trump:

Our nation is back, bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before.

Trump:

We just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil.

Trump:

We are winning so much that we really don’t know what to do about it.

People are asking me, “Please, please, Mr. President, we are winning too much, we can’t take it anymore, we are not used to winning.”

I say, “No, no, no, you are going to win again, you are going to win big.”

Rep. Al Green was escorted out of the House Chamber during the State of the Union after holding up a sign reading, “Black People Aren’t Apes.”

Bill Gates apologized to Gates Foundation staff for his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, calling it a “huge mistake” that damaged the foundation’s reputation.

Speaking at a town hall, Gates said he met with Epstein between 2011 and 2014, flew on his private jet and attended meetings in the U.S. and Europe, but insisted he “did nothing illicit” and never interacted with victims.

Gates acknowledged having two affairs that Epstein later learned about, but said they were unrelated to Epstein’s crimes.

Source: WSJ

Trump:

I am officially announcing the War on Fraud to be led by our great Vice President JD Vance.

Trump on the Democrats:

These people are crazy. They are crazy.

Trump on Zohran Mamdani:

I think he’s a nice guy, actually. I speak to him a lot.

Trump:

Charlie Kirk was “martyred” for his beliefs.

Trump: You should be ashamed of yourself!

Ilhan Omar: You have killed Americans! You should be ashamed!

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Trump on India-Pakistan:

35 million people said the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died if it were not for my involvement.

Trump on Iran:

Since they seized control of that proud nation 47 years ago, the regime and its murderous proxies have spread nothing but terrorism and death and hate.

They have killed and maimed thousands of American service members and millions of people.

Trump on Iran:

They have killed at least 32,000 protesters, 32,000 protesters in their own country.

They shot them and hung them.

Trump on Iran:

They have already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they are working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States.

Trump on Iran:

They want to make a deal, but we have not heard those words: “We will never have a nuclear weapon.”