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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump published a statement strongly condemning the Biden-Harris administration for enabling the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s indigenous Armenians. Trump criticized Kamala Harris for her inaction as 120,000 Armenian Christians were persecuted and displaced. His statement was published on Truth Social.

In his statement, Trump emphasized his commitment to protecting persecuted Christians and vowed to restore peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan if elected as President.

Read Trump’s full statement below:
“Kamala Harris did NOTHING as 120,000 Armenian Christians were horrifically persecuted and forcibly displaced in Artsakh. Christians around the World will not be safe if Kamala Harris is President of the United States.

When I am President, I will protect persecuted Christians, I will work to stop the violence and ethnic cleansing, and we will restore PEACE between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

This statement comes one month after the Harris-Walz candidacy issued a pro-Armenian statement emphasizing the Armenians’ right to return to their native homeland of Artsakh. Despite the pro-Armenian statements from both candidates, the 44-Day War initiated by Azerbaijan occurred under the Trump administration and the subsequent blockade culminating in the ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of Artsakh’s Armenians occurred under the Biden-Harris administration.

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Republican VP Candidate JD Vance & Vivek Ramaswamy Join Trump In Condemning Persecution Of Armenian Christians

 

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Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance and Trump campaign supporter Vivek Ramaswamy tweeted statements aligning with U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s condemnation of the persecution and displacement of Armenian Christians in Artsakh.

JD Vance tweeted: “The United States should fight against the persecution of Christians all over the world, and it will when President Trump is back in the White House. Kamala Harris has done nothing.”

Vivek Ramaswamy tweeted: “Very gratified to see President Trump speak out about the persecution & displacement of Armenian Christians in Artsakh. It’s our job to call out the hypocrisy of the foreign policy establishment & we refuse to simply sweep this issue under the rug.”

Earlier today, Donald Trump issued a strong statement condemning the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Artsakh. This statement comes one month after the Harris-Waltz candidacy issued a pro-Armenian statement emphasizing the Armenians’ right to return to their native homeland of Artsakh.

Despite the pro-Armenian statements from both candidates, the 44-Day War initiated by Azerbaijan occurred under the Trump administration, and the subsequent blockade and ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s Armenians unfolded during the Biden-Harris administration.

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The Blaze
Nov 3 2024


Why a vote for Trump is good for Armenia — and the future of the West

Garen Christopher Kaloustian
November 03, 2024


 
The small, landlocked country of my ancestry could be the key to stability in the Middle East.
 

After years of liberal lockstep, Armenian-Americans seem to be breaking for Donald Trump. This is good news, not just for ethnic Armenians but for all Americans. Let me explain.

The first big break with the status quo came from Armenian Weekly columnist Armen Morian, who recently urged his readership to vote for Trump.

But just take a look at a map, and the significance of Armenia’s role as it relates to Western hegemony becomes clear.

Traditionally, Democrat candidates have pushed for Armenian causes, such as recognition of Armenian genocide. This has generally been enough for Armenians, like many other minority American groups, to nod their heads and go along with the empty promises of the liberal platform.

 

Establishment stooges

Morian acknowledges this habit as he makes a solidly persuasive case for why Armenian-Americans should vote for Trump. The Biden administration is simply the latest iteration of the fundamentally anti-human “Establishment” ideology:

For decades the official ideology of the Establishment has been a globalist one that disdains the cultures, traditions and interests of individual nations, beginning with those of the nation they profess to serve: America. They regard men and nations as interchangeable pawns to be played, regardless, and often in spite of, their unique cultures, histories and traditions, which they see not as determinants of policy but obstacles to be overcome on the path toward advancing their ideology.

For Morian, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government is but an extension of this liberal establishment, with Pashinyan and his cronies doing the globalist work of trying to normalize relations between the republic and Turkey, harassing the Armenian Apostolic Church, and sowing division between Armenians of the mainland and of the diaspora, among other things.

 

Donald Trump himself seemed to vindicate Morian's claims a few days later, when he made a post on Truth Social blaming Kamala Harris and the rest of the Biden administration for doing nothing as Islamic Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed 120,000 Armenians from their historic homeland in Artsakh, which was, up until 2023, a disputed enclave within the boundaries of Azerbaijan.

I surmise that advisers like Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have had something to do with raising his awareness of the crisis in that part of the world.

As an ethnic Armenian myself, these developments are all fine and dandy. If the Armenian-American community can wake up from its liberal slumber and manage to find its conservative spine, I can call that progress.

Why you should care

But why should you care? Why should you care about the political goings-on of the Republic of Armenia and about the Armenians in general? After all, Armenians make up a tiny minority in America. Their vote most likely won’t make a dent in the election.

Likewise, the Western perception of Armenia and Armenians is barely existent, if it even exists at all. What does this tiny nation located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East have to do with you?

Well, allow me to appeal to your sense of geopolitics. On the surface, Armenia comes off as a backwater post-Soviet country tucked away from the rest of Europe under the Caucasus mountain range. It doesn’t contribute much in terms of GDP, as its 1991 statehood came with significant disadvantages: It's completely landlocked on all sides and neighbored by two bloodthirsty enemies — Turkey and Azerbaijan.

But just take a look at a map, and the significance of Armenia’s role as it relates to Western hegemony becomes clear.

 
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Armenia is the lone obstacle standing in the way of Turkey’s pursuit of establishing a pan-Turanic land and sea bridge that would span Europe and Asia. Contrary to public perception, the bonds these nations share are less based on Islam than they are on ethnicity.

The pan-Turanic menace

The nations highlighted in the graphic are all demographically composed of ethnically Turkic peoples. And if they were to establish that pan-Turanic land and sea bridge, you can bet your bottom dollar they would throw the power of that newfound Turanic empire around.

Some scenarios you can expect with the rise of the pan-Turanic empire:

  • Turkey abuses its position in NATO even more, extracting any and all demands it may have due to its new status as a trading world power.
  • The European states stand to pay even more for the oil they get from Azerbaijan, risking a position of total indentured dependence.
  • Even more immigrants from Central Asia flood Europe.
  • The U.S. is forced to comply with Turkish demands, norms, and cultural exports, so as not to lose out on major trade routes and markets.
  • The eventual Islamified Turkification of all icons, symbols, and cultural artifacts the West holds dear and sacred.

And if you think this isn’t coming down the pipeline, just look at both Greece and Armenia as your prime examples of what happens when Turks become the power brokers.

The Hagia Sophia is no longer a church. Every major Armenian church and historical site has either been destroyed or retroactively cast as an ancient Turkish site. The ruthless predation of the Turkic world has remained only regional for Christians up until now, but it can very easily become international, very soon.

What stands in the way is Armenia. That’s it.

Very stable genius

That is why the Azeris just cleaned out 120,000 Armenians from their ancestral homeland with military force. It’s why the traitorous, globalist Armenian government is pushing to “normalize” relations between itself and Turkey and Azerbaijan. And yes, it’s even why Iran considers Armenia’s territorial integrity a “red line” that it would not tolerate Azerbaijan breaching.

It’s also why I want you, the reader, to be aware of this pressing issue.

If Donald Trump becomes president, especially with advisers like Vivek Ramaswamy and RFK Jr. on his team, there will be a real opportunity to ward off this threat.

What I’m pushing for is not more taxpayer-funded aid to yet another region of the world. Instead, I'd like us to siphon the power, influence, and money away from antagonists like Turkey and Azerbaijan, whom we help out a lot.

The Middle East can be very stable, if we want it to be. That it happens to be occupied and governed by non-Christians is an anomaly — for much of history, Christians were in charge. A restoration of a Christian Middle East must be on the table as an agenda item for the next administration.

 

Garen Christopher Kaloustian

Garen Christopher Kaloustian is just your average Bible-believing Christian who likes to share his opinions on X every now and then. He is a native of Philadelphia.
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Armenian Prime Minister congratulates Trump on ‘impressive victory’

Published by Armenpress, original at https://armenpress.am/en/article/1204197

 

https://x.com/NikolPashinyan/status/1854096770587922870Warmest congratulations to

on your impressive victory as the 47th President of the United States. Mr. President-elect, I look forward to working with you to build up 🇦🇲-🇺🇲 strategic bilateral relations based on our shared values, priorities and interests.

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Middle East Forum
Jan 9 2025
 
 

It’s Make or Break for Christians Under Siege. Is Trump Ready?

All U.S. Presidents Pay Lip Service to Faith, Fewer Are Sincere in Their Own Practice, and Fewer Still Defend Christian Communities Abroad

January 9, 2025
Michael Rubin
 

The 21st century has not been kind to Christianity. While Europeans have voluntarily relinquished their faith, many other Christian communities remain under siege. All U.S. presidents pay lip service to faith, fewer are sincere in their own practice, and fewer still defend Christian communities abroad. President-elect Donald Trump should, however, make defense of besieged Christian communities a cornerstone of his second-term foreign policy.

Thanks directly to Blinken and Power’s weakness, Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev now threatens to bring his ethnic cleansing campaign to the rest of Armenia.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power were especially spineless on this count. Not only did they fail to stop Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh in real time, but after Azerbaijan expelled the region’s indigenous, 1,700-year Christian community, they refused to assign blame. Neither Blinken nor Power are willing to recognize Azerbaijan’s responsibility for ethnic cleansing, preferring instead the phrase “depopulation.” Blinken even vetoes referring to Nagorno-Karabakh’s “depopulation” as forcible, at the point of the gun.

Embracing weasel words does not change reality, nor do softball exit interviews at the Armenian Embassy and a fireside chat with NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell alter Power’s legacy of cynicism and betrayal. Rather, it only encourages racists and bigots to redouble their efforts. Thanks directly to Blinken and Power’s weakness, Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev now threatens to bring his ethnic cleansing campaign to the rest of Armenia. Trump should direct Marco Rubio, whom he nominated for secretary of state, to recognize the expulsion of Christians from Nagorno-Karabakh as ethnic cleansing and hold Aliyev responsible.

Nigeria is another country where Christians suffer. During his first swing through sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state, Blinken removed Africa’s largest country from its religious freedom watch list, shocking the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The Nigerian regime responded not by bolstering tolerance, but rather by increasing murders, rapes, and mayhem directed toward the Christian community. Blinken blamed climate change, essentially signaling the regime it faced no accountability for its anti-Christian pogroms. After all, climate change does not charter buses for Islamist militiamen to transit the country to attack non-Muslims.

Few among President Joe Biden’s inner circle are religious. Religion seldom enters their radar screen — they are blissfully ignorant.

Nigeria is today again at the tipping point. Biafra, the site of a 1967-1970 genocide against the Igbo people, many of whom are Christian or practice a syncretic blend of Christianity with animist beliefs, demanded independence to protect their faith and freedom. Biafrans may debate whether independence should come from unilateral declarations or a U.N.-sponsored referendum, but they agree that Nigeria’s persistent persecution of Christians puts their community in peril. African Christians have had enough with empty assurances and diplomatic defense of their aggressors; Rubio must safeguard Christian communities across Africa, lest their persecutors conclude it is open season on Christians. Freedom matters. So, too, does American credibility.

Few among President Joe Biden’s inner circle are religious. Religion seldom enters their radar screen — they are blissfully ignorant. Take the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Having hollowed out Russian Orthodoxy at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought not only to grab territory but also to eradicate the Ukrainian church, along with other Christian sects. Trump may talk about deals, but there can be no bargaining over religious freedom.

The State Department may want to approach Syria with optimism, but religious freedom is always the canary in the coal mine. Reformed al Qaida groups do not behead Christians — they simply harass them, treat them as second-class citizens, and compel them to flee.

While Europe and the International Criminal Court slander the Jewish state and charge it with genocide, Israel remains the only country in the Middle East where the Christian community grows.

Christianity began in the Middle East — it should not end there. While Europe and the International Criminal Court slander the Jewish state and charge it with genocide, Israel remains the only country in the Middle East where the Christian community grows. Bethlehem, meanwhile, lost almost its entire millennia-old Christian community when the Palestinian Authority took over the city’s stewardship. Perhaps the best thing Trump and Rubio could do is to reform permanently the State Department’s moral inversion and tendency to bash democracies to curry favor with their oppressors.

Trump and some among his entourage may question whether safeguarding religious freedom internationally is really an American interest. It is, for history shows willingness to ensure freedom of faith is the best indicator that a regime is sincere in all its dealings. Trump seeks a legacy — reversing the persecution of Christians that Biden’s policies greased would be a good place to start.

Michael Rubin is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in Middle Eastern countries, particularly Iran and Turkey. His career includes time as a Pentagon official, with field experiences in Iran, Yemen, and Iraq, as well as engagements with the Taliban prior to 9/11. Mr. Rubin has also contributed to military education, teaching U.S. Navy and Marine units about regional conflicts and terrorism. His scholarly work includes several key publications, such as “Dancing with the Devil” and “Eternal Iran.” Rubin earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in history and a B.S. in biology from Yale University.

https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/its-make-or-break-for-christians-under-siege-is-trump-ready

 
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Fire Trucks Held Up for Smog Tests as LA Burns ???

Sacramento bureaucrats held up a fire department strike team of 60 firetrucks from Oregon. The truck teams were sent to help contain the Los Angeles fires and stopped for emissions testing since they didn’t have smog certificates.

Therefore, as LA burned, the fire trucks went through smog testing

https://www.independentsentinel.com/fire-trucks-held-up-for-smog-tests-as-la-burns/

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World reaction to Trump’s ‘take over’ and ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza

Hamas calls Trump’s idea a ‘recipe for generating chaos’ and says the people of Gaza will not allow their displacement.

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/5/world-reaction-to-trumps-comments-on-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza

 

United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his shocking plan to take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are forcibly moved out of the besieged enclave, spurring fears he would back an ethnic-cleansing campaign.

During a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump suggested Palestinians would “love to leave” Gaza, saying he foresees long-term US ownership of the Strip while it’s being rebuilt, claiming to bring jobs and economic prosperity while transforming it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”.

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