Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has lost two top staffers as many in his orbit are becoming disillusioned by his willingness to side with Republicans on some issues, Fox News reported. This departure comes after Fetterman lost three on his communications team in the last year.
Since his election in 2022, Fetterman has ruffled feathers as he willingly crosses the aisle on some issues. His office has been plagued by staff turnover as Democrats won't tolerate dissent.
People close to the matter shared that Fetterman lost Communications Director Charlie Hills as well as Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director Tré Easton. Easton released a carefully worded statement announcing the departure.
"Working for John afforded me the opportunity to build a diligent policy team from scratch. Together we created a legislative body of work that I think is a blueprint for how Democrats should be governing when they have power. I’ll forever be grateful," Easton said.
It seemed like Fetterman would be a radical leftist given his time as the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania under former Gov. Tom Wolf. However, the exact opposite has happened, as Fetterman seems to have moderated on some key issues.
This has not sat well with the die-hard Democratic staffers who work for him. Early last year, three of his communications team members abruptly left in one month's time.
Former Digital Aide Emma Mustion left to work for another progressive, while former Communications Joe Calvello and former Deputy Communication Director Nicholas Gavio went to work for another Democrats. The origin of this rift came from Fetterman's pro-Israel stance following the attack from Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
While the left was siding with the terrorist organization, Fetterman stood by America's ally. This led to another public embarrassment in August 2024 after Fetterman's newest communications head Carrie Adams told the Free Press that she dissented from her boss's stance.
"I don’t agree with him," Adams was quoted by the news outlet in black and white. Adams would drop out of sight for months until Fetterman's office finally acknowledged last month that she had left.
The more Fetterman talks, the worse it gets for Democrats, as the Pennsylvania lawmaker sounds more like Republicans. This was most evident when he co-sponsored the GOP's Laken Riley Act, which Democrats hated for cracking down on illegal immigrant crime.
"Laken Riley’s story is a tragic reminder of what’s at stake when our systems fail to protect people. No family should have to endure the pain of losing a loved one to preventable violence," Fetterman said when championing the legislation.
"Immigration is what makes our country great. I support giving authorities the tools to prevent tragedies like this one while we work on comprehensive solutions to our broken system," he added.
Fetterman has also committed the cardinal sin of supporting some of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees while his Democratic counterparts object to all of them. Democrats will tolerate all sorts of weird behavior from their lawmakers except cooperation with the GOP.
Fetterman's habit of teaming up with Republicans for common sense legislation will be popular with voters even if it isn't so with staffers. The American people voted against the left's radicalism in Trump's decisive win, and Fetterman will benefit from distancing herself from his Democratic colleagues.
A federal judge blocked the firing of 11 Central Intelligence Agency workers dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the agency, the Washington Examiner reported. U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Trenga gave President Donald Trump's administration until Monday to organize its response.
The employees were part of a group of 51 CIA workers who were told to report to the office this week without an attorney and with their employee badges. It was understood that this would be the first step in their termination.
However, ex-CIA officer Kevin Carroll , the plaintiffs' attorney, brought the lawsuit to the administration over their termination. They argue that they were assigned to DEI programs temporarily and that terminating them was "arbitrary," "capricious," and "unsupported by any evidentiary record whatsoever."
They were allegedly caught up in Trump's executive order to eliminate DEI positions. The fired officers have been put on administrative leave while the case is adjudicated but will continue to receive benefits and full salary.
Trump's administration has been busy cutting federal workers across several agencies as promised during the campaign. Meanwhile, the left is losing its mind as the government gets leaner and more efficient.
Some, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have tried to blame Trump's cuts for various calamities, Fox News reported. Schumer pinned a Delta plane crash that happened this week on the president.
"I’m thankful that everyone in the flight incident in Toronto that took off from Minneapolis is safe, but we keep seeing these incidents day after day. Meanwhile, Trump’s doing massive layoffs at the FAA — including safety specialists — and making our skies less and less safe," Schumer wrote in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.
"Democrats are fighting to protect the flying public," Schumer added. All of the plane's passengers survived the crash landing that flipped the small plane and forced passengers to evacuate the upside fuselage on a snowy tarmac, making it the perfect near-tragedy to exploit.
I’m thankful that everyone in the flight incident in Toronto that took off from Minneapolis is safe, but we keep seeing these incidents day after day.
Meanwhile, Trump’s doing massive layoffs at the FAA—including safety specialists—and making our skies less and less safe.…
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 17, 2025
Trump has tapped Tesla CEO billionaire Elon Musk to head up his Department of Government Efficiency, which is responsible for many of the firings. This has caused the left to lose its collective mind and has sparked protests.
On President's Day, several East Coast cities used the mantra "No kings on Presidents Day" to protest Musk and Trump, CBS News reported. In the far left and frigid city of Boston, some 1,000 protesters chanted slogans like "Elon Musk has got to go" as they traipsed from the Statehouse to the Boston City Hall.
Though the slogans varied, the sentiment was the same: Musk and Trump are both very, very bad. "I thought it was important to be here on Presidents Day to demonstrate for what America stands for," protester Emily Manning, 55, said of her reasoning.
"American values are not the values of the plutocracy or the limited few rich people," the Boston-based engineer added. Of course, these protests failed to draw the same enthusiasm as others launched by Democrats during Trump's first term, as Americans are largely happy with smashing the bloated bureaucracy in Washington, D.C., to bits.
The lawsuits will continue as Trump and Musk move at breakneck speed to streamline the government and eliminate fraud and waste. Their mission is noble and very popular, and there's not much their enemies can do about it except use the courts.
The number of illegal immigrant encounters in the southwest has plummeted since January of last year, KNSD-TV reported. This suggests that President Donald Trump's promised crackdown is working as it should.
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released figures last month showing there were 61,000 encounters during January of this year. This represents a decrease of 36% from December and a whopping 65% from January of 2023.
However, the numbers don't tell the whole story. Trump took office on Jan. 21, 2025, which represents a little more than a week of the month, but immediately increased deportations and deployed military personnel to the Southern border.
Trump's strategy is helping to catch those who are coming into the nation illegally while deterring others who might otherwise try it with. Shockingly, it's already working even better than anyone could have hoped.
The most recent raw numbers are starting to complete the picture of a desolate border no longer inundated with newcomers as it was under Trump's predecessor, then-President Joe Biden. Border Czar Thomas D. Homan shared Tuesday's numbers that reflected a winning strategy.
"In the last 24 hours, the US Border Patrol has encountered a total of 229 aliens across the entire southwest border. That is down from a high of over 11,000 a day under Biden," Homan posted to X, formerly Twitter.
"I started as a Border Patrol Agent in 1984, and I don’t remember the numbers ever being that low. President Trump promised a secure border and he is delivering," Homan added.
In the last 24 hours the US Border Patrol has encountered a total of 229 aliens across the entire southwest border. That is down from a high of over 11,000 a day under Biden. I started as a Border Patrol Agent in 1984 and I don’t remember the numbers ever being that low.…
— Thomas D. Homan (@RealTomHoman) February 17, 2025
Trump's success has predictably caused the Democrats to lash out at him. According to The Hill, Trump's immigration and deportation raids in places like Chicago have sparked outraged.
"These unwarranted raids have not only targeted hardworking individuals but, alarmingly, have also wrongfully targeted U.S. citizens and veterans. Such actions sow fear, disrupt families, destabilize local economies, and undermine public trust," Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader, claimed.
Meanwhile, so-called sanctuary cities continue to stand firm. As Fox News reported, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Michael Cox, her Democrat-appointed Police Commissioner, are insisting that they "don't enforce" federal immigration laws.
"We don’t enforce civil detainers regarding federal immigration law," Cox said of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's edicts. "It's defined here in the state, and that’s just how it works," he added.
Trump's policies are performing as promised even as Democrats are actively trying to thwart what he's doing. However, the numbers don't lie, and the American people can see it.
At least 43 people are dead after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in the West African nation of Mali on Saturday, Reuters reported. The miners, mostly women, were searching through a pit in an abandoned industrial mine when it collapsed.
Women search through these so-called informal mines for whatever scraps of gold they can salvage for money. The practice is dangerous as these mines are unstable and risk caving in.
Despite the danger, this is a popular activity for people in poor regions to make money from finding metals in high demand. The accident Saturday happened after the pit the miners were searching through collapsed in on itself.
#Mali: Over 40 miners reported dead after an illegal mine collapsed in #Kéniéba, #Kayes region. Victims were searching for scraps of gold in open pit areas. Death toll likely to increase. pic.twitter.com/YK8BD9smgH
— Global Situational Awareness (@GlobalSituAware) February 17, 2025
The tragedy occurred in a town called Taoule Camara, which is located in the Kayes region of Mali. This area is known for its gold deposits, and motivated pickers can sift through the dirt to find scraps of precious metals to sell.
Unfortunately, the human price can often be very high. It's been known for a long time that this kind of unregulated mining can be hazardous to miners' safety and health as well as to the environment because of the methods used.
According to the World Health Organization, 54 million Africans rely on this method for their livelihood. "Small-scale gold mining is a crucial source of income for millions of Africans, but it is often dangerous, damaging, and in the worst cases, deadly, for artisanal miners,” Dr. Magaran Bagayoko, Director of Communicable Diseases Cluster in Asia, said.
Miners use mercury in the process, which is particularly dangerous to the type of people who are usually drawn to this kind of scavenging. "Exposure to elemental mercury can cause life-long disability, kidney failure and speech, sight and cognitive impairment," Dr. Bagayoko noted.
"Women, pregnant women, and children are at particular risk," the doctor added. The combination of third-world poverty and first-world demand has made mining a lucrative source of income in underdeveloped nations.
It's well established that leftist policies damage even the most economically strong nations. However, it's the poor ones that are decimated by leftists looking to virtue signal.
The dangers of informal mining pale in comparison to the dangers and exploitation from mining driven by radical environmentalism. According to a 2023 Fox News report, then-President Joe Biden's crusade for electric cars turned poor countries into open pits and children into wage slaves.
As much as 70% of the cobalt used for batteries in electric vehicles is mined from the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Biden’s renewable energy crusade exploits and enslaves thousands in poor nations like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where children as young as 4 are forced to mine cobalt," American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac said.
"The human suffering caused by mining for electric vehicle batteries and wind turbine construction is unimaginable — as is the environmental destruction caused by these mines and their toxic byproducts," Isaac added. On top of that, the people who do the mining are making a pittance for their trouble.
This tragedy is a reminder of the conditions in developing nations that put human life at risk. It's an unfortunate situation and one that should be carefully considered in global policy initiatives.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasted the FBI for leaking sensitive ICE raid information to the press, promising that agents would be prosecuted "to the fullest extent" for doing so.
Noem was furious on Monday in an X post about a Sunday Los Angeles Times article that gave details of a planned "large scale" raid on the city.
"The FBI is so corrupt," Noem wrote. "We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law."
Thousands are protesting ICE and Trump's stepped-up immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, and violence erupted when one 17-year-old protester was stabbed on Friday. He remains in critical condition.
Noem has been all over the U.S. and elsewhere making sure Trump's immigration policies are implemented as ordered.
She went to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba last week to oversee violent criminal detainees being sent there.
"My message to criminal alien murderers, rapists, child predators and gangsters: do not come to this country or we will hunt you down, find you, and lock you up," she wrote.
Critical media sources have nicknamed Noem "ICE Barbie" for her frequent appearances and the way she dresses, but she is not giving them any heed.
"These stupid, sexist criticisms are garbage,"she wrote on social media. "While insecure, insignificant, and idiotic people decide to personally attack me, I’ll just be over here helping President Trump make America safe again."
Messaging from Noem and other Trump officials like border czar Tom Homan has clearly gotten out to some of its intended audience--potential illegal border crossers.
Leaked data from Customs and Border Protection shows that so far in February, an average of 359 illegal immigrants have been caught trying to cross the border.
That is down more than 90% since Trump took over as President.
If numbers remain this low, it could be the lowest numbers in almost 60 years.
That's "almost a lifetime,” executive director at the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian told the New York Post.
Considered by some royal watchers to be the modern reincarnation of Wallis Simpson, Meghan Markle, also known as the Duchess of Sussex, has divided public opinion even before she married Britain's Prince Harry.
Now adding to Markle's increasingly polarizing persona is a recent analysis of video footage that reveals the tensions her presence caused during a memorable royal walkabout that followed the death of Queen Elizabeth II back in 2022, as the Daily Mail details.
Not long after the well-loved monarch passed and the U.K. entered its period of mourning, several of the younger members of the royal family, including Prince William, Princess Catherine, Harry and Meghan, followed a time-honored tradition meant to acknowledge the public's outpouring of respect.
The quartet that included two famously estranged brothers appeared on the grounds of Windsor Castle to view the seemingly countless floral tributes left in memory of the Queen, with both accompanied by their respective wives.
Though the tensions among the for had long been the subject of media speculation, the footage taken that day lays bare just how awkward the outing truly was and how serious the royal rift remained.
Reportedly later recalled by Catherine as “one of the hardest things she'd ever had to do,” Markle's apparent disregard for royal protocol made the experience all the more difficult.
According to royal rules, more senior royals such as William and Catherine as the future king and queen, are meant to walk ahead of junior family members such as Harry and Meghan.
However, analysis of the video footage of that day shows Markle seemingly attempting to plow ahead, prompting her husband to pull her back and slow his own gait in order to comply with accepted practice.
The entire scene was, according to many of Markle's critics, evidence of her ongoing refusal to fulfill her role within the family, with one commentator asserting, “Meghan just does not want to accept hierarchy” and another musing that she “should know protocol by now.”
“Meghan wouldn't accept not being the star,” an online observer added, echoing the sentiments of many of Markle's growing legions of detractors.
Since deciding to abandon their lives as working royals back in 2020 and moving to California, Harry and Meghan seem to have jumped from one controversial venture to another, a list that includes a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, an explosive royal memoir titled Spare, a podcast called Archetypes, and a host of other endeavors that have yielded mixed results, at best.
After having announced the launch of a lifestyle brand called American Riviera Orchard last March, Markle's hopes of becoming the new Martha Stewart seem to have stalled, with reports suggesting that she is feeling “upset and stressed” amid public backlash and difficulties securing trademark approvals for products said to include jam, honey, and household goods, as the New York Post reports.
Making matters worse, Markle's new Netflix series With Love, Meghan, set to debut on March 4, has already been panned by reviewers who lament, “It's all her, and all about her," and though it has been billed as involving stylish interpretations of food, drink, and entertaining tricks, those who have seen it reveal that there is little in the way of cooking, recipes, or practical advice on offer.
It now seems that, try as she might, Harry's wife may be permanently unable to overcome the past several years of self-inflicted reputational harm, and no amount of Hollywood public relations spin can change that fact.
Recent polling shows former Vice President Kamal Harris is leading the pack of Democratic hopefuls for the 2026 California governorship, Breitbart reported. Speculation has begun about a suitable replacement for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited.
Harris crashed and burned in the 2024 presidential election with her spectacular loss to President Donald Trump. In a stunning development, Democrats are rallying behind her to be the executive of the Golden State.
A recent poll from Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill indicates that Harris is far and away the leading candidate for the Democratic side. The failed presidential candidate garnered a whopping 57% support from the voters.
New Emerson poll on California governor's race finds Kamala Harris with majority support, and it's not even close. pic.twitter.com/GzuYr4QTUo
— bryan metzger (@metzgov) February 13, 2025
It's a long road to the governor's mansion, but Harris has so far taken the top spot in the hypothetical matchup. Harris' next closest contender is former Rep. Katie Porter, with 9%.
The California Democrat is also a political loser as she left her seat in the House to run for Senate and came up empty-handed. More troublingly, Porter was also accused of abusing staff and making racist remarks, which she has denied, Politico reported in 2023.
Next in the survey, tied at 4% each, were current Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalaki and former California State Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa. After others who received 3% or less, the next largest return was undecided, with 17%.
It's unclear whether Democrats are worried that their top contenders are proven political failures. However, Emerson College Polling Executive Director Spencer Kimball believes the outcome of the primary will largely depend on whether Harris is willing to run.
"If Vice President Harris enters the Democratic Primary, she would start as the clear favorite. Without Harris in the race, the primary is wide open," Kimball said.
The survey, taken between February 10 and 11 among 1,000 registered voters in California, is promising if Harris has any future political ambitions. So far, she has yet to commit to anything after losing to Trump.
"I have been home for two weeks and three days. My plans are to be in touch with my community, to be in touch with the leaders and figure out what I can do to support them," Harris said when asked about the possibility.
"I am here and would be here regardless of the office I hold, because it is the right thing to do, which is to show up in your community and thank the folks who are on the ground," Harris added. Meanwhile, Republicans are champing at the bit for a chance to defeat Harris again.
Richard Grenell, Trump's acting director of national intelligence, said he'd consider throwing his name in for the GOP side if Harris runs. "If Kamala Harris runs for governor — I believe that she has such baggage and hundreds of millions of dollars in educating the voters of how terrible she is — that it’s a new day in California, and that the Republican actually has a shot," Grenell said according to The Hill.
Flight restriction data gave early signals that President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, would attend the Daytona 500, the Daytona News-Journal reported. Trump was the grand marshal of the event in 2020 in the aftermath of a row with driver Bubba Wallace.
On Wednesday, the FAA closed the airspace over Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, which acts as his Florida residence. Restrictions for Daytona Beach popped up the following day, indicating that the president may be expected in the area.
The details track with the timeline of the race at Daytona International Speedway. The restrictions begin Friday at 4 p.m. and stretch to Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. except for a break in restrictions on Sunday that could suggest he will leave for a few hours.
According to the Associated Press, the White House confirmed his attendance at the event on Friday, which immediately prompted a discussion of the 2020 race. Last Sunday, Trump became the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl.
In February 2020, Trump served as grand marshal for the event and gave the command to "start your engines" to get the race underway. The presidential motorcade waited in the wings as Trump took a pre-race parade lap.
Despite the honor, the day was not without its challenges. In June 2020, Wallace, a Black NASCAR driver, accused someone of leaving a noose in his garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
Many, including Trump, believed that it was another race hoax after the rope in question turned out to be a garage door pull that had already been there. The FBI later determined that he was not the victim of a hate crime, and Trump shared his dismay with Wallace on his social media.
"Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?" Trump wrote to X, formerly Twitter, on July 6, 2020. "That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!" Trump added.
Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
When asked for his thoughts about the Trumps attending this year's race, Wallace said he "couldn't care less" and waved away the controversy. "We’re here to race. Not for the show," Wallace said at a press event for the race.
To his credit, Wallace has backed away from making outspoken political posts as he did in 2020, seemingly chastened by the backlash. "Social media nowadays is just a way for people to hide behind a screen and voice their opinions on things they don't really know about," Wallace said to Fox News Digital.
"It's just too much negativity that it's going to take years and years and years to get rid of, and we don't have time for that," Wallace noted of the social media climate. He said his perspective shifted since becoming a father.
"Now, with being a dad and trying to be the best that I can be here for my race team and my team here, that's where I'm investing my energy so that's all you can really ask for," Wallace said. He's also become a better racer since then, with "two top-10 finishes in the last three races," Fox reported.
Trump is a man of the people and will be welcomed at the all-American event after triumphing over his naysayers. It appears as if even Wallace has softened to Trump, which shows that even his enemies can't help but come around.
Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been removed after a lackluster response to President Donald Trump's edict for mass deportations of illegal immigrants, the New York Post reported. Russel Hott and Peter Berg were demoted from their top spots in ICE enforcement and reassigned.
Trump promised to expel millions of illegal aliens, especially those with criminal records. He has leaned heavily on ICE to do its job of conducting arrests, deportations, and raids.
Unfortunately, Hott and Berg were not up to the task and were removed from the Enforcement and Removal Operations division. Hott was sent to a Washington field office, while Berg was sent to one in Minnesota.
"ICE needs a culture of accountability that it has been starved of for the past four years," a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. It's clear Trump is not letting any bureaucrats get in the way of fulfilling his most important campaign promise.
For too long, ICE has been hamstrung by leftist regimes that benefit from unchecked illegal immigration. With Trump's election and his choice of Tom Homan as border czar, it's clear that there is a new resolve to secure America's borders.
Homan acknowledged that ICE has tripled its migrant arrests, but he expects much more from the organization. "If you look at the rest of interior enforcement, it’s about three times higher than it was a year ago today," Homan said.
"Three times higher is good, but I’m not satisfied," he added. "There are more criminal aliens that need to be arrested, hundreds of thousands," Homan went on.
“Sanctuary cities are putting roadblocks up," Homan said of the Democrat strongholds that refuse to enforce immigration law. "We’ve got leaks," he further charged.
"So we need to increase the arrests of illegal aliens, especially those with criminal convictions. So we’re going to continue," Homan promised. ICE arrests in major cities have already yielded results in finding those accused of sex crimes against children, rape, drug offenses, and gun charges.
Plucking Hott and Berg from their leadership positions at ICE was just the beginning. Tom Lyons, who was previously heading ICE's Boston field office, will take over the top position at the Enforcement and Removal Operations department.
While working as the assistant director of field operations, Lyons recommended reopening the ICE office at Rikers Island prison. The office has been shuttered for almost a decade, but Lyons believes it makes sense to have a presence at the New York facility.
"Reestablishing the [US Immigration and Customs Enforcement] unit at Rikers would allow [En,orcement and Removal Operations] NYC officers to take direct custody of foreign-born criminal offenders without the need to re-apprehend these criminals at large in the community," Lyons pointed out. Surprisingly, New York City Mayor Eric Adams agreed with the measure, a separate Post report noted.
"He would like us to [reopen the ICE office], but he said he’s got to talk to his legal staff about what’s the possibility of him doing that through executive order," Homan said after speaking with Adams. This is significant for a migrant-friendly Demorat-run city.
American cities have been inundated with illegal immigrants and all of the problems that come with them. Trump is fulfilling his promise to the American people to take care of the problem, even if that means demoting high-ranking officials.
Royal watcher Helena Chard says disgraced Prince Andrew is "petrified" of returning to New York, Fox News reported. The British broadcaster and photographer said Andrew's previous connection with the late Jeffery Epstein, who was a convicted sex offender on a grand scale, has him on edge as public curiosity about the case persists.
With President Donald Trump in office, the public is once again calling for answers over Epstein and his infamous client list that has yet to be released or even leaked. However, the 64-year-old royal was one of the few already implicated by name in legal proceedings.
Chard said Andrew, a formerly avid traveler, refuses to enter the U.S. now that the pressure is on for the FBI to reexamine the evidence. "Prince Andrew is petrified of even thinking of returning to New York," Chard told Fox News.
"He is very much rooted to his home, Royal Lodge, and isn't moving any time soon," she added. The Duke of York has left Britain exactly once in the last half-dozen years.
Epstein was a convicted sex offender awaiting his trial for sex trafficking charges when he committed suicide in prison. One of the victims who sued Epstein, Virginia Giuffre, pointed the finger at Prince Andrew as well.
Since that information became public, Andrew lost the backing of Buckingham Palace and became an albatross around the royal family's neck. Andrew's brother, King Charles, recently asked him to downsize to the Frogmore Cottage to cut costs after already scaling back on his lavish lifestyle.
This happened even after Queen Elizabeth II asked Charles to take care of Andrew, who was her favorite son, after she died. However, it appears Chrales has no tolerance for "Randy Andy" and his previous antics, especially now that he's a financial draw on the family.
"Gone are the comfy days of feeling self-assured and having yes people circling him. The fresh scandals, accusations, public controversies and negative media surrounding Andrew have led to him feeling very alone," Chard went on.
"No one wants association with inappropriate Andrew," she said, adding that he's "very much on his own" these days. "He’s ruminating and fearful that further legal scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein will lead to a public, humiliating arrest," Chard added.
Like many others, Chard has no sympathy for Andrew's plight. "Smug Prince Andrew has brought everything upon himself," Chard said.
"His lies have tripped him up and there is no escaping the public animosity towards him. He is guilty in the court of public opinion and has no choice but to keep his nose clean and head down. However, I'm sure he is on tenterhooks wondering what self-induced controversy will rear its head next," Chard added.
Further complicating matters is Andrew's actions since then. "He originally said he would help the FBI, although this was years ago," Chard noted. There's also evidence that Andrew lied about continuing his relationship with Epstein beyond 2010 despite previous denials about an ongoing association.
"There is so much hostility towards Prince Andrew, it would seem unwise to travel to New York… Many people also feel that Prince Andrew… should be held accountable by the monarchy," Chard said.
Andrew was allegedly involved in the exploitation of Giurffe, who was then 17 years old. If he's at all guilty, he deserves everything that's happening to him right now and what's surely to come when Epstein's abusers are brought to justice.