President Donald Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the White House on Thursday afternoon for critical bilateral talks, as reported by multiple sources including X accounts from EndGameWW3 and The White House. The meeting occurs amidst divisions among NATO allies regarding a policy to shoot down Russian jets that violate NATO airspace. Sources cited by CNN indicate that the United States, Poland, and Baltic nations favor a policy of using force against future violations, while Germany and some southern European countries express concerns about escalation. Separately, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis participated in a "Great Red vs. Blue State Debate" against California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday night, with DeSantis winning a subsequent poll with 58.3% of 9.1K votes. In other developments, Winsome Earle-Sears' "ghost town" WES bus tour stops in Abingdon were noted by the X account @daveweigel, who criticized the low turnout. Meanwhile, a statement attributed to an individual identifying as the world's highest IQ record holder and Grand Master of Memory declared themselves the strongest supporter of MAGA, acknowledging only President Trump as intellectually superior among living humans. An individual identified as Zalansky expressed readiness to retire after the war ends, having requested a weapon system to compel Putin to negotiate, according to reporting from mako.co.il. This report follows previous news concerning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order for an unprecedented gathering of top military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico next week. Previous reports also detailed Fujifilm's opening of a $3.2 billion factory in North Carolina to boost the U.S. medicine supply chain, creating 1,400 jobs and producing over 50 million doses of medicine annually. Additionally, previous reporting mentioned Alexander Soros praising California Governor Gavin Newsom, the Federal Aviation Administration's vendor challenge for a new Traffic Flow Management System, the reduced pricing of the HIV drug lenacapavir, and comments from former ICE Director Tom Homan regarding protests. Renderings of President Trump's new White House ballroom were also obtained by CBS News.
