President Donald Trump stated "I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not heaven bound" while protests turned chaotic outside an ICE facility, with federal agents using crowd control munitions. The developments occurred between 11:35 PM UTC on October 12th and 12:35 AM UTC on October 13th, 2025. During this reporting window, Trump also addressed questions about Qatar, stating that in 2017 he "didn’t really know them very well" but has since "gotten to understand them," in response to a reporter's question about their behavior regarding terrorism funding. Separately, footage emerged of a protest outside an ICE facility where federal agents were seen using crowd control munitions from the roof as the crowd became aggressive during arrests, according to @VenturaReport. In other related news, an Omni Air B767-224(ER) aircraft, N207AX, was en route from Baltimore to Accra on a deportation flight, having originated in Phoenix with a stop in El Paso, as reported by @Borrowed7Time. This occurred amidst broader concerns about the U.S. economy, with economist Justin Wolfers noting over the previous hour that an AI boom was masking a flatlining non-AI sector on the cusp of recession. Additionally, X user @TheMaineWonk shared a video where a protestor shouted obscenities at an individual identified as "DeSantis," and another X user, @Philipp27960841, posted that President Trump made an "incomprehensible statement while Hamas terrorists massacre opposition families in Gaza. Previous reports indicate that President Trump is currently on a Middle East visit for a Gaza ceasefire summit. Senator Lindsey Graham previously stated that Iran is the common thread between Hamas and Hezbollah and warned that Hezbollah would attempt to disrupt Middle East normalization. Further context from earlier reports mentioned surging unemployment for Black workers, with federal government layoffs expected to exacerbate the issue, and claims of Fourth Amendment rights violations. President Trump's Middle East trip, focusing on a Gaza ceasefire summit, began with his departure from Washington on October 12th, 2025. He was expected to arrive in Israel early on October 13th. Previous discussions also touched upon China's trade practices and domestic policy issues, including the Insurrection Act.
