Thomas Pritzker has resigned as executive chairman of the board of the Hyatt Hotels, saying he did not wish to bring harm down upon the hotel chain. Pritzker has been in the news extensively as the press reported on his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Pritzker, who is the cousin of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, said, “My job and responsibility is to provide good stewardship. Good stewardship also means protecting Hyatt, particularly in the context of my association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which I deeply regret.
“I exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with them, and there is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner.”
More than a dozen resignations linked to Epstein have now occurred across the United States, as well as in Great Britain, France, the Slovak Republic and Saudi Arabia. Will be interesting to see how many more compromised hacks resign after the unredacted Epstein files get released. Here’s more from WGN News.
As protests in Iran enter their second week, speculation grows over whether the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will flee, perhaps to Russia. The protests have now spread to 23 of Iran’s 31 provinces. At least 16 individuals have been killed.
Protesters are angry toward the Iranian regime after a sharp decline in the value of the Iranian currency, the rial. It was been plunging vis a vis the American dollar, down to new record lows.
This has resulted in economic crises on the home front, with many citizens unable to afford food, rent and the basics of life. Here’s more from Firstpost.
The Trump administration conducted surgical strikes against Venezuela over the weekend, reportedly capturing Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and flying him out of the country. President Donald Trump said Maduro and his wife were “captured and flown out of the country” early Saturday morning.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio later said Maduro would face criminal charges in the United States, where he was indicted years ago. Rubio said no further strikes were planned in Venezuela. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the charges, against both Maduro and his wife, cover narco-trafficking as well as weapons charges. “They will soon face the full wrath of American justice, in an American court, on American soil,” Bondi said.
Several nations issued condemnations of the United States, but Venezuelans within the exile community in Florida hailed the arrest of Maduro. The Venezuelans took to the streets of Doral, Florida, patriotically singing the American and Venezuelan national anthems.
No Americans taking part in the strategic mission were injured, but there was apparently some gunplay involved. Here’s more from Bloomberg Television.
In a press conference Saturday morning, President Trump said Venezuela stole the oil industry American corporations had built in the Latin country, while running drugs into our country and brandishing weapons, mostly from Communist China.
He said the United States will run Venezuela until a legitimate government is elected. Also, he warned other countries, notably Columbia, not to precede down the same path as Venezuela. Here’s more from MJ Truth.
