‘Uncommitted’ Dems could wage another double-digit protest vote against Biden in this blue state primary
The push by voters in the Democratic presidential primaries protesting President Biden over the bloodshed in Gaza moves Tuesday to Washington state. That’s where the “uncommitted” vote may once again reach double digits, as a form of protest against the president’s support of Israel in its six-month war with Hamas. After the “uncommitted” ballot box discontent reached 13% in Michigan late last month, and topped out at 19% in Minnesota and 29% in Hawaii last week, activists have been urging voters in Washington state to keep the pressure on Biden to reach a cease-fire to end the fighting in Gaza. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND OPINION ON THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Washington state, along with Georgia and Mississippi, hold Democratic and Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday. But Washington is the only one with an “uncommitted” option on the ballot. And while Washington doesn’t have a large Arab American population similar to Michigan and Minnesota, it’s long been one of the centers of the anti-establishment progressive movement. BIDEN, TRUMP, EXPECTED TO FORMALLY LOCK UP MAJOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS ON TUESDAY The war in Gaza was triggered on Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists, in a brutal attack, killed over 1,200 Israelis, including women and children. Israel responded by attacking Gaza, which Hamas has long controlled, with airstrikes and an ensuing ground invasion. Hamas says over 31,000 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in the fighting. While Washington has supported Israel since the fighting first erupted, Biden in last week’s primetime State of the Union address turned up his pressure on Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to allow increased humanitarian assistance into Gaza and pursue a two-state solution once the war was over. But it’s likely that many ballots in Washington – which votes by mail – were already cast ahead of the president’s address last Thursday. It may be a while before the final vote in Washington’s primary is tabulated. Election officials say they expect about half of the vote to be counted and reported when polls close on Tuesday night. But it may take until the end of the week for the final vote to be reported. The Biden campaign, in response to the “uncommitted” vote in recent weeks, has highlighted that “the President believes making your voice heard and participating in our democracy is fundamental to who we are as Americans.” And the campaign has noted that Biden “shares the goal for an end to the violence and a just, lasting peace in the Middle East. He’s working tirelessly to that end.” Both Biden and former President Donald Trump are all but certain to officially clinch their respective party presidential nominations on Tuesday night. With no major challengers left, both Biden and Trump are expected to collect all or nearly all the delegates up for grabs in Tuesday’s contests, putting each of them over the top and making them the Democratic and Republican presumptive presidential nominees. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Fox News Politics: Light Hur up
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? -Biden and Trump continue to mop up the remaining primaries -Trump declares himself ‘not a Conservative’ in news interview -Fetterman slams Democrats for not taking action against Menendez The newly released transcript of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Biden has confirmed the president’s frequent memory lapses, as well as contradicted his claims surrounding their exchange over his son Beau’s death, a Fox News Digital review of the transcript has found. Hur took fiery questions — from both sides of the aisle — during a fiery hearing Tuesday. He explained that he did not bring charges against the president despite the willful retention of classified records about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other countries, among other records related to national security and foreign policy, which Hur said implicated “sensitive intelligence sources and methods.” However, Hur affirmed that he identified evidence that “pride and money” were “strong” motivating factors for President Biden to retain classified records, as the former vice president sought to keep materials to use for a memoir he wrote that brought him $8 million. Hur insisted that a frequent Democratic characterization of the report was false. Multiple Democrats parroted that Hur’s report “exonerated” Biden, but Hur repeatedly told the House panel that was incorrect. When asked again if his report is a “total and complete exoneration,” Hur maintained “that is not what the report says.” Democrats took aim at Hur for the potential damage done to President Biden. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga. used his allotted time during the hearing to take jabs at the Federalist Society and suggested Hur would gain personally from a Trump victory in November. “Despite clearing President Biden from being prosecuted, you used your report to trash and smear President Biden because he said in response to questions over a five-hour interview that he didn’t recall how he got the documents,” Johnson said. “Congressman, I reject the suggestions that you have just made. That is not what happened. Partisan politics played no part whatsoever in my work. My work was independent and fair,” Hur hit back, speaking over Johnson as he attempted to interrupt Hur’s response. ‘SLEAZEBALL IN THE SENATE’: Fetterman slams Senate Dems for not kicking Menendez out …Read more ‘SHOCKED AND DISMAYED’: Nancy Mace reacts on Fox to viral Stephanopoulos interview: ‘Tried to bully me’ …Read more COST OF WOKE: House GOP exposes ‘woke’ items hidden in Biden’s $7.3T budget plan …Read more ‘SERIOUS QUESTIONS’: Senate Republicans turn up the heat on probe into alleged killer of Laken Riley …Read more BIDEN BOOSTERS: Colbert hosting lavish fundraiser with Democrat heavyweights Biden, Clinton, Obama …Read more PRIMARY DAY: Primaries kick off for Mississippi’s four US House seats, one Senate seat …Read more THE COACHING GOVERNOR: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice balances coaching girls basketball, pursuing US Senate seat …Read more HEATING UP THE HEARTLAND: Trump preps for combat in key Midwest battleground state …Read more ‘NOT CONSERVATIVE’: Trump discusses his political ideology in wide-ranging interview …Read more ‘WE ARE FRUSTRATED’: NC Republicans want answers over new migrant intake shelter …Read more ‘COMMON SENSE’: Kansas judge rules in favor of conservative AG, continues to prevent sex-changes on ID cards …Read more ‘FABRIC OF AMERICAN FREEDOM’: NRA slams Biden’s anti-gun SOTU tirade …Read more BACKTRACKING: Andrew Cuomo slams NYC for policy he supported, says ‘plan is for city taxpayers to pay’ for ‘migrant crisis’ …Read more BIG DEMANDS: Gun rights groups ask Supreme Court to strike down Illinois ‘assault weapons’ ban …Read more LOSING SUPPORT: San Francisco Asian Americans increasingly denouncing mayor over crime concerns …Read more ‘TRUTH CAN GET YOU FIRED’: Anti-lockdown and vaccine mandate skeptic says he was ‘fired’ by Harvard …Read more ‘DON’T LIKE EACH OTHER’: Bill Maher ‘vindicated’ following Katie Porter’s loss in CA Senate race …Read more ‘THEIR OWN FREE WILL’: NY Mag presents ‘moral case’ for allowing trans kids to ‘change their bodies’ …Read more Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
New poll reveals Americans trust Donald Trump over Biden to lead the US as president
Americans have more trust in former President Donald Trump to lead the United States as commander in chief than President Biden, according to a poll released before the two candidates are expected to be officially named their party’s 2024 nominees. When asked who Americans would trust more to lead the United States as president between the two, a new ABC/Ipsos poll found that more respondents trust Trump, 36%, over Biden, who received 33%. About 30% of respondents said they would trust neither candidate. The survey also revealed that voters approve of Trump’s handling of more issues than Biden’s. Specifically, more respondents approved of Trump’s handling of inflation, crime, the southern border crisis, gun violence, and the economy over that of the current administration. LOCKING IT UP: TRUMP, BIDEN, EXPECTED TO CLINCH GOP, DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARIES On immigration, a key issue going into 2024, 45% of respondents said they approve of how Trump handled the issue while president, with only 29% supporting how Biden is handling the crisis at the southern border. Only 37% of respondents approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, while 49% said they approve of the way Trump handled the issue while president. BIDEN VS. TRUMP IS FORCING AMERICANS TO CONFRONT THE AGE ISSUE. BUT NO ONE WILL ANSWER ONE BIG QUESTION The plurality of respondents, 45%, also approved of Trump’s handling of crime over Biden. Additionally, respondents said they prefer former Trump’s handling of gun violence over Biden’s, 37% to 34%. Biden was viewed as handling only two issues better than Trump: abortion and climate change. About 47% of respondents approve of how Biden is handling the issue of abortion, while 35% support how Trump handled the issue during his presidency. On climate change, 42% of respondents prefer how Biden is handling climate change over 33% who had a positive view of how Trump handled the issue. The ABC/Ipsos poll was conducted March 8 to 9, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
Pirates seize control of cargo ship near Somalia, say owners
MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique’s capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked. Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member crew hostage, the ship’s owners said. The MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique’s capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates with a cargo of 55,000 tonnes of coal when it was attacked on Tuesday, according to Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills, which owns the vessel. “A group of 15-20 Somali pirates hijacked the ship,” said Meherul Karim, chief executive officer of Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills. Maritime security firm Ambrey confirmed that a group of armed people had taken control of the ship. The incident happened in the Indian Ocean about 600 nautical miles (1,111km) east of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, said Ambrey. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advised caution to other vessels in the area and said that it was investigating the incident. Hijackings off Somalia since December have raised concerns about a resurgence of Indian Ocean raids by opportunistic pirates, coming on top of a separate surge in attacks on shipping launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis have launched many attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden targeting vessels they say are linked to Israel, the United States or the United Kingdom in response to Israel’s war on Gaza. International naval forces have been diverted north from the Gulf of Aden into the Red Sea, leading to fears that pirates will exploit the security gap. Somali pirates caused chaos in global waterways for a decade from about 2008 to 2018. Data from the Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa, the planning and coordination centre for the European Union’s anti-piracy operation EUNAVFOR, show there have been more than 20 hijackings or attempted hijackings of ships in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin since November. Adblock test (Why?)
Sudan army regains control of national TV and radio headquarters from RSF
Sudan’s military posts videos online showing its soldiers inside the headquarters in the city of Omdurman. Sudan’s army has taken control of the country’s national radio and television headquarters from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the army said in a statement. The military posted videos online showing its soldiers inside the headquarters on Tuesday in Omdurman, a city across the Nile from Khartoum that forms part of Sudan’s wider capital, where the army has claimed recent gains after a string of military losses. There was no immediate comment from the RSF. The conflict broke out in mid-April 2023 amid tensions over a plan for transition to civilian rule. In 2021, the warring factions staged a coup that derailed a previous transition following the 2019 overthrow of longtime leader Omar al-Bashir. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan, reporting from Khartoum, said the military’s takeover of the media headquarters follows weeks of gains against the RSF. “After overnight battles between the RSF and the Sudanese army, and after gains from the army here in the city of Omdurman, the army was able to retake control of the station,” said Morgan. “It shows that the army over the past few weeks has been making steady gains from the RSF, regaining territory and recapturing grounds back from the RSF in the city of Omdurman and in some other parts of the capital as well.” The war in Sudan has devastated the capital, sparked waves of ethnically driven killings in the western region of Darfur and created the world’s biggest displacement crisis. The United Nations has called for a ceasefire over the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but the army has rejected a pause in hostilities with the RSF unless the paramilitary group vacates civilian facilities in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere. “So fighting continues here in the capital Khartoum,” Morgan said. “We were able to see, in the past few hours, several plumes of smoke rising in various parts of the capital – and we were able to hear artillery shelling.” Adblock test (Why?)
World watches as China sets out priorities for 2024
National People’s Congress discusses future of nation amid increasingly turbulent geopolitics. China’s plans for the coming year have been set out at its National People’s Congress. The country is aiming for the same modest economic growth as it did last year, but its economy is facing several challenges, and geopolitical tensions are rising. That makes the fortunes of the planet’s second largest economy of global interest – as are its political intentions. So what’s in store for China – and the rest of the world? Presenter: Jonah Hull Guests: Einar Tangen – senior fellow at the Taihe Institute, Beijing Bert Hofman – professor at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore Vicky Pryce – chief economic adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, London Adblock test (Why?)
Uvalde police chief resigns after controversial report cleared officers who responded to school shooting
Daniel Rodriguez was out of town during the 2022 massacre. He told the local newspaper he was “not forced, asked or pressured” to resign.
Hur insists that he ‘did not exonerate’ Biden, repeatedly shutting down Democrat characterizations
Ex-Special Counsel Robert Hur testified on Tuesday that he “did not exonerate” President Biden in his report detailing the investigation into mishandling of classified records, repeatedly shutting down Democratic lawmakers’ characterizations. Hur, who resigned as special counsel after releasing his report which found Biden willfully retained classified records but did not bring charges against him, testified publicly Tuesday. HUR TESTIFIES HE ‘DID IDENTIFY EVIDENCE’ THAT ‘PRIDE AND MONEY’ MOTIVATED BIDEN TO RETAIN CLASSIFIED RECORDS Democrats seized on the fact that Hur did not bring charges against the president, claiming he exonerated the president completely. “President Biden acted responsibly, cooperated completely, and the decision to… decline criminal charges, was relatively straightforward,” the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said Tuesday morning. “The report represents the complete and total exoneration of President Biden.” “The special counsel exonerates President Biden,” the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Jamie Raskin, said Tuesday. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., also said Hur “exonerated him.” But Hur pushed back. “I did not exonerate him,” Hur told Jayapal. “That word does not appear in my report.” When questioned about Nadler and Raskin’s characterizations of his report as an “exoneration,” Hur fired back again. “That is not what my report does,” Hur testified. HUR TESTIFIES BIDEN ‘WILLFULLY RETAINED CLASSIFIED MATERIALS,’ BUT PROSECUTORS ‘HAD TO CONSIDER’ MENTAL STATE When asked again if his report is a “total and complete exoneration,” Hur maintained “that is not what the report says.” When asked if the ranking members’ statements were incorrect, Hur replied” “Yes.” “The word exoneration does not appear anywhere in my report, and that is not my conclusion,” Hur said. Later, Hur again testified that his report “is not an exhaustive exoneration.” Hur explained on Tuesday why he did not bring charges against the president despite the willful retention of classified records about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other countries, among other records related to national security and foreign policy, which Hur said implicated “sensitive intelligence sources and methods.” “My team and I conducted a thorough, independent investigation,” Hur testified. “We identified evidence that the president willfully retained classified materials after the end of his vice presidency, when he was a private citizen.” “This evidence included an audiorecorded conversation during which Mr. Biden told his ghostwriter that he had ‘just found all the classified stuff downstairs.’ When Mr. Biden said this, he was a private citizen speaking to his ghostwriter in his private rental home in Virginia,” Hur continued. “We also identified other recorded conversations during which Mr. Biden read classified information aloud to his ghostwriter.” He added, though, that “we did not, however, identify evidence that rose to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Because the evidence fell short of that standard, I declined to recommend criminal charges against Mr. Biden.” But Hur said he “needed to explain why” he declined prosecution. “I had to consider the president’s memory and overall mental state, and how a jury likely would perceive his memory and mental state in a criminal trial,” Hur testified. “These are the types of issues prosecutors analyze every day. And because these issues were important to my ultimate decision, I had to include a discussion of them in my report to the attorney general.” SPECIAL COUNSEL CALLS BIDEN ‘SYMPATHETIC, WELL-MEANING, ELDERLY MAN WITH A POOR MEMORY,’ BRINGS NO CHARGES Hur, in his report, described Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory” — a description that has raised significant concerns for Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign. “The evidence and the president himself put his memory squarely at issue. We interviewed the president and asked him about his recorded statement, ‘I just found all the classified stuff downstairs.’ He told us that he didn’t remember saying that to his ghostwriter,” Hur said. “He also said he didn’t remember finding any classified material in his home after his vice presidency. And he didn’t remember anything about how classified documents about Afghanistan made their way into his garage.” Hur defended himself, saying his assessment in the report “about the relevance of the president’s memory was necessary and accurate and fair.” “Most importantly, what I wrote is what I believe the evidence shows, and what I expect jurors would perceive and believe. I did not sanitize my explanation. Nor did I disparage the president unfairly,” Hur testified. “I explained to the Attorney General my decision and the reasons for it. That’s what I was required to do.”
Membership has its privileges for disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos
You never know who you will run into at the Capitol during a State of the Union address. “Governor,” I said, greeting New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, a former House member, and her small security contingent as they passed me in the basement of the Capitol last Thursday night. I turned the corner. “Mr. Santos,” I said. Mr. Santos. MR. SANTOS!!!!! FORMER SANTOS STAFFER SAYS EXPELLED CONGRESSMAN’S SURPRISE CHALLENGE TO LALOTA ‘IS A JOKE’ As in, former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. Only the sixth member ever expelled from the House. He was kicked out in December. It is not surprising to bump into former lawmakers at the Capitol for the State of the Union speech. Yours truly ran into former Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., earlier in the day. But for George Santos to come back to the Capitol? On State of the Union night? Is that allowed? Well, yes. The House and Senate grant former members lifetime access to the U.S. Capitol after they leave Congress. It doesn’t matter if they retire. Are defeated in a primary. Lose the general election. Resign. Quit. Or, get expelled. “You came back, why?” I asked. “I’m a former member,” noted Santos. “I have floor privileges.” Santos is a member of a very exclusive club. The House bounced three members because they were Confederates in 1861. The House expelled Rep. Ozzie Myers, D-Pa., in 1980 after he accepted bribes. Myers is still alive. The 80-year-old Myers just went back to prison recently after he pleaded guilty to charges of ballot stuffing. The House expelled Rep. Jim Traficant, D-Ohio, in 2002, after his conviction on charges of taking bribes, filing false tax returns and racketeering. Traficant died in 2013. GEORGE SANTOS ANNOUNCES SURPRISE 2ND RUN FOR CONGRESS DURING SOTU ADDRESS And then there is Santos. Expelled members are still former members. As American Express used to say, “Membership has its privileges.” And you can bet that George Santos intends to take full advantage of that. And as far as anyone knows at the Capitol, no former member ever tried to return after their colleagues dismissed them. But none of them were George Santos. Santos picked one of the biggest nights in the American political experience to cast his shadow on the Capitol door and menace the very colleagues who drummed him out just a few months ago. For his State of the Union wardrobe, Santos chose a dark sport coat, a high-necked, woven Italian sweater and a cream shirt. He punctuated the ensemble with a sparkly, bedazzled collar. The serial fabulist proceeded to tell me how it was “always a humbling experience” to return to the Capitol. At that moment, Santos turned a tight corner leading to a “Members Only” elevator that whisks lawmakers to a corridor just off the Speaker’s Lobby by the House chamber. A smiling Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., buzzed around the corner and nearly collided with Santos as I shot video of Santos on my iPhone. “Sorry! I didn’t mean to photobomb!” said Pressley as she ducked past Santos. “Hi! How are you?” EX-REP GEORGE SANTOS RETURNS TO CAPITOL HILL FOR BIDEN’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS The Massachusetts Democrat seemed just as shocked as everyone else to spy Santos traipsing around the Capitol again. Another reporter asked Santos if he intended to run for office again. “I don’t put anything past my desire to run for office at this point,” said Santos. “But right now, I’m just a spectator and I’m just watching.” Not quite. George Santos is rarely a spectator. In my time covering Santos, the modus operandi of the New York Republican was always to make himself the center of attention – and everyone else spectators. I mean, who could be a bigger surprise guest to the State of the Union than George Santos? Kim Jong Un? Santos appeared to have one agenda during the State of the Union: To troll his former House colleagues. To swipe attention from the president and lawmakers – all clustered into the House chamber amid the biggest confluence of government and media outside of a political convention. The Capitol utterly bulged with reporters Thursday night. Local TV reporters jetted into town. The networks organized round-robins of guests in Statuary Hall. Print reporters chased senators through the Senate subway station. Some Washington reporters who rarely visit the Capitol even surfaced in the House chamber for the State of the Union. So the U.S. Capitol may have been the perfect place for George Santos last week. And Santos proved his own thesis wrong, that he was there as a spectator. Just a few minutes into President Biden’s speech. Santos announced he was running for Congress in a different district than the one he represented before. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., won a special election to seize Santos’ old seat. Santos would now seek a return to Congress representing a district on eastern Long Island. Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., currently holds the seat. FORMER REP. GEORGE SANTOS SUES JIMMY KIMMEL FOR SOLICITING, BROADCASTING CAMEO VIDEOS: ‘COMMITTED FRAUD’ Santos faces a mountain of charges over lying to Congress about his wealth, and allegations he improperly collected unemployment benefits and used campaign contributions for luxury expenses. His trial starts in September. Could Santos run from jail if convicted? Well, Jim Traficant – the last member expelled – certainly did so in 2010. Traficant lost, but still scored nearly 30,000 votes. “I think much of what George Santos does is not serious,” complained LaLota. “George Santos was one of the most bizarre people I have ever met. I certainly didn’t hug him or greet him with any sorts of niceness, whatsoever. He’s an embarrassment here in Congress.” LaLota said the House should “tighten up” the rules to “ensure that former members who were expelled don’t have any floor privileges.” “The guy’s a moron who shouldn’t be here,” protested Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., about Santos materializing in the House chamber. “I’m guessing the New York delegation hand-wrote a
US announces $100M for deployment of multinational force to violence-stricken Haiti
The deployment of a multinational force to Haiti with a price tag of $100 million was announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica on Monday. Blinken also announced another $33 million in humanitarian aid and the creation of a joint proposal agreed on by Caribbean leaders and “all of the Haitian stakeholders to expedite a political transition” and create a “presidential college,” according to the Associated Press. The meeting in Jamaica was organized by members of a regional trade bloc known as Caricom, which for months has pressed for a transitional government in Haiti while protests in the country have demanded Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation. Henry said Tuesday that he would step down after a transitional presidential council is established. “It is clear that Haiti is now at a tipping point,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, according to the AP. “We are deeply distressed that it is already too late for too many who have lost far too much at the hands of criminal gangs.” HAITI ORDERS NIGHTLY CURFEW AFTER ARMED GANGS JAILBREAK THOUSANDS OF ‘VIOLENT INMATES’ Powerful gangs continue to attack key government targets across Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. Since Feb. 29, gunmen have burned police stations, closed the main international airports and raided the country’s two biggest prisons, releasing more than 4,000 inmates. Last week, American citizens in Haiti were told to depart as soon as possible and a travel alert was issued for the Caribbean country. ARMED GANGS JAILBREAK 4,000 INMATES IN HAITI AFTER DAYS-LONG GUN BATTLE WITH POLICE Scores of people have been killed, and more than 15,000 are homeless after fleeing neighborhoods raided by gangs. Food and water are dwindling as stands and stores selling to impoverished Haitians run out of goods. The main port in Port-au-Prince remains closed, stranding dozens of containers with critical supplies. Late Monday, the Haitian government announced it was extending a nighttime curfew until March 14 in an attempt to prevent further attacks. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for the urgent deployment of the multinational force and that the mission be adequately funded, said his spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Currently, funding is at only $10.8 million, with officials in Kenya demanding more than $230 million. Enry did not attend the Jamaica meeting. He has been locked out of his own country while traveling abroad, due to the surging unrest. Henry remained in Puerto Rico and was taking steps to return to Haiti once feasible, according to a brief statement from the U.S. territory’s Department of State. The Associated Press contributed to this report.