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In a twist that left progressives stunned and their coffee cold, three U.S. citizens imprisoned for a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were returned to their homeland this Tuesday.
All thanks to high-voltage negotiations between Donald Trump’s team and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi—while the global left squirms in its usual hypocritical outrage.
The backdrop?
A juicy mineral deal that challenges Chinese dominance and proves, once again, that conservative pragmatism remains the master key to global order.
What happened?
Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson, and Benjamin Zalman-Polun—three Americans with more boldness than good judgment—were caught after a failed coup in May 2024. Sentenced to death by a military court last September, their sentences were commuted last week. Now, they’re back in U.S. custody after a deal was struck on April 8.
The leader of the fiasco, Christian Malanga (Marcel’s father), was shot on the spot, leaving his followers in a Congolese cell… until Trump pulled the strings.
Who are the key players?
The three repatriated men are hardly storybook heroes. Marcel, 21, son of the late coup leader, dragged his friend Tyler, also 21, and 36-year-old Zalman-Polun into a mission that smelled like madness from the get-go. They now face possible charges in the U.S., but at least they’re breathing free air—thanks to the diplomacy of Massad Boulos, Trump’s advisor for Africa and the mogul’s son-in-law.
On the other side, Tshisekedi—a leader who knows how to play his cards—used the chaos to negotiate security and access to Congo’s coveted minerals.
When and where did it happen?
The transfer was finalized on Tuesday, April 8 in Kinshasa, after months of tension and a key visit from Boulos. The Congo, a powder keg of natural resources and conflict, remains a chessboard where global powers move their pieces. The release comes at a time when the U.S. is seeking to counter China’s influence in a region rich in minerals essential to tech and energy.
Marcel, Benjamin and Taylor were evacuated to the United States to serve their sentences.
Following the presidential pardon granted to the three American prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, in collaboration with @USEmbKinshasa, Marcel, Benjamin, and Taylor were evacuated to the United States to serve their sentences.
Why does it matter?
Here’s what the left doesn’t want you to read: this agreement not only saves three Americans from certain execution, but also opens the door to strategic control over vital resources.
While progressives push for an “international justice” that rarely goes beyond speeches and often backs dubious regimes, Trump and his team embrace a diplomacy of interests that brings order where utopian idealism only sows chaos. Congo, tired of being Beijing’s backyard, sees in Washington a firm ally—no sugarcoating, no naïve concessions.
How was it achieved?
With a mix of diplomatic pressure and investment promises, Boulos sealed the deal through face-to-face talks with Tshisekedi. The Trump White House didn’t hesitate: security in exchange for minerals—an exchange the left will label “neocolonial” while conveniently forgetting its own history of backing banana republics.
The deal’s finer points are still being finalized, but the message is clear: America First, and the rest better fall in line.
Background: The chaos the left ignores.
The botched coup of May 2024 was an amateur disaster—but it exposed Congo’s fragility and the ambition of its rebels.
The region has bled for decades due to war and exploitation, while the international left has been more worried about tearful tweets than real solutions.
Trump, on the other hand, saw the opportunity: rescue his citizens and wedge open a door in a country China has shamelessly drained.
Trump, the beacon of the right.
This episode is more than a diplomatic win—it’s a slap in the face to progressive dogmas that prefer virtue-signaling over actual results.
Donald Trump, with his relentless instinct, has shown that conservative values—order, pragmatism, and defending your own—are the antidote to the global disorder fueled by leftist moral grandstanding.
As the three Americans return home, the world sees that real leadership isn’t forged at photo-op summits—it happens in rooms where people speak plainly and act decisively.
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