President Donald Trump commented on the record cold forecast to hit more than 35 states following a massive winter storm over the next few days, asking on Friday, “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???”

The massive storm is expected to sweep through much of the Great Plains, Southeast, Midwest, and most of the Eastern part of the United States on Saturday and Sunday. Following the storm, a polar vortex will bring Arctic air to many states, according to the forecast.

“Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???”

Environmental activists argue that global warming is a continuing problem and point to recent increases in the average global surface temperature. Many climate alarmists will also point to major weather events, such as hurricanes and floods, as evidence that global warming is the single biggest threat facing the world.

Unusually cold weather has also been tied to climate change. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cited a 2021 study that found climate change increases Arctic polar vortices, which can bring record cold temperatures to the southern United States.

Trump has blasted the climate change and global warming narrative on numerous occasions. Last year, while speaking at the United Nations, Trump called the climate change narrative “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

“You know, it used to be global cooling. If you look back years ago in the 1920s and the 1930s they said global cooling will kill the world. We have to do something,” Trump said. “Then, they said global warming will kill the world, but then it started getting cooler, so now they just call it climate change … because if it goes higher or lower, whatever the hell happens there’s climate change.”

“It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion,” he added.

The global average surface temperature has risen by about 2.32 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average. Worldwide temperature records began around 1850, making comparisons to worldwide temperatures before the mid-19th century nearly impossible.

At least 14 states have declared emergencies ahead of the weekend’s winter storm, fearing that large accumulations of ice could knock out power and heat for millions of people. States that have declared emergencies include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

A 21-year-old Ohio man was arrested after investigators say he threatened to shoot Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and those he described as “retarded maga maggots.”  

The Justice Department announced Thursday that federal authorities arrested Justin Mesael Novoa for threats to assault or murder a federal law enforcement officer and for threatening interstate communications. A raid of his home in December found two rifles, two shotguns, a handgun, ammunition, helmets, a plate carrier, and a Palestinian flag, according to the Justice Department. 

Novoa allegedly wrote on X on November 9, 2025, “can’t wait to shoot these p*ssy ice agents and retarded maga maggots.” Earlier in June, the account later identified as Novoa’s allegedly posted that “they should blast every ice agent they find” and “masked, unmarked vehicles, no badge or id. Every legal right to shoot these p*ssies.”

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On December 16, an agent with Homeland Security Investigations served a summons to X to turn over information about the anonymous account that posted the messages. That yielded Novoa’s email and phone number, which investigators then tracked to him. 

When Homeland Security Investigation agents executed a search of his home on December 20, Novoa allegedly admitted to writing the posts. 

“Alright, you got me. That was me,” he said, according to the criminal complaint. “Damn, so Elon does give you access to that,” he reportedly said after agents asked him if the X account was his. 

The account identified as Novoa’s also had a history of making anti-white and anti-Jewish posts, according to the criminal complaint. 

This included posting things like “hitler should have finished the job,” “lets give it back and kill every white person except for the white women,” “id join hamas too. these filthy f***king subhuman rats deserve to be gassed and executed,” and “may the resistance stand tall and wipe out these filthy jews.”

If convicted, Novoa could face more than 10 years in prison. He is currently being held in jail by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. 

The case will be heard by Magistrate Judge Kimberly Jolson and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Prichard. A preliminary hearing was set for February 5.