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Former President Joe Biden made some seriously woke DEI policy changes that have left President Trump with quite the rainbow mess to clean up. And he must make his own lasting policy changes that will change American culture for the better.

“Nobody wants to discriminate on the basis of race,” Trump policy strategist May Mailman tells Matthew Peterson of “Blaze News Tonight,” adding, “How can you change the Overton window and change the culture in order to cement some of these things in?”

While these Biden-era woke policies are fighting to stay alive under Trump, the president has wasted no time making an example out of America’s Ivy League institutions leading this fight.

“Harvard was issued a list of very reasonable demands, like stop discriminating against your students,” Mailman explains, noting that these policies encouraged anti-Semitism. “Anti-Semitism is a symptom. It shows that there’s a problem, but it is not itself the disease.”

“If you treat white people as hierarchically worse than other people, that will result in anti-Semitism. So the things that we’re asking them to do are actually what the Supreme Court has asked them to do, and Harvard decided to say, ‘Get lost,’” she continues.

However, Harvard has quickly learned that starting a fight with the federal government will not end well for them.

“The federal government gives you things. That’s all it does. It just gives you things,” Mailman says of the government’s relationship with universities.

“Ultimately, it’s going to be a very clear choice. Do the right thing, do well by your students, and continue to have access to research money and other benefits, or don’t,” she continues, adding, “You can’t discriminate against people, and you’re going to start seeing that more and more and more.”

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Democrats and progressives have gone all out to voice their anger at the Department of Justice for arresting Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan after she allegedly obstructed federal agents who were trying to arrest an illegal alien.

Federal agents have accused Dugan of trying to eject them from the courthouse while they waited for Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national charged with three counts of battery locally, to leave her courtroom.

Witnesses inside the courtroom said Dugan moved to have the case not be heard that day, and when Ruiz went to leave through a public hallway, Dugan allegedly told him and his lawyer to go out a door reserved for jurors that leads to a non-public hallway. Despite Dugan’s alleged actions, Ruiz was taken into custody outside the courthouse after he attempted to flee.

The Trump administration has made it clear that anyone who interferes with immigration enforcement will be arrested and charged.

‘What Judge Dugan apparently did was what all of us should be doing.’

Once Dugan’s arrest was made public, a firestorm of outrage came from leftists, who say Trump is going too far by arresting a sitting judge.

“Donald Trump’s DOJ just arrested a sitting judge, Hannah Dugan, for standing up for due process for immigrants. This is why we’ve been sounding the alarm on authoritarianism. It’s happening and it’s extremely dangerous. Speak up,” said Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.).

On MSNBC, former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele, a staunchly anti-Trump Republican, said the most disturbing part of the arrest is “you have American citizens applauding it and wanting more and having Republican members of Congress saying arrest more.”

Host Symone Sanders added, “Judges are not above the law. … There have been judges that have committed crimes, that have broken the law. It seems the facts that we have on the table, that the government has put forward, are loose at best! They are trying to charge these folks with felonies.”

Democrat social media influencer Harry Sisson echoed many other liberals by saying, “Trump is now arresting sitting judges and we’re less than 100 days into his term. This is EXACTLY what dictators do.”

A radical Wisconsin state representative called for all Americans to follow in Dugan’s footsteps.

“What Judge Dugan apparently did was what all of us should be doing: Standing up for folks in our communities who need support right now against the Trump regime,” Ryan Clancy said.

Despite the hysteria, CNN legal expert Elie Honig explained that what Dugan has been accused of doing is “textbook obstruction” and that if the accusations are proven true, then her arrest is more than justified.

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Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent Jeffrey Epstein accusers, died by suicide at her home in Australia on Thursday, according to her family.

Giuffre’s untimely demise sparked many unanswered questions and fueled speculation, even from her lawyer, who questioned the reported cause of death.

On March 30, Giuffre made headlines when she posted on social media that she had been hospitalized after her vehicle was struck by a school bus.

The 41-year-old claimed that doctors had told her she had only days to live.

‘When lies catch up to you, there’s no way out.’

“This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won’t bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can,” she wrote. “I’ve gone into kidney renal failure. They’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.”

Giuffre assured her followers that she was “ready to go,” requesting only to see her children a final time.

However, she was accused of exaggerating the severity of the collision. The bus driver reportedly said Giuffre had “blown it out of proportion.” He and police described the incident as a “minor” collision with no reported injuries.

Giuffre also claimed that her husband of 22 years, Robert, with whom she shared three children, had physically abused her.

In early April, Giuffre told People, “I was able to fight back against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, who abused and trafficked me. But I was unable to escape the domestic violence in my marriage until recently. After my husband’s latest physical assault, I can no longer stay silent.”

Her husband’s attorney stated, “Unfortunately, as the issues you raise are before the Courts in Australia, both he and anyone associated with the case including Ms Giuffe or her agents are prohibited from discussing or utilising the media. Therefore, there is no comment.”

Her husband reportedly secured a restraining order against her in January, claiming she had become violent with him. She was accused of violating the order by texting him in February.

Despite claiming that recent physical trauma had put her on her deathbed, Giuffre was reportedly released from the hospital nearly a week later.

According to Giuffre’s family, she took her own life on Thursday “after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”

While her death is still being investigated, authorities reported that “early indication is the death is not suspicious.”

Giuffre’s lawyer, Karrie Louden, questioned Giuffre’s cause of death.

Louden told the Sun, “She was in a lot of pain, but she was looking forward to things in the future. She wanted to renovate this house and all sorts of things like that.”

“When I got the phone call, I was like, ‘Are you joking?’ Because there was no sign that that was something she was considering,” Louden said.

According to the news outlet, Giuffre overdosed on medication.

Louden questioned whether her suicide was intentional or accidental.

“We’ve got big question marks over it,” she said. “There’s suicide and then there’s misadventure.”

“I didn’t see her in the room. I wasn’t in there. The family said what the family has said, but I’m not going to speculate whether it was suicide or accidental,” Louden added.

‘I am making it [publicly] known that in no way, shape or form am I [suicidal].’

Giuffre had previously claimed Epstein had forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was only 16 years old. Both Epstein and Prince Andrew denied the allegations.

In 2021, Giuffre sued Prince Andrew, and the two reached an out-of-court settlement the following year, which some reports indicate was roughly $12 million.

Giuffre’s lawyer in that case, David Boies, stated Prince Andrew should “say sorry and come clean” following her death.

“I’d like to have him say he’s sorry,” Boies said. “Even if he doesn’t remember what happened.”

“I think he needs to recognize that he had, clearly, had sex with young girls with Jeffery Epstein,” he added.

Andrew previously released a statement amid Giuffre’s accusations.

“Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre’s character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks,” the statement read. “It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years. Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein and commends the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others.”

Victoria Hervey, Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend, responded to Giuffre’s death with some harsh words.

“When lies catch up to you, there’s no way out,” she remarked.

Hervey appeared to walk back her comment, which some slammed as “cruel,” “vile,” and “despicable.”

She wrote, “I have taken the decision to pause my posts on Virginia Giuffre at this time.”

“Irrespective of the circumstances, suicide in anyone at any time is tragic, and in a young mother who has children, even more so,” Hervey added.

A 2019 social media post from Giuffre resurfaced following her death.

She wrote, “I am making it [publicly] known that in no way, shape or form am I [suicidal]. I have made this known to my therapist and GP — if something happens to me — in the sake of my family do not let this go away and help me to protect them. Too many evil people want to see me [quieted].”

Giuffre’s father called for authorities to investigate his daughter’s death.

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Democrat Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, though the effort would be a long shot in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.

Thanedar is facing numerous primary challenges, partly over his support of Israel. The 70-year-old was first elected to Congress in 2022 and was born in India before immigrating to the U.S. and becoming a citizen in 1988.

‘His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service.’

On Monday he said that he would support the impeachment of Trump based on seven articles.

“Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as president and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s constitution and our democracy,” said Rep. Thanedar in a press release.

“His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service,” he added. “We cannot wait for more damage to be done. Congress must act.”

Among the articles were obstruction and abuse of executive power, abuse of trade powers, violations of the First Amendment, bribery, “tyrannical overreach,” and corruption.

“This is not about partisanship. It’s about protecting our democracy and ensuring that no one, not even a president, is above the law,” he added.

The Democrat is facing two primary challenges in 2026, including from a candidate backed by Justice Democrats, the organization that backed the rise of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). He has been criticized widely for his support of Israel.

In 2023, Thanedar renounced his membership in the Democrat Socialists of America over their support of the Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel.

“After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, which included the indiscriminate murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent men, women, and children, I can no longer associate with an organization unwilling to call out terrorism in all its forms,” he said at the time.

In February, Democrat Rep. Al Green of Texas called for Trump’s impeachment only 16 days after the president got back into office.

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A Chinese national accused of voting in the 2024 election in Michigan now faces a bench warrant after he failed to attend a hearing last week.

Haoxiang Gao, a 20-year-old Chinese national with a green card, was supposed to show up for a hearing in district court on Thursday but never appeared, prompting Judge J. Cedric Simpson to issue a bench warrant for his arrest. Simpson decided to issue the bench warrant after conferring with Gao’s lawyer, K. Orlando Simón.

‘We have copies of the voter registration form that both includes a checked box and an affirming statement of citizenship.’

Gao’s legal ordeal began back on October 27 at the University of Michigan, where he apparently registered to vote and cast a ballot on the same day. He used his UM student ID card to prove local residency, Michigan Enjoyer learned after submitting several public information requests about the incident.

He must have had some misgivings about his actions because he then called the Ann Arbor clerk’s office, inquiring about whether green-card holders were eligible to vote. When the staff member explained that green-card holders were ineligible to vote, Gao allegedly claimed he knew of someone who had voted using their green card at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Gao then called the clerk’s office back 20 minutes later and admitted that he was the person who had voted and that he had “lied on the forms and attested to being a U.S. citizen,” according to an email from Ann Arbor clerk Jacqueline Beaudry.

“We have copies of the voter registration form that both includes a checked box and an affirming statement of citizenship,” Beaudry wrote. “We have the application to vote as well.”

The following day, Gao arrived at the clerk’s office looking “very upset” and claiming to have fessed up to local law enforcement, Beaudry added. Staff at the office claimed they couldn’t do anything for him and suggested he find legal counsel.

It was sage advice. Gao was later charged with perjury and being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote, both felonies. At his arraignment in November, Gao “stood mute,” meaning he did not enter a specific plea, the Detroit News reported at the time.

Now with a bench warrant against him, law enforcement officers are compelled to arrest Gao, should they encounter him. As of Friday, no follow-up hearing for Gao had been scheduled.

At the moment, it’s unclear where he is. Both Simón, Gao’s attorney, and the University of Michigan’s Student Legal Services declined a request for comment from Votebeat, while UM and the Washtenaw County prosecutor’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

‘This young man’s case is what showed our entire nation the giant loophole in Michigan’s election laws that allow non-citizens to vote.’

Gao is one of 16 noncitizens believed to have voted in Michigan last fall, according to an audit. Leftists like Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson — now running to replace Gretchen Whitmer as governor — celebrated the results of the audit as evidence that the system works as designed.

Such instances “represent 0.00028% of the more than 5.7 million votes cast by Michiganders in the presidential election,” Benson insisted, even though she testified before Congress in September that “there is no evidence that noncitizens are voting.”

However, focusing solely on the presidential election, as Benson and others have done, basically ignores the more competitive races down ballot where noncitizen votes could have greater impact. In fact, a 2024 state race in Maine was decided by just a single vote, and dozens of other state-level races across the country were decided by 100 votes or fewer.

State Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) — who has already proposed a constitutional amendment that would require prospective voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register and when they go to cast a ballot — believes Gao’s case represents a much wider problem regarding election integrity in Michigan.

“This young man’s case is what showed our entire nation the giant loophole in Michigan’s election laws that allow non-citizens to vote,” Posthumus said in a statement to Blaze News.

“We now know definitively that non-citizens have voted in our elections and are voting in our elections. Law enforcement will handle this fugitive, while my part will be to close the gap by amending our state constitution to require proof of citizenship.”

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The persecution of Christians is described throughout scripture. Jesus warned about it in John 15 when he told the disciples, “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” In Matthew 5 during the Sermon on the Mount, he said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” In 2 Timothy 3, Paul wrote, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”

History has proved their words true time and time again. From Emperor Nero to Maoist China to present-day Syria, Christians have been brutally persecuted for their faith.

On a recent episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” former U.S. Army Special Forces sniper Tim Kennedy said the Christian genocide we’re seeing unfold in the Middle East, Haiti, Congo, and other parts of Africa is a dire warning sign of major instability to come.

“There are some brilliant companies that are able to do predictive modeling using literally every public and classified source of information, and there’s these events that are pretty predictable. They predicted what was going to happen in Afghanistan, predicted what was going to happen in Ukraine,” says Kennedy.

According to these companies, “on the very near horizon, as soon as late summer, we are going to see some real instability throughout CENTCOM and the Indo-Pacific region.”

The fact that Christians are currently being massacred in several predominantly Muslim regions foreshadows this widespread instability to come.

Thankfully, the Trump administration, specifically Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel, is working overtime to get ahead of this impending doom.

“If we look at the first 95 days of the president in office and our intelligence community, specifically the Tulsis and the Sebastian Gorkas, going to work with Kash Patel … and Pam Bondi, 45 Americans that have been illegally detained abroad [were] brought home,” says Kennedy.

“We are knocking on the door of a hundred radical terrorists wanting to do harm against Americans — dead. We are trying to get ahead of what we know is coming,” he adds. “Every time one of these places starts becoming less secure and stable, that is the breeding ground for radical adversarial groups that are funded by our adversaries, like China and Iran, to then conduct attacks on Americans.”

“Next year is going to be a tough year all the way around,” Glenn agrees. “What he’s saying is coming is coming.”

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A former Florida teacher faces up to 105 years in prison for his alleged grooming and sexual abuse of a teen girl, which resulted in her suicide attempt.

Damian Conti is a 36-year-old former Advanced Placement English teacher at the SouthTech Academy, a charter school for students in grades 9 through 12 in Boynton Beach.

‘She’s alive by miracle.’

According to investigators, Conti began messaging a 16-year-old female student through text, Instagram, and school email in August 2023.

Conti allegedly offered to be the girl’s academic mentor.

The teacher reportedly would meet the student on a daily basis near her locker after school ended.

Attorneys for the alleged victim’s family said Conti met the teen at Starbucks and visited the teenager at her job — and even brought his 4-year-old son with him. He also allegedly gave the teen gifts.

Conti purportedly persuaded the girl to join the volleyball team, which he coached.

He allegedly made excuses to remove her from volleyball practice and take her into his classroom alone, according to investigators.

The Palm Beach Post reported, “The student said he confided in her about his work and home life and encouraged her to vent her own frustrations. As their trust deepened, he began sharing intimate secrets about his marriage and sex life.”

The girl allegedly told investigators that Conti told her he “liked her” in October 2023.

Shortly after, Conti began to sexually abuse the minor, according to the teen. The alleged sexual assaults occurred in a shopping plaza parking lot, his classroom, and in storage closets at SouthTech Academy.

The former teacher allegedly gave the girl driving lessons.

In January 2024, an administrator at the SouthTech Academy reportedly emailed Conti a warning about driving the underage student around in his car after a video of the girl entering Conti’s car began to circulate on TikTok.

“I want to remind you that you should not be transporting students in your car,” assistant principal Erin Kurtz wrote to Conti. “If you are transporting them for a field trip, the appropriate paperwork should be on file, and there should always be a minimum of three people.”

Citing court records, the Post reported that Conti told the alleged victim that Kurtz had questioned him about inappropriate conduct with a different teenage girl a year prior. Conti allegedly bragged about how quickly he had convinced the assistant principal that the allegations were unfounded. However, he reportedly continued to sexually assault the first alleged victim.

Conti and the second alleged victim reportedly told investigators that their last sexual encounter happened on Feb. 5, 2024 — the same day as his wedding anniversary, according to divorce documents Conti’s wife filed three weeks later.

‘Scared of death.’

The next day, a classmate — who had access to her social media accounts — wanted to “mess with her” by logging into her Instagram and messaging her from there. The classmate allegedly told detectives that he also logged into her Instagram to see if she was “talking smack” about him.

“Lo and behold, she was talking smack about me,” he told police.

The male classmate also said he noticed “curious” messages in the girl’s private messages between her and an account seemingly belonging to Conti. The classmate took screenshots of the conversations between the teacher and student and then reportedly shared them with school administrators.

Eileen Turenne — the now-former principal of SouthTech Academy — suspended Conti after seeing the messages. The principal summoned the teen girl, who allegedly told deputies that Conti instructed her to delete the messages between the pair, which she did.

The student refused to answer any of the principal’s questions and demanded an attorney, according to court records.

The teen claimed that Turenne asked her to vacate the campus, despite not having approval from the girl’s parents, which school policy requires.

A school receptionist allegedly asked Turenne to confirm that the student should be released from the campus, despite not having parental approval.

“Yes,” Turenne reportedly replied. “Get her out of here.”

According to court documents, when the receptionist asked a second time about releasing the student, Turenne responded, “I will deal with it later. Just tell (Jane Doe) to sign on behalf of her parent.”

The girl’s attorney, Victoria Mesa-Estrada, said, “The school waited for the water to spill before they took any action to protect her. And when they pushed her out, they basically turned her into the hands of the predator.”

Turenne reportedly retired from SouthTech Academy three days later.

‘This case is much more than just the sexual abuse of a minor by a teacher.’

The teen left SouthTech Academy on Feb. 6 and reportedly met Conti at a Home Depot near Lake Worth Beach, according to surveillance cameras at the hardware store.

According to court documents, the teen selected 30 feet of rope and 15 feet of chain. The teen allegedly told an employee that she was building a tree house.

However, the rope reportedly was to be used for the teen and Conti to commit suicide.

A civil lawsuit the girl’s parents filed against SouthTech Academy and Conti claimed he initially agreed to the suicide pact but later changed his mind.

The teen told investigators Conti touched the rope and then said he was “scared of death.” He then allegedly told the teen not to commit suicide.

The pair then walked out of the Home Depot store together and “went their separate ways,” according to court records.

Shortly after, Conti claimed to have called his therapist for advice on what to do. The therapist allegedly told him to immediately call 911, which he did. Conti allegedly told police of the girl’s suicide plans but reportedly did not inform police that he was with her at the hardware store when she purchased the rope.

Upon receiving news of the suicidal teen, police launched an immediate search for the girl. With the assistance of the girl’s parents, who tracked her location through their phone, deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reportedly found the teen hanging from a tree behind a church less than an hour after the 911 call.

Officers cut the rope and resuscitated the girl before rushing her to the pediatric intensive care unit of St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The teen seemed to be in such grave condition that her mother nearly fainted when she saw her daughter, a deputy said.

The alleged victim reportedly has made a slow recovery from her injuries.

The same day — Feb. 6 — Conti was arrested. Police said Conti admitted to having a sexual relationship with the girl.

Conti allegedly told the arresting deputy there were “feelings that shouldn’t have been there,” and “I should have stopped it.”

Conti was fired from SouthTech Academy the following day.

‘He’s facing a whole lot of hurt.’

Investigators discovered thousands of messages between the teacher and student, which lawyers claim contain “highly inappropriate and/or explicit sexual content.”

WPEC-TV reported that Conti initially was charged with six counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

During a hearing last October, prosecutors allegedly offered Conti a plea deal that would give him a 25-year prison sentence. Conti rejected it.

Earlier this month, prosecutors hit Conti with an additional charge of attempting to assist in self-murder.

If convicted, Conti faces up to 105 years in prison.

Assistant State Attorney Alexa Ruggiero reportedly told Assistant Public Defender Lily Boehmer in an email, “This case is much more than just the sexual abuse of a minor by a teacher. Some of the most upsetting evidence includes the defendant taking this young girl to the store to buy materials to end her life.”

Ruggiero noted that there is additional evidence “to corroborate his involvement with her attempted suicide.”

Mesa-Estrada stated, “We’re not only talking about a sexual predator, but someone who aided and abetted her suicide attempt. She’s alive by miracle.”

Former Palm Beach County state attorney Dave Aronberg told WPBF-TV, “The one fact in his favor is that he said that he called 911, and that is how they found her, was able to save her life. That’s the kind of thing that could help him at trial, but still, he’s facing a whole lot of hurt.”

Conti’s jury trial is scheduled to begin June 23.

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The Federal Communications Commission received a formal complaint on Oct. 16 from the Center for American Rights requesting an investigation into possible
news distortion at CBS News. Weeks later, President Donald Trump filed a giant lawsuit against CBS, claiming $10 billion in damages and accusing the network of “partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference.”

At issue: Bill Whitaker’s “60 Minutes” interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, which
apparently underwent significant edits to make the Democrat appear intelligible and concise — possibly with the intention of misleading viewers ahead of the 2024 election.

Last month, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr rejected CBS’ bid to dismiss the “news distortion” complaint concerning its Harris interview. On Monday, he delivered the network some more bad news, noting that the FCC is actively investigating the allegation of “news distortion” and that “all options remain on the table,”
reported Reuters.

‘We’re just going to apply the law.’

Some “options” could prove a real headache for CBS owner Paramount Global, which is seeking regulatory approval for its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. The FCC could, for instance, block the merger.

“We’re simply focused on the record that’s before us,” said Carr, who reopened the probe in January. “We’re just going to apply the law and the facts.”

Reuters indicated that CBS did not immediately provide comment.

While Paramount faces scrutiny from without, it also faces resentment from within.

“60 Minutes” talking head Scott Pelley opined Sunday on the April 20 resignation of the show’s executive producer, Bill Owens, and
complained on air about changes at Paramount amid its talks with Trump to settle the lawsuit and attempts to complete the SkyDance merger.

“It was hard on [Owens] and it was hard on us,” said Pelley. “But he did it for us — and you.”

‘No one here is happy.’

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previously reported that Owens noted in a memo to staff that he could no longer run the show in an “independent” fashion.

“Over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ’60 Minutes,’ right for the audience,” wrote Owens.

Pelley, continuing with his brief hagiography of Owens, said, “Stories we’ve pursued for 57 years are often controversial: lately, the Israel-Gaza war and the Trump administration. Bill made sure they were accurate and fair. He was tough that way.”

“But our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” said Pelley. “None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”

The talking head noted that “no one here is happy” about Owen’s departure, claiming that his departure demonstrated “he was the right person to lead ’60 Minutes’ all along.”

‘They should lose their license!’

The New York Times
reported that representatives for Paramount and President Trump are engaged in settlement talks and that mediation is expected to kick off this week.

Trump noted in an April 13 post on Truth Social, “I am so honored to be suing 60 Minutes, CBS Fake News, and Paramount, over their fraudulent, beyond recognition, reporting. They did everything possible to illegally elect Kamala, including completely and corruptly changing major answers to Interview questions, but it just didn’t work for them.”

“They are not a ‘News Show,’ but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised as ‘News,’ and must be responsible for what they have done, and are doing,” continued the president. “They should lose their license! Hopefully, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as headed by its Highly Respected Chairman, Brendan Carr, will impose the maximum fines and punishment, which is substantial, for their unlawful and illegal behavior.”

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A Wisconsin judge said she is planning to protest the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan by boycotting her duties in the court.

Democrats expressed outrage after Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel announced Friday that Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit judge, had been arrested for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant avoid detention by immigration enforcement officials.

‘I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp, especially without due process.’

Wisconsin Circuit Judge Monica Isham responded by saying she would stop hearing court cases in order to avoid putting her staff or herself in harm’s way if they were called on to do the same as Dugan.

The email, entitled, “Guidance requested or I Refuse to Hold Court,” was obtained by Wisconsin Right Now, which published screenshots of the rest of the email.

“I have been in this position for less than 2 years. I was elected as the first woman, first Native American, first minority all together [sic], to serve as a circuit judge in Sawyer County,” she wrote. “I have sworn an Oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.”

She went on to claim that she had been disrespected in court by those questioning her authority based on her ethnic identity.

“Yesterday, Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee County stood on her Oath in the very building she swore to uphold it and she was arrested and charged with felonies for it. Enough is enough,” she added.

“I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp, especially without due process as BOTH of the constitutions we swore to support requires. Should I start raising bail money?” Isham asked.

“I will not put myself or my staff who may feel compelled to help me or my community in harms [sic] way,” she concluded.

Dugan is accused of intentionally misdirecting federal agents in order to help an illegal immigrant escape detention after he was charged with three misdemeanor battery counts. At a pretrial hearing, she allegedly instructed him and his attorney to leave via a side door as officials came for him.

The refusal of some states and cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials has led to a national debate over the extent of federal power over local governments. Supporters say local officials should aid immigration enforcement efforts, while opponents claim the executive branch is overstepping its authority and infringing on local and states’ rights.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing criticism from President Trump, who posted on Truth Social that Zelenskyy’s recent boasting that Ukraine “will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea” is “harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia.”

“Crimea was lost years ago under the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama and is not even a point of discussion. Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognize Crimea as Russian territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it 11 years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?” Trump continued in his post.

“It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War. He has nothing to boast about. The situation for Ukraine is dire — he can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country,” he added.

Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” notes that President Trump has repeated this sentiment several times, and it “just doesn’t seem to be registering with Zelenskyy.”

However, Zelenskyy isn’t just facing criticism from President Trump.

The Ukrainian president also sat down with the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro, who asked him some hard-hitting questions — including where the money he’s received from the United States is going.

“I want to start by asking you about the meeting that you had in the Oval Office. How do you feel that you could have handled things better with the president and the vice president?” Shapiro asked the Ukrainian president.

“The meeting in the Oval Office — it did not help Ukraine,” he replied.

Shapiro then dug a little deeper, pointing out to Zelenskyy that the United States has spent nearly $200 billion on the defense of Ukraine. “Would an audit be possible by the United States of where those dollars are going?” Shapiro pressed.

“We are ready to have any inspections from the very beginning of the war. The inspectors coming from the United States, Europe, and our own inspectors — they’re working. We have complete reporting counting, absolutely transparent within the Ministry of Defense,” Zelenskyy responded.

“There is access to all the figures starting from the very first year of the war,” he continued, adding that “most of those money were in the form of weapons.”

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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday afternoon that would further crack down on sanctuary cities shielding illegal aliens from federal law enforcement officers.

Early Monday morning, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced during a press briefing that the president planned to sign two new executive orders.

‘It’s quite simple: Obey the law, respect the law, and don’t obstruct federal immigration officials and law enforcement officials when they are simply trying to remove public safety threats from our nation’s communities.’

She told reporters, “Today, we kick off 100-Day Week with a focus on the president’s historic effort to secure our southern border. Later this afternoon, President Trump will sign an executive order on law and order and another executive order on sanctuary cities.”

“The first EO will strengthen and unleash America’s law enforcement to pursue criminals and protect innocent citizens,” she continued. “The second EO is centered around protecting American communities from criminal aliens, and it will direct the attorney general and secretary of Homeland Security to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”

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Leavitt slammed the Biden administration’s “awful open-border policies” for allowing over 10 million illegal aliens to “invade” the country.

During a separate news conference — the White House’s first new media press briefing — Leavitt highlighted Trump’s border accomplishments during his first 100 days and elaborated on the upcoming EOs.

She noted that between Inauguration Day and April 1, only nine illegal aliens were released into the country, “a staggering 99.99% decrease from more than the 184,000 illegal aliens who were released into the country under Joe Biden during that same period last year,” Leavitt said.

The press secretary explained that the administration would review the sanctuary city list created by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to determine whether those jurisdictions were breaking any federal laws.

“Then, the Office of Management and Budget is going to look at their federal spending. Again, if you’re defying federal law, you are threatening your own federal spending by doing that,” Leavitt added.

Trump’s anti-sanctuary EO will also authorize Bondi to pursue potential criminal and civil suits against those who obstruct “criminal or immigration law enforcement.”

“It’s quite simple: Obey the law, respect the law, and don’t obstruct federal immigration officials and law enforcement officials when they are simply trying to remove public safety threats from our nation’s communities,” Leavitt said.

She noted that the law and order EO would ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement can coordinate with local law enforcement partners. It allows authorities to “pursue legal action against state or local officials obstructing criminal or immigration law enforcement,” according to a document reviewed by the New York Post.

Border czar Tom Homan joined Leavitt during the first press conference. He was asked to share his message to sanctuary communities.

“I don’t think any elected mayor, any elected governor should want public safety threats — those illegally in the United States — public safety threats walking through the community,” he stated.

Homan later told ABC News that the executive order addressing sanctuary cities is “needed.”

“Sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals,” he remarked.

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Two people arrested in connection with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s stolen purse are in the United States illegally and may be connected to a larger theft ring.

The first man arrested for the crime — which occurred when Noem was dining in Washington, D.C. — is Mario Bustamante-Leiva, who is originally from Chile. Before Leiva’s name was reported, D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin told the media the suspect was in the U.S. illegally.

This is not the first time Leiva has been arrested for stealing items in restaurants. The Daily Mail reported in 2015 that Leiva was charged in London, England, for stealing almost $30,000 worth of phones, laptops, and wallets over the course of several months in 2014.

‘Unfortunately, so many families in this country have been made victims by crime, and that’s why President Trump is working every single day to make America safe.’

“You are dishonest to your fingertips. Over a five-month period, you committed a series of thefts from the public, over that long period, to a total of some £21,000. … I have no alternative but to order that you be sent to prison,” the judge said when he sentenced Leiva.

It is unknown at this time how Leiva entered the U.S., but it is unlikely that he will be staying here much longer.

The second man arrested is Cristian Rodrigo Montecino-Sanzana, who is also from Chile, according to the New York Post. He was taken into custody in Miami on Sunday. Sanzana was released into the U.S. in early January 2021 despite being handed a notice of “expedited removal” due to a lawsuit which forced the federal government to release certain migrants with comorbidities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Between Sanzana’s arrest and Leiva’s criminal history, officials believe the suspects were not carrying out the alleged thefts on their own.

Martin has said there is no evidence suggesting that Noem was targeted because she is part of the Trump administration.

“Thank you to [Secret Service and ICE] and our law enforcement partners for finding and arresting the criminal who stole my bag on Easter Sunday as I shared a meal with my family at a Washington DC restaurant. This individual is a career criminal who has been in our country illegally for years,” Noem said after the arrests.

“Unfortunately, so many families in this country have been made victims by crime, and that’s why President Trump is working every single day to make America safe and get these criminal aliens off of our streets,” she added.

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President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 800 illegal aliens in just the first four days of its multiagency Florida operation.

On Saturday, ICE shared news of the massive ongoing crackdown effort dubbed “Operation Tidal Wave.”

‘They encountered these criminal aliens out and about during their regular duties, and they’re able to go ahead and identify those public safety threats for us.’

“In a first-of-its-kind partnership between state and federal partners, ICE Miami and Florida law enforcement arrested nearly 800 illegal aliens this week during the first four days of #OperationTidalWave — a massive, multi-agency, immigration enforcement crackdown,” ICE wrote in a post on social media.

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Fox News’ Bill Melugin revealed additional details about the raids, noting that agents arrested a convicted murderer and gang members.

Jose Sanchez Reyes, a Colombian national, was reportedly arrested by ICE. He was previously convicted of homicide in Colombia.

Rafael Juarez Cabrera, a Guatemalan national, was also arrested. He illegally entered the U.S. several times and is reportedly a known MS-13 gang member.

Melugin reported that ICE nabbed Savva Klishchevskii, a Russian national who currently has an Interpol Red Notice for alleged vehicular manslaughter.

Aron Isaak Morazan-Izaguirre, a Honduran national, was detained as well, according to Melugin. He is a suspected 18th Street gang member.

“Operation Tidal Wave is still ongoing, as Florida continues to partner tightly with ICE to cooperate with and enhance the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda,” Melugin wrote.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) responded to Melugin, stating, “Operation Tidal Wave is an example of FL and [Department of Homeland Security] partnering to deliver big results on immigration enforcement and deportations.”

“Florida is leading the nation in active cooperation with the Trump administration for immigration enforcement and deportation operations!” DeSantis said.

According to the New York Times, ICE arrested “about 780 immigrants” during the first several days of the operation, which began last Monday.

Operation Tidal Wave targeted those with final deportation orders, an ICE official told the news outlet. Over 275 of the illegal aliens had final removal orders.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told ABC News that the operation was significant “because it’s the first of its kind.”

“We have surged all our federal partners together along with Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement [and] Removal Operations, which are all the enforcement arms of ICE, but we’re also using all our 287(g) partners in the state of Florida. We’re using state, local, and county law enforcement agencies to assist us in our operations,” Lyons explained.

The Immigration and Nationality Act Section 287(g) authorizes ICE to delegate state and local law enforcement to perform certain immigration enforcement functions. Newsweek reported that nearly 230 Florida law enforcement agencies have 287(g) agreements with ICE.

“So this is one of the first large-scale missions we’ve done like this ever,” Lyons told ABC News. “We brought a ‘whole the government’ approach with cooperative jurisdictions that want to help ICE secure communities in neighborhoods and remove public safety threats from our neighborhoods.”

“State troopers, local police officers, county sheriffs — they’re our eyes and ears,” he continued. “They encountered these criminal aliens out and about during their regular duties, and they’re able to go ahead and identify those public safety threats for us.”

ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan told ABC News that the federal agency’s partnerships with local law enforcement agencies will continue.

“We’ve seen historic partnerships with the state of Texas that has been going on and being able to expand. We’ve seen historic partnerships in Virginia as well as many other states that are coming to the table, even states that you wouldn’t necessarily always think of as border states,” Sheahan stated.

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NFL champ Saquon Barkley defended his interactions with President Donald Trump after receiving criticism from online scolds. The Philadelphia Eagles visited the White House on Monday, but Barkley arrived early to meet the president and hit some golf balls.

On Monday, the Super Bowl champ posted the following on social media: “lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand.”

‘Trump is not a normal president. Get a f**king grip you idiot.’

Barkley played golf with the president at Trump National at Bedminster in New Jersey over the weekend and faced backlash from those who oppose Trump and his political policies.

“Just golfed with Obama not too long ago,” he added, “and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have [an] amazing day.”

The anti-Trump critics continued assailing Barkley despite the statement.

“It was bad optics. He was invited. He went. It was his choice. Those who pay attention know Trump hurts the disadvantaged, and eliminates DEI, and ignores the right of due process. Those who care now know Barkley doesn’t,” responded photographer Frank Mitman.

“You’re literally being obtuse as to why people are upset. Trump is not a normal president. Get a f**king grip you idiot,” replied another critic.

“Would you laugh and joke about playing golf with Hitler?” said an account identifying as Democrat.

“I accept that some people are rich enough to be buffered from the consequences of Trump’s policies, but don’t f**king lie in our faces when we get annoyed that you’re out there fondling his wrinkly nutsack that you just ‘respect the office,'” read one descriptive criticism.

Others criticized Barkley by pointing out that he is engaged to a white woman.

The superstar running back was pivotal in Philadelphia’s resounding victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl by a score of 40 to 22.

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Passengers were forced to hold up a portion of a plane’s ceiling after it collapsed during a flight from Atlanta to Chicago.

Delta Flight 2417 passengers were given an unfortunate task on April 14 when they were forced to hold up ceiling panels of the aircraft for what was described as 30 to 45 minutes.

Tom Witschy, a 35-year-old from Chicago, told People that during takeoff he and another passenger heard a sound they assumed was a “bag banging against the overhead bin.”

However, shortly after takeoff, the sound became a loud banging noise before a “panel of the plane came off, crashing down, nearly hitting an older woman” who was seated in the row ahead of him. Witschy said the panel was hanging by a thread, so he grabbed the corner closest to him to prevent it from hitting his row of passengers as the plan was ascending.

“The men across from me and diagonally across did the same,” the man told the outlet. The flight crew was unable to assist at the time due to the period of forced seating during the ascent.

‘We kept holding it as they alerted the pilots and searched their inventory for tape.’

After 10 to 15 minutes, flight attendants eventually came to investigate, which led to passengers having to hold up the falling panel until a solution was found.

“We kept holding it as they alerted the pilots and searched their inventory for tape. This went on for another 30 minutes or so.”

Images from the incident showed the extent of the damage, while a TikTok video from inside the plane emerged and showed several rows of passengers with their arms extended above their heads to hold the panel up.

The passenger claimed a missing screw or bolt was the likely reason for the dangling panel, and the eventual solution was provided by the passengers themselves.

“One of the flight attendants scoured the plane until a man ahead of us offered bright yellow scotch tape he happened to have, and that’s what she and several other people used to tape it up.”

A picture of the tape job with the caption “#reassuring” was provided by People.

Delta said in a statement that the company wanted to thank its customers for their “patience and cooperation.”

“We apologize for the delay in their travels,” Delta added.

The airline said the aircraft returned to Atlanta “due to cabin maintenance,” and the flight continued after “about a two-hour delay on another aircraft.”

Days earlier, Flight 1278 from Santa Ana, California, to Atlanta reportedly suffered a similar fate when a ceiling panel fell and allegedly hit a passenger.

“Delta has been in touch with our customer to express our apologies for this rare occurrence,” the airline said at the time.

A few days prior to that incident, a different string of bad luck hit Delta passengers in Atlanta when nearly 300 people spent the night on the tarmac. As reported by Fox 5 Atlanta, passengers on two international Delta flights were diverted due to bad weather, with passengers spending the entire night on the planes.

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An alleged home intruder — with a reported “135 previous interactions” with cops — didn’t get very far into an Indiana residence early Friday morning after the homeowner reportedly shot him in the face.

Henry County deputies at 1:45 a.m. responded to a residence after a homeowner called 911 and reported someone was trying to break into his home, Sheriff John Sproles told WISH-TV, adding that the homeowner heard his dog barking and a voice outside.

The homeowner was with his wife and 3-year-old child at the time of incident.

Sproles told the station the intruder had broken two front windows and was reaching inside the home and attempting to pull the blinds down when the homeowner fired one shot from a .45 caliber handgun.

When deputies arrived, they found a man lying on the front porch with a gunshot wound to the face, WISH said.

The station added that the alleged intruder was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital, where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition.

WISH said authorities haven’t released the individual’s identity but “confirmed he’s had 135 prior interactions” with Henry County law enforcement, “most of which were related to mental health issues.”

Sproles added to the station that the incident appears to be isolated incident and that there is no ongoing threat to the public. WISH said there was not a motive for the break-in.

The homeowner was with his wife and 3-year-old child at the time of incident and is cooperating with the investigation, the station said.

“This incident highlights the dire crisis we are facing with inadequate resources to house people with mental illness,” Sproles added to WISH.

You can view a video report here about the incident.

How are people reacting?

Those commenting under WISH’s Facebook post about the incident seemed decidedly in the homeowner’s corner. The following are a few examples:

“Good guy with the ability to protect himself and his family!” one commenter wrote. “Excellent!!!”The more this happens the less they’ll even try,” another user said. “Good work, homeowner — you’re a true American hero.””Give him a medal,” another commenter declared.

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A U.K. billiards association has reversed course and banned men from women’s competitions just weeks after two males dominated a women’s tournament.

The Ultimate Pool Group’s Women’s Pro Series Event 2 robbed headlines around the world at the beginning of April when two males met in the finals of the women’s tournament. Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith, both males, each beat four women to reach the finals of the 32-player tournament in Wigan, England. Haynes was the eventual winner and was reported to have a .750 career winning percentage, while Smith had won 85 of his last 113 matches, a near identical percentage.

As of April 23 however, Ultimate Pool announced it would officially amend its eligibility rules to state that “women’s events are open only to biologically born women.”

“We respect that some people within the pool community may find the changes challenging. As an organisation, we are committed to being empathetic to all members of our community and we expect all members of our community to reflect this,” the group wrote on X. “In recognition of the challenges that some members of our community may face we have partnered with Omnia Health Group to offer support to anyone who feels they might benefit from it.”

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‘Female players have unique disadvantages compared to male players …’

On its website, the organization said it had reached its conclusion due to two factors. The first was a commissioned report that concluded there are indeed “biological differences between women born as women and transgender women” and that pool is a “gender affected sport.”

“… Female players have unique disadvantages compared to male players and … transgender women retain male advantages.”

The second factor was the recent decision by the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court, which clarified the definition of a woman from the U.K.’s 2010 Equality Act.

“This examination of the language of the EA 2010, its context and purpose, demonstrate that the words ‘sex,’ ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in sections 11 and 212(1) mean (and were always intended to mean) biological sex, biological woman and biological man,” the court said.

Ultimate Pool stated that the ruling had brought the organization “clarity” and further decided that “trans women cannot take part in women’s sport.”

The governing body therefore concluded that males would not be eligible for women’s pool events and are not eligible to be selected for international events in the female category.

The next UPG event, for women only (for real this time), takes place May 23-25.

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Wide receiver Samson Nacua was captured on camera slapping an opposing team’s fan following a loss.

A UFL game between the Michigan Panthers and the St. Louis Battlehawks generated buzz for all the wrong reasons after the game when a Panthers player got into it with a fan. Inside the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, the Battlehawks had just beat the Panthers 32-27 when Nacua was seen in a video mid-altercation with a St. Louis fan who was leaning over the railing of the stands.

As the fan leaned closer and Nacua inched toward him, the wide receiver flinched once before he reached up and slapped the fan across the face. Receiver Adonis Alexander was also seen standing nearby; he pointed and laughed at the fan before a Panthers staff member got between him and the fan.

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The video was widely circulated online and in one instance on X was seen about two million times.

The UFL later released a statement saying the incident was under investigation.

“The UFL is aware of the incident that took place last evening at the conclusion of the Michigan Panthers vs. St. Louis Battlehawks game in St. Louis. League officials are currently investigating the matter,” the league said, per ESPN.

The fan’s name is currently unknown, and there are no known social media posts or public comments from him regarding the incident. Neither the UFL nor the Panthers have provided additional commentary on the matter regarding punishments to the player.

The 27-year-old receiver is the brother of 23-year-old NFL receiver Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams. Puka is a Pro Bowl player and considered one of the best up-and-coming receivers in the league.

A third Nacua brother also plays for the UFL’s Panthers, Kai Nacua, who plays safety.

Samson has seven catches for 117 yards and one touchdown this season in the UFL. He attended Utah and BYU in the NCAA and reportedly tried out for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in the NFL.

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Many small towns in Texas have been overrun by illegal immigrants under the Biden administration — but under Trump that’s hopefully all about to change.

“There was a sigh of relief in Texas when it at least came to the border, because we knew we weren’t going to have to fight our own federal government when it came to actually enforcing the laws,” Greg Sindelar, CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, tells James Poulos of “Zero Hour.”

While it’s been “very overwhelming” for these small towns, Sindelar notes that it was the “system working as designed.”

“So Texas had to jump in. We spent billions and billions and billions of dollars trying to just stem the tide a little bit, but what we learned from that is Mexico is not a good faith actor in this, and I’m talking about the government of Mexico,” he explains.

“And I know they’re very upset by the president saying that they are tied to these cartels. Well, I’m here to tell you they are, at this point, mostly a failed narco state. They have seeded 30% to 40% of their land to these cartels,” he continues, adding, “they let them run anything that they want to do.”

“It’s absolutely horrific what is happening, and the Mexican people are suffering because of it, and Texans and Americans are also suffering because of it,” he adds.

This is why it’s not only important for America to crack down on cartel activity as Trump has promised but Mexico as well.

“Our futures are intertwined,” Sindelar tells Poulos. “If we can’t get Mexico back into being a functioning state again, then we will continue to have these problems, and we’ll continue to pour an immense amount of money and lose an immense amount of American lives until they get their act together.”

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Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared Sunday that “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace” and called for “mass protests,” “mobilization,” and “disruption” against the administration of President Donald Trump, the Hill reported.

During his keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Pritzker added that “they have to understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone that we have. We must castigate them on the soapbox and then punish them at the ballot box.”

‘We will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards. We will relegate their portraits to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors.’

Pritzker’s words seemed eerily reminiscent of other prominent leftists during Trump’s first term in office. Who can forget when far-left U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) encouraged her supporters during a June 2018 speech to harass members of Trump’s administration?

“Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up, and if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere!” Waters hollered.

Indeed, harassment followed, and attacks on conservatives got physical too. Remember, also, that Hillary Clinton piled on, saying “you cannot be civil” with Republicans. Former Attorney General Eric Holder said, “When they go low, we kick them!” and far-left U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged activists in Washington, D.C., to “go to the Hill” and “get up in the face of some congresspeople.”

More recently, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said — in reference to the Trump agenda — his party is “going to fight it in the streets.”

A WBBM-TV video report about Pritzker’s speech said the New Hampshire 100 Club Dinner is “usually reserved for those about to run for president” and that Pritzker was “sounding like a 2028 presidential candidate.”

The keynote speaker at the state’s 100 Club Dinner last year was Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democrat presidential ticket, the Hill said.

Pritzker also criticized members of his own party, saying “do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on our defense of black people, of trans kids, of immigrants, instead of their own lack of guts and gumption,” the outlet reported.

Although Pritzker conceded that while Democrats “may need to fix our messaging and strategy, our values are exactly where they should be,” The Hill said.

The Illinois governor added, “We will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards. We will relegate their portraits to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors,” the Hill also said, according to multiple national outlets.

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