Josh Holmes, the former Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager to Mitch McConnell and who now spends most of his time defending Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, has pledged to deport populist conservative reporters from the United States in an effort to preserve the current NeoCon and RINO (Republican In Name Only) order.
Holmes, after claiming the U.S. immigration system is worse than he thought because the editor of The National Pulse, Raheem Kassam, is permitted to reside in the country, told Kassam on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday evening:
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Kassam responded, “Your word is as valuable as your philosophy. So I reckon I’m alright,” highlighting the failure of the Republican Party, led by politicians like McConnell, to assume any control over the United States’ immigration system before the election of former President Donald Trump.
It is far from the first time so-called D.C. “conservatives” have attacked actual right wing reporters, with Team DeSantis showing regular disdain for those who refuse to peddle their anti-Trump narratives.
Holmes, who runs the hyper-establishment consulting chop shop known as “Cavalry,” is often seen “mentoring” young men in the city.
The “Republican” Georgia Governor Brian Kemp also showed his contempt for conservatives after he defended and rejected calls to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the Georgia indictment of the 45th President.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A newly released congressional video fills a one-minute gap in earlier surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein’s jail unit on the night of his 2019 death.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The House Oversight Committee, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The footage covers the disputed minute from 11:58:59 PM on August 9, 2019, to midnight on August 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
💬KEY QUOTE: Attorney General Pam Bondi previously said, “What we learned from Bureau of Prisons was every night the video is reset, and every night should have the same minute missing”—but it appears this was inaccurate.
🎯IMPACT: The new footage raises further questions about the official narrative concerning Epstein’s death.
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New video from the jail unit where child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein died has filled in a “missing minute” from previously released surveillance footage. The video, included in a nearly 34,000-file release by the House Oversight Committee, covers the critical minute absent from earlier footage outside Epstein’s cell block at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
The missing minute spanned from 11:58:59 PM on August 9, 2019, to midnight on August 10, 2019. Digital forensics experts had previously discovered that supposedly “raw” footage released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) had been edited and merged using Adobe Premiere Pro, raising suspicions about evidence tampering.
The new footage clarifies that the camera data switched around midnight, requiring two clips to be combined for seamless video. Merging the clips appears to reveal no gap in the footage—contradicting Attorney General Pam Bondi’s earlier explanation for the missing minute. Bondi had claimed, “What we learned from Bureau of Prisons was every night the video is reset, and every night should have the same minute missing.”
This is not the first time Bondi has appeared to contradict herself on the Epstein case, with the current controversy around his death stemming from a DOJ memo stating that no Epstein “client list” exists, despite the fact she said a client list was “on [her] desk” in February.
The new video shows no previously undiscovered activity inside the jail block during the “missing minute.” The DOJ continues to assert that Epstein died by suicide in his cell while awaiting prosecution.
Notably, the footage released to the public does not cover Epstein’s cell door, only a corridor outside his cell block. While officials insist the released footage shows no one could have reached Epstein’s cell, analysts for CBS News have disputed this, noting it does not fully cover the cell block entrance or the staircase leading to Epstein’s level.
“To say that there’s no way that someone could get to that, the stairs up to his room, without being seen, is false,” they insist.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean autocrat Kim Jong-Un gathered in Beijing, China, along with a handful of other world leaders to celebrate the 80th anniversary of World War II, though the event was overshadowed by Xi and Putin’s hot mic conversation regarding organ harvesting and immortality.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean autocrat Kim Jong-Un, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and several other world leaders.
📍WHEN & WHERE: September 2 and 3, China.
💬KEY QUOTE: “With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, and people can live longer and longer, and even achieve immortality.” — Vladimir Putin
🎯IMPACT: The sparsely attended event suggests that China and Russia continue to struggle to muster support for an anti-American global economic and political bloc outside their direct spheres of influence.
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Around two dozen world leaders gathered in Beijing, China, yesterday for what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) billed as a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Imperial Japanese occupation of the East Asian country. While the event featured Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean autocrat Kim Jong-Un prominently—along with a military parade showcasing the Chinese military’s weaponry—a U.S. delegation was noticeably absent. This fact—despite the United States having played the preeminent role in the war’s Pacific theater—did not go unnoticed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
“The big question to be answered is whether or not President Xi of China will mention the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that The United States of America gave to China in order to help it to secure its FREEDOM from a very unfriendly foreign invader,” President Trumpwrote late Tuesday night in a post on Truth Social. “Many Americans died in China’s quest for Victory and Glory. I hope that they are rightfully Honored and Remembered for their Bravery and Sacrifice! May President Xi and the wonderful people of China have a great and lasting day of celebration.”
“Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” he added.
In a 90-minute military parade, China showcased what it says is the latest in its military technology before 24 world leaders—mostly from former Soviet Socialist Republics and a handful of politically isolated nations like Iran. However, what the CCP hoped would be a global flex of its military prowess is being overshadowed by a hot mic moment where Xi and Putin, along with Kim Jong-Un, were discussing the use of organ transplants to prolong their lives to 150 years.
“Earlier, people rarely lived to 70, but these days at 70 years you’re still a child,” said Xi, 72, through a translator to Putin, also 72, as a smiling Kim walked next to them. Putin—also through a translator—responded to Xi, “With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, and people can live longer and longer, and even achieve immortality.”
“Predictions are, this century, there’s a chance of also living to 150,” Xi said, eliciting approving laughter from Putin and Kim.
The exchange is notable as Russia, North Korea, and especially China have all been accused of engaging in illicit organ harvesting, with allegations suggesting organs are sometimes taken by force from healthy young adults who are political dissidents or ethnic minorities. Notably, China has been accused of harvesting organs from members of the Falun Gong movement and the Uyghur ethnic minority group.
WATCH 🚨 Hot mic moment on CCTV in China today: Putin and Xi, both 72, were caught casually chatting about living to 150 years — or maybe forever — thanks to organ transplants pic.twitter.com/5kSPqUOsDL
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage is set to speak at the U.S. Congress, accusing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of a “war on freedom” and calling for the U.S. to impose penalties on countries restricting free speech.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Sir Keir Starmer, arrested comedy writer Graham Linehan, and others.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Farage will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., later today.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The Graham Linehan case is yet another example of the war on freedom in the UK.” – Nigel Farage
🎯IMPACT: The testimony follows the arrest of Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan by five armed police officers at London’s Heathrow airport, over social media posts critical of transgenderism.
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Reform Party leader Nigel Farage will address the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. today, where he will accuse Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, of the far-left Labour Party, of waging a “war on freedom.” He is expected to call on the Trump administration to impose diplomatic and trade sanctions on countries that curb free speech, spotlighting the recent case of Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan being arrested by five armed police officers at London’s Heathrow Airport for posts on X (formerly Twitter) critical of transgenderism.
“The Graham Linehan case is yet another example of the war on freedom in the UK,” Farage is expected to tell Congress. He will also address the imprisonment of Lucy Connolly, a mother with young children who was prosecuted after calling for “mass deportations now” and saying she would not care if asylum hotels were burned down following the murder of multiple little girls by a migration-background teenager in Southport, England.
“Free speech is a fundamentally British value. We would do well to remember that every signatory of the American Declaration of Independence was, after all, a British subject,” he is expected to say.
Sir Mark Rowley, who leads London’s Metropolitan Police force, has claimed his officers are in an “impossible position” due to the various laws against “grossly offensive” communications and inciting “hatred” in Britain—although there is no law forcing them to aggressively pursue people for speech crimes when assaults, burglaries, and other crimes most members of the public would consider more important usually go unsolved and often uninvestigated.
In an attempt to counter Farage, Prime Minister Starmer claims the Brexit champion is being “unpatriotic” by raising Britain’s erosion of free speech, with the notionally right-wing Conservative (Tory) Party that governed the country before Labour echoing the same talking points.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. collected over $30 billion in tariff revenues in August, marking the highest monthly total so far for 2025.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Treasury Department, President Donald J. Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
📍WHEN & WHERE: August 2025, with data released Thursday, and tariffs remaining in place through at least October 14.
🎯IMPACT: Tariff revenues for 2025 have already surpassed $183 billion, cutting the budget and trade deficits.
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The Trump administration collected over $30 billion in tariff revenue in August alone, marking the highest monthly total of 2025 so far, even with data from the last three days of the month not yet factored in. According to Treasury Department figures released last week, total tariff revenue for the year has already surged past $183 billion, more than double what had been collected by this point last year.
Revenue has climbed fast in recent months, from $17.4 billion in April, to $23.9 billion in May, $28 billion in June, and $29 billion in July. At this pace, the government could match last year’s full-year tariff take in just a few months.
The surge comes as President Donald J. Trump’s trade agenda gains traction again, both economically and legally. Despite a federal appeals court ruling that said Trump overstepped by using emergency powers to impose global tariffs, the court has allowed the tariffs to stay in place through October 14. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is appealing the anti-tariff decision to the Supreme Court.
Trump’s tariffs, aimed at levelling the playing field for American workers against sweatshop economies and countries that price out American expoirts through tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, are already “reshoring” jobs to the United States. For instance, GE Appliances recently announced a $3 billion investment to move manufacturing from China and Mexico back to the U.S. Products like refrigerators and water heaters will now be built in states like Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee, bringing over 1,000 new jobs. CEO Kevin Nolan said the goal is “manufacturing close to our customers.”
The U.S. goods trade deficit has seen major improvement, narrowing from $96.4 billion in May to $86.0 billion in June, thanks to falling imports, a sign that the tariffs are working as intended.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now projects Trump’s tariff policy could slash the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade, including $3.3 trillion in primary deficit reduction and $700 billion in interest savings. Customs duties alone could reach $200 billion by year’s end.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A United Nations (UN) report has revealed that migration from Venezuela towards the U.S. is down around 97 percent, with over 14,000 migrants reversing course and abandoning their plans to cross into the United States mid-journey, citing the Trump administration’s strict border enforcement policies.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Migrants primarily from Venezuela, along with the governments of Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica, supported by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Migration through Central America and the Darién Gap peaked under former President Joe Biden in 2023, with a significant decline reported in early 2025 as U.S. border policies tightened under Trump.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s time to go back,” said one migrant quoted in the report.
🎯IMPACT: Migration toward the U.S. has slowed dramatically, with July 2025 recording the lowest monthly apprehensions in U.S. Border Patrol history.
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A United Nations (UN) report has confirmed a dramatic shift in migration trends, with migration towards the U.S. from Venezuela down almost 100 percent. Over 14,000 migrants have abandoned their journeys north through Central America in what has been dubbed “reverse flow” migration. The transformation comes after President Donald J. Trump reinstated strict border enforcement policies, resulting in record-low illegal crossings.
The report, compiled by the governments of Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica with support from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, shows that migration from Venezuela toward the U.S. has dropped by a staggering 97 percent. Migrants cited tougher U.S. policies (46 percent) and being unable to cross the border (49 percent) as their main reasons for turning back. Others mentioned running out of money (34 percent) or fear of detention and deportation (17 percent).
“It’s time to go back—the American dream wasn’t like this,” complained one migrant quoted in the report.
“The world is hearing our message that America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers,” commented Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, pointing to a near halt in crossings through Panama’s treacherous Darién Gap. In June, just 10 migrants reportedly made the journey, down from over 500,000 in 2023.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for May 2025 also show a 93 percent decrease in illegal crossings compared to the same month last year. Only 8,725 encounters were recorded, with zero migrants paroled into the U.S., compared to over 62,000 releases in May 2024. Border Czar Tom Homan has previously highlighted that releases have dropped by 99.99 percent compared to the Biden era.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A trans-identifying man allegedly broke into a home in Ontario, Canada, and sexually assaulted and choked a toddler.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Convicted pedophile Daniel “Dani” Senecal, a 25-year-old man who uses “she/her” pronouns, and a five-year-old girl.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred early on the morning of August 31 in Welland, Ontario.
💬KEY QUOTE: “That poor little girl, my heart breaks. To be honest, I feel like I failed… The fact that the justice system did not do more makes me hurt.” – Mother of Senecal’s previous victim.
🎯IMPACT: The five-year-old victim required medical care but is now in stable condition. The case has raised concerns over the justice system’s handling of repeat offenders.
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Daniel “Dani” Senecal, a 25-year-old man who recently began identifying as transgender, has been charged in connection with a serious assault on a girl in Ontario, Canada. Authorities responded to a call for medical assistance in the city of Welland early Sunday morning. They found a young child suffering from injuries that required urgent medical attention. The five-year-old girl is now reported to be in stable condition.
During the investigation, police discovered evidence of a break-in at the victim’s home. Reports indicate that the girl’s parents woke up to the horrifying realization that their daughter had been assaulted overnight. Surveillance footage from a witness helped law enforcement identify Senecal as the suspect, leading to his arrest. He now faces multiple charges, including aggravated sexual assault on a child, sexual interference with a child, assault, assault by choking, and breaking and entering.
Notably, Canadianmedia reports that Senecal had previously been convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy in the same area. However, he received just 18 months in prison, and was released in March, six months early. The mother of this earlier victim expressed deep frustration over the system’s failure to impose a meaningful punishment, saying, “I feel like I failed to get him locked up longer. The fact that the justice system did not do more makes me hurt.”
The case is just one of many involving transgenders accused, charged, or convicted of child sexual abuse. In January, for instance, three men identifying as women were accused of gang raping a girl at a local Pride festival that took place in 2024 in Bergen, Norway.
Last month, a transgender illegal immigrant who was let into the U.S. under the former Biden regime in 2023 was also charged with child rape. Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a Colombian transgender, faces first-degree rape of a minor under 17 charges, along with other charges.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: MSNBC analyst Ashley Parker criticized the deployment of National Guard troops to restore order in Washington, D.C. calling it an “occupation” and suggesting they served no purpose—despite complaining of repeated robberies just months prior.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ashley Parker, co-author Nancy A. Youssef, President Donald J. Trump, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the National Guard, federal law enforcement agencies, and D.C. residents.
📍WHEN & WHERE:The Atlantic article was published on August 29, while Parker’s viral social media post dates back to June.
💬KEY QUOTE: “After another bike was stolen last night, my husband and I realized our life as D.C. homeowners by the numbers includes: 1 stolen car; 2 stolen scooters/Vespas; 3 stolen bikes; a partridge in a pear tree; etc.” – Ashley Parker
🎯IMPACT: Parker’s criticism of the National Guard deployment contrasts with her own acknowledgment of D.C.’s crime crisis, highlighting partisan hypocrisy in the corporate media.
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MSNBC analyst Ashley Parker is facing criticism for calling President Donald J. Trump’sNational Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., an “occupation” and suggesting the troops serve no real purpose, despite previously lamenting repeated crimes against her family in the American capital. In a recent Atlantic article co-authored with Nancy A. Youssef, Parker argued the Guard’s presence had “chilled life in the city” and mocked the deployment as “sitcom-esque.”
“To some—especially undocumented immigrants [sic]—the Guard presence is disconcerting at best, terrifying at worst,” she wrote, while dismissing President Trump’s federal crime crackdown as a “farcical” effort. However, social media users quickly pointed out Parker’s own admitted frustrations with D.C. crime. In a post from June, she wrote: “After another bike was stolen last night, my husband and I realized our life as DC homeowners by the numbers includes: 1 stolen car; 2 stolen scooters/Vespas; 3 stolen bikes; a partridge in a pear tree; etc.,” painting a clear picture of ongoing theft and rising public safety concerns in the nation’s capital.
Despite her claims, Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and federal law enforcement has clearly curtailed crime in D.C., with even Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, acknowledging, “We know that when carjackings go down, when the use of guns goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer,” specifically noting an “87 percent reduction in carjackings” since Trump’s takeover.
President Trump has invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under federal authority and mobilized hundreds of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers throughout the city. The operation has cut violent crime dropped nearly 50 percent compared to the same time last year.
Over 1,000 arrests have been made, including members of dangerous gangs such as MS-13 and Tren de Aragua. Dozens of homeless encampments have also been dismantled.
Trump also signed an executive order ending cashless bail in D.C. and directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty in homicide cases. “If somebody kills somebody in the capital—Washington, D.C.—we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” Trump said, calling it a “very strong preventative.”
A recent poll showed the majority of voterssupport Trump’s crime crackdown, viewing it as both “justified” and “necessary.”
Once a vibrant hub of history and culture, Washington D.C. experienced a rapid decline, overshadowing its monuments and museums. Now, that’s all changed. #DCDecline#UrbanDecaypic.twitter.com/PYkKIVKoW8
❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. military forces carried out a strike against Tren de Aragua in international waters, at President Donald J. Trump’s direction.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. military forces, President Trump, Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday morning, in the United States Southern Command (SouthCom) area of responsibility, international waters.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!” – President Trump
🎯IMPACT: Eleven “narcoterrorists” were killed in the strike, potentially deterring further drug running.
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U.S. military forces have executed a strike against Tren de Aragua (TdA), designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by President Donald J. Trump, in international waters. TdA, characterized by President Trump as operating under the control of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, gained a significant foothold in the U.S. under former President Joe Biden, and has been linked to serious crimes including mass murder, drug trafficking, and sex trafficking across the United States and the wider Western Hemisphere.
“Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM [United States Southern Command] area of responsibility,” Trump confirmed in a post to his Truth Social platform. He stressed that TdA “is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro,” explaining that the strike was carried out “while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States.”
“The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike,” he added, warning: “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is deploying military lawyers to assist with the backlog of immigration cases.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the White House.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: A memo dated August 27 outlined plans to begin deploying 150 military lawyers to the DOJ “as soon as practicable.”
💬KEY QUOTE: Clearing the backlog “should be a priority that everyone—including those waiting for adjudication—can rally around,” said a White House official.
🎯IMPACT: The move aims to double the number of immigration judges and accelerate deportation processing.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly approved the assignment of 600 military lawyers to serve temporarily as immigration judges within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The immigration case backlog currently totals about 3.5 million, and the Trump administration is keen to clear it—while removing previous immigration judges with an ideological bias against deportations.
A memo obtained by the Associated Press, dated August 27, states that the Pentagon will initially deploy 150 lawyers to the DOJ “as soon as practicable,” with the first group expected to be chosen by next week. This initiative follows the dismissal or deferred resignations of some immigration judges earlier this year, leaving roughly 600 judges to manage the caseload.
The addition of military lawyers will effectively double the number of judges handling immigration cases. Beyond this, the Trump administration has deployed 1,700 National Guard troops across 19 states to aid in processing immigration cases and supporting federal immigration and law enforcement efforts.
A White House official emphasized that addressing the backlog should be a “priority that everyone—including those waiting for adjudication—can rally around.” Under the former Biden-Harris regime, illegal immigrants arriving in the U.S. en masse were being released into the country almost immediately, with little oversight beyond a requirement to appear before an immigration judge at some point years in the future.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Failed Democrat vice presidential nominee and incumbent Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gleefully suggested that there will one day be “news” about President Donald J. Trump’s death, referencing baseless rumors that circulated online about the America First leader passing away last week.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tim Walz, President Trump, and social media users spreading the rumors.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Comments were made on Labor Day at a picnic in Minnesota, following social media rumors over the weekend.
💬KEY QUOTE: “You get up in the morning and you doom scroll through things, and, although I will say this, you woke up the last few days thinking there might be news; just saying, just saying, there will be news sometime, just so you know. There will be news.” – Tim Walz
🎯IMPACT: The crass remarks have earned backlash, so soon after a mass shooting at a Catholic mass in Walz’s state, for appearing to look forward to the death of President Trump, who has survived multiple assassination attempts.
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Failed Democratic vice presidential candidate and incumbent Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, 61, appeared to look forward to the death of President Donald J. Trump, 79, during a speech at a picnic over the Labor Day weekend. Alluding to unfounded social media rumors last week that the America First leader had died, spread via hashtags like #TrumpIsDead and #WhereIsTrump, Walz jeered: “You get up in the morning and you doom scroll through things, and, although, I will say this, you woke up the last few days thinking there might be news,” adding: “Just saying, just saying; there will be news sometime, just so you know. There will be news.”
The rumors were dispelled when Trump was spotted golfing with his teenage granddaughter, Kai, in Sterling, Virginia. Notably, Trump survived two assassination attempts during the 2024 election campaign, with many—including Trump himself—arguing that the hysterical rhetoric of Democrats like Walz helped to instigate these attacks.
This rhetoric has continued following President Trump’s return to office in January, with Walz going so far as to liken U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Trump’s “modern Gestapo”—part of a pattern of Democrat abuse of the agency that is helping to fuel increasingly serious attacks on law enforcement.
President Trump addressed the baseless speculation about his death on Tuesday, saying he had not heard the details, but that the media was aware he had been “very active” over the weekend, and that the rumors were further evidence that the “fake news” lacks any credibility.
“How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?”
A reporter asks Donald Trump about an internet rumour that he had died.https://t.co/TC2ROCL7wW
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