German Cardinal Gerhard Müller saysFiducia supplicans – authored by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez under the imprimatur of Pope Francis – is “self contradictory” and claims the document “was neither discussed nor approved by the General Assembly of Cardinals and Bishops of this Dicastery.” The document ostensibly opens to the door to ‘pastoral’ blessings for same-sex couples and unions. From 2012 to 2017, Cardinal Müller headed the Church’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith – the same Church body now headed by Cardinal Fernandez.
While the Catholic Church “can set certain pastoral accents and creatively relate the truth of Revelation to the new challenges of each age”, Müller asserts the doctrine is clear: “…these innovations cannot go beyond what was revealed to them once and for all by the apostles as the word of God (Dei verbum 8).”
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The German cleric goes further: “In fact, there are no biblical texts or texts of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church or previous documents of the magisterium to support the conclusions of [Fiducia supplicans]” in a direct challenge to the Pope and Cardinal Fernandez.
Cardinal Müller notes the last time the Church issued a magisterial ruling on the matter of blessings for same-sex unions and couples – in 2021 – “…it categorically rejected the possibility of blessing these unions. This applies both to public blessings and to private blessings for people living in sinful conditions.” He goes on to argue Fiducia supplicans attempts to recognize the validity of the previous magisterial ruling – “and binding teaching” – as they apply to sacramental or liturgical blessings, but undermines this validity by broadening the definition of ‘blessing’ so much as to render it almost meaningless.
The Church already allows for sinners to receive a simple blessing when their state of sin precludes them from the sacraments.
In essence, Cardinal Müller, believes Fiducia supplicans creates a new category of blessing, which he notes “are a novelty”, with “…no basis for this new usage in the biblical texts cited… .” The influential German cardinal ultimately concludes, in what can only be read as a direct challenge to the document: “There is no blessing, not only in public but also in private, for sinful living conditions that objectively contradict God’s holy will.”
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Swalwell Quits Congress After Sex Scandal Torpedoes Governor Bid.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has announced his resignation from Congress amidst a burgeoning sex scandal and after withdrawing from the California Governor’s race over the weekend. “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said. His departure opens up his Congressional seat and affects the gubernatorial race. Full story below ↓
1. Trump Says He Posted ‘Jesus’ Image, Says He Thought it Was Him as Doctor.
Trump posted the image shortly after criticizing Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.
PULSE POINTS: PAGING DR. TRUMP.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has admitted to posting and deleting a Truth Social post depicting him as Jesus Christ, saying he thought it represented him as a doctor. Christians, including many of the President’s supporters, called the post blasphemous and urged him to take the image down.
📺 DETAIL: Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, the President said he thought the image was depicting him as a doctor making people better. The picture shows the U.S. President with light shining from his hands, dressed in red and white robes, healing a sick man in a hospital bed. He posted the image less than an hour after criticizing Pope Leo XIV in another Truth Social post, calling the Pope “weak” on crime.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor… Only the Fake News could come up with that one.” – President Donald J. Trump
🎯 IMPACT: The now-deleted post drew sharp criticism from Christian commentators and supporters. The incident follows criticism from Pope Leo XIV, who disagrees with the Trump administration’s war with Iran and military intervention in Venezuela.
2. New York Times Questions Trump’s Mental Health… Again.
The “paper of record” is once again peddling questions about the President’s mental health. Something they rarely did under Biden.
PULSE POINTS: THE GRAY LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The New York Times published a 2000-word article on Monday questioning Donald Trump’s mental acuity, citing his recent Truth Social posts and past statements. The piece, written by long-standing anti-Trump bloviator Peter Baker, claims the President is “even less restrained and more incoherent” in his second term, reviving a longstanding conspiracy theory about his cognitive abilities.
📺 DETAIL: Baker’s article points to examples such as Trump misspeaking about his father being born in Germany (it was his grandfather), as well as what appears to be a fabricated story about his uncle, an M.I.T. professor, teaching Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. The piece references Trump’s use of profanity, his lengthy speeches, and what Baker calls “comments rooted in fantasy.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the past four years.” – White House Spokesman
📈 DATA: There is evidence to suggest the narrative is cutting through, with a February IPSOS poll showing 61% of respondents think Trump has “become erratic with age.”
3. Trump Admin Agrees to Fly LGBT Flag at ‘Stonewall Monument’… As Long as It’s BENEATH the U.S. Flag.
A legal settlement guarantees the Pride flag’s permanent display at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan.
PULSE POINTS: STARS, STRIPES, AND… RAINBOWS!?
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has agreed to reinstall the rainbow Pride flag permanently at the Stonewall National Monument as part of a legal settlement. The agreement follows backlash over the National Park Service’s removal of the flag earlier this year.
📺 DETAIL: Under the settlement, the Pride flag will be displayed on the same flagpole as the American flag and the National Park Service flag, with its removal allowed only for maintenance. The stipulation that gay rights flags cannot fly at the same height as the American flag is the point that Trump’s National Parks Service and the Department of the Interior were originally trying to make.
⏳ HISTORY: The Stonewall National Monument, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots, which broke out when New York police attempted to prosecute the lack of a liquor license on the gay bar, the Stonewall Inn Restaurant, which was being run by the Genovese mafia family. President Barack Obama enshrined the location as a National Monument in 2016.
4. Here’s Why Orban’s Ouster Might NOT Be the Victory the Left Thinks.
Hungary’s opposition has secured a decisive victory, ending populist nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule.
PULSE POINTS: THE OVERTON WINDOW HOLDS.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a leading figure in the populist nationalist movement, and his Fidesz party were defeated in a sweeping election victory for challenger Péter Magyar and his Tisza party on Sunday. The opposition coalition secured 138 of 199 parliamentary seats—sufficient to change the national constitution—despite Orbán’s pre-election endorsement by President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, ending the Hungarian premier’s 16-year rule.
📺 DETAIL: Orbán’s defeat has been hailed by globalists across the Western world, including former President Barack Obama, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and George Soros’s son and chosen heir, Alex Soros. However, Orbán leaves behind national institutions transformed to favor populist nationalist governance, and even with a constitutional majority, the new government faces a complex and prolonged process should it wish to fully dismantle this apparatus.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We will restore the system of checks and balances.” – Péter Magyar
🎯 IMPACT: Globalists are hailing Orbán’s defeat as a signal that the “populist tide has turned,” but Péter Magyar was a member of Orbán’s party until 2024, and ran to the right of Fidesz on immigration and natalist policies, signaling that Orbán has shifted the Overton window on policy. Despite Magyar’s anti-Russian stance, there is widespread acknowledgment that some pragmatic energy cooperation with Russia must continue.
📺 FLASHBACK: Orbán was an anti-communist activist in his youth, and has served five terms as Prime Minister since 1998. His supermajority victory in 2010, after eight years in opposition, suggests a political comeback for Fidesz remains possible, although at 62, he may no longer be at the helm when it happens.
5. Trump Invites DoorDasher’s Cancer-Stricken Husband to UFC Fight.
President Trump extended a personal invitation to a DoorDasher and her husband, who is battling cancer, to a UFC event at the White House.
PULSE POINTS: BETTER THAN THE $100 TIP.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump invited a DoorDash deliverywoman, Sharon Simmons, and her husband Leo, who is battling cancer, to attend a UFC event taking place on the White House lawn this June, after she delivered a McDonald’s order to the Oval Office on Monday. “We’re having a fight at the White House on June 14th, and we’re gonna have an arena built right at the front door… if you want, is your husband up to coming, do you think?” the President asked. “He’s gonna get better, and he’s gonna be good.”
📺 DETAIL: The invitation was extended during a White House press event focused on President Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” policy. Simmons, who told reporters she had never delivered to the White House before, was tipped $100 by the President and invited to join him in the Oval Office. She said the “no tax on tips” policy has provided significant financial relief as her husband battles cancer, letting tipped workers keep more of their earnings.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I probably saved three to four thousand dollars with not having to pay [tax on tips].” – Sharon Simmons
🎯 IMPACT: President Trump said a 4,500-seat arena will be constructed for the UFC White House event, with stages and screens set up on the Ellipse to accommodate between 50,000 and 100,000 spectators. The event, “UFC Freedom 250,” is scheduled to coincide with Flag Day—which is also President Trump’s 80th birthday—on June 14.
6. Obama Judge Tosses Trump’s Defamation Claim Against WSJ.
A federal judge has ruled that Trump failed to prove “actual malice” in a defamation case against The Wall Street Journal, but allowed the case to be refiled.
PULSE POINTS: ACTUAL MALICE.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge dismissed President Donald J. Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story linking him to deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The judge ruled Trump failed to meet the legal standard of proving “actual malice” in the publication of the article.
📺 DETAIL: The WSJ article claimed Trump’s name appeared in a “birthday book” given to Epstein in 2003. Trump denied the claim, calling it “a fake thing.” Judge Darrin Gayles, nominated by Barack Obama, stated Trump’s complaint did not sufficiently demonstrate that the WSJ acted with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, allowing Trump to refile by April 27.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The President will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in Fake News to mislead the American People.” – Trump’s legal team
📺 FLASHBACK: Trump has taken legal action against a number of media outlets in recent years, with ABC News reaching a $15 million settlement over false claims and Paramount agreeing to a $16 million settlement over a doctored 60 Minutes episode.
7. BREAKING: Swalwell Quits Congress After Sex Scandal Torpedoes Governor Bid.
Eric Swalwell steps down from Congress following a sex scandal and a failed gubernatorial bid.
PULSE POINTS: SWALWELL’S DOWNFALL.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has resigned from Congress amidst a burgeoning sex scandal and after withdrawing from the California Governor’s race over the weekend. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is investigating.
📺 DETAIL: A former staffer alleged in the San Francisco Chronicle that Swalwell sexually assaulted her in a New York hotel room after an event in 2024. Hours after the story appeared, three additional accusers came forward. The women alleged Swalwell engaged in sexual misconduct, including sending explicit messages and unsolicited photos.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me.” – Eric Swalwell
🎯 IMPACT: Swalwell’s resignation could shift political dynamics both within Congress and in California, as his departure opens up his Congressional seat and affects the gubernatorial race. More than 50 of his former staff members had signed a letter urging him to step down, and multiple Democratic members of Congress had publicly called for his resignation before Monday’s announcement.
📺 FLASHBACK: The National Pulse revealed in 2020 that Swalwell accepted campaign donations from Victoria Li, an employee of a Chinese Communist Party-owned company.
8. Netanyahu Warns Iran War Could Restart ‘Very Quickly.’
Israel’s Prime Minister warns the ceasefire could collapse after U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan fell apart.
PULSE POINTS: THE COIN FLIP.
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the Iran war could restart “very quickly” after U.S.-Iran negotiations in Pakistan collapsed, citing Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or cease nuclear enrichment. Netanyahu revealed that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance personally briefed him on the situation following the failed talks.
📺 DETAIL: The negotiations reportedly collapsed due to Iran’s violating its agreements to engage in meaningful talks, particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian nuclear program. The breakdown comes as President Donald J. Trump’s two-week ceasefire with Iran edges toward expiration, with a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz imminent.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “[Vice President Vance] reported to me in detail, as this administration does every day, about the development of the negotiations. In this case, the explosion in the negotiations,” said Netanyahu, warning: “The ceasefire is like a coin—it can flip very quickly.“
🎯 IMPACT: The failure of the Pakistan peace talks raises the likelihood of renewed military conflict in the region. Trump’s impending naval blockade aims to pressure Tehran into concessions, but, if unsuccessful, air strikes could be back on the table, further destabilizing the Middle East and global oil markets.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared his severe reaction to a COVID-19 booster shot, questioning vaccine dosages.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Elon Musk has revealed that he experienced a severe reaction to his second COVID-19 vaccine dose, describing it as feeling “close to death.” He contrasted this with his experience of contracting the original Wuhan strain of COVID-19, which he described as similar to a bad cold.
📺 DETAIL: Musk’s remarks came in response to testimony from former Pfizer toxicologist Dr. Helmut Sterz at a German parliamentary inquiry, where Sterz raised concerns about vaccine-related deaths and alleged that key safety studies were bypassed during Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine development. Musk has previously expressed support for vaccines in general while criticizing mandates. His post has sparked widespread discussion online, with many sharing their own vaccine experiences.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The vaccine dosage was obviously too high and done too many times… My second vaccine shot almost sent me to the hospital. Felt like I was dying.” – Elon Musk
🎯 IMPACT: Musk’s comments have amplified ongoing debates about vaccine safety, personal choice, and mandates. While Big Pharma claims that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for most, Musk’s statements highlight the tension between individual experiences and the official narrative.
📺 FLASHBACK: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the COVID vaccine from the recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and healthy pregnant women last year, tanking Pfizer sales and earning backlash from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—which he accused of being under “corporate influence.”
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Eric Swalwell steps down from Congress following asex scandal and a failed gubernatorial bid.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has announced his resignation from Congress amidst a burgeoning sex scandal and after withdrawing from the California Governor’s race over the weekend.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me.” – Eric Swalwell
🎯 IMPACT: Swalwell’s resignation could lead to a shift in political dynamics, both within Congress and in California, as his departure opens up his Congressional seat and affects the gubernatorial race.
📰 DETAIL: Swalwell’s decision to step down comes amidst allegations and potential expulsion votes, which he claims are without merit or due process. A former staffer for Rep. Swalwell alleged in the San Francisco Chronicle that he sexually assaulted her in a New York hotel room after an event in 2024. The same woman also alleged he assaulted her in 2019, the same year now-Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was National Campaign Chair for Swalwell’s presidential campaign. Hours after the Chronicle story appeared, three additional accusers came forward. The women alleged Swalwell engaged in sexual misconduct, including sending explicit messages and unsolicited photos of his genitals. One unnamed woman said she went out for drinks when he visited her city, and he touched and kissed her as she became heavily intoxicated, later waking up in his hotel room unable to remember how she got there. Another woman alleged that Swalwell sent her unsolicited nude images in 2021. READ MORE HERE.
I am being told there will be more disgusting stuff coming out on Swallwell in the next 24 hours. For the members of Congress who are concerned about optics on expelling Swalwell, I think after the information drops you will be thinking otherwise.
Representative Thomas Massie is enjoying grassroots fundraising success amid a contentious Republican primary battle in Kentucky’s 4th District.
PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) raised over $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, with 76 percent of contributions coming from first-time donors. Massie faces a tough Republican primary battle on May 19 against Trump-endorsed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein.
📺 DETAIL: Massie’s campaign has raised a total of nearly $5 million this cycle, relying heavily on grassroots support with an average donation of $94. The Kentucky congressman has clashed with Trump on key issues, including voting against the President’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” and opposing U.S. involvement in Iran, which has led Trump to label Massie “disloyal.” However, Gallrein, backed by Trump, has faced scrutiny for receiving significant donations from people with a history of supporting Democrats.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The good thing about being the number one target is that a lot of people have rallied to support me.” – Rep. Thomas Massie
🎯 IMPACT: Massie has warned the Trump administration and the GOP that it is “shrining the tent” by attacking anti-war voices such as himself, saying, “I’ve told them this already… when I see them in Congress personally that if I lose they’re gonna… alienate a big portion of the coalition that put us in the majority and put us in the White House.”
📺 FLASHBACK: Massie has previously been at odds with the MAGA movement for backing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis against Trump in the Republicans’ 2024 primary, and supporting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. However, his vocal opposition to the Iran war has seen him more aligned with non-interventionists in the MAGA base than elements of the administration in recent months.
An imam in Italy was recently expelled after an undercover investigation revealed his endorsement of child marriage.
PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Italy has deported Ali Kashif, an imam of Pakistani origin, after he was filmed endorsing child marriage during an undercover investigation. The footage, captured by journalist Francesco Leone, showed Kashif claiming that girls could be married after their first menstrual cycle, citing the Qur’an as justification.
📰 DETAIL: The investigation by Channel 4’s reporter revealed Kashif’s statements were made at Islamic centers in Brescia, Italy. The police commissioner, Paolo Sartori, ordered Kashif’s deportation due to his lack of a valid residence permit and his perceived threat to public order under Italy’s immigration laws.
🎯 IMPACT: This incident has intensified discussions on Islamist separatism in Italy, prompting legislative efforts to introduce stricter penalties for forced marriages and to monitor foreign funding for mosques. The deportation underscores Italy’s commitment to upholding laws and human rights against practices deemed incompatible with Western values.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Such individuals legitimize horrendous practices because ‘Allah said so,'” commented Giovanni Giacalone, an Italian expert in terrorism and counterterrorism.
👀 CONTEXT: Over 20,000 Muslims live in Brescia, leading it to be called Italy’s “Islamic Capital.” Italian law gives cops the power to remove foreigners “considered a threat to public order or the security of the State” or has been involved in sex-related crimes.
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A suspect accused of targeting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with a Molotov cocktail and carrying a manifesto listing other AI executives has been arrested, with the FBI searching his Texas home.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: FBI agents raided the Texas home of Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s California mansion. The attack, which occurred early last Friday morning, caused minor damage to an exterior gate, and Moreno-Gama was later arrested after allegedly threatening to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters.
📰 DETAIL: Moreno-Gama reportedly traveled from Texas to California and was found carrying a manifesto described as a “three-part series” listing AI executives and their addresses. On Sunday, Altman’s mansion was targeted again, this time by two suspects in a drive-by shooting. Both incidents are believed to be linked to growing tensions over artificial intelligence and its societal implications.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Normally we try to be pretty private, but in this case I am sharing a photo in the hopes that it might dissuade the next person from throwing a Molotov cocktail at our house, no matter what they think about me.” – Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO.
🎯 IMPACT: The incidents highlight the growing hostility toward AI leaders amid heightened public anxiety over artificial intelligence.
🖇️ RELATED: Apple Podcasts series, Project Unabom, explores the history and motivations of anti-tech terror attacker Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.
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Outgoing Senator Mitch McConnell issued a sharp rebuke of President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s election loss.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The outgoing and decrepit Senator, Mitch McConnell, has used a Fox News website op-ed to lash out at President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance over their support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who suffered a significant election defeat on Sunday after 16 years in power. McConnell expressed his disapproval in an op-ed, arguing that Orbán’s policies and alliances do not align with American values or strategic interests, and claiming that Trump and Vance were involved in a foreign influence operation.
📰 DETAIL: Trump and Vance had publicly supported Orbán, with Vance even visiting Hungary to campaign for him and Trump praising him as a “fantastic man.” McConnell, however, used globalist talking points about “democratic backsliding” and “ties with authoritarian regimes” to attack Orbán and his leadership. He also hit out at American conservatives for using Orbán’s policies as a model for the U.S.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Orban’s fawning servitude to authoritarians doesn’t reflect American values,” McConnell wrote, adding that “his government’s fealty to Moscow… and its deepening ties with Iran run counter to America’s interests.”
🎯 IMPACT: McConnell’s remarks highlight growing divisions within the Republican Party over foreign policy and the embrace of populist leaders abroad. His critique also underscores broader questions about the alignment of certain international alliances with U.S. strategic priorities.
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President Trump extended a personal invitation to a DoorDasher and her husband, who is battling cancer, to a UFC event at the White House.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:President Donald J. Trump invited a DoorDash deliverywoman, Sharon Simmons, and her husband Leo, who is battling cancer, to attend a UFC event taking place on the White House lawn this June, after she delivered a McDonald’s order to the Oval Office on Monday. “We’re having a fight at the White House on June 14th, and we’re gonna have an arena built right at the front door… if you want, is your husband up to coming, do you think?” the President asked. “If he’s feeling good, well, make sure you come, OK?” he continued, adding, “He’s gonna get better, and he’s gonna be good.”
📺 DETAIL: The invitation was extended during a White House press event focused on President Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” policy. Simmons, who told reporters she had never delivered to the White House before, was tipped $100 by the President and invited to join him in the Oval Office as he fielded questions from the press. She said the “no tax on tips” policy has provided significant financial relief as her husband battles cancer. The policy lets tipped workers keep more of their earnings, with Simmons agreeing with Trump that the tax break is “very special.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I probably saved three to four thousand dollars with not having to pay [tax on tips],” Simmons said of the President’s reform.
🎯 IMPACT: President Trump said a 4,500-seat arena will be constructed for the UFC White House event, with stages and screens set up on the Ellipse behind it to accommodate between 50,000 and 100,000 spectators. The event, “UFC Freedom 250,” is being organized by UFC president and Trump ally Dana White, and is scheduled to coincide with Flag Day—which is also President Trump’s 80th birthday—on June 14.
The “paper of record” is once again peddling questions about the President’s mental health. Something they rarely did under Biden.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The New York Times published a 2000-word article on Monday questioning Donald Trump’s mental acuity, citing his recent Truth Social posts and past statements. The piece, written by long-standing anti-Trump bloviator Peter Baker, claims the President is “even less restrained and more incoherent” in his second term, reviving a longstanding conspiracy theory about his cognitive abilities.
📰 DETAIL: Baker’s article points to examples such as Trump misspeaking about his father being born in Germany (it was actually his grandfather), as well as what appears to be a fabricated story about his uncle, an M.I.T. professor, teaching Unabomber Ted Kacynzski. The piece references Trump’s use of profanity, his lengthy speeches, and what Baker calls “comments rooted in fantasy.”Trump has previously faced scrutiny over his health, including visible bruises and swollen ankles, but has repeatedly asserted that he has passed cognitive tests with high marks.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the past four years.” – White House Spokesman, to Peter Baker.
DIG IN: The article relies on the testimony of characters such as Marjorie Taylor-Greene, who the New York Times itself would have once derided as an unreliable kook.
📈 DATA: There is evidence to suggest the narrative is cutting through, however, with a February IPSOS poll showing 61% of respondents think Trump has “become erratic with age.”
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Trump posted the image shortly after criticizing Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has admitted to posting and deleting a Truth Social post depicting him as Jesus Christ, saying he thought it represented him as a doctor. Christians, including many of President Trump’s Christian supporters, called the post blasphemous and urged the President to take the image down.
📺 DETAIL: Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, the President said he thought the image was depicting him as a doctor making people better. The picture shows the U.S. President with light shining from his hands, dressed in red and white robes, healing a sick man in a hospital bed. He posted the image less than an hour after criticizing Pope Leo XIV in another Truth Social post, calling the Pope “weak” on crime and suggesting he was only chosen for his position because he is American, and the Church “thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor… Only the Fake News could come up with that one. I just heard about it. It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better.” — President Donald J. Trump.
🎯 IMPACT: President Trump’s now-deleted post drew sharp criticism from Christian commentators, supporters, and spectators. The incident follows criticism from Pope Leo XIV, who disagrees with the Trump administration’s war with Iran and military intervention in Venezuela. “God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs,” Pope Leo said last week.
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Trump posted the image shortly after criticizing Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.
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