Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) said that he plans to support Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) over current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) when Democrats choose their leadership in the new Congress.
The newly elected Michigan senator joined NPR host Leila Fadel on the &#8220;Newsmakers&#8221; podcast, where she asked him about his choice to lead Senate Democrats.
&#8220;Why do you want Senator Chris Van Hollen over Senator Chuck Schumer to be a leader?&#8221; Fadel asked.
&#8220;So, I&#8217;ve gotten to know Senator Van Hollen over the course of my campaign,&#8221; El-Sayed replied. &#8220;And, you know, even before he had supported me openly in the campaign, I have just always admired his approach to leadership.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s willing to take risks when it matters. Flying down to meet Kilmar Abrego-Garcia was a real risk,&#8221; El-Sayed continued, referencing Van Hollen&#8217;s jaunt to El Salvador to meet the deported illegal immigrant whom the Trump administration has accused of belonging to MS-13. Abrego-Garcia&#8217;s attorneys deny the gang affiliation.
&#8220;And that is the Maryland man who was deported to an El Salvadoran prison,&#8221; Fadel prompted, using the &#8220;Maryland man&#8221; framing favored by legacy media outlets and omitting the administration&#8217;s claims.
&#8220;Exactly,&#8221; El-Sayed replied. &#8220;He went to check up on his constituent. That&#8217;s what leadership is about.&#8221;
While <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-border-czar-tears-into-dem-senator-van-hollen-for-el-salvador-trip">Van Hollen</a> made a show of traveling to El Salvador to meet with Abrego-Garcia — who had been living in his state illegally — critics pointed out that Van Hollen seemed far less interested in discussing Rachel Morin or Da&#8217;Cara Thompson — both of whom were allegedly murdered by illegal aliens.
&#8220;What bothers me more than that is a U.S. senator traveled to El Salvador on taxpayer dime to meet with an MS-13 gang member, public safety threat, terrorist. I mean, in the meantime, the day before he traveled, an illegal alien was arrested for murder, was released to the streets rather than honoring an ICE detainer in his very own state,” Trump Border Czar Tom Homan said at the time.
Homan also accused Van Hollen of remaining silent about the border crisis under former President Joe Biden.
“What shocks me is he’s remained silent on the travesty that happened on the southern border. Many people died, thousands of people died. I met with hundreds of Angel moms and dads who buried their children that were murdered by illegal aliens. How many Angel moms and dads has he met in the state of Maryland? That’s what concerns me.”

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President Donald Trump called on Senate leaders to immediately advance a $350 billion military funding bill before Democrats take control of both the House and the Senate in January.
Trump delivered his request in a Thursday post to his <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117604633389956053">Truth Social</a> platform, warning that the incoming Democrat majority intends to &#8220;BLOCK and RESIST&#8221; what he called a &#8220;historic investment in our National Security.&#8221;
&#8220;I rebuilt our Military in my First Term, and we’re doing it AGAIN, bigger and better than ever before!&#8221; Trump began. &#8220;The Radical Democrat Majority in the next Congress has already made it clear that their Number One Agenda is to BLOCK and RESIST this historic investment in our National Security. They want to leave our Warriors weak, and unguarded, but the American People want their Warriors SAFE and STRONG.&#8221;
The request adds military funding to Republicans&#8217; agenda for their final weeks in control of Congress, as Democrats prepare to take power with promises to investigate Trump and members of his administration.
&#8220;That’s why TODAY I am calling on Senate Leadership to IMMEDIATELY move on the 350 Billion Dollar Reconciliation Bill to give our brave Warriors the DECISIVE ADVANTAGE they deserve. Our Military must be strong, powerful, and respected,&#8221; Trump added, concluding, &#8220;Republicans must deliver for our Warriors. The Democrats never will. The time is NOW. MAKE AMERICA STRONG AGAIN!&#8221;
Trump&#8217;s warning comes just days after ousted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) launched a last-ditch effort to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth on his way out the door. Massie&#8217;s impeachment articles drew no other Republican support and were referred to the Judiciary Committee on a 211-204 procedural vote, effectively killing them, after 11 Democrats missed the vote.
The reaction from Democrats to their colleagues who missed the vote — several of whom blamed their absence on a traffic jam near Capitol Hill — suggested that they could make another run at the War Secretary as soon as they take control of Congress.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) has been vocal about his plans to target Hegseth since before last week&#8217;s midterm elections. Other Democrats have identified Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump himself as targets.
Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-doj-and-top-dem-draw-battle-lines-over-exposing-anonymous-ballroom-donors">Richard Blumenthal</a> (D-CT) has set his sights on exposing and investigating the civilian donors — some of whom had chosen to remain anonymous — who contributed to the new White House ballroom project.
Democrats gained control of both chambers with sweeping wins in last week&#8217;s elections, campaigning largely on kitchen-table issues like gas prices and affordability. But since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-campaigned-on-your-bills-but-their-victory-threats-reveal-another-priority">Election Night,</a> they have advertised another priority: investigations into Trump and those in his orbit.

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal Thursday to a soldier who had reprimanded members of the secretary&#8217;s own entourage one day earlier at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Hegseth awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal to Specialist Thomas Iglesias of the 3rd Infantry Regiment — commonly referred to as &#8220;The Old Guard&#8217; — at the Pentagon on Thursday morning, sharing a series of photos from the brief ceremony on X.
&#8220;We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,&#8221; Hegseth posted, adding, &#8220;Carry on Patriots!&#8221;
The award followed a viral video showing members of Hegseth&#8217;s group laughing and talking near the tomb while Iglesias stood guard. The soldier responded with a reminder: &#8220;All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.&#8221;
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We love soldiers. 
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Well done, Specialist.
Carry on Patriots. https://t.co/Uk6ek6oOso
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A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Thursday that Hegseth had invited the soldier to the Pentagon for the award, adding, &#8220;[Hegseth] proudly awarded Specialist Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 2026.&#8221;
Army Ranger veteran and chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell had previously stated that the War Department stood behind Iglesias, saying that he had &#8220;correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum.&#8221;
Hegseth&#8217;s entourage included his wife, chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver, and senior adviser and deputy assistant Tami Radabaugh. The video showed the group posing for several photos near the tomb before members could be heard laughing and talking — and Iglesias responded by reprimanding them.
Members of The Old Guard often address tourists and visitors who do not appear to show proper respect at the memorial.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — which honors unidentified American service members killed in war — currently holds the remains of three service members: one each from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
A fourth unknown soldier, whose body was recovered from Vietnam, was interred there in 1984. It was later removed when DNA testing confirmed the identity of the remains in 1998: Air Force Lt. Michael J. Blassie. Blassie was a pilot who had been killed in action in Vietnam in 1972.

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Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) won&#8217;t officially have control of the Senate&#8217;s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations until January, but once his party clinched the majority in the upper chamber, he began his crusade to expose every private donor helping to fund the new White House ballroom.
Blumenthal, who became a household name when he was caught fudging the details of his stateside military service to make it sound as though he&#8217;d deployed to Vietnam, claimed that the ballroom donor list warranted public scrutiny — and a thorough investigation — because he believed the donors were only remaining anonymous to hide &#8220;pay-for-play&#8221; arrangements with President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.
&#8220;I have previously written to dozens of companies and individuals who have given millions to the ballroom,” Blumenthal wrote to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff in late October. “Many have apparently attempted to keep their contributions secret, and have deep financial, business, or other personal interests before the Trump administration.&#8221;
&#8220;The aggressive fundraising push by the president’s advisers suggests possible conflicts of interest and even corruption, and raises questions that Americans deserve to have answered. Particularly, what promises may have been made in exchange for substantial donations and why donors chose to remain anonymous,&#8221; Blumenthal continued, making no allowance for the possibility that they&#8217;d chosen to remain anonymous in an apparently fruitless effort to avoid the intrusive investigation that was almost guaranteed if Democrats returned to power.
The Department of Justice is already working to slow Blumenthal&#8217;s efforts, however, arguing that he&#8217;s essentially using the power of the Senate to harass and threaten anyone associated with President Trump.
Houston-based U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz fired off a warning letter to Blumenthal, saying that his current course of action would be a violation of the donors&#8217; rights to free association under the First Amendment — and countered with demands of his own.
&#8220;It is … extraordinary for an elected official to intimidate citizens for engaging in philanthropic practices that will benefit our nation for generations. The American people are entitled to freely associate themselves without elected officials terrorizing them with aggressive, harassing government action,&#8221; Reitz wrote.
&#8220;I therefore write to formally give you notice of your obligation to preserve all documents, communications, and other electronically stored information relevant to your intent to deprive citizens of their core constitutional rights in violation of 18 U.S.C. 241 and 242,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;You are obliged to preserve all potentially relevant evidence related to your efforts to suppress associational activities for philanthropic projects throughout the nation’s capital. Failure to do so may result in sanctions, adverse-inference instructions, or other penalties, and may carry significant legal consequences. This demand applies to you, your staff, employees, agents, consultants, campaign personnel, and any other person acting on your behalf or in concert with you.&#8221;
&#8220;After the election, @SenBlumenthal &amp; his allies think they can intimidate Americans for their constitutionally protected associations w/ President Trump. Congress is not a weapon to be wielded against the American people. I&#8217;m taking the first step to stop this abuse of power,&#8221; Reitz posted via X, sharing a copy of the letter.
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After the election, @SenBlumenthal &amp;amp; his allies think they can intimidate Americans for their constitutionally protected associations w/ President Trump.
Congress is not a weapon to be wielded against the American people.
I&#8217;m taking the first step to stop this abuse of power. https://t.co/SxKJflB1t6
— U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz (@USAttyReitz) <a href="https://x.com/USAttyReitz/status/2120632462686711838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Blumenthal <a href="https://x.com/SenBlumenthal/status/2120839654115025297">fired back</a> with a letter of his own, claiming that he would not &#8220;be intimidated&#8221; and accusing the Justice Department of taking &#8220;unlawful action&#8221; against him.
Blumenthal is just one of many Democrats already moving to investigate their political opponents in the coming congress — despite the fact that most of them won after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-campaigned-on-your-bills-but-their-victory-threats-reveal-another-priority">running</a> on kitchen-table issues like gas prices and general affordability.

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Trump DOJ And Top Dem Draw Battle Lines Over Exposing Anonymous Ballroom Donors

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Every year, hundreds of businesses offer discounts, deals, and even free meals to veterans on November 11 — Veterans Day — to thank them for their service.
Across the United States, veterans and active-duty service members — and, in some cases, first responders as well — can find a wide variety of <a href="https://www.military.com/veterans-day/restaurants-veterans-day-military-discounts.html">special offers</a> from donuts and coffee to pizza and burgers. Participation and eligibility vary, and many businesses require <a href="https://slickdeals.net/f/20256687-veterans-day-megathread-11-11-free-meals-discounts-from-starbucks-chipotle-target-walgreens-more?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=organic_social">proof of service</a>, such as a military ID card, a VA ID, any state ID card with a veteran designation, or a DD-214 form.
Participating Starbucks locations, for example, are offering a free tall hot or iced brewed coffee to veterans, active-duty military service members, and military spouses. The offer can be redeemed in the cafe or at the drive-thru.
Casey&#8217;s and Circle K convenience stores are also offering free coffee for veterans at participating locations, and Panera, Scooter&#8217;s Coffee, and Einstein Bros. Bagels are serving free coffee when the order is placed at the restaurant.
Cracker Barrel is serving up a free Sunrise Pancake Special, and service members and veterans who show ID at IHOP can get a free Red, White, and Blueberry Pancake Combo, for dine-in only. Denny&#8217;s is giving away a free Original Grand Slam to veterans and active-duty service members dining in with military IDs between 5 am and noon on Veterans Day.
Smoothie King locations will serve a free 20-ounce smoothie (Strawberry X-Treme, Blueberry Heaven, or Vanilla Slim-N-Trim) to service members and veterans who show ID, and Dunkin&#8217; has one free donut per service member or veteran, in-store only.
Applebee&#8217;s, Chili&#8217;s, Olive Garden, and Bob Evans are among the chains offering a free meal from a special menu for veterans and active service members. The offers are for dine-in customers with proof of service.
At Red Robin, veterans and active-duty military members who dine in get a complimentary Red&#8217;s Big Tavern Burger with Bottomless Steak Fries.
Steak &#8216;n Shake locations will also offer a full meal — an Original Double Steakburger, Beef Tallow Fries and a Patriot Shake — on November 11.
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To all Active Duty Military and Veterans: please accept our invitation to get a FREE Original Double Steakburger, Beef Tallow Fries and a Patriot Shake on Wednesday, November 11.
Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/fDCOuLmkLq
— Steak &#8216;n Shake (@SteaknShake) <a href="https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/2120031379828420769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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In-N-Out Burger is giving away a free meal — any burger with fries and a drink — along with a special Veterans Day decal.
White Castle&#8217;s offer includes a free individual combo meal or a breakfast combo meal for those who show ID and eat in the restaurant.
Veterans and service members can get one free sub with the purchase of another sub at Firehouse Subs on November 11.
Pizza chain Little Caesars is giving away a free Hot-and-Ready lunch combo to veterans and service members who order in-store between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Freddy&#8217;s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers will give out meal cards to veterans and active service members who show ID on November 11. No purchase is necessary, and the cards will be good through November 25, 2026.
Texas Roadhouse will also distribute free meal vouchers to veterans and active-duty U.S. military members with ID. The vouchers can be redeemed through May 31, 2027, for a choice of 10 entrées, including a 6-ounce sirloin, along with two sides and a drink.
Golden Corral locations will host Military Appreciation Night on November 11 from 4 p.m. to closing, and veterans who dine in will receive a free buffet with ID.
But it&#8217;s not just food!
Kohl&#8217;s is offering eligible shoppers with military ID a 30% discount.
Great Clips is offering free haircuts — or a voucher for a free future trim for those not in need of one on November 11 — and will even give away the haircut voucher cards to non-military patrons who intend to pass them along to veterans they know.
Academy Sports, Five Below, and Publix are all offering 10% discounts to military service members and veterans. Meanwhile, 4patriots.com is giving away a Free 72-Hour Emergency Survival Food Kit to those who complete the shipping form on its Veteran and Military Salute page on November 11.
This is only a small fraction of the businesses taking an extra step to thank veterans and service members for their daily sacrifices. Many other businesses offer discounts and deals — and some, like Home Depot and Lowe&#8217;s, offer discounts year-round as a thank you to those who have served.
<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Daily Wire thanks you for your service.</h3>
***It&#8217;s important to remember that because franchises don&#8217;t always align with corporate-owned shops, not every location will participate in Veterans Day offers. Call ahead to verify, and make sure you bring your appetite — and your military ID.

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Honoring Those Who Served: Hundreds Of Businesses Offer Veterans Day Deals

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Republicans are rallying behind War Secretary Pete Hegseth — and lashing out at departing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) over his last-ditch effort to impeach the War Secretary on his way out the door.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called Massie&#8217;s filing a &#8220;political gambit for attention&#8221; when he spoke to reporters on Tuesday. Johnson, who will not seek the House minority leader position, referred to Massie as a &#8220;disgruntled congressman.&#8221;
&#8220;Thomas Massie is a disgruntled congressman. The impeachment effort is a political gambit for attention. I think Secretary Hegseth did an extraordinary job,&#8221; Johnson said, predicting that the House would reject the articles.
&#8220;The idea that you would impeach the Secretary of War at a time of international conflict sends a terrible message to our enemies and our allies, and we&#8217;re not going to play that game,&#8221; Johnson said, clearly admonishing Massie for bringing them. &#8220;You don&#8217;t impeach a cabinet secretary lightly &#8230; This is just purely to get attention, it&#8217;s shameful.&#8221;
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who made it clear on Monday that he stood with Hegseth, reiterated his support on Tuesday: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how anyone could argue that drug dealers trying to import poison into our country is not an imminent threat. It&#8217;s a real and imminent threat, and it&#8217;s been addressed.
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.@SecRubio: “Not only did @SecWar execute on a direct order from the Commander-in-Chief… But they did it quite effectively in all those fronts.” https://t.co/MdEwDD3DxX
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Rep. <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2120194971739255191">Tim Burchett</a> (R-TN) also voiced his support for Hegseth on Tuesday, echoing Johnson&#8217;s sentiments and saying that he believed the impeachment was political rather than warranted.
&#8220;He didn&#8217;t commit any crimes. They&#8217;re after him for blowing those drug boats out of the water &#8230; There&#8217;s a three-tier process they went through for all that. Some of the boats they let go … it wasn&#8217;t just some cowboy type operation,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s just politics.&#8221;
Vice President <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/2120193867374907421">JD Vance</a> threw his weight behind the War Secretary as well, arguing that he had not committed a single impeachable crime.
&#8220;Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not. Like so much of Congress, impeachment has become a ridiculous show that stands in for actual policymaking. Congress has so many tools for registering its policy disagreements. Rather than use them, they&#8217;re going to try to impeach Pete Hegseth. They did the same to Donald Trump. Legislation is hard. Impeachments are easy (and ultimately, inconsequential),&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;This isn&#8217;t about Iran, this is about the fact that Pete took on the bureaucracy at the Pentagon.&#8221;
President <a href="https://x.com/theblaze/status/2119921359082160460">Donald Trump</a> has also declared that he has full confidence in Hegseth, telling the press on Monday that he&#8217;d keep his War Secretary regardless of what happened with Massie&#8217;s impeachment articles.
Even Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who said he was not personally a fan of Hegseth, indicted he was leaning against impeachment.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t find myself compatible with the actual impeachment&#8230;I&#8217;m leaning no. I don&#8217;t agree with the impeachment itself,&#8221; Bacon <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2120169460703117737">said</a>,
Rep. <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/2120191872400265290">Darrell Issa</a> (R-CA) predicted that no matter what happened in the the House, any effort to impeach Hegseth was &#8220;gonna die in the Senate.&#8221;
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) also said she would not vote to impeach, adding that she fully supported the changes Hegseth had made at the Pentagon.
&#8220;Vote on Hegseth impeachment is at 5:30 pm today — I will not be voting to impeach,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The Iran war is through no fault of his own and he should not be the one scapegoated for it. I fully support the changes Hegseth has made to the DoW to make our fighting force the very best it can be.&#8221;
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One top House Democrat is saying that he plans to target even officials who have already left President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration, claiming that his &#8220;pettiness&#8221; might simply be a function of the fact that he is gay.
The moment it became clear that Democrats were taking control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) — who will likely chair the powerful House Oversight Committee as soon as the new Congress is seated — had warned his political opponents to &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-campaigned-on-your-bills-but-their-victory-threats-reveal-another-priority">lawyer up</a>,&#8221; promising retribution against members of the Trump administration. And according to his latest statements, he plans to target those who are no longer working in the administration in addition to those who are.
&#8220;Just because you&#8217;re Kimberly Guilfoyle or you&#8217;re Kristi Noem or you&#8217;re Pam Bondi and you&#8217;re no longer in office, that doesn&#8217;t mean that we&#8217;re still not interested in accountability for all your crimes and grift,&#8221; Garcia declared, not naming any specific crimes for which he believed those three women should be investigated.
&#8220;We&#8217;re not gonna forget, like, you know, like, we can&#8217;t forget about these folks that are causing harm. You know I think it&#8217;s like —  it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m like, I&#8217;m gay, but like, you know, like pettiness is a thing,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Like, I am mad, you know. &#8230; This is a moment in history where all the young people, like, are in our families, in our classrooms, they have to know that what&#8217;s happening right now is wrong. And to just move on does a disservice to the future of our country,&#8221; he continued.
Garcia also warned Trump&#8217;s newly appointed White House Chief of Staff <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-oversight-dem-told-stephen-miller-to-lawyer-up-he-cant-name-a-single-crime">Stephen Miller</a> that he should also &#8220;lawyer up,&#8221; but under direct questions from CNN anchor Dana Bash, he could not name a single crime that he believed Miller may have committed. Instead, he laid out a number of policies implemented by the Trump administration that he didn&#8217;t like and claimed that he planned to target Miller because he was &#8220;the architect&#8221; of some of them.

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UFC President Dana White played along with President Donald Trump&#8217;s press secretary joke Monday before making clear he didn&#8217;t want the job.
White joined Trump at a White House press briefing, even taking a few questions.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted to do this: Who has the first question?&#8221; he asked, prompting laughs from around the room. &#8220;I have zero political aspirations. I was at a fight &#8230; when he called me and told me that he had done this, and the last 24 hours of my life has been insane. But &#8230; yeah, good to see you!&#8221;
The first question, as it happened, was right up White&#8217;s alley: the reporter asked whether Trump or former President Joe Biden would win in a cage match, all other things being equal.
&#8220;The toughest, most resilient human being that I&#8217;ve ever met in my entire life,&#8221; White said, gesturing toward Trump as he spoke.
&#8220;Many times during the last eight, ten years — whatever it&#8217;s been — I&#8217;ve told him, &#8216;Why do you keep doing this? Why are you doing this?&#8217; When he was going through everything that he went through, and as tough and as resilient as I thought, after he got shot, I, ah &#8230; yeah.&#8221;
&#8220;He is a on-of-one unique human being and —&#8221; he trailed off.
Then came the follow-up question: &#8220;Would it be a knockout victory for the president?&#8221;
&#8220;It would be — it would be very bad, yeah,&#8221; White said. &#8220;Yeah, I think it would be very bad.&#8221;
As reporters continued to wave their hands and call out his name, White seemed both baffled and amused: &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe you actually have questions for me.&#8221;
Another reporter asked about a possible pardon for the late Pete Rose — which both White and Trump seemed to agree was a good idea.
CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins pressed White on a more pressing issue, asking whether he&#8217;d ever officially told President Trump &#8220;no&#8221; to the job offer.
&#8220;No, I don&#8217;t tell the president &#8216;no&#8217; to anything,&#8221; White said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t say &#8216;no.&#8217; I — literally every media outlet was calling me and I didn&#8217;t want to be disrespectful and say anything until he said something first.&#8221;
Trump then described how the situation had played out, saying that he&#8217;d been having a &#8220;bad press day&#8221; and thought of White&#8217;s name — and so as a joke, he&#8217;d said to the press that he intended to have White come and be his new press secretary. Of course, he said, the press ran with the story as if it wasn&#8217;t a joke — so he&#8217;d invited White to come to Washington so they could &#8220;have a little fun with it.&#8221;
Trump later asked White directly whether he&#8217;d like the job — &#8220;or do you just want to stay with this ridiculous UFC?&#8221;
He immediately got a firm response: &#8220;I do not want to be in politics. No.&#8221;
&#8220;I am devastated to hear this,&#8221; Trump laughed. &#8220;Goodbye everybody!&#8221;
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🚨 LMAO! President Trump just had this gem moment then walked out of the room
&#8220;Dana — would you like to be PRESS SECRETARY of the United States of America? Or do you just want to stay with this ridiculous UFC?&#8221;
DANA WHITE: &#8220;I do not want to be in politics. No.&#8221;
TRUMP: &#8220;I am devastated to hear this. Goodbye everybody!&#8221;
Definitely one of the most memorable pressers of this administration 🤣
Trump should rotate in @NICKIMINAJ next!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2119918468157825025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in Monday on War Secretary Pete Hegseth — who is already being targeted for impeachment by incoming Democrats and at least one outgoing House Republican.
Rubio made it clear he stood firmly behind Hegseth and believed he&#8217;d done an excellent job in his current role, saying the people attacking Hegseth were doing so because of politics rather than any real failure on the War Secretary&#8217;s behalf.
&#8220;I think he&#8217;s done a great job. I mean, I&#8217;ve worked with him every single day on many of these topics, I&#8217;ve seen the work he does and seen the professionalism he brings to it,&#8221; Rubio said. &#8220;He&#8217;s very smart, he works very hard, he puts a lot of hours into this. And on all of the policy issues we&#8217;ve worked on together, I think he&#8217;s done a very good job.&#8221;
One reporter tried to ask about artificial intelligence, but another reporter cut in with a follow-up on Hegseth. Specifically, did it concern Rubio that one of the loudest voices calling for Hegseth&#8217;s impeachment was a Republican: ousted Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who lost his primary and will be replaced in January.
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s unfair,&#8221; Rubio replied. &#8220;Yeah, look, I think it&#8217;s — I think Pete&#8217;s done a good job, I really do. Again, I work with him, and so I see perhaps a side of him that the media doesn&#8217;t see and members of Congress may not see. But I think Pete works really hard; he&#8217;s incredibly smart.&#8221;
Rubio went on to note that Hegseth and the War Department had been instrumental in delivering on key priorities — in Iran and around the world — for President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.
&#8220;But obviously politics are politics,&#8221; Rubio concluded, acknowledging that there would always be opposition but saying again that he believed Hegseth had done a great job as War Secretary.
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Two Marines have been scrubbed from the roster of the U.S. Navy&#8217;s elite Blue Angels stunt-flying team, but the details around their abrupt exits are few and far between.
Marine Maj. Scott Laux was the first to be removed from the team, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/us-news/blue-angels-pilot-scott-laux-booted-from-elite-navy-flight-team-for-failing-to-meet-standards/">reported</a>. A third-year member who served as narrator for the group, Laux was reportedly pulled from the last performance this year for &#8220;failing to uphold standards&#8221; — but there was no explanation regarding which standards he might have violated.
The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) confirmed Laux&#8217;s departure on Friday with a statement from the public affairs office: &#8220;Blue Angel #6 was removed from the team for failing to uphold the standards expected of members of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron and will not participate in the team’s remaining performance this season.&#8221;
That last performance — the annual homecoming air show at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida — took place on November 6 and 7 with only five of the usual six jets in the air.
But the story did not end there: as The Aviationist first <a href="https://theaviationist.com/2026/11/07/blue-angels-remove-maj-scott-laux/#deny">reported</a>, Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb was also scrubbed from the team in recent weeks. She had listed Laux as her &#8220;mentor.&#8221;
Cribb, who served as the Blue Angels’ Public Affairs Officer, disappeared from the team&#8217;s website sometime between August 7 and October 16, The Aviationist reported based on archived snapshots stored on the Internet Archive&#8217;s Wayback Machine. Both her bio and photo were removed from the website — and Laux&#8217;s have as well.
According to the now-removed bio, Laux spent nearly a decade as a Marine fighter pilot in the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet before joining the Blue Angels in 2024. In the 2025 season, he became the group&#8217;s narrator — and in 2026, he was moved to the No. 6 position, flying as the opposing solo.
The opposing solo position flies a series of high-speed head-on crossing passes, mirror-image maneuvers, and minimum-radius turns in coordination with the lead solo — the No. 5 position.
Losing the opposing solo means the team&#8217;s lead solo flies the patterns alone. Opposing crossing maneuvers, for example, would be replaced by <a href="https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/about/initiatives/airshow/Blue_Angles_Maneuvers_Manual.pdf">single-aircraft passes</a> executed by the lead solo while the other four jets fly in the traditional diamond pattern. Instead of maneuvers like the &#8220;Mirror Image Dirty Pass,&#8221; in which the lead and opposing solos fly together (one inverted and one upright), the lead solo executes an &#8220;Inverted Dirty Flat Pass&#8221; down the flight line.
The rigorous training — which includes more than 120 practice flights during winter training at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California — does not allow the team to keep backup pilots on standby.
None of the reports have indicated whether Laux or Cribbs have been permanently removed. Cribb&#8217;s family members, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/us-news/blue-angels-quietly-removed-another-officers-bio-from-website/">the New York Post</a>, have said that her removal from the team is unrelated to Laux.

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Tim Tebow issued a stark warning to parents about a disturbing trend targeting young boys — particularly young male athletes.
The former Denver Broncos quarterback explained the way &#8220;sextortionists&#8221; preyed on young male athletes by posing as young women and sending them explicit photos. If the boys respond in kind, the perpetrators would then threaten to go public with the images if they did not pay a specified sum — something that they knew could damage the boys&#8217; reputations and even interfere with potential scholarships and leadership opportunities.
Tebow shared video from a recent podcast addressing the situation, captioning the clip, &#8220;PARENTS: If your son plays sports, hear me out. Predators are targeting athletes on purpose. Boys with a platform. A reputation. A starting spot. Something to protect — that’s exactly why they’re picked. The scheme: a predator poses as a girl, sends an explicit photo, and once your son sends one back — the trap closes: &#8216;We got you now.'&#8221;
&#8220;This moves fast. Faster than most parents realize,&#8221; Tebow&#8217;s caption continued. &#8220;Shame keeps boys silent, and silence is what predators are counting on. This is a growing crime and it’s happening on the same apps your son uses every day. Have this conversation before he needs it: if this ever happens, he comes to you. No shame. No punishment. Just help.&#8221;
&#8220;We know the enemy is going after boys that play sports,&#8221; he said in the video. &#8220;Because they assume they have a platform in their school and a reputation, catfishing them and pretending to be a pretty young girl and sending them an explicit photo and the boy&#8217;s responding believing that it&#8217;s a beautiful young girl.&#8221;
Once the catfisher had photos of the boys, they used them to extort money by threatening to publish the photos.
&#8220;Unfortunately, dozens and dozens of boys have now committed suicide because of it, and often within the first two hours,&#8221; Tebow continued. &#8220;Because they don&#8217;t know what to do and they feel so ashamed. This is a huge, growing issue — and actually, the start of that trend, it was more about pedophilia and the pleasure side of it. But it&#8217;s actually grown to be more of the goal of individuals trying to lure, groom, to gain money and truly to sextort them.&#8221;
Tebow has been a vocal advocate for parents to be proactive and discuss the threat with their children before it becomes an issue urging parents to remind especially young boys that they are loved no matter what.
According to the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children (NCMEC), sextortion cases exploded from about 10,000 reports in 2022 to more than 30,000 just two years later in 2024. More than two-thirds of those engaging in the schemes demanded money either in addition to or instead of images.
The FBI and other advocacy groups have confirmed Tebow&#8217;s claim that dozens of boys have been driven to suicide by the threat of exposure — reports indicate there have been as many as 36 suicides related to <a href="https://www.ice.gov/features/sextortion">sextortion</a> cases just since 2021.
The threat has become widespread enough that the <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-and-partners-warn-student-athletes-of-sexual-exploitation-schemes">NCAA and the FBI</a> issued joint warnings to college athletes, advising them that scammers often researched their targets and targeted their scams to reflect what the specific athletes were expected to earn under the new NIL rules allowing them to profit individually.
“We hope to break down barrier so law enforcement can help prevent further abuse and connect college athletes who may be targeted with the right support,” said NCAA Vice President for Enforcement, Jon Duncan. “If we play even a small role in preventing these crimes or getting justice or appropriate support for the people impacted by them, we will do everything we can to help.”

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President Donald Trump admitted during a recent interview that he would likely have a hard time getting into heaven if God required him to forgive some of the people who had attacked him.
Trump sat down with CBS News host Ross Douthat for a &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; interview that aired Sunday evening — and while much of the conversation focused on the previous week&#8217;s bruising midterm elections and Trump&#8217;s path forward with much more opposition in Congress, Douthat asked Trump to share his thoughts on heaven.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s talk about death,&#8221; Douthat said, and Trump appeared amenable to the discussion. Douthat then mentioned the repeated attempts on Trump&#8217;s life — including the day the president was shot in the ear at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally in July of 2024 — and asked what he believed would become of him when he did eventually leave this life.
&#8220;You have survived multiple assassination attempts,&#8221; Douthat said. &#8220;One came very, very close to you. I imagine that had some kind of effect on how you think about mortality. What do you think happens when you die?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, I hope I&#8217;m missed,&#8221; Trump said with a chuckle. &#8220;I hope — no, but I really mean it, I hope I&#8217;m missed!&#8221;
&#8220;I understand. I mean to you — what do you think happens to Donald Trump when you die?&#8221; Douthat asked again, clarifying that he meant the question more in a literal sense. &#8220;Not your memory, your self.&#8221;
&#8220;You mean where I go?&#8221; Trump asked. &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m a religious person, so in theory I go to heaven.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you think you&#8217;re going to heaven?&#8221; Douthat asked.
&#8220;I hope so; I don&#8217;t want to go to hell,&#8221; Trump replied.
Douthat went on to press Trump on things he had said about his political opponents — and &#8220;enemies.&#8221; He referenced Erika Kirk&#8217;s statement about forgiving the man who assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and asked whether Trump thought he could ever forgive his own enemies if that were required for him to enter heaven.
&#8220;You said, &#8216;I hate my opponents, and I don&#8217;t want the best for them,'&#8221; Douthat recalled, and Trump nodded along. &#8220;Let&#8217;s say you pass away. You&#8217;re entering the next life [before God], all you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, anyone who you expressed hate for over the years: do you think you can do it?&#8221;
&#8220;Then I wouldn&#8217;t be real, would I? I mean, if I said to you, sure, the easy answer to that&#8217;s, &#8216;Oh, yes, I could forgive,'&#8221; Trump replied. &#8220;I found them to be extremely dishonest people, very bad people, very bad for our country, I love our country far more than I can love people, and people like that —&#8221;
&#8220;Is the answer no?&#8221; Douthat prompted.
&#8220;The answer is no,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I want to be honest.&#8221;
&#8220;Before the judgment throne of God?&#8221; Douthat asked again.
&#8220;Before the judgment — I think they were very bad people. I dislike — I can use the word hate, I do hate some of my enemies,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;They&#8217;ve been terrible. Look what they put me through, the weaponization. I got indicted, I got impeached —&#8221;
&#8220;Mr. President, you have had the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime, and you are telling me you couldn&#8217;t find it in your heart to forgive some of your enemies?&#8221; Douthat pressed again, not really acknowledging Trump&#8217;s reference to the Democrats&#8217; repeated attempts to either throw him out of office or into jail. &#8220;After all that&#8217;s been given to you?&#8221;
Trump stuck to his guns, repeating, &#8220;I mean it&#8217;s such an easy answer, all I have to do is say, &#8216;Yes, I can.&#8217; Can I be honest? I probably cannot do that. Because I do hate some of my enemies — and I always will.&#8221;

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