A private jet slammed into the ground in a massive fireball near a mobile home park in South Florida on Sunday, with all nine people onboard killed in the crash.
The $2 million Learjet 60 also hit trees and power lines as it went down around 1:00 p.m. ET, some people nearby described the crash as sounding &#8220;like a missile,&#8221; The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/us-news/2m-learjet-60-crashes-near-palm-beach-florida/">reported</a>. The jet crashed in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, around eight miles southwest of President Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Nine people were aboard the Learjet that was destined for the Bahamas after taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/palm-beach-plane-crash-ffdee609e7916ff7fcd178d2b8e69b39">Associated Press</a>. It remains unclear how the jet crashed or if anyone on the ground was killed or injured.
Air traffic control audio released Sunday evening paints a terrifying picture of the final moments aboard the private jet. The recording captures the crew frantically warning controllers that the aircraft was rapidly losing control. The final transmission was chilling: “Holy f*ck, we’re out of time!” 
 Moments earlier, the pilot had reported moderate turbulence and “light, clear ice that is manageable.” But the situation quickly deteriorated, with a pilot issuing a mayday call and reporting a descent of 20,000 feet per minute.
“Declaring emergency! We’re descending 20,000 feet per minute! … We’re going to crash into the ground,” she said, before screaming. 
 As the aircraft plunged toward the ground, an air traffic controller could be heard desperately trying to reassure the crew: “I’m here with you, talk to me.” After the pilot said they were &#8220;out of time,&#8221; the controller made one final attempt, asking, “How do you hear?” There was no response.
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An audio recording of the communication between Air Traffic Control and the private jet that crashed in Florida has been released. https://t.co/aFB3L5sLVT
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that everyone on the jet was killed and said the Federal Aviation Administration &#8220;is sending a team to the scene to support the @NTSB&#8217;s investigation.
&#8220;Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost — @FAANews &amp; @USDOT are closely monitoring this crash and will share updates as we learn more,&#8221; Duffy said.
The jet appeared to crash in a busy road, where it left a large crater. A camera from a vehicle driving on the road shows the jet hitting the ground nose-first. The jet descended 35,000 feet in just 60 seconds.
Experts believe severe weather could have played a role in the jet&#8217;s rapid descent and crash. One aviation expert told South Florida outlet WPEC that a line of severe thunderstorms in South Florida on Sunday could have damaged the Learjet if the pilot flew into the rough air.
“If the pilot flew into the tops of one of the thunderstorms, in that very rough air, he could have damaged the airplane to the point where he lost control,” said DeWitt Ingram, a Learjet type-rated captain.
Along with possible severe weather, some experts <a href="https://x.com/BillAckman/status/2117051265716744310?s=20">suggest</a> that pilot inexperience could have also been a factor. The FAA&#8217;s safety <a href="https://www.faa.gov/faq/what-are-crewmember-flight-and-duty-time-and-rest-requirements">rules</a> for a private jet can differ from those for a commercial airline, depending on who’s operating it and how it’s being used.
A paid charter has stricter requirements than a company flying its own jet, but it still doesn’t follow the same rulebook as an airline. Most personal and corporate flights, for example, have no set FAA limits on how long pilots can work or how much rest they must get between flights.
This is a developing story; stay with The Daily Wire for updates.

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President Donald Trump praised Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) for her &#8220;bravery&#8221; after the congresswoman pulled her support from fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the race for the open Senate seat in Michigan.
&#8220;Wow, this is BIG!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117542639036452664">wrote</a> Sunday afternoon. &#8220;Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a Highly Respected Democrat, who narrowly lost in the Primary to Abdul Mohamed El-Sayed, and who has been breathlessly wined and dined by the Dumocrats to help in their Michigan Campaign for the United States Senate against Mike Rogers, has just ENDORSED Mike Rogers for Senate!&#8221;
&#8220;Her following is huge, and the level of respect from the People of Michigan, especially our African American and Jewish populations, is virtually unparalleled,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;Haley said what few people are willing to say. She showed great and almost unprecedented loyalty to the Great People of Michigan with what she did. It’s a thing called bravery, and few people have it like just displayed by Congresswoman Haley Stevens!&#8221;
Stevens&#8217; shock endorsement comes just two days before voters decide who will be the next U.S. senator from Michigan, a state that will play a vital role in determining which party controls the upper chamber for the second half of Trump&#8217;s term. Stevens narrowly lost the Democrat primary against El-Sayed in August and initially endorsed her Democrat challenger in the general election before pulling that endorsement and backing Rogers on Sunday.
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“Hey Michigan, as you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for U.S., Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away,” Stevens began. “And he’s right. And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today. I don’t belong in Abdul’s campaign. I do not stand with Hasan Piker.”
The Democrat congresswoman flipped her endorsement to Rogers after expressing disgust with El-Sayed’s ties to America-hating communist streamer Hasan Piker. She also blasted El-Sayed after he ran a campaign ad featuring commentator Tucker Carlson.
Democrats across the country expressed outrage after Stevens flipped her endorsement.
“This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said. “Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests of working families in Michigan, unlike Mike Rogers, who is a tool of Donald Trump and billionaire donors.”
The Michigan Democrat Party said that Stevens&#8217; decision seeks to &#8220;divide our party and undermine our momentum.&#8221; Members of Stevens’ staff also resigned en masse after she backed Rogers, with her former Chief of Staff Justin German saying her staff was &#8220;shocked and heartbroken.&#8221;
On Sunday afternoon, El-Sayed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/el-sayed-begs-reporters-not-to-ask-about-haley-stevens-shock-endorsement-of-mike-rogers?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=El-Sayed+Begs+Reporters+Not+To+Ask+About+Haley+Stevens%E2%80%99+Shock+Endorsement+Of+Mike+Rogers">begged</a> reporters to ask about “issues the people in my state are facing” and not about Stevens&#8217; endorsement of Rogers.
“If you want to ask me questions about some intrigue and about two folks who aren’t here right now,” he said, speaking of Stevens and Rogers. “I’m gonna be less interested in answering them. Just putting it out there.”

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Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed urged reporters to focus their questions on anything other than his fellow Democrat Haley Stevens issuing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/haley-stevens-was-supposed-to-campaign-with-el-sayed-where-she-showed-up-speaks-volumes">surprise endorsement</a> of Republican nominee Mike Rogers on Sunday, just two days before voters go to the polls.
El-Sayed spoke to reporters outside a church Sunday afternoon alongside Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and a group of black supporters as the leftist Muslim attempts to make last-minute inroads with Detroit&#8217;s large black voting bloc before the election. Before taking questions, El-Sayed begged reporters to ask about &#8220;issues the people in my state are facing&#8221; and not about Stevens, who released a video statement earlier on Sunday endorsing Rogers and ripping El-Sayed&#8217;s &#8220;hate.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not in the business of driving clicks for you,&#8221; El-Sayed said. &#8220;I&#8217;m in the business of trying to solve problems for people in my state, so if you want to ask questions about the issues that the people in my state are facing, I am happy to answer them.&#8221;
&#8220;If you want to ask me questions about some intrigue and about two folks who aren&#8217;t here right now,&#8221; he added, speaking of Stevens and Rogers. &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna be less interested in answering them. Just putting it out there.&#8221;
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El-Sayed then took his first question from leftist commentator Don Lemon, who floated a softball question for the Democrat, asking, &#8220;Why is this day so important to you?&#8221; When another reporter asked El-Sayed about Stevens&#8217; endorsement, he shot back, saying it doesn&#8217;t matter and that he &#8220;doesn&#8217;t think about Haley Stevens.&#8221;
“I’m a lot more focused on the 9,999,998 [Michiganders] that are not the ones you guys are talking about,&#8221; he added.
Stevens, who narrowly lost the Democrat primary to El-Sayed in August, issued her shocking endorsement of Rogers on Sunday after initially backing El-Sayed in the general election. The Democrat congresswoman flipped her endorsement to Rogers after expressing disgust with El-Sayed&#8217;s ties to America-hating communist streamer Hasan Piker. She also blasted El-Sayed after he ran a campaign ad featuring commentator Tucker Carlson.
Stevens had planned to campaign with El-Sayed but said on Sunday that El-Sayed &#8220;made very clear that I was not welcome in his campaign, that he didn’t need me there.&#8221;
&#8220;My vote for Senate is going to be with Mike Rogers,&#8221; Stevens added. &#8220;We have to stand with country, we can’t stand with hate, we can&#8217;t stand with Hasan Piker&#8230; I stood with my party and I was booed off the stage.&#8221;
Stevens has also expressed concern that El-Sayed has failed to reach out to black voters. On Sunday, El-Sayed appeared with Rep. Clyburn, whom Democrats often rely on to gin up support for the party&#8217;s candidates ahead of important elections. El-Sayed struggled in heavily black counties in the primary election against Stevens.

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Dozens of radical groups have formed a communist-Muslim coalition of chaos, organizing and cheering on the riots that have plunged France into weeks of unrest.
A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/whos-who-inside-frances-chaos-inc-franchise-communist-groups-labor-unions-global-activists">Fox News</a> investigation published on Monday morning identified 54 radical Left and Muslim organizations that have fanned the flames behind the student protests that have turned into widespread rioting across France. Of the 54 total groups supporting the so-called student protests, only 16 were student organizations. The remaining 38 groups include labor unions, teachers’ unions, and political parties, Fox News reported.
The riots in France <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/france-burns-palestinian-flags-fly-over-frances-republic-statue-as-riots-rock-the-country?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=8&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=France+Burns%3A+Palestinian+Flags+Fly+Over+France%E2%80%99s+Republic+Statue+As+Riots+Rock+The+Country">boiled over</a> during the weekend as violent agitators torched and destroyed the historic town hall in Limoges. In Lyon, rioters set the tourist office ablaze while mobs attacked police in Paris, Bordeaux, and Lille. The chaos has also spread beyond France’s borders as rioters have clashed with police in Albania, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, and Spain.
Among the student-led groups supporting the destruction are revolutionary communists and a Muslim student association. Agitators commonly wave hammer-and-sickle and Palestinian flags.
<div id="attachment_1201069" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1201069" class="wp-image-1201069 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/10/GettyImages-2299459105-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/10/GettyImages-2299459105-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/10/GettyImages-2299459105-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/10/GettyImages-2299459105-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/10/GettyImages-2299459105.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Thousands of people, carrying placards and Palestinian flags, march during a demonstration called by education unions and high school representatives amid the third teachers&#8217; strike in two weeks in Saint-Etienne, France, on October 13, 2026. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)</div>
Palestinian flags, march during a demonstration called by education unions and high school representatives amid the third teachers’ strike in two weeks in Saint-Etienne, France, on October 13, 2026. According to the prefecture, around 2,000 people took part in the march, while unions estimated the turnout at at least 4,000. A student delegation was due to meet with the prefect, while high school students called for another day of action on October 17. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)[/caption]
Among the radical student groups supporting the riots across Europe are La Jeunesse Communists, Le Poing Levé (The Raised Fist), and Muslim Students of France, according to Fox News. La Jeunesse Communists have joined the demonstrations with hammer-and-sickle flags and signs calling for “Class War!” while Muslim Students of France has <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DeCVYQlDMmw/?hl=en&amp;img_index=5">advertised</a> the so-called student protests on social media with vows to fight the government and “racists.”
French education unions, such as the General Confederation of Labour’s education federation and the French Democratic Confederation of Labour’s Public Education, Training, and Research federation, and labor unions General Confederation of Labour and National Confederation of Labour have also thrown their support behind the radicals in the streets.
International communist and pro-Palestinian groups have also supported the demonstrations. Fox News found that groups such as the International Communist League, the British Revolutionary Communist Group, World Socialist Web Site, and Urgence Palestine — a French pro-Palestinian group — have all backed the rioters in France.
French President Emmanuel Macron called out “troublemakers from far-left fringe groups,” blaming them for the violent riots over the weekend.
“Nothing justifies it, nothing explains it, nothing excuses it,” Macron said, adding that “those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable.”
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But Macron has also pinned blame on the United States and President Donald Trump for the riots that have caused chaos in his own country. During a video message on Sunday, Macron said that many of the agitators are “rightfully” upset by increasing prices that the war between the United States and Iran has affected.
FRANCE: Macron blames Trump for the Islamic unrest in his nation. <a href="https://t.co/YNU0djgaA0">https://t.co/YNU0djgaA0</a> 
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Critics <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nero-fiddled-while-rome-burned-macron-blasted-for-attending-celine-dion-concert-as-france-riots">blasted</a> Macron for attending a Céline Dion concert on Friday night just before demonstrations turned violent across the country. While Macron has identified leftist radicals behind the violence in France, he has remained silent on the Islamic groups that have also joined the chaos. On Monday morning, Trump called attention to France’s record level of immigration as the country has let in hundreds of thousands of people, mostly from Muslim countries, in recent years.
“The migrants have taken over France. They must CLOSE THE BORDERS, FAST!” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117467289367307836">said</a>.
The coalition between Muslim groups and radical leftists has also been evident in campus protests at American universities in the past three years, and The Daily Wire’s most recent movie “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/run-hide-fight-infidels">Run Hide Fight: Infidels</a>” depicted it. In the movie, Muslim terrorists work with clueless college leftists as they use a pro-Palestinian encampment to help facilitate a campus terror attack.

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United Airlines has removed from service a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-pilot-who-called-october-7-terrorists-brave-is-reportedly-still-flying">pilot</a> who called Hamas terrorists behind the October 7 massacre &#8220;brave,&#8221; pending a review, The Daily Wire can first report.
Capt. Ibrahim R. Mossallam was first suspended with pay in November 2023, but Israel’s Channel 14 reported on Monday that United quietly allowed him to return to the cockpit just six months later. United told The Daily Wire on Tuesday that it has pulled the pilot from the skies.
“We have withheld this pilot from service pending an ongoing review,” an airline spokesman said.
The airline did not confirm whether Mossallam had resumed flying after it began investigating in late 2023. The Daily Wire asked United for clarification on the &#8220;ongoing review.&#8221;
In posts on October 7, 2023, Mossallam cheered as Hamas terrorists slaughtered Israelis, calling the attack “resistance” by people who had endured “occupation, oppression, humiliation, apartheid, and straight up murder.” He referred to the terrorists as &#8220;brave people&#8221; and blamed the &#8220;Zionist regime&#8221; for the massacre.
After the posts surfaced, Jewish organizations and Jewish communities in the United States called on United to fire the pilot. United initially removed Mossallam from service and investigated, but continued paying him. Channel 14 <a href="https://x.com/libby_alon/status/2107517894238351727">reported</a> that higher-ups at United wanted to fire Mossallam but that his union intervened to protect him. Mossallam returned to the cockpit six months after his suspension, according to Channel 14.
In the years since, Mossallam has continued his anti-Israel rants on social media, including one which stated, &#8220;Their plan [Israel’s] was never to stop the theft of land. Were it not for the Palestinian resistance and the awakening of the world, all of Palestine would already have been taken.&#8221;
Mossallam is listed on the New York chapter for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) <a href="https://www.cair-ny.org/meet-the-team">board of directors</a>.
The renewed scrutiny of United follows the September 30 attempted terrorist hijacking of Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, in which the Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane with 174 people on board. Israeli passengers and crew, after the pilot managed to open the door, got into the cockpit and subdued the co-pilot, and off-duty pilots traveling aboard landed the jet safely in Saudi Arabia.
Before the attempted hijacking, the Omani terrorist pilot had published antisemitic posts on social media, along with posts advocating for violence against women.
The Flydubai attack has raised concerns, especially in Israel, about how pilots are being screened before they’re allowed to fly into the country. Monday’s report on the United pilot has now added to those concerns.

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Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker, who was labeled a &#8220;big fat slob&#8221; by President Donald Trump, revealed on Monday that he has lost 80 pounds thanks to a GLP-1 medication he started taking in the last two years.
Pritzker said in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kDg6zTyoN4">interview</a> with CBS News&#8217; David Begnaud that he began taking the GLP-1 after a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis. The governor&#8217;s weight loss has been evident in recent months as he continues to put himself in front of the media, taking shots at the Trump administration as he&#8217;s floated as a likely 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been overweight most of my life, really. Since I was probably 7 or 8 years old,&#8221; Pritzker said. The governor added that the stress of his job led him to put on even more weight, CBS News reported.
Begnaud said the weight gain &#8220;forced [Pritzker] to put up with unwanted attention.&#8221; The outlet then played a clip of Trump from a campaign rally in March 2024, when Trump stated, &#8220;Pritzker, I don&#8217;t know, he&#8217;s too busy eating. He wants to eat all the time.&#8221; In November 2025, Trump again took a shot at Pritzker&#8217;s weight, while dishing on Illinois Democrats.
&#8220;The mayor is incompetent and the governor is a big fat slob,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9AJaWEZ2UU">said</a>.
When asked by Begnaud if his weight loss is part of a strategy to help his image ahead of a potential 2028 run, Pritzker replied, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been driven my whole life to lose weight. The fact that I am now able to do it because this GLP-1 became available is truly &#8230; it&#8217;s something that has meant a lot to me. I have not made any decisions about what I might do in the future. I can tell you I want to be the governor of the state of Illinois for a while longer, and I&#8217;m running for re-election.&#8221;
The CBS News reporter then gave him another opportunity to say if he would run for president in 2028.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to give you an easy out: tell me you&#8217;re not running for president in 2028,&#8221; Begnaud said.
Pritzker laughed and replied, &#8220;I honestly am focused on what&#8217;s best for the people of Illinois.&#8221;
Pritzker is running for a third term as governor in November.
Whether he&#8217;s taking GLP-1s for his political image or just for his health, Pritzker doesn&#8217;t seem self-conscious about his image anymore. In recent weeks, the Democrat posted a self-aggrandizing video to relate to Gen Z.
“When you’re in an aura farming contest and your opponent is J.B.” the short clip stated.
&#8220;Aura farming&#8221; is Gen Z speak for a person intentionally seeking out ways to make himself look confident and charismatic without making it look like the person is trying too hard. Pritzker captioned his video &#8220;Governor-maxxing.&#8221;
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Pritzker has even joked about his weight loss in recent months, <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/23/pritzker-brings-heat-and-2028-buzz-00839505">telling</a> a crowd in Washington, D.C., “I’m JB Pritzker, governor of the great state of Illinois, and if you’re seeing me in person for the very first time, yes, I’m the guy who put ‘gov’ in ‘Wegovy.’”
In his CBS News interview, Pritzker spoke to Begnaud alongside his wife, MK, as the three of them ate salads in the governor&#8217;s kitchen. When asked about Pritzker taking GLP-1s, MK said, &#8220;Well, I was very encouraging of it I have to say, and obviously I knew the history of his family. You know, it&#8217;s such a sad story, and of course, I want him to be around for a really long time.&#8221;
Pritzker&#8217;s father, Donald, a co-founder and president of the Hyatt Corporation, died of a heart attack at the age of 39.
&#8220;He was actually quite an active person even though he was overweight, so he was on a tennis court and had a heart attack and my mother was there. And he died in her arms,&#8221; Pritzker said.

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President Donald Trump tore into leftist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over their gleeful exchange at the 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero while families of the victims mourned.
Cameras at the 9/11 memorial in New York City cut from a young man crying in front of the names listed at the 9/11 memorial to a shot of AOC and Mamdani as they laughed together during the somber event. Trump was asked about the video on Sunday and called the democratic socialists&#8217; actions &#8220;terrible.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not the place to be laughing, especially in that case,&#8221; the president said. &#8220;The fact that they were laughing together in a very important part of the ceremony was inappropriate.&#8221;
Trump was not in New York City this year for the 9/11 ceremony as he remained near the nation&#8217;s capital and spoke at a 9/11 memorial event at the Pentagon. Vice President JD Vance attended the Ground Zero memorial ceremony in NYC alongside former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
After video of AOC and Mamdani spread on social media, the giggling leftists were ripped by numerous commentators, including by Republican NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who wrote, &#8220;After thousands of families of victims of terror beg Mamdani not to show up, he stands there and laughs while families weep. This is NYC’s Mayor.&#8221;
“How the hell do you laugh while the names of those murdered on 9/11 are being read aloud? Why would you do so?” added Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Some people, however, came to the defense of Mamdani and AOC. Michael Ragusa, who worked for former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and who was also present at the memorial last Friday, said the mayor and congresswoman were only greeting each other.
&#8220;The videos of [them] laughing are not true. I was standing next to them the whole time,&#8221; Ragusa <a href="https://x.com/themikeragu/status/2098463760289542461">wrote</a> on X. &#8220;The camera just caught her greeting him hello. Multiple other politicians were laughing and joking behind me. Republicans and Democrats.&#8221;
A <a href="https://x.com/dprzygoda/status/2099220776465715692">longer clip</a> of the mayor&#8217;s interaction with AOC shows the congresswoman approach Mamdani mid-ceremony as the two embrace before they converse and appear to laugh together. After the interaction, the two politicians returned their attention to the stage where names of the victims were being read.
Neither Mamdani nor AOC have responded to the controversy.
Numerous 9/11 victims’ families had previously urged Mamdani to stay away from the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people on American soil. A petition launched by relatives of those who were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks asking Mamdani to steer clear of the memorial event garnered over 100,000 signatures.
The backlash over Mamdani’s attendance was fueled in large part by Mamdani’s chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, who previously served as a defense lawyer for Ahmed al-Darbi, an al Qaeda operative held at Guantanamo Bay whose brother-in-law helped hijack the plane that struck the Pentagon, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-to-attend-9-11-ceremony-despite-awkward-ties-to-terrorist-sympathizers">reported</a>.
The Muslim mayor has also sparked outrage with comments about “Islamophobia” that Muslims faced after the 9/11 attacks.
“I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab,” Mamdani said last October.
Ocasio-Cortez has her own history of controversy over 9/11. In 2019, the leftist defended her fellow Squad member, Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), when Omar said of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, “Some people did something.” AOC claimed the backlash to Omar’s comment was “incitement of violence against progressive women of color.”

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Trump Blasts Mamdani And AOC Over ‘Inappropriate’ 9/11 Memorial Behavior

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani were spotted giggling together Friday morning while families mourned at Ground Zero as the names of 9/11 victims were read.
Cameras at the 9/11 memorial in New York City cut from a young man crying in front of the names listed at the 9/11 memorial to a shot of AOC and Mamdani as they laughed together during the somber event.
Numerous 9/11 victims&#8217; families had previously urged the giggling mayor to stay away from the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans. City, state, and U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance, gathered at Ground Zero for the annual memorial service.
AOC and Mamdani were blasted after the clip of them laughing spread on social media.
&#8220;How the hell do you laugh while the names of those murdered on 9/11 are being read aloud? Why would you do so?&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2098449419544756332">said</a> Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
&#8220;After thousands of families of victims of terror beg Mamdani not to show up, he stands there and laughs while families weep. This is NYC’s Mayor,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/InnaVernikov/status/2098448965154886112">said</a> Republican NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov.
Commentator Meghan McCain <a href="https://x.com/MeghanMcCain/status/2098439370822873228">added</a>, &#8220;Why the f*ck are these two laughing?!?&#8221;
Mamdani has made multiple callous remarks about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On Thursday night, Mamdani released a statement on the attacks that failed to mention that radical Muslims killed thousands of Americans in a terrorist attack. Instead, he made the horrific events seem no different than a natural disaster.
&#8220;Today, I attended a memorial mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, led by Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, in honor of those who died on 9/11,&#8221; Mamdani wrote on Thursday night. &#8220;25 years ago, we bore witness to unimaginable suffering. But New Yorkers met that moment with a spirit of love, sacrifice, and solidarity that guided us forward. As we remember those we lost, let us continue to take refuge in one another. Let us recommit to the work of building a better city — one that is worthy of the legacy they left.&#8221;
On Friday morning — after major backlash for his previous statement — Mamdani released another statement, in which he wrote, &#8220;25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers.&#8221;
Earlier this week, Mamdani brushed aside concerns from former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Governor George Pataki and said he would attend the 9/11 memorial ceremony. The backlash over Mamdani&#8217;s attendance has been fueled in large part by Mamdani’s chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, who previously served as a defense lawyer for Ahmed al-Darbi, an al Qaeda operative held at Guantanamo Bay whose brother-in-law helped hijack the plane that struck the Pentagon, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-to-attend-9-11-ceremony-despite-awkward-ties-to-terrorist-sympathizers">reported</a>.
The Muslim mayor has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zohran-mamdanis-islamophobia-speech-echoes-famous-norm-macdonald-joke">sparked outrage</a> with comments about &#8220;Islamophobia&#8221; that Muslims faced after the 9/11 attacks.
“I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab,” Mamdani said last October.
“Growing up in the shadow of 9/11, I have known what it means to live with an undercurrent of suspicion in this city,” he continued, adding, “To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity, but indignity does not make us distinct. There are many New Yorkers who face it. It is the tolerance of that indignity that does.”
Ocasio-Cortez has her own history of controversy over 9/11. In 2019, the leftist defended her fellow Squad member, Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), when Omar said of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, &#8220;Some people did something.&#8221; AOC claimed the backlash to Omar&#8217;s comment was &#8220;incitement of violence against progressive women of color.&#8221;

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Disgusting Moment AOC And Mamdani Laugh During Most Somber Part Of 9/11 Memorial

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A woman who lost her husband in the 9/11 terrorist attacks delivered a blistering criticism of recent presidential administrations and their perceived failure to hold Saudi Arabia responsible for its alleged role in the attacks on American soil.
At the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero Friday morning, Terry Strada, who went up to the podium to read her husband&#8217;s name, spent nearly two minutes in front of the crowd, ripping American leaders, whom she accused of protecting &#8220;the Saudis instead of standing with the 9/11 families.&#8221;
Fifteen of the 19 radical Islamic terrorists who hijacked planes on September 11, 2001, were Saudis, and an ongoing lawsuit accuses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of being complicit in the attacks.
&#8220;My husband, Tom Strada, you are missed more with each year that passes. But how can it be 25 years and still we have no justice for the role that Saudi Arabia played in your murder,&#8221; Strada said as many people in the audience responded with applause. &#8220;Yes, we finally made it into a court and have proved that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fomented a rancid culture of anti-American terrorism around the globe and then sent its agents to support radical Islamist hijackers so they could attack you and all of our loved ones.&#8221;
&#8220;But for 25 years, administration after administration, including leaders in front of us here today, chose to protect the Saudis instead of standing with the 9/11 families,&#8221; she added.
&#8220;They withheld evidence. They vetoed JASTA,&#8221; Strada continued, referring to former President Barack Obama&#8217;s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which was overridden by Congress. JASTA specifically focused on Saudi Arabia and allowed families of 9/11 victims to seek legal recourse against the Middle Eastern country.
&#8220;They broke promises, both public and private,&#8221; Strada said. &#8220;It has been one betrayal after another. President Trump can still change that. Tell the Saudis to stop lying. Tell them that if they want to be friends with the USA, they cannot continue to deny all of this, all of the pain, all of the destruction that we have been suffering through.&#8221;
Strada then turned her attention to Vice President JD Vance, who was among those in attendance at the Ground Zero ceremony.
&#8220;Vice President Vance, thank you for being here today. Please carry that message back. Stand with the families, stand with the survivors, stand with Americans. As my husband Tom would have said, that is always the right thing to do.&#8221;
Tom Strada was killed after American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. His wife Terry is now the national chair of 9/11 Families United, which for years has sought to hold Saudi Arabia liable for the 9/11 attacks.
A federal appeals panel is set to hear more arguments next month on the alleged Saudi government connection to the 9/11 terror attacks. Next month, the court will focus on Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi national who has ties to the 9/11 hijackers and was on the payroll of Saudi intelligence, according to a 2017 FBI memo, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/09/11/us-news/sept-11-widow-blasts-saudis-on-25th-anniversary-of-attacks-no-justice/">reported</a>.
The 9/11 Families United scored a major legal win last year when a federal judge rejected Saudi Arabia&#8217;s attempt to dismiss the plaintiffs&#8217; claims. The federal judge determined that there was enough evidence to claim that the kingdom employed two people to help the 9/11 hijackers, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/11/911-widow-saudi-arabia-trump">Axios</a>.
The Saudi government has denied any involvement in the planning or coordination of the terror attacks that killed 2,977 people in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Trump has maintained a close relationship with Saudi Arabia, securing major economic and defense deals with the kingdom. Earlier this year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Trump at the White House and was asked by a reporter about the accusations leveled against his country by the 9/11 families.
&#8220;We have to focus on reality, reality based in CIA documents and based on a lot of documents that Osama bin Laden used Saudi people in that event for one main purpose &#8230; to destroy the American-Saudi relation[ship],&#8221; bin Salman said.

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9/11 Widow Goes Off Script, Calls Out 25 Years Of ‘Betrayal’ At Ground Zero

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Golf legend Tiger Woods switched his not guilty plea to guilty in court on Wednesday as he faces charges in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida earlier this year.
Woods will pay a $1,000 fine and have his driver’s license suspended for five years. The judge stressed that the suspension is intended to protect the public and said there will be no exceptions.
Woods answered “yes” when asked whether he had enough time to speak with his attorney before changing his plea.
Woods officially changed his plea during an appearance in the Martin County, Florida district court. Woods&#8217; girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., walked with the golfer into the courthouse.
On March 27, Woods sped through a residential neighborhood in his Land Rover in Jupiter Island, Florida, and attempted to pass a truck pulling a trailer, but he clipped the trailer, flipping his SUV. No one was injured in the crash, but Woods caused $5,000 in damage to the truck and trailer, according to the incident report. He initially pled not guilty in the Martin County, Florida, circuit court.
Woods told deputies at the scene of the crash that he was distracted and had looked down at his phone before hitting the trailer, but one deputy described him as “lethargic and slow,” with “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils, according to the arrest affidavit.
A breathalyzer test that Woods agreed to take showed no signs of alcohol in his blood system, but the pro golfer refused to take a urine test.
Woods informed officers that he takes “a few” prescription medications, and two hydrocodone pills were found on his person when he was arrested. Hydrocodone, which is typically taken to treat severe pain, is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance by the U.S. government and is among the drugs that the Food and Drug Administration warns “could make driving dangerous.”
“So at this time, I do believe your normal faculties are impaired,” one of the deputies told Woods as she placed handcuffs on him, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/body-cam-shows-tiger-woods-undergoing-sobriety-test-after-rollover-crash?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Body-Cam+Shows+Tiger+Woods+Undergoing+Sobriety+Test+After+Rollover+Crash">bodycam footage</a> shows. “And you’re under the unknown substance, so at this time, you’re under arrest for DUI.”
Prosecutors zeroed in on Woods&#8217; pain medications and secured a subpoena granting them access to the golfer&#8217;s prescription drug records between January 1 of this year through March 27, the date of the crash. Prosecutors were especially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prosecutors-zero-in-on-key-detail-for-prescription-meds-taken-by-tiger-woods?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Prosecutors+Take+A+New+Approach+In+Tiger+Woods+Case">interested</a> in the “date and time prescription was filled, type of prescription, number of pills in each prescription, the dosage amount, and all special instructions.&#8221;
After the crash, Woods stepped back from his normal life &#8220;to seek treatment and focus on my health.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m committed to taking the time needed to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally,&#8221; Woods <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-breaks-silence-after-dui-arrest-pga-tour-also-issues-statement?author=Jordan+Schroeder&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Tiger+Woods+Breaks+Silence+After+DUI+Arrest%2C+PGA+Tour+Also+Issues+Statement">said</a>. &#8220;I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time.&#8221;
Woods, who is widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, has taken pain medications after dealing with severe back injuries throughout his career and being in a serious single car crash in Los Angeles in 2021. He was also arrested in 2017 and charged with a DUI after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car, which was on the side of the road.

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Tiger Woods Accepts Punishment After Changing Plea In Rollover DUI Case

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The White House ripped into Democrats after a near-unanimous vote Tuesday night in defense of socialism, calling the vote the latest illustration of &#8220;how extreme their party has become.&#8221;
The vote turned contentious, with only eight Democrat members of the House crossing the aisle to vote with Republicans on the resolution to denounce &#8220;socialism in all its forms.&#8221; It passed 220-192, with all the votes against the condemnation coming from Democrats. Two Democrats refused to pick a side and simply voted present.
The White House is using the vote to tear into Democrats, suggesting that the party has been lost to its most radical elements.
&#8220;Yet again, the Democrats prove how extreme their party has become,&#8221; White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told The Daily Wire. &#8220;They support radical socialism, defunding federal law enforcement, and non-citizens voting in American elections.&#8221;
The vote was far closer than last November, when a <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/21/congress/house-denounces-horrors-of-socialism-00664412">similar resolution</a> condemning the &#8220;horrors of socialism&#8221; passed with support from 86 Democrats. The shift comes as the Democrat Socialists of America <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-is-behind-the-rapid-rise-of-the-dsa">grows its influence</a> on the political Left, with many of the most prominent party figures in the country proudly embracing the socialist label.
Highlighting this radical shift will be central to the Republican strategy in the rapidly approaching midterm elections, which, especially in House elections, will play out with electorates far less open to socialism than the Democrat base. In some key elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate, however, the Democrat candidates who prevailed in primaries are on the far-Left.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, for example, <a href="https://texasscorecard.com/decisiontexas/talarico-said-capitalism-is-an-oppressive-system-that-must-be-dismantled/">called</a> capitalism an &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/talarico-attacked-capitalism-wait-until-you-see-who-was-helping-pay-his-bills">oppressive system</a>&#8221; that needs to be &#8220;dismantled.&#8221; Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, has attempted to distance himself from the socialist but has regularly reached out to the far-Left wing of the party — including by campaigning with America-hating communist streamer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/el-sayed-defends-alliance-with-hasan-piker-in-newly-circulated-video">Hasan Piker</a>.
The White House is pledging that Republicans will continue to focus on President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;commonsense agenda.&#8221;
&#8220;President Trump and Republicans will continue to deliver on his commonsense agenda that includes tax cuts for American families, border security, and record low prices for prescription drugs,&#8221; Bis told The Daily Wire.
Using resolutions to force Democrats to expose their radical positions has been part of the Republican strategy in Congress, and Democrats continue to step right into the trap. Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/53-dems-vote-against-declaring-iran-state-sponsor-terror?msockid=2ac6c3f27a1c60101941d5cb7b3161f3">53 Democrats voted against</a> declaring Iran a state-sponsor of terror — an undeniable fact, unless you don&#8217;t recognize groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis as terrorists.
Democrats, however, are fearful of repercussions from the radical base that doesn&#8217;t want to see it side with Republicans on anything. Two Democrats who crossed the aisle to help Republicans get the resolution to a final House vote were lambasted by party leadership for doing so.
&#8220;The decision by two of our colleagues to blindside the entire House Democratic Caucus and join with the Republican majority to pass a procedural rule on the brink of failing represents a significant breach of trust,&#8221; said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), in reference to Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, who both voted for the resolution.

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White House Tears Into Democrats After Near-Unanimous Vote Defending Socialism

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Crews began removing the final three Confederate-linked statues from the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol on Friday after Democrats buried a provision in the budget that set up the removal.
The statues depict Confederate General Thomas &#8220;Stonewall&#8221; Jackson, Confederate General and two-time Virginia Governor William &#8220;Extra Billy&#8221; Smith, and Confederate Army surgeon Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire. Capitol Square has <a href="http://www.vacapitol.org/statues.htm">displayed</a> Jackson&#8217;s statue since 1875, McGuire&#8217;s since 1904, and Smith&#8217;s since 1906.
Former state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) introduced legislation earlier this year directing the state to remove the statues. It passed the Senate but died in a House committee before lawmakers resurrected the plan during state budget negotiations, WTVR Richmond <a href="https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond/removing-confederate-statues-capitol-square-aug-28-2026#google_vignette">reported</a>.
Virginia gifted the Confederate statues to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, according to the Department of General Services.
&#8220;Stonewall&#8221; Jackson is one of the Confederacy&#8217;s most iconic generals. His actions at the First Battle of Bull Run helped lead the Confederates to a major victory early in the Civil War. A separate monument to Jackson that had stood on Richmond&#8217;s Monument Avenue since 1919 was removed in July 2020 during the protests and riots that followed George Floyd&#8217;s death.
Smith took over as a commander of Confederate troops after their commander died, despite acknowledging that he had little knowledge of battlefield tactics.
McGuire served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army who worked to save numerous lives. After the war, he served as the president of the American Medical Association, as <a href="https://x.com/BlueBoxDave/status/2093375266240213425">pointed out</a> by Fox News Digital columnist and West Virginia resident David Marcus.
&#8220;I guess Woke 1.0 is still with us, after all,&#8221; Marcus <a href="https://x.com/BlueBoxDave/status/2093373688548651133">said</a> of the statue removal, referencing a comment made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) when she was pressed about radical leftist priorities like defunding the police. “I have a local city councilman that has this saying, ‘Woke 1 was crazy,&#8217;” AOC said.
Marcus added, &#8220;It’s interesting that the people who tore down statues, renamed schools, and banned mascots, are furious that the inviolable name of Lake Ontario could ever be altered.&#8221;
The Left has aggressively pushed for the removal of statues depicting Confederate figures — and sometimes even Founding Fathers — since 2015. The movement to remove depictions of American history gained steam in 2017 after the deadly Charlottesville rally and in the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing riots. Public <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-poll/a-majority-of-americans-want-to-preserve-confederate-monuments-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1B12EG/">polls</a> during that time showed that a plurality of Americans <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/confederate-statues-removal-polls_n_599de056e4b05710aa59841c">favored</a> keeping the statues in place despite the Left&#8217;s campaign to tear down historic monuments.
Despite the public opposition to taking down the monuments, around 90 Confederate statues were <a href="https://cwmemory.com/recent-confederate-monument-removals/">removed</a> in 2020 alone. Ten monuments were torn down by rioters that year. From 2020 to 2024, a total of 123 Confederate monuments have been taken down across the country, including 38 in Virginia.

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