President Donald Trump threatened to strip Boston of its status as host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following an eruption of public unrest.
“If somebody is doing a bad job, and I feel there are unsafe conditions, I would call Gianni, who’s head of FIFA,” Trump said Wednesday. “I would say, ‘Let’s move into another location,’ and he would do that.”
Last week, over 100 people took over a Boston street, setting off fireworks and illegally racing. According to prosecutors, the event appeared to be mass-coordinated, where “<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-police-cruiser-destroyed-julian-bowers-william-cantwell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drivers perform burnouts, donuts, and illegal street races, often live-streaming the activities</a>.” The event ended with a police cruiser erupting in flames.
Trump reiterated the threat to Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Mararet Olohan in the Oval Office Wednesday.
&#8220;Somebody said, &#8216;Would we think about taking the World Cup away from Boston if they don&#8217;t straighten it out?'&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;And the answer is yes, we have the right to do that.&#8221;
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&#8220;Somebody said, &#8216;Would we think about taking the World Cup away from Boston if they don&#8217;t straighten it out?&#8217; And the answer is yes, we have the right to do that.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/p1DFtzPasK">pic.twitter.com/p1DFtzPasK</a>
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Trump added that he would take the same action in California if he felt Los Angeles wasn’t prepared to host the 2028 Olympics.
To prepare for 2026, President Trump assembled the FIFA World Cup Task Force through executive order. He instructed the task force to coordinate with executive agencies and assist with the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/establishing-the-white-house-task-force-on-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">planning, organization, and execution of events surrounding the World Cup. </a>
FIFA President Gianni Infantino expects the tournament to generate $40 billion in economic activity and create 200,000 jobs.
When announcing the task force, Trump and Infantino emphasized safety and hospitality. “It’s important that everyone coming to America feels safe and welcome,” Infantino said.
In an effort to prepare Boston to become a host city, President Trump offered to send the National Guard to Boston, but claimed Mayor Michelle Wu would not accept “because she thinks it’s bad politically.”
“Boston is honored and excited to host World Cup matches,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told The Daily Wire. “We look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren weighed in on the dispute in an interview with Bloomberg, saying, “Michelle Wu is doing a terrific job.”
“Donald Trump doesn’t like anyone who doesn’t bend the knee, so frankly I’m not surprised that he’s trying to pick some sort of fight with Michelle Wu, but I don’t think it’s going to work,” Warren said.
Including Boston, the 2026 FIFA World Cup secured 16 host cities: 11 in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. To finalize host status, each city signed a legally binding contract with FIFA, outlining the rights, responsibilities, and obligations.
In 2023, the Seattle City Council released its Host City Agreement, which contains a clause titled “Revocation of Host City Selection.” The clause states that FIFA’s host city selection assumes the city will meet “all requirements and act in full compliance with its obligations resulting from, or in connection with, this Host City Agreement.”
If the city fails to meet its obligations, FIFA reserves the right to revoke host status.
Meaning, if Trump requests FIFA intervene, President Infantino could potentially invoke this clause and argue that Boston no longer meets its contractual requirements. The City of Boston could then contest the decision in court.
“We hope every one of our 16 host cities will be ready to successfully host and fulfil all necessary requirements,” a FIFA spokesperson said following Trump&#8217;s comments. “Safety and security are the top priorities at all FIFA events worldwide.”
“Safety and security are obviously the governments&#8217; responsibility, and they decide what is in the best interest for public safety,” the spokesperson added.

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A Haitian migrant who raped a young disabled girl in Massachusetts after he entered the United States under a Biden-era parole program will now spend more than a decade in jail for his crime.
Cory Alvarez, 27, entered the United States on June 26, 2023, as part of the Biden administration&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/06/12/dhs-issues-notices-termination-chnv-parole-program-encourages-parolees-self-deport">CHNV scheme</a> to allow 30,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan migrants to fly into the country and receive a two-year permission to stay and work, <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-arrests-haitian-national-accused-raping-child-massachusetts-migrant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Alvarez then raped the helpless 15-year-old girl last year at the Comfort Inn on Hingham Street, which was temporarily housing migrants as part of a government program.
The young victim told investigators that Alvarez lured her to his room by offering to help put apps on her tablet before he sexually assaulted her, <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/man-found-guilty-of-raping-teen-girl-at-mass-migrant-shelter-to-be-sentenced/3824305/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NBC10 Boston.
The girl cried out to Alvarez to leave her alone, &#8220;but he didn&#8217;t stop,&#8221; the outlet reported, citing court documents.
Alvarez was found guilty last month and has a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in state prison, according to Boston 10. Prosecutors, however, sought to keep him behind bars for 15 to 18 years.
Alvarez was initially arrested by the Rockland Police Department on March 14, 2024, the day after he raped the young girl, according to ICE. Later that day, ICE lodged a detainer with the local authorities, asking them to hand him over if he was to be released.
The Plymouth County Superior Court of Brockton, however, flouted the detainer on June 27, 2024, and allowed Alvarez to go free on a $500 bond.
ICE was able to track him down and arrested him on August 13,  2024, near his home in Brockton. Federal officers eventually handed Alvarez back to local police to face local prosecution.
Upon returning to the White House, President Donald Trump ended the Biden administration&#8217;s controversial parole scheme that brought more than 500,000 migrants to the U.S., <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/06/12/dhs-issues-notices-termination-chnv-parole-program-encourages-parolees-self-deport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Department of Homeland Security.
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“The Biden Administration lied to America. They allowed more than half a million poorly vetted aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela and their immediate family members to enter the United States through these disastrous parole programs; granted them opportunities to compete for American jobs and undercut American workers; forced career civil servants to promote the programs even when fraud was identified; and then blamed Republicans in Congress for the chaos that ensued and the crime that followed,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said at the time.
“Ending the CHNV parole programs, as well as the paroles of those who exploited it, will be a necessary return to common-sense policies, a return to public safety, and a return to America First,&#8221; she added.
The Biden administration temporarily shut the program down after discovering large amounts of fraud in migrants&#8217; applications, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-freezes-controversial-migrant-flight-program-after-fraud-revelations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News.
Applicants recycled social security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers, Fox reported. There were also 100,948 forms filled out by 3,218 serial sponsors, according to the outlet.
Some applications had the contact information of dead people and addresses to non-existent locations and even storage units, according to the outlet.

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) took to X to complain about the redistricting fight currently embroiling the Texas State House, claiming that Texas Republicans were attempting to use a newly redrawn map to &#8220;rig&#8221; the 2026 midterm election.
As the Massachusetts-based far-left Squad member complained about what she said was a &#8220;cowardly, undemocratic power grab,&#8221; critics quickly pointed out that her own district is the result of an obviously gerrymandered map created by the Democrats who have controlled her state&#8217;s legislature for more than two decades.
&#8220;What Republicans are doing in Texas is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab meant to silence voters. They know their policies are deeply unpopular so they want to rig the next election. Solidarity with Texas Democrats using every tool to fight back,&#8221; Pressley posted.
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What Republicans are doing in Texas is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab meant to silence voters.
They know their policies are deeply unpopular so they want to rig the next election.
Solidarity with Texas Democrats using every tool to fight back.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) <a href="https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1952871614611374425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The woman who represents this district wants you to know gerrymandering is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab,&#8221; Gerry Callahan posted in response, sharing a map of Pressley&#8217;s district.
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The woman who represents this district wants you to know gerrymandering is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab. <a href="https://t.co/XChUXAXsqe">https://t.co/XChUXAXsqe</a> <a href="https://t.co/JkwayCdsqB">pic.twitter.com/JkwayCdsqB</a>
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) <a href="https://twitter.com/GerryCallahan/status/1952894955497664996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is what your Congressional District looks like &#8230; it is obviously quite gerrymandered! Trump got 36% of the Massachusetts vote &#8230; and Republicans got 0% of the seats!&#8221; Andrew Follett added.
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This is what your Congressional District looks like&#8230;it is obviously quite gerrymandered!
Trump got 36% of the Massachusetts vote&#8230;and Republicans got 0% of the seats! <a href="https://t.co/E9qLQXgj0c">https://t.co/E9qLQXgj0c</a> <a href="https://t.co/UT8mF95hUF">pic.twitter.com/UT8mF95hUF</a>
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewCFollett/status/1952909933399400821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former President Barack Obama weighed in as well, making it clear that the official talking points had gone out to the party. Using almost exactly the same words as Pressley, he posted, &#8220;We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.&#8221;
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We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy. <a href="https://t.co/lBGo5aNbyp">https://t.co/lBGo5aNbyp</a>
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1952841189310300581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) picked up on the terminology, using Obama&#8217;s home state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-bad-look-even-chuck-todd-gets-irony-of-texas-dems-fleeing-to-illinois-to-protest-redistricting">Illinois</a> as an example and saying that Democrats used a different word for &#8220;gerrymandering&#8221; when the state engaging in it happened to be controlled by Democrats: &#8220;democracy.&#8221;
&#8220;Dems only call it &#8216;gerrymandering&#8217; when it’s in a Republican state. When it happens in Illinois, they call it &#8216;democracy,'&#8221; he said.
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Dems only call it “gerrymandering” when it’s in a Republican state
When it happens in Illinois, they call it “democracy” <a href="https://t.co/erlaF433p7">https://t.co/erlaF433p7</a> <a href="https://t.co/4ETi84C1Cs">pic.twitter.com/4ETi84C1Cs</a>
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1952918340844044396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A number of Texas Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-dems-cant-win-redistricting-fight-so-they-bravely-turn-tail-and-flee-the-state">broke quorum</a> several days earlier, bringing the legislative special session to a halt by fleeing to Illinois because they did not have the votes to stop the redistricting plan by legitimate means. In their absence, both Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) have threatened to take legal action, saying that they will petition a judge to declare the seats vacant if the AWOL Democrats do not return to finish the special session by Friday.
Texas Democrats attempted a similar stunt in 2021 as an effort to block certain provisions of a voting rights bill, and Abbott threatened at the time to withhold their pay.

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The group responsible for training Massachusetts police officers listed a prominent parental rights group alongside Antifa and neo-Nazis on its list of &#8220;hate groups.&#8221;
The Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee, which trains more than 20,000 police officers across the commonwealth, listed Moms for Liberty under &#8220;Hate Groups&#8221; active in Massachusetts in training materials, which were shared exclusively with The Daily Wire.
Moms for Liberty obtained the training materials through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The training materials cited the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center, which labels Moms for Liberty an &#8220;anti-government extremist&#8221; group.
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Moms for Liberty, a grassroots group that fights for parental rights in schools across the country, was formed in 2021 while parents were fighting to reopen schools after the coronavirus pandemic, and while they were being exposed firsthand to inappropriate and often sexually explicit material being taught in their children&#8217;s classrooms.
The Massachusetts police training materials said Moms for Liberty targets &#8220;books that reference race and gender identity&#8221; and uses &#8220;parents&#8217; rights as a vehicle to attack public education and make schools less welcoming for minority and LGBTQ students.&#8221;
Moms for Liberty cofounder Tina Descovich strongly disputed that definition, saying her group simply fights for parents to have a say in their child&#8217;s school experience.
&#8220;Moms for Liberty is here to show up at school board meetings, speak out against curriculum, failing schools, inappropriate books maybe in your public school library,&#8221; Descovich told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Antifa is burning down whole cities and parts of cities and rioting in the streets. These two are not equivalent.&#8221;
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&#8220;We want parents to have the ability to opt out of sexualized books or curriculum, things that don&#8217;t align with their religious beliefs as the Supreme Court just affirmed in their most recent ruling in the Montgomery County, Maryland case,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;We have to ask what is going on here in Massachusetts with these trainings to police officers,&#8221; Descovich said. &#8220;We are not conducting ourselves in a way that police ever need to be concerned about the way we act. As a matter of fact, our chapter chair there in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, who is the one that brought all this to my attention, said she has local members of their police force come up to her all the time and say, &#8216;Please keep going. We can&#8217;t talk about it publicly, but I have kids. I appreciate you guys speaking out. So thank you for your courage and your bravery.'&#8221;
Antifa — a left-wing political movement that has used <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/19717/7-things-you-need-know-about-antifa-michael-qazvini">criminal violence</a>, threats, and vandalism to oppose conservatives — was the &#8220;hate group&#8221; listed right before Moms for Liberty, and the training linked to an article calling it a &#8220;relatively small&#8221; threat across the country.
Meanwhile, the training linked to a PBS <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/moms-for-liberty-rises-as-power-player-in-gop-politics-after-attacking-schools-over-gender-race">article</a> saying Moms for Liberty is a &#8220;well-connected extremist group that attacks inclusion in schools,&#8221; according to &#8220;anti-hate researchers.&#8221;
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&#8220;PBS is anything but fair and balanced,&#8221; Descovich said. &#8220;And now the state of Massachusetts is using those PBS articles to target us, to put a target on our back and tell police in that state that we are a threat. All we are is moms and dads that are concerned about our children, that are speaking up in a public forum, which we have the constitutional right to do.&#8221;
The training also noted that Moms for Liberty works to elect right-wing candidates to local school boards.
&#8220;You know, we have parental rights that were given to us by God,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We just want parents to be the driving factor in a child&#8217;s education.&#8221;

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The court battle between the Trump administration and Harvard University went before a federal judge in Boston on Monday as both parties seek a final ruling on the Ivy League school&#8217;s lawsuit over federal funding cuts.
Judge Allison D. Burroughs, who sided with Harvard in another case over the Trump administration&#8217;s attempt to block the university from enrolling foreign students, will likely signal on Monday where she stands on Harvard&#8217;s lawsuit against the Trump administration, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/trump-administration-harvard-hearing.html">reported</a>. Harvard sued the federal government in April after the Trump administration announced it would strip more than $2 billion in federal funding from the school, citing anti-Israel sentiment on the campus and its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
President Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-harvard-an-anti-semitic-threat-to-democracy?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Calls+Harvard+%E2%80%98An+Anti-Semitic%E2%80%A6Threat+To+Democracy%E2%80%99">called</a> Harvard “Anti-Semitic,” “Far-Left,” and “a threat to Democracy.”
“The place is a Liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake ANGER AND HATE. It is truly horrific!” Trump added in April.
The federal antisemitism task force, established by the Trump Department of Justice earlier this year, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/21/trump-harvard-hearing/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social">demanded</a> that Harvard submit to federal oversight and reform certain aspects of its admissions, hiring, and student discipline practices. Harvard refused to comply with the task force&#8217;s demands.
In its lawsuit, Harvard argues that the Trump administration is violating its First Amendment rights. Harvard also states that the funding freeze will harm essential scientific and medical research more than anything else.
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,&#8221; said Harvard&#8217;s President Alan M. Garber.
The court hearing comes as President Donald Trump continues to negotiate with the university. One month ago, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-teases-mindbogglingly-historic-deal-with-harvard-they-have-acted-extremely-appropriately?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Teases+%E2%80%98Mindbogglingly+Historic%E2%80%99+Deal+With+Harvard%3A+%E2%80%98They+Have+Acted+Extremely+Appropriately%E2%80%99">teased</a> a &#8220;mindbogglingly HISTORIC&#8221; deal with Harvard that he said would be announced “over the next week or so.”
&#8220;They have acted extremely appropriately during these negotiations, and appear to be committed to doing what is right,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114717387393069944">June 20</a> Truth Social post.
Harvard has promised to address antisemitism on its campus, and the Trump administration said it remains &#8220;confident that Harvard will eventually come around and support the president’s vision, and through good-faith conversations and negotiations, a good deal is more than possible.” Ahead of Monday&#8217;s hearing, White House spokesman Harrison Fields told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/politics/harvard-trump-administration-court">CNN</a>, “The Trump Administration’s proposition is simple and commonsense: Don’t allow antisemitism and DEI to run your campus, don’t break the law, and protect the civil liberties of all students.”
As Trump pushes Harvard to make a deal, he has ramped up pressure on the school to hand over information on foreign students. Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security sent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-subpoenas-harvard-over-foreign-student-misconduct-campus-radicalism?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Subpoenas+Harvard+Over+Foreign+Student+Misconduct%2C+Campus+Radicalism">administrative subpoenas</a> to Harvard, accusing it of “repeatedly” refusing to cooperate with the Trump administration’s “non-coercive requests to hand over the required information for its Student Visitor and Exchange Program certification.”

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The tech company Astronomer announced on Friday that they were launching an investigation into the situation with their CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot after the two were spotted canoodling at a Coldplay concert.
“Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” the company said in a <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astronomer_astronomer-is-committed-to-the-values-and-activity-7352044359338373121-Fwe5">statement</a> posted to LinkedIn.
“The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.”
The statement also addressed rumors that another HR department employee was the woman captured on video standing beside the couple smiling widely.
“Alyssa Stoddard was not at the event and no other employees were in the video,” the LinkedIn statement added. “Andy Byron has not put out any statement, reports saying otherwise are all incorrect.”
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The update comes days after a video of the two company execs went massively viral online, racking up more than 55 million views on the original TikTok and being shared across all social media platforms.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/coldplay-fan-who-posted-video-of-ceo-embracing-his-chief-people-officer-speaks-out">short video</a> shows Byron, who is married, and Cabot embracing one another at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, when the kiss cam landed on them. The couple reacted immediately, with Byron letting go of Cabot and stepping out of frame. Cabot had a similar reaction as she immediately hid her face and turned away from the camera.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called out their reaction. “Oh look at these two,” the singer can be heard saying. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy.”
The popularity of the video spurred many fake reactions, including a faux statement attributed to Byron and images of a fake social media post attributed to Coldplay saying, “Starting with our next show, we’re introducing camera-free audience sections for people and their sidepieces.”
Byron has served as CEO of Astronomer since 2023, and Cabot was hired nine months ago.
Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, removed her last name from her Facebook account before deactivating it entirely. Byron was on LinkedIn, but appears to have removed his profile as of Friday. They reportedly have two children.
Ry Walker, Astronomer’s former CEO, addressed the situation with an X post.
“For those asking—I’m no longer involved in @astronomerio—yes I was co-founder and early CEO—not on the team or board since 2022, and have no information on ColdplayGate.”

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Tech Company Announces ‘Formal Investigation’ Into CEO After Kiss Cam Drama

Tech Company Announces 'Formal Investigation' Into CEO After Kiss Cam Drama

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As the internet continues to obsess over the alleged affair between the CEO of tech company Astronomer and its head of human resources, the woman who initially shared a video of the two appearing to show a public display of affection at a recent Coldplay concert is defending her actions.
&#8220;I had no idea who the couple was. Just thought I caught an interesting reaction to the kiss cam and decided to post it,” New Jersey resident Grace Springer <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35903214/coldplay-cheating-concert-fan-filmed/">told</a> The Sun of her video clip, which amassed tens of millions of views and became the talk of social media after being posted in the early morning hours on Thursday. 
&#8220;A part of me feels bad for turning these people’s lives upside down, but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes,” she added. &#8220;I hope their partners can heal from this and get a second chance at the happiness they deserve with their future still in front of them.”
&#8220;I hope, for them, my video was a blessing in disguise,&#8221; Springer added.
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The viral video shows married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot embracing one another, as was shown on the big screen at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, when the kiss cam landed on them. The couple reacted immediately, with Byron letting go of Cabot and stepping out of frame. Cabot had a similar reaction as she immediately hid her face and turned away from the camera.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called out their reaction. “Oh look at these two,” the singer can be heard saying. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy.”
As of Friday, the original TikTok video has more than 55 million views.
The popularity of the video spurred many fake reactions, including a faux statement attributed to Byron and images of a fake social media post attributed to Coldplay<a href="https://x.com/MikeBeauvais/status/1945865732748722537"> saying</a>, “Starting with our next show, we’re introducing camera-free audience sections for people and their sidepieces.” 
Byron has served as CEO of Astronomer since 2023, and Cabot was hired nine months ago. 
Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, removed her last name from her Facebook account before deactivating it entirely. Byron was on LinkedIn but appears to have removed his profile as of Friday. They reportedly have two children together. 
Neither the exec nor the company has issued a public statement. Ry Walker, Astronomer&#8217;s former CEO, did address the situation with an X <a href="https://x.com/rywalker/status/1945894506160648514">post</a>. 
&#8220;For those asking—I&#8217;m no longer involved in @astronomerio—yes I was co-founder and early CEO—not on the team or board since 2022, and have no information on ColdplayGate.&#8221;

Coldplay Fan Who Posted Video Of CEO Embracing His ‘Chief People Officer’ Speaks Out

Coldplay Fan Who Posted Video Of CEO Embracing His 'Chief People Officer' Speaks Out

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As Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents face increasing threats of violence, a Massachusetts lawmaker wants to make them more easily identifiable.
Massachusetts State Representative James Hawkins on Monday introduced a <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/HD4886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> that would require ICE agents to remove face coverings while performing their public duties — making him the latest Democrat pushing to expose immigration officials. On Tuesday, Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/dems-push-mask-bills-amid-ice-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> a bill that would prohibit federal agents from concealing their identities with masks while also requiring them to &#8220;display their name or badge number and the agency they represent.&#8221;
In New York City, lawmakers — including Comptroller Brad Lander, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-democrat-nyc-mayoral-candidate-arrested-by-ice-at-immigration-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> by ICE for interfering with a deportation — <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2025/07/09/unmasking-ice-agents-state-bill-ny-brad-lander-tony-simone-00445241" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> a similar bill, with Lander saying ICE agents wear masks &#8220;for the purpose of striking fear into asylum seekers and immigrants in the hope that they will be terrorized by masked gangs who seek to grab and abduct them.&#8221;
But according to White House Border Czar Tom Homan, ICE agents are simply masking up to protect themselves.
&#8220;Some of you here say, &#8216;Why are they wearing masks?'&#8221; Homan <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1928093476228317221" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a May press conference. &#8220;They&#8217;re trying to protect themselves and their families! &#8230; They&#8217;re being doxxed! … Assaults are up, and it won&#8217;t be tolerated!&#8221;
There has been a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-officials-slam-cnn-for-promoting-app-that-helps-illegals-dodge-federal-agents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">500% increase</a> in assaults on ICE agents in recent months, according to the Department of Homeland Security. As The Daily Wire reported, an app called ICEBlock allows users to alert one another to the presence of ICE agents, something the White House says puts agents in imminent danger. Just yesterday, Border Patrol agents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-activists-in-l-a-arrested-for-targeting-immigration-enforcement-vehicles-with-tire-spikes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> four people in Los Angeles who are suspected of planting tire spikes in front of vehicles used by federal immigration enforcement agents.
President Donald Trump also underscored why border patrol and ICE agents may need to wear masks.
&#8220;They&#8217;re great patriots,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-seethes-dems-floating-bill-requiring-unmasking-ice-cbp-agents-must-hate-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;If you expose them because of, you know, statements like have been made by Democrats and others on the left, usually mostly, I think, probably exclusively, you put them in great danger, tremendous danger.&#8221;
Still, Democrats insist that ICE agents need to be unmasked. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-agents-wear-masks-after-threats-to-their-families-but-top-dem-promises-to-id-all-of-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pledged</a>  that &#8220;every single&#8221; ICE agent would &#8220;be identified,&#8221; &#8220;no matter what it takes.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to Hawkins&#8217;s office but did not receive an immediate response.

ICE Detains Immigrants Inside New York City Courthouses

Massachusetts Bill Would Expose ICE Agents Amid Rise In Violent Threats

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The FBI busted a multi-million dollar marijuana trafficking scheme run by Chinese nationals, the Justice Department said Tuesday. 
Seven Chinese nationals were charged over an alleged marijuana conspiracy operating out of Massachusetts and Maine. Investigators said that the operation, which began in January 2020, generated millions of dollars by distributing kilogram-sized quantities of marijuana in bulk.
“This case pulls back the curtain on a sprawling criminal enterprise that exploited our immigration system and our communities for personal gain,” <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/seven-chinese-nationals-charged-alleged-roles-multi-million-dollar-money-laundering">said</a> U.S. Attorney Leah Foley. “These defendants allegedly turned quiet homes across the Northeast into hubs for a criminal enterprise – building a multi-million-dollar black-market operation off the backs of an illegal workforce and using our neighborhoods as cover. That ends today.”
Those charged are 39-year-old Jianxiong Chen, 36-year-old Yuxiong Wu, 38-year-old Dinghui Li, 35-year-old Dechao Ma, 35-year-old Peng Lian Zhu, 35-year-old Hongbin Wu, and 47-year-old Yanrong Zhu. Yanrong Zhu &#8220;remains a fugitive,&#8221; while the others were all taken into federal custody, according to the DOJ. 
They are all charged with conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, and many face money laundering charges as well. Chen, who investigators say was the mastermind behind the operation, is also charged with smuggling aliens into the United States. 
<div id="attachment_944505" style="width: 994px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-944505" class="size-full wp-image-944505" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.45.27%E2%80%AFAM.png" alt="" width="984" height="667" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.45.27%E2%80%AFAM.png 984w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.45.27%E2%80%AFAM-300x203.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.45.27%E2%80%AFAM-850x576.png 850w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.45.27%E2%80%AFAM-768x521.png 768w" sizes=" (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px" />Illegal marijuana seized: DOJ</div>
FBI agent Ted Docks said that Chen, who lived in Braintree, Massachusetts, a city about 12 miles south of Boston, smuggled Chinese nationals over the Mexican border and forced them to work at marijuana grow houses to pay off the smuggling fees and get their passports back. 
In addition to Braintree, there were grow houses in the Massachusetts cities of Melrose and Greenfield. 
In October 2024, investigators recovered more than $270,000 in cash, a Porsche, and multiple Chinese passports and other identification documents inside a safe at Chen’s house in Braintree. Investigators also seized more than 109 kilograms of marijuana, nearly $200,000 in cash, and a $65,000 Rolex watch at the homes of other alleged conspirators. 
<div id="attachment_944509" style="width: 990px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-944509" class="size-full wp-image-944509" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.16.11%E2%80%AFAM.png" alt="" width="980" height="609" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.16.11%E2%80%AFAM.png 980w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.16.11%E2%80%AFAM-300x186.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.16.11%E2%80%AFAM-927x576.png 927w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-9.16.11%E2%80%AFAM-768x477.png 768w" sizes=" (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px" />Massachusetts home at center of Chinese marijuana ring: DOJ.</div>
In the last several years, Chinese-backed marijuana operations have cropped up across the United States, and there have been major drug busts in states like New Mexico and <a href="https://www.themainewire.com/2023/11/triad-weed-illegal-chinese-marijuana-grows-are-all-over-maine/">Maine</a>. In Maine alone, Border Patrol has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-chinese-marijuana-grow-operations-worth-billions-cropping-up-in-maine-border-patrol-memo">reportedly</a> identified at least 270 illegal marijuana grow operations that are worth billions of dollars.
Congressional lawmakers have also launched inquiries into the issue, saying that the operations pose significant national security risks.

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FBI Busts Chinese Nationals For Multi-Million Dollar Drug Ring, Exploiting Immigration System

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An education watchdog asked the Trump administration to crack down on one of the largest all-women’s colleges in the country because it admits transgender-identifying males and maintains restrooms. 
Defending Education filed a civil rights <a href="https://defendinged.org/complaints/ocr-complaint-smith-college/">complaint</a> on Friday alleging that Smith College’s admissions, discrimination, and restroom policies violate federal law. The complaint urges the department to investigate Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, for discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title IX. 
The complaint also argues that the university policies defy President Donald Trump’s executive orders combating gender ideology and the Education Department’s <a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-enforce-2020-title-ix-rule-protecting-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guidance</a> that Title IX does not include gender identity as a protected class. 
“Discrimination based on gender identity is not the same as discrimination based on sex under Title IX, as this Department well knows, and the Supreme Court has never held it is,” Defending Education Vice President Sarah Parshall Perry wrote in the complaint. “In other words, to the extent Smith’s accommodations for so-called gender identity encroach upon sex-specific programs and spaces, it is in violation of Title IX.”
The complaint also says that the school is violating federal policy by allowing males who identify as females to take the place of females in admissions. For the 2023-2024 school year, Smith only admitted around 20% of those who applied. 
Its policies make clear that the historically all-women’s college allows men to enter so long as they identify as transgender. 
“People who identify as women—cis, trans and nonbinary women—are eligible to apply to Smith,” the college <a href="https://www.smith.edu/your-campus/offices-services/equity-inclusion/gender-identity-expression">explains</a>. “Smith’s policy is one of self-identification. The applicant’s affirmation of identity is sufficient.”
The decision to admit males was first made in 2015 after Smith <a href="https://www.smith.edu/president-kathleen-mccartney/letters/2014-15/admission-policy-announcement">conducted</a> a year-long study group on the topic. 
“Smith has students, faculty and staff who are trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming. Smith students are here to engage with each other socially and academically in respectful ways, and our community values the range of identities that the student body represents,&#8221; Smith says. 
The college says that it is expanding more of its facilities to allow men into women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. 
“Every single-occupancy restroom on campus is designated all-gender, and more and more multi-stall bathrooms are as well,” the college notes, adding that it has “an all-gender locker room in the athletic facilities, with private showering and changing areas.”
The complaint flagged other aspects of Smith’s embrace of gender ideology, including the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness&#8217; commitment to providing “gender-affirming primary care, including hormone therapy, labs and specialty consultations and referrals for students interested in surgeries,” <a href="https://thesophian.com/gender-affirming-care-at-the-schacht-center-amid-trump-bans/">according</a> to the college’s independent student newspaper. 
Defending Education would like to see the Education Department, which has pushed for schools to abandon gender ideology, address the &#8220;unlawful&#8221; policies at Smith. 
“At a minimum, then, Smith’s gender-identity-based Equal Opportunity Policy; its admissions policy, which accepts natal men in lieu of similarly situated female applicants; and its all-gender restroom and locker room policies, which divest female students of their privacy, safety, and equal educational opportunity, all appear to violate Title IX,” Perry wrote in the complaint.
In a statement shared with The Daily Wire, Perry added that it remains important to fight for girls and women 53 years after the passage of Title IX.
“On the anniversary of Title IX, it bears remembering that Title IX was passed after an extensive campaign from women&#8217;s rights activists and a federal court decision holding that high school girls were not entitled to the same athletic opportunities as boys. Yet today, some institutions of higher education, including those that hold themselves out to be single-sex, appear to adhere to the notion that sex is fungible &#8212; even something that arch feminist Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote was false.&#8221;
&#8220;Our organization is keenly interested in ensuring equality of educational opportunity for all students, and it is our hope that when assessing the &#8216;female-only&#8217; policies of colleges like Smith, the Department of Education will take a closer look at that college&#8217;s possible attempts to rewrite Title IX, and allow transgender-identified males access to women&#8217;s-only spaces and admission slots,&#8221; Perry said. &#8220;Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it. Today and always, Title IX is worth celebrating, protecting, and enforcing so that men and women can truly be equal&#8211;and equally protected&#8211;in American education.”

Smith College campus, a women’s liberal arts college

All-Women’s College Breaking The Law By Admitting Trans-Identifying Men: Complaint

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Karen Read was acquitted Wednesday of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend in a case that exposed a flawed investigation and allegations that authorities conspired to frame her for his death.
The case began when Read was <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/06/18/us-news/karen-read-jurors-reach-verdict-in-second-murder-trial/">accused</a> of leaving her boyfriend, John O&#8217;Keefe, to die in a 2022 snowstorm after allegedly hitting him with her Lexus outside a suburban Boston house party, per the New York Post.
In her Wednesday retrial, Read, 45, was found guilty only of operating under the influence of liquor — a lesser sub-charge of the manslaughter count — resulting in a sentence of one year of probation.
Jurors acquitted her of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident causing death after deliberating for about three full days, according to the New York Post.
&#8220;No one has fought harder for justice for John O&#8217;Keefe than I have — Than I have, and my team,&#8221; Read told reporters outside the courthouse, thanking her loyal advocates.
As the Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/she-was-accused-of-killing-her-cop-boyfriend-but-said-she-was-framed-a-jury-couldnt-decide-who-was-right">reported</a>, this was Read&#8217;s second trial after a hung jury led to a mistrial last year. The retrial began in April and featured key differences, including the absence of lead investigator Michael Proctor, who was fired after sending lewd texts about Read during the first trial, calling Read a “wack job c***.”
Proctor’s misconduct, combined with other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karen-read-is-on-trial-for-allegedly-killing-her-cop-boyfriend-but-is-she-being-framed">evidence</a> of police misconduct throughout the investigation, put the spotlight on Read’s trial, garnering her thousands of supporters who came out in droves to support her at the retrial.
&#8220;We&#8217;re all Karen Read,&#8221; one supporter <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/were-all-karen-read-hundreds-of-supporters-celebrate-verdict/3745890/">told</a> NBC 10 Boston following the trial, while another exclaimed, &#8220;God blessed Karen Read. She didn&#8217;t even get to mourn John&#8217;s death,&#8221; per the Post.
Read&#8217;s defense team argued that O&#8217;Keefe was actually beaten, bitten by a dog, and then left outside the Canton home in freezing temperatures, claiming authorities constructed a conspiracy to frame her for his death.
The jury&#8217;s decision came after a confusing sequence of events on Wednesday afternoon. The jury initially indicated they had reached a verdict, then quickly informed a court officer they had changed their minds, before finally confirming they had reached a decision shortly after Judge Beverly Cannone provided an update.
During deliberations, jurors asked several questions that suggested they were unlikely to find Read guilty of killing O&#8217;Keefe, including inquiries about the timeframe for the drunk driving charge. The jury ultimately spent approximately three days deliberating before delivering their verdict.
Several people close to O&#8217;Keefe before his death <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/karen-read-trial-verdict-jury-murder-charges-manslaughter-what-know-rcna212763">released</a> a statement decrying the verdict as a &#8220;devastating miscarriage of justice.&#8221;
“They have suffered through so much and deserved better from our justice system. While we may have more to say in the future, today we mourn with John’s family and lament the cruel reality that this prosecution was infected by lies and conspiracy theories spread by Karen Read, her defense team, and some in the media,” the statement read.
According to NBC, several people who signed the statement were accused by Read&#8217;s defense of being possible suspects in the death of O&#8217;Keefe, but were not adequately investigated due to police misconduct.

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Karen Read Acquitted Of Murdering Cop Boyfriend

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Scott Hayes, 48, will likely avoid trial after shooting an anti-Israel man who tackled him last September during a protest in Newton, Massachusetts.
Hayes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/veteran-charged-after-shooting-anti-israel-man-who-tackled-him-during-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was charged</a> with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and released on a $5,000 bail last year after he shot Caleb Gannon, a man wearing a pro-Palestinian pin, who allegedly charged through traffic and attacked Hayes. Hayes pleaded not guilty and said shooting Gannon in the stomach was an act of self-defense.
A judge ordered that Hayes will not go to trial for the charges of assault and battery if he completes a probationary period that was agreed upon by Hayes’s lawyer and the district attorney’s office.
The conditions of the probationary period will remain in effect until September 13 — the day after the anniversary of the incident — and require Hayes to stay out of Newton, except for attending religious services, medical appointments, or passing through the city while traveling elsewhere. He is also prohibited from contacting Gannon, must complete an online course on civil discourse, and will have his license to carry a firearm suspended until that date.
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Another condition requires Hayes to seek and apply for employment, including at least three job searches a week. After the incident, the Iraq War veteran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disabled-veteran-loses-job-after-shooting-anti-israel-attacker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost his job</a> conducting natural gas leak detection, surveys, and inspections for a company contracted by National Grid, one of Massachusetts&#8217; largest utility providers.
If Hayes violates the conditions, he will go to trial.
In March, Hayes said the office of Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/da-backs-away-from-deal-to-keep-scott-hayes-from-going-to-trial-for-shooting-anti-israel-attacker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed out</a> of finalizing a disposition to resolve the case outside of court after both sides disagreed on the terms of the pretrial probation. The main point of contention was whether Hayes should be barred from entering Newton — a city he has been free to visit since October, when a judge lifted his ankle monitor requirement and restrictions on entering the suburb where Gannon lives.
“Today’s agreement was the second best option,” Hayes told The Daily Wire. “The first would have been a full dismissal of the charges immediately but the DA played politics with my case instead of following the law. The Commonwealth brought a very weak case to the table that in most states wouldn’t have made it this far along the process.”
Hayes said that Ryan’s case relied on two of his social media posts from 6 months before the incident.
“I know what I did on 9/12/24 was right,” Hayes said. “I have no regrets for my actions that day as it saved my friends’ lives. My attacker was actively trying to take my firearm from me and I am sure he would have committed murder if he had succeeded.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idf-says-prepared-deal-with-greta-thunbergs-flotilla-en-route-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=IDF+Says+It%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Prepared%E2%80%99+To+Deal+With+Greta+Thunberg%E2%80%99s+Flotilla+En+Route+To+Gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IDF SAYS IT’S ‘PREPARED’ TO DEAL WITH GRETA THUNBERG’S FLOTILLA EN ROUTE TO GAZA</a>
Ryan’s office said the resolution is the “result of hundreds of hours of in-depth review and analysis by our legal and law enforcement experts.”
“It is the appropriate outcome given the facts of this particular case and the state of the evidence,” the office added.
In a video obtained by The Daily Wire, Gannon is seen yelling at the pro-Israel protesters Hayes was with at a busy Newton intersection and accusing them of “supporting genocide.” He then began to charge across the street until Hayes stepped onto the street with his hand on his waistband, where his lawfully possessed firearm was secured in a holster under his shirt, according to a motion filed by Hayes’ attorney.
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BREAKING: Anti-Israel man shot in stomach after charging through traffic to tackle a man at a pro-Israel demonstration outside Boston in Newton, Massachusetts.
Footage obtained exclusively by <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@KassyAkiva</a>: <a href="https://t.co/nsGN3MQVAO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/nsGN3MQVAO</a>
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“Hayes did not brandish or even remove his gun from this holster, yet Gannon knew that Hayes had a gun, shouting ‘Are you carrying a f***ing gun?” a court document reads. “Hayes acknowledged that he did have a gun.”
Gannon backed away while making obscene gestures, while Hayes started to dial 911 on his phone. This is when Gannon rushed through traffic and tackled Hayes, as caught on video.
According to the documents, Hayes was face down on the sidewalk while Gannon was on top of him and choking him with his right arm, while trying to reach for Hayes’ gun with his left. Hayes then unholstered his gun and fired one shot at Gannon’s midsection. The documents go on to claim that Gannon still tried to grab Hayes’ gun after being shot and at one point “was able to turn the gun barrel toward Hayes’ face.”
In another video immediately after the incident, Hayes used his military training to give first aid to Gannon while telling bystanders to call 911.
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In another video, the man who fired the gun is seen providing medical care to the man who tackled him before first responders arrived. <a href="https://t.co/wMtoowakr9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/wMtoowakr9</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1834399006341918961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">September 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Supporters of Hayes <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-scott-hayes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised over</a> $267,000 on GoFundMe to help him with legal fees and the fallout of the incident.
Gannon, 31, was charged in Newton District Court in December <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-israel-attacker-to-be-charged-months-after-he-tackled-disabled-veteran-and-was-shot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and pleaded</a> not guilty to the charge of assault and battery. He was allowed to go free on personal recognizance. <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/man-shot-at-newton-pro-israel-rally-appears-in-court-on-assault-and-battery-charge/3588738/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to his lawyer</a>, he spent 38 days in the hospital and nearly died from his injuries.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gazans-flood-the-streets-to-protest-hamas-as-idf-operations-intensify?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Gazans+Flood+The+Streets+To+Protest+Hamas+As+IDF+Operations+Intensify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GAZANS FLOOD THE STREETS TO PROTEST HAMAS AS IDF OPERATIONS INTENSIFY</a>
He has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-charged-with-assault-of-pro-israel-veteran-called-for-destruction-of-the-united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a history</a> of inflammatory social media posts where he advocated for the destruction of the United States, refused to denounce Hamas, and labeled murdered American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin as a terrorist who “got what he deserved.”
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Caleb Gannon, the man who tackled Scott Hayes and was shot, has a X history of calling for the destruction of America and says he does not condemn Hamas. <a href="https://t.co/t11GcY5eFv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/t11GcY5eFv</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1834709152964268315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">September 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“I don’t condemn Hamas. I condemn my family,” Gannon wrote in one post about the terrorist group that killed, raped, or took hostage over 1,000 citizens from Israel on October 7.
Gannon’s father told the police that his son is mentally unstable and possibly autistic after the incident, The Boston Globe<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/14/metro/newton-shooting-scott-hayes-caleb-gannon-israel-hamas-war/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> reported</a>.
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Though not Jewish, Hayes says he believes it is important to use his voice to call for the release of the 101 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and to stand up to antisemitism in the United States.
“If my life has to be ruined for trying to help the Jewish people to survive, then that’s the price,” he told The Daily Wire. “It’s a much bigger issue than me. What happened to me brought a lot of local Jewish people together and got them out and active because of the reality of what’s happening.”

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