Many people have begun to worry about the state of American politics. They feel President Trump’s approval ratings have now dropped to 37% of the number of people in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, while the Democrat Party is being taken over by communists so that the country is careening helplessly into a fatal catastrophe that will leave us eating our pets for breakfast before we wage a Civil War that reduces the continent to a pool of blood and ashes. And, of course, all that’s true. But it’s no reason to panic. Well, it’s kind of a reason to panic. But if you just take a breath and then zoom in for a really close look at the situation, I think you’ll see a reason to panic really close, which hopefully will make it look like something else.
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On the Republican side, the problem is the unpopular war in Iran. President Trump says he is holding off on hurling deadly missiles at Iran because he has managed to negotiate a peace deal with Iran’s supreme leader even though the leader is a Jew-hating Islamist whose slogan is &#8220;Death to America.&#8221; Iran’s supreme leader, however, says he hasn’t been negotiating with anyone, and the confused Trump is actually negotiating with a Democrat candidate for Congress, who is also a Jew-hating Islamist whose slogan is &#8220;Death to America,&#8221; so the mistake is understandable. Overall, the Iranians have sworn to continue to resist Trump’s attacks until the arrival of the apocalyptic Twelfth Imam, who is also a Democrat candidate for Congress. This means that Trump will have to continue hurling deadly missiles, except that we’re running out of deadly missiles so he may have to hurl something else deadly like Kamala Harris’s memoir or lettuce.
But while our munitions are running low, our military is trying to reform. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was administering testosterone tests to the warriors until one of them lost his temper, beat the tester senseless, opened fire on his fellow soldiers with a machine gun, then sexually assaulted a female lieutenant while singing &#8220;God Bless the USA&#8221; at the top of his lungs, which fortunately, turned out to be the correct answer on the testosterone test.
With Trump distracted by the war, he hasn’t had a lot of free time in which to pressure Senate Majority Leader John Thune to, like, make a law or something, so Thune has been forced to find other ways to pass the time. To entertain himself, Thune has invented a new version of Charades in which the answer is always “A potted plant.” The way the game is played, Senate Majority Leader John Thune just stands there like a potted plant, and the other senators keep guessing that he’s Senate Majority Leader John Thune, until Thune reveals that, no, he’s actually a potted plant, whereupon everyone has a good laugh and goes on summer break.
With the Republicans in disarray, the Democrats have felt free to nominate congressional candidates who believe in socialism. The candidates are careful to explain that socialism is not the same as communism because in communism, millions of people starve to death while a leader with a bushy mustache shoots all his colleagues in the back of the head, whereas in socialism, there’s generally no bushy mustache.
The new Democrat candidates say their real platform is economic equality and hating Jews, and they’re all out of economic equality.
The new Democrats have found some common cause with former Right-wing figures like Tucker Carlson. Carlson has been subtly supporting the communists by interviewing such popular pro-communist celebrities as Satan. Tucker says that many Americans don’t realize that Satan actually loves Christians, especially with a little mustard and a smattering of relish, and he says Satan should not be silenced just because certain Zionist influencers are calling him Prince of Darkness, or because Prince of Darkness happens to be his official title. Tucker then let out that creepy high-pitched laugh of his, burst into flames and fell through the floor in a cloud of sulfurous smoke, increasing his audience by several million.
So I think it&#8217;s clear we can all avoid panicking about the state of American politics, if we just zoom in too close to see it properly, and then take heroin.

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The U.S. Air Force <a href="https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131704">awarded</a> Boeing a $75 million contract Wednesday to begin production of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range, or GBU-75, a new precision-guided weapon capable of striking targets more than 300 nautical miles away while carrying a 500-pound-class payload.
Boeing previously invested nearly $100 million of its own money into developing the system. The contract allows the company to begin initial production of the payload delivery units for the U.S. Navy.
The new weapon builds on the military&#8217;s existing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) by keeping the same guidance system and compatibility with the current aircraft while adding folding wings and a compact turbojet engine. 
Because it uses many of the same components and can be carried by aircraft already equipped for standard JDAMs, Boeing says it can be produced in high volume and quickly integrate into the existing fleet. 
Boeing Vice President Bob Ciesla called the production contract a major milestone, saying it demonstrates the company’s ability to deliver long-range precision strike capability at a significantly lower cost. 
According to Boeing, expanding production of the GBU-75 will give U.S. forces an affordable option for striking long-range and maritime targets.
The system recently completed its first flight test off the coast of California. During the test, it sustained powered flight along a predefined profile, used military-code GPS navigation, and maintained consistent guidance all the way to its target.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth responded to Boeing’s announcement of the contract with a post on X that read “<a href="https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2085090429037371611">Arsenal of Freedom</a>.” The phrase has become a recurring theme in recent efforts to expand American munitions production and strengthen the defense industrial base. 
It appeared earlier this July when the administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-announces-10-billion-defense-boom-thousands-of-new-jobs?author=Leona+Salinas&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=38&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Announces+%2410+Billion+Defense+Boom%2C+Thousands+Of+New+Jobs">announced</a> a $10 billion investment in Pennsylvania that was projected to support more than 4,000 defense industry jobs.
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In a blistering showdown on Tuesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a reality check to Senate Democrats, demanding to know if they would rather play partisan politics than stop a rogue regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Facing off against Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) during a heated Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Hegseth cut through hours of budget bickering with a defense of the administration’s strategy to neutralize the Iranian threat.
Prior to the exchange with Shaheen, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) had blustered, “Let me also say we&#8217;re in a moment in history where we can win the war in Ukraine. That victory would be critically important for those people who have fought for more than four years against the odds and proven they can put Putin back on his heels. But instead of finding the money that they need now for air defenses, we&#8217;re putting more money into this exchange with Iran, a war of choice which we never should have entered.”
Shaheen later followed by ranting, “At what point do you stop asking Americans to foot the bill for a war they don&#8217;t support on top of an inflated budget request and billions in reconciliation funds that you still haven&#8217;t spent?”
Hegseth fired back, challenging the notion that somehow the war in Ukraine should supersede the war against a nuclear threat to America.
&#8220;One of the reasons I take issue with that characterization is something that Senator Durbin said when he talked about Ukraine. And he talked about winning,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;And I appreciate as much as anybody winning a war. But I sit in front of a committee that wants to talk about winning a war that&#8217;s been going on for four years and talks about the strategic defeat of a conflict that&#8217;s been going on for four months to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. I would hope for some perspective in this town of the historic nature of what President Trump is undertaking. Do you want radical Islamists to have a nuclear bomb that can stare down the world?&#8221;
By putting the nuclear threat front and center, Hegseth left the committee with a stark choice: stop quibbling over spreadsheets and back the commander-in-chief, or answer to the American public when a radical regime gets its hands on the ultimate weapon.

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the Department of War and the Department of Justice have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute government officials accused of leaking sensitive national defense information.
<a href="https://x.com/SecWar/status/2076673841913344136">In a video posted on X</a>, Hegseth said unauthorized disclosures can endanger American troops, compromise military operations, and cause &#8220;exceptionally grave damage&#8221; to national security.
&#8220;The unauthorized disclosure of sensitive War Department information has the very real potential to cause exceptionally grave damage to our national security and the operational integrity of our armed forces,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;To leak sensitive national defense information and secrets betrays the men and women who wear our nation&#8217;s uniform.&#8221;
Hegseth said that when a leak occurs, it is critical for the department to quickly provide the Department of Justice, FBI, and other federal law enforcement agencies with actionable information.
According to Hegseth, the new directive expands the authority of the War Department&#8217;s Office of General Counsel to obtain records and other information related to leak investigations and requires department personnel to respond within 48 hours. 
&#8220;The security of our nation cannot be a bargaining chip for those who seek momentary headlines,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;Access to confidential and secret information is a sacred trust. And those who betray that trust will be met with the full force of the law.&#8221;
The announcement comes as the Trump administration continues pursuing multiple investigations into leaks involving sensitive national security information. 
The announcement follows several recent investigations in which Trump administration officials said unauthorized disclosures threatened national security.
One recent investigation centered on media reports that two U.S. service members had gone down inside Iran during U.S. military operations earlier this year. One airman had been rescued while search efforts continued for a second.
President Donald Trump later said those reports placed the rescue operation &#8220;at great risk&#8221; because they alerted Iran that an American service member remained inside the country.
&#8220;All of a sudden, the entire country of Iran knew that there was a pilot that was somewhere on their land that was fighting for his life,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump also said the disclosure made the rescue <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/furious-trump-threatens-jail-for-reporters-targets-sick-leaker-who-risked-rescue">mission more difficult</a> for American personnel. According to Trump, the second service member was eventually rescued during an operation involving 155 U.S. aircraft. Trump said his administration was attempting to identify the source of the leak.
Another investigation involves a New York Times report detailing why Trump departed Turkey aboard the older Air Force One instead of the newly accepted Boeing 747-8 donated by Qatar.
According to<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-nyt-story-that-just-triggered-doj-subpoenas"> The Daily Wire</a>, citing federal law enforcement sources, a senior FBI official urged the New York Times not to publish the story, warning that it contained highly sensitive national security information. The news outlet ultimately published the report, citing unnamed sources discussing the aircraft&#8217;s security protocols.
The Justice Department later issued grand jury subpoenas to four New York Times reporters connected to the story. A DOJ spokesman told The Daily Wire, &#8220;Reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are.&#8221;

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The Pentagon is reinstating the flu vaccine mandate for the Army, Navy, and Air Force following a recent outbreak.
The Army is planning to broaden the requirement to include overseas troops, first responders, prison staff, health care personnel, and child care workers, according to <a href="https://abcnews.com/Health/military-services-requiring-recruits-flu-shots-air-force/story?id=134126794">ABC News</a>. 
The mandate has been a longstanding Pentagon policy since 1945. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the requirement two months ago. While he encouraged soldiers to take the vaccine, Hegseth announced, “We will not force you.” 
He previously <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/21/military-flu-vaccine-hegseth">characterized</a> universal shots as &#8220;absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities&#8221; and claimed the rollback restored &#8220;medical autonomy&#8221; to troops.
At least 222 recruits at Joint Base San Antonio have been diagnosed with influenza, with four hospitalizations. The conditions of the training base make illnesses easy to spread. Recruits routinely live and sleep in tightly packed spaces, shower together, and are subject to stress and exhaustion.
New recruit Keon McDaniel died June 16, prompting a strong public reaction. He was treated at Brooke Army Medical Center. McDaniel was in his sixth week of basic training when he died.
The cause of McDaniel’s death remains under investigation, but several critics believe it is linked to the outbreak. Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro blamed Hegseth for the outbreak and McDaniel’s death in a social media post last week.
&#8220;After Secretary Hegseth scrapped the military’s flu vaccine mandate, it was only a matter of time before an outbreak occurred. It was a reckless decision that put troops in harm’s way and undermined our military readiness,&#8221; Castro posted, in part.
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After Secretary Hegseth scrapped the military’s flu vaccine mandate, it was only a matter of time before an outbreak occurred. It was a reckless decision that put troops in harm’s way and undermined our military readiness. At the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, nearly 160… <a href="https://t.co/yvMGxcMwBr">https://t.co/yvMGxcMwBr</a>
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) <a href="https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2067772807199535297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Some high-ranking Republicans were also critical of Hegseth for relaxing the mandate. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker publicly called Hegseth&#8217;s rollback a &#8220;mistake,&#8221; <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5841737-gop-armed-services-chair-warns-ending-mandatory-military-flu-shots-a-mistake/">stating</a> that mandatory vaccines historically created a healthier armed force.
When the outbreak began, roughly 40% of new Air Force trainees had been vaccinated at Joint Base San Antonio.
Due to the rapid nature of the situation, the Air Force requested that Hegseth bypass standard protocols for an emergency policy exemption. Hegseth granted exemptions to all military departments immediately.
This is not the first time the mandate has wavered. While first introduced in 1945, the military temporarily withdrew the requirement in 1949 because early vaccine formulas struggled to adapt to changing viral strains. It was reinstated permanently in the 1950s.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stressed on Thursday that the deal made to end the war in Iran was &#8220;born of strength of American action,&#8221; and said the Pentagon is &#8220;ready to go&#8221; if President Donald Trump decides to restart the war.
Hegseth, a hard-liner on Iran, said that this negotiation is different from past negotiations because of the military action taken against the Iranian regime.
“One key difference between this agreement and others is this was born of strength of American action,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;JCPOA came from a bunch of begging and talking — this agreement came after months of bombing and a blockade that was impenetrable.”
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He said that posture will continue, and pledged that Iran should know that the War Department is &#8220;right here ready to go&#8221; if it fails to reach a deal over the next 60 days.
&#8220;Our posture is one of strength,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;Iran is going to have every opportunity to cut the kind of deal they should at the table, and if they don&#8217;t — the War Department will be right here ready to go.&#8221;
Hegseth also echoed the lines previously promulgated from senior administration officials, saying the MOU is &#8220;all performance-based&#8221; and &#8220;all conditions-based,&#8221; promising a &#8220;verify, verify, verify&#8221; approach he explicitly contrasted with the Obama-era nuclear deal.
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JCPOA came from a bunch of begging and talking—this agreement came after months of bombing and a blockade that was IMPENETRABLE.” <a href="https://t.co/YNs1p2Va8a">pic.twitter.com/YNs1p2Va8a</a>
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&#8220;There&#8217;s not a lot of trust here,&#8221; Hegseth said, adding, &#8220;Everything we&#8217;re going to do is verify, verify, verify. And so at every step, whether it&#8217;s our military posture or it&#8217;s the carrots that exist to ensure Iran never has a nuclear weapon, all performance-based.&#8221;
&#8220;There [are] no giveaways here. There&#8217;s no trust here. It&#8217;s all verification,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And the War Department stands behind it all — as the president has said — prepared to devastatingly do what we&#8217;ve done already.&#8221;
The MOU, however, is vague on the conditions of a deal, with senior administration officials and the president saying that a lot of what has been promised by Iran isn&#8217;t explicitly written.

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The War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Cuba would be “inviting” a confrontation if it acquires weapons capable of threatening Guantánamo Bay or the U.S. homeland.
Hegseth issued a stark warning to Cuba on Wednesday during a visit to Guantánamo Bay, cautioning Havana against acquiring weapons capable of threatening the U.S. homeland or the American naval base on the island.
Speaking to American troops after joining them for morning physical training at the base, Hegseth emphasized the strategic importance of Guantánamo Bay and America&#8217;s long-standing presence there.
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According to a recent <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/us-military-drones-cuba">Axios report</a> citing U.S. officials, Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran since 2023 and has discussed potential plans to use them against Guantánamo Bay or even targets in Florida, including Key West. U.S. officials told the outlet that Havana has continued seeking additional drones and military equipment from Russia, while intelligence intercepts reportedly suggest Cuban officials are also studying how Iran has resisted U.S. pressure.
“It would be unwise for the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that can reach this bay or the American homeland,” he said. “They would be inviting the kind of confrontation that they not only don’t want, but they could not stand.”
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The Cuban government has strongly <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgpyg9peq9o">denied</a> the allegations. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused the United States of constructing a “fraudulent case” to justify military action and insisted that Havana “neither threatens nor desires war.”
The visit comes amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Cuba. In recent months, President Donald Trump’s administration has intensified economic pressure on Havana through sanctions and an oil blockade while signaling a more aggressive posture toward the communist regime.
“We hope soon that we can be a friend to the leadership of Cuba,” Hegseth added. “For now, let’s see what happens, but the Department of War will give the Commander in Chief every single option he needs.”
Before participating in the workout, Hegseth delivered a similar message, saying, “What happens with the future of Cuba is in the hands of the President of the United States and the leadership of Cuba.”
“No matter what, the Department of War is going to be prepared and postured for any possible contingency,” he added.
Hegseth noted that he served at Guantánamo Bay roughly two decades ago as part of the detention mission following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“This was then and is here today a very important and strategic piece of American terrain,” he said. “We’re here from the Department of War to get a chance to see it and make sure it’s as strong as it can possibly be.”
Hegseth also used the visit to highlight the administration’s broader security focus in the Western Hemisphere, including ongoing counternarcotics operations.
“I would not get into a drug boat in the Caribbean or the Eastern Pacific right now,” he told troops. “We are hunting you like we hunted Al Qaeda and ISIS.”
He added that “we are defending the homeland and we are taking back our hemisphere.”
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.<a href="https://x.com/SecWar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SECWAR</a> “WE ARE DEFENDING THE HOMELAND AND WE ARE TAKING BACK OUR HEMISPHERE…
This president came in and said NOT ONLY is the Monroe Doctrine alive—not only does the Roosevelt Corollary live—BUT NOW WE HAVE THE DONROE DOCTRINE.” <a href="https://t.co/LPpBuAFQ0A">pic.twitter.com/LPpBuAFQ0A</a>
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Guantánamo Bay, located on Cuba’s southeastern coast roughly 430 miles from Miami, has housed a U.S. naval base for more than a century and became globally known for the detention facility established after the September 11 attacks.
The administration&#8217;s increased focus was highlighted last month by Secretary of State Marco Rubio who delivered a direct message to the Cuban people, accusing the communist government of enriching itself while citizens face food shortages, fuel shortages, blackouts, and political repression.
“The real reason you don’t have electricity, fuel, or food is because those who control your country have plundered billions of dollars, but nothing has been used to help the people,” Rubio said.
Rubio said the Trump administration is prepared to provide $100 million in food and medicine to the Cuban people through religious and charitable organizations rather than the Cuban government. He also argued that Cuba&#8217;s leadership remains the primary obstacle to improved relations with the United States.
“In the U.S., we are ready to open a new chapter in the relationship between our people and our countries,” Rubio said. “Currently, the only thing standing in the way of a better future are those who control your country.”
The administration&#8217;s focus on Cuba has also included a series of high-level engagements by senior U.S. officials. In recent months, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Gen. Francis Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, have both traveled to the island. 
Hegseth departed Guantánamo Bay later Wednesday and traveled to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, where he met with U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper.

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After back-to-back weeks of The View’s liberal ladies making up lies about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/girl-math-sunny-hostin-lies-about-the-cost-of-blm-damage-and-eggs?author=Nicholas+Fondacaro&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Girl+Math%3A+Sunny+Hostin+Lies+About+the+Cost+of+BLM+Damage+and+Eggs">cost of living</a>, the Black Lives Matter riots, and trying to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abc-news-the-view-shows-off-expertise-in-fake-history?author=Nicholas+Fondacaro&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=ABC+News%E2%80%99+%E2%80%98The+View%E2%80%99+Shows+Off+Expertise+In+Fake+History">revise history</a>, they kicked off June by reminding everyone that they’ll let their guests get away with just about anything if they like them. Their headline guests were former First Lady Jill Biden and author/podcaster Kara Swisher.
Appearing on The View to peddle her book to their loyal liberal viewers, Biden drew outrage Tuesday when boasting about how good her step-son Hunter Biden was doing and the family he was building. But Jill seemingly left out Hunter’s daughter Navy, an apparent shame the Bidens had tried to hide in the past.
“Hunter is doing so great, and he&#8217;s sober. He has a beautiful child, I mean, yes, thank you. Who&#8217;s named Beau. He named his son after Beau, and Beau named his son after Hunter. Just shows the bond,” she said.
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Jill Biden implies Hunter Biden has only had 1 child, a boy:
&#8220;Hunter is doing so great and he&#8217;s sober. He has a beautiful child, I mean, yes, thank you. Who&#8217;s named Beau. He named his son after Beau and Beau named his son after Hunter. So just shows the bond.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/PHVYK9KLAx">pic.twitter.com/PHVYK9KLAx</a>
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://x.com/NickFondacaro/status/2061849717869265334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2026</a></blockquote>
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None of the cast members <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNvggHmdsAU">pressed</a> her on it, just like they didn’t press her on why she didn’t take President Joe Biden to the hospital after, as she first claimed to CBS News, she thought he had a stroke during the debate:
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SARA HAINES: So, I understand completely your first instinct to defend him after that debate we were just speaking of. But did you feel any of that fear, as his wife right there beside him, to protect him? He had given so much of himself and to see you even saying, like, ‘I thought he was having a medical episode, I was concerned.’ Was there any part of you that went into protection mode of like, ‘Joe, you can&#8217;t keep doing this? They&#8217;re taking so much from you.’
JILL BIDEN: But the doctors told me he was fine.
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With co-host Joy Behar jetting off to Europe to produce her play, they brought Swisher on to fill in.
It was her first time as a guest co-host, but she was comfortable enough to completely ignore Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s decorated military service and suggest he didn’t have any military experience and was somehow a DEI hire:
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SWISHER: But it focuses on what you were saying: lack of expertise. And that&#8217;s sort of everywhere. Like, look, Pete Hegseth —
HOSTIN: And he talked about DEI so much. It means, you know, ‘didn’t earn it’ now.
SWISHER: This is DEI, right?
HOSTIN: Yeah.
SWISHER: Didn’t earn it. Exactly. You have Pete Hegseth, who was a talk show host.
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Hegseth is a <a href="https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/4040890/hon-pete-hegseth/">decorated Army combat veteran</a> with deployments to the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, none of The View cast have served in the military.
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Filling in for Joy Behar on The View, Kara Swisher falsely suggests Pete Hegseth has no military experience and has only ever been &#8220;a talk show host.&#8221; She claims Scott Pelley was &#8220;shoved out&#8221; because of a &#8220;lack of expertise&#8221; at CBS. <a href="https://t.co/79plxr8RMG">pic.twitter.com/79plxr8RMG</a>
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://x.com/NickFondacaro/status/2062190882472747039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
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If you think The View would try to hand-wave the lies away with one of their infamous “legal notes,” you’d be mistaken. The View has stopped issuing formal “legal notes.” A <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2025/12/19/view-went-all-2025-without-legal-note-they-were-needed">NewsBusters study</a> found that The View had not issued a “legal note” in all of 2025.
Additionally, in a recent interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUTgkRmtlpA&amp;t=16s">Fox News</a>, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said they’re hearing many arguments against The View being a “bona fide news” program: “Disney&#8217;s The View is now asserting to the FCC that they are a &#8216;bona fide news&#8217; program, and we&#8217;ve started an enforcement action there&#8230; At this point, The View and Disney have not established that they are subject to the &#8216;bona fide news&#8217; exception. And in fact, as you noted, we are now seeing dozens of Disney-affiliated TV stations independently owned in Texas, effectively disagreeing with Disney that The View is &#8216;bona fide news.&#8217;”
Both the study and the comments from TV stations were more stones on the mountain they needed to climb to prove to the FCC they were somehow a “bona fide news” program.
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Nicholas C. Fondacaro is the associate editor for the Media Research Center and NewsBusters.

FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES, DR. JILL BIDEN, SUNNY HOSTIN

The View: The News Show That Shames Toddlers And Warriors

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In a stirring, emotional and inspiring commencement speech at West Point, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth perfectly articulated the warrior’s credo for the graduates while he devastated the woke ideology that had permeated the military in recent years.
“On a day like today, there&#8217;s no better way to start than with a word from Scripture,” he began. “And on a day as special as this, for the 998 great Americans of this class, there&#8217;s no more fitting verse than from Isaiah 6:8:
<blockquote>Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said. “Here I am. Send me.”</blockquote>
“Many of you, even in your short time in uniform, have endured what I call the slow slide of the U. S. Army,” Hegseth recalled. “You&#8217;ve seen standards lowered. You&#8217;ve seen an obsession with race and gender. You&#8217;ve seen the watering down of discipline, codes weakened and traditions tossed aside in the name of political correctness. Statues taken down, paintings placed in the basement.”
“I&#8217;m here to tell you the slow slide here at West Point and across the United States Army is over,” he declared. “Political leaders with ideological agendas and weak military leaders who were just looking to curry favor for the next star allowed our cherished army to slide off our true north. But you, our warriors, will snap it back. You are the future. Others may have allowed it to slide away. You will not. You will restore our army. And I will empower you to do it.”
“The single dumbest phrase in military history was peddled in our army only a few short years ago,” he continued. “You&#8217;ve all heard it, maybe in your first two years at West Point: ‘Our diversity is our strength.’”
“The single dumbest phrase in military history,” he stated. “We had generals saying this with a straight face on national television. It was absolute nonsense. Now, these sorts of silly things can be laughed at when they occur in a civilian lounge or civilian faculty lounge or debated in graduate seminars. But they cannot be tolerated in our formations. These ideas are what get people killed. Diversity is not our strength. Unity is our strength.”
“When you&#8217;re out there in your formations as platoon leaders at the tip of the spear,” he said, “You will not compromise; you will not seek color, and you will not try to meet arbitrary quotas based on immutable characteristics. You do not have time to celebrate identity months. And you will not make excuses for yourselves and you will not accept excuses from others. You will lead. That&#8217;s what this academy has trained you to do, to lead us.”
“There&#8217;s no substitute for preparation ever,” he said. “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Plan for recovery, resupply, alternate communications, rehearse and refine.”
He turned to his own personal history to illustrate his point:
<blockquote>The first air assault I ever did, leading a platoon in Baghdad in the middle of the night on an al-Qaeda objective, we had 36 hours to prepare, and I spent every minute of those 36 hours preparing. It paid off. Because when the pilots dropped us a few hundred meters in the wrong spot in the middle of a mud field and the GPS didn&#8217;t work, there was one man that platoon was looking at. It was me. And because I&#8217;d done every map recon, every satellite imagery recon, every recon I could, I had a general sense of where we were and could orient at that moment in the right direction. 
If I had not prepared, they would have looked at me and I would have looked right back at them. And nothing I did was perfect. Nothing you&#8217;ll do will be perfect, but at least you can prepare. Always be the most prepared member in your unit.  Be decisive and be aggressive. Pick a course of action and carry it through until you have a point to reassess. Second guessing. Set the example and display courage. Both physically and morally to make the tough calls, especially when it&#8217;s not popular. It doesn&#8217;t mean you won&#8217;t be afraid. But it means you will be prepared to push through it. Know the purpose of your mission and explain it to your soldiers.</blockquote>
“My job is easy,” he said. “Your job is hard. Your job is to forge a team of American soldiers who will stand tall, not back down, look the enemy in the eye, and whisper, ‘Send us.’ You are in the profession of arms. You feel comfortable inside the violence, so that our fellow citizens can live peacefully. Lethality is your calling card, and victory our only acceptable end state.”
“My seven kids are here with me today,” he noted. “My wife, Janie, and I brought them. Our oldest is 15 years old. He may. look at attending West Point one day. Or heaven forbid, the Naval Academy,” he joked. “Who knows? We have five boys and two girls, all Americans, all children of God. I don&#8217;t know what path God will choose for them. And I know that I&#8217;ll fiercely love them no matter what they do. But I can tell you this, nothing in the world would make me prouder than to hear one of them stand up and proclaim, ‘Send me.’”
“We live in a culture of clickbait and rage bait and vapid social media and celebrity gossip,” he said. “In a world like that, it&#8217;s really easy to get distracted and lost. And no matter what my kids end up choosing, I pray like this audience: they choose substance. I pray they choose service. And I pray they choose purpose. &#8216;Send me&#8217; is the timeless, selfless call to service. It&#8217;s the craving to serve something greater than yourself.”
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gave his best Trump impression on Monday, while campaigning for retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky.
Hegseth drew applause and laughter when he recalled President Donald Trump giving him a pep talk of sorts about the nomination process and his position in the administration.
&#8220;Trump told me, when he first offered me this job — he said, &#8216;Pete, you&#8217;re gonna have to be tough as sh*t,&#8221; Hegseth told Gallrein supporters, adopting Trump&#8217;s tone and mannerisms. &#8220;&#8216;You ready? They&#8217;re gonna come after ya!'&#8221;
Notably, Hegseth has been the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-cant-believe-it-was-published-wapo-attacks-hegseth-for-protecting-his-family">target</a> of a number of legacy media attacks since the moment Trump announced the Army veteran as his pick for Secretary of War. Hegseth withstood the personal attacks and was confirmed in January 2025, by Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s tie-breaking vote.
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🚨 LMAO! SecWar Pete Hegseth does a hilarious impression of Donald Trump
He’s actually got it down pretty good 🤣
“He said &#8216;PETE, you&#8217;re gonna have to be tough as SHlT…You ready? They&#8217;re gonna come after you!’” 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/utuKJII58S">pic.twitter.com/utuKJII58S</a>
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At the campaign event, Hegseth told a crowd of Kentucky voters that backing Gallrein in the 4th Congressional District primary race over Rep. Thomas Massie is a &#8220;no-brainer.&#8221;
Gallrein got the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/team-trump-goes-all-out-to-oust-thomas-massie">backing</a> of President Donald Trump, after Massie refused to support the president with regard to the war in Iran, the Epstein files, the One Big Beautiful Bill, and other issues.
“President Trump needs reinforcements, and that’s what warfighters do,” Hegseth <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article315799747.html">said</a>. &#8220;Warfighters understand mission. They understand teamwork. They understand loyalty, and they understand that in the middle of a fight, you don’t weaken your own side. You advance to the objective, and that’s what Ed Gallrein understands, because he has lived it.”
The secretary further went after Massie for obstructing Trump&#8217;s agenda and &#8220;grandstanding.&#8221;
“Thomas Massie’s record speaks for itself,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Too much grandstanding &#8230; [with] years of acting like being difficult is the same thing as being courageous. It’s not. Real courage means stepping up when the mission matters most, when we need that tough vote to beat left-wing lunatic Democrats.”
The hotly contested and closely watched race is reportedly the most expensive U.S. House primary in history. Polls close at 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/team-trump-goes-all-out-to-oust-thomas-massie">Team Trump Goes All Out To Oust Thomas Massie</a>

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WATCH: Pete Hegseth Recreates Trump Pep Talk Word-For-Word

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth publicly declared Tuesday that the Cuban regime poses a national security threat to the United States. The striking statement came during a House budget hearing as tensions between Washington and Havana continue to rise.
During a hearing on the administration’s proposed 2027 defense budget, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) pressed Hegseth on Cuba’s ties to hostile foreign powers and its long history of antagonism toward the United States.
“Considering all those issues and others that we could talk about in a classified setting, do you believe that the Cuban regime possesses a national security threat to the United States?” Díaz-Balart asked.
“I do,” Hegseth responded.
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Before that exchange, Díaz-Balart laid out a series of accusations against the communist government, asking Hegseth to confirm each one in turn. “Is it true that the Cuban regime actually shot down two American airplanes in international airspace, murdering Americans?” the Florida congressman asked, referencing the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue incident.
“I don’t — I can’t recall the precise year, but I believe that is the case,” Hegseth replied.
Díaz-Balart then turned to Cuba’s growing relationships with America’s geopolitical rivals.
“Is it true that Russian spy ships and warships, including the nuclear sub Kazan, have repeatedly used Cuban ports?”
“That is true, Congressman,” Hegseth said.
The congressman also referenced renewed concern over the Russian signals intelligence site at Lourdes and alleged Chinese intelligence activity on the island.
“And is it also true that now the Chinese also are there?” Díaz-Balart asked.
“I wouldn’t want to reveal anything that should be classified, but we don’t want foreign adversaries attempting to use that island,” Hegseth answered.
The exchange comes as the Trump administration has sharply increased pressure on communist governments in the Western Hemisphere during his second term, leading to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Cuba has long been accused by U.S. officials of <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/how-cuba-propped-up-maduro">propping up Caracas</a> through intelligence support and military advisers, and Hegseth acknowledged that role during the hearing.
“I am well aware that Cubans have been around the globe to include attempting to defend Maduro in Venezuela,” Hegseth said. “That is something they’ve done for a long time.”
While the Pentagon has announced no direct military action against Cuba, Hegseth’s remarks are among the clearest public acknowledgments yet that the administration views the island’s regime not merely as a hostile government, but as an active strategic threat close to American shores.

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Hegseth Says Cuba Poses A National Security Threat As Tensions Rise

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Troops forced out over the COVID-19 vaccine may soon see a dramatic change as War Secretary Pete Hegseth — even for those who do not wish to return to military service.
Hegseth announced the change in a video posted to X on Friday afternoon, saying that he planned to restore missed payments and enlistment bonuses — as well as benefits denied based on unfavorable discharge characterizations.
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The Biden administration’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine mandate was wrongfully forced onto our warfighters.
It was unjust, and we are doing EVERYTHING we can to make it right. <a href="https://t.co/xLWpYd0sMc">pic.twitter.com/xLWpYd0sMc</a>
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecWar/status/2052860665165992134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2026</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m directing the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness to establish a Department of War COVID-19 reinstatement and Reconciliation Task Force,&#8221; Hegseth explained, noting that their first move would be to assist anyone who wanted to return to military service to do so. &#8220;The services have them right now. We&#8217;re establishing one at our level to oversee the entire thing. The task force&#8217;s goal is to bring back into service all those who desire to continue to serve our country in uniform.&#8221;
But Then Hegseth went on to say that changes were also coming for those who were discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine mandate under former President Joe Biden and opted not to put the uniform back on. Those who were denied education benefits due to a &#8220;general&#8221; discharge, Hegseth vowed, would have them restored.
&#8220;Even if you do not intend to return to service, the War Department will provide a path for resolution of unearned bonuses, upgrades to discharge characterizations that will unlock your well-deserved benefits, and removal of adverse documents from service files,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Further, I have directed a review of policies and decision-making to ensure that we do not go down this path again. You raised your right hand and sworn ill to serve and protect the Constitution and our nation.&#8221;
&#8220;You were mistreated by the Biden Pentagon, and we are fixing that injustice,&#8221; Hegseth concluded.
Between August of 2021 and the beginning of 2023, approximately 8,700 service members were forced out over Biden&#8217;s vaccine mandate — and more than one third of them (3,000) received &#8220;general&#8221; discharges rather than &#8220;honorable&#8221; discharges. Still more, because they were forced to separate prior to fulfilling their contracts, were denied promised enlistment bonuses and pay.
Typically those who receive a &#8220;general&#8221; discharge from military service are eligible to receive disability benefits and health care benefits through the VA, but can be denied access to education benefits through the post-9/11 G.I. Bill.
By March of 2026, some 600 Air Force members had already had their discharges upgraded. The Marine Corps and the Navy had the highest number of separations due to the vaccine mandate.

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Troops Forced Out Under Biden Could Soon See Major Reversal

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