Iran&#8217;s senior Shiite cleric has declared war on the President of the United States. The Islamic Republic’s Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a <a href="https://x.com/mdubowitz/status/1939343304836911200">fatwa</a> stating that threats against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — particularly by President Trump — constitute a war against Islam. &#8220;Any collaboration,&#8221; he wrote, &#8220;is forbidden. Muslims must respond with &#8216;severe punishment.'&#8221;
This is not empty rhetoric. It’s a directive. The regime is using religious law to justify action against American political leadership. This fatwa is not an outlier — it is state-sanctioned pretext for terror.
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🚨 FATWA: Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi — one of the most senior Shia clerics in Qom — has issued a ruling declaring that threats against Khamenei by President Trump and others amount to a “war against Islam.” Remaining silent is “haram,” he says, and Muslims must… <a href="https://t.co/2jbgPjpW0l">pic.twitter.com/2jbgPjpW0l</a>
&mdash; Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mdubowitz/status/1939343304836911200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Islamic Republic has a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-princeton-scholar-was-once-a-high-ranking-iranian-official-why-is-he-still-here?author=Aidin+Panahi&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=This+Princeton+Scholar+Was+Once+A+High-Ranking+Iranian+Official.+Why+Is+He+Still+Here%3F">documented history</a> of carrying out extraterritorial operations: assassinations in Europe, surveillance of U.S. targets, plots against dissidents, and support for militant proxies. Now, after President Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and humiliated Khamenei in his press conference, the regime is escalating. It is signaling its operatives — at home and abroad — that retaliation is not just permissible. It is required.
This fatwa gives legal and religious cover for future attacks. It sets the stage for proxy operations, lone actor violence, and state-sponsored terror framed as divine justice. The regime has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/from-fordow-to-freedom-a-strategy-for-ending-the-islamic-republic?author=Aidin+Panahi&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=From+Fordow+To+Freedom%3A+A+Strategy+For+Ending+The+Islamic+Republic">authorized</a> retaliation against American and Israeli targets. The network is active. The planning is done. All that remains is execution. The regime’s intentions are not hypothetical. In the months leading up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Iranian operatives were actively plotting to assassinate Donald Trump, according to Western intelligence sources.
<div id="attachment_941273" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-941273" class="size-large wp-image-941273" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/GettyImages-1988734032-864x576.jpg" alt="Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi is delivering a sermon during a turban-wearing ceremony at a seminary in the holy city of Qom, 145 km (90 miles) south of Tehran, on February 8, 2024. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/GettyImages-1988734032-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/GettyImages-1988734032-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/GettyImages-1988734032-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/GettyImages-1988734032.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi is delivering a sermon. February 8, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images.</div>
These networks are not limited to Iran or the Middle East. They are embedded inside the United States. The regime has exploited Palestinian solidarity movements, college encampments, and so-called cultural centers to build cover and infrastructure for future operations. What appears to be activism is, in many cases, ideological and logistical preparation. The Islamic Republic has skillfully used progressive activists, woke institutions, and even elements of the Democratic political class as unknowing tools — shielding itself behind civil rights rhetoric while laying the groundwork for subversion and violence. In <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/two-men-charged-alleged-plot-assassinate-saudi-arabian-ambassador-united-states">2011</a>, an Iranian-American working for the Quds Force was charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C. That was over a decade ago. The capabilities have only expanded since.
This is not a theoretical risk. It’s an operational doctrine.
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The United States must respond accordingly.
First: Federal authorities must treat this fatwa as an actionable threat. DHS, FBI, Secret Service, and intelligence agencies must identify and dismantle regime-linked cells, proxies, and influence networks operating inside the United States under cultural, religious, or diplomatic cover.
Second: Islamic Republic’s top officials who issue or endorse calls for violence must be designated as enablers of terrorism and sanctioned accordingly. That includes financial, digital, and travel restrictions without exception.
Third: The regime must not outlast this escalation. The U.S. must adopt a policy of full support for regime change led by the Iranian people. That means providing technical, financial, and political support to Reza Pahlavi, who has accepted the responsibility of leading the transition after millions of Iranians — both inside the country and abroad—have chanted his name and called on him to represent their national will.
Fourth: The U.S. must support Israel’s precision operations targeting the regime’s nuclear, military, and intelligence assets — and where necessary, extend that support to neutralizing select political and religious officials who are operational leaders in the regime’s state-directed terror infrastructure. This must be framed and executed as counterterrorism.
Fifth: The U.S. must initiate immediate and comprehensive <a href="https://www.hstoday.us/featured/perspective-the-u-s-must-investigate-iranian-regime-networks-inside-the-homeland/">screening</a> of Iranian nationals already inside the country — including visa holders, green card recipients, and naturalized citizens — who maintain any connection to regime institutions, propaganda networks, or clerical systems. If the U.S. accepts that it is under asymmetric threat, it must respond accordingly. A national emergency declaration should be on the table.
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These actions are not optional. They are overdue. If left unchecked, this regime will act on its threats.
There is no negotiation pathway. There is no moderation. The Islamic Republic is not a government. It is a transnational threat actor. It issues religious rulings as operational orders. It does not fear diplomacy; it fears consequences.
The fatwa against President Trump is a signal. September 11th began with similar rhetoric. Now, another one has been issued — and this time, the target is named. If the U.S. ignores it, the next attack will not be a press release. It will be a body count.
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Dr. Aidin Panahi is an Iranian-American research professor, energy expert, and political activist. He is the cofounder of the “From Boston to Iran” initiative and his analyses on security and policy issues have appeared in outlets including The Jerusalem Post, Washington Times, the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, Middle East Forum, Homeland Security Today, and Visegrád24. X: @Aidin_FreeIran
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The Trump White House said in a post on X that they are lifting up young Devarjaye &#8220;DJ&#8221; Daniel in prayer, following news that doctors have discovered three new tumors.
Daniel won the hearts of Americans across the country when he was singled out by President Donald Trump during his joint address to Congress in March. Daniel, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of six and subsequently underwent more than a dozen surgeries, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-honors-13-year-old-brain-cancer-survivor-makes-him-honorary-secret-service-agent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made an honorary Secret Service agent</a>.
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First Lady Melania Trump &amp; Agent DJ Daniel 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/6nKB9xG9Yp">pic.twitter.com/6nKB9xG9Yp</a>
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1899469558500438050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
The teen boy&#8217;s father, Theodis Daniel, recently revealed that his son has three new tumors.
&#8220;Just winging it day by day. He does have three new tumors,&#8221; Theodis said, <a href="https://www.fox7austin.com/news/dj-daniel-honorary-swearing-in-brain-cancer-williamson-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to FOX 7 Austin. &#8220;It&#8217;s rough, there isn&#8217;t a class that can teach you how to deal with it. You&#8217;re hearing that your child has a nasty disease.&#8221;
The White House responded on Friday, sharing photos of Daniel with President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
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&#8220;We’re lifting up Agent DJ Daniel in prayer after his dad, Theodis, shared that DJ is now facing three new tumors,&#8221; the post said. &#8220;DJ is one of the strongest, bravest young men—and has now been sworn into 1,351 law enforcement agencies across the country.&#8221;
&#8220;Agent Daniel, you&#8217;re a true legend,&#8221; the White House added.
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We’re lifting up Agent DJ Daniel in prayer after his dad, Theodis, shared that DJ is now facing three new tumors.
DJ is one of the strongest, bravest young men—and has now been sworn into 1,351 law enforcement agencies across the country.
Agent Daniel, you&#8217;re a true legend. 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/UH9sCOeWvE">pic.twitter.com/UH9sCOeWvE</a>
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1928544637041438956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
Theodis told FOX that they tried an experimental medicine for his son. &#8220;Look at him, he&#8217;s happy, vibrant,&#8221; he said.
Theodis also referenced his son&#8217;s signature sense of humor, which has included Daniel saying he&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1897418202478731764" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coming after you</a>&#8221; if he sees anyone being &#8220;mean to President Trump.&#8221;
&#8220;I never know what&#8217;s going to come out of his mouth,&#8221; Theodis said. &#8220;It makes me nervous half the time, because he has jokes.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-honors-13-year-old-brain-cancer-survivor-makes-him-honorary-secret-service-agent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump Honors 13-Year-Old Brain Cancer Survivor, Makes Him Honorary Secret Service Agent</a>

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President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is revoking the Secret Service protective detail for President Joe Biden&#8217;s adult children.
Trump announced in a post on social media that the protective detail is being pulled effective immediately for both Hunter Biden, 55, and Ashely Biden, 43.
&#8220;Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous!&#8221;
&#8220;He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection.&#8221;
Trump highlighted his administration&#8217;s recent actions against South Africa, including being taken off the list of countries receiving economic and financial assistance, due to its human rights abuses.
&#8220;Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list,&#8221; he added.
Former presidents and their spouses receive Secret Service protection for life, but protection that is provided to their children who are over the age of 16 stops when they leave office.
The move from Trump comes after he said in a post early Monday morning that he was nullifying pardons that Biden gave during his final days in office because there were questions about whether Biden actually signed them or if an autopen was used.
“The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” Trump wrote on social media shortly after midnight.
“In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!” Trump said. “The necessary Pardoning Documents were not explained to, or approved by, Biden. He knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime.”
“Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level,” he concluded. “The fact is, they were probably responsible for the Documents that were signed on their behalf without the knowledge or consent of the Worst President in the History of our Country, Crooked Joe Biden!”

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WASHINGTON—United States Secret Service personnel shot an armed man near the White House early Sunday morning, the agency said.
The individual had parked his car near 17th and F Streets NW, close to an entrance to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the Secret Service said. President Donald Trump is in Florida for the weekend, staying at Mar-A-Lago, and was not in the vicinity when the shooting occurred.
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&#8220;Earlier on Saturday, local police shared information about a suicidal individual who may be traveling to Washington DC from Indiana,&#8221; the Secret Service said in a statement. &#8220;Around midnight, members of the Secret Service encountered the individual&#8217;s parked vehicle near 17th and F Streets NW. They also saw an individual on foot matching the description nearby.&#8221;
&#8220;As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel.&#8221;
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Secret Service Uniformed Division Chief Michael Buck provided an on-scene media briefing. Our preliminary statement is below. The <a href="https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DCPoliceDept</a> will lead the investigation, as they are the primary agency responsible for use-of-force incidents within the District of Columbia. <a href="https://t.co/Aqv6djUzbV">pic.twitter.com/Aqv6djUzbV</a>
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecretSvcSpox/status/1898680017736843573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
Secret Service shot the man, who was transported to an &#8220;area hospital.&#8221; The statement said the man&#8217;s condition is unknown, and that &#8220;there were no reported injuries to the Secret Service Personnel.&#8221;
The Metropolitan Police Department, which is investigating the matter, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire. The matter is being specifically handled by MPD&#8217;s &#8220;Internal Affairs Division&#8217;s Force Investigations Team,&#8221; which investigates law enforcement officer involved shootings in Washington, D.C.

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MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace faced backlash online following President Donald Trump&#8217;s address to Congress on Tuesday night after they used an emotional moment with a young brain cancer survivor honored by the president to bash Trump.
The commentary from the far-left hosts came after Trump recognized 13-year-old Devarjaye &#8220;DJ&#8221; Daniel, who was in the gallery for the event and has always dreamed of being a police officer.
&#8220;In 2018, DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago.&#8221;
&#8220;Since that time, DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true and DJ has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer, actually a number of times. The police love him. The police departments love him,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;And tonight, DJ, we are going to do you the biggest honor of them all. I am asking our new Secret Service director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service.&#8221;
Maddow responded to the viral moment by calling it &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;
“For the record – and this is disgusting – the president made a spectacle out of praising a young man who’s thus far survived pediatric cancer – as if the president had something to do with that,” Maddow fumed.
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MSNBC&#8217;s Rachel Maddow is bitter over the fact that President Trump put the spotlight on a pediatric cancer patient and fulfilled his wish. <a href="https://t.co/waFzuKjRNp">pic.twitter.com/waFzuKjRNp</a>
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BonillaJL/status/1897137781341601818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
Wallace used Daniel to attack Trump and said she hoped that he did not commit suicide.
“I hope he has a long life as a law enforcement officer, but I hope he never has to defend the United States Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters and if he does, I hope he isn’t one of the six who loses his life to suicide,” Wallace said.
“And I hope he isn’t one that has to testify against the people who carried out acts of seditious conspiracy and then lived to see Donald Trump pardon those people,” she continued.
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Nicole Wallace just went after a little kid with cancer, saying “I hope he never has to defend the United States Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters.”
Even Jen Psaki looks uncomfortable.
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— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1897142707426091293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Might be the most odious thing I’ve ever heard on cable news,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/SteveKrak/status/1897263129404592447">said</a> political commentator Steve Krakauer. &#8220;Totally broken-brained punditry.&#8221;
Meghan McCain <a href="https://x.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1897291991177945507">posted</a> on X: &#8220;No one knows better than me how despicable Nicolle Wallace is but this is a new low even by her and msnbc&#8217;s standards.&#8221;
&#8220;Using a child with brain cancer to say this,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Trash from the gutter.&#8221;
Red State writer Bonchie <a href="https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/1897302802109751453">responded</a> to Maddow&#8217;s comments: &#8220;What a crazy, deranged thing to say.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump honored Devarjay “DJ” Daniel on Tuesday by making him an honorary Secret Service agent during his address to a joint session of Congress.
Daniel, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of six and has undergone more than a dozen surgeries since, has always dreamed of being a police officer — and was <a href="https://www.westernmassnews.com/2024/10/26/12-year-old-boy-with-terminal-brain-cancer-sworn-honorary-deputy-chief/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously sworn in</a> as an honorary Deputy Chief by a number of law enforcement agencies including the Birmingham Police Department.
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Hands down the best part of the night 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/Z9IjvlXk2r">pic.twitter.com/Z9IjvlXk2r</a>
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&#8220;Tonight, DJ, we&#8217;re going to do you the biggest honor of them all,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I am asking our new Secret Service Director Sean Curran to make you an agent of the United States Secret Service.&#8221;
Daniel&#8217;s eyes grew wide as he realized what was going on, and after accepting his new badge from Curran, he leaned over to hug the Secret Service director.
&#8220;Honorary Secret Service, with a badge and everything. This is awesome. His surprised sweet face,&#8221; radio host Dana Loesch posted in reaction to the moment.
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Honorary Secret Service, with a badge and everything. This is awesome. His surprised sweet face.
&mdash; Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href="https://twitter.com/DLoesch/status/1897127153864728945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is the first time I can remember crying during a state of the union. Thank you President Trump. This is so beautiful,&#8221; Meghan McCain — whose father, the late Senator John McCain, died of brain cancer — posted. &#8220;Anyone who has been impacted by brain cancer knows how special this is.&#8221;
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This is the first time I can remember crying during a state of the union. Thank you President Trump. This is so beautiful. 
Anyone who has been impacted by brain cancer knows how special this is.
&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1897127251445154235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;President @RealDonaldTrump just appointed a child with brain cancer whose dream is to become a police officer as an official Secret Service agent. THIS SPEECH ROCKS!!!&#8221; Jason Howerton added.
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President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> just appointed a child with brain cancer whose dream is to become a police officer as an official Secret Service agent.
THIS SPEECH ROCKS!!! 🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/pMCmIsA1lM">pic.twitter.com/pMCmIsA1lM</a>
&mdash; Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/1897127685220094022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer posted, &#8220;If the Ds can’t clap for a beautiful 13-year old boy who wants to become a cop, there’s something really wrong with them.&#8221;
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If the Ds can’t clap for a beautiful 13-year old boy who wants to become a cop, there’s something really wrong with them.
&mdash; Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AriFleischer/status/1897127285456863695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Y&#8217;all I&#8217;m gonna cry over Stephanie Diller and the littlest Secret Service agent,&#8221; Mary Katharine Ham said.
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Y&#39;all I&#39;m gonna cry over Stephanie Diller and the littlest Secret Service agent.
&mdash; Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkhammer/status/1897127215592345875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Daniel then turned to congratulate another guest, Jason Hartley — whose late father was a sheriff&#8217;s deputy — after Trump announced that he&#8217;d been admitted to West Point.
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DJ Daniel high-fiving Jason Hartley on his admission into West Point is perfect <a href="https://t.co/Ctw2yPYGjz">pic.twitter.com/Ctw2yPYGjz</a>
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Trump Honors 13-Year-Old Brain Cancer Survivor, Makes Him Honorary Secret Service Agent

Trump Honors Brain Cancer Survivor, Makes Him Honorary Secret Service Agent

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Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped into action to protect Jackie Kennedy immediately after President John F. Kennedy was struck by an assassin&#8217;s bullets, died at his home in Belvedere, California, on Friday. He was 93.
Hill&#8217;s death was announced by his publicist, Jennifer Robinson, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/clint-hill-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The decorated Secret Service agent is known for jumping onto the back of the Kennedys&#8217; limousine moments after the president was shot in Dallas in 1963. In <a href="https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/assassination/jfk-assassination-remastered/2812768765001" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video footage</a> of the assassination, Hill — who was assigned to protect the first lady — is seen running toward the limo and jumping onto the back of the vehicle as Jackie reaches for his help. Hill pushed Jackie back into her seat, protecting her from potentially falling off the back of the limo.
Kennedy aide David F. Powers later told the Warren Commission, which was tasked with investigating the assassination, that &#8220;Special Agent Clinton Hill saved [Jackie&#8217;s] life.” Powers added that Jackie “probably would have fallen off the rear end of the car and would have been right in the path of the other cars proceeding in the motorcade.’’ In the limousine, Hill recalled hearing the first lady say, &#8220;My God! They have shot his head off!&#8221; Hill then turned to the Secret Service agents in the car behind them and gave them a thumbs down, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/02/24/clint-hill-secret-service-kennedy-dead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>.
After JFK&#8217;s death, Hill continued working in the first lady&#8217;s security detail through the 1964 presidential election. Hill said that he became close friends with both President Kennedy and Jackie and was often invited to their social gatherings as a guest, not just as an agent on duty.
Hill retired from the Secret Service in 1975, but not before he became the assistant director in charge of all protective forces. Hill was also given the highest award given by the Treasury Department, which previously oversaw the Secret Service, 13 days after the JFK assassination for his “extraordinary courage and heroic effort in the face of maximum danger.”
In an op-ed for the Times in 2010, Hill wrote about the assassination that changed the trajectory of American history. According to Hill&#8217;s account, immediately after the first shot rang out, he turned to locate where the sound came from and then &#8220;scanned the presidential limousine and saw the president grab at his throat and lurch to the left.&#8221;
&#8220;I jumped off the running board and ran toward his car. I was so focused on getting to the president and Mrs. Kennedy to provide them cover that I didn’t hear the second shot,&#8221; Hill wrote. &#8220;I was just feet away when I heard and felt the effects of a third shot. It hit the president in the upper right rear of his head, and blood was everywhere. Once in the back seat, I threw myself on top of the president and first lady so that if another shot came, it would hit me instead.&#8221;
In an <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1894132415171321881" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Piers Morgan on CNN in 2012, Hill said he&#8217;s &#8220;always felt a sense of guilt&#8221; for President Kennedy&#8217;s death on his watch.
&#8220;I was the only agent present that had an opportunity to do anything because of the way everything happened,&#8221; Hill said. &#8220;When the shots came in from the right rear because I was on the left running board and my vision took me across the back of the president&#8217;s car, I saw the president grab at his throat and lunge to his left; I knew something was wrong. None of the other agents could do that because when they looked toward the shot, they looked away from the president&#8217;s car. So I was the only one who really had a chance, and that has [eaten] at me throughout the years.&#8221;
In 2021, Hill married journalist and author Lisa McCubbin with whom he collaborated on multiple books including &#8220;Five Days in November&#8221; and &#8220;My Travels With Mrs. Kennedy.&#8221; Hill is survived by his wife along with his two sons, Chris and Corey, whom he had with his first wife, Gwendolyn Brown. He is also survived by five grandchildren and two step-grandsons.

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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that newly-confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel had selected former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino to serve as his deputy.
Trump shared the news in a Truth Social post, noting that Bongino would be sacrificing a successful career in radio and podcasting to take the job and once again serve his country.
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🚨 President Donald J. Trump names <a href="https://twitter.com/dbongino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dbongino</a> as Deputy Director of the FBI.
Congratulations, Dan! <a href="https://t.co/p0sABQCFx3">pic.twitter.com/p0sABQCFx3</a>
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&#8220;Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice!&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the next DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FBI, by the man who will be the best ever Director, Kash Patel.&#8221;
&#8220;Dan has a Masters Degree in Psychology from C.U.N.Y., and an MBA from Penn State. He was a member of the New York Police Department (New York’s Finest!), a highly respected Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, and is now one of the most successful Podcasters in the Country, something he is willing and prepared to give up in order to serve,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;Working with our great new United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and Director Patel, Fairness, Justice, Law and Order will be brought back to America, and quickly. Congratulations Dan!&#8221; Trump concluded.
&#8220;Thank you Mr. President, Attorney General Bondi, and Director Patel,&#8221; Bongino replied.
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Thank you Mr. President, Attorney General Bondi, and Director Patel. <a href="https://t.co/bJqIDbWLEE">pic.twitter.com/bJqIDbWLEE</a>
&mdash; Dan Bongino (@dbongino) <a href="https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/1893839865864745168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Patel was confirmed largely along party lines — with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-ME) voting with the Democrats — after clearing a number of procedural hurdles throughout the confirmation process.

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Trump Announces Former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino Will Serve As FBI Deputy Director

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With President Donald Trump following through on his campaign promise to deport illegal immigrants, the media and left-wing politicians have begun a campaign to turn the American people against the administration.
The latest example comes from Chicago Public Schools (CPS), which falsely claimed on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had shown up at Hamline Elementary School but were denied entrance, ABC 7 <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-immigration-customs-enforcement-agents-denied-entry-hamline-elementary-school-back-yards-cps-officials/15833738/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The federal officials were actually from the U.S. Secret Service and investigating a threat.
Before the truth came out – and even after – Democrats accused the Trump administration of conducting “raids” on elementary schools. Hamline Elementary School principal Natasha Ortega released a statement saying, &#8220;We will not open our doors for ICE, and we are here to protect our children and make sure they have access to an excellent education.”
Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker repeated the false accusation on X, calling the situation “cruel” even though it never happened.
“After a week of Republicans sowing fear and chaos, the first reports of raids in Chicago are at an elementary school,” Pritzker <a href="https://x.com/GovPritzker/status/1882900706132402318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>. “Targeting children and separating families is cruel and un-American.”
Alderman Raymond Lopez justified the false information after it was revealed ICE wasn’t involved <a href="https://x.com/RaymondALopez/status/1882910558162501943" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by saying,</a> “This scenario is precisely what I was fighting so hard to avoid with my colleagues on the City Council this past month: giving immigration officials an excuse to come into our communities.”
Fox News’ Bill Melugin noted that it appeared no one spreading the false information had reached out to the Department of Homeland Security or ICE, saying that both denied that ICE agents came to the school or were even in the area.
In an updated announcement issued after the initial false claims spread, CPS admitted that it was Secret Service agents who had come to the school. School officials said they assumed the agents were from ICE because their identification showed they were part of the Department of Homeland Security – which also oversees the Secret Service.
“While this was a misunderstanding in terms of the specific branch of DHS, the school&#8217;s response demonstrates that our system, in partnership with community organizations, is prepared and ready to keep our students and staff safe,&#8221; CPS said in a statement published by ABC 7.
Secret Service told the outlet they were investigating a threat and had gone to a house, where they were told the person they were looking for was at the elementary school.
Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson noted after the truth came out that it is &#8220;imperative that individuals not spread unverified information that sparks fear across the city.&#8221;
Trump has barely been in office for a week, but the Left has already attempted to manufacture disapproval of the policies that got him elected. On the day of his inauguration, media outlets shared a video of a woman at the border supposedly crying because she could not gain asylum by illegally crossing the border.
So far, ICE <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homan-ice-has-made-1300-arrests-including-pedophiles-gang-members-and-at-least-1-terrorist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has arrested 1,300 illegal immigrants</a>, Border Czar Tom Homan <a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1882600909710168202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NewsNation host Chris Cuomo.
“Over a thousand of them are criminals. Who are the other ones? They’re either fugitives who’ve been through immigration court, have been ordered to be removed but didn’t, became a fugitive, or collaterals,” Homan told the host. “Look, I said from day one, no one’s off the table. If you’re in the United States illegally, you’ve got a problem. But we are concentrating on public safety threats first. That just makes sense.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Trump</a> has canceled Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail.
“The Trump administration has cancelled Dr. Anthony Fauci&#8217;s security detail. Dr. Fauci has now hired his own security detail, according to a source familiar with the situation,” ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl <a href="https://x.com/jonkarl/status/1882833396629647382?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">reported</a>.
When a reporter asked about the decision, Trump <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/politics/video/california-voter-id-disaster-aid-trump-digvid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, “I think when you work for government, at some point your security detail comes off. And y’know, you can’t have ‘em forever. So I think it’s very standard. If it would be for somebody else, you wouldn’t be asking the question.”
“The question is very fair, but y’know, you work for government; we took some off for other people, too,” he continued. “But you can’t have a security detail for the rest of your life because you worked for the government. &#8230; They all made a lot of money; they can hire their own security people, too.”
“A person familiar with the situation said Dr. Fauci had done just that, and now had his own security detail,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/fauci-security-protection.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “Dr. Fauci did not have Secret Service protection; he was protected by federal marshals and later by a private contractor whose fees were paid by the government, according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marshals Service.”
After the preemptive pardon former President Biden gave Fauci was slammed, Fauci retorted, “Let me be perfectly clear. I have committed no crime and there are no possible grounds for any allegation or threat of criminal investigation or prosecution of me.”
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Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/01/25/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> in April 2022, “Dr. Anthony Fauci <a href="https://www.openthebooks.com/executive-agencies-of-the-united-states/?Year_S=2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.openthebooks.com/executive-agencies-of-the-united-states/?Year_S=2019" aria-label="made $417,608 in 2019">made $417,608 in 2019</a>, the latest year for which federal salaries are available. That made him not only the highest paid doctor in the federal government, but the highest paid out of all four million federal employees.”
Open the Books <a href="https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/exclusive-as-private-citizen-dr-fauci" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in November 2024:
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For the past two years, Dr. Anthony Fauci has received $15,000,000 in taxpayer-funded security services – despite having returned to private citizenship. Open the Books discovered the arrangement within a <a href="https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/6/2024-USMS-000194_-_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memorandum of understanding</a> (MOU) between the U.S. Marshals service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via a Freedom of Information Act request.
Up until at least late September, this agreement between the two government agencies has left the American taxpayer on the hook for the costs attached to Dr. Fauci’s lifestyle, which included a publicly-funded chauffeur and a fully staffed U.S. Marshals security detail. The $15 million does not include the costs associated with his personal security from <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fauci-security-detail-threats-source/story?id=69933965" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 2020</a> to December 2022, which was handled by the same parties  while he was still serving in government.
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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> formally nominated the head of his personal Security Service security detail to serve as the director of the agency moving forward.
Trump nominated Sean Curran, who sprung into action during the assassination attempt on Trump back in July, to the role in a post on Wednesday evening.
&#8220;It is my great honor to appoint Sean Curran as the next Director of the United States Secret Service,&#8221; Trump said in a statement. &#8220;Sean is a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead the Brave Men and Women of the United States Secret Service.&#8221;
&#8220;Sean has distinguished himself as a brilliant leader, who is capable of directing and leading operational security plans for some of the most complex Special Security Events in the History of our Country, and the World,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help save mine from an assassin’s bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania. I have complete and total confidence in Sean to make the United States Secret Service stronger than ever before.&#8221;
Trump highlighted Curran&#8217;s more than two decades of law enforcement experience, including his start as a Special Agent in the Newark Secret Service Field Office in 2001 where he carried out a wide range of important operations for the agency.
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Curran served as Trump&#8217;s Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division during Trump&#8217;s first term in office where he had &#8220;direct oversight and responsibility of multiple protectees, and enhanced security plans for my residences.&#8221;
Donald Trump Jr. teased out the nomination in a post last week where he called Curran a &#8220;great patriot&#8221; who &#8220;will stop all the insanity once and for all.&#8221;
&#8220;There’s not a better person to be in this position!&#8221; he added.
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: President Trump will be naming Sean Curran, who heads his personal detail, to be Secret Service Director.
Sean is a great patriot and will stop all the insanity once and for all. There’s not a better person to be in this position! 
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/HWdIxuidYI">pic.twitter.com/HWdIxuidYI</a>
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1880275506433790139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2025</a></blockquote>

Donald Trump Injured During Shooting At Campaign Rally In Butler, PA

Trump Names Secret Service Agent Who Sprung Into Action In Butler To Lead Agency

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The state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> has charged the man suspected of plotting to assassinate President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> at his West Palm Beach golf course with attempted murder over a car crash that occurred as he was apprehended by law enforcement. 
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said Wednesday that Ryan Routh was being charged with attempted murder over an car accident that occurred on Interstate 95 as he tried to evade law enforcement after he was spotted with a firearm near Trump&#8217;s golf course, allegedly with the intent of killing the then-presidential candidate. Law enforcement said Routh fled after being confronted by a Secret Service agent he shot at him. The interstate had been closed during the pursuit, and a 6-year-old girl was severely injured in the crash. Moody said Routh was at fault.
“When Routh fled the scene and drove north into Martin County, it foreseeably caused law enforcement to shut down Interstate 95 to preserve the life and safety of others,” the <a href="https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/arrest-affidavit_redacted-final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">affidavit</a> says. “Routh&#8217;s actions were the cause of a horrific car crash that severely injured the minor child, Routh’s intentional act of escaping the scene of his attempted act of terrorism could have easily resulted in the death of [the child], but fortunately did not.”
The affidavit revealed that the young child was still in the hospital due to the life-threatening injuries she received when the vehicle she was in was rear-ended. 
 “Despite the federal government frustrating our efforts, which we continue to challenge in court, we found that Mr. Routh’s actions caused catastrophic injuries to a six-year-old girl,” Moody said. “My heart breaks for the child and her family, and while we continue to seek justice for President Trump, we will fight just as hard to ensure Mr. Routh pays for the tragedy his criminal actions brought on this Florida family.”
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The charges were brought as part of Florida’s investigation into the attempt on Trump’s life in Florida. Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis (R) have accused federal authorities of impeding their investigation. 
 “The federal government has stonewalled Florida’s investigation of the Trump assassination attempt at every turn, and I appreciate Attorney General Ashley Moody and her team for plowing forward despite such resistance,” DeSantis said Wednesday. “The tide will turn on January 20th and we fully expect that the federal roadblocks will be removed. The would-be assassin needs to face the full force of justice, and the people deserve the truth about the defendant’s history, motivations and plan.”
The trial for Routh is slated to begin in February, and he has pled not guilty to the charges of attempting to kill Trump.

Police shares footage of suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump caught in Florida

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