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Trump Taps New ICE Director

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President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after delivering remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Donald J. Trump- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is nominating longtime Oklahoma law enforcement officer and Marine veteran Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), placing another ally with deep state and local law enforcement experience at the center of his administration’s immigration agenda.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Schroyer’s nearly three decades in law enforcement and described him as a leader prepared to carry out the administration’s aggressive deportation strategy.

“Lance has over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma,” Trump wrote. “He is a PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst.”

The president also highlighted Schroyer’s background as a former Oklahoma state trooper and U.S. Marine, adding that he has “firsthand experience getting Illegal Aliens OFF our streets.”

Trump urged the Senate to act quickly on the nomination.

“The Senate must confirm Lance Schroyer IMMEDIATELY. Do not delay,” the president wrote. “Together, we will MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”

If confirmed, Schroyer would become the first Senate-confirmed ICE director in nearly a decade. The agency has operated under a series of acting leaders since 2017, reflecting years of political battles over immigration enforcement and the role of the agency.

Schroyer most recently worked with the Department of Homeland Security on expanding ICE’s 287(g) program, which allows state and local law enforcement agencies to partner with the federal government on immigration enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Schroyer comes “straight from the operational field,” where he led large-scale enforcement operations alongside state and federal agencies.

Mullin quickly endorsed Trump’s selection.

“President Trump made a great pick, and I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people,” Mullin wrote on X.

“It has been 11 years since @DHSgov has had a Senate confirmed @ICEgov Director. The Senate must quickly confirm Lance Schroyer.”

Schroyer would replace acting leadership that has overseen ICE during one of the agency’s busiest periods in recent history. David Venturella has served as acting director since Todd Lyons stepped down earlier this year.

The nomination comes as immigration remains one of Trump’s signature issues. The administration has made mass deportations, expanded ICE partnerships with local law enforcement and increased daily immigration arrests central pillars of its second-term agenda. Trump claimed Saturday that his administration has achieved the highest daily arrest rates by ICE and Customs and Border Protection of any presidency.

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Judge Keeps Death Penalty On Table For Charlie Kirk’s Accused Assassin

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Madeleine Jackson
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The man accused of assassinating conservative leader Charlie Kirk will still face the possibility of the death penalty after a Utah judge on Friday rejected a defense effort to remove capital punishment from the case.

Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. ruled that Tyler Robinson, who is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10, 2025, killing of the Turning Point USA founder, remains eligible for the death penalty if convicted — despite finding that one of the prosecutors violated a court-ordered gag rule.

The defense had argued prosecutors should lose the ability to seek the death penalty after Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard made public comments about the strength of the state’s evidence while the case was under a pretrial publicity order.

Graf agreed Ballard crossed the line when he publicly declared there was “ample evidence” proving Robinson’s guilt before trial. The judge held Ballard in civil contempt, saying prosecutors cannot publicly express opinions about a defendant’s guilt while a case is pending.

But the judge stopped well short of the punishment Robinson’s attorneys wanted.

“The court finds that striking the death penalty is grossly disproportionate to the misconduct and legally unavailable,” Graf said from the bench, instead ordering expanded jury screening to help ensure Robinson receives a fair trial. Prosecutors were also ordered to pay legal fees associated with the contempt motion.

The courtroom battle centered on conflicting public claims about key ballistic evidence.

Robinson’s attorneys had pointed to an ATF report showing investigators could not conclusively identify the bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body as having come from Robinson’s grandfather’s rifle. Prosecutors responded that the defense’s characterization omitted critical facts: while the damaged fragment could not be definitively matched, experts also could not eliminate the rifle as the source, the caliber was consistent, and a spent shell casing recovered at the scene was matched to the suspected weapon.

Judge Graf ruled prosecutors were permitted to publicly correct what they viewed as a misleading portrayal of the forensic evidence. Their violation occurred only when Ballard went further by publicly discussing Robinson’s alleged guilt and the overall strength of the case.

The high-profile murder case has drawn national attention since Kirk was fatally shot while addressing a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in September 2025. Prosecutors allege Robinson acted alone and have charged him with aggravated murder, firearm offenses, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Robinson has not yet entered a plea.

The judge has repeatedly acknowledged the extraordinary publicity surrounding the case and has said an expanded jury pool, detailed juror questionnaires and extensive voir dire will be used to protect Robinson’s right to a fair trial rather than removing the death penalty.

Robinson’s preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin in early July, where prosecutors are expected to publicly present much of their evidence for the first time as the closely watched case moves one step closer to trial.

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Tucker Carlson’s War With Trump Hits New Low: ‘Shut Up, B*tch’

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Madeleine Jackson
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The gloves are officially off.

Just weeks after blasting President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict, abandoning the Republican Party, and declaring “I’m out,” Tucker Carlson has launched what may be his most personal attack on the president yet.

Appearing on the Jack Neel Podcast on Wednesday, Carlson mocked Trump as a loudmouth who talks tough but lacks the resolve to back it up.

Recalling Trump’s repeated Truth Social warnings that Iran’s regime could be eliminated, Carlson argued the president realized there was “no obvious military solution” and tried to bluff his way through the crisis.

“So he tried to posture his way out of it,” Carlson said, impersonating Trump. “‘We’re going to eliminate you.'”

According to Carlson, the strategy backfired.

“After like the 400th Truth Social, [Iran] reached the same conclusion that everyone on the globe reached, which is this guy’s not strong, he’s weak,” Carlson said. “Strong people don’t brag about how strong they are. They just punch you in the face and end the conversation.”

Carlson then compared Trump to the kind of barroom braggart his late father once warned him about.

“My father was a boxer at one point,” Carlson said, explaining that there are “two types of guys” in a fight.

The first, he said, are the men who puff out their chests and shout, “What’d you say? Say it again!”

“You don’t have to worry about those guys,” Carlson said.

The people to fear, he argued, are the ones who stay quiet until they strike.

“And Trump is very much, ‘What’d you say?!'” Carlson continued before delivering his bluntest insult yet.

“Shut up, b*tch! I don’t take you seriously. No, I’m not being mean. But like, come on.”

The extraordinary remarks mark another dramatic escalation in Carlson’s increasingly bitter feud with the president.

Once one of Trump’s most influential allies, Carlson has spent the past several weeks repeatedly criticizing the administration’s approach to Iran, warning that the conflict betrayed the “America First” agenda that energized millions of Republican voters. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson and MTG Turn on GOP in Stunning MAGA Revolt)

The split has only widened since then.

As GAND previously reported, Carlson recently declared that he could no longer support the Republican Party, saying, “I would not support the Republican Party. There’s no chance I would support the Republican Party.”

He later argued that Republican leaders had become disloyal to American voters, asking, “How could I or any American voter support a political party that’s not loyal to the United States?”

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) quickly echoed Carlson’s frustration, writing on social media that she, too, was “done supporting the Republican Party.”

“There is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up,” Greene wrote. “We are DONE with the America LAST Republican Party.”

Trump, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected Carlson’s criticism.

During the height of tensions with Iran, the president pushed back against suggestions that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was dictating American policy.

“I call the shots,” Trump said. “I call all the shots.”

Carlson now appears unconvinced.

What began as a disagreement over foreign policy has evolved into one of the most public and personal feuds within the conservative movement.

With each new interview, Carlson’s language has become more pointed—and more difficult for Republicans to ignore.

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Court Filing Says Reflecting Pool Liner Was Cut With Knife or Razor — Vindicating Trump After Media Mockery

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Madeleine Jackson
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President Donald Trump wasn’t imagining it after all.

After days of media ridicule and accusations that the administration was trying to blame construction failures for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s problems, a senior National Park Service official has now sworn under oath that someone cut the pool’s liner with a “sharp knife or razor.”

The explosive court filing appears to validate Trump’s repeated claims that the newly renovated Reflecting Pool was deliberately sabotaged by vandals—not simply falling apart because of faulty workmanship, as many critics insisted.

According to National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands, the agency reported the damage to U.S. Park Police on June 9, shortly after the $16 million rehabilitation project was substantially completed.

“The caulk over the foam sealant was cut with a sharp knife or razor,” Lands declared in the filing, adding that roughly 70 fence-post tops were also thrown into the Reflecting Pool.

That’s a far cry from the “there’s no evidence” narrative many outlets pushed when Trump first warned that vandals had attacked the iconic landmark.

Trump Took Heat — Now Comes the Evidence

Earlier this week, Trump told reporters he had personally seen what he described as a massive cut through the pool’s protective surface and promised Americans the evidence would eventually emerge in court.

It just did.

The White House blasted what it called “Fake News hacks” and self-described experts for rushing to dismiss the president’s claims while ignoring an active federal investigation.

According to the administration, surveillance footage captured suspects damaging the site, police documented slashes through the pool liner and protective coating, and multiple suspects have already been arrested or cited.

The White House says:

  • Seven people have been arrested.
  • Seven others received federal citations.
  • Eighteen police reports have been filed.
  • Surveillance video allegedly captured suspects damaging the pool.

Those figures are higher than earlier public numbers released by Park Police as the investigation has continued.

Not All Questions Are Settled

The new filing confirms that portions of the liner and sealant were intentionally cut—but it does not establish that those cuts caused all of the renovation’s highly publicized problems, including peeling coating or the massive algae bloom that turned the pool green just days after reopening.

Some engineering documents previously reported by major news outlets suggested the cuts discovered in expansion joints may not fully explain the widespread coating failure, meaning investigators are still sorting out exactly what damage was caused by vandalism versus what may have resulted from construction or environmental factors.

Still, Thursday’s filing marks the first sworn government statement confirming deliberate damage with a blade.

A Symbolic Target

The Reflecting Pool has become one of the Trump administration’s signature beautification projects ahead of America’s 250th birthday celebration next year.

The renovation included draining the century-old pool, applying a new waterproof coating, repainting the basin in what Trump called an “American flag blue,” and installing advanced water-treatment systems designed to eliminate algae.

When the project quickly ran into trouble, critics mocked it as an embarrassing failure.

The White House argues those critics ignored what investigators were finding.

“Crazed and deranged lunatics have once again exposed their hatred for America with a cowardly, deliberate attack on one of our nation’s most iconic landmarks,” the administration declared Thursday.

Officials say advanced nanobubble ozone technology has already neutralized much of the algae while crews prepare permanent repairs after the Independence Day celebrations.

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Fourth Federal Judge Blocks Trump Bid To Create National Voter Citizenship List

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Madeleine Jackson
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A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape election administration, striking down key portions of an executive order that would create a federally compiled list of eligible voters and impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts ruled that the administration exceeded its constitutional authority, becoming the fourth federal judge to reject major provisions of Trump’s March 31 executive order on elections.

“The President ‘plays no direct role in the process’ of appointing electors, ‘nor does he have authority to control the state officials who do,'” Talwani wrote in her decision, according to court filings cited by The Hill.

The ruling sided with 22 Democratic-led states, the District of Columbia, and attorneys representing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who argued that the Constitution gives states—not the White House—the primary authority to administer elections.

What Trump’s Order Would Have Done

Trump’s executive order, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” directed the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile state-specific lists of individuals confirmed to be U.S. citizens using federal databases. The lists would then be transmitted to state election officials before federal elections.

The order also instructed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail-in ballots only to voters appearing on those federally compiled citizenship lists. In addition, states would have been required to use individualized Intelligent Mail barcodes on ballot envelopes so ballots could be tracked through the postal system.

The White House argued the measures were designed to strengthen election integrity by ensuring that only eligible U.S. citizens receive mail ballots. Administration officials have also urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would establish proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration through federal law rather than executive action.

States Argued the Order Was Already Causing Harm

The Trump administration asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing the states had not yet suffered any concrete injury because federal agencies were still developing rules to implement the order.

Talwani rejected that argument.

According to The Hill, the judge noted that many states have already spent millions preparing election materials for the 2026 midterms that would no longer comply with the executive order.

Massachusetts alone has already spent approximately $3 million on mail ballot envelopes, while Maine and Rhode Island have each spent more than $50,000 on ballot materials lacking the required Intelligent Mail barcodes. Delaware also informed the court it had already purchased envelopes and had not budgeted funds to replace them.

Those expenditures demonstrated that the order was already affecting state election planning, Talwani concluded.

Constitutional Limits

Talwani’s opinion echoed earlier federal rulings that found the Constitution assigns election administration primarily to the states and Congress—not the president acting through executive order.

She ruled that key portions of Trump’s directive “unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers,” concluding that federal agencies cannot assume authority over election procedures that Congress has not granted them.

The decision follows several other court losses for the administration this week involving different parts of Trump’s election agenda, including provisions requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration and expanded use of federal databases to verify voter eligibility.

USPS Says It Will Follow Court Orders

The ruling also comes as the U.S. Postal Service prepares for the 2026 election cycle.

Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that the Postal Service would comply with whatever federal court orders ultimately govern the handling of election mail, according to The Hill.

The administration is expected to appeal Thursday’s decision, setting up another chapter in the broader legal battle over the limits of presidential authority in administering federal elections.

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Trump Administration Suffers Major Court Defeat In Sanctuary Cities Fight

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The Trump administration suffered a significant legal setback on Wednesday after a federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging “sanctuary” immigration policies in four New Jersey cities, ruling the federal government lacks standing to bring the case.

U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin threw out the DOJ’s lawsuit against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, concluding that even if the administration prevailed, New Jersey’s statewide immigration restrictions would remain in effect, meaning the court could not provide the relief the federal government was seeking. The case was dismissed without prejudice, leaving open the possibility that the DOJ could refile if it establishes standing.

The Justice Department filed the lawsuit in May 2025, arguing that the four cities’ policies unlawfully obstruct federal immigration enforcement and violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.

The complaint described the municipal policies as “a frontal assault on the federal immigration laws and the federal authorities that administer them,” arguing they prevent willing local law enforcement agencies from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

According to Politico, Padin said the administration’s argument ignored a critical legal reality.

“The Federal Government’s case has a fundamental flaw—it treats the Challenged Policies as though they operate in isolation. They do not,” Padin wrote.

The judge noted that New Jersey’s statewide Immigrant Trust Directive independently limits how state and local law enforcement cooperate with federal civil immigration authorities. Because that directive would remain in force regardless of what happened to the four cities’ individual policies, striking down the local ordinances would not remedy the federal government’s alleged injury.

The Immigrant Trust Directive, originally issued in 2018 under then-Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration, was codified into state law earlier this year by Gov. Mikie Sherrill. It sharply limits voluntary cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities except where required by law. The directive has already survived multiple legal challenges, including lawsuits brought by Republican-led counties that were rejected by both the U.S. District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

The DOJ argued that portions of Newark’s, Jersey City’s, and Hoboken’s local policies went further than the statewide directive and therefore could be challenged independently. Padin disagreed, finding those differences either too minor or too speculative to justify continuing the case.

The ruling marks the latest courtroom setback for the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions. Earlier this week, another federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit challenging Los Angeles’ sanctuary city ordinance, dealing another blow to the administration’s effort to compel greater local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Neither President Donald Trump nor the White House has publicly commented on the ruling.

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Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote

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Madeleine Jackson
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A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked a key Trump administration election order that would have required Americans to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ruled that the Constitution does not give the president authority to unilaterally rewrite election rules, siding with Democratic attorneys general and voting-rights groups that challenged the order. The decision converts a previous preliminary injunction into a permanent ban on the enforcement of major provisions of the executive order.

The executive order, signed during President Donald Trump’s second term, sought to require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, prohibit states from counting mail ballots received after Election Day even if they were postmarked on time, and potentially withhold certain federal funds from states that refused to comply.

In her ruling, Casper wrote that election administration authority rests with the states and Congress—not the White House.

“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” Casper wrote.

The ruling marks the latest legal setback for Trump’s election agenda. Multiple federal courts have already blocked portions of the administration’s efforts to impose proof-of-citizenship requirements, alter voter registration procedures, and restrict mail voting through executive action.

Supporters of the order argued it was necessary to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. Critics countered that documented cases of noncitizen voting are exceedingly rare and warned that proof-of-citizenship mandates could disenfranchise eligible voters who lack passports, birth certificates, or other qualifying documents.

The fight is far from over.

Trump continues to push Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would establish a federal proof-of-citizenship requirement through statute rather than executive order. The bill has cleared the House but remains stalled in the Senate amid procedural and political opposition.

The Supreme Court is also expected to weigh in soon on a separate but closely watched dispute over whether states may count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were mailed on time, a decision that could affect election procedures in more than a dozen states.

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Trump Unloads After Socialist Sweep Leaves Democrats In Chaos

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President Donald Trump is crowing after a stunning series of Democrat primary upsets in New York left establishment Democrats shell-shocked and exposed deep cracks inside their party.

The political earthquake came Tuesday night as three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a democratic socialist whose rise has already rattled Democrat leaders — swept congressional primaries, knocking off establishment favorites and fueling fears that the party is drifting sharply left.

Trump wasted no time piling on.

“America the Beautiful will NEVER be a Communist Country!!!” Trump declared on Truth Social Wednesday morning.

The president later mocked defeated Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), one of the Democrats most closely associated with Trump’s first impeachment.

“Weak and pathetic Congressman Dan Goldman just lost, BIG!” Trump wrote Tuesday night. “I guess people didn’t like him illegally targeting President TRUMP.”

Goldman, who served as lead counsel during Democrats’ first impeachment effort against Trump in 2019, was crushed by former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a progressive backed by both Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Lander defeated the incumbent by more than 30 points in New York’s deep-blue 10th Congressional District.

Trump wasn’t finished.

“Even though he tried unsuccessfully to prosecute me, and despite the fact that he is a major Slimeball, I feel sorry for FORMER Congressman Dan Goldman,” Trump wrote Wednesday. “He is wandering aimlessly … through a large field of Dumocrat Communists.”

The New York primary results sent shockwaves through Democratic circles far beyond Manhattan.

Along with Lander’s victory, Democratic Socialist candidates Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier also won their respective primaries, creating what some Democrats described as a socialist takeover of key New York races.

Axios dubbed the results a “socialist earthquake” that could dramatically increase the influence of Democratic Socialists of America-aligned lawmakers in Congress.

The biggest warning sign for Democrats may have come from one of their own.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, increasingly isolated from the party’s activist wing, blasted the results during a Wednesday appearance on Fox News.

“It’s just been the dancing days of the dirt bag Left,” Fetterman said. “Some of these candidates are outrageous.”

“You have candidates they want to abolish ICE, abolish the police, abolish the border.”

Fetterman warned that socialist activists are “declaring a war on just regular Democrats.”

“They’re all socialists, of course, and now there’s a communist and now a Marxist,” he added. “That’s not even looked down on, and it’s a significant part of the Democratic Party right now.”

The Pennsylvania Democrat also argued that anti-Israel activism has become a driving force in Democratic primaries.

“Hate for Israel has become the center of a lot of these primaries across the country,” Fetterman said. “Definitely what we’re witnessing in New York City.”

“Now that’s going to become the lesson that the Democratic Party is going to continue to be anti-Israel, and I’ll be the one that’s going to continue to lean in and be proud to stand with Israel.”

The results also represented a humiliating setback for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who backed several of the losing establishment candidates.

Jeffries endorsed Goldman and other incumbents who were swept aside by candidates aligned with Mamdani’s rapidly expanding political machine.

Moderate Democrats are increasingly worried the victories could hand Republicans a potent weapon heading into the 2026 midterms.

New York Post columnist and CNN commentator Van Jones described Mamdani’s operation as more than just a progressive movement, calling it a political machine capable of reshaping the Democratic Party from the ground up.

Republicans are already framing the results as proof that the Democrat Party is falling under the control of socialists and anti-capitalist activists.

“Tonight wasn’t just a bad night for so-called ‘Leader’ Hakeem Jeffries,” National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella said after the results became clear. “It was the night the Democrat establishment officially surrendered to Zohran Mamdani and the socialist wing of their party.”

“Americans should be terrified by where the Democrat Party is headed.”

For Trump, who has long argued that Democrats are embracing socialism, the New York results handed him fresh ammunition.

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One Trump Endorsement Just Ended This Governor’s Race

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President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

President Donald Trump’s political muscle was on full display Monday in Michigan.

Just hours after Trump issued a full-throated endorsement of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. John James, one of James’ top primary rivals suspended his campaign and fell in line behind the president’s choice.

“It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Congressman, John James, who is running to become the next Governor of the Beautiful State of Michigan!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “John James has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Governor of Michigan — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”

The endorsement landed like a political thunderbolt in a Republican primary where Trump’s backing was widely viewed as the single most valuable prize.

James quickly celebrated the endorsement, calling Trump “the greatest President of my lifetime.”

Then came the shockwave.

Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, who had been running against James for the GOP nomination, abruptly suspended his campaign and endorsed James.

“This campaign has always been about the people of Michigan and standing with President Trump to defeat the Democrats in November,” Nesbitt said. “Today, I am suspending my campaign and proudly joining President Trump in endorsing John James as Michigan’s next Governor.”

“A divided primary only helps Democrats. It’s time to unite,” he added.

James wasted no time framing the move as proof of Trump’s influence.

“When President Trump endorsed this campaign, Aric Nesbitt did exactly what a true Michigan CONSERVATIVE should do,” James wrote on X. “He united behind the President and our mission to Save Michigan from the Libs and the RINOs destroying our Republic!”

The rapid surrender underscores a political reality Republicans have understood for years: in many GOP primaries, Trump’s endorsement can instantly reshape the field.

The Michigan governor’s race had been viewed as one of the nation’s most important Republican contests heading into 2026. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is term-limited, creating an open-seat battle that Republicans believe offers a major pickup opportunity.

Trump’s endorsement carried even more weight because Michigan Republican voters have consistently indicated they place enormous value on the president’s recommendations. Prior polling found overwhelming majorities of GOP primary voters saying they would be more likely to support a Trump-endorsed candidate.

Not everyone was impressed.

Businessman Perry Johnson, another Republican candidate still in the race, blasted Trump’s decision.

“President Trump received bad advice yet again,” Johnson said. “John James is a two-time statewide loser, and Michigan has already seen this movie before.”

Johnson pointed to James’ unsuccessful U.S. Senate bids in 2018 and 2020, arguing Republicans need a different nominee to win statewide.

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox also declined to step aside.

“Like @POTUS, I’ve won Michigan twice by building a coalition of working Michiganders who are sick of being screwed by the elites,” Cox wrote on X, adding that he looks forward to becoming “President Trump’s favorite Governor when I win.”

The endorsement marks a notable shift for Trump.

Last year, Trump publicly questioned whether James should leave Congress to run for governor, expressing concerns that Republicans could lose his competitive House seat and weaken the GOP majority in Washington.

Those concerns appear to have been put aside.

With Trump’s backing now secured and one major rival already gone, James enters the next phase of the race as the clear Republican frontrunner.

And if Monday was any indication, Trump’s endorsement may have effectively ended the primary before most voters even cast a ballot.

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Tucker Carlson and MTG Turn on GOP in Stunning MAGA Revolt

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Marjorie Taylor Greene -Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, via Wikimedia Commons

For years, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene were among the loudest voices defending the Republican Party and Donald Trump’s America First movement.

Now they’re publicly walking away.

In a stunning rebuke of the party they helped champion, Carlson declared that he can no longer support Republicans — and Greene quickly signaled she feels the same way.

“Tucker is not the only one who is done supporting the Republican Party,” Greene wrote Monday.

“There is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up and will not support a party that betrays its voters and country.”

Then came the line that sent shockwaves through conservative circles:

“We are DONE with the America LAST Republican Party.”

The explosive comments came after Carlson’s own political breakup with the GOP during an appearance on the Can’t Be Censored podcast.

“I would not support the Republican Party. There’s no chance I would support the Republican Party,” Carlson said. “I’m not going to support the Democratic Party — I’m not sure what I’m going to do.”

For a man who spent decades defending Republican candidates, Republican policies, and Republican voters, it was a remarkable admission.

And Carlson wasn’t done.

“How could I or any American voter support a political party that’s not loyal to the United States?” he asked.

The former Fox News star has spent weeks attacking what he sees as the Republican establishment’s willingness to involve America in another Middle East conflict. He has repeatedly blasted U.S. military action involving Iran and accused GOP leaders of putting foreign interests ahead of American citizens.

The fight has also opened a rare and very public rift between Carlson and President Donald Trump.

Once one of Trump’s most influential allies, Carlson has increasingly questioned the administration’s foreign policy decisions, warning that America First voters never signed up for another overseas conflict.

Now, Greene appears to be standing beside him.

Neither Carlson nor Greene expressed support for Democrats. In fact, both made clear their frustration runs in the opposite direction: they believe Republicans have abandoned the very voters who delivered them power.

That sentiment is resonating with a growing segment of the MAGA base that feels disconnected from Republican leaders in Washington.

For years, Carlson and Greene helped energize millions of grassroots conservatives.

Today, they’re sending a very different message.

The party they spent years fighting for may no longer be worth fighting for.

Carlson put it in the simplest possible terms.

“I’m out.”

Greene’s response suggested he may have far more company than Republican leaders would like to admit.

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