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    GOP Watches Closely As MTG’s Former District Shows Signs Of Trouble

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    A razor-thin House majority raises the stakes…

    Republicans are reportedly growing uneasy in Georgiaโ€™s 14th Congressional District, where a chaotic special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has created an unexpected opening for Democrats in what has long been considered safe GOP territory.

    The anxiety comes as Republicans hold the U.S. House by just one vote, following the swearing-in of Democrat Christian Menefee earlier this week after his special election win in Texas. With margins this tight, even unlikely threats are being taken seriously. (RELATED: Another House Republican Exits As Loudermilk Declines Reelection Bid)

    A Chaotic Special Election With No Primary

    The March 10 special election features 21 candidates โ€” including 16 Republicans, three Democrats, an independent, and a Libertarian โ€” with no party primary to narrow the field. Because no candidate is expected to secure a majority, the race is widely expected to advance to an April 7 runoff between the top two finishers.

    Why Republicans Are Worried

    With GOP voters splintered among so many candidates, party activists fear Democrats could consolidate their vote and slip into a runoff slot โ€” or, in a nightmare scenario, win outright.

    That would be a political shock in a district Donald Trump carried by a wide margin and where Greene previously won about 63% of the vote. (RELATED: Utah Republicans Sue To Block New House Districts)

    Democrats Rally Around a Single Candidate

    Democrats are coalescing behind retired Army Brig. Gen. Shawn Harris, who has mounted a visible campaign complete with a staffed local headquarters and an experienced political operation. His messaging has focused on affordability and health care costs, aimed at peeling off moderates and independents.

    Trump Moves to Stabilize the Race

    The contest shifted Wednesday night when President Donald Trump issued a โ€œComplete and Total Endorsementโ€ of Republican Clay Fuller, a move widely viewed as an effort to consolidate MAGA voters and narrow the GOP field.

    โ€œClay Fuller has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Georgiaโ€™s 14th Congressional District โ€“ HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!โ€ Trump wrote on Truth Social.

    A Safe Seat โ€” But Not a Comfortable One

    Republican strategists say Trumpโ€™s endorsement should help restore order, but some privately warn that the unusual election format, combined with voter fatigue and GOP infighting, has made the race more fragile than expected.

    Most observers still view a Democratic upset as unlikely โ€” but even a forced runoff would drain resources and attention as a challenging midterm cycle heats up.

    MTG’s Eyes Next Steps

    While Greene has framed her resignation from Congress as a rejection of Washington politics, speculation has continued to swirl within conservative circles that she may be positioning herself for a future national run. Allies and critics alike have noted that her recent media appearances, broader ideological critiques, and willingness to challenge Trump directly resemble the early stages of a potential presidential or third-party campaign.

    Greene has not formally announced any plans to run for president, but she has also declined to rule it out โ€” fueling rumors that her break with Trump may be less about stepping away from politics and more about redefining the post-Trump conservative movement on her own terms.

    According to a November report from Notus, Greene has privately expressed interest in following in Donald Trumpโ€™s footsteps to the White House. The outlet cites four sources familiar with her thinking, saying Greene believes she represents the โ€œreal MAGAโ€ faction โ€” the core conservative movement that has reshaped the GOP since 2016 โ€” and that many Republican leaders have drifted away from those grassroots values. (RELATED: Marjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Prepping For 2028 Presidential Run)

    One source told Notus that Greene feels confident she has built the national donor network and grassroots support needed to mount a serious primary campaign, especially as the GOPโ€™s base remains loyal to Trumpโ€™s populist agenda.

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    Man Who Falsely Claimed To shoot Charlie Kirk Sentenced To Prison

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    In a strikingly bizarre footnote to the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a Utah man who falsely claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting has now been sentenced and faces up to 15 years in prison.

    Seventy-one-year-old George Hodgson Zinn โ€” who dramatically approached law enforcement at Utah Valley University, yelling โ€œI shot him โ€” now shoot meโ€ moments after Kirk was gunned down โ€” has now pleaded no contest to obstruction of justice and guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court records.

    While Zinnโ€™s initial false confession drew headlines and confusion during the chaotic aftermath of the shooting โ€” leading some to believe he was the shooter โ€” investigators quickly ruled him out as a suspect in Kirkโ€™s assassination.

    During questioning at a hospital after the incident, Zinn shocked authorities by admitting he had child sexual abuse material on his phone. A warrant later uncovered more than 20 images depicting abused minors, and prosecutors charged him accordingly.

    In Salt Lake County district court, Zinn was sentenced to zero to five years for obstruction and one to 15 years for each exploitation count, with the judge ordering the terms to run concurrently. The exact amount of time he will serve will be decided by the Utah parole board.

    Remembering Charlie Kirk: A Conservative Voice Silenced

    The backdrop to this strange prosecution is one of the most shocking episodes of political violence in recent U.S. history. On Sept. 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk โ€” founder and executive director of the conservative youth advocacy group Turning Point USA and a leading voice in the MAGA movement โ€” was assassinated by a sniper while speaking at an outdoor event on the Utah Valley University campus.

    Kirk, just 31 years old, had become one of the most recognizable young conservative figures in America. He built Turning Point USA from a student organization into a powerful grassroots force shaping Republican campaigns, energizing young voters, and challenging campus liberal orthodoxy across the country.

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    His death prompted an outpouring of grief and outrage from Republican leaders and conservative grassroots activists, who saw the attack as not just a crime but part of a broader pattern of hostility toward conservatives. Thousands attended memorial events, and his legacy has become a rallying point in debates over political violence and free speech on college campuses and beyond.

    The suspect in the shooting โ€” 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson โ€” was later arrested and charged with aggravated murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, underscoring the gravity of the crime and the national attention still focused on the case.

    What This Means Going Forward

    Zinnโ€™s sentencing closes one strange chapter in the unfolding story of the Kirk assassination, but it also highlights the turmoil that followed one of the most prominent conservative leaders of his generation. A man who tried โ€” for reasons still unclear โ€” to throw law enforcement off the trail of the real shooter now faces prison time for his own criminal behavior.

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    Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Fallen Army Ranger During Personal Phone Call

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    President Donald Trump personally called the family of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis to inform them that their son would be awarded the Medal of Honorโ€”the nationโ€™s highest military decoration.

    The emotional phone call, captured on video, shows Ollisโ€™ father, Robert, answering the call on speakerphone, visibly stunned as the president delivers the news.

    โ€œWeโ€™re very nervous,โ€ Robert Ollis says at the start of the call.

    โ€œYou should be, because your son is going to get the highest honor that you can have,โ€ President Trump replied. โ€œThere is no higher honor than the Congressional Medal of Honor.โ€

    Robertโ€™s disbelief quickly turned to joy, his mouth hanging open before breaking into a wide smile as the weight of the moment set in.

    โ€œHeโ€™s looking down at you right now,โ€ Trump told the family. โ€œHeโ€™s saying, โ€˜Well, my mom and dad are handling this pretty well.โ€™โ€

    โ€œThank you so much, Mr. President. You have no idea the happiness we have,โ€ Robert responded.

    Ollisโ€™ mother, Linda, expressed gratitude not only for the recognition, but for the years-long effort it took to make it happen.

    โ€œThank you for facilitating this! This is so wonderful,โ€ she said, explaining that the family had advocated for years, reaching out to countless officials and organizations to ensure their sonโ€™s heroism was properly recognized.

    President Trump acknowledged that persistence, noting that grassroots advocacyโ€”often led by families and veteransโ€”is essential to ensuring acts of valor are not forgotten.

    โ€œOtherwise, how are we going to know, right?โ€ Trump said. โ€œPeople donโ€™t know. So I think thatโ€™s fantastic.โ€

    The decision comes after sustained advocacy from veteransโ€™ groups, elected officials, and the Staten Island community, all of whom argued that Ollisโ€™ actions clearly met the standard for the Medal of Honor.

    Staff Sgt. Ollis, a U.S. Army Ranger from Staten Island, was killed in Afghanistan on August 28, 2013. During a suicide bombing, the 24-year-old soldier threw himself over a Polish army officer, sacrificing his life to save that of an allied servicemanโ€”an act emblematic of the selflessness and courage that define Americaโ€™s warriors.

    The Medal of Honor is awarded for acts that go far beyond the call of duty, recognizing โ€œconspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life,โ€ according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. While criteria have evolved, the standard has always reflected extraordinary courage. The current guidelines were formalized during the Vietnam War in 1963.

    As the call continued, President Trump reflected candidly on the magnitude of Ollisโ€™ sacrifice.

    โ€œI read what your son did, and itโ€™sโ€”I wouldnโ€™t do it, Linda,โ€ Trump said.

    โ€œIโ€™m not brave enough either,โ€ Linda replied softly.

    โ€œNeither am I,โ€ Robert added. โ€œEven though Iโ€™m a Vietnam vet, I still wouldnโ€™t have done it.โ€

    Trump urged the family to come together and celebrate their sonโ€™s legacy, telling them that Michael Ollis would be proud of them.

    Near the end of the call, a woman could be heard excitedly shouting in the background: โ€œYes, weโ€™re going to the White House, we love you, weโ€™re praying for you every day. Yes, letโ€™s do this MAGA.โ€

    Robert identified the woman as his daughter, gently signaling for her to calm down.

    โ€œHey Robert, bring them all down,โ€ Trump said, inviting the family to the White House before ending the call.

    Watch the heartwarming moment below:

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    Republican Mega-donor Rebukes ‘Corrupt’ Trump Admin.

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel and one of the Republican Partyโ€™s most influential donors, delivered a sharp warning this week about the direction of the Trump administration, accusing it of ethical lapses and raising concerns about government pressure on corporate America.

    Speaking Tuesday at a Wall Street Journalโ€“hosted conference in West Palm Beach, Griffin said the administration has blurred the line between public service and private enrichment.

    โ€œThis administration has definitely made missteps in choosing decisions or courses that have been very, very enriching to the families of those in the administration,โ€ Griffin said. โ€œThat calls into question: is the public interest being served?โ€

    Griffin emphasized that public trust depends on leaders acting with integrity and restraint.

    โ€œOne of the things that you want to believe is that those who serve the public interest have the public interest at heart in everything they do,โ€ he added.

    Concerns Amid New Reporting on Trump Family Finances

    Griffinโ€™s remarks come as new reporting has intensified scrutiny of the Trump familyโ€™s business dealings. According to recent coverage, Trump and his sons reportedly received a $500 million investment connected to the United Arab Emirates for their cryptocurrency venture shortly before Trumpโ€™s second inauguration.

    Separately, The New York Times reported last month that Trump and his family have earned at least $1.4 billion since returning to officeโ€”a figure the paper described as a conservative estimate.

    The White House rejected Griffinโ€™s criticism. Spokesman Kush Desai told the Financial Times that the administrationโ€™s record speaks for itself:

    โ€œThe only special interest guiding the Trump administrationโ€™s decision-making is the best interest of the American people. The fact that major stock indexes have hit multiple all-time highs, real wages have grown, and inflation has cooled since President Trump took office is proof that this administration is delivering for every American.โ€

    A Free-Market Conservative Pushback

    Griffin, who donated tens of millions of dollars to Republican candidates in 2024 but declined to formally endorse Trump, has increasingly positioned himself as a free-market conservative skeptical of government overreach and protectionism. He has been especially critical of tariffs, warning they place the U.S. economy โ€œon a slippery slope to crony capitalism.โ€

    That concern extends to what Griffin sees as an unhealthy dynamic between Washington and the private sector.

    โ€œGriffin said the dynamic has generated concerns that the US would enter a continuous cycle of corporate leaders needing to pander to whomever is in power, instead of relying on the success of their business,โ€ the Financial Times reported.

    Griffin put it more bluntly during the conference:

    โ€œMost CEOs just donโ€™t want to find themselves in the business of having to in some sense suck up to one administration after another to succeed in running their businesses.โ€

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    Trump Targets $1 Billion In Damages From โ€˜Strongly Antisemiticโ€™ Harvard

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    President Donald Trump said he is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, blasting the Ivy League institution as โ€œStrongly Antisemiticโ€ and accusing it of failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

    In a late-night series of posts on Truth Social Monday, Trump said Harvard should be facing criminal charges, not just civil penalties, for what he described as the universityโ€™s inability โ€” or refusal โ€” to rein in antisemitism.

    Trump also took aim at The New York Times, which reported earlier that he had โ€œbacktrackedโ€ in his administrationโ€™s dispute with Harvard.

    According to the Times, Trump had dropped his administrationโ€™s demand for a $200 million payment to the federal government โ€œin hopes of finally resolving the administrationโ€™s conflicts with the university, according to four people briefed on the matter.โ€

    Trump called that reporting โ€œcompletely wrong.โ€

    He accused the paper of being run by โ€œfraudstersโ€ who intentionally misrepresent him โ€” something he said the public will soon recognize as he pursues a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper.

    โ€œI hereby demand that the morons that run (into the ground!) the Times change their story, immediately,โ€ Trump posted.

    That message came roughly 40 minutes after Trump unleashed a separate post sharply criticizing Harvard itself.

    He said the university has been โ€œbehaving very badlyโ€ and has been feeding โ€œnonsenseโ€ to the Times for some time. Trump accused Harvard of attempting to escape accountability by offering superficial policy changes that failed to seriously address antisemitism on campus.

    Here is the key section of Trumpโ€™s post:

    โ€œThey wanted to do a convoluted job training concept, but it was turned down in that it was wholly inadequate and would not have been, in our opinion, successful. It was merely a way of Harvard getting out of a large cash settlement of more than 500 Million Dollars, a number that should be much higher for the serious and heinous illegalities that they have committed.โ€

    Trump added:

    โ€œThis should be a Criminal, not Civil, event, and Harvard will have to live with the consequences of their wrongdoings. In any event, this case will continue until justice is served.โ€

    The president also criticized Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber, saying:

    โ€œDr. Alan Garber, the President of Harvard, has done a terrible job of rectifying a very bad situation for his institution and, more importantly, America itself. He was hired AFTER the antisemitism charges were brought โ€” I wonder why???โ€

    Trump concluded by announcing he is โ€œnow seeking One Billion Dollars in damagesโ€ from the university.

    He also quoted the same New York Times report he had criticized, which said many Harvard employees believe the school has โ€œno option but to eventually cut a deal.โ€

    Trumpโ€™s comments follow a federal task force report last year that accused Harvard of โ€œdeliberate indifferenceโ€ and โ€œwillful participationโ€ in antisemitic harassment of students and faculty.

    According to the administration, the university became a hotbed for anti-Israel protests and antisemitism following Hamasโ€™s October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel.

    โ€œThis hostile environment includes harassing speech, threats, and intimidation targeting Jewish and Israeli students, including calls for genocide and murder,โ€ the administration said in a June report. โ€œThe findings also extensively detail acts of physical intimidation and violence between students. This hostile environment denied, and continues to deny, studentsโ€™ fundamental educational opportunities.โ€

    Trumpโ€™s administration previously attempted to freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard over the allegations, but a federal judge blocked the move in September.

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    GOP Congressman Issues Warning To Trump Admin Official: ‘Come And Take It’

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    By Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America - Jeanine Pirro, CC BY-SA 2.0,

    Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube issued a forceful response to comments from Jeanine Pirro, President Donald Trumpโ€™s nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, after she warned that anyone carrying a firearm in Washington, D.C., should expect to be arrested.

    During a Monday night interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum, Pirro took a hard line on guns in the nationโ€™s capital while discussing efforts to remove repeat offenders and illegal firearms from the streets.

    โ€œYou bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, youโ€™re going to jail. I donโ€™t care if you have a license in another district and I donโ€™t care if youโ€™re a law abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail, and hope you get the gun back! And that makes all the difference,โ€ Pirro warned.

    Her remarks immediately drew criticism from gun-rights advocates and several Republican lawmakers, including Steube, who pointed out that lawful concealed carry is permitted in Washington, D.C., including for non-residents.

    โ€œI bring a gun into the district every week, @USAttyPirro. I have a license in Florida and DC to carry. And I will continue to carry to protect myself and others,โ€ Steube wrote on X. โ€œCome and Take it!โ€

    MacCallum defended Pirroโ€™s position during the interview, arguing that tougher enforcement changes behavior. โ€œItโ€™s amazing how accountability works, and people think if they actually get arrested they might have to do time and they might get taken off the street, it sorta puts a little bit of a different message in peopleโ€™s heads.โ€

    Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie also pushed back, noting that D.C. law allows permitted carry and has done so for years.

    โ€œThe District of Columbia has been โ€˜shall issueโ€™ since 2017 when the requirement that you must have a โ€˜good reasonโ€™ to carry a handgun was struck down. Non-residents can obtain a permit in DC โ€” donโ€™t ask me how I know,โ€ Massie said in a post on X.

    In a separate post, Massie questioned Pirroโ€™s rhetoric more broadly, writing, โ€œWhy is a โ€˜conservativeโ€™ judge threatening to arrest gun owners?โ€

    The National Rifle Association clapped back at Pirro on Tuesday, writing on social media, โ€œNow is the time for Congress to pass HR 38, the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. Your right to self-defense should not end simply because you crossed a state line or into Washington, D.C.โ€

    The backlash surprised many conservatives, given the Trump administrationโ€™s long-standing and vocal support for Second Amendment rights.

    Facing growing criticism, Pirro addressed the controversy in a video posted Tuesday to X, emphasizing her support for gun ownership and constitutional rights.

    She said she is a โ€œproud supporter of the 2nd amendmentโ€ and a gun owner herself, noting that she previously keynoted a National Rifle Association convention. Pirro stressed that her comments were aimed at criminals, not law-abiding citizens.

    โ€œHowever, you need to be responsible. And every responsible gun owner that I know makes sure they understand the laws where they are going and understand whatever registration requirements there might be,โ€ Pirro said. โ€œPresident Trumpโ€™s goal here, and my goal as well, is to make sure we take guns out of the hands of criminals.โ€

    She added, โ€œThere is a reason that we have the lowest homicide rate in reported history. Weโ€™re taking guns off the street โ€” illegal guns โ€” in the hands of criminals, who want to use those guns to victimize law-abiding citizens. There is a big difference here. If you are responsible, you follow the laws, you are not going to have a problem with me.โ€

    Pirroโ€™s clarification appeared aimed at reassuring conservatives that her tough-on-crime stance is focused on illegal firearms and repeat offendersโ€”not Americans lawfully exercising their Second Amendment rights.

    Tuesday morning, Pirro attempted to quell the outrage with a post on X.

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    Marjorie Taylor Greene Bluntly Declares MAGA โ€˜Was All A Lieโ€™

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    Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trumpโ€™s most outspoken allies on Capitol Hill, has escalated her public break with the former presidentโ€”this time taking direct aim at the Make America Great Again movement itself.

    In a lengthy interview with independent political commentator Kim Iversen published on YouTube Thursday, Greene accused Trump of abandoning the grassroots voters who fueled his rise, branding MAGA a betrayal of the very people it promised to serve.

    โ€œMAGA is โ€” I think people are realizing it was all a lie. It was a big lie for the people,โ€ Greene said.

    The Georgia Republican, who resigned from Congress last fall, argued that Trump has shifted his focus away from everyday Americans and toward wealthy donors and entrenched interests. According to Greene, political loyalty is now driven by money rather than principle.

    โ€œHeโ€™s more worried about serving the big big donors,โ€ she said, referring to donors who contribute to Trump-aligned PACs and high-dollar projects, including his newly announced ballroom. โ€œThose are the people that get the special favors, the government contracts, they get the pardons.โ€

    Greene went on to argue that foreign governments and multinational corporations now wield disproportionate influence over U.S. policy.

    โ€œAnd itโ€™s the foreign countries that are running the show here,โ€ she added. โ€œItโ€™s the major big corporations and what is best for the world. Thatโ€™s really what MAGA is.โ€

    Her criticism extended to foreign policy, particularly Trumpโ€™s focus on Iran and the Middle East. Greene suggested domestic unrest is being ignored in favor of overseas conflicts.

    โ€œIโ€™m sorry, weโ€™ve got civil war practically breaking out in Minnesota, can we not care about that?โ€ she said.

    Greene reserved her sharpest criticism for U.S. involvement in Israel and Gaza, accusing Trump of prioritizing foreign interests over American lives and values.

    โ€œWeโ€™re seeing war on behalf of Israel,โ€ Greene said. โ€œWeโ€™re seeing the people in Gaza โ€” innocent people in Gaza, hundreds of thousands of them completely murdered, so that they can build some new real estate development and money can pour in and everyone can get rich there in New Gaza.โ€

    The remarks mark a dramatic evolution for Greene, who was once considered among Trumpโ€™s most reliable defenders in Congress. Her relationship with the former president began to fracture publicly after she accused him of dragging his feet on releasing government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinโ€”an issue popular among the GOP base skeptical of elite accountability.

    Following those comments, Trump publicly distanced himself from Greene, dubbing her โ€œMarjorie โ€˜Traitorโ€™ Greeneโ€ and claiming she had โ€œsome sort of act going on.โ€ Their feud intensified in the months that followed, culminating in Greeneโ€™s decision to leave Congress altogether.

    While Greene has framed her resignation as a rejection of Washington politics, speculation has continued to swirl within conservative circles that she may be positioning herself for a future national run. Allies and critics alike have noted that her recent media appearances, broader ideological critiques, and willingness to challenge Trump directly resemble the early stages of a potential presidential or third-party campaign.

    Greene has not formally announced any plans to run for president, but she has also declined to rule it outโ€”fueling rumors that her break with Trump may be less about stepping away from politics and more about redefining the post-Trump conservative movement on her own terms.

    According to a November report from Notus, Greene has privately expressed interest in following in Donald Trumpโ€™s footsteps to the White House. The outlet cites four sources familiar with her thinking, saying Greene believes she represents the โ€œreal MAGAโ€ faction โ€” the core conservative movement that has reshaped the GOP since 2016 โ€” and that many Republican leaders have drifted away from those grassroots values. (RELATED: Marjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Prepping For 2028 Presidential Run)

    One source told Notus that Greene feels confident she has built the national donor network and grassroots support needed to mount a serious primary campaign, especially as the GOPโ€™s base remains loyal to Trumpโ€™s populist agenda.

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    Ex-NATO Commander Warns Trump Is โ€˜Greater Threatโ€™ to Alliance Than Putin

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    A former senior NATO commander is drawing headlines after claiming President Donald Trump poses a greater threat to the Western alliance than Russian President Vladimir Putinโ€”a charge the White House has forcefully rejected and that many U.S. conservatives say ignores key facts about NATOโ€™s recent history.

    In an interview with The Independent, General Sir Richard Shirreff, NATOโ€™s former deputy supreme allied commander for Europe, criticized Trumpโ€™s blunt rhetoric toward U.S. allies, particularly comments about Greenland and European defense commitments.

    โ€œWe have to take him literally,โ€ Shirreff told the newspaper. โ€œWe have to assume with Trump, as with Putin, that the worst case will happen. Trump is the greater threat [to NATO] if you want to make the comparison. Itโ€™s Trump who gets the prize.โ€

    Shirreffโ€™s remarks come despite Trumpโ€™s repeated insistence that he would not use force to take Greenland, a territory controlled by NATO member Denmark. Trump has framed the issue primarily in terms of U.S. national security and Arctic defense, arguing that America bears disproportionate responsibility for protecting the region.

    During his first termโ€”and again since returning to officeโ€”Trump has consistently pressed NATO allies to meet their long-standing commitment to spend at least 2 percent of GDP on defense, a goal many European countries ignored for decades. Supporters argue that Trumpโ€™s tough approach helped reverse years of complacency and forced allies to take their own security more seriously.

    Shirreff nevertheless went further, claiming Trump had โ€œdestroyed the international orderโ€ during the first year of his second term and was undermining NATO itself.

    โ€œThe lead nation of the alliance has threatened the territorial integrity of another member,โ€ Shirreff said. โ€œHow do you move on and rebuild trust? Nobody will trust Trump again.โ€

    Many Republicans counter that this view overlooks Trumpโ€™s record of strengthening NATO militarily rather than rhetorically. U.S. defense spending rose during Trumpโ€™s presidency, and several NATO countries increased their own military budgets after sustained pressure from Washingtonโ€”something previous administrations had failed to achieve.

    Shirreff acknowledged that Russia remains an โ€œexistential threatโ€ to Europe, but argued that Vladimir Putinโ€™s 2022 invasion of Ukraine initially unified NATO, while Trump has allegedly โ€œdecoupled America from European securityโ€ and left the alliance โ€œbelow the waterline.โ€

    โ€œClearly, Putin threatened it massively but Trump has attacked the one alliance which grants our security,โ€ Shirreff said, adding that the rules-based global system was now โ€œa dead duck.โ€

    The White House sharply disputed that assessment. In a statement to The Independent, officials dismissed Shirreffโ€™s comments and said Trump โ€œhas done more for NATO than anyone,โ€ pointing to U.S. military contributions and increased allied defense spending under his leadership.

    On Greenland, the White House added: โ€œThe United States is the only NATO partner who can protect Greenland, and the President is advancing NATO interests in doing so.โ€

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    Trump Says Democrats Will ‘Find Something’ To Impeach Him If Midterms Go Sideways

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    President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that Democrats would waste no time pursuing impeachment if they manage to retake the House of Representatives in November, arguing that their opposition is driven more by hostility than policy disagreements.

    โ€œTheyโ€™ll find something. Thereโ€™ll be something,โ€ Trump said during an exclusive interview on โ€œThe Will Cain Show.โ€

    โ€œI made the wrong turn at an exit, and letโ€™s impeach him. They did that before. They impeached me on a perfect phone call, turned out. They impeached me twice and, by the way, I won the impeachments very easily and quickly, but they impeach. Theyโ€™re very nasty people [and] they have bad policy.โ€

    Trumpโ€™s comments reflect long-standing frustration among Republicans with what they view as Democratsโ€™ reliance on investigations and impeachment rather than legislative solutions. During his first term, Trump became the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twiceโ€”once over a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and later over events surrounding January 6. In both cases, the Senate declined to convict, outcomes Trump and his supporters cite as vindication.

    The president joined Will Cain live from Iowa, where he kicked off a push toward the 2026 midterm elections. The visit included interactions with voters and culminated in a campaign-style event in Clive, underscoring the administrationโ€™s early focus on maintaining Republican momentum and defending narrow congressional margins.

    Republicans currently hold a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, with 218 seats to Democratsโ€™ 213. That slim advantage has heightened concerns within the GOP about historical trends that tend to favor the out-of-power party during midterm elections.

    History suggests Trump and Republicans face an uphill battle heading into November. Since the 1930s, midterm elections have almost always resulted in the presidentโ€™s party losing House seatsโ€”and frequently losing control of the chamber altogether. Political analysts often attribute the pattern to voter complacency among the presidentโ€™s supporters and heightened motivation among the opposition.

    Trump acknowledged that reality while speaking to Cain.

    โ€œWhether itโ€™s Republican or Democrat, when they win, it doesnโ€™t make any difference. They seem to lose the midterms, so thatโ€™s the only thing I worry about,โ€ he said.

    โ€œMaybe they [voters] want to put up a guard fence. You just donโ€™t know. It doesnโ€™t make sense. Even if a president did well, they seemed to lose the midterms, but hopefully weโ€™re going to change that around.โ€

    Republicans argue that the stakes of the upcoming midterms are especially high, pointing to Democratic calls for renewed investigations, aggressive regulatory policies, and expanded government spending. Trumpโ€™s message to voters in Iowa centered on the need for unified Republican turnout to prevent what he described as partisan gridlock and politically motivated impeachment efforts from resurfacing.

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    Republican Warns Stephen Miller Will Cost GOP Midterms

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R), a longtime supporter of former President Trump and co-founder of Latinas for Trump, is publicly criticizing the tone and tactics surrounding the administrationโ€™s latest immigration crackdownโ€”warning that internal divisions and inflammatory rhetoric could cost Republicans in the midterms.

    โ€œI do think that he will lose the midterms because of Stephen Miller,โ€ Garcia told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday, referring to Trumpโ€™s White House deputy chief of staff and one of the architects of the administrationโ€™s hard-line immigration strategy.

    Garcia, who has consistently supported strong border enforcement and backed Trumpโ€™s efforts to regain control of the southern border, stressed that her concern is not with securing the border itself, but with how the policy is being communicated and executed. She placed particular blame on Miller for what she described as unnecessarily aggressive rhetoric that risks alienating persuadable votersโ€”including Hispanic Republicans who favor border security but reject what they see as dehumanizing language.

    The comments follow a volatile weekend in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti during a protest tied to the administrationโ€™s immigration actions. The incident came just weeks after another fatal shooting involving federal authorities in the same city, when ICE officers shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good earlier this month.

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Pretti โ€œattackedโ€ federal law enforcement officers, while Miller went further, describing Pretti as โ€œa would-be assassinโ€ who โ€œtried to murder federal law enforcement.โ€

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later sought to distance President Trump from Millerโ€™s remarks, telling reporters Monday that she had not heard the president โ€œcharacterize Mr. Pretti in that wayโ€ and emphasizing that the incident remains under investigation.

    Garcia pushed back sharply on Millerโ€™s framing in a post Monday on X.

    โ€œDistorting, politicizing, slandering โ€“ justifying what happened to Alex Pretti contradicts the American values the administration campaigned on. He was neither a domestic terrorist nor an assassin,โ€ Garcia wrote.

    โ€œAllowing individuals like Stephen Miller, among others, who represent the government and make hard-line decisions, to make such comments will have long-term consequences. โ€ฆ This is not what I voted for!โ€ she added.

    Garciaโ€™s criticism carries weight within Republican circles. She helped rally Latina voters for Trump during his 2016 campaign and later served in the Department of Homeland Security during his first term. While she has consistently supported deportations of criminal illegal immigrants and stronger border controls, she has previously warned against what she called โ€œinhumaneโ€ tactics used to meet deportation quotas, arguing that they undermine public trust and conservative messaging on law and order.

    Her remarks highlight a broader debate within the GOP as Republicans campaign on border security ahead of Novemberโ€™s high-stakes midterms. While voters continue to rank immigration and public safety among their top concerns, some party leaders are increasingly wary that overheated rhetoricโ€”especially following deadly confrontationsโ€”could distract from Republicansโ€™ core argument: restoring order at the border, enforcing the law, and keeping communities safe.

    As fallout from the Minnesota shootings continues, political observers warn that how Republicans handle immigration enforcementโ€”and how they talk about itโ€”may prove just as important as the policies themselves in determining control of Congress this fall.

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