Amidst swirling rumors and political tension, Governor Tim Walz made provocative remarks hinting at President Donald Trump's eventual passing, the Daily Caller reported.
In a recent Labor Day event, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz alluded to potential future news on President Donald Trump's death, intertwining it with ongoing baseless social media speculations.
During a picnic held on Labor Day, Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat from Minnesota, touched on the recent viral rumors surrounding President Donald Trump's health. These rumors, which exploded across various platforms with hashtags like #TrumpIsDead and #WhereIsTrump, suggested the president might have passed away unexpectedly.
The rumors were quickly dispelled when President Trump was observed playing golf in Sterling, Virginia. His public appearance with his granddaughter marked the end of the social media frenzy regarding his supposed demise.
During the height of the rumors, Trump gave an interview where he discussed significant political issues, including his strategies to potentially end the Russia-Ukraine conflict and his thoughts on reopening insane asylums to tackle modern challenges.
Prior to these events, President Trump had been the target of two assassination attempts, both occurring before the 2024 presidential election, highlighting his polarizing presence on the political stage.
The first assassination attempt on President Trump was carried out by Thomas Matthew Crooks on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. This was followed by a second attempt by Ryan Routh on September 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
These unsettling incidents were heavily covered by the media with several commentators and officials within the Biden administration labeling Trump as a potential "threat to democracy." Such characterization is believed to have motivated the attackers.
Demonstrating the intense political divide, Trump's actions, including the controversial shutdown of USAID overseen by Elon Musk, provoked fierce debates among Democrats. These disagreements often translated into violent rhetoric against Trump and Musk, intensifying the political atmosphere.
At the Labor Day gathering, Governor Walz referenced the swirling rumors and the anxiety they caused among the public, noting the peculiar nature of waking up to such news.
His statement, "You get up in the morning and you doom scroll through things and although I will say this, you woke up the last few days thinking there might be news. Just saying, just saying. There will be news sometime, just so you know. There will be news." hints at the inevitability of news cycles and the transient nature of rumors.
The implications of Walz's comments on the political discourse are yet to be fully seen but are indicative of the broader tensions within U.S. political dynamics.
Governor Walz’s remarks have sparked a wave of reactions across political and public spheres, raising questions about the appropriateness of discussing personal predictions about individuals' futures in political discussions.
This incident sheds light on how quickly information, or misinformation, can spread through social media, impacting public perception and political careers in profound ways.
As the political climate remains charged and divided, the statements made by figures like Governor Walz continue to fuel intense debate and speculation about the future of American politics, pointing to a deeply entrenched polarization that challenges democratic discourse.
A woman who threatened to kill President Trump was released from jail by a notorious liberal judge in Washington D.C.
James Boasberg became widely known earlier this year for ordering President Trump to turn back deportation flights carrying alleged gang members.
In another stunning move, Boasberg decided to cut loose a mentally disturbed woman who traveled to the nation's capital to "sacrificially kill" Trump, Law & Crime reported.
The 50-year-old, Nathalie Rose Jones, had been denied bond by a different judge who was alarmed by her persistent threats, which culminated in Jones driving more than 200 miles from her residence in New York City to the White House.
Boasberg felt that it was a case of a troubled, but harmless woman without any practical means of executing her plan.
"If she had a gun with her this case is easy," Boasberg said, according to local CBS affiliate WUSA. "But the question is, why shouldn't we consider this the rantings of someone with a mental illness with no ability to carry this out?"
The judge ordered Jones, who reportedly has schizophrenia, to get psychiatric help and undergo electronic monitoring in New York, where she lives.
Jones had shared a series of graphic social media posts last month calling Trump a dictator and blaming him for lives lost to COVID-19.
“I literally told FBI in five states today that I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present,” she wrote in one post.
In an interview with the Secret Service, Jones said she would kill Trump if given the chance, specifically by using a "bladed object."
Several of her posts had troubling militaristic overtones, the Justice Department noted. In one of them, she urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to remove Trump by force.
The Justice Department had urged Boasberg to keep Jones behind bars, pointing to her repeated public threats and the effort she made to carry them out by traveling to the nation's capital.
"Defendant is the exact type of person that should be detained pending trial. She displays a penchant for violence, as displayed through her threats towards the POTUS. She does not care about the consequences of her statements and actions, as shown by her brazen decision to drive to Washington, DC, the day after telling law enforcement she would take the POTUS's life. And she has mental health issues, which could affect her ability to exhibit self-control or cause her to discount the dangerousness of her actions going forward," the DOJ wrote.
These arguments failed to move Boasberg, who reversed the ruling of US Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya that called for Jones to receive a competency evaluation from jail.
The prosecution's case suffered another blow Monday when a grand jury refused to charge Jones.
It is exceedingly rare for grand juries to decline criminal charges, but grand juries in D.C. have blocked several cases from being brought since Trump took over the crime-plagued capital in August. The unusual pattern has led to speculation that grand jurors in the liberal city are using their role in the justice system to send a political message.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro condemned the grand jury's move as proof that the justice system in D.C. has been corrupted by politics.
“The system here is broken on many levels,” Pirro said in a statement. “Instead of the outrage that should be engendered by a specific threat to kill the president, the grand jury in DC refuses to even let the judicial process begin. Justice should not depend on politics.”
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Mn.) is now a multi-millionaire after her net worth increased by $30 million in a single year, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
She owes the sudden increase in wealth to a 3500% jump in the value of her husband Tim Mynett's business investments, according to Omar's latest financial disclosure.
Omar's shocking turn of fortune is sure to raise eyebrows, especially after she went out of her way to deny being a millionaire earlier this year.
“Since getting elected, there has been a coordinated right-wing disinformation campaign claiming all sorts of wild things, including the ridiculous claim I am worth millions of dollars which is categorically false,” she told Business Insider.
“I am a working mom with student loan debt," she added. "Unlike some of my colleagues — and similar to most Americans — I am not a millionaire and am raising a family while maintaining a residence in both Minneapolis and DC, which are among the most expensive housing markets in the country,” she added.
At least part of that statement was true: Omar does have unpaid student loans, according to her financial disclosure for 2024, which listed up to $100,000 in student loan and credit card debt.
Omar's 2024 disclosure also shows that her husband's California-based winery, eStCru LLC, has between $1 million and $5 million in assets, after Omar reported between $15,000 and $50,000 in 2023.
More significantly, Mynett's venture capital firm, Rose Lake Capital, was worth between $5 million and $25 million in 2024 after Omar reported just $1,000 in assets in 2023.
This would not be the first time that Omar and her husband - who began their relationship as an affair when they were both married to different people - have come under scrutiny.
When Omar was seeking re-election in 2020, her campaign paid nearly $3 million to a consulting firm owned by Mynett.
While Omar severed ties with Mynett's consulting business by the end of 2020, his recent ventures invite further questions about whether he is exploiting his wife's political connections for profit.
Mynett's venture capital firm claims to have $60 billion under management, and its website touts its "extensive global network" and expertise in structuring "legislation."
Omar and Mynett have appeared together at events promoting foreign investment in Africa, according to the Washington Free Beacon, which noted that Omar started the U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group shortly after Mynett launched his venture capital firm.
Omar is now far richer than she could have ever dreamed before coming to America as a refugee from war-torn Somalia - but she is still convinced that America owes her something.
Iowa Republican Joni Ernst is retiring from the Senate after little over a decade.
In a statement, Ernst confirmed that she will not seek re-election in the 2026 midterm elections, handing Democrats a longshot opportunity to gain a seat in the Senate.
Ernst would have likely won another term, but Republicans are still favored to keep her seat in the former swing state, which has turned reliably Republican in the Trump era.
An occasional critic of President Trump, Ernst is the first woman elected to Congress from Iowa and the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate.
The Iraq vet was the fourth highest-ranking member of Senate Republican leadership. A prominent war hawk, she played a role in confirming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after initially casting doubt on him.
The news of Ernst's decision has Democrats beating their chests as they hope to regain Senate control from Republicans, who won a narrow majority in 2024.
“Donald Trump and Senate Republicans’ devastating agenda has put their majority in jeopardy,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-Ny.) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (D-Ny.) said in a joint statement Tuesday.
“Democrats are in a strong position to win seats and continue fighting for working families.”
Ernst's retirement announcement came after various publications reported that she was planning to step aside. She won re-election once, in 2020, defeating her Democratic opponent by 7 points.
Iowa Republican congresswoman Ashley Hinson has already declared her candidacy for Ernst's job. Former state Sen. Jim Carlin and veteran Joshua Smith had previously entered the primary to challenge Ernst.
"I’m all in,’’ Hinson posted on X. “As Iowa’s next Senator, I will stop at nothing to Make America Great!”
Some Democrats who are vying for the seat include state Sen. Zach Wahls, state Rep. Josh Turek, Jackie Norris, chair of the Des Moines School Board, and Nathan Sage, a former chamber of commerce president.
Ernst came under scrutiny earlier this year for her flat-footed response to a constituent who asked about Medicaid cuts, with Ernst commenting, "Well, we’re all going to die.”
Democrats have seized on Ernst's reply to attack Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which is expected to weigh heavily in the midterm elections.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R), the oldest member of Congress, said it was an "honor" working with Ernst.
"Whatever she chooses to do in her next chapter, they will be lucky to have this outstanding leader on the team,” he added.
President Donald Trump's administration is focused on making America healthy again, and part of that agenda includes prohibiting the use of taxpayer-funded food stamp benefits, more formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to purchase certain junk foods.
On Tuesday, Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had approved a waiver that allowed the state to exclude soft drinks, energy drinks, and candy from the list of foods eligible for SNAP purchases, while adding rotisserie chicken, according to Breitbart.
Louisiana now joins eleven other mostly Republican-led states that have applied for and received such SNAP waivers from the Trump administration to further the broader goal, first introduced during the 2024 campaign season by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to Make Americans Healthy Again.
In a video posted to X on Tuesday, Gov. Landry said, "Good morning, Louisiana. Guess what was in the mail? Got a great postcard from the wonderful Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, my great friend, and this is our SNAP waiver."
He thanked President Trump and Sec. Rollins "for helping make Louisiana healthy again," and noted that "SNAP beneficiaries are more likely to have higher rates of obesity. That creates a greater risk for chronic diseases."
"We want to make Louisianans healthy, so you will no longer be able to buy sugary candy, energy drinks, or soft drinks -- no more soda pop -- on food stamps," the governor continued. "But guess what? We're adding rotisserie chicken."
"We want all of Louisiana to be healthy, and our welfare programs are supposed to be a hand up, not a candy out," Landry added, as he once again thanked the president and secretary for approving the state's requested waiver.
The waiver approval letter from Sec. Rollins, dated August 4, explained that the waiver to exclude certain junk foods from SNAP eligibility in Louisiana would take effect in January 2026 and be good for two years, while also noting that it was a "novel design" that would be monitored and evaluated as a possible model to be implemented nationwide.
An attached summary of the waiver also provided definitions of what constituted and was exempted from the terms "soft drinks," "energy drinks," and "candy," along with other terms and conditions of the agreement.
At the time that letter was signed, HHS Sec. Kennedy issued a press release to celebrate the approval of SNAP eligibility waivers to exclude certain junk foods for not just Louisiana, but also Colorado, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia, which joined six other states that had received similar approvals earlier in the year, including Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah.
In that August press release, Sec. Kennedy said, "For years, SNAP has used taxpayer dollars to fund soda and candy -- products that fuel America’s diabetes and chronic disease epidemics."
"These waivers help put real food back at the center of the program and empower states to lead the charge in protecting public health," he added. "I thank these governors who have stepped up to request waivers, and I encourage others to follow their lead. This is how we Make America Healthy Again."
Sec. Rollins said at that time, "It is incredible to see so many states take action at this critical moment in our nation’s history and do something to begin to address chronic health problems."
"President Trump has changed the status quo, and the entire cabinet is taking action to Make America Healthy Again," she added. "At USDA, we play a key role in supporting Americans who fall on hard times, and that commitment does not change. Rather, these state waivers promote healthier options for families in need."
President Donald Trump has suffered a number of assassination attempts, some of which have come closer than others, none of which have gone unnoticed.
Most recently, Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, made egregious threats against the president and was arrested, but has been mysteriously released by a federal judge, as Breitbart News reported.
Chief Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling after U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya already ordered Jones to be held without bond while being evaluated.
Boasberg, who was appointed under the Obama administration, has a history of political beliefs that stand contrary to those of the current president.
Jones was arrested last month and released, put under electronic monitoring, and told by Boasberg to visit a psychiatrist in New York City.
Jones, who hails from Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested during a Washington D.C. protest last month, due to her public claims about harming Trump.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro spoke for the attorney’s office in the District of Columbia, saying that the individual in custody made some egregious threats against Trump, and the arrest was necessary.
“Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution. Make no mistake—justice will be served,” Pirro said.
She faced a multiplicity of charges, including threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict harm on Trump.
Jonest posted about the threats in now-deleted social media content between Aug. 6 and Aug 16.
One of the posts featured Jones reportedly saying, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all the Affirmation present.”
Jones even went so far as to tag the White House in some of her posts, calling Trump a fascist, among other things, and attempting to gather cohorts to her cause.
Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution. Make no mistake—justice will be served.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our dedicated law enforcement partners, especially the Secret… pic.twitter.com/P9qT0rHg2g
— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) August 18, 2025
The Secret Service said that in an interview with Jones, she said, “If she had the opportunity, she would take the President’s life and would kill him with a bladed knife, carrying out her mission of avenging the lives lost during COVID.”
After her arrest on Aug. 16, during a protest at Dupont Circle, she admitted to making the threats against Trump, but denied wanting to hurt the president at that time.
For once, a federal appeals court has sided with President Donald Trump in his efforts to claw back taxpayer dollars sent to leftist groups.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals approved the plan for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to rescind $16 billion appropriated by former President Joe Biden in his lame duck days for basically a "slush fund" for "green" climate projects, reversing a lower court block on the action.
Zeldin first announced the freeze on $20 billion back in February, and it was immediately challenged by the groups who would have benefitted from the funds.
At the time, Zeldin compared Biden's appropriation to “throwing gold bars off the Titanic” and said there wasn't enough oversight on how the money would be spent.
“The days of irresponsibly shoveling boatloads of cash to far-left activist groups in the name of environmental justice and climate equity are over,” Zeldin said. “The American public deserves a more transparent and accountable government than what transpired these past four years.”
After the lower court said Zeldin had not given enough substantiation of his allegations against the nonprofits, the appeals court ruled 2-1 that Zeldin could terminate the grants and contracts.
The court also said that the nonprofits had no standing to challenge the termination of contracts, and that their arguments needed to go before a federal claims court that specifically hears contract disputes.
If the nonprofits take their claims to that court, there's still a chance that Zeldin could be forced to honor the contracts.
This was considered a loss for the groups, who were seeking immediate access to the money.
Another path the groups could take is to appeal the D.C. court's decision to the Supreme Court, but there's no guarantee the high court will even take the case.
The D.C. appeals court is by no means conservative, so its ruling cannot be seen as partisan.
While Trump is not necessarily against green energy, he doesn't think the federal government should be subsidizing it and propping it up to try to reduce fossil fuel use.
With $37 trillion in debt and counting, there's no way we need to be giving billions more to green energy groups.
Let them stand on their own two feet in the market and see what happens.
In a surprising turn of events, Nathalie Rose Jones, who had made threats against President Trump, was released on electronic monitoring.
A New York City woman was released under electronic monitoring after making severe threats against President Trump, causing controversy in the legal community, the New York Post reported.
Nathalie Rose Jones, age 50, was taken into custody after her inflammatory social media posts aimed at the president came to light. The statements included a declared intention to end President Trump's life using a bladed weapon. This led to her arrest and subsequent charges of making felony threats against the president.
Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee, deemed Jones eligible for release with strict conditions on August 27. This decision came after U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya had previously refused to grant her bond, citing the ongoing risk and severity of her threats, which were seen as a credible danger to the president's safety.
Jones' release conditions are stringent. She must undergo electronic monitoring and has been ordered to consult a psychiatrist. Her case brought up questions about the balance between public safety and the mental health issues of the accused.
Details of her threats were chilling. In one Facebook post dated August 6, Jones expounded on her plan to dismember President Trump, a threat she intended to carry out by August 16, 2025. She also claimed she would act during an arrest operation involving various federal agencies, which she mentioned in her communications.
Despite her explicit and disturbing posts, friends of Jones described her as someone struggling with schizophrenia and having no history of violent actions. However, they indicated that her mental health might have influenced her threatening behavior.
Jones was explicit in her intentions, admitting to the Secret Service agents that she would kill Trump using a bladed object if it were feasible. Her repeated, specific threats led to heightened security concerns and a swift response from law enforcement.
New DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro emphasized the severity of the situation following Jones' arrest. Pirro declared, "Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution," underscoring the commitment to upholding justice in such high-profile cases.
The contrasting judicial opinions on Jones’ bond highlighted the complexity of handling cases where mental illness may play a significant role. The decision to provide her with psychiatric care as part of her release conditions points to an awareness of the underlying issues that may have propelled her actions.
As Jones awaits trial, the community and legal observers alike are left pondering the broader implications of her case for similar situations. Her actions and the subsequent legal decisions have unfolded amidst a broader discussion of safety, justice, and mental health in the judicial system.
While the outcome of this case remains pending, it continues to raise important questions about how threats are handled when intersected with claims of mental illness and how justice and rehabilitation can be balanced in such sensitive scenarios.
The case of Nathalie Rose Jones serves as a poignant example of the challenges faced in dealing with threats against public figures. It also highlights the complexities involved when an accused person has a documented history of mental illness.
This situation underscores the continual need for vigilance and balanced approaches in enforcing laws related to threats against government officials. As this case progresses, it will likely remain a focal point for discussions on criminal justice and mental health reform.
Ultimately, Jones’ case may influence future legal standards for similar cases, especially those involving mental health considerations. Legal experts and policymakers may need to examine and adjust how these delicate circumstances are handled to ensure fair, effective justice and community safety.
Vice President J.D. Vance said he is ready to lead the nation if something should happen to President Trump.
In an interview with USA Today, Vance touted Trump's age-defying stamina but acknowledged that "tragedies happen."
“Yes, terrible tragedies happen,” he told USA Today. “And if, God forbid, there’s a terrible tragedy, I can’t think of better on-the-job training than what I’ve gotten over the last 200 days.”
79-year-old Trump became the oldest president to be sworn in this January, giving Democrats a faint hope that an unforeseen event may end his presidency prematurely.
Despite his age, Trump is more dominant than ever before. Indeed, he has been such an unstoppable force in his second term that some on the left have sought comfort in baseless rumors of his death, which Trump dispelled Monday by stating he "never felt better."
Vance said he is "very confident" that Trump, who survived assassination attempts last year, will stay through 2028 and do "great things" for the country.
The 41-year-old vice president noted that Trump is the hardest worker in the White House, despite being significantly older than most of his staff.
“The president is in incredibly good health,” said Vance.
"He's got incredible energy, and while most of the people that work around the president of the United States are younger than he is, I think that we find that he actually is the last person who goes to sleep, he’s the last person making phone calls at night, and he’s the first person who wakes up and the first person making phone calls in the morning,” he continued.
Trump has stopped short of anointing Vance his successor, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio also receiving big praise from the president on occasion, although Trump did say recently that Vance is the likely heir apparent to the MAGA movement.
The future of the Democratic party is harder to predict. A void in leadership was opened by Trump's crushing defeat of Kamala Harris last November, sending Democrats into a political wilderness from which they have yet to emerge.
One Democrat who is receiving lots of publicity lately is Gavin Newsom. The California governor has consciously attempted to raise his profile as the left's answer to Trump, even taunting the president with a crude copy of his unique communication style.
According to Vance, Newsom misunderstands Trump and his political "genius" - the essence of which is Trump's authenticity, a quality Democrats cannot acquire through imitation.
“Look, the autopsy for the Democrats — some free political advice from the president of the United States — is stop sounding like crazy people,” Vance told Fox News. “That really is all it is.”
Leading Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler unexpectedly announced that he will not seek re-election next year, ending his 34-year run as a representative from New York.
Widely recognized for his rotund figure and slouching gait, Nadler has been a fixture in Democratic politics ever since he won his first House race in 1992.
The 78-year-old says the Democratic party needs "generational change," pointing to the dismal end of President Biden's career as a cautionary tale.
“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party,” Nadler told the New York Times, “and I think I want to respect that.”
A staunch liberal, Nadler became widely known as a leading critic of Trump during the president's first term, when Nadler led two failed impeachments as chair of the House Judiciary Committee.
Trump and Nadler have clashed since the 1980s, when Trump became famous as a Manhattan real estate developer. The president once called Nadler "one of the most egregious hacks in contemporary politics."
His retirement comes after three House Democrats died while in office this year, fueling demands for fresh blood as Trump bulldozes through opposition in both parties.
Nadler, although advanced in age, is as vocal as ever, telling the Times that he is stepping aside to help Democrats resist Trump "and his incipient fascism."
“I’m not saying we should change over the entire party,” he told the outlet. “But I think a certain amount of change is very helpful, especially when we face the challenge of Trump," he added.
His departure will open up a contentious Democratic primary in his overwhelmingly liberal district, which spans some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in America, covering Midtown Manhattan and the Upper East and West sides.
"It’s a big deal. Nadler is a legend. He’s an institution in both Manhattan and Washington,” a Democratic Party insider told The New York Post.
“His retirement represents a generational opening. I could see at least a half dozen people running for that seat in a Democratic primary,” the insider added.
Nadler has not named a successor, but the Times reports that he is likely to endorse his former aide Micah Lasher, who represents parts of the Upper West Side in the New York State Assembly.
Staying true to his leftist record, Nadler has endorsed socialist Zohran Mamdani to be the next mayor of New York City.