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President Donald Trump's Veterans Affairs secretary, Doug Collins, was invited to CNN to be interviewed, apparently about veterans issues since that is his area of responsibility.
Reporter Kaitlin Collins (no relation) tried to go down another path, insisting repeatedly that he answer questions about a media-related scandal in which a reporter claimed to have been incorrectly added to a chat group discussing the administration's plans in the Middle East.
Doug Collins pointed out he was not involved and couldn't respond.
Kaitlin Collins insisted he speculate anyway.
So he turned the questioning around, and started grilling her about CNN's mistreatment of veterans.
The Gateway Pundit explained the topic about which Kaitlin Collins wanted a response: "Jeffrey Goldberg, the Trump-hating editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, claimed he was 'accidentally' added to a secure Signal group chat by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz where top Trump administration officials discussed sensitive military operations against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen and called them 'war plans.'"
Actually, the publication later changed its description to "attack plans."
Doug Collins explained he was not involved in that issue.
And he explained that a second time.
The Daily Pundit said, "But Kaitlan continued to badger the VA secretary about the overblown signal chat incident. Instead of playing her game, Doug turned the tables on her by asking a damning question."
He said, "Well, Kaitlan, since you do not want to talk about the VA, I have a question as VA secretary I want to ask you. I would like to know why CNN is hostile to veterans, especially one in Florida where you just had a $5 million defamation suit who was just trying to help people. In fact, one of your employees said, 'We are going to nail him.' I have a question for you, Kaitlan: Is that employee still employed? Are you really concerned about veterans?"
Eventually, Kaitlin Collins said she was the one "asking the questions" and she was "not involved."
A jury recently awarded U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young $5 million for CNN's 2021 characterization that he was, essentially, a black market operator exploiting Afghans trying to leave their country during Joe Biden's disastrous pullout of American military personnel.
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Just as the issue of taking hard-earned money from taxpayers to give to the leftist ideologues at PBS and NPR has come up before the Department of Government Efficiency, and Congress, one member, Rep. Brandon Gill, has posted online a video of some of the most hateful comments they have broadcast over the years.
Including a hope that a man will "get AIDS from a transfusion" and the wild claim that Christians in America blow up people "every single day."
The video comes from NewsBusters of the Media Research Center.
Twitchy noted, "Taxpayers funded Nina Totenberg's salary so she could wish Jesse Helms would contract AIDS and the panel could laugh about it."
Other comments, about a Supreme Court justice, "I hope his wife feeds him lots of eggs and butter and he dies early, like many black men do, of heart disease."
On an explanation about how Islam teaches that to kill other people is a good thing? "But Christians do that every single day, in this country."
A Fidel Castro's "charisma remains as strong as ever."
"America is exceptionally religious, has always been … founded by a theocratic cult of religious nuts."
And a comparison that President Trump's first term was like Kristallnacht, that infamous Nazi event of book-burning and destruction.
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Members of the U.S. military always have faced some unique stresses, especially those that are related to battle, as well as being separated from their families for extended periods of time. On top of that, in recent years, the Biden administration created entirely new stresses on service members by imposing Marxist "diversity, equity and inclusion" practices on all branches, inviting and paying for hundreds of transgender surgeries for gender-confused military recruits, imposing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate throughout the U.S. military, causing many to be ejected from their service, and more.
Even while such "woke" madness is being rapidly eliminated from the military by the new Trump administration, the traditional mental health hurdles some service members and veterans face – from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to depression and suicidality – unfortunately remain. Such mental-emotional challenges often stem from combat exposure and then transitioning to civilian life after years of serving in the military. Many of the issues thus encountered are often compounded by the use of alcohol or drugs.
As service members and others try to deal with such difficult emotional issues, one retired U.S. Navy officer, who has successfully trained many service members with life-saving principles of staying sane and balanced even under severe stress, has written a short self-help book to reach even more people, both in and out of the military. In an interview with WorldNetDaily, former Senior Chief Petty Officer Dennis Stager recalled how a "commanding officer asked me to write a book about a subject I taught to his very large command, which triggered amazing results." The 83-page self-help book is titled "Surviving Your Feelings: Deal with your emotions and proceed into the light of freedom."
Starting with the basic premise that "dealing with our emotions is better than running from them," Stager offers "historically proven truths and values" that have an unsurpassed track record of helping people manage their thoughts and behaviors.
Now 87, Stager retired from the U.S. Navy in 1990 after 29 years of service.
Confiding in WND, Stager said he once considered himself not to be much of a "people person," yet said his experiences as a Naval petty officer taught him to "read people well." In fact, he said, it was this ability that also made him "a good instructor," which prompted a former executive officer in the Navy to invite Stager to help "clean up his command." After meeting that task with clear success through his instructional sessions with Navy personnel, Stager was challenged to write the book, since – as he was told by his executive officer – "what I have is what people need to have," he said, recalling his conversation to WND.
Published in March 2024, Stager said, the book offers readers "a path to living life with freedom." Although people are often told to deal with their emotions by compartmentalizing or dismissing them, he noted that simply doesn't work, at least not for long. "We must," Stager said, "learn to live with them successfully."
"The bottom line," he told WND, "is that when people learn to handle their own emotional bucket, they can become successful in living life." This is something Stager has emphasized in more than 20 years of hosting his seminar. It can apply to relationships, business and many other parts of an individual's daily life, he added.
"Our thoughts must be utilized to manage our emotions and our behaviors," Stager argued. "By doing this, a person can often avoid failing and release themselves from the burdens of life."
For the former Naval officer and instructor, it's simply better – much better – to talk about feelings than keep them bottled up inside. "Name it, claim it, own it and deal with it" is the mantra unpacked in his book. To effectively deal with emotions, Stager said, a person must be encouraged to commit to these steps.
In the book, he added, "One near universal tool to apply is to 'talk, not walk.' Walking away from problems only allows the pressure to build, so that the eventual explosion of emotions is greater than first imagined." It is his desire for readers to throw out the "garbage" and irrational thoughts generated by one's negative feelings and emotions.
Finally, said Stager, the book provides the tools to help a person move forward "into the light of freedom." And personally speaking, he affirmed, "God is in charge, and Christ is the key to peace of mind. He owns it, runs it, and designed it."
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George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley long has lectured on the Constitution. Advised Congress on the Constitution. Even represented members of Congress on constitutional issues.
And he's long been involved in Democratic politics.
Recently, he noted that the party is harder and harder to recognize because of "a new generation of foul-mouthed, censorship-supporting, mob-enabling" leaders.
But even given that standard, Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., now has gone too far, Turley explains in a new column.
That's when Goldman claimed an FBI investigation of the leftist violence being launched against Tesla cars, the company, and individual vehicle owners, because of owner Elon Musk's affiliation with President Donald Trump, is nothing but "lawfare."
"Goldman's latest controversy captures how Democrats have now entirely cut the cords of decency and moderation that once tethered their party to the mainstream of our society," he wrote.
Goldman, in fact, claimed that the FBI is investigating a long list of crimes that have been inspired by a leftist agenda against President Donald Trump, and Musk: "This is the political weaponization of the DOJ. Trump uses his official authority to defend his benefactor Elon Musk. The FBI then creates a task force to use our law enforcement to 'crackdown' [sic] on adversaries of Musk's [sic]. Where are the Republicans so opposed to 'lawfare'?"
Those, in fact, are "otherworldly," Turley expressed.
"There are have widespread attacks on Tesla charging stations, vehicles, and dealerships, including multiple arson attacks. It is clearly political violence orchestrated against an American company and American property owners, including individual citizens, to push consumers away from buying Musk products and associations," he said.
"That sounds a lot like the definition of terrorism. The Justice Department defines domestic terrorism as 'Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.'"
He confirmed the rash of violence against Tesla is "political violence designed to intimidate and harm those with opposing political views."
And he warned there now is "a sense of license among some on the left in carrying out attacks on those on the right."
His warning included, "This is how rage rhetoric of leaders like Goldman can fuel violent rage in the most unhinged elements of their party. … Once released by the rage from the confines of reason and civility, it is easy to dismiss the investigation of political violence as 'political weaponization.' In attacking the FBI investigation, Goldman is the very voice of an age of rage."
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who runs the administration's Department of Government Efficiency which is cutting fraud, waste and corruption in federal spending programs, already have taken on a long list of federal departments.
The U.S. Agency for International Development, for example, was revealed to have delivered millions and millions of taxpayer dollars for highly questionable projects, and largely has been closed down with a few remaining functions taken over by the State Department.
Taxpayers are being saved, actually, billions of dollars through DOGE.
And some members of Congress have come alongside the president's work, including U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who during a congressional hearing brought the receipts for why she believes biased and partisan government operations like National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System should be defunded.
She pointed out the obvious bias they exhibit, specifically for having claimed Musk gave a Nazi salute, following an arm motion that repeatedly had been exhibited by Democrats:
The news that these entities produced is either resented or increasingly tuned out and turned off by most of the hardworking Americans who are forced to pay for it. They no longer view NPR and PBS is trusted news sources. As a matter of fact, with these people, they're a threat. In fact, when Elon Musk put his hand over his heart and extended it and told the American people, his heart goes out to them, PBS News posted the clip, called it a fascist Nazi salute and described how it was similar to the same he used by Nazis and their victory rallies. Not once did PBS or NPR report on the numerous accounts of Democrats making the same gesture — AOC, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, somebody that lost a presidential race, Hillary Clinton, Governor Tim Waltz. Why wasn't this treated exactly the same way? Is there not a standard in journalism today? Apparently not.
She also highlighted the so-called "children's content" that is present, and viewed as offensive.
For example, she said, PBS' use of a drag queen for children's programming was a problem: "If I walked in my living room and seen this child predator, this monster targeting my children, I would become unglued."
A report at RedState explained that chiefs of the publicly funded organizations were feeling "the heat" and she came "loaded for bear."
"As if this week wasn't bad enough for the Democrat Party and their mainstream media allies, the DOGE subcommittee is currently holding a hearing on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), where the CEOs of both purported "news" and information outlets are in attendance as witnesses," the report said.
Those officials are PBS' Paula Kerger and NPR's Katherine Maher.
Greene called the people at those agencies a "threat" that "hard-working Americans" are forced to fund.
The report explained, "while the hearing undoubtedly was designed to show the American people more evidence against PBS and NPR as various Republican-sponsored bills on the matter make their way through the House and Senate, satisfaction will only be gained if their defunding finally becomes a reality after many years of talking about it."
Later in the hearing, U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, asked Maher several pointed questions about opinions that have been given a venue via NPR, including support for "the whole community of genderqueer dinosaur enthusiasts."
President Trump already has supported cutting of tax money flowing to both groups.
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After his address to Marines Wednesday at the Quantico Marine Corps Base, Vice President JD Vance, himself a Marine, took some time to fire a machine gun at the base range.
Video of Vance's firearm acumen soon filled up X feeds.
After one shot, a voice can be heard shouting, "Hit – center chest."
WATCH:
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In an interview Tuesday, President Trump vowed to look into the fact the U.S. Justice Department is still officially opposing the $30 million wrongful-death lawsuit brought by Aaron Babbitt, the husband of Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer Jan. 6, 2021.
Speaking to Greg Kelly of Newsmax, Trump said he also plans to look into Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, the man who gunned down Babbitt outside the House Speaker's Lobby, and the government's treatment and remuneration of the officer.
"I am a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person," Trump told Kelly. "She was innocently standing there … and a man did something to her that was unthinkable when he shot her, and I think it's a disgrace. I am going to look into that."
Kelly mentioned the DOJ's opposition to the 2024 lawsuit, to which Trump responded, "You're just telling me that for the first time. I haven't heard that."
Watch a portion of Kelly's interview with President Trump.
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Iran's refusal to accept an offer from President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to its nuclear program, which is considered by experts to include nuclear weapons, eventually, is raising the risk that the U.S. military will have to act against that agenda, according to a new analysis.
Con Coughlin, a distinguished senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and an expert on defense issues, explained in a report on the organization's website that Trump's initial offer to negotiate was in a letter he wrote earlier this month.
There, he "indicated he was willing to engage in talks concerning Iran's nuclear activities. But the letter also contained an explicit warning that any failure by Tehran to respond positively to his overture could lead to direct military action," the report said.
One report now has documented that Trump had set a "two-month deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal."
Steve Witkoff, Trump's envoy, revealed during a Fox News interview that Trump's approach to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was intended to avoid direct military action.
He explained, "We don't need to solve everything militarily… Our signal… to Iran is 'Let's sit down and see if we can, through dialogue, through diplomacy, get to the right place.' If we can, we are prepared to do that. And if we can't, the alternative is not a great alternative."
But Iran has declined to answer, and the report suggests Iran simply is trying to wait out the president.
"Meanwhile, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has warned that Iran needs to 'hand over and give up' all elements of its nuclear program including missiles, weaponization, and enrichment of uranium 'or they can face a whole series of other consequences,' adding that 'Iran has been offered a way out of this,'" the report explained.
Trump's own opinion is that "You can't let them have a nuclear weapon."
He said he hopes for a negotiated solution, because, "if we have to go in militarily, it's going to be a terrible thing — for them."
But the report noted Tehran's decision not to respond "means there is now a very real possibility that the Trump administration is giving serious consideration to launching military action against Tehran."
Mike Huckabee, nominated as ambassador to Israel, said the threat is very real:
The report warned the chances of the Trump administration authorizing an attack have risen since the U.S. went after Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen, and Trump warned Iran he would hold Tehran responsible for more attacks.
Further, the U.S. willingness to act is being pushed by an assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran may now have enough material to build five nuclear warheads.
The report said, "So long as the Islamic Republic of Iran indulges in its usual tactic of prevarication in the hope that, by engaging in delaying tactics, it can buy more time to achieve its nuclear ambitions, the credibility of the Trump administration taking direct action against Tehran needs to increase."
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The U.S. Constitution specifically sets up the Supreme Court.
It does not do the same with lower courts: It leaves that up the Congress, a fact that House Speaker Mike Johnson has pointed out to a list of activist judges who have delivered partisan injunctions against President Donald Trump's agenda, injunctions that follow a leftist partisan line and encroach on the authorities of the executive branch.
"We do have authority over the federal courts," he explained. "We can eliminate an entire district court."
A report in the Daily Mail called the comment a "pointed warning to judges nationwide as local courts have slowed the rollout of Donald Trump's political agenda."
Johnson explained, "We do have power over funding over the courts and all these other things. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and Congress is going to act."
The publication called the comment a "veiled reminder, if not threat, that Congress has their eyes on district judges that have issued injunctions and rulings against Trump's policies."
District judges, in fact, have taken over executive branch decision-making regarding DOGE, spending, hiring of executive branch employees, immigration, deportation of criminal illegal aliens, international policy, and much more.
There already have been moves to begin impeachment cases against some of the judges involved with the more egregious rulings, such as a Washington judge who ordered the administration to turn airplanes deporting criminal illegals around in midair and return the terror suspects to the U.S. He even demanded from the White House national security details to which he was not authorized to access.
Even Trump has called for the impeachment of that judge, James Boasberg, who had established a reputation as a leftist activist for demanding harsher penalties than the law allowed for J6 protesters in Washington.
Johnson said he's not planning to destroy any court, but was reminding people of the authorities of Congress.
Article III of the Constitution assigns to Congress the authority to "ordain and establish" courts beneath the Supreme Court.
The House Judiciary Committee has a hearing next week to review the leftist rulings that encroach on the executive branch authorities.
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A Democrat judge who is a candidate in the coming Wisconsin Supreme Court election has been warned to quit lying about her Republican opponent because those claims violate the state's judicial code of conduct.
Fair Elections Wisconsin dispatched to Susan Crawford, a Dane County Circuit judge running for the state's highest court, a cease-and-desist letter, but she refused to respond and continued with the statements, according to a report at Just the News.
She's trying to defeat Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel, who is backed by Republicans.
FEW President Justin Gavery said he hasn't had a response to the March 7 letter.
And, he said, Crawford is continuing with the false statements.
Lying about opponents is a tactic that has been used before by Democrat politicians. Hillary Clinton wildly claimed, through her campaign affiliates, that Donald Trump was colluding with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign, which she lost, a charge that was completely bogus.
FEW, an election integrity organization, warned Crawford, "Judicial candidates, including incumbents and challengers, must refrain from making false, misleading, or deceptive statements."
He added that a judicial conduct court rule in the state, "explicitly prohibits judicial candidates from knowingly misrepresenting any fact concerning themselves, their opponents, or matters relevant to the campaign. Any deviation from this standard not only undermines the credibility of the judiciary but also erodes public trust in the court's ability to administer fair and impartial justice."
The letter charges Crawford with lying about Schimel's record as attorney general, for "ignoring rape cases…"
But the letter said that claim is false: "The facts appear to be that for decades many rape kits were stored and not tested. When Brad Schimel became Attorney General in early 2015, he inherited about 6000 kits that had not been tested. By the end of Schimel's term in office, every kit that needed to be tested was tested, and a process was put in place to ensure that testing of kits would continue in the future to prevent a backlog," Gavery told Crawford.
The election is significant on a national level because a Crawford win would give the high court a 4-3 liberal imbalance, and Democrats have said they would use that majority to re-align congressional districts to give more seats to their own party.
Gavery also charged that Crawford "advertised that Schimel supports the 1849 Abortion Law. This statement is false."
In fact, Schimel has suggested any abortion law should be decided by public referendum or legislative action.
Then Gavery also charges Crawford claims Schimel supports voter suppression, another inaccuracy.
"Please stop and desist from any further contact with others, public or private, until you have reviewed the above matters and you can verify that they are truthful statements. The people of Wisconsin deserve nothing less," the letter tells Crawford.