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Fed-up with "bad people" pushing for the release of files on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump on Wednesday unleashed a furious tirade against his own supporters, saying he no longer wants their support.
"I don't want their support anymore!" Trump exclaimed on Truth Social.
"My PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullsh**,' hook, line, and sinker."
His full statement reads:
"The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 "Intelligence" Agents, the Laptop from Hell, which the Dems swore had come from Russia (No, it came from Hunter Biden's bathroom!), and even the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam itself, a totally fake and made up story used in order to hide Crooked Hillary Clinton's big loss in the 2016 Presidential Election, these Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at – It's all they have – They are no good at governing, no good at policy, and no good at picking winning candidates.
Also, unlike Republicans, they stick together like glue. Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this "bullsh**," hook, line, and sinker. They haven't learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.
I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country's history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Trump also told reporters Tuesday: "I don't understand it, why they'd be so interested. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life, I don't understand what the interest or what the fascination is."
"It's pretty boring stuff. It's sordid, but it's boring. And I don't understand why it keeps going. I think really only pretty bad people including fake news want to keep something like that going. But credible information, let 'em give it. Anything that's credible, I would say let them have it."
He also said just before flying to Pittsburgh that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi should release more files if they were "credible."
"It's gonna be up to her. Whatever she thinks is credible, she should release," Trump said, adding Bondi "has handled it very well."
On Wednesday, online journalist Nick Sortor noted: "I'm not sure this whole Epstein debacle could've been handled any worse."
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., is now demanding a special counsel to probe the Epstein case.
"We need a special counsel. That has got to happen," she told journalist Benny Johnson.
"I hope it doesn't become a false idol to Republicans where we just lose sight of everything else, but that doesn't mean we don't want answers."
House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky urged Bondi on Tuesday to begin exposing and arresting individuals connected to the Epstein network and its cover-up.
"Take the ball and run with it," Comer told Johnson. "People want to see accountability.
"There have been a lot of investigations. The Deep State has been exposed thanks to [CIA Director John] Ratcliffe and [FBI Director] Kash Patel. Let's start prosecuting these people. Let's set some examples out of some people."
Also speaking with Johnson, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia debunked a false narrative that House Republicans unanimously voted to block the release of the Epstein files.
"That is not true," she said, explaining it was merely a procedural vote to preclude Democrats from gaining control of the House floor.
"That means they could bring up anything. They could bring up impeachment articles against President Trump. They could bring up a whole package of insane, Democrat-agenda items and force votes on the House floor on these things."
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Sounding like a polished preacher expounding on the words of Jesus, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Wednesday used words of the Savior on the Senate floor as he argued against $9 billion in federal budget cuts the upper body was debating.
Coons solemnly intoned the shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus wept," and insisted that is exactly what He will do should Republicans succeed in cutting a fraction of 1 percent of the mammoth federal budget.
Reaction on X were swift and creative:
"Crazy how many Democrats suddenly become Christian Nationalists and start piously quoting scripture when their 'transgender tampons for Bangladeshi toddlers' programs are on the line."
"The separation of church and state people are asking 'What would Jesus do?' again."
"Jesus says marriage is between a man and a woman, Chris. He's got much more to cry about with you."
"Someday [Coons] can ask Jesus if he wept for the LGBT programs that were defunded. But I don't think that will be top of mind on that day."
The recission legislation Congress is considering would cut specific foreign aid programs as well as PBS and NPR, government-funded media outlets.
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A new in-depth study of Americans by the American Bible Society reveals that self-care involving exercising, meditating and spending time with friends all help a person's outcome.
So does Bible reading, which has even more impact that the above-mentioned factors.
That's according to John Plake, an officer for the ABS and editor-in-chief of the organization's State of the Bible series.
Its newest report, "State of the Bible USA 2025," confirms those perspectives, he said.
"Our research confirms that all the things that people do to improve their general well-being — exercise, seeing friends, and so on — are statistically associated with fuller lives. So is Bible reading," Plake told CBN about the study and its results.
It is the 15th annual report in which ABS researchers look at common self-care activities including "exercising, spending time with friends, volunteering in one's community, meditating, and praying" and assess how they affect people's stress, anxiety, loneliness, and hope.
And they looked at how reading the Bible impacts.
In many of the study's charts, a lower number is better.
CNB reported, "Individuals who read the Bible weekly, or even more frequently, experienced stress levels of 8, compared to 9.6 for those who didn't read Scripture. Anxiety registered 4.3 among readers compared to 4.8 for non-readers for those who read the Bible at least weekly. Loneliness came in at an 11.1 on average, compared to 11.8 among non-readers; and readers registered 18.6 on the hope scale [where a higher number is better], compared to 16.8 for non-readers."
"Those who keep coming back to Scripture find reassurance in stressful times, hope for the future," Plake told CBN, "and a growing relationship with the God who knows them intimately and loves them deeply."
The ABS said, "Even flourishing is not an end in itself. It is a blessing God provides when we trust him and walk with him. Scripture often reminds us that our connection with God brings about abundant life, great joy, peace that passes understanding, rich blessing, and even flourishing."
The study, in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago, worked with 2,656 responses from American adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Explaining its conclusions, the study said, "We theorize that regular interaction with God—not only in prayer but in meaningful Bible interaction and worship— should result in less stress and anxiety. We also believe that God's regular reminders that he is with us may ease feelings of loneliness and the biblical vision of a glorious future may bolster hope. While the Self-Care section of our survey focused on five specific actions, asking if people had done them the previous seven days, we also have a lot of data on Bible reading. Could we compare, say, the stress levels of those who report using the Bible at least weekly with those doing Self-Care activities within the past week? The results are strong."
It continued, "Nominal Christians (who say they're Christians but rarely attend church) have nearly the same levels as Non-Christians. They report slightly more anxiety and less hope. Casual Christians show significantly better numbers across the board, and Practicing Christians (who attend church and also consider their faith very important) display even better scores in every category. In fact, these are better numbers than any of the Self-Care activities have. So, if you want to ward off stress, anxiety, or loneliness, or if you want to nourish your sense of hope, you could go out for a jog or chat with a friend. Those Self-Care activities are indeed associated with better scores in all those areas. But according to these numbers, it would be even more beneficial to gather regularly with a church that reminds you how important your faith is."
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Under the rubric of MAHA – Make America Healthy Again – President Trump has announced he has spoken to officials at Coca-Cola, and the company has agreed to begin sweetening their iconic drink with cane sugar.
Trump posted on Truth Social: "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them – You'll see. It's just better!"
For decades, most soft drink manufacturers in the U.S. have used high-fructose corn syrup or other sweeteners, rather than actual sugar – though some have still used sugar in their products sold in other nations.
The move comes the same week several ice cream manufacturers, under pressure from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crusade against artificial ingredients, announced they will discontinue use of several artificial dyes in their products.
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Across America, there have been schools that banish the Pledge of Allegiance, bar common-sense statements like "There are two genders," and fly "diversity" flags instead of Old Glory in classrooms.
It seems that same infection has crossed the Atlantic, as a student wearing a patriotic Union Jack design on her dress for Diversity Day in the United Kingdom was stunningly sent home!
The result of the political agenda included a public condemnation from the prime minister for Bilton School, which punished straight-A student Courtney Wright, 12.
The Daily Mail said she wore a Union Jack dress on diversity day, a "Spice Girls-esque garment, and wrote a speech about history and traditions.
She was told her costume was unacceptable by school officials and hauled into a reception room where she had to sit under her father collected her.
Meanwhile, students wearing burkas, niqabs and traditional Nigerian clothing were reportedly allowed to attend lessons as normal, but children with St George's and Welsh flags were turned away at the school gates.
A spokesman for the prime minister said, "The PM has always been clear that being British is something to be celebrated. You can see that from everything this government has done. We are a tolerant, diverse, open country, proud of being British."
Stuart Field is Courtney's father and in inimical British style described being "gobsmacked" to find out what the school did.
"She should not be made to feel embarrassed about being British. And she shouldn't be punished for celebrating British culture and history; nobody else I've spoken to can quite get their heads around it," he told the Daily Mail.
The school had claimed the Culture Celebration Day was to "promote inclusion, understanding, and appreciation of different backgrounds, traditions and heritages."
Courtney explained the British heritage to include kings and queens and castles and Shakespeare, humor, fairness and politeness, but "sometimes at school, we only hear about other cultures."
Her father noted, "They didn't even read or listen to her speech which actually celebrates inclusivity and other cultures. It was just like British culture could not be celebrated. She was punished for being proud of being British."
School officials, later, admitted they goofed, with a statement, "An incident occurred during our Culture Celebration Day that caused considerable upset to one of our pupils, her family, and members of the wider community. We deeply regret the distress this has caused and offer our sincere and unreserved apologies."
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One of the U.S. military's most high-profile and respected whistleblowers, active-duty Navy Commander Robert A. Green, Jr., says his chain of command has informed him that he is, as of July 8, "under investigation for publicly calling out the unconstitutional and illegal actions by military leadership during the COVID-19 mandates." He made the announcement in an X post the following day:
"For 4 years I have been using the same language and the same demand for accountability that I continue to use on this platform," posted Green.
"My leadership does not like that I have used the words 'domestic enemies of the Constitution' to describe many of them for their actions during the mandates. But where were they when thousands of us notified them about the laws they were breaking?" He added: "There is a clear line drawn between service members who will defend the Constitution, and Admirals & Generals who violate constitutional rights with impunity."
Former service members are reacting strongly, clearly disturbed by the news. WorldNetDaily spoke to one such individual, Dr. Chase Spears, a retired U.S. Army public affairs officer. When Green published his book, "Defending the Constitution behind Enemy Lines," in July 2023, Spears quickly took notice. Having been a writer himself while serving in the Army and knowing the challenges that come with a hostile chain of command, he admired Green's "direct approach."
"That guy has a spine like no one I've ever seen in the military in my lifetime," Spears remembers thinking. As fate would have it, two years later, Spears was able to welcome Green to his podcast, "Finding Your Spine."
With news of a formal military probe into Commander Green's public statements regarding the illegalities of the now-rescinded COVID-19 military shot mandate, Spears told WND he is "surprised to see him investigated now."
He explained, "It surprised me that he was not being investigated in the past while we were under a very hostile [Biden] administration when he wrote his book, and when he began pointing out the law-breaking and widespread rampant corruption in the military."
"From what I can tell, he has not changed, remaining consistent in making the argument that the military continues to violate law, to violate due process and to violate the Constitution," Spears said, adding, "He's now doing this under an administration that knows the reality of rampant progressivism in the ranks."
So why is Green being investigated at this time?
"Ever since the Trump administration came in and Secretary of Defense Hegseth took the helm at the Pentagon," said Spears, "life hasn't gotten easier for conservatives." To the contrary, he said, "it has gotten harder because progressively minded officers who were raised under the Obama and Biden administration are insecure about the fact there's a new sheriff in town and they're clamping down even harder on those who hold a basic constitutional, traditional worldview."
"From what I have seen, the arguments Commander Green shares are not partisan, nor in violation of the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) or Defense Department regulations against political expression by service members," Spears pointed out. "He's simply calling out where the admirals and other senior military commanders continue to violate the law, due process and the very Constitution which they swore to uphold and defend."
For Spears, "It's another indicator of the fact that the military has lost its way and its purpose of actual national defense when it is focused on these witch hunts against people in the ranks who swear by these principles, and swear to this document we call the Constitution."
"There's a [Commander Green] in every generation and in every cause," he asserted. "There's a key leader who rises to the top, whether it be for a noble cause or an ignoble cause."
Green has been "one person service members and veterans have been able to rally behind because of his courage and the courage he draws out of other people," said Spears. For example, Green "spearheaded" the Declaration of Military Accountability, which was signed by 231 service members and veterans in January 2024 to seek accountability for the wrongs imposed upon them by the tyrannically enforced COVID-19 shot mandate.
In light of the investigation against Green, Spears, a signatory of the declaration, said, "Now is the time for other constitutionally minded military members to stand up with him." He challenges them, asking, "Will you be courageous, or will you be cowardly?"
"Many fellow military members may beat their chests with all this bravado about being a warrior and never leaving another comrade behind. So if this is true, it's past time to really man up," Spears told WND. "Hold true to your oaths now or sit down forever among those across history who did nothing when the moment called."
"If you're not willing to call fouls against clear legal and moral wrongs in your personal capacity, then what good are you?" Spears asked. "If I'm not assured that you believe in this idea of America and that your oath to defend it is worth more than the air you exhale it with, how can I trust you as a military leader?"
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Despite their president's ongoing criticism of those demanding his Justice Department release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case, Wednesday calling them "bad people" who've "bought into this 'bullsh**,' hook, line, and sinker," some Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed onto a discharge petition demanding release of all the files related to the late, disgraced sex offender.
The petition, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is a procedure tool that bypasses House leadership.
"In 7 days we can start collecting signatures," Explains Massie in an X post. "At 218 signatures, the House must vote on our bill requiring a full release of the Epstein files."
Continued Massie, "We all deserve to know what's in the Epstein files, who's implicated, and how deep this corruption goes. Americans were promised justice and transparency."
The "Epstein Files Transparency Act" would require the Department of Justice to declassify and release all Epstein-related documents, including investigative records, communications, flight logs, visitor lists, sealed agreements and any information involving known or suspected co-conspirators.
Current cosponsors of the bill, H.Res. 581, include Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who posted, "The American people deserve and can handle the truth. Let's see the files."
Wrote Greene, "I am proudly cosponsoring and will sign the discharge petition. I will never protect pedophiles or the elites and their circles."
Other Republicans who have signed on are Reps. Jeff Van Drew, Eric Burlison and Tim Burchett.
Trump continued his denouncement of those demanding release of the files Wednesday, telling reporters in the Oval Office: "Republicans, some Republicans, got duped by the Democrats and they're following a Democrat playbook. It's no different than Russia, Russia, Russia and all the other hoaxes. It was started by the Democrats and some Republicans, in this case I was surprised, but they got duped."
The president is no fan of Massie, one of two House Republicans who voted against his big beautiful bill, saying the libertarian-leaning Kentucky lawmakers was "grandstanding."
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It's already been 10 years since state officials in Florida decided they would censor a Christian school's prayer – they essentially banned it – before a high-school football game.
And now multitudes are asking the Supreme Court to step in and offer guidance on the issues of free speech, religious rights, state censorship and more.
WorldNetDaily has reported on the fight over the decision by the Florida High School Athletic Association to prevent Cambridge Christian School from offering a brief prayer before the state championship game.
A federal judge twice has ruled that the state can, indeed, censor the prayer.
It was Charlene Honeywell, a judge, who ruled against the private Christian school in Tampa. Honeywell claimed in her opinion that because the game was hosted by the association at a government-owned stadium, listeners would have heard the prayer as "government speech."
She said that means the FHSAA had the right to censor the message.
However, Hiram Sasser, of First Liberty Institute, explained that the real issue is whether the school was banned from prayer over the PA system because the words were "religious." That would be considered viewpoint discrimination and is illegal.
"The athletic association, like so many people, uses that PA system for … messages of their own choosing, or they read off messages, advertising messages, and everything else," Sasser said. "So there is so much private use of that PA system. To not allow the schools to use it for their opening prayer they always had just doesn't make any sense."
Honeywell also criticized the request for prayer itself, claiming that while it is a "preference" for the Christian school, it somehow is not a deeply rooted tradition that qualifies as a "sincerely held belief," even though Christian prayers have been going for roughly 2,000 years.
Honeywell earlier tried to dismiss the case entirely, but quickly was corrected by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Now, with the case pending before the Supreme Court, First Liberty Institute has revealed that more than 10 friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed.
They represent nearly 100 individuals and organizations, and, highlight the danger of the appellate decision and support First Liberty's call for Santa Fe v. Doe to be overturned.
Jesse Panuccio, of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, said: "The influx friend-of-the-court briefs in this case demonstrate the dangers of the Eleventh Circuit's decision, which permits the state to censor religious speech by calling it 'government speech.' That so many organizations, individuals, and law firms are urging the Supreme Court to hear this case shows how important it is for the Supreme Court to continue to make clear that the Constitution forbids religious discrimination in all its guises."
Jeremy Dys, of First Liberty Institute, said, "We grateful to so many who gave of their time to write and file these briefs for the simple proposition that government cannot treat religious speech—like prayer—as second class. Our hope is that the Supreme Court will take this important case and remind its lower courts of the First Amendment's double protection for religious expression."
The briefs come from across the world of arts, sports, faith, and politics, including:
A long list of prominent legal teams also have joined, including lawyers representing Hogen Lovells US LLP, Sidley Austin, LLP, Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Vinson & Elkins LLP, McDermot Will and Emery, and others.
The state censored plans for a prayer before the 2015 championship between Cambridge and another Christian school at the Citrus Bowl.
The state previously had allowed innumerable private messages over the game's PA system, but decided it would not allow a Christian message.
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President Donald Trump is blasting his longtime political critic Adam Schiff, calling the Democrat senator from California "a scam artist" in the wake of new mortgage-fraud allegations.
In a Truth Social post Tuesday, Trump said: "I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist.
"And now I learn that Fannie Mae's Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud.
"Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA.
"I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook. The FRAUD began with the refinance of his Maryland property on February 6, 2009, and continued through multiple transactions until the Maryland property was correctly designated as a second home on October 13, 2020.
"Mortgage Fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice."
On Saturday, Schiff slammed Trump and his Department of Justice on MSNBC, saying: "Their modus operandi, and it comes from the top, the fish rots from the head, is Donald Trump whose real view, his life view, is yes he's crooked and yes he's a liar, but everyone is crooked, everyone is a liar, everybody does it. It's just that he's the crook and the liar of the GOP."
As WorldNetDaily reported in April, Schiff, most famous for leading impeachment efforts against Trump over disproven Russian collusion claims, announced he was writing to the White House to demand answers about allegations of insider trading.
In January, Schiff was caught on video sleeping during a Pam Bondi hearing.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that the Department of Justice will begin implementing President Trump's March executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
"The Department of Justice will lead a coordinated effort across federal agencies to minimize non-essential multilingual services, redirect resources toward English-language education and assimilation, and ensure legal compliance with the Executive Order through targeted measures where necessary," said a press release from the Justice Department.
Saying the changes will "promote assimilation over division," Bondi noted, "The Department of Justice will lead the effort to … eliminate wasteful virtue-signaling policies across government agencies."
The specific guidelines were posted on the DOJ website.
U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., explained a practical result of the changes: "You shouldn't have to press 1 for English when calling a federal agency."
Miller wrote on X, "This is America, English should be the default. Learn it!"
The DOJ promised to respect "linguistic diversity" but "prioritize English proficiency to empower new Americans and strengthen civic unity."
The new guidelines effectively mean that wherever possible, federal agencies will be providing services only in English.
Blaze Media reports that the Justice Department is also looking to eliminate initiatives from a Clinton-era executive order which introduced limited English proficiency programs, or LEPs.
The Trump administration said that LEPs often prioritized "multilingualism over English proficiency among new Americans" and "could impede assimilation and strain resources."
Therefore, the government is suspending operations of the LEP.gov website and will stop any letters, videos, or other training materials from being produced. These are likely to be replaced with new ones that reflect Trump's executive order.