President Donald Trump caused controversy with more than one of his cabinet nominations, but possibly the most polarizing has been Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth, who is a veteran, both of the military and being in the public eye (due to his time at Fox News), has taken serious heat while in office, and now, some believe that the left might want him dead.
According to Breitbart News’ John Nolte, the Washington Post must want something bad to happen, as it’s the only reasonable explanation for a recent article.
The piece in question uncovered the secretary’s security protocols and asserted that he has too much security.
Nolte referenced an article, headlined “Hegseth’s expansive security requirements tax Army protective unit.”
The article’s sub-headline read: “The agency tasked with protecting Defense Department leaders is under significant strain, and the secretary’s atypical needs are becoming untenable, officials say.”
While none of the officials were named, the article made it apparent who the target of the frustration was, ultimately causing a serious security concern for the DOD head.
Even some lawmakers spoke out in defense of Hegseth, castigating those who have come after the defense secretary.
Among those is Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who said in an op-ed for Breitbart News that "It's clear as day... efforts to embarrass @PeteHegseth are nothing more than desperate attempts to salvage reputations and distract from the successes he is already having at the Pentagon.
"I know the folks I have talked to in my state of Alabama appreciate a leader who’s not afraid to question the status quo in Washington. We need a Secretary of Defense who’s focused on one thing—defending America. And that’s what Pete Hegseth is doing."
NEW—@TTuberville writes in an op-ed for Breitbart: "It's clear as day... efforts to embarrass @PeteHegseth are nothing more than desperate attempts to salvage reputations and distract from the successes he is already having at the Pentagon."
"I know the folks I have talked to in… pic.twitter.com/zMRc5EbfLb
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) April 30, 2025
While his affiliation with Trump and some security concerns have caused enough mayhem, Hegseth’s alignment with Christian nationalism has also caused a significant kerfuffle.
Pastor Doug Wilson of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches said publicly in a recent interview that Hegseth is “a member in good standing” at a sister church to his own.
During the same interview, Wilson made comments opposing women’s suffrage, and women’s rights to vote that many considered problematic.
President Donald Trump has once again been targeted by someone who wants to neutralize him in his position as President of the United States.
According to recent reports, 50-year-old Nathalie Rose Jones from Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested during a Washington, D.C. protest for making claims about harming Trump, as The Hill reported.
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.
Jones was arrested on a multiplicity of charges, including threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict harm on Trump.
She posted about the threats in question as part of now-deleted content between Aug. 6 and Aug 16.
In one of the posts, Jones reportedly said, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present.”
The posts were on her Facebook page almost daily, tagging the White House, and calling the president a fascist, among other things, attempting to spur action against Trump.
The Secret Service issued a report on Jones, recording that she said in an interview that “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.”
The woman was eventually arrested at an August 16 protest that took place at Dupont Circle, where the Secret Service again interviewed her, to disturbing ends.
According to the officers, she again admitted to making threats against Trump, but denied having any desire to hurt the president at that time.
The Secret Service was clear and concise about their response to the woman’s actions, with Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool of the U.S. Secret Service, Washington Field Office, offering comment on the issue.
“Protecting the President of the United States is our highest priority, and every potential threat is addressed with the utmost seriousness,” McCool said, according to the DOJ.
“Special Agents from New York and Washington, DC, working in close coordination with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, acted swiftly and decisively to neutralize this alleged threat before it could escalate. We are deeply grateful to the dedicated professionals who worked tirelessly to advance this investigation and safeguard our nation’s leadership.”
The impending move of Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton has displaced two families from their homes so that the family can have more privacy, Fox News reported.
The family of five will move to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park later this year. The new home has eight bedrooms and is in close proximity to their current four-bedroom home, Adelaide Cottage, where they moved in 2022.
The couple's three children, George, 12, Charlotte, 10, and Louis, 7, attend Lambrook co-ed prep school in the nearby area.
In the process of renovating the property for the Wales family's arrival, a source told Fox News Digital that two families living close to the lodge were asked to relocate.
"They were told to move out," the source claimed. "I guess they were given somewhere else, but they were told they had to move. They were not expecting it.
"Those houses are very close to the Lodge, so they're not going to want any Tom, Dick, or Harry living in those houses if there are going to be royals there."
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams stressed that the displaced tenant families were given similar or better lodgings on the Crown Estate, the same 4,800 acre development where they had lived.
"They were reportedly in close proximity to the Lodge," Fitzwilliams explained. "The Prince and Princess of Wales need shelter from the enormous pressures of royal life with a media circus watching everything they do."
New shrubs were planted and a fence with black mesh privacy screens was recently installed at the lodge so that the family would not be intruded upon when they move in.
Fox News said that the family is paying for the renovations themselves. As heir to the throne, William receives $30 million per year or so from the Dutchy of Cornwall.
Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner said there have been some skeptics saying the estate is not "grand enough" for a future king, but the move could signal a change to a humbler way of life for royal families.
The Wales family is expected to keep living at the lodge even after William ascends to the throne.
Both Kate and her father-in-law, King Charles III, 76, battled cancer in 2024, but Kate is now in remission, while the king continues treatments.
Some have reported that his health is deteriorating, but he has returned to royal duties and said in July that he is feeling "fine."
After an hours-long battle in court on Friday, the Trump administration has backed off from its Thursday attempt to temporarily replace Washington, D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith with DEA head Troy Cole in an emergency capacity.
After agreeing to leave Smith in control, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo directing D.C. police to comply with federal immigration laws even if they conflict with city laws, which prohibit police from cooperating with ICE in some cases.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes asked the administration and the city to compromise on a solution to the issues that have arisen out of the federal takeover of the district.
“The way I read the statute, the president can ask, the mayor must provide, but the president can’t control,” the Biden-appointed judge said.
In other words, President Donald Trump and his executive branch cannot directly control the execution of laws in D.C., but he can ask the mayor to direct police to follow immigration laws and the mayor must do so.
If push came to shove and no agreement had been forthcoming, Reyes said she would block the Trump administration from replacing Smith.
Faced with this outcome, the administration decided to follow the judge's orders and direct police to do what they wanted, which is to comply with federal immigration laws.
In her court filing against Trump and the administration, Smith said, “In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive."
That seems like a gross exaggeration, but it stands to reason that Smith would not want to be summarily replaced by the executive branch.
In reality, it's another instance where Trump just wants to get the job done and isn't so thoughtful about the nuances of how to work within the existing system to do so.
All in all, Trump's federalization of D.C. has been pretty successful so far, with more than 100 arrests including dozens of illegal immigrants.
They are closing down homeless encampments and offering help and housing to those who were living in them, which should bring a huge improvement to the city.
Trump is correct that the nation's capital should not be an area that is mostly slums and full of drugs and violent crime.
After five total years of living there and having one of his top people brutally attacked, he's had enough.
Amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., it's become clear that the American people fully trust Trump and the GOP to clean up American cities.
Polling data has found that despite all the screeching from Democrats, Trump's federalization of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department was a popular move, and similar action in other cities has support from Americans tired of rampant crime.
Even CNN's analysts were forced to admit that Trump had made a masterful play by striking at the center of one of the Democratic Party's toughest strongholds in the nation's capital.
CNN's Elie Honig and CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten both admitted that Trump's tough-on-crime stances, from enforcement actions in Los Angeles to the southern border, have gained the approval of a majority of voters.
Cracking down on crime is a sure-fire way to garner support with voters, and the Democrat Party made a rookie mistake by playing into Trump's hands so easily.
CNN's Harry Enten broke down this situation by saying, “Americans view Trump far more favorably now on crime than they did a year ago. And while this polling doesn’t take into account what’s exactly happening in D.C. right now, it does take into account what happened in Los Angeles, what’s happened earlier this year, and Americans, for the most part, actually view Trump favorably."
Democrats claim that Trump's actions in D.C. are "fascist," but that message has not resonated with voters who are watching Trump crack down on crime that has been tolerated for too long by D.C.'s Democrat leadership.
Videos of rampant crime and disorder go viral seemingly every day, and Americans have become increasingly aware of the wave of crime that has infected American cities run by Democrat Mayors and city councils.
Enten continued in his analysis of the issue by saying, "Donald Trump is like Air Jordan towering over Joe Biden when it comes to their handling of crime. Look, in 2024, look at where Biden’s net approval was on crime: way under water there, at minus 26 points. It was one of Biden’s worst issues — granted, pretty much every issue was one of Biden’s worst issues."
Enten finally came to the obvious conclusion by saying, "So Americans vastly prefer Donald Trump’s approach to crime than they did to Joe Biden’s. And again, I think it gets back to the point that Americans are far more hawkish on crime than a lot of Democrats want to admit."
Even CNN analysts are having to face the obvious reality that regular Americans don't like criminals or crime going unpunished, and Democrats were delusional for ever believing otherwise.
The numbers are still out on Trump's crackdown in D.C., but the general sentiment among Trump voters is that they are getting what they voted for. This could lead to further campaigns by the Trump administration in other notoriously leftist cities.
Chicago is high on the list of problem cities with a brutal crime rate and dozens of murders every weekend. The city has been ruled by Democrats for decades, and Trump could score big points with regular Americans by taking a sledgehammer to Chicago's Democrat leadership.
Los Angeles is another Democratic city in a blue state that has felt Trump's wrath already, much to the joy of Trump's support base. Further law enforcement action can be expected in the coming months, especially if Democrats continue to commit political suicide by siding with criminals over regular Americans.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was temporarily moved to secure military housing after being doxxed and receiving death threats from leftists.
This came after Noem directed the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up criminal enforcement in Democrat-run cities, most notably Washington, D.C.
Despite the barrage of threats to her life and the lives of her family, Noem has remained defiant and sworn that the Trump administration's agenda will move full steam ahead despite the underhanded and dangerous actions of unhinged leftists.
What is particularly concerning is that this “vicious doxxing,” reportedly came at the hands of both foreign and domestic criminal organizations. So not only does the Trump administration have to watch out for domestic terrorists, but also foreign groups that are aiding these efforts.
This situation should be a wake-up call for Americans. Even with Trump in the White House, the left's propensity for political violence and intimidation is alive and well and will only get worse as Democrat politicians continue to fan the flames.
Since Trump was sworn into his 2nd term in the White House, the dangerous rhetoric of Democrats has only escalated. Democrat politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi's repeated insinuation that Trump is an enemy of the nation have whipped up dangerous lunatics.
While Trump himself can be kept relatively safe, his officials are in more danger as they continue to do the hard work of enacting Trump's agenda in areas ranging from immigration to foreign policy.
In a statement given to Fox News, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin explained that, "Following the media’s publishing of the location of Secretary Noem’s Washington D.C. apartment, she has faced vicious doxxing on the dark web and a surge in death threats, including from terrorist organizations, cartels, and criminal gangs that DHS targets."
McLaughlin didn't hold back in calling out the leftist mainstream media by saying, “It’s a shame that the media chooses sensationalism over the safety of people enforcing America’s laws to keep Americans safe."
In many ways, Noem has the biggest target on her back as Trump's law enforcement agenda has received the most pushback from Democrats eager to protect criminals.
The threats against Noem come as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are seeing a “1,000% increase in assaults," while they conduct raids to apprehend illegal immigrant murderers and rapists.
These attacks are spurred on by Democrat politicians who have essentially declared open season on federal immigration enforcement.
The danger posed to both Trump officials and federal agents has gotten so bad that it's worth contemplating what legal consequences Democrats should face. It's undeniable that those politicians comparing ICE agents to Nazi's are inciting violence against federal law enforcement.
The explosion in assaults on agents, combined with the threats that forced Noem out of her own home, cannot be tolerated. One can only imagine the outrage if the political positions were reversed and it were a Democrat administration under attack.
The Trump administration has enough on its plate as is, but its long past time for leftists inciting violence to face serious legal consequences for their irresponsible and dangerous actions.
On a single night during President Donald Trump's federalization of Washington, D.C., 29 illegal immigrants were arrested, according to a press briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday.
A total of 45 arrests were made Wednesday night by hundreds of Metropolitan Police and National Guard troops deployed to the area.
“There were 29 illegal aliens removed off of Washington, D.C.’s streets last night. Many of whom had final orders for removal,” Leavitt said. “So these results are happening night after night because of the efforts of this federal task force that are working alongside the Metropolitan Police Department who agree with this effort.”
Charges against the 45 individuals included assault of a police officer, fugitive apprehensions, the possession of child sex abuse material and illegal firearms, along with drug trafficking and an assault on an officer with a Subway sandwich, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X. Three illegal firearms were also seized.
Leavitt also cited a poll in the Washington Post in May, which said 65% of residents in the nation's capital think crime is an "extremely" or "very serious" problem.
“In fact, the Metropolitan Police Department Union stated that President Trump is right to do this, that crime has been totally out of control in the city and the residents of Washington, maybe not the journalists, because they don’t want to admit President Trump is right who live here, but the residents agree according to a Washington Post poll that 65% of D.C. residents say that crime is a very serious problem in the District of Columbia,” Leavitt said.
Border czar Tom Homan said on Wednesday that ICE is working with law enforcement in D.C. to turn around its status as a sanctuary city.
It was the third night since Trump decided to federalize D.C.
There were 23 arrests on the first night and 43 on the second. The charges for those arrests included homicide, firearm offenses, lewd acts, stalking, and possession of a high-capacity magazine.
The media has attempted to portray violent crime as being at a low point in D.C. to insinuate that Trump is acting like a dictator by exerting federal jurisdiction over the district, but then allegations broke earlier this week that accused police higher-ups of manipulating crime data to make violent crime numbers seem lower.
While police statistics seemed to show that violent crime was down 26% in 2025, FBI data only shows a 10% drop.
And even the FBI numbers may be skewed, since union bosses have said that the rank and file were pressured to classify violent crimes as felony assault, which is not recognized as violent crime by the bureau.
Police union President Greggory Pemberton said he agreed with Trump's takeover.
"They are using statistics in a way that makes it appear that crime is down in D.C., but our rank and file know" that it isn't, he told Fox Business.
President Donald Trump’s federalization of law enforcement in Washington, D.C. hasn’t been met with support by all, but it has gotten the backing of law enforcement.
Trump announced earlier this week that Attorney General Pam Bondi would be given jurisdiction over the police in the D.C. metropolitan area, much to the chagrin of those on the left, as WJLA reported.
However, the D.C. Police Union came out to support the move, seeming to indicate that those who know law enforcement best, believe this was a good decision.
According to sources from inside the D.C. government, Trump met with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) police officers before the takeover.
The inside sources at MPD believe this is a positive thing for the crime-ridden national capital because it will ultimately allow for more officers to patrol the district.
Some officers said they believe they need help, regardless of data released from both sides of the political spectrum, which many believe to be partisan.
The D.C. Police Union official said that the MPD began 2025 with a staff of less than 3,200 officers, making it the lowest census in 50 years.
Those staffing shortages have caused the officers who are on duty to work excessive overtime, with nearly 2 million hours of overtime logged last year.
“We stand with the President in recognizing that Washington, D.C., cannot continue on this trajectory,” union Chair Gregg Pemberton said in a statement about the temporary takeover. “Crime is out of control, and our officers are stretched beyond their limits.”
“The federal intervention is a critical stopgap, but the MPD needs proper staffing and support to thrive,” he added.
Pemberton voiced concern about D.C. City Council members driving away “our best officers and hinder(ing) recruitment” following the passage of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act of 2020.
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Judge Jeannine charged this guy who threw a foot long Subway sandwich at federal officers with assault on a Police Officer, "we're gonna back the Police to the hilt., stick your Subway sandwich somewhere else"
Hit that like button if you appreciate our US Atty in DC pic.twitter.com/7X5n9xsdK6
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) August 13, 2025
Recent estimates indicate that the MPD force could be as many as 500 officers short of their allotted staffing levels, causing a crisis in officer depletion.
However, critics of Trump’s decision have pointed to crime rates, saying that the president’s decision could cause more problems in the future.
The longtime enemy of President Donald Trump and even longer career politician, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) suffered a reputational blow this week.
As it turns out, Schiff, who previously reported to work in the House of Representatives, may well have been trading in information, not to the benefit of the American people, according to Fox News.
A Democrat whistleblower told agents at the FBI that Schiff authorized a classified information leak related to the Russia collusion story.
The story was part of the investigation into Trump and Russia, and sometime in 2017, Schiff allegedly signed off on the leak to discredit Trump, according to newly released documents.
According to an FBI 302 interview report, the whistleblower was a state intelligence staffer, affiliated with Democrats, who described himself as a friend to Schiff, and former House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (CA), a Trump-aligned Republican.
The staffer said he believed the leak to be "unethical," "illegal," and “treasonous,” but said that he was assured there was nothing to worry about because Schiff thought the Constitution protected him from repercussions.
Kash Patel confirmed on Monday that he had handed over the documents to Congress, which were obtained and recently reviewed by reporters.
“We found it. We declassified it,” Patel said. “Now Congress can see how classified info was leaked to shape political narratives – and decide if our institutions were weaponized against the American people.”
Officials have stated that the Department of Justice (DOJ) wasn’t interested in pursuing Schiff when the allegations were brought in several years ago.
The department allegedly cited the same argument made by Schiff, that he would be shielded by the Constitution’s speech and debate clause.
.@AdamSchiff never misses a camera to spew his tired leftist talking points, gaslighting Americans with the same old script.
His desperation is palpable—likely because he knows they're closing in.
Orchestrating the Russia hoax and doubling down with nauseating vitriol,… pic.twitter.com/OJkrYN7Jix
— Erica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@EricaRN4USA) April 23, 2025
The whistleblower spoke to the FBI most recently in 2023, and told agents at a field office that he was personally in a meeting with Schiff when the leak of classified information was authorized.
"When working in this capacity, [redacted staffer's name] was called to an all-staff meeting by SCHIFF," the interview report said.
"In this meeting, SCHIFF stated the group would leak classified information which was derogatory to [the] President of the United States DONALD J. TRUMP. SCHIFF stated the information would be used to indict President TRUMP.”
More than 100,o00 Americans have applied for 10,000 positions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency put out a call for hiring late last month, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ICE removed certain restrictions on who can be an ICE agent as well as offering incentives to those hired, including options like a signing bonus of up to $50,000 and student loan forgiveness.
Only two weeks after beginning the recruitment effort, more than 100,000 applications have been received.
"Our country is calling you to serve at ICE. In the wake of the Biden administration’s failed immigration policies, your country needs dedicated men and women of ICE to get the worst of the worst criminals out of our country," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News Digital in a statement. "This is a defining moment in our nation’s history. Your skills, your experience, and your courage have never been more essential. Together, we must defend the homeland."
Applicants must pass medical screening, drug screening, and a physical fitness test to be hired, the agency said.
In addition to field agent positions as deportation officers and criminal investigators, ICE is seeking some general attorneys, positions that may carry lower risks than field agent positions.
The ICE website describes the danger of these jobs as follows:
ICE law enforcement officers should expect a certain level of risk when performing their duties; however, they are expertly trained and every precaution is taken by ICE when it comes to protecting its officers' well-being.
The number of assaults on ICE agents has spiked 1000%, or more than 10 times what it was, due to recent immigration protests across the country.
Republicans in Congress recently allocated $30 billion in funding to hire the new agents; that works out to $300,000 per agent in salary, training costs, benefits, and other costs.
Time Magazine cautioned that it could take a significant amount of time to hire, train, relocate, and deploy that number of new agents, however.
"You’re talking three years before you see a significant increase of ICE agents on the street, which is the end of the administration,” predicted Obama-era ICE Director John Sandweg.
The hirings will be necessary to keep pace with a Trump goal to deport 3,000 illegal immigrants per day and 1 million in his first year in office.
Internal ICE data reported by NBC News suggested that deportations are far below those numbers, at about 15 to 17,000 per month in June and July.
Dean Cain, who played Superman in a previous TV series, signed up as an honorary ICE agent to support hte effort.