Jessica Tarlov gets destroyed by Jesse Watters on “The Five” after refusing to admit the Iranian strikes were successful. Credit: Fox News screenshot
Perhaps the most worthless figure received a satisfying verbal beatdown from Jesse Watters after spewing nonsense about the bombing campaign over Iran.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the United States and Israel launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran last weekend.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was eliminated in a joint military operation conducted by Israel and the United States.
At least 40 other senior Iranian regime leaders were also killed in the strikes.
The bombing campaign has been hailed as a stunning success, even from Democrats and left-leaning news sources.
But Jessica Tarlov scoffed at this fact on Friday on “The Five”, instead claiming that far too many things are going wrong. A clearly angry Watters responded by exploding over Tarlov’s garbage, demanding that she tell the American people the truth about the highly successful operation.
After stammering around for several seconds, Tarlov finally brought up the accidental bombing of an Iranian school during the strikes last Saturday, which also took out Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. This set Watters off once again.
He reminded Tarlov of the thousands of people the Iranian regime murdered during the protests last month, while noting that terrible mistakes always happen during war.
Watters then slammed her again for lying about the war.
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WOW! Jessica Tarlov just got NUKED FROM ORBIT by Jesse Watters after she had a brutal MELTDOWN over Iran
“Are you saying this operation’s not GOING WELL? Tell the American people right now…he m*rdered 35,000 THOUSAND PEOPLE! Don’t LIE. You KNOW it’s going well!”pic.twitter.com/pCx3L8lcxx
President Trump arrives at Dover Air Base Saturday afternnon for the dignified transfer of 6 US Service Members killed in an Iranian drone strike./Image: Video Screenshot
On Saturday, President Donald Trump arrived at Dover Air Force Base to participate in the dignified transfer of the six U.S. service members killed in the Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, set to take place at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
The President was joined by First Lady Melania, Vice President JD Vance, and family members of the fallen and officials. Saturday morning, the President attended a meeting of the Americas at Doral in Miami, but left the event early to travel to Dover.
The President shared on Truth Social, “I will be going to Dover Air Force Base tomorrow, with the First Lady and Members of my Cabinet, to pay our Highest Respect to our Great Warriors, who are returning home for the last time. GOD BLESS THEM ALL! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
The dignified transfer is a deeply somber and solemn process where flag-draped transfer cases are carried from the aircraft by service members to a waiting vehicle for transport to the mortuary affairs facility, honoring the fallen.
The heroes died on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
“All Soldiers were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa. The incident is under investigation,” the Pentagon said at the time.
The Department of War identified them as:
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa
On Wednesday, the Department of War also announced the identities of two additional casualties.
Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola/Waukee, Iowa
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California
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In 2023, Joe Biden attended the dignified transfer of 13 US servicemembers killed in a suicide bomb blast in Kabul in the aftermath of his botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
During the process, Biden appeared unmoved by the tragedy and blatantly checked his watch.
Joe Biden checks his watch as the bodies of servicemen return home.
Flashback to August, 2021.
Exactly when CNN is talking about how difficult it must be for Biden to watch the dignified transfer of our fallen soldiers, Biden checks his watch. pic.twitter.com/3R53ak7yEd
President Trump’s nomination of Senator Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security faces unexpected scrutiny as resurfaced video footage from 2021 shows the Oklahoma Republican praising the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt on January 6th, raising serious questions among conservatives about whether Trump’s vetting process identified a nominee who defended actions many patriots view as unjustified government force.
Controversial Past Statements Emerge During Critical Nomination
Senator Markwayne Mullin’s 2021 comments defending the Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt have resurfaced at the worst possible time for his confirmation prospects. Video from C-SPAN shows Mullin not merely justifying the officer’s actions but physically embracing him during July 2021 congressional proceedings. For millions of conservatives who view Babbitt as an unarmed veteran killed without proper justification, these images represent a fundamental betrayal of principles. The timing compounds concerns, as Trump needs a DHS Secretary who commands complete trust from the conservative base during an unprecedented border security crisis and agency shutdown plaguing the department since funding battles erupted.
Noem’s Ouster Creates Leadership Vacuum at Critical Agency
Trump removed Kristi Noem from DHS leadership following mounting pressure from senior officials including border czar Tom Homan and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Noem’s downfall stemmed from a January 2026 Minneapolis incident where DHS agents killed two U.S. citizens, including Alex Pretti, whom Noem labeled a domestic terrorist without providing evidence. Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski publicly demanded her resignation after the baseless accusations eroded confidence. The department simultaneously faces shutdown due to funding disputes, leaving border security operations and disaster response capabilities severely compromised. Noem transitions to a Western Hemisphere role on March 31, while Democrats weaponize the leadership crisis to demand wholesale ICE restructuring before confirming any replacement.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune characterizes Mullin as well-vetted and pushes for quick confirmation, citing urgent border security needs and disaster preparedness gaps. Republican Senators Tillis and Murkowski praise Mullin as a man of his word, contrasting him favorably with Noem. However, the resurfaced Babbitt video threatens to fracture GOP unity among grassroots conservatives who never accepted the official January 6th narrative. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivers a resounding rejection, conditioning any confirmation vote on comprehensive DHS and ICE reforms he claims address systemic rot beyond individual leadership failures. Senator John Fetterman surprisingly calls Mullin a nice upgrade from Noem, suggesting potential bipartisan support if base concerns can be addressed.
Border Security and Constitutional Concerns Collide
The Department of Homeland Security’s paralysis directly threatens border enforcement operations Trump campaigned on restoring. Senator John Cornyn emphasizes the department’s critical role managing borders and disaster response cannot be overstated, yet the shutdown persists while political battles rage. For conservatives, Mullin’s past defense of government force against an unarmed citizen raises fundamental questions about commitment to constitutional limits on federal power. The January 6th shooting remains deeply divisive, with many viewing Babbitt’s death as government overreach rather than justified law enforcement action. Mullin’s enthusiastic support for the officer contradicts conservative principles favoring restrained government force and accountability when citizens die at federal hands, regardless of circumstances surrounding their presence at the Capitol.
Vetting Process Failures Compound Administration Challenges
Trump’s selection process faces renewed scrutiny as this nomination follows Noem’s spectacular implosion after less than two years leading DHS. The resurfaced video represents precisely the type of political liability professional vetting should identify before announcements occur. Conservative media outlets questioning the nomination reflect broader concerns about whether Trump’s team properly evaluates candidates’ full records for conflicts with base values. Senator Mullin’s friendship with Trump and White House liaison experience apparently outweighed potential controversies in initial assessments. Democrats will exploit the Babbitt footage during confirmation hearings to portray Mullin as supporting excessive government force, while Republicans must reconcile constituent anger with urgent operational needs at a leaderless department responsible for securing borders and protecting communities nationwide.
Longtime Democrat strategist James Carville totally melted down over President Trump on his podcast “Politicon” on Saturday.
“Look, you fat f*ck Trump! If you listen to this, you listen good!” Carville shouted. “Because what I’m about to say is what a lot of people in this country is who I speak for.”
He continued, “And I speak for a lot of f*cking people! You hear me you fat ass ho!?”
“This is what we believe! You’re right! I got Trump Derangement Syndrome! I hate the motherf*cker! And you know what? I don’t want to get rid of it! I don’t want to get better! I want to get worse!”
“I pray to God in heaven. God, reign the righteous reign of Trump Derangement Syndrome on me. Pray for me, Lord! I’m your vessel on this earth!” Carville said.
“Pray for the people that listen to this. We want more! We want to hate the son of a b*tch so much that we can’t see straight!” he said.
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The 81-year-old ‘ragin’ cajun’ is known for his unhinged rants against President Trump.
Last year James Carville said Trump’s aggressive approach with an ungrateful and arrogant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is possibly due to ‘syphilis.’
Carville first made this claim about Trump in 2024 when he was photographed with red marks on his hands.
“They look like syphilis,” James Carville said of the red marks on Trump’s hands.
Carville claimed he asked several doctors (who never examined Trump) what the red marks could be and the answer was “immediate: secondary syphilis.”
“That boy ain’t right,” Carville said on his podcast “Politicon.”
James Carville brought up the red splotches on Trump’s hand and suggested ‘syphilis’ caused his ‘madness.’
Maduro perp walked / Fox News correspondent Paul Mauro
Eyder Peralta, a correspondent for far-left NPR, shared in a recent interview that he is ‘surprised’ by what he saw during a recent visit to a post-Maduro Venezuela.
In January, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and brought to the United States.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York on charges of Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X at the time, “Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States.”
On Friday, Peralta shared his amazement following his recent trip to the country during a conversation with Steve Inskeep.
“It is absolutely surreal because you land at the airport, and the signs are in Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese, which tells you just where this country was facing a few months ago,” he shared.
“And then you go out on the streets, and people here tell you that they feel like a weight has been lifted. For the first time in a long time, there are street protests. Opposition groups are holding public meetings.”
“I was at the Justice Department building yesterday, and there was a group of protesters calling for all political prisoners to be released. Venezuela has passed an amnesty law, but it excluded anyone who called for a foreign intervention.
“And I met Edward Ocariz there, and he’s a former political prisoner. He has faced the wrath of this government. But then, right there in public, he taunted the government, ‘They call us traitors, he said, but look at them now.’”
“‘Now, it’s them who are not only kneeling,’ he’s saying, ‘but sleeping with the United States.’”
While leftists consistently side with tyrants over the people who suffer under their brutality, following Maduro’s capture, Venezuelans both inside and outside their homeland erupted in celebration.
From South Florida to Chile to Madrid, Venezuelans and all from all around the world took to the streets to rejoice.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right, front) shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran, Iran, Jan 23, 2016. [Photo by Wang Ye/Xinhua]
The Trump administration’s actions over the past few weeks have eliminated two of China’s primary sources of cheap oil, Venezuela and Iran. The administration has also effectively cut off oil to China’s friend, Cuba.
The Trump administration began pressuring Panama in 2025 to reduce Chinese influence around the canal, and in early 2026 Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a Hong Kong company to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, leading the government to take control of the facilities.
With these moves, the administration has dealt more economic damage to China than any previous president. At the same time, China’s lack of response underscores how much more powerful the United States is diplomatically, militarily, and economically.
China’s refusal to aid Iran or take any significant stand for Venezuela or Cuba has proven that its only interest in its so-called “friends” is to make lopsided trade and investment agreements with them. The notion that China will support or protect the countries in its axis has been proven false.
China responded cautiously to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, first expressing concern and calling for dialogue before condemning the attacks. Despite strong rhetoric, Beijing showed no intention of intervening directly.
This restrained response reflects China’s broader foreign-policy approach, which favors diplomatic statements and economic engagement rather than military involvement in distant conflicts. While Beijing can criticize U.S. actions diplomatically, it lacks the ability to deter or significantly shape U.S. and Israeli military operations.
China’s economic relationship with the United States is far more important to Beijing than its ties with Iran, particularly as both sides prepare for a meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for later this month. Chinese leaders are unlikely to risk further tension with Washington over Iran, although they may engage in rhetorical disputes.
Any military assistance to Iran would likely remain limited to existing agreements involving technical cooperation and training, as Beijing seeks to avoid direct confrontation with the United States and its allies.
At the same time, there are reports that the CCP is working through private and state-owned companies to provide imaging to Iran to track U.S. troop movements. This has been kept quiet and is the sort of thing President Trump should confront Chinese leader Xi Jinping with at their summit because Beijing values stability and uninterrupted trade and investment more than military engagements.
China has about a 100-day reserve of oil and can supplement its needs by trading with Russia. However, the loss of cheap Iranian and Venezuelan oil should mean that China will be buying more oil on global markets at market prices, driving up China’s production costs and eating into its profits on exports.
About half of the 17 million barrels of crude oil China consumes each day comes from the Middle East. The greater risk would come from instability in the broader Middle East, especially if the Strait of Hormuz or regional gas facilities were affected.
Disruption to China’s oil supplies poses a particular threat to its military, which needs a dependable supply of gasoline and diesel to operate. As one analyst noted, “A military cannot run on coal or renewables.”
In addition to threatening China’s military without firing a shot, President Trump has also reduced the return on some of China’s biggest investments to possibly zero if the regime in Iran changes. Under its Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing had established two overland routes to transport Iranian oil to China. One was the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and the other was the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). CPEC alone has cost over $62 billion and is considered the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative. Without cheap oil from Iran, neither project pays a dividend.
Beyond the economic and reputational costs to China, the Iran conflict will most likely delay a Taiwan invasion based on several factors. First, a Taiwan move would require the United States to fight on two fronts simultaneously, historically a scenario Washington has prepared for, not avoided.
Second, and more importantly, the Strait of Hormuz crisis directly threatens China’s own energy supply. China’s military would be attempting a major amphibious operation while its civilian and military fuel stocks are under stress from ongoing Middle East disruption.
Third, the precedent set by Khamenei’s assassination will drive Xi toward hardened survivability measures and caution. The United States has now demonstrated that it will kill the leader of a nuclear-adjacent state during active diplomatic negotiations, materially changing Xi’s personal security and command continuity calculus.
The brilliant minds who crafted America’s Constitution in 1787 created the greatest framework for limited government and individual liberty the world has ever known, standing as a beacon against today’s government overreach.
The Founding Fathers’ Historic Assembly
During the spring and summer of 1787, America’s most distinguished leaders convened at the Pennsylvania State House for what would become the Constitutional Convention. This gathering of 55 delegates represented the nation’s legal minds, successful businessmen, and respected state representatives who recognized the urgent need to replace the inadequate Articles of Confederation with a stronger federal framework.
Key Architects of American Liberty
The convention assembled an impressive roster of America’s founding generation, despite notable absences. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were serving crucial diplomatic roles in Europe, but the gathering still featured intellectual giants like James Madison of Virginia, often called the “Father of the Constitution.” Roger Sherman of Connecticut brought his practical political experience, while the elderly Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania provided wisdom and sharp analytical skills that proved invaluable during heated debates.
Creating History Through Constitutional Design
These remarkable men understood that America needed a government structure that balanced federal authority with state sovereignty while protecting individual rights. Their work during this momentous summer created the foundation for limited government that conservatives cherish today. The delegates crafted a system of checks and balances specifically designed to prevent the concentration of power that leads to tyranny and government overreach.
The Constitutional Convention stands as perhaps the most important political gathering in American history following the Revolutionary War. These founding fathers created more than just a governing document—they established principles of individual liberty, limited federal power, and constitutional protections that remain under constant attack from those who favor big government solutions over personal freedom and responsibility.
The death of Iran’s supreme leader will entrench the repressive system rather than allow for durable reform.
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been hailed as a decisive blow to the Islamic Republic. While this moment may feel like history turning a page, Khamenei’s death at the hands of his mortal enemies—Israel and the United States—plays directly into the Islamic Republic’s founding eschatological worldview, which exalts resistance and martyrdom. Rather than weakening the system, it may ultimately harden the very order it was meant to undo.
As the Islamic Republic’s ideological anchor and senior clerical authority for millions of Shia Muslims worldwide, Khamenei’s eventual departure was long understood to mark a pivotal transition. For nearly two decades, Iranians inside the country and across the diaspora have contemplated what a post-Khamenei Iran might look like. Some have hoped for his death as a form of justice, a catalyst for progress, or simply an opening for meaningful change.
But dying in wartime, at the hands of foreign forces, fixes his legacy in the register of martyrdom, a fate he openly embraced, despite the fact that he was 87 and already nearing the end of his life.
What many anticipated was something closer to a de-Stalinization phase for Iran following Khamenei’s natural death. That scenario was viewed by many as a default turning point that would give way to an era of gradual reform and social liberalization. Time, after all, was already working in that direction. Internet access is widespread, urban centers are increasingly cosmopolitan, the median age hovers in the low mid-30s, and roughly three-quarters of Iranians live in cities. Such a trajectory would have afforded Iran a far healthier post-Khamenei process.
Instead, we’re now in what appears to be a worst-case scenario: his inevitable death elevated him to shahid (martyr) status, and the state’s institutions—sturdy as they are—will now be defined by this war and his martyrdom rather than a natural transition. In doing so, it risks foreclosing the gradual political unwinding that might otherwise have followed a natural succession. Whether those institutions will endure in their prior form remains uncertain.
From a geopolitical standpoint, there is a silver lining: President Donald Trump can claim a decisive symbolic victory. In strictly transactional terms, this outcome could even function as an off-ramp or internal shift acceptable to Washington—one might draw parallels to the Delcy Rodríguez episode in Venezuela. But, having made Khamenei a martyr, that scenario is now far from likely. And with his death, the fatwa (religious ruling) against nuclear weapons he long championed may lose much of its authority—removing one of Iran’s few stated barriers to weaponization.
Domestically, Khamenei’s assassination does little to advance the political development Iran requires, beyond perhaps offering a semblance of justice to the victims of his rule, including the many killed or imprisoned in successive protest crackdowns, most recently in the unrest of January 2026. A public reckoning, even the remote possibility of a fair trial, would probably have done more for Iran’s political maturation and collective psyche than a foreign-orchestrated killing, which slots neatly into Iran’s long history of foreign interference in its affairs.
This distinction matters because, in the aftermath of American–Israeli action and absent a credible rival or mutinying security force, instability will generate a renewed demand for order—one that only the regime’s existing security apparatus, or its remnants, is positioned to meet. That dynamic makes what follows more complex, not less.
In the end, the American-Israeli decision that produced Khamenei’s martyrdom only validates the Islamic Republic’s founding eschatological worldview. What was intended as a decisive blow instead immortalizes him within the regime’s self-described ethos of resistance and global justice. That this outcome was delivered by an ICC-indicted prime minister widely accused of overseeing genocide and a U.S. president facing scrutiny for privileging Israeli interests in his foreign policy only deepens the regime’s narrative of vindication.
Former President Barack Obama attacked President Trump during Jesse Jackson’s funeral on Friday. Credit: Fox News screenshot
The original Divider-in-Chief refused to let a day of mourning keep him from trashing President Trump in a most vile manner, but the White House had a spicy comeback in store.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden attended Reverend Jesse Jackson’s memorial service in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday. Hillary Clinton and Jill Biden were also in attendance.
Jackson died last month at the age of 84 after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder.
When Obama took the stage to pay tribute to Jackson, TGP noted he quickly set out to slam Trump for poisoning America with “bigotry, corruption, and dishonesty.”
An emotional Obama also accused Trump of ‘assaulting’ America’s democratic institutions.
“Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions, another setback to the idea of the rule of law, an offense to common decency, every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible,” Obama said.
“Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength while ignorance and dishonesty, and cruelty and corruption are reaping untold rewards every single day,” he added while tearing up. “If we don’t step up, no one else will.
“How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call; what a great debt we owe to him.”
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The Trump Administration did not mince words after learning about Obama’s despicable political stunt.
During an interview with The Daily Mail, White House spokesman Steven Cheung lit up the 44th President for his jealous tirade.
“Barack Hussein Obama is a classless moron who clearly suffers from a debilitating and severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his brain,” Cheung told the Mail. “He is a total disgrace for all the hurt he has caused this country, and history will not judge him well.”
It should be noted that Obama’s speech on Friday came one month after Trump shared an AI meme where Barack and Michelle Obama appeared as apes.
The video, which focused on alleged election irregularities that occurred in five key swing states in the 2020 general election, auto-scrolled to the Obama ape clip.
Was this on Obama’s mind when he launched his vile tirade?
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WOW! Jessica Tarlov just got NUKED FROM ORBIT by Jesse Watters after she had a brutal MELTDOWN over Iran
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