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Ilham A Omar
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar
and, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi (her assumed real name)
President Trump savaged Ilhan Omar during his speech, accusing her of marrying her brother.
Trump also suggested she had children with her “brusband.”
What is she going to say? “Yes, he’s my brother. I married him but we never had any children?”
What a brilliant move by Trump.
Here is the partial transcript:
President Trump: It was just revealed just a little while ago that Ilhan Omar, not a person I’ve ever been particularly fond of, that her name is not Ilhan Omar, the one that she used to get elected and sworn into Congress. In other words, she used the name Ilhan Omar, but rather it’s an entirely different name, Iran Noor Said Elmi, slightly different than Ilhan.
It’s just— and I don’t know if you heard this also. Have you people heard this?
Have you heard this, Ashley? And the last name is incredibly also the exact last name of her brother, Ahmed Noor Said Elmi, the person that they say she married and had children with.
Are you allowed to do that? Jeff, are you allowed to do that? I don’t think so. Joni, I don’t know. You’re an expert. Are you allowed to do that, Joni?
When asked whether or not she married her brother today, they asked her, did you marry your brother? She said, “Not to my knowledge.”
That’s one of the worst answers I think I’ve ever heard. You know, I’ve heard some bad political answers. I could go over a lot of them, but that would be about the worst. Not to my knowledge. I don’t think so.
Did you have children with your brother? I’m not sure.
She didn’t know whether or not she married her brother. She wasn’t sure.
So it’s not looking good because she used a fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress, right?
(…)
The Republicans have just picked up a seat in the House.
Crowd: Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!
Here is the video via RSBN.
“Did You Marry Your Brother?… Not to My Knowledge” “She Must Resign from Congress” Trump in Sioux City – 10/22/2026 https://t.co/2ZMnp5x8Ew
Two former senior FBI officials were arrested and charged with lying to Congress about their involvement in the Hunter Biden investigation.
Nikki Cole Floris, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia, and Bradley Benavides, 56, of Aiken, South Carolina, were taken into custody and charged with making false statements about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation.
Floris also privately boasted to be “running a shadow government” during the 2020 election.
“Evidence shows that Floris discussed the FBI’s investigations into Hunter Biden routinely for more than a year both within the FITF and with others in the FBI. Contrary to his assertion that he learned of the Hunter Biden laptop from Wikipedia, Benavides regularly discussed the laptop with FBI officials in the leadup to the 2020 election,” the DOJ said.
Floris and Benavides both falsely testified that the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) was not involved in the Hunter Biden laptop investigation.
Full statement from Kash Patel:
Two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides, were taken into custody today on charges of allegedly lying to Congress about their involvement in the FBI’s investigations into Hunter Biden.
The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the since-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force.
Floris led the FITF as a Deputy Assistant Director from mid-2019 through mid-2022. Benavides was the FITF Section Chief from mid-2019 through the 2020 election. Both testified that the FITF was not involved in the Hunter Biden investigations. Documentary evidence, contemporaneous communications, and witness accounts contradict their testimony.
Floris is also on record privately claiming to be “running a shadow government” during the 2020 election in her role on the FITF.
Lying to Congress by senior FBI officials strikes at the heart of our system. No one is above the law.
The FBI has already dismantled the corrupt CR-15 squad that engaged in political weaponization targeting their opponents, including President Trump.
Two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides, were taken into custody today on charges of allegedly lying to Congress about their involvement in the FBI’s investigations into Hunter Biden.
The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the since-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force.
Floris led the FITF as a Deputy Assistant Director from mid-2019 through mid-2022. Benavides was the FITF Section Chief from mid-2019 through the 2020 election. Both testified that the FITF was not involved in the Hunter Biden investigations. Documentary evidence, contemporaneous communications, and witness accounts contradict their testimony.
Floris is also on record privately claiming to be “running a shadow government” during the 2020 election in her role on the FITF.
Lying to Congress by senior FBI officials strikes at the heart of our system. No one is above the law.
The FBI has already dismantled the corrupt CR-15 squad that engaged in political weaponization targeting their opponents, including President Trump.
Thanks to @TheJusticeDept @FBIKansasCity and @USAttyPirro.
“Lying to Congress by anyone strikes at the heart of our democratic system but when senior FBI agents lie to Congress believing they are above the law, it’s time to bring the hammer of justice down on them,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro.
“When senior officials entrusted with safeguarding our nation’s security choose deception over duty, they undermine the very institutions they swore to uphold. Today’s action makes clear that no one is above the law, and we will hold accountable all who obstruct the truth,” Pirro added.
Federal agents and prosecutors under the Trump administration struck another massive blow against California’s runaway healthcare fraud industry Thursday, charging 15 defendants, including six medical professionals, in schemes that collectively submitted over $1.8 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare, private insurers, and other programs.
The Justice Department’s announcement, led by First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli and Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald, targeted what prosecutors described as the largest substance abuse treatment fraud scheme the department has ever prosecuted, along with unnecessary invasive artery procedures that injured patients and multiple hospice fraud operations where beneficiaries were not terminally ill, New York Post reported.
Eight defendants were arrested, with others charged and expected in court.
Early this morning, the FBI and our partners arrested 8 of 15 defendants in Southern California, Dallas and Chicago, for their roles in health care schemes that collectively resulted in $2 billion in fraudulent claims to government and private health care programs, including sham substance abuse treatment programs, unnecessary artery treatments, and bogus hospice services. Two of the 15 defendants were arrested last week.
“Today the FBI and our partners executed 8 arrests, with 7 additional defendants charged, after the subjects involved allegedly orchestrated a multi-year healthcare fraud scheme resulting in $1.8 billion in losses,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “The defendants – including medical professionals – made fraudulent claims to steal from taxpayer funded healthcare and insurance programs, including substance abuse treatment programs, hospice care, and Medicare programs in the Los Angeles area designed to help the most vulnerable. Under President Trump’s leadership with the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, stealing from American taxpayers will no longer be tolerated in this country. This FBI will continue to move aggressively with our Department of Justice to dismantle fraud networks stealing from hard working taxpayers.”
“Healthcare fraud cheats American taxpayers and health care programs out of billions of dollars,” said Patrick Grandy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “The FBI will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to do everything in our power to safeguard our government health care programs and the taxpayers picking up the bill.”
The cases include a father-son operation and Texas recruiters accused of trafficking vulnerable people, including the homeless and those in recovery programs, to Southern California for sham treatment, according to the DOJ.
Nathan Young, 39, and his father David Young, 71, both of Los Angeles, along with Honey Phipps, 42, and Cody Phipps, 36, of Greenville, Texas, face charges in a years-long scheme that billed private insurers more than $1.6 billion.
Prosecutors allege they controlled dozens of purported treatment facilities and used “body brokers” to lure addicts and unhoused individuals with free flights, apartments, cash, drugs, and other inducements.
Patients were allegedly recycled through facilities for billing purposes regardless of medical necessity. Some were reportedly coerced or isolated.
A fifth defendant, Nicholas Moore, has already pleaded guilty and admitted involvement in roughly $199 million in claims. McDonald stated bluntly: “This was not treatment, it was not recovery. It was exploitation.”
Cardiothoracic surgeon Harold Tabaie, 78, of Anaheim, and chiropractor Hany Malek, 61, of Tarzana, were charged in connection with approximately $134 million in Medicare billings for unnecessary atherectomy procedures, invasive plaque-removal operations performed on patients who allegedly did not need them.
Some patients were harmed, with reports of extreme pain and repeated procedures. Malek allegedly posed as a physician to steer patients.
Separate hospice schemes totaling over $138 million involved enrolling Medicare beneficiaries who were not terminally ill and billing for services that were unnecessary or never provided.
Geoffrey Jimenez, 60, of Los Angeles, was charged in a multi-entity operation involving Transitions Hospice and more than a dozen other entities.
One facility showed an 85% non-death discharge rate, more than four times the national average. Physician Richard Keech, 83, of Torrance, was also charged for allegedly certifying non-terminal patients.
Essayli, who has repeatedly highlighted California’s fraud problem, said it is “especially egregious when doctors and other health care professionals, who pledged to do no harm, resort to petty greed and criminality.” He has previously noted that “California does fraud best.”
FBI Director Kash Patel tied the action to the broader White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, stating that under President Trump’s leadership, “stealing from American taxpayers will no longer be tolerated.”
Amish schools are very small and self-funded, but the New York state government is demanding they pay heavy fines for not complying with vaccine regulations that conflict with their religious beliefs. Photo courtesy of Amish America.
New York has fined three Amish schools a total of $118,000 for enrolling unvaccinated children. According to the Second Circuit opinion, the commissioner of health fined Dygert Road School $52,000; Twin Mountain School, also known as Pleasant View, $46,000; and Shady Lane School $20,000. The schools serve Amish settlements in Clymer, Heuvelton, and near Canajoharie. New York has approximately 25,000 Amish residents, the fifth-largest Amish population of any state.
Under New York Public Health Law § 2164, children attending public, private, or parochial schools for more than 14 days must be vaccinated against specified diseases unless they qualify for a medical exemption. Each violation carries a fine of up to $2,000, and the Department of Health counts each day an unvaccinated student attends school as a separate violation.
For Dygert Road and Twin Mountain, the department assessed $2,000 per unvaccinated student, counting one day of noncompliance for each. Shady Lane provided no student records, so the department calculated its fine based on one student attending for 10 days. The commissioner described the totals as “principled and conservative under the circumstances.”
“That’s $2,000 per student per day,” said Aaron Siri, managing partner of Siri & Glimstad, which represents the Amish families. “The state of New York has now told them… you want to stay in this state, you need to abandon your religious beliefs.”
New York allowed religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements from 1966 until June 13, 2019, when the legislature repealed the exemption following the 2018–2019 measles outbreak. The repeal passed 84–61 in the Assembly and 36–26 in the Senate. The medical exemption remained in place.
The Department of Health audited the three schools in November and December 2021. In March 2022, it charged them with allowing students to attend beyond the 14-day grace period without certificates of immunization or valid medical exemptions.
After an administrative hearing, the commissioner of health upheld the charges and imposed the fines. The hearing judge had recommended against financial penalties, citing inadequate notice, but the department rejected that recommendation.
The schools do not require proof of vaccination because the parents’ religious beliefs prohibit it. According to the complaint, the families regard abortion as murder and believe vaccine development is linked to aborted fetuses. They argue that educating their children together is part of their religious formation and that the fines threaten to close their schools. In filings quoted by Amish America, parents described the schools as church-run, one-room parochial schools that accept no state aid.
“The Amish want to be able to practice their religion in peace in New York,” Siri said. “They want to continue engaging in the manner that they have lived for almost 200 years in New York. These are small one-room classrooms. Amish buildings on Amish land with Amish teachers. All paid for by the Amish.”
“Even over $100,000 is far too much to ask the Amish to pay,” Siri said. “The state of New York knows that. They are intent on having the Amish abandon their beliefs or leave New York.”
Lawyers for the families say the Amish cannot pay the fines without selling land and will move to Pennsylvania if they lose their case. Pennsylvania still allows religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements.
The families sued the state on June 2, 2023, arguing that the law violates their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the parental rights recognized in Wisconsin v. Yoder. That 1972 Supreme Court decision allowed Amish parents to end their children’s formal schooling after eighth grade. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York dismissed the case, and the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal in March 2025.
In December 2025, the Supreme Court vacated that ruling and sent the case back for reconsideration in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor. In that 2025 decision, the Court held that parents could opt their children out of school instruction that conflicted with their religious beliefs.
On June 30, 2026, the Second Circuit again ruled against the Amish, holding that the vaccination requirement does not regulate what children are taught and therefore does not impose the type of burden at issue in Yoder or Mahmoud. Alabama and 19 other states filed a brief supporting the Amish.
On September 28, 2026, First Liberty Institute, Siri & Glimstad, Lehotsky Keller Cohn, and attorney Chris Wiest filed a new petition for certiorari. The Supreme Court docketed the case as No. 26-438 on October 2. New York’s response is due November 2.
The petition asks whether the law violates the Free Exercise Clause as applied to the Amish and whether the Court should reconsider Employment Division v. Smith, the 1990 decision allowing neutral, generally applicable laws to burden religious practice.
The Department of Health told Fox News Digital it could not comment on pending litigation. It said the state’s school immunization requirements are based in science and protect the health of all New Yorkers.
It may appear that New York is telling the Amish they can practice their religion as long as they pay a crippling fine, but even that is not the arrangement. Paying the $118,000 would not permit unvaccinated children to keep attending school. The Department of Health counts each day each unvaccinated student attends as a separate violation.
The current fines cover only the 2021 audit, calculated at one day per student for Dygert Road and Twin Mountain and one student for 10 days for Shady Lane, according to the Second Circuit opinion. Under Public Health Law § 12, each violation carries a penalty of up to $2,000, rising to $5,000 for a repeat violation within 12 months. As long as the schools remain open and the children remain unvaccinated, the fines will continue to accumulate.
Just as with COVID, one could argue that the fact that a policy is based on science does not mean it is morally right or even logically sound when the cost-benefit ratio is considered. Locking all children in separate dungeons would reduce disease transmission to 0%, for example, but it would not be worth the suffering it would cause. From a moral and religious standpoint, it seems immoral to force people to violate their religious beliefs.
Also, since the Amish have always avoided vaccination and have never had a problem with massive deaths from communicable diseases, vaccines must not be a matter of life and death for them. Furthermore, if the state is worried about contagion, the Amish stay primarily within their own communities. Just as with COVID masks and vaccines, if people outside the community are vaccinated and believe vaccines protect them from disease, they should not care whether someone else is vaccinated, particularly someone they do not come into contact with.
Ironically, New York is shielding illegal aliens, a large community with a high rate of dependence on public benefits, whose members are, by definition, criminals through one or more of the following: illegal presence, illegal entry, illegal employment, or other criminal activity. The Amish are a small, self-sufficient community of U.S. citizens who generally do not accept state money, run their own schools, and want to be left alone. The primary difference is that the Amish are Christian, and for some reason, liberals hate Christianity.
President Trump on Thursday called for Americans to boycott the WNBA until teams decide to stand for and recognize the national anthem, noting that the NFL stopped kneeling for the national anthem “because people stopped watching the games.”
“You should do the same thing with women’s basketball, unless they get there,” he said.
The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries ran off the court during the national anthem for a third straight WNBA Finals game on Wednesday.
According to Fox News, the league’s own rulebook requires players to stand and line up on the court during the performance. However, neither the NBA nor the WNBA responded to multiple inquiries regarding the rule violation by both teams.
Via Fox:
They’ve been doing this since 2020 because they hate America, but it’s only now receiving national attention this season because of the newfound rise in WNBA viewership due to stars like Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham.
Trump responded during his rally on Thursday in Sioux City, Iowa, asking the crowd, “Hey, by the way, what’s going on with the women’s NBA? What’s that all about?”
The crowd responded with boos.
“You know they’ll destroy themselves before they get started because they’re just starting to do good,” he said, crediting former University of Iowa Hawkeyes star and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark for the league’s successful ratings. “You had a player here who was very good, who was very helpful to that,” he added, sparking cheers from the crowd.
“No, it’s a big deal going on. They leave the court when the national anthem’s playing. What’s that all about? You know, the NFL did that for a while, and they stopped because people stopped watching the games,” Trump continued.
“So, I think you should do the same thing with women’s basketball, unless they get there.”
Trump then slammed LeBron James, who was seen earlier this week flailing his arms like a child, apparently practicing his golf swing, then his free-throw shot, as the national anthem played.
“And what about LeBron James? Did you see that deal? He’s doing, during the national anthem, he’s practicing his golf swing,” Trump said.
“I said, ‘What the hell is that?’ No, it’s a big scandal kind of a story. What’s it all about? I don’t understand it.”
Iowa Wins Big Under President Trump: Lower Taxes, New Investment, and Stronger Rural Communities
President Donald J. Trump returns to Iowa today to highlight a clear record of results for workers, families, seniors, farmers, and rural communities. Under President Trump and Republican leadership, Iowans are seeing historic tax relief, major private investment, stronger rural healthcare, and direct support for the producers who feed the country.
Delivering Historic Tax Relief for Iowans
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering real relief to Hawkeye State workers, families, farmers, and seniors.
No Tax on Social Security: Approximately 600,000 Iowa seniors benefit from the new senior deduction, with the average senior expected to pay zero federal taxes on Social Security benefits.
Bigger Refunds: Iowa taxpayers saw average refunds of $3,365 in 2026.
Protecting Jobs and Wages: The Working Families Tax Cuts safeguarded 57,000 Iowa jobs, $10 billion in state GDP, and $5 billion in workers’ wages.
Lowering Taxes for Family Farms: The Working Families Tax Cuts made the increased death tax exemption permanent and indexed it for inflation, helping keep generational farms in the family. The package also made 100% expensing permanent, doubled the Section 179 limit, made the 20% small business deduction permanent, expanded crop insurance, and increased reference prices for the first time in over a decade.
Expanding Workforce Grants: In August 2026, the Trump Administration approved the nation’s first Workforce Pell Grant program, allowing students at Iowa Central Community College to use Pell dollars for the Emergency Medical Technician program.
Standing with Iowa Farmers and Producers
President Trump’s America First agenda is delivering direct support, lower costs, and expanded markets to the farmers and producers who feed the country.
Year-Round E15 and Stronger Biofuels: In 2025, the Trump Administration cleared summer sales of E15 nationwide, waived all federal barriers to E10, and implemented the highest-ever renewable fuel volume requirements.
Historic Production: In 2025, Iowa farmers posted the state’s second-highest corn yield, a record corn production (2.77 billion bushels), a record soybean yield, and its third-highest soybean production.
Direct Relief: USDA has delivered more than $833 million to 57,000 Iowa farmers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program and more than $867 million in Farmer Bridge Assistance payments. The Trump Administration also announced an $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program to help address temporary higher input costs and market disruptions.
Reducing Costs: President Trump suspended certain phosphate fertilizer duties, designated phosphate and potash as critical minerals, extended a Jones Act waiver to improve fertilizer logistics, and launched the $500 million FIELDS Program to expand domestic fertilizer production. The Administration also temporarily allowed off-road dyed diesel for highway use and deferred the federal excise tax to lower fuel costs.
Expanding Market Access: Ethanol exports reached a record high in 2025, up 13% from the year prior and 18% since President Trump returned to office, while U.S. food and agricultural exports have risen under expanded global market access.
Cutting Red Tape: President Trump’s “Right to Repair” effort allows farmers to lawfully repair their equipment, saving thousands of dollars per repair. The Administration also fixed diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system issues that were forcing farm equipment and trucks to derate or shut down.
Strengthening Rural Healthcare Across Iowa
President Trump is directing targeted resources to expand access and modernize care in Iowa’s rural communities.
Rural Health Transformation: Iowa secured $209 million in first-year funding through the Working Families Tax Cuts’ Rural Health Transformation Program to expand clinical services, strengthen the rural health workforce, modernize technology and infrastructure, and improve coordination.
Modernizing Local Facilities: Funding from the program is supporting upgrades that include an MRI at Lucas County Health Center, a PET/CT system and new providers at Mahaska Health, a robotic bronchoscopy system at North Iowa Medical Center, expanded prenatal care at Sioux Center Health, a new CT scanner at Washington County Hospital, and a radiation oncology center at Wayne County Hospital.
Unleashing Private Investment and High-Quality Jobs
President Trump’s pro-growth, America First agenda is driving major private investment and job creation across Iowa.
Mesabi Metallicsannounced a $15 billion investment to build a major steelmaking complex in Lee County, creating thousands of construction jobs and at least 1,750 permanent positions.
John Deereannounced a $20 billion U.S. investment, including new high-horsepower tractor assembly lines at its Waterloo plant.
Googleannounced a $7 billion investment in cloud and Super Intelligence infrastructure in Iowa, including a new data center in Cedar Rapids and expansion in Council Bluffs.
Kraft Heinzannounced a $3 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing operations, including its Davenport distribution center.
JBS USAannounced a $135 million investment in a production facility in Perry, expected to create hundreds of jobs.
Electrical Power Productsannounced a $42 million expansion of its engineered-to-order electrical power control and protection systems manufacturing facility in Des Moines, creating 200 jobs.
Greater Machining and Manufacturingannounced a $16 million expansion in Independence, creating 100 jobs.
Webster City Custom Meatsannounced a $2.5 million expansion of its meat processing facility in Webster City.
S&J Tubeannounced a $2.4 million expansion in Wapello.
Protecting Ratepayers: Under President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, data center developers partnering with Alliant Energy, including QTS, must cover 100% of the energy and infrastructure costs for their facilities while supporting a five-year rate freeze for Iowans.
Restarting Duane Arnold: The Trump Administration announced a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center, bringing Iowa’s only nuclear plant back online with 615 megawatts of baseload power — enough for nearly 500,000 homes.
Honoring and Supporting Iowa Veterans
President Trump is delivering targeted resources that strengthen care, housing stability, and prevention services for the veterans who have served our country.
In October 2026, the VA awarded funding to Iowa community organizations providing suicide prevention services to veterans.
In February 2026, the Iowa City VA Health Care System announced infrastructure upgrades, including a renovation of its dialysis unit, to support safe and effective patient care.
In September 2025, the VA awarded funding to five Iowa organizations to help veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
President Trump and Republican leadership are delivering lower taxes for working families and family farms, major private investment and high-quality jobs, stronger rural healthcare, critical support for farmers, and real resources for veterans. Iowans now face a choice: continue this record of results that puts workers, seniors, farmers, and communities first — or return to the higher taxes, open borders, and failed policies that put America last.
Note: The information provided here or in any related communications is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice. Gateway Pundit benefits from purchases made through our sponsors.
by Aaron Gentzler
Did you hear about this?
On October 19th, President Trump stood in front of a crowd in Kansas and warned that America could burn like France.
In recent days, Paris has been rocked by some of its worst riots in years, with looting in the streets.
“When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France,” Trump said, “just remember that is what the radical Dumocrats want to do to America.”
If he’s right… we could be facing the most dangerous year in American history since the Civil War.
In recent weeks, one political insider has come forward with a warning that echoes the President.
Jim Rickards, a former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Treasury warns that massive street violence could hit major American cities before November 3rd.
He said the far left wants the chaos, because they think it will hurt Trump at the polls.
Remember the riots of 2020? Whole city blocks burned, and the damage hit $2 billion.
President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House
President Trump on Thursday lit up the New York Times, slamming the outlet for using bogus numbers from a “totally fake” pollster while speaking to reporters, then later warning that his defamation lawsuit is growing stronger by the day.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, a fake pollster called Wedgewood, which admitted to being an “entirely fabricated polling firm,” duped mainstream media outlets with bogus polls across multiple swing states as part of a social experiment. It was “far too easy,” Wedgewood said.
“Despite having no history, formal credentials, or real data behind the vast majority of our releases, Wedgewood Polling was added to major polling aggregators, including The New York Times, FiftyPlusOne, and VoteHub, and repeatedly treated as a legitimate data source,” the fake polling outfit, self-described as an “experimental project,” said in a statement.
“Our fabricated numbers were given instant credibility across national media platforms – including being cited on air and in reporting by outlets such as MS NOW. The ease with which unverified figures were absorbed into mainstream political narratives highlights a systemic breakdown in media vetting and data aggregation.”
The Times admitted to removing 15 polls from the firm after it “acknowledged that almost all of its work was fake.”
President Trump responded on Thursday when a reporter asked him why Democrats are doing “so well” in the polls.
“I don’t know if they’re close. I mean, I just saw that the New York Times used the poll numbers of a totally fake, you know, a group that said there were fake numbers against me,” Trump said.
He then walked over to the other TV cameras to emphasize the findings.
“So I don’t know if you saw that. The New York Times used fake poll numbers against me, and it was just revealed. The polling company just said that the numbers were fake, and I haven’t had an apology from the New York Times,” he said.
“But if you saw that polling company, it was a fake poll, and the New York Times uses that polling company. So, to the best of my knowledge, they have not apologized to me.”
Asked if he thinks Republicans will keep the House and Senate majorities, Trump said.
“When I run, we get almost 50 percent more voters, so if I can get my voters out, we’re going to win. If we can’t get the voters out, I guess not.”
“When I run, 50 percent more people come out. I guess that’s a compliment. I’d like to see if I could get a lot of them out now. If we do that, we’ll win easily in a landslide,” he added.
WATCH:
Trump later responded in a statement on Truth Social, describing the entire outlet as “ARTIFICIAL” and saying his ongoing $15 billion defamation lawsuit “is getting stronger and stronger everyday.”
The New York Times got caught! They used a Company, Wedgewood Polls, that ADMITTED that the Poll Numbers they published were made up and FAKE. This is what I’ve had to deal with, right from the beginning! Our powerful Lawsuit against them is getting stronger and stronger everyday. Everything about The Failing New York Times is “ARTIFICIAL.” Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
An unruly passenger was removed from an Atlanta-bound Delta airlines flight from New York’s JFK airport on Thursday during a reported drunken-rant.
The man was seen hurling expletives and the n-word as police hauled him off the plane.
Reports say police were called to the plane before takeoff after he started making threats.
According to podcast host Shawn Wasson, a tipster on board said the man was “yelling and making threats on the plane ultimately screaming death to America and making gun noises” during a Thursday flight from JFK to ATL.
“He then cried about how he’s going to miss his niece’s wedding and then finally being taken off. Wild ride,” they said.
Video from the flight shows police escorting the man off the plane as he makes hand gun figures and shouts “ba, ba, ba, ba, ba,” immitating a gun.
“Can you believe these motherf*ckers? You believe this?” he slurs to the camera.
MORE:
EXCLUSIVE: New details. Another tipster says they sat next to this man on the flight! https://t.co/6QbuatuMpr
“Put it on Instagram! Look at these n*ggas. Look at these n*ggas!”
The man has reportedly been identified as 60-year-old Jerome Anixter, who was arrested by Port Authority Police before takeoff, according to the New York Post.
He faces assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing governmental administration charges.
“Delta has zero tolerance for disruptive behavior, and we thank law enforcement for their assistance in removing this unruly customer,” a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement to The Post.
“We apologize to the customers on Delta flight DL2342 for this experience and any delay in their travels.”
Patricia Krentcil, known as “Tan Mom,” recently claimed on her podcast that ICE almost arrested her because of her skin color.
Krentcil went viral in 2012 for her extreme tanning habit and allegations of child endangerment.
The Florida-based podcaster was previously accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter into the tanning booth.
During an episode on her “Light Tan Up” podcast, Krentcil told co-host Adam Barta and guest Tom Arnold that she was walking out of a restaurant with her friends when she was approached by ICE agents.
“I was at a restaurant with my girlfriends and I walked out with friends, we were done eating and as we were walking out, the ICE people stopped me and they asked me if I’m an American citizen, and I’m like yes!” Krentcil said.
“And it blew my mind!” she exclaimed.
“And because I was so tan, they were about to handcuff me! And take me away! God knows where cuz once you get in those trucks you don’t know where you’re going anymore and I was scared but I held my own and I got out of the situation,” she said.
Krentcil trashed Trump as she called ICE agents racist.
“[ICE Agents] are very racist about color and nationalities… and I was almost in a pickle myself! And it was terrifying and Trump supports all this nonsense!” she said.
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Patricia Krentcil ran for US Senate in Florida against Republican incumbent Rick Scott in 2024.
She ran on expanding LGBTQ rights and fighting climate change, but ultimately withdrew from the race.
