Firestorm follows Hegseth as he dismisses pilots who buzzed Kid Rock

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday he was lifting the suspension of a pilot crew that flew an Apache helicopter near Kid Rock's Nashville home over the weekend. Hegseth posted "No punishment. No investigation" on X, drawing immediate criticism from military analysts and observers. President Donald Trump said during an Oval Office press conference that he would "look at" the suspension, suggesting pilots may have acted because they liked Kid Rock. Military veteran John Jackson accused Hegseth of immunizing behavior that violated DoD regulations, federal law, and the First Amendment, calling it "an acute crisis." Retired Navy intel officer Travis Akers called Hegseth "a disgrace," while Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols criticized Hegseth for overruling the Army. Reuters national security correspondent Idrees Ali stressed the military should remain apolitical and independent, and CBS News producer Jim LaPorta questioned whether Hegseth's actions represented actual policy.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

'He actually said this?' Trump stuns with claim about his kids during CNBC interview

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'He actually said this?' Trump stuns with claim about his kids during CNBC interview

President Donald Trump stunned his critics on Thursday with a remark he made about his kids during an interview on CNBC. Trump was asked by CNBC's Joe Kernen about allegations that his children are using insider information to gain favorable business deals. The president recently disclosed that he earned more than $2 billion during his second term, alarming many political analysts and ethics experts. "I feel bad in a way for my kids because every time my kids do, if they invest in a stock or if they go and do a bill, anything they do, because the presidency is so powerful, so big, everything if they buy a cupcake company, well, the energy to make the cupcakes is sort of like, how’s my energy policy?" Trump told Kernen. "So therefore, you have ... almost anything they do, if they buy an energy-efficient truck, they have inside information. So it’s pretty tough in that sense. I tell my kids, 'Stay away from as much as you can stay away from.' But they also have a life.”Questions about the investments made by Trump's children, Don Jr. and Eric, have swirled following the release of Trump's financial disclosures. For instance, Trump's sons recently invested in a mining company in Kazakhstan that later won a nine-figure contract with the federal government. Trump's critics sounded off on social media after the CNBC interview was over. "He actually says this? Wow," Stephen Soldz, a psychologist and researcher in Boston, posted on Bluesky. "Pure corruption. I look forward to the congressional hearings," Zak Williams, a political consultant at Zenith Strategies, posted on Bluesky. "The most corrupt administration in American history and it’s not even close," Max Berger, co-founder of the Momentum Training Institute, posted on Bluesky. "Looking forward to all the Hunter Biden critics weighing in. Especially on Fox," David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, posted on Bluesky.

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