GOP senator revolts over Hegseth’s ‘unacceptable’ religious decree

Trump attacks GOP judge and Emmy-winning comedian in wild new AI posting spree

President Donald Trump unleashed a flurry of AI-generated images on Truth Social Saturday, targeting a federal judge blocking his White House construction plans, mocking Rosie O'Donnell with a transphobic jab, and taking a shot at Barack Obama's presidential library.The most substantive post concerned U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who has blocked Trump's proposed White House rooftop drone base — part of the broader $400 million White House renovation project that also includes a ballroom. Trump posted an AI rendering of military drones parked on the White House roof under the label "Drone Port," writing: "This will someday save Washington. Judge Leon has to get out of the way, and FAST. He is putting our Country in danger!"Leon ruled in April that Trump lacked the legal authority to build the ballroom without congressional approval. The Justice Department has pressed him to lift the injunction, invoking national security — an argument Trump amplified Saturday with the AI imagery and a separate post showing military helicopters flying in formation, presumably over Washington.In a separate post, Trump shared an AI-generated collage depicting Rosie O'Donnell daydreaming about him in various domestic settings — doing dishes, reading, driving — with his image appearing in thought bubbles above her head. The caption read: "She (?) is OBSESSED!" The question mark placed after "She" was a transphobic reference to O'Donnell, who has been a Trump antagonist for decades.Trump also posted a black-and-white photo of himself leaning over a desk with the quote: "Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end — It always does!" — an apparent attempt at reassurance directed at his base amid ongoing legal battles and the Iran war.Finally, Trump posted an AI image of what appeared to be a massive garbage can topped with a black trash bag, surrounded by a tent encampment, with a Chicago skyline in the background. The caption: "The Barack Hussein Obama Library, in 10 years, when fully matured!" — using Obama's middle name in the manner Trump has long deployed as a dog whistle.

'Hoo boy': Pete Hegseth slammed by both sides after 'huge own goal' offends Christian sect

Pete Hegseth's decision to strip the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of its Christian designation in the Pentagon's new religion classification system has ignited a rare cross-aisle pile-on, with Republican lawmakers, conservative commentators and Democratic senators lining up to call it a mistake.As Raw Story reported, Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) moved quickly Saturday to condemn the change as "unacceptable," saying he was working to reverse it. He wasn't alone.Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) — a Utah Republican congresswoman — stopped short of criticizing Hegseth directly but made clear where she stood on the underlying question. "Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are Christians," she wrote on X. "We worship Jesus Christ, strive to follow His teachings, and His name is even in the name of our Church. Just last year, President Trump himself recognized Latter-day Saints as Christians." She said she looked forward to "conversations that will ensure all service members receive the religious support and First Amendment protections they deserve."Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), whose handle is @BasedMikeLee, kept it simple: "Can anyone tell me why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was left out of the list of Christian churches?"The answer, based on the list published by Hegseth's office, is that the Pentagon placed LDS in its own standalone category — "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (CJ)" — separate from the two dozen denominations listed under the "Christian" umbrella.Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a prominent conservative commentator, said Hegseth shot himself in the foot: "Failing to characterize Mormons as Christians is a huge own goal by Hegseth."The backlash wasn't limited to the right. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) — an Arizona Democrat whose state has a significant LDS population — replied directly to Lee: "I don't know why but I am with you. This needs to be fixed ASAP."Not everyone was displeased. Milo Yiannopoulos, the far-right provocateur who goes by @Nero on X, used the moment to attack the LDS church itself. "It's not a religion. It's certainly not Christian," he wrote. "LDS is referred to by academics as a 'new religious movement,' polite sociological jargon for cult." RedState writer Bonchie offered a more succinct assessment of the situation: "Hoo boy."The classification overhaul was announced by Sean Parnell, Hegseth's assistant for public affairs, who framed the reduction from more than 200 categories to 31 as a streamlining effort to help "religious support personnel" provide "spiritual care to our warfighters." Whether it accomplishes that — or simply hands Hegseth's critics a gift — is now a matter of bipartisan consensus.I don’t know why but I am with you. This needs be fixed ASAP. https://t.co/LhVKH6ZgtX— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) June 6, 2026

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Hegseth Calls Out Mass Migration and Endangering the D-Day Heroes’ Legacy

WATCH: Pete Hegseth CALLS OUT Globalist European Leaders for Allowing Third World Invasion in D-Day Address, Says Beaches in Europe “Stormed” by “Dangerous Ideologies”

War Secretary Pete Hegseth, while speaking in France on Saturday, went off on American allies in Europe for allowing their borders to be flooded and their people to be slaughtered.   Hegseth delivered remarks at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Saturday, commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, where he linked Normandy to today's invasion of Western Civilization. The post WATCH: Pete Hegseth CALLS OUT Globalist European Leaders for Allowing Third World Invasion in D-Day Address, Says Beaches in Europe “Stormed” by “Dangerous Ideologies” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

'Who is their press person?' GOP insider stumped by Ivanka Trump interview

An amused Democratic strategist and an appalled Republican Party strategist agreed on MS NOW that Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, hurt both her own image and damaged the Trump administration with a decision to boast about the purchase of an island when Americans can’t fill their gas tanks.In a clip from the David Senora podcast earlier in the week, the woman known as the first daughter expressed her joy at discovering the 1,400-acre luxury Mediterranean island off the coast of Albania where she and her husband Jared Kushner hope to build a resort.“For me, it feels more like a challenge than anything else. The culmination of all of my experience in real estate, all of my travel, a lot of reflection on how I want to live, how I think people increasingly are wanting to live, and trying to really build something that’s a tangible manifestation of that,” she joyously recalled.After watching the clip with MS NOW’s Alex Witt, former House Speaker John Boehner adviser Maura Gillespie has a few critical things to say. “I just don't, I don't understand why she would go out and do an interview about this,” she began. “I mean, it comes across so tone deaf. She's not a, you know, leader or an elected official, but she obviously is the president's daughter.”“And by doing these interviews — I wonder, who's their PR person? Who is their press person?” she asked. “Meghan [Hayes] and I both did columns for officials and people who are in government positions or positions of power, and I just don't understand who advised her to do this or why she thought this was a good idea.” “I don't think she's striking the right balance,” she continued with a laugh. “I think that when people are struggling to pay for their groceries and gas, talking about taking a boat, which I'm assuming is a yacht, to do a nice swim in the Mediterranean Sea, I mean, it's just really tone deaf.”Democratic communications expert Hayes then piled on.“She used words that ‘the opportunity became available for us to do this,’ which I think says to the American people, this is corruption,” she observed. “They worked with the government, they made deals, and it just spells more corruption by the Trump family. I mean, I've been to Albania, it's gorgeous, I understand why you would want to do something, a development there, but not in this way, not in this time. It's just completely tone deaf and it just feels [like] more corruption from the Trump family.” - YouTube youtu.be

Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate

Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women, saying his past has been ‘weaponized’The Democratic US senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday predicted that Maine’s voters would support him four days later in his party primary despite a string of controversies – including recent negative headlines about his treatment of women that he said had been “weaponized”.In a 25-minute speech before supporters in Bar Harbor, the oyster farmer and US marine combat veteran addressed the controversies around his personal conduct, which escalated on Thursday with a New York Times report in which three former romantic partners described disturbing behavior, including being physically intimidated by him. Continue reading...

‘Spiritual brokenness’: Stephen Miller rips WaPo over Hegseth D-Day hit piece

Stephen Miller did not mince words in his takedown of a Washington Post hit piece on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The piece is an analysis of […]