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Red state official faces threats over project backed by MAGA 'Shark Tank' star

A local county commissioner in Utah was irate after he and his family received threats following a vote to approve a data center project, according to a new report.

Lee Perry, a commissioner in Box Elder County, Utah, told local news station KSL5 that he began receiving threats after he voted to approve a 9-gigawatt data center located on a 40,000-acre parcel of land. The project is supported by Kevin O'Leary, a Canadian businessman and co-host of the hit show "Shark Tank." Perry added that police officers have been stationed outside of his home because of the threats he received.

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'Is it see? Like vision?' Trump's confused moment triggers instant mockery

President Donald Trump appeared to have a confused moment while giving a speech on Wednesday, admitting he used to not know what the phrase "by sea" meant, and thought it was actually "by see."

"By sea, by ocean, by water," said Trump. "A lot of people say, 'What do you mean by sea? Is it see? Like vision?' No, it’s sea, SEA."

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Crowd bursts into laughter as Melania Trump tries to tout husband's empathy

First lady Melania Trump made the room laugh during a White House event on Wednesday when she touted her husband's "empathy."

The Trumps were speaking at an event to honor military mothers ahead of Mother's Day this weekend when Melania Trump's comment prompted giggles.

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Trump seeks UFC fighter's approval on Iran war: 'We're in good shape, right?'

President Donald Trump paused an event at the White House to ask UFC lightweight interim champion Justin Gaethje for his opinion on the war with Iran.

During an Oval Office meeting to promote an upcoming UFC fight on the White House lawn, a reporter noted that Iran had "refused to submit" despite an onslaught of attacks and other wartime measures.

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Trump would've fired Lutnick if he saw Epstein deposition — but GOP blocked recording: Dem

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) predicted President Donald Trump would have fired Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick if he had seen how poorly he performed during his deposition on Jeffrey Epstein.

Following Lutnick's testimony on Wednesday, Khanna noted that Republicans had blocked attempts to video record the deposition.

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Ramaswamy's $25 million investment may blow up in his face with Ohio voters: reporter

During a report from MS NOW on the problems Republicans are facing in normally red Ohio due to the economic woes brought on by Donald Trump, MS NOW’s Will McDuffie found voters who are skeptical of GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and predicted his path to office could become even more problematic.

McDuffie, who has been doing man-on-the-street interviews with disgruntled Ohio voters, some of whom have claimed they have had to go back to work involuntarily because the cost of living has gone through the roof, with one Trump voter claiming, “I’m on disability, and they yell at me for going to work, but I don’t have a choice. It’s either I go to work, or we don’t eat.”

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Trump tasked military to fix misspelling of Melania's name in his social media posts

President Donald Trump revealed that he had tasked the U.S. military with fixing the misspelling of his wife's name in his social media posts.

At a Wednesday event for military mothers, Trump realized that one attendee had a name similar to his wife's.

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Questions swirl as Fox News reporter arrives just in time for secret FBI raid on key Dem

Fox News London correspondent Alex Hogan was repositioned to Portsmouth, Virginia, just in time to cover an FBI raid on a Democratic politician who led redistricting efforts that could help her party take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In a social media post on Wednesday, Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin noted that Hogan was on the scene "where the FBI is raiding the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat and close ally of VA Governor Spanberger."

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Internet stumped over Trump official's bizarre boast

The internet was stunned by White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett's comments on Wednesday as he bragged about how credit card spending on higher-priced gasoline was "through the roof."

Hassett made the remarks in an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday morning where he discussed the ongoing Iran war, the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the American economy.

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New FBI raid on Dem was brought on by fired Trump official to help with midterms: MS NOW

Federal agents have raided the office of a Virginia Democratic legislator who was instrumental to her party possibly picking up four additional congressional seats.

The FBI served multiple search warrants at the office of state Sen. L. Louise Lucas in Portsmouth as part of what sources described as a major corruption investigation, and MS NOW's Carol Leonnig reported that former interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan had made an investigation of the 82-year-old lawmaker a top priority.

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James Comer grilled for massive double standard on Trump official's Epstein testimony

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) was peppered with questions about why he let a member of President Donald Trump's cabinet give a deposition on Jeffrey Epstein without video recording it, while refusing the same opportunity to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.

On Wednesday, Comer spoke to reporters at the Capitol minutes before beginning the deposition with Lutnick.

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GOP majority whip astonishes with over-the-top praise for Trump

Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) astonished critics with his over-the-top praise of President Donald Trump in the wake of Tuesday's primary elections.

The 79-year-old president extracted his revenge when at least five incumbent GOP state legislators lost against Trump-backed candidates in Indiana after they failed to pass a mid-decade redistricting push on his orders, and Emmer gassed up his political clout during an effusive appearance on Fox Business.

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Trump's DHS chief vows to find 450,000 kids that aren't missing at all

President Donald Trump's newly-minted Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, vowed on Wednesday morning to find nearly half a million "unaccounted for" kids, based on an internet conspiracy theory that misinterpreted a number about migrant minors.

We're setting up a special department that's going over especially kids," Mullin told Newsmax's Rob Schmitt. "There was roughly 450,000 kids that are unaccountable, or unaccounted for under the Biden administration."

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