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'Very sad': Ousted Trump official's tweet storm brutally ridiculed by GOP analysts

A pair of GOP analysts were flabbergasted on Thursday by former Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino's "gross' and "very sad" tweet storm.

Bovino sent off a series of posts on X last night, in which he made strange comments, like asking a reporter covering President Donald Trump's deportation forces to make him a pie and telling an anonymous MAGA account he wanted to try beaver meat. Bovino also admitted to having tried raccoon meat during the tirade.

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Nicolle Wallace mocks DOJ after botched indictments: 'Nothing short of an embarrassment'

President Donald Trump's DOJ got a tongue-lashing on MS NOW's "Deadline: White House" on Thursday as anchor Nicolle Wallace dismantled their botched efforts to criminally prosecute Democratic lawmakers.

"There are signs everywhere that there are, in fact, some checks remaining on the Trump administration's worst impulses and excesses," said Wallace. "We saw it this week with the Department of Justice, when they were handed a resounding defeat by a grand jury, when Jeanine Pirro's office tried and failed to indict six Democratic lawmakers who simply released a video, 90 seconds, urging the men and women of the military to refuse any illegal orders."

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Kristi Noem drowned out by loud protesters at press conference

Protesters surrounded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a news conference in California on Thursday.

It appeared that Noem's voice was nearly drowned out at some points by people yelling and sirens blaring during a visit to Otay Mesa, San Diego, to discuss an update on border security and drug seizures along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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'It's chaos!' Ex-GOP governor warns Trump may cost Republicans more than just the House

President Donald Trump is tearing apart not just the country, but his own base of support, as he threatens retribution against Republicans who oppose his tariffs, former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) told MS NOW's Katy Tur on Thursday.

This drama culminated in a vote on Wednesday in which a small group of Republicans defected to block House leadership's effort to curtail a vote on tariffs, then an even greater number joined Democrats to oppose Trump's tariffs against Canada.

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RFK Jr. says not scared of germs because he 'used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he did not fear COVID-19 because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats."

During an interview on Thursday, Kennedy recalled that he had met podcaster Theo Von at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

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Senate Republican shares not suitable for work story about late-night Trump phone calls

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) revealed that President Donald Trump had a habit of interrupting him when he was having sex.

During a Thursday interview with MAGA influencer Benny Johnson, Mullin claimed that Trump only slept five minutes a night.

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ICE chief pushes back on Trump admin: 'No reason' for agents at polling places

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons pushed back on suggestions from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and MAGA influencer Steve Bannon that his agents could be deployed to polling stations.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) asked Lyons about the possibility of ICE agents at voting places during a Thursday Homeland Security Committee hearing.

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Steve Bannon's reporter slams Trump after Minnesota ICE withdrawal: 'Sheer incompetence'

Reporter Neil McCabe told MAGA influencer Steve Bannon that President Donald Trump could be guilty of "sheer incompetence" after he ordered border czar Tom Homan to end the anti-immigration surge in Minnesota.

"Tom Homan's a good man. And he was put in, obviously, in a tough situation," Bannon said after Homan announced the withdrawal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. "Let's be blunt, this is a color revolution. It's not; these are not like peaceful protesters. That was not their whole focus; their whole focus was to surge in, the Marxist jihadist was to surge in, and to kind of break the spirit of ICE and Customs and Border."

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'I'm not your pal': Josh Hawley scolded by Minnesota AG as hearing goes off the rails

Sen. Josh Hawley exploded with rage at a Senate hearing as he accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of "fraud."

Hawley began his questioning of Ellison on Thursday by asking an obvious question: "Are you the chief law enforcement officer of Minnesota?"

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'All lies': GOP senator hit with fierce reply after hot mic comments aired in hearing

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison fired back at Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) after he blamed the state official for the deaths of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed by Department of Homeland Security agents.

During a Senate Homeland Security hearing on Thursday, Johnson grilled Ellison on the use of First Amendment rights in Minnesota.

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White House 'less than thrilled' with Pam Bondi's handling of Epstein matter: CNN reporter

CNN's Kevin Liptak revealed the White House was unimpressed with Attorney General Pam Bondi's fiery performance before the House Judiciary Committee.

President Donald Trump's attorney general lashed out at Democrats, hurling insults and highlighting various crimes back in their home districts that she pulled from a tabbed binder, and refused to answer questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case, but CNN's senior White House correspondent revealed what he's hearing about her from insiders.

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Tom Homan refuses to answer question about mysterious airspace scandal: 'Out of my league'

President Donald Trump's border adviser Tom Homan was confronted by reporters about the incident with Customs and Border Protection that shut off airspace around El Paso, Texas — but he didn't have any answers to give on the subject.

"Sorry to go a little off topic here, but can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon instead of a drone with laser during the incident in El Paso?" asked a reporter. "And why wasn't that action coordinated with the FAA?"

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'Surge operation concludes': Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Border Czar Tom Homan announced that President Donald Trump had agreed to end the Department of Homeland Security's anti-immigration surge in Minnesota following the deaths of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

"I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude," Homan said in a speech on Thursday. "A significant drawdown has already been underway this week, and we'll continue to the next week."

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