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MAGA influencer Steve Bannon lashed out at tech billionaire Elon Musk, chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), for undercutting President Donald Trump's announcement about an artificial intelligence initiative.

According to reports, Musk criticized the Stargate Project after Trump claimed after it would spend $500 billion on new AI infrastructure. Musk has a long running dispute with Stargate Project member Sam Altman of OpenAI.

Rev. Franklin Graham slammed Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde for a "sexual political agenda" after she pleaded with President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on "immigrants and LGBTQ Americans."

During a Wednesday interview on Newsmax, Graham criticized the bishop's Tuesday homily at the National Prayer Service with Trump.

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) clashed with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who demanded the enforcement of federal law on immigration after President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 criminals who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

During a House floor speech on Wednesday, Roy pushed for the passage of the Laken Riley Act.

They assaulted police officers and crashed and trashed the People's House — some in an effort to overturn a free and fair election — but now that Donald Trump is President and has granted a "full pardon" to about 1500 of them, some of the January 6 rioters and insurrectionists reportedly may get an invitation to the White House. Trump has repeatedly called them "hostages."

CNN's Alayna Treene reports (video below), "there have been discussions about having them come" to the White House for a visit "and a potential meeting with Donald Trump."

President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seemed to backtrack on campaign promises that the administration would support abortion in cases of rape and incest.

At a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) noted that Russ Vought, Trump's nominee for OMB director, was the lead author of "the Anti-Abortion Project 2025."

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Republicans for calling an immigration hearing about the "rule of law" after President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters, including violent offenders.

During Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) first called out Subcommittee Chair Tom McClintock (R-CA).

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) shut down Trump Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought on Wednesday when he tried to defend right-wing economic policies on Medicaid work requirements and taxes.

During the confirmation hearing for Vought, who was also a leading architect for the controversial Project 2025, Merkley zeroed in on his past support for making having a job a prerequisite for being on the federal government's Medicaid program.

MAGA activist Steve Bannon called for "massive criminal investigations" of federal judges who participated in cases related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

During a Wednesday interview with self-styled MAGA reporter Julie Kelly, Bannon noted that mainstream media were "melting down" after President Donald Trump issued 1,500 pardons for Jan. 6 rioters.

A Wednesday morning interview with a Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) on CNN spiraled into chaos when host Jim Acosta tried to get a straight answer out of him about Donald Trump's blanket Jan. 6 pardons and the cornered far-right lawmakers responded with a fusillade of insults.

That led the CNN anchor to eventually remind his guest, "This is not Fox" -- the conservative network competitor notorious for not restricting their Republican guests to the facts.

Focusing on Trump's blanket release of almost 1500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters that included violent offenders, Acosta asked, "Do you defend what Donald Trump did, releasing these people from prison, pardoning them, commuting their sentences? Yes or no?"

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"I was offended as anybody if they crossed those barriers, they were breaking the law," Burchett offered. "But you got to realize too, they are charged under federal law. Many of them never even saw their day in court and were sitting in a jail cell. So the whole thing is––."

"Congressman, I asked you a yes or no question. Do you agree with President Trump's decision to pardon these violent people and releasing them?"

When the Tennessee lawmaker attempted to change the subject and point the finger at President Joe Biden, Acosta again cut him off with, "That is absolutely false. Congressman, are you going to respond and say whether or not it is right to let these people out of jail?"

"I don't know if it is or not. I'm not a lawyer, but I'll tell you what is --," he replied.

"You're a congressman a member of Congress. You're an elected official. –– take a stand!" the exasperated Acosta interrupted.

That was when Burchett started with the personal attacks, at one time telling the CNN host, "Jim, why don't you just give an editorial and not let me come on?"

"Look what happened to the last four years with police, what happened with all the riots that took place all across the country?" the increasingly argumentative Burchett complained. "Police officers were murdered. Courthouses were burned, over 22 police cars were burned. Yet no one went to jail for that."

"Congressman, you're engaging in a game of whataboutism," Acosta accused, which was followed by more crosstalk.

"This is not Fox, congressman. You can't just spin a tale and pull the wool over people's eyes," Acosta told him. "This is CNN, this is the news. We are asking you to come on and tell the truth."

"And that's why more people are watching the Cartoon Network, SpongeBob reruns right now, Jim," the GOP lawmaker sneered.

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President Donald Trump may have signaled that he's growing tired of his so-called co-president Elon Musk, according to MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle.

The president on Tuesday announced a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure related to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, but the CEO of one of those companies is the archenemy to Musk, who poured at least $277 million of his own money into Trump's re-election campaign and has been at his side as a key adviser since the election.

While Senate Democrats are being questioned about how they intend to fight back against the new Donald Trump administration, state leaders are stepping up.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong told MSNBC on Wednesday that he refuses to be intimidated by unconstitutional executive orders and threats from the Justice Department.

Donald Trump's attempt on Tuesday to defend releasing violent felons who assaulted police officers on Jan. 6 ended up turning into him claiming he supports the badge because he will be pardoning two police officers he claims have been unjustly prosecuted.

That led MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts Mika Brzezsinki and Willie Geist to dismantle his comments as a complete fabrication.

Donald Trump sparked outrage by issuing sweeping pardons of all the Jan. 6 rioters, but a legal analyst speculated that the president could warp that authority beyond recognition.

Shortly after returning to office, the newly inaugurated president pardoned the insurrectionists, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who said after his release from a 22-year prison term on convictions for seditious conspiracy and other charges that the prosecutors who brought those cases should be prosecuted themselves.