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Right-wing influencer Tim Pool asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to criticize the media over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, which he called "the Maryland Man hoax."

During Tuesday's White House press briefing, Leavitt revealed she had invited Pool to sit in as a member of "new media." The right-wing influencer was allowed to ask the first question of the briefing.

A historically Jewish newspaper compared President Donald Trump's tactics to a scheme used by Germany's Adolf Hitler before World War II.

In an op-ed for Forward this week, author Terrence Petty likened Trump's demonization of his self-declared enemies to Hitler's attempt to blame Jewish people for Germany's loss in World War I. The tactic was known as the Dolchstosslegende, or stabbed-in-the-back legend.

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) educated Fox News host Will Cain about President Donald Trump's desire to deport U.S. citizens.

During an interview on Monday, Cain asked Frost why he had traveled to El Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a mistakenly deported Maryland man.

Former Republican Rep. Allen West of Texas pushed back on Pope Francis' criticism of President Donald Trump by comparing deportations to God expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

During a Monday Real America's Voice segment about the death of Pope Francis, host Steve Gruber noted that the late pontiff had been critical of Trump and former President Joe Biden.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) joined 9/11 conspiracy theorists who believe that the 2001 terrorist attack was an inside job.

During a Monday interview with MAGA influencer Benny Johnson, the senator noted that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was working to uncover the "truth" about COVID-19.

President Donald Trump brushed off allegations that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had shared secret war plans with his wife, brother and lawyer on a second Signal chat.

At Monday's White House Easter egg roll event, Trump was forced to defend Hegseth after The New York Times broke news about the latest scandal. The president was asked if he still had confidence in Hegseth.

Real America's Voice host and MAGA supporter Gina Loudon reacted to the death of Pope Francis by suggesting he went to Hell.

Following the pope's death on Monday, Real America's Voice brought in former Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY) to comment on the future of the Catholic church.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the "entire Pentagon" was working against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after reports said he shared war plan details with members of his family in a second secret Signal chat.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that Hegseth shared information about an upcoming attack against the Houthis in Yemen with his wife, lawyer, and brother. The news came after four top Pentagon officials were fired last week.

Democratic strategist Theryn Bond pushed back against GOP strategist Erin Maguire after she defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia based solely on his tattoos.

During a Sunday panel on Fox News, Maguire insisted that the issue was a "winnable cause for Republicans" after President Donald Trump's administration mistakenly refused due process rights to Garcia.

Fox News hosts argued that the "real spirit of Easter has returned to the White House" as President Donald Trump's administration arranged corporate sponsorships for the annual Easter egg roll event.

During Sunday's Fox & Friends Weekend program, co-host Charlie Hurt noted that his colleague Rachel Campos-Duffy would attend Monday's Easter event at the White House.

Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg slammed former Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus for claiming that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongly deported Maryland man, was a known member of MS-13.

During a Sunday panel discussion on ABC, Priebus attacked Hogg for opposing some incumbent members of his own party in primary races.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) accused President Donald Trump's administration of a "screw up" after it wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was accused of being a member of the MS-13 gang.

Kennedy made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC's Meet the Press.

Border czar Tom Homan refused to answer after ABC News host Jonathan Karl asked him if President Donald Trump had the power to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongly deported man, returned to the U.S. from El Salvador.

During a Sunday interview on This Week, Karl noted that the U.S. Supreme Court had ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Garcia's return.