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Michele Bachmann's claim that God will hand Republicans the midterms if Donald Trump continues military action against Iran drew sharp rebuke Friday from an unlikely corner — a prominent America First conservative who once supported her presidential run.

Bachmann, the former Minnesota congresswoman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, made the remarks in a video that quickly circulated online. "Trump and Netanyahu were appointed for this task, destined for this task," she said. "This is a biblical moment. If Trump takes care of Iran, God will deliver the midterms and the Israeli elections."

Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the federal judiciary this week, calling for a judge who ruled against him to face criminal charges and attacking the judge's wife in the process, prompting condemnation from legal observers and journalists who called the posts the work of "a lunatic."

Trump targeted Judge Cooper after a ruling that ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center, lashing out in a lengthy Truth Social rant that also included a declaration that he now has "no interest" in renovating the historic venue.

Victor Marx, the Republican frontrunner for Colorado governor, declined to say how many people he has killed when pressed by a local television reporter, responding to the question with "Does it matter?"

The exchange, which aired ahead of the weekend, came during a 30-minute interview conducted by Kyle Clark of 9News. Marx, who has built a political brand around a tough-guy image, claims he was forced to kill a man at age 7 and has spoken publicly about killings he says were connected to his work as a "high risk missionary."

Joe Walsh, the former Republican congressman turned Trump critic, says Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones may have just handed Democrats the opening they needed to flip the governor's office after a recording surfaced of Jones saying he supports banning all abortions.

In what appears to be a 2022 GOP debate, Jones is seen agreeing with others that abortion should be banned entirely, as opposed to endorsing a six-week heartbeat bill.

"The Mississippi GOP is panicking," according to a hopeful candidate.

The chair of the Mississippi Republican Party is sounding the alarm about a statewide race that recent polling shows has tightened into a statistical tie, warning fellow Republicans against complacency as Democrat Scott Colom continues to gain ground against former Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend to attack Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson while Johnson was at the Vatican meeting with Pope Leo XIV, calling the Democratic mayor "useless" and urging someone to inform the pontiff of that fact.

"Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!" Trump wrote, signing the post with his full name and title: "President DONALD J. TRUMP."

Some of Donald Trump's most reliable supporters are pushing back after the White House announced the president would deliver a speech as the replacement for artists who pulled out of the America 250 celebration, with critics on the right calling the move self-aggrandizing and tone-deaf.

The White House promoted the event as an "AMERICA IS BACK Rally!" but prominent conservative voices were not impressed.