That is according to the “Morning Joe” panel after watching a clip of massively popular podcaster Joe Rogan blasting the president for military adventurism and wondering why he is blowing up one of his central campaign promises.
As Rogan told his listeners, “It just seems so insane based on what he ran on. I mean, this is why a lot of people feel betrayed, right? He ran on no more wars, end these stupid, senseless wars and then we have one that we can’t even really clearly define why we did it,” he added.
According to MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough, Rogan’s turn against Trump is just the tip of the iceberg.
“You know, it's so interesting, Willie [Geist], Joe Rogan, the scales fall from his eyes,” Scarborough observed. “You got Andrew Schultz, who was sort of, you know, MAGA-curious or was he a MAGA supporter? Whatever he was, he's not anymore; like he's firing on all cylinders against [Jeffrey] Epstein, against Iran. A lot of these guys, you know, that were supposed to be the avatars of the bro culture. They're going, yeah, no.”
"It's really starting to add up,” Geist agreed. “I mean, Rogan, you start with criticism of the Trump administration on the Epstein files, then some pretty loud criticism on immigration policy, on ICE, on the actions ICE is taking and now on this war in Iran, saying none of this is the package that we saw in Donald Trump and voted for; this violates all of that.”
"So at some point, it's not a one-off. At some point, the whole thing isn't what you voted for,” he pointed out.
The rollout of Jeffrey Epstein's files could be headed for an unsatisfying conclusion, according to a political analyst who says people should temper their expectations.
The Department of Justice has slowly released the convicted sex offender's documents, and, according to Politico writer Ankush Khardori, there may not be enough information in the remaining files to prosecute persons of interest. Being named or pictured in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing, and many of those identified in the files or in previous releases related to Epstein have expressly denied any wrongdoing.
Khardori wrote, "All of this is deeply unsatisfying, particularly for the women who were so horribly abused by Epstein and Maxwell.
"As other observers have noted, the desire for more legal accountability for Epstein’s sex crimes is perfectly understandable, but these are difficult cases to investigate and prosecute in the ordinary course, and the passage of time and the onslaught of political activity, political opportunism and public commentary do not help."
Whether further details from the Epstein files can be gleaned at this point and investigated is another matter entirely, Khardori suggests, as it would mark a huge reversal for the DoJ and, by extension, Donald Trump's administration.
Khardori wrote, "Even if the Justice Department were somehow to reverse course and charge someone new — perhaps some Democrats, as Trump has proposed — the defense would have an argument based on the department’s own prior statements that the case was not brought on the merits but was contrived in order to satisfy the public’s desire to see someone else go to prison for Epstein’s crimes.
"The argument would be particularly potent if the evidence in the case was based on information that was already in the government’s possession at the time of the release.
"Meanwhile, serious questions remain about whether the Trump administration is covering up information in the documents pertaining to the president.
"That was the focus of Washington last summer, but it has at times been overtaken by a more provocative claim — that there is a sprawling, bipartisan 'Epstein class' of people who, in the words of Khanna, traveled to a 'rape island, where rich and powerful men were abusing young girls with impunity,' and who would be revealed to the public once the documents became public."
Infighting in the Republican Party is set to take center stage in the Senate, with lawmakers worried their private brawl will receive further publicity.
GOP senators remain split on how to proceed with Donald Trump's SAVE Act, which the president has claimed will save the party at the midterm elections. The SAVE Act, if passed, would hinder mail-in votes and require voter ID at the polling booth. Critics see the bill as a last-ditch attempt from the MAGA core to salvage the election, which has been predicted by some analysts as a blue wave in the making.
Senate leader John Thune is under criticism from the MAGA wing of the party for sitting on the SAVE Act. Jordain Carney, writing in Politico, suggested the already fractured Republican Party could split even further. He wrote, "Thune spoke just hours after announcing plans to call up the bill next week in a bid to bring an unusually acrimonious stretch for his conference to an end.
"It will not include a talking filibuster gambit that would skirt the usual 60-vote threshold by instead forcing Democrats to hold the floor if they want to block the bill.
"The pressure has frustrated GOP senators who believe the increasingly public infighting has transformed an issue that polls well for them — preventing noncitizens from voting in federal elections — into a messy internal brawl.
"Fed up with a crowd of conservative social media influencers flooding their online accounts with messages about a talking filibuster — many of them egged on by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) — a few are growing more blunt about those frustrations."
Social media posts from former Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and other MAGA figureheads have reportedly left Thune "exasperated" but still determined to push on without a filibuster.
Carney added, "While Thune has remained publicly even-keeled, he has spoken in increasingly sharp terms about the matter — believing that his job as majority leader is to be honest about the legislative realities at play, even if they frustrate some in the party. No Republican senator, including Lee, has called for Thune’s removal as leader.
"The weeks of infighting and skepticism from a few GOP senators about the substance of the bill has Republicans questioning if they even have the 50 votes needed to launch debate, according to two people with knowledge of the matter."
The Republican candidate for governor of New York was scheduled to speak at an event headlined by far-right extremists and rioters convicted over the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a Raw Storyinvestigation.
Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive running against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, was featured on promotional materials for a January event associated with retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser.
🇺🇸 Stay Awake America National Tour THIS WEEKEND 🇺🇸 Mission: Unite, engage, activate local action for national impact!
Join 17+ nationally recognized experts in health, civics, faith, education, and more, including Bruce Blakeman, Treniss Evans, Dr. Judy Mikovits, Amir… pic.twitter.com/M4thJBBUjy — The America First Warehouse (@americafirstwh) January 7, 2026
The Stay Awake America event took place at the Trump-themed America First Warehouse in Ronkonkoma on Long Island from Jan. 10-11, though ultimately Blakeman did not attend, said Teresa Helfrich, director of operations for the America First Warehouse.
“He didn't end up showing up,” Helfrich said.
“Apparently, he was really busy, but unfortunately, he did not come, and people were a bit disappointed, but we tried our best.”
Helfrich said she was under the impression Blakeman was unable to attend because he was preparing for his inauguration the following day, for his second term as county executive.
In a statement to Raw Story, Blakeman attempted to distance himself from the event.
“Kathy Hochul told 5.4 million Republicans to leave New York,” Blakeman said through a campaign spokesperson, referring to 2022 remarks in which the governor named GOP figures including Trump, rather than every Republican in the state.
“Now she’s inventing distractions about events I never attended and people I’ve never spoken to because she can’t defend her tax hikes and soaring utility bills. She’s so bothered by her record she’s becoming delusional. I’m trying to make New York affordable.”
A poster for the event circulated by the America First Warehouse and Stay Awake America organizer prominently featured Blakeman as a speaker.
Flynn shared an X post promoting the event, which referenced Blakeman.
Long Island will be the focus on January 10–11 as the Stay Awake America Tour comes to the America First Warehouse in Ronkonkoma. This two-day gathering brings together powerful speakers, live music from the Caspar McCloud Band, and a special tribute honoring Tina Peters. It is a… pic.twitter.com/aRkvt5D0Cw — General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) January 2, 2026
Also featured were Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers militia leader whose 18-year sentence for sedition was commuted by President Trump; Treniss Jewell Evans III, who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021; and Ivan Raiklin, a Flynn associate who campaigns to punish Trump’s enemies.
The event was advertised as a tribute to Tina Peters, a Colorado county clerk sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump is pressuring Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to grant Peters clemency.
Blakeman did recently speak at the Queens Village Republican Club’s Lincoln Dinner, on March 1. That event honored John Eastman, a now-disbarred attorney who advised Trump and played a central role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, Politico reported.
In a statement, Blakeman denied knowing “who John Eastman is or what he stands for.”
Jacob Neiheisel, an associate professor of political science at the University of Buffalo, told Raw Story “association means a lot in politics,” and candidates make calculations about the costs and benefits of being linked with individuals or groups.
“You can distance yourself quite a bit. Trump's been effective at it,” Neiheisel said.
“It works for Trump. It can work for other people.”
Amy Young, director and organizer of Stay Awake America, did not respond to requests for comment.
The January event at which he was advertised to speak promised more than 17 “nationally known expert speakers in health, civics, faith, education, threat of Islam in America and child sex trafficking.”
Being associated with far-right figures doesn’t help Blakeman’s chances of winning in the blue state, Neiheisel said, adding that Republican gubernatorial candidates in New York “have to at least outwardly appear centrist to the bulk of voters, but that's not where the energy in the party is. The energy is typically on the far right.”
But such associations do “make you viable for other positions elsewhere, and put you on the radar of other people in the party, particularly if MAGA is able to continue beyond Trump,” Neiheisel said.
“I think that this also might be a play [by Blakeman] to stay relevant and stay in some of those circles even after he loses.”
Trump endorsed Blakeman in December after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), dropped out of the Republican primary.
Larry Levy, a former political journalist and associate vice president and executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said “at some point, Blakeman will have to pivot to the middle — there just aren’t enough Republican voters in the state for him to win without a goodly number of moderate independents and soft Democrats — and Gen. Flynn certainly wouldn’t help him build bridges to them."
Flynn was briefly national security adviser to Trump in his first term before being fired for lying about contacts with Russian officials.
The Stay Awake America Tour is inspired and endorsed by Flynn and grew out of an earlier roadshow, the ReAwaken America Tour, that prominently featured his work as a far-right campaigner and promoted conspiracy theories and Christian nationalism.
On a recent podcast, Young said the tour came about as a result of a conversation between Flynn and Caspar McCloud, an English musician who performs at the events, about the need to mobilize support for Trump.
‘Secretary of Retribution’
Rhodes, whose name was originally listed at the bottom of the January event poster but whose photo is the first featured for a Stay Awake America event on March 20, founded the Oath Keepers, an anti-government group that recruited military veterans and retired law enforcement during the Obama administration.
The Oath Keepers, alongside the Proud Boys, provided the engine for the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Rhodes was freed from prison after Trump’s second inauguration but did not receive a pardon.
Raiklin, then an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, promoted the so-called “Pence Card” argument, holding that Vice President Mike Pence possessed the authority to set aside the results of the 2020 election.
The expectation that Pence would comply inflamed Trump’s supporters and helped fuel the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, when the former vice president refused to bend to pressure.
As Trump mounted his 2024 election bid, Raiklin launched a campaign as self-appointed “secretary of retribution,” featuring veiled threats of violence against perceived enemies.
Retired Lt. Col. Ivan Raiklin and self-styled "secretary of retribution" Ivan Raiklin at the Republican National Convention (Jordan Green/Raw Story)
Evans pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol and drinking Fireball whisky in a congressional conference room.
During the 2024 campaign, he joined Raiklin for a press conference, calling for “live-streamed swatting raids” against Trump’s enemies.
Raiklin met with law enforcement officials in Texas to detail his plans for recruiting sheriffs to arrest Trump’s enemies, Raw Story reported.
As Nassau county executive, Blakeman has hired armed citizens as special deputy sheriffs — what critics have called an unlawful personal militia, the New York Timesreported.
In January, Rhodes and Raiklin held a press conference at the White House calling on Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act to stop Democrats winning the 2026 midterm elections and retaking Congress.
Raiklin has worked closely with Flynn, serving on the board of America’s Future, an organization led by Flynn and his sister. Raiklin took part in a 2024 tour to promote a documentary about Flynn.
Trump supporters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Helfrich told Raw Story the America First Warehouse supports those who participated in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and she said she believes “the real insurrection happened on November 3 of 2020 when the deep state and the powers that be tried to overthrow a US presidential election.”
“We are 100 percent behind our fellow Patriot brothers and sisters who took a First Amendment stand that day to let Congress know that they didn't want a stolen election to be certified,” she said.
“We are extremely supportive advocates of the J6 community, and we do not see them as felons. We see them as politically persecuted patriots.”
Conspiracy theories
Stay Awake America’s “sizzle reel” to promote upcoming events features Cathy O’Brien, a conspiracy theorist who claims to be the victim of government mind control, and Judy Mikovits, a controversial virologist who equates vaccination with "extermination and sterilization.”
Mikovits was billed on the event where Blakeman was scheduled to appear.
Flynn appeared in the promotional video encouraging people to participate in the Stay Awake America movement.
Helfrich told Raw Story, “We love the people at the Stay Awake American tour,” and the warehouse has “the same mission.”
“The reason why we love their work is because we do believe that there's a lot that America is facing right now,” Helfrich said.
“Obviously, all of us are big President Trump supporters, and we love what he's doing, but he's only in office for another three years, and we do believe, a lot of us, that the country needs to stay awake and keep fighting beyond this term.”
Young’s X posts promoting the Stay Awake America tour frequently include the phrase “blitz 2026 midterms.”
Young frequently reshares posts from X accounts that promote the QAnon conspiracy theory, including one that in January revived the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, which falsely claimed that Democrats ran a child sex trafficking operation in the basement of a DC pizzeria.
Q the Plan video 2018 then Out of Shadows film & Fall of the Cabal series exposed everything. This was & is the wake up call. 🎥🎞️☎️ Stay Awake America ⚔️🇺🇸 the battles have just begun. Unite, Engage and activate local action for national impact. This is how we Take Back our… https://t.co/PvLG8jgyHd — 4everYoung (@4everAYoung17) February 2, 2026
Young shares QAnon beliefs with staff at the America First Warehouse, the Trump-themed event space in Ronkonkoma.
Speaking in January on the podcast she co-hosts at the America First Warehouse, Helfrich said she decided to go to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 after a friend admonished her: “Where we go one, we go all.” Helfrich said she and her co-host, “Angie the Patriette,” have that QAnon slogan “tattooed on our bodies.”
Young has also re-shared posts on X that promote election denialism, celebrate Russian President Vladimir Putin, and push Islamophobia and antisemitism.
One post from QAnon promoter Liz Crokin that Young re-shared less than a week before the Ronkonkoma event insinuates that illegal tunnels discovered underneath the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn link Jews to child exploitation.
The tunnels were reportedly built by a radical offshoot of the Hasidic Jewish movement seeking to expand the site. There is no evidence of human trafficking at the site.
A stumbling answer by Donald Trump’s lead international negotiator on Tuesday was the subject of both amusement and disbelief on MS NOW, with the entire panel wondering if the Trump hire, a commercial real estate investor, is way over his head.
Witkoff replied, “I can tell you that yesterday, on the call with [President Trump], the Russians said they have not been sharing,” paused and added, “That’s what they said. So, we can take them at their word, but they did say that.”
He then curiously continued, “So, I, you know, that's a better question for the intel people, but let's hope that they're not sharing.”
After playing the clip on “Morning Joe,” an amused Joe Scarborough immediately pounced, looked at the camera and lectured, “You know, diplomats, you got to work with both sides. But I will just say, if Steve is watching, Steve, they lie. This is what Russians do. They think it's the smart move to always lie, lie. That's the very nature of it. They are disruptors. They count on American suckers to think that they're going to win them over by force of personality. It never happens.”
“Steve Witkoff just said, I have to take Vladimir Putin at his word. I have to take the KGB agent at his word. And remember, Steve Witkoff is the lead negotiator in the Russia-Ukraine talks, among many other places,” he added.
Co-host Willie Geist offered, "Just remember, as we think about why, perhaps we're not giving as much aid as we should be to Ukraine in the eyes of many people. The guy leading the negotiations says you have to take Russia at their word.”
Congressional Democrats are investigating the disappearance of millions of dollars that major corporations pledged to President Donald Trump's planned presidential library through legal settlements, questioning what happened to the funds after the original receiving organization was dissolved.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), sent letters Monday to executives at ABC, Meta, Paramount and X seeking information about the status of settlement commitments totaling at least $63 million, reported the Washington Post.
“Now it is unclear where this money has gone, exacerbating concerns about corruption that were apparent at the time of the settlement,” the lawmakers wrote.
The four companies reached legal agreements with Trump in the months following the 2024 presidential election, pledging millions to resolve claims that they had harmed him through social media restrictions or defamatory coverage. However, the designated recipient organization — the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Fund, Inc. — was administratively dissolved by Florida officials last September after failing to submit a mandatory annual report.
Three months later, the lawyer who originally incorporated the fund filed articles of dissolution, according to reporting by OpenSecrets.
A new nonprofit entity, the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation, Inc., was subsequently created and reported receiving $50 million in contributions in December. However, that foundation has not publicly confirmed whether it received the corporate settlement funds.
The lawyer who incorporated the original fund referred inquiries to his former firm, Dhillon Law Group, which did not respond to questions about the dissolution. Press representatives for the four corporations and the foundation's trustee also declined to comment on the status of the settlement payments.
Presidential library nonprofits face minimal federal disclosure requirements, allowing donors — many with interests affected by White House policy — to contribute substantial sums without public accountability.
Trump has announced plans for a Miami-based library that will house a $400 million Boeing 747-8 aircraft gifted by Qatar, along with other acquisitions his allies are pursuing.
The investigation previews Democratic oversight tactics should they regain congressional control, with party leaders pledging intensified scrutiny of Trump's dealings with private companies.
Major donors to Trump's White House ballroom project — including Amazon, Google and Lockheed Martin — collectively hold billions in federal contracts before the administration.
A decision by Donald Trump to join Israel in striking Iran has seen oil prices skyrocket. The war with Iran has worried experts and economists as they remain unsure when prices will drop, though the president has said the costs will stabilize shortly. Newsom's Press Office has since taken to X and criticized four aspects of the price hike, debunking several myths with a post to the social media platform.
Newsom's Press Office wrote, "Trump launched military strikes on Iran with no plan for the fallout, and Americans are paying on average $0.56 per gallon more at the pump. Here are the facts Trump hopes you never see."
The post includes four images, one of which debunks the myth that repealing gas taxes lowers prices. Newsom's team explained, "Gas tax holidays often become windfalls for oil companies, not savings for drivers. As seen in Florida, where companies pocketed much of the benefits."
Newsom's team also pointed out their protections for drivers, which were put in place by the current Governor of California. The team cited both the SBX1-2 and the ABX1-2 as agreements that brought in "transparency and oversight rules for oil companies."
It comes after a brag from Trump's administration received further criticism from Newsom and his team.
The Rapid Response X account published a photo of a missile with the words "no mercy" written on top. A brief statement was also issued by the official government account, reading, "We have Only Just Begun to Fight."
Newsom's team wrote, "FYI this is costing the American people an extra $1.5billion at the pump this week." Newsom's team had previously criticized the government's rhetoric around the Iran war, with oil price hikes deemed an unforgivable consequence of Trump's war with Iran.
Further posts from Newsom's Press Team on Tuesday and earlier this week have suggested the president launched a strike on Iran to distract from controversies within his administration.
A picture of a graph showing the search history for the Jeffrey Epstein files has also been shared by Newsom's Press Office. The team added, "Trump's motives for his decisions over the last 2 weeks in one chart."
A war Donald Trump started, allegedly to distract from the ongoing release of Jeffrey Epstein's files, could deal his administration a harsher blow according to Jimmy Kimmel.
The talk show host believes the war with Iran is a distraction tactic utilized by the president to reduce focus on the release of convicted sex offender Epstein's files. Being named or pictured in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing, and many of those identified in the files or in previous releases related to Epstein have expressly denied any wrongdoing.
Trump's name appears frequently in the files, with Kimmel dubbing it the Trump-Epstein files. In the opening monologue of his show, the talk show veteran suggested the president had caused a bigger problem for himself than the Epstein files would have been by launching into a war with Iran.
He said, "He's going to make a huge mess and then walk away like it's the toilet in the Lincoln bathroom. Trump claims we are way ahead of schedule on the war. He's got a schedule, which means it should be over just around the time we see his taxes and the rest of the Trump-Epstein files.
"Ironically, this war he launched to distract us from those could turn out to be more damaging to him than the Trump-Epstein files themselves. They're saying this could be worse, and that would mean he would have to come up with another distraction from the war."
Kimmel went on to give Trump a new distraction tactic, joking that to distract from the war with Iran and the economic consequences, the president could release the remaining Epstein files.
Kimmel added, "If you do need that [distraction] Mr. President, I got a good one. You know what would distract us from the war? Release the unreleased Trump-Epstein files. That would be a shiny object we could gather around."
President Donald Trump appointed Erika Kirk, widow of late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, the position her husband was set to hold before his September assassination. The appointment triggered significant social media backlash, with critics questioning Kirk's qualifications. Kirk has no military or educational leadership experience, prompting accusations of political favoritism. Conservative commentators used the appointment to highlight concerns about merit-based hiring, with some invoking DEI talking points. Social media users questioned why qualified candidates with lifetime military service were passed over. Some expressed concern about the timing and appropriateness of the appointment for a grieving widow with young children at home. The board oversees morale, discipline, curriculum, and fiscal affairs at the academy.
Sen. Lindsey Graham intervened during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday after Sen. Bernie Moreno attacked Democratic witnesses and colleague Sen. Jeff Merkley without allowing him to respond. Moreno mocked the witnesses' position on immigration law and criticized their qualifications. When Merkley attempted to respond, Moreno refused to let him speak, continuing his criticism. Merkley pointed out that Moreno was both attacking witnesses and colleagues on the dais. Graham interjected forcefully, declaring "I'm in charge!" and insisting that Moreno allow Merkley to answer questions. Merkley reminded Moreno that Republicans had blocked a bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2013, suggesting they return to collaborative efforts. He advocated for ending partisan accusations and working together to produce meaningful legislation rather than continuing contentious exchanges.
CNN host Abby Phillip silenced a MAGA columnist on Tuesday's broadcast of "NewsNight" who was defending recent comments from two GOP lawmakers that Phillip described as "anti-Muslim bigotry."
Phillip and Lydia Moynihan, a correspondent at The New York Post, got into a heated back-and-forth during a panel discussion about recent anti-Muslim remarks from two GOP lawmakers and Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) refusal to condemn them. Earlier in the day, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) posted on X that "Muslims don't belong in American society." Those comments followed Rep. Randy Fine's (R-FL) remarks about the "Islamification of America."
Moynihan argued that Johnson had addressed the issue when he spoke out against people with radical ideologies who refused to assimilate into American culture.
"I think it is a great tactic to try to answer a different question than was asked, but the actual question is, is there a line, anywhere, right now, on Capitol Hill or elsewhere in the Republican movement, when it comes to anti-muslim sentiment?" Phillip asked.
Moynihan pointed out that there have been two terrorist attacks over the last week and a half. Phillip was not amused by her answer.
"What does that have to do with Muslims?" Phillip asked.
"There is a radical strain of Islam that has led to these attacks," Moynihan responded.
"What does that have to do with whether muslims belong in American society as a group?" Phillip asked.
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a contentious pitch to voters Tuesday at President Donald Trump's Florida resort, calling it "foolish" to vote against Republican candidates in November. This comes as an NBC News poll shows Democrats well-positioned to retake the House, with some Republicans fearing Senate losses too. Even Sen. Rand Paul predicted "disastrous" midterm results for the GOP. Johnson framed the election as a contest "between normal and crazy," claiming the Republican majority has "defied expectation and historical trends," while governing. Speaking at the Trump National Doral Miami, where membership costs $50,000 initiation plus $1,000 monthly dues, Johnson attacked Democrats as "Marxists, open socialists, the far-left insurgent politicians," pushing the party "over the edge," and leaving America behind. He vowed Republicans would defy historical odds again.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has moved into military housing after facing growing threats from cartels and irate Americans, according to a new report.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Bondi moved out of her Washington, D.C. apartment and moved into a military base in the area. The report noted that Bondi has been facing numerous threats since the Trump administration's decision to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in January. At the same time, a growing number of Americans are increasingly frustrated with Bondi's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to the report.
"Ms. Bondi is the latest administration official to move into heavily guarded quarters at military facilities in or near the nation’s capital after citing danger from criminals, adversaries overseas and protesters," the report reads in part.
"Other officials who have relocated include Stephen Miller, the president’s top domestic policy adviser and the architect of his hard-line immigration policy; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Kristi Noem, the exiting homeland security secretary; and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth," it added.
The NYT also noted that the Trump administration is the first to take "widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military."
Retired Lt. Col. Ivan Raiklin and self-styled "secretary of retribution" Ivan Raiklin at the Republican National Convention (Jordan Green/Raw Story) 
Trump supporters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS