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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was confronted by reporters about President Donald Trump's planned $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" — and his reaction was to sprint away from the questioners.

"Governor, what do you think of the Weaponization Fund, the DOJ fund? Could you comment on that?" asked the reporter, as DeSantis broke into a run up the stairs and made for the exit onto the street.

A pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who showed up to support a racist livestreamer charged with attempted murder got himself thrown in jail — earning the maximum contempt sentence allowed under Tennessee law.

Jake Lang, a far-right provocateur and long-shot Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, was removed in handcuffs from a Thursday bond hearing for Dalton Eatherly — the white livestreamer known online as "Chud the Builder" — after the judge ordered him out of the courtroom.

Nicole Saphier, Trump's surgeon general nominee, has sold supplement products online "since at least 2024," according to The Guardian – but after the outlet contacted the online storefront this week, it quietly pulled her products from its listings, which some critics have labeled as “snake oil.”

A radiologist, podcast host and frequent Fox News guest, Saphier was tapped by Trump last month for the position of surgeon general. She has also sold health products online under the brand name Drop RX, including products called “Calm” and “Focus.” In its report published on Friday, The Guardian purchased both products for $24.99 each.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dropped $5 million on the main House Republican super PAC just four weeks after lawmakers arranged to interview him about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — making him the first Trump cabinet official to make a seven-figure disclosed federal donation since being confirmed.

The April 1 donation went to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC backing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republican incumbents — including those who sit on the very committee scrutinizing Lutnick. The closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee took place on May 6 and lasted more than four hours.

Tulsi Gabbard didn't leave the Trump administration on her own terms — at least according to one well-placed source.

Despite an official story centered on her husband's cancer diagnosis, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that Gabbard "had been forced out by the White House" — a stark contrast to the carefully crafted farewell playing out on social media Friday.

The abrupt resignation announcement made by DNI head Tulsi Gabbard on Friday, going into Memorial Day weekend, will decrease a substantial amount of tension inside and outside the White House.

That is according to MS NOW national security expert, Marc Polymeropoulos, who spoke with host Chris Jansing by phone moments after the news broke.

President Donald Trump admitted on Friday that he wouldn’t be attending the wedding of his son, Donald Trump Jr., and offered his nearly 13 million followers on Truth Social an explanation as to why, one that involved his “love for the United States of America.”

“While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina!”