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MAGA melts down after Melania Trump defends Supreme Court ruling: 'I've lost respect'

MAGA followers were livid after first lady Melania Trump issued a rare statement voicing her support for the LGBTQ+ community on Tuesday.

Trump shared her comments in a post on X following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold laws in West Virginia and Idaho that bar transgender girls from female school sports. The ruling was considered a setback for the transgender community, according to The Associated Press.

In her statement, Trump cited an excerpt from her own self-titled book "Melania" — and the page number.

"The U.S. Supreme Court has now legally confirmed this opinion: 'Under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, may schools maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females? ... The answer is yes.' America, we can support the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and also protect opportunities for female athletes. Respect everyone and keep girls' sports fair. Both ideals are essential," Trump wrote.

Loyal MAGA fans expressed their outrage in response to the first lady's comments.

"What is ideal about men claiming they can become women? What in that do you actually support?" User Debbie, who self-describes as "MAGA," wrote on X.

"I support the trans community getting the mental health treatment they need to recognize they are not members of the opposite sex," Matt Van Swol, a MAGA commentator and former nuclear scientist for the U.S. Department of Energy with more than 527,000 followers, wrote on X.

"Wrong," the account The Waitress, which frequently posts MAGA-related content, wrote on X.

"Respectfully, I don’t want my FLOTUS to support a community of people with a severe mental illness. They need God, and mental help," user JJ, who self-describes as "MAGA" and "America First," wrote on X.

"I’m thoroughly disappointed with this post. LGTBQ+ (sic) (alphabet soup) is an Anti-God movement. Sorry to say, but I’ve lost respect," user Lori Smith, who self-identifies as a "small business owner" and often shares Trump-related content, wrote on X.

MAGA melts down as Supreme Court strikes down Trump's big order: 'Blow to the future'

MAGA loyalists were furious on Tuesday after the Supreme Court reaffirmed birthright citizenship, signaling a major loss for President Donald Trump's agenda.

Trump lost in his attempt to deny automatic citizenship to those born to undocumented migrants, and justices ruled to maintain a 150-year-old court precedent.

"Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause."

Right-wing followers raged against the decision.

"BREAKING: US Supreme Court UPHOLDS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS by striking down President Trump’s executive order. Congress must act! THIS IS A BLOW TO THE FUTURE OF OUR REPUBLIC. The Supreme Court’s decision will harm America for DECADES to come," Eric Daugherty, chief content officer of Right Line News, wrote on X.

"BREAKING: SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP. ADIOS AMERICA!" Far-right activist Laura Loomer wrote on X.

"I am a 14th generation Heritage American. My family showed up in 1635 and built this nation out of nothing but blood, sweat, and sacrifice. Still, I’ve been taught my entire life that I’m on 'stolen land' — that I’ve got no right to be here. However, the children of illegal alien gang members from Venezuela, or of Chinese communist birth tourists? This nation is their 'birth right.' Americans — you should be enraged," Matt Morse, MAGA YouTuber and political commentator, wrote on X.

"SCOTUS just ruled against the ban on birthright citizenship. A now permanent invitation for foreign nationals across the world to continue utilizing the U.S. for birth tourism, take advantage of our system, further dilute our culture and continue to destroy our sovereignty," Turning Point USA contributor Savanah Hernandez wrote on X.

Ex-Bush official says Trump is handing Democrats a loaded weapon — and MAGA will regret it

A former Republican State Department official is warning that President Donald Trump's reliance on executive decrees and rule-breaking will eventually be turned against his own supporters — and that the satisfaction MAGA feels now is, at best, "a sugar high."

The warning came from Kim R. Holmes, a former Assistant Secretary of State and historian, in a post amplified by conservative attorney Gregg Nunziata. Holmes argued that the norms Trump is shattering will not stay broken in his favor.

"Every single rule broken, law violated, and norm transgressed by exclusive presidential decree or action will now be thrown back at us from the other direction," Holmes wrote.

He faulted Trump for governing through reversible directives rather than durable legislation, writing that even when the president "addresses a legitimate problem, he does so not by arranging the passage of permanent laws...but by lazily using presidential directives and 'memos' that can be reversed the minute another president enters the White House."

Holmes cautioned that Trump's base may be operating under a dangerous illusion.

"His supporters may delude themselves into thinking that he or someone like him will rule forever," Holmes wrote, suggesting Trump "may be counting on this sentiment to stay in power, as a pathway to a new kind of authoritarian rule."

But power, Holmes noted, is temporary. "He will not stay in power forever," he wrote, predicting that supporters "will then discover the cost of such complicity, when in all this edgy rule breaking is turned against them."

He anticipated the standard rebuttal — that progressives were already weaponizing the rules — and dismissed it as shortsighted.

"It may feel good now, but it is at best a sugar high," Holmes wrote. "Before you could at least legitimately complain that the rules were being broken. No more."

The post built on a thread that drew in prominent conservative voices. Holmes was responding to commentator Erick Erickson, who had simply replied "Yes" to a warning from the user Chris, who posts as @chriswithans.

"Do you hear that, MAGA Republicans?" Chris wrote. "What's going to stop the next Democrat president from firing half the civil service when they take power again? Imagine 300,000 federal government employees permanently 'laid off.' For good. Are you happy now. Is this what you wanted."

That post, in turn, responded to former U.S. attorney and legal analyst Barb McQuade, who warned about the implications of the Slaughter case for the federal workforce.

"The Slaughter case, overturning precedent, returns us to a spoils system where a president can 'clean house' every four years, destroying our professional, independent civil service," McQuade wrote.

The chain of reaction — spanning conservative insiders, legal experts, and Trump critics alike — underscored a growing argument that the expansion of unchecked executive power sets a precedent neither party may be able to contain once the White House changes hands.

MAGA Senate candidate called out for visiting Iceland with 'some lady who's not his wife'

Texas Attorney General and GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton was questioned on Monday for allegedly traveling with "some lady who's not his wife," in a video shared on social media.

The anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project called out the MAGA candidate in a critical midterm race. Paxton, who was backed by President Donald Trump and beat the president's adversary Sen. John Cornyn, will face off against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in November.

Paxton was caught on video traveling with an alleged mistress from Dulles International Airport to Reykjavik, The Daily Mail reported. She was identified by the outlet as Tracy Duhon, a Christian influencer and mother of seven. He is married to Texas State Senator Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce under 'biblical' reasons; however, a state district judge canceled it last month.

In a series of posts on X, The Lincoln Project shared a video of Paxton and criticized the Republican, who has touted "family values" in his campaign.

"Why is @KenPaxtonTX spending the week before the 4th of July in Iceland? He's in one of the most competitive races in the country, and he's not campaigning. Does this sound or look like someone willing to fight for the job or taking the campaign seriously?" The Lincoln Project posted on X.

"This man is saying James Talarico doesn't represent Texas values.....So is this Texas values????" Covie, a political commentator with more than 179,000 followers, wrote on X.

"Someone should put this s--- up on billboards all over Texas," political analyst and strategist Rachel Bitecofer wrote on X.

"We have friends everywhere," Rick Wilson, former GOP strategist and The Lincoln Project co-founder, wrote on X.

Why is @KenPaxtonTX spending the week before the 4th of July in Iceland? He's in one of the most competitive races in the country, and he's not campaigning. Does this sound or look like someone willing to fight for the job or taking the campaign seriously? https://t.co/fQjJbDoZgM
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 29, 2026

Trump ally has meltdown over Katy Perry declining MAGA party performance

Pop star Katy Perry turned down an invite to perform at President Donald Trump's America250 celebrations in Brussels — and his MAGA ally had a public meltdown over the snub, The Daily Beast reported on Monday.

Ambassador Bill White lashed out at Perry after she declined to appear at the MAGA event at Cinquantenaire Park in Belgium, which featured performances from Zac Brown Band and Alexis Wilkins — FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend — at the invite-only celebration. The singer was already scheduled to headline Belgium’s Werchter Boutique festival that weekend, which ended up getting canceled due to bad weather.

"So we were gonna have Katy Perry. Who cares?" White told the crowd. "Karma is a b----. You know the joke? She was gonna perform last night. She got rained out."

White said in February that he knew Perry had a contract for the festival that same weekend in Belgium. Despite that, he said organizers would still try to get her to perform.

"Her contractual obligations prohibit her from talking about other events in Belgium until that concert is sold out," White told The Bulletin, a Belgian news outlet. "So maybe she will come the next evening, maybe not."

'Not the picture to show': MAGA TV star mocked over revealing pic making Trump look bad

Former "Superman" actor and prominent Trump supporter Dean Cain set out to showcase the administration's Great American State Fair this weekend — but critics say the photo he chose did the opposite, capturing a sea of mostly empty grass on the National Mall.

Cain posted an aerial shot taken from the fair's Ferris wheel, framing it as a celebratory snapshot of the event marking America's 250th anniversary.

"View from atop the Ferris Wheel at the Great American State Fair!!" Cain wrote.

The image, which showed long rows of white tents flanking a vast green expanse with only sparse clusters of people scattered across it, quickly drew ridicule — most notably from former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a frequent Trump critic.

"Hahahaha dude this is not the picture to show," Kinzinger wrote, adding a sardonic jab at the visible attendance: "All 6 people."

Cain pushed back, insisting the turnout was robust and questioning Kinzinger's motives.

"There were thousands of people there and all around DC today, Adam. Why do you wish it was empty? That seems odd," Cain replied.

But Kinzinger turned the exchange into something sharper, arguing his objection wasn't about crowd size at all — it was about what the event had become under President Donald Trump.

"Dean I don't WISH it empty. I WISH Trump wouldn't have turned the celebration of America into a celebration of HIM," Kinzinger wrote. "America is about no allegiance to one man."

He went on to express personal disappointment at how the milestone anniversary had played out.

"I've been looking forward to 250 since i was a kid and heard about 200," Kinzinger wrote. "But Trump ruined this for his 80 year old ego."

The back-and-forth added to a rocky stretch for the White House-backed fair, which has faced criticism over low attendance, performer dropouts, and a string of operational stumbles since its opening. For Cain, the attempt to project a thriving celebration instead handed critics a wide-angle view of empty lawn — and a fresh opening to needle the administration over the event's struggles.

Dean I don’t WISH it empty. I WISH Trump wouldn’t have turned the celebration of America into a celebration of HIM. America is about no allegiance to one man.

I’ve been looking forward to 250 since i was a kid and heard about 200. But Trump ruined this for his 80 year old ego https://t.co/aPmw9XbU6R
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) June 28, 2026

MAGA rising star's vacations with top aide quietly fueling rumors: ex-GOP strategist

A rising MAGA star's vacations with one of his top aides are quietly fueling rumors, according to a former Republican strategist.

In a recent episode of The Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller spoke with political reporter Will Sommer about rumors spreading regarding MAGA Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) and his relationship with his senior aide, Will Hannen.

Miller explained that stories broke earlier this week, citing two sources who say that Hannen is living with Hamadeh at his Capitol Hill residence, and the two have gone on vacations together.

"Sources say the relationship is a little closer than the typical member-staffer dynamic," Miller explained. "It's led to a lot of questions about what's exactly happening there."

Miller noted, "I don't actually know if Abe's made any official statements about his sexuality, but he's not openly gay. So we don't exactly know what's happening."

Still, the rumors "are kind of the buzz out there in MAGA" circles, as Hamadeh is "a rising star of the MAGA wing. He is very much of the MAGA Trump era within the party."

Sommer admitted that the rumors about Hamadeh were "a surprise to me," but he added that Hannen was Hamadeh's "highest paid congressional staffer, who's now with his campaign" for re-election.

"He was unreachable when he was on vacation with this guy," Sommer said. "So I think there's a lot of smoke here. We'll have to see if there's fire."

MAGA attorney floats 'no mercy' response if Supreme Court goes against Trump: 'Adios'

Conservative legal activist Mike Davis floated an aggressive immigration crackdown this week if the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration on birthright citizenship, including a call to prioritize the detention and deportation of women of childbearing age.

Davis, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump who heads the Article III Project, framed his posts around the expectation that the high court will rule against the administration's position. He accused the justices in advance of preparing to "lawlessly" extend birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants.

In one post, Davis wrote that if the court "lawlessly pretends we fought a Civil War and passed subsequent laws to give birthright citizenship to illegal aliens, we must ramp up third-country detainments and mass-deportations."

"With no mercy," he added.

He then went further, singling out a specific group as a target.

"We must start with birthing-aged women," Davis wrote, closing the post with a single word: "Adios."

In a related post, Davis reiterated the framing, declaring that the Supreme Court was "going to lawlessly give away birthright citizenship to illegally aliens" and that the response should "make the top priority birthing-aged women."

That post was attached to a message from Homeland Security official Markwayne Mullin, who had touted the administration's deportation efforts as targeting "illegal alien criminals" including "rapists, murders, pedophiles, and gang members."

Davis is no fringe figure in the movement. He has been floated for senior legal roles in Trump's orbit and has positioned himself as an enforcer for the administration's most combative legal positions.

His suggestion that deportation efforts should begin with women based on their reproductive capacity drew immediate attention on X.

The Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling in the birthright citizenship case.

'Phony moderate' closer to losing swing seat than GOP wants to admit: columnist

A Republican vying to keep his seat in a swing district is closer to losing it than the GOP would like to admit, according to a columnist.

In a Friday article for The Contrarian, Jennifer Rubin wrote that Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), the Trump-endorsed incumbent in the race for New York's 17th congressional district, appears "isolated, stressed (frequently hurrying down a hallway to avoid reporters), and dour."

Rubin also touted the credentials of his opponent, Cait Conley, and described her biographical details as "beyond impressive" because she's the daughter of a "working class Hudson Valley family," a military veteran with three Bronze Stars, who served 16 years in the Army, and has degrees from West Point, Harvard and MIT.

Lawler, however, "conveys a near desperation to save himself from his own record of spinelessness, stuck justifying why his voting is indistinguishable from that of MAGA members from the Deep South," Rubin wrote, summing him up as "a phony moderate."

Rubin asked readers to think of Lawler "as the Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) of the House — always concerned, but never courageous" because his voting record never took a hard stance against Trump when it mattered.

"Had he cast hard 'no' votes against Trump when they mattered...he might have convinced voters he still had a moral pulse," Rubin wrote. "But, given his track record, it is safe to assume that if voters reward him with another two years in Congress, he will keep bending the knee to Trump."

Conley is "undaunted," Rubin wrote, adding that Lawler seems more outmatched in the race for NY-17 than most people realize.

"The seat is ranked as a toss-up," Rubin continued. "But the national political environment, the advantage in candidate quality, and Conley's effective three-fold attack on Lawler suggest this is more akin to a 'lean Democratic' seat."

James Carville predicts next GOP candidate turns on Trump from surprising direction

Veteran political strategist James Carville predicted that the next GOP primary front-runners will attack President Donald Trump from an unexpected direction.

In a clip from the Politics War Room podcast, a viewer asked Carville if the GOP will "return to normal" by nominating candidates like Jeb Bush or Nikki Haley in the 2028 presidential election, which will decide Trump's successor. Carville and co-host Al Hunt doubted that future successful GOP presidential candidates will come from the center-right like Bush or Haley, however.

"A candidate, or more than one, is going to run for the Republican nominee and attack Trump on the basis that he lost connection with MAGA," Carville predicted. "He wasn't MAGA enough."

He elaborated on his prediction of what successful GOP candidates will say, adding, "When Trump starts losing MAGA, people are going to start attacking him, saying, 'The reason you fell down, you were popular, but then you turned your base on MAGA,' and they gonna use the Iran war as example number one to attack him. MAGA doesn't like that."

The June 27 runoff election to select the GOP nominee to replace outgoing Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) will be a "telltale event" for how accurately he's reading the shift among GOP voters, Carville said. The race is between the Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) and Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, who is "way to the right of the MAGA-endorsed candidate," Carville said.

"My prediction is it's not going to be Nikki Haley or Jeb Bush or something like that. It's going to be a person who runs at MAGAism from the right," Carville said. "So pay attention. I think the attack that's coming at Trump will insist he lost his MAGA core, his central theme."