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MAGA influencer Steve Bannon lashed out at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of President Donald Trump's closest allies, after he called on the U.S. military to "kill the leadership" in Iran.

On Monday, Bannon spoke out against Graham's push for war in that country as protesters took to the streets to demand change.

Donald Trump's Christmas night boast about military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria was undermined by a Washington Post report revealing significant operational failures.

On Christmas night, Trump posted on Truth Social: "Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries! The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing."

Saturday's Post report contradicted the president's characterization. Of 16 Tomahawk missiles launched, four failed to detonate. The unexploded warheads were recovered from random locations, including an onion field and a forest.

The Post noted uncertainty about the cause of the failures: "It is unclear why the four Tomahawks didn't detonate. Experts suggested a few possibilities, including mechanical failures or a decision by commanders to crash them because conditions at the target sites may have changed."

More than three weeks after the strikes, questions persist about the overall effectiveness of the operation.

Nigerian and Western analysts assessed the operation's impact skeptically. "Given the location, it was unlikely that the strikes hit high-level members of the Islamic State, who are most active in the northeast of the country," the report stated.

A U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) official acknowledged the mission's limited effectiveness, admitting the assault was "likely not very effective and did not remove any camps or capabilities."

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Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL), a close ally of President Donald Trump, openly cheered the toppling of the Cuban government on Thursday, posting an image on social media of the Caribbean nation plastered with the logos of American companies like Walmart, Exxon Mobil and McDonald’s, leaving onlookers stunned.

“When the inevitable happens in Cuba & the narcoterrorist dictatorship is no more, there won’t be a company that won’t want to invest in the stunning, beautiful island of my birth,” Giménez wrote in a social media post on X. “As President Trump has said: the end is near for these thugs.”

President Donald Trump's cage fighting match on the White House lawn is forcing the rescheduling of a planned international gathering.

France announced it will delay this year's Group of 7 summit to avoid a scheduling conflict with the mixed martial arts event planned June 14 at the White House, two officials with direct knowledge of the planning told Politico.