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Swalwell Quits Congress After Sex Scandal Torpedoes Governor Bid. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has announced his resignation from Congress amidst a burgeoning sex scandal and after withdrawing from the California Governor’s race over the weekend. “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said. His departure opens up his Congressional seat and affects the gubernatorial race. Full story below ↓
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1. Trump Says He Posted ‘Jesus’ Image, Says He Thought it Was Him as Doctor.
Trump posted the image shortly after criticizing Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.
| PULSE POINTS: PAGING DR. TRUMP. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has admitted to posting and deleting a Truth Social post depicting him as Jesus Christ, saying he thought it represented him as a doctor. Christians, including many of the President’s supporters, called the post blasphemous and urged him to take the image down. 📺 DETAIL: Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, the President said he thought the image was depicting him as a doctor making people better. The picture shows the U.S. President with light shining from his hands, dressed in red and white robes, healing a sick man in a hospital bed. He posted the image less than an hour after criticizing Pope Leo XIV in another Truth Social post, calling the Pope “weak” on crime.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor… Only the Fake News could come up with that one.” – President Donald J. Trump 🎯 IMPACT: The now-deleted post drew sharp criticism from Christian commentators and supporters. The incident follows criticism from Pope Leo XIV, who disagrees with the Trump administration’s war with Iran and military intervention in Venezuela. |
2. New York Times Questions Trump’s Mental Health… Again.
The “paper of record” is once again peddling questions about the President’s mental health. Something they rarely did under Biden.
| PULSE POINTS: THE GRAY LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The New York Times published a 2000-word article on Monday questioning Donald Trump’s mental acuity, citing his recent Truth Social posts and past statements. The piece, written by long-standing anti-Trump bloviator Peter Baker, claims the President is “even less restrained and more incoherent” in his second term, reviving a longstanding conspiracy theory about his cognitive abilities. 📺 DETAIL: Baker’s article points to examples such as Trump misspeaking about his father being born in Germany (it was his grandfather), as well as what appears to be a fabricated story about his uncle, an M.I.T. professor, teaching Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. The piece references Trump’s use of profanity, his lengthy speeches, and what Baker calls “comments rooted in fantasy.” 💬 KEY QUOTE: “President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the past four years.” – White House Spokesman 📈 DATA: There is evidence to suggest the narrative is cutting through, with a February IPSOS poll showing 61% of respondents think Trump has “become erratic with age.”
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3. Trump Admin Agrees to Fly LGBT Flag at ‘Stonewall Monument’… As Long as It’s BENEATH the U.S. Flag.
A legal settlement guarantees the Pride flag’s permanent display at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan.
| PULSE POINTS: STARS, STRIPES, AND… RAINBOWS!? |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has agreed to reinstall the rainbow Pride flag permanently at the Stonewall National Monument as part of a legal settlement. The agreement follows backlash over the National Park Service’s removal of the flag earlier this year. 📺 DETAIL: Under the settlement, the Pride flag will be displayed on the same flagpole as the American flag and the National Park Service flag, with its removal allowed only for maintenance. The stipulation that gay rights flags cannot fly at the same height as the American flag is the point that Trump’s National Parks Service and the Department of the Interior were originally trying to make. ⏳ HISTORY: The Stonewall National Monument, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots, which broke out when New York police attempted to prosecute the lack of a liquor license on the gay bar, the Stonewall Inn Restaurant, which was being run by the Genovese mafia family. President Barack Obama enshrined the location as a National Monument in 2016. |
4. Here’s Why Orban’s Ouster Might NOT Be the Victory the Left Thinks.
Hungary’s opposition has secured a decisive victory, ending populist nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule.
| PULSE POINTS: THE OVERTON WINDOW HOLDS. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a leading figure in the populist nationalist movement, and his Fidesz party were defeated in a sweeping election victory for challenger Péter Magyar and his Tisza party on Sunday. The opposition coalition secured 138 of 199 parliamentary seats—sufficient to change the national constitution—despite Orbán’s pre-election endorsement by President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, ending the Hungarian premier’s 16-year rule. 📺 DETAIL: Orbán’s defeat has been hailed by globalists across the Western world, including former President Barack Obama, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and George Soros’s son and chosen heir, Alex Soros. However, Orbán leaves behind national institutions transformed to favor populist nationalist governance, and even with a constitutional majority, the new government faces a complex and prolonged process should it wish to fully dismantle this apparatus. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “We will restore the system of checks and balances.” – Péter Magyar 🎯 IMPACT: Globalists are hailing Orbán’s defeat as a signal that the “populist tide has turned,” but Péter Magyar was a member of Orbán’s party until 2024, and ran to the right of Fidesz on immigration and natalist policies, signaling that Orbán has shifted the Overton window on policy. Despite Magyar’s anti-Russian stance, there is widespread acknowledgment that some pragmatic energy cooperation with Russia must continue.
📺 FLASHBACK: Orbán was an anti-communist activist in his youth, and has served five terms as Prime Minister since 1998. His supermajority victory in 2010, after eight years in opposition, suggests a political comeback for Fidesz remains possible, although at 62, he may no longer be at the helm when it happens. |
5. Trump Invites DoorDasher’s Cancer-Stricken Husband to UFC Fight.
President Trump extended a personal invitation to a DoorDasher and her husband, who is battling cancer, to a UFC event at the White House.
| PULSE POINTS: BETTER THAN THE $100 TIP. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump invited a DoorDash deliverywoman, Sharon Simmons, and her husband Leo, who is battling cancer, to attend a UFC event taking place on the White House lawn this June, after she delivered a McDonald’s order to the Oval Office on Monday. “We’re having a fight at the White House on June 14th, and we’re gonna have an arena built right at the front door… if you want, is your husband up to coming, do you think?” the President asked. “He’s gonna get better, and he’s gonna be good.” 📺 DETAIL: The invitation was extended during a White House press event focused on President Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” policy. Simmons, who told reporters she had never delivered to the White House before, was tipped $100 by the President and invited to join him in the Oval Office. She said the “no tax on tips” policy has provided significant financial relief as her husband battles cancer, letting tipped workers keep more of their earnings.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I probably saved three to four thousand dollars with not having to pay [tax on tips].” – Sharon Simmons 🎯 IMPACT: President Trump said a 4,500-seat arena will be constructed for the UFC White House event, with stages and screens set up on the Ellipse to accommodate between 50,000 and 100,000 spectators. The event, “UFC Freedom 250,” is scheduled to coincide with Flag Day—which is also President Trump’s 80th birthday—on June 14. |
6. Obama Judge Tosses Trump’s Defamation Claim Against WSJ.
A federal judge has ruled that Trump failed to prove “actual malice” in a defamation case against The Wall Street Journal, but allowed the case to be refiled.
| PULSE POINTS: ACTUAL MALICE. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge dismissed President Donald J. Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story linking him to deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The judge ruled Trump failed to meet the legal standard of proving “actual malice” in the publication of the article. 📺 DETAIL: The WSJ article claimed Trump’s name appeared in a “birthday book” given to Epstein in 2003. Trump denied the claim, calling it “a fake thing.” Judge Darrin Gayles, nominated by Barack Obama, stated Trump’s complaint did not sufficiently demonstrate that the WSJ acted with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, allowing Trump to refile by April 27. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “The President will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in Fake News to mislead the American People.” – Trump’s legal team 📺 FLASHBACK: Trump has taken legal action against a number of media outlets in recent years, with ABC News reaching a $15 million settlement over false claims and Paramount agreeing to a $16 million settlement over a doctored 60 Minutes episode. |
7. BREAKING: Swalwell Quits Congress After Sex Scandal Torpedoes Governor Bid.
Eric Swalwell steps down from Congress following a sex scandal and a failed gubernatorial bid.
| PULSE POINTS: SWALWELL’S DOWNFALL. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has resigned from Congress amidst a burgeoning sex scandal and after withdrawing from the California Governor’s race over the weekend. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is investigating. 📺 DETAIL: A former staffer alleged in the San Francisco Chronicle that Swalwell sexually assaulted her in a New York hotel room after an event in 2024. Hours after the story appeared, three additional accusers came forward. The women alleged Swalwell engaged in sexual misconduct, including sending explicit messages and unsolicited photos. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me.” – Eric Swalwell 🎯 IMPACT: Swalwell’s resignation could shift political dynamics both within Congress and in California, as his departure opens up his Congressional seat and affects the gubernatorial race. More than 50 of his former staff members had signed a letter urging him to step down, and multiple Democratic members of Congress had publicly called for his resignation before Monday’s announcement. 📺 FLASHBACK: The National Pulse revealed in 2020 that Swalwell accepted campaign donations from Victoria Li, an employee of a Chinese Communist Party-owned company. |
8. Netanyahu Warns Iran War Could Restart ‘Very Quickly.’
Israel’s Prime Minister warns the ceasefire could collapse after U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan fell apart.
| PULSE POINTS: THE COIN FLIP. |
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the Iran war could restart “very quickly” after U.S.-Iran negotiations in Pakistan collapsed, citing Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or cease nuclear enrichment. Netanyahu revealed that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance personally briefed him on the situation following the failed talks. 📺 DETAIL: The negotiations reportedly collapsed due to Iran’s violating its agreements to engage in meaningful talks, particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian nuclear program. The breakdown comes as President Donald J. Trump’s two-week ceasefire with Iran edges toward expiration, with a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz imminent. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “[Vice President Vance] reported to me in detail, as this administration does every day, about the development of the negotiations. In this case, the explosion in the negotiations,” said Netanyahu, warning: “The ceasefire is like a coin—it can flip very quickly.“ 🎯 IMPACT: The failure of the Pakistan peace talks raises the likelihood of renewed military conflict in the region. Trump’s impending naval blockade aims to pressure Tehran into concessions, but, if unsuccessful, air strikes could be back on the table, further destabilizing the Middle East and global oil markets. |
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