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Breaking: Trump Furious and Set to Conduct Mass Firings in his Cabinet
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We have some major news this afternoon. Donald Trump is set to possibly replace two female cabinet members imminently. Pam Bondi and Tulsi Gabbard are on the chopping block. And the countdown really has begun. Privately, behind the scenes, Donald Trump has been polling advisors on who to replace Pam Bondi and who to replace Tulsi Gabbard with Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, the frontrunner to be the next Attorney General of the United States if Trump goes through with this monumental decision. Trump is frustrated at both women for Bondi, frustrated that she hasn't moved fast enough on prosecuting his political opponents, on handling the Epstein files for Tulsi Gabbard, frustrated with the war in Iran, frustrated with the fact that his approval ratings are continuing to fall and that she has a difference of opinion of him from him on the war in Iran. Significant developments happening as we speak. As always, make sure to like, comment, share and subscribe. The more you like, the more people see. And please subscribe to my substack. Click the link below to support my work as we build independent media. And based on what I'm hearing right now, Bondi could be out very, very soon. Soon. She's the first, and here's why. So according to multiple reports this morning, President Trump has told Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday that she would soon be out as the head of the Justice Department. Bondi was at the White House to attend Donald Trump's address to the nation on the war in Iran, had earlier come with the president to the Supreme Court to watch oral arguments in the major birthright citizenship case. The White House didn't address the report, but pointed to a quote from the president praising Bondi. And White House officials now have discussed several possibilities as options for Attorney General Lee Zeldin. The Senate confirmed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the likely replacement. And Trump even met with Zeldin this week. The president likes Pam Bondi, has expressed personal affection for her in private conversation, but she hasn't moved fast enough. She hasn't moved fast enough. She hasn't prosecuted his political opponents, and he's felt frustrated about that. He's felt frustrated that there haven't been more indictments and arrests of his political adversaries. He wanted to prosecute former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, former CIA director John Brennan. Some of Bondi's closest allies believe that the lack of prosecutions is being driven by Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, who has not pushed them hard enough. He also worries about his future after his Justice Department career. He doesn't think he's going to get hired anywhere. He thinks he may get indicted. Zeldin, as a former congressman, has very little legal experience and could cause a crisis of confidence at the department among career and political allies. Bondi, who has defended Trump as a private attorney and as the nation's top law enforcement official, is viewed as a loyal political ally to the president. She literally defended him in the impeachment hearing. Bondi, if you know anything about her, she has stuck by the president through everything. I mean, through thick and thin. She was with him through January 6th. She helped pardon all of those January 6th insurrectionists. She's been with him through the Epstein file. She was with him his first term during his impeachment. He's, she's been with him in the four years in between his first term and his second term. If there was anyone more loyal than Bondi, you'd be hard pressed to find them. I mean, this is how monumental this firing would be if he went ahead with it. Now, here's the thing, here's the thing. He's already informed Bonnie that her time is coming to an end. That's been clear. When that happens, though it's unclear. Could be today, could be tomorrow, could be in the month from now, a year from now. Based on what I understand, Bondi's wanted to stay as long as she can, but it looks like her time is up. She's not the only one. Tulsi Gabbard looks to be next. Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran. It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high profile vacancy before a successor is ready to could cause unhelpful political distractions. But Trump's discussions mark an ominous development for Gabbard, given the president tends to poll his advisors when he starts to seriously consider whether a personnel change is necessary, the two people who spoke to the Guardian anonymously said. When did Donald Trump's doubts start? Well, they started after her testimony on Capitol Hill and then after she declined to condemn Joe Kent, who had resigned, saying that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. The nature of Kent's departure and his criticism of the war had already angered Donald Trump. But he expressed particular frustration about Gabbard seemingly defending Kent, and appearing reluctant to defend the administration's position, asked on Sunday whether he still had confidence in Gabbard's leadership. He just said, yeah, sure, I mean, she's a little bit different in her thought process than me, but that doesn't make somebody not available to serve. Stephen Chung said, quote, as President Trump said in his remarks, he has confidence in Director Gabbard and the tireless work she is doing. He has assembled the most talented and impactful cabinet ever, and they have collectively delivered historic victories on behalf of the American people. But listen, Trump has been averse to firing people the second term. But make no mistake, remember his first term. It was like a cycle. People would come in, people would come out. It happened so often that you would often forget that some people were still in his cabin and are still around him. He fired so many people. This time around has been different. But Gabbard is a different beast than Pam Bondi because Gabbard hasn't been this close political ally of Trump for years and years and years. Pam Bondi has. So it's a little different. But it all comes as Trump is facing monumental negatives in polling. Take a listen.
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That we are following tonight. President Trump is now just hours away from addressing the nation about this ongoing war with Iran. Ahead of the speech, we have new CNN polling that is debuting right now showing how the country feels about this war. Now, just a third of Americans approve of how the president is handling his role of commander in chief as well as the war. Two thirds disapprove of the decision to take military action in Iran. And strong opposition has grown 12 points since the start of the war. 63% of Americans say that they believe it's likely that the war will turn into a long term military conflict. And nearly 7 in 10 oppose sending U.S. ground troops into Iran. That is something that the president and the administration have repeatedly refused to rule out. 71% say they don't want Congress to authorize $200 billion for further military action in Iran. A lot to take in there. My panel
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poll numbers are down. So what is he going to do and start firing people? He's going to start firing people he doesn't like or firing people he wants to scapegoat? Him not liking Tulsi Gabbard and her views, him wanting to scapegoat Pam Bondi over what's happening with the Epstein files and all that jazz to trend? Right? This is what's happening right now and it's happening in real time. So make sure to, like, comment share and subscribe. Let me know what you think in the comments below. I'll have another update for you very soon, and if you can, subscribe to my substack by clicking the link below. And I'll see you soon with another update. So stay tuned. Hey folks, thanks so much for watching. Feel free to add this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you watch for the latest breaking news and daily hits throughout the day. Make sure to follow subscribe. See you soon for more.