Even President Donald Trump’s staunchest critics would likely be interested in what he had to say during a recent “victory lap.”

That’s the term that the New York Post used to describe the president’s recent speech during a farmer roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Trump made the remarks to America’s food growers on Friday, and broached the ongoing conflict in Iran and the impact it was having on their day-to-day lives.

“I hope you people are really spiritized, because we’re at a point we’re going to come out of Iran very quickly,” Trump said. “And it’s going to be very strong one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way.”

The president again stressed that it would be a timely exit from Iran.

“We’re going to come out, and your fertilizer prices are going to go way down, just like they were four months ago,” he told the farmers.

But the most noteworthy part of this speech came when Trump offered a very specific timeline for how long he expects this conflict to continue.

“I told [farmer] Ken [Custer], ’90 days, watch what happens, you could be better — better than you were four months ago!’” Trump said.

“Over the last couple of months since we went in for the military operation, you’ve seen fertilizer go up and you’ve seen the energy go up,” he said. “It’s going to come down to where it was, or lower.”

He added: “You’ll be very happy.”

The New York Post noted that the farmers in attendance appeared thankful and receptive to Trump’s message.

According to The Hill, Trump also spent some time talking to the farmers about his various projects back at the nation’s capital, such as updates to the Reflecting Pool.

“We’re very proud of Washington. We had 22 fountains that didn’t work,” the president quipped.

Several other notable Republicans were in attendance at the Wisconsin event.

Those names included Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Sen. Ron Johnson, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

While the timeline of exiting Iran — and potential economic relief — is the most newsworthy bit, the reason the New York Post was calling this speech a “victory lap” is because Trump also spent some time touting a monthly jobs report that the outlet described as “surprisingly strong.”

The report showed that the economy had added 172,000 jobs in May.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The horrific death of high school athlete Austin Metcalf on April 2, 2025, sent shockwaves through the Frisco, Texas, community when it happened.

So it should come as little surprise that the ongoing trial has been emotionally charged.

It’s been so charged that even the alleged murderer, Karmelo Anthony, appears to have had a visible response to footage of that tragic night.

According to the New York Post, Anthony “squirmed” and was “fidgeting” while some of the more disturbing footage from the incident was being shown.

At other points of the trial, Anthony rubbed his eyes and “quivered.” Things even got heated at one point, with the judge dismissing various people to try and keep order in the charged case.

“Holy God, holy God,” Hunter Metcalf, Austin’s twin brother, cried in prayer, as the bodycam footage showed. He was in the same tent where the incident occurred.

The grieving brother could also be heard saying: “He’s my best friend! He’s my brother! Hurry up!”

The bodycam footage came from the track and field meet, where Anthony, a student at Frisco Centennial High School, allegedly stabbed and killed Austin, a student at Frisco Memorial High School.

Anthony was apparently in the Frisco Memorial track and field team tent, and when Metcalf asked him to leave, some sort of confrontation occurred. It ultimately led to Anthony fatally stabbing Metcalf.

In June 2025, a grand jury indicted Anthony for murder.

“With the first degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system,” Jeff Metcalf, Austin’s father, said at the time. “I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial.”

“But it will never bring my son back.”

Interestingly, Anthony’s supporters had largely tried to make the case a racial issue, and framed Anthony’s actions as those of self-defense.

From Minister Dominique Alexander:

Today, we were informed by the Collin County District Attorney that Karmelo Anthony has been indicted. As many of you know, this is the first step in a criminal proceeding, and now the legal process will move forward toward trial.

Over the…

— Minister Dominique Alexander (@niquealex) June 24, 2025

“This case is yet another example of what it means to be Black in America, where even our self-defense is questioned, scrutinized, and politicized,” one prominent Anthony supporter posted.

However, according to NBC News, witnesses to the heinous act apparently told a different story.

The outlet reported that multiple witnesses actually characterized Anthony as the aggressor in the fatal incident.

Witnesses recounted that while Metcalf did push Anthony at one point, they said the latter was still the primary instigator.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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People often use the term “hate” rather loosely these days.

“I hate the Buffalo Bills,” or “I hate pepperoni,” or “I hate pumpkin pie” are various forms of “hate” you may hear.

The term has, frankly, lost a lot of meaning, not unlike the term “racist.”

But there’s a different, much more real sort of hate that exists out there. It’s not the sort of hate you just casually announce or throw around. It’s the sort of genuine hatred that emanates from one’s actions and words.

And it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to figure out that “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin really does hate America for not being the far-left fever dream that she seems to want.

Just watch this latest clip, courtesy of the Media Research Center’s Associate Editor Nicholas Fondacaro, that’s making the rounds showing how festive Hostin is in the lead-up to America’s 250th birthday celebration:

Sunny Hostin, who once said she was more comfortable in Ghana than America, says she’s “embarrassed” by the country as America nears 250 and calls it a “failed experiment” in self governance:

SUNNY HOSTIN: And so I think we have a very complicated history here. I think it’s a… pic.twitter.com/gILwK0E8y8

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 5, 2026

“And so I think we have a very complicated history here,” Hostin said. “I think it’s a very complicated country.”

Honestly, had she stopped here with her Debbie Downer act, it would’ve been defensible. History is complicated. Nobody’s arguing that it isn’t.

But of course, Hostin just couldn’t help herself.

“And at this point, I am embarrassed at our government,” she said. “I’m embarrassed at our lack of health care. I’m embarrassed on the assault on the press. I’m embarrassed of our Congress. I’m embarrassed by the criminal felon president that is in the Oval Office that has a UFC cage on the White House lawn.”

Obamacare failed. Former President Joe Biden’s social media pressure about the coronavirus vaccine was worse than anything Trump may or may not have done against the press. I’ll actually give her Congress being embarrassing, since people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are in it. “Criminal felon president” is a cute slogan, but missing crucial context. And the UFC is gnarly.

What else you got, Sunny?

“I’m embarrassed about all those things,” she droned on. “And I’m also embarrassed at how America is now seen across the globe. I don’t think that many Americans understand that we are part of a wonderful global community. And when you look at our allies, our allies are now giving us a one-star rating as a country.

“While I am conflicted about this country, because I feel that it is at this point a failed experiment, quite frankly, I am also discouraged by how this country is viewed by the rest of the world.”

Look. Is America perfect? Obviously not. No nation is.

But Hostin’s mistake is one that many leftist elitists make: confusing flaws with failure. The United States remains the most powerful, prosperous, innovative, and influential nation on Earth.

Millions of people still risk everything to come here. They don’t cross deserts, oceans, and borders because America is a “failed experiment.” They do it because, despite its imperfections, America continues to offer opportunities that much of the world simply cannot.

This is the country that defeated fascism, outlasted communism, landed men on the moon, built the modern internet, pioneered countless medical breakthroughs, and remains the backbone of the global economy.

It is, and this should be important for Hostin, a nation where citizens are free to criticize their leaders on national television without fear of imprisonment, where political power changes hands through elections rather than military coups, and where people from every race, religion, and background can build successful lives. Calling that a failure requires ignoring both history and reality.

Hostin is entitled to her opinions, of course. That’s part of what makes America exceptional.

But if the approach to the nation’s 250th birthday is to dwell exclusively on every perceived grievance while dismissing every accomplishment, then the problem isn’t patriotism. The problem is a perspective.

A country that has achieved so much, overcome so much, and still inspires so much hope around the world deserves better than to be reduced to a punchline by genuinely hateful people fortunate enough to enjoy the very freedoms and prosperity it provides.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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In the seminal 2002 horror film “28 Days Later,” an apocalyptic zombie plague devastates the world — and it all began with a batch of sickly monkeys in a lab.

While zombies (likely) aren’t real, that hasn’t stopped at least one lawmaker from sounding the alarm about what just happened in sleepy Montana.

According to Politico, “a renowned federal research lab” in Big Sky Country saw a situation where an infected lab monkey bit an employee.

The incident occurred in November at a National Institutes of Health facility, and the culprit was a monkey infected with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

Thankfully, the worker was promptly treated for the bite, and never picked up the lethal tick-borne illness. The employee was soon able to return to work.

While the story may have ultimately had a happy ending, the circumstances surrounding it require much deeper investigation, according to Montana Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy:

We don’t want Montana to be the next Wuhan. Montanans and Americans deserve answers over concerning reports out of Rocky Mountain Laboratories.

Read my letter to the HHS Inspector General https://t.co/nWebJE3k02

— Tim Sheehy (@TimSheehyMT) May 26, 2026

Sharing a post from Trump ally Laura Loomer, Sheehy revealed that he had sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services about the matter.

He included a straightforward — if not ominous — caption: “We don’t want Montana to be the next Wuhan. Montanans and Americans deserve answers over concerning reports out of Rocky Mountain Laboratories.”

Sheehy further elaborated on his concerns in the letter.

“Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) is a federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) research facility in Hamilton, Montana, that conducts studies on some of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases,” Sheehy wrote. “The seriousness of the work conducted at RML means that even small lapses can carry real risks for the staff and surrounding community.”

Indeed, warnings about “real risks” carry quite a bit of weight, especially given that, per Loomer, the RML facility had been doing work with the Ebola virus.

Given the seriousness of Ebola, Sheehy’s letter to HHS included a four-pronged request.

First, Sheehy wanted a thorough investigation into the basics, including what happened, what pathogens are being used, and biosafety regulations.

Second, Sheehy also wanted a thorough analysis of RML’s safety procedures, and how they can be improved.

Third, Sheehy wanted HHS to dig deeper into RML’s “personnel management practices, including background checks, oversight, and clearance processes for staff.”

Finally, Sheehy wanted a further debrief on NIH’s protocols for employees who are under investigation for whatever reason, including what sort of facility access they have.

(One of the figures at the center of this controversy appears to be Dr. Vincent Munster, who allegedly brought unmarked vials back from a study trip to Africa.)

Sheehy, for his part, appears to already have quite a bit of support in this endeavor.

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, for instance, told Politico that this facility had been on her radar for some time now.

“I have been asking about this NIH lab and the research that happens there for years and years,” Ernst said. “We can never allow another Wuhan to occur, especially within our own borders.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Seven men climbing out of a New York City sewer sounds like the setup of a bad joke.

Authorities, however, aren’t laughing.

A viral video swept the internet this week, courtesy of The Flatbush Scoop, showcasing that exact setup:

SHOCKING FOOTAGE – BREAKING STORY IN FLATBUSH: A bizarre and developing situation is unfolding on McDonald Avenue between Kings Highway and Avenue S, near Kosher Corner Supermarket.

Video shows approximately six individuals emerging from a manhole at around 2:00 a.m. after… pic.twitter.com/afm3L7Vfe8

— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) May 29, 2026

“A bizarre and developing situation is unfolding on McDonald Avenue between Kings Highway and Avenue S, near Kosher Corner Supermarket,” the viral post, sitting at over a million views, read.

“Video shows approximately six individuals emerging from a manhole at around 2:00 a.m. after reportedly spending nearly two hours underground — with the cover closed and a person standing watch nearby.”

Indeed, the video did appear to show just that — though it appears that there were seven individuals, not six, to ultimately emerge from the sewer.

Initially, the video showed what appeared to be that aforementioned spotter wearing a white shirt, standing by a trio of vehicles. He then walked over to the manhole in question and appeared to give some sort of signal.

At that point, seven individuals all crawl out of the sewers, with the first one physically moving the manhole cover near the cars.

Even more bizarre, several of the men then immediately began to strip down, and the video cut out shortly thereafter.

For obvious reasons, the internet had a field day with this.

Those boys are doing some Oceans 11 type things down there.

— B (@mrbluemellow) May 29, 2026

pic.twitter.com/MVxi1pdTLS

— LH (@LH78__) May 29, 2026

(For the unaware, that second post is a reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a fictitious group of anthropomorphized turtles who live in the New York City sewers.)

But for as much fun as the internet was having, according to the New York Post, local authorities were treating this much more seriously.

The outlet reported that the New York Police Department formally launched an investigation into the bizarre, viral video.

That investigation apparently involved sending one of their own men down the sewer, though nothing concrete appears to have materialized from that venture.

No arrests have been made.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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