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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Trump Shares Unhinged Conspiracy Theory That Biden Is a Robot Clone
With one repost from President Donald Trump, former president Joe Biden has joined a storied pantheon: public figures believed to have died and been replaced by clones. Not content with spreading conspiracy theories on Friday night, late on Saturday night, Trump shared a post by a supporter to his Truth Social page that claimed Biden was killed in 2020. The post reads, 'There is no #JoeBiden - executed in 2020. #Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see. Democrats dont know the difference.' With this bizarre accusation, Biden joins such celebrities as The Beatles' Paul McCartney, who has been dodging rumors about his death since 1969, and Avril Lavigne, who has been plagued by a conspiracy theory involving her death and subsequent replacement by a clone since the 2000s. Trump's own wife Melania has also been the subject of similar conspiracy theories, with the idea that Melania had been replaced by a body double gaining credence during Trump's first term, prompting the White House to issue a statement dismissing the theories as a 'non-story.' Trump supporters were quick to encourage the president's repost, sharing memes and 'evidence' for the theory in the replies—one being that Biden's eye color allegedly changed in 2020, while another claims that Biden was replaced because his ear lobes suddenly appeared to be attached to his head, whereas prior to 2020 they were unattached. Other commenters pointed to side-by-side photos of Biden from the 1990s and the 2020s, as well as different signatures as further proof that Biden had been murdered, with some specifying that he had been executed by a military tribunal. It's been a conspiracy-filled weekend for Trump, with the president also reposting a conspiracy theory on Friday night that accused CBS of suppressing footage of his 2015 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (the footage is readily available on YouTube). Biden, who is still dealing with speculation about his fitness for office toward the end of his term, recently shared that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The news prompted many in the MAGA-verse, including Trump, to call for Biden's White House doctor to be investigated for giving the former president a clean bill of health last July.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Deranged Trump Boosts Bonkers Clinton Kill List Conspiracy
President Donald Trump boosted a wild conspiracy theory that accuses the Clinton family of murdering seven people. Trump posted the clip—with the title 'THE VIDEO HILLARY CLINTON DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE'—to Truth Social on Saturday. The president offered no commentary of his own on the video. The video attempts to link two of Trump's most dire political rivals, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to the deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr., DNC staffer Seth Rich, former White House lawyer Vince Foster, and others. JFK Jr. died in a plane crash in 1999. The video claims that, when he died, Kennedy was 'frontrunner' for a New York Senate seat that Hillary Clinton would go on to fill, insinuating that she somehow orchestrated his death. However, Kennedy had already decided he was not going to run, according to a 2019 biography. The video also alleges that the Clintons were involved in the murder of Mary Mahoney, a former White House intern under Bill Clinton, in 1997. Mahoney was gunned down at the Starbucks where she worked by a robber who also shot two other staff members before fleeing. The killer was eventually apprehended and pleaded guilty. Foster, the one-time deputy counsel for Bill Clinton's White House, died by suicide in 1993. Five different investigations determined that there was nothing suspicious about his death. Rich's murder in 2016 remains unsolved, but investigators believe it was the result of a botched robbery. There is no evidence that the Clintons—or any other Democrat—played a role. For each of the deaths highlighted in the video, investigations have determined that they were caused by accidents, suicide, or a killer with no link to the Clintons. The video, which has often circulated on social media, pushes a theory (dubbed 'The Clinton Body Bags') that has been repudiated by fact-checkers since the '90s. The provenance of the video is unclear. The White House, the Clinton Foundation, and representatives for Bill Clinton did not immediately return the Daily Beast's requests for comment. Trump beat Hillary Clinton for the presidency in 2016. She and her husband have remained among the president's favorite public figures to disparage. He long accused the couple of being corrupt criminals. On the campaign trail in 2016, Trump insinuated that they could have played a role in Foster's death.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hegseth responds to blowback over Friday night Pentagon purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday defended the purge of top-level military officials amid blowback to the Friday night firings. The firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. CQ Brown Jr., as well as five other top defense officials, has raised alarm from Democrats and former defense officials who say the decision will have a chilling effect on military leadership, which is already bracing for mass firings of civilian employees and sweeping cuts to defense budgets. In an interview on 'Fox News Sunday,' Hegseth sought to play down the extraordinary move, saying, 'There is civilian control of the military. Nothing about this is unprecedented.' 'The president deserves to pick his key national security and military advisory team. There are lots of presidents who've made changes, from FDR to Eisenhower to H.W. Bush to Barack Obama,' he said, adding, 'This is a reflection of the president wanting the right people around him to execute the national security approach we want to take.' Hegseth said Brown was 'not the right man for the moment' and praised venture capitalist and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine, whom President Trump has said he will nominate in Brown's stead. 'I have a lot of respect for CQ Brown. I got to know him over the course of a month. He's an honorable man. Not the right man for the moment,' Hegseth said. 'And ultimately, the president made that call, and Dan Razin Caine is going to be a fantastic chairman. I look forward to working with him.' Hegseth said Caine was among the only people who told Trump defeating ISIS could be done in a matter of weeks, which he said Trump appreciated. 'And he will give straightforward advice, as he did to President Trump, on the defeat of ISIS. No one else said it could be done in a matter of weeks. Razin Caine said it could. And guess what? It happened.' 'And the president respects leaders who untie the hands of war fighters in a very dangerous world,' Hegseth continued. 'I think Dan Caine is the man to meet the moment.' Brown's firing was announced in a Trump Truth Social post Friday evening, while Brown was in Texas visiting troops on the U.S.-Mexico border. Less than an hour later, Hegseth said in a statement that he is 'requesting nominations' for replacements for Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti — the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs — and Air Force Vice Chief Gen. James Slife, revealing that they too would be axed. Hegseth also said he was looking for new nominations for the Army, Navy and Air Force's top lawyers, or the judge advocates general (TJAG). Fox News anchor Shannon Bream pressed Hegseth on some of the online backlash, specifically asking about a post from a law professor who said the firings of the lawyers 'in some ways' are 'even more chilling than firing the four stars.' 'It's what you do when you're planning to break the law: You get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down,' said the post from Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown Law professor, which Bream read aloud. Hegseth dismissed concerns over the firings of the TJAGs as 'hyperbole.' 'Ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don't exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything, anything that happens in their spots. What we know about these TJAGs — they're called TJAGs inside the military — traditionally, they've been elected by each other, or chosen by each other, which is exactly how it works, often with the chairman as well,' he said. 'Small group of insulated officers who perpetuate the status quo,' Hegseth continued. 'Well, guess what? The status quo hasn't worked very well at the Pentagon. It's time for fresh blood.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
23-02-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Hegseth responds to blowback over Friday night Pentagon purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday defended the purge of top-level military officials amid blowback to the Friday night firings. The firing of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Gen. CQ Brown Jr., as well as five other top defense officials, has raised alarm from Democrats and former defense officials who say the decision will have a chilling effect on military leadership, which is already bracing for mass firings of civilian employees and sweeping cuts to defense budgets. In an interview on 'Fox News Sunday,' Hegseth sought to play down the extraordinary move, saying, 'There is civilian control of the military. Nothing about this is unprecedented.' 'The president deserves to pick his key national security and military advisory team. There are lots of presidents who've made changes from FDR to Eisenhower to H.W. Bush to Barack Obama,' he said, adding, 'This is a reflection of the president wanting the right people around him to execute the national security approach we want to take.' Hegseth said Brown was 'not the right man for the moment' and praised venture capitalist and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine, whom President Trump has said he will nominate in Brown's stead. 'I have a lot of respect for CQ Brown. I got to know him over the course of a month. He's an honorable man. Not the right man for the moment,' Hegseth said. 'And ultimately, the president made that call, and Dan Razin Caine is going to be a fantastic chairman. I look forward to working with him.' Hegseth said Caine was among the only people who told Trump defeating ISIS could be done in a matter of weeks, which he said Trump appreciated. 'And he will give straightforward advice, as he did to President Trump, on the defeat of ISIS. No one else said it could be done in a matter of weeks. Razin Caine said it could. And guess what? It happened.' 'And the president respects leaders who untie the hands of war fighters in a very dangerous world,' Hegseth continued. 'I think Dan Caine is the man to meet the moment.' Brown's firing was announced in a Trump Truth Social post Friday evening, while Brown was in Texas visiting troops on the U.S.-Mexico border. Less than an hour later, Hegseth said in a statement that he is 'requesting nominations' for replacements for Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti — the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs — and Air Force Vice Chief Gen. James Slife, revealing that they too would be axed. Hegseth also said he was looking for new nominations for the Army, Navy and Air Force's top lawyers, or The Judge Advocates General (TJAG). Fox News anchor Shannon Bream pressed Hegseth on some of the online backlash, specifically asking about a post from a law professor who said the firings of the lawyers 'in some ways' are 'even more chilling than firing the four stars.' 'It's what you do when you're planning to break the law: You get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down,' said the post from Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown Law professor, which Bream read aloud. Hegseth dismissed concerns over the firings of the TJAGs as 'hyperbole.' 'Ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don't exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything, anything that happens in their spots. What we know about these TJAGs — they're called TJAGs inside the military — traditionally, they've been elected by each other, or chosen by each other, which is exactly how it works, often with the chairman as well,' he said. 'Small group of insulated officers who perpetuate the status quo,' Hegseth continued. 'Well, guess what? The status quo hasn't worked very well at the Pentagon. It's time for fresh blood.'
