The Shit Hits the Fan - The Status Kuo

Three separate developments yesterday rocked Homeland Security, the Pentagon and the White House itself.

First, after Kristi Noem’s disastrous congressional testimony earlier this week—where she not only likely perjured herself but actually pointed the finger at Trump to cover her own ass—her long-expected firing finally arrived.

Second, after Pete Hegseth came under renewed criticism for his callous treatment of dead U.S. service members, the Pentagon must now answer for why it leveled a girls’ school in Iran, killing 175 people, mostly students.

Finally, the White House is sweating the release of three formerly undisclosed FBI Form 302 reports, in which a victim interviewed four times by authorities described how Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a teenage girl.

Each of these stories could be a deep dive. For now, here’s a quick recap of why they’ve got the Trump regime playing desperate defense. It’s scrambling to keep things from spiraling further out of control, as Democrats turn up the heat.

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