Trump's ＂Permanent Pause＂ After DC Attack, Alleged ＂Second Strike＂ Under Scrutiny： AM Update 12⧸1
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The President is absolutely determined to stop all immigration at this point in time from third-world countries. President Trump announces a series of immigration restrictions following the ambush of two National Guard soldiers in D.C. Multiple Somali fraud scandals rock Minnesota, and President Trump takes action. Just weeks after a group of Democrat lawmakers stirs up controversy about hypothetical illegal military orders, the media suddenly finds a story to match the fake concern, and Senator Cory Booker ties the knot after a brief and super smiley engagement. All that and more coming up in just a moment on Your AM Update.
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, December 1st, 2025, and this is your AM update.
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The president is absolutely determined to stop all processes at this point in time from third-world countries.
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President Trump announcing a series of immigration restrictions following the ambush of two National Guard soldiers in D.C. by an Afghan national.
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Multiple Somali fraud scandals rock Minnesota, and President Trump takes action.
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They may find out, you know, down the road that they did something that is illegal. It is not fair to them.
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Just weeks after a group of Democrat lawmakers stirs up controversy about hypothetical illegal military orders,
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the media suddenly finds a story to match the fake concern.
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And Senator Cory Booker ties the knot after a very brief and super smiley engagement.
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All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealing new details about the Afghan national accused of ambushing two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C. last week.
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On Wednesday, 29-year-old suspect Ramanola Lockenwall allegedly shooting 20-year-old specialist Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe,
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both members of the West Virginia National Guard, in what officials described as a targeted attack just blocks from the White House.
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At the time, Beckstrom and Wolfe were on patrol as part of President Trump's crime crackdown in the district.
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Beckstrom died the following day, on Thanksgiving.
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Wolfe still hospitalized in critical condition.
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Lockenwall, shot and apprehended by another Guard member after the attack, then taken to a hospital, the Daily Wire reporting he is expected to survive.
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Janine Pirro, on Friday announcing the suspect's charges upgraded to first-degree murder following Beckstrom's death,
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in addition to two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed.
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Pirro also saying Lockenwall lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children.
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Law enforcement carried out a raid on the property.
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He reportedly drove from Washington state across the country to carry out the attack.
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Fox News reporting Lockenwall worked with the CIA and other government entities in Afghanistan
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before the Biden administration's disastrous August 2021 withdrawal from the country.
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Lockenwall entering the U.S. the following month under Operation Allies Welcome,
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an emergency resettlement program bringing thousands of Afghanis to the U.S.
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who were at risk of Taliban retaliation due to their cooperation with U.S. forces.
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At the time, many critics, including then-Senate candidate J.D. Vance, slamming the program,
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raising serious national security concerns regarding the lack of ability to adequately vet the newcomers.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe telling Fox Digital, quote,
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the individual and so many others should have never been allowed to come here.
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Reuters reports his asylum application was approved in April of this year.
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Secretary Noem Sunday on ABC saying investigators are working to determine the motive and sharing new details about the suspect.
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And now since he's been here, we believe he could have been radicalized in his home community and in his home state.
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So as we continue to talk to his family and his contacts,
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more details will be revealed and we'll release those when it's appropriate.
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So he came from Afghanistan and was radicalized in America?
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Lock and Wall had been struggling for years, quote,
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unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation
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and taking sudden, weeks-long cross-country drives.
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The AP also reporting that a community advocate once contacted a refugee organization
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President Trump responding to the attack with a series of orders aimed at cracking down on immigration
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in addition to the deployment of 500 more troops to D.C.
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From Palm Beach, Mr. Trump posting this video Wednesday night.
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As president of the United States, I am determined to ensure that the animal
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who perpetrated this atrocity pays the steepest possible price.
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This attack underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation.
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The last administration let in 20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners
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from all over the world, from places that you don't want to even know about.
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No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival.
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On Friday, the Trump administration reportedly halting all asylum application processing.
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Secretary Noem Sunday on NBC asked if President Trump is planning to end all immigration into the U.S.
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The president is absolutely determined to stop all processes at this point in time from third-world countries
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until we can have a thorough opportunity to go through these individuals,
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know that they're here for the right intentions, and that they even should be in our country to begin with.
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He's putting Americans first, their safety first.
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President Trump's immigration crackdown taking specific aim at the Somali community in Minnesota.
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In November, reporting from the Manhattan Institute's City Journal,
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alleging that networks within the Minnesota Somali community ripped off state Medicaid and social services programs
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of more than a billion dollars, with millions reportedly sent back to Somalia via remittances,
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where the Al-Shabaab terrorist group then takes a cut.
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In the wake of that reporting, President Trump announcing the termination of temporary protected status
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a move ultimately only affecting a few hundred out of tens of thousands of Somalis in the U.S.
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But the president's crackdown escalating sharply in the wake of the attack on two National Guardsmen in D.C.
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Mr. Trump posting on Thanksgiving to Truth Social,
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I will permanently pause migration from all third-world countries
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and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the U.S.
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and all federal benefits and subsidies to non-citizens of our country
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denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility
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and deport any foreign national who is a public charge, security risk,
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Then, on Saturday, the New York Times with its own lengthy report with the headline,
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How Fraud Swamped Minnesota's Social Services System on Tim Walz's Watch.
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The Times detailing federal prosecutors charging dozens of people with felonies
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for their alleged roles in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme,
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which involved COVID-era programs meant to feed hungry children.
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According to the DOJ, the money instead was used by mostly Somali immigrants
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to funnel hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into luxury cars, homes,
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Prosecutors so far convicting 59 people across three major schemes,
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the Meals Program, a program for individuals at risk for homelessness,
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and an autism therapy program with losses totaling more than $1 billion.
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Of the 86 people charged in connection with these schemes,
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all but eight members of Minnesota's Somali community.
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Governor Walz gently asked about the reporting Sunday on NBC,
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Do you take responsibility for failing to stop this fraud in your state?
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Well, certainly I take responsibility for putting people in jail.
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Governors don't get to just talk theoretically.
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But to demonize an entire community on the actions of a few,
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That is totally disconnected with demonizing an entire group of people who came here fleeing civil war
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and created a vibrant community that makes Minnesota and this country better.
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My God, there's a big difference between fraud and corruption.
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The White House rapid response account on X pointing out these are all federal cases
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and the governor's not involved in the prosecutions.
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Ignored by NBC's host, the Times reporting that Minnesota's nonpartisan auditor
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found state officials were reluctant to take forceful action
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due to fears over litigation and negative media coverage involving racism allegations.
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In other words, they knew and did nothing because they didn't want to be called mean words.
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The Times, speaking to a former investigator in the state's attorney general's office,
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who said, quote, forcefully tackling this issue might cause political backlash among the Somali
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community, which is a core voting bloc for Democrats.
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One career prosecutor describing the situation to the Times is, quote,
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Allegations of racism can be a reputation or career killer.
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Last night, President Trump aboard Air Force One,
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expanding on just how much of a pause Americans should be expecting.
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People from different countries that are not friendly to us
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and countries that are out of control themselves.
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Countries like Somalia that have virtually no government, no military, no police.
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Then they come into our country and tell us how to run our country.
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Coming up, shortly after a group of Democrat lawmakers warns military service members
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And after two weeks of criticism for their failure to cite even one allegedly illegal order,
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their buddies in the media do their best to find one.
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Two weeks after a group of six Democrat lawmakers stirred up controversy by urging U.S. service
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members to ignore hypothetical illegal orders from President Trump, and on the heels of even
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left-wing media outlets embarrassing Democrats by asking them to name the illegal orders at issue,
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only to be met with crickets in response, the Washington Post and CNN now reporting on,
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aha, a potentially illegal order allegedly given by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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According to the Post, on September 2nd, a U.S. surveillance aircraft struck a suspected
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drug-running vessel off the coast of Trinidad, leaving two survivors clinging to the wreckage.
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The Post claiming on orders from Secretary Hegseth to leave no survivors, the special ops commander
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overseeing the mission ordered a second strike.
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The Post quoting a former military lawyer and U.S. congressman from Massachusetts,
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Democrat Seth Moulton, both suggesting the second strike constituted an illegal order
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because the survivors were incapable of fighting against the U.S. and no longer posed a threat.
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Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, the group executing the mission, briefing the White
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House that the double-tap was necessary to fully sink the vessel, clearing a navigational hazard,
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according to the Post, which reported the commander of the operation determined, quote,
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survivors were still legitimate targets because they could theoretically call other traffickers
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to retrieve them and their cargo. According to the Post's unnamed sources, the boat was struck a
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total of four times, twice to kill everyone and two more times to sink it. Congressman Moulton
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telling the Post, quote, killing survivors is blatantly illegal. Mark my words, he continued,
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it may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this,
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either as a war crime or outright murder. Secretary Hegseth, defending the mission Friday on social
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media, quote, our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international
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law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict, and approved by the best military
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and civilian lawyers up and down the chain of command. CNN reporting the DOJ produced a legal opinion
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over the summer, arguing the president is allowed to authorize strikes against certain cartels
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and criminal organizations in self-defense because of the imminent threat to Americans posed by said
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groups. Both House and Senate Armed Services Committees, led by Republicans, moving to open
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inquiries. U.S. Senator from Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly, who participated in the video urging military
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members to ignore illegal orders, and also a member of the Armed Services Committee Sunday on Meet the
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Press expressing his concern. Would you refuse that order in real time? Well, let me start by saying
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I've sunk two boats, two ships. Never once did I question whether those orders were legal or
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illegal. People can tell the difference, should be able to tell the difference between something that
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is unlawful and something that is lawful. And if I was ever given an unlawful order, I would refuse.
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My concern is with the service members that they're going to, we're going to put these individuals in a
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really, really tough decision in a tough place. And, you know, they may find out, you know, down the road that
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they did something that is illegal. It is not fair to them. Last night on Air Force One, President Trump pushed
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back on the reporting in The Post. If there were a second strike that killed wounded people wounded in the
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first strike, are you thinking that would be legal? Number one, I don't know that that happened. And Pete
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said he did not want them. He didn't even know what people were talking about. So we'll look at, we'll look
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into it. But no, I wouldn't have wanted that, not a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
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And if there were two people around, but Pete said that didn't happen. Does that make you? I have
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great confidence. He's saying there's no second strike. I don't know. I'm going to find out about
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it. But Pete said he did not order the death of those two men. Amid all the uproar sparked by this
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story, senior writer at Real Clear Investigations, Mark Hemingway, urging caution, posting to X, quote,
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based on what we know so far, a whole lot of people are outraged and energetically pretending to be
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experts on obscure aspects of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and international law when the
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known facts just aren't credible enough to speculate. U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Democrat
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Cory Booker, surprising the nation this weekend with news of his wedding. The New York Times
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exclusively reporting on the 56-year-old's, quote, intimate Saturday ceremony in D.C., tying the nut with
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38-year-old Alexis Lewis following a Monday courthouse ceremony in Newark where the couple's
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as witnesses. They were reportedly engaged just three months ago. Lewis is a director of
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investments at a real estate investment firm in Los Angeles and former staffer for the Democratic
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Mayor of L.A., Eric Garcetti. The pair met in May of 2024, according to the Times, on a blind date
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coordinated through a mutual friend. Senator Booker emailing the Times that, quote,
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The second date was even more magical, detailing an evening of tapas, followed by tickets to the
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Broadway show Suffs, a musical based on the women's suffrage movement. Senator Booker popping the
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question in Hawaii after native Hawaiian musicians played Mariah Carey's dream lover. Magical, Broadway,
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women's suffrage, and Mariah Carey. Okay. Lewis telling the performers she had always wanted the song to be
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played at her wedding. Senator Booker reportedly replying, quote, Well, honey, this is the song
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that's playing at your proposal. That moment captured in images shared by Booker on social media on
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September 2nd, showing the extremely, extremely happy couple with eyes wide, mouths agape, as in like
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publisher's clearinghouse showed up at your house with an enormous check, mouths agape,
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in full theatrical excitement. HBO host Bill Maher describing the scene this way.
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We congratulate Senator Cory Booker on his recent engagement. He has to explain why his engagement
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photos look like an ad for prescription drugs. Because these pictures don't make me think, great,
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now we can run for president without the stigma of being a bachelor. They make me think, don't let
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moderate to severe ulcerative colitis stand in your way. Ask your doctor about Zerlachia.
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Speaking of presidential runs, the Times going out of its way to include this little detail, quote,
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The couple's wedding comes eight months after Mr. Booker delivered a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor
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opposing the Trump administration's policies in March, setting a record. His stamina and tenacity
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drew renewed attention from Democrats, who have largely been sidelined in the Capitol since
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President Donald J. Trump's inauguration in January. The moment reignited speculation about
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a potential presidential run. Mr. Booker last sought the nomination in 2020. When Senator Booker
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dropped out of the 2020 race, he was polling at two percent nationally. FiveThirtyEight reporting at the
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time, quote, after the first debate in late June, he didn't surpass four percent in a single national
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survey, and he continued to lose steam, failing to qualify for the December and January debates.
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Preliminary polling ahead of 2028 showing the same story, the RealClearPolitics polling average
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showing Senator Booker at just two point five percent. But at least he's totally and authentically
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happily married now. And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for the
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