Matt Gagnon discussed various news topics, including Elon Musk’s allegation that FEMA reimbursed New York City $59 million for housing illegal migrants, and the confirmation hearings for Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. Gagnon highlighted a federal judge’s pause on Trump’s plan to offer buyouts to federal workers, criticizing public employee unions for delaying tactics. He argued that the buyout plan is a standard corporate practice and not an ultimatum. Callers discussed the inefficiencies in government, the challenges of federal workforce reductions, and the potential impact on essential services.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an "armed conflict" with cartels.
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.