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The Philadelphia Flyers challenge fans to eat three cheesesteaks and three orders of fries in a single game
The 9-9-9 Challenge has been sweeping baseball, and I figured it was only a matter of time before other sports found their own ways to get fans to shove obscene amounts of stadium food into their faces.
Well, the Philadelphia Flyers answered the bell in a big way.
Prepare to meet the Philly Hat Trick Challenge.
While the 9-9-9 Challenge has fans downing nine hot dogs and nine beers in nine innings, the Flyers kicked off their home postseason slate with the Philly Hat Trick Challenge. This pits gluttonous fans against three Philly cheesesteaks and three orders of fries over the game's three periods.
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And if you want to wash that down with a brewski per period, I bet they won't say anything.
Now, there's a part of my brain — probably the caveman/neanderthal part — that thinks I could put away the 9-9-9 Challenge with the right pacing.
But throwing back three cheesesteaks and three orders of fries in the two-and-a-half hours it takes to play a hockey game?
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I'm not so sure.
But I would still give it the old college try.
The best part of that deal is the price: $45.
Good luck getting three sandwiches and fries for that at any other arena.
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Now, I’m not sure how strict they are about people going full three-man tag-team on this challenge. But if you can pull it off, that’s the move if you’re at a game with family or a couple of pals.
Now that the Flyers have done this, I wonder if we'll see any teams follow suit in the near future.
I could see Chicago offering a hat trick of Italian beef sandwiches (which I think they call an "afternoon snack" there). Maybe the Lightning would be down to let brave, hungry fans test their mettle against three Cuban sandwiches.
All in all, I like where this is all headed, because there's just something about competitive gluttony for the love of the game and nothing else.
Guatemalan man charged with child porn possession released by Fairfax County despite ICE detainer, DHS says
A Guatemalan man living illegally in the U.S. has been arrested by federal immigration agents after he was released from jail by Virginia authorities, despite being charged with possessing child pornography, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Roni Mendez-Escobar was arrested Wednesday in Fairfax County, which has drawn national media attention amid a series of crimes committed by illegal immigrants there in recent months.
"This sicko has been charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography and possession of child pornography with intent to distribute. Despite these heinous crimes, sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County, Virginia, refused to honor ICE’s detainer and released a child predator from jail without notifying ICE," DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said Thursday.
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Mendez-Escobar was initially arrested in October 2025 and charged with 15 felony counts of possession of obscene material and two felony counts of possession of child porn with intent to distribute. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer with Fairfax County, but it was ignored and he was released days after his arrest without ICE being notified, DHS said.
Mendez-Escobar, who had been deported from the U.S. three times since 2015, entered illegally for a fourth time at an unknown place and date, authorities said.
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Fairfax County has made headlines in recent months over a string of crimes tied to illegal immigrants.
Earlier this month, Misael Lopez Gomez, also an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested and charged with murder and felony child abuse after bludgeoning his own 3-month-old daughter to death.
In March, Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, also from Guatemala, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after fatally stabbing a man inside his home.
Abdul Jalloh, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone with a long criminal history including more than 30 arrests, was charged with murder after fatally stabbing Stephanie Minter at a bus stop.
This week, Israel Flores Ortiz, 18, was sentenced to 360 days in jail after being convicted of groping several female classmates in Fairfax High School hallways earlier this year.
Rogan rejects backlash to White House visit, says Trump interaction at UFC ‘opposite’ of viral claims
Joe Rogan on Tuesday discussed his appearance at the White House this week, addressing backlash from critics and clarifying what actually happened during his interactions with President Donald Trump.
"People are pissed because I was at the White House?" Rogan asked comedian Luis J. Gomez during Tuesday's episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" after Gomez noted some were criticizing Rogan online.
"They’re like, ‘Yo, Joe, you can’t be at the f---ing White House, Joe. You said you were f---ing politically homeless,’" Gomez said.
"I am," Rogan said. "He [Trump] joked about it. He called me a liberal during the whole thing. He's like [Rogan doing Trump voice], "Joe, he's very liberal."
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Rogan also pushed back on claims that Trump confronted him at a UFC event, saying the narrative circulating online was inaccurate.
"The other thing — the big conspiracy theory — is that Trump is mad at you and he came up to the UFC, and he was, he was talking s--- to you," Gomez said.
"It was literally the opposite," Rogan said. "He came to me, and he said, ‘It’s done. We’re going to take care of this. It’s a good thing for the soldiers, good thing for everybody.’"
Rogan said the interaction stemmed from his advocacy for ibogaine, a plant-based psychedelic he argued has shown effectiveness in treating addiction and PTSD, particularly among veterans.
"I told him about it. I told him how effective it is," Rogan said. "And I said it’s been held up for so long."
He added that Trump appeared open to advancing approval pathways for such treatments after hearing about the issue.
"He said, ‘What are you looking for? You looking for FDA approval?’ He goes, ‘It sounds good to me.’"
Rogan also criticized federal drug policy, arguing that current classifications are inconsistent and rooted in political decisions rather than medical evidence.
"These drugs are not illegal because they’re harmful," Rogan said. "Alcohol is harmful. It’s legal. Oxycodone is harmful. It’s legal.
"They’re illegal because of the 1970s Controlled Substances Act. They wanted to silence the anti-war people and the civil rights people."
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Rogan also emphasized caution, even while acknowledging the potential benefits of psychedelic treatments under controlled conditions.
"I think it should be regulated, make sure it’s pure and make sure that it’s administered by people who know what they’re doing," Rogan said.
"You can’t do it if you have a bad heart. Apparently it’s really rough," Rogan said. "But the people that I know that have done it, it’s rescued them."
Rogan reflected on broader questions of legality of alcohol and personal choice when it comes to substances.
"If alcohol is legal — and I think it should be – it's one of the worst ones for you," Rogan said, "If that s--- is legal ... how many people does it harm?"
Sydney Sweeney’s 'Devil Wears Prada 2’ cameo reportedly cut after ‘creative decision’
Sydney Sweeney was set to appear in "The Devil Wears Prada 2," but her cameo was ultimately left on the cutting room floor.
The 28-year-old actress fueled speculation that she was involved in the highly anticipated sequel to the hit 2006 comedy-drama when she was spotted on the set of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" in New York City last summer.
In a report published by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, a source said that the "Euphoria" star filmed a short scene for the movie that was slated to appear near the beginning of the movie, but a "creative decision" was later made to remove it.
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According to the insider, Sweeney played herself as a celebrity client of Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) in an early sequence of the movie that served to reintroduce Blunt's character in her new role.
The three-minute scene unfolded at Dior’s U.S. headquarters in New York, where Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci) seek out Charlton's help.
The group then discovers Charlton, now a high-powered executive running Dior's U.S. operations, in the middle of styling Sweeney.
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However, the source told Entertainment Weekly that the team behind "The Devil Wears Prada 2" determined that Sweeney's scene did not fit structurally within the sequence. The insider added that the filmmakers were appreciative of Sweeney’s participation and found the decision to cut the scene to be a difficult one.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Sweeney and Disney for comment.
In August 2025, a woman clad in a blue hoodie and sweatpants, who was widely reported to be Sweeney, was photographed on the film's Manhattan set, igniting speculation that the "Anyone But You" star was taking part in the project.
At the time, Sweeney was facing a wave of backlash over her controversial jeans campaign for American Eagle. Months later, Sweeney shut down a question about the sighting on the sequel's set and her potential involvement in "The Devil Wears Prada 2."
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"I don't know what you're talking about," Sweeney told Screen Rant during a November 2025 interview.
During an appearance on Sky News Australia's "The Rita Panahi Show," Kinsey Schofield shared her opinion that the decision to axe Sweeney's cameo may have been politically motivated.
While speaking with the "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered" host and royal expert, Panahi questioned whether the team behind "The Devil Wears Prada 2" could have decided to cut the scene due to the blowback she faced over her American Eagle ads.
"I suspect it has more to do with the overall rumor that Sweeney is a conservative, which is not a very popular club in Hollywood or in the fashion industry," Schofield said.
"But the studio claims that it's just story-related editing," she continued. "Films get reshaped in post-production all the time, and smaller roles are usually the first to end up on the cutting room floor."
"But Sydney is a bankable name right now, and so, if anything, I hope it was about story structure and not some sort of punishment."
Sweeney's voter registration surfaced in August 2025 at the height of the American Eagle controversy. Since June 2024, the actress has been registered with the Republican Party of Florida in Monroe County, the New York Post reported, citing public voter records.
In January, Sweeney addressed being branded the "MAGA Barbie," noting that she didn't understand the label since she's never spoken out publicly about her political beliefs.
For Cosmopolitan's January cover issue, Sweeney spoke to the magazine about how people use her as a "pawn" since she will not discuss politics openly, and said people label her how they see fit.
"I’ve never been here to talk about politics. I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of. And I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn. But it’s somebody else assigning something to me, and I can’t control that," Sweeney said.
Upon being asked why she wouldn't correct those fans who associate her with President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" fanbase, the "The Housemaid" star said there's "no winning" when it comes to internet opinions.
"I haven’t figured it out. I’m not a hateful person. If I say, 'That’s not true,' they’ll come at me like, 'You’re just saying that to look better,'" Sweeney explained.
"There’s no winning. There’s never any winning. I just have to continue being who I am, because I know who I am. I can’t make everyone love me. I know what I stand for."
Sweeney doubled down and said the world will never know her political beliefs because she doesn't consider herself a "political person."
"I'm not a political person. I’m in the arts. I’m not here to speak on politics. That’s not an area I’ve ever even imagined getting into," she said.
"It’s not why I became who I am. I became an actor because I like to tell stories, but I don’t believe in hate in any form. I believe we should all love each other and have respect and understanding for one another," Sweeney concluded.
Sweeney is currently starring in season three of "Euphoria," which premiered on April 12 on HBO.
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Along with original stars Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci, "The Devil Wears Prada 2" brought back supporting cast members Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman. The original film's director, David Frankel, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and producer Wendy Finerman also returned for the sequel.
In addition to the returning cast members, the movie introduces a new lineup of stars including Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, Simone Ashley, Rachel Bloom, B.J. Novak and Patrick Brammall, expanding the film’s fashion and media world.
Lady Gaga is confirmed to appear in a cameo and also contributed music to the film. Donatella Versace and Naomi Campbell also filmed cameos for the movie.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" is set to premiere in theaters on May 1.
Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this report.
FBI Director Kash Patel, New York Times clash over paper's claim its reporter was 'investigated'
The New York Times and the FBI have had a war of words after the Gray Lady accused the agency of investigating one of its reporters, something the FBI firmly denies.
"The FBI began investigating a New York Times reporter last month after she wrote about the bureau’s director, Kash Patel, using bureau personnel to provide his girlfriend with government security and transportation, according to a person briefed on the matter," the Times began a report on Wednesday.
Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson wrote in late February how Patel's girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, has had beefed-up security, including SWAT teams escorting her on her travels.
At the time, FBI spokesman Ben Williamson (no relation) told the paper Wilkins needed such security detail since, "as a direct result of her relationship with Director Patel, she is facing more than a dozen active death threats."
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In Wednesday's report, the Times alleged, "Agents interviewed the girlfriend, queried databases for information on the reporter, Elizabeth Williamson, and recommended moving forward to determine whether Ms. Williamson broke federal stalking laws, the person said."
"Those actions prompted concerns among some Justice Department officials who saw the inquiry as retaliation for an article that Mr. Patel and his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, did not like, and who determined there was no legal basis to proceed with the investigation, according to the person briefed on the matter," the Times continued.
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New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn issued a statement, saying, "The FBI's attempt to criminalize routine reporting is a blatant violation of Elizabeth’s First Amendment rights and another attempt by this administration to prevent journalists from scrutinizing its actions. It’s alarming. It’s unconstitutional. And it’s wrong."
Ben Williamson of the FBI told the Times the accusation was "false," adding, "While investigators were concerned about how the aggressive reporting techniques crossed lines of stalking, no further action regarding [Elizabeth] Williamson or the reporting was ever pursued by the FBI."
Patel adviser Erica Knight also pushed back against the allegation as the report went viral.
"Here's what actually happened: A man threatened to have Alexis Wilkins' face 'canoed by an assault rifle' after reading Williamson's article," Knight wrote.
"FBI agents interviewed Alexis about the threat. They asked her about Williamson because Williamson's reporting is what set the defendant off. That is basic victim interview work in a threat case. Williamson was never personally investigated. NYT was told all of this multiple times."
"The individual who made the threats told the FBI his threats stemmed from the article penned by Ms. Williamson. This individual has been arrested and charged," she added.
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Patel himself denied the allegation during his appearance on "Hannity," stressing the Times' previous story about Wilkins' security detail "caused a direct threat of life to my girlfriend."
"And that’s not me saying that. This individual has been charged, arrested, and is in court," Patel told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday.
"And he said, as a direct result of The New York Times reporting, he wanted to take a rifle and canoe my girlfriend’s face. We are going to protect not only me and my loved ones, but every American that is threatened."
A spokesperson for the Times told Fox News Digital, "The Times's reporting brings important and concerning facts to public light, and we are confident in the accuracy of our article."
Forget the experts: These are your winning 2026 NFL Draft bets
I pride myself on "getting it in good" in sports betting, which is poker slang for making a plus-expected value bet before all the cards are dealt. Well, it's getting harder and harder to do that in the 2026 NFL Draft, so I'm just gambling (responsibly, of course) this year.
Whether it be the NFL executives telling teams to keep their draft boards more private because we can now legally gamble on this stuff, or the sportsbooks are just putting up sharper numbers. Either way, it's tough for schnooks like me to profit off the NFL draft nowadays.
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Nevertheless, I’m targeting a few angles that blend team need, market value, and draft buzz. From elite cornerback value at pick nine to a wide receiver market that’s shifting by the hour, here are my best bets for the 2026 class.
I’m counting on the Kansas City Chiefs keeping their ninth pick and taking by far the best cornerback on the board. Kansas City’s starting cornerbacks from last season, Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, went to the Los Angeles Rams. One via trade and the other in free agency.
However, ESPN’s Peter Schrager predicts the Dallas Cowboys will trade for the ninth pick in his latest mock draft and take Delane, which still cashes this bet.
Delane is NFL.com’s third-best graded overall draft prospect and the top-graded cornerback. Tennessee Volunteers CB Jermod McCoy is 21st overall and the next best corner. NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah is my favorite draft analyst, and he has the Chiefs taking Delane ninth.
Given NFLMockDraftDatabase.com, which aggregates 162 first-round mock drafts, has Delane as the most likely player to be taken by Kansas City ninth, +330 is worth sprinkling pizza money on.
The Rams are in "win-now" mode since starting QB Matt Stafford is 38 years old, and they are the betting favorite to win the 2027 Super Bowl at DraftKings.
Los Angeles could take an offensive lineman here, but Stafford could use another pass-catcher because there is a huge drop-off in their WR corps after Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.
Moreover, the Rams might want insurance policies for Puka, who appears to be crazy, and Adams, who is 33 years old and has dealt with injuries over the last few years. Again, they acquired two starting cornerbacks from Kansas City this offseason.
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LAR has drafted and developed its front seven well in recent years, so it can afford a luxury item in the draft. For what it’s worth, Jeremiah and NFLMockDraftDatabase.com predict the Rams will take USC Trojans WR Makai Lemon with the 13th pick.
Bookmaker, one of the sharpest offshore sportsbooks, has Tate at -275 to be the first wide receiver taken Thursday, whereas Arizona State Sun Devils WR Jordyn Tyson is at +155.
I.e., the sharp money at Bookmaker has Tate as a massive favorite to be taken before Tyson. At the time of writing, the best price I could find for Tate being the first wide receiver off the board is on Kalshi.
NFLMockDraftDatabase.com has Tate going sixth to the Cleveland Browns and Tyson 10th to the New York Giants. NFL.com grades Tate as the sixth-best overall prospect in this class and Tyson is 10 spots behind him.
Ohio State is "Wide Receiver University" featuring Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl LX champion WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and 2022 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, New York Jets WR Garrett Wilson, among others. Tate's Buckeye pedigree is enough for me to bet him to be the first wideout selected Thursday.
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Noncitizen ex-Kansas mayor pleads guilty to illegally voting multiple times
A Mexican native green card holder who recently served as mayor of a small Kansas town pleaded guilty to voter fraud after illegally voting multiple times, according to federal authorities. He also falsely claimed U.S. citizenship on voter registration documents.
The case comes as debate continues over voter fraud and election integrity, with the Trump administration pushing measures aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and tightening election safeguards.
Jose "Joe" Ceballos, who formerly served as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, for two terms, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of disorderly election conduct following a prosecution by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Ceballos also has a prior conviction for battery in 1995. He was issued a green card in 1990 and applied for U.S. citizenship in February.
On that citizenship application, federal authorities allege he falsely claimed that he had never previously claimed to be a U.S. citizen.
Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis credited the Trump-era SAVE program for helping bring Ceballos to justice.
The database is used to help states determine who is in the country legally versus illegally, but Democrats, including the Shapiro administration in Pennsylvania, have blamed alleged discrepancies in the system after illegal immigrant truckers were found to hold their state’s CDLs.
"The SAVE program is a critical tool for state and local governments to safeguard the integrity of elections across the country," Bis said. "President Trump has been unequivocal: Nothing is more fundamental than the integrity and security of our elections."
Bis said the Ceballos case is an exemplar for why Congress must pass the SAVE America Act, which she called "commonsense legislation that requires voters to present photo ID and implements other critical measures to protect federal elections from fraud."
"Our elections belong to American citizens, not foreign citizens," she said.
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Bis’ office shared with Fox News Digital a facsimile of a Kansas state voter registration form on which Ceballos falsely claimed to be a citizen, as well as his naturalization application on which he had attested that he had never made such a claim.
Since April 2025, more than 24,000 cases have been identified via the SAVE system as potential noncitizens who were on the voter rolls, according to DHS.
In November, Kobach announced the original charges against Ceballos, describing him as "recently reelected" in Coldwater.
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At the time, USCIS spokesman Matthew Tragesser called the situation "absolutely unacceptable and sad," but said it was no surprise "given the years of lax voting security in the United States."
"From day one, the Trump administration has made strengthening the SAVE program a top priority so states can verify that only U.S. citizens are on the voter rolls," he said.
"I’m grateful that President Trump implemented the SAVE program to help states and to prevent situations like this," added Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab.
Fox News Digital's Kiera McDonald contributed to this report.
Oilers fan throws rotisserie chicken on ice in loss to Anaheim
As we have discussed several times recently, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are home to some of the most superstitious human beings on the planet.
Several of the most famous traditions in the sport stem from fans and players alike doing something born out of superstition.
Take the Detroit Red Wings and their octopus toss, whose eight legs symbolize the eight wins it took to win a Stanley Cup back when the league was much smaller.
It would appear as though some deranged Edmonton Oilers fan tried starting a new tradition of tossing something onto the ice during their first round matchup with the Anaheim Ducks in hopes of sparking a Cup run, though I'm not sure this one will have the same traction as the one in the Motor City.
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First of all, kudos to whomever was able to sneak an entire rotisserie chicken into a playoff hockey game (probably a millennial, given their propensity for blowing their mortgages on them).
I have several questions about the logistics of that endeavor, but on second thought, it's probably best I keep those to myself.
Secondly, shortly after this poultry product made its way onto the ice, the Oilers would give up two late goals in the third period to give Anaheim the win and a 1-1 series split heading back to Southern California.
I'm sure the person responsible for this is feeling a great amount of shame for their actions this morning.
Not because there is anything inherently wrong with throwing stuff on the ice, as we discussed, but because, from the looks of it, their antics almost assuredly cursed the Oilers and handed the Ducks the win on a silver platter.
Speaking of "ducks," I'm starting to think this wasn't a rotisserie chicken, but rather a roast duck.
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Get it? Because they're playing the Anaheim Ducks?
Very clever, Oilers fans!
I'd imagine much like the viral Ottawa Senators fan, our chicken tosser will be banished to a foreign country, forced to live his or her days out in exile until the Oilers inevitably blow it in the Finals again this year.
Nice going, Colonel Sanders!
Rep Tim Burchett convinced that aliens exist, says he's 'seen too much' in government briefings
Rep. Tim Burchett said during a Tuesday interview that he believes aliens exist, citing government briefings, pilot testimony and what he described as video and photographic evidence shown to him by officials.
"We’ve seen too much. I’ve seen too much," Burchett said on "Piers Morgan Uncensored." "Not myself personally, but when I’ve been briefed by government officials, video, pictures. Some of the best-trained pilots in the world have described having close collisions with some sort of aircraft or apparatus, and so I think it’s time that they come clean."
Burchett made the remarks after host Piers Morgan pressed him directly on whether he believes extraterrestrial life exists.
"Yes, sir, I do," Burchett said.
Burchett said his belief was shaped in part by religious interpretation, pointing to biblical passages as possible descriptions of advanced technology.
"Genesis one, chapter one, 'God created the heavens and the earth.' You look at the Book of Ezekiel, Ezekiel saw the wheel, and it described a wheel within a wheel with some sort of landing craft."
Morgan expressed skepticism about whether any claims rise to the level of verifiable proof, even as he acknowledged the vastness of the universe.
"So I guess the more difficult question for you is you’ve seen and heard about what we would describe as phenomena, but it’s unexplained phenomena. Have you ever seen any cold, hard, irrefutable factual evidence to support alien life?" Morgan asked.
Burchett acknowledged he has not personally witnessed unidentified craft but argued that testimony from military personnel and officials carries weight.
"Have I seen a craft or anything fly over me that was unidentifiable? No, sir, I have not personally," Burchett said. "I have to question why a pilot, some of the best in the world, would risk their reputations coming forth and telling me this stuff."
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Burchett also described a reported encounter relayed to him by a former Navy serviceman involving a large, silent object.
"This craft flew over them and then it took off without any noise or any disturbance around them," Burchett said. "The descriptions they gave were very vivid and very similar."
He described sonar detections of large, fast-moving objects and suggested the ocean could be a plausible location for unknown phenomena.
"There’s five deepwater areas. We have a lot of sightings in the air over that," Burchett said. "Something as big as a football field has been traced on our sonar that went over 200 miles an hour."
"When they make a sighting like this, they’re pulled off the line and they will get a psych evaluation," Burchett said.
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He suggested the federal government is withholding information about unidentified aerial phenomena and criticized what he described as a lack of transparency.
"I feel like this is something that’s being held back for whatever reason," Burchett said. "I have no faith in our federal government will release any of this stuff."
Morgan pointed to the possible shock and uncertainty that could follow a full disclosure of classified UFO government findings.
"Is the world, is America, is the wider world ready?" Morgan said.
"It’s not the government’s job to decide what I can and cannot handle," Burchett said.
Patriots say they 'fully support' Mike Vrabel amid latest in controversy involving Dianna Russini
The New England Patriots released a statement ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night voicing their support of head coach Mike Vrabel, who is involved in controversy with reporter Dianna Russini.
"The New England Patriots fully support Mike Vrabel’s decision to prioritize his family first, as well as his own well-being," the statement from the Patriots read. "Mike has been open with us about his commitment to being the best version of himself for his family, this team and our fans, and we respect the steps he is taking to follow through on that commitment.
"We are confident in the leadership and communication Mike has established with our personnel staff throughout this pre-draft process. While he will not be present at the facility on Saturday, we know the draft evaluations are complete and Eliot Wolf and his personnel staff are prepared to execute our draft as planned this weekend."
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