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Richard Gere says Dalai Lama’s words couldn’t change Trump: ‘What he’s done is astonishing’
Actor Richard Gere suggested even the Dalai Lama couldn't change President Donald Trump or the "astonishing" effect he's had on the country.
The "Pretty Woman" actor spoke to Variety on Wednesday about his new documentary "Wisdom of Happiness," which features comments from the Dalai Lama, whom Gere considers a close friend.
Gere said that hearing the Dalai Lama speak made him reflect on how the United States was on the "very wrong track," but he doubted the Tibetan spiritual leader could influence Trump.
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"I don’t know that it would touch him," Gere said. "I would hope that it would. I would pray that it would. But boy, I don’t know how you explain what he has done to this country, what it feels like to be an American now, 10 or 11 months in. It’s just astonishing. It’s beyond what anyone could ever imagine."
He encouraged Americans to take responsibility for the leaders they elect and instead support people who can create a better world.
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"If we want a world a certain way, then we have to elect leaders who have a similar vision to us and will lead us towards this higher level of possibility—who we are as individuals and how we can create a world, a society where people can live with each other rather than this battlefield every day, all day long, with the craziness," Gere said. "Especially, as I say, coming from this very crude mentality that is now in our leadership."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
Gere has made several comments against Trump since his re-election, saying in September that he "almost destroyed our country" in just six months.
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"We have a president who’s completely — he’s not only crazy. He’s a dark, dark presence. And it’s happened so quickly," Gere said at the time.
In February, Gere criticized Trump as a "bully and a thug" and said that America was in a dark place.
"Authoritarianism takes us all over," Gere continued. "We have to be vigilant. We have to be alert. We have to be energetic. We have to be brave. We have to be courageous. And everyone who’s watching this – in the Spanish-speaking world and elsewhere – we have to be willing to stand up, tell the truth, be honest. And there’s a place in all of our lives for basic kindness, for basic love and understanding."
Kenny Chesney admits he 'snapped' and punched fan in the mouth during concert performance
Kenny Chesney recalls "snapping" and punching a fan when the man physically picked him up on stage during a concert with Joe Walsh.
On Wednesday, Chesney was a guest on "The Howard Stern Show" and told the story of the time he had to get physical with a fan.
Chesney didn't specify when the interaction occurred, but the star performed with Walsh in 2007 on his "Flip Flop Summer Tour" and on "The Big Revival Tour" in 2015.
"We were in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I was playing the Steelers football stadium and I thought it was cool to come up in the middle of the stadium, and almost like a boxer in a way, like walk through the crowd to the stage—that kind of thing," Chesney told Stern.
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The country star continued, "But the security got way ahead of me and all of a sudden I’m by myself on my way to the stage and I see this guy coming. I can just see him out the peripheral and walking to the stage."
Chesney said the fan "buckled down" as he approached him.
"[He] picks me up with his arms right at my knees and holds me up. And I just snapped, and I just I hit him right in the mouth," Chesney admitted.
Chesney told Stern that the thoughts crossing his mind in that moment was that the man was going to sue him.
"This is going to cost me every penny that I made tonight," he said.
Chesney recalled talking to Walsh about the altercation after the show.
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"We’re backstage after the show and Joe’s on the bus…So, I said, ‘Joe, did you see what happened at the beginning of the show?' And he said, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘Well, what would you do if somebody had picked you up like that?’ He goes, ‘I would have asked him to take me to the stage,'" Chesney said.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Chesney talked to Stern about bringing Jimmy Buffett's ashes on stage while the star was posthumously inducted into the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Chesney said he and guitarist Mac McAnally snuck Buffett's ashes into the ceremony while they performed and honored him.
"We were sitting back there warming up, trying to figure out our parts and stuff, and Mac comes up to me and he goes, ‘Look at this,’ and it was a small urn. He had Jimmy’s ashes in his coat pocket."
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"So Jimmy’s ashes were in Mac McAnally’s coat pocket onstage with us as he was getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame," Chesney said.
Chesney explained that Buffett’s daughter, Savannah Buffett, gave McAnally the ashes prior to their performance.
"So even after he passed, Jimmy found a way to join the party," Chesney concluded.
Buffet died at age 76 on Sept. 1, 2023 from a rare form of skin cancer.
Feds arrest felon illegal immigrant after seizing tens of millions in meth stashed in blackberries
An illegal immigrant from Mexico, who previously served nearly two decades in federal prison, was indicted Tuesday after allegedly conspiring to move tens of millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine in the Atlanta area, leading authorities to seize nearly 1,600 pounds of the stimulant drug hidden in blackberry shipments.
Gerardo Solorio-Alvarado, 44, of Mexico, is charged with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
He previously served 17 years in prison after being convicted of felony possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a gun in a drug trafficking crime.
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His alleged accomplice, Nelson Enrique Sorto, 36, of Atlanta, is charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. He is currently on probation after being convicted in 2024 of felony possession of methamphetamine.
While staking out a cold storage warehouse in Fulton County on Nov. 20, federal agents and Hall County sheriff's deputies saw three refrigerated box trucks parked outside.
They followed one of the trucks to a gas station in Gainesville and watched as Solorio-Alvarado picked up the driver and left the abandoned box truck at the gas station, according to officials.
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After a K9 alerted to the odor of narcotics, agents searched the truck and recovered about 661 pounds of methamphetamine hidden among pallets of blackberries.
Solorio-Alvarado was later arrested while trying to flee out of the back of his Gainesville home, according to authorities. Inside the house, deputies found keys to the abandoned truck.
At the same time, another team of agents followed a second box truck as it traveled in tandem with an SUV, allegedly driven by Sorto, to a home in southeast Atlanta.
Shortly after midnight, Sorto left in the SUV with two passengers and Georgia State Patrol troopers stopped them, finding two guns and several containers of blackberries in the SUV, officials said.
During a subsequent search of the box truck parked outside the Atlanta home, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents, assisted by the FBI, recovered about 924 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in pallets of blackberries.
Combined, the two seizures amounted to 1,585 pounds of methamphetamine.
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During a news conference on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg said the two seizures amounted to 1,585 pounds of methamphetamine, worth tens of millions of dollars.
"Solorio-Alvarado was convicted in federal court for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and he served nearly two decades in federal prison for those offenses. He was then, and he remains, an illegal alien, unlawfully present in the United States," Hertzberg said. "We've seen the cartels operate this way before… we have seen massive methamphetamine seizures of drugs that were smuggled in with cucumbers, celery or jalapeño peppers. And now … blackberries."
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Both men remain in state custody, but will be transferred to the U.S. Marshals Service.
After appearing in federal court, Hertzberg said his office will move for them to be held without bail until their cases have been resolved.
Solorio-Alvarado faces at least 15 years in prison because of his criminal history, and Sorto faces at least 10 years in prison. The maximum sentences are life in prison without parole.
The prosecutions are also part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive order "Protecting the American People Against Invasion."
Emmer slams Walz, demands accountability over alleged retaliation tied to Minnesota fraud
A Minnesota congressman demanded answers and accountability from Gov. Tim Walz regarding the reported billion-dollar fraud scandal burdening his state, lambasting alleged retaliation against whistleblowers.
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News' Bill Hemmer that Walz "has done nothing" to take responsibility for suspected fraudsters on "America's Newsroom" on Wednesday. He suggested that "an investigation into criminal charges" may be warranted if allegations of retaliation prove true.
"This isn't just negligent incompetence, Bill. Somebody is complicit in this... alleged whistleblowers... are claiming that they let the governor know and that he not only ignored them, he actually retaliated against them," Emmer said.
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"If that's true, Bill, there probably should be an investigation into criminal charges. This governor, the attorney general... it stinks to high heaven," the congressman continued.
Emmer, the House Majority Whip, also claimed that fraud proceeds were being sent to Somalia, where he said the terrorist organization al-Shabab controls the financial infrastructure.
"They're sending the money back to Somalia, Bill. People should understand that al-Shabab controls the financial infrastructure in Somalia. It is going back to Somalia where al-Shabab, the terrorist organization, is in charge," he said.
The Treasury Department has already launched an investigation into these allegations, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday on X.
Walz, in remarks played during the segment, said, "You commit fraud in Minnesota, you're going to prison. I don't care what color you are, what religion you are."
"But, sitting on the sidelines and throwing out accusations, and let's be very clear, demonizing an entire population and lying to people about the safety and security of this state is beneath that," he continued.
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Emmer insisted that "calling out criminal activity... is not racist and it's not unfair." He called Walz a liar and said that "alleged whistleblowers out there" claimed they were retaliated against for reporting fraud to the governor.
An X account claiming to represent more than 480 Minnesota Department of Human Services staff wrote Saturday, "Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota... Tim Walz systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports."
Emmer's rebuke of Walz comes after the House Oversight Committee opened a probe into the governor's handling of a pandemic food-aid program in Minnesota.
Emmer blamed Walz for the state's fraud crisis, while federal prosecutor Joe Thompson has described the failures as broader breakdowns across state leadership.
"This fraud crisis didn't come out of nowhere. It's the result of widespread failure across nearly every level of leadership in Minnesota... This isn't just a few criminals exploiting the system, this is a system that's been begging to be exploited," Hemmer read from a July statement by Thompson.
Top Democrat says President Trump will be given 'credit' for border finally being secured
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that President Donald Trump deserves credit for solving the border crisis.
Jeffries spoke with the hosts of CNN’s "The Situation Room" about whether the president has fulfilled his campaign promises.
While Jeffries challenged Trump’s effectiveness on issues like the affordability crisis, "Situation Room" co-host Pamela Brown argued that the border crisis is one area where Trump has done well.
"So, even if you disagree with the way this immigration crackdown is happening, according to government data, U.S. Border Patrol has released zero undocumented migrants into the U.S. for six consecutive months, and daily average apprehensions at the southwest border are lower now than under Biden," she said. "Are you willing to give President Trump any credit for that?"
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While Jeffries claimed that the Democrats support a strong and secure border, he argued that Republicans have angered many Americans by deporting illegal immigrants who have otherwise been law-abiding residents.
"Republicans promised that they were going to go after violent felons. We support that," he said. "They‘re not going after violent felons. They‘re breaking up families, law-abiding immigrant families, in some cases. Actually deporting citizen children of the United States of America.
"That‘s completely and totally unacceptable, and the American people know it, which is why in the most recent Gallup poll, Donald Trump‘s approval rating on immigration was underwater by 25 points."
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"It is true that the polls show, in terms of the tactics used, that the majority, they don‘t like the tactics being used," Brown said. "But in terms of securing the border, can you give President Trump any credit for securing the border? Because, as you know, that was a big issue under the Biden administration when you had record border crossings. And those border crossings have gone down dramatically. Can you give him credit for that?"
"The border is secure. That‘s a good thing. It‘s happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it. Of course, he‘ll get credit for that," Jeffries said. "In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration or beyond, there’s a lot that is left to be desired."
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The White House responded to Jeffries' comments, saying "a broken clock is right twice a day."
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day. But while Hakeem Jeffries cannot deny the president’s tremendous success in securing our border and protecting our homeland, he had to spin up some lies in order to placate his rabid left-wing base. It’s sad that Hakeem is so beholden to the far-left liberals that he can’t even speak the full truth about the president’s tremendous accomplishments," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
Elderly Texas woman learns fate for distributing 150,000 doses of fentanyl through the mail
An elderly Texas woman with a nursing degree was sentenced in federal court recently for her role distributing 150,000 lethal doses of fentanyl after being caught by an undercover agent, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Rhode Island announced Monday.
Patrica Parker, 74, received the ruling after reportedly insisting she did not know her parcels contained fentanyl. Investigators, however, argued that the case "presented dangers that an educated, adult woman must have recognized," according to a sentencing memorandum.
Prosecutors said Parker pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and distributing more than 310 grams of the drug. She was sentenced to two years probation, including nine months of home confinement, according to the office.
Officials said Parker, who now lives in Massachusetts, was attempting to distribute counterfeit amphetamine pills laced with fentanyl to an undercover Food and Drug Administration (FDA) special agent in 2022.
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Following the undercover operation, agents discovered that Parker was in possession of more than 18,000 pills, including Adderall, oxycodone and diazepam, and had distributed over a thousand parcels suspected to contain illegal drugs, according to the authorities.
Parker's attorney reported that after COVID-19 devastated her career and left her unable to afford her medications, a supplier she regularly used offered to provide the drugs if she agreed to mail pills to others, local outlet Boston.com said.
According to an affidavit, Parker would receive large shipments of illicit products from overseas, break them into smaller packages and mail them out, the outlet added. Her attorney reportedly described the operation as a "side hustle" she took on during her financial struggles.
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Prosecutors argued that Parker’s secret operation effectively turned her living room into a makeshift pharmacy, creating risks that any educated adult should have recognized, according to the sentencing memorandum.
Parker has maintained she was unaware some of the pills she was packaging contained fentanyl.
"This incident is completely out of character with the life I have lived and values I have always tried to uphold," Parker said in a letter to the judge, according to Boston.com.
"I would NEVER have knowingly taken part in anything related to such a dangerous drug," she added. "I should have inquired what it was, so that was my own doing. I see that in retrospect, but that fact haunts me to this day."
Fox News Digital reached out to the District of Rhode Island and the FDA for more information.
Dem congressman pardoned by Trump accuses Biden-era DOJ of weaponizing indictment
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, accused the Biden-era Department of Justice of weaponizing its prosecution after his pardon from President Donald Trump Wednesday on "Special Report."
"I did speak against the Biden administration about open borders. … Absolutely it was weaponized." Cuellar told Fox News’ Bret Baier.
President Trump announced Wednesday he would be granting the Texas Democrat and his wife Imelda a "full and unconditional" pardon as they awaited trial for alleged bribery and money laundering.
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The Democratic lawmaker expressed gratitude to Trump.
"I want to thank President Trump for pardoning," he said. "God has been good to my wife, to my family. … I'll certainly say it again — thank you, President Trump."
The U.S. Department of Justice alleged the pair accepted roughly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities, including an oil company owned by the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, during a seven-year operation.
Federal authorities indicted the Cuellars in May 2024 on 14 counts, including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering. The couple has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Cuellar said he got a legal opinion and two ethics opinions "before any work was done," telling Fox News he sympathized with President Trump’s legal ordeals as a candidate in 2024.
"I really felt for him on some of the charges they filed against him. I think it was very unfair," the representative explained. "I don't want to wish anybody to go through this type of weaponization."
The Justice Department accused Cuellar of acting as a foreign agent to advance the interests of the Azerbaijani government.
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Bret Baier asked Cuellar about how the presidential pardon came about, but the Democrat declined to elaborate.
"I'm not going to second-guess the president except to say … President Trump, thank you," he said.
Cuellar has served Texas’ 28th Congressional District since 2005, which sits near a heavily traveled migrant crossing area along the Rio Grande.
The Democratic congressman repeatedly criticized the border policies of former President Joe Biden and backed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to bus thousands of migrants to major U.S. cities during Biden’s tenure.
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Cuellar confirmed he will run for re-election in 2026, a race expected to be highly competitive.
He calls himself a "conservative Democrat" but will remain a Democrat and confirmed he wants his party to win the House.
"Liberal Democrats are still going to have a problem with me because some of them don't believe in bipartisanship," Cuellar told Fox News. "I work with Republicans."
"I think I vote better than some of the Republicans in the caucus," he added.
Last year, Cuellar won re-election six months after his federal indictment, defeating his Republican opponent by more than 10,000 votes.
"In my elections, the reason I win is because I get the independents, and I get the modern Republicans that cross over. And I will get that again," he asserted.
Model, DJ linked to violent Tren de Aragua gang leader sanctioned by Trump administration
An actress and model who moonlights as a DJ and is romantically linked to the leader of the bloodthirsty Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) transnational gang was sanctioned by the Trump administration on Wednesday.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation against Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, also known as Rosita.
Navarro, a Venezuelan model with millions of social media followers, has helped launder money for TdA along with other entertainers, the department said.
She also helped Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as "Niño Guerrero," escape from Tocorón prison in Venezuela in 2012, the agency said.
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"Under President Trump, barbaric terrorist cartels can no longer operate with impunity across our borders. The Tren de Aragua network’s narco-trafficking and human smuggling operations have long posed a grave threat to our nation," said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
"At the direction of President Trump, we will continue to use every tool to cut off these terrorists from the U.S. and global financial system and keep American citizens safe."
Navarro reportedly performs in nightclubs in Colombia, with a portion of the proceeds from the events going to TdA leadership, the Treasury Department said.
She has also performed at the Bogotá nightclub Maiquetia VIP Bar Restaurant, which is owned by her former bodyguard and manager, Eryk Manuel Landaeta Hernandez. She is additionally a shareholder and the president of a Venezuela-based company, Global Import Solutions S.A.
Hernandez was arrested by Colombian authorities in October 2024. He allegedly organized events featuring international artists and DJs, including Navarro, where drugs were sold for TdA and the proceeds were laundered, authorities said.
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Hernandez also allegedly laundered money for Guerrero and sanctioned senior TdA leader Mosquera Serrano.
He owns the creative, arts and entertainment services company Eryk Producciones SAS and reportedly served as the gang’s financial and logistics chief in Colombia.
Additional sanctions were levied against TdA leaders Richard Jose Espinal Quintero, Noe Manases Aponte Cordova, and Asdrubal Rafael Escobar Cabrera and Cheison Royer Guerrero Palma, Niño Guerrero’s half-brother, who was expanding the gang’s activity into Chile.
Kenffersso Jhosue Sevilla Arteaga, known as "El Flipper," was also sanctioned. He was arrested in Cúcuta, Colombia, in November 2025 and "was involved in extortions, kidnappings, and homicides," the Treasury Department said.
The Trump administration has targeted TdA members in the United States in an effort to deport them to Venezuela.
An April intelligence assessment from the National Intelligence Council said some Venezuelan officials have facilitated the migration of TdA members into the United States.
In February, the gang was designated a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department.
Son suspected in killing of beloved doctor and wife before torching car and taking his own life
The son of a well-known Southern California radiologist is the suspected gunman in a double shooting that left his father and stepmother dead over the weekend, according to authorities.
Simi Valley police said officers responded around midday Nov. 30 after multiple 911 callers reported gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found Dr. Eric Cordes, 63, and his wife, Vicki Cordes, 66, inside their home’s open garage with multiple gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a trauma center, where they were later pronounced dead.
Detectives said the shooter approached the open garage, opened fire and fled in a black sedan with out-of-state plates. The vehicle was later identified as belonging to 37-year-old Keith Cordes, the couple’s son, who lived in Kentucky.
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Neighbors, speaking to the New York Post, claimed a man matching the suspect’s description was lingering near the home earlier in the day.
One neighbor said he heard gunshots just after noon and believed the suspect appeared to "lie in wait" before opening fire, suggesting the attack may have been premeditated rather than random.
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that neighbors have reached out to share what they heard and saw that day. Authorities emphasized that these accounts have not yet been confirmed, and detectives are continuing to review witness statements, physical evidence and surveillance footage.
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Using license plate cameras and other investigative tools, detectives tracked Keith’s vehicle after it left the area. Police said the car was later discovered burned in another city, and a man was found nearby with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Severe burns initially prevented identification, but on Dec. 2, the San Bernardino County Medical Examiner confirmed the deceased man was Keith Cordes. Police believe the gun they recovered is the same one used to kill Eric and Vicki Cordes, though additional forensic testing is still underway.
Dr. Cordes had spent nearly 30 years as a board-certified radiologist with Adventist Health Simi Valley. In a statement shared with FOX 11, the hospital said it was "heartbroken by the tragic deaths of our longtime colleague, Dr. Eric Cordes, and his wife Vicki," describing him as a compassionate and beloved physician.
A GoFundMe created for the family described Vicki as "a wonderful mother, daughter, sister and a devoted grandmother whose love, joy, and presence brought light into every room she entered." The family said she "adored her husband deeply" and that her loss has left them "heartbroken and forever changed."
The investigation remains ongoing as detectives continue examining witness reports, surveillance data and pending forensic analysis. A motive has not yet been identified.
Fox News Digital reached out to Adventist Health Simi Valley for comment.
Barack Obama suggests military 'resistance' pushing back on 'politicization' of the Justice Department
Former President Barack Obama suggested Monday there was a "resistance" in the military preventing its "politicization" by the Trump administration.
Obama visited the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas as the inaugural speaker in the museum's new lecture series, "Building Bridges."
During the hour-long event, he remarked that there have been "pretty big breakdowns" of major institutions and claimed that the military is being used in "partisan politics," arguing that resistance within the ranks has helped hinder its complete politicization.
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"I would not expect the politicization of the Justice Department or our military," Obama said. "And I don’t think that’s happened. I think there’s been resistance, particularly in the military, to that. But the degree to which that has been encouraged, you know, that used to be something that I would lecture other countries not to do.
"You don’t have your military involved in partisan politics. Its loyalty is to the Constitution. Its loyalty is not to any party, and it is not to any president."
Obama contrasted the situation with his own administration, saying that he earned military respect by not playing politics. He said he entered office in 2009 as someone who had "never served," assuming he had not won the "Pentagon vote" after besting war hero and former prisoner of war John McCain.
"When I was sworn into office and I boarded Marine One or Air Force One, they saluted, and if I said this is what we need to do, they said, ‘Yes, sir.’ And when I'm sitting with my Joint Chiefs of Staff, they are giving me their best unvarnished advice.
"And, over time, I didn't just win them following orders, they would say, because they've written about it. I won their respect because they never saw me make a decision about national security that in any way was affected by me worrying about my politics."
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Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell called out Obama's comments in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying Obama "remained silent" over the Biden administration allegedly targeting conservatives in the military.
"Previous administrations also injected politics into our military with DEI, climate change worship and drag queen performances. Secretary Hegseth is dismantling these woke distractions and restoring meritocracy across the services, so our war fighters can do their jobs," he said.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., made similar comments last week after suggesting that members of the military were privately acting as a "check" on President Donald Trump's orders.
"What gives me hope, and I talk to service members all the time," Swalwell said. "They tell me that I don't appreciate enough, and the public doesn't appreciate enough that while Congress is not a check on the president anymore, and the judiciary at the Supreme Court is hardly a check, military members have told me, ‘We can be a check.'
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"They’re essentially saying, ‘We’re not going to betray our oath to the Constitution because this guy tells us to.’ While it's not codified that way — they're not a branch of government on their own — their honor and integrity might just save us."
The comments came after six Democratic lawmakers came under scrutiny for urging service members to reject "illegal" orders from Trump in a recently released video.