Comedian and libertarian podcaster Dave Smith, a frequent guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, has publicly denounced his prior endorsement of Donald Trump and is now calling for his impeachment.

Once a vocal libertarian ally who backed Trump in the 2024 election—largely because of his promise to commute Ross Ulbricht—Smith has now publicly apologized for that decision.

Appearing on the YouTube show Breaking Points with hosts Saagar Enjeti and Krystal Ball on June 16, Smith demanded that Trump be removed from office, over what he calls a “betrayal” of Trump’s America First foreign policy.

Smith suggested Trump would lose broad sway among traditional supporters, writing off any further negotiation efforts as “impotent leadership” comparable to negotiating after Pearl Harbor.

Dave Smith: Negotiations are over now. The time for negotiations was before this. And so, yeah, Donald Trump looks… and man, I supported him this last year.

I apologize for doing so. It was a bad calculation. At the time, it seemed like the right one. But he should be impeached and removed for this one—and not on some ridiculous Nancy Pelosi-type grounds. Of course, the Congress will never do it, because they’re all a bunch of corrupt hacks. This is the one thing they support. This is like the…

Donald Trump should be impeached and removed for this. All of his supporters should turn on him. It’s the absolute betrayal of everything—everything that he ran and campaigned on, and everything that he stood for.

And I will say, despite the fact that Donald Trump supporters have been labeled like a cult following—and that certainly is true for a percentage of his supporters—he is going to lose his coalition over this.

I don’t just speak for myself when I say there are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this. So it’s just a devastating mistake.

WATCH:

Here is Dave Smith apologizing for voting for Trump and calling for his impeachment

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— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) June 16, 2025

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This article originally appeared on vigilantfox.com and was republished with permission.

For once, “Screw your freedom” Arnold Schwarzenegger got it exactly right.

It started with a question about the LA riots. But what followed was not the response anyone expected. He demanded RESPECT for America.

And what happened next went beyond politics. He told foreigners point blank: if they want to come to America and use our resources, they need to be on their best behavior and “give something back.”

The hosts were stunned, and the audience erupted in applause. This is a winning moment you have to see to believe.

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t exactly a conservative hero these days.

From backing lockdowns during COVID to telling Americans to “screw your freedom,” the former California governor has taken positions that pushed him far from the political base that once celebrated him.

So when he appeared on The View, many expected more of the same—virtue signals, Trump bashing, and applause lines tailored to the studio audience.

But that’s not at all what happened.

Joy Behar opened with a question about immigration enforcement and ICE.

“As an immigrant yourself,” she asked, “did you have a visceral reaction to what they’re doing? What ICE is doing? When you see the videos of it?”

Behar clearly hoped for a condemnation of Trump and Republican immigration policy.

What she got was something far less predictable—and far more patriotic.

“Well, I’ll tell you,” Schwarzenegger replied.

“You said immigrant—I’m so proud and happy that I was embraced by the American people like that.”

He reflected on his journey to the U.S. with nothing but hope and a dream.

“Imagine—I came over here at the age of 21, with absolutely nothing. And then to create a career like that. I mean, in no other country in the world could you do that.”

Every part of his success, he said, was thanks to the opportunities America gave him.

“Every single thing—if it’s my bodybuilding career, if it’s my acting career, becoming governor, the beautiful family that I’ve created—all of this is because of America.”

“This is why I’m so, so happy to see firsthand that this is the greatest country in the world. This is the land of opportunity.”

It was heartfelt. And it was just the beginning.

That’s when Schwarzenegger dropped the script—and shattered the immigration narrative the hosts were trying to build.

Without hesitation, he turned his focus to the violent riots erupting in Los Angeles.

He spoke as someone who had done things the right way—legally, deliberately, and with gratitude.

“The key thing at the same time,” he said, “we got to do things legal. That is the most important thing.”

“You got to do things legal, and those people that are doing illegal things in America and they’re the foreigners, they are not smart, because, when you come to America, you’re a guest and you have to behave like a guest.”

There was no ambiguity. Schwarzenegger compared illegal entry to disrespecting a host’s home.

“Like when I go to someone’s house and I’m a guest, then I will do everything I can to keep things clean and to make my bed and to do everything that is the right thing to do—rather than committing a crime or being abusive or something like that. That doesn’t really work in this country.”

Sunny Hostin visibly panicked. She tried to cut in, even placed a hand on his arm to stop him.

But Arnold kept going, undeterred.

“When you become an immigrant,” he said, “you think about—okay, I go to America because I’m going to use America for the great opportunities America has. In education. In jobs. Creating a family. All of those kinds of things.”

“Then you have to think about—okay, if I get all of those things from America, then I have to give something back.”

And that was the heart of his message: responsibility.

“You have a responsibility as an immigrant to give back to America. To pay back to America. And go and do something for your community—for no money whatsoever.”

“Give something back to after-school programs. Special Olympics. Or whatever it is—make this country a better place.”

The audience erupted in applause. But on stage, there was silence. The hosts had no idea how to respond.

For once, Schwarzenegger wasn’t echoing the left’s talking points—he was challenging them.

And you could feel their discomfort through the screen.

What followed was a despicable display of narrative spinning, attempting to whitewash Arnold’s so called “True Lies”.

Whoopi jumped in to steer the conversation back to safer territory: “Don’t forget, 90% of the people who come here are trying to do the right thing.”

Sunny quickly added: “They’re less likely to commit crimes.”

Whoopi continued: “A lot of what’s happening right now is people are getting snatched who shouldn’t be snatched—people who have visas, people who have all those things. So we want all the right people. We don’t want people who are doing bad stuff.”

Again, Sunny repeated her point:

“Immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes than actually American-born citizens.”

Schwarzenegger didn’t engage. He let them yap.

He sipped from his mug and stayed quiet.

But the cleanup continued. They were scrambling at this point.

Sunny tried to defend California Governor Gavin Newsom, claiming he never asked the federal government for National Guard assistance.

“There are 9,000 local law enforcement officers in California,” she said.

“Did he really—everybody has to send them?”

She seemed to forget that Arnold had once been governor himself.

He answered with a calm reminder: “Remember, the National Guard is under the governor’s supervision.”

Hostin jumped in: “That’s right!”

But Schwarzenegger had more to say.

“For instance, when the National Guard was sent to Iraq during the Iraqi war, I was not the one that said, ‘Oh yeah, go to Iraq.’ The Bush administration came and said, ‘We need those people. We need the resources. We need the equipment. We need the weapons. We need the vehicles to ship to Iraq.’”

It was a subtle nod to federal authority—and possibly a quiet defense of Trump’s right to use similar powers under certain conditions.

He ended the segment with a clear message: “It is very important that we work together. It doesn’t matter who is asking whom. The bottom line is, we work together in order to solve the problem.”

He wasn’t loud. He wasn’t combative. But he said what few are willing to say on daytime television—and the studio didn’t quite know how to handle it.

This wasn’t the version of Arnold Schwarzenegger anyone expected.

But for a few minutes on The View, the truth took center stage—and no amount of spin could make it disappear.

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Caitlin Clark may be the hottest thing that ever happened to women’s basketball, but that hasn’t stopped her opponents from assaulting, gouging, shoving, and beating the biggest star in the league.

Caitlin went through high school and college without missing a game, but recently missed five games due to injuries.

On Tuesday, the attacks were ramped up a notch on Caitlin Clark in her game against the Connecticut Sun.

At one point in the game, her defender, Jacy Sheldon, held her and gouged her right by the eye.   Then Sheldon gave her a chest bump for good measure. That’s when Caitlin pushed Jacy away from her and then was knocked to the floor by Sun player Marina Mabrey.

This is how they treat their star player in the WNBA.

The refs then gave Caitlin, Jacy, and Marina a technical foul. What a crazy league!

Then later in the game Sophie Cunningham slammed Jacy Sheldon to the floor during her layup. This was wild!

This is the WNBA. They have the worst referees in professional sports and a bunch of women who hate their major star.

And, for your information, Sophie Cunningham has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is not someone to be messed with.

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Forensic teams have begun exhumations at the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Ireland, once overseen by devout Catholic nuns.

What investigators believe to be nearly 800 infants and toddlers, aged from 35 weeks in utero to about three years old, were discovered buried in an old septic tank.

Operating between 1925 and 1961, the home served as a forced hideaway for unwed pregnant women.

These young mothers, dismissed as moral failures by both Church and State, were reportedly interned for months, compelled into slave labor, and then stripped of their infants—many boys and girls who would perish from malnutrition, disease, or sheer neglect.

Local historian Catherine Corless painstakingly revealed that out of 798 recorded deaths, only two had proper burials; the remains of the rest were never accounted for—until now.

Excavations began June 16 under the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention in Tuam (ODAIT), and are expected to last up to two years, with painstaking DNA identification and dignified reinterment underway.

The New York Post reported:

Many of the infant remains are feared to have been dumped in the cesspool known as “the pit” at the former institution in the small town of Tuam, County Galway, local historian Catherine Corless told Sky News.

[…]

The other 796 children’s remains are believed to be under the site of the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, which was demolished in 1971 and is now surrounded by a modern apartment complex.

Bon Secours, known locally as The Home, was a maternity home for unmarried mothers and their children, run by a religious order of Catholic nuns.

Unmarried pregnant women would be sent to the home to give birth and would be interned for a year to do unpaid work.

They were separated from their newborn children, who would be raised by the nuns until they were adopted, often without the consent of their families.

The full scale of the tragedy at Bon Secours was only uncovered in 2014 thanks to Corless’s findings.

Read more here.

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Amid an increasingly polarized political and social climate, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has made statements that have sparked significant controversy. Omar claimed that the United States is becoming «one of the worst countries in the world,» accusing the federal government of deploying the military on the streets with no respect for constitutional rights. According to her, this militarization reflects the country’s democratic decay and is clear evidence that President Donald Trump is spending millions of dollars to maintain his authoritarian image through a military parade.

Omar, who was born and raised in Somalia under an authoritarian regime, emphasized that even in her home country she had never witnessed such a military presence within a democratic context. For her, the presence of soldiers in American streets represents a betrayal of the country’s founding principles and a direct attack on the Constitution, values, and ideals upon which the United States was built. The congresswoman has called on citizens to take to the streets to collectively reject what she perceives as a militarization of the nation and an abuse of presidential power.

These statements come at a time when the U.S. faces protests and unrest in several cities, sometimes in response to federal law enforcement actions such as immigration raids and confrontations with radical groups. For example, in Los Angeles, thousands of National Guard and military personnel have been mobilized to restore order after clashes and vandalism, generating divided opinions about the use of these forces in civilian contexts.

From a conservative perspective, it is important to note that the mobilization of the National Guard and military forces under civilian command is a legitimate, regulated, and constitutionally authorized tool to maintain security and protect citizens when circumstances demand it. The temporary military presence in certain areas does not mean the establishment of a dictatorship or the end of democracy, but rather the responsible application of state resources to ensure public order and general welfare.

Ilhan Omar’s rhetoric, comparing these actions to an authoritarian regime, is alarming and dangerous. It ignores the system of checks and balances that characterizes American democracy, where military authority is always subordinated to civilian power and the law. By minimizing this reality, Omar not only misinforms but also contributes to social division, fueling a populist narrative that can lead to further polarization and chaos.

It is worth noting that the U.S. Constitution grants the Executive and state authorities the power to deploy the National Guard to protect internal security during extraordinary situations such as riots or threats to public peace. These actions are carried out under civilian oversight with the goal of preserving order and preventing the spread of violence, protecting the rights of all citizens.

Omar’s irresponsible criticism also overlooks the real context: in recent years, many U.S. cities have experienced episodes of vandalism, looting, and attacks on public and private property. In this sense, the intervention of military and security forces is not only justified but necessary to ensure that citizens can exercise their rights without fear of violence or disorder.

Furthermore, accusations of militarization in a country that has faced terrorist attacks, racial unrest, and immigration crises must be analyzed responsibly. Failing to recognize the complexity of the situation and reducing it to a simplistic narrative can jeopardize the country’s stability and trust in its institutions.

From a Republican point of view, President Trump’s leadership has been firm in its commitment to national security and protecting citizens. The measures taken to deploy the National Guard and coordinate federal forces are part of a strategy to preserve order and ensure justice is effectively applied. This not only protects the population but also safeguards the integrity of American democracy.

It is essential to understand that the true threat to democracy does not come from law enforcement or maintaining order but from those, like Omar, who use incendiary rhetoric to undermine confidence in institutions and promote social disorder. Defending the United States requires a collective commitment to law, order, and respect for constitutional principles—values that President Trump has repeatedly emphasized as priorities for his administration.

Ultimately, the United States remains a country with a strong democratic system that guarantees freedom and respect for individual rights. The military and police presence on the streets, when conducted in accordance with the law, is a temporary and necessary measure to address exceptional circumstances and protect the population. This reality should be acknowledged and appreciated, far from biased interpretations that seek to polarize and weaken the country.

The country envisioned by the founding fathers remains strong thanks to respect for its institutions and the will of its people to defend them. In difficult times, unity, responsibility, and strong leadership are essential to ensure that freedom and security continue to be pillars of the nation. More than ever, Americans need a strong and determined government that protects their rights and maintains order—and that is exactly what the Trump administration strives to achieve.

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