The corporate media smells blood in the water following Katie Zacharia’s depature as White House Press Secretary and senses an opportunity to claim another major Trump Administration scalp.

Politico and The Telegraph both separately reported that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles helped orchestrate what one source described as a “sanctioned hit” on Zacharia by having her appear on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show.

“(White House spokesperson) Danielle (Alvarez) and Susie fed her to Hannity,” a person familiar with the matter allegedly told Politico.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson previously reported, grilled Zacharia during an appearance on his show on Thursday night. Her performance on Hannity helped seal her fate with White House officials.

Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, called the reporting on Wiles’ involvement in Zacharia’s ouster “speculation.”

“All of this breathless speculation is just that – speculation. And it’s fiction that’s not even creative,” Cheung said.

“Katie took on a very important job, and she will continue to support the president as she transitions to a new role,” he added.

“She is an amazing teammate and tremendous talent.”

A senior White House official told Politico that while “Susie and Sean do talk, but Susie did not need to feed her to Sean or anybody else. It’s not her style.”

“And Hannity wasn’t the nail in her coffin; her hit (on Fox & Friends) this morning was, as well as her weird answer on being a lawyer,” the senior White House official added.

This all comes as the media pushes the narrative that Wiles is “on thin ice” and will go soon. Trump has called these reports “fake news.”

Anonymous sources have also claimed that Wiles was sidelined in Trump’s decision to hire Zacharia as Press Secretary last week, according to anonymous sources who claimed he did not consult with her.

When it comes to White House decisions, the only voice that matters is Trump’s.

And he is not going to make decisions on Wiles or anyone else to please the vultures in the corporate press.

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On Saturday, President Trump will hold a rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, near Cincinnati, at Truist Arena on the Northern Kentucky University campus.

The doors opened around 10:00 and 10:30 a.m. ET, and, although the President is not due to speak until 2:00 pm, the arena began filling quickly.

NOW: President Trump’s Kentucky rally is ALREADY FILLING TO THE BRIM ahead of his imminent Florida departure aboard Air Force One

They showed up at DAWN in droves!

All of them WILL be voting, just like every other Trump rally is helping juice turnout to offset rabid TDS voters

We need to do our part and vote no matter what, whether your state or district is blue or red!

The only way to win is to SWAMP THEM.

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 17, 2026

Trump hopes to energize the base in the solidly red state and highlight the open Senate race between Republican Congressman Andy Barr and Democrat former state rep Charles Booker.

Scheduled attendees include Barr and Ed Gallrein.

Gallrein is the Republican nominee for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. He is a fifth-generation Kentucky farmer and a retired Navy SEAL officer.

Gallrein defeated disgraced RINO Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary.

Watch beginning at 2:00 pm ET:

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On Friday, CNN political analyst Harry Enten, speaking with Sara Sidner, shared a powerful reminder of why Republicans have to get out and vote in the midterms.

Enten asserted that current polling averages in key Senate races, Kansas, Iowa, Maine, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, show Democrats with small leads or ties in most of them. Democrats likely need to win at least three of these for Senate control.

Looking at historical final Senate poll aggregates in close races, margins within 5 points since 1998, the average error rate is 3.7 points.

Because most of these battleground races are well within the historical average error, the Senate is currently too close. In past cycles, Democrats have often seen themselves ahead in the polls only for Republicans to outperform on Election Day.

Enten called it “big siren warning sign for Democrats.”

Sidner asked, “And that is the question that I would like you to answer. On average, when you look at these polls, what’s the error? What happens?”

Enten replied, “Yeah. Okay. So let’s take a look at the final polling averages. That is the polls conducted over the final 21 days in each state, compile up an average in them, and let’s see how they do historically speaking. And keep these numbers in mind on your screen.”

“Take a look here. Okay. Final Senate poll aggregates in close races, that is races within 5 points. The average race— look at this— the average error rate, they’re off by 3.7 percentage points.”

“Polls are a tool. Poll aggregates are a tool. When you have all of these close races, you have to keep this in mind. Those races, most of those races on the last screen, are well within that average error rate.”

“And that is why the Senate at this point is too close to call if these poll averages hold and they go to Election Day with what we saw on slide number 1, with all these races, many of which are well within 3 points.”

Sidner asked, “OK, so what would this look like if the error went to the Republican side? Because when you look at this average and then you go back, there’s only one match what the polling shows right now.”

Enten responded, “That’s exactly right. And this, to me, is the big siren warning sign for Democrats right here. Because I know you feel like it’s Lucy and the football. You’ve seen yourselves ahead before, and then Election Day, the votes are cast and counted, and the Republicans come out ahead.”

“So let’s just say, in fact, we get this average error rate, and it goes, and the Republicans outperform their polls yet again. This is what we’re talking about. The 2026 Senate map, if, in fact, Republicans outperform the averages by 3.75 points.”

“Look at this. This is the key nugget on your bottom right of the screen. Republicans would get 52 seats, Democrats would get 48. Republicans would easily maintain control of the U.S. House. They’d win up here in Maine. They’d win in Michigan. They’d win down here in Texas. They’d win in Kansas. They’d win in Iowa. And they’d also win— win— I’m going to come over to Sarah’s side of the screen right here. They’d win in Alaska.”

Watch:

JUST IN: CNN says Republicans HOLD CONTROL of the US Senate 52-48 if the average poll error occurs for Republicans

THEY’D LOSE MICHIGAN.

“The average error rate, off by 3.7 points!”

“Siren warning for Democrats…if we get this average error rate…THIS is what we’re talking about…Republicans would get 52 seats, Democrats would get 48.”

In 2024, Mike Rogers came within roughly 19,000 votes of winning Michigan. HE CAN DO IT THIS TIME

The polls have underestimated Trump voters in every one of his elections. If they vote, we win.

This is why ALL OF US in EVERY STATE need to vote no matter what

Texas, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Michigan, it’s all winnable!

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 16, 2026

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The CEO of one of the most beloved fast-food chains in America perfectly handled a sly corporate news hack who tried to paint him and his company as hostile to the gay community.

Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy sat down with NBC’s Craig Melvin on Wednesday to discuss the company, including its devotion to the Christian faith and past positions that triggered radical leftists.

Throughout the interview, Cathy refused to apologize or back down, while also not giving the company’s haters any bulletin-board material.

“It is our anchor, in the sense of what our corporate purpose states: that we’re in business to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that’s entrusted to us and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A,” Cathy told Melvin.

Melvin then asked how the company would respond to LGBTQ activists still angered over Dan Cathy, the father of Andrew and the previous Chick-Fil-A CEO, for publicly stating back in 2012 that the company was opposed to gay marriage.

This caused thousands of woke Americans to boycott the company for merely expressing an opinion that was quite mainstream at the time.

But Cathy did not take the bait.

Instead, he issued a response that perfectly represents what companies are supposed to do: serving clients regardless of political beliefs.

“Anybody who hasn’t tried us, we’d love for you to come try and have our great-tasting food and the hospitality that we’re known for,” Cathy replied.

“Everybody that’s willing to walk in the door, they’re welcome to come eat with us,” he added. “We would love to give them a great-tasting sandwich and great hospitality.”

“We’re focused on serving everybody that’s coming to eat with us.”

WATCH:

WATCH: NBC’s ‘Today’ spent over 90 seconds of its six-minute-plus profile of third-generation Chick-fil-A Andrew Cathy harassing him over his family’s Christian roots supporting traditional marriage, which led to the bans, protesters, and threats to the company in 2012 https://t.co/3xRxoAlT8x

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 14, 2026

The Daily Mail notes that back in 2019, four years after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of nationwide same-sex marriage, Chick-fil-A announced a change to its charitable giving strategy.

Instead of focusing on issues related to marriage, it would instead steer its donations to organizations working in education, homelessness, and hunger.

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The sad drift left of the Bush family, while disappointing, is no longer surprising.

The latest example comes as one of former President George W. Bush’s daughters, Barbara, has donated to a Super PAC supporting far-left weirdo James Talarico over Republican Ken Paxton for Senate in the Lone Star State.

Apparently unbothered by the flood of illegals that have poured over the border, he has pushed for comprehensive reform that includes a path to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants.

While the left has marinated in violent, radical rhetoric and deeds, he lectures his own party about “compassionate” conservatism.

While he has not overtly criticized President Trump, he has repeatedly attacked many of his policies indirectly.

He congratulated Joe Biden on the 2020 result the day it was called and later said he was “pleased” with Biden’s early months.

And his seemingly favorite travel/speaking tour buddy? Bill Clinton.

The Statesman reported that Barbara donated $2500 to Lone Star Rising PAC, which is the main outside group backing Talarico.

While she could have donated anonymously through a 501(c)(4), she chose a PAC that reports donors.

Her support of radical leftists is not new. In 2024, she campaigned for Kamala Harris, citing support for women’s rights.’

Barbara apparently wants to publicly align with a man who agreed with a podcaster who called Christians America’s ‘villains,’ pushes the blasphemous belief that “God is both masculine and feminine” and that “God is nonbinary,” and mysteriously disappeared from the campaign trail for almost two weeks with the election just around the corner.

The move could also have a hint of score-settling.

In 2022, Paxton thoroughly trounced George P. Bush, Barbara’s cousin, in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Attorney, by about 36 percentage points.

Last week, President Trump ripped another member of the Bush circle, “Super RINO Karl Rove,” for his efforts to derail Paxton.

There seems to be a theme in the Bush world.

Read more:

Trump UNLOADS on Toxic RINOs Cornyn and Karl Rove for Efforts to Sabotage Ken Paxton and Assist ‘TalaFREAKO’

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Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, a Democratic Socialists of America member running for Congress, told leftist podcaster Wajahat Ali this week that he opposes mass incarceration as morally wrong and bad policy, then stated that he wants to make an exception for locking up “lawless MAGA thugs.”

Rabb also used profanity while referring to supporters of President Donald Trump.

“I’m a decarceration person,” Rabb began.

“I believe the country that represents 5% of the world population but 25% of the people put in cages is morally wrong. It’s also bad policy, but I will make an exception for all of those f—ers who are lawless MAGA thugs, who have destroyed lives and communities. Lock all of those f-ckers up. I know that seems a little hypocritical of me being on the left and being anti-incarceration, but lock those f-ckers up.”

He immediately doubled down, saying, “I hope you all will forgive me in my, perhaps, weakness. It’s not vengefulness, but right is right. We should have a level playing field. If there are moms who are going to jail because they changed what school district they are in so that their kids could get a better education, and they get locked up, you better believe a Jared Kushner should be experiencing some jail time. So, if that makes me a conservative, gosh, but we need to send a message.”

Rabb also called for Congress to impeach and subpoena people “who are destroying what’s left of our fragile democracy.”

WATCH:

Chris Rabb: “I’m a decarceration person, I believe the country that represents 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of the people put in cages is morally wrong, but I will make an exception for all of those fuckers who are lawless MAGA thugs who have destroyed lives and communities. Lock all of those fuckers up. If there are moms who are going to jail because they changed what school district they are so their kids could get a better education, you better believe a Jared Kushner should be experiencing some jail time”

— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) October 14, 2026

The state representative is one of several DSA-backed candidates who won Democratic primaries this cycle.

Fox News reached out to his campaign and received no response.

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the network, “Trump-deranged Democrats have no agenda except to lob unhinged attacks against the president and obstruct the agenda he was elected to implement. This person is clearly disturbed and should seek help.”

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