Feds assaulted during meat plant raid to detain dozens of illegal immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and their federal partners were assaulted by an illegal immigrant while executing a warrant Wednesday at a meat-producing plant in Omaha, Nebraska.
During the raid, ICE detained more than 70 illegal immigrants, some of whom had local warrants for their arrests, prior DUI convictions or had previously been deported, the agency said.
“Yesterday, an illegal alien from Honduras brandished a weapon and assaulted federal agents and officers who were doing their job: protecting American citizens, the public and businesses who are being victimized through identity fraud,” ICE acting Director Todd Lyons said Wednesday.
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“Let’s be clear — this wasn’t just someone ‘out of status.’ This was a violent criminal who attacked law enforcement while they were serving the public, which is why the term ‘criminal alien’ is a distraction.
“If you’re here illegally, you’ve already broken the law. When you break the law by coming here illegally and then threaten and assault federal officers on top of that — you’re a threat, plain and simple.”
Many of the 70 people detained Wednesday may now face additional federal charges, including fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents; assaulting a federal officer; resisting arrest; illegal reentry; and/or misuse of Social Security numbers, ICE said.
“Our ICE agents and officers — along with our federal partners — put their lives on the line every day to protect the American public. They don’t ask for praise. They ask for the support,” ICE Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Mark Zito said in a statement.
“The reckless rhetoric being thrown around doesn’t just insult their sacrifice, it actively puts communities at risk, undermines law enforcement, and emboldens those who are actively looking to do harm. These men and women swore an oath to uphold the law and should not have to fear the very people they are sworn to protect.”
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ICE did not specify how officers were assaulted, but protesters who gathered outside the food plant Tuesday during the raid jumped on the front bumper of an official vehicle, while others threw rocks at ICE vehicles as a white bus carrying workers pulled away from the operation.
Chad Hartmann, president of Glenn Valley Foods, told The Associated Press he was surprised by the raid, saying the plant uses E-Verify to confirm the immigration status of workers before hiring them.
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“My biggest issue is: Why us?” Hartmann told the AP. “We do everything by the book.”
Hartmann added that ICE officers at the raid apparently told him the E-Verify system is broken.
“I mean, what am I supposed to do with that?” Hartmann told the AP. “This is your system, run by the government. And you’re raiding me because your system is broken?”
Douglas County Commissioner Roger Garcia said Wednesday in a Facebook post that officials are “telling friends and allies to standby momentarily as we continue to gather and verify information and coordinate proper guidance for families affected.”
“There are response groups that have been activated and also safe spaces for families to go, alongside legal representation that is being coordinated,” Garcia said. “We are still trying to find out more information on how many were detained today, how many sites (Lala and Glenn Valley verified thus far, JBS may have been mistakenly listed we are looking into it), and where those detained are being taken.”
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The operation was a multi-agency effort that included ICE Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations Omaha; DHS Security Office of Inspector General; Department of Justice; FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Marshals Service; IRS Criminal Investigation; Nebraska State Patrol; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and the Nebraska Department of Vehicles Fraud Unit.
White House slams Democrat’s gender claim against Treasury chief as ‘shameful’
A House Ways and Means Committee hearing took an unexpected turn Wednesday when Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) accused Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of interrupting her because of her gender—prompting audible groans from the room.
The exchange occurred during a tense five-minute questioning session, where Sanchez challenged Bessent on the impact of tariffs enacted under President Trump’s administration.
“Prices are rising on many everyday goods,” Sanchez said, citing increases in clothing, shoes, canned food, toys, and household tools. She added, “On average, Trump’s tariffs are estimated to cost households $3,000 more for the same goods than they would have last year,” though she did not cite the source of the figure when pressed.
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When Bessent attempted to interject, Sanchez quickly cut him off: “Please don’t interrupt me… I know I’m a woman, but please try to limit yourself to answering my questions.”
That remark prompted groans from the hearing room, with one attendee audibly reacting, “Oh, come on.” Sanchez responded: “No, I’m sorry, but we get talked over all the time, and I don’t want that to happen at this hearing.”
Bessent, who is openly gay, did not address the accusation and instead focused on defending the administration’s trade policies.
When Sanchez challenged him on pricing impacts and China’s trade behavior, Bessent responded, “That’s incorrect,” and said, “They met their agreements under President Trump in 2020, and President Biden did not enforce them.”
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Sanchez repeatedly claimed that American consumers are paying more due to tariffs and described recent negotiations with China as rushed and lacking transparency. “A poorly negotiated trade deal with China is probably not worth the paper that it is written on,” she said. “I was alarmed to hear this morning that Trump said the U.S.–China deal was done after just two days of talks in London.”
Bessent defended the agreement as an initial step. “The deal struck was for a specific goal, and it will be a much longer process,” he said, adding, “China has proven an unreliable partner.”
The clash between Sanchez and Bessent was repeatedly moderated by Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who reminded members of time limits and decorum throughout the hearing.
The moment quickly spread across social media, where the White House’s official rapid response account weighed in, calling the move “shameful.”
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The office of Congresswoman Linda Sanchez has not responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Trump unveils golden ticket to citizenship for those willing to pay steep price
Foreign nationals with an extra $5 million can now register to be notified about when they can sign up to receive a fast pass to U.S. citizenship, also known as the “Trump Card.”
President Donald Trump shared information about the program on Truth Social Wednesday night.
“FOR FIVE MILLION $DOLLARS, THE TRUMP CARD IS COMING!” the post said. “Thousands have been calling and asking how they can sign up to ride a beautiful road in gaining access to the Greatest Country and Market anywhere in the World. It’s called THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! THE WAITING LIST IS NOW OPEN. To sign up, go to – TRUMPCARD.GOV.”
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reposted Trump’s social media message, saying in another post, “The wait is over.” He then shared a link to the Trump Card website for people to get more information.
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The site shows an image of a gold card with Trump’s headshot on it, which says, “The Trump Card.” It also has his signature on the card and the number 5,000,000.
Lutnick was a guest at Axios’ streamed event, Building the Future, last month, where he told the company’s co-founder, Mike Allen, that the card’s website would be up and running in about a week.
“The details of that will come soon after, but people can start to register. And all that will come over a matter of the next weeks — not months, weeks,” Lutnick said.
He acknowledged not everyone will be able to afford the Trump Card, but it will be available to those who can afford to help America pay off its debt.
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“Why wouldn’t they want a plan B that says God forbid something bad happens, you come to the airport in America and the person in immigration says, ‘Welcome home.’ Right? As opposed to, ‘Where the heck am I going if something bad’s happening in my country,’” Lutnick continued.
He noted that everyone will be vetted for a card, adding those who come in with $5 million for a visa are going to be “great people who are going to come and bring businesses and opportunity to America. And they’re going to pay $5 million.”
Lutnick offered one more hypothetical scenario, saying if 200,000 people purchase the card for $5 million, that’s $1 trillion.
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“Remember, we get 280,000 visas per year now for free, not counting the 20 million people who broke into this country for nothing under Biden,” Lutnick said. “And, so, I want you to think about that. We give it away for free and said Donald Trump’s gonna bring in a trillion dollars for what purpose? To make America better. And it makes perfect sense to me.”
Trump has previously touted his plan before to attract the world’s wealthiest to become U.S. citizens, though it comes at a time when he is both clamping down on illegal migration and as universities are increasingly in the spotlight amid soaring school costs and crippling student loans.
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In an interview in February with Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier on “Special Report,” Lutnick said all candidates will be “deeply vetted.”
“These are vetted people,” Lutnick told Baier. “These are going to be great global citizens who are going to bring entrepreneurial spirit, capacity and growth to America. If one of them comes in, think of the jobs they are going to bring with them, the businesses they are going to bring with them. And they are going to pay American taxes as well. So, this is huge money for America.”
2 former presidents joined effort to silence him during COVID controversy, Rogan claims
Podcaster Joe Rogan claimed Tuesday that two unnamed former presidents were involved in the protest against his skeptical discussions about COVID-19.
Spotify received backlash in 2022 for allowing Rogan, one of its biggest stars, to spread what progressive critics claimed was COVID misinformation. Musician Neil Young famously removed his content from Spotify in protest over Rogan’s rhetoric, saying he no longer wanted to share a platform with him.
“And then all of a sudden, I hear that Neil Young wants me removed from Spotify. I was like, ‘What the f— is going on? This is crazy,’” Rogan said Tuesday.
“Spotify got calls from two former presidents,” he added.
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Then-Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented on the controversy directly. After Spotify announced it would flag podcasts that cover COVID-19, Psaki responded, “So this disclaimer, it’s a positive step, but we want every platform to continue doing more to call out misinformation while also uplifting accurate information.”
“Our hope is that all major tech platforms — and all major news sources for that matter — be responsible and be vigilant to ensure the American people have access to accurate information on something as significant as COVID-19,” she added.
But Rogan said that instead of being censored or deplatformed, “I grew by 2 million subscribers in a month.”
“People started listening,” he said, despite how his critics attacked his reputation. “And they started listening, like, ‘Oh, he’s really reasonable and pretty humble about all this stuff and just asking questions.’”
Rogan also condemned how media outlets attacked his use of Ivermectin to treat his COVID-19 by referring to it as a horse dewormer.
“I’m, like, ‘Why aren’t you guys concentrating on the fact that a 55-year-old man is fine three days later during the worst strain?’ It was during the Delta where everybody’s freaking out. ‘This one’s going to kill us all.’ And I was fine in three days,” he said.
Rogan described the whole experience as a “wake-up call” that opened his eyes about the liberal legacy media.
“It’s so dirty. It’s such a dirty business,” Rogan said. “God, I used to have massive respect for journalists. If I had never done this podcast, I would be your regular schmo out there with, you know, just spitting out all the company lines and all the blast all over the news.”
“I kind of liked it better then,” he said with a laugh. “I didn’t think the world is filled with demons, money-hungry demons that are willing to sacrifice human lives in the pursuit of revenue.”
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Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek addressed the pushback against hosting Rogan during the company’s earnings call in February 2022.
“I think the important part here is that we don’t change our policies based on one creator, nor do we change it based on any media cycle,” the chief executive said at the time. “Our policies have been carefully written with the input from numbers of internal and external experts in this space – and I do believe they’re right for our platform.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Spotify for comment and did not receive an immediate reply.
European nation strikes deal to accept US migrants as Trump vows mass deportations
The Eastern European nation of Kosovo has agreed to host up to 50 migrants deported from the U.S. over a one-year period, reports confirmed on Wednesday.
The decision comes as the U.S. has increasingly pushed third-party nations to host deportees amid President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation promises.
“The government has expressed its readiness to participate, with the opportunity to select individuals from a proposed pool, provided they meet specific criteria related to the rule of law and public order,” the Kosovo government said in a statement on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
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Reports surfaced last week that the U.S. was pushing Balkan nations like Serbia to accept migrants, though it remains unclear if these deportees could include migrants from nations like Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua after the Supreme Court lifted the Temporary Protected Status of 500,000 migrants last month.
Kosovo is among one of the poorest nations in Europe, superseded only by Ukraine and Georgia, and has reportedly looked to similar schemes that could provide a source of income.
Fox News Digital could not immediately reach the White House or the Department of Homeland Security for questions about whether the U.S. will pay third-party nations to host U.S. deportees.
A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that it is “grateful to our partner Kosovo for receiving third country nationals removed from the United States and facilitating those aliens’ safe return to their home countries.”
“We welcome cooperation on this key Trump Administration priority,” the spokesman added, though they did not answer Fox News Digital’s questions on paying Kosovo for the scheme.
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Housing deportees has been a controversial topic in Kosovo long before the U.S. pushed the Balkan nation to accept its deported migrants.
Last month, the UK said it was looking to Kosovo, along with eight other nations largely from the Balkans, to open “return hubs” to host asylum seekers denied sanctuary.
The scheme is part of a broader attempt to staunch illegal migration to Britain.
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Another 2022 agreement between Denmark and Kosovo saw the transfer of 300 foreign prisoners to Kosovo’s Correctional Institution in Gjilan who are expected to be deported following their sentences.
The agreement is set to bring Kosovo $217 million.
Defense Secretary Hegseth makes major military change in unstable Middle East
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. military dependents from locations across the Middle East, a major move as tensions spike across the region.
A U.S. defense official told Fox News on Wednesday: “The safety and security of our service members and their families remains our highest priority and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is monitoring the developing tension in the Middle East. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has authorized the voluntary departure of military dependents from locations across the CENTCOM AOR.”
The authorization affects U.S. bases throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility, which includes key flashpoints like Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
It, however, mainly affects dependents who live in Bahrain near the U.S. Navy base.
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Bahrain has a higher population of U.S. military dependents than other countries in the area.
No U.S. uniformed service members in the Middle East will be evacuating, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News.
While the Department of Defense (DOD) has not cited a specific threat, the move comes as Iran-backed militias increase activity and regional instability grows.
A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that the head of U.S. Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, postponed a Thursday morning testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
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“CENTCOM is working in close coordination with our Department of State counterparts, as well as our Allies and partners in the region to maintain a constant state of readiness to support any number of missions around the world at any time,” the official added.
While voluntary departures aren’t rare, they typically kick in when a security environment worsens. U.S. doctrine, such as JP 3‑68, explicitly provides for the voluntary departure of command-sponsored dependents at government expense whenever threats rise.
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“Voluntary departure of command‑sponsored military dependents, nonessential DOD civilian employees and their families, families of essential DOD civilian employees, and DOD dependents schools’ staff and faculty to an announced safe haven is encouraged and authorized at government expense, with return also at government expense,” reads JP 3-68.
Federal judge rules in Trump deportation clash with anti-Israel ringleader
A federal judge sided with Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel ringleader detained by the Trump administration, blocking the government from continuing to hold him on “foreign policy” grounds.
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the government from detaining or removing Khalil, 30, based on a memorandum issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The memo asserted that Khalil’s presence “compromises a compelling foreign policy interest.”
“The government cannot claim an interest in enforcing what appears to be an unconstitutional law,” Farbiarz wrote, adding that the threat to free speech raised serious First Amendment concerns.
The ruling is a significant legal setback for the administration’s efforts to deport Khalil, who has been held at a detention facility in Louisiana following his involvement in anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University.
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While the ruling grants a preliminary injunction against Khalil’s removal, it stops short of ordering his release.
The court’s decision will remain on hold until Friday morning, giving the government time to appeal.
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Khalil, a green card holder, was arrested after leading student protests on the Ivy League campus. He has argued that his free speech rights were being “eroded” by the Trump administration.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attorneys have argued that Khalil’s free speech claims were a “red herring,” saying that the 30-year-old lied on his visa applications.
Khalil, they said, willfully failed to disclose his employment with the Syrian office in the British Embassy in Beirut when he applied for permanent U.S. residency. The agency also accused Khalil of failing to disclose his work with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and membership in Columbia University Apartheid Divest.
Rubio has cited a provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to justify Khalil’s removal from the U.S. The provision allows the secretary of state to deport noncitizens if the secretary determines their presence in the U.S. “would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences.”
Rubio accused Khalil of participating in “antisemitic protests and disruptive activities, which foster a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.”
“Condoning antisemitic conduct and disruptive protests in the United States would severely undermine that significant foreign policy objective,” Rubio wrote.
Khalil has Algerian citizenship through his mother, but was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria.
As of Wednesday evening, no further hearings are scheduled in Khalil’s immigration case.
“We’re just waiting for the judge to issue her ruling,” Johnny Sinodis, a partner at Van Der Hout LLP who is representing Mahmoud Khalil in immigration proceedings, said during a press conference following the hearing.
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Meanwhile, the federal court’s preliminary injunction will prevent Khalil’s removal until at least Friday.
Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers frustrated after being forced to abandon trusty equipment piece
Aaron Rodgers is excited to start his new journey with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he already has one complaint.
He hates his helmet.
“I can’t stand the helmet,” the quarterback told reporters on Tuesday, as he’s no longer allowed to wear the Schutt model he has usually sported throughout his career. “I’ve worn a Schutt for 20 years and somehow it finally didn’t pass the safety standard.”
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Rodgers sported a Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD during his games last season with the New York Jets, which is rare when it comes to helmets in the NFL. Only Joe Flacco, Thomas Morstead and Nick Folk wore the same model.
Rodgers is no stranger to changing his helmet, as he seemed to be fine with it in 2019 when he was forced to find a different model. But the second time around, he’s finding it an issue.
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Now, Rodgers has time once more to find a new helmet being that it is only mandatory minicamp right now.
But, whether Rodgers likes it or not, the NFL’s top priority is safety. As new helmet technology gets developed, older models of helmets will become obsolete.
Rodgers has only been with the Steelers for a few days, but he’s already made a few headlines at minicamp.
The biggest of them all was him revealing his wedding ring to reporters on Tuesday, claiming he had been with his partner for “a couple months.”
Speculation about Rodgers being married has been swirling since photos from the Steelers announcing his signing went viral. He was wearing the same band on his left hand.
The woman Rodgers married remains a mystery, but he did claim on the “Pat McAfee Show” in December that he was dating a woman named “Brittani.”
Rodgers signed a one-year deal with the Steelers reportedly worth up to $19.5 million with incentives.
The four-time MVP has a $10 million guarantee in his deal, per ESPN. The announcement by the Steelers ended a long offseason journey that had many believing Rodgers would end up in Pittsburgh as quarterback-needy teams found options elsewhere.
When the Steelers waited until the sixth round to take a quarterback (Will Howard), all signs pointed to Rodgers joining head coach Mike Tomlin’s group.
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Now that he is with the team at minicamp, Rodgers will try to get acclimated with his new weapons, including wide receiver DK Metcalf, who was traded by the Seattle Seahawks this offseason.
But he will also need to figure out what new model of helmet he can be comfortable in this season.
Trace Cyrus blasts Billy Ray as ‘hungry for fame’ after refusing to attend funeral
The Cyrus family household drama continues to unfold.
On Tuesday, Trace Cyrus – who was adopted by Billy Ray Cyrus shortly after his marriage to ex-wife Tish Cyrus in the ’90s – aired his own grievances with his dad on social media.
“This man is so hungry for fame, it’s pathetic,” he wrote on Instagram. “He really flew to Italy for a fashion show but wouldn’t come to LA for Mammie’s funeral while he was still married to my mom. Even after his daughter got him a 60k private jet like he demanded then he still didn’t come after the plane was paid for.
“You’re the lamest man to ever walk planet earth. Honestly embarrassed to have ever considered you my idol. The best thing to come from your downfall is it made me go into beast mode. I refuse to be a washed up, delusional, evil person when I’m old like you. Christ is King. Get right with God. You need it.”
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A representative for Billy Ray did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
That same day, during an appearance on the “Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky” podcast, Miley Cyrus, 32, got candid about her “messy” family drama and explained how she’s been able to heal ongoing feuds between her and certain members of her family – including Billy Ray.
“My family and I have had a really difficult… What did you call your decade? Dark decade. Yeah, we had one of those,” Miley said.
“Half of us weren’t speaking to each other at one point, and we cleaned all that up,” said the singer, whose siblings include Brandi, 38, Trace, 36, Christopher, 33, Braison, 31, and Noah, 25. “That was a really important part of my year this year, was all of my family putting those lines of communication back together. A lot because of, you know, I had a lot of loyalty to my mom [Tish Cyrus], the way that families do when parents get divorced.”
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“In that situation, I watched what happens when you don’t clean things up as they’re happening. They really do stack, and then all of a sudden you go, ‘Oh my God, it’s been 10 years, and this is a mess that I barely even know how to start. This is like emotional hoarding.’”
Billy Ray married Tish in 1992, and they divorced in 2022. After the divorce, relationships between multiple members of the Cyrus family were negatively impacted.
As far as Miley’s relationship with her father, she said it was easier for her to surrender instead of seeking family therapy.
“We’re so messy we didn’t even do [therapy],” she told Lewinsky. “To get each other in a room to even get to counseling would have been a war. So it was easier to just go, ‘White flag.’ I always wanted my family to feel like I was the safe place, that I always had the white flag when they came to talk to me.”
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“But I just kind of bust through the pile that’s stacked, and just go, ‘I’m here. You’re here. Let’s start by having a good time together.’ And then as we start bringing some happiness and joy into each other’s life, then we’ll just be in a better place to have these conversations. ‘Cause I’d rather get it balanced first,” she added.
Earlier this month, Miley spoke candidly about mending her relationships with both Billy Ray and Tish.
“I think timing is everything,” she began. “As I’ve gotten older, I’m respecting my parents as individuals instead of as parents – because my mom’s really loved my dad for her whole life, and I think being married to someone in the music industry and not being a part of it is obviously really hard. And so I think I took on some of my mom’s hurt as my own because it hurt her more than it hurt me as an adult, and so I owned a lot of her pain.”
She continued, “But now that my mom is so in love with my stepdad, who I completely adore, and now that my dad, I see him finding happiness, too – I can love them both as individuals instead of as a parental pairing. I’m being an adult about it.”
Miley said it was “hard” at first, “because the little kid in you reacts before the adult in you can go, ‘Yes, that’s your dad, but that’s just another person that deserves to be in his bliss and to be happy.’”
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She added, “My child self has caught up.”