Mayor lands in hot water after telling ICE to ‘Get the f— out’ of his city
Jacob Frey, the Democratic Minneapolis mayor who told federal immigration authorities Wednesday to “get the f—” out of the city following the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer, has been at the forefront of pushing back against the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security said authorities were conducting an operation when rioters began blocking ICE vehicles. The driver of one vehicle allegedly attempted to “weaponize her vehicle” to hit law enforcement officials in what they described as an act of “domestic terrorism.”
“Get the f— out of Minneapolis,” he said during a news conference. “We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite. People are being hurt, families are being ripped apart.” Frey also called the DHS statement that the shooting happened in self-defense “garbage.”
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Frey won his third term against the so-called “Mamdani of Minneapolis,” Omar Fateh, and was ridiculed for speaking in the native Somali language during his victory speech. The following month, Frey used his retained authority to issue an executive order prohibiting the use of city property, such as parking lots, for immigration operations.
Earlier last year, Frey doubled down on his resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts with a vow that his city will be a “safe haven” for illegal immigrants. In earlier comments, Frey also assured illegals that in line with the city’s “separation ordinance,” Minneapolis police would not gather information about people’s immigration status and would not arrest anyone for being in the country illegally.
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Frey was sworn in for his third and final term this week. He was reportedly heckled at his swearing-in ceremony by critics for the way police handled two particular domestic violence situations, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
And it wouldn’t mark the first time Frey has faced heckling, including from those who shared his political party. For instance, Frey was booed out of a protest following the death of George Floyd after reportedly refusing to back far-left calls to defund the Minneapolis Police Department.
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“Go home Jacob, go home,” the demonstrators yelled at the mayor, as others booed and chanted, “Shame, shame, shame.”
Another video showed Frey being interrogated by protest leaders about whether he would support abolishing or defunding the police. He said at the time that he has “been coming to grips with [his] own brokenness in this situation” and promised to revamp “a systemic racist system.”
Minnesota speaker warns Americans will be ‘shocked’ by scope of fraud crisis
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth said Americans will be “shocked” to learn how long the widespread fraud crisis has been occurring in her state, warning Wednesday that electing a Republican administration is crucial if Minnesotans want to see true change.
“We have been talking about this as Republicans in the state of Minnesota for years and Democrats have either turned a blind eye or ignored or covered it up,” Demuth told “America’s Newsroom.”
“I’m grateful for [House Oversight Committee] Chairman Comer… having this hearing today. We are looking forward to the presentation from our three members from Minnesota.”
Demuth has called out Walz for alleged oversight failures since the scandal entered the national spotlight.
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In a previous interview with Fox News Digital, she said the fraud — which largely involved day care assistance, Medicaid and other public benefit programs — falls “squarely” on Walz’s shoulders.
“He’s the governor of the state and needs to take full responsibility,” she said.
She warned Wednesday that electing another Democrat to succeed Walz would constitute a de facto third term.
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“Any Democrat that they put in to run in 2026 is part of the problem and will be a Tim Walz third term,” she said.
“We need Republican leadership, a Republican governor at the top in 2026 to turn the state around, make it stronger and better and return integrity to the tax dollars that Minnesotans send in of their hard-earned dollars.”
Walz has vehemently defended himself against Republicans’ claims while criticizing Trump and his allies along the way.
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“The buck stops with me. I’m accountable for this and, because of that accountability, I’m not running for office again,” Walz said during a press conference on Tuesday.
“Republicans want to tell you everybody with brown skin is stealing money or that they’re not welcome here. They want to do nothing to improve this state. Their idea of improving this state is being a parrot for Donald Trump agreeing to everything that he agreed with. Well, here’s what I’m going to tell you: It ain’t happening.”
Trump teases Greenland move in ’20 days’ after Venezuela raid, cites Arctic threats
President Donald Trump is again amplifying his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, reinvigorating his repeated comments earlier in his political career that the territory nestled between North America and Europe in the Arctic Circle is a strategic asset for the U.S.
Trump confirmed Saturday that the U.S. military had successfully executed an operation in Venezuela that led to the arrests of the nation’s dictatorial leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.
The operation was swiftly followed by Trump puttinganyone who would threaten American sovereignty or endanger American lives” on notice. Cuba, for instance, is likely “in a lot of trouble” for “propping up Maduro,” according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Amid the warnings, Trump was pressed about plans to potentially acquire Greenland, which he has previously floated while touting its strategic location for national security purposes.
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“We need Greenland from a national security situation. It’s so strategic. Right now. Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,” Trump said from Air Force One Sunday as he traveled back to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
Trump initially said he did not want to discuss Greenland and wanted to instead focus questions on Venezuela, Russia or Ukraine before teasing that more would follow on Greenland in the coming months.
“We’ll worry about Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days,” he told the media.
Trump added that the U.S. needs to acquire “Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.”
He continued that acquiring the territory would benefit both the U.S. and European Union from a security standpoint.
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“The European Union needs us to have it, and they know that,” the president said before moving on to other questions.
Greenland was a strategic outpost during the Cold War, sitting astride the shortest routes between North America and the Soviet Union across the Arctic. The U.S. expanded its presence at the airbase, now known as Pituffik Space Base, using it as a key location for early-warning radar and surveillance meant to detect incoming bombers and missiles.
U.S. interest in Greenland also would likely counter China’s growing Arctic ambitions and deny Beijing a foothold in the region. China published its first Arctic policy white paper in 2018, when it labeled itself a “near-Arctic state,” while promoting a “Polar Silk Road” as part of its broader Belt and Road vision. Trump first publicly mentioned interest in Greenland in 2019.
The Arctic is the shortest corridor for long-range threats from adversaries such as China or Russia, making Greenland a prime place for early-warning and tracking sensors that protect North America.
Trump views acquiring Greenland as a national security priority, the White House reiterated Tuesday, and the use of the U.S. military remains an option as his administration weighs how to acquire the territory.
“President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to Fox News.
“The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and, of course, utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander in chief’s disposal.”
The U.S. potentially purchasing or acquiring Greenland has roots in the first Trump administration. The president first floated the purchase of the territory from Denmark in 2019. Greenland, which is the world’s largest island, is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
“It’s just something we’ve talked about,” Trump said in 2019. “Denmark essentially owns it. We’re very good allies with Denmark. We’ve protected Denmark like we protect large portions of the world, so the concept came up.
“Strategically, it’s interesting. And we’d be interested. We’ll talk to them a little bit,” the president said. “It’s not No. 1 on the burner, I can tell you that.”
Greenland spans roughly 836,000 square miles, though most of the world’s largest island is covered by an ice sheet. It’s home to about 56,000 people, predominantly Inuit and Danes, with the capital and largest town, Nuuk, serving as the country’s political and economic hub. The island is also home to oil, natural gas and mineral resources, which could be used to manufacture batteries and other technologies.
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The amplified focus on the U.S. potentially acquiring Greenland has had a ripple effect in the administration and in Congress, with White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller arguing it was not breaking news that Trump has genuine interest in acquiring the territory.
“For the United States to secure the Arctic region, to protect and defend NATO and NATO interests, obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States,” Miller said on CNN. “And, so, that‘s a conversation that we‘re going to have as a country. That‘s a process we‘re going to have as a community of nations.”
CNN host Jake Tapper pressed Miller whether he could confirm military force would not be used to seize Greenland, similar to Venezuela.
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“It wouldn’t be military action against Greenland,” he said. “Greenland has a population of 30,000 people, Jake. The real question is by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? What is the basis of their territorial claim? What is their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark?”
The rhetoric has spooked the Danes, who have long balked at Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, reiterating that the island is not for sale.
“It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the U.S. needing to take over Greenland. The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Sunday.
“I would therefore strongly urge the U.S. stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people, who have very clearly said that they are not for sale.”
Top European leaders have also resisted Trump’s calls for the U.S. to acquire the territory, instead reflecting that NATO allies work together to ensure the Artic is secure.
Artic security must be “achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies, including the United States, by upholding the principles of the U.N. Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them,” the top leaders from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark said in a joint statement.
“Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News Tuesday, “I’m not saying we’re gonna go take over Greenland. I’m saying we gonna build up our military presence, and we need to create a new relationship between the United States and Greenland to make sure our investment is secure.
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“If you want a bigger presence in Greenland militarily, which everybody seems to do, and you want it to be American, which I do, then you need to look at the relationship between us and Greenland before we spend a bunch of money and put our troops on the ground.”
Family of Brianna Aguilera sues over alcohol service ahead of death
The family of Brianna Aguilera, the Texas A&M student who fell to her death from a high-rise apartment in November, is suing two organizations for allegedly overserving alcohol ahead of the 19-year-old’s death.
Attorney Tony Buzbee on Tuesday announced a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Travis County against the Austin Blacks Rugby Club and the UT Economics and Business Association.
“It is illegal to serve minors any amount of alcohol in the State of Texas. It is reckless and irresponsible to grossly over-serve a group of minors at a University of Texas football tailgate to the point where those minors lose their physical faculties and ability to control themselves,” the lawsuit states.
Aguilera died when she fell from an Austin high-rise apartment following a Texas A&M vs. University of Texas football tailgate at around 1 a.m. Nov. 29, according to police.
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A police investigation later determined Aguilera died by suicide despite her family’s claims that she was killed.
According to the filing, the alleged “egregious over-serving of minors” led to Aguilera’s death. Witnesses described her behavior over several hours as “shifting from upbeat to disoriented and ultimately grossly intoxicated,” the suit says.
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Buzbee said the lawsuit is also intended to support the ongoing investigation into the events of that night by allowing the firm to seek phone and text records, documents and data and to compel witness testimony.
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The lawsuit requests a jury trial.
Ohio dentist’s family reveals who made ‘domestic dispute’ 911 call months before murders
The wife of an Ohio dentist who was later killed did not place a 911 call reporting a “domestic dispute” months before their deaths, a family member said. The call was made by someone attending a house party the couple was hosting, he said.
Police said they responded to the Columbus, Ohio house around 10 a.m. on Dec. 30, when they found Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, both dead with apparent gunshot wounds. Two young children were located inside the house unharmed. Police don’t believe their deaths were a murder-suicide, adding there were no signs of forced entry and no weapon was found, according to WSYX. Detectives believe the murders happened between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30.
Fox News Digital obtained a 911 call placed by an unknown woman at the same house where Spencer and Monique were killed. In the 911 call, made on April 15, 2025 at 2:45 a.m., the woman told the operator, “me and my man got into it.” She could be heard crying while she was talking to the 911 operator and eventually said she didn’t need police officers to come.
While a name wasn’t included in the dispatch logs, Spencer’s brother-in-law Rob Misleh told the “Surviving the Survivor” podcast that the person who called 911 was “not Monique,” but someone who attended one of their house parties.
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“So first off, if you listen to the voice, it’s quite clearly not Monique. Everybody has seen the wedding video and has heard Monique talk and it’s obviously not Monique who’s calling. Furthermore, I’ve been very outstated that Spencer and Monique had people over a lot.”
“I think sometimes at these parties, people get a little too drunk,” he added. “And from multiple people that I’ve talked to that were at this party have all stated, yes, we remember this happening. Somebody, the woman had just a little bit of a freak-out for lack of a better term. Maybe, you know, was having some mental health issues at the time. But she called the cops from her cellphone.”
Misleh said, “she was at this party and she just had kind of a lapse psychologically, I think at the time.”
Read a transcript of the call below:
Operator: “Hi, this is 911. We just got a hang-up call. Is everything OK?”
Female voice: “Yeah, I’m sorry. I’m OK.”
Operator: “Are you sure?”
Female voice: “Yeah, yeah, I’m OK, sorry.”
Operator: “Well, it sounds like you’re crying. Do you need police, paramedics or anything?”
Female voice: “No, no. No, I’m OK. I promise. I’m just emotional. [inaudible]”
Operator: “Well, can I ask what had you called 911 in the first place?”
Female voice: “Because me and my man got into it, but I’m OK, I promise.”
Operator: “Did anything ever get physical?”
Female voice: [Crying] “No.”
Operator: “You guys were just arguing, nobody hit each other?”
Female voice: “M’hm, yes.”
Operator: “Well, I have the information here. I can go ahead and tell the officers to cancel heading over to your address…If anything changes, call us back.”
Female voice: “Yes, yes, yes, I’m sorry…OK, I’m sorry.”
A dispatcher at the Columbus Emergency Communications Center coded the call as a “domestic dispute,” later writing that assistance was “no longer needed.”
While a suspect in the deaths of Spencer and Monique hasn’t been arrested, the Columbus Division of Police on Monday evening released surveillance video showing a “person of interest” walking in the alley near the Tepes’ residence in the early morning hours of Dec. 30.
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The video showed a man walking slowly in an alley near the Weinland Park home where Spencer and Monique lived. He’s seen in what appears to be a dark coat and light-colored pants.
Spencer’s employer, Mark Valrose, who owns Athens Dental Depot, was the first person to call 911 and requested a welfare check after the dentist didn’t show up to work.
At 10:03 a.m., one of Spencer’s friends went to the Tepes’ house and told a 911 operator that he could see a body inside.
“There’s a body,” the person can be heard saying. “Our friend wasn’t answering his phone. We just did a wellness check. We just came here and he appears dead. He’s laying next to his bed, off of his bed in this blood. I can’t get closer to see more than that.”
In a statement released Friday, the couple’s family said they are “heartbroken beyond words,” and called the deaths “tragic and senseless.”
“They were extraordinary people whose lives were filled with love, joy, and deep connection to others,” read the statement. “Spencer, a graduate of The Ohio State University, was known as a devoted and proud father, a loving partner, and a friend to everyone he met,” the family statement said, adding that he was “intelligent, warm, and endlessly welcoming.”
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Monique was described by family members as a “loving, patient and joyful mother whose warmth defined her.”
Rob Misleh, Spencer’s brother-in-law, told WSYX that the couple was going to celebrate their five-year anniversary next month after getting married in 2021.
Julia Roberts nearly passed on iconic role, calling movie the ‘dumbest idea’
Before it became a rom-com classic, “Notting Hill” almost lost its biggest star, Julia Roberts.
Roberts, 58, said she initially dismissed the film as “so f—ing stupid,” questioning the premise before discovering the charm that ultimately convinced her to sign on.
“Gosh, I just remember when my agent called me about ‘Notting Hill,’ and I thought, ‘Well, that sounds like the dumbest idea of any movie I could ever do. I’m going to play the world’s biggest movie star, and I do what? And then what happens? This sounds so f—ing stupid,’” she recalled in an interview with Deadline.
“And then I read the script, and I was like, ‘Oh. This is so charming. It’s so funny. Oh, s–t.’”
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Still, Roberts wasn’t completely convinced she was going to say yes to the role.
She agreed to meet with Richard Curtis, who wrote the “Notting Hill” script, producer Duncan Kenworthy and director Roger Michell, with plans to turn it down.
“And then I went to lunch with Richard [Curtis] and [producer] Duncan [Kenworthy] and beloved Roger Michell — may he rest in peace.”
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Her intention was clear going in: “No, this isn’t going to work. I’m passing on this movie.” But the meeting didn’t go according to plan, Roberts said.
“And they were just so charming and sweet and funny. And I thought, ‘Wow, this is really going to happen.’”
She added, “And we had a beautiful time doing it. It was cast to perfection [by Mary Selway], all the friends, everybody. It was so great. And we had a beautiful time. And I think Roger, he just created the film in a way that it just, at every turn, it succeeded. It accomplished its goals with every…”
Roberts then stopped herself during the interview and laughed, suddenly remembering one detail that she enjoyed about “Notting Hill.”
“Alec Baldwin!” she exclaimed. “That’s brilliant casting.”
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In May 2024, the iconic romantic comedy celebrated the 25th anniversary of its release.
The film tells the story of a famous actress, Anna Scott, played by Roberts, who starts a romantic relationship with divorcee William Thacker, played by Hugh Grant, after they meet when she visits his bookstore.
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Roberts was already a two-time Academy Award nominee for her roles in “Steel Magnolias” and “Pretty Woman,” and had starred in classics like “Mystic Pizza” and “My Best Friend’s Wedding” before taking on the role in “Notting Hill.”
She went on to star in several other hits, including “Runaway Bride” and “Erin Brockovich,” which earned her an Academy Award and a BAFTA win.
California billionaires bolt as looming wealth tax rattles tech elites
As the clock ticks on California’s billionaires facing a proposed wealth tax, some of America’s top business leaders are making strategic moves to leave the Golden State.
Google co-founder Larry Page appears to be distancing himself from California, as public filings reviewed by Fox News Digital from the California Secretary of State’s office show several business entities linked to Page were moved out of the state in December, ahead of the Jan. 1, 2026, residency date tied to the proposed tax. Those filings indicate his family office, Koop LLC, and his influenza research fund, Flu Lab LLC, no longer list California, while a flying-car venture, One Aero, now lists its primary address in Florida.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has taken steps that signal a potential pullback from California, though details of a reported $45 million off-market sale of his San Francisco home have not been independently confirmed by major outlets. The New York Post reported the sale and said it would mark the city’s largest real estate transaction of 2025.
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While the initiative has not yet qualified for the November 2026 ballot, the proposal — backed by the Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West — would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of California residents worth more than $1 billion. The tax would be due in 2027, and taxpayers could spread payments over five years, with additional costs, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
The financial costs would vary. For example, Ellison could be forced to hand over roughly $9.6 billion from his estimated $192 billion net worth, according to Forbes data. Page would owe about $7.2 billion based on his estimated $144 billion valuation. LAO says real estate, pensions and retirement accounts would be excluded from the tax.
If the measure is approved by voters, anyone who was a California resident on Jan. 1, 2026, would owe the tax, according to the proposal.
In practical terms, a resident with $20 billion in net worth on that date would owe a one-time tax of $1 billion, payable over five years.
“Really, this ‘Chicken Little’ argument that people are going to flee because of attacks — when we look at real-world examples and experiences across the country — none of that ever pans out,” SEIU–United Healthcare Workers West Chief of Staff Suzanne Jimenez previously told Fox News.
“People are awake now. And so, yeah, in the past, maybe there are some real world examples where they say, you know, ‘I’ll pay a little bit more, etc.’ But in this case, now people know that their money is going towards fraud,” California chef and restaurateur Andrew Gruel rebutted on “Fox News @ Night.” “Nobody wants to spend this money in taxes anymore, because it’s just a complete waste of money. So they will leave – and they are leaving.”
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One billionaire who’s not leaving the Golden State is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who told Bloomberg he’s not worried about paying up.
“We chose to live in Silicon Valley and whatever taxes, I guess, they would like to apply, so be it,” Huang said Tuesday. “I’m perfectly fine with it. It never crossed my mind once.”
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Former college football star in critical but stable condition after ranching accident
Former Texas star and NFL player Jordan Shipley was hospitalized after he suffered “severe burns” during a ranching accident, his family said Tuesday.
The former Longhorns star was airlifted to a hospital in Austin, Texas, and was in critical but stable condition, the family said in a statement provided by the university.
“Jordan was involved in an accident this afternoon near his hometown of Burnet. The machine he was operating on his ranch caught fire, and although he managed to get out, it was not before sustaining severe burns on his body in the process.”
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“He was able to get to one of his workers on the ranch who drove him to a local hospital,” the statement continued. “He was then care-flighted to Austin, where he remains in critical but stable condition.”
Shipley was a star receiver at Texas from 2006-09, when he finished his career as the all-time leader in receptions (248) and ranked second in yards (3,191) and touchdowns (33).
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A two-time All-American, Shipley also served as a special teams player, returning 30 punts for 375 yards and three touchdowns. He also returned 19 kickoffs for 468 yards and one touchdown.
Shipley was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft and had 79 receptions for 858 yards and four touchdowns over three seasons with the Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene firmly rejects ‘The View’ hosts’ pleas to become a Democrat
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., rejected pleas from “The View” hosts to become a Democrat on Wednesday.
“So maybe now you should become a Democrat!” co-host Joy Behar told Greene after the Republican explained she felt strongly about the issue of affordability.
Greene’s last day in Congress was Monday. The former lawmaker has publicly broken with President Donald Trump on multiple issues after being one of his biggest allies.
“It’s Democrats and Republicans together that have put us in nearly $40 trillion in debt. I don’t support a border invasion,” she said, referring to the Democrats’ immigration policy. “People like Laken Riley were murdered because our border was invaded. I don’t support those policies.”
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Co-host Sunny Hostin asked if Greene would become an Independent or remain in the Republican Party.
“I haven’t said if I’m leaving the Republican Party, but my focus is America first,” Greene said.
Hostin encouraged her, “You could make a statement here.”
Behar then posed another question to Greene about spending and debt.
“Tell me if I’m wrong about this, because I’m just a person who watches the news. I’m not a pundit. I’m not anything,” Behar said. “Every time a Democratic president leaves office, we’re in a surplus. And then, when a Republican leaves, we’re in a deficit.”
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Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said that it hadn’t been true since former President Bill Clinton left office, and Greene added, “That is absolutely false.”
“Joe Biden left office and we were $33 trillion in debt,” Greene said. “The Democrats controlled Congress under Nancy Pelosi, spent trillions and trillions of dollars, and now it’s gone up even more. I’ve said both parties. I’m the one saying both parties. You’re the one defending the Democrat Party.”
Behar agreed and said she was before adding, “One is worse than the other, let’s put it that way.”
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Co-host Sara Haines asked if Greene would ever become an independent and said she believed every politician should have to earn a vote.
“I agree with you,” Greene responded.
Greene joined the co-hosts for an interview in December amid her public back-and-forth with Trump.
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Hostin thanked Greene during her first appearance on the show for not fighting with the co-hosts.