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MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's first choice for Attorney General is back in the news, but not because his replacement, Pam Bondi, just got fired.
Former Florida MAGA Republican Representative Matt Gaetz made a wild claim while speaking with far-right podcaster Benny Johnson. Gaetz said he was briefed about a top secret breeding program between extraterrestrials and humans being conducted by the United States government.
Gaetz stated to Johnson:
"I had someone come and brief me who was in a military uniform, worked for the United States Army, that was briefing me on the locations of hybrid breeding programs where captured aliens were breeding with humans to create some hybrid race that could engage in intergalactic communication."
Gaetz added:
"An actual uniformed member of the United States Army briefed me on that."
You can see his remarks here:
Gaetz then claimed the humans involved in the secret military program had been "abducted from war zones" and "the caravans of migrants"—in other words, refugees and immigrants could be alien-human hybrids. Gaetz said members of his staff were present when this "senior enlisted" United States Army member came into his Florida congressional office to brief him.
On X, where QAnon and MAGA continue to thrive—sorry, Truth Social—people fell into three camps: conspiracy theorists...
...Christian nationalists who giddily turned aliens into fallen angels and their spawn into Nephilim...

...and those unlikely to believe anything coming out of Matt Gaetz's mouth, given his extensive history of lying.





It's worth noting that in addition to dropping out of contention for Attorney General because virtually no one in Congress supported his nomination and because of the allegations around his crossing state lines with an underage girl for the purposes of sex and paying women for sex, Gaetz was also accused of abuse of illicit drugs while serving as a Representative.
Gaetz resigned from Congress on November 13, 2024, immediately after then President-elect Trump nominated him for U.S. Attorney General and just before a House Ethics Committee report on his sexual misconduct and illicit drug use was set to drop.
Gaetz's resignation of his House seat halted the investigation into his conduct.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had people rolling their eyes after she showered praise on President Donald Trump for being the "most well-read person in the room."
Leavitt was speaking at George Washington University as part of Turning Point USA's latest tour of college campuses when she made the claim while in conversation with Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk. Kirk, the widow of the late far-right activist Charlie Kirk, after Kirk asked her about lessons she'd learned while on the job.
She said:
"My advice would be to encourage everyone in this room to try to be the most well-read person in every room that you're in. That was a piece of advice one of my predecessors, Dana Perino, gave to me before I took this job. She said, ‘You always want to be the most well-read person in the room.’"
"And I try to be every day, but Donald Trump always is. That man does not miss a story. Let me tell you, he is always reading the papers and watching the TV."
"He doesn’t miss anything anyone says in the whole world. I don’t know how he does it and consumes it all. And it’s a lot.”
"You guys are students. You're working, you wanna have fun, you wanna have lives, you can't consume every piece of news but before you get really hot and bothered about something, or angry, or even really encouraged by something, check other sources and sort of use your best judgment to balance what the truth is."
You can hear what she said in the video below.
What is Leavitt even talking about?
Her explanation doesn't make sense considering Trump was mocked just weeks ago after he explained to New York Magazine that the reason why he's constantly photographed with his eyes closed is not because he's sleeping but because the meetings he attends are "boring as hell."
Trump said he has to "sit back and listen, and I move my hand so that people will know I'm listening" and that while he is "hearing every word," he nonetheless "can't wait to get out."
Just days ago, Trump, answering questions about renderings for a presidential library to be housed in a Miami skyscraper, said he doesn't "believe in building libraries or museums"—so no, he doesn't like to read or intellectually challenge himself at all.
A parody account that mimics the official press office for prominent Trump critic Gavin Newsom soon tweeted:
"DONALD TRUMP IS THE MOST WELL-READ PERSON IN THE ROOM? WHO ELSE IS IN THAT ROOM? TWO ROCKS, A JELLY DONUT, AND LEAVITT?"
You can see the post below.
People are not buying what Leavitt is selling.
Last year, Leavitt was mocked for her claim that there is no "harder working President" than Trump. At the time, Leavitt said Trump "is working around the clock, he hardly ever sleeps, he's constantly thinking not just about the problems in our country here but around this world and how to solve them."
However, critics pointed out that Trump spent nearly 40 of his first 175 days in office on the golf course, with taxpayers footing the $26 million bill for those trips as of March 29, 2025. A portion of that money goes directly into his own pocket, as many of the outings have taken place at his own resorts.
Trump's former White House adviser and Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault Newman previously described how his aides would keep his attention during long events because of his history of dozing off.
Manigault Newman added that Trump “cannot focus, nor can he sit still for long" so his staff had to structure events “specifically to address his attention deficit.” She recalled that staff would "slide him different information or news articles he could read while the long proceedings were going on, anything to keep him focused so he wouldn't get up and walk out."
After President Donald Trump announced that Pam Bondi would be leaving her post as attorney general and "transitioning" to a role in the private sector, South Park shared a fitting send-off from a 2025 episode that featured Bondi.
Although South Park is currently between seasons, the show’s X account posted for the first time in more than two months shortly after Bondi lost her job.
The remark:
"You've got some sh*t on your nose, Pam."
The show was referencing a November 2025 episode in which the then–attorney general was portrayed as a literal brown-noser in the White House. The post also included screenshots from the episode to underscore the joke.
You can see the post and the images below.



It was the perfect response.
Sources earlier confirmed to CNN that Trump had privately asked allies about the possibility of replacing Bondi, frustrated by the fury from his base toward the administration's handling of the Epstein files. Bondi is scheduled to give a deposition on Capitol Hill later this month as part of the congressional investigation into Epstein.
According to the sources, Trump has also complained that Bondi has not pursued investigations into enough of his political opponents.
California Democratic Representative Robert Garcia reminded Trump in a viral post on X that removing Bondi doesn't mean she won't still have to testify before the House Oversight Committee about the Epstein files. He stressed that Bondi "will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before our Committee under oath."
Garcia added that Bondi "must answer for her mishandling of the Epstein files and the special treatment she has given [Epstein co-conspirator] Ghislaine Maxwell."
Bondi's dismissal came just weeks after Democrats repeatedly pressed her over what they described as her dismissive posture toward the crimes of Epstein and the influential figures named in released files.
On paper, it’s a softball setup: You voice Luigi. You’re asked about Luigi. You say Luigi.
But Charlie Day… did not do that.
Instead, the Super Mario Bros actor took a bizarrely phrased question and turned it into something darker than anyone in the room or watching online was prepared for. And now, his offhand answer is doing laps across the internet.
Day, who voices the famously anxious Italian plumber in the animated film series, was asked about his favorite Luigi during an interview posted Wednesday by the Tintoria podcast, a setup that sounded harmless enough.
The podcast host asked:
“I have a question for you, Charlie. You play Luigi, a great Italian guy… Who’s your favorite Luigi in recent American history?”
It’s the kind of oddly specific question that feels like it should have a safe, pre-packaged answer.
Day, caught slightly off guard, laughed and then seemed to lean in anyway:
“In recent American history?! Ah, well, me, first of all. Number one.”
A little self-promotion, a clean plug, no harm done. Nintendo and Universal executives everywhere can exhale. But Day wasn’t finished. Because when comedians are handed a setup like that, restraint is rarely the instinct.
The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star delivered the kind of unexpected punchline:
“Luigi Mangione, number two.”
Yes, folks, that Luigi Mangione.
And in case you were living under a rock: Day is referring to the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York sidewalk in December 2024, a case that has remained firmly in the public eye ever since.
So, dropping that name in the middle of a light promotional interview for a family-friendly animated film is… a choice. A bold one. Possibly an “HR would like a word” kind of choice.
You can watch the darkly humored clip below:
❗During Super Mario Galaxy movie cast interview, actor Charlie Day (who plays Luigi) said that Luigi Mangione is one of his favorite Luigis in the recent American history. pic.twitter.com/6MwVQ1gdnU
— Luigi Archive (@LuigiArchive_) April 1, 2026
To be fair, Day didn’t pull the connection out of nowhere, even if he said the quiet part out loud. After Mangione’s arrest, the internet immediately blurred the line between real-world crime and video game logic. Then came the memes comparing the accused killer to Nintendo’s mustachioed plumber, spreading quickly, with the shared name doing most of the heavy lifting.
The crossover was surreal then—and somehow even more surreal now that it’s being referenced in official press cycles. One particularly chaotic moment came after a court appearance that same month, when Mangione was swarmed by reporters and onlookers.
A bystander shouted a line straight out of the Nintendo playbook:
“Hey, Luigi! It’s-a-me, Mario!”
You can watch that moment below:
The guy who says “Luigi, it’s a me, Mario” is 100% doing a Captain Lou Albano impression (he played Mario in a 90s TV show) pic.twitter.com/nJZ1klkNnX
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) December 11, 2024
If there was ever a sign that the internet had fully blurred the line between meme and reality, that was it. Which helps explain why Day’s remark hit the way it did. Online, the reaction was divided.
Some viewers applauded the dark humor, while others wondered how a Super Mario Bros press stop veered into true-crime-adjacent territory.
Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, is facing both state and federal trials for Thompson’s killing. His New York state trial is scheduled to begin September 8, while the federal case is set for October 5, with opening statements expected October 26.
A judge denied the defense’s request to delay proceedings to 2027 but adjusted the timeline to account for overlapping cases. Mangione remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as both sides prepare for what is expected to be a closely watched trial.
Meanwhile, Day remains firmly in lighter territory, at least professionally. He is set to voice a role in the upcoming animated film Wildwood and will return as Charlie Kelly in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is confirmed for Season 18 with production beginning in early 2026. And yes, he’ll continue voicing Luigi—the significantly less controversial one.
The next installment, Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), sends Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi into space to rescue Princess Rosalina from Bowser Jr., who plans to power a universe-destroying cannon.
It follows the massive success of 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which earned $1.36 billion globally on a roughly $110 million budget—numbers that all but guarantee more Mario, more Luigi, and, ideally, fewer murder-adjacent punchlines on the press circuit. Ideally.
As crowds gathered for the Artemis II launch on Wednesday, one young attendee managed to steal the spotlight from the rocket itself with a response no one saw coming. The boy was at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a GoPro strapped to his black NASA cap, having traveled to witness the first human-crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
As he waited, a CNN reporter approached him with a question whose answer usually involves some variation of “inspiration,” “history,” or “science.”
A CNN reporter set up the moment with a very earnest question:
“Why do you want to be here? Why do you love space? Why do you love being a part of history?”
Artemis II isn’t just another launch; it’s NASA’s first attempt in decades to send humans back into deep space. The mission will carry four astronauts on a 10-day journey looping around the Moon and back, marking the first crewed flight of both the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft since the Apollo era—the last of which, Apollo 17, flew in 1972.
On board are NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Their task is simple in theory and massive in practice: test whether everything from life support to communications works with humans in deep space before NASA attempts a lunar landing with Artemis III.
The trajectory will take them around the far side of the Moon and back, traveling roughly 252,800 miles from Earth. Delays tied to heat shield and onboard system investigations pushed the timeline back, but the objective hasn’t changed: get humans back to the Moon.
Which is a long way of saying, this is a very big deal for NASA and for anyone watching, young or old.
And that kid managed to sum it up better than any NASA briefing could with his reply:
“We’re going back to the frickin’ moon, that’s why!”
He even followed it up by giving the reporter a laughing, matter-of-fact “duh,” as if the answer should have been obvious to everyone involved.
You can view the moment here:
🚨 BOOM! This kid just dropped STRAIGHT FIRE on CNN ahead of Artemis II launch
"Why do you want to be here?"
KID: "We're going back to the FRICKIN' MOON, that's why!" 🔥🇺🇸
History being made! pic.twitter.com/Ws5TyZP1U6
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 1, 2026
The clip quickly caught attention online—including from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who promised the boy “a bag of NASA gear.”
It didn’t take long for the moment to take off online:
Despite a late-stage technical issue, engineers resolved it before liftoff, and the mission proceeded largely as planned.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflected on the mission’s significance:
“Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of, and it’s your hopes for the future that carry us now on this journey around the moon.”
For all the technical milestones and historical framing, one kid with a GoPro and no interest in overcomplicating things may have delivered the day's most memorable takeaway.
NASA might want to hire him for PR.