- Julian E. Barnes, Robert Draper, and Luke Broadwater @ The New York Times: Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War
Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He is also known for his support of conspiracy theories.
- Erkki Forster @ The Daily Beast: Power-Hungry Trump Thirsts Over ‘Taking’ Another Country
“Whether I free it, take it—I can do anything I want with it,” the president said.
- Jeff Brumley @ Baptist Press: Sean Feucht partners with Trump admin for ‘Roots of Revival’ tour
Christian nationalist revival leader and Trump loyalist Sean Feucht announced he is partnering with the federal government on a worship tour that will coincide with the nation’s 250th anniversary. The “Roots of Revival” tour will include 20 stops from March to September in locations ranging from Sante Fe, N.M., and Washington, D.C., to Gettysburg, Penn., to Nashville, Tenn.
- Susan Svrluga @ The Washington Post: College Republicans group disbanded after students allegedly give Nazi salute
The University of Florida’s chapter accused the Florida Federation of College Republicans of lying “to silence christian conservative groups on campus.”
- Jay Michaelson @ Forward: Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left
Obsessed with Israel, the anti-antisemitism industry is failing to confront the threat of right-wing nationalism — and, in some cases, making it worse.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Laura Loomer Gets Roasted on Trip to India
FAR-RIGHT ACTIVIST AND DONALD TRUMP ADVISER Laura Loomer has hit the global stage. Over the weekend, she traveled to New Delhi with her new fiancé to relay a message from Trump to India’s 1.43 billion people. “I love India! Please let them know I love India,” Loomer said on stage at the India Today Conclave, reading a message she said the president had given to her. Unfortunately, many of those in attendance did not seem to reciprocate the sentiment—at least not toward Loomer. That’s because they have access to the internet, and could easily look up the speaker’s many attacks on their country and its people, like the time she said Kamala Harris would make the White House smell like curry.
