Friday, October 9th, 2026 - Trump Skips Iran Strike, Hegseth Will Livestream Execution, Guilfoyle's $100K Amex Scheme

Today's Headlines: To end the week, Trump decided not to strike Iran before the November 3rd midterms, primarily because high gas prices are already threatening to cost Republicans one or both chambers of Congress. Trump declared anyone using the term "artificial intelligence" instead of "super intelligence" to be "THE ENEMY," while the White House continues using "AI" on its own website, and handed out National Medals of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, Satya Nadella, and others, telling them they'd "go down in the annals of history as being great." Meanwhile, The USS Abraham Lincoln finally docked in San Diego after a record 322-day deployment — with 8 reported suicide attempts, no clean food or water, and broken plumbing — and Pete Hegseth announced that the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed for public viewing in December. The DOJ is reportedly moving to indict Cassidy Hutchinson — the January 6th committee witness — for allegedly lying to Congress, because revenge prosecutions have a schedule to keep. And Kimberly Guilfoyle was reported by the Wall Street Journal to have texted a Trump donor asking him to wire $100,000 directly to her Amex account so it wouldn't show up during her ambassador confirmation process — the donor said she's a grifter, called out Corey Lewandowski and Kristi Noem for similar behavior, and then said he'd vote for Trump again anyway. You really can’t make this up. 

Resources/Articles mentioned:

Axios: Trump: US won't attack Iran before midterms

Forbes: Trump Calls Anyone Who Says 'AI' Instead Of 'Super Intelligence' An 'Enemy'

NBC News: Trump awards Musk and other tech titans National Medals of Science

The Guardian: USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea | US military

PBS News: Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

Punchbowl: DOJ seeks indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson - Punchbowl News

WSJ: ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account

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