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06/25/2026
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Last week, right-wing broadcaster Mary Walter interviewed psychiatrist Carole Lieberman about her effort to convince the American Psychiatric Association to classify "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as an official illness and add it to the organization's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
"I put together a classification for mild, moderate, and severe TDS and I'm going to be bringing it into, walking it—literally walking it in—to the American Psychiatric Association very soon," Lieberman announced.
"Each level has approximately 8 to 10 symptoms and you have to have certain number in each category to be able to qualify," she explained. "For example, a mild case would include people who throw shoes at the television set when Trump comes on, or have a meltdown when they hear a song that is associated with Trump, like YMCA. The moderates—and there are many more symptoms, I can't really get into all of them—but for moderates, TDS has taken over more of their lives. And for severe, it's even at a higher level."
Lieberman claimed that people like Rosie O'Donnell, Mary Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, "would-be assassins," and "people who attack Teslas because of Elon Musk" would be classified as having "severe TDS" and therefore require psychotherapy so they can "work on the problems in them that make them hate Trump."
"For men, it has to do with men who have low self-esteem and they are envious of Trump because Trump has the stereotypically all the things that a man—an alpha male—would and should have," Lieberman said. "He has a great education, Ivy League education. He was successful before he became president. He's become president two times. He has a gorgeous wife. He has a wonderful family. All of these things that these men who have low self-esteem either don't have or don't have enough of or don't feel like they'll ever have. So somehow Trump is to blame for their not having these things."
"The women who have TDS are women who have problems with men, starting with the pussy hats," she continued. "So you would work with them to help them; Trump would be the man, like the worst man, the man that they would imagine it would be worse to be married to, because he's an alpha male and because that's what they can't deal with. So you would work with them to try to get them to not have so much hatred towards men, perhaps have good relationships with men. And so you're really not working on the [hatred toward Trump] because if you get into a conversation about like, 'Why do you hate Trump?' They tell you, 'Well, he does this, and this, and this.' It's not about that. Whatever they would say, whatever executive orders they might say, or whatever political thing or sociological thing, whatever they would say that he did that is bad; it's not really about that. It's about their feelings towards him as a man."
On Tuesday, Walter appeared on "The Todd Starnes Show" where, in addition to declaring that liberals are "usually ugly," she claimed that Lieberman is also working to convince Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. to make TDS a "diagnosable mental illness."
"[Lieberman] is actually helping with classifying TDS as an official diagnosable disease," Walter stated. "HHS Secretary Kennedy is working on doing this to make it a diagnosable mental illness."
"These people are mentally ill," Walter continued. "What do we do with these people? Can we fill up some empty malls in Jersey with them? Like instead of insane asylums, we get like a little mental health hospital going on and we just fill up the old Claire's and the old Bed, Bath and Beyonds and we put beds in there and we house people who are infected with the woke mind virus."
"I love this idea," replied Starnes. "Honestly, because these people, they need to be in some sort of a hospital, some sort of a home. They need professional help is what they need."
"Yes, 100 percent. Exactly," Walter agreed. "That's what Secretary Kennedy is trying to do. They're looking into doing this. And this woman [Lieberman] actually helped form the three levels of TDS and what the signs and symptoms are, what it constitutes. It's all very scientific. We joke about it, but it's actually really scientific."
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06/18/2025
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- Tim Barton says that the Juneteenth holiday celebrates "the end of a Democrat policy position—slavery—when it was overthrown by a Republican policy position and a Republican president."
- Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is promoting the work of Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton and his WallBuilders organization: "Share WallBuilders with your pastor, your school board, and every freedom-loving neighbor."
- Bradlee Dean asserts that there is no such thing as LGBTQ rights because "criminals do not have rights; they have forfeited their rights when they committed the crime ."
- Todd Starnes is dusting off some of the same talking points from the run-up to the Iraq war over 20 years ago.
- Finally, Shane Vaughn is bizarrely celebrating the result of a defamation lawsuit in which Mike Lindell was ordered to pay millions of dollars as a win for Lindell.
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01/22/2025
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Donald Trump and his Christian nationalist supporters are demonstrating once again that much of the harshest anti-Christian rhetoric in our political life doesn’t come from secular leftists, it comes from right-wing Christian leaders and activists who bitterly trash the faith of Christians who don’t share their religious and political worldviews.
Their most recent target is Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde, who spoke at the National Prayer Service held at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. Budde talked for about 15 minutes on the topic of unity, using her last few minutes to directly and respectfully address Trump and ask for mercy on behalf of gay, lesbian, and transgender people, immigrants, and refugees.
The same religious-right leaders and activists who have embraced or explained away Trump’s relentless lying, cruelty, corruption, and criminality, were outraged by Budde’s willingness to challenge him over the harmful impact his actions as president will have on many people.
Sean Feucht, a dominionist musician, political activist, and ardent Trump supporter, was contemptuous, referring to Bishop Budde as “the priestess” and saying, “They should let Christians preach next time.”
In a video posted from within the Cathedral, Feucht literally sneered at the interfaith service’s inclusion of “all these random religions and faiths,” concluding, “this was not a church service.” He continued:
We’re gonna go have a real church service with a bunch of folks that were in here. We’re gonna go lift up the name of Jesus because we are one nation under God, not all these other random religions. We don’t all worship the same God. And we definitely don’t worship the God of the LGTBQ mafia.
Feucht’s comments are a reminder that religious-right activists leaders are be quick to claim anti-Christian persecution when they are criticized for their harmful agendas or dishonest rhetoric, but they are themselves quick to attack other Christians. (Marjorie Taylor Greene recently provided another example, attacking the Catholic faith of Martin O’Malley because of his pro-choice position on abortion.)
“The Washington National Cathedral has become the Sanctuary of Satan,” ranted pundit Todd Starnes. He went on to denounce the Episcopal Church as “barely a religion.” He charged that “the blasphemous bishop at National Cathedral preached hate from her pagan pulpit.”
MAGA “prophet” Shave Vaughn declared Budde “a Bishop of Babylon.” Anti-LGBTQ activist John Amanchukwu denounced Budde as “a wolf in Bishop garments,” calling her “heretical” and “diabolical.” Dominionist Jim Garlow complained that it was “torture” to listen to Budde.
The kind of religious-right figures who constantly complain that conservative pastors aren’t preaching enough about politics complained that Bishop Budde would “lecture us about contemporary political positions,” in the words of Choral Ridge Ministries’ Rob Pacienza.
Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins denounced Budde’s comments as “rather pathetic,” tweeting that “The cause of America’s decline was not what was sitting in the pew but what was standing behind the pulpit.” Wallbuilders’ Tim Barton had the gall to complain about Budde “making a political speech from the pulpit” and griped about the service including people of other faiths.
Pastor and Trump apologist Robert Jeffress complained that Budde had “insulted rather than encouraged our great president.” Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia declared on X, “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list.” Alex Jones denounced Budde as a “wokist cult leader.”
Trump himself demeaned Budde on his Truth social feed, calling her a “so-called Bishop.”
Meanwhile, Feucht also posted a celebratory video sharing his excitement that Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth has invited him to hold one of his Christians-only religious revivals in the Pentagon.
It’s worth noting that other Christians have praised and welcomed Budde’s remarks as an example of the kind of moral courage and leadership that is required in an era when Trump’s MAGA movement has been fully embraced by dominionists and white Christian nationalists. rww
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12/09/2024
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- Rick Joyner claims that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to respond to natural disasters.
- Todd Starnes says that "President-elect Trump is one of the most compassionate leaders in modern American history": "He strongly opposes breaking up the families of illegal aliens. So, in a spirit of unity, he's going to send all of them back to their home countries. It's a bold, commonsense solution."
- Randall Terry is running for Congress in Florida.
- David Barton laments that "the younger you are, the more pro-abortion you are," which contradicts the predication he made a decade ago that abortion soon would not even be an issue because young people were ardently anti-choice.
- Finally, after being charged with battery, Nick Fuentes vows to "beat the case": "If I go to jail, I'm just gonna write a book. It's gonna be called 'Mein Kampf.'"
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Winning was just the beginning. Change may start at the White House, but it finishes at your house.
In The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again, Fox News Radio host Todd Starnes reports from the front lines of the culture war in America and provides insights on what you can do to bring about real and lasting change in our nation.
We've told Washington enough is enough, and we want to change the course of the country. President Obama called us bitter. Hillary Clinton called us irredeemable. The mainstream media called us backwater bigots. We were mocked by Hollywood and dismissed by academics. We were marginalized by the media - bullied and belittled by sex and gender revolutionaries. With the election of Donald Trump, the American people have spoken.
Review
Todd Starnes has a pulse on today's culture and shines a discerning light on political correctness that has indoctrinated the minds of people from every walk of life. I am grateful the Lord has given Todd a platform that he faithfully uses to declare Christ's truth.
- Franklin Graham
Legendary Preacher and Cultural Leader
The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again should be required reading for every high school student and every patriot in America. Page after page, Todd reminds us that every generation has a responsiblity to defend our freedom. Todd delivers a dose of deep-fried reality served up with a heaping helping of his signature Southern humor.
- Mike Huckabee
Former Arkansas Governor, Presidental Candidate, and Author
Jesus said, "You shall know the truth, and it will set you free." Much of America is having a hard time listening to truth and finding true freedom. Check out ole Starnes's rendition of why our culture is turning away from timeless truths and turning on the messengers that espouse them.
-Phil Robertson
"The Duck Commander"
If you want to know why the Left thinks you are a "Deplorable" and what to do about it, read The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again. Todd Starnes is a Southern-fried conservative and more importantly, a Christian, who has a gift for speaking the truth and saying it in a way that makes it memorable!
- Jerry Johnson
President, National Religious Broadcasters
About the Author
Todd Starnes is the host of Fox News and Commentary, heard daily on the Fox News Radio network. Throughout his journalism career Todd has covered a number of high-profile stories - taking him from Wall Street to the White House.
Starnes has made regular appearances on Fox and Friends and Hannity's America, and his thrice-weekly column appears exclusively on FoxNews.com and TownHall.com. He's the author of God Less America and Dispatches from Bitter America and can be reached at his website, www.ToddStarnes.com.
In his spare time he is active in his church, plays golf, follows SEC football, and eats barbecue.
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Todd Starnes (born October 28, 1967) is a conservative American columnist, commentator, author and radio host. He has appeared on Fox & Friends and Hannity.[1] In June 2017, Starnes began hosting a syndicated talk radio show on Fox News Radio.[2]
In October 2019, he was fired from Fox News and all affiliates after he endorsed the notion that American Democrats worship a pagan god, Moloch**.[3][4] In January 2020, Starnes, via his Starnes Media Group, purchased Memphis talk station 990 AM KWAM and translator 107.9 W300DE from Legacy Media for $685,000. KWAM will be the flagship station for Starnes' radio show.[5]
Life and career
Starnes was born in Memphis, Tennessee. During the mid-1990s, he studied communication at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, where he was an editor of the college newspaper, The Clarion.[6]
He has been a reporter and anchor at news/talk radio station KFBK in Sacramento, California and a writer for the Baptist Press.[7] Starnes joined Fox News Channel in 2005 as a radio news anchor. In 2007, he was assigned to cover Barack Obama's presidential campaign and traveled as an embedded reporter in the final weeks of the 2008 election. During that time, he also filled in on occasion as the radio network's White House correspondent. He reported from the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. In 2011, Starnes was named the host of Fox News & Commentary.
Starnes became a featured Fox News columnist in 2011. His column is read online and through syndication.
In 2005, Starnes underwent surgery for a near-fatal heart valve condition exacerbated by obesity, the subject of his first book, They Popped My Hood and Found Gravy on the Dipstick (2009).[8] He has also published Dispatches From Bitter America (2011), God Less America (2014), and The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again (2017).
Controversies
Starnes' strongly conservative views, which he likes to air "to spice it up a little bit" to generate reader interest, have also generated controversy.[9]
Firing from Baptist Press
In 2003, when employed by the Baptist Press, Starnes misquoted U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige from an interview.[10] The interview spawned national headlines and several members of Congress called on Paige to resign over comments on religion and the public schools.[citation needed] Ultimately, the Baptist Press issued an apology noting "factual and contextual errors" and "misrepresentations" made by Starnes and saying that he "no longer will be employed to write for the Baptist Press".[11]
American Sniper
In 2015, he courted controversy for his response to the film American Sniper, stating of the main character: "Jesus would tell that God-fearing, red-blooded American sniper, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant.’ "[12][13]
Removal of historical Confederate monuments and statues
In 2015 Starnes referred to removing symbols of the old Confederacy from public places as "cultural cleansing" on his radio show.[14]
The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again
In 2017 The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again debuted on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Conservative Book Club's best seller lists. The New York Times did not list the book as one of its top 10 non-fiction paperback books.[15][16]
Judge Kavanaugh protesters
In 2018, Starnes wrote on Twitter that protesters who disrupted the Supreme Court confirmation vote of Brett Kavanaugh (who had been accused of sexual assault) were "screaming animals" who "should be tasered, handcuffed, and dragged out of the building."[17]
Firing from Fox News Radio
In 2019, he was fired from Fox Radio News after agreeing with one of his guests who said Democrats were not Christians but worshiped Moloch.[18]
Call for destruction of Afghanistan cities in punitive attacks
On August 26, 2021, after the deaths of Marine and Navy servicemembers in the 2021 Kabul airport attacks, Starnes tweeted, "For every American who is killed, a city in Afghanistan should be wiped off the face of the Earth."[19][20]
References
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Romeike Case
A German fundamentalist Christian family "fled" to the USA in 2008, saying that the curriculum of their home state of Baden-Württbemberg was contradictory to the Holy Scriptures. Their ministry for education had not accepted this as a reason to keep their children away from school and had used police force to get the children to school in the mornings. None of the German states allows home-schooling except by qualified teachers. The case of the Romeike family got into the focus of far-right and fundamentalist Christian circles in the USA as the attempt of the Romeikes failed to get political asylum in the USA because of alleged religious persecution in Germany. For some time the family faced eviction from the USA after they had lost law case after law case. On November 18th 2015 Todd Starnes writes for Fox News "Obama is importing Muslims, deporting Christians". The entire article, which partly refers to "Romeike vs the USA" or better "Romeike versus the Hussein Obama pro-Jihad tyranny" is distortion of facts and nothing but disgraceful propaganda. But what can you expect when a fundamentalist Christian hardliner writes for Murdoch? (E.C.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:59:E1C:7801:3464:16BB:EA89:4C10 (talk) 14:04, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Christmas Carol
Snopes says that this author started the false report that Centerville Elementary School cancelled a school play because some parents objected to the mention of God. I would add this here, but am at the office. If someone thinks it is worth mention, I would appreciate it. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 12:32, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Moved from another page
I got the following message on my own Talk Page, and I am moving it here and will reply here, down below. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 19:12, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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We reviewed more than once what's currently on Todd's page. We are trying to NOT make any changes in the sections that have been previously added (contributed) by others on this page, despite some editing and factual errors there.
We only added a list of accomplishment with the respective references from reputable sources, linking directly (hyperlink) on their Wikipedia page and sourcing it with the respective LIVE factual pages on internet. Our intention is to contribute and make this page as factual as possible.
I would really appreciate if you could review and reconsider the following additions to this profile, which only aim is to add factual data. Again without detracting any previous inputs/contributions. Note: in each of the sections below, we have all external sources and urls to everything we quote:
Lecture circuit Starnes regularly gives speeches at political gatherings, such as the Heritage Foundation, Young America’s Foundation, Reagan Ranch Center, Values Voter Summit and the Faith and Freedom Coalition. He has also spoken at The Billy Graham Library and The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. Starnes has also delivered speeches at a number of Christian universities and colleges - including Liberty University, California Baptist University, the Master’s College, West Coast Baptist College and North Greenville University. He has delivered commencement addresses at Toccoa Falls College and Truett McConnell University. In 2016 Starnes was selected to deliver the Ray Newman Ethics and Religious Liberty Lecture at Truett McConnell University. In 2018 he was a guest speaker at the Spiritual Leadership Conference in Lancaster, California. Starnes has also spoken in a number of churches across the nation including the Bayside Church in Sacramento, First Baptist Church in Dallas, Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, Skyline Church in San Diego, Lancaster Baptist Church in Lancaster, California, and First Baptist Church Atlanta.
He has been a regular featured speaker at the annual meeting of the National Religious Broadcasters. In 2017 Starnes conducted an interview with Dr. James Dobson to commemorate his 40 years of broadcast ministry. Starnes has also been a regular speaker at the Watchmen on the Wall Conference in Washington, D.C. In 2016 Starnes was featured as a keynote speaker along with Michelle Malkin and Dinesh D’Souza at the Oregon Liberty Alliance Freedom Rally in Portland.
Awards & Honors Starnes is the recipient of an Associated Press Mark Twain Award for Storytelling. He is also the winner of a regional Edward R. Murrow Award by the Radio and Television News Directors Association. The National Religious Broadcasters honored Starnes with its Board of Directors Award. First Liberty Institute’s “Defender of the Faith” award, Vision America’s “National Hero of the Faith” award, Bott Radio Network’s “Watchman on the Wall” award and Pacific Justice Institute’s “Light in Media” award. In 2017 Starnes was inducted into the Roaring Lamb’s Hall of Fame - an honor also bestowed upon Lt. Col. Oliver North, John Wooden, and S. Truett Cathy.
Radio Station Events Starnes frequently makes appearance at radio station events around the nation. In 2017 he launched his “Deplorables Guide to Making America Great Again” Tour in St. Louis at KFTK. Several hundred listeners attended the book signing. He was also the keynote speaker at a sold-out event at the Uptown Theater in Wichita, Kansas hosted by KNSS Radio and Bott Radio Network. In 2013 Starnes was the guest speaker at KPEL Radio’s “Night of Conversation.” That same year he headlined with Ann Coulter at WOWO’s town hall gathering in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Starnes typically arranges his book tours to include stops in cities where his radio show and commentaries are broadcast. Among the stations he’s visited are KOA in Denver, KFBK in Sacramento, WREC in Memphis, WERC in Birmingham, WOAI in San Antonio, KTRH in Houston and WDUN in Gainesville, Georgia.
Fox News & Commentary In 2011 Kevin Magee, the senior Vice President for Fox News Radio, asked Starnes to consider writing and hosting three daily short form features for Fox News Radio. The one-minute commentaries were the brainchild of Hank Weinbloom, Fox News Radio’s managing editor. The idea was to broadcast items of national interest covering news, politics, and entertainment - with a dose of humor and satire. The commentaries were launched on a handful of radio stations on November 11, 2007 and quickly become one of the largest radio commentaries in the nation. Today, more than 520 radio stations broadcast the daily commentaries including WOAI - San Antonio, WREC - Memphis, KUFO - Portland, Oregon, KRMG - Tulsa, Oklahoma, KPRC - Houston, WIBC - Indianapolis, KFTK - St. Louis, KNSS - Wichita and KPEL - Lafayette, Louisiana. American Family Radio and Bott Radio Network also broadcast the daily commentaries. A number of radio broadcasters and listeners have compared Todd’s commentaries and broadcasting style to the late Paul Harvey. Tony Duesing, the program director at KNSS said, “Todd’s commentaries resonate with our radio listeners, what Todd says matters to them. He’s not just reporting on a news story, but going beyond that to pull emotional strings. Very similar to what the late Paul Harvey would do with his listeners.”
Thank you again for your attention,
TPDNYC (talk) 16:09, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the messageCan you list the sources for all the info you want included? WP does not accept just any old source, as I am sure you must realize. Check WP:Reliable sources. You don't even have to put them in the "proper" style; just tell us what they are. Also, if the article seems too promotional, it will be flagged for deletion, or at least for massive editing. Good luck; everybody here wants to make WP into a terrific encyclopedia! Yours, BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 19:17, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Advocacy of violence against protesters
Tasers are electrical, so this section title should be: "Advocacy for electrocution of protesters." 73.58.156.152 (talk) 15:51, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Editor snooganssnoogans restored POV language that vilifies Starnes. A video of the event that Starnes was commenting on is here 
73.58.156.41 (talk) 18:14, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
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- Todd Starnes declares that "it’s very possible that people like Liz Cheney and the Democrats and the Media are under the control of a demonic spirit."
- Jon Miller complains that "people are so touchy about rape bc we live in a totally feminized society where women dictate our discourse."
- Joel Webbon proclaims that he "hate[s] Judaism, but I love Jews and wish them a very pleasant conversion to Christianity."
- Wayne Allyn Root gushes that "there will never be another superhuman hero, and superhuman fighter, and political leader and legend like President Donald J. Trump."
- Chad Connelly believes that Trump has the "opportunity to be the greatest second term president in American history."
- Finally, perhaps Tucker Carlson should read a book so that he doesn't automatically assume that everything he doesn't understand is "demonic."
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- Scott Lively declares that "America's most fateful election was granting women the right to vote against the wishes of their husbands in matters specifically ordained as his area of responsibility": "I believe that the 19th Amendment would never have been ratified if the voters of that day could have looked into the future and seen its consequences."
- Good point, Todd Starnes: "What's more offensive - the Puerto Rican joke or Kamala preparing her collard greens in the same bathtub where she washes her nether regions?"
- David Barton claims that he regularly speaks to "hostile audiences," which is absolutely laughable.
- Mark Meckler asserts that Barack Obama was "certainly the most divisive president of my lifetime."
- Finally, Nick Fuentes believes that Mexico, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, and Cuba should "all be colonies of America."
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Misinformation about the responses to hurricanes Helene and Milton— ranging from accusations that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is failing to mobilize resources to hard-hit areas to conspiracytheories that the government controls the weather — has surged across social media platforms in the past several weeks.
Media Matters found content on TikTok, Facebook, Telegram, and X where users expressed interest in traveling to instigate violence toward FEMA workers in North Carolina or said they supported others doing so.
The threats have forced FEMA to take safety precautions while distributing aid, and in one county, temporarily pause aid altogether. In Rutherford County, North Carolina, and Carter County, Tennessee, FEMA workers faced threats of violence from armed civilians.
Following online misinformation about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, FEMA faced threats of violence
According to The Washington Post, on October 12, North Carolina resident William Jacob Parsons was arrested after Rutherford County officials received a tip that “a white male had an assault rifle” and had made comments about going to harm FEMA employees.
There were initial reports that U.S. military personnel "had come across … trucks of armed militia saying they were out hunting FEMA” but further investigation revealed that the threat was “more limited.” FEMA was operating in the area again as of October 13, but the Post reported that the agency was “working out of an abundance of caution” by stationing their operations at fixed locations instead of going door to door.
On October 15, a group of disaster relief workers said they came across a group of armed individuals confronting FEMA workers in Carter County, Tennessee.
“They were all armed, open carry not guns drawn, but they had surrounded them and there was a lady there that was yelling and threatening them,” said veteran volunteer Tracy Elder. WJHL reported that “During the confrontation, Elder did call 911 because she said they weren’t being rational,” but she was ultimately able to diffuse the situation.
Anxiety around potential encounters with armed civilians follows the proliferation of false claims on social media that FEMA has been “obstructing” or confiscating supplies or closing roads and bridges, preventing residents from leaving.
Social media users said they plan on forming armed convoys to go to North Carolina or support militias that are mobilizing against FEMA
Media Matters found social media content with significant engagement, including videos with tens of thousands of views, implying that armed civilians should confront FEMA. Some of these creators say they are part of active groups, though there aren’t currently reports of FEMA encountering armed militias.
Additionally, Media Matters found examples of users on alt-tech sites like Gab, Gettr, and Truth Social explicitly encouraging harming or killing FEMA workers.
One TikTok account with a username that seemingly implies violence against federal employees said — in a video with 322,000 views — that they are “part of a group that we are willing to get you through any and all roadblocks by any means necessary. Any means necessary. You know what I mean.” The original has been deleted, but as of this writing the video is still viewable on the app via repost.
On October 3, one TikTok user claimed without evidence in a video with over 60,000 views that “FEMA turned guns on people trying to help out.” He claimed that it was “confirmed by Newsmax.”
Another account appeared to be recruiting “special forces, SEAL teams, Rangers, Marines, anybody that has combat experience” to “build the team” prior to Hurricane Helene. The same account later began raising money for a 25-hour drive to North Carolina. In one video that has since been deleted, the TikTok user said that, “FEMA has no idea what’s coming” and that “we’re going to get our meat.”
Media Matters also previously found an October 5 video specifically calling for TikTok users to “organize” a convoy against FEMA, and another encouraging them to “stand by awaiting the rally point” to defend the country against “domestic enemies.” Both have been taken down from the app.
One TikTok user claimed on October 8 that a militia was going to Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, North Carolina to “stop the bulldozing and stop the mines.” He then said “y'all boys get started, give me a call. Let’s drain this fucking swamp.”
Accompanying support for armed militias in North Carolina were calls for sheriffs to arrest FEMA workers on X and Facebook. On X, Newsmax host Todd Starnes wrote, “It is only a matter of time until law enforcement in North Carolina physically remove FEMA and any other federl assets who are impending rescue efforts and relief deliveries. The government is playing a very dangerous game.”
A video of North Carolina Sheriff Tripp Kester “calling for local citizens to form militias to protect the Constitution” has been shared widely on Telegram, TikTok, Facebook, and X. The posts claim that he “calls for local citizens to form militias to protect the Constitution … either by voting, or God forbid, to use our 2nd amendment rights to protect ourselves from tyranny.” But the video is actually from 2020 when the sheriff was reacting to a proposed bill that was labeled as a “gun grab.”
In a video shared on Telegram, Jeremy Herrell, a host on the right-wing streaming network LFA TV, claimed that “the Sheriff departments are literally banning together with the fire departments and saying that they will arrest any federal employee that tries to impede on any rescue or relief by claiming jurisdiction.”
One TikTok user appears to be attempting to organize a gathering of some sort in Washington, D.C., from November 15-17 to “make your bullshit insurrection look like chump change.” The account previously posted at least one video promoting misinformation about the response to Hurricane Helene.
FEMA, the White House, and the media have been actively combatting pervasive misinformation about Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Fearing the exact scenario that is currently playing out in North Carolina and Tennessee, both FEMA and the White House made a point to push back against false claims about recovery efforts.
FEMA created a “Myth vs. Fact” page in an attempt to dispel rumors and President Joe Biden vid]
misinformation twice in televised appearances, triggering more backlash from right-wing media.
Several media outlets have debunked claims that FEMA is purposefully withholding aid and highlighted the agencies’ efforts.
Biden has urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to take action in Congress to approve additional aid for FEMA. Johnson has refused because “It would be premature to call everyone back now, because these storms are so large in their scope and magnitude, it's going to take a little bit of time to make those calculations.”
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- Radical right-wing activist Beverly Beatty, who first made a name for herself by vandalizing Black Lives Matter murals, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for blocking access to reproductive health clinics.
- Dave Kubal gripes that “the progressive agenda is a horseless carriage careening off the cliff. In the last decade, we have gone from rights for gays and lesbians to legalized same-sex marriage to LGBTQ rights to 50+ genders to transsexuals’ rights to picking your pronouns to legalized mutilation of minors without parental consent.”
- Self-proclaimed “prophet” Kat Kerr claims that former President Donald Trump “actually is our president right now, legally in Heaven and legally by our laws.”
- Mat Staver says that Kamala Harris “has a very evil, wicked Jezebelian agenda, so don’t underestimate her Jezebel spirit.”
- Finally, Todd Starnes actually had the gall to declare that Black voters will support Harris because “there’s a vast number of Americans who will only vote for candidates based on skin color and political party — even if their picks are incompetent morons.” Um, couldn’t the same be said for white Trump voters?
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https://www.mediamatters.org/todd-starnes/ousted-fox-host-todd-starnes-implies-people-are-trying-silence-him-over-his-beliefs
In a recent radio interview, right-wing commentator Todd Starnes spoke about his departure from Fox News, implying that people are trying to silence him over his beliefs and saying that he will never “compromise" them. He also said he received messages of support from people in President Donald Trump’s campaign.
TheWrap reported on October 2 that Fox News had “ousted” Starnes from the network, where he had worked for15 years. Starnes was most recently a host for Fox News Radio and Fox Nation, and he also frequently appeared on programs such as Fox & Friends and wrote pieces for FoxNews.com.
He left a trail of toxic remarks, including about LGBTQ people, Muslims, and immigrants. In August, just a few weeks after the anti-Hispanic and anti-immigrant mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, Starnes compared immigrants to Nazis. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists singled out Starnes’ remarks as a reason it rescinded Fox News’ invitation to an organization conference and returned the network’s sponsorship money.
More recently, Right Wing Watch documented that Starnes did an interview with right-wing pastor Robert Jeffress “where the two agreed that Democrats do not worship the Christian God and may, in fact, worship the demon god Moloch.” While some outlets have attributed Starnes’ departure to those September 30 remarks, TheWrap wrote that Fox News didn’t “elaborate on the reasons behind his departure. An individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap Starnes’ exit ‘was in the works well before Monday.’” As Right Wing Watch also noted, the Moloch comments “are among the tamer that he has made on the network.”Jeffress works for Fox News and his network employment status apparently hasn’t changed.
In an October 3 radio interview on The Marc Cox Show, Starnes spoke about his departure from Fox News and said that he had a “great” run at Fox News but that “there are things that I just will not do and that is compromise my beliefs, ever. You know, I’m proud to be a conservative. I’m proud to be a Trump supporter. And I’m also proud to be a person of faith.”
He later added: “I would never try to silence, you know, someone from the left. I mean, that’s their opinion. But that’s the kind of country we live in these days. And, you know, I report on these kinds of incidents all the time, never realized I was going to be one of them.” He then declined to say what the network specifically objected to, saying, “I really can’t talk about that part.”
Starnes later said that he received “messages of support” from people including Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee, Jerry Falwell Jr., and “folks in the Trump campaign.”
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/todd-starnes-and-fox-news-part-ways-what-finally-did-it/
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https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/foxs-todd-starnes-ilhan-omar-and-other-immigrants-should-take-one-way-plane-ticket-back
TODD STARNES (HOST): I titled my book Culture Jihad because it's a call to arms for every freedom-loving American -- Christians and Jews, straight and gay, Black and white and brown. Folks, we have got a responsibility to stand up to the Orwellian tactics of the leftists and defend liberty. Otherwise, the culture jihadists will conquer the nation.
As for Congresswoman Omar and other immigrants who find that America, well, just doesn't meet their standards of living, might I just suggest this -- how about a one-way plane ticket back to whatever third-world hellhole you came from? And don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you.
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