Donald Trump recently gave a speech in front of military soldiers in Fort Bragg, North Carolina — home of the largest military installation in the US — and it was deeply disturbing.

President Donald Trump has already eroded many of the U.S.’s democratic safeguards and traditions in the initial months of his second term.

President Trump’s remarks at Fort Bragg on Tuesday added to concerns over his military deployment in California. Breaking longstanding rules and regulations barring active duty military from participating in partisan events,

As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California sued Trump over the deployment, with the state attorney general arguing that the president had “trampled” the state's sovereignty. California leaders accused Trump of fanning protesters' anger, leading crowds to block off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire.

President Donald Trump appeared to get a little confused on Tuesday as he attempted to lob an insult at his predecessor during a speech at Fort Bragg. “I’ve known this guy for a long time,” Trump said of former President Joe Biden. “He was never the sharpest bulb.”

Fort Cavazos in Killeen, renamed in 2023 for Gen. Richard Cavazos, was formerly named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood.

After persistent questioning from members of Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who provided the amount it would cost to send the Na