The Daily Herold: Sept. 8, 2025 – War Department Debate, Somali Fraud, and Trump’s Ceasefire Push

Jon Herold kicks off the week recapping the Minneapolis Badlanders meetup before diving into Trump’s latest moves, including the controversial renaming of the Department of Defense back to the Department of War. He unpacks the debate around the change, weighing concerns over endless wars against Trump’s vision of strength through deterrence. The show then highlights massive COVID fraud in Minnesota, where politically connected Somali scammers stole hundreds of millions under Governor Walz’s watch, tying it to broader election corruption in the state. From there, Jon covers Trump’s posts on Chicago violence, his warnings to Hamas over a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal, and his use of the pocket rescission to block billions in foreign aid. Other stories include the Supreme Court’s ruling on immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, Marjorie Taylor Greene pushing DOJ to investigate Georgia’s election system, Hochul’s defiance of federal vaccine limits, and the appeals court upholding Trump’s $83 million verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case. With humor, rants, and sponsor shoutouts, Jon ties together lawfare, foreign policy, and the ongoing COVID red pill.