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{"id":6491,"date":"2025-02-23T04:21:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-praises-controversial-cabinet-members-during-cpac-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T04:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:21:54","slug":"trump-praises-controversial-cabinet-members-during-cpac-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-praises-controversial-cabinet-members-during-cpac-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump praises controversial cabinet members during CPAC speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740259095706_n_witt_brk_trump_cpac_address_250222_1920x1080-vr1ufq.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261140321_n_witt_polymeropoulos_used_to_be_good_guys_ukraine_trump_russia_consequences_250222_1920x1080-j1tcqk.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We used to be the good guys&rsquo;: Fmr. CIA officer warns of consequences if U.S. is neutral on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261126033_n_witt_mason_trump_chiefs_of_staff_military_gop_backlash_musk_doge_maine_250222_1920x1080-4bt1qz.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;prizes loyalty above all things&rsquo;: Reuters reporter on Trump&rsquo;s top military purge<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261105589_n_witt_kamlagerdove_gop_lawmakers_running_into_shadows_doge_musk_trump_250222_1920x1080-orxl2n.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">GOP lawmakers &lsquo;running into the shadows, away from the truth&rsquo; of DOGE cuts: Rep. Kamlager-Dove<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261040465_n_witt_rocah_lot_of_smoke_here_bove_adams_judge_dismissal_corruption_case_250222_1920x1080-qnc33w.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A lot of smoke here&rsquo;: Fmr. SDNY attorney discusses Bove&rsquo;s mixed messaging in Eric Adams case<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740259095706_n_witt_brk_trump_cpac_address_250222_1920x1080-vr1ufq.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740171238280_n_tur_frank_figliuzzi_kash_patel_orders_redeployment_of_thousand_fbi_agents_250212_1920x1080-ylriai.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;No logic here&#8217;: Kash Patel orders re-deployment of 1000 FBI agents<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740171230181_n_tur_parker_zanona_trump_maine_sports_ban_threats_musk_doge_cuts_firings_250221_1920x1080-vbyqxp.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Really starting to feel the heat&#8217;: GOP facing backlash to DOGE cuts and firings<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740171219671_n_tur_kevin_baron_trump_comments_russia_ukraine_war_putin_zelenskyy_relations_250221_1920x1080-ca1li3.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Cold war days&#8217;: Trump doing everything to &#8216;soften the road&#8217; for the Russia<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740168296259_n_jansing_ben_kamisar_daniels_mitch_mcconnell_replacement_race_already_on_250221_1920x1080-y1hy4d.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Who will succeed McConnell? Race to win key Senate seat already on<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740164251950_n_jansing_zanona_tsirkin_miller_glaude_musk_trump_doge_cuts_thousands_unemployed_250221_1920x1080-orc5nw.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump and Musk&#8217;s shakeup is like &#8216;bull in a china shop&#8217;, impacting Americans across country<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">10:57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740164252083_n_jansing_shannon_ellis_doge_lays_off_irs_workers_elon_musk_trum_admin_spending_cuts_250221_1920x1080-6m7rhj.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Nothing like I&#8217;ve ever seen before&#8217;: IRS workers laid off amid DOGE cuts<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:06<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740162626627_n_12p_gorani_nadav_shoshani_idf_says_bibis_remains_not_returned_kids_were_killed_250221_1920x1080-hb33fk.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">IDF: Youngest hostages &lsquo;brutally murdered&rsquo; by Hamas, remains of mother not yet returned<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740162590124_n_12p_alexander_jones_jolly_christian_mason_musk_trump_federal_spending_cuts_250221_1920x1080-sal52p.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Musk on stage with chainsaw, &#8216;proud of what he&#8217;s doing&#8217; with cuts that impact Americans<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">10:41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740157633673_n_jose_george_escobar_immigrant_rights_groups_sue_trump_for_ending_venezuela_status_250221_1920x1080-y9rexp.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Intention was racist&rsquo;: Immigrant rights groups sue Trump for ending protections for Venezuelans<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:48<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740157610288_n_jose_alexander_buck_alemany_trump_musk_doge_government_spending_cuts_250221_1920x1080-ybdj28.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">DOGE&#8217;s spending cuts are being done in the &#8216;dumbest way possible&#8217; with &#8216;no thought&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740153733296_n_cabrera_gutierrez_zanona_baker_dent_irs_layoff_trump_doge_federal_government_cuts_250221_1920x1080-heit3y.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">GOP lawmakers hear about &#8216;real consequences&#8217; of DOGE cuts<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:03<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740153701861_n_cabrera_engel_mcfaul_zelenskyy_trump_envoy_meet_russias_war_in_ukraine_250221_1920x1080-qa7qww.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Not in America&#8217;s interest to &#8216;alienate allies&#8217; and &#8216;capitulate to Putin&#8217;: Fmr. Amb.<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:04<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740099933831_n_reidout_kashpatelfbi_250220_1920x1080-odkkhy.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Highly paranoid and conspiratorial&#8217;: MAGA star Kash Patel takes over as FBI director<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/ReidOut_MAGA_push_Feb_20-pumydq.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Fundamentally anti-democratic&#8217;: The extremists influencing MAGA&#8217;s push for dictatorial power<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740085684519_n_tur_christopher_wray_senate_votes_to_confirm_kash_patel_as_fbi_director_250220_1920x1080-iot0f1.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Can Kash Patel gain the trust and confidence of Americans? Former FBI Exec. weighs in<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261140321_n_witt_polymeropoulos_used_to_be_good_guys_ukraine_trump_russia_consequences_250222_1920x1080-j1tcqk.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We used to be the good guys&rsquo;: Fmr. 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