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What Happened Today – September 6, 2025

Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Michael E. Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, with Tom Hanks at the official 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, June 6, 2024. Hanks was slated to receive the 2025 Thayer Award at West Point this month, but the ceremony was abruptly canceled. (DoD photo by Benjamin D. Applebaum)

🎯 Today, the fight expanded to previously safe spaces. Broadcasters at the U.S. Open were instructed to censor any negative reaction to the president’s attendance. West Point abruptly canceled an award for Tom Hanks. Then came the ‘Apocalypse Now’ meme posted by Trump himself, threatening Chicago with helicopters and the promise of war. From our … Read more