It's Tuesday, September 9th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is What Today?

The show congratulating Lachlan Murdoch on winning control of the Murdoch Empire,

which includes Fox News, the New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

I'm sure he will enjoy being loathed by one of this country's two main political factions for the rest of his life.

And honestly, it could be either faction at any time.

On today's show, President Donald Trump goes to the Museum of the Bible to say we need religion to have a great nation.

And Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsef goes to Puerto Rico to hype up need religion to have a great nation. And Secretary of Defense

Pete Higsev goes to Puerto Rico to hype up our troops. But let's start with, hmm, weirdos. Say what

you will about Trump's first administration, and believe me, I have. But at least some of the people

given top jobs had a morsel of actual experience doing those

actual jobs. Former National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster, for example, was a lieutenant general

in the United States Army, and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Millie,

previously served as a chief of staff of the Army. But that was then. Now the Trump administration is chockful

of the weirdest people the MAGA world has to offer, united by their personal allegiance to one

man, Donald J. Trump. From Secretary of Defense, or is it Secretary of War now, Pete Hegeseth,

whose qualifications are co-hosted the weekend edition of Fox and Friends, to Pauline Grascia,

the former podcaster nominated to run the Office of Special Counsel, who loves Andrew Tate

and thinks the descendants of slaves should pay the descendants of slave owners reparations.

It's a cavalcade of the worst people to ever be given a high-speed internet connection,

especially when they now have real power.

And then there's Laura Lumer, a mega influencer who has an almost manic obsession with Trump.

She's a Jewish white nationalist 9-11 truther,

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