The Daily Herold: May 16, 2025 – Assassination Symbols, Deep State Shuffle, and the Global Trade Ultimatum

In this packed Friday edition of The Daily Herold, Jon Herold tackles the controversy around James Comey’s now-deleted “8647” Instagram post, which the Trump administration is investigating as a potential call for assassination. Jon weighs the possible meanings, whether it was an actual coded threat or just another case of elite hubris, and reacts to Trump’s own fiery response.

Next, Herold dives into breaking developments within the FBI as Cash Patel reveals the agency is abandoning the Hoover Building and decentralizing operations across the U.S., a move Trump hinted at months earlier. He connects the dots between the shake-up and broader efforts to purge corruption, including the shutdown of the FBI’s public corruption unit that once helped launch the Arctic Frost probe into Trump.

Other highlights include UnitedHealth’s dramatic collapse amid federal fraud investigations, Trump’s post-Middle East warning to 150 countries about pending tariffs, and the ongoing GOP failure to pass the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Jon also covers the EU’s Digital Services Act and the Trump administration’s pushback against global censorship laws.

Blending breaking news, geopolitical analysis, and unfiltered commentary, this episode captures the chaos and clarity of a movement reclaiming power one headline at a time.