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Trump meme, Musk warning, viral pizza worker, Brewers ritual

Trump deleted the post within a day after pushback from some Christian supporters, then said it was meant to show him as a Red Cross worker.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump posted a meme suggesting Jesus sent him to reverse Obama's policies, then deleted it in under a day after criticism from some in his Christian base.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe then said it was meant to show him as a Red Cross worker.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd shortly after, he reposted a different image of Jesus embracing him.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA Red Baron pizza worker in Michigan went viral confronting a TikToker who faked taking ten dollars with an Apple Pay sound.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHis GoFundMe has passed two hundred eighty-seven thousand dollars, Yahoo says.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe said he should have been home an hour earlier.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the Brewers, first-time World Series champions, smoked cigarettes they called rally heaters in the batting cage before games, ESPN reports.

  8. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHank, quick check. Are you human?

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUnfortunately.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorChristian Yelich says a lit cigarette means the boys are ready to rock.

  11. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMeanwhile the pizza worker just wanted to go home, and he's the only one who got a standing ovation for it.

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