# The Daily Herold: 5/14/26 - CIA Psyop Debunked, Trump-Xi Outcomes & $1.5T DOD Budget

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-6674661)
Published: 2026-05-14T18:52:47+00:00
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## Resource

Jon Herold comes in Thursday a little bruised from the Wild's overtime collapse and ready to sort out what actually happened with yesterday's viral story. Half of the infowar space spent Wednesday sharing breaking news that the CIA raided Tulsi Gabbard's office and seized JFK and MK Ultra files. Jon traces the story back to its actual source in the CIA whistleblower testimony, explains how the word "raid" got invented along the way, and names the people who fell for it hard including General Flynn, Jesse Watters, and Anna Paulina Luna, who then tried to walk it back without admitting she used the story for clicks. The real news from the whistleblower is that Fauci allegedly pressured the CIA to flip its lab leak assessment between August 12 and August 17, 2021, which Jon points out is genuinely significant and already being buried under the clickbait. The Trump-Xi summit produced real results: China commits to not arming Iran, agrees the Strait of Hormuz must stay open, and commits to 200 Boeing jets and major energy purchases. The DOD wants $1.5 trillion next year and is calling it an investment, which Jon finds personally offensive as a matter of vocabulary. The DOJ is also suing the DC Bar to protect Jeff Clark from politically weaponized attorney discipline.

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