Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Eric Hananoki
Pete Hegseth repeatedly argued against women in combat roles by citing the military’s sexual assault crisis
Right-wing commentator Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, previously argued against allowing women to serve in combat roles because, he suggested, their presence might “exacerbate” the crisis of sexual assault in the military. In 2015, under the administration of then-President Barack Obama, the Defense Department opened up all combat roles to women.
Pete Hegseth's book includes complaints about “Muslims’ birth rates,” praise for “crusaders who pushed back the Muslim hordes”
In light of former President Donald Trump’s statement that he plans to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be his Department of Defense secretary, Media Matters is republishing reporting and research from 2020 on Hegseth’s anti-Muslim history.
Pete Hegseth's book includes complaints about “Muslims’ birth rates,” praise for “crusaders who pushed back the Muslim hordes”
1 hour ago President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, the acronym of which spells out DOGE, Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency. The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink, and owner of X, will lead the department alongside biotech …
GOP-backed Senate nominee Royce White and misogynistic host agree that marrying an “educated woman” is a bad idea
JESSE LEE PETERSON: I tell men not to marry women with — women who are educated because educated women do not make for good wives and mothers. Do you agree with that? WHITE: That educated women don't make for good wives? You mean, you mean in the traditional sense, like educated in school? PETERSON: Yes. WHITE: Yeah. Because, you know, if you go to the church, then that's a form of education as well. PETERSON: Right. You shouldn’t marry one of those either. WHITE: What, that was educated in the church?
RFK Jr. Pal Bollinger -- Antisemitie And Conspiracy Theorist -- Says She's Working On 'Trump Transition'
Charlene Bollinger is a fringe commentator whose account endorsed threads praising Adolf Hitler and pushing claims about a “Jew World Order.” She recently said that she’s “part of” and “working with” former President Donald Trump’s transition team to help close friend Robert F. Kennedy Jr. During a November 1 interview on One America News’ Real America with Dan Ball, Bollinger said: “The transition team right now is being put together behind the scenes.
RFK Jr. Appears In Trump Ad For Catholic Group That Opposes IVF As 'Evil'
It released an October 24 video featuring Kennedy, who stated that “President Trump has promised to take bold action on our economy, on the border, and on restoring children’s health” and said, “I hope you’ll join me in supporting Donald Trump.” In addition to supporting Trump, CatholicVote also works to end IVF. It has a supposed explainer page on its website that criticizes IVF as unethical. It writes: At first glance, IVF seems innocuous – simply a procedure to help parents conceive a child.
Close RFK Jr. friend whose account promoted “Jew World Order” conspiracy theory says she’s “working with” Trump’s transition team
Charlene Bollinger is a fringe commentator whose account endorsed threads praising Adolf Hitler and pushing claims about a “Jew World Order.” She recently said that she’s “part of” and “working with” former President Donald Trump’s transition team to help close friend Robert F. Kennedy Jr. During a November 1 interview on One America News’ Real America with Dan Ball, Bollinger said: “The transition team right now is being put together behind the scenes.
RFK Jr. is working with a group that wants to stop “evil” and “immoral” IVF
At first glance, IVF seems innocuous – simply a procedure to help parents conceive a child. However, the morality and ethics of the procedure begin before the embryos are created. To help stimulate egg production, women have to take various steps to increase the fertility of their eggs and facilitate ovulation.
Trump campaign bus tour across Pennsylvania will feature Project 2025 authors Ben Carson and Peter Navarro
Despite claiming to disavow Project 2025, the Trump campaign just announced it is sending Project 2025 authors Ben Carson and Peter Navarro across Pennsylvania as surrogates. Project 2025 is an extreme right-wing initiative that intends to provide policy and personnel to the next conservative administration. Its proposals include attacks on reproductive rights, , and .
Potential Trump administration official Mike Flynn suggests destroying Dominion voting machines like the Boston Tea Party
Key Trump ally Mike Flynn suggested to followers that Dominion Voting System machines should be destroyed like tea was during the Boston Tea Party. Flynn is a right-wing commentator and disgraced former national security adviser who spreads conspiracy theories and toxic rhetoric. He is also a close ally of Donald Trump — the former president said last year that Flynn would return to the White House if he wins in 2024.
“Excited” Sen. Rick Scott campaigns on show of Puerto Rico-bashing extremist Laura Loomer
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) campaigned for his reelection bid and for the Republican Senate leader position on the streaming show of Laura Loomer, who said a few months ago that Puerto Ricans shouldn’t be allowed to serve as federal judges because they supposedly aren’t “from this country.” (They are.) The bigoted remarks are part of a long pattern for Loomer.
Trump ally Wayne Allyn Root: Democrats may undertake "a false flag mass shooting or supposed domestic terrorist attack" to stop Trump
WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: Desperate people do desperate things. So now we all have to look out for really desperate measures, whether in the days before Election Day or in the days after a Trump victory. Here are a few scenarios I believe may be coming. Option number one I suspect we may experience a false flag mass shooting or supposed domestic terrorist attack the Democrats will use to blame Trump and the GOP.
“Go back”: How Trump’s media allies have dismissed or denigrated "third world country" Puerto Rico
When podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe attacked Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage” during Donald Trump’s October 27 rally at Madison Square Garden, he wasn’t making those remarks in isolation. Not only have numerous conservative media figures defended him, but other Trump-aligned media figures have previously dismissed or denigrated Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory whose residents are American citizens.
Right-wing media defend racist anti-Puerto Rico remarks at Trump rally
During former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe attacked Puerto Rico, claiming it’s “literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.” Although the remarks sparked outrage, numerous right-wing media figures have defended him. Some attacked critics for allegedly not having a sense of humor; others agreed that Puerto Rico is trash or dismissed Puerto Rico’s electoral relevance.
Trump's Media Stooges Slander John Kelly As 'Traitor' And 'Seditionist'
After former White House chief of staff John Kelly criticized Donald Trump, right-wing commentators linked to the former president have called Kelly a “traitor,” a “seditionist,” “compromised,” a “threat to America,” and treasonous.
Trump-linked commentators on John Kelly: “Traitor within,” “seditionist,” treasonous
After former White House chief of staff John Kelly criticized Donald Trump, right-wing commentators linked to the former president have called Kelly a “traitor,” a “seditionist,” “compromised,” a “threat to America,” and treasonous.
Podcaster and GOP-backed House nominee Addul Ali have relentlessly misogynistic talk about Harris and women in leadership roles
Right-wing commentator and U.S. House nominee Addul Ali appeared in an interview with far-right podcaster Jesse Lee Peterson, wherein they made misogynistic statements about women holding leadership positions. After prompting by Peterson, Ali said, when it comes to women taking leadership roles, “There is a type of woman that is not suited for that — i.e., Kamala Harris is not suited.
Mike Huckabee wouldn’t rule out using the military to stop abortion. Trump is campaigning with him.
Former President Donald Trump and right-wing commentator Mike Huckabee will campaign together in Pennsylvania on October 29. Huckabee has a long history of making extreme remarks about abortion: He declined to rule out using the military or law enforcement to stop abortion; compared abortion to slavery, mass shootings, 9/11, and the Holocaust; and supported a decision to deny an abortion to a 10-year-old after she was raped by her stepfather.
Wayne Allyn Root and Kari Lake push conspiracy theory that opponent’s campaign is funded by "the Mexican drug cartel"
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Wayne Allyn Root claimed during an interview with Arizona Republican Senate nominee Kari Lake that opponent Ruben Gallego’s campaign is getting “their money” from Mexican cartels through his estranged father. Lake replied: “Yep, absolutely. The cartels are in operational control here in Arizona.” The conspiracy theory is false.
At Team Trump-backed event, Mark Robinson compares himself fighting the news media to Allied soldiers fighting Nazis
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson recently spoke on the Trump-backed “ReAwaken America” tour, where he compared fighting the news media to battling Nazis at Normandy Beach. His speech was well-received by Trump ally and ReAwaken America co-organizer Mike Flynn, who asked the audience to donate to Robinson’s campaign.
California GOP endorses commentator Thomas Cole, who called for “another Crusade” against “Muslim invaders” and attacked “(((globalist NYC bankers)))”
Content warning: This article contains examples of bigoted rhetoric, including an anti-LGBTQ slur. The Republican Party of California is endorsing right-wing commentator Thomas Cole’s U.S. congressional campaign. Cole has said that “there will need to be another Crusade to right Europe” against “Muslim invaders,” posted an antisemitic symbol, and used an anti-LGBTQ slur.
Trump scheduled to address right-wing media prophets and pastors who claim he’s “anointed to be King”
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to address a group of extreme right-wing media “prophets” and pastors who have claimed that “demonic forces” are behind the popularity of the Harris campaign, declared that Trump is “anointed to be king,” and said that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz “go to churches that are synagogues of Satan” because they are Baptist and Lutheran.
Project 2025 organizer Heritage Foundation gave $1 million for Trump’s convention
The Heritage Foundation, the architect of Project 2025, gave $1 million to the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to a recently filed document. Because of a firestorm of criticism, Trump and Republicans have attempted to distance themselves from the embattled group. Project 2025 is an extreme right-wing initiative that intends to provide policy and personnel to the next conservative administration. Its proposals include attacks on reproductive rights, , and .
Ohio GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno fundraises with influencer Grant Cardone, who pushed weather manipulation conspiracy theory
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bernie Moreno has recently been getting fundraising help from Grant Cardone, a controversial financial influencer who pushed the conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was the result of weather manipulation. On October 6, Cardone wrote: “I grew up on the Gulf of Mexico. Been watching storms since I was a young boy. I have NEVER seen a storm start here and go east.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is scheduled to speak at a conference with a Hitler-promoting antisemite
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is set to speak at a conference this weekend with Christiane Northrup, a health misinformer who has repeatedly promoted pro-Nazi and antisemitic material. The 2024 “Back to Basics Conference: Summit on Family, Food and Healthcare” will be held in Waltham, Massachusetts, on October 19.
Update: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks at a conference with a Hitler-promoting antisemite
Update (10/21/24): Ladapo and Northrup both spoke at the conference. Ladapo was also pictured with Northrup in a post on conference emcee Stephanie Locricchio’s social media page. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is set to speak at a conference this weekend with Christiane Northrup, a health misinformer who has repeatedly promoted pro-Nazi and antisemitic material. The 2024 “Back to Basics Conference: Summit on Family, Food and Healthcare” will be held in Waltham, Massachusetts, on October 19.
Pastors For Trump Leader Warns Antichrist Will Be A Jewish 'Political Leader'
Pastors for Trump leader Jackson Lahmeyer, a key Trump ally who has been visited by members of Trump’s inner circle, recently warned followers that a Jewish politician will be the Antichrist. Lahmeyer stated: “The Antichrist will be a political leader of Jewish descent. That is how the Jews will worship him. The false prophet, I believe, will be an Islamic imam.” Lahmeyer is a right-wing commentator and the pastor of Sheridan Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“Your time is coming”: MAGA media figures claim FEMA committed treason
Numerous Trump-aligned media figures have accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its officials of committing treason over its handling of Hurricane Helene.
GOP-backed CA Assembly candidate pushed bizarre conspiracy theory about Rothschilds, tunnels, and fires
DENISE AGUILAR MENDEZ: I want to talk to you guys about what's happening in the world of trafficking and what's happening in California because mainstream refuses to report it. And, there's just been a lot of — we've seen what's happening with PG&E. And this is not to prevent fires, by the way. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to start at the top with PG&E fires. And then I'm going to go down how I came into this rabbit hole.
The California GOP is backing commentator Denise Aguilar, who pushed a bizarre conspiracy theory about Rothschilds, tunnels, and fires
DENISE AGUILAR MENDEZ: I want to talk to you guys about what's happening in the world of trafficking and what's happening in California because mainstream refuses to report it. And, there's just been a lot of — we've seen what's happening with PG&E. And this is not to prevent fires, by the way. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to start at the top with PG&E fires. And then I'm going to go down how I came into this rabbit hole.
Trump’s “inner circle” is scheduled to speak in NC alongside numerous Helene weather manipulation conspiracy theorists
Members of former President Donald Trump’s “inner circle,” including Lara and Eric Trump, are scheduled to appear at a North Carolina event featuring right-wing commentators who have pushed the conspiracy theory that Hurricane Helene was a controlled or manipulated weather event.
Rep. Scott Perry turns to disgraced election denier and Project 2025 writer Peter Navarro for campaign help
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) turned to election denier and Project 2025 writer Peter Navarro for campaign help, with Navarro calling on his followers to support Perry. Navarro is the disgraced former Trump trade adviser who was released from federal prison in July after a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena. House investigators were examining his conduct related to the attempt to delay the certification of the Electoral College votes for the 2020 election.
Lara and Eric Trump-backed “prophet” claims God told her the hurricanes were “man-made” and “they” will also “set off” an earthquake
“Prophet” Julie Green told followers that the Lord told her that the recent hurricanes were “all man-made” and that the weather events were deliberately created or manipulated as a form of “election interference.” She added that “they” will “set off” an earthquake at some point. Green isn’t a random grifter: She’s connected to Trump’s inner circle and has been heavily endorsed by Eric Trump.
Pastors for Trump leader Jackson Lahmeyer: “The Antichrist will be a political leader of Jewish descent. That is how the Jews will worship him.”
Pastors for Trump leader Jackson Lahmeyer, a key Trump ally who has been visited by members of Trump’s inner circle, recently warned followers that a Jewish politician will be the Antichrist. Lahmeyer stated: “The Antichrist will be a political leader of Jewish descent. That is how the Jews will worship him. The false prophet, I believe, will be an Islamic imam.” Lahmeyer is a right-wing commentator and the pastor of Sheridan Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Two pro-Trump officials pushed conspiracy theory that Hurricane Helene was done through weather “manipulation”
Far-right commentators Kandiss Taylor and Lucretia Hughes, respectively officials for the Georgia Republican Party and pro-Trump group Veterans for America First, pushed fringe conspiracy theories about Hurricane Helene, including claiming that it “could have been done by the government” through weather “manipulation” and as a “land grab” to steal lithium.
North Carolina Trump event organizer Clay Clark pushed Hurricane Helene "weather manipulation" conspiracy theory
Pro-Trump ally Clay Clark, who said that he was recently “tasked by Eric Trump” to organize an upcoming meeting hosted by former President Donald Trump in North Carolina, also pushed the conspiracy theory that the government was behind Hurricane Helene through “weather manipulation” so that it could apparently seize control of a North Carolina town’s lithium deposits.
MAGA “prophet” Julie Green tells Eric Trump his father is “anointed” - “God is protecting your dad. He's in safe hands and nothing the enemy is going to do is going to win.” | Media Matters for America
Eric Trump recently appeared on the streaming podcast of Julie Green, a “prophet” who issues fantastical and bizarre prophecies supporting former President Donald Trump.
Scott Perry and right-wing host enthusiastically praised Project 2025
CHRIS STIGALL (HOST): I'm thrilled that conservatives for once are thinking beyond today. They're looking down the road because the left always does. SCOTT PERRY (CONGRESSMAN): Yeah, that’s exactly right. And at this point, because of what happened the last time when President Trump came in, not knowing all the people in Washington and thinking that actually people in Washington would accept his agenda and know that there were career government employees.
Trump’s “mentally impaired” attack didn’t happen in a vacuum: Fox and right-wing media repeatedly hurled ableist slur at Harris
Content warning: This article repeatedly quotes right-wing figures using an ableist slur. Former President Donald Trump recently and falsely claimed that opponent Vice President Kamala Harris was born “mentally impaired” and is “mentally disabled.” The remarks followed numerous Trump media allies, including Fox’s Greg Gutfeld and podcaster Laura Loomer, attacking Harris with an ableist slur.
Robinson Says He 'Had Great Conversations' With Trump Despite Scandal
Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson recently appeared on Trump ally Sebastian Gorka’s program, where he received glowing praise and support from the former White House adviser.
A guide to Vance debate adviser Monica Crowley’s extreme conspiratorial theories in 2024
MONICA CROWLEY (HOST): Marxists view the chaos, death, and destruction as necessary tools to advance the revolution. That's who Tim Walz is. This is not just some, you know, kindly, kind of left governor in Minnesota. This is a fully committed Marxist who is fully invested in the left's deliberate destruction of our country. … He takes all of his marching orders from the teachers unions and the crazy bosses like Randi Weingarten.
Trump ally Sebastian Gorka defends Mark Robinson during interview: “I hope you sue [CNN] into the ground. … I hope you win.”
Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson recently appeared on Trump ally Sebastian Gorka’s program, where he received glowing praise and support from the former White House adviser.
Trump surrogate and Vance debate adviser Monica Crowley is already alleging Pennsylvania is stealing the election
Monica Crowley, a Trump campaign surrogate and Project 2025 contributor who is reportedly helping vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) with debate prep, is already telling her followers that Pennsylvania is trying to steal the election.
Laura Loomer bragged that Trump promised to endorse her for Congress and tried to hire her last year
During a previously unreported speech, Laura Loomer bragged that former President Donald Trump “hired me on the spot” to work on his campaign in 2023 before news about the attempted hiring leaked. The far-right conspiracy theorist also claimed Trump told her he believes she actually “won” her 2022 election against Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) — she lost by roughly seven percentage points — and offered to endorse her if she ran again.
Trump promotes yet another Truth Social account that suggests killing his enemies
Donald Trump keeps “retruthing” accounts that have called for killing his political opponents.
Right-Wing Media Have Lavished Praise On Sleazy Extremist Robinson
Following the publication of this post, CNN's Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck reported that Mark Robinson “made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum.” The below post has also been updated with additional examples. North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly facing calls to drop out of his race due to an impending bombshell story that could torpedo his candidacy.
Right-wing media have lavished praise on embattled Mark Robinson during his NC gubernatorial campaign
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly facing calls to drop out of his race due to an impending bombshell story that could torpedo his candidacy. Some of Robinson's biggest supporters have been prominent right-wing media figures, including people Donald Trump Jr., Dan Bongingo, and Charlie Kirk. Robinson is a right-wing commentator who became lieutenant governor of North Carolina in January 2021. He has a history of toxic remarks, including about women and LGBTQ people.
Jack Posobiec, a pro-Trump RNC surrogate in Michigan, previously sparked racist uproar in the state
Republicans in Michigan and other battleground states have been deploying far-right extremist Jack Posobiec to campaign trainings ahead of the 2024 election. Posobiec is a former One America News host who has directed antisemitic hate online, stated abortion is like child sacrifice “to Moloch,” said he’d “give up” Detroit to Russia, and helped cause an uproar in Michigan after posting a meme showing whites being replaced by nonwhites.
With right-wing media’s help, JD Vance repeatedly attacked Pennsylvania’s election integrity
Before Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance became a regular presence in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, he was using right-wing media to attack the Keystone State’s election integrity. With right-wing media’s assistance, Vance portrayed Pennsylvania’s election systems as being unfair and called for the Department of Justice to investigate the state.
More than a dozen GOP nominees, elected officials, and Trump advisers have appeared on Laura Loomer’s show (including JD Vance)
While some Republicans have tried to distance their party from Laura Loomer, her show’s guest list indicates how closely linked the GOP is to the far-right extremist. More than a dozen GOP nominees, elected officials, and Trump advisers have appeared on Loomer’s show, including Trump running mate JD Vance, senior Trump campaign officials Corey Lewandowski and Jason Miller, and members of Congress. As Media Matters has documented, Loomer has a long history of making horrific remarks.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Eric
Contact Eric, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack