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MAGA Influencers Sell Access, Trigger CFTC Probe, Pentagon Alarm

7/19/2026

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MAGA influencers are selling White House access for profit, exposing fractures in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) allegedly tipped influencer “DC Draino” on Trump’s vice-presidential pick, leading to a Polymarket bet and a Commodity Futures Trading Commission review.
Pastor Doug Wilson, ally of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, called for repealing the 19th Amendment and religious tests for office, sparking concerns about nationalist influence in the Pentagon.

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MAGA influencers are selling White House access for profit, exposing fractures in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) allegedly tipped influencer “DC Draino” on Trump’s vice-presidential pick, leading to a Polymarket bet and a Commodity Futures Trading Commission review.
Pastor Doug Wilson, ally of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, called for repealing the 19th Amendment and religious tests for office, sparking concerns about nationalist influence in the Pentagon.