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Britt McHenry reportedly forced to resign from Trump administration after tossing drink at NBA game

Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry was reportedly forced to resign from the State Department after a bizarre confrontation caught on video at an NBA game.

Videos obtained by TMZ show McHenry at the Washington Wizards game on Wednesday tossing a drink at a fan and then blowing a kiss at the fan twice as she leaves the section.

‘It was an unfortunate situation, and that’s why drinks were thrown.’

A source familiar with the matter told Page Six that McHenry was asked to resign as press adviser for the U.S. State Department on Thursday and that she had just been promoted to another position earlier that day.

“She was promoted and fired within 24 hours,” the source said to Page Six.

A spokesperson for the State Department told Page Six the department would not comment on internal personnel matters.

YouTuber Andrew Fenichel posted a video saying that he was with McHenry at the game and claimed that the other fan had been making misogynistic and inappropriate jokes about the players.

“It was an unfortunate situation, and that’s why drinks were thrown,” he said.

He said that McHenry ended up leaving and that he watched the rest of the game from another section.

Fenichel also felt the need to explain that he is “not MAGA” despite his friendship with McHenry.

Other witnesses told Page Six the rowdy fan tossed a drink at McHenry first and that fans then booed and chanted, “Get her out!”

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McHenry claimed in 2017 that she was fired from ESPN over her conservative views and later sued Fox News over alleged repeated sexual harassment from a co-host. They settled the case, and she left Fox Nation.

The Wizards won the home opening game 128 to 116.

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Fifth Circuit gives Trump ‘the most consequential ruling yet’ on deportations

Illegal aliens do not have due process rights that entitle them to bond hearings during deportation proceedings, according to a pivotal ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Trump administration has been fast-tracking removal proceedings in order to fulfill the president’s promise of mass deportations.

‘Big win in the Fifth Circuit on mandatory detention for illegal aliens, a principle codified in 1996 legislation but ignored by the deep state for decades.’

That effort got a significant boost from a split ruling Friday that found illegal immigrants are not due their Fifth Amendment rights because they have not been admitted into the United States.

The lawsuit arose out of the detentions of three illegal aliens in Texas who were refused a bond hearing. None had criminal histories, according to the American Immigration Council.

Judge Cory Wilson wrote the majority opinion in the 10 to 7 ruling.

“Because Petitioners have never been admitted to the United States, due process does not entitle them to additional proceedings beyond what Congress has provided before they may be detained pending removal,” Wilson wrote.

“Big win in the Fifth Circuit on mandatory detention for illegal aliens, a principle codified in 1996 legislation but ignored by the deep state for decades,” responded James Percival, the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security.

Politico called it the “most consequential ruling yet” in support of the president’s deportations plan.

The American Immigration Council called the decision an “affront” to the Constitution.

RELATED: Federal court SLAPS down New York and hands victory to Trump and ICE

“The principle at stake here is simple: If the government wants to detain someone, it has to explain why depriving them of their liberty is necessary,” said AIC litigation attorney Rebecca Cassler.

“And anyone who is detained has the right to ask a judge for review of that detention. Instead, this ruling allows the government to lock people up when detention plainly serves no purpose, and without any way to challenge it,” she added.

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