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- Jake Tapper Gobsmacked by Guest’s Wild Trump Theory: ‘Are You Saying He’s ...
CNN’s Jake Tapper was surprised by a guest’s take on President Donald Trump and asked if she was suggesting Trump is a secret “Democratic operative.” Tapper brought on Xochitl Hinojosa, a former communications director with the Democratic National Committee, and Mike Dubke, a former White House communications director during Trump’s first term, on Tuesday’s The Lead, and during a discussion about the midterms, Hinojosa argued it looked like Trump was trying to purposefully “sabotage” Republicans. “He’s not talking about the war, he’s not talking about gas prices, he is not talking about prices at the grocery store or all these great things that Mike just talked about. What he is talking about is that potentially two senators from Georgia were illegitimate. He is talking the 2020 election, which, why are we looking back?” Hinojosa said, referring to the president’s scheduled Thursday address to the nation where he will reportedly be discussing the 2020 presidential election. Hinojosa added she hopes networks do not cover Trump’s address live. “These are conspiracy theories. My hope is that it is not covered live on a lot of networks. But it is. It is a joke, I’m sorry, that he is trying to sabotage the midterm elections for Republicans. This is not what he should be talking about,” she said. “Are you saying he’s a Democratic operative?” a surprised Tapper asked. “I think maybe,” Hinojosa joked. “He was once a Democrat,” Tapper responded. “This is a long, long play. That is a long play. That doesn’t make any sense to me.” “Manchurian Candidate territory,” Dubke joked, referring to the 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra or the 1959 novel it’s based on by Richard Condon. “I know. Somebody call Budd Schulberg,” Tapper added, referring to the screenwriter behind films like 1954’s On the Waterfront and 1957’s A Face in the Crowd. Watch above via CNN.The post Jake Tapper Gobsmacked by Guest’s Wild Trump Theory: ‘Are You Saying He’s a Democratic Operative?’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - NYC Bar Sends Letter Opposing Todd Blanche’s AG Nomination, Calling Him ‘Unf...
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images The New York City Bar Association released a letter it sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the nomination of Todd Blanche as Attorney General, denouncing him for his “misplaced loyalty” to President Donald Trump and numerous egregious ethical issues. Blanche previously served as Deputy Attorney General during Pam Bondi’s tenure leading the Department of Justice, and became interim Attorney General after her ouster. Keeping the gig on a permanent basis, however, requires Senate confirmation, and Blanche has drawn notably vocal opposition for multiple reasons, including his past work as Trump’s personal lawyer, his role in shepherding the pardons for the January 6 Capitol rioters, the handling of the Epstein files, and his controversial interview with Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell — not to mention her transfer shortly thereafter to Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas, a minimum-security facility that is not commonly used to house inmates convicted of crimes as serious as Maxwell’s. The move to this “cushy prison camp” was sharply criticized by several of Epstein and Maxwell’s victims. Last week, more than 1,200 former DOJ employees signed a letter urging the Senate to not confirm Blanche. The signatories included those who had worked for both Republican and Democratic administrations and cited multiple “corruption and abuses” during Blanche’s time at the DOJ, including “vindictive prosecutions” of Trump’s political opponents, the “erasure of accountability for January 6,” and the “mishandling of the Epstein files.” Other groups of attorneys and judges have sent their own letters opposing Blanche’s nomination. Lawyers for Good Government gathered more than 2,600 signatures from attorneys, and another coalition of 101 former judges have filed a complaint with the New York State Bar Association’s Attorney Grievance Commission requesting an investigation be initiated into Blanche for violation of the state bar rules of professional conduct. The New York City Bar Association added its voice to the chorus of opposition in a letter signed by City Bar President Matthew Diller and Rule of Law Task Force Chair Susan J. Kohlmann and addressed to Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-NY), the chairman and ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, respectively. In a statement on its website, the NYC Bar urged the committee to reject Blanche’s nomination and listed five categories of reasons why: “politically motivated prosecutions, violations of constitutional rights and court orders, misplaced loyalty to the… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Trump Flat-Out Says ‘I Don’t Want To Negotiate’ End To WarPresident Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is not interested in negotiating with the Iranians to bring an end to hostilities at the moment. Trump sat for an interview with Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst amid a fresh round of U.S. strikes on Iran. U.S. officials accused Iran of violating a memorandum of understanding between the two countries, aimed at pausing hostilities while both sides worked out the details. Specifically, Iran has fired on and struck tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz via Oman’s territorial waters. Iranian officials, meanwhile, have said that Article 5 of the memorandum requires vessels to arrange safe passage via their country and through its waters. The U.S. has resumed its blockade of Iranian ships in the Gulf of Oman in response to Iran once again restricting travel through the strait. During the Fox News interview, Trump said he is not presently interested in negotiating: YINGST: You’ve called the new leadership in Iran a changed regime Do you still believe that? TRUMP: Well, I knew the first group for a little while, and they were evil. And they’re no longer with us. I knew the second group also a little bit better, and they were evil. And they’re no longer with us. And the third group, they have some bad ones in there, some very bad ones in there. And I think they’re the ones that are stopping a deal. YINGST: So, are you negotiating with the wrong people? TRUMP: Well, now, I don’t want to negotiate now. I said, “Let’s not negotiate.” Three days ago, we had a deal. The president later said Iran should make a deal or else, “You’re not gonna have anybody left.” Trump launched the war in February with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly convinced the president that attacking Iran could topple the regime quickly and that the Iranians would not close the Strait of Hormuz. Watch above via Fox News.The post Trump Flat-Out Says ‘I Don’t Want To Negotiate’ End To War first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Grills Trump Border Czar Over No Body Cameras During Fat...CNN’s Kaitlan Collins grilled border czar Tom Homan over the lack of body cameras during two fatal shootings by ICE agents in Maine and Texas. Collins joined Jake Tapper on The Lead on Tuesday, where they showed footage of Collins’s confrontation. Collins noted the lack of body cameras and growing calls for more transparency from ICE following the shootings in Biddeford and Houston. Homan blamed Democrats for the delay in agents using body cameras. He said: When the Democrats shut down the Department of Homeland Security, I was up on the Hill as part of the negotiating team to reopen the government, and they wanted body cameras. There was $120 million in the budget they were holding up to buy those body cameras. Now since the Big Beautiful Bill passed, now the Reconciliation Bill, the body cameras have been ordered. There’s a deployment schedule on the books. “Don’t you see that to be extremely urgent, given right now we do not have video of these situations beyond witnesses?” Collins asked Homan. “As soon as they had funding, they bought them,” Homan said. “But it’s been two months since April,” Collins noted about the funding. “It would have been a lot quicker,” Homan said, blasting Democrats again. Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, was shot and killed in Biddeford, Maine earlier this week after an agent claimed he was “fearing for public safety” after Guerrero allegedly tried to flee the scene. Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was also shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston. Officials claimed the suspect tried ramming an agent with his vehicle during a traffic stop, something the family and a lawyer representing the other men in the vehicle at the time have disputed. CNN previously reported, citing a source familiar with the situation, that ICE is ending traffic stops as part of its deportation efforts. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement after the shootings that “body cameras have been deployed to more than half the field offices, with the remaining half to receive them in the next 60 days.” Watch above via CNN.The post CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Grills Trump Border Czar Over No Body Cameras During Fatal ICE Shootings: ‘Don’t You See That To Be Extremely Urgent?’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- GOP Lawmakers Fume After Revelation Jack Smith Obtained Texts From Trump Admin a...
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Republican lawmakers skewered Jack Smith after it was revealed the former special counsel accessed text messages from dozens of congress members and officials from President Donald Trump’s first administration — contradicting testimony he gave last year. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) published documents on Tuesday after receiving them from the Justice Department. The files purported to show Smith read messages from 44 lawmakers — including Grassley, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-MA) on the GOP side — and a number of Trump officials between October 2020 and January 20, 2021, the day Trump’s first term ended. Smith also accessed messages from Democratic politicians like Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Trump officials who were on the list released Tuesday include; Stephen Miller, Rudy Giuliani, Kellyanne Conway, Peter Navarro, the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and ex-Vice President Mike Pence. The release of the files comes after Smith answered “no” when asked during a congressional deposition in December if he had looked at the “content of text messages” during his Trump investigations. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) accused Smith of lying in his testimony on Tuesday. Paul posted video of Smith’s answer and said the files confirm he “spied” on lawmakers, including himself. “This is a blatant abuse of power, and exactly what our Founders warned about,” Paul said. December 2025: Jack Smith swore under oath that he didn't spy on text messages belonging to members of Congress. Today: New evidence confirms he spied on dozens of members of Congress, myself included. This is a blatant abuse of power, and exactly what our Founders warned… pic.twitter.com/3eqwiylLXI — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 14, 2026 Grassley ripped Smith for it as well. “Jack Smith’s criminal investigation of President Trump was a runaway train that had no brakes,” Grassley said in a statement. “Based on the information that’s been produced to me and Senator Johnson, Biden DOJ and FBI investigators apparently ignored their own routine investigative protocols to obtain and review work-related messages from me and dozens of my Republican and Democrat colleagues who were outside the scope of the government’s investigation.” The New York Post reported: Grassley’s office previously disclosed subpoenas of 430 Republican individuals or groups for various records — in addition to phone logs from more than… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - AOC Says News Stations Have ‘Ethical Obligation’ Not To Air Trump’s Speech...
MeidasTouch Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said it is incumbent upon television news stations not to air a speech by President Donald Trump set for Thursday. On Monday, Trump announced in vague fashion on Truth Social that he will deliver an address at 9 p.m. on Thursday, and did not elaborate as to its contents. Reporting indicates that the president will rehash his false claim that the 2020 election was rigged against him, and will also accuse Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) of being “illegitimate” senators. The two lawmakers won runoff elections on Jan. 5, 2021, one day before the Capitol riot, giving control of the Senate to the Democrats. Warnock, who was elected in 2021 to finish the term of the resigned Sen. Johnny Isakson (R), subsequently won reelection in 2022. Ossoff is up for reelection this November. On Tuesday, Pablo Manríquez of MeidasTouch caught up with Ocasio-Cortez outside the Capitol, where he asked her about the president’s upcoming address. “He’s basically doing a made-for-TV broadcast about election fraud and conspiracy theories,” he said. “I don’t think we should be contributing to the platforming of lies about our elections,” the congresswoman replied. “Many news outlets oftentimes may receive transcripts [in advance], and I think we have an ethical obligation not to air things that undermine our elections that are not rooted in evidence and in fact.” AOC on Trump’s Thursday address: I don’t think we should be contributing to the platforming of lies about our elections. Many of these outlets often receive transcripts, and I think we have an ethical obligation not to air things that undermine our elections and are not rooted in… pic.twitter.com/MrHKjt2Waa — Acyn (@Acyn) July 14, 2026 After the 2020 election, Trump spent the ensuing two months pressuring Republican officials in states he lost to try to overturn the results in those states. The president cast doubt on the integrity of the country’s elections, and some have said he depressed Republican turnout in the subsequent Georgia runoffs, thereby handing two Senate seats – and the upper chamber – to Democrats.The post AOC Says News Stations Have ‘Ethical Obligation’ Not To Air Trump’s Speech About Election ‘Lies’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
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