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- Jon Stewart Loses It Over Kristen Welker’s Bad Weather Explanation After Trump...
Jon Stewart was unimpressed with Kristen Welker’s handling of a Meet the Press interview with President Donald Trump that ended with the president storming out. On Monday’s The Daily Show, Stewart played clips from the interview and accused Welker of making “one of the worst pleas in the history of journalism” when she tried to keep Trump in his seat during the chat that aired on Sunday. “We traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview,” Welker told Trump as the interview blew up. The walkout came after a heated exchange during which Welker challenged Trump on election fraud claims. “You can’t leave, sir! I was in business class!” Stewart said, mocking Welker. “Mr. President, please, Wisconsin, Wheel of Fortune is on an hour earlier here. These people are savages. Their Chinese restaurants only serve Szechuan, no Cantonese to be found. We’ll all die of consumption. He added that he hopes journalists will watch the exchange and be less willing to “back down” when pressing the president on issues. Stewart lost it over an exchange between Welker and the president about the weather during the Sunday interview. “I sat in the rain with you for an hour,” Trump said as the interview went off the rails. The president mentioned the weather multiple times in the interview, and Stewart played a clip of Welker saying that she and the president “acknowledged the complications during the interview posed by the rain.” “You were inside! There was no challenge from the rain! F*ck that! No! Donald Trump was not thrown off by the ambient noise during the interview. In fact, ambient farm rain is the least disruptive noise environment he conducts interviews in!” Stewart said. He then played clips of Trump speaking to the press outside of Air Force One, on top of the White House, and other scenarios where weather and noise did not seem to be an issue. “Donald Trump didn’t storm out because of the rain. He stormed out because he was challenged, not because he was distracted,” Stewart said. “So maybe it’s time we stop making excuses for that man in order to preserve access to his constant bullsh*t.” Watch above via The Daily Show.The post Jon Stewart Loses It Over Kristen Welker’s Bad Weather Explanation After Trump Storms Out of Interview: ‘F*ck That!’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.50 mins ago - Trump Berated Charlie Kirk for Emceeing ‘Epstein Grievance Fest’ — Blockbu...
AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File President Donald Trump personally scolded late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in July after a Turning Point USA event devolved into what aides viewed as a public “grievance fest” over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The account, published in an excerpt from Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump on Wednesday, offers a new glimpse into the panic that gripped the White House as backlash over the Epstein case spread through Trump’s own political coalition in the summer of 2025. According to Haberman and Swan, Trump told aides he was deeply unhappy with Kirk, Tucker Carlson, and Megyn Kelly, all of whom had publicly pressed the administration to release more information related to Epstein. The frustration was particularly directed at Kirk on July 12 after a Turning Point USA gathering the previous day. After the event, during which speaker after speaker criticized then-Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the issue, Trump responded by calling Kirk directly and scolding him. The passage reads: On July 12, the president took to Truth Social to defend Bondi against criticism and to urge his “boys” and “gals” to stop wasting “Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.” Trump told aides he was very unhappy with some of his most influential supporters, including Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, all of whom were publicly urging the administration to come clean. Kirk had held a Turning Point USA event the previous day that turned into an Epstein grievance fest, with one speaker after another bashing Bondi over her handling of the situation. Trump had called Kirk and scolded him. Nobody in Trump’s orbit had a better feel for the younger part of the MAGA base than Kirk, who saw that the Epstein cover-up, as it was now viewed, was capturing attention to an alarming extent. Donald Trump Jr. and JD Vance — both of whom spent considerable time on X and were tapped into the same younger and hyper-online portion of the base — were also worried. They urged the White House to change course and force the Justice Department to release more of the files. The book reports that Kirk believed anger over what many supporters viewed as an Epstein cover-up was spreading rapidly among the MAGA… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Come Get Some!’ Stephen A. Smith Dares Trump to Throw Down After ‘Low IQâ...Outspoken sports commentator Stephen A. Smith hit back at President Donald Trump over an attack on his I.Q. by challenging him to a debate throwdown, telling CNN host Laura Coates that the president should “come and get some!” The president took heavy criticism over his attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and was loudly booed by fans during the National Anthem. Many of those went on to blame him when he presided over a 115-111 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs, snapping a 13-game, 46-day winning streak. Smith led the charge against Trump, and the two have been exchanging words in the media over the debacle — with Trump assailing Smith’s intelligence repeatedly. On Tuesday night’s edition of CNN’s Laura Coates Live, Coates asked Smith about the president’s shots at his I.Q., and Smith said, “If he really, really wants to get down to the nitty gritty,” he would “welcome him on the debate stage”: COATES: I got to ask you because when the president was asked about your views, he didn’t really address this. He instead went to talking about your I.Q. and your — what he called maybe a potential run for your presidency. I know you have not said that you are running for president, although many people have wondered, myself included. But what is your reaction to the president of the United States questioning your I.Q.? SMITH: He questioned it about everybody, from Maxine Waters to Hakeem Jeffries to the Megyn Kellys of the world, the Tucker Carlsons of the world. It isn’t just Black folks, it’s white folks, too. I get it. I understand it. It’s his default position when he really has no comeback because he knows, as a New York Knick fan, he had no business being there. But if he really, really wants to get down to the nitty gritty and really want to challenge me about my I.Q., I welcome a sit down with him, I welcome him on the debate stage. You know, you’re the president of United States. You’ve joked around about circumventing the 22nd Amendment and running for a third term. Well, if you can pull off those strings, particularly the pull that you’ve got with the FCC or anything like that, why don’t you find a way to allow me to keep my money and my job at ESPN and SiriusXM and still walk on that debate stage?… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- Joe Scarborough Has Instant Response as Trump Unleashes Attack During Broadcast:...Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough fired back with sarcasm and laughter after President Donald Trump launched into a lengthy Truth Social broadside against him and his co-hosts while the program was live on Wednesday. The exchange unfolded shortly after the MS NOW panel discussed fresh reporting from The New York Times tied to Jeffrey Epstein and excerpts from journalist Maggie Haberman’s forthcoming book. During the broadcast, however, Trump posted a screed targeting Scarborough and the wider Morning Joe team. As the social media attack dropped, Scarborough interrupted the conversation: “Did this just happen? Did Donald just write us?” Reading portions of Trump’s message aloud, Scarborough mocked the president’s criticism. Trump had described Morning Joe as an “ever shrinking low-rated show” and accused its host of suffering from “Trump derangement syndrome.” Scarborough responded by directly addressing Trump’s TDS charge. “No, I don’t really have that,” he said. “I tell people that we actually talk on the phone, and sometimes I go talk to you in the White House, and we disagree on things, but nothing deranged here, sir. Unless you’re deranged, if there’s any derangement, it would have to be on your side of the relationship, because I’m not deranged, not about you. I just state the facts, and maybe that makes you deranged.” “‘Often referred to as TDS has made him a laughingstock among those who know what’s going on in the wonderful world of television,’” Scarborough read aloud, before replying: “Yeah, that’s that’s, that’s, that’s really hurts, that hurts, it’s, it hurts me that I’m being laughed at. Oh, what am I going to do? I don’t think I’m the one who’s being laughed at, sir.” When Trump referenced co-host Willie Geist in a confusing quip – that he “wants to be his father” – Scarborough paused to ask: “Willie, do you want to be my father?” The crew then attempted to figure out what had triggered the president’s post. “I guess, was it Iran? I don’t know,” Scarborough said. “Was it [Graham] Platner?” co-host Mika Brzezinski asked. “I don’t think it was Platner. What was it Willie?” Scarborough replied. “Was something,” Geist said. “First of all, you misinterpreted. That was a lovely compliment to my father, Bill Geist. I appreciate that.” “Oh, of course!” Brzezinski and Scarborough said. “They’ve known each other for, gosh, almost a half century here in New York City,” Geist explained. “So,… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Tells Fox He’s ‘Close to Ordering New Strikes’ Against Iran Power Pl...President Donald Trump told Fox News he’s “close” to ordering new strikes against Iran, targeting the country’s power plants and more following a military helicopter being taken down near the Strait of Hormuz. Fox News’ Trey Yingst, reporting from Tel Aviv, said on Wednesday morning that the president said he’s “close” to ordering strikes that would target Iran’s power plants and bridges. This follows the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Both pilots were subsequently rescued, but Iran and the U.S. have since completed strikes, and there could be more to come. Yingst reported: Now, interestingly, President Trump told me that he is getting close to ordering new strikes against Iranian power plants and bridges because he says the Iranians are tapping the United States along when it comes to the negotiating process. He says the bully of the Middle East is dead. And he told me, I may keep going, when I asked him about a possible response to the Iranian missile fire that targeted U.S. forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan overnight. The president said they had a chance to sign a deal and survive, indicating again that he may order new strikes against the Iranian regime in response to their dragging their feet at the negotiating table. In Truth Social posts on Wednesday, Trump also warned Iran they will “pay the price” when blasting the country’s leaders over ongoing negotiations. “Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess. Much of it, like their Navy and Air Force, doesn’t even exist anymore – They have been completely defeated. Iran is all talk and no action. The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” he wrote. Screenshot via Fox News.The post Trump Tells Fox He’s ‘Close to Ordering New Strikes’ Against Iran Power Plants and More first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘Is There More Out There?’ Morning Joe Host Confronts Graham Platner About S...Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski pressed Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner on his sexting scandal following his big win this week. Platner joined Morning Joe on Wednesday morning after being declared, by a wide margin, the projected winner of his Democratic primary race in Maine. Platner will go on to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for her seat. Platner has faced multiple major controversies during his campaign, and he argued on Wednesday that reports about his sexting with other women early in his marriage had been “blown out of proportion.” Brzezinski noted that Platner had previously faced a grilling from her colleague Chris Hayes on the sexting subject. Still, she argued he “deflected” when it came to what pictures or messages could be floating around. She also asked whether his colorful background would prevent him from being able to call out sexual abuse and push for the release of the Epstein files. “How many concerning pictures and or text messages are in the possession of other people that could be used against you? And I’d like to know if there are pictures, concerning pictures,” she asked. “I’ve been very open about the fact that I struggled, very open about the fact that I had a long list, litany of failed relationships for years because I myself was not in a good place. And then every now and again, we will have a media outlet or a politically motivated attack come up and try to drag it all up, but it’s all very much within the exact same story that I’ve told this entire time,” Platner said. Check out the full exchange below: MIKA BRZEZINSKI: If I’m in your campaign or if I’m high up in the Democratic Party, at this point I have a few questions in terms of the health of your campaign moving forward into the general, which is a whole different ball game. So here’s my first. You were asked this question by Chris Hayes about the issue of, is there more out there? What else could be out there that might be revealed during the campaign? And you deflected, said among other things, this is between you and your wife, which was understandable to a limit because for Maine voters in a general election the question is, what is out there? What is not in your possession that you sent to others who may… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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