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screenshot President Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday social media barrage with a post elevating a data point from a month-old poll — which actually showed overwhelming opposition to Trump’s war. The president took questions from reporters on the South Lawn of the White House as he departed for Sterling, Virginia on Friday, and told reporters that he thought things were going well. On Saturday morning, the president posted a message on his Truth Social account that seemed to suggest support for his war. “Very important. This is where our Nation stands!!! President DJT” the president wrote, along with a link to an article from a pro-Trump outlet. The article, entitled “Majority say preventing Iran from acquiring nukes more important than ending war: Poll,” referenced a single data point from a Rasmussen-affiliated poll: Overall, a narrow majority of 53% of U.S. voters say it is more important to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon than it is to end the fighting, according to a Napolitan News survey. A further 60% prioritize preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon on stabilizing energy prices in the U.S. “People don’t trust the regime. People don’t want weaselly promises,” pollster Scott Rasmussen said. “They don’t want the idea of, of saying, well, Iran could develop nuclear capabilities for civilian purposes if they promise not to use it for nuclear weapons. That’s what the Iranian regime has said they would like to do. Very few Americans think that Iran would keep that promise. They want to see that nuclear capability eliminated completely.” But the article, and the poll, were from April 10. And despite the fact that Rasmussen polls tend to favor Trump, the results of the survey were not great for Trump: Currently 39% of voters favor the attacks on Iran while 54% oppose them. This includes 23% of voters who Strongly Favor the attacks and 39% who Strongly Oppose them. Nearly 9 in 10 (85%) Trump-policy voters favor the attacks, but Traditional GOP voters oppose them by a margin of 51% to 40%. Support has remained near 40% throughout the war, while opposition has fluctuated from a low of 46% (shortly after the announcement) to a high of 61% at the beginning of April. The president’s handling of the overall situation in Iran continues to follow perceptions of the attacks: 41% approve of President Trump’s handling while 56% disapprove of it.… [TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago - Fox’s Andy McCarthy Shreds ‘Flailing’ Todd Blanche Over the James Comey Ca...
LEFT: Andy McCarthy (Screenshot) RIGHT: Todd Blanche (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) Conservative legal commentator and Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy shredded Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over his defense of the Department of Justice’s case against former FBI director James Comey in a new column for National Review. Comey was indicted last week over a 2025 Instagram post including a picture of seashells arranged on the beach to read, “86 47,” and the caption, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” Prosecutors are arguing the post constituted “a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, the President of the United States.” McCarthy wrote on Saturday submitted that “On the Sunday news shows last week, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attempted the impossible: an explanation, besides politicized prosecution, for why the Trump Justice Department has charged only his boss’s nemesis, James Comey, with a criminally actionable threat for using the term ’86’ in connection with a president.” He continued: Nobody doubts that “47” refers to Trump, the 47th president of these United States. The question is what “86” means. On that score, Blanche is flailing. The term, as we shall see, is ambiguous and most commonly understood to be non-violent. Countless others continue to go un-charged for the same conduct, including MAGA fave Jack Posobiec, who posted “86 46” in a 2022 post, referring to then–President Joe Biden. The New York Times reports on Blanche’s Meet the Press interview: “Of course the seashells are part of that case,” said Mr. Blanche, who acknowledged that proving Mr. Comey’s intent would be crucial to his prosecution. “You prove intent with witnesses; you prove intent with documents,” he said, adding that there was “a body of evidence” that led to Mr. Comey’s indictment. The acting AG’s analysis is specious. As a matter of law, Comey’s communication was not an actionable threat. His intent is therefore beside the point. “Sure, Comey plainly did not intend to threaten bodily harm. More fundamentally, though, even if Comey’s state of mind had been sinister, he’d still be innocent because the seashell array was not an actionable threat,” argued McCarthy, who concluded: Blanche claims that the seashell array is just a portion of the government’s proof, and intimates that he has scads of evidence — undisclosed, of course — about Comey’s allegedly violent intent. But the indictment only refers to… [TheTopNews] Read More.54 mins ago - Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard and Brand Yourself
Credit: wildpixel/iStock The author is owner/president of Sound Advantage Media. His commentaries appear here regularly. The question I hear most from talent and programmers is, “Is our show or digital more important?” In today’s crowd-sourced media environment, personalities have to multitask more than ever before. Nowadays, being visible on multiple platforms will help build a personal brand — the one big factor: time. Where should your initial focus be? If you’re great at time management, this question can be very valuable. The greatest return on your investment initially favors your radio program; use digital as an important extension. Practice watching trends as they change so rapidly. Radio revenue is lagging while digital revenue has grown enormously over the last 10 years. Most stations lack producers, screeners or even interns. It’s difficult to be competitive in that scenario. Mastering time management is critical. One way to create more time is to pre-record more of your show. Many syndicated shows achieve this effectively; they sound live, which helps deliver strong ratings. Let’s discuss show and digital priorities. Your radio show — The biggest part of your paycheck comes from your radio show, including endorsements and paid appearances. The bigger your show becomes, the more your podcasts, videos and social media presence follow. Please put in the work necessary to make your show successful. Put together captivating content worthy of your show. Master the fundamentals of execution and build your storytelling abilities. When you’ve put on a great show, you’ll have an A-level to repurpose across multiple platforms. On-demand content — Ratings, whether you’re in a PPM or Diary Market, have always been a game of inches. Every tune-in and quarter matters. This is why on-demand content is a must-have. Audiences expect to be able to hear your content whenever they want, regardless of platform. Posting the full show daily (audio coded for Nielsen) will generate additional tune-ins and listening occasions. Several top morning shows are streaming live on YouTube, creating additional ratings and revenue opportunities. It’s critical to post highlights and benchmark segments as well. Audio and video clips encourage sampling and satisfy audiences who cannot listen to the entire show. Social media — This is a powerful tool to deepen your brand and expand your audience. It’s marketing, awareness and engagement for your brand. Radio shows are generating revenue through platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Don’t make the mistake many large… [TheTopNews] Read More.58 mins ago - ‘For God’s Sakes!’ Fox’s Mark Levin Urges the Trump Admin to Arm the Ira...
Fox News’ Mark Levin urged the Trump administration to arm the Iranian people on Friday night, arguing that they’ve already proven their willingness to endure horrors for their freedom. His comments came during a conversation with host Sean Hannity in which he argued: This is a rigid regime, it’s an ideological regime, it’s not even like a communist regime or a fascistic regime. It is a barbaric Islamist regime, and they believe Allah, God, is telling them to do this. People need to understand this is not really a nationstate regime, it is a revolutionary regime. And by revolutionary regime, I mean that their faith as they practice it tells them to conquer the world. So they’re not going to give up nukes even if they say they’re going to give up nukes at some point. They’re going be right back at it. Is that not the history over the last 47 years? I think it is. So my view is I agree with Secretary Rubio. I agree that we hit them when we have to hit them, but I don’t think tit-for-tat is going to really handle it here. It’s a good start. I do think we need to put the metal to the-, pedal to the metal, pick up where we left off militarily, keep choking them off economically. And for God’s sakes, armed these people! We keep saying they’re in a position to rise up. Well, they rose up! These people rose up like no people I’ve ever seen before, and they lost 50,000 of their fellow citizens, most of them young people. And as I speak to you tonight, they’re being hanged one after another. They’re being raped, they’re being tortured, they’re being butchered. What else do these people have to show where they make it clear they want liberation? All I know is this, and maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think so. When we armed the Afghan people, the mujahideen in Afghanistan, it worked. When we armed the Angolan rebels, it worked. When we armed all kinds of freedom fighters in Central and South America during the Reagan administration, we pushed communism out of there, not everywhere, but in a lot of places. These people are ready to fight, but they can’t fight with their bare hands when they’re facing automatic weapons, and tanks, and so forth and so on. Can’t we… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Sir!’ Anti-Trump Host Bristles at ‘Orange Man Bad’ Jab on CNNPoliticsGirl podcast host Leigh McGowan bristled when a fellow CNN panelist accused critics of President Donald Trump of substance-free “Orange Man Bad” partisanship, listing off a litany of specific grievances. On Friday night’s edition of CNN NewsNight, anchor Abby Phillip convened a panel consisting of McGowan, Horace Cooper, Stephen Moore, Denver Riggleman, and Franklin Leonard. Cooper responded to criticism of Trump’s economy by claiming “all we got is orange man bad from the partisan opponents,” which drew an indignant rejoinder from McGowan: LEONARD: Their quality of life is down, and they know it. MCGOWAN: I think we should also remember that foreclosures are up. They’re through the roof. They are. That same gentleman that was on talking about the economy being so good, he was the one that was just on a couple days ago talking about how high credit card interest rates are coming in, and I’m like okay, credit card debt levels, yes. PHILLIP: Let me — let Horace have a word. HORACE COOPER, PROJECT 21 CHAIRMAN: Okay, one observation is that every American is the best judge of how their financial circumstance is. And it is the job of president, and it is of his political opponents to come to those Americans and say, here is what I offer as a way to address your concerns. At present, all we got is orange man bad from the partisan opponents, and then the President bringing a strategy, some may argue is a mixed bag. The tariffs maybe aren’t — (CROSSTALK) LEIGH MCGOWAN, “POLITICS GIRL” PODCAST HOST: Sir, I’m not Orange Man bad. There’s a war no one wanted. There’s health care that no one can get. There’s foreclosures that are through the roof. People can’t afford homes. It’s not Orange Man bad if the economy is terrible — (CROSSTALK) COOPER: If your solution, if I may, I waited patiently. (CROSSTALK) MCGOWAN: — or in a war, we have no healthcare. Our education is terrible. They’re gerrymandering the entire country so our votes are unheard. Data centers are being built everywhere that people don’t want them. So, here we go, and I’m saying — ABBY PHILLIP, CNN ANCHOR: Okay. UNKNOWN: Hold on. PHILLIP: Go ahead. I’m going to let him finish. (CROSSTALK) COOPER: If I may — if your solution is the federal government is going to do all of these things to make it better, there has been no — no… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- ‘Breathtakingly Dumb’: Fox’s Jonathan Turley Torches Democrats Over ‘Col...Fox News’ Jonathan Turley torched Virginia Democrats on Friday over their “breathtakingly dumb” effort to carve up their state’s congressional map ahead of November’s midterm elections. Turley’s comments came hours after the Virginia Supreme Court threw out the new map — which would have given Democrats an advantage in 10 out of 11 districts — during the following conversation with Sean Hannity: HANNITY: I said this from the beginning, this will never, ever meet judicial scrutiny. Number one, the wording itself of the amendment was abusively biased. I think any objective person would say that, but that’s not even the main thing. They have very strict constitutional procedures that they had to meet. They didn’t follow any of the procedures to get an amendment on the ballot, none of them! TURLEY: No, that’s absolutely right, Sean, and there was a host of problems, but the most glaring was that one. Virginia was always the gold standard for gerrymandering. Virginia doesn’t like gerrymandering — makes it very difficult to do so. They have a commission to avoid gerrymandering. So to get this through, they had to do a sort of bum’s rush to get this in before the midterm elections. And the Supreme Court of Virginia said, “No, we’re not going to sign off on this.” Now, this was a face-planting of legendary size for Governor [Abigail] Spanberger. She had previously assured voters that she was vehemently against gerrymandering. And as soon as she was elected, she went to the hard left, and then asked and pushed through the most radical gerrymandering scheme in the country. And so this is a remarkable effort that has resulted in a massive loss for the Democrats. They spent a fortune to get this thing through. HANNITY: Sixty-four, 64 million. TURLEY: Yeah! In addition to the 64 million, they alienated half of this state. You know, a lot of Republicans and independents are not going to forget this. They don’t view this as partisan, they view it as personal. You attempted to erase them in terms of representation. So all these statewide Democrats that supported this will have to face those voters again, and they’re not going to forget. HANNITY: Let me ask you, when you couple this with the Supreme Court decision as it relates to racial gerrymandering, and now all these states now are going to reconfigure the maps in those… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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