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- Don Lemon Claims CNN Knew Trump Was Playing Them ‘Like Puppets’
Former CNN host-turned-independent journalist Don Lemon told Trevor Noah’s podcast that CNN’s management was aware they were being used to amplify Donald Trump, but they didn’t care because he was so good for ratings. On the recent episode of Noah’s What Now? podcast, the host asked Lemon, “By the way…did you guys at CNN ever know that [Trump] was playing you guys like puppets? Did you ever figure it out at some point?” “Oh, yeah,” Lemon answered. “I think, honestly, they maybe knew somewhere in the beginning, but it was good for business. Do you remember Les Moonves? He goes, ‘Trump is bad for the country, but he’s good for business.'” Noah added, “And [CNN President] Jeff Zucker said, ‘Donald Trump is many things, but one thing I’ll tell you is, he’s a one-man ratings wrecking ball machine.’ Same with, I think it was Roger Ailes, who called Trump…when Fox was fighting with Trump, Roger Ailes was phoning Trump, and he’s like, ‘Yo, I know we’re beefing, but come on the show, man.’ Let me tell you something, Donald Trump is a media genius.” “I tell you, Jeff got hip to it really early, but he never told us what to say,” Lemon said. “The only thing that he would tell us is, when we were doing interviews, when he allowed us to do interviews, is just, ‘Let him talk and fact check.’ You can ask him anything. It’s all in the way you ask the question…Or you compliment him before. ‘You’re a marketing genius. Now, this one thing I don’t understand because it didn’t quite go over well with your supporters. What happened?’ And then you’re in.” Lemon explained how he said he knew Donald Trump was going to win the presidency in 2016. “This was back in the day when I got newspapers delivered to my door. Now, everything’s online,” Lemon said, continuing: So, I would get The Washington Post, The New York Times. Sometimes, they would send me just for fun, the company, like The New York Post, all of it. So, I opened these newspapers, and Donald Trump is on the front page. And then I opened the real estate section. Donald Trump is in the real estate section. Then I opened the editorial section. There’s Donald Trump. And then, whatever. And I was like…”Well, where is Hillary Clinton?” And I said, “This man is going… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - MAGA Pundit Claims RFK Jr. is Working to Get ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Cl...
Screenshot A MAGA pundit claimed on Todd Starnes Show podcast recently that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was working to get “Trump Derangement Syndrome” classified as “a diagnosable mental illness.” “TDS” is a derogatory term used by MAGA and President Donald Trump to label anyone who criticizes him as irrational or obsessed with the president’s demise. Mary Walter, a right-wing broadcaster, told Starnes on his latest episode, “So, I had another woman, Dr. Carole Lieberman on, she’s the ‘terrorist therapist,’ and she has a show, Dr. Carole’s Couch on VoiceAmerica.com, but she’s hilarious,” Walter said. “But she’s actually helping with classifying TDS as an official, diagnosable disease. HHS Secretary Kennedy is working on doing this to make it a diagnosable mental illness.” The bonkers exchange was flagged online by watchdog group Right Wing Watch on Thursday. Right-wing commentator Mary Walter claims that DHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is working to get the government to recognize "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as "a diagnosable mental illness": "It's all very scientific." https://t.co/cBhq5iuisv https://t.co/Gao8klHNdw pic.twitter.com/o8KKVx82W6 — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) June 25, 2026 Walter continued: Because, look at this: these people are mentally ill! This is just — and what’s going to happen when Trump’s gone? They’re just going to sit around and wait for him to die, and then when he dies, they’re all gonna go, you know? I don’t — what are they gonna do? What do we do with these people? I mean, can we fill up some empty malls in Jersey with them instead of insane asylums? Get a little mental hospital going on, and we just fill up the old Claire’s and the old Bed, Bath & Beyond, and we put beds in there, and we house people who are infected with the woke mind virus. “Mary, I love this idea because these people — they need to be in some sort of, I don’t know, in some sort of a hospital, some sort of a home,” Starnes said. “Yes!” Walter exclaimed. “These people, they need professional help, is what they need,” Starnes said. “Yes, 100%. Exactly,” Walter said. “But that’s what Secretary Kennedy is trying to do. They’re looking into doing this, and this woman actually helped form the three levels of TDS, and what the signs and symptoms are, like, what constitutes — and it’s all very scientific, like we… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Don’t Cut Me Off!’ Harris Faulkner And Marie Harf Spar In Tense Fox Debat...Fox News contributor Marie Harf sparred with her fellow co-hosts on Outnumbered on Thursday in an at-times tense debate over the rise of anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party. After a lengthy discussion about the winning Democratic Socialist candidates in New York City on Tuesday, Harf conceded that some of what she’s seen is deeply problematic but argued that there is anti-Semitism in both parties that needs to be called out. “Do you agree with this premise? Does it frighten you? Are there concerns emanating throughout the Democratic Party about how anti-Semitism has been fomented or has been appearing?” asked Emily Compagno to begin the discussion. “Well, look, I have lots of thoughts on this. First, I would say what we are seeing across the country is an anti-incumbency, anti-establishment movement — people in both parties saying, ‘We want you out, we want new leaders.’ On this issue, look — when it comes to Dan Goldman, he was beaten by a fellow Jewish politician, Brad Lander, who calls himself a liberal Zionist,” Harf replied, adding: He doesn’t support Israel killing civilians in Gaza. He doesn’t support what the Israeli government is doing in the West Bank. But for Dan Goldman to say that is anti-Semitism — look, we are all opposed to anti-Semitism. I’ve worked on this issue for a long time, and we need to call it out when it is there, and there are some Democratic candidates who I think are there, and I really do not want to be part of my party and do not support them. But someone like Brad Lander — we have to have room in this country to oppose the Netanyahu administration in Israel, to say that Israeli policy is not good, without all being called anti-Semites. And to say that Brad Lander, who is Jewish, who got a lot of the Jewish community to support him in ousting Dan Goldman, is somehow anti-Israel or anti-Semitic — that is a cheap shot. And quite frankly, it weakens the argument when we do call out actual anti-Semitism, of which there is a lot on the right. “His money was refunded at a coffee shop, my God. He’s calling out anti-Semitism because, you know, he was a victim of it 48 hours ago, and that should be the focus right now,” Kayleigh McEnany jumped in, adding: Chevalier — OK, you want to talk… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- ‘I’m Factually Correct!’ Markwayne Mullin Squeezes Stress Ball In Tense Ho...President Donald Trump‘s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin brought along some support for his tense hearing with the House Appropriations Committee: a stress ball. Mullin repeatedly grabbed hold of and squeezed the ball as he testified about DHS oversight on Thursday. It was particularly noticeable as he clashed with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). At one point, DeLauro snapped, “Don’t interrupt me!” as she pointed her finger at the secretary. “Don’t you point your finger at me,” he clapped back, pointing his finger at her as he simultaneously clutched the stress ball. “Don’t be a hypocrite.” DeLauro proceeded to grill Mullin about funding for the Department of Transportation. “Given all that the Transportation Security [Administration] did for us during a Republican shutdown, how can it be that the Department’s position is that TSA workers should not be granted the same basic labor protections as federal enforcement officers?” DeLauro pressed. Mullin latched onto the words “Republican shutdown.” “Well, actually, it was the Democrats that voted every time to shut them down,” he said. “Republicans voted every time to open them up. We didn’t shut them down, you shut them down.” “Answer my question!” DeLauro demanded. “I did,” Mullin said, stress ball in hand. The scene intensified as Mullin spoke over DeLauro, “I’m factually correct! You voted to shut them down. Republicans voted to open them over, and over and over again—” He continued without taking a breathe as the Chairman of the Committee tried to reign it, informing Mullin that DeLauro had the floor, despite Mullin’s protestations. Social media erupted into a frenzy over Mullin’s stress ball, with journalist Aaron Rupar writing on X, “Even the Republican committee chair is losing patience with Markwayne Mullin, who is gripping a stress ball as he clearly struggles to control his temper.” Another social media user suggested Mullin would need a bigger stress ball to handle the standoffs. Watch above via CSPAN.The post ‘I’m Factually Correct!’ Markwayne Mullin Squeezes Stress Ball In Tense House Committee Hearing first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘This is Silly’: CNN Analyst Pours Cold Water on Idea Zohran Mamdani Leads t...
(AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) CNN analyst Bakari Sellers shot down the notion that the progressive wins in New York were proof that Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the face of the Democratic Party. On Tuesday, a trio of candidates backed by Mamdani — as well as the NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America — won their House primaries. The stunning results kicked off a nationwide discussion about the future of the Democratic Party, with some suggesting the party will be molded by the vision of Mamdani and his allies. This has left moderate Democrats panicking, as some believe the mayor’s coalition is too far to the left to win national elections. In a Tuesday night tweet, writer Chris Cillizza suggested that the New York primary results were proof that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could win the 2028 Democratic nomination for president. “Those people who keeping telling me there is ‘no way’ @AOC can be the 2028 Democratic nominee…” he said. “Feel the same way after the New York results tonight?” Those people who keeping telling me there is “no way” @AOC can be the 2028 Democratic nominee….feel the same way after the New York results tonight? — Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) June 24, 2026 Sellers, however, wasn’t sold. In a Thursday tweet responding to Cillizza, he cited the fact that DSA candidates got “mollywhopped” in elections in the South to make the case that New York’s wins won’t translate. Sellers said: This is silly. Ppl just say stuff. Does the Dem primary not run through the South (the SEC). NYC election results have lessons to be learned but Mandani is not the “face” of the Dem party and NYC is not indicative of a larger pattern. A few months ago yall were telling us nyc was swinging right now it’s not? The fastest rising 2028 contender is a Jewish dem from Georgia. And DSA got mollywhopped all throughout the south. Facts. This is silly. Ppl just say stuff. Does the Dem primary not run through the South (the SEC). NYC election results have lessons to be learned but Mandani is not the “face” of the Dem party and NYC is not indicative of a larger pattern. A few months ago yall were telling us nyc… https://t.co/fBYCUS0MPH — Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) June 25, 2026 —The post ‘This is Silly’: CNN Analyst Pours Cold Water… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - RAIN Notes: June 25
Doubling down (The Atlantic)/ Figuring it out (Jacobs Media) Four billion treams and other facts (Rina Chandran) Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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