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- Trump Rubs it in After GOP Senator He Campaigned Against Loses Primary Bid: ‘N...
Associated Press President Donald Trump delighted in the primary defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Saturday night after a months-long campaign to take him down. In a celebratory Truth Social post late Saturfay, the president reveled in Cassidy’s failure to qualify for the June 27 Republican primary runoff to retain his Senate seat. “Bill Cassidy, after falsely using his ‘relationship’ with me during his political career, and winning Elections because of it, voted to impeach me on preposterous charges that were fake then, and now, are criminally insane!” Trump wrote. “His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!” Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), whose candidacy was endorsed by Trump, was the top vote-getter Saturday night — pulling in roughly 45 percent. State treasurer John Fleming edged out Cassidy to claim the second spot in the June runoff — with 28 percent to Cassidy’s 25. Trump added, “I’d like to thank the Great People of the State of Louisiana, and this Big Victory will only make me work even harder for your success, and all that comes with it. I LOVE YOU ALL.” And with the takedown of Cassidy complete, the president quickly turned to another political enemy, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who faces primary voters on Tuesday. “Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who suffered an unprecedented loss tonight by not even being allowed to run in the Republican Primary,” Trump wrote in a subsequent Truth post. “This is the first time such a thing has ever happened to a sitting U.S. Senator! That’s what you get by voting to Impeach an innocent man, especially one who made it possible for Cassidy’s Senate win. Very disloyal, but Tom Massie, a major Sleazebag, is even worse! Kentucky, get this LOSER out of politics in Tuesday’s Election.” ——The post Trump Rubs it in After GOP Senator He Campaigned Against Loses Primary Bid: ‘Nice to See That His Political Career is OVER!’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - California Dem Running for Governor Argues State Can’t Blame Trump for Homeles...
Former Los Angeles Mayor and current California gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa (D) claimed his fellow Democrats “can’t put everything” wrong with the state on President Donald Trump. Villaraigosa told MS NOW on Saturday that Trump is a “threat to our democracy,” but that still doesn’t mean liberals can just sit back and blame him for all of California’s problems. He then rattled off a number of issues facing The Golden State during his interview on The Weekend: Primetime. “We can’t put everything on Donald Trump. We have the highest homelessness in the United States of America, the highest gas prices, the highest utilities, the highest home prices. People can’t afford rent,” Villaraigosa said. “And those happened under Democratic policies.” Villaraigosa then described himself as the “stink bomb in the elevator” because of his willingness to blame the state’s Democratic leadership and not just bash Trump. Still, he did not call out California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) or any other state leaders by name during his Saturday interview. As Villaraigosa referenced, California has been grappling with a growing homelessness crisis in recent years. California’s homeless population climbed to a record 187,084 people in 2024, the most recent year data is available for; that accounted for about 1 out of every 4 homeless Americans nationwide. The average price for a gallon of gas recently hit $6 in the state as well. Newsom said last week he still opposes suspending California’s gas tax, which adds 61.2 cents per gallon — the highest in the USA. Villaraigosa — who served as LA’s mayor from 2005 to 2013 — is vying to succeed Newsom. He is locked in a crowded race that is currently lead by Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra, according to most polls. Becerra went viral for the wrong reasons last week, though, when he told an LA reporter on camera that he didn’t want an interview to turn into a “gotcha piece.” He added California had a $300 million budget surplus when Jerry Brown’s (D) time as governor ended in 2019. But Villaraigosa said the state squandered that surplus by hiring 36,000 new government employees — which he said will force the next governor to “live within our means.” Watch above via MS NOW.The post California Dem Running for Governor Argues State Can’t Blame Trump for Homeless Crisis and Surging Costs first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Megyn Kelly Slams Bill Maher for Pro-Israel Speech, Accuses Him of Going ‘Full... Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly took a swipe at comedian Bill Maher after Friday’s night’s pro-Israel segment that chastised as “antisemitic” anyone who failed to observe the Jewish state’s 78th birthday. Maher’s eight-minute-long diatribe came at the end of his “New Rules” segment. “And, new rule, since yesterday was Israel’s birthday, having become a nation on May 14, 78 years ago, everyone must at least wish her a happy birthday or admit they’re antisemitic,” Maher said in the final minutes of his show, Real Time With Bill Maher. “Now, it’s everyone’s right in a free country to be antisemitic, but enough with hiding behind Israel, or Zionism, or Netanyahu,” Maher continued. “If you think, as so many do now, that when it comes to human rights, Israel is the monster country of all time, you either don’t read, or you don’t care about your own hypocrisy. Because there are so many worse places. But that’s where we are these days: No Jews, no news.” When the audience tittered uncomfortably, Maher added a sarcastic, “Ha ha.” Kelly did not enjoy the segment either, based on her reaction on Saturday. “He’s such a hypocrite,” Kelly wrote on X. “‘Anti-woke warrior’ except when it comes to the one identity he shares and then he’s full BLM 2020.” He’s such a hypocrite. “Anti-woke warrior” except when it comes to the one identity he shares and then he’s full BLM 2020. — Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) May 16, 2026 Maher has spoken about his background, which includes a Jewish mother and a Catholic religious education. He has also said on his “Club Random” podcast that he does not identify as Jewish, even though religious Jews would consider him Jewish based on his maternal heritage. Kelly, who vehemently defended Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, has since condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his ruthless campaign against the Palestinians in Gaza. She has been equally critical of pro-Israel influence in U.S. politics that some believe convinced President Donald Trump to become involved in Israel’s attacks on Iran. Maher continued, “People say the left and the right can’t agree on anything these days. Well, there is this one thing these agree on. Right-winger Tucker Carlson has Nick Fuentes and Holocaust deniers on his podcast and wonders along with them, ‘Who really was the bad guy in WWII?’ And The New York Times… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
- Democratic Lawmaker Claims Trump Admin Would Prefer Black Americans ‘Pick Cott...Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) accused members of President Donald Trump’s administration of preferring to see Black Americans “pick cotton” than pick the president. Pressley made the claim during an interview on MS NOW on Saturday. The liberal lawmaker claimed the Trump administration was just fine with racism after several court rulings have went in the Republican Party’s favor recently, including a Supreme Court ruling last week that the AP reported “set the stage for Alabama to eliminate one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterms.” That followed a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling that Louisiana’s congressional map was an illegal race-based gerrymander that violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Pressley was so outraged by the recent rulings that she traveled 1,400 miles from her district to attend a protest in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday. She explained her attendance to MS NOW host Alex Witt by saying, “This is not just a fight for the Black voter or Black Americans. This is not just a fight in defense of the South. This is a fight in defense of our democracy.” “This is racial gerrymandering. It is a great injustice. And we’re here collectively in righteous indignation,” Pressley continued. “I have to just tell the truth: There are people in this hostile anti-Black administration that would rather Black Americans pick cotton than pick the president, than pick their congressperson, than pick a senator.” She added, “They want the representatives to decide who their voters are, instead of the voters determining who their representatives are. This is all happening because they recognize the power of the super majority, and that is the Black voter and every marginalized voter.” Her harsh words about the Trump administration comes a few weeks after the Supreme Court’s ruling voided Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district; the court’s conservative-leaning justices finding it relied too heavily on race. Chief Justice John Roberts said the Louisiana district was a “snake” created along racial lines. Justice Samuel Alito agreed, writing the map was an “unconstitutional gerrymander.” Trump celebrated the decision afterwards, saying it was the “kind of ruling I like.” Beyond her disdain for Trump, Pressley said something has to be done about the “extremist” Supeme Court as well. Her solution? Packing the courts. She said the only way to counter the court’s “anti-freedom, anti-democratic agenda” was to add more justices to it. Watch above via MS NOW.The post Democratic Lawmaker Claims… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
- Fox News Contributor Assures Viewers That Trump Was Not In Fact ‘Dominated’ ...Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo assured viewers that President Donald Trump was not, in fact, “dominated” by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a handshake that was caught on camera. “There is a lot of online speculation between Trump and Xi. Did you see that final handshake?” Laura Ingraham asked on Friday night’s The Ingraham Angle. “I did see it,” Arroyo answered. “People saying Xi dominated Trump because of the handshake, but look at what Trump does. He gives the hand — Xi’s hand — a little swat to diminish whatever that dominant move was at the top. Trump is very aware in these settings of how — here he goes in for the swat — he always is very aware of these images and how those images define these historic moments. You can see him, look — the pat on the shoulder — all the dominant moves to counter Xi. I think the online commentary was a little off.” Arroyo then brought up the “forced perspective” when Trump and Xi sat down together. “Look at the cushions here. Trump is placed in a chair that’s visibly shorter than Xi’s,” Arroyo said. “This is the old talk show routine where the…talk-show host’s desk is always higher than his guests. Look at this. I mean, you can see the differential. Now, Trump did request that a cushion be removed, but I think it was a back cushion and not a lower one. But yes. My eye drifted to this the first time I saw it.” “Raymond, look at how Trump’s knees are high because it’s such a low chair for him. That’s such a cheap Chinese trick there! That’s so obvious,” Ingraham said. She continued, “The internet is running wild with the story when Xi got up from the table during the state dinner Trump peeked at his folder. It’s Trump’s own folder! So he’s not trying to like, you know, cheat and — I mean, come on!” “The story was, you know, when Xi got up, Trump was getting a peek what was in the private dossier. Does he read Mandarin? I doubt it! It was his own briefing book.” Watch the clip above via The Ingraham Angle on Fox News.The post Fox News Contributor Assures Viewers That Trump Was Not In Fact ‘Dominated’ By Xi Jinping During Handshake first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.14 hours ago
- Trump Trashes ‘Weak Minded’ Lauren Boebert for ‘Parading’ Around With Th...
(Photos via: Jacquelyn Martin and Tom Williams) President Donald Trump went off on Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on Saturday night, calling her a “Weak Minded” stooge for traveling to Kentucky to campaign for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), whom the president also skewered for being a “disloyal, ungracious, and sanctimonious FOOL.” The president then threatened to pull his endorsement for Boebert, saying it would be an “honor” to do so. Trump fumed at Boebert, Massie, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in back-to-back posts on Truth Social. “Boebert is campaigning for the Worst ‘Republican’ Congressman in the History of our Country, Thomas Massie, of the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, and anybody who can be that dumb deserves a good Primary fight!” Trump posted. “Even though I long ago endorsed Boebert, if the right person came along, it would be my Honor to withdraw that Endorsement, and endorse a good and proper alternative. Just let me know, or announce your Candidacy, and I will be there for you!” Trump had started that post out by asking “is anyone interested in running against” Boebert, whom he called “Weak Minded.” That followed Trump saying the “word is” Paul and Boebert were out “parading around like fools” for Massie on Saturday. Trump said they were both “very difficult, and highly unreasonable” — and that their public support for Massie only reinforced his view. Trump has backed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein (R) in the primary against Massie. The incumbent lawmaker has went against Trump on a number of issues, including the Iran war, which he said was an “unauthorized” attack, and he was also one of the loudest lawmakers pushing Trump’s Justice Department to release files on Jeffrey Epstein. Screenshot The president reiterated his support for Massie’s challenger on Saturday, saying Gallrein was a “Military Hero,” “loyal,” and “MAGA all the way.” “VOTE FOR ED GALLREIN, AND WIPE AWAY THE STENCH OF ONE OF THE WORST CONGRESSMEN IN THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT PARTY, THOMAS MASSIE. MAY WE NEVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM AGAIN!” Trump added.The post Trump Trashes ‘Weak Minded’ Lauren Boebert for ‘Parading’ Around With Thomas Massie, Vents It Would Be an ‘Honor’ to Withdraw His Endorsement first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.14 hours ago
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