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A newly released advertiser survey conducted by EMARKETER, in partnership with Amazon Ads, is titled A Sound Move: Marketers say digital audio is ready for bigger investment. The field work queried 100 U.S. marketers about the value of investing in digital audio advertising. Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.16 mins ago - Karl Rove Rips Trump for Making ‘Key Mistake’ at ‘Angry’ State of the Un...
LEFT: Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) RIGHT: Karl Rove (screenshot) Legendary GOP operative Karl Rove ripped President Donald Trump in a new Wall Street Journal column for making a “key mistake” during his State of the Union address this week. Under the headline “The State of the Union Is Belligerent,” Rove praised the president for his ” effective and extensive use of gallery guests” on Tuesday night before getting to his critique. “Throughout his record number of guest introductions, the president was empathetic and personable. His remarks, delivered as written, were often moving, patriotic and unifying,” he wrote. “This was also the most partisan State of the Union in memory. In what may have been a first, Mr. Trump attacked his predecessor by name several times. He repeatedly condemned congressional Democrats, tried to force them to stand and applaud him, and lacerated them when they didn’t. He was spoiling for a fight.” “Many presidents have used the occasion to pressure the opposition on key issues. None have done so as directly and brutally as Mr. Trump did Tuesday. He savaged Democrats as ‘sick people’ and ‘crazy,’ claiming they ‘are destroying our country,'” continued Rove. “This cheered Republicans and angered Democrats in the room. But did it help Mr. Trump with the key voters the GOP must sway in the midterms? Almost everything the president said energized his MAGA hard core. But they aren’t enough to stave off a shellacking this fall.” “For them, the president’s speech almost certainly didn’t sound based in reality,” submitted the ex-Bush advisor, noting that the country lost over 100,000 manufacturing jobs last year and is still feeling the effects of inflation. “It too often sounded like a political convention speech rather than a presidential address. Even by the former’s standards, it was angry, pugnacious, and hence less effective,” concluded Rove. “If they’re to defend their majority successfully, congressional Republicans must offer more substance, be more forward-looking, display more empathy, and focus much more on the economy than what Americans heard Tuesday. They better get cracking. Time’s a-wasting.”The post Karl Rove Rips Trump for Making ‘Key Mistake’ at ‘Angry’ State of the Union first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - James Comer Pressed About Trump Admin’s Epstein Cover-Up Ahead of Hillary Clin...
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) was pressed by reporters about a possible Jeffrey Epstein cover-up by the Trump administration as he prepared to quiz former first lady and secretary of state Hillary Clinton on her ties to the notorious sex trafficker. Speaking from Chappaqua, NY before the deposition was set to begin, Comer, the House Oversight Committee chair, was asked about a recent report that the Justice Department withheld dozens of pages from the Epstein document dump that mentioned President Donald Trump, including an allegation that he sexually abused a minor. “We’re looking into the accusation by the NPR,” said Comer, who was flanked by fellow Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and others. “We don’t know the answer to that. We know what the administration says. We’re still looking to to get a definitive answer on that.” The NPR investigation, published on February 24, found over 50 pages that appear to have been catalogued, but were not a part of the massive trove of files related to Epstein. Comer went on to chide lawmakers like Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) for wrongly accusing Republicans of ties to Epstein. Read the exchange below: REPORTER: Mr. Comer, Are you concerned that there has been a cover up of sexual abuse of a minor by President Trump? There are missing FBI records. There appear to- COMER: No, we’re looking into the accusation by the NPR. We don’t know the answer to that. We know what the administration says. We’re still looking to to get a definitive answer on that. But look, let’s just be realistic here. If you go by a lot of what the Democrats have said — you had Jasmine Crockett accused Lee Zeldin of taking donations from Jeffrey Epstein. It was the wrong Jeffrey Epstein we’ve had Ro Khanna sit on the floor and name names of people that were he thought were involved in Epstein, that weren’t even involved. So, you know sometimes the Democrats on the committee aren’t the best investigators. Days before the NPR report, Comer told Fox News’s Sean Hannity that Trump was “completely exonerated” of wrongdoing in the documents relating to Epstein. “Well, the Democrats did not care about Epstein until someone had the notion that Donald Trump may have been involved,” he told Hannity. “What we have seen from the millions of documents that have been… [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - Mexican UFC Fighter Tussles With Reporter Over Question About White House Event:...
Screenshot Mexican UFC fighter Brandon Moreno took exception to a question about potentially participating in the company’s planned event at the White House. The UFC is set to hold an event on the White House South Lawn on June 14. While an actual fight card has not been finalized, UFC President Dana White has hyped it up as a “one-of-one event” and predicted that it will capture the company’s largest audience ever. President Donald Trump first announced his desire to bring the UFC to the White House last July. During a Wednesday press conference a reporter asked Moreno in Spanish about the possibility of fighting at the White House. It did not go over well. The conversation continued: REPORTER: There’s been a lot of talk about the UFC event at the White House. There might be enough time, depending on how things go on Saturday. Would you raise your hand to fight there? And do you think the event might need some Mexican talent? MORENO: Brother, I want you to tell me, why would I want to fight there? REPORTER: It’s very special, isn’t it? MORENO: For who? REPORTER: For the company. MORENO: For you? REPORTER: For the company. MORENO: No, I’m not interested. Thank you. Brandon Moreno shut down a reporter who asked about the UFC White House event “I want you to tell me why I would want to fight there? For what? No. I’m not interested.” pic.twitter.com/jYTVAxAhOT — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) February 26, 2026 Moreno isn’t alone in his view of the event. UFC star Sean Strickland, who previously supported Trump, said he had no interest in the event due to the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein debacle.The post Mexican UFC Fighter Tussles With Reporter Over Question About White House Event: ‘Why Would I Want to Be There?’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - James Comer Reveals It’s ‘Very Possible’ GOP Will Depose Howard Lutnick Ov...House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed on Thursday that it was “very possible” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick could be made to testify over his relationship with the late serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After Comer argued during a press conference that the deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was the result of a “bipartisan motion,” and had nothing to do with “a partisan witch hunt,” a reporter asked, “In the spirit of bipartisanship, would you then ask Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come testify? It seems like he has some information.” “That’s very possible, and I think it’s a good possibility that his name will arise in some questioning today,” replied Comer, who continued: And I want to remind everyone, we’ve already brought in Alex Acosta and Bill Barr for depositions. That’s two Republicans in the Trump administration, so this isn’t just about Democrats. This is about anyone that has any knowledge of Epstein, the investigation. I think we all agree the government failed, the government failed the victims, and what our role is– we can’t prosecute anyone, but what we have been doing is getting transparency to the American people. We subpoenaed the estate. That has nothing to do with the discharge petition. We subpoenaed the documents for the estate, that’s what the victims asked us to do, and what you’re seeing is there is accountability finally happening. You’ve seen at least a dozen very powerful people, men and women, who have already resigned, many in disgrace, from their board positions. So we’re seeing accountability, but we have a desire to see a lot more accountability. We want to get the answers and hopefully the next two days will be a step in the right direction. Lutnick confessed during a Senate hearing this month that his relationship with Epstein had been far more extensive than previously known. Despite his suggestion in October that he had cut all ties with Epstein back in 2005, in reality, Lutnick continued to have a relationship with the convicted sex offender for years afterwards, even bringing his children to Epstein’s infamous “pedophile island” Little Saint James for lunch in 2012. CBS News also reported this month that Lutnick and Epstein had been in business together as recently as 2014. Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly tore into Lutnick last week, accusing the commerce secretary of “lying to our… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- CNN Data Guru Warns Dems That Voters Still Trust Trump and GOP More on Immigrati...CNN data analyst Harry Enten warned Democratic lawmakers that voters still trust President Donald Trump and the Republican Party more on immigration, pointing out the party was “in a worse position” on the issue than during the president’s first administration. Enten told anchor John Berman on Thursday that “after all the events in Los Angeles, after all the events in Minneapolis, after all the events of the last year on immigration,” he wanted to ask if Democrats had been able to “take advantage” on the issue in the polls. “In 2018 Democrats had an edge of about 6 points,” he said, showing past figures on the studio screen. “Now look at that, Republicans are the ones who actually have an edge on immigration. So this whole idea that Democrats are going to be able to take advantage of the immigration issue actually doesn’t bear itself out in the polling despite everything that’s been going on.” “In fact, Democrats are in a worse position than they were during Donald Trump’s first term,” he quipped, adding: “They think Democrats will do a worse job on immigration than Republicans.” Turning to border security in general, Enten showed 2018 midterm polling that showed Republicans up 13 points but now having increased that advantage to +15 points. “You put immigration with border security and the idea that Democrats will be able to take the ball and run away on it, the polling data suggests, no! No! No!” he declared. “This is actually an issue that Republicans should be more comfortable running on than Democrats. Democrats on immigration may actually be to the Republicans advantage.” Enten spotted how the trend pushed even further pointing out that public approval of Trump on immigration outstripped former President Joe Biden at the same point during his presidency. “At this point in his presidency, Biden was at just 34%. Donald Trump looks a whole heck of a lot better when you compare him to the alternative at 45%,” he said. He concluded: “You can’t just look at something in isolation, you have to compare it to the alternative. And in this particular case, when you take a look at immigration and you compare Republicans to alternative Democrats this is an issue that Republicans should really like, and President Trump should like the comparison to Joe Biden.” Watch above via CNN.The post CNN Data Guru Warns Dems That Voters Still… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
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