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- Trump Responds to Question About Virus Outbreak: ‘We Should Be Fine’
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had been briefed on the recent outbreak of hantavirus and believed that Americans “should be fine.” Trump spoke to press while visiting the Lincoln Memorial to inspect his renovation of the Reflecting Pool. A reporter asked the president if he had received briefings on the virus making headlines for killing at least three people on board a cruise ship currently anchored near the Canary Islands. The president confirmed that he had received briefings on the outbreak, telling press that his administration had “great people” studying the virus and that more details would follow. “Well, I think you’re going to be told everything, and you already have,” he said. “It’s very much, we hope, under control. It was the ship, and I think we’re going to make a full report about it tomorrow. We have a lot of people, a lot of great people studying it.” Trump added that the situation “should be fine, we hope.” When asked whether Americans should be concerned about a spread of the illness, the president continued to speak in vague terms, claiming his administration would try its best. “I hope not. I mean, I hope not,” he said. “We’ll do the best we can.” A World Health Organization official said on Thursday that the recent outbreak would not become another global pandemic. “This is not coronavirus. This is a very different virus. We know this virus. Hantaviruses have been around for quite a while. There’s a lot of detail that we know,” she said. “This is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a Covid pandemic.” A passenger aboard the cruise ship experiencing the outbreak claimed that passengers were “not well-informed” about the virus, sharing a video he filmed of the boat’s captain announcing the death of a guest. In the video, the captain said: “This is my sad duty to inform you that one of our passengers suddenly passed away last night. Tragic as it is, it was due to natural causes, we believe. And also whatever health issues he was struggling with, I’m told by the doctor, were not infectious, so the ship is safe when it comes to that. The ship is safe. This gentleman, unfortunately, succumbed to natural causes. And like I say, we do what we can in order to continue in a safe and dignified way.” “It turns out we… [TheTopNews] Read More.55 mins ago - NAACP Sues Tennessee Over Redistricting That Wiped Out State’s Only Majority-B...
AP Photo/George Walker IV The NAACP Tennessee State Conference filed a lawsuit after the state of Tennessee redrew its congressional districts to favor the GOP in all nine, eliminating the state’s only majority-Black district. On Thursday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the new district lines into law, becoming the latest state to join the trend initially pushed by President Donald Trump to engage in a nontraditional mid-decade redistricting. Multiple states, under both Republican and Democratic majority control, have since redrawn their lines in a variety of ways under their laws, some by gubernatorial executive orders, some by bills passed by legislatures, and some through voter ballot initiatives. It’s far from certain how the new district lines will truly play out in the midterms — several Republicans have expressed concerns that districts were drawn based on overly optimistic numbers from Trump’s 2024 victory that polls show the GOP may not be able to sustain in November — but it is clear that the new Tennessee districts carved up what had been a majority-Black district in Memphis, and distributed those voters among multiple other districts. Shortly after Lee signed the new districts into law, the NAACP Tennessee State Conference filed a lawsuit against the governor and legislature challenging the redistricting. In a statement announcing the lawsuit provided to Mediaite, Kristen Clarke, NAACP General Counsel, said: It is a direct attack on our democracy and our Constitution to dismantle majority-Black districts. A democracy without Black representation is not a democracy. Black communities in Tennessee have been silenced and brutalized for centuries. This is where the KKK was born and where MLK was assassinated. Black residents were faced with racial violence and legal suppression every single day. And to vote, they were met with poll taxes and literacy tests designed to keep them silent. We’re outraged that the State, rather than seeking a more just and fair system, is seeking to roll Tennessee back to a time when many of us didn’t have equal rights. We will fight this map, tooth and nail. The NAACP has previously filed other lawsuits this year challenging redistricting in other states, including Texas and Missouri. In the 15-page complaint, the NAACP argued that Tennessee had engaged in an “unlawful late-decade congressional redistricting in violation of clear and unambiguous Tennessee statutory law and the mandates of the Tennessee Constitution,” specifically citing a state statute that establishes that the… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Falsely Claims ‘The Stock Market Hit a New High’ After Dow Loses More ...President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the stock market had “hit a new high” on Thursday, while the Dow plunged over three hundred points. Trump spoke to press while visiting the Lincoln Memorial to inspect his renovation of the Reflecting Pool. A reporter asked the president about his pause on his operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, asking if he would resume the project due to high gas prices. “Well, no gas prices have come down today. Have you looked? They’ve come down very substantially today,” said Trump. “You know what’s happened today? Gas prices are way down, and the stock market is way up today.” The average price of regular gas nationwide rose slightly on Thursday, according to AAA, up from $4.536 a gallon on Wednesday to $4.558. The price of a gallon of gas before the war with Iran was around $3. The president repeated his false claim about the stock market, doubling down on the statement by asserting that not only had the market risen, it had hit its 59th new high during his tenure. “The stock market hit a new high. Nobody thought that was possible,” he said. “Stock market today for the 59th time since I’m president, hit a new high.” Trump then turned to press and construction workers to ask them if they had a retirement savings plan. “People that have 401ks– you guys have 401ks? You gotta like me. Does everybody have a 401k?” he asked. “‘Cause you gotta like Trump if you do. The 401ks are through the roof.” The stock market did not, in fact, hit a new high today. All three major indexes dropped. The S&P fell 28 points, the NASDAQ fell 32 points, and the Dow fell over 300 points on Thursday, bringing it back below 50,000 after its surge the previous day. Wednesday saw the Dow rise over 700 points, surpassing that 50,000 marker for the first time since February 12, a day after former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s viral moment touting the number. Watch above via C-SPAN 2.The post Trump Falsely Claims ‘The Stock Market Hit a New High’ After Dow Loses More Than 300 Points first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘Such a Stupid Question’: Trump Snaps at ‘Horror Show’ ReporterPresident Donald Trump lost it on ABC News reporter Rachel Scott on Thursday for asking why he is focusing on renovations in Washington, D.C. amid the ongoing Iran war. The war, which is currently in a ceasefire – but apparently not really – has taken a backseat at times in the president’s public appearances and social media posts. Trump has repeatedly displayed renderings of what the renovated reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial will look like, as well as – and especially – mockups of his ballroom, which is being built where the White House’s East Wing stood until he had it demolished last year. The president has also floated the construction of a triumphal arch in the nation’s capital. Not surprisingly, Trump’s D.C. remodel has not helped his approval rating, which is being dragged down by the effects of the war. Oil and gas prices have surged since the conflict began on Feb. 28. Trump took questions from reporters near the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday night, where Scott, a senior political correspondent for ABC News, asked the president about his fixation on aesthetics as the war continues. Trump responded by snapping at the reporter: SCOTT: Mr. President, you are here against the backdrop of the war in a Iran. Why focus on all these projects right now with gas prices soaring? TRUMP: You know why? Because I wanna keep our country beautiful and safe. Beautiful also. This place was a disgusting place. It was– Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and we had a terrible, disgusting– you probably don’t see dirt. But I do. And you walked down this pond. If you would’ve walked down they’ll tell you better than anybody. They had to take 11 or 12 truckloads of garbage out of that lake, out of that water. And it sat there for years like that. And that’s not what our country’s about. Our country’s about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital. SCOTT: What is the status of– TRUMP: Such a stupid question that you asked. We’re fixing up the reflecting pond to the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument. And you say, “Why are you fixing anything up?” Because you can understand dirt, maybe better than I can. But I don’t allow it. [turns to aides] This is one of the worst reporters. She’s with ABC fake news and she’s a horror… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Megyn Kelly Says Trump Has Lost All Credibility on Iran: ‘I Don’t Trust a Wo...Megyn Kelly said she doesn’t “trust a word” President Donald Trump says about the Iran war, telling Tucker Carlson on Thursday that the president’s continued contradictory claims cause her to lose faith. Carlson joined Kelly on Thursday’s edition of The Megyn Kelly Show, where the two discussed the conflict with Iran and recent reporting that claimed a deal to end the war might be close at hand. “I hope the possibility of ending it is real,” said Carlson. “I noticed that every time Axios announces an imminent end to the war, a lot of people make huge bets on oil futures right before it comes out and presumably make a lot of money on that, and then it never happens.” Kelly later returned to the subject of a possible agreement, telling Carlson that she had “no idea” if the reporting was accurate. She went on to claim that the president’s constant assertion that the war was over had shaken her belief in his words. “I have no idea whether there’s a 14-point deal or not. None whatsoever. I don’t trust a word President Trump says about this anymore. He’s told us 31 times that the Iran war is over, okay,” she said. “Only to then tweet about how we’re going to bomb them into oblivion.” Trump has repeatedly made contradictory claims about the conflict with Iran, asserting that the U.S. had “won” the war in March, giving ultimately false timelines for the conflict, and constantly saying that Iran desperately wanted to make a deal as the war continued. On Thursday, the president told ABC News’s Rachel Scott that the recent U.S. strikes on Iran were a “love tap,” maintaining that the ceasefire was still in effect. Once a vocal supporter of Trump, Kelly has been widely critical of the Iran war, calling out the president for high gas prices and flimsy deals. The former Fox News host continued to express her displeasure with the conflict with Carlson, lamenting the high cost of the war while questioning whether to spend money on programs for Americans. “The argument by the Democrats was we need like some $25 billion in subsidies in order to keep this going. The government said, ‘Are you crazy? We can’t afford that.’ Guess what we just spent, a minimum, on this Iran war?” said Kelly. “The price tag was $2 billion. Of course, it’s much more than that, but that’s what… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- World Cup Security Threat Prompts Federal Warning
Federal homeland security officials have issued heightened threat warnings as the FIFA World Cup approaches, raising concerns about potential security risks during the global tournament. According to NBC 5 DFW, the Department of Homeland Security is advising increased vigilance and enhanced security measures for venues and gatherings related to the [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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