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- ‘The Cruelest’: Anderson Cooper Shreds Trump for ’Stigmatizing Millions of...
CNN’s Anderson Cooper shredded President Donald Trump on Thursday over his characterization of dyslexia as a “mental disability,” calling out the president for choosing “the cruelest” way to attack his political enemies. Trump claimed at a Thursday cabinet meeting that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) disqualified himself from the 2028 presidential race when he “admitted” to having a “mental disability,” referring to the governor’s frequent discussion of his struggle with dyslexia. “I don’t want a person with mental disability to be my president. You don’t want to have a person with a mental disability being your president. And Gavin Newsom said he can’t read a speech, he can’t do almost anything,” said Trump. “He’s actually a very stupid person. So, I believe he is out of the running. I think that statement, that interview, he admitted he is a stupid person. I don’t want a stupid person being president.” Cooper, who himself struggled with dyslexia as a child, hit back at the president’s claims, telling viewers Trump was displaying “his own ignorance” of dyslexia before providing examples of intelligent and successful figures who live with this type of neurodivergence. “Well, the president shows his own ignorance when he claims that people living with dyslexia are somehow dumb,” he said. “If the president actually read books or anything on the topic, he would know that– he would know that.” The host then pointed out that Trump’s former close advisor, Gary Cohn, has severe dyslexia, noting that the White House press release announcing his appointment actually mentioned this as part of his “inspiring personal story.” “He could also have asked Gary Cohn, his chief economic advisor in his first term. Cohn was profiled by writer Malcolm Gladwell as someone whose severe dyslexia forced him to develop remarkable memorization skills,” he said. “Someone in the White House back then read that book because when president elect trump first announced Cohen’s appointment, he– the press release actually highlighted Cohen’s dyslexia. Quote, ‘In addition to his incredible business history, Mr. Cohen has an inspiring personal story. He was diagnosed at age seven with dyslexia, which made it difficult for him to read and spell.’ Apparently, President Trump didn’t read that either.” After discussing other examples of prominent people with dyslexia, Cooper took a jab at Trump himself, noting that “even those who don’t have dyslexia can still sometimes struggle with reading teleprompters and getting their words out.”… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Kaitlan Collins Says Staffers Still Figuring Out How To Pay TSA After New Trump ...CNN’s Kaitlan Collins told Anderson Cooper on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s staff did not have the details finalized on how the government would pay TSA agents before the president’s executive order. Collins joined Anderson Cooper 360 to discuss Trump’s Thursday night executive order directing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay our TSA Agents.” The move comes after weeks of a partial government shutdown and Congressional gridlock over funding TSA’s parent agency, DHS. “So how would this work?” Cooper asked. “Do we know when this might happen, how this might happen?” Collins said that those questions remained unanswered, telling Cooper that though sources were claiming the funding would come from Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, even the president’s staff was unsure about how that money would be given to TSA. “Yeah, Anderson, that was our first question after the president announced that he was going to take this executive action to pay the TSA employees who have gone so long without their paychecks, because obviously, typically these funds have to be congressionally appropriated, which is why this entire fight is playing out on Capitol Hill right now,” said Collins. She continued: What we have learned tonight, since the president made this announcement, is that likely these funds are going to come from that sweeping legislation that the president signed into law last summer. The One Big, Beautiful Bill. And so it remains to be seen exactly how that’s going to shake out. It’s not finalized yet. And what we’re told tonight is that senior staff are actually still working through what this is actually going to– how this is actually going to happen in order to get these TSA workers paid. But the people I’ve spoken with sound pretty confident that it will actually work and that this is a viable solution here. One thing that still remains to be seen, though, is as they’re going through this internal review of legally how they can use these funds to pay TSA workers under the purview of DHS is whether or not they’re actually going to get paid this weekend, because that’s when they’re set to miss that second paycheck. That’s part of what drove the president’s announcement here is the TSA workers not getting paid. And also, I’m told he’s been frustrated by these long lines that we’ve seen playing out at several airports every single day this week, and, you know, only… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Reportedly Mulls Sending Additional 10,000 Troops to Middle East Amid Iran...
Luis M. Alvarez/AP photo President Donald Trump is considering deploying 10,000 more soldiers to the Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday night. The report comes as 2,200 Marines from the 31st Expeditionary Unit are expected to arrive in the region by Friday. In addition, 2,500 Marines from the 11th Expeditionary Unit are also on their way. “The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said,” the Journal reported on Thursday. The news comes as reports suggest that Trump is considering invading Iran’s Khrag Island in the Persian Gulf to put pressure on Iran’s government to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed shortly after the U.S. and Israel began bombing the country on Feb. 28. About 20% of the world’s crude oil flows through the strait. The war and subsequent closure have sent oil prices surging. Iran has oil facilities on Kharg Island, which process about 90% of Iran’s crude. “The force, which would likely include infantry and armored vehicles, would be added to the roughly 5,000 Marines and the thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division who have already been ordered to the region,” the Journal added. The report said that although it is unclear where the forces would be deployed in the Middle East, “they will likely be within striking distance of Iran and Kharg Island.” “All announcements regarding troop deployments will come from the Department of War,” Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told the Journal, using the non-statutory name for the Department of Defense. “As we have said, President Trump always has all military options at his disposal.” Earlier on Thursday, The Times of Israel reported that Trump is “leaning toward ordering a major US ground operation against Iran.”The post Trump Reportedly Mulls Sending Additional 10,000 Troops to Middle East Amid Iran Buildup first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Former Top Army Official Flames Speaker Johnson for Creating Award Just for Trum...Former Under Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Thursday for giving President Donald Trump a newly created award, claiming it was “beneath that office to kiss ass.” Murphy, who also served in Congress from 2007 to 2011, joined CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront to discuss the golden statue Johnson presented Trump with at the annual National Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser on Wednesday. Johnson announced that the committee had created the honor as a “token of our appreciation for his leadership.” The House Speaker was brutally mocked online, with many calling out the Republican Party for its fawning treatment of the president. Murphy struck a similar tone, likening the award to a “participation trophy.” “It’s like a participation trophy to the Commander in Chief, as if he needs another one,” Murphy told Erin Burnett. He continued: I taught constitutional law at West Point, and in our Constitution, it talks about a coequal branch of government. The speaker of the House is one of the congressional leaders of a coequal branch of government. It’s beneath that office to kiss ass. You know, these members of Congress, if they were in the military like I was in Iraq, I would court-martial their asses. That’s how embarrassed I am of the Congress of the United States right now. It’s up to Congress to declare war. We’re sending thousands of our young men and women to Iran in the Iran war. My old unit, the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Marines. And they want to give a participation trophy to the president? This isn’t a joke. Burnett later asked Murphy about recent reports that Trump gets a daily two-minute video briefing of “stuff blowing up” in Iran, questioning the former congressman about the “celebratory nature” of the Trump administration regarding the war. “I mean, it’s beneath the office, Erin. I mean, it really is. I mean, these men and women, we have 2.5 million active troops in our military. They take a blood oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. They are willing to put their lives on the line,” Murphy said in response. “Their families, those 2.5 million American families, are praying every night, going to bed, hoping their sons and daughters are going to be okay. And I have these jokers giving out fake trophies that are laughing about videos like it’s a video game. This is… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Domain Insight 3/26: Country Rebrands In Utah & Ontario
This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Bret Baier Asks Mike Johnson If There Will Be ‘Punishments’ for Nancy Mace f...Fox News host Bret Baier asked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Thursday if there would be “punishments” for Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) after she posted about a classified briefing on Iran. Johnson joined Special Report to discuss the ongoing military operation in Iran and the possibility of putting U.S. troops on the ground to end the almost month-long conflict. The subject– and the Pentagon briefing itself– has been a point of tension within the Republican party, with some calling out the department for its lack of transparency. Mace said on Wednesday that she walked out of a House Armed Services briefing on Iran, posting a series of comments heavily implying that the administration would send troops. “Just walked out of a House Armed Services briefing on Iran. Let me repeat: I will not support troops on the ground in Iran, even more so after this briefing,” she wrote. Mace added in a later post, “The justifications presented to the American public for the war in Iran were not the same military objectives we were briefed on today in the House Armed Services Committee. This gap is deeply troubling. The longer this war continues, the faster it will lose the support of Congress and the American people.” Baier asked Johnson about the congresswoman’s comments, claiming some questioned whether Congress should be briefed on the war at all if “Congress can’t keep a secret.” “Congresswoman Nancy Mace came out of a classified briefing and seemed to reveal some of what was reportedly discussed about possible ground operations in Iran,” said Baier. “There’s people who ask, why should the administration brief Congress when Congress can’t keep a secret? Are there any punishments for Congresswoman Mace in this instance?” Johnson claimed that leaks of classified information were a “problem,” telling Baier that while “there is a breach of trust here,” he was not suggesting the congresswoman leaked classified information. “It is not lawful to leak classified information. I’m not suggesting that’s what Nancy did there, but it is a problem. I mean, we had a big briefing for all House members in the congressional auditorium, and it’s a lower level of classification because some of these things are so sensitive. And there is a breach of trust here,” he said. “And that’s a problem for the institution and something we need to address in the long run because we’ve got to get back to… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
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