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- Less Than Half of Democrats Are Proud Americans, New America 250 Poll Shows
Robert De Niro alongside Al Sharpton at a “No Kings” rally in NYC in March 2026 (Photo via NY Post on YouTube) Are you proud to be an American? If so, the odds — according to one new poll — are that you are not a Democrat. According to a new Marist poll on Wednesday, only 45% of Dems say they are “very proud” or “proud” to be U.S. citizens. Republicans are more than twice as likely to be proud Americans — with Marist finding 93% of right-wing respondents are proud Americans. And if you’re wondering about Independents, 61% said they are proud patriots. The Marist poll was released just days before America celebrates its 250th birthday. It also comes as the Democratic Party appears to be going through some changes, as several socialist candidates have won primaries over the last week. Marist isn’t the only poll that shows Republicans are much more likely the be proud Americans, either. A 2025 Gallup poll had the divide at 92-36, with the Democrats crashing down from 62% proud citizens the year before when Joe Biden was in the White House; the Republicans were at 85% on the pride scale back in 2024, per Gallup. YouGov had similar results this year, where 96% of Republicans were proud citizens, compared to 58% of Dems. To get the country hyped up for its 250th birthday, President Donald Trump spearheaded the UFC “Freedom 250” fights at the White House last month. He also pivoted to hosting a big rally this weekend in Washington, D.C., after a bunch of music artists ditched a concert series tied to the celebration. Others aren’t quite as excited about America 250 — and that’s been made apparent on cable news lately. MS NOW’s Ali Velshi recently said he feels a “deep unease” about celebrating the nation’s founding this year because of its “unresolved racial politics.” And Princeton legal scholar Eddie Glaude told MS NOW last weekend that he has “great trepidation” about celebrating America’s 250th birthday because the country is being “destroyed” by Trump and White racism. “I’ve been struggling with, what are we actually celebrating?” Glaude asked. He then rattled off several issues he has with Trump recently, including the Supreme Court ruling on Monday that he said gave the president “outsized executive power.” Several liberal entertainers have vented about America too. Hollywood star-turned-American expat Richard Gere said he is “ashamed” of America… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - U.S. Air Force Officer Arrested on Capitol Steps for Call to Impeach Trump: ‘T...
Allison Bailey/NurPhotoASSOCIATED PRESS Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested on the Capitol Steps Wednesday after taking part in a protest that called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Watson, an active member of the Air Force, delivered a speech ahead of his arrest. He listed several perceived crimes committed by the president and vice president. “Our Constitution binds us all together as Americans. Like countless veterans before me, military members serving now, I’ve devoted my life in service to our Democratic Republic,” Watson said. “Always doing my best to honor my oath and protect America against foreign threats. But the greatest threat to our Democratic Republic is not a foreign one. It is us, we the people, not just the left or just the right or just the center, all of us together define who we are as Americans, and like it or not, we have all played a part, myself included, in getting ourselves into this mess we are all in.” Watson added, “The burden of that culpability is much heavier for some amongst us than others. Undeniably, and for those with a lion’s share of guilt, such as those currently running the executive branch of the government, the bill must come due.” “When the President of the United States orders military action against foreign countries absent an emergency scenario where American interests are under imminent dire threat, as was done with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, that’s an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s authority and a violation of the War Powers Clause,” Watson noted. “These violations resulted in the deaths of 13 service members and injuries of hundreds more. For this, the President and Vice President must be impeached, convicted, and removed.” “When the President of the United States grants an unelected mega donor sweeping authority, he’s shut down large swaths of our federal government, along with unrestricted access to our government databases,” he continued. “That’s an unconstitutional circumvention of Congress’s Advice and Consent Authority under the Appointments Clause and Congress’s power of the purse under the Appropriations Clause. These violations expose every American’s personal sensitive data to leaks and exploitation, illegally terminated tens of thousands of federal civil servants, being crippled support for Americans, to Americans for medical care and disaster preparedness, and by far most tragically resulted in the address deaths of hundreds of thousands of the world’s most impoverished… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - So Long to America’s Favorite Everymensch
Yesterday, Freddy woke up in a hotel room in downtown Boston that had been paid for by the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Draped over one chair was an autographed chef’s coat and a personal note from the Hell’s Kitchen star: “Dear Freddy, Welcome to Boston!” For the past month, the German man who went by @FreddyLA7 on X was on the ride of his life. Crisscrossing the United States on an epic World Cup road trip, the pseudonymous soccer fan posted about the beauty of big-box chain stores and gas stations, projecting an infectious enthusiasm for American mass culture. Along the way, he racked up hundreds of thousands of followers; met famous singers, wrestlers, and astronauts; and was showered with swag and free hotel stays.Then, within a span of 24 hours, Freddy’s American fever dream ended as abruptly as it began. On Monday night, he watched his home country fall to Paraguay in a stunning upset. “Oh no Freddy …,” lamented JJ Watt, the former NFL star who had gifted him and his traveling companions a luxe hotel stay in Houston last month. Not everyone was as sympathetic. “Now that Germany is out, we can all admit Freddy is a fake account, right?” one user posted. Others suggested—either seriously or in jest—that Freddy was a CIA operative: “Back to Langley I’m afraid.” Last night, he deactivated his X account.No one has produced compelling evidence that Freddy was anything other than what he claimed. Yet something about him always seemed too good to be true. Behind the everymensch image was a skilled poster who knew which cultural signifiers would strike a chord with Americans. Behind each seemingly off-the-cuff post (“DUDE LMAO THIS IS A GAS STATION😭😭😭”) were careful choices about how to compose the shot for maximum virality. Atlanta, he observed, was “so green it’s crazy. It feels like you’re in a forest the whole time.” A Taco Bell, where he sampled an electric-blue soda and nacho cheese, was “the Holy land.” His starry-eyed enthusiasm held an obvious appeal: Here was a foreigner showing us with fresh eyes what’s still to love about a country riven by anxiety that it’s in decline.Many of the other accounts that capitalized on the “overly enthusiastic World Cup tourist” trend were quickly revealed to be less than genuine. But Freddy, who didn’t respond to several requests for comment, never quite fit the mold of the… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘3 WHITE DUDES?!’ Stephen A. Smith Gobsmacked by LA Lakers’ Top Players Al...
Screenshot Stephen A. Smith was stunned by the fact that three of the Los Angles Lakers’ top players in the 2026 season were all going to be white. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania broke the news that LeBron James informed the Lakers he’d be playing basketball else in 2026. The 41-year-old spent the previous eight seasons in Los Angeles, winning one NBA championship and earning All-NBA honors seven times. With James gone, the Lakers will be led by 27-year-old Slovenian star Luka Doncic. The team’s second option will likely be guard Austin Reaves, who the team signed to a 4-year, $185 million contract last week. The team also acquired center Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz. Reacting to the Lakers’ recent moves, Smith argued Wednesday that the Lakers had no chance of winning a championship because their top three players were white. Smith said: Where the hell the Los Angeles Lakers think they’re going with a bunch of white dudes? Your three top players are white dudes? Really? This ain’t golf! This ain’t baseball! Hell, it ain’t even soccer! What do y’all think this is? This is basketball! In NBA history, when have you seen your three most prominent players on a basketball team all be white, and that takes you to the promised land? Somebody got to say it, so I’m saying it! This is basketball. I’m not complaining. I’m simply making the point. The Los Angeles Lakers, you ain’t going anywhere being led by three white dudes in today’s generation of basketball! 3 WHITE DUDES?! The Lakers Really Think THIS Can Win a Championship? Watch the full episode. Link in the comments. pic.twitter.com/jTQ2vrDV7C — Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) July 1, 2026 Smith went on to praise the Lakers’ white players, emphasizing that he still believed they were good. He did, however, accuse Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka of turning the team into “white central.”The post ‘3 WHITE DUDES?!’ Stephen A. Smith Gobsmacked by LA Lakers’ Top Players All Being White first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Goes On Wild Rant About Wanting to Give Himself And Two Sons the Medal of ...
President Donald Trump went on a wild and lengthy rant on Wednesday when he joked about wanting to also be part of a father-son duo that has won the Medal of Honor. With both his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, in attendance for his speech, Trump instead joked he will give both his sons the medal and added, “We’ll have a threesome.” While celebrating the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, Trump waxed poetic about the former President Roosevelt and his son, General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who were one of two father-son pairs given the Medal of Honor. The second was Arthur MacArthur and his son, General Douglas MacArthur. He then turned his attention to himself. “As I see my two beautiful sons sitting there, I think, ‘I’m going to give one to myself and one to them’. We’ll have a threesome. I’ll pick out one of the two,” Trump said. “I’ll give them the Congressional Medal of Honor for something, for their genius at hunting,” he added. “I’ll get one for taking on Russia, Russia, Russia, or something. We’ll have a third pair. No, I’m only kidding. I have thought about—this is dangerous to say because the fake news is up there; they’re all over the place. When I joke, I always—I learned earlier, don’t be sarcastic in politics.” The president joked about giving himself a Medal of Honor as recently as two weeks ago in Montana. The idea has been a frequent refrain during his second term in office, even as he’s also made disparaging remarks about the award. Watch the above via Fox News.The post Trump Goes On Wild Rant About Wanting to Give Himself And Two Sons the Medal of Honor ‘For Something’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - House Republican Calls Out Top Trump Officials Over New Revelations of Continued...
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Outgoing Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), a retired Air Force General, called out top Trump administration officials for continuing to use Signal to conduct top-level military and national security planning, even after the so-called SignalGate scandal. The Atlantic reported this week on records released from the State Department following a Freedom of Information Act request from the group Democracy Forward that revealed 13 Signal chats that had never before been reported on. The chats, which took place in the first six months of 2025, included top-level officials like Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Dan Caine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Bacon shared the article on X on Wednesday and noted, “Signal is not secure and not good for sensitive communications. I was notified by law enforcement and House cyber experts that Russia hacked my Signal months ago.” Signal is not secure and not good for sensitive communications. I was notified by law enforcement and House cyber experts that Russia hacked my Signal months ago. https://t.co/wqTNUQdLo8 — Rep. Don Bacon (@RepDonBacon) July 1, 2026 The bombshell report begins by recalling the SignalGate fiasco at the beginning of Trump’s second term: President Donald Trump drew a simple lesson after his top national security advisers accidentally texted war plans to The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, last year. “I think we learned: Maybe don’t use Signal, okay?” he told Goldberg and others in the Oval Office on April 24, more than a month later. “If you want to know the truth. I would frankly tell these people not to use Signal.” “But Trump’s top advisers did not heed his advice,” continued the report, which went on to detail the various newly discovered chats and their participants. Read the full report here.The post House Republican Calls Out Top Trump Officials Over New Revelations of Continued Signal Chats first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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