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- CNN’s Smerconish Pushes Congress to ‘Authorize’ Trump’s Iran War: ‘Sto...
CNN anchor Michael Smerconish urged Congress to back President Donald Trump and officially “authorize” the Iran war during the opening segment of his namesake show on Saturday. “The core question is simple: do you believe it’s essential that Iran not acquire a nuclear weapon? If that answer is yes — and I believe the answer is obviously yes — then authorize the military action necessary to achieve that specific objective,” Smerconish said. He continued, “an authorization scoped to Iran’s nuclear program gives the president the legal authority that he needs, gives Congress the accountability it owes to the American people, and gives Iran no clock to run out. At this point. It shouldn’t matter if you question how we got here.” Smerconish pointed out Trump didn’t need Congressional approval to launch Operation Epic Fury. But with the 60 day limit on the War Powers Resolution coming up fast, he argued Congress — and in particular, Democratic lawmakers — need to get behind the president. “Stop using the War Powers deadline as cover for indecision. Democrats, daily procedural votes are not a strategy — they’re a press release,” he said. “If you believe the war is wrong, then vote to end it. If you believe Iran must not go nuclear, then say so and authorize it. Don’t evaluate the decision based on what’s best for Trump. Our only prism is what’s best for America.” He made his case on the 49th day since joint U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and launched the war. Smerconish’s defense of Trump is starting to become a bit of a regular thing, after the host supported Trump against those calling for him to be removed via the 25th Amendment last week. He said the dozens of Democratic lawmakers — and former Republican congresswoman-turned-Trump rival Marjorie Taylor Greene — don’t understand Trump plays the “madman card in public” to keep foreign enemies on their toes, when in reality he is making rational decisions behind closed doors. Watch above via CNN.The post CNN’s Smerconish Pushes Congress to ‘Authorize’ Trump’s Iran War: ‘Stop Using the War Powers Deadline as Cover for Indecision’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - WATCH: High School Principal Shot While Tackling Student Shooter Is Crowned Prom...Students at an Oklahoma high school thanked Principal Kirk Moore for preventing a school shooting tragedy — by crowning him king of the senior prom. Viral video showed Moore high-fiving students and accepting the crown to the strains of “Hero” written by Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger. Principal Kirk Moore, who tackled the school shooter, walked into prom a few days later to a huge celebration from the students and was named prom king. pic.twitter.com/qGOpkm0Aq9 — Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) April 18, 2026 Moore is principal at Pauls Valley High School, about 60 miles south of Oklahoma City, and was shot in the leg when tackling 20-year-old Victor Lee Hawkins. According to the arrest affidavit, Hawkins was a former student at the school who intended to kill students, faculty, and himself. Hawkins allegedly walked into the school lobby carrying two semiautomatic handguns earlier this month and telling everyone to hit the ground. Hawkins allegedly tried to shoot one student when his weapon jammed. Court documents said Hawkins fired on another student but missed, before Moore could be seen on school security video charging out of a nearby office and tackling Hawkins. Although Moore was shot, he successfully disarmed Hawkins, and held him down with the help of the assistant principal. Hawkins described Moore as someone he “did not like,” prosecutors said, and claimed he “wanted to conduct his own school shooting like the Columbine shooters did,” referring to the 1999 tragedy in Colorado that killed 14. Moore was hospitalized for his gunshot wound, but told NBC News that he was “healthy and recovering” and that he “looks forward to returning to work” as soon as he is able. “It doesn’t surprise me the actions that he took, but it is amazing, the actions that he took,” said Pauls Valley Police Chief Don May. “There’s not a doubt in my mind that he saved kids’ lives.” In a statement, Moore credited active shooter training for his actions that day. “Like so many educators around the country, we prepare for these events through training and careful assessment of the threats,” Moore said. “I am grateful that my instincts and training, as well as God’s hand, were available to me.” Moore also expressed his gratitude to the community for “an outpouring of love and support.” Hawkins was being held on $1 million bail, according to jail records. Watch the takedown… [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago
- MAGA Lawmaker Calls Out Trump for ‘Holy War’ With Pope LeoSen. John Kennedy (R-LA) told Fox News on Saturday he loves President Donald Trump — but he can’t support his “holy war” with Pope Leo XIV. The southern Republican has been a longtime supporter of the president and his Make America Great Again movement, but he shared his displeasure with Trump’s feud with the pope during an interview on The Big Weekend Show. “Look, there are too many distractions,” Kennedy said. “I love the president like a taco — I don’t always agree with him, but I think he wants a better world. But I don’t agree with him about this new holy war with the pope.” The senator said it wasn’t personal for him because he was raised Presbyterian and “compromised” when he met his wife and became a Methodist. “I have great respect for Catholicism, and even if I didn’t, the pope is entitled to his opinion. Why do we want to have a fight with the pope?” Kennedy continued. “It’s a distraction. And the press just sucks it up like a Hoover Deluxe [vacuum].” Kennedy’s remarks come after the Trump-Leo feud was perhaps the biggest story of the last week, following the president’s searing social media rant against the pope on April 12. Trump ripped Leo for being “WEAK” on crime and the issue of a nuclear Iran, before adding he was a bigger fan of the pope’s brother, Louis Prevost, because he is a “big MAGA person.” Trump’s post followed Pope Leo ramping up his criticism of the Iran war the week prior. The pope condemned Trump’s threat to wipe out a “whole civilization” in Iran if its theocratic leaders did not make a deal, calling it “truly unacceptable.” He then spoke out against the war a few days later, saying, “God does not bless any conflict.” Trump declined to apologize for his post against the pope last week, saying, “there’s nothing to apologize for. He’s wrong!” The president has also said the pope should be upset about tens of thousands of Iranian protesters being killed by the country’s theocratic regime. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) backed up Trump while speaking to reporters on Wednesday, saying that if the pope is going to weigh in on political topics, he “should expect some political response.” Trump seemed to be aiming to tone down the war of words on Friday, telling reporters, “I have nothing against the pope… the pope can say what he wants, and I want him to say what he… [TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago
- Trump Proactively Claims Credit For Ending Two More Wars — One Of Which He Sta...President Donald Trump has a fondness for repeatedly claiming he ended eight wars, and now he’s adding two more to the tally — including one he started. Trump spoke to a friendly crowd at a Turning Point USA event in Arizona on Friday night after being introduced by Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk. “With the help of everyone here today, this has been by far the most successful first year of any administration in the history of our country, acknowledged by everybody,” Trump said to wild applause. “To begin with, I ended eight wars,” Trump continued. “And it may be a little early to say this, but if we add Iran and Lebanon, that will be 10 wars ended, and many, many millions of lives. Think of how many lives we have saved.” The State Department put out a graphic last October, touting the president for ending “8 wars in just 8 months.” THE PRESIDENT OF PEACE: 8 wars ended in 8 months. pic.twitter.com/OiAH7YfkVu — Department of State (@StateDept) October 14, 2025 And on 60 Minutes in November, Trump made the claim in a sit-down interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell after reaching in his pocket and pulling out the list. “I brought, I mean, just a little list of– of– look at this, wars. How many did I solve?” Trump asked O’Donnell. He then read off the list. “Cambodia– this is Cambodia Thailand. Kosovo Serbia. Congo– the Congo and Rwanda. Pakistan and India, that was gonna be a beauty. They shot down seven planes. Israel and Iran, you’ve heard about that one? Egypt and Ethiopia, that’s another beauty. Ethiopia built a big– dam where there’s no water going to the Nile. Armenia and Azerbaijan. And if you take a look, Israel and Hamas, which is a, you know, rough little situation, but it’s gonna be–” O’Donnell interrupted to try to move things along, but the president persisted. “You know how I solved ’em?” Trump continued. “I said, in many cases, in 60% I said, ‘If you don’t stop fighting, I’m putting tariffs on both of your countries and you’re not gonna be able to do business with the [United States].” The president has continued to talk about ending “eight wars” in various speeches throughout the time he’s been back in office. CNN’s fact-checker Daniel Dale wrote in February: Trump has not ended eight wars. Among other problems… [TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago
- WATCH: Obama and Mamdani Team Up — To Sing ‘Wheels on the Bus’ to Little K...
(AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Former rapper-turned-New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) collaborated with a new “artist” on Saturday — ex-President Barack Obama. The Democratic Socialist and the former Democratic commander-in-chief headed to the Bronx on Saturday to visit kids at a child care center, where they were filmed by The New York Times reporter Emma G. Fitzsimmons leading preschoolers through a singalong of “Wheels on the Bus.” You can check out here clip of it below: Mamdani and Obama sing “Wheels on the Bus” with some very cute kids. Obama declines to weigh in on whether New York or Chicago pizza is better. pic.twitter.com/BzY0woKktK — Emma G. Fitzsimmons (@emmagf) April 18, 2026 She reported Obama and Mamdani then read a book on “the importance of community”; Spectrum NY 1 reported the book was titled “Alone and Together,” which according to its Amazon description “explores why we need each other—our friends, families, neighbors, and communities—while also gently reassuring little ones that being alone is powerful, too.” Spectrum NY 1 reported Obama and the mayor did not take questions from reporters during the child care visit. The Zo and Barry O duet comes a few days after the mayor reported he made $1,643 last year in royalties from his past career as a rapper, when he went by the stage name Mr. Cardamom. His hip-hop tunes — from between 2015 and 2019 — got a belated boost when Mamdani made his improbable mayoral run last year. Mamdani’s meeting with Obama also comes a few days after President Donald Trump skewered the mayor, saying his new tax plan is “DESTROYING” New York City. “It has no chance!” Trump said about Mamdani’s plan. “The United States of America should not contribute to its failure. It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG. People are fleeing. They must change their ways, AND FAST. History has proven, THIS ‘STUFF’ JUST DOESN’T WORK.” Trump’s shot at Mamdani stood out, considering how chummy they seemed during the mayor’s two visits to the White House. The Obama-Mamdani meeting on Saturday “could serve as a forum to commiserate over their uniquely fraught relationships with the Republican president,” Politico reported.The post WATCH: Obama and Mamdani Team Up — To Sing ‘Wheels on the Bus’ to Little Kids first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Marjorie Taylor Greene Questions Details Surrounding Trump Assassination Attempt...
Associated Press Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined the chorus of critics demanding answers from President Donald Trump over the 2024 assassination attempt made against him in Butler, PA. Authorities identified 20-year-old Thomas Crooks as the sole shooter in the incident that injured Trump and two others. 50-year-old rally-goer Corey Comperatore, who was seated behind Trump, was killed, and Crooks was killed by authorities. Since then, some MAGA stalwarts have joined other critics in calling for detailed information on the investigation into the shooting. Greene retweeted a lengthy post by Trisha Hope, a self-described “J6 Activist,” in which she questioned the shooting and the legitimacy of the famous photo of a bloodied Trump with his fist in the air yelling, “Fight, fight, fight!” Extremely important post worth the read and consideration.Corey Comperatore’s family deserves to know the truth about Matthew Crooks and what happened in Butler on July 13, 2024.President Trump, of all people, should be leading the charge.Why isn’t he? That’s the question. https://t.co/kTpoRHYsYZ — Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) April 18, 2026 Hope was a delegate from Texas for the 2024 Republican National Convention, and wrote of the moment she first had doubts about the official story. “As Trump begin to speak, he started with this: ‘So many people have asked me what happened. Tell us what happened, please. And therefore, I will tell you exactly what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s actually too painful to tell,'” Hope wrote. “As I stood on the convention floor you could have heard a pin drop as he spoke. My first thought was how odd for him to begin this way. He was nearly assassinated just a few days before and yet he was declaring this would be the only time he spoke of it, that was my first red flag,” adding that the moment was “completely out of character” for Trump. Despite not wanting to talk about it, Trump replaced a portrait of former President Barack Obama in the White House with artwork depicting the moment after the attempt. Greene called Hope’s post an “Extremely important post worth the read and consideration.” “Corey Comperatore’s family deserves to know the truth about Matthew Crooks and what happened in Butler on July 13, 2024,” Greene wrote. “President Trump, of all people, should be leading the charge. Why isn’t he?… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
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