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An explosive new report Sunday said top White House officials think New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have gotten tapes of audio from inside the Situation Room — in what would be a truly stunning security breach. The shocking report — from Axios’s Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen — states that top aides to President Donald Trump believe Haberman and Swan got their hands on Situation Room audio for their forthcoming book, Regime Change, out June 23. “We’re afraid some of our most sensitive conversations were being recorded,” an unnamed administration source told Vandehei and Allen. “And we have no idea which ones.” On Wednesday, the Times published a splashy excerpt from the book centered on the White House’s handling of the DOJ files on Jeffrey Epstein. That piece included heavily quoted accounts from numerous Situation Room meetings in which high-level officials made candid statements. In one of the reported conversations, White House counsel David Warrington floated the idea of a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell — a suggestion which drew strenuous objections from several others in the room. Haberman and Swan obtaining Situation Room audio would undoubtedly draw renewed scrutiny on the administration’s ability to keep sensitive conversations private. Last March, The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was included on a chat in the Signal messaging app in which Trump officials discussed plans for U.S. military strikes in Yemen just prior to the strikes. VandeHei and Allen noted, in their report, that independent recording devices are not allowed in the Sitation Room — which they call “one of the most secure settings on Earth.” Axios reported that Trump is “furious” about the “blow-by-blow accounts” of the Situation Room conversations. They added that Haberman and Swan refused to comment on their report. ——The post ‘We’re Afraid’: Top Trump Aides Reportedly Think Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Have Tapes of ‘Sensitive Conversations’ Inside the Situation Room first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Congratulates Knicks on NBA Title Run — Shouts Out ‘Great Patriot’ o...
Mark Schiefelbein/AP President Donald Trump congratulated the New York Knicks on winning an NBA championship Saturday — and even delivered a special shout-out to one of the team’s role players. In a post to Truth Social moments after the Knicks wrapped up their first championship season since 1973, the president praised the squad — including team owner James Dolan, a longtime friend of Trump’s. “Congratulations to Jim Dolan and the New York Knicks!!!” Trump wrote. “What a year it has been but, even more so, what incredible playoff wins we have all witnessed, especially the last four – Maybe the greatest in the history of basketball.” The president went on to salute several of the players, including NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson. And Trump included some special recognition for backup center Mitchell Robinson — who hinted at being a supporter of the president’s in a comment to a viral TikTok reel last week. “Tonight, a superstar was born,” Trump said. “His name is Jalen Brunson, and there are others, including, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, and great Patriot, Mitchell Robinson! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP” Though Trump has publicly supported the Knicks, the feeling does not seem to be mutual for many of the team’s fans. On Monday, Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York — where he was booed heavily when shown on the big screen in the arena. That night, the Knicks suffered their only loss in their last 16 games of the season, and many fans accused the president of jinxing the team. ——The post Trump Congratulates Knicks on NBA Title Run — Shouts Out ‘Great Patriot’ on Team first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bout
A U.F.C. fight on President Trump’s birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount’s successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - Mark Levin Urges Trump to ‘Finish’ Off Iran, Warns Theocratic Leaders ‘Wil...
Fox News anchor Mark Levin urged President Donald Trump to “finish” the military campaign against Iran and wipe out the country’s theocratic regime, since history shows they “will never abide” by a deal the U.S. cuts with them. Levin made his case on his Life, Liberty, and Levin program on Saturday night — one day before Trump said a deal with Iran is expected to be signed. “A memorandum of understanding, from my perspective, or a final deal will not matter to the Iranian regime,” Levin said. “It will not matter to the Iranian regime, even if they sign on the dotted line tomorrow, the next day, whenever. Or if they are bombed into signing — one or the other, or both, at some point. They will never abide by any of it.” Levin continued, arguing the Shia Islamic leaders of Iran are incapable of honoring a deal. He said: They cannot [abide], they cannot. Because as a matter of religious and political ideology [and] doctrine, they will not in the end bend to the demands of the great Satan. They will not bend to the demands of the very people and society and government they exist to destroy by any means necessary. They would be committing an act of defiance against Allah, for whom they are committed to die. We and they are on two totally different wavelengths. Totally different wavelengths. They view the act of diplomacy as a last resort, but as a resort to survive. For them to survive, and ultimately for us to lose. Levin said a few minutes later he believed Trump’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be viewed just like the Franklin Delano Roosevelt–Winston Churchill relationship from World War II. But he said he wants to see both sides move forward with wiping out Iran’s regime, rather than cutting a deal. “I continue to truly believe we should finish the spectacular military achievements we have won on the Iranian people and get it over with. I truly do,” Levin said. “The mass-murdering death cult that is the Iranian regime is not going to commit suicide.” Levin’s comments stand out, considering he has been of Trump’s biggest supporters in recent years. He hailed Trump as the “first Jewish president” at a Hanukkah event last winter, and applauded Trump for launching the war against Iran at the end of February. Trump… [TheTopNews] Read More.15 hours ago - Trump’s $14M Reflecting Pool Project Couldn’t Stop Algae From Blooming In Th...
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Donald Trump’s $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation couldn’t stop algae from blooming in the D.C. heat and turning the water a murky shade of green once again. The unsightly hue plagued the pool just in time for an estimated 125,000 people to descend on Washington for Trump’s “Freedom 250” UFC fights on the White House lawn for his birthday on Sunday — despite work crews spreading chlorine pellets to try to deter algae growth. The Washington Post reported that the bloom “expanded between Wednesday and Thursday amid wet and warm weather.” Katie Martin, a spokeswoman for the Interior Department, said in a statement, “What you are seeing is residual algae from the supply lines which have been sitting dormant for eight weeks while construction has been taking place. It’s part of the normal startup process. “We are removing the algae, and the nanobubblers will maintain the pool and keep it algae free. President Donald J. Trump is an expert builder who has fixed the Reflecting Pool for good unlike the failed and extremely costly attempt by Obama and Biden.” Whether the pool remains algae-free remains to be seen, however. As Trump was having the pool bottom coated a shade of “American flag blue” to show off the “beautiful, clean water,” The New York Times raised concerns about what the renovation project was lacking. According to the paper, the project ignored a “major underlying problem” with old, leaky pipes that it said would still allow algae to grow and cover up its new blue shade. Experts told the Times that unless the underlying problem with the leaky pipes was fixed, “the algae could come back.” “If that happens, the pool’s newly waterproofed blue floor could again be invisible under a layer of green murk,” the report said, a prediction that came true just days after the pool was refilled. During Trump’s first term, the Park Service said, “the only solution was to replace thousands of feet of pipe. But it has still not done so,” the report said, adding, “The Trump administration has said it plans to have that work begin in the fall, but has declined to give details.” The administration offered a no-bid contract to a Virginia company that hiked the prices from $1.8 million to $13.1 million in an effort to finish the job before the country’s birthday celebrations. The final… [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAIOpenAI said that a coalition of states had opened an investigation over a wide range of its practices, including its handing of user data, safety of minors and advertising activities. [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
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