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- Vivek Ramaswamy Boasts of Being Early in MAGA Movement to Call to End Aid to Isr...
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate for Ohio governor, headlined a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday night and took questions on a range of topics from immigration to Trump to Israel. The event took place on Ohio State University’s campus and was moderated by Fox News host Lawrence Jones. Ramaswamy defended some of his positions out of lockstep with the MAGA base, including his defense of H1-B visas for high-skilled immigrant labor. When asked about Israel, Ramaswamy boasted that he was one of the first in the MAGA movement to call for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. “Hi, my name is Nora Long. I’m a student here. As you know, the United States has spent $12 billion on Israel. This could provide for 3.5 million children with free healthcare for a year, two million families with a year’s free groceries, or 600,000 families with a year’s free rent. Since one of your main campaign promises is to provide for ‘America First,’ will you commit to lobbying Congress to stop the funding of Israel?” asked a student at the event. “So I’ll say a couple things, Nora. I want to separate two important and different themes here. Okay. This is really important to hear from me. It’s very personal to me for a reason. When I ran for president — well, we’ll stick to Nora’s question for now. So when I ran for president, I was the only Republican on that stage who actually said that, in the long run, I think it was in the best interests of the United States — and for what it’s worth, in the best interests of Israel, but I’m looking after the interests of the United States — to say that $3.8 billion a year should be sunset,” Ramaswamy replied, adding: That’s what I said, and I took a lot of heat for that when I ran for president. So that’s one thing. Geopolitics, foreign aid — that’s one thing. But I would be incomplete if I did not also answer a second dimension to this question, which is that I do think it is strange. As the person who stood alone on the Republican debate stage and took criticism from people on both sides of me — and this hurt me in my presidential run — I will say this: it is beyond bizarre to me the fixation on… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump family’s crypto firm sued over alleged ‘extortion’
Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family's World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun Sues Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial, Ac...
Justin Sun, one of the largest backers of World Liberty Financial, sued the Trump family’s crypto start-up, accusing it of a fraudulent scheme to pressure him into buying digital coins. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Fox’s Jen Griffin Reports Iran ‘Never Agreed’ to Trump’s Ceasefire Exten...Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported on Wednesday that Iran “never agreed” to President Donald Trump’s extension of a ceasefire as chaos in the Strait of Hormuz rages on. Griffin joined Harris Faulkner on The Faulkner Focus on Wednesday, one day after Trump announced an extension to a ceasefire agreement with Iran while he continues to try and hammer out a deal. Griffin reported, however, that Iran “never agreed” to the extension and the country’s shaky leadership structure makes negotiations and clear guidelines more difficult. “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and [Pakistan] Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Griffin reported on the ceasefire and various reports of Iran striking and seizing ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moves through. Iran announced its own blockade in the Strait after Trump’s original ceasefire agreement. Griffin reported: Iran never agreed to an extension of the ceasefire and the IRGC Navy continues to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Since President Trump announced the extended ceasefire three commercial ships have come under attack from Iran. Early this morning an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gun boat fired at the Liberian Greek-owned ship 15 miles northeast of Oman. Iran’s Navy fired on the vessel with no warning, according to the British Royal Navy, causing heavy damage to the bridge. All crew were reported safe. Three hours later the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported evidence of a second incident, this time eight nautical miles west of Iran. She also reported the U.S. blockade has turned back more than two dozen vessels, but dozens of Iranian ships are still making it through the Strait of Hormuz. Griffin noted that the U.S. military supply has also taken significant hits during the war, with a reported 45% depletion in precision strikes missiles and a roughly 50% depletion in anti-ballistic missiles interceptors. Faulkner asked for clarification on the ceasefire extension, arguing Iran’s stance is causing confusion. “Just a pause there, because you reported and reminded everybody that Iran never actually agreed… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- WATCH: Dem Senator Presses Howard Lutnick on Not Replying to Letter on Epstein T...Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) started his questioning of Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Wednesday morning by criticizing Lutnick for not responding to a letter he sent him with questions about Lutnick’s ties to dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. “No response, at all, to that letter,” Van Hollen complained at one point. The senator said he sent the letter demanding more answers from Lutnick after the secretary testified in front of a Senate committee in February. “I have nothing to hide,” Lutnick told Van Hollen at the time. Van Hollen on Wednesday said he assumed that remained Lutnick’s stance — but that he wished he got a response in the meantime. “So why have you not responded to the letter that Sen. [Jeff] Merkley (D-OR) and I sent, following up on the last hearing?” Van Hollen asked. “Asking for documents, just to be transparent about the situation, and answering the questions that we presented.” “The last time we were together, I agreed and answered every question on that topic with this committee,” Lutnick responded. “I have voluntarily agreed in less than two weeks to sit and answer questions on this topic, fully, whatever questions are asked of me, in less than two weeks.” “I would ask if there are any questions that you want me to answer, give them to your house colleagues and I am going to answer them all. But I am here today to testify about the budget,” he continued. Lutnick told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in February that he once went to the island owned by Epstein. He testified that he and his family stopped by the island while they were vacationing by boat, and claimed they stayed on the island for approximately an hour to have lunch. That came after Lutnick previously claimed his interactions with Epstein stopped in 2005, three years before Epstien was convicted on prostitution charges involving a minor. A batch of Epstein-related documents earlier this year revealed the two spoke more recently than that, however, and his trip to Epstein’s island happened in 2012. Lutnick agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee on his relationship with Epstein last month, saying he has “done nothing wrong and I want to set the record straight.” That hearing is set for May 6. Watch above via CSPAN.The post WATCH: Dem Senator Presses Howard Lutnick on Not Replying to Letter… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Dr. Oz Gushes Over Trump’s Virility: ‘Healthy as a Bull!’ — ‘His Testo...Trump Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services head Dr. Mehmet Oz gushed that President Donald Trump is “healthy as a bull!” amid concern from some in the media over his health. Health transparency has been a consistent issue with Trump, most recently over consistent bruising on his hand, swelling in his lower extremities, neck rash, and his mental acuity. The White House has pushed back on all of those concerns. Oz was a guest on Wednesday’s edition of the Pod Force One podcast with Miranda Devine, during which Trump’s health came up. Dr. Oz enthused about the president’s testosterone level and claimed Trump eats much healthier at home than he does on the road: DR. MEHMET OZ: So I had him on and I challenged him to all these issues that have been circulated in the press about his health. He answered them well. Then he pulled out a piece of paper that had a recent, that week’s doctor’s note with all of his lab results. I was stunned! So I opened it up and I read the note and I mean, his testosterone was great! You know, his regular blood tests were great. The one problem was his weight, which he to this day gives me a hard time about. But I told him what I… MIRANDA DEVINE: He’s lost weight though. DR. MEHMET OZ: Yes, he looks good. MIRANDA DEVINE: He’s 79, that’s a huge job, he doesn’t sleep, he seems to have lots of stamina. What is it about him that allows him to keep going and is it a worry that maybe he needs to lose more weight or do more exercise or sleep more? DR. MEHMET OZ: I think President Trump is healthy as a bull! MIRANDA DEVINE: Yeah. DR. MEHMET OZ: And I think his success to longevity, as well as good health, is his incredible passion for what he’s doing. He believes 110% in the things that he’s going, that’s an infectious process because you get everyone else around you to understand why these are really important issues, and he’s always there for you. MIRANDA DEVINE: So that’s more important than McDonald’s, maybe. DR. MEHMET OZ: Yeah. Well, he defends his decisions about food and fast food by saying that when he’s on the road, he doesn’t want to get sick. So he eats at large brands because he knows they’re not going to skimp on the quality… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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