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- NBC’s Welker Presses Mamdani On Whether He Still Has Faith in Democratic Socia...
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker questioned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on whether his faith in democratic socialism has been shaken at all, now that his city is facing a $5.4 billion budget shortfall. Despite that hefty challenge, the mayor told Welker he hasn’t lost an ounce of faith in his ideology during his Sunday interview. “Now that you’ve bumped up against the hard realities of a $5.4 billion budget shortfall and the other red tape that you have to go through, do you still believe in democratic socialism? Do you still think it can be effective?” Welker asked. “I believe in it even more than I did the day before,” Mamdani said. “And that’s because of the fact it’s focused on the needs of working people, and working people need that focus, that fight from politicians, more than ever.” Their conversation ended there. Welker had asked him a moment earlier, in a question only seen in the extended MTP interview on YouTube, how he would define democratic socialism. Here is Mamdani’s full answer: It is the belief that democracy should extend from the ballot box to the rest of our lives. It’s the belief that we should be fighting for each and every person who calls the city home. And in a practical sense, it’s the choice to not only deliver the first steps to universal childcare, but to do it while filling in 102,000 potholes, changing 6,700 catch basins, repaving more than 1,000 miles of roadway. Because what we known in our pothole politics and our sewer socialism is that the worth of an ideology can only be judged in its delivery, and that’s what we’re looking to do. We’re looking to deliver. Mamdani’s interview comes a day after he was seen singing “Wheels on the Bus” alongside ex-President Barack Obama during a press event at a Bronx child care center. The mayor and the former commander-in-chief did not take questions from the press after the event. Watch above via NBC.The post NBC’s Welker Presses Mamdani On Whether He Still Has Faith in Democratic Socialism Amid NYC’s $5.4B Shortfall first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Just in: Trump Says US Navy Blew ‘A Hole’ in Iranian Ship That Tried to Run ...
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. Navy blew “a hole” in an Iranian ship that tried to run the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump posted to Truth Social Sunday afternoon: Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. Trump added, “We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!” Vice President J.D. Vance was believed to be flying to Islamabad, Pakistan, for Monday’s second round of peace negotiations with Jared Kushner, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian officials. This is a breaking story and may be updated.The post Just in: Trump Says US Navy Blew ‘A Hole’ in Iranian Ship That Tried to Run the Blockade first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Iranian Woman Arrested by FBI in LA for Trafficking Bombs and Drones in $70 Mill...A 44-year-old Iranian woman living in Los Angeles was arrested by the FBI for allegedly being an arms dealer for Iran’s theocratic regime. Shamim Mafi was nabbed by the feds minutes before boarding a plane to Turkey at LAX on Saturday night, with the FBI alleging she sold drones, bombs, bomb fuses, assault weapons, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan on behalf of the Iranian government. At least one of the deals Mafi was involved in was worth more than $70 million, according to the government. Mafi was living in the LA suburb of Woodland Hills on a green card, according to officials. The affidavit said she “conspired with others to perpetrate an unlawful scheme of weapons, weapons components, and ammunition on behalf of the Government of Iran.” Fox News correspondent Max Gorden reported Mafi frequently traveled to Iran, Turkey, and other countries as part of her arms dealing scheme. “Mafi was allegedly coordinating with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” Gorden reported. “According to the federal government, one of the contracts was worth €60 million” — or about $70.50 million — “brokering the sale of Iranian-made drones between Iran’s defense ministry and Sudan.” “In another instance, Mafi is accused of selling 55,000 bomb fuses to the Sudanese military,” Gorden continued. Mafi was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; she faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted. She told the FBI she could provide “extensive information about the Iranian financial system and money laundering channels used by the Government of Iran,” according to the criminal complaint. Her arrest obviously coincides with the U.S.-Iran war which started in late February. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday he is optimistic an agreement to end the war will come together soon, but that he is also serious about his threat to wipe out Iran’s power plants and bridges if the country does not cut a deal ASAP. Mafi will appear in court on Monday. Watch above via Fox News.The post Iranian Woman Arrested by FBI in LA for Trafficking Bombs and Drones in $70 Million Scheme first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Trump’s Ex-Surgeon General Trashes RFK Jr. Linking Tylenol to Autism: ‘Dange...Dr. Jerome Adams, President Donald Trump’s Surgeon General during his first term, trashed the claims of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linking Tylenol usage to autism. Adams, on Sunday, appeared on CBS News’s Face the Nation, where host Margaret Brennan brought up Kennedy’s marathon testimony before Congress last week. “I want to play this one exchange, because the secretary was asked a few times about past statements both he and the president of the United States have made linking Tylenol use in pregnant women to autism in their children,” Brennan said. “A Republican lawmaker, Blake Moore of Utah, told Kennedy that his own 10-year-old son Winnie is neurodivergent, and he said that Kennedy’s remarks were hurtful.” Brennan than rolled tape of Moore. “I was underwhelmed with what we ultimately put out,” Moore said of the administration’s autism report. “My wife was hurt. And she felt for a split second, until she came to her senses and we talked about this, that there was any way she was responsible. We don’t even know if she took Tylenol during her pregnancy. But that was a hurtful moment for her.” “But on this, Kennedy did not give ground,” Brennan said. “He is still saying that studies showing there is no linkage are, quote, ‘garbage.’ What is the reality?” she asked Adams. “Well, the reality is that for pregnant women dealing with fever or significant pain, Tylenol remains one of the safest and most studied options we have. And suggesting otherwise without evidence is dangerous and it’s irresponsible,” Adams said. “And as you heard the congressman say, it is extremely stigmatizing toward parents and risks real harm to moms and babies. The science moves forward with data, not with dogma and with dismissal. And the ‘garbage’ he was referring to was a Danish study of 1.5 million children that came out and it presents clear, high-quality evidence that pregnant women who use Tylenol do not have an increased risk of autism. In fact, in that study they had a lower risk of autism,” Adams said. Last September, Trump and RFK Jr. held a major news conference to claim that taking Tylenol, or generic acetaminophen, during pregnancy may contribute to increased cases of autism in children. Trump advised pregnant women that they should never use Tylenol, even if it means “toughing it out” when they have a headache or… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- CNN’s Jake Tapper Presses Trump Energy Secretary: You Told Me ‘Worst Case’...CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Energy Secretary Chris Wright Sunday on when Americans can expect gas prices to drop to under $3 a gallon, as a second round of peace talks is set to get underway in Pakistan. Iran reneged on Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi’s statement Friday that “the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire,” by firing on two Indian vessels trying to make their way through the strait. Iran also announced Saturday that it was implementing its own blockade, stating, “Approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy and any offending vessel will be targeted.” “The president said today the U.S. loses nothing [when] the strait is closed,” Tapper said. “But gas prices have surged more than a dollar a gallon for regular unleaded just since the war began. So it’s not true, right? I mean, the U.S. does lose something.” Wright answered, “Putting this 47-year conflict to an end and preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons, of course, has come with short-term disruption. I think we’ve managed it fantastically, though. Here we are in the middle of the largest interruption in flow of energy ever, and gasoline prices peaked a week ago about a dollar below the peak during the Biden administration.” “So, when you were on the show March 8th, I asked you when gas prices would go under $3 a gallon for regular unleaded. You said, quote, ‘In the worst case, this is a weeks thing, this is not a months thing.’ That was six weeks ago,” Tapper said. “So we’re still within the weeks realm, but we’re two weeks away from the months thing. When do you think it’s realistic for Americans to expect that gas will go back to under $3 a gallon?” “I don’t know,” Wright answered. “That could happen later this year. That might not happen till next year. But prices have likely peaked and they’ll start going down. Certainly with a resolution of this conflict, you’ll see prices go down. Prices across the board on energy prices will go down.” “But it might not be under under $3 a gallon until 2027?” Tapper asked. “Under $3 a gallon is pretty tremendous, in inflation-adjusted terms,” Wright said. “We had that in the in the Trump administration, but we hadn’t seen that in inflation-adjusted… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Surging Democratic Senate Candidate in Michigan Tells CNN Israeli Government Is ...Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed told CNN he sees no difference between Israel’s government and Hamas, because to him both are “evil.” El-Sayed shared his thoughts on Israel and the terrorist group running Gaza during an interview with CNN chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju on Sunday. Raju noted El-Sayed — who was born in Michigan to parents from Egypt — is locked in a tight battle to win the open Senate seat in his home state. But there is a “glaring divide” among voters and candidates over Israel he reported, especially in towns like Dearborn, which has one of the highest per capita rates of Muslims in the U.S., and in Oakland County, which has a “big Jewish voting bloc.” “You said the Israeli government is evil, do you think they’re just as evil as Hamas?” Raju asked. “Yes, killing tens of thousands of people makes you pretty damn evil,” El-Sayed answered. “It’s not how evil is this one versus that one — Hamas: Evil, Israeli government: Evil. We can say both.” Raju then asked him if he believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “war criminal.” El-Sayed did not hesitate in telling him “Absolutely.” “When you conduct a genocide, you’re a war criminal,” he added. His answer comes after Israel and Gaza have become a bigger issue in American politics over the last few years, following the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023 that killed approximately 1,200 people; Hamas militants took hundreds of others back to Gaza as hostages, including 12 Americans. Israel launched the war in Gaza in response, which lasted about two years until the ceasefire deal President Donald Trump spearheaded was made last fall. El-Sayed jumped to the lead in the Democratic Party primary last week — narrowly overtaking state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) — according to a new Emerson poll of likely voters. He had 24% of voters backing him, just ahead of McMorrow’s 23.6%, while Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) landed in third with 13.4% of the vote. The poll came shortly after El-Sayed had popular progressive streamer Hasan Piker as a special guest at one of his rallies. Piker has said America “deserved” the 9/11 attacks and more recently argued Hamas is the “lesser of two evils” compared to Israel. El-Sayed told Raju that it was “disastrous” that Stevens had received funding from AIPAC, before saying “You should be more interested in… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
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