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- Pete Hegseth Takes Shot at NATO In D-Day Speech: ‘Capable Allies Must Be Right...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the 82nd anniversary of D-Day to take a shot at NATO and European immigration policies in a speech meant to honor fallen allied troops at the Normandy American Cemetery in France on Saturday. More than 2,500 Americans died while storming the beaches of Normandy in the D-Day operation that marked the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime and fascism in Europe. The Trump administration has long criticized NATO for failing to enthusiastically uphold their end of the bargain to defend allies against aggression, which he hinted at in his speech. “The men buried here fought in a war-fighting alliance where every partner brought its full measure of industry, courage, and sacrifice, not empty slogans, not lavish summits, not communiques — real allies doing real things, taking real losses for a shared cause worth fighting and dying for. Each nation pulled its weight. Each nation bled,” Hegseth said. He added, “America will lead, and we must. But capable allies must be right there with us, shoulder to shoulder, in the breach when it matters. In the years since these beaches, much of the West, in some places, in some quarters, and in some capitals, grew comfortable. We forgot that freedom is not free. We forgot that peace is not wished into being, it is bought with purpose, with honor, and with strength.” Hegseth continued: The men who landed on these beaches knew this. The question we ask ourselves is, do we? It’s past time we remember what they knew. Their legacy demands far more than quiet reflection. It requires our active vigilance. Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies, which is in Spain, in Italy, in Greece, and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not. And I believe not. The men who fought and died here restored freedom to Europe. That freedom must be maintained by this generation of leaders and warfighters, or what they fought for was merely temporary. As our great President Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. You don’t pass it to the next generation in the bloodstream. It must be defended by each and every generation.” We stand by our allies, and we expect our allies capable and ready to stand alongside… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Who Throws a Better Party Than Trump?’ Vanilla Ice Can’t Wrap His Head Ar...Vanilla Ice can’t wrap his head around fellow musicians cancelling on President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 concert, exclaiming, “Who throws a better party than Trump?” Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, joined Kayleigh McEnany on Fox News’ Saturday in America and said he is “super proud” to participate in Trump’s event even as multiple other artists have fled the event, including Bret Michaels, Martina McBride, and others. The Freedom 250 event is part of what is being called The Great American State Fair and it’s one of a series of events set to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday. Some of the musicians who have dropped out of their planned performances have accused event coordinators of selling it as more non-partisan than it is. Trump lashed out at musicians who dropped out and even floated simply turning the concert into a MAGA rally, but Ice appears still set to perform. The Ice Ice Baby rapper argued on Saturday that the event is non-partisan and the music is simply meant to bring people together to celebrate the country. He also praised Trump parties as “classy” and “fun” and said that should be another incentive to take part. Ice said: It’s crazy that all the attention is coming down on all this event and everything because I’m honored and just super proud. My mom is proud and everybody I know is like, this is awesome. And then there’s some people that, you know, are bailing out and all this stuff and I’m like, why? You know this will be the greatest concert on the planet. We’re turning 250 years [old]. This is, let’s celebrate the country that we’re born and raised in. What’s wrong with being patriotic? You know, and they said, oh because Trump’s putting it on. I’m like, so who throws a better party than Trump? Man, I’ve been to a lot of them. That guy knows how to throw a real party and they’re classy, they’re great, they’re fun, and just over the top, and amazing. So I’m like, even better. So I don’t get it. The rapper argued musicians should be put on a “pedestal” when it comes to politics. He said: I know that there’s a snow globe out there and the world is kind of shaken up on their beliefs politically and different things like that. But this isn’t something that I think… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Ally ‘Tongue-Tied’ When CNN’s Abby Phillip Hits Trump Over Allegatio...Pro-Trump scribe Lydia Moynihan was “tongue-tied” when CNN anchor Abby Phillip hit her with the allegations against President Donald Trump and asked if they’re “disqualifying” in a discussion of Graham Platner’s embattled candidacy. Embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) has weathered a blizzard of controversy over past comments and a tattoo that he claims he did not know had Nazi connotations when he got it, and has since covered. On the heels of a story containing allegations of sexually explicit texts sent early in his marriage, Platner now faces a bombshell New York Times report alleging misconduct with women. Fifield — a longtime GOP operative and co-founder of the group “Ladies for Kavanaugh” — is the central accuser in that story. Platner has denied the most serious of the accusations against him. But allegations against Trump shot back in the news last week when CNN dropped a bombshell report that the Trump DOJ is investigating Carroll for possible perjury charges over a 2022 deposition in which she said outside backers did not fund her lawsuit. Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll and was ordered to pay judgments of $5 million and $83 million, which have been upheld in court. Trump is still pursuing appeals. Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote in one motion that “The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape.’ Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.” On Friday’s edition of CNN NewsNight, Phillip confronted Moynihan over the serious allegations against Trump. “Let me just ask you one last thing, and then we have to go. Given everything that was said here, especially about the allegations against President Trump, many of which were validated in court, right? Given all of that, I mean, is that disqualifying for Donald Trump?” Phillip asked. When Moynihan stumbled as she tried to answer, panelists laughed and called her “tongue-tied.” “I think we just have I think we all have to decide what we’re doing here. We either care about it or we don’t care about it,” Phillip said. Watch above via CNN NewsNight.The post Trump Ally ‘Tongue-Tied’ When CNN’s Abby Phillip Hits Trump Over Allegations — ‘Many Of Which Were Validated In Court’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Bill Maher Trashes Scott Pelley Amid Firing — Won’t Blame Trump For 60 Minut... Comedian and pundit Bill Maher ripped former 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley and refused to blame President Donald Trump for the shakeup at the legendary newsmagazine. On Friday night’s edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the interview guest was former Vice President Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States and author of “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience.” The panel guests were Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic senator from Connecticut and author of the new book “Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America”; and Susan Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, former U.S. National Security Advisor, and former Director of the Domestic Policy Council. During the overtime segment, Maher said he “never liked” Pelley and said he wouldn’t become concerned about the program unless he saw a “smoking gun” like an Alex Jones or Candace Owens hire: BILL MAHER: What does the panel think of the recent shakeup at 60 Minutes? I’m for it. Good night. I’ll let you in. What do you think of the shakeup in 60 minutes? Big controversy. SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT): Yeah, I mean, listen, you’re watching a censorship state be created. Trump is using the powers that he has available as president of the United States to install only friendly ownership at the big media companies. He’s using regulatory powers to punish people who oppose him. I guess it’s fascinating to me that, like, all our big institutions have kind of let us down, right? From academia to the corporate world to big media, they’ve all folded in with him. And yet, we’re, like five months away from an election. And we might pull off a free and fair election. It’s kind of astounding that the people of this country, even as the corruption of our democracy happens in media, in the corporate world, even around Donald Trump’s inner circle, the people have just decided they’re hanging on to this democracy. BILL MAHER: That’s a big charge that you just made, that that that 60 minutes itself and CBS itself is now completely MAGA. I don’t see it that way. SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT): No it’s not completely MAGA. BILL MAHER: Well, it’s kind of what you said SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT): But he is clearly intent on installing people who will tell his story and will keep his critics off the air. BILL MAHER: Let me ask… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Fetterman Vows to Wear Suit Every Day If Graham Platner Can Prove He Never Sent ...Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is vowing to ditch his hoodie and wear a suit every day if Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner can prove he never sent “d*ck pics” to minors. Fetterman joined Kayleigh McEnany on Fox News’ Saturday in America where he declared himself “the one honest Democrat” about Platner amid the candidate’s growing list of controversies. Platner has faced a wave of controversies amid his campaign to flip Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-ME) seat. On top of a Nazi image tattoo he’s since had covered (and he said he didn’t know what it was when he got it), Platner has also faced backlash over past Reddit comments about fellow combat veterans. He’s also now facing reports that his wife warned his campaign about early sexting incidents with other women early in his marriage. Platner called the reports “gossip” and “journalistic malpractice.” Fetterman raised issue with Platner’s alleged use of Kik, a messaging app that has long had issues with pedophiles and child abuse. “That dude was on Kik for a decade. I mean, do you know what Kik is? Just anyone watching, Google what Kik is. You know, they have serious underage problems with people that are in there. And they go there because it can be anonymous and they can do all kinds of deprave things,” Fetterman said. There is no evidence Platner ever had inappropriate exchanges with minors, but Fetterman argued this can’t be proven unless all of these alleged messages are actually released. The senator also took issue with an interview Platner conducted on MS NOW where Chris Hayes directly asked Platner about this issue. Check out the Hayes/Platner exchange below: HAYES: I really do feel like I need to get these answers from you, which is like, the people you were texting with, whatever that was, in whatever context, they were adult women. You knew that. And it was consensual. Is that true? PLATNER: Yes. HAYES: And you have that — you confirmed that. You knew their age. PLATNER: Yes. Oh, God, I mean, yeah, yes, of course. Fetterman called it a “cream puff” interview and argued reporters should be pushing Platner harder on the subject. He said: I’ve watched that interview on MS NOW… that cream puff interview, and he asked P-Hustle, oh, all those people that you were dropping all the d*ck pics and saying these things are, you know,… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Trump Gushes Over Dude Who’s a ‘Hell of a Physical Specimen’ in Viral Mome... President Donald Trump gushed about an attendee’s physical specimen-hood during an official event, telling him “I thought I ws big until I met you!” Trump traveled to Wisconsin for an event that was dubbed a “Roundtable on American Agriculture,” but which featured many of the elements associated with Trump rallies. In one exchange that was clipped and widely shared, Trump enthused about a former football player’s physique, and his own: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I was in Iowa — another place I like a lot — and it was just before we started the excursion to Iran, and we passed gas stations. It was a dollar eighty-five a gallon, and we’re going to get them down to those numbers again very quickly. But as they say in the farming business — TRUMP: We had to take care of business. Look at this guy over here. I don’t know who the hell he is, but he is one hell of a specimen. This guy, this is one hell of a physical specimen. I thought I was big until I met you, Joe. Fantastic, that’s what I like. Anyway, I just want to let you all know that I’m thrilled to be here at Custer Farms. Ken and his family, they’re amazing. I took pictures with him backstage and got to know him a little bit. They’re really amazing people. They built this country. You all built this country, not the complainers, not the wise guys. You all built this country. And I just want to let you know that Wisconsin, for me, has been just a great place. You know, it’s known as difficult. It’s difficult. You got to be good to win, but we won here, as you know. We won a lot. And we’re trying to figure out who the few people that voted against us are. We’re looking, we’re looking for them right now. Watch above via White House Press Pool.The post Trump Gushes Over Dude Who’s a ‘Hell of a Physical Specimen’ in Viral Moment: ‘I Thought I Was Big Until I Met You!’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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