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- ‘I Have Concerns’: Cory Booker Waffles On Graham Platner After Explosive New...
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) waffled on the Senate candidacy of Maine Democrat Graham Platner following the explosive new revelations about him reportedly sending sexually explicit messages to a number of women. In an interview on ABC’s This Week Sunday, Jonathan Karl confronted Booker about the various controversies surrounding Platner — who, for 18 years, bore a tattoo which closely resembled a widely-recognized Nazi symbol. (Platner recently had the image covered up.) Platner has also had numerous bizarre, lewd posts on Reddit recently revealed. “Do you have concerns with the weight of all these controversies that it may jeopardize Democratic hopes to get that Senate seat in Maine?” Karl asked Booker. “Yes, I have concerns,” Booker told Karl. “That guy has questions to answer.” Still, Booker focused much of his response on the prospect of Democrats winning a Senate majority. “When I go all over New Jersey and see hundreds and hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans losing their health care and millions more seeing their health care costs go up, as I have families who say I can’t afford gas for my car and child care for my children, I know that so much is riding on Democrats taking control of the Senate,” Booker said. “That this election, if we do not get the votes necessary to take care of the House and the Senate, we will continue to have an out-of-control president.” The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday “Amy Gertner, who married Platner in 2024, told the campaign about messages she had found early in their marriage in the spring of 2025. In late August, as some aides were conducting opposition research on their own candidate, Gertner disclosed the texts to a campaign aide to make sure they didn’t pose a risk to her husband’s nascent campaign.” Gertner denounced the reporting in a video she posted on social media Saturday. “It makes me really angry, disappointed, and I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip, instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on, like healthcare and education and childcare,” Gertner said. She added, “I admire the f*ck out of him. So when there are news articles about our marriage, it’s just extra sh*tty.” Watch above, via ABC.The post ‘I Have Concerns’: Cory Booker Waffles On… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Exodus’: Stunning NY Times Deep Dive Reveals More Than 10,000 Lawyers Have ...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, left, and FBI Director Kash Patel, right, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, on Monday April 27, 2026, in Washington, following the initial appearance in federal court of the suspected White House Correspondents Dinner gunman, Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) A stunning new report reveals that approximately one in five lawyers who worked in the federal government 18 months ago no longer do. According to an in-depth New York Times feature Sunday — written by Andrea Fuller and Eileen Sullivan — the government has had a mass departure of attorneys across a number of agencies. “President Trump’s upheaval of the federal government has led to an exodus of more than 10,000 lawyers since the beginning of 2025, a striking loss of legal talent that has left some agencies pushing to find attorneys to carry out his agenda,” Fuller and Sullivan wrote. The reporters made clear that the turnover rate was far higher than the norm. “The last year saw deep staffing cuts and the resignations of some staff members who objected to Mr. Trump’s policies,” Fuller and Sullivan wrote. “Their departures show how rapidly the president has eroded the image of the federal government as the gold standard for lawyers seeking public service roles.” The Times analysis showed that more than 2,600 attorneys have left the DOJ, roughly 700 have left the Department of Defense, and nearly 300 have left the Department of Health. Further, some agencies have seen their ranks decimated. The Department of Education, for instance, has lost 53 percent of the 645 lawyers it employed at the end of 2024. The Trump administration has made clear that ideological buy-in is a requirement for a position. In a January X post, Chad Mizelle — former Department of Justice chief of staff under Trump — solicited attorneys who are on board with the administration. “If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me,” Mizelle wrote. “We need good prosecutors. And DOJ is hiring across the country. Now is your chance to join the mission and do good for our country.” ——The post ‘Exodus’: Stunning NY Times Deep Dive Reveals More Than 10,000 Lawyers Have Left Trump Administration first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - ‘120 Correct Answers Out of 120!’ Trump Boasts About His Latest Cognitive Te...
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump raved about the results of his latest cognitive test Saturday — proudly claiming he answered all questions correctly. In a late-night post to Truth Social, the president boasted about his performance on the exam designed to detect signs of cognitive impairment and dementia. “Unlike other U.S. Presidents, none of whom have ever taken an approved, high difficulty, Cognitive Test, I scored a perfect 30 out of 30, considered ‘extreme intelligence,'” Trump said. “Are the Dumocrats really surprised? In fact, this is my fourth such test, all PERFECT or, 120 correct answers out of 120 questions asked! It is very rare that anyone gets a Perfect Score, especially when achieved four times in a row. All people running for President and Vice President should be forced to take high difficulty Cognitive Tests. Congress, and the Dumocrats, should demand it!” Trump has frequently hyped up the results of his prior exams. Still, critics have questions. CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner, in an X post on Saturday, asked why Trump was given the exam in the first place? “Why was the president again given a MOCA dementia screening test?” Reiner wrote. “He’s had 3 in the recent past.” In a Sunday follow-up post, Reiner added, “I’m glad the president did well on the MOCA exam, but it’s a dementia screening tool, not an IQ test, so a score of 26 or higher represents normal cognitive performance, not extreme intelligence. None of the questions are high difficulty.” ——The post ‘120 Correct Answers Out of 120!’ Trump Boasts About His Latest Cognitive Test in Late-Night Truth Social Screed first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Trump Makes Puzzling Claim On Iran — Now Says ‘We’ve Actually Left Their M...President Donald Trump made a puzzling new claim on Iran — stating “we’ve actually left their military alone,” after saying on numerous prior occasions the U.S. has “completely destroyed” it. Trump made the confounding assertion on Saturday’s edition of My View on Fox News — hosted by the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. “Their Navy is totally gone, 100 percent,” Trump said. “Their Air Force is totally gone, 100 percent. Their military, we’ve sort of left it alone — because we think that their military is somewhat moderate. They have other people that aren’t moderate. We’ve taken them out. We’ve taking different forms of leadership out. We’ve actually left their military alone. People would be surprised to hear that. Because mistakes have been made in wars where you wipe out everybody and then you have a country that for 40 years can never rebuild.” But the president, on at least two prior occasions, seemed to claim the opposite. In an April 11 Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “The United States has completely destroyed Iran’s Military, including their entire Navy and Air Force, and everything else. Their Leadership is DEAD! The Strait of Hormuz will soon be open, and the empty ships are rushing to the United States to ‘load up.’ And in an April 12 gaggle with the press after Air Force One touched down in Maryland, Trump said, “Their military is destroyed. Their whole Navy is underwater. You know that 158 ships are gone. Their navy is gone. Most of their mine droppers are gone.” The latest comments come amid reports that Trump is seeking tougher new terms to the proposed deal negotiated by his team. An unnamed senior administration official told Axios Trump’s requested changes pertain to “specifics about how the U.S. gets the [enriched uranium] and the timing.” Watch above, via Fox News. The post Trump Makes Puzzling Claim On Iran — Now Says ‘We’ve Actually Left Their Military Alone’ After Previously Saying US ‘Completely Destroyed’ it first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- Graham Platner’s Wife Fumes at ‘Shameful’ Reports on Husband’s Sex Life:...
(Photos via: Robert F. Bukaty for AP and Graham Platner on X) The wife of Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner (D) ripped the media on Saturday for “shameful” reports about her husband sending sexually explicit messages to a number of women. Platner shared a video on X of his wife Amy Gertner slamming those reports and defending her husband, hours after The Wall Street Journal broke the news about his sexts. The press should be focused on bigger issues than her husband’s sex life, Gertner vented. “It makes me really angry, disappointed, and I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip, instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on, like healthcare and education and childcare,” Gertner said. She then insisted her and Platner have a “great marriage.” “Being married is hard; being newly married is hard; being newly married and going through infertility is hard,” Gertner said. “Being newly married going through infertility and a Senate campaign is hard. I don’t even know if I have the right words to describe what we’ve been going through.” Gertner said they have been helped through their marriage troubles by a mutual counselor, as well as individual therapists who each of them visit separately. “I admire the f*ck out of him. So when there are news articles about our marriage, it’s just extra sh*tty,” Gertner added. “Can I say that online? I hope I can.” A message from my wife Amy: pic.twitter.com/dbDqjssevp — Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) May 30, 2026 Her video followed the WSJ report that said Gertner told his campaign about the sexts, which she discovered early in their marriage in the spring of 2025. “In late August, as some aides were conducting opposition research on their own candidate, Gertner disclosed the texts to a campaign aide to make sure they didn’t pose a risk to her husband’s nascent campaign,” anonymous sources told the Journal. That was followed by a story from The Daily Wire reporter Tim Rice on Platner’s profile on Kik, which he described as the “predator’s paradise” app. “Platner’s Kik profile features a photo of him topless in a towel, showing off his infamous tattoos,” Rice posted on X. “His username is… [almost] identical to the one he uses on his Instagram and Reddit accounts, the latter of which has caused… [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - MAGA Fan Ticked Off By $640 Trump Watching Missing ‘T’ A Providence, R.I., man who bought a branded pink “Trump” watch for his MAGA-loving wife ended up getting a “Rump” watch instead. Tim Pettit wanted to show support for the president and love for his wife by shelling out $640 for a watch “that may now be even more of a one-of-a-kind than he bargained for,” according to a local report from NBC 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania earlier this month, Pettit’s wife explained, “The ‘T’ is missing. It just says ‘R-U-M-P.’ It says Rump.” “We expected that it would have the integrity of the president of the United States,” said a disappointed Pettit. “The GetTrumpWatches.com site calls its products the official watches of President Trump,” the report said. “But in the small print it notes that it licenses the Trump name and likeness. The site also states it has nothing to do with any political campaign, that the watches are not designed, manufactured, distributed, or sold by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, or any of their respective affiliates or principals.” Back in October, Newsmax began airing ads for the time pieces with Trump himself as spokesperson. “Hello, everyone, it’s President Donald J. Trump, and it’s Trump time,” the president began on one of the clips. “Check out this ‘Red Beauty,’ it’s one of my new watches. Wear it proudly on your wrist and everyone will know exactly what it’s for, who it’s for, who it represents. It’s really going to be something special, it’s for your favorite president. Get your watch today at GetTrumpWatches.com. These make a great gift. It’s Trump time.” The president has also come under fire recently for the $500 gold Trump mobile smartphones that were finally shipped to customers months after they were promised. “The phone has faced repeated backlash after Trump Mobile missed its initial launch date by nine months, redesigned the phone multiple times after charging customers $100 deposit for pre-orders and walked back its original claim that the phone would be manufactured in the United States,” reported The Pensacola News Journal. The phone’s box now says it’s “proudly assembled in the USA.” Watch the clip above via NBC 6 WJAC-TV.The post MAGA Fan Ticked Off By $640 Trump Watching Missing ‘T’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago
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