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Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called for President Donald Trump to launch a “big, strong, painful and short” military retaliation against Iran on Monday, following Iran’s attack on the UAE, which he claimed violated the current ceasefire. Graham, one of the most hawkish GOP senators, told The Wall Street Journal’s Alexander Ward on Monday that Iran “absolutely” violated the current ceasefire it has with the U.S. by attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and launching missiles at the United Arab Emirates – one of which hit an oil facility. Ward reported that Graham insisted Iran’s actions call for Trump to launch a “big, strong, painful and short” military retaliation against Iran. Graham argued that there is now an obvious “justification to hit Iran hard to further reduce their capabilities and interference with freedom of navigation, as well as wreaking havoc on the region.” “The actions today are inconsistent with a regime that wants a diplomatic solution,” added the South Carolina Republican. Trump himself threatened Iran with a massive military attack earlier in the day Monday. “I spoke with President Trump for 20 minutes about the situation with Iran. He talked about Project Freedom and the U.S. efforts to guide vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a new warning to the Iranian regime, saying if the Iranians try to target U.S. ships in this area, they will be, quote, ‘Blown off the face of the earth,’” Fox’s Trey Yingst reported on air.The post Lindsey Graham Calls for ‘Big, Strong, Painful’ U.S. Retaliation Against Iran first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - MAGA Podcaster Argues Trying to Make Ben Shapiro ‘Funny’ Led to Daily Wireâ€...
Pro-Trump podcaster Patrick Bet-David said The Daily Wire’s attempt to rebrand Ben Shapiro as a “funny” guy contributed to the conservative outlet laying off a number of employees last week. Bet-David shared his take on what went wrong on his PBD Podcast on Monday. “The rebranding of Ben has been ‘let’s try to see if he’s funny, and let’s make him be funny and do all this stuff.’ I don’t think it’s working.” Beyond giving his usual political takes, Shapiro has commented on pop culture more in recent years, including reviewing Taylor Swift’s latest album. He said the site has made some other flubs too, like “attacking” former employee Candace Owens, as well as going from “Fox News’s enemy” to having a cozier relationship with the cable news giant. Another issue has been The Daily Wire having talent like Owens, Brett Cooper, and former CEO Jeremy Boreing leave the Nashville-based company in recent years. “You’re better off building on systems instead of personalities, because if you only build on personalities, they’re gonna go,” Bet-David said. He added The Daily Wire isn’t the only outlet going through a difficult stretch. Bet-David said it is a “very weird time to be in the media business,” and went on a tangent about how CBS News has been criticized under new boss Bari Weiss; his argument had something to do with Weiss, Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, and 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl all being Jewish, which he suggested opens the outlet up to criticism, or something along those lines. As for The Daily Wire, Bet-David said the company would be wise to have Shapiro go on the road more and debate students at colleges — something that was a hit in the past. He said that could help boost views, after Shapiro’s viewership has reportedly dropped 85% from 2023 to around 28 million YouTube views last month. Bet-David said Shapiro might not be up to it, though, because he would need to beef up his security to stay safe. Watch above via YouTube.The post MAGA Podcaster Argues Trying to Make Ben Shapiro ‘Funny’ Led to Daily Wire’s Layoffs first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Fox News Pundit Reportedly Behind Trump’s Support for Ukraine
(Screenshot) Fox News contributor and Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen has emerged as one of the most influential voices in all the Fourth Estate during the second Trump administration, according to a new story from Semafor’s Max Tani. “Thiessen may deserve credit for one of the surprises of Trump’s second term: his continued, if measured, support for Ukraine in the face of hostility inside his party and his administration,” reported Tani under the headline, “How the Fox News hawks got back in Trump’s good graces.” “Post opinion editor Adam O’Neal has told journalists that Thiessen’s calls with Trump regarding Ukraine were influential in persuading Trump to continue to take the country’s side in the conflict in the face of some Republicans pushing for a quick settlement with Russia, people familiar with the Post’s internal conversations said. Thiessen similarly told colleagues at the Post that he believed his columns were shaping Trump’s thinking on the war in Ukraine,” noted Tani. “Last year, Trump invited him to have dinner with their respective wives at the White House. Thiessen has told people at the Post that after one phone call with Trump, the president complimented the attractiveness of Thiessen’s wife.” Last month, Trump shared a Thiessen column — “Trump doesn’t need a deal to get what he wants from Iran” — on Truth Social, while commenting that it was “Very true!!!” As Tani pointed out, Thiessen’s rising star is emblematic of the president’s hawkish turn, as well as of his break with various conspiratorial, isolationist voices on the right — including Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Megyn Kelly. “I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs. They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too! Look at their past, look at their record. They don’t have what it takes, and they never did! They’ve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren’t even invited on TV because nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some ‘free’ and cheap publicity,” declared Trump in a lengthy Truth Social post last month. “Now they think they get… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - ‘Why Would I Do That?’ Trump Accuses ABC’s Jon Karl of Falsely Claiming He...
(Sipa USA via AP/AP) President Donald Trump attacked ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl on Monday, claiming a story Karl told his social media followers the day after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting more than a week ago was not true. Trump posted to Truth Social, “Jonathan Karl, of ABC Fake News, made a statement that I called him early in the morning, the day after the assassination attempt, to ask whether or not HE was OK. No, this was a hit on ME, not HIM, and I didn’t make such a call, why would I do that?” Trump continued, “He called me, but I didn’t take his call — He just confirmed that to me when he called again. I would say that’s very dishonest reporting. He’s trying to make himself look important but, I’m not surprised, because it comes from ABC Fake News!” In a video posted to X the Sunday following the dinner, Karl said, “I got a call this morning on my landline about a little after 7 a.m. Not a lot of people call me on that number these days. But it was the president. It was President Trump calling, he said, to see if I was okay with all that happened last night, to see if I was okay.” Karl continued: And then we spoke for a few minutes and he reiterated what he said last night about feeling unity in the room, and about his absolute insistence that this dinner, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, be rescheduled and rescheduled soon. He knows that I’m a former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. I’ve been involved in planning these dinners, and he said, “We’ve got to get that dinner planned again.” And he was marveling at the Secret Service and how the job they did, and they way they immediately surrounded him. President Trump says he wants the @whca dinner rescheduled — and quickly. pic.twitter.com/B0dH13UBkT — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 26, 2026 Later that day, while hosting This Week, he recounted the same story live on the air with George Stephanopoulos. “He said he was calling at first, to see if I was okay with what happened last night. ‘Are you okay?’ And then he reiterated many of the things he said at his press conference last night,” Karl told Stephanopoulos. Watch the clip above.The post ‘Why Would I Do… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - Trump Warns Iran He Will Blow Them ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ Amid Latest E...Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst detailed on Monday his call with President Donald Trump, in which the president issued a new, strongly worded threat against Iran amid rising tensions. “I spoke with President Trump for 20 minutes about the situation with Iran. He talked about Project Freedom and the U.S. efforts to guide vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a new warning to the Iranian regime, saying if the Iranians try to target U.S. ships in this area, they will be, quote, ‘Blown off the face of the earth,’” Yingst reported after an introduction from anchor Sandra Smith. “Remember, this was a project implemented by the Americans overnight to assist the hundreds of vessels that are currently trapped in the Persian Gulf. We’re talking about more than 20,000 sailors. And the President told Fox he’s doing this for humanity. Some of these sailors were running out of food and supplies on these vessels due to the Iranian threats that are ongoing in this area,” Yingst continued, adding: And again, the President is saying that if U.S. ships in the region are targeted, the Iranians will be blown off the face of the earth. Now, I also asked President Trump about the possibility of negotiations with Iran succeeding. He said the Iranians are being far more malleable than they were being in the past, showing flexibility, given the U.S. pressure that continues as part of the American blockade of Iranian ports. President Trump called that blockade the greatest military maneuver in history. As it relates to the combat preparations that continue across the region, President Trump understands there are two paths here. The Iranians either make a good-faith deal or ultimately combat operations could resume. And President Trump told Fox News that right now they have bases all over the world. There are American preparations underway. He said, “They’re all stocked with equipment and we can use all of that stuff and if he needs it, he will use it.” But the headline here, Sandra, the President issuing a new warning to the Iranian regime if they do fire on U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf or near the Strait of Hormuz. And today we can report, according to CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper, there were multiple attempts on American vessels and merchant ships in this region. And Cooper says that there were U.S. efforts to… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
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