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Screenshot via the White House on YouTube President Donald Trump was attacked by critics — and at least one supporter — after he literally rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. Trump met Xi on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, which, as CNN’s Kaitlan Collins noted, was the first time a U.S. president has done so for a world leader, minus the pope, since 1962. The Chinese president’s three-day trip also marks the first state visit to Washington in more than a decade. On Thursday, Trump will host a state dinner for Xi, with major artificial intelligence tycoons in attendance. He’s also promised to speak with China about his war in Iran, attempting to cap its involvement. At Joint Base Andrews, though, the president went all out. Uniformed U.S. military personnel unfurled the carpet beside Xi’s Air China 747, at times getting on their hands and knees to make further adjustments. Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, then walked to the foot of the plane’s stairs to personally greet Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan. And these scenes come just hours after a stunning development involving China and the U.S. military. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the Chinese government had taken potentially sensitive F-35 parts that were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the United States — and had yet to return them. Unsurprisingly, the elaborate welcome quickly drew scrutiny online, with many critics echoing MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas, who summed up his reaction in two words: “Utterly humiliating.” Utterly humiliating https://t.co/szKxpMHBy9 — Ben Meiselas (@meiselasb) September 23, 2026 Trump did have at least one critic from his own side, though — his unofficial adviser Laura Loomer. A snippet of her angry rant read, “A red carpet for a communist dictator who is giving satellite imagery to Iran to target and kill American service members fighting in the war with Iran… [who] helped the Democrats steal the election from President Trump in 2020, by President Trump’s own admission.” Wow. There was an actual red carpet waiting for Xi JinPing today at Joint Base Andrews. We use the term “red carpet treatment” to explain the opulence of an event, but I didn’t think there would be a LITERAL red carpet. But there was. A red carpet for a communist dictator who… pic.twitter.com/1eilMzgZmx —… [TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - Youth Movement
“If more leaders of our industry do not start taking more responsibility for developing young talent, we are going to be in a crisis situation very soon.” That remark was made by a 27-year-old engineer at WCBS(AM) in New York named Rob Bertrand. He was quoted in a Radio World story in January 2006 titled “Young Engineers, Please Stand Up.” Article author Ken Deutsch wrote: “We so often hear the lament: ‘Where will the next generation of radio engineers come from?’ The stereotype — justified or not — is of the engineer as a grizzled 60-year-old who grouses that the new-fangled computer gear isn’t as reliable as his old Ampex machines and who will leave no replacement behind when he retires.” Ken continued: “No doubt radio engineering has its gray elders. But where is the bright young talent? Radio World asked around; and we found to our pleasure no shortage of promising younger engineers active in the industry.” His article profiled six engineers, of which five were under age 30. Now here we are more than 20 years later, and we still hear the lament: Where is the next generation of engineers? Bleck, CBT, CRO, is a staff engineer for Curtis Media Group in Raleigh, N.C. I decided that Radio World would ask around again. We’ve launched a series on our website by contributor Elle Kehres. And I’m happy to say that we have a growing list of candidates to profile. Elle began her series by interviewing Jake Bleck, age 24. He’s a staff engineer and acting chief engineer for 10 stations owned by the Curtis Media Group in Raleigh, N.C. We learned about Jake from Paul Michels, the company’s director of group operations and IT. “I do a bit of everything,” Jake told Elle. “I love that no two days are the same.” Jake said he’s always had an interest in technology. In middle school, he was introduced to amateur radio by family friends. In high school, he ran the AV club. (Does any of this feel familiar?) He went to work during COVID at WTKF(FM) and helped relocate the studio. After that project, he offered to work carrying tools and turning wrenches whenever a second set of hands was needed. “The engineer took me up on my offer and we did several projects over the next few years: transmitter installs, RF plumbing and antenna installs. I loved every… [TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - Republican Congressional Candidate Says Relative Is Being Wrongfully Deported
Screenshot via Paul LePage on X Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), a longtime ally of President Donald Trump who is now seeking a seat in Congress, revealed that a member of his own family is facing deportation — and argued the government is wrongly targeting him. “My son’s wife’s dad is here legally,” LePage said during a presser this week. “But he’s being deported because he came from a country that’s not liked by certain people in Washington. That’s not right.” LePage added that his son’s father-in-law has authorization to work in the United States and “should be allowed to stay.” The Republican did not identify the relative’s country of origin or offer additional information about his immigration case. His campaign also declined to provide further details to The New York Times. LePage brought up his relative while fielding a question about immigration enforcement in Maine, where ICE has ramped up operations as part of the Trump administration’s broader deportation push. While LePage maintained that people who are in the country illegally have “broken the law,” he argued immigration authorities should focus their efforts elsewhere. He said enforcement should prioritize “people in the gangs and criminals,” adding that “not everybody that’s here is illegal.” LePage also argued that the country’s immigration laws “need to be fixed.” The comments come as LePage campaigns for the House seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME). He is running against Democratic state auditor Matt Dunlap. “Paul LePage is no friend to immigrants or their families,” Dunlap told the Times. “He spent eight years demonizing them as governor, and he welcomed ICE’s overreach into Maine.” Now, LePage, who served two terms as Maine governor, has long taken a hard line on immigration. As the Times noted in its Wednesday report, he disparaged asylum seekers while in office and pursued policies limiting refugee resettlement and state benefits for many immigrants. But as he campaigns for Congress, LePage has sought to draw a clear line between legal and illegal immigration. That distinction is at the center of a campaign ad he released this week. Immigration built our nation but illegal immigration is illegal. If you cross the border illegally, that's wrong. And illegal immigration brought more welfare fraud to Maine. I support legal, not illegal immigration. pic.twitter.com/tonP8zK3tV — Paul LePage (@MainePaulLePage) September 23, 2026 “Immigration built our nation,” LePage says in… [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Trump Official Suggests Administration Boycott Fox News for ‘Helping the Other...
Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, suggested the administration consider steering clear of Fox News, accusing the network of “helping the other side undermine the president.” Navarro has publicly feuded with Fox in recent weeks, particularly after the network abruptly parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo earlier this month. Bartiromo’s exit came amid reports that she shared confidential Fox Business guidance with Navarro after management nixed a planned interview with him about Trump’s 2020 election claims. The White House official subsequently accused Fox of being hostile to Trump and MAGA, using the departures of Bartiromo, Tucker Carlson, and the late Lou Dobbs as evidence. Fox publicly characterized Bartiromo’s departure as a “business decision.” Appearing on MAGA media personality Steve Bannon’s War Room, which airs on Real America’s Voice, Navarro took his criticism even further Wednesday. “Why are we feeding them talent anymore?” Navarro questioned. “Why do we let anybody in this administration go on their network?” “Hang on,” Bannon clarified. “Are you saying that the Trump administration should not make members of this administration available?” “I’m calling for that question to be seriously asked,” Navarro said. “Fox has revealed itself to be essentially undermining the Trump administration.” “They are unchained right now,” he continued. “Fox News is much more dangerous to MAGA, much more dangerous to the Republican Party, because they wear our colors when they’re, in fact, helping the other side undermine the president.” The White House official went on to thank Fox for its decision, along with the other four television networks that make up the White House press pool, to effectively suspend pool coverage in protest of the president’s ban on MS NOW, CNN, and Politico, vowing that Real America’s Voice will adequately take its place. Additionally, he’s authored multiple opinion pieces for The Washington Times on the subject. The administration has continued to supply guests to Fox in recent days despite grumbling from Navarro and MAGA influencers about Fox joining with the other TV networks for an effective suspension of pool coverage — including First Lady Melania Trump, who appeared on multiple Fox programs Wednesday. Watch above on YouTube.The post Trump Official Suggests Administration Boycott Fox News for ‘Helping the Other Side Undermine the President’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Ashley and Brad Expand Partnership With Key Networks
"The Ashley andamp; Brad Show" has expanded its relationship with Key Networks, adding affiliate sales support to the companies' renewed network sales partnership. Under the expanded agreement, Key Networks will work with the Ashley andamp; Brad team to add affiliates and introduce the [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - Eight Sailors in USS Lincoln Strike Group Reportedly Attempted Suicide During Ir...
File photo, Anat Givon/AP Photo Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, which included combat operations in the Iran war, according to a new report. The figure emerged in a Tuesday letter from Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), CNN reported Wednesday. The eight attempts occurred across the strike group, which included between 6,000 and 7,000 sailors serving on around half a dozen ships. “Since the beginning of Lincoln’s deployment, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts across the strike group,” Cao wrote in the Tuesday letter. “This number includes the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons.” Cao said there were no deaths by suicide during the deployment. The carrier spent more than six months without a port visit as its strike group carried out combat operations against Iran. One military official told CNN that recent carrier strike group deployments typically recorded one or two suicide attempts annually. “Eight attempted suicides is incredibly high,” the official said. “The strain of combat ops is much higher than normal deployments. No port calls, constant alerts, etc.” The disclosure also follows a series of reports about difficult conditions aboard the Lincoln. Sailors and their families have described food and supply shortages, plumbing problems, and deteriorating morale. The Navy had previously disputed suggestions that sailors aboard the Lincoln were experiencing an increase in suicidal behavior, telling CNN, “We have not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship.” Two sailors assigned to the strike group have intentionally gone overboard in recent months and were rescued, according to previous CNN reporting. Cao additionally confirmed that a sailor was stopped by shipmates while attempting to go overboard in March and that another sailor went overboard in August before being “quickly recovered.” One of those sailors, a 19-year-old who went overboard from the Lincoln on Aug. 3 in what his wife described as a suicide attempt, is now facing Navy disciplinary action. MS NOW reported last month that he could lose as much as half of his regular pay after being accused of intentionally injuring himself to avoid duty and being absent from his required place of duty. CNN also noted that the rate across the entire Lincoln strike group was… [TheTopNews] Read More.14 hours ago
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