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- ‘Very Bad!’ Former Trump Advisor Skewers President for ‘Stepping On His Ow...
Former Trump advisor David Urban spoke on CNN Monday as a Catholic who was offended by the president’s “Jesus” meme that disappeared from his social media feed late Monday morning after massive MAGA backlash. Trump posted the AI-generated meme depicting him wearing white robes and laying hands on a sick man on Sunday night, in the midst of his war of words with Pope Leo XIV over Iran. Trump denied the overt religious symbolism and defended the meme at a press conference, saying, “I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross.” “Look, as a Catholic, Christian altar boy, all those things growing up as a kid, it’s offensive. It’s patently offensive,” Urban said. “It’s just bad politics,” he added. “You know, politics is about addition, not subtraction, right? So one plus one. We don’t need to lose people…The Catholic church is growing by leaps and bounds, primarily by young people right now.” Urban continued: And the Pope on dogma, on like, “peace, love and understanding.” That’s his job. That’s his number one job description! It’s like, I’m the guy who’s supposed to say, “Turn the other cheek.” That’s his role in the world. You don’t have to agree with him on everything, but that’s his job. He’s the most dogmatic person on the planet on those things. And so, for the president take a poke at him, I don’t know who said, “This is a good idea,” or who the person is that generated that A.I. and put it in front of him, but they should be fired. Terrible! Urban added, “We have this great moment at the White House this afternoon with the McDonald’s, with the “No Tax on Tips,” McDonald’s, harking back to another time. But we’re not talking about that. We’re talking about this, instead. He’s stepping on his own message. Very bad. Watch the clip above via CNN.The post ‘Very Bad!’ Former Trump Advisor Skewers President for ‘Stepping On His Own Message’ With Jesus Meme first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.20 mins ago - Clavicular Abruptly Ends 60 Minutes Australia Interview After Being Asked If Heâ...MAGA world online influencer Clavicular, real name Braden Eric Peters, spoke to 60 Minutes Australia’s Adam Hegarty for an extensive weekend interview about his looksmaxxing subculture. Clavicular, whose online persona is closely tied to right-leaning influencers like Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate, did not take kindly to Hegarty pressing him on his movements’ ties to the so-called incel (involuntary celibate) community. Clavicular has been steeped in controversy in recent months as he has grown in popularity over his promotion of steroids, drugs, and other extreme body-altering techniques aimed at young boys. Hegarty noted that Clavicular’s movement “was born out of the incel community and movement.” “Do you identify with that group? How do you feel about being linked to that group of people?” he then asked. Clavicular replied, “To identify as an incel — how could you ask me that question as a follow-up after you asked me about my relationships to women? I mean, that’s quite literally the worst sequence of questions I think I’ve ever heard.” Hegarty clarified, “Let me rephrase it then. Looksmaxxing was obviously a term created by the incel community. How do you feel about being linked to that group?” Clavicular hit back, “I’m not linked to that group in any way. Looksmaxxing is self-improvement, right? So it’s about potentially even ascending out of that category. So that would be kind of one of the goals — to disassociate from being an incel and overcome that. So that doesn’t make sense.” Hegarty continued, “You also — you’ve been seen with certain people who are from all parts of that world. I mean, just as an example, you obviously shared company with Andrew Tate and other, dare I say, rather controversial figures. Why do you spend time with people like that?” Clavicular replied, “Are you trying to — I see, you want to make this political.” “Not at all, not at all. I’m just curious,” Hegarty said. “No, that’s what you want to do,” Clavicular replied. Hegarty offered, “I’m just curious. No, not at all. I don’t care about your politics. I know you’re not political — you’ve said that repeatedly. When you get seen with those people, obviously people make assumptions. I’m wondering what the thought process and motivation there is behind it.” Clavicular shot back, “I guess you watched the Piers [Morgan] interview. Oh, dude, yeah. Too bad I didn’t have time to… [TheTopNews] Read More.27 mins ago
- ‘Leave the Church Alone’: Republican Senate Leader Dings Trump for Going Aft...
(AP Photo/Tom Brenner) Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Monday suggested that President Donald Trump should ease up on his attacks on Pope Leo XIV. Throughout the start of his papacy, Pope Leo has offered numerous indirect criticisms of the Trump administration. Chief among his complaints were the administration’s immigration policy and the war in Iran. Pope Leo notably never called out Trump directly. On Sunday, the president had seemingly had enough of those criticisms when he published a stunning Truth Social post going after the Pope. In the post, Trump accused Pope Leo of being “weak on crime” and claimed that the leader of the Catholic Church should not be criticizing the President of the United States. Shortly after that post, Trump spoke to the media and declared he was “not a fan” of the first American-born Pope. On Monday after noon, Thune was asked about the unprecedented feud between the Trump Administration and the Catholic Church. According to Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio, Thune’s message to the president was brief: “I would leave the church alone,” Thune says when asked about Trump attacking the pope. “I would leave the church alone,” Thune says when asked about Trump attacking the pope — Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) April 13, 2026 Trump ratcheted up his feud with the Pope on Sunday night when he also posted an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. That image was met with widespread backlash, resulting in it being deleted from his Truth Social page the next day. When asked about the Truth Social post, Thune declined to give any comment aside from pointing out the fact that it had been deleted. Thune says on Trump depicting himself as Jesus Christ “I don’t have any observation on that. My observation is it’s been taken down” On attacking the Pope, he said “oh that. Yeah. I would leave the church alone.” — Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) April 13, 2026 —The post ‘Leave the Church Alone’: Republican Senate Leader Dings Trump for Going After Pope Leo first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.51 mins ago - ‘My Fake News Glasses Were Deceiving Me!’ MS NOW’s Katy Tur Roasts Trumpâ€...MS NOW’s Katy Tur roasted President Donald Trump’s assertion that a now-deleted meme did not depict the president as Jesus Christ, as even die-hard MAGA supporters thought — but as a “doctor making people feel better.” Trump received immense social media backlash over the AI-generated meme portraying him laying hands on a sick man and miraculously healing him with a beam of light. The meme appeared on Trump’s account Sunday night in the midst of his feud with Pope Leo XIV over his war with Iran. A reporter asked Trump during an Oval Office presser Monday, “Mr. President, did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?” “I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross, there’s a Red Cross worker there, which we support. And only the fake news could come up with that one. So, I, just heard about it and I said, ‘How did they come up with that?’ It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better. And I do make people better. I make people a lot better.” Trump then turned to a DoorDasher delivering McDonald’s in a stunt to promote the one-year anniversary of “No Tax on Tips.” The woman told Trump that thanks to him she didn’t have to pay taxes on $11,000 made through DoorDash that she used to help pay for her husband’s cancer treatment. “As an example, the $11,000,” Trump said. “I understand your husband is going through treatment? He’s going through some very serious cancer treatments. So this goes a long way.” Tur lit into Trump’s claim. “Ah, yes! My fake news glasses were deceiving me. Let me take them off right now. I can see it more clearly,” she said sarcastically, adding: That is a doctor’s coat, not a white robe. And those are his hands delivering antibiotic lotion, not golden beams of healing light. And those things above him? Well, they’re people he’s saved. Not in the biblical sense, but in the ‘made them better’ sense. Just like the DoorDash grandma who delivered him McDonald’s today. She did that. He says he’s helping her sick husband pay the bills through his no tax on tips policy. We’re going to wait and see if he also told her he would revive health care negotiations in Congress or push for reinstating reinstating… [TheTopNews] Read More.54 mins ago
- Iranians Thought Peace Talks Went Well and Were ‘Pissed’ About JD Vance Pres...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives for a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks about Iran on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) The Iranian reportedly “pissed” about Vice President JD Vance blaming them for the sides failing to reach a peace deal over the weekend. Vance led a delegation of Americans in Islamabad, Pakistan to negotiate terms to formally end the war in Iran. After more than 20 hours of talks, however, the U.S. officials left Pakistan without a deal. In a press conference announcing the news, Vance claimed the Iranians had “chosen not to accept our terms” and added that it was “bad news for Iran.” The vice president said that one of the biggest obstacles in the talks involving uranium enrichment and nuclear weapons. A Monday report from Axios revealed more specifics terms in the deal. According to the report, the U.S. wanted a 20-year moratorium on uranium enrichment in the country. Iran countered with a much smaller, “single-digit” length of time. The report added: The U.S. demand for a moratorium on uranium enrichment was a critical issue in the marathon talks over the weekend. “The United States suggested 20 years at a minimum with all kinds of other restrictions,” a source familiar said. The U.S. also asked Iran to remove all highly enriched uranium from the country. The Iranians said they would agreed to a “monitored process of down-blending” it instead, according to the two sources. By the end, however, no deal was reached. Despite this, the Iranians felt as though progress had been made and they were nearing a deal. Then, Vance spoke. The report continued: While no agreement has been reached, the Iranians thought they were close to an initial agreement by Sunday morning and were caught off guard by Vance’s press conference. The VP gave no indication a deal was close, blamed the Iranians, and announced the U.S. delegation was leaving Islamabad. “The Iranians were pissed off about that press conference,” a source with knowledge said. At the time of writing, the two sides were still in talks and a second in-person round of negotiations had been discussed.The post Iranians Thought Peace Talks Went Well and Were ‘Pissed’ About JD Vance Presser: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.58 mins ago - Jesuit Priest On CNN Scoffs at Trump’s Defense of Jesus Meme — Denounces â€...A Jesuit priest denounced President Donald Trump’s “uncharitable, unchristian, and really unhinged attack” on Pope Leo XIV and scoffed at his claim a meme he posted was meant to show the president as a doctor. Recently, Trump has been dialing up the aggressiveness of his attacks on Leo, who has been an outspoken advocate against numerous wars, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more recently the U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran, as well as criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration policies. On Sunday, Trump posted a lengthy rant on his Truth Social account lambasting the pope as “terrible” thoughts on foreign policy, “WEAK” on crime and nuclear weapons — plus taking credit for the pope, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, becoming the first American pope last year. Monday morning, the president posted and then deleted a meme showing him as Jesus healing a sick man. The meme drew widespread backlash, including from Trump’s MAGA base. Trump claimed he thought it was showing him as a doctor or Red Cross worker — a claim that was met with immediate skepticism. Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and the editor at large of America magazine, a Catholic publication, was among those who openly disbelieved Trump’s claims about thinking the meme he posted was about a doctor. He discussed the last few days of the president’s feud with the pontiff during an appearance with anchor Erica Hill on CNN News Central Monday. “Not everyone sees that as a doctor,” Hill deadpanned, asking Martin for his reaction to the meme and the backlash to it. “I don’t know too many doctors that have glowing hands,” replied Martin. “That’s the most Jesus-looking picture I think I could imagine.” He continued, saying it was “pretty shocking to me that someone would put themselves in the place of Jesus,” especially right after the president “had just been tweeting out a pretty hateful attack on Pope Leo.” “Obviously religion was on his mind last night, and that probably came from watching the 60 Minutes special with the three cardinals,” Martin added, “so I guess he was, you know, thinking about religion. And that’s what came out.” Hill mentioned one of the cardinals who was on that 60 Minutes special who had said he had worked with four different popes and “believes each one was there at that moment for a reason,” and that “Pope Leo… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
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