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A conservative commentator observed on Monday that President Donald Trump’s plummeting approval rating indicates one thing — many of his supporters realize he does not care about them.“CNN approval out this morning — CNN, New York Times — Trump approved 37, disapproved 59,” The Bulwark’s Tim Miller commented on Monday in a conversation with Bill Kristol, the longtime conservative pundit. Miller also pointed out that CBS’ poll found that “Trump approved 37, disapproved 63. I thought, interestingly, in th

Meghan McCain called out SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly on her podcast Citizen McCain on Friday, blasting her former Fox News colleague for what she described as "ugly" and "hateful" comments about female celebrities' bodies.McCain, 41, took particular issue with Kelly's post-Met Gala commentary. "One thing that gets me really, really, really upset in general is body-shaming. I don't like it," McCain said. She directly addressed Kelly: "Honestly, find better content. If you're scraping the bottom of the barrel talking about women's bodies, there's a lot going on in the world."During her recent remarks, Kelly, 55, described Girls creator Lena Dunham as "homely"

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a staunch President Donald Trump supporter currently running in the Minnesota Republican Party’s gubernatorial primary, claimed on Monday that the GOP has “shut [him] out” of the upcoming debate.“They’re having a big GOP endorsement where they’re having a debate and I’m not allowed to come,” Lindell claimed to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on his podcast War Room. “They’ve shut me out.”Lindell added, “The establishment doesn’t want me, Stephen. The Minnesota media—you wouldn’t even know I’m r

Airline industry executives are bracing for a worst-case "Armageddon" scenario under President Donald Trump as the Iran war is threatening critical shortages of jet fuel — and they expect that if things get worse, the industry could see more liquidations similar to what happened to Spirit Airlines earlier this year.According to the Daily Beast, European budget carrier Ryanair's CFO Neil Sorahan told CNBC, "Do we have plans for some kind of Armageddon situation? Of course, we do, but I don't see that coming to pass. As things stand, we're operating a full schedule this summer, and plan to operate a full schedule into the winter period."He did acknowledge that "I think we

President Donald Trump's unprecedented push to annex new territories for the U.S. has caused widespread global uproars in his second term, with a new breakdown from The i Paper revealing his grand scheme to take over the entire western hemisphere with "55 states across three continents."Trump raised huge alarms across Canada soon after his return to the White House last year with his insistence that the country should submit to becoming the 51st U.S. state. As those threats died down, he renewed his obsession

In the wake of President Donald Trump's betrayal of a key ally in a vulnerable position, a former U.S. Army general and Europe commander revealed for The Bulwark why this decision was more destructive than the administration, or anyone, truly realizes.In a move that reportedly left some in his orbit "blindsided," Trump announced last week that a planned deployment of troops to Poland had been cancelled. The move swiftly drew heated criticism from all across the political spectrum, with one Republican

President Donald Trump is reportedly creating a $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals — including, perhaps, himself — who he alleges were targeted by “lawfare” for their political beliefs. Yet according to a recent report, Trump’s agreement may actually cost him money.“The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim to have been ‘victims’ of unfair prosecution, a condition of President Donald Trump settling his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, but a legal fight over the fund’s legality could still be looming—unless Trump is willing to pay taxes on the hefty fund himself,”

In the absence of fundamental change, especially among Democratic leaders, I can't say I have a lot of hope these days. That's in spite of all the polling showing that Donald Trump is the most unpopular president ever. He was unpopular the first time. That he's unpopular the second time should not be surprising. What is surprising is he was elected again despite being unpopular. More surprising is we keep believing unpopularity will doom him.Don't get me wrong.It could be that Trump's policies burn up so much of the American electorate that voters storm the polls in November to put Democrats back in charge of the Congress. But what if they storm the p

Rarely does President Donald Trump evoke bipartisan applause while delivering a State of the Union address, but he inspired just such a moment last February — when he called out former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her husband's history of stock trading."As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, let's also make sure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information," said Trump as members of both parties stood to applaud.While Republicans and Democrats in both houses have long inve

The Justice Department on Monday announced it will create a nearly $1.8 billion fund for those who claim they were “wronged” by the Joe Biden administration, which critics warn will amount to a slush fund for President Donald Trump's political allies, including those associated with the January 6 insurrection in particular. The fund was announced as part of a settlement in exchange for Trump dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, and in the opinion of one prominent conservative voice, it amounts to nothing less than an effort to “loot billions of tax payer funds.”This is according to Gregg Nunziata, currently the Executi