President Joe Biden condemned by the move by the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, saying that there was “no equivalence” between that country’s actions and those of Hamas.
Earlier today, the Icc issued a legal report in which a panel of international law experts supported a prosecutor’s conclusion that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of defense Yoav Gallant committed war crimes, in addition to leaders of Hamas. Among the experts was Amal Clooney, a special adviser to the prosecutor and wife of actor George Clooney.
The Icc’s move to seek arrest warrants drew immediate pushback from Biden and leaders of both parties in Congress.
Speaking in the Rose Garden at a ceremony to recognize Jewish American Heritage Month, Biden said, “Let me be clear: We reject the Icc’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
Earlier today, the Icc issued a legal report in which a panel of international law experts supported a prosecutor’s conclusion that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of defense Yoav Gallant committed war crimes, in addition to leaders of Hamas. Among the experts was Amal Clooney, a special adviser to the prosecutor and wife of actor George Clooney.
The Icc’s move to seek arrest warrants drew immediate pushback from Biden and leaders of both parties in Congress.
Speaking in the Rose Garden at a ceremony to recognize Jewish American Heritage Month, Biden said, “Let me be clear: We reject the Icc’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A third term in the White House may be on former President Donald Trump‘s radar if he is reelected this year. At the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Dallas this weekend, Trump threw out the idea in his speech.
“You know, Fdr 16 years—almost 16 years—he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump said on Saturday. A person in the crowd responded to Trump, saying, “Three.”
During his 2020 presidential campaign bid, Trump also mentioned serving in office for three terms multiple times. However, Trump seemed to retract this idea in an interview in April, saying, “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.”
If Trump is reelected this year, it is unclear how serious he is about prolonging his stay in office. The 22nd Amendment,...
“You know, Fdr 16 years—almost 16 years—he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump said on Saturday. A person in the crowd responded to Trump, saying, “Three.”
During his 2020 presidential campaign bid, Trump also mentioned serving in office for three terms multiple times. However, Trump seemed to retract this idea in an interview in April, saying, “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.”
If Trump is reelected this year, it is unclear how serious he is about prolonging his stay in office. The 22nd Amendment,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark attended Donald Trump‘s trial in Manhattan on Thursday. Clark, a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Justice Department, was indicted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) got into a heated exchange at Thursday’s House Oversight meeting. The meeting focused on GOP efforts to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refuses to release audio recordings of President Joe Biden‘s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Even in Cannes, it’s hard to avoid Donald Trump.
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
- 5/20/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
A lot of people would disagree with me, but I think there’s a mystery at the heart of Donald Trump. Many believe there’s no mystery, just a highly visible and documented legacy of bad behavior, selfishness, used-car-salesman effrontery, criminal transgressions, and abuse of power. They would say that Trump lies, slurs, showboats, bullies, toots racist dog whistles so loudly they’re not whistles anymore, and is increasingly open about the authoritarian president he plans to be.
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States, The Guardian reports.
Two High Court judges in London issued the ruling Monday, May 20, after Assange’s legal team raised concerns over some of the assurances the U.S. government made about the protections he would receive if he were extradited. The decision was a major win for Assange after a previous judge rejected his effort to appeal.
Assange is facing a host of charges in the U.S. under the Espionage...
Two High Court judges in London issued the ruling Monday, May 20, after Assange’s legal team raised concerns over some of the assurances the U.S. government made about the protections he would receive if he were extradited. The decision was a major win for Assange after a previous judge rejected his effort to appeal.
Assange is facing a host of charges in the U.S. under the Espionage...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Ali Abbasi’s 1970s-set The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his fixer Roy Cohn heads into tonight’s world premiere without US distribution in place despite selling across the world.
While Rocket Science has quietly sold international territories, US reps CAA Media Finance and WME Independent may be holding out for a deal after the first screening. “You need to see these films to gauge playability,” said one US buyer.
Yet the film may also be too hot to handle, exacerbating what is already a well-known lack of appetite for big bets due to...
While Rocket Science has quietly sold international territories, US reps CAA Media Finance and WME Independent may be holding out for a deal after the first screening. “You need to see these films to gauge playability,” said one US buyer.
Yet the film may also be too hot to handle, exacerbating what is already a well-known lack of appetite for big bets due to...
- 5/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
John Oliver addressed the past week in commencement gaffes on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight.
Noting that ceremonies in general have been “a little chaotic this year, both because of the continuing protest over Gaza, but also for weirder reasons,” he kicked off the segment by showing footage from the Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing graduation ceremony, where the announcer struggled to pronounce common names like Sarah, Meghan, Elizabeth, Molly — and Thomas.
The commencement presenter at Thomas Jefferson University accidentally read off the phonetic spellings of each graduate’s name and oh my god. pic.twitter.com/DVLGibmnRZ
— Michael Collier (@MikeACollier) May 10, 2024
“That is magnificent!” Oliver quipped. “Mispronouncing ‘Thomas’ at Thomas Jefferson University is just spectacular.”
He noted that the school later said the problem was due to the fact that the names had been spelled phonetically.
A message to the graduates of the Jefferson College of Nursing.
Noting that ceremonies in general have been “a little chaotic this year, both because of the continuing protest over Gaza, but also for weirder reasons,” he kicked off the segment by showing footage from the Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing graduation ceremony, where the announcer struggled to pronounce common names like Sarah, Meghan, Elizabeth, Molly — and Thomas.
The commencement presenter at Thomas Jefferson University accidentally read off the phonetic spellings of each graduate’s name and oh my god. pic.twitter.com/DVLGibmnRZ
— Michael Collier (@MikeACollier) May 10, 2024
“That is magnificent!” Oliver quipped. “Mispronouncing ‘Thomas’ at Thomas Jefferson University is just spectacular.”
He noted that the school later said the problem was due to the fact that the names had been spelled phonetically.
A message to the graduates of the Jefferson College of Nursing.
- 5/20/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former President Donald Trump demanded President Joe Biden take a drug test before their first debate. At the Minnesota Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner on Friday, Trump claimed Biden was “high as a kite” during the State of the Union address.
“I’m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way. I am, no, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union; he was as high as a kite,” Trump stated.
In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump accused Biden of being high on cocaine during the speech. “I think what happened is, you know, that white stuff that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine in the White House, I don’t know, I think something’s going on there because I watched this State of the Union and he was all jacked up at the beginning.
“I’m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way. I am, no, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union; he was as high as a kite,” Trump stated.
In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump accused Biden of being high on cocaine during the speech. “I think what happened is, you know, that white stuff that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine in the White House, I don’t know, I think something’s going on there because I watched this State of the Union and he was all jacked up at the beginning.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Jimmy Kimmel will moderate a conversation between President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama for a Biden campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles next month. The event will also feature special guests George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
The fundraiser will be held June 15, with tickets starting at $250 per person and rising to $500,000 for an “event chair” tier. Proceeds go to the Biden Victory Fund.
Kimmel will not be the first late-night host to dip his toe in the game of presidential moderation this year. In March, Stephen Colbert moderated a New York Biden fundraiser that featured the current president, Obama and former President Bill Clinton in conversation. Per the Associated Press, the event raised $26 million.
News of Kimmel’s gig comes after a big week for the comedian, given he made headlines for his brutal Disney upfront monologue on Tuesday, during which he laid into into CEO Bob Iger, the Golden Bachelor,...
The fundraiser will be held June 15, with tickets starting at $250 per person and rising to $500,000 for an “event chair” tier. Proceeds go to the Biden Victory Fund.
Kimmel will not be the first late-night host to dip his toe in the game of presidential moderation this year. In March, Stephen Colbert moderated a New York Biden fundraiser that featured the current president, Obama and former President Bill Clinton in conversation. Per the Associated Press, the event raised $26 million.
News of Kimmel’s gig comes after a big week for the comedian, given he made headlines for his brutal Disney upfront monologue on Tuesday, during which he laid into into CEO Bob Iger, the Golden Bachelor,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Imagine a film where Cate Blanchett plays a version of Angela Merkel. And Charles Dance is a Joe Biden parody in full British accent. Now add Denis Ménochet as a boisterous French president carried around a damp forest in a wheelbarrow and Alicia Vikander as a beautiful diplomat who tells tales of the end of the world in frenzied Swedish. A feel more pinches of insanity and you would have “Rumours,” the newest by Canadian maverick trio Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.
Continue reading ‘Rumours’ Review: Guy Maddin’s Bonkers Political Satire With Cate Blanchett Loses Steam Midway Through [Cannes] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Rumours’ Review: Guy Maddin’s Bonkers Political Satire With Cate Blanchett Loses Steam Midway Through [Cannes] at The Playlist.
- 5/19/2024
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- The Playlist
Rep. Byron Donalds, without evidence, accused President Joe Biden of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.”
There is no evidence that Biden uses or has used drugs. The Republican congressman lobbed the baseless speculation Sunday during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who countered Donalds’ allegation by responding, “These are obviously very serious charges… We’re not doctors. We have no idea.”
Rep. Byron Donalds recklessly speculates to Maria Bartiromo that Joe Biden is taking "injections" that make him "look coherent."
"We're not doctors.
There is no evidence that Biden uses or has used drugs. The Republican congressman lobbed the baseless speculation Sunday during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who countered Donalds’ allegation by responding, “These are obviously very serious charges… We’re not doctors. We have no idea.”
Rep. Byron Donalds recklessly speculates to Maria Bartiromo that Joe Biden is taking "injections" that make him "look coherent."
"We're not doctors.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Elise Stefanik does not like being reminded that she once called Donald Trump a “whack job” and “insulting to women.” During a Fox News interview, the New York Republican got heated when host Shannon Bream read excerpts from a New York Times article that included quotes showing Stefanik was initially critical of Trump’s candidacy in 2016.
The Times article quoted Stefanik telling a radio station in 2016 that Trump was “insulting to women” in the Access Hollywood tape where he bragged that he liked to “grab” women “by the pussy.
The Times article quoted Stefanik telling a radio station in 2016 that Trump was “insulting to women” in the Access Hollywood tape where he bragged that he liked to “grab” women “by the pussy.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has zero regrets about her heated exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a House committee hearing last week, telling CNN that Greene’s insult about Crockett’s appearance was “absolutely” racist.
“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.
“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said. “Women wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves.
“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.
“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said. “Women wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Oliver Stone is in Cannes today for a Special Screening of Lula, a documentary he co-directed with Rob Wilson about the unbelievable comeback of Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. The film chronicles his extraordinary journey in 2022 to regain the Brazilian presidency after spending 19 months in prison. This happened after a hacker exposed a conspiracy meant to take down the labor leader in a corruption scandal that tied back to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and the most powerful judge in the country. It’s a story you have to see to believe.
Here, Stone discusses his film, and how the four-time Oscar winner hopes to mount one final major drama after a career spanning Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers and so many others. He also revisits his position on Vladimir Putin, whom he interviewed extensively several years ago, in light of...
Here, Stone discusses his film, and how the four-time Oscar winner hopes to mount one final major drama after a career spanning Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers and so many others. He also revisits his position on Vladimir Putin, whom he interviewed extensively several years ago, in light of...
- 5/19/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update reacted to the planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as well as an especially viral exchange in the House of Representatives this week involving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-ga).
For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second on ABC in September, co-anchor Colin Jost suggested that viewers “take a bottle of Ambien and Adderall at the same time.”
Jost also mocked each candidate for their social media posts agreeing to the debate, as Biden addressed Trump with “Make my day,...
For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second on ABC in September, co-anchor Colin Jost suggested that viewers “take a bottle of Ambien and Adderall at the same time.”
Jost also mocked each candidate for their social media posts agreeing to the debate, as Biden addressed Trump with “Make my day,...
- 5/19/2024
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of the first presidential debate next month, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is already rigorously fact checking President Joe Biden’s economic policies — regarding Snickers candy bars.
In a post on his failing social media company Truth Social on Friday night, Trump went off about Biden’s claim that Snickers were being manufactured smaller but cost the same due to inflation.
“Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and proclaimed in an interview that Americans can actually Afford his brutal inflation tax,” Trump wrote. “He declared that families...
In a post on his failing social media company Truth Social on Friday night, Trump went off about Biden’s claim that Snickers were being manufactured smaller but cost the same due to inflation.
“Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and proclaimed in an interview that Americans can actually Afford his brutal inflation tax,” Trump wrote. “He declared that families...
- 5/19/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Dr. Bruce A. Aronwald, Donald Trump‘s physician, has raised eyebrows with his unusual reports about the former president’s health. Aronwald is a member of Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
On November 20, 2023, Trump posted a letter from Aronwald to his social media platform, Truth Social, reporting that, after his medical examination on September 13, 2023, he is in “excellent” mental and physical health.
The physician, who has been treating the former president since 2021, wrote that his “physical exams were well within the normal range, and his cognitive exams were exceptional.”
He also mentioned that the recent lab results had been “even more favorable than prior testing on some of the most significant parameters.” The letter, however, did not cite any evidence supporting his claims, including measures of blood pressure or cholesterol levels, and did not contain any test results.
Trump’s clean bill of health came as both...
On November 20, 2023, Trump posted a letter from Aronwald to his social media platform, Truth Social, reporting that, after his medical examination on September 13, 2023, he is in “excellent” mental and physical health.
The physician, who has been treating the former president since 2021, wrote that his “physical exams were well within the normal range, and his cognitive exams were exceptional.”
He also mentioned that the recent lab results had been “even more favorable than prior testing on some of the most significant parameters.” The letter, however, did not cite any evidence supporting his claims, including measures of blood pressure or cholesterol levels, and did not contain any test results.
Trump’s clean bill of health came as both...
- 5/19/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Jimmy Kimmel will moderate a conversation with President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at a Hollywood-centric L.A. fundraiser for the 2024 re-election campaign next month.
The event, to be held on June 15 in downtown Los Angeles, also will feature George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Kimmel is the latest late-night host to take part in a Biden event. In March, Stephen Colbert moderated a fundraiser for the Biden campaign that featured a conversation with the president, Obama and former President Bill Clinton. That event took place in New York and raised $26 million, according to the campaign.
Tickets to this event start at $250 per person and rise to $500,000 for an “event chair” listing. The latter includes four tickets in the center front orchestra, photo line access and a reception and after party. Proceeds go to the Biden Victory Fund, a joint committee of the Biden campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties.
The event, to be held on June 15 in downtown Los Angeles, also will feature George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Kimmel is the latest late-night host to take part in a Biden event. In March, Stephen Colbert moderated a fundraiser for the Biden campaign that featured a conversation with the president, Obama and former President Bill Clinton. That event took place in New York and raised $26 million, according to the campaign.
Tickets to this event start at $250 per person and rise to $500,000 for an “event chair” listing. The latter includes four tickets in the center front orchestra, photo line access and a reception and after party. Proceeds go to the Biden Victory Fund, a joint committee of the Biden campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties.
- 5/18/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said he had been wrong to say, “Lord help us,” if we support Donald Trump in 2016.
Vance said this while discussing his opinion about Trump’s New York hush money trial with CNN host Dana Bash.
Vance was one of many Republicans who visited the hush money trial last week.
“I want to ask about what we saw this past week, and it’s gonna continue this week – the trial in New York – adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified about her allegation of the sexual encounter with Donald Trump,” Bash told the Ohio senator. “Now, after the Access Hollywood tape in 2016, you tweeted: ‘fellow Christians, everyone is watching us. When we apologize for this man, lord help us,'” she added.
Bash reminded him that Vance has “since deleted that tweet” about the former president.
“Do you still feel that way about Donald Trump’s sexual indiscretions?...
Vance said this while discussing his opinion about Trump’s New York hush money trial with CNN host Dana Bash.
Vance was one of many Republicans who visited the hush money trial last week.
“I want to ask about what we saw this past week, and it’s gonna continue this week – the trial in New York – adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified about her allegation of the sexual encounter with Donald Trump,” Bash told the Ohio senator. “Now, after the Access Hollywood tape in 2016, you tweeted: ‘fellow Christians, everyone is watching us. When we apologize for this man, lord help us,'” she added.
Bash reminded him that Vance has “since deleted that tweet” about the former president.
“Do you still feel that way about Donald Trump’s sexual indiscretions?...
- 5/18/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, has been slammed on social media for declaring that presidential debates have always been “rigged” in President Joe Biden’s favor.
Early on May 15, Biden and Trump agreed to participate in a presidential debate on CNN on June 27 and a second debate on ABC on September 10.
Lara said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that “the scales have always been tipped against Donald Trump.”
Hannity condemned the forthcoming debates. Trump had said that he was willing to debate Biden under any conditions. The host demanded “no notes” and “no teleprompters.”
Despite this, Lara hinted that Trump is ready to take on his opponent.
“And this year more than ever, with all the lawfare, with all we’ve seen against him — in some crazy way, Sean, they’ve actually prepared him for this moment because he’s not afraid...
Early on May 15, Biden and Trump agreed to participate in a presidential debate on CNN on June 27 and a second debate on ABC on September 10.
Lara said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that “the scales have always been tipped against Donald Trump.”
Hannity condemned the forthcoming debates. Trump had said that he was willing to debate Biden under any conditions. The host demanded “no notes” and “no teleprompters.”
Despite this, Lara hinted that Trump is ready to take on his opponent.
“And this year more than ever, with all the lawfare, with all we’ve seen against him — in some crazy way, Sean, they’ve actually prepared him for this moment because he’s not afraid...
- 5/18/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Forget the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Bill Maher spent the first segment of Friday’s Real Time asking about a cultural battle – the feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
To explain the war of words, Maher brought in Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Vanderbilt University and author of the book Unequal: A Story of America.
Dyson blamed the feud on a personality clash. “Kendrick Lamar didn’t like the fact that Drake was who he was,” a resentment dating back years. It kept brewing until it “blew up in one particular song,” which was Like That, a 2024 collaboration by Future, Metro Boomin, and Lamar.
Dyson said verbal battles are not unusual in the Black community. He pointed out that Drake, a Canadian, has been accused of being a “culture vulture” who is not socially conscious. “So his Blackness was put into question,” Dyson said.
Dyson...
To explain the war of words, Maher brought in Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Vanderbilt University and author of the book Unequal: A Story of America.
Dyson blamed the feud on a personality clash. “Kendrick Lamar didn’t like the fact that Drake was who he was,” a resentment dating back years. It kept brewing until it “blew up in one particular song,” which was Like That, a 2024 collaboration by Future, Metro Boomin, and Lamar.
Dyson said verbal battles are not unusual in the Black community. He pointed out that Drake, a Canadian, has been accused of being a “culture vulture” who is not socially conscious. “So his Blackness was put into question,” Dyson said.
Dyson...
- 5/18/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s new book is facing yet another controversy over her claim that she canceled a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron after his comments about the Israel-Hamas war. The French government has now officially denied she was ever offered such a meeting.
For weeks, Noem’s memoir No Going Back has been criticized after a story that she shot her family dog in it was revealed.
The governor also said she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but had to retract that story when fact-checkers proved it was not true.
According to Noem’s book, “While in Paris, I was slated to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. However, the day before we were to meet he made what I considered a very pro-Hamas and anti-Israel comment to the press. So, I decided to cancel.”
Noem was invited to sit in Macron...
For weeks, Noem’s memoir No Going Back has been criticized after a story that she shot her family dog in it was revealed.
The governor also said she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but had to retract that story when fact-checkers proved it was not true.
According to Noem’s book, “While in Paris, I was slated to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. However, the day before we were to meet he made what I considered a very pro-Hamas and anti-Israel comment to the press. So, I decided to cancel.”
Noem was invited to sit in Macron...
- 5/18/2024
- by Anushka Desai
- Uinterview
CNN will make its June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump available for simulcast by other networks, a spokesperson said Friday.
ABC News, which is planning a Sept. 10 debate, has said that it will provide the feed to other networks.
The debates between the presidential contenders, which came together this week, promise to be a viewership juggernaut. But the ultimate reach of both events has been a lingering question, as it could have an impact on its total audience.
By making the debate available to rivals, CNN is giving up exclusivity, and perhaps the chance at a larger audience. But the debate overall may end up garnering a larger overall viewership if it is widely available across networks, albeit it will be with CNN talent.
Since 1988, the Commission on Presidential Debates has hosted the general election debates and they have aired across networks, cable outlets and streaming platforms.
ABC News, which is planning a Sept. 10 debate, has said that it will provide the feed to other networks.
The debates between the presidential contenders, which came together this week, promise to be a viewership juggernaut. But the ultimate reach of both events has been a lingering question, as it could have an impact on its total audience.
By making the debate available to rivals, CNN is giving up exclusivity, and perhaps the chance at a larger audience. But the debate overall may end up garnering a larger overall viewership if it is widely available across networks, albeit it will be with CNN talent.
Since 1988, the Commission on Presidential Debates has hosted the general election debates and they have aired across networks, cable outlets and streaming platforms.
- 5/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump said that his campaign has agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate — but on Fox News.
His statement came a day after Joe Biden’s presidential campaign said that Vice President Kamala Harris had accepted CBS News’ invitation for a debate, either on July 23 or Aug. 13.
In a message on Truth Social, his social media platform, Trump wrote, “On behalf of the future Vice President of the United States, who I have not yet chosen, we hereby accept the Fox Vice Presidential Debate, hopefully at Virginia State University, the first Historically Black College or University to host a Debate – Date to be determined. I urge Vice President Kamala Harris to agree to this. Make America Great Again!” Trump didn’t say anything about the CBS News invite.
On Fox News, anchor Bret Baier, calling this the “wild west of debate proposals,” said that the invite went out...
His statement came a day after Joe Biden’s presidential campaign said that Vice President Kamala Harris had accepted CBS News’ invitation for a debate, either on July 23 or Aug. 13.
In a message on Truth Social, his social media platform, Trump wrote, “On behalf of the future Vice President of the United States, who I have not yet chosen, we hereby accept the Fox Vice Presidential Debate, hopefully at Virginia State University, the first Historically Black College or University to host a Debate – Date to be determined. I urge Vice President Kamala Harris to agree to this. Make America Great Again!” Trump didn’t say anything about the CBS News invite.
On Fox News, anchor Bret Baier, calling this the “wild west of debate proposals,” said that the invite went out...
- 5/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the Capitol riots in 2021, an upside-down U.S. flag flew outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
The New York Times published a photo of the inverted flag, reporting that it was seen at the Alitos’ home in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 17, 2021, for several days, distressing neighbors.
“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Alito said in an emailed statement. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.”
His wife, Martha-Ann Alito, fought with another family in the neighborhood about an anti-Trump sign placed on their lawn.
The neighbors perceived the flag as a political statement. In the weeks after the 2020 election, the upside-down flag had become a symbol of the “Stop the Steal” movement, in which Donald Trump’s supporters falsely claimed that Joe Biden’s victory...
The New York Times published a photo of the inverted flag, reporting that it was seen at the Alitos’ home in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 17, 2021, for several days, distressing neighbors.
“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Alito said in an emailed statement. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.”
His wife, Martha-Ann Alito, fought with another family in the neighborhood about an anti-Trump sign placed on their lawn.
The neighbors perceived the flag as a political statement. In the weeks after the 2020 election, the upside-down flag had become a symbol of the “Stop the Steal” movement, in which Donald Trump’s supporters falsely claimed that Joe Biden’s victory...
- 5/17/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Michael Leach, who was the first White House chief diversity and inclusion officer, has signed with Buchwald for entertainment and literary representation.
Leach led efforts to create the most diverse White House staff in history. He previously was a top aide on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
Leach departed the White House earlier this year, and founded BridgeTrust Partners LLC, a consulting practice that provides services in venture capital, government, tech, sports, healthcare, education, media and entertainment.
At the White House, Leach fostered dialogue and hosted conversations and engagement with government, sports and entertainment figures including Olivia Rodrigo, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Golden State Warriors. Since his tenure, he partnered with the group Artists & Athletes for a private dinner and discussion with media and entertainment figures during Grammys week.
In a statement, Leach said that he planned to “draw from my diverse background and experiences to enrich the media and entertainment landscape.
Leach led efforts to create the most diverse White House staff in history. He previously was a top aide on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
Leach departed the White House earlier this year, and founded BridgeTrust Partners LLC, a consulting practice that provides services in venture capital, government, tech, sports, healthcare, education, media and entertainment.
At the White House, Leach fostered dialogue and hosted conversations and engagement with government, sports and entertainment figures including Olivia Rodrigo, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Golden State Warriors. Since his tenure, he partnered with the group Artists & Athletes for a private dinner and discussion with media and entertainment figures during Grammys week.
In a statement, Leach said that he planned to “draw from my diverse background and experiences to enrich the media and entertainment landscape.
- 5/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Harrison Butker’s Controversial Commencement Speech: “These Are His Beliefs”
Whoopi Goldberg and other View panelists are weighing in on Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s recent controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College.
The NFL player was slammed on social media this week for his speech to graduating students at the private Catholic school, where he condemned abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the LGBTQ community, as well as suggested that women should embrace being a “homemaker.”
After bringing up the controversy on Thursday’s episode of The View, Goldberg went on to defend Butker’s right to free speech, even if she doesn’t share the same beliefs and perspective.
“I like when people say what they need to say,” the Egot winner said. “He’s at a Catholic college, he’s a staunch Catholic. These are his beliefs and he’s welcome to them. I don’t have to believe them, I don’t have to accept them,...
The NFL player was slammed on social media this week for his speech to graduating students at the private Catholic school, where he condemned abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the LGBTQ community, as well as suggested that women should embrace being a “homemaker.”
After bringing up the controversy on Thursday’s episode of The View, Goldberg went on to defend Butker’s right to free speech, even if she doesn’t share the same beliefs and perspective.
“I like when people say what they need to say,” the Egot winner said. “He’s at a Catholic college, he’s a staunch Catholic. These are his beliefs and he’s welcome to them. I don’t have to believe them, I don’t have to accept them,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour was one of the most in-demand live shows of 2023, bringing in millions of attendees including more than a few star-studded guests. In August, Vice President Kamala Harris attended the singer’s first of two nights in Maryland, and according to annual financial disclosure report, her tickets were on the house — not the White House, but Beyoncé’s House of Renaissance.
Harris brought her husband Doug Emhoff along as her plus one to the show, for which their tickets were valued at $1,655.92. “Thanks for a fun date night,...
Harris brought her husband Doug Emhoff along as her plus one to the show, for which their tickets were valued at $1,655.92. “Thanks for a fun date night,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
‘The View’: Whoopi Goldberg Makes Fiery Defense of Chiefs Kicker’s Controversial Commencement Speech
The View got off to a running start on Thursday’s new episode as Whoopi Goldberg opened the show’s “Hot Topics” segment with an impassioned defense of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, whose controversial commencement speech has led to calls for his termination from the Super Bowl-winning team. After playing a clip of the speech, in which Butker claimed that women have been told “diabolical lies” about gender roles and that “the majority” of the new graduates in the crowd were “most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.” That was just one part of the speech, which also criticized President Joe Biden, reproductive rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion (Dei) initiatives, and the LGBTQ+ community and encouraged men in the audience to “be unapologetic in your masculinity.” After Butker delivered that address to the Class of 2024 at Benedictine College, a Catholic university,...
- 5/16/2024
- TV Insider
“Rashed Saber” was thrown from bed and concussed last Wednesday when an Israeli drone missile crashed through his family’s home in eastern Rafah at 5:30 a.m. He doesn’t know how he survived the attack.
The young doctor, who fled Israel’s invasion of Gaza City and has spent most of the war working in emergency rooms to save as many of Gaza’s 79,000 wounded as possible, grabbed what he could carry and ran with his family. Now, on a packed beach next to the shattered city of Khan Younis,...
The young doctor, who fled Israel’s invasion of Gaza City and has spent most of the war working in emergency rooms to save as many of Gaza’s 79,000 wounded as possible, grabbed what he could carry and ran with his family. Now, on a packed beach next to the shattered city of Khan Younis,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Jesse Rosenfeld
- Rollingstone.com
After providing vocal support for Bernie Sanders and then Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential primaries and election, Cardi B has no interest in getting involved in 2024. In her new Rolling Stone cover story, the rapper, political junkie, and occasional pundit discussed her disillusionment with all sides of the American political system, saying of Biden and Donald Trump: “I don’t fuck with both of y’all niggas.”
While Cardi said she saw Trump’s presidency as a major threat, she’s felt “layers and layers of disappointment” during the Biden administration.
While Cardi said she saw Trump’s presidency as a major threat, she’s felt “layers and layers of disappointment” during the Biden administration.
- 5/16/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio recordings of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur — ostensibly in a bid to shield Attorney General Merrick Garland from a Republican scheme to hold him in contempt of Congress. House Republicans plan to move forward anyway.
The recordings relate to a deposition given by Biden to the special counsel regarding his handling of classified documents found at his home and office. The interview itself became a point of contention between the White House and the Justice Department, after Hur described the president “as a sympathetic,...
The recordings relate to a deposition given by Biden to the special counsel regarding his handling of classified documents found at his home and office. The interview itself became a point of contention between the White House and the Justice Department, after Hur described the president “as a sympathetic,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The US House of Representatives has passed the Ticket Act, which would enact a series of polices increasing transparency in the ticket industry.
The legislation passed on Wednesday with a bipartisan vote of 338-24. The bill must now be voted on by the US Senate and signed by President Joe Biden before going into law.
The proposed legislation would require all ticket retailers — both primary and secondary sellers — to show the “all-in” price of a ticket (including an itemized list of all fees) prior to checkout.
The legislation would also deter speculative ticketing by barring resellers from selling tickets unless they actually have them in hand; prohibit deceptive marketing tactics; require that the ticket retailer provide a full refund or replacement ticket with buyers’ approval; and require the Federal Trade Commission to issue a report on the Bots Act Enforcement, which passed in 2016.
The Fix the Tix Coalition and the...
The legislation passed on Wednesday with a bipartisan vote of 338-24. The bill must now be voted on by the US Senate and signed by President Joe Biden before going into law.
The proposed legislation would require all ticket retailers — both primary and secondary sellers — to show the “all-in” price of a ticket (including an itemized list of all fees) prior to checkout.
The legislation would also deter speculative ticketing by barring resellers from selling tickets unless they actually have them in hand; prohibit deceptive marketing tactics; require that the ticket retailer provide a full refund or replacement ticket with buyers’ approval; and require the Federal Trade Commission to issue a report on the Bots Act Enforcement, which passed in 2016.
The Fix the Tix Coalition and the...
- 5/16/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Missed Wednesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Master Debaters?
With the 2024 presidential election to determine whether 51 percent of Americans think America should continue as a democracy a mere six months away, it was inevitable that the political discourse would turn to the debates. That, even though one candidate is currently being tried on felony charges that he engaged in business crimes to defraud the last electorate and might be in prison. Yes, President Joe Biden even issued the invitation to Donald Trump in the most Dark Brandon manner possible, challenging his rival to a Wednesday debate because he knows Trump’s trial takes that day off. As Stephen Colbert noted in a specially constructed “Damn Cam” reaction shot, “Damnnnn.”
For most late-night hosts, the prospect of a third go-around of Republican candidate Donald Trump blustering,...
Master Debaters?
With the 2024 presidential election to determine whether 51 percent of Americans think America should continue as a democracy a mere six months away, it was inevitable that the political discourse would turn to the debates. That, even though one candidate is currently being tried on felony charges that he engaged in business crimes to defraud the last electorate and might be in prison. Yes, President Joe Biden even issued the invitation to Donald Trump in the most Dark Brandon manner possible, challenging his rival to a Wednesday debate because he knows Trump’s trial takes that day off. As Stephen Colbert noted in a specially constructed “Damn Cam” reaction shot, “Damnnnn.”
For most late-night hosts, the prospect of a third go-around of Republican candidate Donald Trump blustering,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
A Jewish-American political appointee resigned from President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday, a sign of the growing fallout over Biden’s allegiance with Israel in the war on Gaza.
Lily Greenberg Call, a former Biden-Harris campaign staffer, stepped down from her position with the U.S. Department of Interior due to the president’s response, or lack thereof, to Israel’s assault in Gaza.
“I reject the premise that one people’s salvation must come at another’s destruction,” Call wrote in her resignation letter. “I am committed to creating...
Lily Greenberg Call, a former Biden-Harris campaign staffer, stepped down from her position with the U.S. Department of Interior due to the president’s response, or lack thereof, to Israel’s assault in Gaza.
“I reject the premise that one people’s salvation must come at another’s destruction,” Call wrote in her resignation letter. “I am committed to creating...
- 5/16/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) criticized the prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial for “disrespecting” the former president.
On May 13, Tuberville delivered a statement outside of the Manhattan courthouse in which he condemned the case’s prosecutors.
“First of all, I’m disappointed in the courtroom,” he shared. “I’m hearing, ‘Mr. Trump,’ ‘Mr. Trump.’ He is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that’s what that place is in there. It’s no respect.”
“Here’s what I’m seeing, too,” the Alabama GOP senator mentioned. “It is depressing. That courtroom is depressing. This is New York City, the icon of our country. And we got a courtroom that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever been in.”
“The mental anguish is trying to be pushed on Republican candidate for the president of the United States this year,” he claimed. “That’s all this is.
On May 13, Tuberville delivered a statement outside of the Manhattan courthouse in which he condemned the case’s prosecutors.
“First of all, I’m disappointed in the courtroom,” he shared. “I’m hearing, ‘Mr. Trump,’ ‘Mr. Trump.’ He is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that’s what that place is in there. It’s no respect.”
“Here’s what I’m seeing, too,” the Alabama GOP senator mentioned. “It is depressing. That courtroom is depressing. This is New York City, the icon of our country. And we got a courtroom that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever been in.”
“The mental anguish is trying to be pushed on Republican candidate for the president of the United States this year,” he claimed. “That’s all this is.
- 5/16/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
One person who was not happy to hear President Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed to debate each other? Independent presidential candidate and brain worm conqueror Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Shortly after news of the debates broke Wednesday, Kennedy took to X/Twitter to claim the two most recent presidents were “colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 80% say they do not want.”
“They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win,” Kennedy said. “Keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy.
Shortly after news of the debates broke Wednesday, Kennedy took to X/Twitter to claim the two most recent presidents were “colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 80% say they do not want.”
“They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win,” Kennedy said. “Keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy.
- 5/16/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
ABC News’ David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the second presidential debate on Sept. 10.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump said that they would participate in the event, to be their second matchup this cycle. CNN is hosting the first debate, scheduled for June 27 at its Atlanta headquarters, with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating.
ABC News has not announced the format for its debate, although one source said that it will be in studio as well. The announcement of the moderators was made on World News Tonight, which Muir anchors. Davis anchors the streaming newscast ABC News Live Prime.
This will be the first time that Muir or Davis has moderated a general election debate. The last ABC News personality to do so was Martha Raddatz, who co-moderated a debate with CNN’s Anderson Cooper in 2016.
Earlier today, the Biden campaign announced that it was forgoing the fall debates...
Joe Biden and Donald Trump said that they would participate in the event, to be their second matchup this cycle. CNN is hosting the first debate, scheduled for June 27 at its Atlanta headquarters, with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating.
ABC News has not announced the format for its debate, although one source said that it will be in studio as well. The announcement of the moderators was made on World News Tonight, which Muir anchors. Davis anchors the streaming newscast ABC News Live Prime.
This will be the first time that Muir or Davis has moderated a general election debate. The last ABC News personality to do so was Martha Raddatz, who co-moderated a debate with CNN’s Anderson Cooper in 2016.
Earlier today, the Biden campaign announced that it was forgoing the fall debates...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden. (Photos by Gage Skidmore)
Warner Bros Discovery’s (Wbd) CNN and the Walt Disney Company’s ABC scored major victories on Wednesday after the groups representing the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees for president agreed to a pair of televised debates on those networks.
The networks announced the debates on Wednesday after representatives from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s campaigns affirmed their willingness to participate.
The first debate will take place on Thursday, June 27 — months earlier than when debates are usually scheduled — and will air on CNN. The debate will also simulcast on CNN International, CNN en Español and on the News tab via Wbd’s streaming service Max. CNN’s website and apps will offer a version of the debate as well. CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate from Atlanta.
The second debate will take place on Tuesday,...
Warner Bros Discovery’s (Wbd) CNN and the Walt Disney Company’s ABC scored major victories on Wednesday after the groups representing the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees for president agreed to a pair of televised debates on those networks.
The networks announced the debates on Wednesday after representatives from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s campaigns affirmed their willingness to participate.
The first debate will take place on Thursday, June 27 — months earlier than when debates are usually scheduled — and will air on CNN. The debate will also simulcast on CNN International, CNN en Español and on the News tab via Wbd’s streaming service Max. CNN’s website and apps will offer a version of the debate as well. CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate from Atlanta.
The second debate will take place on Tuesday,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Lame duck Sen. Mitt Romney (R–Utah) is one of Donald Trump’s harshest critics among the congressional GOP — until it comes to the former president’s criminal indictments.
Romney sat down with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle for an interview to air Wednesday night where he revealed if he was in charge, he would have pardoned Trump.
“Had I been President Biden, when the Justice Department brought out indictments, I would have immediately pardoned him. I’d have pardoned President Trump,” Romney said. “Why? Well, because it makes me, President Biden,...
Romney sat down with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle for an interview to air Wednesday night where he revealed if he was in charge, he would have pardoned Trump.
“Had I been President Biden, when the Justice Department brought out indictments, I would have immediately pardoned him. I’d have pardoned President Trump,” Romney said. “Why? Well, because it makes me, President Biden,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have reached an agreement to hold two highly anticipated presidential debates in June and September of 2024.
This decision comes after the Biden campaign announced campaign’s that they would not participate in the debates organized by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has overseen the process for over thirty years. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump expressed his readiness and willingness to debate Biden at the proposed times.
Hours later, Biden said he accepted a CNN invitation to a debate and said, “Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, anytime, any place.”
Trump told Fox News Digital he accepted the invitation: “I’ll be there.”
The first debate, hosted by CNN, will take place on June 27 and mark the first face-off between the two presumptive nominees.
The Biden campaign’s decision to bypass the traditional debate commission was a strategic move,...
This decision comes after the Biden campaign announced campaign’s that they would not participate in the debates organized by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has overseen the process for over thirty years. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump expressed his readiness and willingness to debate Biden at the proposed times.
Hours later, Biden said he accepted a CNN invitation to a debate and said, “Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, anytime, any place.”
Trump told Fox News Digital he accepted the invitation: “I’ll be there.”
The first debate, hosted by CNN, will take place on June 27 and mark the first face-off between the two presumptive nominees.
The Biden campaign’s decision to bypass the traditional debate commission was a strategic move,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Shortly after the first 2024 presidential debate between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was announced, details about the second have also been revealed. The second presidential debate will take place in September, and even though the first has yet to take place, this next round is already taking shape. Here’s what we know. When will the second Biden and Trump debate take place? The second presidential debate between the Democratic and Republican candidates will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 10. How to watch the second presidential debate Broadcast audiences can watch the debate live on ABC, and it will also stream on ABC News Live and Hulu. It will also be simulcast on other broadcast and streaming news networks in the United States. Second 2024 presidential debate monitors Details about which ABC News anchor(s) will moderate the debate have yet to be revealed by the network. Rules...
- 5/15/2024
- TV Insider
Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the network said.
Both candidates said today that they had agreed to participate in the event, which will take place at CNN’s studios in Atlanta.
Tapper and Bash were to co-moderate a Republican primary debate this year in New Hampshire, but that was canceled after Nikki Haley and Donald Trump declined to participate, leaving just Ron DeSantis.
CNN has not yet said whether other networks will be offered a feed to simulcast the event. ABC News, which is hosting the second debate on Sept. 10, said that it would provide its coverage for other networks to broadcast and stream. Puck first reported the news on the choice of moderators, about a minute before the network announced it.
This will be the first time that Tapper or Bash has moderated a general election debate.
Both candidates said today that they had agreed to participate in the event, which will take place at CNN’s studios in Atlanta.
Tapper and Bash were to co-moderate a Republican primary debate this year in New Hampshire, but that was canceled after Nikki Haley and Donald Trump declined to participate, leaving just Ron DeSantis.
CNN has not yet said whether other networks will be offered a feed to simulcast the event. ABC News, which is hosting the second debate on Sept. 10, said that it would provide its coverage for other networks to broadcast and stream. Puck first reported the news on the choice of moderators, about a minute before the network announced it.
This will be the first time that Tapper or Bash has moderated a general election debate.
- 5/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Hours after Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s campaigns swiftly finalized plans for two presidential debates, the president’s team is already warning that his rival is “playing games.”
“No more chaos, no more debate about debates,” Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement this afternoon.
It came after Trump posted on Truth Social that he had agreed to another debate, beyond the two, that would be hosted by Fox News on Oct. 2 and moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
Earlier today, both campaigns said that they had agreed to participate in a June 27 debate hosted by CNN and a September 10 debate hosted by ABC News. Biden released a video this morning challenging Trump to two debates, much earlier in the election year schedule than have traditionally been held.
“President Biden made his terms clear for two one-on-one debates, and Donald Trump accepted those terms,” O...
“No more chaos, no more debate about debates,” Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement this afternoon.
It came after Trump posted on Truth Social that he had agreed to another debate, beyond the two, that would be hosted by Fox News on Oct. 2 and moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
Earlier today, both campaigns said that they had agreed to participate in a June 27 debate hosted by CNN and a September 10 debate hosted by ABC News. Biden released a video this morning challenging Trump to two debates, much earlier in the election year schedule than have traditionally been held.
“President Biden made his terms clear for two one-on-one debates, and Donald Trump accepted those terms,” O...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a highly controversial commencement speech at the Benedictine College graduation ceremony on May 11.
Butker, 28, decried various “diabolical lies” about topics such as abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), surrogacy, and President Joe Biden, which has sparked a wave of backlash on social media.
He began his speech by saying, “It is safe to say that over the years, I have gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind.”
Butker said, “While Covid might have played a large role throughout your formative years, it is not unique.” He went on to criticize “bad policies and poor leadership” that he said “have negatively impacted major life issues.”
“Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerative cultural values in media all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder,” he said.
Butker addressed the female students, “For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment.
Butker, 28, decried various “diabolical lies” about topics such as abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), surrogacy, and President Joe Biden, which has sparked a wave of backlash on social media.
He began his speech by saying, “It is safe to say that over the years, I have gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind.”
Butker said, “While Covid might have played a large role throughout your formative years, it is not unique.” He went on to criticize “bad policies and poor leadership” that he said “have negatively impacted major life issues.”
“Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerative cultural values in media all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder,” he said.
Butker addressed the female students, “For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment.
- 5/15/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
ABC News plans to make its coverage of the second presidential debate in September available to other networks for simulcast.
The network announced today that it will host a debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Sept. 10. That followed an earlier announcement by CNN that Biden and Trump had agreed to a first debate on June 27 at the network’s Atlanta studios, with no audience.
For both networks, the debates are likely to be ratings blockbusters, showcasing their top talent and personalities. But very soon after the dates were announced, there was some question as to how wide of a reach each of the events will get.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has hosted the debates each cycle since 1988, but the general election matchups were not exclusive to any one network. Rather, a feed was made widely available to networks and streaming services. That undoubtedly helped drive viewership up,...
The network announced today that it will host a debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Sept. 10. That followed an earlier announcement by CNN that Biden and Trump had agreed to a first debate on June 27 at the network’s Atlanta studios, with no audience.
For both networks, the debates are likely to be ratings blockbusters, showcasing their top talent and personalities. But very soon after the dates were announced, there was some question as to how wide of a reach each of the events will get.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has hosted the debates each cycle since 1988, but the general election matchups were not exclusive to any one network. Rather, a feed was made widely available to networks and streaming services. That undoubtedly helped drive viewership up,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicked the hornet’s nest last weekend when he encouraged the women of Benedictine College’s 2024 graduate class to embrace their roles as wives and homemakers rather than putting their degrees to use. While the speech drew widespread criticism for his characterization of women and LGBTQ+ people, Butker also promoted an insidious piece of antisemitic misinformation pertaining to legislation in Congress.
“I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,...
“I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Andrew Perez and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
CNN and Max will host a presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump this summer. The debate will air live on CNN and stream simultaneously on Max as the two oldest presidential candidates in history go toe-to-toe. CNN is already putting controls in place to make the most of the allotted time for the debate. Here’s everything we know about it. When Will Biden & Trump Debate Take Place? The 2024 presidential debate between the Democratic and Republican candidates will take place live on Thursday, June 27 at 9/8c. The debate will be held in CNN’s Atlanta studios, but there will be no studio audience. That means no live reactions from the crowd in response to Biden and Trump’s answers and no questions from audience members. It’s possible that questions from voters could be submitted in advance for the moderators to ask on viewers’ behalf.
- 5/15/2024
- TV Insider
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