'Being WOKE is for losers': Donald Trump takes aim at Jaguar and celebrates Sydney Sweeney
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Daily Mirror
3 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he gets really weird about Sydney Sweeney
Trump took to the airwaves this morning, spouting a torrent of untruths in lengthy and increasingly unhinged rants Donald Trump has returned from another weekend of golf - and jumped straight into a day of lies, falsehoods and being weird about young women. Not satisfied with firing the head of a government body that delivered some statistics he didn't like, Trump took to the airwaves this morning, spouting a torrent of untruths in lengthy and increasingly unhinged rants. Also, he's being weird about Sydney Sweeney in perhaps the most predictable turn of events in his Presidency so far. It comes after he made a major change to the White House that people are very upset about. Here's everything that's happened in Trump World in the last 24 hours that you need to know about. Deep breaths, we're going in. 1. Donald Trump keeps telling you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears Trump is still fuming about those job numbers that were published on Friday. You remember, the ones that were so bad that Trump decided to shoot the messenger and fire the head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS). Erika McEntarfer was confirmed as commissioner of the BLS last year, with the Senate voting in favour by 86 to 8. She was a credible, career public servant who just happened to have been hired during the Biden administration. And because Trump didn't like the numbers her organisation announced on Friday, he smeared her as a political operative and accused her baselessly of essentially committing fraud. He claimed the numbers were "RIGGED in order to make the Republicans and ME, look bad." And on the tarmac at Allentown airfield in Pennsylvania, as he switched between Marine One and Air Force One, Trump indicated he was still fuming. "The numbers were ridiculous, that she a scam, in my opinion. In my opinion it's just additional scam." 2. Trump has some thoughts about Sydney Sweeney You will be delighted to learn that 79-year-old convicted felon and, according to a New York Court, sex abuser Donald Trump has some thoughts about 27 year old actor Sydney Sweeney. It follows the definitely not confcted discourse carnage after she featured in an American Eagle advert with the slogan "Sydney Sweeney has great genes". While people were working out whether the ads were a bit Nazi, or just thirsty, someone looked her up and found she was a registered Republican. Well, someone told Trump that during a huddle on the tarmac and he "She's a registered Republican?" he said. "Ohhh, now I love her ad. Is that right? Is Sydney Sweeney? I wouldn't have known, but I'm glad you told me that. "If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic." He went on to describe the ad as "the "HOTTEST" ad out there" on Truth Social, and compared it to the "TOTAL DISASTER" of Jaguar's "WOKE" rebrand. Then, for some reason he brought up Taylor Swift. "Just look at Woke singer Taylor Swift. Ever since I alerted the world as to what she was by saying on TRUTH that I can't stand her (HATE!). She was booed out of the Super Bowl and became NO LONGER HOT" None of these things are true. 3. Democrats flee Texas so Trump can't rig the midterms Meanwhile, Democrats in Texas have literally fled the state to avoid Trump's Republicans re-drawing the constituency map to rig the mid-term elections. The Republican-dominated House was unable to establish the quorum of lawmakers required to do business. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made threats about removing members who are absent from their seats. And the House quickly issued civil arrest warrants for absent Democrats and Abbott ordered state troopers to help find and arrest them, but lawmakers physically outside Texas are beyond the jurisdiction of state authorities. Trump, calling into CNBC this morning, was pretty straightforward about what the aim of the gerrymandering is. "We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats..." He said. "I got the highest vote in the history of Texas as you probably know. And we are entitled to five more seats." 4. Obama and co to face a Grand Jury Trump is delighted to hear that a Grand Jury will be set up to consider the harebrained conspiracy nonsense the Justice Department keep pumping out making unsubstantiated claims of election interference and manufacturing intelligence, neither of which are actually crimes. Even if they found a crime to claim was committed - say, obstruction of justice - the statute of limitations is 5 years on that, so they'd be SOL with that too. It's almost like this isn't actually about indictments and prosecutions, and all about trying to steal news cycles away from Jeffrey Epstein. Either way, Trump is delighted. "You've talked how you want success, not retribution," CNBC host Joe Kernan said, incredibly charitably. "The DOJ is now tapping a grand jury to look into the intelligence community's assessment of what was happening with Russia. "You have nothing to do with directing that?" "Nope," Trump replied. "I have nothing to do with it. I will tell you this, they deserve it. I was happy to hear it." 5. 'We can't relitigate that' In the same interview, Trump repeatedly lied about the 2020 election being "rigged", which countless court cases and investigations have proved it was not. Still, the best Kernan could do was to tell the President: "We can't relitigate that". 6. Trump says he'd "like to run again" Trump said (again) that he got the highest numbers in the history of Texas - adding: "A record that won't be beat unless I run again..." Asked if he was going to run again, which would be illegal, Trump said: " not." Of course, he couldn't just leave that hanging. "I'd like to..." He added. 7. ...and he keeps lying about his numbers - even when challenged Then he went into an unhinged (and entirely untrue) rant about how his numbers are the best he's ever had, and that his approval is up in the 70s. "I have the best poll numbers I ever had," he said. Kernen, to his credit, corrected the President, saying his numbers are only good "among Republicans". "No. I'm talking about generally," Trump insisted. Kernen (sigh)... said: "Your haters cite polls that have you down in the 30s." To be clear, it's not just the "haters" who have Trump down in the 30s. It's people who are at all interested in facts and reality. "They're fake polls," Trump retorted. "You also have me in the 70s." He also went on at length about a segment CNN analyst Harry Enten presented a day earlier, where he "went crazy about how well Trump was doing." The segment he was referring to - which has generated a huge number of complaints to CNN - saw Enten declare Trump "the most influential President" this century. Didn't say anything about his poll numbers, though. So where are Trump's numbers? Get Donald Trump updates straight to your WhatsApp! As the world attempts to keep up with Trump's antics, the Mirror has launched its very own US Politics WhatsApp community where you'll get all the latest news from across the pond. We'll send you the latest breaking updates and exclusives all directly to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group. We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Well, according to The New York Times' poll of polls, he's averaging 44%, which is the second worst of any President at this point in their term. Who was the worst? He was, in his first term. Is he less popular than Joe Biden? You bet he is. On Day 198 of his presidency, Biden was +9 approve. Trump is +9 disapprove. And the most recent polls are pretty eye-watering. YouGov's poll, published today, sees Trump hit an astonishing +14 points net disapprove - with his approval on just 41%. And another published this week by Leger had the same net +14 disapprove, with just 37% of those polled saying they approved of his performance.
Metro
7 hours ago
- Metro
Russia issues warning to 'everyone' after Trump moves nuclear submarines
Days after President Donald Trump said he deployed nuclear submarines 'in the region' of Russia, the Kremlin has issued a warning to the world. Trump said nuclear submarines are near Russia after previous threats from officials in the country. He's repeatedly given Russia an ultimatum to end the war in Ukraine soon, or face sanctions. The official deadline Trump has given Russia is August 8, but a war of words online has begun before that deadline. 'I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,' wrote Trump on his Truth Social platform. 'Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances.' After being told to 'watch his words' by Trump, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shocked many when he reminded the US of Russia's nuclear strike capabilities. 'Remember how dangerous the fabled 'Dead Hand' can be,' Medvedev wrote on Telegram, referencing Soviet-era Doomsday nuclear weapons. Now, the Kremlin has issued an official statement after Trump said nuclear submarines had been moved towards their country: 'Russia is very attentive to nuclear non-proliferation. We believe that everyone must be extremely careful with nuclear rhetoric.' But former Russian president Medvedev himself has threatened nuclear war if Russia loses the war in Ukraine. 'It doesn't occur to any of the wretches to draw the following elementary conclusion: That the loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war could provoke a nuclear war,' he said in 2023. 'Nuclear powers have not lost major conflicts on which their fate depends. And this should be obvious to anyone.' Though the Kremlin has claimed 'everyone' must be careful with nuclear rhetoric, they themselves haven't been. On state-funded television, hosts have openly threatened nuclear attacks on Britain and other Western countries. 'The people of Britain are there, they also want to live a good and happy life at our expense, right? But if there is no Britain, there is no problem,' Reservist general and hardline MP Andrei Gurulev previously said. In the face of these increasing threats, the US president's tone toward Russia in recent weeks has changed to a more aggressive and far less friendly. In July, when asked if he was done with Putin, Trump said: 'I'm disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him.' More Trending And when pressed on whether he trusts the Russian leader, he replied: 'I trust almost no one.' Trump then said that the first lady was among the people who convinced him to change his tune toward Putin. 'I go home, I tell the first lady, 'You know, I spoke to Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation.' She said, 'Oh, really? Another city was just hit,'' he said. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Donald Trump rushes to Sydney Sweeney's defence after voting controversy MORE: Russian TikTokkers 'arrested for taking selfies outside oil depot inferno' MORE: Risk and reward, Trump's Mini-Me and planting trees for the planet
The Guardian
9 hours ago
- The Guardian
Trump attacks ‘seriously woke' Jaguar Land Rover as company names new CEO
Donald Trump has attacked Jaguar Land Rover's divisive rebranding strategy, hours after Britain's largest carmaker announced its new boss. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that the auto company, owned by India's Tata Motors, was 'in absolute turmoil' and claimed that the 'CEO resigned in disgrace'. His post on Monday evening also described JLR's recent much-criticised advert – which showed a diverse group of models in brightly coloured clothing set against a vibrant backdrop and was designed to launch the company's rebrand – as a 'stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement'. 'Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad?' Trump asked. The post came shortly after JLR announced that PB Balaji would become its new chief executive, and would take the reins in November. The group finance chief of JLR's parent company, Tata Motors, since 2017 will become the carmaker's first Indian CEO. He will replace Adrian Mardell, who is retiring after three years as JLR's chief executive and following 35 years working for the company. Balaji said in a statement it was his 'privilege' to lead JLR, adding: 'I look forward to working with the team to take it to even greater heights.' Mardell said he believed he had 'cemented JLR's position in the automotive industry during a time of incredible change', and wished Balaji success in his new role. In recent months, JLR has been hit by the impact of Trump's tariffs, and reported a 15.1% drop in sales in the three months to June, after a temporary pause in exports to the US. It has also opened a voluntary redundancy scheme for up to 500 managers in an effort to save costs. Sales are expected to improve after the introduction of a UK-US trade deal, which will implement lower 10% tariffs on the first 100,000 exports. The company has reported a profit for the past 10 consecutive quarters after a turnaround effort. However, the Guardian revealed in July that JLR was delaying the planned launches of its new electric Range Rover and electric Jaguar models to give it time for more testing and to allow demand to pick up. The electric Range Rover, which will be made in JLR's main factory in Solihull, in the West Midlands, will not be delivered until 2026, instead of late this year, as previously planned Jaguar models are also expected to be pushed back by several months. Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning after newsletter promotion JLR has been slower than some of its rivals to embrace electric vehicles, but has recently made investments in building hybrid cars as well as preparing for electric vehicle production. During Mardell's tenure, JLR released a controversial 30-second social media clip with the tagline 'copy nothing', before the unveiling last November of a new electric concept car. JLR's rebrand and advertising campaign, which did not feature a vehicle, immediately drew more than 160m views on social media, but also brought an online backlash late last year, including from Republicans and rightwing commentators in the US. The owner of X and boss of Tesla, Elon Musk, posted on the platform: 'Do you sell cars?' It prompted the carmaker's managing director to say he was disappointed by the 'vile hatred and intolerance' in the comments directed at the models in the video. JLR was approached for comment.
