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NBC News
2 hours ago
- NBC News
Swing voters who were key for Trump in 2024 have mixed reviews so far
Ray, the New York voter, also said the president's tariffs on other countries' goods have contributed to economic instability. But other Trump voters praised his tariff policy and gave him positive marks on the economy. (The interviews were conducted before new tariff announcements from Trump and his administration this week.) Javan Potts, 23, of Ohio, said he views tariffs as negotiating tactics, saying they have been effective and blaming the media for raising alarms about them by saying prices would 'skyrocket.' Rhonda, a 54-year-old gas station clerk in Illinois, said Trump is 'doing well' on the tariffs and said she has not noticed a change in prices of everyday goods. 'Despite what they said to begin with, it seems to be working out well,' she said. Gonzell Turner, a 40-year-old Maryland resident and federal employee, said in January that the economy and high prices were top issues for him in 2024, and he praised Trump on those issues. 'I feel like he's put it at the top of his list as far as what he wants to get done for the American people. So I feel like he's done his part and he's trying,' said Turner, who also chalked the federal layoffs up to staff turnover that occurs at the start of a new administration. Trump's signature issues Trump's first six months have also been dominated by his focus on deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally, which also received mixed reviews from this group of voters. Potts, from Ohio, said that 'we can't just ignore the problem because we want to be empathetic' and added the U.S. needs a 'better system' for people to come legally. 'If I went to Spain the next day illegally, I'd get deported. It's not just a U.S. thing, it's an around-the-world thing,' he said. Rhonda, of Illinois, said she supports the removal of immigrants in the country illegally, but noted that she wants Congress to come up with a solution for 'Dreamers,' the undocumented young adults who came to the U.S. illegally as children. But Ray, the New York voter who said in January that border security was a top issue for him, said that Trump was taking deportations 'a step too far' and that the approach to deportations had been 'very heavy-handed.' Jorge noted that he has seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in his Hispanic community in Florida. He also said he was recently pulled over by a local law enforcement officer who asked to see his identification. 'I'm an American who now has to be afraid,' Jorge said, adding that he was not surprised by the focus on deportations given Trump's campaign rhetoric. Still, he criticized the administration for not distinguishing between immigrants in the country illegally with criminal records from those who work and 'benefit our society' — an issue that has stuck out in polling on Trump's immigration agenda. 'It's disappointing,' Jorge said, later saying of Trump, 'He thinks he can just take everyone.' Most of these voters were wary of Trump's other signature accomplishment of his administration so far: the sweeping tax cut and spending measure known as the 'One Big Beautiful Bill.' Though supportive of Trump overall, Scott was torn on the bill. He supports increased funds for immigration enforcement but was skeptical of the trillions of dollars it could add to the deficit, calling the measure a 'hard pill to swallow.' Stephen said that while he would have voted for the bill if he were in Congress, he does not like large spending bills because 'there's always stuff smuggled in,' noting that immigration policy and no taxes on tips are in the same bill. 'Both sides lump everything all together in one thing, because they know if they can get enough popular things on it, then that's how they get their unpopular s--- through,' he said. Jorge, Janice and Ray were also all critical of the measure, taking issue with the spending measures and questioning if they would feel the benefits. 'This is another one of Trump's policies that he said he would do but he hasn't really, which is cut government, cut taxes on the little people,' said Ray. 'Really it's just filled with tax cuts and more bloat.' But even with his concerns, Ray, a registered Democrat, said he would not take back his vote for Trump last year. 'Unfortunately I probably would still vote for Trump expecting that he might just crash everything and America gets the restart,' Ray said, noting that he tends to support candidates who speak their minds. Ray noted that he supported Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City earlier this year. 'Like Trump, I don't agree with all his views,' Ray said of Mamdani. 'But he makes the effort to go out and talk to people and reach out to people and try to actually do things that are better for the working class.'
New York Post
4 hours ago
- New York Post
Celebrity Florida hairstylist Ryan Pearl accused of sexually preying on 15-year-old client
A hairstylist to the stars was busted by undercover cops who accused him of sexually preying on a 15-year-old client at a luxury Florida salon. Hair colorist Ryan Pearl, whose celebrity clients include Hailey Bieber, boxer Jake Paul and 'Game of Thrones' alum Sophie Turner, was arrested Wednesday night in Coconut Grove, a suburb southwest of downtown Miami, according to Local 10. The hairstylist from New Jersey was taken into custody after he allegedly made plans to meet with the minor, who was an undercover detective posing as a teenager. Advertisement 4 Hair colorist Ryan Pearl was arrested on Wednesday. CBS NEws Miami Miami police started investigating Pearl after the victim's mother found money deposits in her daughter's Apple Wallet account and then discovered 'alarming' texts between the 37-year-old stylist and her young daughter, the outlet reported. 'During controlled conversations, Pearl made sexual remarks and sent explicit photographs, fully aware he was communicating with a minor,' according to a detective's arrest report obtained by Local 10 News. Advertisement Their communications started two years ago when she was a 13-year-old client. 'I was furious, I was very upset. I couldn't believe someone that has a reputation, and works in a very luxury hair salon was capable of doing this,' the victim's mother claimed. Police took control of the teenager's phone and claimed that Pearl sent a nude photo from his couch, according to CBS News Miami. 4 Pearl was accused of sexually preying on a 15-year-old client. ryanpearl23/instagram Advertisement 'I am very shy please don't, do U care that I am 15? How old R U? Explain things to me, I only know things from my friends when they talk,' the undercover detective texted to Pearl after receiving the nude photo. Pearl allegedly was found with pink cocaine, condoms and vaping devices when he was busted, the outlet reported. The Redken brand ambassador was charged with several offenses, including cocaine possession, contributing to the delinquency of a child, using a computer to seduce a child into engaging in sexual conduct, traveling to meet a child after using a computer to lure them, and two counts of electronically transmitting harmful content to a minor, according to inmate records. 4 Pearl has over 117,000 Instagram followers. ryanpearl23/instagram Advertisement 4 The colorist charged hundreds of dollars for his hair coloring services. ryanpearl23/instagram The colorist was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Thursday morning. His bond was set at $26,000. Pearl has over 117,000 followers on his Instagram page where he flaunts his celebrity clients and styles. He last worked at Miami's Ollin Salon, where he charged between $200 and $650 for his hair coloring services, according to his website. One of his most well-known looks was when he colored Bieber's hair as a bubblegum pink bob for the 2018 Met Gala, which she attended with singer Shawn Mendes.
CBS News
7 hours ago
- CBS News
NYC housing lottery applicants' personal information exposed online in data breach, investigation finds
Applicants to New York City's affordable housing lottery program may be victims of a data breach, a CBS News New York investigation revealed. Hundreds of thousands of applications dating back years were publicly viewable online, including salaries, home addresses, phone numbers and, in some cases, Social Security numbers. Imagine someone typing your name into a search engine and one of the top results is your apartment application and the private details you sent the landlord. That's what happened to the New York City affordable housing lottery applicants we spoke with. Their applications were among hundreds of thousands that we discovered online - publicly viewable. An email to the CBS News New York investigates tipline informed us that a website used to internally sort applications for apartments in the city's Housing Connect lottery program was popping up in search results. It often appeared as one of the top results in Microsoft Bing, Yahoo and Duck Duck Go when searching applicants' names. Those links included links to other pages with hundreds of thousands of applicants' names, numbers and incomes. Some pages even included Social Security numbers. "Is that why I've been getting so many scam calls?" one applicant wondered. "Of course it worries me, because it's not only my information, it's my family's information," said another. That online platform is managed by Reside New York, one of the companies the city approved to review tenant applications on behalf of private building developers in the program. The city refers to Reside New York and other approved companies as "Qualified Marketing Agents." Neither the city nor Reside New York agreed to interviews with us, but hours after we reached out to the company, we discovered the information was no longer publicly viewable. Reside New York's Executive Director Sam Rosenberg sent us the following email: "Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We take the privacy of our applicants extremely seriously and always maintain strict data protection protocols. We are reviewing the situation to understand what occurred and to ensure appropriate safeguards remain in place. At this time, the information in question is not accessible online, and we are taking all necessary steps to protect the privacy of our applicants." CBS News New York's investigative reporter Tim McNicholas asked NYU Tandon Computer Science Professor Justin Cappos if that means the information is gone. "Almost certainly the answer is no for things like this," Cappos explained. He called it a goldmine for fraudsters. "It's entirely possible that this information was already retrieved by malicious parties," said Cappos, adding, "If I'm an attacker or scammer, I can go and, obviously, if I call you up on the phone and say, 'Hey, I'm from the Housing Office, I need you to give me a deposit for this apartment.'" The city's Housing Preservation and Development Department, or HPD, which oversees the Housing Connect program, sent us the following statement: "Every day, HPD works tirelessly to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to a safe, affordable place to call home, and we know how important it is that New Yorkers have faith that when they apply, their data is secure. We have communicated to Reside that this incident is an unacceptable violation of the standards for data privacy, handling, and security that we require, and expect, from all of our Qualified Marketing Agents. They will be receiving a corrective action plan from HPD in the immediate future. We understand how frustrating this is to New Yorkers, and even though HPD was not directly at fault, HPD is taking this situation very seriously, and we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that this does not happen ever again." In case there's any chance the applications are still out there, we are not naming the victims we spoke with. They say they are frustrated that, in a city where affordable housing is so hard to find, one of the few options caused an invasion of their privacy. "They should really, at the very least, show that they're changing it moving forward," one applicant said. "At least they should send a letter to apologize that they did something wrong," said another. Those applicants said they haven't heard anything about this from either Reside New York or the city. HPD said this was not a "hack," and the information was viewable because of the way the portal was configured. The agency also said it understands the importance of data privacy and alerted Reside New York as soon as we reached out, and they are now looking into what else can be done to protect the affected applicants. The applications didn't appear in Google's search results when we used Google to search applicant names. We asked Google why that it is, but it said it can't explain or investigate because the links are gone now. We also reached out to the other sites, and only Microsoft responded, saying it immediately removed the results from Bing when it discovered the issue.
