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Bill Clinton raises alarm over Donald Trump: ‘We've never seen anything like this before'
Former President Bill Clinton claimed in an interview on CBS 'Sunday Morning,' this week that most Americans don't agree with how President Donald Trump is handling the presidency. 'Look, we've never seen anything like this before in my lifetime,' Clinton said. 'Somebody that says, 'Whatever I want should be the law of the land. It's my way or the highway.' And most Americans don't agree with that.' In the interview, Clinton criticized Trump, saying that the 47th president is looking for ways to defy court orders. He also criticized Trump for his attacks on law firms who don't agree with him. 'That ain't America. We've never done that. The whole purpose of having a legal system is to have both sides be heard,' Clinton said. The 42nd president noted, however, that judges, including ones appointed by Trump, have kept the president in check. While he said that only elections could change the current outlook of the United States, the 42nd president added that people need to speak out in favor of 'common sense.' 'Someone needs to stand up and say, '(Expletive) it, what we have in common matters more,' Clinton said. 'We cannot throw the legacy of this country away. We cannot destroy other people's trust in us.' Clinton's comments come after his wife, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, made headlines after she warned about the possibilities of a third Trump term. During an interview given at New York's 92nd Street Y, Clinton said that people need to listen to what Trump says as he is telegraphing his intentions. 'When he says, 'You know, there are people who think that it could happen,' what he's saying is he has people right now in these right-wing think tanks trying to figure out how to make it happen,' Clinton said. 'And he also has very militant supporters who believe that it should happen, so if it can't happen legally that is not an obstacle.' Trump has offered conflicting comments about whether he would seek a third term as president—a concept that is prohibited under the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution. During an interview given to NBC in March, Trump said he was 'not joking' about trying to serve a third term. In May, however, Trump said he would not seek a third term during an interview with Kristen Welker. 'I'll be an eight-year president, I'll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important,' Trump said. GOP Mass. governor hopeful Brian Shortsleeve touts 'record' $416K fundraising haul Mass. Gov. Healey's popularity takes a dip in new poll Hampden County June Staff Office Hours for State Senator Paul Mark Springfield officials support legislation to automatically seal criminal records Gov. Healey demands answers after ICE arrests Mass. high school student Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Robin Williams' ‘Popeye' movie ‘made while the set was snowed in cocaine'
Robin Williams' 'Popeye' film was made while the set was snowed in cocaine. The troubled comic, who took his life in August 2014 aged 63 after well-documented battles with drugs, alcohol and depression, starred as the spinach-gobbling sailor in the 1980 Robert Altman movie – and former movie boss Barry Diller has now spoken about the extent of substance abuse that went on behind the scenes. The 82-year-old media mogul, who served as CEO of Paramount Pictures from 1974 to 1984, made the comments during an on-stage conversation with journalist Anderson Cooper at the 92nd Street Y in New York while promoting his new autobiography 'Who Knew', saying there was so much cocaine on the set of 'Popeye' 'you couldn't escape it'. Barry added during the production of the movie, which also starred Shelley Duvall and was shot in Malta, the drug was so prevalent it was being transported alongside reels of film. He said: 'Film cans would be sent back to LA daily for processing the film. 'And we found out the film cans were actually being used to ship cocaine back and forth to the set. Everyone was stoned.' Diller added the influence of the drug may be apparent in the final cut of the film, which he described as playing like a vinyl record at an unnaturally fast speed. 'Think of… record speeds,' he said. 'If 33rpm is the standard speed for playing an LP on a record player, this is a movie that runs at 78 rpm.' The film's orchestrator, Van Dyke Parks, 81, previously recounted similar experiences during the production. In an interview with The Telegraph, he said: 'I was the hero of the regiment for opening up a walkie-talkie to change the battery and finding a bag of cocaine. 'I don't remember how much there was or to whom I gave it. But I remember that I recoiled, because I knew that it would be a component in the way people behaved, and the difficulties of the production right up to the top.' Van Dyke also recalled famed film producer Robert Evans, who was behind 'The Godfather' and 'Chinatown', narrowly avoided arrest when his cocaine-filled luggage went missing during the shoot. Robert was later arrested on unrelated cocaine trafficking charges while 'Popeye' was in post-production. Even though the charge was eventually cleared, Robert told an interviewer in 1994: 'Bob 'Cocaine' Evans is how I'll be known to my grave.' Robin Williams was very open about his struggles with cocaine addiction during the time 'Popeye' was shot.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Robin Williams' ‘Popeye' movie ‘made while the set was snowed in cocaine'
Robin Williams' 'Popeye' film was made while the set was snowed in cocaine. The troubled comic, who took his life in August 2014 aged 63 after well-documented battles with drugs, alcohol and depression, starred as the spinach-gobbling sailor in the 1980 Robert Altman movie – and former movie boss Barry Diller has now spoken about the extent of substance abuse that went on behind the scenes. The 82-year-old media mogul, who served as CEO of Paramount Pictures from 1974 to 1984, made the comments during an on-stage conversation with journalist Anderson Cooper at the 92nd Street Y in New York while promoting his new autobiography 'Who Knew', saying there was so much cocaine on the set of 'Popeye' 'you couldn't escape it'. Barry added during the production of the movie, which also starred Shelley Duvall and was shot in Malta, the drug was so prevalent it was being transported alongside reels of film. He said: 'Film cans would be sent back to LA daily for processing the film. 'And we found out the film cans were actually being used to ship cocaine back and forth to the set. Everyone was stoned.' Diller added the influence of the drug may be apparent in the final cut of the film, which he described as playing like a vinyl record at an unnaturally fast speed. 'Think of… record speeds,' he said. 'If 33rpm is the standard speed for playing an LP on a record player, this is a movie that runs at 78 rpm.' The film's orchestrator, Van Dyke Parks, 81, previously recounted similar experiences during the production. In an interview with The Telegraph, he said: 'I was the hero of the regiment for opening up a walkie-talkie to change the battery and finding a bag of cocaine. 'I don't remember how much there was or to whom I gave it. But I remember that I recoiled, because I knew that it would be a component in the way people behaved, and the difficulties of the production right up to the top.' Van Dyke also recalled famed film producer Robert Evans, who was behind 'The Godfather' and 'Chinatown', narrowly avoided arrest when his cocaine-filled luggage went missing during the shoot. Robert was later arrested on unrelated cocaine trafficking charges while 'Popeye' was in post-production. Even though the charge was eventually cleared, Robert told an interviewer in 1994: 'Bob 'Cocaine' Evans is how I'll be known to my grave.' Robin Williams was very open about his struggles with cocaine addiction during the time 'Popeye' was shot.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
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Hillary Clinton floats Obama, Bill Clinton running for third terms if Trump runs again
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that if President Donald Trump attempts to run for a third term despite constitutional limits, it could give opportunities to other former presidents as well. Trump shut down rumors that he intends to seek a constitutionally prohibited third term in the White House during a recent interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," after he and some allies had floated the idea that he would do it. Clinton, former first lady and wife of former President Bill Clinton, gave a lengthy interview earlier this month at New York's 92nd Street Y that was posted last week about her latest book. Towards the end of the interview, interviewer Margaret Hoover spoke to the 2016 Democratic candidate about chatter that Trump would run for a third presidential term. Trump Won't Use 'Loopholes' To Seek Third Term In White House "Listen to what Trump says. He telegraphs everything. And often when he's criticizing something he's criticizing them for what he's already done or intends to do," she said in the interview. Clinton noted that she has a friend who said psychologists and psychiatrists would be necessary to understand what is going on. Read On The Fox News App "When he says, 'You know, there are people who think that it could happen,' what he's saying is he has people right now in these right-wing think tanks trying to figure out how to make it happen," Clinton said. "And he also has very militant supporters who believe that it should happen, so if it can't happen legally that is not an obstacle." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "I think you have to take all of it seriously. The best response might be for, you know, Barack and Bill to run too-" Clinton said, as cheers erupted from the audience. "I mean, OK, take your choice! Who do you want for a third term, people? If this is where we're heading, we're going to break the Constitution, give people a choice!" "I mean, this is so nuts, I feel embarrassed talking about it, but I think you have to face up to it," Clinton said. "They are going to try to do that."Original article source: Hillary Clinton floats Obama, Bill Clinton running for third terms if Trump runs again
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
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Hillary Clinton blasts Vance, Musk for encouraging higher birthrates, says immigrants can do that instead
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk are pushing America to boost its birthrate to "return to being a Christian nation." On May 1, Clinton spoke at the Newmark Civic Life Series in Manhattan at the 92nd Street Y, New York. She argued that there is a "very blatant effort to basically send a message, most exemplified by Vance and Musk, and others, that, you know, what we really need from you women are more children… and what that really means is 'You should go back to doing what you were born to do, which is to produce more children.'" Musk, who has fathered 10 children with three women, has repeatedly voiced his concerns about the threat posed by a declining population, often advocating for policies that encourage childbearing. Vance also encouraged building families during his speech at the March for Life in January, declaring, "I want more babies in the United States of America. I want more happy children in our country, and I want beautiful young men and women who are eager to welcome them into the world and eager to raise them." Hillary Clinton Bashes Republican Women, Says Gop Female President Would Be 'Handmaiden To The Patriarchy' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday detailed a provision of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that would codify "MAGA" savings accounts for new parents. Read On The Fox News App Clinton criticized various programs Republicans have proposed to boost the American birthrate, arguing such policies have failed elsewhere. At the same time, she argued that Republicans are gutting many programs that actually help new parents. "This is another performance about concerns they allegedly have for family life, but if you had read the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, despite Trump saying he knew nothing about it, if you had read it, it's all in there. It's all in there," the former first lady said in the interview. "'Return to the family, the nuclear family, return to being a Christian nation, return to producing a lot of children' — which is sort of odd because the people who produce the most children in our country are immigrants, and they want to deport them. So none of this adds up," she continued. Clinton also argued that immigrants, whether legal or illegal, have made the American economy exceptional by adding to the workforce, while other countries have struggled with demographic decline. "One of the reasons why our economy did so much better than comparable advanced economies across the world is because we actually had a replenishment, because we had a lot of immigrants, legally and undocumented, who had a, you know, larger than normal - by American standards - families," she said. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "So, this is just another one of their, you know, 'Make America Great Again' by returning to the lifestyles and the economic arrangements of not just the 1950s, I mean, let's keep going back as far as we can. And, you know, see what happens," Clinton added. This is the latest example of Clinton blasting pro-life Republicans as hypocritical on family article source: Hillary Clinton blasts Vance, Musk for encouraging higher birthrates, says immigrants can do that instead
