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01-05-2025
- Business
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Kamala Harris Blasts Trump's ‘Narrow, Self-Serving Vision Of America' In First Big Speech Since Leaving Office
In her first major public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as she accused him of triggering economic turmoil with his 'reckless' tariffs and warned that his actions could also cause a constitutional crisis. Former US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, ... More California. Speaking at an event in San Francisco for Emerge, which helps Democratic women run for office, Harris said, 'Instead of…working to advance America's highest ideals,' the Trump administration in its first 100 days has perpetuated a 'wholesale abandonment of those ideals.' She described Trump's agenda as a 'narrow, self-serving vision of America where they they punish truth tellers, favor loyalists, cash in on their power, and leave everyone to fend for themselves.' Harris described Trump's sweeping import tariffs as 'reckless' and said they, 'as I predicted, are clearly inviting a recession.' The former vice president said these levies would 'hurt workers and families by raising the cost of everyday essentials, devastate their retirement accounts…and paralyze American businesses…forcing them to lay off people.' Harris warned that the system of 'checks and balances' in the U.S. government has begun to 'buckle,' and they may ultimately collapse if Congress or the courts fail to do their part or if Trump chooses to defy them and trigger a 'constitutional crisis.' The former vice president warned such a crisis would 'eventually impact everyone, because it would mean that the rules that protect our fundamental rights and freedoms…will no longer matter.' Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. Harris praised several Democratic leaders 'across the spectrum, including congressional leaders like Corey Booker, Chris Van Hollen, Chris Murphy, Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, AOC and Bernie Sanders, all who in different ways have been speaking with moral clarity about this.' She also urged unity in her party, saying: 'Those who try to incite fear are most effective when they divide and conquer, when they separate the herd, when they try to make everyone think they are alone.'
Forbes
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
Trump's War With The Media: Trump Continues Aggressive Attacks Against ‘60 Minutes'
President Donald Trump posted a lengthy attack on social media Wednesday against the CBS show '60 Minutes,' accusing it of 'perpetrat(ing) a Giant FRAUD against the American People'—more fuel on a fire creating great internal division within CBS parent Paramount Global, and his latest effort to cow the media into submission. In Wednesday's Truth Social post bashing '60 Minutes,' Trump said the $20 billion lawsuit against the show and network is 'a true WINNER' and alleged, 'they cheated and defrauded the American People at levels never seen before in the Political Arena.' He said that while the show, network and parent company Paramount say the case is 'baseless,' they should be held accountable and 'pay a price for it,' adding: 'It is vital to hold these Liars and Fraudsters accountable!' While Trump and his companies have filed lawsuits against his media foes, his administration has also elevated partisan right-wing voices in the White House press corps and sought to effectively shut down federally funded media outlets, including the international broadcaster Voice of America, among other tactics. Trump's new FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr also launched investigations into several outlets and warned publicly that a probe into CBS' interview with Harris last year could affect the network's pending multi-billion-dollar merger. Trump's Wednesday morning post came hours after The New York Times reported Paramount's board had cleared a path for settling the lawsuit with Trump over Harris' interview—despite experts saying CBS could win the case—and would begin mediation Wednesday. Trump has also amped up his rhetoric to attack the press, calling pollsters for the New York Times, ABC News, the Washington Post and Fox News 'negative criminals' who should be 'investigated for ELECTION FRAUD' after the outlets have published surveys in the past week that show he has net negative approval ratings. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. Trump—who has feuded with CBS for years—is suing the network for $20 billion, claiming it deceptively edited its '60 Minutes' interview with Harris after the network in a preview of her interview aired a different version of Harris' answer to a question than the one shown in the full program. In the preview, Harris gave a more long-winded answer in response to a question about the Israel-Hamas war than the one aired during the full show. The network later released a full transcript of the interview that showed it ran the first sentence of her answer in the preview and the last sentence during the show, though the meaning of her response was largely the same. Trump has repeatedly bashed the program since filing the lawsuit. He urged the FCC to revoke the network's broadcasting license last month over '60 Minutes' coverage of his role in the Russia-Ukraine war and his desire for the U.S. to own Greenland. The dispute has unfolded as CBS parent company Paramount Global seeks the FCC's approval for a multi-billion-dollar merger with Skydance. Paramount owner Shari Redstone wants to settle with Trump, The New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources. On Sunday, '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley said Paramount has begun 'to supervise our content in new ways,' leading to producer Bill Owens' departure last week. Semafor also reported last week that Redstone personally has monitored '60 Minutes' Trump coverage in recent months, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the situation, though a spokesperson for Redstone denied the allegation. Owens told staff in a memo made public by The New York Times he was stepping down because he could no longer maintain his journalistic independence. Meanwhile, Carr has warned that the deceptive-editing allegations against CBS could become a factor in the FCC review of the Paramount/Skydance merger. Paramount and Trump are expected to begin mediation this week, according to The Times. Trump plans to ask Congress to revoke $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which partially funds public media organizations, including NPR and PBS, multiple outlets reported. The FCC also said it's opened investigations into NPR and PBS and whether they aired 'announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements,' Carr said in a letter to the organizations in January. Carr said the investigation could factor into Congress' decision on whether to continue funding the organizations. NPR said in a statement in a news article about the threat that the funding cut 'would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation,' adding that 'locally owned public media stations represent a proud American tradition of public-private partnership for our shared common good.' PBS CEO and President Paual Kerger told NPR the move would 'disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people.' On April 29, the CPB sought a temporary restraining order to prevent Trump from removing three board members—two appointed by Biden and one appointed by Trump during his first term then reappointed by Biden—arguing the law that established the organization allows Trump to appoint board members, but not fire them. Carr has opened numerous investigations into media organizations and has echoed Trump's critical rhetoric of news coverage. 'We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans,' Carr tweeted prior to his appointment as FCC chair. He also warned that 'broadcast licenses are not sacred cows,' suggesting the commission could revoke licenses for companies that don't 'operate in the public interest,' and he threatened that the FCC could block merger proposals from companies that promote DEI. In addition to the NPR and PBS probes, Carr has announced investigations into Comcast's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and a San Francisco-based radio station's coverage of an immigration raid. Comcast said in a statement to the New York Post in response to the probe that it would cooperate with the investigation and built the company 'on a foundation of integrity and respect for all of our employees and customers.' The FCC doesn't distribute and can't revoke licenses for entire networks and instead oversees licensing for their affiliated local broadcast channels. Cable networks, such as CNN and MSNBC, are not within its jurisdiction since they don't broadcast on public airwaves. Stations could fight any attempt to revoke their licenses in court, and laws that dictate their regulatory authority would make it highly unlikely, if not impossible, to pull a station's license. The FCC is prohibited, for example, from 'engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press.' Licensing and merger decisions require the approval of the full commission, which is made up of the chair and four members appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. One of the commission's two Democrats, Geoffrey Starks, announced last month he would resign this spring, and a third Republican seat is vacant. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth on April 22 ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Network and rehire all staff, halting an executive order Trump signed in March to shut down the government-funded news organizations. Trump, claiming Voice of America was 'anti-Trump' and pushed 'radical propaganda,' revoked funding for the VOA and its parent company, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, prompting the organizations to place more than 1,300 employees and hundreds of contractors on leave. Lamberth, who is overseeing six lawsuits opposing the shutdown, ruled the move was likely unconstitutional since the organization was created by and is funded by Congress. On April 29, Lamberth ordered the Trump administration to reinstate $12 million in funding that had previously been appropriated to Radio Free Europe, saying in the ruling the Trump administration cannot take away money that Congress allocated, the Associated Press reported. The VOA, which has a budget of about $260 million annually and was formed in 1942 as a counter to Nazi propaganda, broadcasts in more than 40 languages to an international audience of more than 350 million. Radio Free Asia was formed in 1994 by the International Broadcasting Act and has a budget of about $61 million, and the Middle East Broadcasting Network was founded in 2004 and has a $100 million budget. The White House has attempted to bar the Associated Press from accessing some spaces, such as the Oval Office and Air Force One, after it refused to rename the 'Gulf of Mexico' to the 'Gulf of America' in its style guide. The Associated Press then sued the Trump administration over the blockade, and Judge Trevor McFadden ruled in the AP's favor earlier this month, though Trump has appealed the ruling. The White House also eliminated a permanent spot in the press pool reserved for wire services and instead put the AP, Bloomberg and Reuters in a rotation for two 'print' slots, along with 31 other outlets. The Trump administration announced in February it would decide which journalists are allowed in the White House press pool, breaking a years-long tradition in which the independent White House Correspondents' Association coordinated the pool, made up of 13 journalists from a rotating group of outlets who travel with the president and share their reporting with other media outlets. The Trump administration has also set up a 'new media' seat in the briefing room that's offered to outlets that don't have a permanent spot, such as Forbes, though it often hosts non-traditional media such as podcast hosts and social media personalities. Trump and his companies have filed multiple lawsuits against media organizations prior to his winning a second term. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company for Trump's Truth Social platform, filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against 20 media organizations, including Forbes, The Guardian, Reuters, Axios and MSNBC, in November 2023, alleging they defamed him by incorrectly reporting that Truth Social lost $73 million from its launch in early 2022 through mid 2023. Many outlets, including Forbes, corrected their stories to say Truth Social had lost $31.6 million since its inception. In January 2023, Trump sued journalist Bob Woodward, publisher Simon & Schuster and parent company Paramount Global for nearly $50 million, claiming Woodward published recordings of his interviews with Trump for his book 'Rage' without Trump's permission. Trump in December also sued the Des Moines Register, its parent company, Gannett, and its former pollster, Ann Selzer, over a Selzer poll shortly before the election that found Trump would lose Iowa by three to four points, only for him to win the state by 13 points. Trump alleged the poll amounted to election interference and a violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. The paper and Selzer filed motions to dismiss the suit in February, and the Register alleged the law only applies to 'consumer merchandise,' and there's no evidence Trump ever purchased anything from the paper. Trump has had mixed results in his legal battles with the press. He settled with ABC News last year in a lawsuit Trump filed when anchor George Stephanopolos said Trump was found liable for 'rape' when a jury found him liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll. The network agreed to donate $15 million to Trump's presidential library and issue a statement of regret as part of the settlement. A judge in July 2023 dismissed a case he filed against CNN over its use of the term 'the big lie' to refer to his false claims he won the 2020 election and alleged comparisons between Trump and Hitler. F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships (New York Times) Which media companies has Donald Trump sued? (Reuters) '60 Minutes' Chief Resigns in Emotional Meeting: 'The Company Is Done With Me' (New York Times) One Community. Many Voices. Create a free account to share your thoughts. Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space. In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site's Terms of Service. We've summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil. 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Forbes
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
Pakistan Claims ‘Credible Evidence' India Is Planning ‘Military Action' Soon—As Tensions Rise Between Neighbors
Pakistan claimed it had 'credible intelligence' India was planning to conduct military action on its territory, warning it would retaliate if so, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals rise after India blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack in its Kashmir region that saw gunmen kill 26 tourists. A policeman, left, checks a vehicle as paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a temporary checkpoint ... More in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. In an announcement early Wednesday, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed his country has 'credible intelligence that India intends to carry out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours.' Tarar dismissed claims of Pakistan's involvement in last week's terrorist attack on the Kashmiri tourist town of Palagham, saying they were 'baseless and concocted allegations.' Tarar warned any military action by India will be 'responded to assuredly and decisively,' and a conflict between the two countries could 'have catastrophic consequences for the complete region and beyond.' Over the past week, Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control, the de facto border between the two countries that runs through the disputed Kashmir region. On Tuesday night, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted he spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over the phone, where he rejected 'baseless Indian accusations' and called for an investigation into the Palagham attack. Guterres' office confirmed he had spoken to both Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, where he 'underscored the need to avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic consequences. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. India has not commented on Tarar's claims of imminent military action. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held cabinet meetings at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the fallout of last week's attack. The government also announced it was revamping the country's National Security Advisory Board, which will now be chaired by the country's former spy chief, Alok Joshi. In a separate high-level meeting on Tuesday, Modi reportedly granted the Indian Armed Forces 'complete operational freedom' on any potential military response to the attack. Last week, President Donald Trump condemned the attack on Palagham in a Truth Social post, saying: 'The United States stands strong with India against Terrorism…Prime Minister Modi, and the incredible people of India, have our full support and deepest sympathies.' During a press briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters the U.S. is 'reaching out to both parties and telling, of course, them to not escalate the situation.' She noted Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects to speak with the foreign ministers of both countries by Wednesday and is 'encouraging other national leaders, other foreign ministers, to also reach out to the countries on this issue.' China, which counts Pakistan as a close regional ally in South Asia, expressed support for Islamabad's demand for an independent investigation into the Palagham attack. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters on Monday that Beijing 'welcomes all measures that will help cool down the current situation and supports carrying out fair and just investigations at an early date. As the neighbor of both India and Pakistan, China hopes that India and Pakistan will exercise restraint.' The deadly attack took place last on April 22 in the mountain resort town of Palagham, in Indian-administered Kashmir. Gunmen opened fire on tourists in Palagham's Baisaran Valley, killing 26 people and injuring at least 17 others. The killings were the deadliest attack on civilians in the disputed Kashmir region in more than three decades. Twenty-five of the 26 deceased tourists were Indian nationals, while one individual was from Nepal. All the deceased victims were male and survivors claimed the gunmen asked some of the victims to identify their religion before opening fire. Indian officials have said the Palagham attack is the deadliest terror attack on Indian soil since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. A group known as The Resistance Front (or Kashmir Resistance) claimed responsibility. The group is considered an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terror group which carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Indian government has designated TRF as a terror group and its leader, Sheikh Sajjad Gul, as a terrorist.
Forbes
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
FBI Arrests Judge: She's Accused Of Helping Immigrant Evade ICE Arrest
Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI on Friday for allegedly trying to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom, according to FBI Director Kash Patel, who posted on X that Dugan faces obstruction charges. Dugan was arrested on Friday after she allegedly obstructed an immigration arrest operation last week, according to Patel, who claims Dugan 'intentionally misdirected' federal agents away from their target, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, after he appeared in her courtroom. This is a developing story. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. One Community. Many Voices. Create a free account to share your thoughts. Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space. In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site's Terms of Service. We've summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will be rejected if we notice that it seems to contain: User accounts will be blocked if we notice or believe that users are engaged in: So, how can you be a power user? Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Please read the full list of posting rules found in our site's Terms of Service.
Forbes
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
Trump Issues Rare Criticism Of Putin—Tells Him To ‘STOP!'
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued rare criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, writing on social media he was 'not happy' with Russia's latest strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, while urging Putin to 'STOP!' amid a U.S.-led effort to negotiate peace. Trump shakes hands with Putin in 2018. Trump wrote on Truth Social: 'I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP!' This is a developing story. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.
