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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fox News Host Salivates Over Trump's ‘Dad Strength' in Cringe Segment
A Fox News host has likened Donald Trump's 'strength' to the assertive grip of a father in the latest example of MAGA's weird 'Daddy Trump' cult. Speaking on The Five, Jesse Watters praised both the president's political clout and physical prowess as he replied to comments from Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who expressed his anger at Republicans' day-early break for the August recess this week in a video shot during a gym workout. 'Trump is politically jacked,' Watters, 47, said. 'And that's what Swalwell doesn't understand. 'People respect you for doing things that are hard and lifting things that are heavy. Trump has real strength—Swalwell is trying to look strong, and that's the difference.' He went on: 'Trump golfs, he has dad strength though. You know dad strength? He doesn't look like he's in shape, but then he grabs you—one time my father grabbed me, and I was like 'Oh my God this guy is stronger than I am!' and I was like 18.'' The 'Daddy Trump' chorus began during last year's presidential election campaign and came back to life after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte referred to Trump as 'Daddy' during a summit in the Netherlands. The White House welcomed Trump back from that meeting by posting a creepy 'Hey Daddy' music video on its official X page. It showed the president navigating the room to the backing track of Usher's 2010 song, apparently leaning into the new title. Watters' comments followed a clip posted to X by California Democrat Swalwell, who spoke seemingly mid-gym session about his frustrations of being on recess in the midst of the renewed Jeffrey Epstein saga, claiming Republicans were using the break to distract from questions on Trump's relationship with the late sex offender. Taking a break from his bench press, the 44-year-old said, 'I should be working right now. 'I should be at the Capitol. I should be in a suit. Instead, Republicans sent us home because they would rather stand up for Donald Trump than release the Epstein files and stand up for victims. 'We could be in Washington, D.C., lowering your health-care costs, lowering your grocery costs, and restoring your rights,' he continued. 'I should be working right now. Instead, I'm pumping iron at the gym.' Watters' praise for Trump's 'dad strength' comes as Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch is caught up in a bitter legal battle with the president. Trump has asked a court to depose the media mogul after the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump contributed a birthday greeting featuring an outline sketch of a naked woman to a book compiled for Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003. Trump denied the report and filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Journal and Murdoch personally.
Scottish Sun
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Axed Love Island star Poppy ‘gives away' she's seeing another series 11 islander after they're both dumped from villa
AXED Love Island star Poppy Harrison 'gives away' she's seeing fellow series 11 star after they're both dumped from the villa. The blonde bombshell uploaded a cryptic post which had fans questioning if the pair could potentially be reuniting. 6 Love Island star Poppy 'gives away' she's seeing fellow series 11 star Credit: tiktok/@poppyharrison20 6 The blonde bombshell uploaded a cryptic TikTok which had fans questioning if the pair could potentially be reuniting Credit: tiktok/@poppyharrison20 6 Poppy made her Love Island entrance earlier on in the season in a show twist Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Poppy made her Love Island entrance earlier on in the season in a show twist which saw four bombshells take four OG's with them to the Casa Amor villa for a sleepover. Poppy decided to bring main villa hunk Remell Mullins who was coupled up with Alima at the time. During the sleepover Remell grew close to Poppy and suggested things between him and Alima were over. He told Poppy: 'I'm being comfy around you still. It's the first time in, you know, the villa that I have felt like this, so it's telling me something.' Despite this, he chose to stick with Alima resulting in Poppy being dumped - with Remell later sent packing just days after following a public vote. Poppy has now set tongues wagging and hinted that the pair are now seeing each other in a TikTok. Along to the backdrop of Usher's Hey Daddy track Poppy mimes the words, adding the caption: 'My reaction to Remell being dumped' Furthering the speculation the blonde beauty responded to a fan down in the comments, the user said: 'Go get him girl !' To which Poppy cryptically replies: 'Maybe (smirking emoji) xx' After the pair were dumped Remell appeared on Love Island's Aftersun to discuss his time on the show. Love Island's Casa Amor recoupling revealed as Meg and Dejon face tense reunion - The very last minute of tonight's show- Speaking about his time with Poppy, he said: 'Despite me having what seemed to be a good connection with Poppy, my heart was telling me that I had to see it through with Alima. 'The dynamic with Poppy was more what I'm used to on the outside. But building up slowly with Alima made me realise that that's important. 'I didn't necessarily have to share the bed and kiss outside of the Truth or Dare game, however, being true to myself I'm naturally very flirty. I still acted like how I would on the outside. 'There was never a conversation with Alima about being exclusive, we hadn't had that chat and hadn't spoken properly about boundaries either.' 6 During the sleepover Remell grew close to Poppy and suggested things between him and Alima were over Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 6 After the pair were dumped Remell appeared on Love Island's Aftersun to discuss his time on the show Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
The Irish Sun
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Axed Love Island star Poppy ‘gives away' she's seeing another series 11 islander after they're both dumped from villa
AXED Love Island star Poppy Harrison 'gives away' she's seeing fellow series 11 star after they're both dumped from the villa. Advertisement 6 Love Island star Poppy 'gives away' she's seeing fellow series 11 star Credit: tiktok/@poppyharrison20 6 The blonde bombshell uploaded a cryptic TikTok which had fans questioning if the pair could potentially be reuniting Credit: tiktok/@poppyharrison20 6 Poppy made her Love Island entrance earlier on in the season in a show twist Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Poppy made her Love Island entrance earlier on in the season in a show twist which saw four bombshells take four OG's with them to the Poppy decided to bring main villa hunk During the sleepover Remell He told Poppy: 'I'm being comfy around you still. It's the first time in, you know, the villa that I have felt like this, so it's telling me something.' Advertisement Read More On Love Island Despite this, he chose to stick with Alima resulting in Poppy being dumped - with Remell later sent packing just days after following a public vote. Poppy has now set tongues wagging and hinted that the pair are now seeing each other in a TikTok. Along to the backdrop of Usher's Hey Daddy track Poppy mimes the words, adding the caption: 'My reaction to Remell being dumped' Furthering the speculation the blonde beauty responded to a fan down in the comments, the user said: 'Go get him girl !' Advertisement Most read in Love Island Exclusive Exclusive To which Poppy cryptically replies: 'Maybe (smirking emoji) xx' After the pair were dumped Remell appeared on Love Island's Love Island's Casa Amor recoupling revealed as Meg and Dejon face tense reunion - The very last minute of tonight's show- Speaking about his time with Poppy, he said: 'Despite me having what seemed to be a good connection with Poppy, my heart was telling me that I had to see it through with Alima. 'The dynamic with Poppy was more what I'm used to on the outside. But building up slowly with Alima made me realise that that's important. Advertisement 'I didn't necessarily have to share the bed and kiss outside of the Truth or Dare game, however, being true to myself I'm naturally very flirty. I still acted like how I would on the outside. 'There was never a conversation with Alima about being exclusive, we hadn't had that chat and hadn't spoken properly about boundaries either.' 6 During the sleepover Remell grew close to Poppy and suggested things between him and Alima were over Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 6 After the pair were dumped Remell appeared on Love Island's Aftersun to discuss his time on the show Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Advertisement 6 Following the sleepover Remell chose to stick with Alima resulting in Poppy being dumped Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Alligator Alcatraz' merch pushed by GOP as Florida moves forward with detention facility
As officials move forward with plans to open a new migrant detention facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida's Everglades, the state's GOP has started selling themed shirts, hats and coolers. The items are available on the party's online store, which feature the "Alligator Alcatraz" moniker surrounded by claw marks. The t-shirts and beverage coolers also show a stylized mockup of the building, with a large alligator and snake in the foreground. Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Friday interview on Fox News that the new detention center will host its first detainees by July 1, roughly a week and a half after State Attorney General James Uthmeier posted the first video about the proposed facility and a week after construction began. What is 'Alligator Alcatraz'? Migrant detention center approved in Florida. "The perimeter's already set by mother nature," Uthmeier said about the site in an interview posted on X. "A lot of people thought maybe it was just a joke, but we're serious." The Florida GOP's items echo similar political merchandise popularized by the Republican party in recent years, like the Trump campaign's embrace of t-shirts using his 2023 mug shot. More recently, Trump supporters seized on the moment NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said "daddy has to sometimes use strong language," with the release of a video of Trump set to "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" by Usher and "daddy" t-shirts from The Trump War Room, run by Trump's campaign operation. The federal government on June 23 approved a proposal to open a 5,000-bed detention facility on 39-square miles of land in the Everglades, according to Uthmeier, which includes converting existing structures from the Miami-Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport. The Florida facility, estimated to cost $450 million annually, could eventually house up to 5,000 people, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The facility, close to the Everglades National Park, has drawn backlash from locals and environmental groups. Two groups, Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, have filed a lawsuit against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop what they said is the "unlawful construction of a prison in the heart of the Everglades." Sierra Club Florida also is opposed to the development, which it said is "irresponsible." "This 30 square-mile-area is completely surrounded by the Everglades," Uthmeier said in a video proposing the site. "It presents an efficient, low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. People get out, there's not much waiting for 'em other than alligators and pythons−nowhere to go, nowhere to hide." Within days, trucks were seen bringing in materials, the Department of Homeland Security gave its approval and said FEMA money would be used to help fund it, and the governor's office announced the state would use emergency powers to take control of the land away from Miami-Dade County. The governor told "Fox and Friends" co-host Steve Doocy is set to hold more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants. "We've got a massive runway right behind us where any of the federal assets, if they wanna fly these people back to their own country, they can do it one-stop-shop." The move comes as both DeSantis and the Trump administration ramp up efforts to seize and deport undocumented immigrants in Florida and across the country, and several weeks after the president ordered federal agencies to reopen the original infamous Alcatraz, long a San Francisco tourist attraction, to "house America's most ruthless and violent offenders." The "Alligator Alcatraz" facility is in Ochopee, Florida, just north of Everglades National Park and about 36 miles west of the Miami business district, CNN reported. According to the Miami International Airport, the Dade-Collier Airport is used as a training facility for "commercial pilots, private training, and a small number of military touch-and-goes." It's also around the ancestral homelands of the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribe of Florida. Tribal members have denounced the development of detainment camps on indigenous land. The facility was constructed in 1968 and originally known as the Everglades Jetport, according to the National Park Service, before an environmental study and activist protests killed the plan. In 1974, President Gerald Ford established Big Cypress National Preserve in the area, the nation's first national preserve. The Alligator Alcatraz site is about six miles from Big Cypress National Preserve. Contributing: Melina Khan, USA TODAY, Antonio Fin, USA TODAY Network; Reuters. Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@ and on X @KathrynPlmr. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Alligator Alcatraz' merch listed as Florida preps detention facility
The Herald Scotland
01-07-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
'Alligator Alcatraz' merch listed as Florida preps detention facility
Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Friday interview on Fox News that the new detention center will host its first detainees by July 1, roughly a week and a half after State Attorney General James Uthmeier posted the first video about the proposed facility and a week after construction began. What is 'Alligator Alcatraz'? Migrant detention center approved in Florida. "The perimeter's already set by mother nature," Uthmeier said about the site in an interview posted on X. "A lot of people thought maybe it was just a joke, but we're serious." The Florida GOP's items echo similar political merchandise popularized by the Republican party in recent years, like the Trump campaign's embrace of t-shirts using his 2023 mug shot. More recently, Trump supporters seized on the moment NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said "daddy has to sometimes use strong language," with the release of a video of Trump set to "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" by Usher and "daddy" t-shirts from The Trump War Room, run by Trump's campaign operation. What is 'Alligator Alcatraz'? The federal government on June 23 approved a proposal to open a 5,000-bed detention facility on 39-square miles of land in the Everglades, according to Uthmeier, which includes converting existing structures from the Miami-Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport. The Florida facility, estimated to cost $450 million annually, could eventually house up to 5,000 people, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The facility, close to the Everglades National Park, has drawn backlash from locals and environmental groups. Two groups, Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, have filed a lawsuit against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop what they said is the "unlawful construction of a prison in the heart of the Everglades." Sierra Club Florida also is opposed to the development, which it said is "irresponsible." "This 30 square-mile-area is completely surrounded by the Everglades," Uthmeier said in a video proposing the site. "It presents an efficient, low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. People get out, there's not much waiting for 'em other than alligators and pythons-nowhere to go, nowhere to hide." Within days, trucks were seen bringing in materials, the Department of Homeland Security gave its approval and said FEMA money would be used to help fund it, and the governor's office announced the state would use emergency powers to take control of the land away from Miami-Dade County. Alligator Alcatraz: the one-stop shop to carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda. — Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 19, 2025 The governor told "Fox and Friends" co-host Steve Doocy is set to hold more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants. "We've got a massive runway right behind us where any of the federal assets, if they wanna fly these people back to their own country, they can do it one-stop-shop." The move comes as both DeSantis and the Trump administration ramp up efforts to seize and deport undocumented immigrants in Florida and across the country, and several weeks after the president ordered federal agencies to reopen the original infamous Alcatraz, long a San Francisco tourist attraction, to "house America's most ruthless and violent offenders." Where is 'Alligator Alcatraz'? The "Alligator Alcatraz" facility is in Ochopee, Florida, just north of Everglades National Park and about 36 miles west of the Miami business district, CNN reported. According to the Miami International Airport, the Dade-Collier Airport is used as a training facility for "commercial pilots, private training, and a small number of military touch-and-goes." It's also around the ancestral homelands of the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribe of Florida. Tribal members have denounced the development of detainment camps on indigenous land. The facility was constructed in 1968 and originally known as the Everglades Jetport, according to the National Park Service, before an environmental study and activist protests killed the plan. In 1974, President Gerald Ford established Big Cypress National Preserve in the area, the nation's first national preserve. The Alligator Alcatraz site is about six miles from Big Cypress National Preserve. Contributing: Melina Khan, USA TODAY, Antonio Fin, USA TODAY Network; Reuters. Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@ and on X @KathrynPlmr.
