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Daily Mail
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Friends star Lisa Kudrow goes viral over resurfaced impression of far-right MAGA spokesperson
had fans in stitches after her appearance in 2020 political mockumentary resurfaced on social media in recent days. The 62-year-old Friends star went viral after a clip in which she parodies a right-wing 'non-official spokesperson' for President Donald Trump's MAGA movement started making the rounds again on social media. The clip was from the Netflix special Death To 2020, which was produced by Black Mirror creator Charlie Booker — who also wrote the film — and his regular collaborator Annabel Jones. On X (formerly Twitter), commenters — many of whom appeared to have liberal politics — were simultaneously delighted and infuriated by what they saw as similarities between Kudrow's over-the-top defenses of the first Trump administration's scandals and the real flak that Trump's current White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, deflects on a daily basis. They praised her 'perfect impersonation' of an influential MAGA figure in the replies, with many users finding major parallels between her and real-life right-wing figures over their allegedly slippery grasp of the truth. Kudrow's spokeswoman, the fictional Jeanetta Grace Susan, was seen in a clip seemingly meant to take place in Washington, DC, as she defended Trump against his multiple impeachments. 'The whole impeachment thing was baseless, OK,' Kudrow says in character. 'So the Democrats claim that Trump pressured Ukraine into digging up dirt on the Biden family and their only real "evidence" of that is the transcript of him doing it,' she adds on a particularly ridiculous note as documents referencing Trump's attempts to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election. Kudrow digs in shamelessly when the unseen British interviewer asked her to say more about the 'transcript' she had mentioned. 'What transcript?' she replies. When the interviewer reminders her that she just mentioned a transcript, she shoots back, 'Check your tape. I said no such thing.' Then Kudrow scoffs as the interviewer began reading back what she had just said about Ukraine, before doubling down and interjecting, 'There's no such place as Ukraine.' 'Yes, there is,' he replies in shock, but the spokeswoman shoots back, 'I choose to believe there is not.' Several viewers in the replies saw in Kudrow a shocking resemblance to Leavitt, both physically and in her defensive tone, though Leavitt wasn't working as the White House Press Secretary until the second Trump administration, years after the Netflix special was released. Kudrow digs in shamelessly when the unseen British interviewer asked her to say more about the 'transcript' she had mentioned. 'What transcript?' she replies, before denying she ever mentioned a transcript and then claiming that she doesn't believe in Ukraine One viewer praised the clip as 'freaking awesome' and said that Kudrow's performance as a fake PR specialist was 'probably the best thing I've seen since Tina Fey did Sarah Palin' on Saturday Night Live Other posters praised the clip as 'brilliant,' 'on point' and 'perfect' Another viewers said they had 'given up' on trying to reason with Trump's most vocal fans, which they seemed to think the clip effectively illustrated 'This is GREAT! Kudrow perfectly captured the Karoline Leavitt person — right down to the long bond hair and vapid smile,' wrote one user who felt there was a strong similarity. One viewer praised the clip as 'freaking awesome' and said that Kudrow's performance as a fake PR specialist was 'probably the best thing I've seen since Tina Fey did Sarah Palin' on Saturday Night Live. Other posters praised the clip as 'brilliant,' 'on point' and 'perfect.' One user complained that Americans were forced to 'literally listen to this everyday.' 'MAGA believe and stake their lives on memes, but call any reporting or data into question and often see document records as a compelling reason to believe the opposite of what they indicate,' they added. Another viewers said they had 'given up' on trying to reason with Trump's most vocal fans, which they seemed to think the clip effectively illustrated. 'I don't know what is up in their heads, but it is not brains or the gift of reason,' they seethed. 'I am beginning to believe that they are not just stupid and ignorant, but they just do not take in any information that is going to challenge their current mindset.'
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Fareed's take: The false narrative guiding American policy
President Trump and the MAGA movement have manufactured an image of a struggling America, held back by globalization and free trade. But the reality is that most Americans are doing far better than they were decades ago, Fareed says. He argues that America will be set back by the massive public policy shifts happening based on this false narrative.
CNN
3 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Fareed's take: The false narrative guiding American policy
President Trump and the MAGA movement have manufactured an image of a struggling America, held back by globalization and free trade. But the reality is that most Americans are doing far better than they were decades ago, Fareed says. He argues that America will be set back by the massive public policy shifts happening based on this false narrative.
New York Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
The Climate of Fear Has Reached Into Unexpected Places
Have you ever written words that you thought might get you killed? Have you ever written words that you worry might get someone you love killed? That's the reality that federal judges are facing across the nation. Our awful era of intimidation and political violence has come for them, and it represents a serious threat to the independence and integrity of the American judiciary. The details are grim. Federal judges are facing a surge in threats. As my colleagues in the newsroom reported this year, data collected by the U.S. Marshals Service shows that 80 judges received threats in the five months before March 1. In the six weeks that followed — a period that coincided with a sharp increase in MAGA complaints online about judicial rulings — 162 judges received threats. To say that judges 'received threats' is a bland way of describing a series of terrifying messages and encounters. A week ago, a group called Speak Up for Justice, which advocates an independent judiciary, hosted five sitting federal judges who publicly shared their stories. Judge Jack McConnell, who issued a ruling against the Trump administration in March, said his court has received more than 400 'vile, threatening, horrible voice mails.' At the start of the event, Judge McConnell played one of those messages, a furious, profanity-laden tirade that included an explicit assassination threat. Judge McConnell said that he'd been on the bench for almost 15 years, and that this was the 'one time that actually shook my faith in the judicial system and the rule of law.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
04-08-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
JD Vance 'leapfrogged' by fellow Trump insider as Republicans begin early 2028 preparations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has 'leapfrogged' Vice President JD Vance as the most likely Republican candidate for the 2028 presidential race, a presidential campaigns expert speculated. While Vance has been positioned as President Donald Trump 's understudy, there is a groundswell of support for Rubio among party activists and voters in early voting states. CNN analyst Eric Bradner said Rubio, who has become a member of Trump's trusted inner circle, particularly polls well in Iowa, and said the former Florida senator is in with a shot at cultivating the support he needs to lead the MAGA movement in life after Trump. 'I was a little surprised during a recent visit to Iowa how frequently the name of Secretary of State Marco Rubio came up, often in the same breath as JD Vance,' he said. 'Both of them, despite their own very public criticism of Trump in the past, now seem to be viewed as team players; as closely aligned with Trump and with his current administration, obviously, as leading members of it.' He added that, unlike Vance, Rubio has run for president before, so he has spent time campaigning on the ground in states where gaining early traction is crucial. 'A lot of people in the early voting states remember Rubio visiting them in 2016, when he finished third in Iowa in what were pretty competitive caucuses,' Bradner noted. 'A lot of these early-state Republican voters have met Rubio before.' Vance, on the other hand, is still relatively new on the scene and may have more to prove. 'They like Vance, but they don't know him yet. They haven't had a chance to go through the usual process with him,' he said. While Trump is personally entwined with the MAGA movement, the Constitution states he is unable to run for a third term. This has not stopped him repeatedly suggesting since returning to office that he would like to serve again. 'I will say this – so many people want me to do it,' Trump revealed in May. 'I have never had requests so strong as that.' 'But it's something that, to the best of my knowledge, you're not allowed to do,' he conceded. 'I don't know if that's constitutional that they're not allowing you to do it or anything else. But, there are many people selling the 2028 hat.'
