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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MAGA Launches Bonkers Hunt to ‘Prove' Biden Is a Robot Clone
MAGAworld is spiraling after President Donald Trump boosted a conspiracy theory claiming former President Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced by a robotic clone. From 'CIA masks' to a suspicious lack of veins, Trump's internet detectives are scouring every inch of Biden's body for signs of circuitry. Many of the sleuths—including Raven Harrison, a U.S. House candidate from Florida—believe they've found evidence that Biden's face is really a synthetic mask operated by a robot underneath. 'That's a mask. I don't know when he died. The Vegas trip?' one user commented. 'They were using doubles even back then? Clearly, this is a rubber mask.' Others dug up videos claiming to show 'Giant Biden,' a robot that supposedly replaced the real Biden and stands a few inches taller than the 'original.' One post proposed that Biden's moments of forgetfulness and stumbles are in fact 'disconnections' with his robotic system. Dozens of clips comparing Biden's recent speeches with older ones—where he appears more youthful and energetic—were offered as further 'evidence.' One user posted side-by-side photos of a younger and older Biden—labeled 'Original Biden' and 'Double Biden'—with arrows pointing to his right earlobe—which, according to the conspiracy theory, used to be attached, but now hangs free. And if that's not convincing enough, others pointed to a supposed change in Biden's eye color—from blue to black—as a final clue. Truth Social users celebrated Trump for finally revealing the 'truth.' 'The boss just posted this….how much more do people need!?" one user commented, along with three fire emojis. 'I believe the President Trump on this one,' another wrote. 'Sometimes Biden did look like a robot the way he held his hands gave it away ... Wake up Americans...' The robo-clone claims, in some ways, undercut a more grounded allegation—that Biden's team was involved in a 'cover-up' of his cognitive decline toward the end of his term—which has gained traction following revelations in a new bombshell book, Original Sin. Biden, who recently shared that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, has tried to push back on questions about his fitness for office, saying Friday that he felt well enough to 'beat the hell out of' Jake Tapper, the book's co-author. Biden now joins a list of celebrities who have been accused of dying and being swapped out, including The Beatles' Paul McCartney, who has been dodging rumors about his death since 1969, and Avril Lavigne, who has been plagued by a conspiracy theory involving her death and subsequent replacement by a clone since the 2000s. One commenter couldn't hide his delighted shock at Trump embracing such an outlandish conspiracy theory: 'Can't believe you really posted this!! HUGE! Thank you Mr. President!' But Trump has a long track record of promoting debunked or baseless theories, and his embrace of conspiracy thinking extends well beyond social media. Many of his closest allies frequently peddle in conspiracy theories, including Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel, and recently-departed special advisor Elon Musk.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Kash Patel Rages at James Comey Over Cryptic Trump Post
FBI director Kash Patel launched a scathing rebuke against James Comey in an interview in which Patel warned, 'I won't be lectured on how to run the FBI by that man.' Patel ranted about the former Trump administration FBI director in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, claiming the former FBI chief's 'beachside venture,' in which he posted a photo of seashells that spelled out the numbers '86″ and '47,″ has led to 'copycat' threats against President Donald Trump. MAGAworld went into a frenzy earlier this month after Comey posted the picture of the seashells with the caption, 'Cool shell formation on my beach walk.' He explained in a follow-up statement after deleting the image that he thought the shells displayed some kind of nonviolent political message. Multiple Trump officials perceived it as a threat to '86,″ or take out, the 47th president, and opened an investigation. Comey deleted the post. He later explained he 'didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence' and has criticized Patel for his lack of expertise for the role. 'In a way, I feel a little sorry for the guy,' Comey told MSNBC's Jen Psaki on Friday. Patel claimed in his Wednesday Fox News interview that Comey 'is a private citizen and he can walk around the beach and talk about seashells and Crayola crayons for all I care about, and talk about how we're the conspiracy theorists,' but, he added, 'if he wants to come after me, no problem.' He added: ''I won't be lectured on how to run the FBI by that man.' Comey, who was fired by Trump in 2017, said last week he was interviewed by the Secret Service about the post but doesn't expect the investigation to go anywhere. 'I expect it'll go away cause there's nothing there,' he told Psaki last week. Patel, however, claimed Comey's Instagram post is still causing him headaches. 'Do you know how many copycats we've had to investigate as a result of that beachside venture from a former director?' he asked Baier. 'Do you know how many agents I've had to take offline from chasing down child sex predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists?' 'Because everywhere across this country, people are popping up on social media and think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke, and they can do it because he did it,' he continued, adding: 'that's what I'm having to deal with every single day ... because he thought it was funny to go out there make a political statement.' Trump has stacked top law enforcement roles with loyalists—including Patel as FBI chief, Pam Bondi as attorney general, and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As Trump pardons fraudsters, MAGA grasps at straws with Biden's ‘autopen'
The presidential pardon power increasingly looks to be an instrument for Donald Trump to wield on behalf of his wealthy donors, and MAGAworld can do little to explain it. He moved explicitly into the realm of rewarding his supporters with political favors this past week and began issuing a slew of pardons benefiting loyalists who'd supported his campaigns for president. Among the recipients: A sheriff convicted of taking bribes in exchange for passing out 'auxiliary' sheriff badges to local businessmen; the son of a wealthy donor who was instrumental in the effort to pass Hunter Biden's laptop to the Trump campaign; a reality TV show couple and rapper, NBA Youngboy. The latest came Wednesday afternoon, as the White House announced the pardon of Michael Grim, a former GOP congressman convicted of tax fraud. Ed Martin, Trump's failed nominee for US attorney in the District of Columbia, announced a 'Pardon Day' ceremony Wednesday at the White House. And at a White House event, the president publicly opined on the possibility of pardoning several men convicted of plotting to assault and kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic Trump-opponent governor of Michigan. "I will take a look at it. It's been brought to my attention," said the president. "I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I'll be honest with you.' Many in Washington, especially including the Democrats who publicly warned that former President Joe Biden's use of the pardon to protect his drug-abuser son, Hunter Biden, from the consequences of his actions, are now left accepting the reality: whatever luster or gravity the presidential clemency system once held is now gone. It's probably not coming back. The president's latest round of pardons messily retracted from the narrative he has often pointed to in his past utilizations of pardon power — namely, a desire to end the 'weaponization' of government supposedly begun by his own political enemies, the Democrats. Trump has long blamed them for this, dating back to the 2016 election when he spun a federal investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russian intelligence into an effort by the Obama administration to 'spy' on him. His accusations multiplied after losing the 2020 election, when investigations launched by the Justice Department and two state jurisdictions led to a years-long legal fight and even an FBI raid of his estate at Mar-a-Lago, where he was accused of illegally harboring classified materials taken from the White House improperly when he left. All the while, Trump would insist to supporters in private and public that he'd rightfully won the election, even going as far as to tell some that he'd be reinstated as president. Past targets for pardons and clemency have all used this rationale of fighting the Deep State and politicized 'lawfare', including his pardons of convicted January 6 rioters earlier this year as well as the 2020 pardons of Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner and Roger Stone. But that's all gone now. A White House spokesperson could only offer excuses for the pardon of Paul Walczak, whose mother raised millions for Trump's presidential campaign efforts, as well as the conservative reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley — who were convicted for pulling off bank fraud worth tens of millions of dollars. Harrison Fields, a Trump administration spokesperson, said that the Chrisleys were 'well-deserving Americans' who earned 'a second chance' in his defense of the moves. While the song and dance continued from the White House spin room, even Republicans are unlikely to see this as anything more than favor-trading. 'I think it's been pretty gross,' conservative commentator Marc Short, who was chief of staff to ex-Vice President Mike Pence, told CNN: '[I]t's almost like he saw what Biden [did] and said, 'Hold my beer, I'm going to show you'.' GOP lawmakers have thus far avoided comment. House members are due to return to Washington on Thursday and the Senate is out until June, granting a few days' reprieve to those less enthusiastic about defending the president's rewarding of patrons. But those who do rush to his defense will take the same strategy Trump himself has taken: deflection. While Trump has repeated accusations of political targeting in posts defending some of his individual pardon grants, his greater focus has remained on ginning up controversy around the 'autopen' reportedly used by former President Joe Biden at times to sign documents. There's nothing — nothing at all — that the 47th president can do to undo or otherwise reverse the pardons granted by his predecessor to members of the January 6 committee and his own family. But that hasn't stopped Trump and his top pardon lackey, Martin, from trying to undermine the legitimacy of those actions in the press and claim the existence of some kind of shadow president in the Biden White House. His legion of supporters on social media has eagerly followed suit. The president ventured this theory again on Tuesday evening as news coverage of his latest pen-stroke prison break turned decisively sour. 'Other than the Rigged Presidential Election of 2020, the Biggest Scandal in American History is the 'AUTOPEN!'' the president blustered in a Truth Social post. 'Whoever used it was usurping the power of the Presidency, and it should be very easy to find out who that person (or persons) is.'
The Independent
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
As Trump pardons fraudsters, MAGA grasps at straws with Biden's ‘autopen'
The presidential pardon power increasingly looks to be an instrument for Donald Trump to wield on behalf of his wealthy donors, and MAGAworld can do little to explain it. He moved explicitly into the realm of rewarding his supporters with political favors this past week and began issuing a slew of pardons benefiting loyalists who'd supported his campaigns for president. Among the recipients: A sheriff convicted of taking bribes in exchange for passing out 'auxiliary' sheriff badges to local businessmen; the son of a wealthy donor who was instrumental in the effort to pass Hunter Biden 's laptop to the Trump campaign; a reality TV show couple and rapper, NBA Youngboy. The latest came Wednesday afternoon, as the White House announced the pardon of Michael Grim, a former GOP congressman convicted of tax fraud. Ed Martin, Trump's failed nominee for US attorney in the District of Columbia, announced a 'Pardon Day' ceremony Wednesday at the White House. And at a White House event, the president publicly opined on the possibility of pardoning several men convicted of plotting to assault and kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic Trump-opponent governor of Michigan. "I will take a look at it. It's been brought to my attention," said the president. "I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I'll be honest with you.' Many in Washington, especially including the Democrats who publicly warned that former President Joe Biden's use of the pardon to protect his drug-abuser son, Hunter Biden, from the consequences of his actions, are now left accepting the reality: whatever luster or gravity the presidential clemency system once held is now gone. It's probably not coming back. The president's latest round of pardons messily retracted from the narrative he has often pointed to in his past utilizations of pardon power — namely, a desire to end the 'weaponization' of government supposedly begun by his own political enemies, the Democrats. Trump has long blamed them for this, dating back to the 2016 election when he spun a federal investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russian intelligence into an effort by the Obama administration to 'spy' on him. His accusations multiplied after losing the 2020 election, when investigations launched by the Justice Department and two state jurisdictions led to a years-long legal fight and even an FBI raid of his estate at Mar-a-Lago, where he was accused of illegally harboring classified materials taken from the White House improperly when he left. All the while, Trump would insist to supporters in private and public that he'd rightfully won the election, even going as far as to tell some that he'd be reinstated as president. Past targets for pardons and clemency have all used this rationale of fighting the Deep State and politicized 'lawfare', including his pardons of convicted January 6 rioters earlier this year as well as the 2020 pardons of Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner and Roger Stone. But that's all gone now. A White House spokesperson could only offer excuses for the pardon of Paul Walczak, whose mother raised millions for Trump's presidential campaign efforts, as well as the conservative reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley — who were convicted for pulling off bank fraud worth tens of millions of dollars. Harrison Fields, a Trump administration spokesperson, said that the Chrisleys were 'well-deserving Americans' who earned 'a second chance' in his defense of the moves. While the song and dance continued from the White House spin room, even Republicans are unlikely to see this as anything more than favor-trading. 'I think it's been pretty gross,' conservative commentator Marc Short, who was chief of staff to ex-Vice President Mike Pence, told CNN: '[I]t's almost like he saw what Biden [did] and said, 'Hold my beer, I'm going to show you'.' GOP lawmakers have thus far avoided comment. House members are due to return to Washington on Thursday and the Senate is out until June, granting a few days' reprieve to those less enthusiastic about defending the president's rewarding of patrons. But those who do rush to his defense will take the same strategy Trump himself has taken: deflection. While Trump has repeated accusations of political targeting in posts defending some of his individual pardon grants, his greater focus has remained on ginning up controversy around the 'autopen' reportedly used by former President Joe Biden at times to sign documents. There's nothing — nothing at all — that the 47th president can do to undo or otherwise reverse the pardons granted by his predecessor to members of the January 6 committee and his own family. But that hasn't stopped Trump and his top pardon lackey, Martin, from trying to undermine the legitimacy of those actions in the press and claim the existence of some kind of shadow president in the Biden White House. His legion of supporters on social media has eagerly followed suit. The president ventured this theory again on Tuesday evening as news coverage of his latest pen-stroke prison break turned decisively sour. 'Other than the Rigged Presidential Election of 2020, the Biggest Scandal in American History is the 'AUTOPEN!'' the president blustered in a Truth Social post. 'Whoever used it was usurping the power of the Presidency, and it should be very easy to find out who that person (or persons) is.'
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Trump pardons reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley after lobbying campaign from daughter Savannah
President Donald Trump pardoned reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on Tuesday, calling their daugher Savannah and informing her of his decision. The Chrisleys, who starred in the television show Chrisley Knows Best, were found guilty of defrauding banks out of $30 million. They're serving time in Florida and Kentucky. In turn, Savannah has become a fixture in MAGAworld, attending events like the Republican National Convention, the Conservative Political Action Conference and appearing on the sidelines of the White House Correspondents' Dinner to get the president and his allies' attention. The effort paid off when Savannah received a call Tuesday from the Oval Office.
