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The Hill
25 minutes ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Fetterman spotted with Bannon at DC MAGA hangout: Report
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was spotted with former Trump strategist Steve Bannon for about 20 minutes Monday evening at the Capitol Hill restaurant Butterworth's, a popular hangout for the 'Make American Great Again' (MAGA) community. Fetterman also dined that night with Matt Boyle, the Washington bureau chief for Breitbart, according to Politico's Playbook, which first reported the interaction. 'Oh my gosh, I don't have anything,' Fetterman said when asked about the dinner, although he did not deny the report. It's unknown what the men discussed. Bannon is a frequent customer at Butterworth's, which has attracted increasing attention as a watering hole for supporters of President Trump. An inauguration weekend crowd included FBI Director Kash Patel, tech mogul Elon Musk, and the conservative blogger Curtis Yarvin. The restaurant was also recently named one of the city's best restaurants by The Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema. The French menu includes lamb tartare, rabbit, and french fries cooked in beef tallow. Fetterman previously dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in January, drawing scrutiny from some of his colleagues. He has also increasingly broken with his party in recent months, especially on immigration. He was the sole Democrat to introduce the Laken Riley Act, a controversial law requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft, burglary, or shoplifting. On Monday night, he slammed his party for not condemning the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, calling the demonstrations 'anarchy and true chaos.' Alex Bolton contributed reporting.
Irish Daily Star
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Bruce Springsteen targeted again as Trump refuses to let singer have last word with golf meme
President Donald Trump has fired back quick to Bruce Springsteen's EP , which features the statement where the singer calls him an unfit president . The businessman took to Truth Social with an edited video. The eight second clip starts out with Trump, wearing his infamous red Make American Great Again hat, on a golf course hitting a ball in a far distance. The video was stitched together with a clip of Springsteen on stage falling over. An animated golf ball was added in as an attempt to seem like the president was the one who made the singer tumble. Read More Related Articles Bruce Springsteen's wordless message for Trump after being called 'dried out prune' Read More Related Articles Cassie Ventura's mother forced to pay P Diddy $20K for singer's fling with Kid Cudi His social media activity came just a day after Bruce Springsteen released a live EP of the opening night of his Land of Hope and Dreams tour, where he made a speech slamming Trump and his administration. Donald Trump fires back at Bruce Springsteen after the singer released an EP calling him an "unfit president" (Image: (Image: Getty)) During his performance last week, he sent a rallying cry to the audience, stating: "In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.' "Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!" Throughout his set, he expressed his concern for the country, at one point implying Trump and his team of legislators are 'taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers .' He went on to say Trump is an 'unfit president' and has 'no concern or idea for what it means to be deeply American.' After the president heard the news of Springsteen's speech, he responded on his Truth Social account. Bruce Springsteen calls President Trump an "unfit president" during Land of Hope and Dreams tour. (Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News) He started: 'I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States.' 'Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he's not a talented guy — Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden , a mentally incompetent FOOL, and our WORST EVER President, who came close to destroying our Country.' Trump went on to criticize Springsteen's choice to support 'Sleepy Joe,' saying the singer is 'dumb as a rock' and 'couldn't see what was going on.' He concluded: 'This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare.' Then we'll all see how it goes for him!'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump reportedly toured Qatar gift plane at PBIA in February. When will it come back?
It's been here once already, but will the controversial $400 million luxe plane the Qatari government aims to gift President Donald Trump come back to Palm Beach International Airport? Media reports say Trump toured the plane at PBIA in February during a stay at Mar-a-Lago, where he visited four times and spent 12 days during that month. The gift of the plane, dubbed the "flying palace" for its opulence, has been a source of debate during the president's travels through the Middle East in May. Disagreements between the president, his critics and even MAGA supporters have lorded over the trip and its significant achievements, including the announcement of "very serious" talks with Iran, recognition of the Syrian regime and a proposed $600 billion investment by Saudi Arabia in the United States. Here are five things to know. Where Trump would keep the plane is an unknown. The proposal is for the president to use the plane while in office after a retrofit by U.S. authorities. Palm Beach County residents would see the plane at PBIA, off Southern Boulevard at the Atlantic Aviation location, where existing U.S. airliners that serve as Air Force One are parked when the president visits. Trump is not expected to visit Palm Beach again until the fall, however. The offer of the aircraft has sparked serious pushback against the president, even from Make American Great Again allies. Social-media influencers and commentators Ben Shapiro and Laura Loomer, who has had the president's ear as of late, have come out against acceptance of the plane. National and presidential security experts have also raised significant concerns about secrecy in having the president fly on an aircraft produced and furnished by another country. The Democratic National Committee said it flew a banner over Mar-a-Lago on May 14 that read "Qatar-a-Lago." "Today, the DNC is highlighting what foreign autocracies around the world already know: Trump has no loyalty to the American people, national security, or the Constitution — his only allegiance is to his bank account and his billionaire buddies," DNC Chair Ken Martin wrote in a statement. Ethics watchdogs say the offer violates the emoluments provision in Article I of the U.S. Constitution. That clause does not allow holders of federal offices to accept gifts, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign governments without approval from Congress. In a May 13 post on his social-media platform, Trump insisted the aircraft, a Boeing 747, is to be given to the "United States Air Force/Department of Defense" and not to him. "It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years. It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive," he wrote. "Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done. This big savings will be spent, instead, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country." Antonio Fins is a politics and business editor at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at afins@ Help support our journalism. Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Will we see President Trump at Palm Beach International in Qatar plane?
The Guardian
06-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Who is Anthony Pratt, the Australian recycling billionaire who turned heads at the Met Gala?
Anthony Pratt has turned heads at New York's Met Gala, walking its high-stakes, couture-heavy carpet wearing an eye-catching outfit. But who is the man Donald Trump once called a 'red-haired weirdo' – and what's with his penchant for recycling-themed tailoring? One of Australia's wealthiest people, Pratt, 65, is the heir and billionaire head of recycling and packaging empire Pratt Holdings, which owns Visy Industries. Visy, known as Pratt Industries in the US, has more than 150 sites, including more than 70 factories in the US, and 7,000 employees globally, according to its website. The Australian Financial Review valued Pratt and his family's wealth at $23.3bn in last year's rich list. Late last year, he announced he was granted a green card and he and his family now live in the US. For the second year in a row, Pratt turned New York's Met Gala into a promotional opportunity for his business, wearing a suit emblazoned with the recycling logo and the words 'Pratt 100% recycled'. It was a bold, Riddler-inspired twist on the Met Gala's Superfine: Tailoring Black Style theme. Last year's neon pink frock coat, bedazzled with sequined recycling logos, was no less eye-catching. Despite being called a 'red-haired weirdo from Australia' by Donald Trump after he was accused of discussing sensitive nuclear submarine information with Pratt in 2023, the US president considers him a 'friend'. He denied ever discussing submarines with Pratt. At the White House last week, Trump announced that Pratt was investing US$5bn (A$7.8bn) in US industry, before putting him on the spot. 'I read a report that he's the richest man in Australia, but who the hell knows. Do you think you're the richest man in Australia?' Trump asked. Before last year's US election, the cardboard magnate gave US$10m to MAGA Inc, a super-pac supporting Trump, and then donated more than $1m to the president's inauguration fund. He also hosted an election victory party for 700 people at Mar-a-Lago and took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times after January's inauguration, congratulating the US president and telling him: 'I'm honoured to support your call to Make American Great Again by bringing manufacturing jobs back home.' A post on Pratt's LinkedIn page shows him celebrating last New Year's Eve with Trump and former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison at Mar-a-Lago. Pratt has donated more than $16m to both the left and right sides of Australia's political fence since 1998. More than $10.1m has gone towards the Liberal-Nationals Coalition, and $5.5m to Labor. In both 2023-24 and 2022-23, the Visy chair donated $1m to Labor. Pratt Holdings was 2022's biggest political donor, pouring $1.3m into Australia's conservative Liberal party before that year's federal election, which Labor won. Morrison is not the only former PM with close ties to Pratt. Paul Keating and Tony Abbott have both been on Pratt's payroll, according to the Australian Financial Review, which reported the former leaders earned from $8,000 to $25,000 a month as advisers to the businessman. Pratt also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the former Prince of Wales, before he became King Charles, and described his fortune as his 'superpower'.
News.com.au
03-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price rejected she should wear any blame for the Coalition's defeat
Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has furiously rejected she should wear any blame for the Coalition's shocking election defeat. ABC election coverage co-host Sarah Ferguson opened an interview with Senator Price, the spokesman for Indigenous Affairs and the figure tapped to lead an Elon Musk-style government efficiency review, with a pearler. 'With your embrace of Donald Trump and Make Australia Great, are you part of that loss?' Ferguson asked. A shocked Senator Price fired back: 'That's a big call, don't you think? 'If you swing enough mud in an election, it sticks. We did see a prime minister who absolutely misled the Australian people all the way through and was rarely called out for his conduct. I think it is deceitful.' When Ferguson suggested the prominent Coalition figure wasn't taking the matter seriously, Senator Price hit back again. 'If you don't think I'm addressing this seriously … I am addressing this deadly seriously.' Senator Price repeatedly invoked the US president and some of his policies and even catch cries in recent times. Photos emerged of her wearing a 'Make American Great Again' cap and she cheered 'Make Australia Great Again' during a press conference, seconds after declaring the media was obsessed with Mr Trump. When asked tonight what impact this might've had, given the backlash to Mr Trump and his tariff attacks on Australia, Senator Price muttered: 'Oh my goodness.' 'There is a whole lot of mud you just slung right there,' she said. 'Can I just say, in terms of wanting this country to be great again, Donald Trump doesn't own those four words. 'And because the media can go through your personal Facebook photos, and find a picture that was taken, in jest, at Christmas time, and then smear you with it, that is the problem. That is the issue.' Of the mammoth defeat, Senator Price said unseating a first-term prime minister was never going to be easy. 'It's only been done in 1931, the last time, obviously. But believe me you, this doesn't mean that we give up or we back down. We will just go harder and we will learn from the mistakes we have made in terms of our campaign.' She said Peter Dutton being turfed from his own seat was 'a huge loss'. 'The Liberal Party will determine what the leadership looks like going forward, but we will absolutely learn.'
