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Irish Daily Star
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Irish Daily Star
Family member says Trump's 'fragile ego' is still reeling from unflattering nickname
Trump's niece, Mary Trump, says privately the president is still fuming over the "TACO' nickname bestowed on him by Wall Street to ease fears over his unpredictable tariff policy President Donald Trump is reportedly still privately fuming over the "TACO" nickname bestowed upon him by opponents, according to one of his direct family members. Trump's niece, trained psychologist Mary Trump, on Sunday published a piece on Substack entitled, " The Worst Person at the Worst Time," where she argues that his decision to get the United States directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran was a "unilateral, unprovoked, and illegal war." "As a country, we are at war and the man who led us into this war is a corrupt, degraded, ignorant know-nothing who acted illegally to plunge us into a potentially catastrophic situation without the consent of Congress because, despite the fact that he is president of the United States of America and arguably the most recognized figure on the planet, he wasn't getting enough attention," she said. "It is long past time that we stop imputing some deeper or reasonable motives to Donald Trump." She added, "Despite being depraved and cruel, much like his cohort Benjamin Netanyahu, he is driven by the most primitive impulses that center almost solely around protecting his fragile ego from humiliation (about which he has a pathological terror) and himself from the reality that he is a complete fraud." She continued to lambast her uncle, bringing up the notorious "TACO" nickname, given to Trump by his opponents which is an acronym for "Trump Always Chickens Out." The nickname came from the president's backing off of many of his sweeping tariffs imposed on good imported to the U.S. "Donald is still no doubt stinging from the acronym recently coined to mock his inability to follow through on anything—TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out. In the wake of Israeli strikes against Iran, Donald spent a few days saber-rattling only to back off (chicken out, if you will) in the wake of searing criticism by some of the most reliably sycophantic members of his cult—e.g. Rep. Marjorie Green (R-GA), Alex Jones, and Steve Bannon)," Mary Trump wrote. "He announced at a bizarre press conference that his decision to address the ostensibly urgent crisis regarding Iran would be put off for two weeks." She continued: "Only two days later, he ordered the attack on Iran. His allies would have us believe that Donald, a brilliant strategist, was faking us out. Sure. An infinitely more plausible explanation is that, on the one hand, he hates being challenged or contradicted, especially from those who almost always fall in line; therefore, he felt the need to double-down on his threats by carrying them out. On the other hand, Donald is a desperate black hole of need—by changing the narrative, he could make sure the spotlight turned back on him."
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene picked a fight with Grok
Last week, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok experienced a "bug" that made it tell users about the "white genocide" conspiracy theory in South Africa, even when prompted with questions that had nothing to do with the topic... and soon after, Grok expressed skepticism over the Holocaust death toll, which it chalked up to a "programming error." But with a degree of mental gymnastics that could put Simone Biles to shame, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has decided that Elon Musk's robot baby Grok is too far left. "Grok is left leaning and continues to spread fake news and propaganda," Greene wrote on X. She shared a screenshot in which Grok says that Greene is a Christian who has expressed her belief in Jesus, but concedes that some Christians are troubled by her support for conspiracy theories like QAnon. "Critics, including religious leaders, argue her actions contradict Christian values of love and unity, citing her defense of January 6 and divisive rhetoric," Grok wrote in the screenshot Greene shared. X was already having a particularly challenging day -- the app has been experiencing outages for hours, which could possibly be related to fires that broke out in its Oregon data center yesterday. But while Greene may be a known peddler of harmful misinformation and conspiracies, she did actually make a great point in the end: "When people give up their own discernment, stop seeking the truth, and depend on AI to analyze information, they will be lost," she said on X.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene picked a fight with Grok
Last week, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok experienced a "bug" that made it tell users about the "white genocide" conspiracy theory in South Africa, even when prompted with questions that had nothing to do with the topic... and soon after, Grok expressed skepticism over the Holocaust death toll, which it chalked up to a "programming error." But with a degree of mental gymnastics that could put Simone Biles to shame, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has decided that Elon Musk's robot baby Grok is too far left. "Grok is left leaning and continues to spread fake news and propaganda," Greene wrote on X. She shared a screenshot in which Grok says that Greene is a Christian who has expressed her belief in Jesus, but concedes that some Christians are troubled by her support for conspiracy theories like QAnon. "Critics, including religious leaders, argue her actions contradict Christian values of love and unity, citing her defense of January 6 and divisive rhetoric," Grok wrote in the screenshot Greene shared. X was already having a particularly challenging day -- the app has been experiencing outages for hours, which could possibly be related to fires that broke out in its Oregon data center yesterday. But while Greene may be a known peddler of harmful misinformation and conspiracies, she did actually make a great point in the end: "When people give up their own discernment, stop seeking the truth, and depend on AI to analyze information, they will be lost," she said on X. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data
Irish Daily Star
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Irish Daily Star
Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed for tweet seemingly celebrating Pope's death
MAGA Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is receiving waves of backlash on social media after she posted to X hours after Pope Francis' passing , appearing to celebrate the Pontiff's death at the age of 88. "Today there were major shifts in global leadership," said the self-identified "Christian nationalist" in a post on X Monday morning, roughly nine hours after the pontiff's passing. "Evil is being defeated by the hand of God." The far-right congresswoman did not clarify what she was referring to with this post and reportedly has not responded to requests for comment from various media outlets. Read More Related Articles Donald Trump branded 'dumbest President ever' after six-word comment about Congo Read More Related Articles Deranged Donald Trump posts mad 184-word Easter message taking aim at all his enemies Users on X were quick to call out Greene for her comments, who interpreted them as an attack on the late Pontiff, who passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday from a cerebral stroke, according to the Vatican. "This is absolutely atrocious. Catholics elected Trump. Please don't do this, and push them away from our winning coalition," user Jeremiah Watson wrote on X. "You're pure evil," former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger wrote. "Shame on you, lady. This is disgusting," said one user. "You're a disgrace to America and the world," said another. Pope Francis' death began a nine-day mourning period, followed by a complex process to select his successor. Greene, 50, was baptized Catholic and married in a Catholic wedding ceremony but converted to evangelical Protestant in 2011 and was re-baptized. In 2022 Greene said she left the Catholic Church over fears she could not trust its leaders to "protect [her] children from pedophiles" following repeated sexual abuse scandals, she said in a statement at the time. She said in the same statement that Catholics were "pious" and that many priests are "kind [and] brilliant,' but said the church's leader was "controlled by Satan" and full of "criminals and abusers" One user responded to Greene's post on Monday saying that she was one who "spoke like Satan" US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. (Image: AFP via Getty Images) "Marjorie, invoking God to celebrate the death of the Pope is blasphemy in its purest form. That is not righteousness, it is evil disguised in self-righteousness. You do not speak for God. You speak like Satan, twisting faith into hatred, using lies to stoke division. No true follower of Christ rejoices in death or spews venom at a spiritual leader respected by millions. You've turned Christianity into a political weapon, and it's vile," the user wrote. Greene has not made any other public comments about the Pontiff's death.
The Hill
11-02-2025
- Health
- The Hill
The Hill's Health Next Summit
A new administration, a new Congress, and a new stance on health care that could have major implications at home and the world at large. This year is set to be so major for health care, that we are splitting our Summit into two parts. The first installment of The Hill's Health Next Summit will be held this March as we explore the campaign promises made by the Republican Administration, dive into the promises made by the new leaders in health care and the issues at the top of the agenda, and how it could play out for women's health, mental health, AI and emerging tech in healthcare. Join The Hill as we convene the leading minds in health care, government and the private sector to explore what's next in health. LOCATION Washington, DC & streaming nationwide DATE & TIME Wednesday, March 26 8:15 AM ET Registration & Networking 9:00 AM ET Programming begins 12:00 PM ET Programming concludes Speakers: Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chair, House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health; Co-Sponsor, Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK), Chair, House Republican Policy Committee; Co-Sponsor, Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), Member, House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health Linda Goler Blount, President & CEO, Black Women's Health Imperative Robert Egge, Chief Public Policy Officer, Alzheimer's Association
