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Time of India
10 minutes ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Trump Fumes As Republicans Revolt Over Epstein Case
Donald Trump lost his temper as a growing number of Republicans distanced themselves from him over renewed scrutiny of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The backlash intensified after court documents and media coverage reignited public interest in past associations. GOP lawmakers are reportedly pressuring Trump to address lingering questions, causing internal party tensions. Trump, visibly frustrated, dismissed the concerns as politically motivated attacks. The revolt underscores a widening rift within the Republican Party as it grapples with fallout from the controversial Epstein saga. Read More
CTV News
3 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Epstein files controversy a ‘huge problem' for Trump: Republican strategist
Watch Republican strategist Evan Siegfried on how likely the Epstein files will be released despite the pushback from U.S. President Trump.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Who is Blaise Ingoglia? DeSantis picks new Florida CFO
After months without anyone in the position, Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally named his new Chief Financial Officer: close ally, businessman and professional poker player Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill. "Yes, he's got a great financial record, which is important," DeSantis said at a press conference announcing the appointment. "But I looked even broader than that because I wanted to say who's running toward these fights and who's running and hiding. And on every single time we've had a flash point in Florida, Blaise is running into battle to stand up for people like you." Ingoglia, 54, owns homebuilding company Hartland Homes and listed his net worth at $28.3 million on his most recent financial disclosure. He served as chair of the Republican Party of Florida in 2015–19 and later helped run a DeSantis political committee when the governor ran for the GOP nomination for president in 2024. DeSantis also mentioned Ingoglia's GovernmentGoneWild social media, in which he attacked governmental waste. While the choice wasn't unexpected, it may reignite the fading feud between DeSantis and President Donald Trump. Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, last year announced his intent to run for the open seat in 2026 and Trump has already enthusiastically endorsed him. The post has been vacant since April 1 when former CFO Jimmy Patronis left to replace former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz as Northwest Florida's member of Congress. Susan Miller, who was chief of staff under Patronis, has been in charge of the Department of Financial Services since then but was never named CFO, even on an interim basis. The last press release from the department was in May, according to its website. Such a lengthy vacancy in a cabinet spot is unusual — the CFO is third in the line of succession for governor, after the lieutenant governor and attorney general — but DeSantis said he would fill the spot after the 2025 Florida Legislative Session was over and then it went into overtime due to state budget squabbles. DeSantis has yet to replace former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, who left the role in February to become president of Florida International University, one of several DeSantis allies in leadership positions in Florida's higher education. Who is Sen. Blaise Ingoglia? State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, is a Queens, New York, native who moved to Florida in 1996 to start a mortgage company and homebuilding company. He became politically active, his bio says, when property taxes skyrocketed, founding "Government Gone Wild" and producing seminars and videos over governmental wastefulness. The 54-year-old was elected chair of the Hernando County Republican Executive Committee in 2009, and then was elected vice-chair of the Republican Party of Florida in 2011. In 2014, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and was later chosen chair of the Republican Party of Florida. He was reelected as state chair in 2017. Ingoglia ran for the Florida Senate in 2022 with DeSantis' endorsement and won. As a close ally of DeSantis, described as the governor's "conservative pitbull in the Florida Senate,' Ingoglia has criticized legislative leaders during a rift with the governor over immigration laws. He's sponsored bills in line with DeSantis' agenda, including lowering property taxes and imposing term limits on local officials. Ingoglia headed Friends of Ron DeSantis, a state-level political committee that was criticized for transferring more than $80 million in funds raised to support DeSantis's previous two gubernatorial election campaigns to Never Back Down Inc., a political action committee that supported his unsuccessful presidential campaign. The senator was named the PAC's chief on May 8, 2023, three days after DeSantis took steps to distance himself from it. On May 24, DeSantis announced his presidential bid. On May 30, Ingoglia shut the PAC down completely, and the next day the Empower Parents PAC transferred $82.5 million the Never Back Down, Inc. PAC. Ingoglia has been a campaign spokesperson for both Trump and DeSantis. He's also been a minor YouTube celebrity with his Government Gone Wild wealth seminar videos, where until 2019 he posted videos such as "The Illegal Immigration Video Democrats DON'T Want You to See" and "Welcome to the United 'Waste' of America." Blaise Ingoglia is an internationally ranked poker player Since starting to play poker professionally, Ingoglia has posted earnings of $469,668, according to That includes winnings of $261,901 at an event in Atlantic City in 2006. His last game on record was more than a year ago, but Ingoglia has played off and on since February 2005. That's when he won more than $8,000 in the 2005 Borgata Poker Open. How do you pronounce Blaise Ingoglia? "Blaze In-GO-lee-ah." Ingoglia is an Italian surname that means "in the family of Goglia." In Italian names, "gl" is pronounced something like the sound in the middle of "million." What does Florida's Chief Financial Officer do? The Department of Financial Services is a powerful one, in charge of paying state vendors and overseeing insurance, financial regulators and fire investigations. It was created in 2002 after the Florida Cabinet was overhauled in 1998 by combining the former offices of comptroller, treasurer, insurance commissioner, and fire marshal. "My department serves consumers and taxpayers through its work in 13 different divisions and additional initiatives I set forth," Patronis once wrote for the DFS website. "A world of information and assistance is provided by the department on issues ranging from insurance education and assistance, fire prevention and safety, and even unclaimed cash and property."I have also established additional priorities to assist Floridians including fighting fraud, consumer protection and fiscal transparency." The DFS is made of the following divisions, each one with a direct impact on Floridians: Accounting and Auditing Consumer Services Criminal Investigations Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Insurance Agent and Agency Services Office of Financial Regulation Office of Insurance Regulation Rehabilitation and Liquidation Risk Management Treasury State Fire Marshal Unclaimed Property Workers' Compensation Previously published material was used in this report. (This story was updated to add new information.) This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Blaise Ingoglia tapped to be new Florida CFO after months of vacancy Solve the daily Crossword
Indian Express
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Trump calls Epstein controversy ‘hoax,' says supporters who care about it are ‘weaklings'
US President Donald Trump lashed out at a section of his right-wing base on Tuesday, accusing supporters of falling for 'Democratic bulls**t' about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and declaring he no longer wants their support. In a fiery Truth Social post, Trump said: 'Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bulls**t,' hook, line, and sinker. They haven't learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.' The comments come amid mounting pressure from within the Republican Party, including high-profile lawmakers, to release additional information about Epstein's alleged client list. The controversy reignited last week after a Justice Department memo said Epstein's death in 2019 was a suicide and that there would be no further public disclosures in the case. Despite calling the topic 'sordid' and 'boring,' Trump had until now refrained from turning on his own base, many of whom have demanded transparency around Epstein's network and ties. But in Tuesday's post, he suggested the backlash had become a distraction from his administration's 'successes.' 'I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country's history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax,' Trump wrote. 'Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore!' The President's rebuke came as top Republican lawmakers including House Speaker Mike Johnson joined calls for more transparency. In an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, the speaker said: 'It's a very delicate subject. We should put everything out there and let the people decide it.' Johnson is one of several Republicans, including Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert, urging Congress to subpoena the Justice Department or appoint a special counsel to investigate the Epstein case further. The calls for disclosure have largely been directed at Attorney General Pam Bondi, who earlier this year said Epstein's 'client list' was 'sitting on my desk right now to review.' However, in its recent memo, her department said no such list existed and clarified that Bondi had been referring to other documents at the time. Despite the backlash, Trump defended Bondi on Tuesday, suggesting she should release more information — if it is credible. 'I would like to see that also,' Trump said, referencing calls for transparency. 'But I think the attorney general — the credibility is very important, and you want credible evidence for something like that, and I think the attorney general's handled it very well.' Bondi appeared unwilling to go further, telling reporters the Justice Department memo 'speaks for itself' and brushing off questions about releasing more files.
Bloomberg
5 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Surveillance: Tariffs Inflation
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul Sweeney July 16th, 2025 Featuring: 1) Amanda Lynam, Head of Macro Credit Research at BlackRock, joins to talk about corporate credit resilience amid continued policy shifts. Stocks slipped as negative tariff headlines and dialed-back expectations for interest-rate cuts prompted doubts about the market's ability to sustain recent highs. US Treasuries held steady. 2) Gerard Cassidy, Head: US Bank Equity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, wraps big bank earnings. Investors will continue to follow bank executives' guidance during and after earnings on how they plan to allocate extra capital and drive larger profits. 3) David Malpass, former President at the World Bank, discusses the economic and geopolitical policies of the second Trump administration and what President Trump must do to gain broader support in his second term. It comes amid a rift within the Republican Party over the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and uncertainty over President Trump's tariff policy. 4) Patrick Armstrong, CIO at Plurimi Wealth, brings us into PPI and talks about how inflation could weigh on markets. Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, wrote that 'the tariff inflation shock starts to hit' and this effect will keep building in intensity as pre-tariff inventories are depleted. 5) Lisa Mateo joins with the latest headlines in newspapers across the US, including a New York Post story on the redesigned Waldorf-Astoria and a Boston Globe column on the seven best lobster rolls around Boston.
