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Axios
09-04-2025
- Business
- Axios
Don Jr. traveling to Romania before controversial election
Donald Trump Jr. will travel to Romania later this month shortly before the country's presidential election is held after a months-long delay. Why it matters: MAGA heavyweights, including Trump Jr., Vice President Vance and Elon Musk erupted after Romania's top court annulled the first round of the country's presidential election over worries of Russian meddling — lambasting it as evidence that European countries are silencing the right. Vance in particular has argued European elites pretend to care about democracy while ignoring the will of their voters, if those voters happen to choose "extreme" candidates. Catch up quick: Romanian government intelligence indicated that Moscow ran digital influence operations to benefit ultranationalist candidate Călin Georgescu, who had praised Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and won the election's first round. Trump Jr. slammed the decision at the time as "another Soros/Marxist attempt at rigging the outcome & denying the will of the people," referencing Democratic megadonor George Soros. The latest: The new first round of voting will be held on May 4, with a runoff penciled in for May 18. Trump Jr. is visiting on April 28. The Romanian Constitutional Court last month barred Georgescu from running. Zoom in: Trump is traveling to Romania to attend Trump Business Vision 2025, a business event, as part of a speaking tour organized by Salem Media, according to a source familiar with the matter. The person said Trump Jr. will not meet with government officials publicly or privately. Trump Jr.'s tour will also take him to Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Dennis Prager sets talk-radio return following a severe spinal cord injury
Dennis Prager, the conservative talk radio host who has been off the air since suffering a debilitating fall in November, will return in June. Prager, whose nationally syndicated show aired locally from noon to 3 p.m. on AM 870 the Answer before his injury, will come back to host the third hour of that time slot starting June 3, Salem Media announced last week. "I'm really feeling much better, as you can hear," the author of "The Rational Bible" said in a voice recording played during a March 7 health-update video featuring son David Prager and Prager University Chief Executive Marissa Streit. "My voice is practically normal, which is really exciting, because I intend to go back on radio. ... And my beloved son — one of my beloved sons — my beloved son David is here with me and I can't tell you how much he has done for me. ... OK everybody, looking forward to being with you often." Read more: Wendy Williams wants 'to move on with my life' despite guardianship: How she got here At the time that recording was played, Dennis Prager was 15 weeks post-injury. Before his fall, he'd had spinal fusion surgery that resulted in a "pretty stiff situation" with his back, Streit said in a Feb. 14 video update. He hit his head when he fell but suffered no brain injury, she said. The spinal cord was another story. "It was not severed, but it was injured, and was injured at the top of his spinal cord, at the area of C3 and C4 that also controls his diaphragm," Streit said, noting that Prager could not move below his shoulders at the time. "He is talking a lot to people in the rehab facility that he's at right now," David Prager, chief development officer for Prager U, said in the same February video. Nonprofit Prager U bills itself as a creator of "free educational content promoting American values." "He's all there. He's 100% there. When you hear him on the radio, you'll say he hasn't skipped a beat." Read more: Beyond Joy Reid: MSNBC makes major schedule changes as it prepares for NBC News split Dennis Prager is still undergoing "extensive" rehab, Salem Media said in its release. "Dennis may have some physical limitations at the moment, but his wit, wisdom, insights and passion are as strong and as clear as ever and we are delighted at his spirit and resolve to return to his audience,' Phil Boyce, Salem's senior vice president of spoken word, said in the release. 'We want Dennis to remain a part of the Salem family and want his millions of loyal fans to continue to hear his voice.' When Prager returns to radio, it won't be on the exact same show that he left. Salem Media announced last week that "The Charlie Kirk Show," hosted by the founder of the conservative Turning Point USA student movement, will take over Prager's affiliate stations — including 870 AM — beginning next Monday. "Affiliates of Charlie will continue to get the Kirk show with no interruption, and affiliates of Dennis will soon get Charlie Kirk as a strong and able replacement," Boyce said in the release. The two men had been broadcasting live at the same time of day before Prager fell. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
24-03-2025
- Health
- Los Angeles Times
Dennis Prager sets talk-radio return following a severe spinal cord injury
Dennis Prager, the conservative talk radio host who has been off the air since suffering a debilitating fall in November, will return in June. Prager, whose nationally syndicated show aired locally from noon to 3 p.m. on AM 870 the Answer before his injury, will come back to host the third hour of that time slot starting June 3, Salem Media announced last week. 'I'm really feeling much better, as you can hear,' the author of 'The Rational Bible' said in a voice recording played during a March 7 health-update video featuring son David Prager and Prager University Chief Executive Marissa Streit. 'My voice is practically normal, which is really exciting, because I intend to go back on radio. ... And my beloved son — one of my beloved sons — my beloved son David is here with me and I can't tell you how much he has done for me. ... OK everybody, looking forward to being with you often.' At the time that recording was played, Dennis Prager was 15 weeks post-injury. Before his fall, he'd had spinal fusion surgery that resulted in a 'pretty stiff situation' with his back, Streit said in a Feb. 14 video update. He hit his head when he fell but suffered no brain injury, she said. The spinal cord was another story. 'It was not severed, but it was injured, and was injured at the top of his spinal cord, at the area of C3 and C4 that also controls his diaphragm,' Streit said, noting that Prager could not move below his shoulders at the time. 'He is talking a lot to people in the rehab facility that he's at right now,' David Prager, chief development officer for Prager U, said in the same February video. Nonprofit Prager U bills itself as a creator of 'free educational content promoting American values.' 'He's all there. He's 100% there. When you hear him on the radio, you'll say he hasn't skipped a beat.' Dennis Prager is still undergoing 'extensive' rehab, Salem Media said in its release. 'Dennis may have some physical limitations at the moment, but his wit, wisdom, insights and passion are as strong and as clear as ever and we are delighted at his spirit and resolve to return to his audience,' Phil Boyce, Salem's senior vice president of spoken word, said in the release. 'We want Dennis to remain a part of the Salem family and want his millions of loyal fans to continue to hear his voice.' When Prager returns to radio, it won't be on the exact same show that he left. Salem Media announced last week that 'The Charlie Kirk Show,' hosted by the founder of the conservative Turning Point USA student movement, will take over Prager's affiliate stations — including 870 AM — beginning next Monday. 'Affiliates of Charlie will continue to get the Kirk show with no interruption, and affiliates of Dennis will soon get Charlie Kirk as a strong and able replacement,' Boyce said in the release. The two men had been broadcasting live at the same time of day before Prager fell.
