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21 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Karoline Levitt ditches religious necklace after Jon Stewart's brutal joke: ‘Some sort of weird Pinocchio cross'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was seen without her cross necklace following the mockery of Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Leavitt appeared for her briefing on Tuesday in a navy blazer, but she had chosen to forego her signature jewelry. On Monday night, Stewart skewered Leavitt, saying, 'By the way, I think that the more she lies, the bigger her cross gets. Is that possible? It's like some sort of weird Pinocchio cross.' The host also noted that Leavitt is likely to be 'the only one' who will be able to leave the administration 'unscathed … Because I don't think that she has any principles in there left to die.' Stewart went on to say he's "not even upset with this lady. Because just rolling with the punches is clearly the only strategy for happiness when you're working for Trump.' "Trump's very open secret has always been: He doesn't believe in or care about any policy issue at all. He wants attention, he wants his ego stroked, and he wants money. He wants f***wads and f***wads of money,' he added. Leavitt, 27, told the Christian Broadcasting Network earlier this year that "My faith is incredibly important to me, I would argue, now more than ever, being in a role that is very demanding and at times controversial, and there's a lot of public pressure and discussion online about who you are and your family.' She added that 'it could be difficult for someone who doesn't have faith, but with faith, all things are possible.' Leavitt faced criticism in April for her comments about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. She attempted to connect Garcia to the 2023 rape and murder of a Maryland woman, whose killer was convicted that same month. 'He will never live in the United States again,' Leavitt said of Garcia. 'She gets up there, and, with a cross around her neck, she lies. She violates the ninth commandment about not bearing false witness,' Andy Levy said on The New Abnormal podcast. 'She sits up there and says over and over again that Garcia was a member of the MS 13 gang. She takes it a step further, and she says that this was a finding of an immigration court. It absolutely was not.'
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Opinion: Stephen Miller Rolls Out MAGA's Indoctrination Plan for Kids
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher (update links). White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller calling liberals 'communists' has The New Abnormal's Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy convinced that America has stepped back in time for worse under the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term. Levy quipped, 'Is woke losing its power is a pejorative? Did they have to bring back communists like it's the 1950s or 1980s?' Miller made the comment in a Thursday White House press briefing that previewed MAGA's indoctrination plan for kids as he discussed the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and eliminate critical race theory from schools. 'Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding. So as we close the Department of Education and provide funding to states, we're going to make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology.' Levy added, 'Steven Miller wouldn't know a civic virtue if it punched him in the face.' Subscribe to The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or Overcast. And it's all only just begun as Trump's second-term administration marks its first 100 days. 'It's the 100th day of chaos,' said Moodie. 'A hundred days of collapse. A hundred days of calamity. Every minute is like 10 years. That's how I feel. Every part of me hurts.' Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher. Subscribe to The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Overcast.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Opinion: There's One Looming Reason Why Trump Fired Waltz Not Hegseth
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher. Laura Loomer has struck again. The New Abnormal's Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy think they've figured out why President Donald Trump chose to fire National Security Adviser Mike Waltz over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following several Signalgates. According to Levy, all signs point to notorious Trump soothsayer Laura Loomer. Trump fired a top national security aide in early April because Loomer didn't like him, and, 'I am fairly certain that Mike Waltz is one of the people that Laura Loomer doesn't like,' said Levy. 'I guess what I would say is I don't think it's surprising that Waltz is gone,' he added. Subscribe to The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Overcast. Plus, David J. Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever and Academy Award-nominated screenplay writer of Netflix's Don't Look Up, breaks down Trump's chaotic first 100 days. 'The economic contraction can really be blamed almost singularly on Donald Trump,' said Sirota. 'This is not some hangover from the Biden administration's policies. Donald Trump came in and was a shock to the system.' Then, Media Matters for America's senior fellow Matt Gertz examines MAGA's media spinning of Trump's collapsing poll numbers. Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Opinion: The Simple Signs That Show Trump's ‘Dam Is Breaking'
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher. There are a few simple signs indicating that President Donald Trump's 'dam is breaking': Protests, Polling, and Pushback. That's according to The New Abnormal guest host Jesse Cannon, who, when reflecting on Trump's recent record-low polling during a discussion with co-host Danielle Moodie in the latest episode, argued that small wins like the lowest 100-day approval rating in 70 years are 'super important' because they chip away at the 'Achilles heel.' 'I think that the dam is breaking,' Cannon said. 'The pushback and protests against all of this do have some wins. And I think if we keep doing the wins—we do weaken this.' 'I have a lot of skepticisms about how it's gonna work,' he continued. 'But I do think that harm reduction is important and I do think that weakening them, even if it just chips away at the skin of the Achilles heel, is super important.' Subscribe to The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Overcast. Later, Sarah Hinger, the deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program joins the podcast to discuss the Trump administration's attacks on DEI and how lawsuits are fighting back. Plus! Bible scholar and Data Over Dogma podcast host Daniel McClellan stops by to talk about his new book, The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture's Most Controversial Issues. Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Opinion: Time to Pull the Plug on Trump's White House Press Pool
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher (update links). The New Abnormal's Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy think it might be time to pull the plug on the White House press pool after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave conservative influencer Tim Pool the front 'new media' during an April 22 briefing. Pool was among six conservative commentators mentioned in an indictment against a media company accused of being a front for a Russian propaganda operation, the Associated Press reported. 'We wanna welcome all viewpoints into this room,' said Leavitt, answering a question from Pool about inviting more 'new media' into the briefing room. 'We welcome unbiased journalists who really care about the truth and the facts and the accuracy.' Levy suggested Pool's presence signaled the opposite of truth, facts, and accuracy. Subscribe to The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Overcast. 'I have a modest proposal: The White House pool should be dissolved,' Levy said. 'I think all the quote, unquote real news organizations should just stop going.' Then, The Lever journalists Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein present their findings on how Trump's tariffs are helping corporations hike prices on consumers—with potential detrimental effects to the enforcement of regulations. Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher (update links).
