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5 days ago
- Entertainment
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The Ugly Truth About Trump's ‘Appalling' Hair: Biographer
Donald Trump's signature hairdo is all about grabbing maximum attention, author Michael Wolff told The Daily Beast Podcast this week. Wolff, author of a series of books about Trump in power, said the president viewed his hair as part of a wider strategy to stand out—including from Joe Biden on the 2024 campaign trail. 'He looks gray,' Wolff said of Biden. 'He's washed-out. You know, his hair is—what's left of it—is gray. The skin is gray. The suits are gray.' 'And Trump would point out, 'Look at him,'' he continued. ''Nobody even sees him. Everybody notices me.' Which is absolutely true. And side by side, you know, who do you notice? You notice this guy, this appalling-looking guy who is Donald Trump, and not just the relatively normal old man-looking guy that Biden was.' Wolff said Trump's entire appearance is 'by design.' 'He looks that way because he thinks that's an effective way to look,' he added. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment on the biographer's characterization. Wolff also referenced a passage from Stormy Daniels' book, where the porn star described a conversation she claims to have had with Trump about his locks during their alleged 2006 relationship. (Trump has denied any affair). In Full Disclosure, Daniels wrote that she asked Trump about his hairdo, and he admitted it was 'ridiculous.' Trump claimed that 'every celebrity stylist' had offered to fix it, but he declined, according to the 2019 book. 'Everybody talks about it,' Trump said, per Daniels. 'It's my thing. It's my trademark. Plus, if I let this person do it, it will just piss off all these other people. 'Well, why did you let him do it?' I know a lot of people who would kill to do it. The best. The best of the best.' Daniels' claims are backed up in part by an unexpected source: Seth Rogen. The actor, who appeared alongside her in Knocked Up (2007), says Daniels once told him about a bizarre exchange she claimed to have had with Trump about his hair. In the 2024 documentary Stormy, Rogen recalls Daniels saying that Trump believed his 'power' was tied to his hair, and that if he lost it, he'd lose his 'power and his stature.' 'And that's why, even though he knows it's ridiculous and... objectively not passing all the checkmarks you would want a head of hair to pass, to him that is preferable than cutting it off because he has, like, superstitions about it,' Rogen said. Wolff has been in Trump's firing line after claiming on The Daily Beast Podcast last week that the president's war on Harvard stems, at least in part, from a personal grudge over being rejected by the school. 'That story is totally FALSE, I never applied to Harvard,' Trump fumed on Truth Social Monday. 'I graduated from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. He is upset because his book about me was a total 'BOMB.' Nobody wanted it, because his 'reporting' and reputation is so bad!' Wolff's most recent book, All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America, also drew an angry outburst from the president at the time of its release in February. Trump called the book a 'total FAKE JOB' and 'obviously fictitious.'
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Mocked For Punking Canada With More '51st State' Talk As Great North Goes To The Polls
As Canadians vote today in a national election dominated by Donald Trump and tariffs, POTUS this morning once again urged the Great North to join America, and oddly put himself on the ballot. While still silent on the fatal tragedy in Vancouver that saw 11 people killed and dozens injured as a car intentionally drove into a festival crowd, a typically factually challenged Trump took to his Truth Social Monday to urge Canadians to give up their sovereignty. More from Deadline How Trump's '51st State' Jibes Made Culture, Media & The CBC A Key Battleground For Canada's Future International Insider: Canada's Surprise Political Shift; Cannes Sidebars; Hollywood Contemplates Hungary Law '60 Minutes' Does Segment Explaining Departure Of Executive Producer Bill Owens: "Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways" 'Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st. State of the United States of America,' the Republican wrote in a punctuation challenged post, using many of the terms and tropes he has brought up over our once closest ally since returning to power in January. Of course, being that Trump is neither the leader of the poll-leading incumbent Liberals nor the once MAGA friendly Conservatives, no one will actually be electing the convicted felon to anything in Canada anytime soon. Still, it's undeniable that Trump's threats against Canada and his erratic trade policy's hits on the country's economy has been the top issue in the five-week campaign. With the resignation of longtime Trump foil Justin Trudeau earlier this year and global banker Mark Carney taking on the PM job, the double-digit tariffs and annexation huffing and puffing flipped what looked like a slam dunk win for the Conservatives and their Trump-lite leader Pierre Poilievre into a surge of national unity and a likely fourth consecutive term for the once politically DOA Liberals. Rounding up immigrants and even American citizens, Trump may be deadly serious giving 40.1 million Canadians new USA passports. However, from hockey games, tourism drop-offs, and celebs like Ontario-born Neil Young and Mike Myers, Canadians have rejected the invite even as POTUS, VP JD Vance and minions like Secretary of State Marco Rubio push their takeover line. In fact, on what is a National Day of Mourning in Canada due to the horrific attack in Vancouver, Trump's post may have hobbled the mild 11th hour rise in the polls the Conservatives were experiencing. Today, as the only x-factor in Canada's election is if the Liberals will secure a clear majority of the 343 seats in Parliament or not, both Poilievre and PM Carney clapped back on Trump to stay on his side of the border. Carney may not have mentioned Trump by name Monday, but it was crystal clear who he was referring to with his 'independent future' remarks in a multitude of posts: The irony of Trump's bellicose 51st state insistence is that if Canada were to join America a Republican would almost certainly never be elected to the White House again for decades. Additionally, Democrats would hold solid majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Canada became part of the USA. Canada's population would automatically make it the most populous state in the union, guaranteeing more electoral votes than the 54 that current population leader California has. Like all states, regardless of size, an American integrated Canada would get two Senators, who would almost certainly be Democrats based on Canadian voting patterns, and a massive Congressional delegation of around 55 members, most of whom would likely be Democrats too. We should know the results of the Canadian election by the time polls close tonight at 7 pm PT in British Columbia. As voting hours are staggered across the second largest country in the world, the real indication could be clear much earlier as Ontario and Quebec vote. The two provinces have the overwhelming number of seats in Canada's national parliament. In a much larger turnout than past recent elections, with many expats in Canadian-heavy L.A. exercising their democratic rights, Elections Canada say over 7 million Canadians cast their ballots during an early voting period. Best of Deadline Streamer Subscription Prices And Tiers – Everything To Know As Prices Increase And Ads Abound 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump Turns Canadian Election Into Weird Plea for Control
On Canada's Election Day, the leader of the United States urged the nation's neighbors to vote for an especially odd third option: choosing Donald J. Trump as their leader. 'Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st State of the United States of America,' Trump posted on Truth Social Monday. 'No more artificially drawn line from many years ago,' he continued, apparently referring to borders—an issue that he used in three elections to divide Americans while scapegoating immigration as the root cause of America's social disorder. 'Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER. ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE!' 'America can no longer subsidize Canada with the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a State!' he added. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Mexico's and Canada's trade deficits with the United States are 'subsidies,' rather than indicators that America's neighbors are purchasing more of its goods than they were selling in return. In 2023, that differential—or deficit—was nearly $41 billion with Canada and $162 billion with Mexico, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The president has also vastly overinflated the reality of the deficits, wrongly asserting that the U.S. is 'subsidizing' its neighbors to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars each. The obvious solution to that problem, per Trump, is to take Canada and its independence, folding it into his increasingly centralized government. But if Canada did enter the United States (hypothetically), it likely would not bode well for Trump's ongoing quest for power. An analysis by legal experts who spoke with The Washington Post found that the introduction of Canada into the U.S. government would be a 'nightmare' for Trump, adding an additional 53 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives—the vast majority of which would identify as Democrats. But the likelihood that Canada would allow itself to be annexed as an afterthought to U.S. dominance is practically zilch. Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that his country's cozy relationship with the U.S. had come to an end, and that they would wean themselves off American products and services 'at speeds we haven't seen in generations.' 'Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over,' Carney said, shortly after replacing former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada's leader. 'The 80-year period when the United States embraced the mantle of global economic leadership, when it forged alliances rooted in trust and mutual respect, and championed the free and open exchange of goods and services, is over.' Carney is facing off against conservative lawmaker Pierre Poilievre, who appears to have modeled himself on Trump, for the prime minister's office.
Russia Today
08-04-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
China vows to ‘fight till the end' against Trump's tariffs
China's Commerce Ministry has warned Washington against entering a never-ending spiral of tit-for-tat trade restrictions, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports. Last week, the US president announced sweeping new tariffs on imports from around the world, including a 34% duty on Chinese goods. In response, Beijing vowed to retaliate with a proportional 34% tariff increase on American exports – prompting Trump to threaten further escalation. Beijing condemned the growing trade war as a form of ' economic bullying ,' with the Commerce Ministry promising on Tuesday to take firm countermeasures to protect China's national interests. READ MORE: Trump threatens China with extra 50% tariff 'China will fight till the end if the US side is bent on going down the wrong path,' a ministry spokesperson said, as quoted by Xinhua. Trump has defended what he calls 'reciprocal tariffs' – which range from 10% to 49% on imports from all countries – as a necessary step to eliminate the US trade deficit. He argues the tariffs will make foreign goods less attractive for American consumers, while pressuring international partners to open their markets to US exports. In a post on Truth Social Monday, Trump warned that not only China, but any country that dares to retaliate 'will be immediately met with new and substantially higher tariffs.' READ MORE: China hits back at US with 34% import tariffs The intensifying global trade war has already rattled financial markets. According to Bloomberg, more than $10 trillion has been wiped off global equities as of Monday. Bitcoin dropped below $75,000 for the first time in five months, while most of the top 100 altcoins fell by 15% or more. Meanwhile, JPMorgan raised the odds of a US and global recession to 60% by year-end, up from a previous estimate of 40%. Trump defended his actions, stating that 'sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,' and promised that jobs and investment would return to the United States, making it 'wealthy like never before.'
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Goes on Crazed Rant Over Journalists Saying He's Not a King
Donald Trump called out two reporters at The Atlantic by name in his latest tirade against media outlets that are willing to report fairly on him. In what is becoming a more regular occurrence, the president posted yet another meltdown directed at the press on his Truth Social Monday. This time, he targeted specific journalists by name, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, seemingly over an article they published earlier this month about his dreams of despotism. The president claimed that the 'Third Rate Magazine, 'The Atlantic,' that made up the 'Suckers and Losers' Hoax about me and the Military, and refused to even acknowledge the vast horde of people who emphatically denied this FAKE STORY,' had requested an interview with him. Trump included his strongly worded reply, which was a list of smears and grievances. 'Ashley Parker is not capable of doing a fair and unbiased interview. She is a Radical Left Lunatic, and has been as terrible as is possible for as long as I have known her,' he wrote. 'To this date, she doesn't even know that I won the Presidency THREE times. If you have some other reporter, let us know, but Ashley is not capable or competent enough to understand the intricacies of High Level politics.' 'Likewise, Michael Scherer has never written a fair story about me, only negative, and virtually always LIES,' Trump continued. 'The Atlantic is doing terribly, losing a fortune, and will hopefully fold up and be gone in the not too distant future. It has absolutely no credibility, and would be far better off, in terms of 'journalism,' to cease publication,' Trump wrote. 'Nevertheless, when you have a writer with intelligence, competence, and fairness, please let me know!' While it's not entirely clear what set the president off this time, earlier this month, Parker and Scherer had published a piece titled 'Trump's Own Declaration of Independence' about Trump's outlandish demand to move the Declaration of Independence into the Oval Office. This request presented as ridiculous for two main reasons. First, the president seems to eschew all the convictions held within the actual document: that all men are created equal, that power is divined from the consent of the governed, and the crucial rejection of monarchy, supposedly celebrated by the president who jokingly calls himself the 'King.' Secondly, on a purely logistical level, it seemed impossible. The original document, made of animal-skin parchment, is kept behind in an oxygen-free, argon-filled case behind heavy glass, which retracts into the wall at night and is kept away from bright lights. But Trump seems intent on redecorating his digs to add as much pomp and circumstance as possible—and it seems he got his way, or at least some facsimile of it: A copy of the Declaration of Independence is currently hanging in the Oval Office, shielded by short blue curtains.
