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Boston Globe
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
French President Macron sues right-wing podcaster Candace Owens
A spokesperson for Owens said she 'is not shutting up' and would address the lawsuit in her show later Wednesday. Advertisement 'This is a foreign government attacking the First Amendment rights of an American independent journalist,' the spokesperson said. The French Embassy could not be reached for comment. Tom Clare, an attorney representing the Macrons, called the suit a 'clear-cut case of defamation.' The Macrons said in a statement that they 'concluded that referring the matter to a court of law was the only remaining avenue for remedy' after three retraction requests were disregarded. Owens worked for the Daily Wire and Turning Point USA before starting her own podcast. She has more than 4.4 million subscribers on YouTube.
The Independent
7 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Charlie Kirk, who bashed Murdoch media ‘hit job, tapped to host Fox & Friends Weekend
Fox News has tapped MAGA activist Charlie Kirk to guest host the right-wing network's weekend version of its flagship morning program, a network spokesperson confirmed to The Independent . This will be the Turning Point USA founder's first time hosting a show on Fox News. As Axios first reported, Kirk is set to join regular Fox & Friends Weekend co-hosts Rachel Campos-Duffy and Charlie Hurt on the curvy couch this coming Saturday and Sunday. With the dog days of summer upon us, cable news networks are reaching deep into their benches to fill out hosting slots, as this is prime vacation time for anchors and reporters. Therefore, it isn't surprising to see Fox News turn to outside personalities for one-off hosting gigs during this time of year, especially someone with a well-established audience like Kirk, who hosts a radio show and a top-rated podcast. What does make this stand out, though, is that Kirk was one of the MAGA influencers who was highly critical of the Wall Street Journal's bombshell story on the 'bawdy' birthday card Donald Trump allegedly sent deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. According to the WSJ , the card included a hand-drawn outline of a naked woman, with Trump's signature mimicking pubic hair. The report, which Trump immediately described as 'fake,' led to the president suing the Wall Street Journal and its owner Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Fox News. Meanwhile, the story appeared to dissipate the MAGA uproar over the Epstein files, as prominent conservatives who had grown increasingly frustrated with the administration's handling of the saga quickly rallied around the president over their shared disdain of the mainstream media. MAGA podcaster and TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk is set to serve as a guest co-host on Fox & Friends Weekend this coming Saturday and Sunday. (Getty Images) 'This is not how Trump talks at all. I don't believe it,' Kirk tweeted in response to the Wall Street Journal story shortly after it was published. He would go on and share other social media posts from Vice President JD Vance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Donald Trump Jr. blasting the report as defamatory. Kirk would be even more outspoken about the story on his radio show this week, where he fumed that the WSJ 'attempted a terrible drive-by… of our phenomenal president' while applauding Trump for his $10 billion lawsuit against Murdoch. 'As soon as I read this story, I said this is the dumbest, obviously fakest thing. I don't believe it,' he declared. 'Now I quickly, and we quickly, came to the president's defense because this thing was obviously a hit job. Obviously, a drive-by shooting trying to go after President Trump and trying to tie some of the Epstein news to President Trump to try to bring down his approval rating.' Meanwhile, the MAGA backlash against the WSJ as Trump comes for Murdoch has put Fox News in something of a bind, especially considering that the conservative cable giant shares a symbiotic relationship with the president and has helped staff up his administration. Left without the option of doing what is the network's standard modus operandi, which is parroting Trump's attacks on the mainstream media, Fox News has also decided against defending its sister publication and its owner. This has resulted in the network largely ignoring both the WSJ's blockbuster article and the president's lawsuit, mentioning both only a handful of times since last week. Additionally, the network has also devoted significantly less airtime to the Epstein controversy than its cable news rivals and even other right-wing outlets. After the president began ordering his supporters to 'stop talking about' Epstein, Fox News has pulled way back on its coverage of the drama surrounding the administration's handling of the flies, prompting MAGA media competitors to outright mock the 'terrified' network for not wanting to 'p*ss off' Trump. Sharing common ground with Fox News on the issue, Kirk has also sought to heed the president's demand that the MAGA base move on from Epstein and instead concentrated on the various seeming distractions he's tossed out into the ether, such as changing sports teams' names back to racist caricatures or reigniting the 'Russia Witch Hunt' conspiracy and demanding 'Barack Hussein Obama' be charged with treason. After hosting a TPUSA student event that featured young activists railing against Trump over the DOJ memo that concluded Epstein died by suicide and didn't keep a 'client list,' Kirk returned to his podcast that Monday and said he was 'done talking about Epstein' and would instead 'trust my friends in the government.' That announcement came shortly after it was reported that Trump personally called Kirk to ask him to ease up on the criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi, who had come under intense fire from MAGA loyalists over the memo, particularly because she had previously said she had the so-called 'client list' on her desk for review. Kirk would later backtrack from his proclamation that he was moving on from Epstein, declaring the following day that he had merely meant 'yesterday' when he said 'for the time being,' grousing that the 'fake news' had taken him out of context.
The Herald Scotland
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Megyn Kelly, Ballerina Farm show the reality of feminism
But I don't see valuing both children and a career as clashing with my conservative beliefs. Holding conservative political, economic and social values doesn't mean we have to squeeze into traditionalist molds in all areas of our lives. I thought about this recently when two conservative but very different women - Megyn Kelly and Hannah Neeleman - popped up in the news. At first glance, they seem polar opposites - one is a New York media star and the other is a farmer in Utah. Yet, they share vital similarities, and they're inspiring droves of conservative women. Megyn Kelly and Ballerina Farm's Hannah Neeleman have this in common Hannah Neeleman recently earned a spot as one of Time magazine's top 100 creators. The mother of eight boasts a social media following of 20 million across Instagram and TikTok. Neeleman spends her days raising kids, making meals from scratch and tending to farm animals. She's the poster child for the "trad wife" phenomenon, the internet term for women who embrace traditional roles. But Neeleman told Time she resists the label. "There are parts of it that resonate with me," she said. "Other parts, not so much." Opinion: Khloe Kardashian's beauty obsession sends my daughters the wrong message Label or not, Neeleman has chosen a very traditional life, even amid the contradiction of being a stay-at-home wife and mom while also benefiting from a revenue-generating social media presence. Neeleman's popularity suggests many women covet (or are at least fascinated by) her lifestyle. For her part, Kelly recently gave great advice to young women (and men) in an interview at the Turning Point USA conference. Kelly, who rose to national prominence at Fox News, is now an independent media star who hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the nation. "Be who you are. Don't pretend you're a lefty in order to win any professor's good humor. He's not worth it. Get your 'D' on your paper, because you refuse to argue that capitalism is bad and wear it like a badge of honor," Kelly told conference host Charlie Kirk. "Bring it with you into your job interview and that will make sure you align with an employer who's right for you. Don't say that you support Planned Parenthood the way they want you too, Don't call yourself a feminist, because your teacher will give you pats on the head. Stand up for what you really believe in, and that's how we spread the good word." Kelly's advice - and her uncompromising stand as a conversative woman in the media industry - is a searing rebuke of progressive bullies and liberal values. Opinion: Trump doesn't fear smart women. It's progressives who are really afraid. Conservative women are the true feminists Kelly and Neeleman show a range of what conservative women can be. As a conservative, you can be happy and fulfilled raising your family on a farm or fighting political battles on a podcast. Or, like me, work as a writer while living as a single mom in Texas. Opinion newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter on conservative values, family and religion from columnist Nicole Russell. Get it delivered to your inbox. There's true diversity and freedom beneath the conservative umbrella. Perhaps that's why significantly more conservative women than progressive women say they're happy. According to the 2024 American Family Survey, 37% of conservative women, ages 18 to 40, say they are "completely satisfied" with their lives. Only 12% of their liberal peers express the same level of satisfaction. Women like Kelly and Neelemen present inspirational alternatives to progressive forces that insist truly liberated women must support abortion on demand or biological males competing in women's sports. As conservative women, millions of us enjoy true freedom of choice. You can live on a farm and raise eight children. You can become a media star and live in New York. Or you can choose one of a thousand other options. That is true feminism. When will my liberal friends join us? Nicole Russell is an opinion columnist with USA TODAY. She lives in Texas with her four kids. Sign up for her newsletter, The Right Track, and get it delivered to your inbox.
Fox News
a day ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Conservative Gen Z bringing 'greatest generational realignment' in 50 years, Charlie Kirk says
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk touts the rise in conservatism among Gen Z, pointing to the organization's recent Student Action Summit as evidence.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
What if I told you conservative women, not liberals, embrace true feminism?
Megyn Kelly and Hannah Neelemen present inspirational alternatives to progressive forces that insist liberated women must support abortion on demand or biological males competing in women's sports. I can see why liberal women might think I am duplicitous. I hold traditional conservative values, but I also have benefited from the choices feminism represents by enjoying a rewarding career that provides meaning beyond raising my children. But I don't see valuing both children and a career as clashing with my conservative beliefs. Holding conservative political, economic and social values doesn't mean we have to squeeze into traditionalist molds in all areas of our lives. I thought about this recently when two conservative but very different women − Megyn Kelly and Hannah Neeleman − popped up in the news. At first glance, they seem polar opposites − one is a New York media star and the other is a farmer in Utah. Yet, they share vital similarities, and they're inspiring droves of conservative women. Megyn Kelly and Ballerina Farm's Hannah Neeleman have this in common Hannah Neeleman recently earned a spot as one of Time magazine's top 100 creators. The mother of eight boasts a social media following of 20 million across Instagram and TikTok. Neeleman spends her days raising kids, making meals from scratch and tending to farm animals. She's the poster child for the 'trad wife' phenomenon, the internet term for women who embrace traditional roles. But Neeleman told Time she resists the label. 'There are parts of it that resonate with me,' she said. 'Other parts, not so much.' Opinion: Khloé Kardashian's beauty obsession sends my daughters the wrong message Label or not, Neeleman has chosen a very traditional life, even amid the contradiction of being a stay-at-home wife and mom while also benefiting from a revenue-generating social media presence. Neeleman's popularity suggests many women covet (or are at least fascinated by) her lifestyle. For her part, Kelly recently gave great advice to young women (and men) in an interview at the Turning Point USA conference. Kelly, who rose to national prominence at Fox News, is now an independent media star who hosts one of the most podcasts in the nation. "Be who you are. Don't pretend you're a lefty in order to win any professor's good humor. He's not worth it. Get your 'D' on your paper, because you refuse to argue that capitalism is bad and wear it like a badge of honor," Kelly told conference host Charlie Kirk. "Bring it with you into your job interview and that will make sure you align with an employer who's right for you. Don't say that you support Planned Parenthood the way they want you too, Don't call yourself a feminist, because your teacher will give you pats on the head. Stand up for what you really believe in, and that's how we spread the good word." Kelly's advice − and her uncompromising stand as a conversative woman in the media industry − is a searing rebuke of progressive bullies and liberal values. Opinion: Trump doesn't fear smart women. It's progressives who are really afraid. Conservative women are the true feminists Kelly and Neeleman show a range of what conservative women can be. As a conservative, you can be happy and fulfilled raising your family on a farm or fighting political battles on a podcast. Or, like me, work as a writer while living as a single mom in Texas. There's true diversity and freedom beneath the conservative umbrella. Perhaps that's why significantly more conservative women than progressive women say they're happy. According to the 2024 American Family Survey, 37% of conservative women, ages 18 to 40, say they are "completely satisfied" with their lives. Only 12% of their liberal peers express the same level of satisfaction. Women like Kelly and Neelemen present inspirational alternatives to progressive forces that insist truly liberated women must support abortion on demand or biological males competing in women's sports. As conservative women, millions of us enjoy true freedom of choice. You can live on a farm and raise eight children. You can become a media star and live in New York. Or you can choose one of a thousand other options. That is true feminism. When will my liberal friends join us? Nicole Russell is an opinion columnist with USA TODAY. She lives in Texas with her four kids. Sign up for her newsletter, The Right Track, and get it delivered to your inbox.
