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2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Heidi Klum believes her daughter will be US president
Heidi Klum believes her youngest child Lou will become president one day because of how curious she is.
Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Video: Trump and EU Strike Tariff Deal
The deal with the European Union is the largest so far in the president's bid to refashion global trade, setting a baseline tariff of 15% on goods from the U.S.'s biggest trading partner.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
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Promise of ‘a little rebate' suddenly becomes Trump's latest gimmick to distract Americans from the Epstein fallout
In the months after the 2024 presidential election — and understanding what happened with Latino voters and why they shifted to Donald Trump — I called a Democratic operative in Webb County, right in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. She told told me that when asking why one voter would back the once and future president, put simply, the voter told them in Spanish, 'I voted for Trump because he's going to give me money.' Famously, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Trump signed an economic rescue package that included a $1,200 check. Moreover, Trump sent letters telling people he was the person responsible for it. For many working-class families, the stimulus checks were a lifeline and Trump's approval rating slightly ticked up after sending out the checks, even as he would proceed to make careless mistakes that caused unnecessary deaths in the midst of the pandemic. That conversation came to mind when on Friday, Trump suddenly floated the idea of sending out 'a little rebate' to Americans. 'We're thinking about a little rebate, but the big thing we want to do is pay down debt, but we're thinking about a rebate,' he told a reporter before boarding Marine One on his way to a five-day trip to Scotland. 'We're thinking about a rebate because we have so much money coming in from tariffs, that a little rebate for people of a certain income level might be very nice.' Unsurprisingly, Trump's comments come when voters are souring on the president. On Friday, as he departed, he vehemently denied that he visited the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's island. During that same gaggle, he said that he could pardon Epstein's convicted accomplice and occasional girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Fewer than 30 percent of independents approve of him, according to a new Gallup poll and he has an overall approval rating of 37 percent. His approval among men, a central part of his 2024 victory, now sits below 50 percent. And no matter how much he tries to deflect, blame the Democrats for 'the Jeffrey Epstein SCAM,' he has been unable to escape the stench of it. Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein's wrongdoing and crimes, whihc came to light after he had a falling out with the financier and ended their friendship. This week, House Speaker Mike Johnson had to dismiss the chamber a day early for the summer recess to prevent enough MAGA Republicans from teaming up with the Democrats to sign a discharge petition to force a vote to release the Epstein files. Even some of Trump's most devoted supporters like Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Nancy Mace of South Carolina joined with Democrats in a subcommittee to subpoena the Department of Justice to hand over documents related to Epstein. In the Senate, Democrats smell blood in the water, as Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ruben Gallego of Arizona attempted to force the release of files related to Epstein. Both men obviously see themselves as potential Oval Office occupants and see this as an opportunity to gain points with the base and the American public. Manosphere podcasters like Theo Von and Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh who played a key role with non-college educated sports-loving dudes breaking for Trump are turning on him. But this will likely not happen for a number of reasons. For one, the stimulus checks in 2020 came during a once-in-a-century pandemic that required people to stay home and therefore lose their jobs. The checks made sure people had enough to meet their basic needs while keeping demand steady enough. Pumping money into the economy now when unemployment is relatively low — and Trump frequently touts how 'hot' the country is right now — would do nothing but overheat the economy, drive up demand and cause inflation to spike, the very formula that killed killed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' White House runs and allowed Trump to return to Washington. This is to say nothing of his desite for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, which could drive up inflation and his 'reciprocal tariffs.' None of that matters though, Trump is trying to rekindle the same tricks that helped him in the past. It's the same rationale for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's saying that Barack Obama staged a 'coup' and his rage against Joe Biden's autopen. Trump is in a position of his own creation and trying to dig himself out with the old tricks. But this time it might not work. Even now, some people might take his stimulus checks and then still not like him. After all, that happened in 2020.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joe Rogan Thinks ‘Crackhead' Hunter Biden ‘Could Be President'
Joe Rogan declared that a former 'crackhead' could someday become president. The podcaster showed his support for Hunter Biden on Wednesday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, joking that the former first son has made 'the greatest crack advertisement of all time,' before saying that he could run for president. 'That's the best ad for coke ever, best ad for crack ever, and he could be president, how about that?' Rogan said. 'He could, like no bulls--t.' 'Hunter Biden, after all he's been through, look, his dirty laundry's all out there, we all see it, he was a freak. He's smarter than his dad when his dad was young, and he was a crackhead,' he added. Despite his dislike for former president Joe Biden, Rogan seemed to have a soft spot for his son following independent journalist Andrew Callaghan's viral three-hour interview with the younger Biden on Channel 5 Monday. 'He's not dumb, but he's just a guy who, you know, became an addict, and that f---s your whole life up. You become a subhuman,' Rogan remarked. Comedian Joe DeRosa, who appeared as a guest on Rogan's Wednesday show, noted that 'when you're an addict with money it gets real wild.' 'And your dad is one of the most famous people on the planet, that's so crazy,' Rogan added. In his interview with Callaghan, which is at 2.4 million views as of Thursday, Biden spoke out on his struggle with alcoholism and drug use, going into great detail about what makes crack so addictive. Biden has also previously spoken out on his battle with addiction in his 2021 memoir Beautiful Things. 'It's the greatest crack advertisement of all time. If crack wasn't terrible for you, this guy makes me want to try crack,' Rogan quipped. 'I'm not going to, don't do it, I'm not giving any advice, but I'm saying, this guy, like legitimately this might be the best advertisement for crack of all time,' he said. This is the latest public figure Rogan has claimed could become president come 2028, the podcaster also telling Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his show last week that 'you need to run for president.' Yet, Rogan isn't alone in thinking that Biden has the potential to follow in his father's footsteps. Social media users' overwhelming takeaway from the interview has been that they too would endorse Biden if he ran for president. Channel 5 responded to an X post Tuesday reacting to the interview with Biden that read: 'I promised to enthusiastically endorse the first Democrat to say something like this on TV so now i'm all in on Biden 2028.' 'I know most people are kidding but genuinely interesting how many people saying they would vote for Hunter,' Channel 5 commented. 'People are so desperate for a politician they believe is honest or relatable,' it added.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
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Joe Rogan claims Hunter Biden ‘could be president,' insists he's more intelligent than most people think
Podcast host Joe Rogan said on Wednesday that former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is smarter than people think and could be president. During the latest episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," with guest comedian Joe DeRosa, Rogan was talking about how convincingly he thought Hunter Biden had spoken about the draw of crack cocaine. "It's the greatest crack advertisement of all time," Rogan said. "No. If crack wasn't terrible for you, this guy makes me want to try crack. I'm not going to. Don't do it. I'm not giving any advice, but I'm saying this guy, like legitimately, this might be the best advertisement for crack of all-time," Rogan said. Flashback: Biden Challenged To Take Pre-debate Drug Test In 2024; His Son Now Makes Ambien Claim "He's a lot smarter than people give him credit for," Rogan added. "He's talking, and one of the things he was talking about was why smoking things are so addictive, why smoking cigarettes are so addictive, and the psychology behind it. He's not dumb." The podcast host admitted that the son of the former president could himself one day be president. Read On The Fox News App "He could be president," Rogan told DeRosa. "No bulls---." Rogan played a clip from Hunter Biden's recent viral interview with Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, where Hunter Biden addressed many topics, including the science behind cocaine. Rogan Reveals What Persuaded Him To Finally Interview Trump Right Before The Election "The only difference between crack cocaine and cocaine is sodium bicarbonate, and water and heat," Hunter Biden said. "Literally, that's it." "And those things are pretty much free, if you go to a science store," Callaghan interjected. "You can go to your neighborhood convenience store and just get, anyway, I don't want to tell people how to make crack cocaine, but it literally is a mayonnaise jar of cocaine and baking soda," Hunter Biden said. He added that the experience of crack cocaine versus cocaine is "vastly, vastly different" and more article source: Joe Rogan claims Hunter Biden 'could be president,' insists he's more intelligent than most people think
