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Talk show host and occasional pal of Donald Trump, Piers Morgan stepped in it once again on Saturday morning after posting a tone-deaf tribute to the late Larry King -- who passed away this morning -- and managed to make it all about himself.
Morgan, who once hosted a show on CNN, noted the passing of the beloved King and wrote, "Larry King was a hero of mine until we fell out after I replaced him at CNN & he said my show was 'like watching your mother-in-law go over a cliff in your new Bentley.' (He married 8 times so a mother-in-law expert) But he was a brilliant broadcaster & masterful TV interviewer."
Critics of Morgan, of whom there are many, immediately noted he made about himself ("until we fell out after I replaced him at CNN") and proceeded to let him have it on Twitter.
As you can see below:
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3fb7f6bfa091eea7e791530a4e6cea41" id="e8b2e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352970731278233600"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan Piers: “let me make a current event all about me. this is also a good time to get one last shot in o… https://t.co/zRfgSO3Iy4</div> — the ghost of don lewis (@the ghost of don lewis)<a href="https://twitter.com/tigerfood45/statuses/1352970731278233600">1611408333.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="06dd879235f57329e9b136243ae47b7b" id="c1116"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353012334780936192"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan CNN fired you precisely because he was right 🤣 🤣 🤣</div> — Khaya Sithole (@Khaya Sithole)<a href="https://twitter.com/CoruscaKhaya/statuses/1353012334780936192">1611418253.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bca5a295847bcc2bf1bfaa5ae7d985a4" id="e793e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353017312299819009"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TheValuesVoter @piersmorgan I think it was meant to be a funny anecdote with a compliment, but as always, it’s jus… https://t.co/c9Ra9qDxDK</div> — Lurk3r (@Lurk3r)<a href="https://twitter.com/ElLurk3r/statuses/1353017312299819009">1611419439.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5669ae9b12e6ef286db2d6336bfbe4b7" id="6d084"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353014471988449282"><div style="margin:1em 0">well we all know piers morgan is a piece of shit but this is just beyond https://t.co/LyVz4Ou8h7</div> — Sarah Jeffery (@Sarah Jeffery)<a href="https://twitter.com/sarahjeffery/statuses/1353014471988449282">1611418762.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="17ed05ac824d1568a654c0eb036af728" id="0e23f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352988973078089730"><div style="margin:1em 0">Piers Morgan reminding us that Larry King was correct. And confirming that Piers Morgan is a deeply insecure man. https://t.co/mCSbJ3z454</div> — (((Howard Forman))) (@(((Howard Forman))))<a href="https://twitter.com/thehowie/statuses/1352988973078089730">1611412683.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b543ac5d9716c85edc6c0c01589e2af8" id="9059a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352970091575521281"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan Not surprised he fell out with you, look at you trying to grab 5 minutes of fame through past associat… https://t.co/AECbkQTyk8</div> — Maggie Dee (@Maggie Dee)<a href="https://twitter.com/Maggiedeephoto/statuses/1352970091575521281">1611408181.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c4315f8b87b5027af6d74a633dddcbfe" id="048a3"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352986601043894272"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan You should have just tweeted "Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me,… https://t.co/iDn6NNHW5V</div> — CJJones_WtoW (@CJJones_WtoW)<a href="https://twitter.com/CJJones_WtoW/statuses/1352986601043894272">1611412117.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="37e779555b449c3ce5e1bc73fc173f71" id="7f23c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353014079254900736"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan You have a way with words
A terrible way that’s incredibly off putting
But certainly a way</div> — good reader, good tweeter (@good reader, good tweeter)<a href="https://twitter.com/jesseltaylor/statuses/1353014079254900736">1611418668.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="69c9906751f5c8f28a6af73f0daf27eb" id="4ba0f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352982457553977344"><div style="margin:1em 0">This is like when Mitch Albom eulogized his friend Warren Zevon by telling stories about...himself. https://t.co/NrcMqUtwWP</div> — Nancy Nall Derringer (@Nancy Nall Derringer)<a href="https://twitter.com/nnall/statuses/1352982457553977344">1611411129.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ae581965d1a4c43e6694a31800ea3c38" id="19dc6"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353007423842365440"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan How very Trumpy to make your "condolences" all about you. https://t.co/4rdcrxrY1o</div> — Glomad 🌊🌈◼🕶🍷🌊😷 (@Glomad 🌊🌈◼🕶🍷🌊😷)<a href="https://twitter.com/glomad128/statuses/1353007423842365440">1611417082.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="98156f0749e60f30db6209145452cccd" id="4fe45"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353009016402751488"><div style="margin:1em 0">@piersmorgan man, have some more respect when someone dies, not everything is about you</div> — Timothy Sykes (@Timothy Sykes)<a href="https://twitter.com/timothysykes/statuses/1353009016402751488">1611417461.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="936ebd54a66f54d8802a09b0e8172c61" id="24dd7"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352996342445060097"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DJNYC1 Who does that on the day someone died???</div> — Robbin Simmons (@Robbin Simmons)<a href="https://twitter.com/RobbinSimmons7/statuses/1352996342445060097">1611414440.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Trump's 'disturbing' pardon of Kushner ally accused of stalking could put people in danger: columnist
January 23, 2021
On Saturday, writing for The Daily Beast, Elizabeth Spiers zeroed in on what she considers to be one of the most "disturbing" 11th-hour pardons by former President Donald Trump: former New York Observer editor-in-chief Ken Kurson, a family friend of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
"Kurson, a longtime close friend of Jared Kushner's, had been arrested in October on charges of cyberstalking three people and harassing two in an elaborate revenge scheme to punish people he perceived as being responsible for the breakup of his marriage," reported Spiers, who held Kurson's job from 2011-2012. "Kurson, who has forcefully denied the allegations and had yet to go to trial, was one of the 74 people Donald Trump pardoned in the final hours of his presidency."
<p>Kurson was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/press-release/file/1330511/download" target="_blank">accused</a> of making false allegations of child molestation and infidelity against the victims under a number of pseudonyms like "Jayden Wagner" and "Eddie Train"; breaking into their social media accounts with a keystroke monitor, and taking pictures of the lobby of Mount Sinai Hospital, where one victim worked as a doctor, and making hangup calls from an internal phone system that would have required him to be inside a victims' building.</p><p>"When I first read about the charges, I was floored by the sheer amount of effort Kurson allegedly made to plot against and then pursue his victims on multiple fronts," wrote Spiers. "Then again, a lot of stalkers do this in part because it's easy to do. Anyone with an internet connection can conduct a campaign like this, and most people can do it without getting caught. Even if the perpetrators are caught, victims have very little recourse because cops and prosecutors are often ill-equipped to deal with activity of this nature, and sometimes dismissive when it's directed toward women."</p><p>A big problem with the Kurson pardon, noted Spiers, is that it gives him a green light to actively resume his behavior and put more people in danger.</p><p>Spiers continued, "On Wednesday, I spoke to Deborah Copaken" — who alleges sexual harassment by Kurson while he edited the Observer. "She ... spent inauguration day talking to two lawyers and a security expert wanting to know if she should be afraid, and asking for advice about what to do. She was waiting to hear back after emailing the FBI agent she had spoken with when Kurson was being investigated."</p><p>"Copaken hopes that being public about what she says Kurson did in the past might offer some protection if he acted the same way now," wrote Spiers. "That at least people would be more inclined to believe her. She says she's spoken since Kurson's pardon was announced to other women who allege that he harassed him, and that they have similar concerns."</p><p>You can read more <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-accused-stalker-and-kushner-family-friend-ken-kurson-donald-trumps-most-disturbing-pardon" target="_blank">here</a> (requires subscription).</p>
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Don Jr. picks up where his dad left off: Trump's son continues tradition of Twitter lies
January 23, 2021
With his father now permanently barred from Twitter, President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., has taken it upon himself to continue the family legacy of attacking Joe Biden with lie-laden accusations on Twitter.
This article first appeared in Salon.
<p>Don Trump Jr., who has both steadfastly defended and participated in his father's many improprieties, has positioned himself as one of the biggest right-wing provocateurs of the Trump era. A self-styled cultural critic and political analyst, Don Jr. has already "written" <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Donald-Trump-Jr/e/B07VX5GZ9R/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>two books</u></a> on "leftist hate", "liberal privilege," and "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/books/donald-trump-jr-liberal-privilege.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Biden's half century of being a swamp monster</u></a>." </p><p>On Thursday, Twitter witnessed just one of Don Jr.'s latest provocations, when he shared a New York Times<em> </em>story about Portland, Oregon protestors getting tear-gassed by federal agents for destroying property and burning an American flag. "Joe Biden uses tear gas...," <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1352267781908082690" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>said</u></a> Don Jr, confused, "That's how this is supposed to work right?"</p><p>While many users kindly reminded Don Jr. of his decreasing relevance to American politics, he nevertheless continued on with his tirade, indicting the media as a key contributor to Biden's "illegitimate" win. </p><p>"Imagine how much easier it is to run as a Democrat when you have a multi billion dollar main stream media complex willing to lie and run cover for you at all times!" <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1352269140002803713" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Don Jr. tweeted</u></a>, "Our media is broken." Sowing distrust in the "liberal" media is, of course, his father's calling card, which Don Jr. has inevitably inherited. </p><p>To make his case on media bias, Don Jr. exhibited two headlines: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/07/trump-campaign-promotes-false-claim-that-biden-would-end-fracking/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>one</u></a> from The Washington Post which read, "Trump campaign promotes false claim that Biden would end fracking" and <a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/01/20/biden-administration-yes-we-are-following-through-with-a-fracking-ban-n2583476" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>the other</u></a>, from right-wing news site Townhall: "Biden Administration: Yes, We Are Following Through With a Fracking Ban."</p><p>What Don Jr. failed to include, however, was any context for either. Because although the two headlines appear contradictory, both authors admit the same premise: that Biden vowed to ban fracking on federal land. </p><p>Don Jr. also bandied Senator Ted Cruz's absurd notion that "By [entering back into the Paris Climate Agreement], President Biden indicated that he's more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh." Senator Cruz's sudden concern for the people of Pittsburgh runs in direct contrast to his failed effort to overturn the election, which would disenfranchise Pennsylvania voters. In fact, most of Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh is situated, <a href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/ted-cruz-suddenly-pretends-to-care-about-pittsburgh-1846099757" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>voted overwhelmingly</u></a> for Biden. </p><p>Don Jr. capped off his firestorm on Twitter with brevity. "Congratulations China," <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1352302404767784962" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>he tweeted</u></a>, eliding any context. One might imagine that such vague embitterment stems from his father's distaste for the country, despite the family having <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/10/donald-trump-chinese-bank-account" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>strong financial ties</u></a> to it. Don Jr.'s quip also confounds in the face of Biden's <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/535210-biden-admin-condemns-unproductive-and-cynical-chinese-sanctions-against" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>recent condemnation</u></a> of China's sanctions on former Trump staffers.</p><p>Some have speculated that Don Jr. might pursue a political career of his own after four years of situating himself in the right circles. Indeed, The Post argued that his book <em>Triggered </em>read like a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/03/donald-trump-jrs-triggered-reads-like-campaign-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>campaign book</u></a>. It's unclear what will come of Don Jr. now that he is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/politics/dc-attorney-general-donald-trump-jr-inaugural-funds-abuse/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>steeped in litigation</u></a>. Hopefully, lawyers and federal officials will drain him of the necessary and "<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/politics/donald-trump-exercise-health-physical/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>finite</u></a>" energy to ever make a bid for public office. </p> <br/> <h3>Jon Skolnik</h3> <p>Jon Skolnik is a News Fellow at Salon. His work has appeared in Current Affairs, The Baffler, Alternet, and The New York Daily News. </p>
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