Ex-RNC head thanks Biden for cursing Trump: Speaking 'for the rest of us'

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Ex-RNC head thanks Biden for cursing Trump: Speaking 'for the rest of us'
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Reacting to a report from Politico that President Joe Biden has taken to referring to Donald Trump with a colorful and crude choice of words, the Republican Party's former national chairman stated he doesn't see a problem with it.

He then thanked the current president for his candor and added that Biden speaks for a substantial number of Americans.

Speaking with MSNBC host Chris Jansing, Michael Steele, who hosts his own MSNBC show on the weekend, pointed out that Biden doesn't use that type of language on the stump — whereas Trump is known for his ugly comments and slurs during his rallies.

"There are two things to take away from this reporting," he began. "The first is this is a conversation he had with private friends, among friends. He wasn't standing at a podium as we've seen Donald Trump do in recent weeks and profanely describe others and aspects of this election. That's one.

"Number two, Donald Trump is given credit and props for speaking for MAGA. Well, guess what? Joe Biden speaks for the rest of us," he added dryly.

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"I don't have a problem with that characterization because I think it's accurate personally," he continued. "So the fact that the president feels this way, I think, is a reflection of how a lot of Americans feel, and he speaks for a lot of Americans in that regard."

"But I'm not all worked up about it," he confessed. "In fact, I'm like ... okay, thank you. You just confirmed for me what I think and a lot of Americans think that way. So if Donald Trump can speak for MAGA, I think it's okay for Joe Biden to speak for the rest us."

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Pam Bondi's job at risk after 'boundless' defense of Trump on one key issue: analysis

Pam Bondi's constant defense of Donald Trump may be her undoing, according to a political analyst — who believes a single issue will unravel this year.

The US Attorney General has been a hard line supporter of Trump during his second term in office, but Stephanie McCrummen believes this dedication will mean Bondi's time in the White House is coming to an end. Writing in The Atlantic, McCrummen suggested the staggered release of the Epstein files could be Bondi's sword to fall on.

McCrummen wrote, "At this point, there is little mystery about who Pam Bondi has become. She is an attorney general who does not tell Trump no."

"During the first year of her tenure, Bondi has carried out the most stunning transformation of the Justice Department in modern American history, turning an autonomous agency charged with upholding the U.S. Constitution into one where the rule of law is secondary to the wishes of the president."

"It has meant providing a legal justification for the extra­judicial killings of at least 123 people suspected of smuggling drugs, and for the operation to capture the Venezuelan president, an action that opens the door to a world in which the only law is power. And it has meant becoming the face of the Epstein-files scandal, a position that could ultimately be Bondi’s undoing."

Though Trump previously had "loyalists" in the position of Attorney General, he has not had someone like Bondi in position before, according to McCrummen.

"Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, citing ethics concerns; Bill Barr refused to say that the 2020 election had been stolen," she wrote. "Bondi’s willingness to do what Trump wants appears to be boundless, and yet that still might not be enough for him.

"Trump has reportedly been complaining in recent weeks that Bondi has not been moving as fast as he’d like in pursuing cases against his political opponents."

But it could be more than Trump's wrath that Bondi incurs with her actions over the Epstein files. McCrummen said. "His [Trump's] frustration extends to her handling of the Epstein files, a political disaster for him that could mean legal jeopardy for her.

"Bondi has so far failed to comply with a federal law that required the release of all the unclassified Epstein files by December 19 —millions of investigative documents known to contain not only references to Trump but potentially compromising information about some of the most powerful men in the world."

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Furious guest blitzes CNN's Scott Jennings after glib Epstein quip: 'It is disgusting'

CNN's controversial conservative Scott Jennings set of an explosion of anger Monday night — just hours after another network regular risked her career to hammer his frequent appearances.

During a discussion on the Department of Justice stalling on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, Jennings glibly stated, “They should follow the law, but let’s not get our knickers in a twist here.”

That led to a fierce — and personal — attack from author Leigh McGowan who talked over him and sarcastically exclaimed, “Yeah, let’s not get our knickers in a twist over child rape!” as Jennings smirked.

“Why are you talking like that? It’s insane, like it’s insane!” she continued as he protested, “What’s insane?”

Continuing by talking over him, McGowan said, “The Epstein files are a multinational, multi-generational child and woman sex trafficking ring. Your attitude right now, your sort of, well, ‘shucks, devil be gone,’ is just horrifying to me. Every woman in the world who is watching this — why are you acting like you have no idea what is going on? What's happening here?”

“You asked me a question about following the law, and I said they should follow the law,” Jennings shot back.

“They’re not following the law, they’re 30 days late following the law,” McGowan lectured him.

“I know you have a strong opinion about it, I respect that,” the CNN conservative attempted.

“I have a strong opinion about it because it is disgusting,” she shot back. “They are hiding it. It is not the behavior of innocent people. Everything that is in these files, it could bring an entire house down and, if it has to, it has to.”

“If it brings down Democrats, bring them down. If it brings down Republicans, bring them down,” she added. “If it brings down princes, world leaders, Hollywood people, bring them down.”

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Trump exposes world leaders by posting confidential texts on Truth Social

President Donald Trump took to social media early Tuesday to share private text messages from two world leaders, one of whom is seen in their message expressing confusion over Trump’s growing fixation on acquiring Greenland.

“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” reads a message purportedly from French President Emmanuel Macron, shared by Trump on his social media platform Truth Social.

Trump has escalated threats in his effort for the United States to acquire Greenland, announcing a new slate of tariffs last Saturday against eight European nations who spoke out about his threats aimed at the country. He warned the levies would increase in June, and remain until “such a time as a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland.”

Trump also shared a private text exchange between himself and Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO. Unlike Macron, Rutte didn’t express confusion over Trump’s fixation on Greenland, but rather, appeared supportive of it.

“I am committed to finding a way forward on Greenland,” reads the purported text message from Rutte to Trump. “Can’t wait to see you. Yours, Mark.”

“Thank you to Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO!” Trump wrote in a social media post alongside an image of his private text exchange with Rutte.

Trump first floated the idea of the United States acquiring Greenland in 2019, but has ramped up those calls in recent months, insisting that the acquisition was necessary “from the standpoint of national security.”


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