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'Conspiracy theory wack job': Piers Morgan doesn't hold back on Marjorie Taylor Greene

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'Conspiracy theory wack job': Piers Morgan doesn't hold back on Marjorie Taylor Greene
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British TV host Piers Morgan has long been a vocal admirer of Donald Trump and his presidency, but that doesn't appear to extend to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who spoke on his show Tuesday evening in the UK.

The debate began with Morgan bringing up accusations against Greene that she purports to support Israel while being anti-Semitic. He specifically mentioned the "Jewish Space Laser" conspiracy that she's been tied to — blaming them for Californian wildfires.

Greene responded it was "fake news."

"I'm reading it right here," Morgan said on TalkTV, holding up a tablet showing her Facebook post. The piece blames the California wildfires on PG&E's relationship with the Rothschilds and a space laser. The Rothschilds are an Ashkenazi Jewish family that have become associated with anti-Jewish conspiracy theories.

Greene maintained she never made the accusation.

Another battle surfaced over the Jan.6 attack, which Greene attempted to downplay, and it led to a conversation about the 2020 election. Greene maintained over and over that the election was stolen and ballots were fraudulent.

"Prove it. Prove it in court," Morgan shot back.

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Morgan argued that if there was any real election fraud, then the numerous court cases and investigations would have uncovered it.

Trump's campaign secretly hired two different firms to find election fraud. None did. The pro-Trump Cyber Ninjas also didn't find any election fraud. Another GOP donor in Pennsylvania hired a data firm to investigate fraud in one county. No fraud was found in that case.

When Morgan promoted the interview on social media he pointed out, "See what happens when I tell her the 2020 wasn’t stolen, as she still absurdly claims."

See the interview below or at the link here.

"Jewish Space Lasers? WHAT!?" Piers Morgan SLAMS Marjorie Taylor Greene's Conspiracy Theory www.youtube.com

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'Big fat slob': Trump's nasty putdown of Illinois Governor blasted by Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel has ripped into Donald Trump after the Thanksgiving address turned into a chance for the president to attack the Illinois Governor.

The talk show host used his opening monologue to break down a series of strange moments from the president, including wanting to name the pardon turkeys "Chuck and Nancy", seemingly after Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Elsewhere was a surprise attack on the Mayor of Chicago and Governor of Illinois.

Trump said, "The Mayor, who is a low IQ person... the mayor is incompetent and the governor is a big fat slob." Kimmel's audience could be heard booing the remark, with the host jokingly adding, "Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

"I mean, seriously though, he says a lot of crazy stuff, in that same press conference he said there had been no murders in Washington D.C. in the last six months because of him, there have been 62 murders in Washington, which already indicates a vivid imagination but then does he ever look at himself in the mirror and go, 'I am thin. I am so thin, I could comment on others who aren't."

Trump would take further aim at Governor JB Pritzker, adding, "So Governor Pritzker, if you're listening, let's get your act together. Invite us in. I had a little bit of a Pritzker joke, I was going to talk about Pritzker and size, but when I talk about Pritzker, I get angry because he's not letting us do the job.

"So I'm not going to tell my Pritzker joke. They have a very cute, little joke you know, some speech writer wrote some joke about his weight. But I would never want to talk about his weight. I don't talk about people being fat. I refuse to talk about the fact that he's a fat slob, I don't mention it."

Kimmel seemed perplexed by the president's lengthy non-comment on the Illinois governor. He said, "I don't know if that's sarcasm or short-term memory loss. Either way, he really captures the spirit of Thanksgiving."

Trump has caused trouble beyond mocking the Illinois governor, with his ACA subsidies plan infuriating some representatives. The president's comments on the future of the Affordable Care Act worried some as he says he wants to give ACA funds "directly to the people".

He added, "Somebody said, ‘I want to extend them for two years,’ I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all.” Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) told her X followers: “Got it … right before Thanksgiving … health care for 20M Americans isn’t your priority … on your way to your resort …”

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'Right before Thanksgiving': Trump sparks social media backlash over ACA subsidy remarks

President Donald Trump set off a new firestorm over the future of the Affordable Care Act, saying he prefers giving ACA funds “directly to the people” instead of extending subsidies to insurance companies.

The comments came Tuesday night as Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One en route to Florida, when the president suggested he might even prefer letting the subsidies expire entirely.

“I’d rather not,” he responded when asked whether he planned on extending ACA subsidies. “Somebody said, ‘I want to extend them for two years,’ I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all.”

“I like my plan the best,” he added.

Reactions on social media were swift and often critical.

Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) told her X followers: “Got it … right before Thanksgiving … health care for 20M Americans isn’t your priority … on your way to your resort …”

NBC News political reporter Sahil Kapur highlighted the uncertainty with Trump’s plan.

“Unclear how that'd work,” Kapur wrote on Bluesky in response to Trump floating the idea of giving funds “directly to the people.” He called the remarks “another major blow to extending the expiring ACA tax credits as sharp premium hikes await millions of Americans starting in January.”

“It is also unclear to Trump how that would work because he doesn’t understand anything about healthcare, health insurance, the ACA, or ACA subsidies,” author John D. Moore wrote on Bluesky.

“If Dems send Mamdani back in to talk with Trump, Trump will be agreeing to permanent ACA subsidies before they even sit down,” Bluesky user @androo wrote Tuesday.

Timothy McBride, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, summed up Trump’s new posturing with a single word on Bluesky: “Whiplash..”

The MAGA leader’s comments come as an estimated 22 million Americans face potential premium hikes starting in January, according to NBC News.

DOJ blames DHS Secretary Noem for controversial deportations despite court order: report

The Justice Department confirmed Tuesday that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who authorized the deportation of 100 Venezuelan men to a notorious El Salvador prison in March, despite a federal judge’s order to keep them in U.S. custody, according to a new Politico report.

The disclosure came tucked into a response to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s demands that the Trump administration identify the officials responsible for the unprecedented deportation operation. Boasberg is now resuming his bid to hold officials in contempt after an appeals court temporarily halted proceedings, according to the outlet.

“Noem’s call ensured that the deportees — rounded up and expelled with virtual no due process after President Donald Trump invoked war powers to designate them as members of a transnational gang — would remain imprisoned in El Salvador under harsh conditions for months, until the U.S. helped broker a prisoner swap that resulted in all of the men being returned to Venezuela,” Politico reported Tuesday.

Lawyers for the men, backed by Boasberg, had scrambled to halt the deportations, but Noem’s decision sealed their fate.

Justice Department officials said Noem acted based on legal guidance from top DOJ officials, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and then-Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, as well as DHS lawyers. That advice argued that Boasberg’s oral and subsequent written orders were ineffective once flights had left U.S. airspace.

“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador,” Justice Department attorney Tiberius Davis wrote in the new court filing obtained by Politico, referencing Alien Enemies Act detainees. “That decision was lawful and was consistent with a reasonable interpretation of the Court’s order.”

The judge made clear Tuesday that he intends to uncover the full chain of decisions that led to the controversial mass deportations.

“I certainly intend to find out what happened that day,” Boasberg said, “and the government can assist me to whatever degree it wishes.”

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