Rudy Giuliani is cautionary tale against following Donald Trump's lies: analyst

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Rudy Giuliani is cautionary tale against following Donald Trump's lies: analyst
Rudy Giuliani Mugshot (Fulton County sheriff's office)

Rudy Giuliani, once known as America’s mayor and now facing criminal election interference charges and a potentially bank-breaking defamation lawsuit, is a cautionary tale for America about what happens when you follow Donald Trump, political analysts say.

“I think he’s a cautionary tale for the whole country,” Tim Miller, former political director for Republican Voters Against Trump, told MSNBC’s Chris Jansing Monday.

“Rudy GIuliani is the prime example of people who have seen consequences for going along with Donald Trump’s lies.”

The former New York City mayor and member of Trump’s legal team headed to court Monday to face a $43 million defamation lawsuit from two Georgia poll workers he falsely accused of tampering with the 2020 election.

Giuliani famously accused the pair of passing around like illegal drugs a USB drive that later discovered to be a ginger candy.

As in Trump’s $250 million New York City fraud case, Giuliani was found liable before court proceedings began.

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Giuliani faces corruption charges in Georgia alongside Trump for his role in the campaign to challenge the 2020 election results, possible disbarment and financial troubles that saw him list his Upper East Side apartment, Jansing noted.

“All of this because he peddled Donald Trump’s election lies,” the MSNBC host said. “I don’t know that there are many downfalls this epic.”

Miller agreed, but voiced concern about Trump’s increasingly strong standing as the conservative candidate going into the 2024 election.

"The Republican party is lock step behind him right now," Miller said. “I think it’s a cautionary tale, but is anyone getting the caution?”

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Elon Musk's 'unselfaware' comment spurs fact check from his own AI — and a Dem leader

The richest man in the world saw his comments backfire on Saturday after he criticized a decision made by New York City's Democratic mayor elect.

Elon Musk over the weekend pounced on a report about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's decision to appoint a FDNY commissioner who has never been a firefighter.

Musk shared the article, writing, "People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake."

Liberal commentator JoeMyGod responded directly to Musk, saying, "At least 22 non-firefighters have been FDNY commissioners including both under Giuliani, you f------ r-----."

JoeMyGod also included a screenshot of Grok, the AI chatbot created for Musk's X social media platform, confirming that "FDNY stats show EMS handles ~80-85% of calls" and noted that the chosen commissioner "has 31+ years in EMS, including as Chief of EMS Operations."

"FDNY has had at least 22 non-firefighter commissioners since 1898," according to Musk's Grok AI program.

Matt Duss, a former foreign policy advisor for Bernie Sanders, chimed in, "Guy who killed hundreds of thousands of people by gutting foreign aid getting the year’s most unselfaware tweet in just under the wire."

Fellow Sanders aide Warren Gunnels also weighed in on social media, writing Saturday, "Dude, the cuts you made to humanitarian assistance resulted in the deaths of 600,000 people, two thirds of them children - saving U.S taxpayers just 17 cents a day, $64 a year. All while you became $450 billion richer since Trump was elected."

"How about sitting this one out," Gunnels then added.

LGBTQ non-profit co-founder Melanie D'Arrigo also noted, "Lillian Bonsignore has 31 years of experience with EMS and is a retired EMS chief, which is part of the FDNY. The two previous FDNY commissioners had no experience beyond being donors and political allies."

Mamdani himself also weighed in on Saturday, writing, "Experience does matter, which is why I appointed the person who spent more than 30 years at EMS."

"You know, the workforce that addresses at least 70% of all calls coming into FDNY?" he added.

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'This is serious': Trump nemesis warns Dems 'won't have a chance' if they lose this race

A Democratic governor who serves as a thorn in the side of Donald Trump on Saturday warned that Dems "won's have a chance" at reclaiming the Senate if the GOP prevails in one key race.

Governor JB Pritzker, who has frequently been subjected to taunts by the president, sent out an urgent plea over the weekend.

"I’m emailing you today about New Hampshire’s Senate race because this is serious: Senate Republicans’ hand-picked candidate, John Sununu, jumped in to defeat Chris Pappas and flip this open Senate seat red," he wrote in a fundraising email. "Without Chris Pappas winning in New Hampshire, Democrats won’t have a chance at taking back a majority in the Senate. That’s why this race is being targeted by GOP super PACs and Republicans across the country."

Going even further, Pritzker wrote that "the NRSC — which pours millions into electing Republicans to the Senate — said they’re 'all-in' on John Sununu."

"This means New Hampshire will see historic levels of outside spending, and we have to be ready to fight back," the governor wrote. "Chris is a proven fighter for working families — and he’s seen tough campaigns like this before."

Pritzker then added, "He knows it takes grassroots support to win a race like this. That’s why I’m reaching out to you today."

'Weird': Internet erupts after Karoline Leavitt's apparent admission of pregnancy faux pas

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's recent pregnancy disclosure led numerous observers to raise questions about whether or not she intentionally got lip injections knowing she was pregnant.

We recently reported that Leavitt, who's 28, is expecting her second child with her husband, Nick, who is 30 years her senior.

But the internet was focused on the fact that Leavitt said her new baby is due in May, and tied that to a recent Vanity Fair close-up photoshoot in which Leavitt was shown with apparent injection marks around her lips.

One popular influencer, Jesus Freakin Congress wrote, "If Karoline Leavitt is due in May 2026, she was already pregnant when the Vanity Fair photos were taken. Which means she appears to have gotten cosmetic fillers while pregnant. And yet, this same administration is out here warning pregnant women not to take Tylenol? So to recap: elective cosmetic injectables are apparently fine, but over-the-counter pain relief is treated like a moral hazard. Interesting…"

Liberal commentator Brian Krassenstein also made a video about it, writing on Saturday, "Weird."

"The crowd who doesn’t want to give newborns Hepatitis B shots are fine with putting their pregnancy in jeopardy using lip fillers," he added.

One account identifying as a "recovering Republican," Professional Student no more! Esq., said that Leavitt "knew she was pregnant during that photoshoot last month."

"Pregnant women are NOT supposed to get lip injections yet our dumb--- potus and RFK Jr. are telling them not to take Tylenol. Really?" they added.

Popular anti-MAGA influencer Dittie also chimed in, writing, "So Karoline has announced that she is pregnant. Congratulations to her and whoever baby daddy is. Somebody should inform the idiot mommy-to-be that all of that filler she keeps shoving in her face is harmful to her baby. In fact, it’s even not FDA approved for pregnant women, BECAUSE IT’S POTENTIALLY HARMFUL."

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