All posts tagged "Kara Swisher"

CNN analysts stressed the gravity of revelations of Trump's major profits from cryptocurrency.

According to a New York Times report, the Trump family profited to the tune of $1.4 billion through their cryptocurrency business. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper described the revelations as "incredible" and "stunning" as he spoke with other analysts. According to the Times report, Trump reeled in more than $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2025.

"It really is hard to overstate just how unusual and how historic this is," New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton told Cooper....

Former wives of tech leaders have told a longtime journalist that they sensed something was off when they visited late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's island.

Technology journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher told a CNN panel on Wednesday that several people have come to her and shared their experiences about interactions with Epstein and concerns about what was happening at the time on Little Saint James, his private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

"And by the way, other - let me tell you, during that time, a lot of those tech people went, and the only people who ever said things to me were often the wives of those people — now the ex-wives," Swisher said. ...

The fight over Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia came down to "optics" for the Trump administration, Journalist Chuck Todd surmised Friday on CNN.

The only explanation for the administration's continued resistance to bring Abrego Garcia home from El Salvador, where he was mistakenly deported, is to give the MAGA base what they want to see, Todd said.

"Why, if they believe they have the law on their side, that they could deport [Abrego Garcia] somewhere else, that they've mistakenly done this — why are they so afraid of bringing him back, going into court and making their case?" Todd asked. "It's almost like they're relishing the opportunity to have this showdown." ...

Notable Harvard alumni applauded their university Monday after news that the Ivy League school would not capitulate to the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiatives for $9 billion in federal funding.

Trump threatened to pull the $9 billion if Harvard did not do away with their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, or crack down on student protests like the pro-Palestinian demonstrations against the continued retaliatory bombing of Gaza.

The university released a statement saying, "The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government." ...