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Lara Trump uncorks bizarre attack against female athletes for WNBA drama

Lara Trump unleashed a rant about the WNBA on Wednesday, complaining the league wasn't doing enough for its MAGA-friendly star.

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has become a conservative hero for voicing her opposition to transgender athletes playing in women's sports, The Daily Beast reported.

Eric Trump's wife — daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump — has now entered the public chatter about it. And during an episode of her podcast "The Right View with Lara Trump," she attacked the athletes.

"These women have become so catty, I hate to say it, but it’s so indicative of what happens when you get a group of women together," she said. "They’re at each other’s throats. They’re so jealous of one another."

She offered some advice for the league.

"I will say it’s garnered a lot of interest, though," Lara Trump added. "Maybe they need to lean into some of these star players, even if they don’t like them."

Her guest, former Trump administration official Theo Wold, piled on the attack and compared the WNBA to a "root canal," griping that fans aren't looking for athletes to lecture them. They also zeroed in on the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement, as Lara Trump complained that despite hundreds of pages, the document never actually defines what a "woman" is.

"It’s not fun," Wold said. "And the whole point of the WNBA is that, at the end of the day, it’s supposed to be entertainment. Americans aren’t buying tickets to go get lectured by leftist athletes."

Ex-MAGA influencer makes startling claim about State Dept. and 'Palm Beach aesthetic'

A former conservative influencer claims that the State Department under the Trump administration is employing people who encouraged her to pay for cosmetic surgeries and pricey merchandise.

"I don't think you people understand how these people are at the State Department," said Ashley St. Clair, who worked as a brand ambassador for the conservative activist group Turning Point USA, while appearing on an episode of the podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends.

St. Clair never worked for the Trump administration, but she says people who currently serve at the State Department used to encourage her to adopt "a Palm Beach aesthetic" and even pay for breast enhancement surgery. When she was a MAGA influencer, St. Clair used to raise public support for the Trump administration to hire certain conservatives, like Richard Grenell, whom she unsuccessfully pushed for Secretary of State, according to reports.

"There's a class signaling that goes on with the plastic surgery," St. Clair went on. "They're like, 'you need to go see Lara Trump's spray tan girl. You need the Zimmerman dress.'"

She added that Trump officials would talk about "a China lady" who would "get them the fake bags so that they can continue this class signaling."

'Not good ganja!' Ex-RNC chair warns against Eric Trump presidency

Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and current MSNBC host, referenced marijuana when asked about Eric Trump's political ambitions.

Chris Jansing began Monday, "So, Michael, there is so much confidence in the power of Trump and the Trump name, his son Eric's interview with the Financial Times ignited talk of a potential Trump dynasty."

Jansing read a portion of the report where Eric Trump claimed that "the political path" for a family dynasty "would be an easy one," opening the door for another Trump to seek office after his father leaves the White House.

"'I think I could do it," Jansing read Eric's words. "And by the way, I think other members of our family could do it, too."

Eric Trump's wife, Lara, who hosts a show on Fox News after a brief stint as head of the RNC, could make that dynasty a reality. Rumors have swirled that she'll run for Sen. (R-NC) Tom Tillis's seat in next year's midtermelections, since he announced he won't run again.

Eric Trump "also said he's wholly unimpressed by half the politicians I see," Jansing read, with Eric adding, "I could do it very effectively."

"You know, if Americans are drunk on stupid, yeah, Eric Trump is your next president," Steele said. "Put that one in your pipe and smoke it. That's not some good ganja, let me tell you!"

Steele continued, sarcastically, "Sure, why not? You know, let's expand the grift. Let's widen the opportunity!"

He then got serious.

"Look, this is all unserious stuff," Steele remarked before talking about the impact a Trump dynasty would have on "real people."

"It's on the members of my party, the Republican Party, that have agreed to cut programs that they told the American people they would not cut, to expand the reach and the depth and breadth of dollars for to the benefit of those who are much, far wealthier than those red districts that they that they represent. And they will have to now look those voters in the eye, and they'll either continue to lie to them, and the voters will buy it, or they won't, and they'll unelect them. That's the politics of this."

Read the Financial Times article here.

'Mar-a-Lago face': Writer hits Trump hangers-on for deliberate 'self-abasement'

A writer for Salon noticed all of the aesthetic "ugliness" surrounding the Trump administration and came to one conclusion: Trump himself loves the grotesque, so his faithful followers deliberately make themselves as gaudy as possible to please him.

"The reality TV host has always embraced an aesthetic that is as hideous as it is expensive, from gold-plated everything to his vile haircut to his ill-fitted suits," wrote columnist Amanda Marcotte. "It's only grown worse in the decade since he first ran for president, as both the leader and followers compete to inject as much unsightliness as possible into the American field of vision."

Marcotte took shots at the people who surrounded Trump — both men and women — who have a similar look: botoxed and surgically enhanced, with makeup so thick it could "crack."

She surmised that the garish look and filler-heavy faces had more to do with "kissing up to Trump" than lacking self-awareness.

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"I agree with Barnard professor Anne Higonnet, who told Mother Jones it's 'a sign of physical submission to Donald Trump,'" Marcotte wrote. "After all, the look requires doing everything wrong, in a way so thorough that self-abasement seems a big part of the point."

She cited the "Mar-a-Lago face," created through "aggressive plastic surgery, fake tan, and make-up spackled on so thick that it would crack — if the fillers hadn't already paralyzed their faces" as being to blame for the over-the-top looks of the likes of Kristi Noem, Lara Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Matt Gaetz, and Trump's wife, Melania.

Marcotte wrote that a certain "ugliness" garners loads of attention, which is what Trump lives for.

"As a bonus, the weirdness 'triggers' the liberals, which is the goal above all others in Trumpland," she wrote. "But there's also an ideological project, however unwitting, in the uncanniness. Fascism, especially the 21st-century version practiced by the MAGA movement, is at war with reality."

"The hyperreality of the MAGA aesthetic is about power," Marcotte concluded. "Unable to create good or beautiful things, they express dominance by turning everything ugly."

Read the Slate article here.

Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump announces she won't be next Florida Senator

Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, whom Trump made co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced on Saturday she is no longer in consideration for the role of Senator in Florida.

Trump team members openly floated the idea of Ron DeSantis appointing Lara Trump to replace Marco Rubio as a Senator in Florida. Rubio was appointed to a Cabinet position in Trump's new administration.

She announced she won't do that over the weekend.

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"After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate," she wrote on X. "I could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during the most high-stakes election of our lifetime and I’m truly humbled by the unbelievable support shown to me by the people of our country, and here in the great state of Florida."

She added, "I have read so many of your kind messages and I cannot thank you enough. I do have a big announcement that I’m excited to share in January, so, stay tuned. I remain incredibly passionate about public service and look forward to serving our country again sometime in the future. In the meantime, I wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck with this appointment."

RNC co-chair Lara Trump's announcement of new crypto venture is a 'scam': Eric Trump

Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law has a new project going, according to her social media — but it appears she was the victim of hackers.

On Tuesday, Lara Trump, who currently holds a senior leadership position in the Republican National Committee took to X to discuss a cryptocurrency venture she and her husband, Eric Trump, had been working on.

"I'm excited to finally be able speak on World Liberty Financial, the project I have been working on alongside my husband @EricTrump," Mrs. Trump wrote. "I would first like to discuss what we are trying to build. Our goal at World Liberty, is to utilize our governance token on Solana, $WL, to support our DeFi lending protocol."

"This is to ensure the American people are in full control of their finances, with no single point of failure," she continued. "We want to take power away from the centralized banks, and give it back to the people. We want the people to have better lending and borrowing rates. We want the average person to thrive on taking charge of their own finances."

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Shortly after this, however, Eric Trump took to his own account to warn followers that this post is a scam from hackers who broke into her account — as well as the account of his younger sister Tiffany Trump.

"This is a scam!!" he wrote, adding that their X profiles were "compromised."

But the correction came after many commenters on social media had already widely mocked Mrs. Trump's "project."

"Will your husband funnel this money to other purposes too like he did his charity?" wrote national security attorney Bradley Moss — a reference to the fact that Eric Trump's former foundation has been accused of skimming off money intended for pediatric cancer patients for his personal business ventures.

"Less than 70 days until Election Day and the head of the RNC is launching a money making scheme," wrote James Singer, the rapid response adviser for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.

"Hunter Biden, we hardly knew thee," wrote conservative anti-Trump attorney George Conway, referring to how Republicans spent the last several years trying to make a congressional investigation and impeachment out of accusations that President Joe Biden's son at various points tried to use his family name to benefit his personal business ventures.

'Stupid' Lara Trump ridiculed by critics after threat against 'illegal citizens'

Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, the newly-minted co-chair of the Republican National Committee, was ridiculed on social media on Sunday after threatening to prosecute "illegal citizens."

Lara Trump, who once vowed that the RNC will "physically handle the ballots" in the upcoming election, was interviewed on Fox News.

"If you're a person who is attempting to cheat in our elections or you’re an illegal citizen attempting to illegally vote in our elections, we will find you, track you down and prosecute you to the full extent of the law. We're watching everything, we're filing lawsuits when necessary, and we have people everywhere," the Trump relative said Sunday.

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The internet was perplexed by who Lara Trump could mean when she said "illegal citizens."

Columbia University School of Professional Studies lecturer Ted Perlmutter said, "Republicans of the Trumpian stripe have been trying to attach 'illegal' onto everything concerned with immigration, so it comes as no surprise that Lara has landed on the ultimate oxymoron 'illegal citizen.'"

Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann, responded, saying, "There's a lot of illegal stupid in the [Lara and Eric Trump] household."

Chris Coble, who famously lost three children in a car accident, said, "The oxymoron of 'illegal citizen' aside, people who are here illegally really don’t want to shine a flashlight on themselves by committing a felony to illegally vote."

"This entire segment is for show," Coble added.

Artist Sarah Burgess said, "Time and time again, Lara shows how absolutely stupid she is. What is an illegal citizen?"

Navy veteran Bruno Amato also chimed in:

"Almost every person found guilty of voter fraud (a microscopic total of total votes cast) have been Republicans," Amato wrote.

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J.D. Vance or JD Vance? Depends who you ask — including Trump.

MILWAUKEE — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named his vice presidential running mate today.

It's Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.

Or is it Sen. JD Vance of Ohio?

Depends on who you ask.

Trump's official announcement Monday afternoon used "JD."

So did Republican National Committee Vice Chairwoman Lara Trump. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), is also on Team "JD" — even if he's in no way a supporter of the man who could become vice president.

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But in an email to supporters, the National Republican Congressional Committee went a different route, urging supporters to "congratulate J.D. Vance" with an online message and political donation.

Make America Great Again Inc., a flagship pro-Trump super PAC, also employed punctuation in J.D.

Vance himself doesn't help clarify matters.

His best-selling book "Hillbilly Elegy" lists "J.D. Vance" as the author.

His official U.S. Senate page says "JD Vance."

And Vance has it both ways on X, formerly Twitter, where his account names him both as "J.D." and "JD."

Raw Story joins various publications including the New York Times and Los Angeles Times in using "J.D." in its articles. CNN and Fox News, which agree on little, both employ "JD."

So, Raw Story put the question to the Trump campaign: For the purposes of the Trump-Vance ticket, which style do you prefer?

"JD (no periods in between letters)," Trump spokesman Steven Cheung emailed back.

Either way, Vance's "J.D." or "JD" are the initials of "James David."

'Inappropriate': Conservatives turn on Lara Trump over 'thot workout video to rap music'

One of the heads of the Republican National Committee is in hot water with fellow conservatives after releasing a July 4th video in which she appears working out to a rap song.

Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former president Trump who is carrying out his wishes within the Republican party, posted the video on Friday. Her caption included a reference to Independence Day, but there was no discernable theme to the video other than her working out and occasionally dancing.

The video didn't land well with several supporters of Trump.

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"Nice little morning celebrating America’s birthday 🇺🇸," Lara Trump wrote on social media on Friday.

The video includes Lara Trump working out to the song "I’m Different," by 2 Chainz.

@endikux said, "This is your GOP on idolatry."

@UdaBaker added, "Great. Now what’s going on in WI?"

MAGA account @LoblollyPines asked, "Seriously. Was this necessary?"

@eggsquared, an account with "peace and freedom" in their X bio, wrote that the video was "totally inappropriate."

@dan_themandan also chimed in, asking her, "What’s wrong with you?"

@ThePhillipHolz chimed in, "Why the thuggish music, Lara?"

Jacob Heaton said, "Co-Chair of the RNC posting a thot workout video to rap music. Social Conservatism is truly dead. Thank you God!"

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'Republicans are worried': GOP insider highlights party's election fraud 'vulnerability'

The Republican party is worried about 2024 losses that could occur as a result of election fraud claims pushed by Donald Trump, a GOP strategist said Sunday.

Republican strategist Susan del Percio, who has a history of working with Republican candidates and in Rudy Giuliani's administration, appeared on MSNBC on Sunday, where she was asked about Lara Trump's recent claim that her father-in-law had accepted the election results from 2020.

"What does it mean if this is the person who is running the [Republican National Convention]?" the host asked.

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"There are a few things in play here," said del Percio. "Republicans are worried about the stealing of the election claim, they saw what happened in 2022. Given the stories that we are seeing here now in 2024, Republicans know that it is a vulnerability for them."

She added that Lara Trump "is nothing but a show for her father [in-law]."

"She should probably just spend her time in the recording studio because she is doing more harm than good as far as being the head of the R.N.C. She does not know what the job is," the strategist said Sunday. "She only knows what she is told to do."

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