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imagine claiming you can end a war in 24 hrs only to get out-polled by zelenskyy in ohio 😭 how are his fans spinning this one?

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CNN’s Harry Enten highlighted a major shift in polling on the Russia-Ukraine war, saying Donald Trump’s rating on the issue went from +2 in 2024 to -33 now. Enten also noted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy currently holds a +13 rating among Americans, compared with Trump’s -18.

dodging a timeline on gas prices by whining about iran and dems is wild. do his excuses fill up your tank?

Mediaite@mediaite.com

Fox News asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright when Americans could expect energy prices to come down. Wright said he couldn’t predict Iranian behavior and added, “We can’t unwind all the Democrat damage immediately.”

holding an arts center hostage just to slap his name on it and bankrupt the place. y'all still think he's a business genius?

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Kerry Kennedy criticized President Donald Trump’s involvement with the Kennedy Center, saying, “It’s a bankruptcy because he adds his name to it.” Her comments came as the center faced a financial crisis and a dispute over Trump’s name on the building.

crying about a phantom ceiling collapse just because he couldn't plaster his tacky name on the building. is this y'all's alpha male?

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Rep. Joyce Beatty said President Donald Trump blamed her during a call for what could happen if someone died or the Kennedy Center’s ceiling fell in. Beatty said she reminded Trump, “He has us at war and people are dying.”

throwing a literal toddler tantrum in a board meeting with rep. beatty. how do people still pretend this man is a serious adult?

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Rep. Joyce Beatty described President Donald Trump’s confrontation with her during a Kennedy Center board meeting as “like an immature child,” accusing him of shouting and calling names. CNN reported the exchange was described by a source as “f**king crazy.”

thanking god for trump's 'energy common sense' right next to a giant $6 diesel graphic is peak comedy. are y'all really buying this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Chris Wright on Fox Business says "thank God we have President Trump with some common sense on energy" as a graphic is displayed showing diesel prices at record highs

trump about to ask zelenskyy to "do us a favor though" and investigate why he's losing to him by 31 points 😭 who's still defending this?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

OOF -- Enten details how Trump went from +2 on Russia-Ukraine in 2024 to -33 (!) now, and how Zelenskyy polls among Americans at +13 compared to Trump's -18 (in other words, Zelenskyy is 31 points more popular in America than Trump!)

paying $200 at the pump is a cool 'short term sacrifice' to stop iranian nukes i guess. how are people defending this spin?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

FOX NEWS: Is this where we are in America with the price of gasoline for the foreseeable future? CHRIS WRIGHT: Look, President Trump is simply not going to allow Iran to get nuclear weapons (So, yes!)

bragging about gas prices when the whole country was trapped indoors is wild. do they really think we forgot 2020

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

lollll -- Chris Wright's case for Trump's energy policies is the price of gas ... in the summer of 2025

dude really brought a 100-foot asterisk to a fox news interview 💀 crumbling instantly over a basic timeline question. who buys this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

FOX NEWS: Would you be brave enough to put a timeline on when energy prices come down? CHRIS WRIGHT: I, I -- uh -- I certainly can't predict Iranian behavior. We can't unwind all the Democrat damage immediately

replacing our literal next-door neighbor with a country 6000 miles away. who wants to explain freight costs to marlin

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rep. Marlin Stutzman says Indiana will start trading with Israel more to compensate for Trump's trade war with Canada

trump frantically shutting down high schools and handing out 'i dropped out' bumper stickers now. who's gonna tell him it's over?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Enten unpacks the 10 point boost in party ID that Dems are enjoying since two years ago, driven by a 14 point swing in non-college voters

suddenly discovering "decades of geopolitical nuance" just to shield hypothetical trump is wild. does anyone actually buy this?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

NEWSNATION: Trump is nearly 2 years into his second term here & we often hear Republicans, including yourself, blame Biden. But at what point does Trump take responsibility for this? REP. TONY WIED: If you look at it, these are geopolitical issues that have been going on for decades and decades

id pay to watch emmer confidently hand a cashier two singles for ground beef. what planet does this guy live on

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Emmer says Republicans need to talk more about grocery prices that aren't expensive: "Eggs are at pre-pandemic prices. Ah, beef is at, ah, less than $2 a pound for ground beef ... I think we have a lot to run on."

amazing how bags of russian cash for don jr are invisible but hunter is in 4k. do they really expect us to buy this act?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Moreno on a Putin crony paying for Don Jr's wedding: "This is not a story that is worthy of your show. We should be thinking about the things that affect Americans. Look, you compare Don Jr to Hunter Biden, and you have one that is a complete drug-addicted degenerate compared to a great human being"

america first really means having a putin-linked oligarch foot the bill for your bahamas wedding lmao. anyone wanna defend this clown?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "Here are Qs I have: is it the case that Kremlev was in China with Putin just days before he attended the wedding and gave what appears to have been a lavish gift to the president's son? And what are his ties to Russia's security services?...these folks are not just corrupt. They're clowns."

faking a fire alarm and lying that the kennedy center is closed just bc you lost a board vote? 💀 how does anyone defend this toddler?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

lol -- Rep. Beatty says Trump is blatantly lying about the language that Kennedy Center board members actually voted for today, and adds that the Center it's actually open

screaming on the phone because they wouldn't put his name on the kennedy center lmfao. is this really y'all's alpha male

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rep. Beatty on Trump's "f**king crazy" meltdown over the Kenndey Center: "He threw a tantrum. It was like an immature child. I wouldn't even want to put this on a child -- shouting, calling names ... "

selling us out to skynet just so don jr's tech portfolio goes up. how do y'all even defend this grift anymore

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "We simply cannot trust that President Donald Trump has our best interests at heart when the first family is so heavily invested in this technology"

director patel definitely says 'good morning director patel' to his mirror every day. do his fans actually think this is normal?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Kash is now referring to himself in the third person

and theyre proud of this one too

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "We also need to ensure that the leaders at these AI labs are testifying before Congress in a setting where they are bound by law to tell the truth, because we need to understand what's really happening within these companies, and we need to understand what their motives are."

screaming "hoax" for years just to be putin's favorite little nesting doll. how do his supporters still pretend this is fine?

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Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com

literally neck-deep in a blatant crypto grift and crying that the dems are never satisfied. who actually falls for this bs?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Do you think the perception that the president is invested so heavily in cryptocurrency is the issue that's making this bill toxic? THUNE: I don't think you can ever go far enough for the Democrats. I don't think there's any more they can give, honestly.

can't wait to pay for gas using my deep understanding of middle east geopolitics. anyone actually wanna defend this guy's logic?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: The CBO now says of the Iran war that it cost $38b up until August 1. Given that it was sold as a short war, are you concerned this could be an albatross for Republicans in November? THUNE: Gas prices are always an issue, but I always think the majority of Americans understand what's at stake

ah yes, nothing says 'healthy checks and balances' like spray-painting the supreme court. anyone else wanna defend this spin?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Would you ever encourage one of your clients to disparage a court in the manner the president has disparaged the Supreme Court? BLANCHE: The real question is whether the president is allowed to be critical of another branch of government. The answer to that is absolutely.

ah yes, the classic 'secret russian oligarch bestie no one in the family has ever met' defense. would anyone actually buy this?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Was it appropriate for POTUS' son to accept a gift from a friend of Putin? Will you investigate? BLANCHE: The president doesn't know who this person is. Other members of the family don't know who this person is. The president's son has said he's a very close friend. So am I investigating what?

blanche clutching an empty folder of 'evidence' while pivoting to browser history is so embarrassing. anyone wanna defend this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche totally punts on a question about what evidence there is to back up Trump's assertion that the Butler assassination attempt was a "Democratic plot" (so, there clearly isn't any ... )

filling up my gas tank with raw eggs so tom emmer knows i'm focusing on the right trees. who wants to carpool?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Emmer: "You pick 'affordability' because you can pick out the trees you want to focus on. 'We're gonna focus on gas prices' ... The price of eggs is down to pre-pandemic amounts, so why don't we talk about that? 'Oh no, we're gonna talk about beef, because beef is higher.'"

"can't comment on ongoing investigations" he says from behind the literal labeled folder lmao. anyone still defend these clowns?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche admits there is an "ongoing criminal investigation" into Rep. Ilhan Omar

"beneficial to society" is a wild way to describe 7-fingered fake endorsements. anyone still taking this guy seriously?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche: "We're not going to try to regulate AI"

he literally said 'secretary of war' then got mad someone called it a war lmao. how does anyone defend these gymnastics

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche: "Secretary Hegseth is doing a phenomenal job. The secretary of war doesn't just go off and do things. He follows the law ... you called it a 'war.' I disagree with that characterization."

she really screamed 'filibuster' over an 8 word sentence lmao. is anyone actually impressed by this grandstanding

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

PRESSLEY: People are also paying over three times more for health insurance. Have you heard about this issue? BESSENT: I am aware that Obamacare is a failure PRESSLEY: Stop filibustering!

comparing the economy to a teenage car crash just to blame joe biden is wild work. who actually falls for this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

TORRES: How can you declare the K-shaped economy is over when during Trump's 2nd term the assets of Wall St are booming while real wages are not? BESSENT: It's opposite of Biden T: What's the statute of limitations on the Biden blame game? B: I was in a car accident as a teen. My back still hurts

"prime minister carney" is wild lmao. is he gonna declare war on prime minister ryan gosling next? how do they get these jobs?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Bessent: "It is Prime Minister Carney who said we're at war"

bragging about 'cleaning house' while insisting everyone just magically decided to retire on their own. how do you even defend this?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SCHIFF: The AG says you cleaned house at the FBI PATEL: I did SCHIFF: Is he right when he said there's not a single agent still at the FBI who worked on the Mar-a-Lago investigation? PATEL: He's always truthful, so I believe his statement SCHIFF: So they're all gone

"we preserve all records" yeah okay kash, right next to the toilet at mar-a-lago lmao. anyone actually buying this innocent act?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Schiff to Patel: "I will remind you, bc you probably need reminding that while this Congress is not going to investigate the wrongful termination of potentially hundreds of agents, the next Congress will. And you have an obligation as FBI director to ensure none of the [documents] are destroyed"

begging grassley to save him from a basic yes/no question. the mommy note is painfully accurate. who seriously defends this crybaby?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"I would appreciate if you concluded this hearing" -- Kash Patel asks Grassley to end the hearing instead of answering Schiff's questions

man really packing his bag mid-question like he's sneaking out of a bad tinder date. how do y'all defend this clown?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

unreal -- Kash Patel packs up his stuff *while Schiff is still trying to ask him questions* in an effort to exit the hearing

literally begging grassley to pull the fire alarm so he doesn't have to answer schiff lmao. who is actually defending this tantrum?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"I would appreciate if you concluded this hearing" -- Kash Patel asks Grassley to end the hearing instead of answering Schiff's questions

luna really called an oligarch funding don jr's wedding a 'friendly gift' while screaming about hunter. how dumb do they think we are?

Mediaite@mediaite.com

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna defended Donald Trump Jr. accepting financial support from Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, who is closely linked to Vladimir Putin, while arguing that Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings were different.

normal people put blenders on their wedding registry, don jr puts policy favors for russian oligarchs. how do y'all still defend this

Mediaite@mediaite.com

Rep. Robert Garcia questioned whether hundreds of thousands of dollars from a close Putin ally toward Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding posed a national security threat. Expert Greytak said it did, arguing it raises questions about whether officials are acting in the interest of the American people.

jared hauling $2 billion in saudi cash with a forklift while the gop squints at one laptop. are y'all really this blind?

Mediaite@mediaite.com

Rep. Robert Garcia accused President Donald Trump and his family of using their political positions to enrich themselves, pointing to Trump’s wealth, Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding funding, Jared Kushner’s Saudi-backed investment firm, and the family’s business dealings.

"the who?" dude literally reposted the video himself and forgot immediately. how are people still pretending his brain isn't cooked?

Mediaite@mediaite.com

A reporter asked President Donald Trump about a video he recently reposted showing him telling January 6 rioters to go home. After initially asking which post she meant, Trump responded, “The who?” before saying, “I don’t know what she’s talking about.”

toga grassley helping kash do a keg stand on fbi integrity is sending me. how do y'all even pretend this frat pledge is qualified?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Booker eviscerates Patel: "He's like an 18 year old kid who wants to join a fraternity that he could never be a member of, doing keg stands and chugging with friends. He's an embarrassment. He is a disgrace. This is a mockery and a sham. What's bad are the people enabling him."

losing track of billions in venezuelan assets and just shrugging at casten lmao. how do y'all defend this level of grift?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons? BESSENT: No

bessent really pulled the 'you don't understand your own question' jedi mind trick to hide the bag. who actually falls for this act?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Casten is visibly struggling with Bessent's insulting non-responses to his questions about which US persons are benefitted from Venezuela's pillaged resources

durbin really out here trying to make catching federal lead a felony offense lmao. who actually still votes for this guy?

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Sen. Dick Durbin pressed FBI Director Kash Patel over statements he made after Marimar Martinez was shot five times. Patel pushed back: “You want her to be charged for being shot?”

literally telling the guys begging for regulation that the free market will fix their bomb. does he even hear himself talk?

Mediaite@mediaite.com

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett downplayed the need for AI regulation, arguing that private-sector companies will do a better job keeping AI safe than “some bureaucrat in Washington.”

putin's cronies funding don jr's wedding is just a sweet gift but hunter doing anything is treason? who actually buys this?

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