Immediately after his arrest on Tuesday, Trump stopped by a Cuban restaurant in Miami. “Food for everyone!” Trump is said to have yelled after arriving at the restaurant for an impromptu campaign visit shortly after pleading not guilty to 37 criminal counts leveled against him by the Justice Department. He …
Read More »Trump Demands GOP Rivals Pledge to Pardon Him … or Else
In the days since Donald Trump was indicted, his allies have had a unified demand of his GOP primary rivals: Promise to pardon the Donald —or else. It’s not an accident: In the days leading up to his arraignment, the former president worked the phones to vent about the case …
Read More »Tony Awards Behind the Scenes: All the Tea You Didn't See on TV
J. Harrison Ghee started their day eating a bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddle. They ended the night making history as the first non-binary performer to win a Tony Award for best leading actor in a musical for their role as Jerry/Daphne in the new musical comedy Some Like It Hot, …
Read More »DeSantis Can't Stop Defending His Biggest 2024 Rival
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may want to snatch the 2024 Republican nomination from Donald Trump’s grasp, but he seems incapable of landing punches even when they’re handed to him on a golden platter. On Friday, the Justice Department unsealed a scathing criminal indictment that included 37 charges against the former …
Read More »Oh-So-Mature Trump Aides Want Him to Focus on DeSantis' Penis
This is how petty and aggressively stupid the 2024 GOP presidential primary has become: several close aides and allies to Donald Trump want to challenge Ron DeSantis to a literal dick-measuring contest. It wouldn’t be the first juvenile move by Team Trump in this young primary season. Already, Trump has …
Read More »'F-ck Ron DeSantis': Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost Shouts at Paramore Concert
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), the firstGen-ZDemocratic Congressman, joined Paramore on stage at a show in Washington, D.C. on Friday night. After introducing him to the crowd, lead singerHayley Williams asked the Florida lawmaker if he had a message he wanted to share, to which he promptly shouted: “Fuck Ron DeSantis! …
Read More »Trump-Nominated Judge Will Now Oversee Disney-DeSantis Lawsuit
The Florida federal judge assigned to thecourt case brought by Disneyagainst Gov. Ron DeSantis has recused himself after learning last week that “a relative within the third degree” held 30 shares of Disney stock. Judge Mark Walker wrote incourt documentsfiled Thursday that he must step aside since his relative’s “financial …
Read More »DeSantis Is Scheming to Steal the Right-Wing Influencer Vote From Trump
The Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis teams are fighting each other for donors, endorsements, and staff. But behind the scenes, the Republican rivals are competing on a different, unconventional playing field: the scramble to secure online influencers. Trump has for years had an army of extremely online supporters only too …
Read More »Ron DeSantis' Bizarre Feud With Disney, Explained
Ron DeSantis is running for president, and though the Florida governor is looking to bring his culture war obsession to the rest of the country, he’s already demonstrated shaky political instincts through his ever-escalating, ever-embarrassing feud with Disney. DeSantis’ crusade against the Magic Kingdom has drawn mockery from his 2024 …
Read More »DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Musk's SpaceX From 'Spaceflight Entity Liability'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill regarding spaceflight on Thursday just one day after he announced his presidential run in a glitch-filled interview with Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces. DeSantis signed into law CS/SB 1318 – Spaceflight Entity Liability along with 27 other bills. The law exempts “spaceflight …
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