Donald Trump makes joke about ‘taking on’ the media whereas accepting Time Journal Award
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Donald Trump attended the Military-Navy soccer recreation on Saturday alongside a set of allies, cupboard picks, and controversial figures.
The president-elect was joined by JD Vance, Elon Musk, Home Speaker Mike Johnson, Trump’s protection secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, and Daniel Penny, who was not too long ago acquitted of murder after putting a homeless man in a chokehold on a New York Metropolis subway for almost six minutes. Penny has turn into a trigger célèbre on the precise since.
Their look on the recreation got here as ABC agreed to a $15 million settlement stemming from Trump’s defamation swimsuit involving a broadcast about E. Jean Carroll, who herself had efficiently sued the president-elect for defamatory statements.
Trump additionally named a number of extra picks for his administration on Saturday, together with Fact Social CEO Devin Nunes to run an intelligence board, and staunch loyalist overseas coverage adviser Richard Grenell as a presidential envoy for particular missions.
In the meantime, officers throughout the East Coast are expressing frustration over continued mysterious drone spottings within the airspace above New Jersey and close by states, which have fueled conspiracy theories and issues amongst residents.
Devin Nunes and Ric Grenell — who’re Trump’s newest administration picks?
Donald Trump introduced on Saturday that Fact Social CEO Devin Nunes and the president-elect’s Director of Nationwide Intelligence Ric Grenell have been chosen to serve in his upcoming administration.
Nunes, as former California Home Consultant, was tapped for to function Chairman of Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board, whereas Grenell was picked to function his Presiential Envoy for Particular Missions.
Whereas Nunes was in workplace he served on the Home Intelligence Committee and constantly backed any transfer then-President Trump made. He additionally led the two-year investigation into US’s responde to the 2012 Benghazi assault, which final discovered no proof of wrongdoing on the a part of the US State Division below Hillary Clinton.
Nunes additionally refused to again an investigation into Trump former nationwide safety adviser and Q-Anon conspiracy theorist Michael Flynn after it was revealed he had unreported discussions with Russian officers whereas serving below Trump.
“From everything that I can see, his conversations with the Russian ambassador—he was doing this country a favor, and he should be thanked for it,” Nunes stated on the time.
Grenell previously served as Trump’s ambassador to Germany and his Director of Nationwide Intelligence.
Previous to his involvement in Trump’s administration, Grenell was a marketing consultant for an jap European oligarch, Vladimir Plahotniuc. He confronted criticism after he wrote articles defending the oligarch with out making clear he was being paid to handle the person’s picture.
Grenell is a former Fox Information contributor and was named as a VP on the far-right media outlet Newsmax in 2021. He earned the ire of the media in 2020 when, throughout a Trump press convention, he refused to determine himself to reporters and publicly accused the state of overlaying up incidents of voter fraud with the intention to assist the election prospects of then-Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
These claims had been made with out proof, and Mr Grenell refused to reply questions from journalists who demanded he show his assertions.
Graig Graziosi15 December 2024 01:50
Daniel Penny meets Donald Trump days after his acquittal in Jordan Neely’s subway demise
Daniel Penny, the previous US Marine who was not too long ago acquitted of the killing of New York Metropolis subway rider Jordan Neely, spent Saturday rubbing elbows with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on the annual Military-Navy soccer recreation in Maryland.
The demise of the homeless Black road performer sparked outrage and calls for for justice for homeless New Yorkers, whereas Penny — and a few witnesses aboard the prepare — argued he was a hazard to others onboard. The previous Marine held Neely in a deadly chokehold for greater than six minutes.
“He was just threatening to kill people,” Penny advised Fox Information host Jeanine Pirro. “He was threatening to go to jail forever, to go to jail for the rest of his life.” :
Graig Graziosi15 December 2024 00:53
Trump names Ric Grenell as Presidential Envoy for Particular Missions
Donald Trump has named Ric Grenell, his former performing Director for Nationwide Intelligence, to Presidential Envoy for Particular Missions in his upcoming time period. “In my First Term, Ric was the United States Ambassador to Germany, Acting Director of National Intelligence, and Presidential Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Negotiations. Previously, he spent eight years inside the United Nations Security Council, working with North Korea, and developments in numerous other Countries,” Trump’s account wrote on Fact Social.
Graig Graziosi15 December 2024 00:30
D.C. restaurant server fired for saying she would refuse to serve some Trump officers
A server in Washington, D.C. has been fired after she stated she would refuse to serve sure officers in Donald Trump‘s incoming administration who have been accused of sexual misconduct.
The server was working at Beuchert’s Saloon on Capitol Hill when she made the feedback to Washingtonian journal for a narrative about D.C. getting ready for the inflow of Trump officers to the town’s eating spots.
After the story ran, Fox Information ran its personal story following up on her feedback and discovered she had been fired for what her employer referred to as her “base prejudice.”
Graig Graziosi15 December 2024 00:15
Chicago mayor vows to guard residents after Trump’s border czar singles out Windy Metropolis for mass deportations
Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” has instructed the president-elect’s plans for mass deportations will start in Chicago, a part of a plan that will deploy regulation enforcement officers into communities throughout the nation for broad sweeps concentrating on folks dwelling within the nation with out authorized permission.
The Windy Metropolis’s mayor is vowing to guard his metropolis’s residents from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement brokers who might push into colleges and workplaces, butting in opposition to so-called “sanctuary” insurance policies barring federal forces from utilizing native police for deportation enforcement.
“What the Trump administration has called for is for local police departments around the country to behave as ICE agents. In sanctuary cities, that is not permissible,” Chicago’s Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson advised CNN.
Graig Graziosi14 December 2024 23:50
Protection Secretary conducts coin toss at Military-Navy recreation
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 23:20
Why the precise loves Daniel Penny
Daniel Penny was a visitor of Donald Trump and firm on Saturday on the Military-Navy soccer recreation in Maryland.
The invite, on its face, would appear an odd one: Penny was dealing with a murder cost in a New York court docket final week, for which he was in the end acquitted.
Final 12 months, we had this take a look at how Penny grew to become a star on the precise for choking a homeless man on the subway, in what the 26-year-old stated was an act to defend his fellow passengers.
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 23:00
ICYMI: Trump set to scrap car-crash regulation Musk hates
In response to Reuters, which seen a doc reportedly proposing the change, the elimination of the requirement might hamstring the federal government’s capability to successfully examine crashes and regulate the protection of autos with self-driving programs, like Musk’s Teslas and Cybertrucks.
Musk, who’s the world’s richest man, used his huge wealth to pour 1 / 4 of a billion {dollars} into Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign. If Trump’s crew does take away the accident reporting necessities, it could probably straight profit Musk’s Tesla, which has reported nearly all of crashes — greater than 1,500 — to federal security regulators below this system.
Tesla’s crashes have sparked three main Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration investigations, in accordance with federal information. In response to the company’s information, Teslas have accounted for 40 out of 45 deadly crashes reported to the company by October 15.
Graig Graziosi has the small print.
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 22:40
Acquitted Daniel Penny meets with Trump and Vance at Military-Navy recreation
Daniel Penny, who was not too long ago acquitted for the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York Metropolis subway prepare, met with Donald Trump and JD Vance throughout the Military-Navy soccer recreation on Saturday.
Daniel Penny, a former US Marine who was discovered not responsible of criminally negligent murder within the 2023 chokehold demise of a person on a New York Metropolis subway prepare, attends the Military-Navy soccer recreation in Landover, Maryland (REUTERS)
US Vice President-elect JD Vance and Daniel Penny, a former US Marine who was discovered not responsible of criminally negligent murder within the 2023 chokehold demise of a person on a New York Metropolis subway prepare, react on the Military-Navy soccer recreation in Landover, Maryland (REUTERS)
US President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and Daniel Penny, a former US Marine who was discovered not responsible of criminally negligent murder within the 2023 chokehold demise of a person on a New York Metropolis subway prepare, attend the Military-Navy soccer recreation in Landover, Maryland (REUTERS)
Graig Graziosi14 December 2024 22:30
Large Tech goes Large Trump
This week, the leaders of the tech business made a concerted push too woo Donald Trump, who has lengthy been a critic, accusing platforms of unfairly silencing him and going after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for his possession of the Washington Submit.
Right here’s the way it all went down.
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 22:20
