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Senator Marco Rubio gutter-sniped viral "weirdo" Salt Bae , aka Nusret GA kA e, after the Instagram-famous chef posted a video of himself serving steak to Venezuelan President NicolA s Maduro-continuing the senator's recent bloodlust for shaming celebrity bottom-feeders in public forums. I don't know who this weirdo #Saltbae is, but the guy he is so proud to host is not the President of #Venezuela .
If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu - and if you have a seat but don't sit in it, you may be in just as much trouble. That's the lesson Google may have learned when legislators, dissatisfied with the company's offer to send its lawyer instead of a top executive to congressional hearings last week, theatrically answered by installing an empty chair instead.
Welcome to another edition of What Fresh Hell?, Raw Story 's roundup of news items that might have become controversies under another regime, but got buried - or were at least under-appreciated - due to the daily firehose of political pratfalls, unhinged tweet storms and other sundry embarrassments coming out of the current White House. Here's a thought that should keep you awake at night: What if there's a president in our future with all of Donald Trump's fecklessness, corruption and authoritarian instincts, but with the discipline typical of a serious and accomplished leader? Trump has proven again and again that he's every lawyer's worst nightmare as a client and his own worst enemy as the president of Twitter.
In the background of a Coast Guard briefing on MSNBC on Friday evening, in a bustling aid center, a Coast Guard member flashed what some TV viewers claimed was a white power sign at the camera. In the clip, as an official detailed the efforts underway as Hurricane Florence tore through the Carolinas, a man with a crew cut sitting immediately behind him looked directly at the camera.
Swift boat crews rescued dozens of people in New Bern, North Carolina, on Friday. Many residents said they just didn't think the impact of Hurricane Florence would be as bad as it was.
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned a report putting the death toll from last year's catastrophic hurricane in Puerto Rico at nearly 3,000. He also called the new estimate an effort by Democrats to discredit him.
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump questioned a report Thursday saying that nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the catastrophic hurricane that hit Puerto Rico last year, calling it an effort by Democrats to discredit him. Trump provided no evidence to back up his efforts to cast doubt on the report, commissioned by Puerto Rico's government, that examined the deaths caused by Hurricane Maria.
Banker Jamie Dimon had said he could defeat President Donald Trump in an election because "I'm smarter than he is." While waiting for Hurricane Florence, Donald Trump mocks Jamie Dimon Banker Jamie Dimon had said he could defeat President Donald Trump in an election because "I'm smarter than he is."
Sen. Orrin Hatch on Wednesday beat back Hillary Clinton's charge that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would undermine access to birth control because of his response on an Obamacare contraception mandate case during his confirmation hearing last week. "This didn't happen" the Utah Republican's office said on Twitter .
US President Donald Trump dismissed journalist Bob Woodward's bombshell book as a "joke" Monday, a day before readers get their first full look at his detailed account of a White House in disarray. "Fear: Trump in the White House" hit US bookstores yesterday after a weeklong buildup, with published excerpts, leaks and interviews that portray Trump as dangerously erratic and uninformed.
Kris Paronto, who was one of the CIA security contractors who defended the American compound at Benghazi during the 2012 attack, was forced to delete a Twitter criticism of former President Barack Obama when his account was temporarily suspended over the weekend. Tweeting after his account came back online, Paronto included the original tweet that got him into trouble.
The Dow Jones today projected a 134-point gain on news that the United States is close to a trade deal with Mexico. Reuters reported yesterday that Mexico's economy minister, Ildefonso Guajardo, believes the discussions for a new trade deal between the NAFTA partners are in the "final hours."
President Donald Trump continued to publicly blast Jeff Sessions in a series of tweets on Saturday. The President's propensity for using Twitter to air his grievances against his attorney general is nothing new.
His wife may be one of the most recognizable faces in the Trump administration, but that isn't stopping George Conway from lambasting the president. On Friday, Conway, husband of senior White House aide Kellyanne Conway , took to Twitter to suggest that his wife's boss, President Donald Trump , doesn't understand how the law works.
Pictured: Mom and daughter, 12, killed in fiery wreck after famous YouTube gamer, 18, drove his $500k McLaren the wrong way down the freeway at 100mph and plowed into them to 'commit suicide' 'He doesn't understand what is happening under his command': Trump AGAIN hammers his Attorney General Jeff Sessions in early morning Twitter tirade before threatening to 'get involved' 'He can push a button and get a Coke but he can't control Michael Cohen': Trump's frustrations mount as three ex-allies cooperate with investigators and Mueller probe inches closer to his 'off-limits' business interests Palestinian ambassador accuses Trump of being 'anti-peace' after the US cuts more than $200 million in aid to the Gaza Strip Trump's ex-doorman reveals $30k contract he signed with the National Enquirer barring him from speaking to anyone else about his claims the President had an illegitimate child ... (more)
Amazon has launched a new program that encourages some of its fulfillment-center employees to go on Twitter and talk about their experiences working there. These employees are called "FC Ambassadors," and spreading the word about working at Amazon is their full-time job, a company spokesperson said.
'He doesn't understand what is happening under his command': Trump again blasts Jeff Sessions in Twitter tirade and threatens to 'get involved' as President's feud with his attorney general continues to heat up President Donald Trump has lashed out again at Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a weekend Twitter tirade that also touched on Hillary Clinton's emails, relations with Mexico, and Michael Cohen. 'Jeff Sessions said he wouldn't allow politics to influence him only because he doesn't understand what is happening underneath his command position,' Trump tweeted on Saturday morning.
For Trump's Team of Enemies there is nothing more satisfying than seeing a rival vanquished and then being able to comment on it in the immediate aftermath. But unlike other administrations, where the misfortunes of colleagues are gossiped about behind the scenes, Team Trump prefers to stab each other in the front.
A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the government since it unveiled the policy in March. President Donald Trump announced on March 23 that he would endorse a plan by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to restrict the military service of transgender people who experience a condition called gender dysphoria.
" @dansoloman : "Opposing lawyer playing a clip of Jones stripping down in an Infowars clip, Jones laughs out loud at the beginning of the clip." @dansoloman : "Opposing lawyer playing a clip of Jones stripping down in an Infowars clip, Jones laughs out loud at the beginning of the clip."