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Media Matters has the transcript: How deep was the attack against President Trump? I don’t think I have any pictures of it. I’d have to check. But I was invited to Mike Pompeo’s office. And right at the beginning of COVID, I got invitations to meet with Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo. Now, you know, you’re an influencer, you’re somebody …

“If the trade is that I experience and you experience and we all experience some short-term pain in a 401(k) or in the market, money’s liquid, man. Losing money costs you absolutely nothing. Losing your country costs you everything. “Option B is to preserve this country and to strengthen it and to put up walls around this nation to make …

First, this from a November 2024 report: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is facing backlash online for claiming that Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence (DNI), is “likely a Russian asset.” During the Friday interview, Wasserman Schultz attacked Gabbard for secretly meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, in 2017 who was accused of using chemical weapons …

The New York Times reports: The extraordinary scene in Washington — in which Mr. Trump lambasted President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine — was broadcast as the top story on state television in Russia on Saturday morning. It played into three years of Kremlin propaganda casting Mr. Zelensky as a foolhardy ruler who would sooner or later exhaust the patience of …

CNN reports: A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting. The White House said the journalist was not authorized to be in the press pool. A correspondent for TASS, a Russian state media …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump was incorrect when he said that Russia will accept European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, the Kremlin signaled Tuesday. While Trump said Monday during a White House meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron that he had “specifically asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin about peacekeepers and that Putin “has no problem with it,” the Kremlin contradicted …

Metro UK reports: Russia has spent more than a year creating an electronic database of its LGBTQ+ citizens, independent Russian media has reported. The country’s top court declared the international LGBTQ+ rights movement ‘extremist’ in November 2023. In the months since, law enforcement officials have been building a register to track ‘extremist’ LGBTQ+ Russians, insiders told Meduza. The officials, members …

The Moscow Times reports: The Kremlin said Thursday that it “absolutely” agreed with Trump on Ukraine after he criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for not holding elections last year and failing to push for a quick end to the war. “They [the Trump administration] talk about the need to establish peace as soon as possible and do it through negotiations,” …

Politico Europe reports: Russian bots have driven a dramatic surge of disinformation on the social media platform X days before Germany’s election, according to a government report seen by POLITICO. At the center of the effort to influence German voters is Doppelgänger, a Kremlin-backed operation, according to the German Office of Foreign Affairs. The campaign uses fake news sites, sleeper …

“Here comes the Mexican president. Now a reminder that the Mexican president, fresh off of her being triggered by the Gulf of America name change. ALX, do we have that clip? I really wanna play that one because that was really, really fun. If we can load that up, please. “So she’s fresh off of a hysterical menopausal meltdown over …

Newsweek reports: Footage of Elon Musk performing a controversial salute at the inauguration of President Donald Trump has been shown on Russian television but with the gesture blurred. In July 2021, Russia adopted a federal law that prohibits the use or public display of Nazi symbols, speeches, or images of leaders or groups identified as criminal by the International Military …

“I’m so sick of being lied to, ladies and gentlemen. I’m sick of it. Kash Patel does need to fire these people. We do need Kash Patel, like, immediately. And, I mean, there’s, like, legitimately just not enough time. There’s not enough time. “Also, why weren’t the security barriers up? They have these iron barriers there. Was this an inside …

CBS News reports: Speculation was mounting Friday that Russia’s military could have had a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured in Kazakhstan on Christmas day, with experts casting doubt on Moscow’s suggestion that a bird strike was to blame. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from …

NBC News reports: The Kremlin on Thursday warned against speculating what may have caused an Azerbaijan Airlines flight to crash, killing 38 of the 67 on board, after an aviation expert said evidence indicated that a Russian anti-missile battery may have brought down the passenger plane. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the investigation into the cause of the crash was …

From the Russian state media outlet Tass: US President-elect Donald Trump did not send an invitation to his inauguration in January to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “No, he didn’t send an invitation,” the spokesman said, answering a question. Previously, the CBS News TV channel reported citing its sources that Trump invited Chinese leader Xi …

ABC News reports: Since becoming President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard’s rosy posture toward Moscow has prompted some Democratic critics to suggest that she could be “compromised,” or perhaps even a “Russian asset” — claims the ex-Hawaii representative and Army officer has forcefully denied. But former advisers to Gabbard suggest that her views on Russia …

The Daily Beast reports: During Sunday’s broadcast of a state TV show The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov—a program that Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly watches on a regular basis—host Vladimir Solovyov rejoiced about Trump’s picks. “What an excellent team is coming along with Trump! Not with respect to Ukraine, but as far as everything else goes. If they are allowed …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles was met with ominous warnings from Moscow, a hint of menace from Kyiv and nods of approval from some Western allies. Washington is easing limits on what Ukraine can strike with U.S.-made weaponry, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, …

The Guardian reports: The Kremlin has denied reports that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, spoke to the US president-elect, Donald Trump, calling the media reports “pure fiction”. The Washington Post first reported that a call had taken place and said that Trump had told Putin that he should not escalate the Ukraine war. Reuters also reported on a call. “It …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Western security officials say they believe that two incendiary devices, shipped via DHL, were part of a covert Russian operation that ultimately aimed to start fires aboard cargo or passenger aircraft flying to the U.S. and Canada, as Moscow steps up a sabotage campaign against Washington and its allies. The devices ignited at DHL logistics …