We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:
— He openly laid groundwork to challenge the midterms. He claimed our elections were "compromised," clearly setting up the justification to tamper with results before a single vote is counted.
— He said he'll "correct vulnerabilities" in our elections. Translation: he told you exactly what he plans to interfere with.
— He contradicted himself on China in real time. He first claimed China was "working to influence" and "undermining confidence" in him, then said he was doing a "great job" with them back when he made the claim. He couldn't keep his own conspiracy straight.
— He claimed China rigged the 2020 election, this time by getting journalists to write bad stories about him, because China supposedly wanted Biden to win since Trump was "wise to them."
— He said they found "burn bags" from the Obama Administration full of supposedly incriminating material, without ever saying what was actually in them.
— He said he needs "urgent measures" to stop our elections from being "hacked," citing Maduro's rigged machines in Venezuela in 2020 as his "evidence."
— He attacked networks for not airing him live, accusing them of being "part of the conspiracy to rig elections" and suggesting they should lose their broadcast licenses.
— He announced he wants to seize voter data from states he's deemed "vulnerable" ahead of the midterms.
This was a sitting president telegraphing, step by step, how he plans to undermine the 2026 midterms with egregious lies and conspiracy theories.
मेसी लेफ्ट फुटेड प्लेयर है, इंग्लैंड के डिफेंडर्स का मूवमेंट लेफ्ट फुट से क्रॉस ब्लॉक करने के हिसाब से था। राइट फुट से ऐसा असिस्ट कर दिया मेसी ने जैसे कम्यूटर से सेट की हो बॉल की ट्रेजैक्ट्री,इतने डिफेंडर्स के बीच से सीधे लौटारो के सिर पर। अद्भुत।
Thierry Henry on Argentina :
"Argentina are still unbeaten, yet every win comes with the same tired excuse: 'It's rigged.' Nobody wants to give them credit because that would mean accepting what has become obvious. Since Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't win the World Cup, some fans have turned every Argentina victory into a conspiracy instead of appreciating the football. That's not analysis, it's denial."
"Lionel Messi doesn't need anyone's validation anymore. If your first reaction to every Argentina win is 'rigged,' maybe it's because you've run out of football arguments. For me, the GOAT debate is over. It's Messi."
He won titles with Barcelona — “comfort zone.”
He won Ligue 1 — “Farmers League.”
He won MLS — “rigged and scripted.”
He won the World Cup — “rigged and scripted.”
He won the Copa América — “they organize it every year just so he can win.”
He won 8 Ballon d’Ors — “robbed.”
He won 6 European Golden Boots — “irrelevant.”
He has the most assists in football history — “assists don’t matter.”
He dribbles past opponents — “they don’t tackle him properly.”
He scores free kicks — “they’re too close, and the goalkeepers just let them in.”
Other big national teams failed to beat small teams so could play against his team — “It’s his fault and FIFA’s.”
He’s humble — “it’s all an act.”
No matter what Lionel Messi achieves, the goalposts keep moving. Meanwhile he is just there chilling and enjoying his football. 😂
At what point do you simply accept that you’re witnessing the greatest footballer the game has ever seen?
Aren’t you all tired?
Decir que la FIFA se la regaló, como si FIFA metió 3 goles en 15 minutos, esta algarete. Por 70 minutos it wasn’t rigged, then it was suddenly? Na fam.
🇩🇪🇦🇷🇪🇬 | MUNDIAL 2026: Toni Kroos sobre el Argentina vs Egipto por los octavos de final:
"No entiendo por qué la gente siempre busca excusas después de un resultado como este. El fútbol se decide en 90 minutos, no por un solo momento. Egipto jugó una primera mitad excelente, pero, después de ponerse 2–0, perdió el control del partido y Argentina aprovechó. Eso es lo que hacen los equipos de élite.
"La gente sigue hablando del árbitro y del VAR, pero, si ves el partido de manera objetiva, la remontada de Argentina se construyó sobre su intensidad, calidad y mentalidad. Creyeron hasta el pitido final, mientras que Egipto no pudo mantener el mismo nivel que mostró al principio.
"No podés tirar por la borda una ventaja de dos goles contra uno de los mejores equipos del mundo y luego reducirlo todo a una sola decisión. El fútbol es mucho más complejo que eso.
"Siempre habrá debates sobre el arbitraje, y eso es normal. Pero decir que el partido fue 'robado' o que el torneo se está regalando a Argentina es injusto para todos los jugadores en el campo. Los jugadores deciden los partidos con sus actuaciones, no con teorías conspirativas.
"Lo difícil, después de una derrota, es aceptar que el rival fue mejor en los momentos decisivos. Argentina merece crédito por la forma en que respondió bajo presión, y Egipto debería estar orgulloso de su actuación mientras también aprende de los errores que le costaron caro. Eso es el fútbol".
what makes this satisfying is not just that the USA lost this match having cheated. it’s that they lost it in a humiliating, degrading fashion. never has a country’s ego more deserved a boot in the face
Mike Johnson: “If we lose the midterms, the Democrats will go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, and the rest of you who have committed crimes.”