BREAKING: SERIOUSLY!? Natalie Harp was the one responsible for Trump's disastrous decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House — and the details are jaw-dropping.
This scandal just gets weirder and weirder...
According to "people familiar with the matter" who spoke to CNN, Harp precipitated the ban by showing Trump a slew of negative media coverage of him from the now-proscribed outlets. A graphic from Politico reportedly "infuriated" him and television footage of anchors tearing into the administration's failures sent him over the edge.
Harp, who serves as Trump's "special assistant and executive assistant" is one of the most bizarre fixtures of the current administration. It's unclear if her extreme proximity to the President is simply a result of her slavish loyalty or if there's something more at play. In any case, she is wholly unqualified to be exerting this level of influence on the President of the United States.
Of course, even if Harp was responsible for tilting Trump into this unprecedented attack on the First Amendment, the buck ultimately stops with him. This is a man who only believes in free speech when that speech is lavishing him with praise. He's a textbook authoritarian whose desire to become a full-blown dictator has been stymied only by the Constitution and his own incompetence. It now appears that Harp is encouraging those dystopian fantasies. She must be held accountable.
Do you think it's time for Democrats to launch a full investigation into Natalie Harp?
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BREAKING: LOL! Trump gets publicly humiliated at his big White House helipad event after the major outlets refused to give him a press pool — resulting in a lack of audio for his ranting remarks.
This one really backfired bigly on him...
"Yeah there— Okay, so there is no microphone because... There's no microphone because the pool cameras aren't there," said a Newsmax host reporting on the incident. "So maybe, Tim, this is one example of it backfiring just a little bit."
The video showed Trump cutting a ribbon to celebrate his hideous new White House helipad, but viewers couldn't hear what he was saying because of the press pool's absence. Since the reporters didn't show up, there were no high-quality professional microphones present.
On Friday, Trump barred CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House on the grounds that they're supposedly "fake news," which just means that they accurately report on his disastrous administration.
In retaliation, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News banded together to announce that they would be suspending press pool coverage of Trump.
"The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should reject a news organization because it objects to its reporting," they said in a joint statement.
The press pool is a dedicated, rotating group of journalists, complete with cameras and audio equipment, that travels with the President to provide outlets with a steady stream of updates on his latest remarks and actions. They also provide video footage when he delivers a speech or attends a noteworthy event. It's clearly something that the attention-obsessed Trump took for granted. He failed to game this attack on the free press out and now he's paying the price.
And you just know that this is exactly the kind of thing that gets under his skin. He's fixated on all of these "renovations" and building projects, and he was presumably looking forward to this helipad unveiling. What should have been a moment of gloating and self-congratulation turned into a display of muted helplessness.
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My fellow Americans: Please direct your attention to this matter for just a moment. Allow this to sink in. The President of the United States of America just said he wants to ban the free press. He said he doesn’t want them in his office, which by the way is the Oval Office in the People’s House. This is unheard of, and we the people cannot let this be!
For the record, we have a free press in this country. For the record we should all be worried not just about this latest outburst, but by all of it going forward without permission — putting our service members in harms way, raising tariffs willy nilly, threatening buildings and institutions unless his name gets put on them. This is not the behavior of a centered leader who is focused on the good of the people. This is not the behavior of a compassionate leader focused on the millions of Americans who cannot afford healthcare, childcare, gas, or food. This is not the behavior of a man who can emotionally regulate himself.
We should all be concerned — those who voted for him and those who didn’t. The midterms are around the corner. Vote like your life and the lives of others are at stake, because they are. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
BREAKINGNEWS: Senator Mitch McConnell had to be told how to vote multple times, after being told what to vote he still got it wrong, Republicans leaned over to get him to correct his vote. No way this man should be serving the people of Kentucky. 🚨
Mike Johnson sent the House home for 7 weeks, canceling the votes and delaying the impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth until after the election.
What a Pathetic. Complicit. Incompetent. Useless. Ass-kissing. Little weasel.
And so here we are. This statement from Trump blows my mind. That a sitting president would not let any renovations to a public building go on unless he gets to first put his name in the said building… What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. Actually, how small minded, how narcissistic. Actually
great men, devoted to public service and the public good do not act like this.
It seems that this man will not rest until his name is permanently connected to the name of a great president, whose memory this building was dedicated to. Imagine spending your time and your days focused on this, as everyday Americans struggle with healthcare, gas prices, rent, and food. Imagine spending your days focused on this, while a war rages under your leadership.
Enough said. Thank you for your attention to this matter.