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Ann Coulter Defends Scrutinizing Muslim Americans Who Travel to Syria — Piers Morgan Fires Back, “Maybe We Should Deport You Instead?”

Piers Morgan: “It's worrying for any Muslim in America who is a United States citizen when they hear a guy who may be President, Donald Trump, say, ‘I want to ban all Muslims,’ and he hasn't really clarified exactly what he means yet. You have said you want to stop all Muslims coming in. But what about the three to four million existing Muslim American citizens who, by your logic, should comprise the same threat as Muslims living outside the country?”

Ann Coulter: “I got the question. I got the question. The answer is, whether they're Muslim or not, anyone who goes to certain countries—North Korea, for example, engages in transactions with North Korea, Cuba, drug cartels in Latin America—we already have laws on the books that say if you do that, you can be subject to up to 30 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines. We could just extend that, and I don't really care if they're Muslims or not.

“If you go over to Syria, yeah, I think we ought to look at them before they come back. Right now, there are a thousand open ISIS investigations of individuals in the United States. Some of them may be homegrown after running into some of these productive immigrants we bring in. But why should American taxpayers be spending money on these investigations?

“If you go to Syria, of course we should look at those people and see whether they should come back in, and if they come back in, whether maybe they should end up in jail. There are laws that can be used for things like that. But just to say, ‘Oh, he's a citizen, therefore he's okay’—one of the San Bernardino shooters was a U.S. citizen.”

Piers Morgan: “Maybe it might be slightly more helpful to the American people if we deported you, Ann Coulter, from America. Is that your argument?”

Ann Coulter: “No, that's a goodbye.”

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Stephen A. Smith wants his daughter to get her first paycheck before supporting Zohran Mamdani

Stephen A. Smith: “My daughter loves Mamdani. And I know exactly why, ‘cause she ain’t pay a damn bill yet.”

Trevor Noah: “I knew you were gonna say that.”

Stephen A. Smith: “She ain’t pay a damn bill. Let me tell you, she’s about to turn 18. And when that happens, fellas, she’s going to have a job. I don’t give a damn if it’s for a month. ’Cause I want to see her face when she sees that check.”

“I’m going to make sure she’s working in New York. I want to see the check. You know what I’m saying? When you went to work thinking that this is the money that you were earning, and then the check comes home and more than half your shit is missing.”

“I want to see what you say then. Yeah, Nyla, I’m talking about you. I can’t wait because I ain’t having it.”

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ft: @AnnCoulter | @piersmorgan

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Ann Coulter Defends Scrutinizing Muslim Americans Who Travel to Syria — Piers Morgan Fires Back, “Maybe We Should Deport You Instead?”

Piers Morgan: “It's worrying for any Muslim in America who is a United States citizen when they hear a guy who may be President, Donald Trump, say, ‘I want to ban all Muslims,’ and he hasn't really clarified exactly what he means yet. You have said you want to stop all Muslims coming in. But what about the three to four million existing Muslim American citizens who, by your logic, should comprise the same threat as Muslims living outside the country?”

Ann Coulter: “I got the question. I got the question. The answer is, whether they're Muslim or not, anyone who goes to certain countries—North Korea, for example, engages in transactions with North Korea, Cuba, drug cartels in Latin America—we already have laws on the books that say if you do that, you can be subject to up to 30 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines. We could just extend that, and I don't really care if they're Muslims or not.

“If you go over to Syria, yeah, I think we ought to look at them before they come back. Right now, there are a thousand open ISIS investigations of individuals in the United States. Some of them may be homegrown after running into some of these productive immigrants we bring in. But why should American taxpayers be spending money on these investigations?

“If you go to Syria, of course we should look at those people and see whether they should come back in, and if they come back in, whether maybe they should end up in jail. There are laws that can be used for things like that. But just to say, ‘Oh, he's a citizen, therefore he's okay’—one of the San Bernardino shooters was a U.S. citizen.”

Piers Morgan: “Maybe it might be slightly more helpful to the American people if we deported you, Ann Coulter, from America. Is that your argument?”

Ann Coulter: “No, that's a goodbye.”

[Jeff @_Jeffery0]

Abdul El-Sayed Refuses to Hide His Muslim Name to Appease Critics — “Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed Is as American as Donald Trump”

Leila Fadel: During your victory speech, you introduced yourself by your full name: “My name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, and I’m your next senator.” Why did you make that choice?

Abdul El-Sayed: I’ve been Abdul since kindergarten. I’ve used that name my whole life. But the opposition decided to make my name and faith an issue.

Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is as American as Mike Rogers. It’s as American as Donald Trump, as American as whatever JD stands for.

I am 100% American, and that’s my name.

For people who’ve been told to hide their names or identities, or made to feel like they don’t belong, I wanted to fully claim mine.

Leila Fadel: Some people even reacted by saying you walked up there and spoke Arabic.

Abdul El-Sayed: Yeah. Do you know how many families speak Arabic who are just as American as anyone else?

There’s a consistent attempt to make America small. I wanted to show just how big America is, and Michigan chose that bigger vision.

I don’t need everyone to know how to pronounce my name. I just need them to understand that I’ll show up and work for them.

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Piers Morgan Slams Tommy Robinson’s Criminal Record as Tim Pool Pushes Back Over UK Grooming Gang Scandal — “Your Country Covered That Up, Then Told Me Tommy Was the Bad Guy.”

Tim Pool: “They put a pump in the anus of a 12-year-old girl to expand it so multiple men could rape her, and your country covered that up and then told me Tommy was the bad guy.”

Tim Pool: “I totally agree with everything you've just said, but I also believe there is a completely weird misunderstanding of who Tommy Robinson is and what he represents in America. He's managed to position himself very cleverly as this kind of freedom fighter who's only in prison because he blew the whistle on all this stuff.”

Piers Morgan: “Why should Tommy not be free? Well, because he's not the Nelson Mandela freedom fighter that most people in America seem to think he is.

“He's a convicted football hooligan who beat up a policeman, was convicted of passport fraud, mortgage fraud and two contempts of court.

“He's about the most despicable messenger imaginable, even if you agree with his message about the grooming gang scandal.”

Tim Pool: “I totally agree with everything you've just said, but I also believe there is a completely weird misunderstanding of who Tommy Robinson is and what he represents in America.

“He's managed to position himself very cleverly as this kind of freedom fighter who's only in prison because he blew the whistle on all this stuff.”

Piers Morgan: “None of that is true. All I would ask is: go and look at his criminal record, see what he was actually convicted of and why, and draw your own conclusions.”

[𝓜𝓼.𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂🍒 @cherryclipzz]

Bill Burr: “Stop Talking Like You’re a General” Shuts Down Bill Maher’s Take on Gaza

Bill Maher: have you heard what's going on on college campuses these days

Bill Burr : i don't watch the news

Bill maher: you don't realize that college campuses erupted with the kids demonstrating for Hamas they are in with the terrorists

Bill Burr : they were for the Palestinians

Bill maher: well it's sort of the same cause why are you ?

Bill Burr : I'm on the side of the kids

Bill maher: yeah that's easy to say you know no one wants to see kids dead

Bill Burr: this is a very brave of you to say

Bill Maher: no I'm the one who's actually Brave on this

Bill Burr: yeah pat yourself on the back

Bill Maher: it's easy to say I'm for the kids who's not for the kids it comes down to real hard-nosed decisions

Bill Burr : stop talking like you're a general , let's go to Russia and the Ukraine how do you solve that one bill let me hear your hardnose decision about that well

Bill maher: this is why this is not your thing not your thing

Bill Burr : you're like that guy that has a fantasy football team and thinks that's exactly what it is like why into you like like you've done something what have you done in Washington ? nothing!

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Stephen A. Smith calls Pete Hegseth a “modern-day DEI hire” but says firing him is different from impeaching him.

Stephen A. Smith: “I am no fan of Pete Hegseth and how he has conducted himself as Secretary of Defense. I think that on far too many occasions, when he’s not fawning over our president, he’s a Trump wannabe.”

“I consider him a modern-day DEI hire.”

“He was an Army infantry officer through Princeton ROTC. He served 14 years in the Army National Guard, deployed three times, earned two Bronze Stars and the Combat Infantryman Badge.”

“Thank you for your service to our country. You ought to be respected for that, Mr. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.”

“Before he got that job, he was a weekend host on Fox News. And suddenly he’s overseeing the Department of Defense.”

“I would have no problem with him being fired. But impeachment is another matter entirely. It connotes something far more significant and, as a result, it’s just the start of a minefield of chaos down the line.”

“They knew this resolution was going to be shoved aside, but they did it anyway. It was about the pomp and circumstance, the imagery.”

“If you impeach Hegseth and get away with pulling that off, who’s next? Marco Rubio? Who’s next after that, Trump?”

[KingFuhd @KingFuhd01]

Olivia Colman campaigns for herself to play M in the next James Bond film, while Conan O’Brien promises to help make it happen.

Conan O’Brien: “You have said that a role that you would love to play is M in the Bond film.”

Olivia Colman: “Desperate. Desperate. I say it whenever I get the chance. Maybe I’ve done it too much.”

Matt Gourley: “I have been calling on the gods for you to play M forever.”

Olivia Colman: “Thank you.”

Conan O’Brien: “We met one of the gentlemen producing the new Bond. David Heyman.”

Olivia Colman: “Well, I know David Heyman.”

Conan O’Brien: “Okay, let’s make this happen.”

Conan O’Brien: “Ralph Fiennes. What is he doing now? Has he got the role? He’s in?”

Matt Gourley: “He’s playing President Snow in the Hunger Games thing.”

Conan O’Brien: “He’s fine. But come on. He’s not really an actor.”

“By the way, just for anyone who’s confused or just reading a transcript and didn’t read my tone, he’s one of my all-time favorite actors as well. He’s amazing.”

Olivia Colman: “One interview I said, I wanted M and then fucking Ralph got it. And in black and white, that looks awful.”

“Because I love him. He’s amazing. He’s wonderful.”

Conan O’Brien: “But you’d be fantastic. I think you would be absolutely amazing. And it’s going to happen.”

Matt Gourley: “It’s got to happen. Because it’s perfect.”

Conan O’Brien: “From my lips to David Heyman’s ears. We’re going to talk to David Heyman. And he’s my friend now.”

[Jeff @_Jeffery0]

Kevin O’Leary Rejects Piers Morgan’s Suggestion That Trump Reverse His Tariffs — Says American Workers and Farmers Will Be the Focus Instead

Kevin O’Leary: It’s about the economy, stupid. The US economy is doing very, very well, but it hasn’t trickled down to the middle class yet. Last night, they rose up and said, “What about me?”

Piers Morgan: What would you do about Trump’s tariff wars? If you’re a farmer in rural America, you’ve been hit by a double whammy: tariffs and the economic fallout from the Iran war.

If you were Trump, would you reset the tariff policy?

Kevin O’Leary: No, that’s not going to happen.

What’s going to happen is Jamieson Greer will start with the Canadian dispute, then tie it to the Mexican dispute, so there’s a North American agreement by the time the Trump administration is over.

Farmers, electricians and plumbers are the people who should be becoming millionaires but aren’t. They’ll become the primary focus of policy.

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ft: @piersmorgan | @Timcast

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Piers Morgan Slams Tommy Robinson’s Criminal Record as Tim Pool Pushes Back Over UK Grooming Gang Scandal — “Your Country Covered That Up, Then Told Me Tommy Was the Bad Guy.”

Tim Pool: “They put a pump in the anus of a 12-year-old girl to expand it so multiple men could rape her, and your country covered that up and then told me Tommy was the bad guy.”

Tim Pool: “I totally agree with everything you've just said, but I also believe there is a completely weird misunderstanding of who Tommy Robinson is and what he represents in America. He's managed to position himself very cleverly as this kind of freedom fighter who's only in prison because he blew the whistle on all this stuff.”

Piers Morgan: “Why should Tommy not be free? Well, because he's not the Nelson Mandela freedom fighter that most people in America seem to think he is.

“He's a convicted football hooligan who beat up a policeman, was convicted of passport fraud, mortgage fraud and two contempts of court.

“He's about the most despicable messenger imaginable, even if you agree with his message about the grooming gang scandal.”

Tim Pool: “I totally agree with everything you've just said, but I also believe there is a completely weird misunderstanding of who Tommy Robinson is and what he represents in America.

“He's managed to position himself very cleverly as this kind of freedom fighter who's only in prison because he blew the whistle on all this stuff.”

Piers Morgan: “None of that is true. All I would ask is: go and look at his criminal record, see what he was actually convicted of and why, and draw your own conclusions.”

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Piers Morgan Clashes With Alex Beresford Over Claims of Racial Bias in Meghan Markle Coverage — Beresford Says It’s About Experience, Not Just Proof

Piers Morgan: "You popped up on Twitter in the middle of all the Meghan Markle debate. I was quite interested in your take on that, because you thought there was—God forbid—a racial tinge to some of the coverage, yeah?"

Alex Beresford: "I said you couldn't completely confirm whether it was race or not, but racist or not, the headlines have certainly been on the biased side. They've been quite negative, and I think once you start to feel that way, that's the hardest thing with this: how do you prove that it's racist? It's quite hard to prove, but I think for many people of color, it's a feeling more so than that."

Piers Morgan: "Yeah, but hang on. This is where I have a problem with this. We had this debate all last week, but the point surely is that she's a member of the royal family, she's a public figure, he is too. And they had tremendously positive coverage for 18 months. I would argue, as a journalist, that the coverage didn't suddenly get racist. The coverage got more negative because of their behavior. Now, how do you cover somebody who is not white in that circumstance without people thinking there may be racial bias behind it, when I would genuinely argue I don't think it had anything to do with race, it was everything to do with their behavior?"

Alex Beresford: "I think what I'm trying to say is this isn't necessarily a matter of opinion, it's a matter of experience. And I think that is where it's quite different. Obviously, I've experienced things, and perhaps Ranvir has experienced things. Some things are more of a feeling rather than black-and-white proof that it is racist. But as I said to you, and in reply to your tweet, Piers, if you stacked up the positive headlines and the negative headlines—"

Piers Morgan: "No, you see, but this is the problem I have with that. This was a BuzzFeed thing."

Alex Beresford: "Well, they took 20 headlines. The Independent has also done it."

Piers Morgan: "Yes, but they're doing it from the perspective of wanting to prove their narrative. I would say there have been literally a million stories on Kate Middleton and a million on Meghan Markle. You can cherry-pick the positives and negatives on both to paint your picture. But when you compare the headlines with Kate when she was pregnant and Meghan when she was pregnant, it's a similar story..."

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ft: @piersmorgan | @alexberesfordTV

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Piers Morgan Clashes With Alex Beresford Over Claims of Racial Bias in Meghan Markle Coverage — Beresford Says It’s About Experience, Not Just Proof

Piers Morgan: "You popped up on Twitter in the middle of all the Meghan Markle debate. I was quite interested in your take on that, because you thought there was—God forbid—a racial tinge to some of the coverage, yeah?"

Alex Beresford: "I said you couldn't completely confirm whether it was race or not, but racist or not, the headlines have certainly been on the biased side. They've been quite negative, and I think once you start to feel that way, that's the hardest thing with this: how do you prove that it's racist? It's quite hard to prove, but I think for many people of color, it's a feeling more so than that."

Piers Morgan: "Yeah, but hang on. This is where I have a problem with this. We had this debate all last week, but the point surely is that she's a member of the royal family, she's a public figure, he is too. And they had tremendously positive coverage for 18 months. I would argue, as a journalist, that the coverage didn't suddenly get racist. The coverage got more negative because of their behavior. Now, how do you cover somebody who is not white in that circumstance without people thinking there may be racial bias behind it, when I would genuinely argue I don't think it had anything to do with race, it was everything to do with their behavior?"

Alex Beresford: "I think what I'm trying to say is this isn't necessarily a matter of opinion, it's a matter of experience. And I think that is where it's quite different. Obviously, I've experienced things, and perhaps Ranvir has experienced things. Some things are more of a feeling rather than black-and-white proof that it is racist. But as I said to you, and in reply to your tweet, Piers, if you stacked up the positive headlines and the negative headlines—"

Piers Morgan: "No, you see, but this is the problem I have with that. This was a BuzzFeed thing."

Alex Beresford: "Well, they took 20 headlines. The Independent has also done it."

Piers Morgan: "Yes, but they're doing it from the perspective of wanting to prove their narrative. I would say there have been literally a million stories on Kate Middleton and a million on Meghan Markle. You can cherry-pick the positives and negatives on both to paint your picture. But when you compare the headlines with Kate when she was pregnant and Meghan when she was pregnant, it's a similar story..."

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Bryan Cranston presses Bill Maher on white privilege, Maher shares how race helped him land a job.

Bryan Cranston: “Do you think ‘Make America Great Again’ has a racial meaning? Do you believe in white privilege?”

Bill Maher: “I prefer the word ‘advantage.’”

“There was a black comedian and they gave it to me instead because they thought I would do better being a white comedian.”

Bryan Cranston: “The point isn’t to blame you personally. It’s just recognizing that it exists.”

Maher agrees that racial inequality has existed, but argues America has changed significantly.

Bill Maher: “Where we are is not where we were.”

His bigger frustration is with people who, in his view, exaggerate how bad things are.

Bill Maher: “I just want the reality. I just want the truth.”

[' @virelle_x]

“Are Hamas a Terrorist Group?” — Piers Morgan Grills Jeremy Corbyn After Repeatedly Dodging the Question

Piers Morgan: "Should Hamas stay in power? This country says they're a terror group. Do you agree, and should they stay in power?"

Jeremy Corbyn: "Listen, I do not approve, support, or welcome Hamas."

Piers Morgan: "Are they a terror group? Everybody knows what they are. Are they a terror group?"

Jeremy Corbyn: "Why can't you go through what ought to be happening? Why do you think people in the world are calling for a ceasefire?"

Piers Morgan: "No. It's my show. You answer my question. Are Hamas a terror group?"

Jeremy Corbyn: "Why do you shout at people all the time? You deliberately have not answered my question. Piers, I've explained to you how to get rid of Hamas."

Piers Morgan: "You're refusing to answer either of them. That is very telling. And you wonder why people think you had a problem with Jewish people, right?"

Jeremy Corbyn: "Oh, of course they're a terror group."

Piers Morgan: "Why can't you say that? Well, hang on, hang on. You've answered it. But should they stay in power? Do you believe they should?"

Jeremy Corbyn: "They won't be in power."

Piers Morgan: "But do you believe they should?"

Jeremy Corbyn: "They won't. No, I don't believe."

[D Fav Zee 🧚🏽‍♀️ 🐅 @faveee007]

Robyn says America has a bad president and mocks Americans for being so prudish about nudity, unlike the more relaxed Swedes.

Amy Poehler: “What is the thing about over here, whether it be the crowds or the way of life or something, that you like, adopted and incorporated in your life, synthesized in your life?”

Robyn: “Well, to be honest, I love this country. I mean, I’ve come here for more than half of my life. Yeah. My biggest audience is here, and the music I grew up listening to, and even the Swedish artists I grew up listening to listened to American music. I mean, it’s just so, so been so important to me to have this culture.

And I think, you know, Los Angeles is extremely ugly, but it’s because you have this kind of thing that you can do whatever you want, and it creates beautiful things that don’t exist anywhere else. And that’s really incredible.

But I do feel like sometimes I’m really, like, you know, capitalizing on the fact that you have such a bad president.

[' @virelle_x]

Stephen A. Smith Calls Pete Hegseth a “Modern-Day DEI Hire” — Says He Has No Problem With Him Being Fired, But Opposes Impeachment

Stephen A. Smith: "To be honest and open on a very personal level, I am no fan of Pete Hegseth and how he has conducted himself as Secretary of Defense for the United States of America.

I think that on far too many occasions, when he's not fawning over our president, he's a Trump wannabe. I think that on many occasions, he says the wrong things. He's obviously been caught not being forthcoming and being untruthful. I am not a fan.

And I'm particularly not a fan because I have been on the record. Not meaning any disrespect, but letting you know where I stand. I consider him a modern-day DEI hire.

I am fully aware of his service to the United States of America. He became an Army infantry officer through Princeton's ROTC program in 2003. He spent about 14 years in the Army National Guard and left the Guard as a major in March of 2021. He was deployed three times. He led a platoon at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In Samarra, Iraq, he led a platoon and helped coordinate the Army's work with local Iraqi leaders. In Kabul, Afghanistan, he was a senior counter-insurgency instructor.

Ultimately, he earned two Bronze Star medals for meritorious service and a Combat Infantryman Badge. Thank you for your service to our country, Mr. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

But before he got the job, he was a weekend host on Fox News. And suddenly he's overseeing the Department of Defense.

I think there's plenty of reasons for him to be gone. I would have no problem with him being fired so a more competent individual, conducting themselves with professionalism and decorum, could represent our United States military.

It wouldn't bother me at all if Republicans and Democrats banded together and found a way to convince the president to go against his selection for the Department of Defense.

But impeachment is another matter entirely. It connotes something far more significant. And as a result, it's just the start of a minefield of chaos down the line.

Everybody and their mother knew that resolution was going to get shoved aside last night. But they did it anyway. Why? Because once again, we've learned that it's about pomp and circumstance, imagery, and showing what we're willing to do, even though it's going to amount to nothing.

That's why the Democrats won the midterms. We're supposed to be getting away from that, but evidently that's not going to happen.

If you impeach Hegseth and get away with pulling that off, who's next? Marco Rubio? Who's next after that? Trump? More of the same, is that what we're talking about?"

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Piers Morgan Challenges Non-Binary Guest to Define Their Gender Identity — The Exchange Gets Awkward Over Pronouns and Biological Sex

Piers Morgan: I just want to ask, what do you mean by non-binary?

Non-Binary Guest: When I say I’m non-binary, I’m expressing my identity in a way that I have the right to do.

Piers Morgan: What are your pronouns?

Non-Binary Guest: They/them.

Piers Morgan: What does that mean? The collective “they” has been used to refer to individual people for centuries.

Non-Binary Guest: I honestly don’t understand the concept of what non-binary means, or why you would use a plural pronoun to describe a single person.

Piers Morgan: If you don’t understand what non-binary means, I’m not sure you’re in a position to lead a debate.

Non-Binary Guest: Then tell me. Tell me.

Piers Morgan: If you can’t explain it in simple language, what’s the point?

Non-Binary Guest: My gender identity is something other than man or woman. I’m a non-binary individual.

Piers Morgan: But you accept you’re a female?

Non-Binary Guest: I don’t think I’m here to discuss the contents of my underpants. I don’t think that’s appropriate.

Piers Morgan: You said, “I’m trans.”

Non-Binary Guest: This has really become uncomfortably personal. If you think this is uncomfortable, try undressing in a locker room with a 6-foot-4 naked man.

Piers Morgan: Right. Exactly. That’s the point of this. It’s like, what is uncomfortable?

Other Guest: I’m having a conversation here, and I’m slightly offended because no one asked me my pronouns.

Piers Morgan: Exactly. I think we should get rid of all pronouns. I think they’re ridiculous.