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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Nobody knows that dumb has a B on the end"

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Passengers on a Tel Aviv flight intervened after a pilot “apparently attempted to crash” a FlyDubai jet, Benjamin Netanyahu said. Follow updates.

nyti.msLive Updates: FlyDubai Pilot May Have Attempted to Crash Flight to Israel, Netanyahu SaysPassengers intervened and “prevented a disaster” after one pilot stabbed another during a flight from Dubai, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. The motive for the attack was not clear.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons into space

theguardian.comUS confirms for first time it has deployed weapons into spaceAnalysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit. US secretary of the air force, Troy Meink, announced that Washington had active “on-orbit” weapons, meaning they had been deployed and were currently circling the globe. Continue reading...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

DOOCY: You have lost a ton of weight. How much sauerkraut do you eat in a day? JD VANCE: When you're the VP and one of the first questions at a press conference is about how much weight you've lost, you must've gotten very fat. That's one thing I take from that question.

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social

Former Rep. Michele Bachmann says the main problem in Gaza today is that refugees are getting too fat: "Their calorie count is over 3,000 calories per person a day from all the food that's coming in and the biggest problem they're dealing with most recently in Gaza is obesity."

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Joseph Pascaretta has spent roughly $65,000 on high-end matchmaking services. Will it help him find the love of his life?

nyti.msForty First Dates and Still SearchingJoseph Pascaretta has spent roughly $65,000 on high-end matchmaking services. Will it help him find the love of his life?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: As Democratic leader in the House, would you vote for or against Medicare for All? JEFFRIES: It's not legislation that I currently am co-sponsoring or that I support, but I support the notion we've got to find a path forward to fix our broken healthcare system

The Associated Press@apnews.com

Americans unexpectedly cut back on spending last month as a boost from government tax refunds faded.

bit.lyRetail sales unexpectedly fall in July as government tax refunds fadeShoppers unexpectedly cut their spending in July as a boost from government tax refunds faded.Retail sales slipped 0.6% last month, the biggest drop since May 2025 from a revised gain of 0.2%, according to the Commerce Department data released Friday.There was a notable bump in spending in both Apri

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

MS NOW: Are you regretting your vote right now? TRUMP VOTER: The past two years, yeah I have. I'm actually not even voting the next time.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Bessent: "President Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton could not have imagined the economy that we would have created. It is the envy of the world."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rep. Jeff Van Drew: "Canada isn't working because they are so far left. This should be a warning shot to them. You better come to America, say, 'We're sorry, we're gonna mend our ways and do what we used to do and groom and maintain the forest.'"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"It's pathetic and disgusting" -- big tough guy Tom Homan crashes out and huffs away from reporters after complaining about having to have security at the grocery store

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

Trump’s chaos is costing human lives. His reckless ICE operations have led to two recent deaths in Maine and Texas. Republicans refused to support our commonsense ICE reforms designed to prevent tragedies like these. We can't keep waiting for the next tragedy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

GREG KELLY: Do you think we know the whole story about Lindsey Graham's death? TRUMP: Well, I *think* we do. We have great doctors and they talked about a certain part of his body literally blew up.

CNN@cnn.com

Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was hospitalized on June 14 after a fall. His statement follows weeks of speculation about why he was in the hospital. https://cnn.it/4ydvtTT

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

asked if we're back to full-scale war against Iran, Trump starts ranting about Obama and how he allegedly "took all the cash from Virginia, Maryland, and DC banks" and "flew it to Iran"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We had the biggest crowd that anyone has ever seen that unfortunately lightning caused it to leave, and everybody said, 'Well we'll do it another time.' When I heard that I said, 'No we won't. We're doing it on the Fourth of July' ... 150,000 people came back."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump walks like a guy failing a sobriety test, then labors to get into a helicopter

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Gluesenkamp Perez: "At town halls, what I saw was the people who were the most upset had spent the last 12 years driving their girls to sports practice & they view their best shot of their student going to college as an athletic scholarship. So when we rush to moralize we miss some of the nuance."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is struggling to stay awake in the Oval Office yet agin

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The process of “deprescribing,” in which a doctor helps a patient taper off a psychiatric medication, is now being considered in the development of federal health policy. Listen to “The Daily.”

nyti.msR.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off AntidepressantsThe process of “deprescribing,” in which a doctor helps a patient taper off a psychiatric medication, is now being considered in the development of federal health policy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

yikes (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Dr Oz on Medicaid requirements: "You have to work. You were not put on this planet to sit at home and watch television. The average person who's on Medicaid, who's able-bodied, watches 6.1 hours of television, or just hangs out, every day. That's not why God put you here."

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Per the W.H. pool, here are the guests in Trump's suite: Jim Dolan, Chris Dolan, Kai Trump, Vanessa Trump, Amb. Steve Witkoff, Admin. Lee Zeldin, Boris Epshteyn, Dan Scavino, Erin Scavino, Sec. Doug Burgum, Sec. Sean Duffy, Michael Boulos, Steven Cheung, Walt Nauta, Margo Martin, Natalie Harp

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

RFK Jr and his cronies refuse to take a question about screwworm during a press conference

NPR@npr.org

President Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" as he campaigned for the White House in 2024. n.pr/4dVfX6Y

n.prTrump rejects idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign messagePresident Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" as he campaigned for the White House in 2024.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

From the war in Iran to his plan to use taxpayer money to pay his allies, the Republican-controlled Congress has begun rebelling against President Trump. Listen to "The Daily."

nyti.msCongressional Republicans Try a New Approach: Telling Trump NoPresident Trump is seemingly making the midterms about revenge, not about what’s best for a party trying to keep control of Congress.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads

Jason Campbell @jasonscampbell.bsky.social

Ben Shapiro: “For the sake of America, the Knicks must lose” www.mediamatters.org/ben-shapiro/...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

oh my goodness - Lieu played Rubio a video of Trump sleeping while Rubio tried to talk to him during a cabinet meeting. Then this exchange: RUBIO: I've never seen him fall asleep LIEU: I'm gonna show you a video that shows you just lied to Congress *plays another clip of Trump sleeping by Rubio*

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

theguardian.comMasturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say expertsStudy finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

KUDLOW: Are we really gonna have a $250 bill w/Trump's picture? BESSENT: For the 150th there was a Coolidge coin w/his image on it. We are going to have the image of President Trump on a coin, & there's proposed legislation in the House to put President Trump on the $250 bill. He should be on there

AZ Intel@azintel.bsky.social

BREAKING: Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up at Launch Complex-36 while attempting to static fire.