US President-elect Donald Trump attended the Army-Navy football game today alongside a collection of allies, cabinet picks, and controversial figures.
JD Vance, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, and Daniel Penny joined Trump.
Penny was recently acquitted of a homicide charge over a 2023 incident in which he put a homeless man who was yelling at passengers into a chokehold for nearly six minutes. Penny has become a cause célèbre on the right since.
Hegseth has faced accusations of rape and alcohol abuse, which he denies.
Later that day, ABC News agreed to a $15 million settlement in a defamation suit with Trump over a broadcast about the E. Jean Carroll case.
Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to scrap Daylight Saving Time (DST) and is reportedly considering scrapping a car crash reporting requirement that Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk strongly opposes.
And officials across the East Coast are expressing frustration over continued mysterious drone spottings in the airspace above New Jersey and nearby states.
BREAKING: ABC agrees to pay $15 million to Trump in defamation lawsuit settlement
In March, Stephanopoulos pressed congresswoman Nancy Mace about her support for the former president despite a judge finding him “liable for rape by a jury,” he said.
“Donald Trump has been found liable for defaming the victim of that rape by a jury,” Stephonopoulos. “It’s been affirmed by a judge.”
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 21:09
WATCH: Trump salutes instead of putting his hand over heart during national anthem
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 21:03
Pharma ceo says there’s ‘more common ground’ after Mar-a-Lago meeting with RFK
Big Pharma executives reportedly had a series of surprisingly cordial meeting in recent days with Donald Trump and Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at Mar-a-Lago, despite Kennedy being an outspoken critic of the industry.
During the December confab, which reportedly included the CEOs of Pfizer, Eli Lilly and the trade group PhRMA, Trump reportedly talked about lowering drug costs and increasing U.S. manufacturing of medicines.
The president-elect also steered things back on course when Kennedy began discussing his opinions on the potential link between vaccines and autism, a theory that’s been widely discreditted. Trump reportedly suggested more study would help reduce vaccine hesitancy, according to The Washington Post.
“Probably shouldn’t say too much about it, but it was all you can imagine, and a little bit more,” Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks told the Economic Club of Washington this week of the meeting. “There’s often more common ground than you’d think just reading the newspapers.”
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 21:00
‘How do you like that?’: Man hurls coffee at George Santos in Time Square
Former congressman George Santos reportedly had a cup of coffee thrown on him as he walked through Times Square in New York City recently, according to a viral video.
In the clip, the former congressman, who pleaded guilty in August to identity theft and wire fraud charges, reacts with a mix of shock and anger, saying, “What the f*** is wrong with you?”
It’s unclear who threw the coffee at Santos, though the video begins with an unnamed man speaking into camera saying, “This guy has got [the] audacity to show his face?”
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 20:29
JD Vance, Daniel Penny spotted at Army-Navy game
Vice president-elect JD Vance and Daniel Penny were among the notable figures spotted on Saturday in Donald Trump’s box at the Army-Navy football game.
The president-elect is reportedly en route.
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 20:10
Trump names Devin Nunes to Intelligence Advisory Board
Donald Trump has named Devin Nunes, CEO of his Truth Social platform, to lead the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, an independent body that advises the executive branch.
In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said Nunes, a former California congressman, “will draw on his experience as former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and his key role in exposing the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, to provide me with independent assessments of the effectiveness and propriety of the U.S. Intelligence Community’s activities.”
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 19:57
Chicago mayor responds to Trump administration threats of arrest over immigration policies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his city’s immigration “sanctuary” policies on Saturday and responded to threats from the Trump administration to prosecute him.
“What the Trump administration has called for is for local police departments around the country to behave as ICE agents. In sanctuary cities, that is not permissible,” the mayor told CNN.
The city’s sanctuary policies bar local police from assisting in deportations and don’t ask people their citizenship status when they use city services.
Johnson added that these provisions still allow immigration authorities to go after migrants accused of criminal offenses.
“Once they are arrested and they are in custody, then the law, of course, is fully prepared to prosecute,” he said, adding, “Look, no one is going to harbor or protect criminals, whether you have come here as an immigrant or undocumented or otherwise.”
The comments came after Trump border czar Tom Homan threatened to prosecute Johnson if he gets in the way of the administration’s plans to carry out an unprecedented national deportation operation upon taking office.
“If your Chicago mayor doesn’t want to help, he can step aside,” Homan said this week during an event in Chicago. “But if he impedes us — if he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien — I will prosecute him.”
Josh Marcus14 December 2024 19:45