Marie Harf argued that the decision was solving a problem that I actually don't think is a big problem on the Olympic stage. She stated, 'Honestly, I don't care' about trans women competing against women, which led to stunned reactions from the panel.
Chris Hayes stated, 'It was a litany of lies that he's told before about facts of the matter, that Barack Obama gave the Iranians billions of dollars. He didn't. It was repatriated assets that had been seized by the United States pursuant to that negotiated deal.'
O'Reilly stated, 'There isn't one serious person that thinks there will be a draft. Not one. These are hucksters, these are scare mongers. It's not going to happen, it's ridiculous, it's not necessary.'
CNN's Manu Raju pointed out that Donald Trump frequently touted low gas prices during his presidency, but when prices rose under Biden, he shifted to attacking the current administration. Raju stated, 'And the person who liked to talk about it a lot was none other than Donald J. Trump.'
As far as President Trump and boots on the ground, I don't understand why the base, which they have already, they understand, wouldn't have faith in his ability to execute on this. Look at his track record of pursuing peace through strength, America First outcomes, the defense secretary began.
I wouldn't be here if I didn't think it was going to make a change or make a difference. Our voice is being heard. That's part of our right as an American.
But some in this crew, in the press, just can't stop. Allow me to make a few suggestions. People look up at the TV and they see banners. They see headlines. I used to be in that business. And I know that everything is written intentionally. For example, a banner or a headline, Mideast War intensifies, splashing on the screen the last couple of days alongside visuals of civilian or energy targets that Iran has because that's what they do.
The cascading recent attacks point to a failure of the FBI, the primary agency for deterring attacks here at home,' as Patel boasted. Devine lamented the plight of FBI agents who were demoralized during the Biden-Obama years who stayed on in hope of positive reform under the Trump administration who now express disappointment in what they regard as Patel's unfocused leadership, preoccupation with his own image and mercurial purges.
The other piece of this that I found really disturbing in the messaging around the war recently is some of the language in the description of their opponent. Sort of the way they seem to create this image of the Iranians and all of their sort of proxies or allies, the sort of imagery that they conjure up. And I think that it takes a certain amount of arrogance and I'm also going to say it, a bit of racism, to constantly talk about people like they are savages.
Sure, Iran will still be able to shoot some missiles and still be to launch one-way attack drones at civilian targets, and their proxies will attempt to attack our embassies, bases and soft targets. They are terrorists, after all. And they need to target civilians because they can't fight toe-to-toe. But we will find them, and we will kill them.
They're making big strides under Kash Patel and formerly Dan Bongino, but there must be something in the water in that building. I whew, and this really has been on display with the search for Savannah Guthrie's mom. First of all, indolence. Technically, what is indolence? I think it's perfect for the FBI right now. Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work or effort; a mentality to avoid work.
Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Congress on Saturday that the DOJ has released all Epstein-related records required by law. She listed over 300 names including Trump, Biden, Zuckerberg, and Tucker Carlson among politically exposed persons. Fox News carried the announcement prominently. And the administration's message was clear: case closed, move along. Almost nobody is moving along. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) went on ABC's This Week and called the Trump White House the Epstein administration, saying he's up against the Epstein class of billionaires.
GREG GUTFELD: What have you got for us? KAT TIMPF: I mean, you have to see how some people might be feeling a little bit of whiplash here, given that Trump spent 10 years railing against U.S.-led regime change war. His own director of intelligence as recently as two months ago was railing against regime change war, and then he does one.
Trump opened the briefing with a lengthy, rambling weave that included attacking Don Lemon, raging about migrants, riffing on the killing of Renee Good, and narrowly escaping the clutches of a nasty binder clip. He spoke for almost an hour-and-a-half before finally taking questions. The presser encompassed several editions of CNN News Central, during which anchors tossed to Dale no less than three times as he racked up a tally of over 17 falsehoods: