White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fumed at the viral clips circulating social media that are often selectively edited to make President Joe Biden look senile, dubbing them “cheap fakes.” “There seems to be a sort of a rash of videos that have been edited to make the president appear especially frail or mentally confused. I’m wondering if the White House is especially worried about the fact that this appears to be a pattern that we’re seeing more,” asked a White House reporter during Monday’s briefing. “Yeah. We, and I think you all have called this the ‘cheap fakes video,’ and tha ..read more

CNN’s Sara Sidner pushed back after commentator Bakari Sellers dismissed a poll showing Donald Trump making major gains with Black voters. CNN’s Harry Enten had earlier marveled at a collection of polls finding Trump has tripled his support among Black voters since 2020, from 9% to 21%, while President Joe Biden has seen his support drop from 86% to 70%. Sidner noted the numbers are “very high” for a Republican and asked Sellers what could “explain” the jump in support. According to Sellers, it’s just “poor polling.” “If Donald Trump gets those numbers, then I truly believe that I can sell Har ..read more

Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The Washington Post‘s Kathleen Parker had a wild idea to solve the age issue for President Joe Biden’s campaign this November — replace Vice President Kamala Harris with Hillary Clinton. Parker’s reasoning for the running mate switch starts with the bad popularity numbers for Harris. She wrote in an op-ed on Friday: Inarguably, a significant obstacle to a Biden win is Kamala Harris, whose low popularity has not been improved by her lackluster performance as vice president. More independents and disenchanted Republicans might swing for Biden if it weren’t f ..read more

Former President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is blaming President Joe Biden for the murder of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old Maryland woman who was killed in August, after an illegal immigrant was arrested in connection with the case on Saturday. Morin was attacked while on a hiking trail and her naked, disfigured body was later found in the woods nearby. On Saturday, authorities arrested Victor Martinez-Hernandez, a 23-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, and charged him with Morin’s rape and murder. He is believed to have come to the United States after murdering a ..read more

A pastor Donald Trump once named a “spiritual advisor” admitted to “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a 12-year-old girl following him being publicly accused of sexual assault. Cindy Clemishire told The Wartburg Watch in a report last week that Robert Morris, pastor of the Gateway Church in Texas, molested her when she was 12 and he was 20. She said the abuse continued for years and Morris reportedly stepped down from his ministry at the time after she told a friend. In statements to The Christian Post, Morris admitted that he sexually assaulted Clemishire, describing it as “kissing and pett ..read more

Screenshot via Club Random Bill Maher and Larry Wilmore dismissed a recent commencement speech by President Joe Biden as “condescending” and said it paled in comparison to one given by Barack Obama at the same college. Wilmore joined Maher for the latest episode of the Club Random podcast and during a discussion on race in politics, Maher brought up Biden’s commencement address to Morehouse College graduates in Atlanta, Georgia last month. Biden told the crowd that an “old ghost and new garments” are trying to take power and threatening their “freedoms.” “What did you think of Biden’s speech ..read more

CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten marveled at Donald Trump’s “historic” strength with Black voters on Monday morning, suggesting that Trump was on track to perform better with the demographic than any Republican presidential candidate in the last six decades. The segment began with John Berman asking Enten “Where does the race stand among African-American voters right now?” “I keep looking for this to change, to go back to a historical norm and it’s, simply put, has not yet,” replied Enten. “In 2020, Joe Biden was getting 86% of the African-American vote. Look at where it is now ..read more

Jerry Seinfeld, the writer/director/star of “Unfrosted,” poses at the premiere of the Netflix film at the Egyptian Theatre, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Jerry Seinfeld laid into an anti-Israel heckler during a standup show in Australia on Sunday night. Seinfeld was interrupted while performing at the Qudos Bank Arena when someone shouted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Video of the exchange was posted to social media by the Australian Jewish Association. “We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen. He solved the Middle East!” Seinfeld r ..read more

A video from a star-studded Democratic fundraiser in Los Angeles showing President Joe Biden being taken by the arm and led offstage by former president Barack Obama went viral on Sunday, mainly among conservatives and MAGA users on X. The fundraiser in Los Angeles drummed up over $30 million for the Biden-Harris campaign and brought in stars such as George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbara Streisand and others. Obama and Biden closed the event in a sit down with late night host Jimmy Kimmel, during which Biden trashed the United States Supreme Court over decisions that Democrats have not agreed ..read more

A local Texas political candidate has been arrested for fabricating fake online racist messages to himself, posing as supporters of his rival. Texas Rangers arrested Taral Patel on charges of Online Impersonation and Misrepresentation of Identity, according to reports from local outlets and Fox News Digital. Patel is the Democratic candidate running in Fort Bend for the position of Precinct 3 Commissioner. Law enforcement alleges that Patel spent months impersonating supporters of his incumbent rival — Republican Commissioner Andy Meyers — by sending himself racist and derogatory online ..read more