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March 23, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-powell-2676572479/
Trump could be stuck with Powell as 'shadow Fed chair' due to Pirro's failures: report
Jerome Powell is not going to leave office until these silly charges are finally dismissed.
Donald Trump's attempt to force Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell out of office appears destined to backfire spectacularly, with the botched criminal prosecution potentially extending Powell's stay rather than shortening it.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-22T22:00:10Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-powell-2676572479/
Donald Trump's attempt to force Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell out of office appears destined to backfire spectacularly, with the botched criminal prosecution potentially extending Powell's stay rather than shortening it.
According to reporting from Yahoo Finance's Jennifer Schonberger, the failed prosecution effort has been complicated further by the possibility that Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh—Trump's nominee for the position—could remain stuck in confirmation limbo indefinitely.
Powell made clear this past week that he intends to serve as the Fed's chair pro tempore if Warsh fails to win Senate confirmation before Powell's term expires in May. "That is what the law calls for," Powell told reporters Wednesday, pointing to historical precedent for such arrangements, including his own delayed confirmation to a second term under former President Joe Biden.
Powell also announced for the first time that he will not resign from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors until the Justice Department investigation targeting him personally is fully resolved. "I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is well and truly over with transparency and finality," he said following the Fed's policy meeting.
The legal warfare intensified in January when D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's Justice Department launched a criminal probe into Powell's congressional testimony regarding cost overruns on renovations to the Fed's Washington headquarters.
According to reporting from Yahoo Finance's Jennifer Schonberger, the failed prosecution effort has been complicated further by the possibility that Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh—Trump's nominee for the position—could remain stuck in confirmation limbo indefinitely.
Powell made clear this past week that he intends to serve as the Fed's chair pro tempore if Warsh fails to win Senate confirmation before Powell's term expires in May. "That is what the law calls for," Powell told reporters Wednesday, pointing to historical precedent for such arrangements, including his own delayed confirmation to a second term under former President Joe Biden.
Powell also announced for the first time that he will not resign from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors until the Justice Department investigation targeting him personally is fully resolved. "I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is well and truly over with transparency and finality," he said following the Fed's policy meeting.
The legal warfare intensified in January when D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's Justice Department launched a criminal probe into Powell's congressional testimony regarding cost overruns on renovations to the Fed's Washington headquarters.
March 23, 2026
MS NOW interview-Governor Janet Mills-Susan Collins can only be beaten by an experienced candidate
This was a great interview of Governor Mills
https://x.com/Emolclause/status/2035882449620660607
March 23, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/by-celebrating-muellers-death-trump-steps-on-lazy-lies-hes-apparently-forgotten
I did not post trump's actual attack on Robert Mueller. That attack has been posted on a number of threads. trump obviously lied about the Mueller report exonerating him.
MaddowBlog-By celebrating Mueller's death, Trump steps on lazy lies he's apparently forgotten
If Mueller “exonerated” him, and his findings “could not have been better” for the president, why is Trump celebrating Mueller’s death?
Remember in 2019, when Trump falsely told the public that Mueller “exonerated†him, and the special counsel’s findings “could not have been better�
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-03-23T12:04:38.088Z
Trump’s celebration of Mueller’s passing suggests he’s forgotten his own lazy lies.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/by-celebrating-muellers-death-trump-steps-on-lazy-lies-hes-apparently-forgotten
In modern American life, the list of officials and political figures who have enjoy broad and bipartisan support is vanishingly small, but Robert Mueller was on it. Journalist Garrett Graff summarized, “Bob Mueller might have been the last person in the US government that both parties agreed upon and respected beyond reproach.”....
Donald Trump, however, didn’t quite see it that way. After Mueller died on Friday at age 81, the incumbent American president responded in a uniquely Trumpian fashion.....
The written statement was jarring to the extent that it offered a fresh reminder about Trump’s indecency, classlessness and fundamentally twisted character, though it was not too surprising. After all, the president’s ugly public reaction to filmmaker Rob Reiner’s death three months earlier removed any lingering doubts about Trump’s capacity for crude offensiveness.
What’s more, the Republican incumbent has a political incentive to continue his assault on the former special counsel’s findings: Mueller and his report made it unambiguously clear that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, specifically because of the Kremlin’s desire to help elevate Trump to the White House. Mueller similarly found that Trump’s political operation was aware of Russia’s interference, expected to benefit from it and took a series of deliberate steps to obstruct the federal investigation into the scandal......
While these details were largely forgotten, in March 2019, Trump agreed that Mueller served “honorably” as the special counsel, and soon after, the president told reporters, referring to a document he clearly had not read, “The Mueller report was great. It could not have been better.”
Six years ago this week, the Republican published a tweet in which he said the Mueller report had led to his “total EXONERATION.”
He was clearly and unambiguously lying, but the point at the time was simple: Trump hoped to convince Americans that Mueller had delivered a victory for the president and his political operation.
Six years later, the question for the White House is simple. If Mueller “exonerated” Trump, and Mueller’s findings “could not have been better” for the president, why is Trump celebrating Mueller’s death?
Donald Trump, however, didn’t quite see it that way. After Mueller died on Friday at age 81, the incumbent American president responded in a uniquely Trumpian fashion.....
The written statement was jarring to the extent that it offered a fresh reminder about Trump’s indecency, classlessness and fundamentally twisted character, though it was not too surprising. After all, the president’s ugly public reaction to filmmaker Rob Reiner’s death three months earlier removed any lingering doubts about Trump’s capacity for crude offensiveness.
What’s more, the Republican incumbent has a political incentive to continue his assault on the former special counsel’s findings: Mueller and his report made it unambiguously clear that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, specifically because of the Kremlin’s desire to help elevate Trump to the White House. Mueller similarly found that Trump’s political operation was aware of Russia’s interference, expected to benefit from it and took a series of deliberate steps to obstruct the federal investigation into the scandal......
While these details were largely forgotten, in March 2019, Trump agreed that Mueller served “honorably” as the special counsel, and soon after, the president told reporters, referring to a document he clearly had not read, “The Mueller report was great. It could not have been better.”
Six years ago this week, the Republican published a tweet in which he said the Mueller report had led to his “total EXONERATION.”
He was clearly and unambiguously lying, but the point at the time was simple: Trump hoped to convince Americans that Mueller had delivered a victory for the president and his political operation.
Six years later, the question for the White House is simple. If Mueller “exonerated” Trump, and Mueller’s findings “could not have been better” for the president, why is Trump celebrating Mueller’s death?
I did not post trump's actual attack on Robert Mueller. That attack has been posted on a number of threads. trump obviously lied about the Mueller report exonerating him.
March 23, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jared-kushners-conflicts-of-interest-become-even-more-controversial
MaddowBlog- Jared Kushner's conflicts of interest become even more controversial
The presidential son-in-law is seeking investments for his business while also representing the White House abroad. That’s tough to defend.
Jared Kushner’s conflicts of interest become even more controversial - MS NOW apple.news/AzvHw8NKNRmG...
— (@oc88.bsky.social) 2026-03-17T20:15:49.253Z
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jared-kushners-conflicts-of-interest-become-even-more-controversial
Complicating matters, we’re not talking about a dynamic in which Kushner is putting his business interests on hold while trying to advance his father-in-law’s official agenda. Rather, Kushner is wearing both hats simultaneously, seeking investments for his private equity firm while also representing the government. The New York Times reported this week:
According to the Times’ report, which has not been independently verified by MS NOW, Kushner’s firm recently met with officials from Saudi Arabia — the same country that already invested in Affinity Partners, and the same country that has reportedly encouraged Trump to move forward with combat operations in Iran, the Saudis’ longtime enemy.
This is the same Kushner who, just weeks ago, met with Iranian officials on behalf of the White House.
The Times’ report also noted that Kushner, the month after his father-in-law won a second term, publicly suggested that he would not seek additional foreign investments during Trump’s second term.
“That appears to have changed,” the article added.
It’s worth emphasizing that Kushner has repeatedly insisted that he’s following the law and abiding by all applicable ethics laws. Those are, however, difficult claims to substantiate: The White House is not requiring the presidential son-in-law to file financial disclosure documents.
Jared Kushner, one of the U.S. government’s chief negotiators in the Middle East, is trying to raise more money for his private equity firm from governments in the region.
Mr. Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has spoken with potential investors in recent weeks about raising $5 billion or more for Affinity Partners, his investment firm, according to five people with knowledge of the talks who were not permitted to speak publicly about the discussions.
According to the Times’ report, which has not been independently verified by MS NOW, Kushner’s firm recently met with officials from Saudi Arabia — the same country that already invested in Affinity Partners, and the same country that has reportedly encouraged Trump to move forward with combat operations in Iran, the Saudis’ longtime enemy.
This is the same Kushner who, just weeks ago, met with Iranian officials on behalf of the White House.
Maddow: How is Jared Kushner's role in the U.S. attacking Iran not more of a show-stopping scandal?
— MaddowBlog (@maddowblog.bsky.social) 2026-03-17T02:50:05.027Z
The Times’ report also noted that Kushner, the month after his father-in-law won a second term, publicly suggested that he would not seek additional foreign investments during Trump’s second term.
“That appears to have changed,” the article added.
It’s worth emphasizing that Kushner has repeatedly insisted that he’s following the law and abiding by all applicable ethics laws. Those are, however, difficult claims to substantiate: The White House is not requiring the presidential son-in-law to file financial disclosure documents.
March 23, 2026
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-says-intelligence-played-no
The Borowitz Report-Trump Says Intelligence Played No Role in His Decision to Start War
Trump Says Intelligence Played No Role in His Decision to Start War
— (@justjena.bsky.social) 2026-03-23T11:05:56.496Z
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-says-intelligence-played-no
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Confirming the suspicions of many in the international community, on Monday Donald J. Trump revealed that intelligence played “no role” in his decision to go to war with Iran.
“People keep asking me about intelligence,” he told reporters on Air Force One. “I made this call with no intelligence whatsoever.”
“Quite frankly, every decision I’ve ever made in my life I’ve made without intelligence,” he boasted. “Intelligence is for losers.”
Trump added that “I don’t trust people who have intelligence, which is why I love Pete.”
“People keep asking me about intelligence,” he told reporters on Air Force One. “I made this call with no intelligence whatsoever.”
“Quite frankly, every decision I’ve ever made in my life I’ve made without intelligence,” he boasted. “Intelligence is for losers.”
Trump added that “I don’t trust people who have intelligence, which is why I love Pete.”
March 22, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-clings-to-self-defeating-argument-about-obama-era-nuclear-deal-with-iran
trump is the reason why the Iran nuclear program restarted.
MaddowBlog-Trump clings to self-defeating argument about Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran
That the president averted a “nuclear holocaust” by rejecting an international plan that was working as intended is utterly insane.
If Trump wanted to apologize for having made the spectacularly wrong call on the JCPOA, that would be a welcome development.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-03-17T19:15:18.920Z
But the idea that he prevented a “nuclear holocaust†by rejecting an international agreement that was working as intended is utterly insane.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-clings-to-self-defeating-argument-about-obama-era-nuclear-deal-with-iran
Clearly on the defensive as the war in Iran continues, Donald Trump turned his attention Tuesday to one of his favorite rhetorical targets: the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. To hear the incumbent American president tell it, he has no regrets about his decision in 2017 to abandon the deal.
“If I didn’t terminate Obama’s horrible deal, the Iran nuclear deal, you would’ve had nuclear holocaust,” the Republican said at a recent Oval Office event.
The rhetoric was familiar, but still wrong. A couple of weeks ago, the incumbent president similarly insisted that if he hadn’t abandoned the international agreement, Iran would have used a nuclear weapon against Israel. A day earlier, on his social media platform, Trump wrote, “If I didn’t terminate Obama’s horrendous Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA), Iran would have had a Nuclear Weapon three years ago.”....
A few years ago, Robert Malley, the U.S. special envoy for Iran at the time, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that after Trump’s decision, Iranian attacks on U.S. personnel in the region got worse, Iranian support for regional proxies got worse, and the pace of the Iranians’ nuclear research program got “much worse.”
White House officials have described Trump as a “visual learner,” so here’s a chart that might help him understand recent events.
Iran’s nuclear program was, for all intents and purposes, on ice when the JCPOA was in place. Then Trump scrapped it, Iran’s nuclear program advanced, and the Republican president decided to go to war over a threat that he personally made worse through incompetent policymaking......
Soon after, he abandoned the JCPOA anyway — not because it was failing, but because Trump was indifferent to its success.
I know I’m a broken record on this, but all Trump had to do was nothing. He could have simply left the policy alone and allowed it to work. He did the opposite. The Republican was convinced his strategy would work — he even boasted at one point that he was prepared to be Iran’s “best friend” — but the entire gambit backfired.
If Trump wanted to apologize for having made the spectacularly wrong call, that would be a welcome development. But the idea that he prevented a “nuclear holocaust” by rejecting an international agreement that was doing exactly what it set out to do is utterly insane.
Trump: "If I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal, the Iran nuclear deal, you would've had nuclear holocaust."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-17T16:05:56.853Z
“If I didn’t terminate Obama’s horrible deal, the Iran nuclear deal, you would’ve had nuclear holocaust,” the Republican said at a recent Oval Office event.
The rhetoric was familiar, but still wrong. A couple of weeks ago, the incumbent president similarly insisted that if he hadn’t abandoned the international agreement, Iran would have used a nuclear weapon against Israel. A day earlier, on his social media platform, Trump wrote, “If I didn’t terminate Obama’s horrendous Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA), Iran would have had a Nuclear Weapon three years ago.”....
A few years ago, Robert Malley, the U.S. special envoy for Iran at the time, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that after Trump’s decision, Iranian attacks on U.S. personnel in the region got worse, Iranian support for regional proxies got worse, and the pace of the Iranians’ nuclear research program got “much worse.”
White House officials have described Trump as a “visual learner,” so here’s a chart that might help him understand recent events.
Hell of a chart, this, from @financialtimes.com. Spot the JCPOA.
— Jeremy Cliffe (@jeremycliffe.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T08:29:20.734Z
on.ft.com/4kSuQYO
Iran’s nuclear program was, for all intents and purposes, on ice when the JCPOA was in place. Then Trump scrapped it, Iran’s nuclear program advanced, and the Republican president decided to go to war over a threat that he personally made worse through incompetent policymaking......
Soon after, he abandoned the JCPOA anyway — not because it was failing, but because Trump was indifferent to its success.
I know I’m a broken record on this, but all Trump had to do was nothing. He could have simply left the policy alone and allowed it to work. He did the opposite. The Republican was convinced his strategy would work — he even boasted at one point that he was prepared to be Iran’s “best friend” — but the entire gambit backfired.
If Trump wanted to apologize for having made the spectacularly wrong call, that would be a welcome development. But the idea that he prevented a “nuclear holocaust” by rejecting an international agreement that was doing exactly what it set out to do is utterly insane.
trump is the reason why the Iran nuclear program restarted.
March 22, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/sclossberg-trump/
Kennedy family member laughs off Trump getting a 'Profiles in Courage' award suggestion
The concept that trump deserves a Profile in Courage award made me laugh. I also love the fact that Jerome Powell and the City of Minneapolis got these awards. The grants of these awards to Powell and Minneapolis are basically great F##K Yous to trump
Kennedy family member laughs off Trump getting a 'Profiles in Courage' award suggestion 🤣🤣🤣
— Anne Grete (GoogeliArt) 🦋💙PD (@googeliart.bsky.social) 2026-03-22T14:13:34.299Z
www.rawstory.com/sclossberg-t...
https://www.rawstory.com/sclossberg-trump/
During an appearance on MS NOW’s “The Weekend,” Jack Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy, burst into laughter at the suggestion that Donald Trump might want to be given one of the “Profiles in Courage" awards that have been given to Democrats and Republicans alike.
Appearing to promote the upcoming ceremony for the award given annually by the Kennedy family to recognize displays of courage similar to those former President John F. Kennedy, Sclossberg was put on the spot by co-host Jackie Alemany.
“There have been a number of notable recipients who have received the JFK Profile in Courage award in the past decade,” Alemany prompted her guest. “There's Jerome Powell, Barack Obama, Mike Pence, George H.W. Bush, Zelenskyy, Gabby Giffords, Mitt Romney, John Lewis. Obviously, a number of those people are Republicans.”
“Given Donald Trump's proclivity for anything with the last name Kennedy on it and his love of receiving awards, is there anything that would ever warrant your family's consideration of Donald Trump receiving this award? Anything that he could do that would make you all consider that?” she asked.
After a short burst of laughter, Scholssberg smirked and checked off a list of suggestions for the always attention-starved president.
“If President Trump admitted to the many crimes and the grift that he has committed while president in office, stepped down and handed over the power of the presidency to somebody responsible and not somebody in his own cabinet,” he replied with tongue in cheek.
Appearing to promote the upcoming ceremony for the award given annually by the Kennedy family to recognize displays of courage similar to those former President John F. Kennedy, Sclossberg was put on the spot by co-host Jackie Alemany.
“There have been a number of notable recipients who have received the JFK Profile in Courage award in the past decade,” Alemany prompted her guest. “There's Jerome Powell, Barack Obama, Mike Pence, George H.W. Bush, Zelenskyy, Gabby Giffords, Mitt Romney, John Lewis. Obviously, a number of those people are Republicans.”
“Given Donald Trump's proclivity for anything with the last name Kennedy on it and his love of receiving awards, is there anything that would ever warrant your family's consideration of Donald Trump receiving this award? Anything that he could do that would make you all consider that?” she asked.
After a short burst of laughter, Scholssberg smirked and checked off a list of suggestions for the always attention-starved president.
“If President Trump admitted to the many crimes and the grift that he has committed while president in office, stepped down and handed over the power of the presidency to somebody responsible and not somebody in his own cabinet,” he replied with tongue in cheek.
March 22, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/stringr/john-fetterman-democrat
CNN data expert astounded by stunning collapse of Democrat: 'No doubt' he'll be primaried
Fetterman will probably not run in 2028. If he does, Fetterman will be primaried
CNN's Harry Enten zeroed in on a Democratic senator who will "no doubt" face a primary challenge, and history suggests he will likely lose.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-20T18:00:13Z
https://www.rawstory.com/stringr/john-fetterman-democrat
CNN's Harry Enten zeroed in on a Democratic senator who will "no doubt" face a primary challenge, and history suggests he will likely lose.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has seen a stunning reversal in his support from his own party's voters since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2023, and Enten told "CNN News Central" that he has never seen an elected official lose backing so dramatically.
"I would just say that John Fetterman is doing as well with Pennsylvania Democrats as the New York Giants are as liked in the state of Pennsylvania, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania," Enten said. "I mean, just look at this: Among Pennsylvania Democrats and that approval of Fetterman, back in 2023, he was a Democrat, liberal darling. He was at plus-68 points. Look at how low he has fallen, down to minus-40 points. He's down there with the Titanic among Democrats in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and, you know, put a comparison point on it."
"You know, we always talk about how [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer is not well liked by the Democratic base nationwide," Enten added. "Chuck Schumer has a net popularity rating of about minus-two points. He is 38 points more popular than John Fetterman is with Pennsylvania Democrats, and I was also looking at Kyrsten Sinema, who, of course, ended up leaving the Democratic Party in Arizona. She was considerably more popular just before she shifted over than John Fetterman is, at minus-40 points."
Anchor John Berman marveled at Fetterman's drop. "This is 108-point swing," he said, and asked Enten what bearing that might have on his fortunes when he faces re-election in two years.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has seen a stunning reversal in his support from his own party's voters since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2023, and Enten told "CNN News Central" that he has never seen an elected official lose backing so dramatically.
"I would just say that John Fetterman is doing as well with Pennsylvania Democrats as the New York Giants are as liked in the state of Pennsylvania, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania," Enten said. "I mean, just look at this: Among Pennsylvania Democrats and that approval of Fetterman, back in 2023, he was a Democrat, liberal darling. He was at plus-68 points. Look at how low he has fallen, down to minus-40 points. He's down there with the Titanic among Democrats in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and, you know, put a comparison point on it."
"You know, we always talk about how [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer is not well liked by the Democratic base nationwide," Enten added. "Chuck Schumer has a net popularity rating of about minus-two points. He is 38 points more popular than John Fetterman is with Pennsylvania Democrats, and I was also looking at Kyrsten Sinema, who, of course, ended up leaving the Democratic Party in Arizona. She was considerably more popular just before she shifted over than John Fetterman is, at minus-40 points."
Anchor John Berman marveled at Fetterman's drop. "This is 108-point swing," he said, and asked Enten what bearing that might have on his fortunes when he faces re-election in two years.
March 22, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-ballroom-2676524073
White House ballroom architect speaks out against Trump immigration policies
trump was wrong to tear down the East Wing and our country does not need a ball room. I hope that any such ball room is demolished after trump is dead or out of office
Shalom Baranes, a Libyan refugee and chief architect for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, described the president's immigration policies as "heartbreaking" in a recent interview, The New York Times reported Saturday.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-21T22:00:13Z
https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-ballroom-2676524073
Shalom Baranes, a Libyan refugee and chief architect for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, described the president’s immigration policies as “heartbreaking” in a recent interview, The New York Times reported Saturday.
“What’s happening now is heartbreaking,” Baranes said of the Trump administration’s immigration policy in an interview last week, his first since accepting the role to head Trump’s ballroom project last year, the Times reported. “I do hope there’s a realization at some point that this country depends on immigration. We have to normalize our policies.”....
At $400 million, Trump’s ballroom project is a proposed 90,000 square-foot addition to the White House that required the demolition of the East Wing. The project began behind schedule and was reportedly designed in a “hurried process,” with the East Wing’s demolition so controversial that the Treasury Department instructed staff not to share photos of its destruction.
The Times noted that Baranes – who arrived in the United States from Libya at 6 years old as a refugee – “would likely not be admitted into the United States under the Trump administration restrictions of today,” perhaps giving reason for his blunt remarks on the administration’s immigration policy.
An overwhelming majority of Americans are opposed to Trump’s White House ballroom, with just 28% in a recent Economist/YouGov poll
“What’s happening now is heartbreaking,” Baranes said of the Trump administration’s immigration policy in an interview last week, his first since accepting the role to head Trump’s ballroom project last year, the Times reported. “I do hope there’s a realization at some point that this country depends on immigration. We have to normalize our policies.”....
At $400 million, Trump’s ballroom project is a proposed 90,000 square-foot addition to the White House that required the demolition of the East Wing. The project began behind schedule and was reportedly designed in a “hurried process,” with the East Wing’s demolition so controversial that the Treasury Department instructed staff not to share photos of its destruction.
The Times noted that Baranes – who arrived in the United States from Libya at 6 years old as a refugee – “would likely not be admitted into the United States under the Trump administration restrictions of today,” perhaps giving reason for his blunt remarks on the administration’s immigration policy.
An overwhelming majority of Americans are opposed to Trump’s White House ballroom, with just 28% in a recent Economist/YouGov poll
March 21, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/netflix-murdoch-trump-health-decline/
Netflix series airs video that puts Trump's striking decline on full display
It is clear that trump is suffering severe mental decline
A new documentary focused on billionaire news mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family has also revealed the stunning mental and physical decline of President Donald Trump as questions over his health escalate, according to a report from The i Paper on Friday.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-20T20:00:13Z
https://www.rawstory.com/netflix-murdoch-trump-health-decline/
A new documentary focused on billionaire news mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family has also revealed the stunning mental and physical decline of President Donald Trump as questions over his health escalate, according to a report from The i Paper on Friday.
Netflix's "Dynasty: The Murdochs" takes a close look at the Murdochs and Trump — his ascendance from a TV celebrity and real estate magnate to the Republican Party's leader. But shocking footage in the series revealed just how much the president has changed, with a comparison of video footage from 10 years ago compared to recent clips of the 79-year-old, according to the report.
The video highlights how much Trump's speaking, bizarre statements and focus have dramatically shifted.
"But perhaps most striking for many Trump watchers is footage from the first debate of the Republican presidential candidates for the 2016 election, which features a coherent and effective – albeit often offensive – performance by Trump, who scored win after win against his opponents," The iPaper reported.
Trump has faced ongoing speculation about his physical and mental fitness, with critics pointing to his frequent verbal snafus, rambling speech patterns and apparent difficulty concentrating during public appearances — sometimes falling asleep during meetings and press conferences.
Medical experts and observers have noted instances where he has stumbled over words, contradicted himself within minutes, and displayed confusion during complex policy discussions. Supporters have argued that such observations are politically motivated, while medical professionals have raised concerns about the cumulative effect of age and stress on cognitive function.
Netflix's "Dynasty: The Murdochs" takes a close look at the Murdochs and Trump — his ascendance from a TV celebrity and real estate magnate to the Republican Party's leader. But shocking footage in the series revealed just how much the president has changed, with a comparison of video footage from 10 years ago compared to recent clips of the 79-year-old, according to the report.
The video highlights how much Trump's speaking, bizarre statements and focus have dramatically shifted.
"But perhaps most striking for many Trump watchers is footage from the first debate of the Republican presidential candidates for the 2016 election, which features a coherent and effective – albeit often offensive – performance by Trump, who scored win after win against his opponents," The iPaper reported.
Trump has faced ongoing speculation about his physical and mental fitness, with critics pointing to his frequent verbal snafus, rambling speech patterns and apparent difficulty concentrating during public appearances — sometimes falling asleep during meetings and press conferences.
Medical experts and observers have noted instances where he has stumbled over words, contradicted himself within minutes, and displayed confusion during complex policy discussions. Supporters have argued that such observations are politically motivated, while medical professionals have raised concerns about the cumulative effect of age and stress on cognitive function.
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