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The Royal Family announced on Saturday that the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on September 19, but who exactly will make the guest list is still up in the air.

The Queen died on Thursday at age 96 after a historic 70-year reign. Buckingham Palace has long planned for her death, upon which her son, now King Charles III, immediately ascended to the throne.

The Queen's coffin is being prepared to lie in state in Westminster Hall for four days prior to the funeral to allow the public to pay their respects. Officials anticipate more than one million people will attend.

An official funeral service is expected to be held at Westminster Abbey, where the Queen was crowned and where she married Prince Philip in 1947. Around 2,000 people are expected, including Europe's royal families and leaders from around the world.

President Joe Biden said Friday that although he did not yet have details about the service, he would be attending. Whether former US presidents will make the guest list is unclear.

CNN reported Friday that the UK was leaving that decision to Biden.

"I am told by a couple diplomatic officials that Buckingham Palace is leaving it up to every country individually," Jeff Zeleny, CNN's chief national affairs correspondent, said, noting that former President Barack Obama invited George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter to go with him to the funeral of Nelson Mandela in 2013.

"So there is protocol for having US presidents invite other presidents," he continued. "Who knows, maybe in the spirit of forgiving and giving President Biden will invite Donald Trump on Air Force One. I doubt that will happen, but I do expect some type of a bipartisan delegation."

Former President Donald Trump, for his part, was a vocal fan of the Queen, whom he met on several official state visits during his presidency. After the news of her death, Trump shared a long tribute to the Queen in a series of posts on Truth Social.

"Melania and I will always cherish our time together with the Queen, and never forget Her Majesty's generous friendship, great wisdom, and wonderful sense of humor. What a grand and beautiful lady she wasthere was nobody like her!" he wrote, adding: "May God bless the Queen, may she reign forever in our hearts, and may God hold her and Prince Philip in abiding care."

Trump also shared several photos of him and the Queen smiling together during their visits.

Trump and Biden, on the other hand, may be on more hostile terms than ever after the president's address on September 1 in which he said "MAGA Republicans" represented a danger to American democracy.

While discussing whether or not Biden would invite Trump to the funeral, CNN's Jake Tapper said he thought it would be a "clever" move for the president to invite him and see if he goes.

"I don't think former President Trump would want to be subordinate on Air Force One, and I think probably he prefers his own plane anyway," Tapper said.

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Trump loved the Queen but may be up to Biden to invite him to funeral - Business Insider

In 2016, Hillary Clinton warned that Donald Trump was a fool who could be baited with a tweet. This past Thursday night, in Philadelphia, Joe Biden upped the ante by asking, in effect: What idiot thing might the former president do if baited with a whole speech? On Saturday night, the world got its answer.

For the 2022 election cycle, smart Republicans had a clear and simple plan: Dont let the election be about Trump. Make it about gas prices, or crime, or the border, or race, or sex education, or anythinganything but Trump. Trump lost the popular vote in 2016. He lost control of the House in 2018. He lost the presidency in 2020. He lost both Senate seats in Georgia in 2021. Republicans had good reason to dread the havoc hed create if he joined the fight in 2022.

How likely is Trumps return, and what should we expect? Explore these questions with David Frum, Jeffrey Goldberg, and others at The Atlantic Festival on Wednesday, September 21. Register and find out more here.

So they pleaded with Trump to keep out of the 2022 race. A Republican lawmaker in a close contest told CNN on August 19, I dont say his name, ever.

Maybe the pleas were always doomed to fail. Show Trump a spotlight, and hes going to step into it. But Republicans pinned their hopes on the chance that Trump might muster some self-discipline this one time, some regard for the interests and wishes of his partners and allies.

David Frum: The justification for Bidens speech

One of the purposes of Bidens Philadelphia attack on Trumps faction within the Republican Party was surely to goad Trump. It worked.

Yesterday, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Trump addressed a rally supposedly in support of Republican candidates in the state: Mehmet Oz for the Senate; the January 6 apologist Doug Mastriano for governor. This was not Trumps first 2022 rally speech. He spoke in Arizona in July. But this one was different: so extreme, strident, and uglyand so obviously provoked by Bidens speech that this was what led local news: Donald Trump Blasts Philadelphia, President Biden During Rally for Doug Mastriano, Dr. Oz in Wilkes-Barre.

Yes, you read that right: Campaigning in Pennsylvania, the ex-president denounced the states largest city. I think Philadelphia was a great choice to make this speech of hatred and anger. [Bidens] speech was hatred and anger, Trump declared last night. Last year, the city set an all-time murder record with 560 homicides, and its on track to shatter that record again in 2022. Numbers that nobodys ever seen other than in some other Democrat-run cities.

Trump spoke at length about the FBI search of his house for stolen government documents. He lashed out at the FBI, attacking the bureau and the Department of Justice as vicious monsters. He complained about the FBI searching his closets for stolen government documents, inadvertently reminding everyone that the FBI had actually found stolen government documents in his closetand in his bathroom too. Trump called Biden an enemy of the state. He abused his partys leader in the U.S. Senate as someone who should be ashamed. He claimed to have won the popular vote in the state of Pennsylvania, which, in fact, he lost by more than 80,000 votes.

The rally format allowed time for only brief remarks by the two candidates actually on the ballot, Oz and Mastriano. Its message was otherwise all Trump, Trump, Trump. A Republican vote is a Trump vote. A Republican vote is a vote to endorse lies about the 2020 presidential election.

On and on it went, in a protracted display of narcissistic injury that was exactly the behavior that Bidens Philadelphia speech had been designed to elicit.

David A. Graham: Trump cant hide from the Mar-a-Lago photo

Every day since the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has brought new proof that Trump still dominates the Republican Party. He has extracted support even from would-be rivals like Florida Governor Ron DeSantisrituals of submission within a party hierarchy that respects only acts of domination.

Republican congressional leaders desperately but hopelessly tried to avert the risk that this next election would become yet another national referendum on Trumps leadership. Despite Trumps lying and boasting, politicians who can count to 50 and 218the respective numbers needed for a majority in the Senate and Househave to reckon with the real-world costs of Trumps defeats. But Biden understood their mans psychology too well.

Biden came to Philadelphia to deliver a wound to Trumps boundless yet fragile ego. Trump obliged with a monstrously self-involved meltdown 48 hours later. And now his party has nowhere to hide. Trump has overwritten his name on every Republican line of every ballot in 2022.

Biden dangled the bait. Trump took itand put his whole party on the hook with him. Republican leaders are left with little choice but to pretend to like it.

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Biden Laid the Trap. Trump Walked Into It. - The Atlantic

Never one to shy away from giving his opinion, the Packers QB weighed in on everything from abortion, to California state governance and even had a few choice words for former president Donald Trump.

As a native of California, Aaron Rodgers has never hidden his love for his home state. Yet during a recent appearance on Bill Mahers Club Random, it wasnt words of praise that the Packers QB had for the leadership of the Golden State. States going to st but Im hanging on, Rodgers said of California, before going on to reference the effect of coronavirus lockdowns on the business sector. I grew up in a small town, very little cases up in Chico, California but all the small businesses? Fking gone, he said. Rodgers also went on to criticize AB 2098, a bill that was passed but remains unsigned by Gov. Gavin Newsom which would see doctors punished for spreading misinformation about covid-19. Based on whose standard of misinformation? he queried.

With Rodgers refusal to be vaccinated for covid-19 now well documented, its clear that the QB favors bodily autonomy, which make his views on the abortion debate curious to say the least. I think theres a lot of people that believe that you should have your own decision-making on your own medical decisions, Rodgers said. My thing is I have an issue with the hypocrisy in society in general and I know you do as well, but abortion has been a hot topic, right. And especially after Roe v. Wade got overturned and sent back to the states, or whatever. I dont believe the government should have any control over what we do with our bodies.

As much as I might lean more pro-life, I dont want the government to tell me I cant smoke a cigar, I cant have a drink of alcohol, I cant choose my own medical decisions. And if Im a woman, dont fking tell me what to do. Like whether or not I agree with what you decide to do, who cares? And the government should not have a decision that infringes upon my own personal freedoms.

Perhaps one of the more interesting parts of Rodgers appearance was his thoughts on former president Donald Trump and his continued claim that he in fact won the 2020 US election. Rodgers, having made his name and career in the world of professional sports, is all too familiar with the seesaw nature of victory and loss and seemed to suggest that its a matter of honesty and being a man when facing loss. You take it like a man. You dont go, We won that game. Thats what Donald Trump does. We won that game. You didnt. You lost it. It happens. You lose sometimes. Be a f-king man and just own up like every other president has ever done.

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That Donald Trump has acted recklessly and lawlessly, without empathy, as if he lives in a world devoid of moral rules, should surprise no one. Some of us warned back in the summer of 2016 that Trump was erratic, unstable, and temperamentally unfit for office. He had what I referred to then as a personality disorder. I believed then and I believe now that it is the most essential thing to understand about him. Trump in power couldnt end well.

Trump never found a way to escape the antisocial demons that haunt him. But heres what turned a personal tragedy into a national calamity: He imprinted his moral pathologies, his will-to-power ethic, on the Republican Party. It is the most important political development of this century.

The GOP once advertised itself as standing for family values and law and order, for moral ideals and integrity in political leaders. Such claims are now risible. The Republican Party rallied around Trump and has stuck with him every step of the way.

Republican officials showed fealty to Trump despite his ceaseless lying and dehumanizing rhetoric, his misogyny and appeals to racism, his bullying and conspiracy theories. No matter the offense, Republicans always found a way to look the other way, to rationalize their support for him, to shift their focus to their progressive enemies. As Trump got worse, so did they.

Republicans defended Trump after the release of the Access Hollywood tape and alleged hush-money payments to a porn star. They defended him when he obstructed justice to thwart the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and sided with Russia over U.S. intelligence during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland. They defended him after learning of his effort to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election. They defended him despite his effort to overturn the election by pressuring state officials to find votes and send fake electors, by wallpapering the country with lies, and by instigating a violent assault on the Capitol. The ex-president continues to peddle the Big Lie to this day, and any Republican who challenges it is targeted.

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Something malicious has occurred since Trump won the nomination in 2016. Six years ago, Republicans jettisoned their previous moral commitments in order to align themselves with the MAGA movement. Today, they have inverted them. Lawmakers, candidates, and those in the right-wing media ecosystem celebrate and imitate Trumps nihilism, cynicism, and cruelty. What was once considered a bug is now a feature.

This is the result of individuals and institutions accommodation of one moral transgression after another after another. With each moral compromise, the next onea worse onebecomes easier to accept. Conduct that would have horrified Republicans in the past now causes them, at best, to shrug their shoulders; at worst, they delight in it.

How does that change play out in our politics? Five years ago, leading Republicans were publicly critical of Trumps statements following the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now consider that just a few weeks after far more ominous actions by Trumpinspiring and provoking an insurrectionHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy flew to Mar-a-Lago to grovel before Trump. Initially, Republicans accepted the need for a bipartisan commission to find out what had happened on January 6; since then, they have undermined every effort to uncover that days events and how central a role Trump played in them.

The 2016 Republican platform said, The next president must restore the publics trust in law enforcement and civil order by first adhering to the rule of law itself. Today, Republicans, in response to a lawful search of the home of a lawless ex-president, compare the FBI to the Gestapo and the Stasi. Trump himself, during a rally, referred to the FBI and the Department of Justice as vicious monsters. And no political party in living memory has done as much as the GOP to undermine civil order and the publics trust in law enforcement, or to attack the rule of law.

In hindsight, January 6, 2021, was a milestone along not just one path of radicalization, but two. Of course, it represented an unprecedented assault on democracy by the violent mob on Capitol Hill and the president who incited it. But it also represented what turned out to be the last moment when Republicans considered repudiating Trump. For a few days, party leaders seemed, at last, horrified enough to break with him. But when McCarthy slunk to Mar-a-Lago, hat and apology in hand, and when thenSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans backed away from Trumps impeachment and removal, the moment was over, and a door slammed shut. There would be no more wavering. Today, the dominant faction in the GOP is not conservative in the American tradition; it is authoritarian and revolutionary, like far-right parties in Europe.

Karen Stenner, a political psychologist and the author of the groundbreaking The Authoritarian Dynamic, argues that about a third of people across 29 liberal democracies seem to have a psychological predisposition toward authoritarianism. The tendency exists on both ends of the political spectrum, though its more prevalent on the right.

Stenner defines authoritarianism, which she believes is about 50 percent heritable, as a deep-seated psychological predisposition to demand obedience and conformitywhat she calls oneness and samenessover freedom and diversity. Authoritarians have an aversion to complexity and diversity. They tend to be intolerant on matters of race, politics, and morals; to glorify the in-group and denigrate the out-group; and to reward or punish others according to their conformity to this normative order.

The danger, Stenner says, arises when that tendency, which is often latent, is activated by normative threats, a deep fear of change, and a loss of trust in our institutions. She also made this point to my colleague Helen Lewis: In normal, reassuring, and comforting conditions, people with authoritarian tendencies could be your best neighbor. But those predispositions are activated under conditions of threat and produce greater intolerance to differences.

Donald Trump has made his supporters feel permanently panicked, according to Stenner. He never got past the constant-rage-and-fear stage. And it doesnt help that modern lifes complexity is overwhelming for many people.

For those with authoritarian tendencies, Stenner says, theres a need to reassure them and calm them down. Her goal is to help authoritarians live in peace with liberal democracy. We need to reintegrate, rather than triumph over and banish, the authoritarians. Demeaning and dismissing a significant part of the country wont turn out well. And so the focus of her work is to find practical ways to bring activated authoritarians back from the brink, including by means of normatively reassuring messages. The key, she believes, is to reduce the feelings of being threatened and to find the right languagelanguage that is less alienating to those with authoritarian tendenciesto talk about things such as diversity and immigration. She and the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt point out that moral elevation, the response we have when we witness virtuous acts, can also be helpful.

This approach is commendable; my guess is that right now it might have sway with the minority of Republicans who are uneasy about Trump. Perhaps, combined with an indictment of Trump, it might be enough to weaken the ex-president to the point where the Republican Party breaks with him. But will its members break with the authoritarian tendencies that now define the GOP?

That seems unlikely. The majority of the party has gotten more radicalized, more aggressive, and more conspiracy-minded, not less, since Trump left office. The MAGA movement has provided many of its adherents with an identity, a source of personal meaning, and a cause for which to fight. They have created a narrative in which they are heroic figures fighting malevolent forces. They find psychological satisfaction in relentless conflict; their lives seem more vivid and more purposeful within MAGAs ever-combative frame. Politics has become, for them, an ersatz religion. In this activated state, they are not reachable by reason or open to amelioration. In fact, many in MAGA world are looking for reasons to take offense, to feel victimized, to lash out.

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There is an analogy to nature: When a thunderstorm cloud has sufficient electrostatic charge, it has to discharge toward the ground. If the lightning bolt doesnt find one target, it will find another. So will Trump supporters.

We have a big faction of one of our two major political parties who wants to unravel our democracy because it no longer serves them, Barbara Walter, a professor at UC San Diego and the author of How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them, recently told CNN. The reality is if you dont say anything, if you stick your head in the ground, this makes it easier for those who do want to create some sort of authoritarian or strongman, minority-rule governmentsort of what you have in Hungaryit simply allows them to do that more easily. They can do it quietly behind the scenes when no ones looking.

Im of two minds about all this. I admire groups such as Braver Angels, which is attempting to bridge partisan divides, decrease affective polarization, and help Americans understand one another beyond stereotypes. If we can help those with authoritarian tendencies reintegrate themselves into liberal democracy, we should certainly do so. Its important to hear perspectives that differ from our own. And its imperative that we relearn how to talk with one another as fellow citizens instead of as combatants.

I also believe we should continue to stay in relationships whenever possible, including with family members and friends whose authoritarian attitudes have been activated, even as we look for the right moment and the right way to name our differences and express our disappointment with those who have aligned themselves with malignant political figures and movements. We should speak with candor but not with malice, striving for grace as well as for truth. Its an impossible balance to always achieve, at least for me; my frustrations can sometimes get the better of me, and perhaps they get the better of you too. But the balance is still worth fighting for.

But even though we shouldnt give up on individuals, I cant escape concluding that the time for mollifying grievances is over. In our political endeavors, the task is now to contain and defeat the MAGA movement, shifting away from a model of psychological amelioration and toward a model of political confrontation. This is the model that Liz Cheney embraces, and so do I.

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It requires defeating Trump Republicans at the polls, but it goes well beyond that. It also means rallying the forces that must rise up to oppose authoritarianism by speaking honestly about the nature of the threat. It means telling the truth about not just Trump but many of his supporters, who remain complicit in a corrupt and corrupting enterpriseone that is inflicting grave injury on our nation and its ideals.

MAGA supporters have had countless opportunities to take the exit ramp, and they have always found reasons not to. At some point, when an enterprise is thoroughly corrupt, staying a part of it, helping it along, refusing to ever speak up, is not just a mistake in judgment; it is a failure of intellectual and moral integrity. This doesnt mean that every area of a MAGA supporters life is devoid of rectitude, of course. But it does mean that one important area is. And that needs to be said.

So, no, I am not suggesting giving up on individual MAGA supporters, writing them off, throwing them out of polite societyeven if I were in a position to do any of those things, which Im not. I am suggesting that much of MAGA world is authoritarian, that Liz Cheney is right to turn all her political energies to opposing it, and that containing and defeating MAGAnot hoping it will change, not placating its grievancesis now the No. 1 priority for friends of democracy. Maybe well succeed, maybe well fail, but the mission is unavoidable. And honorable.

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Donald Trumps latest scandal, the ongoing DOJ investigation into his handling of classified documents, could have an effect on the 2024 presidential election. The investigation presents a unique question: if Trump becomes the first ex-president ever indicted, how will that affect his support amongst the GOP?

In President Joe Bidens fiery speech last week, the incumbent described a bifurcated GOP, with a mainstream wing and a MAGA wing. The breakdown is crude and neglects to acknowledge that Trump has enjoyed mainstream conservative support for nearly a decade or that mainstream players have fully supported Trumps agenda but culturally speaking, the mainstream v. MAGA framework seems logical. And for my purposes, exploring a Republican reaction to a Trump indictment, the framework fits well enough.

If Trump is indicted, the MAGA-wing will undoubtedly rally behind their leader. Trump is an icon and a hero to a significant portion of the population. An indictment wouldnt dissuade these loyal constituents from supporting the former president further.

Quite the contrary. An indictment would validate the persecution-complex thing that Trump, and MAGA-world, have been subscribed to for years. And frankly, its not just pure paranoia; Trump has been in the cross-hairs, targeted consistently in criminal investigations for behaviors that are deplorable but not criminal. After Russiagate and the January 6th commission, Trumps base is already on edge. An indictment would whip them into a proper frenzy, as their reaction to the FBIs Mar-a-Lago raid suggests.

The mainstream GOP branchs reaction to a Trump indictment would be more difficult to predict. But polling data suggests the mainstream will stick with Trump. In all likelihood, the political establishments reaction will derive from simple political calculus: if the Donald is still the most viable political candidate, the GOP will rally around him; if Trump has been eclipsed as the GOP standard-bearer by, say, Ron DeSantis, then the GOP will use the indictment as a convenient moment to transition out of the Trump era. Actually, conservatives are actively exploring the potential for moving past Trump right now, indictment or not.

Club for Growth which had been a top supporter of President Donald Trump is taking steps to back other potential White House Contenders, including Floridas governor [Ron DeSantis], POLITICO reported. Its another reminder that DeSantis, who continues to say hes only focused on reelection, is not the frontrunner among potential 2024 GOP contenders not named Donald.

Asked for comment, Club for Growth president David McIntosh, said, the Republican bullpen of leadership is strong, and Club for Growth is engaging these conservative champions with grassroots activists on the issues that matter, especially school choice.

The GOP establishment is going to back whoever offers the best chance to retain and augment power. If that person is a Harvard-educated Reaganite, so be it. If that person is a bar-owning election denier, that is also acceptable. And if that person is a disgruntled former president who has recently been indicted, that will be fine, too. Whoever the establishment gauges conservative voters are willing to vote for, which still, despite the DOJ investigation, looks like Donald Trump.

The Club for Growth polling showed Trump ahead, POLITICO reported, although the gap tightened over the summer as the congressional hearings into the Jan.6 riots were going on. Heres the most interesting bit of polling data: Trump, however, got a bump following the FBI search for classified documents on Mar-a-Lago. While MAGA world conservatives are undoubtedly going to rally behind an indicted Trump, polling suggests mainstream conservatives may do the same.

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Clearly, Democrats still hoping to catch the Donald are playing a dangerous game. In continuing to pursue Trump, who voters voted out of office two years ago, Democrats appear to be elevating the ex-presidents profile. While it seems unlikely that Trump would allow himself to just fade away into obscurity, the ongoing pursuit of Trump may guarantee he runs again in 2024 while simultaneously bolstering the support he receives while doing so.

Harrison Kass is the Senior Editor at 19FortyFive. An attorney, pilot, guitarist, and minor pro hockey player, he joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically discharged. Harrison holds a BA from Lake Forest College, a JD from the University of Oregon, and an MA from New York University. He lives in Oregon and listens to Dokken. Follow him on Twitter @harrison_kass.

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Former President Donald Trump responded to rumors that he would consider selecting his daughter Ivanka as a potential running mate, confirming he would not do so.

In a TV interview with Indian news outlet NDTV earlier this week, the former president expressed surprise at rumors that he was considering running alongside his daughter should he launch a second reelection bid in 2024.

Ivanka? My daughter? Never thought of that one, he said. Well, thats an interesting idea.

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Donald Trump went on to laud his daughter for her accomplishments, calling her a very capable person.

Would you consider it? NDTV journalist Sreenivasan Jain asked.

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No, I wouldnt, he replied. Not my daughter.

Trump has not yet announced his intent to run for president in 2024, although the former commander in chief has teased the idea in several speeches and rallies over the last few months. Trump remains popular in the Republican Party, although recent polling from different groups shows those margins may be tightening as other potential contenders consider throwing their hats in the ring.

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All in the family? Donald Trump responds to rumor he would pick Ivanka as vice president - Washington Examiner

Arnold Schwarzenegger has not only proved himself as an ace bodybuilder but also as an able administrator. Having presided as the chair of the 38th Governor of California, Arnolds involvement with politics is not new. Being selected as the governor, he brought in many crucial policy changes.Having different ideologies, Arnold and the ex-US President hold contradicting viewpoints. Arnold never shied away from expressing his disagreement with Trump. This time Arnolds ex-wife Maria spoke up, but not with Trumps disapproval!

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On the eve of Presidents Day weekend, Maria took up the pen to express her views. Drawing a parallel between the foundation that the forefathers have built and the President overseeing it, Maria praises Trump, but for some different reasons!

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Maria added further that Trump made her children take more interest in civics and the government. Seeing a positive change, she said that the children have become more aware; they engage in talks, check the news, and are even aware of the names of the people in the room.

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Maria has showered praises on Trump and credited him for making the youth more active in the democracy. However, Arnold came down heavily on Trump during the Capitol Hill riots. In strong reprimanding words, Arnold posted a video message.

Speaking out to the public, The Terminator star appeals to the public to come forward together. Citing his life example, he said, My father and our neighbors were misled also with lies, and I know where such lies lead. Visibly disturbed by the events, Arnold held up the Trump administration accountable for their failure. Further, in the video, Arnold called the then U.S President a failed leader.

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Watch This Story: Revenge takers Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito pulled off some serious pranks on each other.

He continued by saying that because of the mismanagement, He will go down in history as the worst President ever.

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Donald Trump threatened Fox News on Thursday, and it wasnt with a good time.

The former president announced on his reportedly financially challengedTruth Social platform that he is considering suing the news network for false advertising after an insulting ad created byThe Lincoln Projectaired on Fox News in one local market where Trump owns a golf course. The ad was not bought through Fox News and did not air nationally.

The ad is titled Sucker, and it basically explains to MAGA Republicans why they are suckers for believing basically anything Trump tells them:

Dear MAGA, we have some bad news. No, not that he lost. Not that your little coup attempt failed and its planners and the attackers are going to jail. No. The really bad news is why Trump told you he lost. Why he set it up way before the 2020 election. It wasnt voter fraud but it was fraud.

Trump told you the election was stolen ripped you off, to sucker you, to take your hard-earned money and shovel it into his pockets. He spent it on himself not to take back the White House.

It was the biggest scam in political history. Every dollar you sent him paid to keep his shady business empire and lavish lifestyle going. It was a sucker game all along. And you know who the sucker is? You.

The ad copy may address MAGA Republicans, but The Lincoln Project intentionally targets Trump, purchasing local ad time on Fox News in Bedminster, New Jersey, where the former president spends the warmer winter months, according to Mediaite.

The commercial was designed specifically to piss off Trump, and it apparently succeeded based on the rant he unleashed Wednesday morning on Truth Social:

The Perverts and Lowlifes of the Lincoln Project are back on, where else, Fox News. I thought they ran away to the asylum after their last catastrophic campaign, with charges made against them that were big time sleaze, and me getting many millions more votes in 2020 than I got in 2016. The Paul Ryun run Fox only has high standards for Trump ads, but not for anyone else. The Perverts should not be allowed to false advertise, and Fox News should not allow it to happen. See you all in Court!!!

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Donald Trump threatened to sue Fox News for broadcasting an ad that was critical of him. (Photo: Truth Social)

Donald Trump threatened to sue Fox News for broadcasting an ad that was critical of him. (Photo: Truth Social)

It should be noted that Trump notoriously threatens lawsuits but rarely files them probably because the discovery process could force him to answer embarrassing questions under oath.

That and the First Amendment protections of political speech are probably why Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson, a former Republican strategist, didnt seem too worried about the threat.

In 2020, The Lincoln Project took up a long-term free lease in Trumps brain. His threat to sue the Lincoln Project today is like Trump himself; impotent, flabby, and pathetic, he told Mediaite.

Wilson said he was delighted by the chance of a lawsuit and released a Twitter video in which he bluntly told Trump to go for it.

Go for it. Go for it, bitch. Come at me. I cant wait, he taunted. Doit. Do it. I double dog dare you.

Looks like Twitter users appreciated the ad more than Trump.

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.

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Donald Trump Threatens To Sue Fox News Over Ad That Calls His Supporters 'Suckers' - Yahoo News

If there was a list of celebrities who helped WWE the most in terms of ratings and financial help, Donald Trump would certainly find himself around the very top. The former President of the United States is a great friend of Vince McMahon. This not only helped McMahon grow his company from the small circle of wrestling fans, but also to the mainstream audience.

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His relations with Vince McMahon and WWE are not to be understated either. Over the years, Trump has appeared on many Raw and SmackDown shows. But his greatest appearances were at multiple WrestleMania shows. Interestingly, by making these appearances, Trump had an ulterior motive as well.

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While talking about the segment between Jesse Ventura and Donald Trump at WrestleMania 20, the host asked Bruce Prichard about Trump in WWE. Prichard said, Whenever we were in a nice location, Donald would come to live events and he would come to WrestleMania. So Donald was a friend. Especially in New York.

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He also opened up about the way that Trump helped WWE during its darkest times and how Trump made most of his investment in Vince McMahons business. Prichard continued, He was a big deal, and it was always nice to see him and nice to do with him. He enjoyed it, he got the business, and loved any opportunity to promote himself. So I never had a problem with the guy.

Just to count a few ways that Trump helped WWE, there was the Battle of Billionaires. The event saw McMahon getting his head shaved at the hands of his friend Trump. The storyline was so bizarre, with Trump and McMahon going against each other. But the time was of Ruthless Aggression and Umaga vs Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 23 was amazing. And this would become the de facto way that WWE fans remembered Trumps contribution to WWE.

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But there would be a lot of different ways Trump helped WWE over the years, whether it was holding the WrestleMania 3 & 4 at Trump Plaza or talking about WWE in interviews. Tell us what do you think about Trumps involvement in WWE over the years in the comments below.

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A clip showing King Charles III allegedly making an insulting gesture to Donald Trump has reemerged online in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The footage, from December 2019 when Trump was president and the king's royal title was the Prince of Wales, was filmed when Elizabeth hosted a gala for NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the military alliance.

While Trump and then-first lady Melania Trump were talking to the queen, Charles used his middle finger to scratch his nose, which some social media users took to be a subtle dig at the president.

The footage has been shared online again now Charles has ascended to the throne following the death of his mother, who was Britain's longest-reigning monarch, having been on the throne for 70 years.

Once more, social media users interpreted the seemingly innocuous scratch as Charles making an insulting gesture to Trump.

"The new King of England, King Charles III, once flipped off Donald Trump," tweeted Mrs. Betty Bowers, a satirical comedic character played by Deven Green.

"Yay for King Charles III. Charles once flipped off Donald Trump," added Twitter user @BansbachRickie.

In a statement following Queen Elizabeth II's death, Trump said Britain's new head of state will be a "great and wonderful King."

"He dearly loves the United Kingdom and all that it represents to the World. He will prove to be an inspiration to everyone. Queen Elizabeth has been, and will be from above, very proud of King Charles III," Trump said.

In an additional tribune to the late monarch, Trump said the 96-year-old "will always be remembered for her faithfulness to her country and her unwavering devotion to her fellow countrymen and women."

"Melania and I will always cherish our time together with the Queen, and never forget Her Majesty's generous friendship, great wisdom, and wonderful sense of humor. What a grand and beautiful lady she wasthere was nobody like her!"

Charles also paid tribute to his mother in a statement released following her death at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday.

"We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world," he said.

"During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held."

While Charles immediately ascended to the throne on Thursday following the death of his mother, it may be many months before his coronation takes place.

Charles' wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, formerly the Duchess of Cornwall, has now become Queen Consort.

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