"Have you Seen Their Car?" Elon Musk's Mockery Of Chinese Rival BYD Backfires

01/04/26 9:24 PM

Over a decade ago, a confident Elon Musk laughed dismissively when asked if Chinese automaker BYD could become a serious competitor to Tesla in the electric vehicle (EV) market.

"I Settled Eight And One-Quarter Wars": Trump After Maduro Op

01/04/26 7:07 PM

US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that he has managed to settle several global conflicts, claiming he resolved "eight and one-quarter wars," including easing tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.

"Premature At This Point": Marco Rubio On Venezuela Elections

01/05/26 12:15 AM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that discussions of Venezuela holding elections following Nicolas Maduro's ouster were "premature," with Washington focused on ensuring the remaining leadership in Caracas enacts policy changes.

'Aghast': Ex-CIA head says Trump stunned agents with 'unusual move' before military strike

01/03/26 9:50 PM

Donald Trump likely shocked CIA agents when he made a "very unusual move" before the strike against Venezuela, according to a former agency leader.Former CIA Director John Brennan appeared on MS NOW on Saturday, when he was asked for a "sense of how this went down over the last five months."The host asked, "How would it have percolated into what happened in the wee hours this morning?" in relation to the successful mission to capture Venezuela's leader.According to Brennan, it was "a very unusual move" that started it all."Donald Trump had announced months ago that he had authorized a covert action finding for the CIA to operate in Venezuela. He also mentioned," Brennan started before being interrupted."John, can I ask you, how would anybody within the CIA have reacted to that when they heard that announcement?"He then replied, "Well, I think they would have been aghast that he would have announced it publicly."He continued:"But the CIA professionals, you know, their job is to salute and to follow duly authorized orders. And a covert action finding is something that is authorized by the president of United States to conduct these activities. But it's supposed to be in an unacknowledged way, which is not what Donald Trump did, but it's to shape military or political developments overseas, but hide the hand of the U.S. government."The ex-CIA leader added, "The CIA, I still think, despite some politicization at the top, is the premier intelligence agency in the world, and they would have been able to carry out operations clandestinely inside of Venezuela."

'Disturbing times': Trump comment has experts asking 'Oh my god how is this real?'

01/04/26 2:03 PM

Donald Trump made a comment over the weekend that stunned political observers and experts alike, and had some asking, "Is this real?"The president on Saturday was discussing his administration's successful mission to capture the leader of Venezuela, as well as his wife, when Trump made the remark."All the way back it dated to the Monroe Doctrines. And the Monroe Doctrine is a big deal. But we've superseded it by a lot. By a real lot," Trump said. "They now call it the Donroe Document. I don't know. It's Monroe Doctrine. We sort of forgot about it."Regarding Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" comment, Dem Congresswoman Madeleine Dean said it was revealing."He talked about the Monroe Doctrine, tried to call it the Donroe Doctrine. The only reason anybody would talk about the Monroe Doctrine and in some vain moment, call it the Donroe Doctrine, is if you are in an expansionist war," she added, claiming, "The president revealed his hands."The comment stood out to others online, too.Chuck Todd, host of the Chuck ToddCast, asked, "Who needs The Onion. Hey kids, let’s talk about the 'Donroe Doctrine.'"Democratic strategist Michelle Kinney, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Seneca Project, a federal Super PAC, also chimed in:"Oh my god how is this real."The New Yorker's John Cassidy posted a profane meme asking, "What the f----?"Professor Christopher Rhodes noted, "I write about the Monroe Doctrine (as well as Manifest Destiny) in my new book and discuss how Trump has seemed to embrace those principles in his new term.""But now he's not only invoking the Monroe Doctrine but making a literal mockery of it," he further added. "Disturbing times."Diplomat Tom Malinowski added, "It’s called the Putin doctrine in Europe and the Xi Jinping doctrine in Asia."Ex-GOP strategist Jeff Timmer also said, "The Donroe Doctrine = Trump is the stupidest motherf------ oaf in this, or any any hemisphere."

'Do I get credit? No!' Trump busted on hot mic whining about big snub

12/29/25 7:49 PM

President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic complaining to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his failure to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.During a late December lunch at Mar-a-Lago, the U.S. president was overheard bragging about the wars he has claimed to have stopped."But to both of them, I said, 'We're going to cut you off, no more trade,'" Trump said. "Then I put 200% tariffs on. The next day, they called. We looked at 35 years of fighting, and they stopped. Do I get credit for it? No.""I did eight of them," he added. "How about India and Pakistan? And then, so I did eight."At that point, the president noticed reporters were in the room."I'll tell you the rest of it," he told Netanyahu before turning to the press."We made a lot of progress already," Trump announced. "We had about a five-minute meeting, and we've already settled about three of the difficulties. So thank you very much for being here."

'Everything we voted against': MAGA icon says Trump's new move pushing his own voters away

01/02/26 5:56 PM

Donald Trump at 3:00 AM on Friday made a military threat that one MAGA legend and former Trump insider said is pushing the base away from the president.Taking to the president's own social media network, Truth Social, he wrote, "If Iran shots (sic) and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.TRUMP.”That and another thing drew the interest of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently had a public split with Trump but remains an "America First" influencer for many. She also pointed to a story in which an Israeli cybersecurity billionaire name Shlomo Kramer says, "it's time to limit the First Amendment."Greene said, "Israeli cybersecurity billionaire demanding to take away Americans guaranteed First Amendment Free Speech and President Trump threatening war and sending in troops to Iran is everything we voted against in ‘24."She added:"Trump voters spent the week threatening a tax revolt because they are so furious about the never ending waste, fraud, and abuse of their hard earned money going to foreigners and foreign wars. The focus should be on tax dollars here at home and defending our God given freedoms and rights."An Israeli cybersecurity billionaire demanding to take away Americans guaranteed First Amendment Free Speech and President Trump threatening war and sending in troops to Iran is everything we voted against in ‘24.Trump voters spent the week threatening a tax revolt because they… https://t.co/AD2n3t7mFV pic.twitter.com/n5uI9jfdKg— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene???????? (@RepMTG) January 2, 2026

'His brain is Cheez Whiz': Onlookers roast Trump's 'revealing answer' to reporter question

01/03/26 8:45 PM

Donald Trump's answer to a reporter's question about how long the U.S. might remain in control of Venezuela after the military captured the nation's leader caused an outcry from observers Saturday.A reporter over the weekend asked the president, "Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?" to which Trump replied, "Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial."Social media lit up with analysts and experts pouncing on what some called a "revealing answer."Former Republican strategist Jeff Timmer said, "His brain is Cheez Whiz."Journalist and lawyer Cassandra Centeno, Esq. said, "Someone please ask Trump to point out Venezuela on a world map."Self-identified civil engineer Jahangir Alam Sikdar replied, "That’s a revealing answer.""Sounds like the focus is more on Venezuela’s oil than on rebuilding the country itself," he added.Human rights researcher Nora Noralla said, "The good thing about having Trump in power is that we do not need to hear the bulls--- American presidents usually say about invading other countries and having puppet regimes.""He is direct; this is all about American imperialism and resources, nothing more," they added on Saturday.Columnist Peter Rothpletz chimed in, "We’re not just decapitating the regime. we’re not merely seizing the oil.""Trump is promising a full-scale invasion and multi-year military occupation," he added.DJ Quinlan said, "Venezuela is a huge country with a lot of violence.""Administering it will require a major military presence and cost hundreds of billions," he added. "Maduro was an illegitimate dictator, but history suggests this will not have a happy ending for the Venezuelan people or our economy."

'Not the way most think': GOP pollster shows surprising way Venezuela move may hurt Trump

01/04/26 2:50 PM

Donald Trump's actions in capturing the leader of Venezuela and his wife will affect voters among a key demographic, but not necessarily in the way most would expect, a GOP strategist said this weekend.Mike Madrid, who served as the Golden State's GOP political director before co-founding the group of current and former anti-Trump Republicans known as the Lincoln Project, has previously commented on Trump's political tactics.This weekend, however, Madrid focused on Trump's Venezuela move and its impact on the Latino vote."Venezuelans make up a very small portion of the total U.S. Latino electorate, accounting for approximately 1% of the U.S. Hispanic population as of 2021 data. As for voters it’s probably half a percent above or below that - most of it located in Florida," he said. "What about Cubans? Both Cubans and Dominicans each make up less than 7% of eligible Latino voters. Again, Cubans are most determinative in Florida."He asked, "So will the Venezuelan situation impact the Latino vote?"According to Madrid, "If there is an impact nationally it certainly won’t have anything to do with Latino affinity across national origin or sympathies for or against ‘socialism’.""That’s Cold War nonsense usually espoused by a small handful of anti-communists from those countries and I agree with them," he added.Madrid went on to say the action by Trump could push Latino voters away from the president, but more so because it relates to government overreach than anything Venezuela specific."At best this likely translates into the growing concerns about ‘government over reach’ and the broader American concern about Trumps extra-Constitutional actions. So yes, these actions could marginally impact the Latino vote but not the way most think," the strategist wrote. "Latino voter motivation remains overwhelmingly a function of Trump's failures on the economy - vastly outpacing immigration, Venezuela military action and yes, even ICE raids. The GOP mantra that Latinos hate socialism isn’t backed up by data - doesn’t mean we’re for it either."In conclusion, the analyst wrote, "Finally, for perspective if you’re looking for the impact of Cubans and Venezuelan voters moving for and against Trump because of this action, cost of living, ICE, etc… That’s 2-3% of the national Latino vote - at most - most of which is in Florida."

'Officially stripped': Trump's 'peace prize' called into question after Venezuela attack

01/04/26 1:05 AM

Donald Trump in December was given a medal as he was awarded the FIFA Peace Prize, which some have dubbed a "participation trophy" for the president who has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, but even the backup award he received is being called into question after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader.Trump early on Saturday morning announced a successful plot for the U.S. to capture the foreign leader and his wife. The president later announced his intention to have the U.S. "run" the nation.The apparent imperialistic tendency of the president didn't go unnoticed, with many noting that it flies in the face of the FIFA award.Popular podcaster Tony Martin said, "I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize."Media host Zack Guzmán weighed in with, "FIFA awarded Trump their first ever peace prize exactly 29 days before he bombed Venezuela."The widely followed satire account TheRealThelmaJohnson replied to Fox News' post on social media with, "I'm starting to think Donald Trump doesn't take the FIFA Peace Prize seriously."Former Republican joked, "Trump has been officially stripped of his FIFA Peace Prize," and included an AI video of the medal being taken from Trump.Sports journalist Leyla Hamed added, "FIFA, under Gianni Infantino, gave Trump its first-ever 'Peace Award.'""Since then, Trump has bombed Nigeria, Somalia and Venezuela, and rolled out the red carpet for Netanyahu, the man responsible for the genocide in Palestine," she added.TV journalist Dan Walker said, "I am not pretending to be an expert on Venezuela but it is uncomfortable to watch world leaders trying their best not to criticise President Trump for steamrollering years of political procedure & precedent in removing Maduro and now claiming the US will ‘run’ the country.""FIFA might want to rethink the ‘peace prize’," he added on Saturday.