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Apr 23, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump attacked a reporter during a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday. Trump was taking questions from reporters following a press conference on prescription drugs, TrumpRx and affordability when he became visibly irritated by press inquiries surrounding the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war against Iran. The reporter asked Trump if he anticipated gas prices would continue to increase while the conflict continued in the Middle East."What do you say to the American people who question how much longer this will take? Obviously you know they're having higher gas prices," the reporter said. Trump had a frustrated response and insulted the reporter to her face, dodging the question entirely. "You're such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said? How many years was Vietnam?" Trump responded. Q: What do you say to the American people who question how much longer this will take? Obviously you know they're having higher gas pricesTRUMP: You're such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said? How many years was Vietnam? pic.twitter.com/foZAPiQePS— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 23, 2026

Apr 23, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump was caught sleeping during an Oval Office press conference on Thursday — and the internet didn't hold back. The president was speaking with a group of cabinet members about several topics, including health care, prescription drug prices, and the economy, when people started to notice he was nodding off. Social media users picked up on the moment: "They don’t call him Don Snoreleone for no reason," user Mason, an Iraq veteran and political commentator, wrote on X."He’s currently falling asleep in the middle of a press event. Dozing off with his mouth dropping. He’s unwell," Trill Clinton, former deputy director of Intergovernmental Affairs at HUD under the Obama Administration, wrote on X."Just think, this geriatric buffoon holds the nuclear codes," Denison Barb, political commentator, wrote on X."Trump is fighting total war against wokeness as his eyes close and his mouth droops," journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X. He later added, "Trump is about to hit REM on camera during an Oval Office event. It's just incredible.""Stamina they say," radio and television personality Henry Lake wrote on X.Stamina they say ???? https://t.co/0Buqx1o8bj— Henry Lake (@lakeshow73) April 23, 2026

Apr 23, 2026 - World

A former CIA director cautioned that recent missteps by the Trump administration in its handling of the war in Iran could spell "real trouble for the future."Leon Panetta, the former CIA director, said on CNN on Thursday that "badly stalled" talks with Iran will make a military response more likely on both sides."While talks are stalemated, that could be real trouble for the future," Panetta explained. "The longer we are held back from somehow sitting down and beginning those discussions, I think the problem that I see is that the earlier the tendency to respond militarily will be."Vice President JD Vance was supposed to travel to Pakistan to talk with the Iranian side on Friday, but the White House confirmed that he would not go. Panetta said that "we should be sending our representatives to Abbottabad. We should have Iran sending its representatives to Abbottabad. They need to sit down. They need to start talking. There's an awful lot that needs to be discussed."Panetta also spoke about how the sudden departure of John Phelan from his post as Navy Secretary will make the U.S. military look unstable while the United States fights an Iranian naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz with no deadline."We're in a war. We've deployed a lot of forces," Panetta said. "This is not a good time to have a disruption in leadership. What you want to show the enemy, what you want to show the world, is that we've got our act together and that everybody is operating as a team."

Apr 23, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump reacted on Thursday to reports on where negotiations stand with Iran amid the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he argued that reports saying he was uneasy about the ongoing conflict were inaccurate and tried to set the record straight, while also attacking The New York Times and CNN for their reporting. He wrote the following: "For those people, fewer in number now than ever before, that are reading The Failing New York Times, or watching Fake News CNN, that think that I am 'anxious' to end the War (if you would even call it that!) with Iran, please be advised that I am possibly the least pressured person ever to be in this position," Trump wrote. He also tried to claim the outlets had lost their integrity and audience while unleashing threats on Iran. "I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn’t — The clock is ticking!" Trump wrote. "The reason some of the Media is doing so poorly with Subscribers and Viewers is because they no longer have credibility. Iran’s Navy is lying at the bottom of the Sea, their Air Force is demolished, their Anti Aircraft and Radar Weaponry is gone, their leaders are no longer with us, the Blockade is airtight and strong and, from there, it only gets worse — Time is not on their side! A Deal will only be made when it’s appropriate and good for the United States of America, our Allies and, in fact, the rest of the World."

Apr 23, 2026 - World

The artificial intelligence boom has been wildly profitable for tech billionaires and catastrophically hollow for everyone else, a new Mother Jones report said this week. Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman have built fortunes on AI hype while delivering false promises, toxic platforms, and minimal actual job creation.According to Mother Jones columnist Tim Murphy's investigation, "The AI bubble has been a boon to the portfolios and prospects of the tech world's biggest players. Their companies are vying for hegemony and their net worths are trending toward Mount Olympus."Murphy documented a pattern of deception and excess: "Beyond the hype, you can find a litany of false promises, questionable investments, and just plain decadence, complicating both their predictions for the future and claims to come in peace."Bezos's Project Prometheus AI initiative carries a $38 billion valuation and is "focused on physical AI designed to interact with real-world industrial processes, such as manufacturing, aerospace engineering, and semiconductor production."Meanwhile, Bezos has dismantled the Washington Post after acquiring it in 2013 with promises of a "new golden era." After he nixed a Kamala Harris presidential endorsement, the paper suffered a mass exodus of subscribers, a $100 million 2025 loss, and a 40-plus percent purging of its staff. Yet Bezos still had enough leftover cash to purchase a 246-foot yacht for $75 million to join his previously purchased 417-foot yacht, Murphy reported.Zuckerberg burned through $77 billion before pivoting to AI. Mother Jones reports that 10 percent of Meta's profits came from scam ads — funds that also financed his 4,500 square foot underground bunker in Hawaii.Musk's AI platform X has been hit with allegations of 679,584 antisemitic posts over a one-year period between 2024 and 2025. Musk's Grok generated 1.8 million graphic images of women during a nine-day period last winter as his net worth continued to ascend to $850 billion, the report said.Trump lauded OpenAI's Stargate data centers as a job-creation engine that would "create 100,000 jobs 'almost immediately.'" In reality, however, "only 100 employees needed to operate Stargate's Abilene, Texas, campus once construction is completed," according to the report.Despite a promise to invest $1.4 trillion in AI infrastructure over the next eight years, the company's reported revenue in 2025 came in at $20 billion, a 70-to-1 spending-to-revenue ratio for a company promising to reshape the economy.