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“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg offered a surprise defense of President Trump as she called out fellow co-host Sunny Hostin for insinuating that he was the cause of the Knicks losing to the Spurs last night. via: EW Whoopi Goldberg has long blamed Donald Trump for many misfortunes in America — but the New York Knicks' loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals isn't one of them. The View moderator and actress pushed back against speculation — including from

Donald Trump received a not-so-warm welcome at Madison Square Garden during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. As the President appeared in front of his hometown crowd, he was met with a sea of boos from thousands of basketball fans. via: Rolling Stone New York was having a little too much fun celebrating the Knicks’ first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 — so Donald Trump had to crash the party. The president threw Midtown Manhattan and Madison Square Garden into logistical chaos on

Olivia Rodrigo did not hold back when reflecting on a moment that reportedly left her furious with the Trump administration. The Grammy-winning singer recently revealed that she was shocked to discover one of her songs had been used in a White House social media post promoting ICE deportations. via: Variety Olivia Rodrigo told Dazed magazine in a new interview ahead of the release of her third studio album that she was “enraged” last fall when she was scrolling on her phone a

The House offered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, passing a Democratic-led measure to end his war with Iran over objections from Republican leadership. via: Rolling Stone As the Iran war enters its fourth month, the Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to end the war with Iran, with four Republicans backing Democrats in the push against President Donald Trump. The 215-208 bipartisan vote to adopt the war powers resolution is largely a symbolic congres

ABC this week accused the Trump administration of violating its free speech rights with a regulatory action focused on the talk show “The View,” according to a filing submitted to the Federal Communications Commission. via: Variety Disney’s ABC is firing back at the FCC, accusing the agency of engaging in actions that “threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech.” The issue involves an FCC investigation into whether talk-show “The

Caitlyn Jenner says she appealed directly to President Donald Trump after she was unable to change her passport’s gender marker, the Olympic athlete turned Fox News contributor said on a recent episode of the Tomi Lahren is Fearless podcast. via: Out As Out first reported Thursday, the Olympic gold medalist, who came out as transgender in 2015 , told Lahren that she had appealed to Trump for help after the gender marker on her passport was changed from female to male. “Recent

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon drew some attention after recently suggesting he might run for President at some point. via: Deadline With the 2028 presidential election inching closer every day, Don Lemon is the latest public figure to flirt with running for office. The CNN alum recently teased “it could happen” as he feels confident he “could definitely run this country better” than Donald Trump, although Lemon is unsure about running as a Democrat. “I’ve never said that I was

Donald Trump is once again firing back at Bruce Springsteen, who kicked off the American leg of his Land of Hope and Dreams tour with a series of searing speeches eviscerating the president and his administration. via: Rolling Stone Two days after Bruce Springsteen kicked off his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, where he labeled the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous,” Donald Trump, quite predictably, fired back with a scathing Truth Soc

Nick Cannon denounced the Democrats as 'the party of the KKK' and praised the Republicans for having 'freed the slaves' in an interview with Amber Rose. via: Variety Nick Cannon let his politics be known on a recent episode of his web talk show “Big Drive” (via TMZ ), during which he called the Democratic Party “the party of the KKK.” After his guest, model Amber Rose, said that Democrats “don’t care about people of color and the Republicans do,” Cannon replied, “I agree wit

Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show on Monday by launching into criticism of President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran. via: Rolling Stone Jon Stewart criticized the ongoing missile strikes against Iran coordinated by Israel and the U.S., which killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei over the weekend. The late-night host joked he needed to bring back a “20-year recurring segment” titled “Mess O’Potamia.” “America, apparently, had to start an entire war to kill an 86-year-old ma

Nicki Minaj’s high-profile embrace of the MAGA movement is now facing scrutiny after a new report claims a coordinated bot network helped amplify her political posts online. via: Politico Nicki Minaj spent the past year transforming herself from a polarizing rap superstar into a high-profile conservative provocateur, lobbing viral attacks at Democratic leaders, boosting MAGA talking points and earning public praise from President Donald Trump and his allies. On social media,

Rosie O’Donnell secretly returned to the United States on a reconnaissance mission following President Donald Trump’s threats to revoke her citizenship. via: EW Rosie O'Donnell left the U.S. last year in the wake of Donald Trump 's second election — but she recently visited for a vibe check. The comedian, who moved to Ireland in January 2025, revealed why she returned after a year abroad. "I was recently home for two weeks, and I did not really tell anyone," O'Donnell said i

A new poll reveals more than 40 percent of U.S. adults believe Super Bowl halftime show headliner Bad Bunny represents America better than the U.S. president. via: Variety A new Yahoo!/YouGov poll shows more Americans approving of Bad Bunny than of his recent nemesis-in-chief, Donald J. Trump, in the wake of controversy over last weekend’s Super Bowl halftime show, by a margin of 42% for the Puerto Rican performer versus 39% for the president. More than 1,700 U.S. adults were

The View hosts have cleverly challenged the online backlash surrounding the NFL’s selection of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer. via: The Decider The View host Whoopi Goldberg clapped back at President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl performance, noting it certainly seems like the president was tuned into the controversial halftime show, despite his complaints. Goldberg kicked off Monday’s (Feb. 9) broadcast of The

One of the many seedy guiding principles Donald Trump acquired from his mentor Roy Cohn was “admit nothing, deny everything,” and today that approach was evident as the former Apprentice host tried to wiggle out of a vile AI generated video posted on his Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. via: People Speaking with reporters on Air Force One on Friday, Feb. 6, Trump was asked by a journalist whether or not he would apologize for the video, in which the

President Donald Trump is threatening to sue Trevor Noah over a joke at last night's Grammy Awards, saying in an overnight post on Truth Social that the comedian's crack claiming he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island was "false and defamatory." via: THR “The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable! CBS is lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer,” the president wrote on Truth Social, referring to the Grammys’ last year on CBS. After throwing sh

It didn’t take long for Nicki Minaj to react to Trevor Noah’s Grammy Awards quip about her recent support of President Donald Trump. via: THR Nicki Minaj has been responding to Grammys host Trevor Noah for skewering her support for President Donald Trump and her absence from the music awards show on Sunday night. “As they do their ritual tonight, God almighty will reveal himself to them. The ritual will backfire on them. God will not be mocked. Blessed is the MIGHTY NAME OF J

Independent journalist Don Lemon, formerly of CNN, issued a statement on Bluesky and spoke briefly with reporters following his release on Friday afternoon. via: Variety A judge on Friday ordered Don Lemon to be released on his own recognizance, after he was indicted on charges of interfering with a religious service during an ICE protest in Minnesota. Speaking outside the courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, Lemon said that he will not be deterred from his work as an independ

Sunny Hostin is saying the quiet part out loud, by accusing Donald Trump of exploiting the presidency to avoid being thrown behind bars. via: The Decider The hosts were discussing former special counsel Jack Smith’s recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, in which he claimed he found evidence that Trump “willfully broke the law” and kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, which is illegal, according to ABC News . “If he’s saying that he has the good

From UFC matches to the US Open, President Donald Trump has had box seats at some of the most high-profile sporting events in the country during his second term. But the president won’t be attending football’s biggest night: the Super Bowl. via: HotNewHipHop Donald Trump just told the world he’s skipping the Super Bowl because California is “too far away.” The president made history last year as the first sitting commander-in-chief to attend the big game in New Orleans. This