‘I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE’
The axing of Hasan’s weekend show has drawn backlash from progressives, who wonder if it was due to his criticism of Israel.
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‘HEARTBREAKING’
“He’s been very vocal and very emotional about that issue," Faulkner said. “That’s one of the voices that gets quieted.”
TURRIBLE
The talk show, co-hosted by Charles Barkley and Gayle King, pulled in only a half-million total viewers to watch the duo interview Steve Kerr and Fat Joe.
CH-CH-CHANGES
The network will debut a new ensemble show titled, The Weekend, while ending shows hosted by Mehdi Hasan and Yasmin Vossoughian.
WHAT CHANGED?
While Comer rejected Hunter Biden’s offer to publicly testify, last month he declared it Biden’s choice to testify in public or private.
‘WHY WAS SHE FIRST?’
“Thank god she has been released, but...,” Bartiromo said before launching into a bizarro tangent suggesting Edan’s release was an example of Biden corruption.
BACK FROM THE DEAD
Paste Magazine has acquired the snarky feminist website.
‘WHAT THE HELL, KEVIN?’
Cheney writes in her new book that a “craven” McCarthy repeatedly gave B.S. reasons for embracing Trump so soon after the insurrection.
‘A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS’
Musk told Israel’s president “we need... to stop the hate,” but the X owner is back in the U.S. and now promoting another dangerous conspiracy theory.
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GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY
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