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The Hill
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Carville: ‘Big, beautiful bill' should be Democrats' ‘rallying cry,' Epstein a ‘distraction
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday that President Trump's recently signed 'big beautiful bill' should be a rallying cry for Democrats while calling the controversy over disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein just a 'distraction.' 'I think the Democrats have just this wonderful opportunity [with] the 'big, beautiful bill.' People detest this. And the more that they find out about it, the more they detest it,' Carville said Monday night on CNN's 'AC360' alongside former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. 'So, we have a rallying cry here, and it's going to be up to the whole party to pick up the baton and run with this thing, but then they're stuck with this vote and they want people to forget about it.' 'Rahm's right. The Epstein thing is a distraction, but at the end of the day, I think people are going to vote on this. And express their utter anger and disgust at this bill,' he told host Anderson Cooper. 'This thing is the most unpopular piece of legislation that has ever passed the United States Congress in the history of polling. That's how unpopular it is.' Carville, who was critical of the GOP's massive spending and tax bill as it was moving through Congress, previously argued that the measure's passage would be seen as a 'mass extinction event' and would help the Democrats take the House in the 2026 midterms. 'And I like with the unified party — every Democrat voted against this. Every Democrat, regardless of the ideology, their ethnicity … we can all rally around this, and we can run on this single issue all the way to 2026,' Carville said earlier this month, while supporting estimates that Democrats could pick up 40 or more seats in the lower chamber. The 'big, beautiful bill,' signed by Trump on July 4, is full of his domestic priorities, including money allocated for hiring more border patrol agents and finishing the border wall. The law also extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts and features sweeping cuts to Medicaid and some food assistance programs. Carville's latest advice comes as House Democrats, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), said in recent days that the Trump administration should release all of the documents related to the Epstein case. Some Democrats have also moved to introduce resolutions that would force the administration to do so. 'The American people deserve to know the truth,' Jeffries told reporters on Monday. 'What, if anything, is the Trump administration and the Department of Justice hiding?' Many within the MAGA base have also aired frustration with the administration after the DOJ and FBI released a memo earlier this month concluding there is no evidence that Epstein had a 'client list' and confirming that he died by suicide in 2019. Attorney General Pam Bondi has in particular faced strong backlash from Trump supporters over her previous interviews where she pledged transparency around the case. She also said in February that the so-called 'client list' was sitting on her desk for review — remarks she walked back this month. Trump has defended the attorney general, writing on Saturday that Bondi is doing a 'FANTASTIC JOB' and urging the voter base 'not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.'
USA Today
24-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
'Allison Cooper': Trump calls CNN anchor Anderson Cooper 'Allison' in rant
President Donald Trump unleashed on CNN star anchor Anderson Cooper in a rant over news coverage of the conflict between Iran and Israel, and the recent U.S. involvement ordered by the president. Trump took to Truth Social on June 23 to call the "AC360" host "Allison Cooper," while slamming what he referred to as "fake news" organizations that "would say anything different in order to try and demean, as much as possible" in their stories about U.S. strikes of Iranian nuclear sites. In his post, Trump also slammed "Dumb Brian L. Roberts, Chairman of 'Con'cast, Jonny Karl of ABC Fake News, and always, the Losers of, again, Concast's NBC Fake News," in reference to Comcast chairman Roberts and ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl. "It never ends with the sleazebags in the Media, and that's why their Ratings are at an ALL TIME LOW — ZERO CREDIBILITY!" Trump claimed. In the run up to the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump previously referred to Cooper as "Allison" at a Michigan campaign rally, according to The New York Times and The Associated Press, and on Truth Social. Anderson Cooper expresses 'regret' for comparing Trump to 'obese turtle' Public Notice newsletter writer Aaron Rupar, a popular voice in liberal politics, decried Trump's comments as "homophobic" in an X post. Cooper is openly gay. A spokesperson for Cooper at CNN told USA TODAY that they have "no comment and nothing to add." Anderson Cooper evacuated live on-air while reporting in Israel Cooper has been a central part of CNN's Israel-Iran coverage. On Monday, Cooper was forced to evacuate while filming live June 23 in Tel Aviv after an alarm warned of an upcoming missile launch from Iran. Anderson Cooper evacuates Israeli hotel on camera after Iranian missile alarms In a video "Anderson Cooper 360°" shared on X, the journalist and in-person correspondents evacuated their filming location while broadcasting from a hotel balcony in Israel early Monday, June 23, local time. "So these are the alerts that go out on all of our phones when you're in Israel," Cooper said of the alert alongside colleague Clarissa Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent. "It's a 10-minute warning of incoming missiles or something incoming from Iran. So now the location we're in has a verbal alarm telling people to go down into bomb shelters." Anderson Cooper previously apologized for Donald Trump comment The drama between Trump and Cooper includes an incident from the president's first term, when the "All There Is" podcast host admitted that he was disappointed in himself for comparing Trump to an "obese turtle" during coverage of the 2020 presidential election. "I should say that I regret using those words because that's not the person I really want to be," Cooper said Nov. 7, 2020. Celebrities tell all about aging, marriage and Beyoncé in these 10 bingeable memoirs Cooper made the comment after Trump wrongly claimed victory in the 2020 race, Cooper raised eyebrows for his own controversial comments. "That is the most powerful person in the world. And we see him like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over," Cooper said live on-air on CNN on Nov. 5, 2020.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Watch: CNN's Anderson Cooper leaves Tel Aviv hotel studio amid missile alert
CNN's Anderson Cooper had to evacuate studio after a missile alert in Tel Aviv. In a tense and unprecedented moment during a live broadcast, veteran CNN anchor Anderson Cooper , along with correspondents Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond, were compelled to urgently evacuate their Tel Aviv hotel studio amid a missile alert triggered by an Iranian attack . They were discussing the escalating Israel‑Iran crisis around 3 a.m. local time when air‑raid sirens began sounding, accompanied by smartphone alerts warning of an impending missile strike. Ward informed viewers: 'I should just say that we're now hearing an alert.' Cooper explained, 'These are the alerts… It's a 10‑minute warning of incoming missiles or something incoming from Iran.' With less than ten minutes before impact, the team swiftly began moving guests and equipment into the hotel's bomb shelter. Cooper, visibly rattled, reassured viewers of their intention to continue broadcasting, 'even if we can, on the way down.' A brief technical glitch ensued as they descended, but the live feed resumed with distance shots and sirens blaring in the background. 'It is a luxury to have a 10‑minute warning,' Cooper remarked once in the shelter, highlighting Israel's early warning system. — AC360 (@AC360) This incident unfolded amid an intense military exchange between Iran and Israel. The alert followed reportedly more than 40 missiles launched from Iran in retaliation to recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear installations, with at least 23 people injured and extensive infrastructural damage reported in several Israeli cities Anderson Cooper was mocked by President Donald Trump Monday as he called him Allison Cooper when he called out fake news for not emphasizing how successful Operation Midnight Hammer was. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo "The sites that we hit in Iran were totally destroyed, and everyone knows it. Only the Fake News would say anything different in order to try and demean, as much as possible — And even they say they were 'pretty well destroyed!' Working especially hard on this falsehood is Allison Cooper of Fake News CNN, Dumb Brian L. Roberts, Chairman of 'Con'cast, Jonny Karl of ABC Fake News, and always, the Losers of, again, Concast's NBC Fake News. It never ends with the sleazebags in the Media, and that's why their Ratings are at an ALL TIME LOW — ZERO CREDIBILITY!" Trump posted on Truth Social.
Newsweek
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Anderson Cooper Forced To Take Shelter In Israel While Live On Air
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Anderson Cooper and other CNN journalists fled to a bomb shelter during a live broadcast from Israel after receiving a "10-minute warning of incoming missiles" from Iran overnight on Monday. The 58-year-old was anchoring his Anderson Cooper 360° show from an outdoor terrace in Tel Aviv with CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when their phones simultaneously chimed with an alert. "So, these are the alerts that go out on all of our phones when you're in Israel," Cooper said. "It's a 10-minute warning of incoming missiles or something, incoming from Iran. "So now the location we're in has a verbal alarm telling people to get down into bomb shelters. So, we've got a 10-minute window to get down into a bomb shelter. And we'll continue to try to broadcast from that bomb shelter, and even if we can on the way down." Ward asked Cooper if "we should finish this," first, apparently referring to the segment. Anderson appeared to laugh and said, "Er, we should probably go down!" CNN's Anderson Cooper, Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond evacuate after receiving a 10-minute warning of an incoming missile in Tel Aviv, Israel. — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) June 23, 2025 Anderson then spoke to a colleague named Chuck off-screen, asking about their ability to remain broadcasting, and he was subsequently handed a microphone to allow him to continue on air as the group headed to realtive safety. The camera followed the group through a hotel, which was broadcasting its own warning to its guests, as they walked through corridors and into an elevator before arriving at the shelter. This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bolton on Trump warning parade protesters will be ‘met with force': ‘That's mouth'
Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Trump's warning to deter protestors from showing up at the Army's 250th commemoration parade later this week is just talk. 'Look, I think that's mouth. I mean, this is performance art and he's trying to show how tough he is,' Bolton said Tuesday during an appearance on CNN's 'AC360.' 'It's a character defect,' he told host John Berman. 'There's no doubt about it. I don't think it's a serious threat.' His comments come after the president warned demonstrators earlier Tuesday not to attempt to disrupt the list of events slated for Saturday. 'If there's any protester [who] wants to come out, they will be met with very big force,' Trump said Tuesday from the Oval Office. 'For those people that want to protest, they will be met with very big force. And I haven't even heard about a protest.' Army grade weapons are expected to be displayed on the streets for public viewing while thousands of soldiers are planning to march across Washington. But Bolton said they wouldn't harm individuals who are peacefully gathered. 'The military service members marching in that parade are not going to take action against protesters unless somebody comes up and physically attacks them,' the former White House aide said. 'The whole thing is bluff.' The issue also comes as many remain outraged over the president's decision to deploy thousands of National Guard soldiers and hundreds of Marines to deter protests in Los Angeles. The demonstrations come in opposition to several raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State. 'Mobilizing ~700 Marines is a dangerous escalation that blurs the line between military and civilian law enforcement,' Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote in a Monday post on social platform X. 'They're trained for combat — not law enforcement. Deploying them on our streets only inflames tensions.' 'Today it's LA … tomorrow it could be anywhere,' he added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
