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18 hours ago
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Trump Mocked for Not Knowing When the Civil War Ended: 'The US President Couldn't Pass the Citizenship Test'
President Donald Trump was mocked online for seemingly not knowing when the Civil War ended, causing users to claim their own president "couldn't pass the citizenship test." The berating began after the White House held a press conference Friday following the Supreme Court's siding with the Trump administration, saying that there could be exceptions to birthright citizenship. "They used birthright citizenship, some of the worst people, some of the cartels, to get people into our country, just so you know," Trump told reporters. Trump: "If you look at the end of the Civil War -- the 1800s, it was a very turbulent time. If you take the end day -- was it 1869? Or whatever." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2025 "Again, I say if you look at the end of the Civil War — the 1800s, it was a very turbulent time. If you take the end day — was it 1869? Or whatever — but you take that exact date and that's when that case was filed," he continued. Although the president meant to use that statement to help his argument of ending birthright citizenship, dozens of users instead zoned in on the date Trump mentioned. The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865, meaning it was over years before Trump's guess. This prompted immediate jokes and mockery online, with many users accusing the president of not knowing "basic American history." "This isn't some trivial gaffe, it's a president of the United States mangling basic American history while trying to push a dangerous, unconstitutional agenda on birthright citizenship," one user commented . This isn't some trivial gaffe it's a president of the United States mangling basic American history while trying to push a dangerous, unconstitutional agenda on birthright citizenship. — 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕥🌴Siegien 🐦📷 (@margaretsiegien) June 27, 2025 "This moron has no clue about American history!" one user chided . Another wrote , "There's just no way he could pass a 5th grade history test." Others tied their jabs back into Trump's bid for undoing birthright citizenship, noting that those applying for citizenship have to know American history. The US President couldn't pass the citizenship test — Don Draper (@DonDraperMadMen) June 27, 2025 "The US President couldn't pass the citizenship test," one user declared . Another mocked , "Those are things that you need to know if you want to pass an immigration test [by the way]." Birthright citizenship was enshrined into the Constitution under the 14th Amendment in 1868, which some users noted was one year off of the year Trump named. However, the Supreme Court's recent ruling could mean that babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents or visitors could no longer be eligible for automatic citizenship. Originally published on Latin Times Donald trump Supreme court
Int'l Business Times
20 hours ago
- Health
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GOP Lawmaker Branded 'Hypocrite' After Declaring the Left 'Scared' Doctors Over Her Ectopic Pregnancy: 'You Voted for This'
A Republican lawmaker is being branded a "hypocrite" online after she accused the left of scaring doctors and healthcare providers after she had to plead for her ectopic pregnancy to be treated. Florida Rep. Kat Cammack revealed in a Wall Street Journal article earlier this week that she experienced an ectopic pregnancy in May 2024. However, due to Florida implementing bans against abortions after six weeks, medical providers were hesitant to give her the care that would save her life. However, despite abortion bans being largely pushed and passed by Republican legislators, Cammack blamed the left for her health scare, accusing them of "fearmongering" which she said left doctors "scared" to provide care. "These healthcare providers had been receiving pro-abortion lobby ads, to the tune of millions of dollars being spent on these ads that were threatening and scaring doctors away from helping women, saying that they could lose their license, they could go to jail," Cammack said in a Fox News interview Thursday. Cammack said she tried to explain how she could still receive care under the law, but the providers "felt like they couldn't do anything." "It dawned on me as I was sitting there with my husband: this is what women have been experiencing because of the fearmongering around women's healthcare. The left absolutely played a role in making sure that doctors and women were scared to seek out the help that they needed," she continued. After Cammack's interview was shared online, social media users responded with backlash. Several users accused her of not grasping the implications of a ban like Florida's and claimed that her experience was her "fault." "The left said keep government out of healthcare. You voted for this," one user commented. Another added, "It was the right who put into place all these abortion bans. Peak gaslighting." "The absolute worst kind of hypocrite. She nearly died because of her own stupid party and she's out there shilling for them like it was nothing," an X user chided. One user declared, "Sis this is you and your party's fault." "A bill written by the right, supported by the right, passed by the right, and signed by the right. Yet, she blames the people who fought AGAINST it! Looks like Kat just discovered that the bill she supported has consequences," another wrote. Originally published on Latin Times
Int'l Business Times
a day ago
- Politics
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Florida Republican Ridiculed for 'Islamophobic' Argument That New Yorkers Would Be Scared 'Living With a Muslim Mayor': 'Disgusting'
A Florida Republican is being ridiculed online for suggesting that New York residents would be scared "living with a Muslim mayor" following the results of the Democratic New York City mayoral primary. Angie Wong, a political commentator and Republican committee member from Miami, suggested that people were "concerned about their safety" if Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, were to win the mayoral race later this year. "I'm hearing from various people here in New York and they're concerned about their safety living here with a Muslim mayor," Wong said during a discussion on CNN Thursday night. Wong's declaration was quickly met with pushback from several of the other panelists. "The idea that because he is Muslim, he is a threat to Jewish New Yorkers — is that really what you're saying?" CNN anchor Abby Phillip asked. "No, it's because of his anti-Israel rhetoric he's been putting out," Wong insisted. "But what does that have to do with him being Muslim?" Phillip pushed. "You can go after his policies but what does that have to do with his faith?" "It's not about his faith, it's because he is perpetuating this anti-Israeli rhetoric and New Yorkers are hearing it and they're scared. That's what I'm hearing back from friends," Wong said. Despite Wong's insistence that the assertion was based on what she had heard from locals, her declaration was met with backlash online, with several users accusing her of being "Islamophobic." "If it doesn't matter he's Muslim why'd you bring up his religion you bigots??" one user questioned . Another wrote , "This is Islamophobic. She said the quiet part out loud." "Not all people who are Muslim engage in criminal behavior. Good grief," one user lamented . One added , "People are just flat out disgusting." Mamdani, who is Muslim and Indian, beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was favored to win, in the primary Tuesday. The Democratic socialist's success was met with heavy backlash from Republicans and MAGA supporters. The 33-year-old will go on to face off against Cuomo again in November, who reportedly plans to continue running as an independent, as well as current Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running as an independent, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and independent candidate Jim Walden. Originally published on Latin Times
Int'l Business Times
3 days ago
- Politics
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Hegseth Downplays His Department's 'Leaked' Assessment of US Strike on Iran: 'It Was Low Confidence'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth downplayed the Pentagon's assessment claiming that the U.S. strikes in Iran did not result in significant damage on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth downplayed the Pentagon's assessment of the U.S. strike on Iran over the weekend, after the report claiming that the strikes did not result in significant damage was "leaked" to CNN. Hegseth accompanied President Donald Trump to the NATO Summit Wednesday, where they were asked by reporters about the validity of the report. "The 30,000 pounds of explosives and capability of those munitions — it was devastation underneath Fordow. And the amount of munitions, six per location — any assessment that tells you it was something otherwise is speculating with other motives," Hegseth said. Details about the report created by the Defense Intelligence Agency, an agency of Hegseth's Pentagon, was revealed to CNN Tuesday. Multiple anonymous sources told the outlet that the sites struck by the U.S. on Saturday were damaged, but not "obliterated" as Trump had previously declared. As one source said, the report allegedly indicated that the strikes had only set Iran's nuclear capabilities back "months." "We know that because when you actually look at the report — by the way it was a top secret report — it was preliminary, it was low confidence. You make assessments based on what you know—," Hegseth said before Trump jumped in. "And it said it could be very devastating, very serious," the president said. "Moderate to severe, and we believe far more likely, severe and obliterated. So this is a political motive," Hegseth continued. The defense secretary announced the FBI would be assisting in a "leak investigation" to determine how the report was shared with the press. Various Trump administration officials condemned the report and its implications following its initial publication Tuesday night. 🚨FAKE NEWS CNN STRIKES AGAIN:This alleged "assessment" is flat-out wrong and was classified as "top secret" but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community. The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean… — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 24, 2025 "This alleged 'assessment' is flat-out wrong and was classified as 'top secret' but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X . Secretary of State Marco Rubio also pushed back against the report in an interview with Politico Wednesday morning, insisting that Iran suffered "significant, very significant, substantial damage" to multiple components of their work. Originally published on Latin Times © Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
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3 days ago
- Politics
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Republican Lawmaker Ridiculed After Declaring 'No One is More Deserving' of a Nobel Peace Prize Than Trump: 'What Peace?'
A Republican Representative is being mocked by social media users online after proclaiming that President Donald Trump is the most deserving nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Georgia Representative Buddy Carter appeared on Newsmax's Wake Up America program, where he shared his sentiments. "Thanks to his actions, he has brought peace here. He has brokered this peace deal, and I would submit to you that there's no one more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than Donald J. Trump," Carter began. "Here is someone who is achieving something that has been attempted by other people for years. I mean, let's face it, Barack Obama won a Peace Prize for giving speeches, and Donald Trump, he's delivered, he's actually taken action and brought about peace and he deserves it more so than anyone else I can think of," he continued. "I mean this should be a slam dunk. Think about what he's done, he's trying to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, he has achieved brokering peace in the Middle East, the Abraham accords, everything he's done. Everyone wants to say he's a warmonger, it's the opposite. He wants peace. He wants economies to thrive and he understands how important this is," he concluded. Social media users found Carter's rhetoric laughable, pointing out reasons why they believed the 47th President did not deserve the prestigious award. "For doing what? What peace? Where?" said one. "Does he think that it's a 'piece' prize, where blowing things to pieces (or allowing them) qualifies him for nomination?" joked another. "Key word, PEACE. Not seeing any," added a third. "You nominating trump for a Nobel peace prize IS the travesty. Really think Iran is giving up? What happened to him ending the Ukraine conflict in one day. Wasn't he also going to end the war in Gaza?" a fourth noted. "Dropping bombs = Nobel Peace Prize. Ok. Interesting," said another. Carter nominated the President for the award himself, revealing that he wrote a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee suggesting that Trump should receive the award for brokering the ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel earlier this week. Carter believed Trump deserved the award "in recognition of his extraordinary and historic role in brokering an end to the armed conflict between Israel and Iran." Originally published on Latin Times
