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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex-White House Aide Reveals Why Trump's 'Panicking Right Now'
A former White House insider said President Donald Trump's lengthy rant on Truth Social urging supporters to forget all about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein says a lot about his state of mind at the moment. 'He has to be panicking right now,' Sarah Matthews, who served as a press aide during the first Trump administration, said on MSNBC on Sunday. Trump's message on Truth Social was a sign of that panic as the president fired back at supporters who are angry after the Justice Department said last week that a long-rumored list of Epstein clients doesn't exist. Trump complained that Epstein is 'a guy who never dies' and urged supporters to move on and focus on what he has accomplished instead. 'Let's keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about,' Trump wrote. But Matthews doesn't think that post will help. 'The thing is, is that he campaigned on this,' she said. 'He said that he was going to release the list and now his supporters are asking him to follow up and follow through.' Trump, Vice President JD Vance and many within Trump's orbit made the release of the list a central talking point. Earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the list was on her desk for review as part of a 'directive by President Trump.' But now, Bondi said there is no list ― and even many hardcore MAGA supporters don't believe it. Former Trump ally Elon Musk said last month the reason Trump won't release the Epstein files is because Trump himself is in them. With the story not going away, Matthews said Trump will likely turn to his favorite tactic: distraction. 'If I had to make a prediction, I think that he is going to try to shift the news cycle this week by either saying something very controversial or doing something controversial,' she said. 'Because he does not want us to be talking about Jeffrey Epstein.' See the full MSNBC conversation below:
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex-White House Aide Reveals Why Trump's 'Panicking Right Now'
A former White House insider said President Donald Trump's lengthy rant on Truth Social urging supporters to forget all about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein says a lot about his state of mind at the moment. 'He has to be panicking right now,' Sarah Matthews, who served as a press aide during the first Trump administration, said on MSNBC on Sunday. Trump's message on Truth Social was a sign of that panic as the president fired back at supporters who are angry after the Justice Department said last week that a long-rumored list of Epstein clients doesn't exist. Trump complained that Epstein is 'a guy who never dies' and urged supporters to move on and focus on what he has accomplished instead. 'Let's keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about,' Trump wrote. But Matthews doesn't think that post will help. 'The thing is, is that he campaigned on this,' she said. 'He said that he was going to release the list and now his supporters are asking him to follow up and follow through.' Trump, Vice President JD Vance and many within Trump's orbit made the release of the list a central talking point. Earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the list was on her desk for review as part of a 'directive by President Trump.' But now, Bondi said there is no list ― and even many hardcore MAGA supporters don't believe it. Former Trump ally Elon Musk said last month the reason Trump won't release the Epstein files is because Trump himself is in them. With the story not going away, Matthews said Trump will likely turn to his favorite tactic: distraction. 'If I had to make a prediction, I think that he is going to try to shift the news cycle this week by either saying something very controversial or doing something controversial,' she said. 'Because he does not want us to be talking about Jeffrey Epstein.' See the full MSNBC conversation below:
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump 'frustrated' over the Epstein case, makes long social media post to MAGA followers
President Trump made a detailed social media plea to his MAGA base about the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Trump reminded supporters of a litany of past grievances and conspiracy theories he has promoted over the years, but asked them to leave Jeffrey Epstein in the past. Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary, and Denver Riggleman, former Republican congressman from Virginia, spoke with Alex Witt about how the president is handling the MAGA out
Newsweek
16-05-2025
- Science
- Newsweek
'Bird Wing' Solar Eruption Headed Toward Earth
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. A massive solar filament over 600,000 miles long erupted from the sun's northern hemisphere earlier this week, in a dramatic event dubbed a 'bird wing' eruption by scientists. Why It Matters This filament, more than twice the distance between Earth and the moon, was captured by satellites peeling away from the sun in "wings" 75 times larger than Earth. Specialists indicated that any impact would likely increase auroral activity and could trigger a minor geomagnetic storm. An image of a solar prominence, also know as a solar filament. An image of a solar prominence, also know as a solar To Know The eruption occurred late on Monday into Tuesday, according to Most solar material was headed away from Earth, but scientists expressed concerns about a glancing blow, according to the Daily Mail. If this happens, the most likely results would be enhanced auroral displays, particularly at high latitudes and a minor geomagnetic disturbance. According to NASA, a solar filament is a vast, luminous structure that projects outward from the Sun's surface. These features are rooted in the photosphere and stretch outward into the Sun's hot outer atmosphere, known as the corona. Prominences typically take about a day to form, and those that remain stable can endure in the corona for several months, arching hundreds of thousands of miles into space. Jake Foster, astronomer at the U.K.'s Royal Observatory Greenwich, told the Mail that eruptions of this type can cause geomagnetic storms, potentially blocking out radio communications and disrupting satellite navigation in some areas. Sarah Matthews, a professor of solar physics with the University College London's Mullard Space Science Lab told Newsweek that some effects from the eruption would be possible on Friday. Matthews said that while most of the event was directed northward, the lower flank did make its way into the Earth-Sun line. "Based on the current forecasts, it looks like at most a minor geomagnetic storm, with an increased chance of high latitude aurora, but probably not making it mid latitudes." The Earth-facing side of our Sun has been taking a bit of a nap recently, but finally did something noteworthy! Check out this gorgeous "bird wing" filament eruption today. Thus far, it looks like it will mostly miss us, but we could get the wake of the structure passing by Earth… — Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov) May 13, 2025 What People Are Saying Krista Hammond, a space weather expert at the U.K.'s Met Office told Newsweek: "On Tuesday we observed an eruption of plasma from the Sun which a very common event at this point in the solar cycle. Because of where this left the Sun, the vast majority of the material will miss Earth. This means that even if we do receive a glancing blow from the eruption, it will be weak—a minor geomagnetic storm at most—which will not have any significant impacts." Space weather physicist Tamitha Skov said on X, formerly Twitter, Tuesday: "The Earth-facing side of our Sun has been taking a bit of a nap recently, but finally did something noteworthy! Check out this gorgeous "bird wing" filament eruption today. Thus far, it looks like it will mostly miss us, but we could get the wake of the structure passing by Earth sometime May 16." What Happens Next "We've seen some more activity from a sunspot region that recently rotated on to the front side of the disk, but because that's not yet well connected to us it's not causing too much in the way of disturbance at the moment," Matthews said. "That may change in the coming days as it rotates further towards the West limb of the sun though."
