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Fox News
14 hours ago
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- Fox News
Obama aides brutally mock Hunter Biden 'playing the victim' in tirade against Democratic elite
Former Obama aides ripped Hunter Biden on Monday for his "sense of entitlement" after the former president's son lashed out at them and other Democratic "elites" in a new interview. Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett, hosts of "Pod Save America" and former staffers to former President Barack Obama, responded to Hunter's fiery tirade, in which he blamed Obama White House officials and other Democratic leaders for pushing his father, Joe Biden, out of the 2024 presidential race exactly one year ago. In the Monday interview with YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan, Hunter derided the "Pod Save America" team as "junior f---ing speechwriters" who "have been dining out on the relationship with him for years, making millions of dollars." The ex-Obama aides responded, brutally mocking Hunter Biden as a hypocrite who had no right to criticize. "You know, it must be just so hard for Hunter Biden to watch all these people dining out on somebody's name," Lovett said sarcastically. "Mostly it is three hours of Hunter playing the victim," Vietor said of the interview. "And he rages at us, and he rages at [David] Axelrod and [George] Clooney, but the problem was the voters, and they never addressed that. The voters thought Joe Biden was too old." "You were on the board of Burisma because of who your dad is," he said of Hunter. "And that is what people hate about Washington." In the three-hour interview, Hunter Biden also attacked actor George Clooney, Democratic strategist James Carville, CNN commentator David Axelrod and CNN host Jake Tapper, while praising his father for giving "52 years of his f---ing life" to his political career. The "Pod Save America" hosts were disgusted by the remarks, saying it showed the Biden family's "sense of entitlement." "It's just this sense of entitlement from Biden, from his family, from the inner circle that he was like owed the presidency, owed a second term. It's just very f---ing grating," Vietor responded. "You were a liability," Lovett added. "You should be ashamed of the ways in which you made your father's political life worse. And like the idea that we're going to listen to you now, like, give me a f---ing break. It's ridiculous." The podcast hosts have been critical of Biden's inner circle for encouraging him to run for re-election, arguing that poll after poll showed that Americans believed he was too old to run for a second term. Days after the election, Favreau called Biden's decision to run for a second term a "catastrophic mistake" brought on by the then-president and his staff's hubris. "Joe Biden's decision to run for president again was a catastrophic mistake. It just was. He and his inner circle, they refused to believe the polls, they refused to believe he was unpopular, they refused to acknowledge until very late that anyone could be upset about inflation," Favreau said.
Fox News
a day ago
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Ex-Obama 'Pod Save America' aides give sarcastic response to Hunter Biden tirade
"Pod Save America" co-hosts and former Obama aides Tommy Vietor and Jon Favreau fired back at former President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden after he called them out in a new interview on Monday. While speaking with YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan, Hunter Biden went on a scorched-earth tirade against Democratic figures for turning against his father on the one-year anniversary of him dropping out of the 2024 election. The "Pod Save America" team was among those he derided as "junior f---ing speechwriters." "The 'Pod Save America' guys were junior f---ing speechwriters on Barack Obama's Senate staff who have been dining out on the relationship with him for years, making millions of dollars," Hunter Biden said. Later on, Vietor and Favreau gave sarcastic responses from their respective X accounts. "There goes my bid on that painting," Favreau wrote. Vietor joked, "It's good to see that Hunter has taken some time to process the election, look inward, and hold himself accountable for how his family's insular, dare I say arrogant at times, approach to politics led to this catastrophic outcome we're all now living with." Hunter Biden also attacked actor George Clooney, Democratic strategist James Carville, CNN commentator David Axelrod and CNN host Jake Tapper, while praising his father for giving "52 years of his f---ing life" to his political career. The "Pod Save America" podcast has been critical of the former president since the aftermath of the 2024 election. Just days after the election, Favreau called Biden's original decision to run for a second term a "catastrophic mistake" brought on by the then-president and his staff's hubris. "Joe Biden's decision to run for president again was a catastrophic mistake. It just was. He and his inner circle, they refused to believe the polls, they refused to believe he was unpopular, they refused to acknowledge until very late that anyone could be upset about inflation," Favreau said.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Alligator lives matter': Trump pal Laura Loomer slammed for saying Florida ‘Alcatraz' beasts will get ‘65 million meals'
Far-right activist Laura Loomer has come under sharp condemnation after saying the wild animals surrounding President Donald Trump's new immigration detention center, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' will have 'at least 65 million meals.' 'Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now,' Loomer wrote Monday on X. Former Barack Obama aide and Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor led the charges against Loomer following the racist commentary, calling her a 'lunatic' and questioning if the 65 million figure is referring to the Latino population in the country. 'What this lunatic and close advisor to President Trump is saying is that every Latino currently living in the United States should go to prison and die,' Vietor wrote on X. 'She's calling for a Latino holocaust,' one person responded. Another included a screenshot of the U.S. Census website, which notes the Hispanic population of the country is 65.2 million and wrote, 'This is explicitly a call for genocide.' 'It only took 294 days to get from 'immigrants are eating animals' to 'we will feed immigrants to animals,'' another added, making reference to the false pet-eating claims heard during the presidential campaign. Another user chimed in, 'There aren't 65 million immigrants in this country. But there are 65 million Latinos. This was never about immigrants. This is about white nationalism.' In addition to calling out Loomer, a longtime Trump supporter who has recently made headlines for supporting his decision to bomb Iran, some Internet users compared her to the Nazi supreme leader. 'Amazing how Laura Loomer has managed to make her entire personality being a Jewish female Hitler,' one person wrote. Other commentators poked fun of Loomer's looks. One person shared a photo of the MAGA diehard and wrote, 'I'm not an expert on the dietary requirements of alligators but I think it's likely that given the choice between a malnourished immigrant or a robust and succulent Laura Loomer, the alligator would choose Loomer, 10 out of 10 times.' The Independent has reached out to Loomer through her news site, 'Loomered' for comment. Trump's new immigration detention centre in the Florida Everglades - which has been dubbed the 'Alligator Alcatraz' comes as his administration is working to quickly expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. The new center sits about 50 miles west of Miami in an area teeming with pythons and alligators. It comes as crackdowns on the U.S.-Mexico border only intensify under Trump's harsh anti-immigration policies. Trump has also made some controversial statements about the new facility, at one point joking that they would 'teach' the immigrants held there 'how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison.' When questioned by Fox News' Peter Doocy if the detention center's location was meant to let snakes or alligators eat escapees, Trump simply responded, 'I guess that's the concept' before adding, 'This is not a nice business.' Authorities originally suggested the center could house up to 5,000 detainees upon completion, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said it would hold about 3,000, with some starting to arrive this week. The facility was built in eight days and features more than 200 security cameras, 28,000-plus feet of barbed wire and 400 security personnel.
The Independent
03-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
‘Alligator lives matter': Trump pal Laura Loomer slammed for saying Florida ‘Alcatraz' beasts will get ‘65 million meals'
Far-right activist Laura Loomer has come under sharp condemnation after saying the wild animals surrounding President Donald Trump's new immigration detention center, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' will have 'at least 65 million meals.' 'Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now,' Loomer wrote Monday on X. Former Barack Obama aide and Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor led the charges against Loomer following the racist commentary, calling her a 'lunatic' and questioning if the 65 million figure is referring to the Latino population in the country. 'What this lunatic and close advisor to President Trump is saying is that every Latino currently living in the United States should go to prison and die,' Vietor wrote on X. 'She's calling for a Latino holocaust,' one person responded. Another included a screenshot of the U.S. Census website, which notes the Hispanic population of the country is 65.2 million and wrote, 'This is explicitly a call for genocide.' 'It only took 294 days to get from 'immigrants are eating animals' to 'we will feed immigrants to animals,'' another added, making reference to the false pet-eating claims heard during the presidential campaign. Another user chimed in, 'There aren't 65 million immigrants in this country. But there are 65 million Latinos. This was never about immigrants. This is about white nationalism.' In addition to calling out Loomer, a longtime Trump supporter who has recently made headlines for supporting his decision to bomb Iran, some Internet users compared her to the Nazi supreme leader. 'Amazing how Laura Loomer has managed to make her entire personality being a Jewish female Hitler,' one person wrote. Other commentators poked fun of Loomer's looks. One person shared a photo of the MAGA diehard and wrote, 'I'm not an expert on the dietary requirements of alligators but I think it's likely that given the choice between a malnourished immigrant or a robust and succulent Laura Loomer, the alligator would choose Loomer, 10 out of 10 times.' The Independent has reached out to Loomer through her news site, 'Loomered' for comment. Trump's new immigration detention centre in the Florida Everglades - which has been dubbed the 'Alligator Alcatraz' comes as his administration is working to quickly expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. The new center sits about 50 miles west of Miami in an area teeming with pythons and alligators. It comes as crackdowns on the U.S.-Mexico border only intensify under Trump's harsh anti-immigration policies. Trump has also made some controversial statements about the new facility, at one point joking that they would 'teach' the immigrants held there 'how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison.' When questioned by Fox News' Peter Doocy if the detention center's location was meant to let snakes or alligators eat escapees, Trump simply responded, 'I guess that's the concept' before adding, 'This is not a nice business.' Authorities originally suggested the center could house up to 5,000 detainees upon completion, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said it would hold about 3,000, with some starting to arrive this week. The facility was built in eight days and features more than 200 security cameras, 28,000-plus feet of barbed wire and 400 security personnel.
Fox News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Former Obama aide admits attacks against Hur report 'weren't totally fair' after released audio
Former Obama spokesperson and political commentator Tommy Vietor wrote Saturday that critics of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on former President Joe Biden "weren't totally fair." Vietor shared revelations on social media about a new book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," and called Hur's report the most interesting context for the book. Though he originally considered Hur's comments about Biden being an "elderly man with a poor memory" to be "Jim Comey-style inappropriate editorializing about a non-charging decision," Vietor said the book changed his mind. "[T]he book made me realize how important that context was for Hur in explaining his decision NOT to charge Biden, and I now feel that many of the attacks on Hur, including by me, weren't totally fair," Vietor wrote. He added that he still believed the situation around Biden's memory was "complicated" but that "clearly Biden was experiencing cognitive decline." "The just-released audio clearly shows a guy who should not be running for reelection. It also shows a man who is exhausted because the October 7th attacks had just happened. And the broader context is a very scary and politically devastating law enforcement interview. It's just messy and terrible all around," Vietor wrote. Vietor was originally one of many Democratic critics of the Hur report after it was released last year, going as far as to call Hur's claim that Biden couldn't remember when his son died an "outrageous lie" and "cruel." "Hur's claim that Biden couldn't remember the day his son died was an outrageous lie. It's also cruel & irrelevant. Anyone who has experienced loss like that can remember images, smells, bit of conversations. The pain is burned into you. Dates blend together bc they're irrelevant," Vietor wrote. Vietor revealed last month on "Pod Save America" that he had read an early copy of the book and described the details at the time as "enraging." Since then, he has said he had no interest in hearing from Biden anymore. Released audio from Biden's interview with Hur was reported by Axios on Saturday. The audio showed the president struggling with key memories, including when his son Beau died, when he left the vice presidency and why he had classified documents he shouldn't have had. When asked by Hur about where he kept papers he was actively working on around 2017 and 2018, Biden said that Beau Biden was either "deployed or is dying" at that time. Beau died in 2015. At one point, Biden said to himself "When did Beau die?" and a lawyer answered that it was 2015.
