Fox News Hosts Furious With Biden’s Glitzy Fundraiser While Ignoring Slain NYPD Officer

The co-hosts of Fox News’ Outnumbered were incensed that President Joe Biden was hosting a fancy fundraiser in New York City Thursday while Donald Trump was planning to attend the Long Island wake for fallen police officer Jonathan Diller.

Diller, 31, was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday. Police have arrested and charged Guy Rivera, who has numerous previous arrests.

Kayleigh McEnany played video of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the podium sympathizing with Diller’s family and calling on Congress to act on gun control.

“I think a conversation about being tough on crime and recidivism is more applicable in this situation,” McEnany said of the gun control debate.

“In NYPD, we hear story after story of officers trying to find work on other smaller police forces so they don’t interface with criminals like this on a daily basis,” Kennedy said, continuing:

Because, not only is it more dangerous, and they don’t have the kind of support that they need in a big city like New York. And that’s why you’re seeing this outpouring. That’s why there were a thousand people at this vigil, and just watch for how well attended these wakes are going to be, and for that fallen officer’s funeral.

And, what I think the former president should do, is, he should get empowered at that wake, and he should go over to Radio City and find Joe Biden — I’m sure their Secret Service details talk to one another — and he should  debate him right then and there, because the coward who’s in the Oval Office right now doesn’t want to have an honest conversation about what is really going on in places like New York City, that he just wants to milk for campaign cash.

“Amen!” Harris Faulkner agreed.

McEnany mentioned that Joe Biden, flanked by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, expects to raise $25 million at the fundraiser.

“What a beautiful display it would be if they took a portion of that — you have historic fundraising tonight — gave it to Tunnel to Towers, who’s paying for this fallen officer’s family’s mortgage. Give it to some charitable organization to support officers,” McEnany said.

Watch the clip above via Fox News.

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Lee Greenwood Dismisses Backlash to Trump Hawking His Bible: ‘I Don’t Even Believe People on the Left Hate Religion’

Lee Greenwood dismissed backlash to Donald Trump promoting his God Bless the U.S.A. Bible as just from the “Trump haters.”

The God Bless the U.S.A. musician joined Newsmax’s Bianca de la Garza on Thursday to discuss the Trump-endorsed Bible, which immediately received backlash after Trump posted a three-minute video pitching the $60 Bible to his followers on Truth Social.

“We’ve lost religion in our country. All Americans need a Bible in their home and I have many, it’s my favorite book, it’s a lot of people’s favorite book. This Bible is a reminder that the biggest thing we have to bring back America and to make America great again is our religion,” Trump said in the video.

Asked where the backlash comes from, Greenwood dismissed criticism, noting this specific Bible has been in circulation for years now.

“Oh, I think it’s just from the Trump haters. I don’t even believe people on the left hate religion. It’s just the Trump haters is all,” Greenwood said. “And we’ve been promoting this Bible for over three years so because the president has also asked the nation to pray and use that particular Bible — I mean, he could have used any Bible at all but because it has the documents of our Founding Fathers, I think that makes it unique.”

Greenwood showed off his copy of the God Bless the U.S.A. Bible signed by Trump, who regularly plays Greenwood’s signature tune at rallies. The musician declared he’s “proud” of the president for endorsing his bible.

“I’m so proud of the president for stepping forward and saying that he believes in God, he’s a Christian, and this nation still should be praying for our country,” Greenwood said.

Watch above via Newsmax .

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BREAKING: Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison after bilking $8 billion from crypto investors.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the government’s request of 50 years for the 32-year old Bankman-Fried.

SBF was found guilty on seven fraud and conspiracy counts after FTX collapsed in 2022.

Prosecutors called the case “one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.”

Inner City Press live tweeted the sentencing.

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‘His Forefathers Are Rolling Over In Their Graves!’ Joy Behar Torches RFK Jr., Calls Him a ‘Clown’ Who Could ‘Hand’ Election to Trump

Joy Behar went after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Thursday morning panel discussion on The View for possibly handing the election to former President Donald Trump.

The conversation started with the co-hosts discussing the death of Joe Lieberman, the founding chair of No Labels, a political organization known for promoting third-party candidates.

Whoopi Goldberg and Sara Haines argued that RFK Jr.’s third-party candidacy will likely not take votes away from President Joe Biden, while Alyssa Farah Griffin added that he should be “taken seriously” due to his organization and funding.

Behar then accused RFK Jr. of trying to “destroy the election” and hand it to Trump, claiming that his forefathers would be ashamed of him.

“Somebody has to ask him, why are you doing this? Why do you want to destroy the election and hand it to Trump if possible,” Behar noted. “I mean, he’s a Kennedy. His forefathers are rolling over in their graves with this. His own family is telling him to get out.”

She added, “We already have one clown in the race. Do we need two of them?”

Watch the clip above via ABC’s The View.

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76ers’ Kelly Oubre Goes OFF on Refs After Controversial Calls at End of Game: ‘You’re a B*tch! You’re a B*tch! You’re a B*tch!’

Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre hurled a series of insults at referees after some questionable calls led to his team’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers went to Philadelphia for the teams’ second matchup in four days. Late in the fourth quarter, the 76ers trailed the Clippers 108-107. The Sixers won a jump ball at half court with just five seconds left and quickly tried to get a shot up. Oubre attacked the basketball but missed what would have been the game-winning layup due to the defense of Clippers forward Paul George. After the miss, Oubre sat on the ground and appeared upset that he wasn’t given a foul for the final play.

Before that play, Oubre was already upset when the refs overturned an out-of-bounds call and gave the Clippers possession instead of the Sixers.

When the final buzzer sounded and the Sixers lost, Oubre let the refs have it. The 28-year-old calmly walked over to all three of them and pointed at each one say, “You’re a bitch. You’re a bitch. You’re a bitch.”

After that flurry of insults, Oubre continues and appears to say, “Your mom’s a bitch. Your dad’s a bitch. Your grandma’s a bitch.” Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey then stepped in and pulled him away.

Referees determined during a post-game video review that George should have been called for a foul on the final play.

Still, Oubre later apologized for the outburst.

Watch above via ESPN

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Biden Campaign Taunts Trump’s Over Cash Advantage Ahead Of ‘Record-Breaking’ Obama-Clinton-Biden Fundraiser

Biden Campaign Taunts Trump's Over Cash Advantage Ahead Of 'Record-Breaking' Obama-Clinton-Biden Fundraiser

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President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign announced a record-breaking single-day haul from a massive fundraiser being held Thursday night and taunted former President Donald Trump over his fundraising troubles in a new memo.

News outlets have consistently reported on the massive fundraising disparity , and President Biden and his campaign have become more aggressive about mocking “Broke Don” over the issue.

On Thursday, the Biden-Harris campaign announced its expected take from a fundraiser headlined by Biden, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and attended by a host of other notables.

The memo concludes with some knife-twisting over the difference between Thursday night’s event and Trump/RNC fundraising milestones:

Trump is “scrambling” to raise cash as he lags behind President Biden in fundraising. Instead of closing the gap to fund his campaign, he is fundraising to pay his legal bills and relying on donors to finance his bond.

In contrast to Trump’s cash-strapped campaign, tonight alone Team Biden-Harris will raise:

This one night builds on the trend of Team Biden-Harris absolutely lapping the Trump campaign in fundraising. The Trump campaign raised $20 million in February, comically less than half the $53 million Team Biden-Harris raised in February. Today, the Trump campaign has less than $42 million cash on hand, which is less than one-third of the $155 million cash on hand that Team Biden-Harris has.

Read the full campaign memo below:

Team Biden-Harris Concludes March With Most Successful Political Fundraiser in American History

“An Evening with President Biden and Presidents Obama and Clinton” Raises Historic $25 Million

Today, President Biden will join Presidents Clinton and Obama for “An Evening with President Biden and Presidents Obama and Clinton” at Radio City Music Hall for what will be the most successful political fundraiser in American history. More than 5,000 supporters – a sold-out crowd – will be in attendance at tonight’s fundraiser, and thousands more will be watching online.

In total, tonight’s event will raise over $25 million.

The evening will begin with a virtual pre-program for grassroots supporters hosted by Biden-Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez and featuring a conversation with the three presidents. The in-person program will feature a star-studded program hosted by Mindy Kaling and featuring musical guests Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, and Lea Michele. The evening will be kicked off by First Lady Jill Biden, and culminate with the main event of an armchair conversation with the three presidents, moderated by none other than Late Night’s Stephen Colbert.

“This historic raise is a show of strong enthusiasm for President Biden and Vice President Harris and a testament to the unprecedented fundraising machine we’ve built,” said Biden-Harris 2024 campaign co-chair Jeffrey Katzenberg. “Unlike our opponent, every dollar we’re raising is going to reach the voters who will decide this election — communicating the President’s historic record, his vision for the future and laying plain the stakes of this election. The numbers don’t lie: today’s event is a massive show of force and a true reflection of the momentum to reelect the Biden-Harris ticket.”

“An Evening with President Biden and Presidents Obama and Clinton” is just the latest example of Team Biden-Harris’ strong fundraising powering our campaign, including our record-breaking grassroots program:

In the 24 hours following President Biden’s State of the Union address, Team Biden-Harris raised $10 million – the largest 24-hour haul of the campaign so far.

The day after Super Tuesday, we raised $1.5 million online alone – one of our top-performing days since launch.

During the State of the Union, Team Biden-Harris broke one-hour online fundraising records three hours in a row.

February was Team Biden-Harris’ best grassroots fundraising month since launch – and fourth consecutive record-breaking month.

Meanwhile, ​​Trump is “scrambling” to raise cash as he lags behind President Biden in fundraising. Instead of closing the gap to fund his campaign, he is fundraising to pay his legal bills and relying on donors to finance his bond.

In contrast to Trump’s cash-strapped campaign, tonight alone Team Biden-Harris will raise:

$5 million more than the Trump campaign raised in all of February.

Nearly double what the Trump campaign raised in all of January.

More than what the Trump campaign raised in December and January combined.

More than double what the RNC has cash on hand – and more than the RNC has raised all year.

Nearly 60% of what the Trump campaign has cash on hand.

This one night builds on the trend of Team Biden-Harris absolutely lapping the Trump campaign in fundraising. The Trump campaign raised $20 million in February, comically less than half the $53 million Team Biden-Harris raised in February. Today, the Trump campaign has less than $42 million cash on hand, which is less than one-third of the $155 million cash on hand that Team Biden-Harris has.

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Kevin O’Leary Tells Fox He Expects His FTX Money Back as SBF Sentencing Looms: The ‘Promise of Crypto Remains’

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary declared the “promise of crypto” remains on Thursday just ahead of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was found guilty last year of stealing billions from customers.

Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer brought on one of Bankman-Fried’s victims in O’Leary who previously had an account with FTX . The entrepreneur said he actually expects his loss to be made whole. Bankman-Fried is facing potentially decades behind bars for his fraud.

O’Leary said:

Yes, it is a remarkable situation. The way you can see the value of these claims, and anybody that had an account probably filed a claim, basically all the accounts were swept clean and there was nothing in it, but we had records of what was held there prior to the collapse of FTX. So Each month over the last year the hedge fund markets that fund these claims, in other words I could sell my claim for 80 cents, 82 cents, 88 cents, 90 cents, etc. as we’re get closer, but because Bitcoin … had such dramatic rises in value, many of these claims will be made close to whole or, if not, better than whole, which  it is extraordinary. Remember, we were looking for $7 billion. It Looks like it has been found. There is precedence to this. Many of the claimants in the Madoff case were made close to whole and it looks like it that’s going to happen here.

Hemmer asked how so many influential people could be ripped off by Bankman-Fried.

“Remember his parents who you showed going into court were compliance lawyers at Stanford. He was an American citizen running an American exchange at the time in 2021 when crypto had so much promise,” O’Leary said.

He insisted Bankman-Fried is part of a group of “crypto cowboys” being moved out of the crypto market in favor of a “a new generation that are compliant.”

“These pioneers sacrificed their lives and they’re gone. They did what they did,” O’Leary said. “It was unnecessary to do that stuff, but the promise of crypto remains by the fact that, as we speak, we’ve got a $70,000 Bitcoin.”

Watch above via Fox News.

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Liz Cheney Draws Big Crowd in Iowa, Argues Trump’s J6 Trial Must Happen Before The Election: ‘He Knows How Damaging That Will Be’

Liz Cheney

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) spoke at Iowa’s Drake University on Wednesday night and railed against former President Donald Trump’s “delay tactics” in trying to push his federal January 6th and election interference trial to until after the 2024 presidential election.

“Every time Donald Trump says that the select committee, you know, somehow suppressed evidence, or that there are secret or hidden evidence, people should know that Donald Trump has all of that evidence,” Cheney said, referring to a recent conspiracy theory making the rounds on the hard right.

“He has all of the transcripts from the select committee. If you go back to October of last year, the special counsel explained that they had produced everything, including transcripts, that the select committee had to return to the White House and the Secret Service,” she continued, adding:

Donald Trump has had all of that since August of 2023, and he’s had it. He also has all of the testimony that the special counsel, has has, all the testimony from the grand jury. And so Donald Trump knows what the most senior members of his administration, his vice president, his attorney general, his acting attorney general, his acting secretary of defense. He knows what all of those people said to the grand jury, and he knows how damaging that will be to him.

And so, you know, when he now is pushing this idea that a president should have complete immunity, against any criminal prosecution for anything he does in office, and he’s pushed this appeal to the Supreme Court. I think it’s very important that the Supreme Court recognize that what he’s doing is a delaying tactic, and that that the American people, it cannot be the case that a president of the United States can attempt to overturn an election and seize power. And that our justice system is incapable of holding a trial, of holding him to account before the next election. That cannot be the case. And the Supreme Court.

After a long applause from the packed event space, she concluded, “You know, I, I trust that they will deal in a responsible and expeditious fashion with this appeal and but recognize that taking action that will result in further delay in preventing the American people from seeing that evidence in open court is itself suppression of the evidence that the American people have a right to see that evidence. And the court ought to recognize that.”

During Cheney’s near two-hour appearance, she also warned that the U.S. cannot “survive” another Trump presidency.

“We know (Trump) tried once not to leave office, and he will have no incentive to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power and to leave office should he be selected again,” Cheney argued, adding:

As frustrated as I know people get sometimes with policy disagreements you might have — and I certainly have policy disagreements with the Biden administration — I know the nation can survive bad policy. We can’t survive a president who is willing to torch the Constitution.

Cheney, once the chair of the House Republican Conference, spoke as part of Drake’s Bucksbaum Lecture series and the event was moderated by Lee Ann Colacioppo – the executive editor of the Denver Post.

Watch the clip above and the full event here .

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CNN’s Elie Honig Says Trump Faces ‘Uphill Battle’ in Latest Attempt to Get GA Election Case Thrown Out

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said that former President Donald Trump faced an “uphill battle” in trying to get the 2020 election case against him in Georgia thrown out on First Amendment grounds Thursday.

After listening to lawyers for Fulton County and Trump make their arguments before Judge Scott McAfee, Honig summed up their arguments and offered his opinion on whether Trump had much chance of success.

“The core argument that we just heard from Donald Trump’s lawyers is that everything he’s being prosecuted for here is protected First Amendment political speech. And you heard the lawyer argue that even if the speech is false, even if it’s unpopular, it’s still protected,” began Honig. “Now, the response from the prosecutors from the DAs here is that, no, he crossed the line to where his speech became part of the charged criminal acts. Now, there’s a sort of separate dispute here about whether the court has to accept the indictments, the allegations, as they are in the indictment. Donald Trump’s team says, why do we just have to take it as a given that this was illegal because that’s what it says in the indictment. Don’t we get to contest that?”

He continued:

That led to sort of the last point that we heard there, which is the question of when does this First Amendment issue get decided? And you heard the judge sort of say, well, why don’t we, isn’t the way we decide this is we put it in front of the jury and we let the jury decide at trial? Donald Trump’s lawyer objected to that. He said, no, we’d like you to throw it out now. Why go through with the whole exercise of a trial if this indictment ultimately is going to be no good? Really important, one other thing to note, Laura, this same argument was made by Donald Trump in his federal case in Washington, D.C. relating to election subversion and the federal judge there — you heard reference to this, Judge Chutkan — she rejected that First Amendment argument. She said, no, I find this is not protected speech, it crossed the line into criminality, and we’ll leave it for the jury. So, Trump’s team is fighting an uphill battle here legally, but the judge is willing to hear them out.

Watch above via CNN.

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Daily Show Finds RFK Jr. Voters Disappointed VP Pick Wasn’t for Aaron Rodgers, Tony Robbins, or Oprah: ‘Depressing!’

The Daily Show’s Michael Kosta made his way to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice presidential candidate announcement in Oakland, California and found voters mostly disappointed in the pick of Nicole Shanahan.

Before the announcement, Kosta spoke with voters who were excited by names like quarterback Aaron Rodgers and life coach Tony Robbins.

“Aaron Rodgers just because he’s also anti-mandatory vaccine,” one voter said about their choice for a vice president pick.

Another called Rodgers “amazing.”

“I really like how Aaron Rodgers stood up and spoke out against the Covid tyranny,” one voter said.

“Aaron Rodgers is the only guy with experience, the Joe Rogan Experience,” Kosta joked, referring to Rogers appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

More voters floated Robbins as a pick before the announcement was actually made.

“How exciting is this, we have a complete ticket, and the VP candidate is?” Kosta asked a voter after the event.

“Nicole Shanahan,” she said.

“And that is?” Kosta asked.

“Depressing!” she said.

Mediaite’s Diana Falzone was first to report earlier this month that Shanahan was the top pick for the Kennedy ticket’s vice presidential slot. Shanahan has been a supporter of Kennedy Jr.’s campaign and was behind his Super Bowl ad .

Most voters talking to Kosta said they had never heard of Shanahan.

“I guess I was a little disappointed,” one said.

Another voter said he was surprised because he thought Kennedy Jr. would pick someone like Oprah Winfrey.

“I thought maybe he would pick, like, an inside politics, like, Black woman. That’s who I thought he would pick,” he said.

Pressed for his favorite “inside politics Black woman,” the supporter threw out Oprah’s name.

“That would have been a good pick,” he said. “Probably couldn’t get her though.”

Watch above via Comedy Central .

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