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Donald Trump’s stupidity continues to hit new highs. For his next ridiculous act, Trump is ordering a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, and according to reporting, it’s all because of one of his loyal Hollywood supporters.
Out of nowhere, Trump, who more than likely was sitting on his gaudy Mar-A-Lago couch, watching TV, instead of doing his job as President of the United States, posted on his trash social media platform his latest dumb a** idea to hit foreign-made films with a 100% tariff, because in his words it’s a “national threat.”
We wished we were making this up, but he is dead serious.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat.”
“It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands,” Trump continued. “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
Lol, what?
It’s unclear how Trump plans to implement these latest abuse tariffs. Still, according to The Guardian, he could be trying to target a system of tax subsidies that allows Hollywood producers to receive large sums of money if they shoot movies in studios in approved countries.
So, where did he get this idea from?
According to TNR, he could have gotten the idea from actor Jon Voight, who is a staunch supporter of Felon 47.
Per TNR:
Months later, it appears that Voight—also known as the film industry’s most ardent conservative—spoke with Trump, and Trump listened.
Voight has reportedly spent weeks talking to the Directors Guild of America, Teamsters, and IATSE, Deadline reported Friday. The fruit of those conversations, according to sources with knowledge of them who spoke to the entertainment publication, was supposed to be a tax incentive that Hollywood has been clamoring for.
Instead, Trump went the way of the tariff, which squares into an administration that has aggressively curtailed spending in order to extend extremely expensive tax breaks for billionaires.
Social media had plenty of jokes, including some adding that the next season of The White Lotus could end up in Cleveland.
You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
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President Donald Trump’s “I don’t know” answers concerning upholding the U.S. Constitution alarmed many on social media.
In nearly four months of the second presidential administration of Donald Trump, many of his executive orders have run afoul of what is outlawed by the U.S. Constitution. And in a recent interview with NBC’s Kristin Welker, Trump pointedly avoided
answering questions about upholding the Constitution – which a president is sworn to do.
In the interview on Meet The Press which aired Sunday (May 4), Welker asked President Trump about the recent cases of deportation including that of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was sent to a prison in El Salvador along with others without due process. That move is in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. “Do you agree that everyone who is here deserves due process? Citizens and noncitizens?”, Welker asked, to which Trump replied, “I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer.”
“The 5th amendment says as much.. Don’t you need to uphold the constitution?”, Welker responded. “I don’t know,” Trump said, adding: “It might say that, but if you’re talking about that, then we’d have to have a million, or two million, or three million trials. We have thousands of people that are some murderers, and some drug dealers, and some of the worst people on earth…I was elected to get them the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it.”
He contiued: “I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said. What you said is not what I heard the Supreme Court said. They have a different interpretation.”
Welker asked if he listened to concerns that he’s steering the nation into an authoritarian regime, Trump brushed it aside. “Those people are going to be very happy,” he said. “They’re going to have to see some results.”
His responses regarding the Constitution were met on social media with anger and calls for him to be impeached or removed, citing the 25th Amendment. One user named Jay in a post on X, formerly Twitter, wrote: “I’m 1000% sure Trump has never read the constitution. And if he did he’s too stupid to understand it.”
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Donald Trump is a 78-year-old unserious man. Y’all’s president is feeling social media’s wrath after sharing an AI-generated image of himself as the pope.
We wish we were joking, but Trump really did this nonsense.
Instead of doing his job to improve the lives of Americans, something he has shown he has no intention of doing since getting into office, Donald Trump is spending his time on social media posting AI images of himself.
His latest post is being called blasphemous, and understandably so, because he shared a photo of himself wearing papal gear on the heels of Pope Francis’ passing. He and his “wife,” Melania, attended the funeral, where he also got called out for not wearing a black suit like everyone else who was there to pay their respects.
Social Media Blast Donald Trump For His “Blasphemous” Post
The photo has amassed over 1 million likes, but it’s getting well-deserved criticism. One commenter wrote under the post, “Not ok. Offensive to me as a Catholic.”
Another comment read, “You make it so hard to defend you sometimes.”
Why are you defending this man about anything he does? That is another question for another time.
On X, formerly Twitter, Trump, who is currently one of the most unpopular presidents in our lifetime because of his terrible policies, like his misses of tariffs, is getting excoriated for his “disrespectful” post.
“Asking all the Catholic Trump supporters, how do you feel about Trump mocking your religion? We are the laughingstock of the world,” one user on X asked.
Another post read, “Trump is the antichrist and to the Catholics who voted for him, he is mocking us.”
No lies detected there.
Donald Trump continues to prove how much of moron he is and that he is unfit for office. You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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Season 4 of BMF teases more shenanigans for the Flenory brothers and the return of two characters.
The first trailer for season 4 of BMF has finally arrived, and it is full of big reveals that set up what could be the most explosive season yet for the hit crime drama loosely based on Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry Lee Flenory’s lives.
One of the big reveals is that Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Chiklis (The Shield, Fantastic Four) has joined the cast and will appear this season as DEA Agent Taylor, who will assist in trying to take down BMF.
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Returning this season will be Lamar (Eric Kofi-Abrefa), the Flenory brothers’ arch-nemesis, who became a drug addict at the end of season 2, alongside Donnell Rawlings, who played his hilarious comedic cousin, Alvin.
B-Mickie (Myles Truitt) is also back this season and wants back in on the action.
As for what’s going on this season, the Flenory brothers’ next hustle is starting their music label in Atlanta, expanding their drug empire into national territories during the 1990s, following whatever happened to them in Mexico. Of course, things go wrong thanks to the return of an old foe, the police breathing down their necks, leading to them being unable to trust anyone, including each other, setting up a sibling rivalry that could drive them apart.
Russell Hornsby as Charles Flenory, Michole Briana White as Lucille Flenory, La La Anthony as Markisha, and Steve Harris as Detective Bryant are also returning in season 4.
Real Life Drama Around BMF
The show’s return has been fueled by real-life drama involving star Lil Meech, his father Big Meech, and the show’s executive producer, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
The G-Unit general has been trolling the star and his dad for dealing with his longtime nemesis, Rick Ross.
BMF returns on June 6. Hit the gallery below for more photos.
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As Shannon Sharpe is dealing with heavy sexual assault allegations, his First Take co-host Stephen A. Smith is defending him and raising the idea that Sharpe being hit with the allegations and some media reactions aren’t coincidental. “People have been after him since he did Katt Williams,” Smith said during his appearance on the Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio show. “They’ve been at his neck because of the numbers he produced and the success that it had and how he was able to ride that wave,” he added.
The ESPN personality was referring to the viral episode of the Club Shay Shay podcast, which aired last January featuring the comedian delivering unfiltered views on his career and other celebrities, drawing millions of viewers. “I’m not talking about what people are talking about and what they have to talk about, I’m talking about the zest with which they do it,” Smith continued, commenting on the growing public conversation about the allegations. “You see a joy that some people are having in going at him and that’s sad. You can talk about it, but we know the difference, in terms of the flavor that you’re bringing to an equation where you’re talking about somebody with glee and joy in your voice when you’re talking about the kind of predicament they’re in. And that’s what I’ve got a problem with.”
Sharpe, an NFL player turned analyst, was hit with a $50 million lawsuit by a victim known as Jane Doe who accused him of sexually assaulting her after they started dating in 2023. Shortly after that was publicized, another woman stepped forward to allege that the 56-year-old assaulted her in the past. Sharpe has since stepped away from his co-hosting duties on First Take.“To see the great things that he has been doing and to know the potential is out there for all of this to be derailed, I’m incredibly sad for him,” Smith said, touching on how this could impact Sharpe’s career and First Take. “I’m sad for us as a show ’cause we’re better with him than without him, but right now, it’s about him getting his house in order and doing what he can to get past all of this.”Check out the entire interview above.
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On Wednesday (April 30), President Donald Trump opined about the stock market’s freefall on his Truth Social media platform, aiming to blame former President Joe Biden. “This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s,” he posted. “I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers.”Trump continued, “Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang. This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!” A report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed that the American economy shrunk 0.5% in the first quarter of 2025, with inflation remaining firm. It’s the first such occurrence since 2022, capping off Trump’s first 100 days into his second term with the worst economic showing for the stock market since Richard Nixon was in office.It follows a pattern of Trump to avoid taking responsibility for any consequences for his economic policy decisions. Last January, as the economy was faring well in Biden’s last year in office, Trump tried to claim credit even though he hadn’t been in office for four years. When he took office this January, the market surged in response. “Everyone is calling it the — I don’t want to say this. It’s too braggadocious, but we’ll say it anyway — the Trump effect,” Trump said during a rally in Washington, D.C. before his inaugruation. “It’s you. You’re the effect. Since the election, the stock market has surged, and small-business optimism has soared, a record 41 points to a 39-year high.”But on April 2, Trump declared “Liberation Day”, where he enacted tariffs on every country in the world. The brushback has been swift, and there are growing signs that the effects will be hard on the American public as the summer begins. Observers have been noting the slowdown of cargo ships coming from China, even after Trump enacted a 90-day pause on tariffs while leaving China with a tariff of 145% overall. Polls have shown a downturn in Trump’s approval rates regarding the economy, and former Biden White House staffer Andrew Bates ripped Trump for his remarks, saying “Joe Biden publicly warned Trump against raising the prices he promised to lower with tariffs, which are now the biggest middle-class tax increase in modern history.”
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On Wednesday night (April 30), former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge America in San Francisco, California. In her remarks, she called out President Donald Trump for the first time since he took office in January. “Instead of an administration working to advance our highest ideals, we are witnessing the wholesale abandonment of those ideals,” Harris said during her hour-long remarks addressing the Trump White House.
“Let us not be duped into thinking everything is chaos,” the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate continued. “It may feel like that. But understand: What we are, in fact, witnessing is a high velocity event. Where a vessel is being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making.” Harris’ words referred to Project 2025. She also called out Trump’s ally Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Governmental Efficiency) team to execute an “agenda to slash public education, an agenda to shrink government, and then privatize its services, all while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest among us.”She also showered praise on those who “inspired” her by showing courage in standing up to the Trump administration, naming Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland who flew to El Salvador to bring focus on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was deported to that nation in error by the administration. Harris also mentioned Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for their “Fighting Oligarchy” rally series in red states, and Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey who broke that chamber’s filibuster record speaking for 25 hours on the floor decrying Trump’s policies. The former California Senator also commended the “the courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.”“Things are probably going to get worse before they get better,” Harris added. “But we are ready for it.” The speech left many observers noting that it sounded like she was preparing to potentially run for president again in 2028 or put her name in consideration to run for governor of California next year. Her former campaign staffer Victor Shi applauded her in a post on X, formerly Twitter, writing: “Oh, Kamala Harris is so back, ending her speech with: ‘This country is ours. It doesn’t belong to whoever is in the White House. It belongs to you. It belongs to us. It belongs to We the People.’”
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Ever since unapologetically stomping for Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential race and taking shots at Kamala Harris, Hulk Hogan’s popularity in the WWE universe plummeted with the wrestling legend constantly getting booed whenever making an appearance at WWE events.
Seeing the writing on the wall, Hulk Hogan has decided to launch his own pro wrestling league banking on MAGA country to support his new venture and is calling on none other than the orange overlord, Donald Trump, to help him jumpstart his new wrestling league. According to TMZ, Hulk Hogan has linked up with fellow wrestling legend Eric Bischoff and famous coach Israel Martinez to start Real American Freestyle with the inaugural show kicking off in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30.
Though Donald Trump hasn’t committed to appearing at the event to show support to the man whose career he ruined by having him publicly support him during the 2024 presidential race, the Hulkster is hoping that the most hated man in the world repays a little of that debt by popping up at his Real American Freestyle wrestling event later this summer.
Per TMZ:
In fact, Hulk — who was one of Trump’s biggest supporters during his run for president in 2024 — said he plans to make a phone call to the White House soon to personally extend the invite.
With or without Trump, though, Hogan made it clear he’s expecting big things from the league — which will have a bit of a different feel than most of the wrestling promotions he used to dominate.
The RAF will feature real, unscripted freestyle wrestling … with both men’s and women’s divisions. He said in a teaser for the league that athletes “are going to get paid to beat people up” — before telling us they could make dollar amounts in the seven-figure range.
Hulk promised it’ll have “The Voice”-like elements too … saying wrestlers’ backgrounds will be given to fans prior to their matches.
Sounds like fans will know which “woke” wrestlers to boo and which “MAGA” wrestlers to cheer for. Just sayin’.
That being said, we feel like a Cheeto Jesus appearance depends on just how good or bad Trump will be looking come Aug. 30. If we’re in a deep recession by then (which seems likely), Trump might show up just to get cheered on by his MAGA cult and make himself feel better.
What do y’all think about Hulk Hogan’s new wrestling league? Do you see DOA or potential in the project? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Cruise vacations offer relaxing fun on the high seas en route to visiting exotic destinations with hopes of creating vivid memories. Until the fights break out.
It’s not like the occasional argument that escalates into fisticuffs is relegated to one particular cruise line—and there are plenty, from Disney Cruise Line to Royal Caribbean International to Norwegian Cruise Line, and so and so forth. But oftentimes, at least according to footage on the Internets, when there is momentary anarchy onboard a ship, it usually goes down during a Carnival cruise. Respectfully.
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Case in point, recently, footage made it online of passengers from a certain cruise line throwing hands and feet. Newsweek reported that “dozens” of particants in a brawl found themselves banned on a “do not sail” list with the Carnival cruise line. Apparently, the universal beatdown occurred at the disembarkation point in Galveston, Texas. A couple of men in white seem to be the main combatants but then others join in. At one point, one man hits the floor and proceeds to get stomped out while security comes in to intervene—but really, it looked like the dudes doing the kicking just got tired.
But that’s right, folk caught the beats after the trip was over and they were on their way home. Talk about a welcome back.
Where they won’t ever be back, is on a Carnival Cruise. “So many of you wrote to me about an incident in the terminal building at the Port of Galveston involving a group of despicable, deplorable people,” said Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald in a statement online. “The people involved will, like anyone who is involved in any physical altercation with other guests, or our crew, never, ever be allowed to cruise with us again.”
With this in mind, check out more infamous Carnival beatdowns in the gallery.
1. Pizza Fade
A man claims he was minding his business looking for pizza when happened upon a brawl on a Carnival Cruise to Central America. We gotta hear both sides.
2. Wigs & Weaves
This battle on the high seas, reportedly on the Carnival Sunrise, featuring wigs and weaves, was allegedly sparked over a lounge chair. It couldn’t have been that comfortable beloved. Also it looks like a dude was wailing on a woman, which is bitchasness personified.
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Still all bad.
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Who reallys knows what happened, but we know the venue. Respectfully.
5. South Pacific Smoke
This classic from 2018 features “security” being way too comfortable with the free kicks.
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7. Not A Flex
If we’re keep it a been, being proud of such behavior tracks.
8. Elevator Bank Brutality
We can’t confirm if this is or is not on a Carnival Cruise ship. We can confirm that son got mollywhopped.
9. Club Carnival
If the Coast Guard is involved, you’ve lose the vacation plot.
10. Not The Kids
Man alive. Where are the adults?