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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Sep. 2, 2025

Greetings! Dept. of Irony: Hours after Rudy Giuliani was injured Sunday in a car crash, the disgraced ex-NYC mayor’s security chief Michal Ragusa posted on X, “We ask everyone to respect Mayor Giuliani’s privacy and recovery, and refrain from spreading false conspiracy theories.” How rich. For years as a MAGA-mouthpiece, Rudy spread multiple lies about the 2020 presidential election that  ultimately got him disbarred from practicing law in the Empire State. (NBC News)…In the wake of Rudy’s car wreck, last night on Truth Social, Donald Trump announced that his conspiracy-spewing pal will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. I certainly respect Rudy’s reported heroism and leadership during and after the 9/11 attacks, but his fall from grace has been absolutely disgraceful. Cue the justifiable gagging….Controversy magnet Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is reportedly worth  $30 million, according to the Washington Free Beacon. Speaking to Business Insider last February, Omar denied the allegations she’d made tons of cash while in office, saying she was the subject of a “coordinated right-wing disinformation campaign that falsely claims she’s worth millions of dollars,” wrote the Beacon’s Andrew Kerr…Strange but true: On a recent Bill Maher Club Random podcast, Woody Allen  said he would like to direct Donald Trump in another film.  Trump had a cameo in Allen’s mediocre 1998 “Celebrity.” In case you’re wondering, Woody voted for Kamala Harris.  Variety has the details….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard