Greetings! Almost a bad as Hitler: NewsBusters reports that ChatGPT claims Trump is one of the greatest threats to democracy, just a notch below Hitler. ChatGBT was asked to rank authoritarians on a scale of 1-10 if they were a danger to democracy. Hitler garnered a 10 (biggest threat) and Trump pulled a 9. However, David Bozell, president of NewsBuster’s umbrella company MRC, commented, “When America’s top AI model all but ranks Trump with Hitler, it’s purely anti-Trump propaganda masquerading as AI. Only in the twisted world of AI programmed by elitists in Silicon Valley could the two-time, democratically elected president of the United States be compared to a genocidal madman.”NewsBusters’ Gabriella Pariseau added in her article, “The AI models' extreme prejudice against Trump is yet another example of the ideological capture in the AI space that Elon Musk has been warning about for years”...That was fast! Netflix just produced The Decoy Plane, a quickie documentary about Trump slithering out of Air Force One in a catering truck with his favorite barnacle, Natalie Harp. As you may recall, he did it so he could ride safely and secretly on another aircraft when he departed a NATO summit in Turkey two months ago. The documentary just dropped today for your weekend viewing pleasure.  (Variety)...Weekend Watch: This new film looks like fun. In Mayday, Ryan Reynolds stars as an American pilot on a secret cold war mission over Russia in 1987 when he gets trapped in hostile territory. He’s helped by a spunky ex-KGB agent (Kenneth Branagh) who just so happens to be completely enamored with American culture. Hollywood in Toto calls it “a love letter to the Reagan era.” Available now on Apple TV....See ya’ Tuesday. TheRighting will not be publishing on Monday....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! The name game: In another disturbing Truth Social post last night, the playful POTUS wondered aloud if the Strait of Hormuz should be renamed the Trump Strait. There was no indication whether this name change, with potential significant geo-political consequences, was a joke or serious. I’d be in favor of renaming it Trump’s Straight Jacket, because it has our crazy president in such an awful bind. Worth noting: Memo to Trump barnacle and stenographer Natalie Harp: In the post you composed for your boss, you called it the “Hormuz Strait.” It’s the Strait of Hormuz...The Wall Street Journal continues to hammer President Trump in its usually conservative opinion pages.  In today’s edition, there are two op-eds critical of POTUS: Karl Rove, former GOP advisor to George W. Bush, characterizes Trump’s strategy for the midterms as a losing plan. And Kate Odell, a member of the Journal’s editorial board, describes the Navy’s carrier fleet as “overstretched.” In the same edition, the Journal published an op-ed Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who is often mentioned as a possible 2028 presidential candidate.  The article by Khanna supports California’s controversial wealth-tax proposition that will come before the state’s voters in November...Just go away: Hunter Biden, Joe’s troubled, wayward son, announced on the Luke Beasly Show Podcast that he was “48.6 percent gay.” I wish he’d put a cork in it so we don’t have to be constantly reminded of the political troubles he caused his dad when he was president. (NY Post)...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard