Greetings! Another day, another Rupert Murdoch outlet criticizing Trump. This time, a NY Post fiery editorial condemns Trump’s outlandish financial demands on Ukraine. “Helping Ukraine defend itself from Vladimir Putin’s illegal, barbaric invasion was the right thing to do,” the editors wrote. “To squeeze the war-crippled country for all we can, simply because we can would be despicable.” The NY Post noted that the hundreds of billions the U.S. is seeking from Ukraine is “a demand that a victor might make of a country that started and lost a war, to teach a lesson. Indeed, as a share of GDP, it looks to be harsher than what the victorious allies imposed on Germany in the Peace of Versailles after World War I.” I rarely agree with NY Post editorials, however this time the Murdoch tabloid nailed it…The Free Press, the right-titling news outlet co-founded by  Bari Weiss, also trashed Trump’s assertion that Ukraine started the devastating three-year war with Russia…WND is reporting a rumor that the Delta flight that crashed upside-down in Toronto was piloted by an all-female crew. The airline has not released the gender of pilot or crew, per WND.  But the subtext of the article appears that men are more capable pilots than women...Trump has not  posted any content in the news section of his website since January 17. He used to regularly express his opinions there and link to stories that affirmed his beliefs or showered him with praise. However, when you land on the MAGA-in-Chief’s website, the first image is a Shop Now button for a site hawking Trump  merch…Hadn’t noticed: PJ Media compliments the Big-Mac-munching macher of Mar-a-Lago on his apparent weight loss, calling it impressive.  Reports suggested he dropped 20 pounds…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings!  Fox News hosted an all-star bro-fest last night featuring Sean Hannity’s unctuous interview with Donald Trump and Elon Musk.  Per usual, Hannity’s questions seemed scripted by Team Trump. Here’s an excerpt from that chat if you have the stomach for it….A Wall Street Journal op-ed by German journalist Filipp Piatov takes a barely-veiled swipe at JD Vance, declaring that his country’s far-right AfD party is no friend of the U.S. Vance met with Alice Weidel, the head of the AfD, five days ago. The article is another example of the increasingly critical tone of the Journal’s historically conservative editorial pages towards the current Trump administration…Images on social media captured the moment in Philadelphia when an ICE van was ablaze. MAGA media like Border Hawk News implied that the van was set on fire by opponents of the immigrant crackdown. The Daily Beast sets the record straight on the accidental cause of the fire…Just askin’: Where is the outrage amongst Trump-voting federal employees who supported The Donald this past November and now find themselves unemployed? Buyer’s remorse as their careers are derailed  and the bills pile up must be setting in. Will that segment of MAGA-nation ever let the collective angry voice of betrayal sound out?...Dept. of Bad Timing: I have a flight this afternoon from West Palm Beach to New York.  It happens that the Lord of Mar-a-Lago is also flying north from the same airport today.  I’m prepping for a slow slog to Palm Beach International Airport and  a delayed departure. It seems like Trump is everywhere I turn figuratively and literally….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard