Greetings! Donald Trump has one staunch defender of his noxious comments about Rob Reiner: disgraced ex-congressman George Santos. Here’s what the serial liar and convicted conman posted on X.   Lucky for the Looney Tunes Santos, last October Trump pardoned him after he served three months of a seven-year sentence for fraud and identity theft...Olivia who? In one short week, Vanity Fair has flipped the script on its tainted brand identity for platforming the much maligned  and scandal-ridden journo Olivia Nuzzi.  Now the pundit class is praising the Conde Nast outlet for its revealing interview with Trump’s chief of staff Susan Wiles that reveals a dysfunctional White House staff. Worth noting: Check out the two-part article's group photo of The Donald’s senior team and Wiles’ creepy deer-in-the-headlights gaze...Social news: It’s wedding bells for Kyle Rittenhouse! In 2020, when he was 17, Rittenhouse became a right-wing darling after he shot three men, killing two of them, during a BLM demonstration in Kenosha, WI. Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of all charges, got hitched six months ago. PJ Media has the details. More nuptial news: Mazel tov to Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr. (Betcha never expected to see those word in the same sentence.) MTG is engaged to Real America's Voice White House Correspondent Brian Glenn. And Don Jr. is betrothed to socialite Bettina Anderson. The Washington Post has the details on both couples. Worth noting: Ms. Anderson has a degree in art history from that lefty hotbed Columbia University, per this Business Insider profile...Wednesday watch: Trump speaks to the nation tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Maybe he’ll apologize for his monstrous post about the murder of Rob Reiner? Don’t hold your breath...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Donald Trump is being pummeled from all sides of the political spectrum for his vile Truth Social rant yesterday denigrating Rob Reiner after the murder of the acclaimed director and  his wife Michele. (you can read it here in case you missed the link yesterday). The pathological POTUS failed to recognize that the moment called for a gesture of unity, tolerance and reassurance for a nation shell-shocked by the spasms of violence over the awful weekend. Here’s my suggestion for what Trump should have written if he possessed a single cell of decency.  “Melania and I extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Rob and Michele Reiner who were murdered in their home Sunday afternoon. While Rob Reiner and I had different political views, that never stopped me from admiring the skill and artistry he brought to a decades-long entertainment career on both sides of the camera. He made significant and lasting contributions to one of America’s greatest industries and exports.  His films brought joy and happiness to millions of people around the world, and they deserve to stand the test of time.”  Worth noting: Trump’s ghoulish post prompted thousands of comments on the far-right Truth Social, virtually all negative...Vanity Fair MAGAzine: That’s what  Showbiz 411 cleverly calls Vanity Fair after publishing a gushing group profile of the children of MAGA luminaries Ted Cruz, Kristi Noem, RFK Jr, Lee Zeldin, and Howard Lutnick. “There’s not a bit of reporting involved, just wet kisses,” hisses writer and veteran Tinseltown chronicler Roger Friedman. “No mention of Barron Trump who’s MIA in the world. No talk of the RFK Jr brood’s various issues except to say one of them is ‘a model in Milan’”...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard