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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Apr. 13, 2026

Greetings! Democracy 1, Autocracy 0. Hungarians voted their autocratic prime minister and Trump pal Viktor Orbán out of office. (BBC)…The Boss Slimes The Boss: Last night, Trump attacked Bruce “The Boss”  Springsteen by posting an obviously AI-generated image of the rock superstar with this caption: “Bruce Springsteen prior to plastic surgery???” The highly unflattering doctored image shows a withered Springsteen with bad teeth, damaged skin and a severely thinning hair line. The photo headline reads: “Whatever happened to Bruce Springsteen?” Here’s the better question: Is this how our president spends his time while a war with Iran spins out of control and gas prices continue to rise? The answer, of course, is yes, as my next two items prove…He also posted an uncaptioned AI-generated image of himself draped in robes healing a sick man lying in a bed. The far-right Daily Wire described him as “dressed like Jesus” and called the post a “blasphemy.” The sick man bears an uncanny resemblance to Jeffrey Epstein…Finally, Trump took the time over the weekend to repost an item from Truth Social claiming that in 2008 he quietly bought the Los Angeles home of legendary Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon who was in danger of losing his house to foreclosure. Yesterday, Newsweek refuted the claim, writing, “The story shared by Trump is untrue, with no evidence that Trump bought McMahon’s property or leased it back to him free of charge.”….Tucker Carlson, book publisher. The prolific one-man media brand is launching Tucker Carlson Books in partnership with independent publishing house Skyhorse Publishing. The Wall Street Journal has the exclusive….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard