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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Apr. 2, 2025

Greetings! And welcome to what Trump has called Liberation Day. Every day, this administration becomes more Orwellian…At the close of yesterday’s stock market, the right wing media outlet Newsmax had a market cap of an astounding $20 billion just two days after going public.  To put that in context, The New  York Times Company has a market cap of $8.1 billion.  Newspaper publishing giant Gannett has a cap of $4.1 billion.  Worth noting: When billionaire Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post in 2013, he shelled out a mere $250 million. Can’t imagine it would get that price today.  Also worth noting:  Richard Nixon’s grandson, Christopher Nixon Cox, has been on Newsmax’s board of directors for the past year….Props to ironman Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who delivered a record-breaking 25-hour speech from the Senate floor attacking President Trump that ended last night. The previous record for the longest speech was set in 1957 and delivered by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond. (Politico)… Anti-Trump News from the Right: The prolific MAGA-loving blogger Liberty Paige downplays the chatter about a Trump third term.  She terms it a “troll move” and observes that Democrats seem to be taking the bait (SteveGruber.com). The National Review gives a big thumbs down to Trump’s obnoxious war on Canada, calling his verbal assault “reckless.” And the Wall Street Journal once again criticizes Trump because he broke his campaign promise to lower prices. “His tariff obsession will make life more expensive, and Americans know it,” writes opinion writer William Galston…RedState speculates that MSNBC primetime host Lawrence O’Donnell’s two-week absence may have been tied to his desire for a much bigger paycheck.  No sources are cited, BTW…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard