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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Feb. 6, 2026

Greetings! It’s nice of Trump to offer Savannah Guthrie federal law enforcement officers to help find her abducted mother as Victory Girls points out. But it will almost surely come with strings attached at some undetermined point in the future. No one — especially journalists — ever wants to be in this man’s debt if it can be avoided. But how can Savannah refuse this offer if it could somehow lead to the safe return of her mother?….More “Melania”: Breitbart reports that not only is the film “gaining more box office steam” after generating $1.25 million in ticket sales on Wednesday, it will expand its distribution in the U.S. to 2,000 theaters. “As of Monday, ‘Melania’ had already out-grossed the total domestic earnings of five movies nominated for Oscars this year,” wrote Breitbart’s John Nolte. “So, what we have here is another example of the corporate media’s growing impotence.” Worth noting: There’s a Melania Trump fan page on TikTok with nearly 74 million followers. That’s huge…Weekend Watch: The Winter Olympics kicks off tonight on NBC with de rigeur glitzy opening ceremonies in the Italian Alps. Sadly, Savannah Guthrie’s absence (she was supposed to co-anchor) casts a pall over the festivities. Also, on NBC: The Grammy-award-winning superstar Bad Bunny headlines a musical extravaganza that will interrupt a football game, as well as  millions of dollars worth of splashy commercials. Turning Point USA will stream a competing concert to Super Bowl LX  dubbed  The All-American Half-Time Show featuring aging Trump fanboy Kid Rock…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard