Aaron Rupar

“It stopped when it was happening” — Graham Platner on sexual text messages he sent to women other than his wife

Graham Platner denies stories about his behavior with women as reported by the NYT

HUNT: You believe the DOJ is in compliance with the law that Congress passed to release the Epstein files? LAWLER: I do. They did their level best.

Peter Navarro: "Iran has frozen the strait. That's their inflation. The Democrats are gonna try to stick us with it, the legacy media is gonna try to help them do it, but that's Iran terror inflation."

Trump says he's going to an NBA Finals game at MSG next Monday, and he might be there for Game 4 too

Trump on Cuba: "It's sort of collapsed. And we're gonna handle that as soon as we finish-- I like to do one thing at a time. We'll take care of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and as son as that is done, on our way, back we'll just make a brief stopover."

Q: The Black unemployment rate is 7.3%. You campaigned on 'Black jobs.' How do you explain this disparity? TRUMP: Well, we're doing very well with the Black jobs

Trump once again compares his war in Iran to Vietnam

Trump: "They started saying, 'affordability.' It's a con job."

Trump on Biden: "Something happened to him during the debate. It could've been me. There's a reason he did badly."

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Democratic green energy policies have driven up energy prices far more than a conflict in Iran"

Q: As we get closer to the midterms, are you starting to factor in domestic reaction to your handling of Iran? TRUMP: No. I just do what's right.

Q: Is killing US troops your red line for ending the ceasefire? TRUMP: If they killed? Q: US troops TRUMP: What does that mean? Q: That you would restart the war with Iran if they killed US troops TRUMP: Well, it would be a good reason

Trump: "I've ended eight wars, and soon to be a ninth. It could be ten. I don't think a president has ended one war."

Q: Why do you think Bill Pulte is the best person for the acting DNI job? TRUMP: He may out some things about the rigged elections

Trump on his face potentially appearing on a $250 bill: "I'm honored by it"

Trump woke up from his power nap to take questions but he still sounds very tired

Trump is now sitting back in his chair and dozing off

holy shit, listen to Trump sleep mumbling here. Guy was out.

Wright tries to glaze Trump while Trump sits directly in front of him with his eyes closed

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Solar is irrelevant in the winter" (this, dear reader, is false)

Trump is struggling to stay conscious in the Oval Office yet again

Trump on a new area he wants to install outside the Lincoln Memorial: "They want to call it the Trump promenade"

Trump is blinking again

Trump: "Water fountains -- think of this. These are foundations, beautiful fountains, that were sssssso horrible to look at, with the graffiti. The big one, the reflective lake, was built in 1922. This is called swimming pool on steroids. So it's great stuff."

Trump: "I probably won all 50 states if we had an honest count"

TRUMP: Where's Chris? THE ROOM: Right behind you TRUMP: He's a hard one to find

Trump: "I said to Jaxson, 'how did you think you'd do in women's sports?' He said, 'pretty good, sir.' He didn't know I was joking. You should've seen the size of this guy. Like a male model."

Trump: "You see what's happening in California -- they're rigging the election (they're actually counting the votes ... )

Trump refers to fountains as "waterfalls"

Trump still sounds hoarse, tired, and slurry today

Sen. Jim Banks: "I don't believe anything I see in the news until I hear it from President Trump directly"

Boyle to Bessent: "So all the polls are wrong? I don't know even know what you're saying, Mr. Secretary. I'm citing the facts. Those are the facts you have a problem with."

BOYLE: Do you agree with the American people, or are they just wrong? BESSENT: Look, the American people were torched under Biden- BOYLE: Oh my goodness. I wish I had a dollar for every time you bring up Biden's name- I might have as much money as you have. Consumer sentiment is at an all time low

SALINAS: Are you aware that diesel prices in Oregon are over $6 a gallon right now and are really harming farmers? BROOKE ROLLINS: I do want to be fair that in the last administratio--- SALINAS: Reclaiming my time. We are not talking about the last administration.

Bessent: "The state of our economy is strong. I defy this side of the aisle [Democrats] to tell me what's wrong with our economy."

CHU: Was your prediction that Americans would face only 50 days of elevated prices wrong? We're at 100 days now BESSENT: How much has gasoline prices come down from the peak? That's an inconvenient fact CHU: Gas prices are up by 50 percent since Trump's war started

CHU: Do you agree with President Trump that you also do not care about Americans' financial situation? BESSENT: Who was the president during World War 1? CHU: ... ... can you answer my question? BESSENT: Who was the president during World War 1?

DELBENE: You gave DOGE access to Treasury systems housing Americans' sensitive data. What specific measures, if any, have you taken to protect the affected individuals' data? BESSENT: Would you care to look up what does 'inadvertent' mean? DELBENE: You are in charge!

BROWN: The reality is 4.5 million people were kicked off SNAP to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy through HR1. Families and children are not leaving the SNAP program because they are doing better. BROOKE ROLLINS (lying): They are

Rep. Brown to Brooke Rollins: "So this is what a golden age of agriculture looks like? Because if rising bankruptcies, falling farm income, and worsening financial conditions are a sign of a golden age, I'd hate to see what a downturn looks like."

SANCHEZ: I think it's safe to say this is probably the most corrupt Treasury Department in our nation's history BESSENT: I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THAT! THAT IS SLANDEROUS

Bessent tells Rep. Sanchez he can't comment on Trump's tax audit immunity deal because of ongoing litigation -- but he can't name the ongoing litigation 🙃

Larson to Bessent: "You know, when I'm home in my district, I'm just gonna tell those people -- 'Jeez, you missed this whole thing. Don't you understand core inflation? You guys are better off! I mean, these gas prices, you should be doing cartwheels in the street!'"

LARSON: Are we at war currently? BESSENT: The conflict has been halted LARSON: The conflict has been halted. So we're not at war? BESSENT: If you'd like me to call the Secretary of War, I can ask

McGOVERN: Do you believe pesticide companies deserve liability protection? BROOKE ROLLINS: We cannot destroy our framers' ability to plant McGOVERN: So even though you say glyphosate is safe, you believe they should have some sort of liability protection?

McGOVERN: Do you stand by your comment that kicking people off food assistance is somehow 'good news'? BROOKE ROLLINS: Most of those were fraudulent McGOVERN: I've talked to people who lost benefits. They were kicked off of SNAP. Hunger is getting worse in the United States.

THOMPSON: What should I constituents when they ask about costs? Farmers who are being hit by high costs of fuel & fertilizer, who can't get their product to market bc of the War in Iran -- should I tell them it's 'golden'? BESSENT: You should say we've had 2.6% growth since Trump took office

ANGIE CRAIG: I don't think you understand the difference between error rates and fraud rates. I honestly don't. SNAP has one of the lowest fraud rates of any program BROOKE ROLLINS: You can't be serious when you say that CRAIG: Your own data says that

Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of this."

Rep. Jimmy Patronis why he supports Blanche being nominated to be permanent attorney general: "He's been steadfast and loyal to the president. The president needs somebody he can trust, and Todd has shown he can be counted on."

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says too much screen time is associated with "cognitive decline"

Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford on Bill Pulte's lack of qualifications: "Maybe you should think about something else. This guy, whether anybody knows him or not, at least is not guilty of trying to orchestrate a coup against a sitting president. I would say that bodes well for him."

Maria Bartiromo: "I mean, the president is expressing optimism about a potential deal with Iran. He said yesterday an agreement could come as soon as this weekend." 🙃🙃🙃

Ossoff: "If we want to stop these spectacularly incompetent, loyalist nominees from getting confirmed in the Senate, we're going to have to stop relying on a few Republican senators to suddenly discover their courage and integrity. We're going to have to win the majority."

TRUMP: Be quiet. You should be ashamed of yourself. You used to be a conservative from Alabama. KAITLAN COLLINS: I'm still from Alabama.

Folks, there is something gravely wrong with the president’s health and the White House is covering it up. This man is obviously not well.

Trump, sounding very tired, attacks a woman reporter for not smiling more

Trump sounds nearly comatose as he tries to attack CNN

Trump does not sound or look well

Trump, who is currently doing a proof of life appearance in the Oval after a week of not being seen in public, sounds extremely tired and haggard

WARNOCK: Do you still driving deeper into debt to extend billionaire tax cuts was a good investment? BESSENT: During the Biden admin-- WARNOCK: Look, Joe Biden has been out of office for two years. The fact you keep talking about him tells you everything.

MADELEINE DEAN: How many people were killed simply trying to access food sites in Gaza? RUBIO: Well, since Hamas killed them, you should ask what their role was DEAN: IDF soldiers shot some of them. Propaganda ain't gonna work with me

WARNOCK: What grade you would give the economy? BESSENT: I think we have the makings for one of the strongest economies in history W: So you agree with the president. You would give the economy an A+++. Americans give the Trump economy a failing grade. You and I can disagree, but it's not about us

"To say that you as Treasury Secretary do not know what the DOJ is giving away to people? C'mon man. That's just not on the up and up" -- Lujan is underrated as a Democrat who does a great job grilling the Bessents of the world

Lujan loses patience with Bessent's refusal to answer questions LUJAN: Are you the Secretary of Treasury? BESSENT: ... LUJAN: Yes is the answer. Scott, are you the Secretary of Treasury?

RUBIO: The video you just showed me now he was not falling asleep LIEU: So you're lying again? You're lying to Congress, Secretary Rubio. Here's video from a French news channel mocking Trump for falling asleep at a Memorial Day ceremony.

Lieu: "Secretary Rubio, instead of holding North Korean-style cabinet meeting where everybody goes around the room kissing Trump's ass, I'm gonna ask you to come clean. There's something wrong with Donald Trump's health or cognitive abilities. There's a reason he keep going to the hospital"

oh my goodness - Lieu played Rubio a video of Trump sleeping while Rubio tried to talk to him during a cabinet meeting. Then this exchange: RUBIO: I've never seen him fall asleep LIEU: I'm gonna show you a video that shows you just lied to Congress *plays another clip of Trump sleeping by Rubio*

WARREN: Trump purchased up to $1m of Nvidia stock. A week later, he changed US policy and loosened the rules on export controls so Nvidia could sell its chips to China. Now the stock is through the roof. Should SEC be knocking on his door? BESSENT: Get your house in order, senator. Lead by example

WARREN: Do you agree that it's a conflict of interest for President Trump to trade stocks? BESSENT: President Trump is not sitting in the Oval Office engaging in a high-frequency trading strategy. Congress should get their house in order first W: You think it's okay for the president to do this?

STANTON: Kushner's firm has raised more than $6b, including $1.2b over the last year. Are you aware of how much of that has been raised from foreign nationals? RUBIO: I don't know anything about it S: The answer is 99%. Are you concerned about a conflict of interest R: Jared is a private citizen

JACOBS: I have one last question for you. Who won the 2020 presidential election? MARCO RUBIO: I'm not here to answer about 2020 JACOBS: It seems like you have an issue admitting facts, just like you couldn't admit the shoes the president bought you were too big RUBIO: The florsheims fit fine

Jacobs to Rubio: "You're saying we're winning because the Iranian economy has inflation and it's costing them millions a day in lost revenue. Well, we are having inflation. It's already cost us an estimated $100 billion, gas prices are up ... "

JACOBS: You said the war is over. So who won? MARCO RUBIO: We define victory as destroying their defense base, significantly reducing missile launchers, significantly reducing their stockpile of drones. We achieved all those. I consider that victory. J: That's not what the intel community says

CORTEZ MASTO: Do you intend to give the 400,000 taxpayers who also had their information leaked the same immunity as President Trump and his family received? BESSENT: I'm unable to provide any additional information CORTEZ MASTO: It's very clear you're dodging this. It's just outrageous.

BESSENT: I'm unable to discuss this because of ongoing litigation WHITEHOUSE: Was there any consideration to the govt in return for the benefits of no audit and no investigation? BESSENT: Again, I'm unable to comment WHITEHOUSE: 🤷 Mr Chairman, this makes no sense at all

BESSENT: The ballroom is a national security matter HASSAN: That's ridiculous and I think you know it

BESSENT: I believe the president's remarks were taken out of context HASSAN: No. He said, 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody.' That's a direct quote BESSENT: Groceries are going down HASSAN: When was the last time you were in a grocery store?

BESSENT: Under the Biden administration-- HASSAN: We're not talking about Biden. We're talking about this administration and its promise to lower costs, and the fact that this president says he doesn't care

Q: Trump says he doesn't care about the midterms. Do you think he's focused enough on domestic policy? MIKE JOHNSON: What he said was taken out of context and it's so unfair. This president spends more time on domestic issues in one day than Biden did in four. That's an objective fact.

Q: Do you think Bill Pulte is qualified to be the acting DNI? MIKE JOHNSON: The president obviously has the prerogative and the choice on who he appoints to these positions (Not a yes!)

Q: Tom Kean hasn't been seen in 3 months. How is it acceptable that a member can be missing without explaining to constituents what's going on? MIKE JOHNSON: He's under the care of healthcare providers. It's not a scandalous thing at all. People deal w/health issues. He's working remotely right now

holy shit -- if I was Scott Bessent and I worked for Trump I would probably not be trying to score political points on Epstein coverups

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "They even bigger problem than Iran with gasoline prices is Democrat green policies" (Note how even the Fox News host isn't really buying this)

FOX NEWS: We boast that we're a net exporter of oil, so it's that the case, why are prices going higher? CHRIS WRIGHT: Because it's a global market. But energy prices are much lower in the US than they are in Europe or Asia. That's a result of President Trump's energy dominance agenda.

SORKIN: Do you think people in Congress and the Senate should be trading on prediction markets? SEN. LUMMIS: If they do, I think that should also be subject to a blind trust

SORKIN: There are folks who say you collect a lot of donations from the crypto industry LUMMIS: Well, anybody who's on a committee that works on a certain legislative package is going to receive contributions from people who are in the industries that are affected. I put my bitcoin in a blind trust

Trump on musical acts who pulled out of his allegedly nonpartisan Freedom 250 fiasco: "A couple of them said, 'We don't want anything that's partisan.' I said, 'That's okay. Go someplace else.'"

Trump on his latest trip to Walter Reed: "I do physicals because I think I have an obligation to do it. I took a cognitive test and I got 100% on it. The doctors told me very, very few people can ace it. It's actually a tough test."

Trump suggests January 6 was an inside job: "The FBI said, 'Go in, Go in!'" (Trump in fact was president during January 6 and he hand-picked the leader of the FBI.)

Trump: "Look, we had a rigged election. We can't have a rigged election. It's been proven to be rigged. Biden lost in a landslide."

DEVINE: What do you say to people who claim Netanyahu tricked you into going into Iran? TRUMP: They're the enemy. They're dumocrats. They want transgender mutilization of our children. He tricked me? I'm the one that started it. I'll tell you what- if there wasn't me, there'd be no Israel right now

DEVINE: Your tactics when you say something, and then change it -- people at home, sometimes I hear they feel anxious and confused TRUMP: That's good. That's good. If they're confused, then the Iranians are confused too.

DEVINE: What about people who don't have 401ks and they're worried about gas or groceries? TRUMP: Well, see, I inherited very high prices when I came in

Trump: "Iran is a big success. Wait until you see. The economy is unbelievable."