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Donald Trump Mocked As He Appears To Back Out Of Head-To-Head ‘Press Conferences’ With Joe Biden
Joe Biden and Donald Trump almost had a head-to-head press conference, but the former president seemingly backed out of his address barely five minutes in, leading to mockery from the incumbent’s team. Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s campaign teams have both criticized each other extensively over the past few weeks for various reasons, and things […]
Elon Musk once mocked China’s BYD. Now it’s running circles around Tesla
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. The most important carmaker in the world right now is the Chinese-owned, Warren Buffett-backed company that has Elon Musk in a pickle. BYD, a carmaker Musk once laughed at, overtook Tesla […]
Trump Mocked For Struggling With ‘Emotional Support Paper’ In Courthouse Rant
Donald Trump often emerges from court with a stack of papers to read from in front of the waiting cameras, but he ran into some problems with one of them on Tuesday. And President Joe Biden’s campaign team was standing by to call him out for struggling with what they called his “emotional support paper.” […]
Toyota’s bet on hybrids was mocked, then vindicated. Now it’s trying to repeat the trick with an unlikely bet on the combustion engine
While many automakers predicted a looming all-EV future, Toyota made gains by emphasizing hybrids over fully electric vehicles—a move that earned it derision before being vindicated over the past year as EV sales sputtered. Now it’s now doubling down with a new take on the traditional car engine. The world’s largest carmaker said Tuesday that […]
‘Snowflake’ Eric Trump Mercilessly Mocked Over Raging Response To MSNBC Host’s Joke
Eric Trump was mockingly dubbed a “snowflake” after he took exception to a gag that MSNBC’s Katie Phang posted on X, formerly Twitter, about his father Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York. Eric Trump has attended the trial on multiple days but didn’t on Tuesday when his brother Donald Trump Jr. showed up […]
Donald Trump Attorney Alina Habba Mercilessly Mocked For Pure Projection
Critics suggested Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba’s latest defense of the former president on Fox News was projection personified. Habba is not representing Trump in his ongoing hush money trial but appeared on Sean Hannity’s prime-time show to stump for her boss and baselessly claim the criminal prosecution of him is a political hit job […]
Columbia protester mocked after asking for food for occupiers
A pro-Palestine protester at Columbia has provoked ridicule after she demanded the university helps give food to activists who are occupying parts of the campus. The protester, who is part of a group illegally occupying Hamilton Hall at the prestigious New York university, told reporters outside the building on Tuesday that the university should allow […]
Trump Mocked For ‘Pretending To Be President’ In Strange Ceremony
Donald Trump hasn’t set foot in the White House since leaving office more than three years ago, but that didn’t stop him from pretending it’s still his residence this week when he offered a visitor a key to the building. Trump gave the baffling gift to former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, who visited him […]
Marjorie Taylor Green mocked by fellow lawmaker calling on her to be appointed as ‘Putin’s Special Envoy’
Jared Moskowitz mocked MTG, calling to make her “Putin’s Special Envoy” to Congress. The move came in response to Greene’s amendments that proposed Ukraine aid supporters enlist in the fight against Russia. “If you want to fund the endless foreign wars, you should have to go fight them,” Greene said. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing […]
Ilhan Omar’s daughter mocked as ‘psycho’ after college suspends her for anti-Israel demonstrations
Social media erupted Thursday evening after Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., revealed she had been suspended from Barnard College following her involvement in an anti-Israel protest on Columbia University’s campus in New York City. Hirsi, who confirmed the news in a post on X on Thursday morning, was also one of […]
US Navy mocked for image of captain firing gun with back-to-front scope
The US Navy has been mocked for posting a photo online of a sailor shooting a rifle with a back-to-front scope, in what social media users said showed America was “going to lose a major war”. The Navy’s official Instagram page issued a photo of Commander Cameron Yaste, the captain of the guided-missile destroyer USS […]