George Clooney accused the media of dropping the ball when it came to covering former President Joe Biden’s “incapacities,” Mediaite reports.
He added that Biden “abdicated” his responsibility by “hiding his incapacities.”
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Giorgia Meloni Wants to Avoid Angering Trump
“Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has opted out of a G7 call to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as she seeks to avoid angering President Donald Trump while he is locked in a bitter row with Kyiv,” the Financial Times reports.
“Her apparent unwillingness to take a stand now contrasts with her strong public support for Zelensky throughout the war.”
Far-Right Leader Cancels Speech After Bannon Salute
France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella said Friday he had cancelled his speech at a right-wing meeting in Washington after a “gesture alluding to Nazi ideology” by conservative firebrand Steve Bannon, France 24 reports.
Semafor reports Bannon later said Bardella was “unworthy to lead France” because he was “a boy, not a man.”
GOP Lawmaker Under Investigation for Assault
Washington, D.C.’s police department is investigating Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) for an alleged assault after an incident was reported at a residential address two miles west of the U.S. Capitol, NOTUS reports.
Mills was not arrested at the scene and is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is being held in the Washington area this week.
It’s Time to Retire the Term ‘People of Color’
Jerel Ezell: “The 2024 presidential election left the Democrats’ multiracial coalition in tatters. Nonwhite people voted in higher percentages for Trump in 2024 than they did in 2020, in some cases by double-digit increases.”
“Democrats are now in the thick of a come-to-Jesus reckoning over these losses, and it should begin with this obvious truth: There is no deep cultural, social, economic or political linkage between Black, Latino, Indigenous and Asian Americans — at least not one that can be leveraged by the party for votes.”
Paramount Is Starting to Fight Back Against Trump
“In January, reports that Paramount Global was mulling whether to settle a long-shot lawsuit filed by President Trump against its CBS News unit sparked a frenzy over the appearance that the company was capitulating to the administration as it sought regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance Media,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“A month later, that settlement hasn’t materialized, with Paramount now signaling that it’s prepared to go on the offensive.”
‘This Is a Dictator’
The New York Post front page was intended for one person: “President Trump: This is a dictator.”
X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant
“A lawyer at advertising conglomerate Interpublic Group fielded a phone call in December from a lawyer at X. The message was clear: Get your clients to spend more on Elon Musk’s social-media platform, or else,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Interpublic leaders interpreted the communications from X as reminders that the recently announced $13 billion deal to merge Interpublic with rival Omnicom Group could be torpedoed, or at least slowed down, by the Trump administration, given Musk’s powerful role in the federal government.”
Peter Kafka: “A big media platform, whose owner is deeply enmeshed with the Trump administration, is — reportedly — telling companies to give it business, or risk government reprisal…”
Musk on the Brink of Salvaging His Twitter Investment
CNN: “In October 2022, Elon Musk paid $44 billion to buy Twitter — almost certainly an overpayment — and he promptly made significant changes that plunged the company into chaos and sent its ad business and valuation into a tailspin.”
“Two and a half years later, Musk appears close to pulling off a minor miracle: The company, now called X, may once again be worth about what he paid for it.”
Consumer Sentiment Plunges as Inflation Fears Rise
“U.S. consumers’ expectations for long-term inflation rose to the highest rate in three decades on concerns President Donald Trump’s tariffs will translate into higher prices,” Bloomberg reports.
“Consumers expect prices will climb at an annual rate of 3.5% over the next five to 10 years, according to the final February reading from the University of Michigan. The rate is the highest since 1995.”
This Spending Fight Is About the Constitution
“As Washington gears up for epic negotiations over taxes and spending, another fiscal fight is unfolding in the background. This one isn’t about how much to spend, but about who controls that spending: Congress or the president?,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The Constitution assigns power of the purse to Congress. But in his early actions and words, President Trump is taking more of that power for himself. Rather than propose a budget, then wait for Congress to legislate actual spending, his administration froze a swath of federal grants (though it walked that back), cut other spending, such as on medical research overhead and foreign aid, and idled entire agencies.”
What Elon Musk Is Really Up To
Zeynep Tufekci: “Watching Elon Musk and his band of young acolytes slash their way through the federal government, many observers have struggled to understand how such a small group could do so much damage in so little time.”
“The mistake is trying to situate Musk solely in the context of politics. He isn’t approaching this challenge like a budget-minded official. He’s approaching it like an engineer, exploiting vulnerabilities that are built into the nation’s technological systems, operating as what cybersecurity experts call an insider threat.”
“We were warned about these vulnerabilities but no one listened, and the consequences — for the United States and the world — will be vast.”
Fate of Rivian’s Federal Loan Hangs in the Balance
Fortune: “Rivian’s most ambitious investment project to date could be at risk, after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp warned disbursement of a $6.6 billion U.S. federal loan had been put on hold.”
“The automaker secured the financing through a dedicated Department of Energy program in the dying days of the Biden administration. The funds are needed to erect a manufacturing plant that can build its next-generation R2 electric cars at scale.”
Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Funding to Maine
“President Donald Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to Maine because transgender athletes are allowed to compete in girls’ sports,” the Portland Press Herald reports.
Said Trump: “I hate to tell you this, but we’re not going to give them any federal money. They’re still saying they want men to play in women’s sports, and I cannot believe they’re doing that. So we’re not going to give them any money, none whatsoever, until they clean that up.”
Trump’s Firing Frenzy Hits the GOP Where It Hurts
The Nation: “This will ultimately hurt hundreds of thousands of people—and many of them are Trump voters. It turns out that military veterans are disproportionately represented among the DOGE cuts, because they disproportionately work in federal jobs. Two-thirds of veterans voted for Trump in 2024.”
Trump’s ‘Honeymoon’ Lasted Less Than a Month
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When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
New York Times: “The German election has in part focused on hot-button issues like immigration and more recently on the threat to the Atlantic alliance presented by President Trump. But the overriding concern in daily German life, according to interviews and polls, and the thing most likely to drive the choice of voters, is the nation’s anemic economy.”
“Business executives, workers and politicians alike agree that the next German chancellor must move quickly to repair the country’s ailing industrial sector, or risk economic and political disaster for years to come.”
Wall Street Journal: Why Germany’s confidence is shattered and its economy is kaput.
Trump Nearly Pulled All Support for Ukraine
“Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky angered Donald Trump so much during the peace talks with Russia that Trump was on the verge of withdrawing American military support from Ukraine,” Axios reports.
“The conflict between Trump and Zelensky escalated into a war of words between the two that scared European allies who are worried about emboldening Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and rewarding his brutal expansionism.”
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