‘You’re a loser’: Trump explodes at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over Hegseth impeachment question

Tonight, I watched Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton being interviewed by Jake Tapper on CNN’s “The Lead.” If you have an opportunity to watch this interview, I sincerely encourage you to do so. I found myself tearing up as I listened to her. There was something about looking into bout her childhood that was incredibly moving.

She described the fear she carried as a girl, even after the abuse had stopped. Her stepfather had threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone. When he fled prosecution and became a fugitive, that fear stayed with her for years. Imagine what that does to a child.

She spoke about spending much of her life learning to live with the trauma of those experiences. She also recalled meeting people on the campaign trail whose struggles she understood because she had lived them herself: homelessness, living without heat, standing in line for food. These were not abstract hardships to her. They were memories of her own lived experience.

But what moved me most was something she said about that horrible political advertisement involving her estranged mother. She explained that she had never really found closure from what happened when she was twelve years old. Yet somehow, through the experience of that advertisement and the tremendous kindness and support she received from people across the political spectrum, she has begun to find something she had been missing for so many years. I found that extraordinary. Something so cruel had, in an unexpected way, become part of her healing.

I know very little about Amy Acton’s political positions. I haven’t spent time studying them. But tonight I saw a remarkable woman speaking openly about experiences no child should ever have to endure, with a courage and grace that deserve recognition regardless of anyone’s politics.

I want to thank @jaketapper for the compassion and sensitivity he brought to this interview. And I especially want to thank @amyactonoh for sharing something so deeply personal. To anyone who has survived childhood abuse, I hope her story reminds you that what happened to you matters, that you deserve to be believed and treated with dignity, and that healing is possible, even after many years.

May God’s peace be with Amy Acton and with every person who continues to carry the wounds of childhood trauma.

Two years ago, I warned that Democracy itself would be on the line in a second Trump Administration, together with the return of cruelty and disrespect of our military. Check, check and check.

In the first episode of my new YouTube channel, The Peanut Gallery, I predicted the of “rigged” after the election. Check.

Follow the show to get my unique insight into Donald’s thought process. Check it out. FT

The markets are rising and oil is falling. Suggestion to the Democratic Party, message this properly. Something along these lines, “our overwhelming rebuke of the Trumpublican agenda has laid the groundwork for…”. Fill in the blanks, and do it before Donald does. Time to be proactive in our messaging.

#Democrats

🚨NEW: Democrat Scott Colom has won the Mississippi U.S. Senate race, defeating GOP incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. He is the first African American to represent Mississippi in 145 years.

RETWEET to congratulate Senator-elect Colom on making history!

Democrats need new leadership and a new direction.

I support Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker. He has the temperament and political instincts to lead, set the agenda and appeal to a broad electorate.

But he needs an equally feisty House Whip who can unite our big rates and everyone in between-build consensus and deliver the votes.

In the Senate, it is time for Chuck Schumer to step aside for Chris Van Hollen.

Schumer deserves credit for recruiting strong candidates and bringing back people like Sherrod Brown to fight again. But we need a stronger agenda, less establishment politics and a much more aggressive opposition to the Trumpublicans.

And Chuck, you’re from Brooklyn and I’m from Queens. That “We will win, we will win” performance at the podium? Sorry, but that was not exactly Brooklyn tough.

We need new leaders who can unite, fight and win. It is time for a new approach.

#Democrats @RepJeffries @SenSchumer @ChrisVanHollen

NEVER AGAIN MEANS EVERYONE

I believe in boycotts when there is a legitimate cause, and I support the right to peacefully advocate for Palestinian rights. But targeting businesses because their owners are Jewish crosses a line for me.

This is personal for me. My wife is her’s family grew up in Philly. My niece Sara went to Drexel. I am sure we have purchased items from some of the targeted shops.

On the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, I worry about intimidation and violence.

This is part of a much larger issue of rising antisemitism that we cannot ignore and must confront. We can stand up for Palestinians while protecting Jewish communities. Both matter.

Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj on their podcast “Can’t Be Censored” with guest, the potential US Ambassador to Canada, me, in my Mark Messier signed National jersey.

#Canada #Hockey @MarkJCarney @cafreeland @melaniejoly @karman_wong @Travisdhanraj

I grew up believing that there was nothing I couldn’t do. My girls have grown up in this Trumpian Era wondering if they should ask permission.
We’re sick of it.
So proud of all our strong women!!

Congrats to Josh Turek from William and me. Let’s shoot some hoops sometime. @turek4iowa

I have been asked many times over the past week, including in interviews with Don Lemon, Wyatt Sharpe and the Can’t Be Censored podcast, who will be the first to cut and run. Well, like a broken clock that is right twice a day, I predicted Susie Wiles. See you next at the Oversight Committee soon.

Check out the joy in our faces and voices. AMERICA IS BACK, BABY. @ZainNYC #America #ImmigrationReform @nyczain

Crumble him into dust and sprinkle him into obscurity. @JDVance

Some twisted fuck posted a disgusting tweet regarding my cousin Barron today. Whoever did this, bot or not, cut it out. Take the victory Tuesday and move on.

A gondola ride on The Straight of More Ooze if you can guess who this is. Please comment.

As I take all of this in, I think of my parents and how they taught me to be an empathetic and caring young man. My dad, the original “good Trump”, who passed too early, would by example, root and fight for the underdog, those who needed a little push to realize a better and meaningful life.

This is the kind of country we need. In his memory, I will do my best to lead us in that direction. Let’s do it together.

Take it from me folks, cause I have been there. I pity the poor bastards near my uncle tonight.

#Democracy @Scaramucci

Lots of votes left to count. My first thought? What media outlets are going to cast my uncle aside? What do they benefit by holding his water?

Second thought? A friggin slaughter across the board.

Havin my first celebratory cigar, then interview with my friend Wyatt Sharpe, then
back to Greenwich Party vote counting/party.

More later. ROCK ON DEMS. FT

#Democracy #Democrats

Congrats Abby