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L’étrange réaction de Trump face à l’urgence médicale est illustrée par d’autres photos, qui le montrent toujours debout derrière son bureau, observant de loin l’homme allongé sur le sol.
Trump’s bizarre reaction to the medical emergency is captured in other photos, showing him still standing behind his desk, watching from a distance as the man lies on the floor.
Trump qualifie les cas des personnes qu’il vient de gracier de « grave injustice nationale ».
Throughout the centuries, certain civilizations have illuminated the world with their genius.
Trump describes the cases against those he has just pardoned as a «grave national injustice».
“Today love won,” was the statement made by Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, on Monday after the Supreme Court voted not to overturn its landmark precedent, making gay marriage a constitutional right.
Instead, they denied the appeal made by a former Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, and then sentenced her to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees.
Who is Kim Davis?
Kim Davis started refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples right after Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that gave gay couples the right to marry, in 2015. She was caught on camera that year refusing a gay couple a marriage license, and it went viral.
Davis claimed her Christian faith was the reason she was ‘unable’ to issue the licenses. After refusing multiple gay couple marriage licenses and being called out on social media, she began refusing all couples’ marriage licenses, along with 14 other counties in the south.
What ensued was two years of lawsuits. Six couples who were refused licences sued Davis and won; Davis appealed every decision against her.
In the end, Davis was jailed for five days, sent back to her desk, and forced to give licenses (albeit without her signature).
Davis stuck with consistent messaging throughout the process, stating.
“I never imagined a day like this would come, where I would be asked to violate a central teaching of Scripture and of Jesus Himself regarding marriage. To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience.”
Davis lost her re-election campaign in 2019. She has been battling in court since, racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, and appealing quite literally every Supreme Court decision that goes against her (she’s even appealing the decisions against her appeals! Appeal-ception!).
Supreme Court says no
The appeal that was denied in this case was sent after lower courts rejected Davis’ claim that the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment right to free exercise of religion protects her from liability in the case.
If the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of Davis, it would have set a precedent that would allow any judge to deny a gay couple a marriage license, as long as they cited religious reasons.
William Powell, an attorney representing the plaintiffs involved, said, « The Supreme Court’s denial of review confirms what we already knew: same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, and Kim Davis’s denial of marriage licenses in defiance of Obergefell plainly violated that right. »
‘Love won today’
After the Supreme Court’s shocking decision to overturn Roe v Wade in 2022, nothing was guaranteed in this case. Roe v Wade, of course, was the ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to abortion and legalized the procedure nationwide.
The ruling to overturn Roe v Wade emboldened far-right Christian nationalist groups and sent hope through the MAGA crowd that they might be able to turn back the clock on human rights.
The Supreme Court is making a statement with this ruling: when it comes to cuts, human rights are not on the table.
Football fans at Northwest Stadium were treated to a surprise on Sunday: Donald Trump, President of the United States.
DJT was seen in a suite with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Trump was shown on the video board in the second quarter and booed raucously as he valiantly tried to read the sheet in front of him. Trump was attempting to recite a military oath to swear in recruits.
Trouble reading
The Don recently bragged about ‘acing’ a dementia screener, made to assess whether basic cognitive function is still doable. He got another tough test at the Commanders game, when he was tasked with reading four sentences to the crowd.
The line Trump struggled with was a prompt for him to say his own name. What Trump was supposed to say was, “Please raise your right hand. I, Donald Trump, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Instead, Trump read out, “Please raise your right hand. I—and state your name—do solemnly swear, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic,”
Yes, he said ‘state your name’ instead of saying his name. Of course, the president did have about 20,000 red-blooded, football-loving, true Americans booing the skin off him, so maybe he was nervous.
First since Jimmy
Trump was the first president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978. Ironically enough, Trump’s approval ratings are nearly identical to Carter’s at 34%.
That number leaves them in a three-way tie for second-last in the presidential popularity rankings.
Trump also attended the Super Bowl in February, and it’s assumed he’ll do the same in 2026.
Donald Trump stadium?
Experts can’t help but draw parallels between the rarity of this meeting and the rumour surrounding the Commanders’ new stadium.
The new stadium was approved on Sept. 17, and will include a billion-dollar investment from Washington, and a $2.7 bn commitment from the Commander’s organization.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emailed ESPN with a statement:
« That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible. »
Since the stadium will be owned by the District of Columbia, not the Commanders, the team will not have proprietary naming rights.
A source confirmed that, « The team doesn’t have the authority. They can’t name the stadium … on their own. The city would be involved in that decision, and the Park Service would be involved. »
This means Trump could have some sway over the naming of the new stadium, much to the chagrin of football fans.
“They’re gonna build a beautiful stadium, that’s what I’m involved in. We’re getting all the approvals and everything else. And you have a wonderful owner, Josh and his group, and you’re going to see some very good things.”
-Donald Trump
Colorless commentator
Trump didn’t just stay in his press box on Sunday. He also appeared on FOX News’ broadcast near the end of the game, even getting to call an important moment late in the fourth quarter.
“Let’s see what happens. Not bad,” was his response to the three-yard drive from Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
The appearance on the FOX broadcast has garnered mass disapproval on social media. Donald Trump has invoked the other side of the “keep politics out of sports” crowd. Multiple posts on social media specifically attack the fact that Donald Trump is underqualified to be a sports broadcaster.
This means either some of the MAGA crowd believe being president is easier than doing play-by-play, or that Donald Trump is no longer capable of doing anything. Can both be true?