Category: Intolerance

Trump Demands Fox News Take Jessica Tarlov off Air

President Donald Trump demanded Fox News remove co-host Jessica Tarlov from the air, calling her “a real loser” and criticizing her voice, statements, and overall presence on the network. Trump posted his demand on Truth Social, claiming Tarlov uses “fake numbers” and “fake polls” while expressing his dislike for her work, though he added he was “sure she’s a lovely person.”

Trump also targeted Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream, criticizing her interview with Democratic Representative Jake Auchincloss and instructing her to correct Democratic guests when they present what he calls “propaganda and lies.” The president objected to Bream’s characterization of the SAVE Act, insisting it be called the “SAVE America Act,” a distinction he emphasized as significant.

This marks a continued pattern of Trump attacking Fox News personalities who he perceives as insufficiently loyal or critical of his positions. In 2024, Trump accused Bream of conducting an “anti-MAGA” interview with his attorney, and he has repeatedly called Tarlov a “loser” in previous public statements, including during a March appearance on The Five when Tarlov was absent.

Trump’s demand reflects his expectation that media outlets, including Fox News, align with his messaging without independent editorial judgment or hosting of opposing viewpoints. His explicit instruction to “Fox executives” to remove Tarlov demonstrates an abuse of power, using his position as president to pressure media organizations into personnel decisions based on his personal preferences rather than journalistic merit.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-demands-fox-news-take-host-off-air-a-real-loser/)

Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools | The Independent

The Trump administration’s Education Department terminated civil rights agreements on Monday that protected transgender students across five school districts and one college. The districts involved are Cape Henlopen School District in Delaware, Fife School District in Washington, Delaware Valley School District in Pennsylvania, and La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, Sacramento City Unified, and Taft College in California. By ending these agreements, the department ceased enforcement of protections that required schools to comply with federal civil rights law, specifically Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination in education.

Previous administrations under Barack Obama and Joe Biden had interpreted Title IX to include safeguards for transgender and gay students. The Trump administration reversed this interpretation and has instead launched coordinated attacks on schools accommodating transgender students. The department filed lawsuits in California and Minnesota against state policies allowing transgender students to participate in interscholastic sports and opened civil rights investigations targeting schools and universities over their transgender student policies.

This termination represents an abuse of power by withdrawing federal protections that previously ensured schools took steps to safeguard vulnerable students. By unilaterally ending these agreements without Congressional action, the Trump administration demonstrates its willingness to weaponize the Education Department against transgender youth and the districts attempting to provide them safe educational environments.

(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education-department-washington-trump-school-district-california-b2952614.html)

Trump Uses R-Word Slur Against Biden at Press Conference

President Donald Trump used a racist slur to describe former President Joe Biden during a Monday press conference at the White House. Trump, 79, employed the derogatory term twice while discussing the recent rescue of two American airmen shot down over Iran, according to reporting on the event.

The press conference was intended to provide details about the airmen’s rescue, but Trump deviated from the stated agenda to praise North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, claiming the authoritarian leader has “said very nice things” about him and that they “get along very well.”

Trump’s use of racist language toward his predecessor reflects a pattern of abusive rhetoric deployed against political opponents and predecessors. The slur represents another instance of Trump degrading public discourse through dehumanizing language targeting individuals he views as adversaries.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/trump-drops-vile-slur-oval-203221365.html)

Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has systematically blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four military branches, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process. Some officers targeted appear to have been singled out because of their race, gender, or perceived alignment with Biden administration policies. Hegseth refused to meet with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George when George requested discussion of the promotion blocks targeting women and Black men, and Hegseth subsequently fired George on Thursday.

Hegseth has cited officers’ past support for COVID-19 vaccines, mask mandates enacted during the Biden administration, affiliation with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, or association with former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley as reasons for removal from promotion consideration. In recent weeks, Hegseth blocked three Marine officers—two women and a Black man—who were recommended for promotion by Marine Corps leadership and had no open investigations against them. A Navy list of officers selected for one-star admiral promotion has been held up for over a month, with concern that officers may be removed based on race or gender.

The Army’s promotion list included approximately 30 officers for one-star general positions; Hegseth removed four names before it reached the Senate in mid-March, striking two women and two Black officers without documented cause or investigation. Military law requires the president, not the defense secretary, to possess authority to block promotions, and a reason such as an ongoing investigation must be provided if removal occurs before White House transmission. The removed officers had deployed, performed their duties, and were combat-tested, yet Hegseth provided no explanation for their removal.

Defense secretaries typically do not remove officers from promotion lists or reject service branch recommendations, and this intervention violates longstanding military practice and law requiring promotions be based on individual merit. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the blocking “disgraceful” and “a complete betrayal of the merit-based promotion system.” A retired senior military officer warned that unexplained intervention in the promotion process will erode officer trust and create the perception that careers can be “politicized in a career-ending manner.”

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell disputed the reporting as “fake news from anonymous sources” and claimed promotions are based on merit. However, military demographics show active-duty forces are 80 percent male and 74 percent white among officers, while only 9 percent of officers are Black, indicating the concentration of promotion authority in Hegseth’s hands poses significant risk of abuse when applied selectively against officers from underrepresented groups.

(Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-intervened-military-promotions-dozen-senior-officers-rcna266062)

Miller Pushes States to Strip Education Rights from Undocumented

Stephen Miller, Trump’s senior immigration adviser, is orchestrating a campaign to dismantle the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment by encouraging Republican-led states to deny public education funding to undocumented children. Miller raised this idea in a closed-door meeting with Texas lawmakers in Washington, citing congressional gridlock as justification for state-level action that would challenge the 1982 Supreme Court precedent in Plyler v. Doe, which mandated free public education for undocumented children as a constitutional right.

If enacted, Miller’s proposal would classify approximately one million children as members of a subordinate class excluded from mainstream society. As Justice William Brennan wrote in the Plyler decision, denying these children basic education forecloses their ability to contribute to the nation’s progress and violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that “The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Miller’s strategy aims to use state legislation as a testing ground to weaken federal constitutional protections, encouraging other Republican states and federal lawmakers to follow suit.

Miller’s assault on the 14th Amendment extends beyond education policy and represents a broader assault on the constitutional protections established after the Civil War. The 14th Amendment was designed as a political text to ensure equal protection and citizenship rights for all people, directly extending the prohibitions of the 13th Amendment against slavery and involuntary servitude. Miller’s crusade against immigration and his efforts to strip constitutional protections from vulnerable populations reveal an intent to fundamentally reshape American democracy by dismantling the legal and political framework designed to prevent the creation of subordinate classes.

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/opinion/stephen-miller-birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment.html)

Trump Makes Inappropriate Comments About Fox Host During Iran War Discussion

During a Thursday night appearance on Fox News’s “The Five,” President Donald Trump made inappropriate comments toward co-host Dana Perino while discussing the humanitarian situation in Iran. Trump referenced a lunch they had shared years ago at Trump Tower, then stated he was not permitted to compliment Perino’s appearance because doing so would “end my political career,” before proceeding to remark that she “may be even better looking” today.

Trump continued by claiming that women are no longer allowed to be called beautiful in contemporary society, framing his unsolicited personal comments as a restriction on free speech. He then pivoted to discussing Iran, stating that Iranian civilians are “petrified” because armed forces on one side possess weapons and “shoot you,” and that people cannot protest effectively when they witness casualties.

Trump’s behavior drew immediate criticism from political opponents and commentators. Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh, now a Trump critic, condemned the president’s conduct, as did anti-Trump accounts and observers who characterized the remarks as creepy, inappropriate, and disturbing given their context within a discussion about an active conflict and Iranian civilian suffering.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-makes-shocking-fox-news-172907709.html)

Hegseth Removes Black, Female Officers from General Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed four Army officers from a one-star general promotion list without clear legal authority to do so. Two of the officers are Black and two are women from a list of approximately three dozen officers, predominantly white men. Hegseth had pressured Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll for months to strike the names, but Driscoll repeatedly refused based on the officers’ exemplary service records until Hegseth unilaterally removed them this month.

One Black officer was targeted for writing a paper nearly 15 years ago analyzing why African American officers historically pursued support roles over combat positions. A female logistics officer faced removal after serving in Afghanistan during the 2021 withdrawal, which Hegseth has condemned as “disastrous and embarrassing.” The reasons for removing the other two officers, a logistics officer and finance specialist, remain unclear. A fifth officer, Colonel Dave Butler, a white male spokesman for former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, resigned in February after repeated demands from Hegseth’s office for his removal.

Hegseth’s chief of staff, Ricky Buria, told Driscoll that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, according to three officials familiar with the exchange. Buria denied the account, calling it “completely false” and “made up.” Army Secretary Driscoll responded by telling Buria that Trump is “not a racist or sexist” and raised the issue with a White House official who agreed with his assessment, prompting Hegseth’s office to retreat on that particular case.

Hegseth’s personnel overhaul includes dismantling merit-based promotion safeguards, including shuttering the Command Assessment Program that used peer reviews and double-blind interviews to ensure all officers regardless of race or gender could compete fairly. Senior military officials question whether the officers are being singled out because of their race or gender, eroding confidence in a promotion system designed to be apolitical and merit-based. Military lawyers have debated whether Hegseth possesses legal authority to strike individual names from the list, as regulations allow him only to reject or accept the entire list.

Hegseth has fired or sidelined at least two dozen generals and admirals since taking office, including General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the second African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the Navy. Currently, the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, all five service chiefs, and nine of the military’s ten combatant commanders are white men, reversing years of diversification efforts under former Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III.

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html)

Trump Attacks Newsom Dyslexia As Disqualifying

President Trump mocked California Governor Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia as “disqualifying” for the presidency at least four times in one week, calling Newsom “dumb” and stating that people with learning disabilities should not be president. Trump made these remarks during an Oval Office appearance Monday, a Kentucky rally, a Fox News Radio interview, and a Truth Social post, repeatedly equating dyslexia with mental inability and labeling Newsom’s openness about his condition “politically suicidal.”

Newsom turned Trump’s attacks to his advantage by sarcastically declaring himself president on X and using the moment to support young people with dyslexia, stating “Dyslexia isn’t a weakness. It’s your strength.” Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the governor’s wife, responded with a video listing Trump’s actual disqualifications, including being a convicted felon, bankrupting businesses, and associations with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while emphasizing that “everything that Donald Trump represents is frankly beyond disqualifying.”

Dyslexia researchers directly contradicted Trump’s claims, with Dr. Helen Taylor of the University of Cambridge noting that people with dyslexia are overrepresented in business leadership and possess enhanced abilities in discovery, invention, and creativity. The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity confirmed that dyslexia affects as much as 20 percent of the population and that people with the condition often demonstrate strong reasoning abilities and creative thinking despite being slower readers.

Newsom has long described his childhood struggle with dyslexia as a source of insecurity, writing in his memoir that his mother’s attempt to comfort him by saying “It’s OK to be average, Gavin” felt like “crueler words” ever spoken to him. In his current role as governor, Newsom compensates through meticulous preparation, reading briefings multiple times, using specialized font formatting in office memos, and maintaining detailed notes, practices his staff credit with enabling his confident public communication and which he views as a “super power.”

The clash represents the latest escalation in Trump and Newsom’s ongoing rivalry, with the governor strategically leveraging the confrontations to boost his national profile amid speculation about a potential 2028 presidential run. Trump’s pattern of personal attacks has previously extended to racist imagery and disinformation, demonstrating a consistent willingness to weaponize personal vulnerabilities for political gain.

(Source: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-03-17/trump-newsom-dyslexia-2028)

Trump Defies Fallen Airmen’s Families’ Privacy Request at Transfer

President Trump attended the dignified transfer of six U.S. Air Force airmen killed in a refueling aircraft crash during military operations in Iran, despite families of the deceased explicitly requesting privacy and barring cameras from the ceremony. Fox News correspondent John Roberts reported that the troops’ relatives demanded the transfer remain private, a direct contradiction to Trump’s public participation in the event.

Trump’s decision to attend despite the families’ wishes demonstrates his abuse of power and disregard for the bereaved, using a solemn military ceremony honoring the dead for public appearances. This mirrors prior instances of Trump exploiting fallen soldiers’ images for political gain, including his PAC’s use of a dignified transfer photograph in fundraising materials.

The Republican president’s pattern of defying families’ explicit wishes regarding their fallen loved ones contradicts stated respect for military sacrifice. Previous occasions saw Trump skip dignified transfers entirely to attend personal events, while his administration continues to weaponize military ceremonies for political messaging.

By ignoring the grieving families’ direct request for privacy, Trump prioritized his media visibility over the dignity and autonomy of those mourning their relatives. The airmen’s families sought a respectful, private ceremony to honor their dead, yet Trump’s attendance converted their loss into a public spectacle under his control.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/slain-troops-families-issue-ban-224742434.html)

Pentagon Restricts Stars and Stripes Military Newspaper Editorial

The Pentagon announced “modernization” changes to Stars and Stripes on March 9, immediately restricting the independent military newspaper’s editorial operations weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s spokesman called the publication “woke.” The memo prohibits the newspaper from publishing wire service content from organizations like the Associated Press and Reuters, eliminating coverage of war zones including the new conflict in Iran where military readers may be deployed, and bans lighter content such as March Madness coverage and comic strips.

The memo requires Stars and Stripes content to be “consistent with good order and discipline,” military justice language that threatens military staff reporters with court-martial if they publish stories the Defense Department opposes. Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin stated the Pentagon did not directly communicate the memo to his newsroom, which discovered it three days after implementation on a Defense Department website, leaving staff uncertain about compliance requirements and legal exposure for uniformed journalists.

The Pentagon claims the changes return Stars and Stripes to serving “the warfighter” while denying the newspaper will lose editorial independence. However, the memo redirects the newspaper’s ombudsman to send Congressional information to the Defense Department first rather than directly to legislators, dismantling a Congressional mandate protecting the publication’s autonomy since the 1990s. The Trump administration withdrew the federal regulation underpinning that mandate in January.

Stars and Stripes has operated independently under Congressional mandate since World War II and historically received bipartisan support, including from Trump during his first term. Applicants for Stars and Stripes positions are now being screened based on loyalty to the president’s policy priorities, representing direct assault on institutional independence. Press freedom organizations condemned the memo; PEN America stated service members rely on Stars and Stripes for independent reporting, not material dictated by officials the newspaper should hold accountable.

The Defense Department’s restrictions on Stars and Stripes follow Hegseth’s broader campaign against diversity initiatives across military institutions. In September, Hegseth imposed a policy requiring media outlets to pledge not to gather information without formal authorization from defense officials, forcing established news organizations including NPR to surrender press credentials rather than comply. Hegseth has similarly pressured Scouting America to implement transgender youth restrictions under Pentagon direction, demonstrating systematic institutional control efforts.

(Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/14/nx-s1-5748020/pentagon-tightens-controls-over-stars-and-stripes-after-calling-it-woke?utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwdGRleAQizGFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEej7qKf0rpz1enHZ43OdilQAgGvWjeko5o_ISNz39QoXq-4KFvlQTe_B7X9SU_aem_LmcSZMI9L6Q3yyss_RUeAA)

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