CNN host says Trump trials are politically motivated, paints bleak outlook for Biden



CNN’s Fareed Zakaria doesn’t have the best track record for being right, but a recent admission of his shows that the truth about Biden is becoming harder to ignore.

“He’s one of these people that’s been on air for years, gets almost everything wrong — but here he is, begrudgingly laying out some really, really bad news for the Democrats,” Dave Rubin says, before playing a recent clip of Zakaria on CNN.

“When President Biden made clear he was going to run for re-election, I had a sense of what his election strategy was and thought it was an intelligent path to victory after the chaos of COVID and Trump,” Zakaria says.

“I have to admit, none of this is playing out as I thought it would. Trump is now leading in almost all the swing states, but behind those numbers lie even more troubling details as someone worried about the prospects of a second Trump term,” he continues.

While Zakaria notes that polls aren’t always accurate, they have tended to underestimate Trump’s support rather than overestimate it.

“I doubt that there are many shy Biden voters in the country,” he says, adding, “the shift here is stark.”

He then explains that Trump has a 22-point lead over Biden on whom voters trust more to deal with the economy, which marks a 15-point bump for Trump compared to the same poll in 2020. And on immigration, Biden is 35 points behind Trump.

“Meanwhile, Republicans seem to be uniting behind Trump. Whatever opposition he faced in the primaries has largely melted away, and the trials against him keep him in the spotlight, infuriate his base who sees him as a martyr, and even may serve to make him the object of some sympathy among people in general who believe that his prosecutors are politically motivated,” Zakaria says.

“This happens to be true in my opinion,” he adds, shockingly. “I doubt the New York indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not Donald Trump.”


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CNN host dares to challenge the narrative about the fairness of Trump's hush money trial: 'This happens to be true'



CNN host Fareed Zakaria is openly challenging the legitimacy of the criminal case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) is trying against Donald Trump.

Right now, Trump is spending the majority of the workweek sitting in a Manhattan courtroom as his trial for allegedly falsifying business records — a case that Bragg has attempted to spin into an instance of election interference — drags on.

"I doubt the New York indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not Donald Trump."

But Zakaria doubts that anyone not named Trump would be facing the same situation.

Zakaria made the admission on Sunday while arguing the Democratic Party is fractured behind President Joe Biden while the Republican Party is "uniting behind Trump."

"Whatever opposition [Trump] faced in the primaries has largely melted away. And the trials against him keep him in the spotlight, infuriate his base who sees him as a martyr, and even may serve to make him the object of some sympathy among people in general who believed that his prosecutors are politically motivated," Zakaria said.

"This happens to be true in my opinion. I doubt the New York indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not Donald Trump," he admitted.

Legal experts have made similar claims about Bragg's case.

Jed Handelsman Shugerman, a law professor at Boston University, has called the case a "historic mistake." Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig believes there would be "no chance of conviction" if the case were being tried in a 50-50 Trump-Biden district. And law professor Jonathan Turley has routinely criticized Bragg's case, not only for its legal ambiguity, but for the perception that Trump is not receiving equal justice.

Even CNN's own polling shows Americans are skeptical that Trump is receiving a fair trial.

A minuscule 13% of Americans believe that Trump is being treated the same as other defendants, the poll found, while a majority of respondents (56%) told CNN they do not believe that Trump is receiving a fair trial.

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'Sharp as a tack': Michael Douglas praises Biden's mental acuity, claims memory issues are a common problem

'Sharp as a tack': Michael Douglas praises Biden's mental acuity, claims memory issues are a common problem



Actor Michael Douglas defended President Biden's age and mental health saying that according to his sources, the president is as sharp as a tack.

On CNN's "GPS" with Fareed Zakaria, Douglas was asked about his age (79) in relation to President Biden, who is 81 years old.

"You're about President Biden's age," Zakaria remarked. "You're doing fantastically. You look like a million bucks. Why don't you fully run for president?" he asked Douglas.

"Oh, I did the movie once, you know," Douglas replied, perhaps referring to his role as the commander in chief in the 1995 film "The American President."

"Did it ever tempt you?" Zakaria continued.

"Well, I knew I had the ending, so the difference is having the ending," Douglas joked. "No. They asked me to run for governor a couple of times in California. And I remember saying, 'Well, where do you want me?' 'Well, we need a man who can finance his own campaign.' Yeah ..." Douglas recalled.

"'You know, who has credibility, notoriety, who is well known around everything.' And I remember saying, 'You sure you're not looking for a kamikaze pilot?' I said, 'I don't think so.'"

Zakaria pressed on, asking Douglas if he was "one of those people who wished [Biden] had bowed out and left the field to somebody else."

Douglas explained that according to those he has spoken with, Biden's mental acuity is top notch.

"I think that I walk a little similar to him and the people that I've talked to, and everybody that I have, say he is as sharp as a tack. He's fine," he reiterated. "We all have an issue of memories as we get older, we forget names ... he's overcome a stutter in his life and sometimes he might."

Douglas then shifted toward a comparison to President Trump as evidence that Biden is more fit for the job.

"Let's just say that his entire cabinet, including his vice president, everybody in his cabinet would be more than happy to work with him again in the next term. I cannot say that about the other candidate running because nobody in his cabinet for 2016 wants to be involved with him," Douglas claimed.

Part 2 of my conversation with Michael Douglas: Biden\u2019s age, the stakes in November, and what\u2019s so critically important about this election
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While he did not specify which party asked him to run for governor of California, Douglas has a long history of donating to well-known Democrats dating back to the 1980s. Donor records allege that Douglas donated to John Kerry for Senate in 1990, Dianne Feinstein for Senate in 1992, and Joe Biden for Senate in 1995.

The records showed that Douglas reportedly donated $516,500 to Democrats between 1979-2006 and $2,750 to Republicans.

He has also advocated for gun control ever since the killing of John Lennon.

"I was there the night John Lennon was shot, three blocks away. It left a lasting impression on me," Douglas once said. "It motivated me to do whatever I could to lobby for small-arms control."

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Jon Stewart notes alarming fact about how Congress works behind closed doors: 'Like an assisted-living facility'



Comedian Jon Stewart compared the United States Senate to an "assisted living facility" on Sunday, highlighting the alarming way in which Congress functions behind closed doors.

Stewart has spent an extensive amount of time on Capitol Hill advocating for veterans and 9/11 first responders; thus he has seen personally how the legislative process works.

What did Stewart say?

While lawmakers get the accolades and spotlight, Stewart told CNN host Fareed Zakaria that lawmakers are like "wind-up dolls" whose staffers are responsible for keeping Congress functional.

"All those different things doing in Washington over these past few years gave me a great understanding of how things actually get done," he began.

"Our country is held together by hundreds of really talented legislative aides. Their bosses, many times, are wind-up dolls who really don't know, I mean, half of it," Stewart added. "If you go down there — especially the Senate is like an assisted-living facility.

"It's held together by these legislative aides that are relentlessly trying to do the right thing, and by the thousands of grassroots activists that are trying to get access and they're blocked by a moat of lobbyists and moneyed interests that prevent the people in [Congress] from doing the work that best benefits all the people outside of that building. And that's the process," he explained.

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Interestingly, when Zakaria seemingly tried to get Stewart to criticize Republican aides — suggesting that working with Republicans is more difficult than Democrats — Stewart did not take the bait.

"They're honest. Look, if you can find honest brokers down there, you can work with them," Stewart said. "What I'm saying is that force field around it is made up of not honest brokers. It's moneyed interests. It's lobbyists."

When Zakaria clarified whether that meant Stewart believed he could work with "very conservative Republicans," Stewart was unequivocal.

"Of course. People of good faith," he said. "Now there were huge disagreements about certain things, but when you found someone of good faith, you could always get something done."

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CNN host says world is entering 'post-American' era under Biden: 'You can see signs of this everywhere'



CNN host Fareed Zakaria observed Sunday that under the leadership of President Joe Biden, the era of global American dominance is over.

What is the background?

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that leaders in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates declined calls with Biden as Russia's war in Ukraine intensified.

According to the report, relations between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern kingdoms have strained under Biden. However, the White House denied the truth of the report.

"That report is inaccurate, so let me start there," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. "The president did speak with the Saudi king just a few weeks ago, several weeks ago, it’s all running together at this point in time. There were no rebuffed calls, period."

What did Zakaria say?

According to Zakaria, Russia's war in Ukraine marks a new era of world history and in particular highlights evidence of America's diminishing influence on the global stage.

"One of the defining features of the new era is that it is post-American. By that I mean that the Pax Americana of the past three decades is over," Zakaria said. "You can see signs of this everywhere."

To prove his thesis, Zakaria cited the the Journal report and Biden's failure to lead a coalition of world powers against Russia.

"Consider that according to the Wall Street Journal the leaders of the UAE and Saudi Arabia, two countries that have depended on Washington for their security for decades, refuse to even take phone calls from the American president," Zakaria explained. "Consider as well that Israel initially in the Security Council vote and India have refused to describe Putin's actions as an invasion and that all four countries have made it clear they will continue to do business with Russia."

Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is a seismic event, perhaps the most significant one in international life since the fall of the Berlin Wall. \n\nThis war marks the end of an age. But what can we say about the new one we\u2019re entering?\n\nMy take:pic.twitter.com/EThRuKQBdp
— Fareed Zakaria (@Fareed Zakaria) 1647196542

It is not all bad, according to Zakaria, who observed that America "remains the world's leading power, still stronger than all the rest by far."

Anything else?

Comedian Trevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show," made a similar argument last week. In fact, Noah said Saudi Arabia and the UAE would not have snubbed Donald Trump as they allegedly did Biden.

"That must have been really embarrassing for Biden. Can you imagine? He phones them and they don’t pick up?" Noah said.

"Now, according to the White House, this story is totally untrue. They deny it, which I would, too. But either way, man, there is no denying that Saudi Arabia isn’t playing ball with Joe Biden," Noah added. "And you know what? You can say what you want, but this would have never happened to Donald Trump. Never."

Hillary Clinton 'thrilled' Joe Biden is using the COVID pandemic to push big-government agenda



Hillary Clinton celebrated on Sunday President Joe Biden's aggressive push to enact a progressive, big-government agenda, commending Biden for using the COVID-19 pandemic as the means to expand government in Americans' lives.

What is the background?

Despite having been president for just three months, Biden has already proposed $6 trillion worth of legislation.

First it was a $1.9 trillion pandemic-related economic recovery bill — that, of course, was filled with countless spending items unrelated to the pandemic — then it was a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan that had very little to do with improving highways and bridges. Finally, Biden unveiled a $1.8 trillion plan that "seeks to expand access to education, reduce the cost of child care and support women in the work force," the New York Times reported.

Biden has also proposed a massive immigration reform bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

What did Clinton say?

Clinton told CNN host Fareed Zakaria that she is "thrilled" Biden is exploiting the vulnerability of Americans caused by the pandemic "to try to push the agenda as far as possible."

In fact, Clinton packaged government action as something that Americans — including Republicans and independents — view positively, citing Biden's job approval.

"It wasn't until the pandemic that I think a truly working majority of Americans ... suddenly understood in a clear way that, you know what, there's lots of times when we need the government, and we've been exposed as lacking in the kind of investments and support that we, as Americans, should be providing each other with the government as our partner," Clinton opined.

"I'm thrilled that, you know, President Biden is taking advantage of this moment to try to push the agenda as far as possible," she added.

However, polling data indicates that Biden is deeply unpopular with Republicans and extremely popular with Democrats and that only a slight majority of independents approve of Biden's job.

Clinton went on to say that Biden is building on the work of previous Democratic presidents — and, of course, she took a shot at former President Donald Trump, although not by name.

"I think both, you know, Presidents Obama and Clinton did, too," she said of having a big government agenda, "but they were more constrained given what the climate was politically during their administrations."

"I think it builds on a lot of what did happen in prior Democratic administrations. But it also goes further. And it can go further because people understand, guess what, you know, we kind of were failed by our government for four years when we confronted one of the worst health care crises, economic crises that our country has seen," Clinton added.

Overall, Clinton graded Biden's first 100 days as president with an A.

"We now have a mature, experienced president, and thank goodness we do," Clinton said.