Pat Sajak announces his final season hosting 'Wheel of Fortune'



Longtime "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak announced on Monday that the 41st season of the gameshow will mark his last working as the host.

"Well, the time has come. I've decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It's been a wonderful ride, and I'll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothing else, it'll keep the clickbait sites busy!)," Sajak tweeted on Monday evening.

As the host of the popular program, Sajak, 76, has been a fixture on families' television screens for generations.

He started hosting the show more than four decades ago.

\u201cHappy 40th Wheel-iversary to this guy! On this day in 1981, @patsajak hosted his very first episode of @WheelofFortune\u2026and the rest is history!\u201d
— Maggie Sajak (@Maggie Sajak) 1640715382

"As the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat has entertained millions of viewers across America for 40 amazing years," Suzanne Prete, executive vice president, Game Shows at Sony Pictures Television, said in a statement, according to PEOPLE. "We are incredibly grateful and proud to have had Pat as our host for all these years and we look forward to celebrating his outstanding career throughout the upcoming season. Pat has agreed to continue as a consultant on the show for three years following his last year hosting, so we're thrilled to have him remaining close to the Wheel of Fortune family!"

Responding to her father's announcement post, "Wheel of Fortune's" social correspondent, Maggie Sajak tweeted, "It's so much fun working with my dad…and we’re looking forward to even more fun in Season 41."

Some on social media spoke about the memories they have of watching the show with relatives.

"Some of my fondest memories were of watching you and Vanna and Wheel of Fortune with My Mom (RIP). You brought much happiness to many people," Carmine Sabia tweeted in response to Sajak's announcement.

"I used to watch the show with my mom after her stroke back in 96 (she was 56 then). Every night, this and Jeopardy before she went to bed. Thanks for that," someone else wrote.

\u201c@patsajak I used to watch the show with my mom after her stroke back in 96 (she was 56 then). Every night, this and Jeopardy before she went to bed. Thanks for that.\u201d
— Pat Sajak (@Pat Sajak) 1686610802

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Kathy Griffin uses her dead mother's Twitter account to resume war with Elon Musk after getting suspended from platform for impersonating him



Comedian and left-wing attack dog Kathy Griffin began using her dead mother's Twitter account to continue doing battle with new Twitter owner Elon Musk after she was suspended from the social media platform Sunday for impersonating him.

\u201c@elonmusk I\u2019m back from the grave to say\u2026\n#FreeKathy \n#TipIt\u201d
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1667775222

"I'm back from the grave to say ... #FreeKathy ..." the account for Griffin's late mother read Sunday evening. That was followed by the following message: "Apologize in advance for all the comments you’re gonna have to read about how ugly I am, and they’re probably gonna throw you in there, too. Oh, by the way this is KG. I’m tweeting from my dead mother’s account. She would not mind."

Musk, as he is wont to do, expertly trolled Griffin, noting on Twitter that "actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian" — a quip that's garnered nearly 450,000 likes and counting since Sunday evening.

He wasn't done:

\u201c@bennyjohnson @kathygriffin For $8\u201d
— Benny Johnson (@Benny Johnson) 1667777736

Griffin gets all worked up

Griffin can be a relentlessly surly soul when she's offended. We're talking about someone who accused a non-celebrity of attending the Jan. 6 riots and reported the person to the FBI — all after this everyday individual called Griffin "despicable."

So you know she's obsessed with digging into Musk with her myriad claws.

After Musk joked that Griffin was "suspended for impersonating a comedian," she got predictably fired up:

\u201c@elonmusk @bennyjohnson @kathygriffin I mean\u2026 you stole that joke, you asshole. People have been posting that joke for hours, you hack.\nLook, please do a better job running this company. It used to mean something. \nThis is KG btw\u201d
— Benny Johnson (@Benny Johnson) 1667777736

“I mean… you stole that joke, you asshole,” she wrote from her deceased mom's account. “People have been posting that joke for hours, you hack. Look, please do a better job running this company. It used to mean something. This is KG btw.”

Some other tries from Griffin:

\u201c@saraschaefer1 I honestly think it\u2019s because it\u2019s me, and because the tweets I was trying to write in his voice were pro democrats and had hashtags like #VoteBlueToProtectWomen and #voteblue and pro @BetoORourke etc.\nOh Sara, this is KG btw.\u201d
— Maggie Griffin (@Maggie Griffin) 1667791219
\u201cElon, this is Maggie contacting you from the spirit world tell u\u2026you\u2019re a douchebag. This is not parody. This is the actual ghost of Kathy Griffin\u2019s boxed wine loving mother saying I\u2019m gonna get tipsy & throw my bingo cards at you! NOT A PARODY. \nTo the moon, a**hole. #FreeKathy\u201d
— Maggie Griffin (@Maggie Griffin) 1667835391

The New York Post noted that Griffin "risks getting her mom’s account suspended too because Twitter’s 'ban evasion policy' clearly states that 'Twitter reserves the right to also permanently suspend any other account we believe the same account holder or entity may be operating in violation of our earlier suspension, regardless of when the other account was created.'"

Griffin's long line of nastiness

Back in 2017, Griffin was granted a short respite from her life on the D list after infamously posing with a fake bloody head of then-President Donald Trump during a photo shoot. She soon apologized in the wake of massive backlash, and the stunt earned her a visit from the Secret Service. Later that year, Griffin took back her apology.

As readers of TheBlaze know all too well, Griffin's nastiness is legendary:

'Banana Republic': DeSantis and other conservatives sound off after Trump says the FBI raided his Mar-A-Lago home



Republican politicians and conservative commentators sounded off on Monday after former President Donald Trump released a statement saying that the FBI had raided Mar-A-Lago.

"The raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime's political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves. Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared in a tweet.

\u201cThe raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime\u2019s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves. Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic.\u201d
— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1660005837

"This is the act of a dictator of a Banana Republic. Republicans NEVER did this to Clinton, although perhaps we should have. With Joe & Hunter Biden paying zero consequence for his actions. This is shameful and MUST STOP. We don’t do this in America. Way over the line," Glenn Beck tweeted.

\u201cThis is the act of a dictator of a Banana Republic. Republicans NEVER did this to Clinton, although perhaps we should have. With Joe & Hunter Biden paying zero consequence for his actions. This is shameful and MUST STOP. We don\u2019t do this in America. Way over the line.\u201d
— Glenn Beck (@Glenn Beck) 1660000896

"In third world countries and banana republics they prosecute the former presidents/leaders and their staff. Right now, we look beneath them. We are in a race to the bottom," GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky tweeted.

"Using government power to persecute political opponents is something we have seen many times from 3rd world Marxist dictatorships," Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida tweeted. "But never before in America."

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy declared that when Republicans regain the majority in the chamber, they will carry out "immediate oversight" of the Justice Department. "Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar," McCarthy said in the statement.

\u201cAttorney General Garland: preserve your documents and clear your calendar.\u201d
— Kevin McCarthy (@Kevin McCarthy) 1660006875

Trump, who is widely expected to run for president again, issued a statement on Monday in which he said that, "my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents."

"It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024 ... and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the incoming Midterm Elections. Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before."

\u201cTrump says MAL has been searched by feds\u201d
— Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman) 1659999116

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tests positive for COVID-19, is in isolation



Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesperson for the RNC told TheBlaze in a Friday statement.

What are the details?

The spokesperson told TheBlaze that McDaniel discovered her positive status on Wednesday after having been exposed to a family member who also tested positive for the virus.

The spokesperson noted that McDaniel has been at her Michigan home in self-isolation since Saturday.

A spokesperson for the RNC told TheBlaze in a Friday morning statement, "After a member of her family tested positive for COVID-19, the Chairwoman was tested for the virus. On Wednesday afternoon, she got confirmation she was COVID-19 positive. She has been at her home in Michigan since last Saturday."

The New York Times' Maggie Haberman reported that McDaniel had reportedly been in contact with President Donald Trump, who announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday night, last week.

Haberman writes, "BREAKING — Ronna McDaniel, the RNC chairwoman, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, multiple sources say. She has mild symptoms. She was last with POTUS last Friday and has been in Michigan since then."

BREAKING - Ronna McDaniel, the RNC chairwoman, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, multiple sources s… https://t.co/qaMdQTxuDl
— Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman)1601645226.0

Anything else?

On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, announced that they tested negative for COVID-19.

Devin O'Malley, press secretary for the vice president, announced the news in a Friday morning statement, writing, "As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery."

As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President… https://t.co/q78DrWjDtX
— Devin O’Malley (@Devin O’Malley)1601639548.0

Former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is reportedly set to be tested on Friday, following the appearance at Tuesday night's presidential debate alongside the president and his family.