Former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the White House on July 9, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Trump referred to Jeff Sessions as the “the first mentally retarded attorney general” in history, per a new book. The former president’s frustrations stemmed from Sessions’ recusal from DOJ’s Russia investigation. Trump has a history of ableism, including…
Michael Campbell, Gene Lofaro, Janet Lyons, Charlie Mieismer and Dennis Berger with Ivana and Donald Trump Michael Campbell Trump did a Pizza Hut commercial with ex-wife Ivana in 1995 to promote stuffed-crust pies. Trump didn’t tell his new wife, Marla Maples, about the commercial until after. Maples reportedly “puked her fucking guts out,” according to…
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Xavier Becerra. Michael Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra filed to run for California Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2030. Becerra has more than $1.7 million in campaign contributions left over in his old California attorney general account. But it is entirely possible this is an accounting maneuver and he will…
Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images; Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are 2 of the richest women in the world, and they’re well-known for their philanthropy. Their approaches to giving are different, though: French Gates told Fortune her foundation does more “deep technical work,” while Scott’s giving…
Former President Donald Trump. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Trump expressed amazement that some of his top aides were Jewish, according to a new book. “Who would have thought my top guys are Jews,” Trump told Jared Kushner, Stephen Miller, and Jason Miller. Jason Miller is not Jewish, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman pointed out in…
Former President Donald Trump and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Allison Joyce and Win McNamee/Getty Images Trump hosted a group of moderate House Democrats in 2017 as he sought to pass tax reform. But according to a new book, that conversation included little discussion of actual legislation. Instead, he asked the group about potential…
Donald Trump in in Greenwich mansion in 1987. Joe McNally/Getty Images Donald Trump denied showing ex-employees photos of women he’d been involved with. Maggie Haberman wrote in her new book, “Confidence Man,” that Trump’s ex-employees recalled him doing so. They also told Haberman that Trump would belittle gay executives and brag about paying them less….
A Peloton store in Dusseldorf, Germany on February 05, 2022 Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images Peloton has enacted several changes since new CEO Barry McCarthy took over in February. In the past week, Peloton announced partnerships with Dick’s and Hilton to attract more customers. The company’s glory days are likely over and the changes won’t boost sales,…