Trump Takes On Hollywood, Alcatraz, Calls Pope Donald Image A Joke

President Donald Trump is fighting respective caller battles astatine erstwhile pinch a flurry of initiatives that are causing consternation astir nan globe.

And that’s not moreover counting nan waste and acquisition warfare he launched.

Hollywood is successful a authorities of panic, and bewilderment, complete Trump’s vow to slap 100% tariffs connected immoderate movie made extracurricular nan United States – moreover if they’re American-made movies.

Some countries, such arsenic Canada – not yet nan 51st state, though Trump made nan transportation to visiting Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday earlier they held their gathering – connection lucrative incentives to lure American filmmakers, pinch shoots successful Toronto made to look for illustration New York aliases L.A. 

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From movie tariffs to a push to reopen Alcatraz, this past week has been thing but uneventful for nan Trump administration. (Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom urged Trump to support a $7.5 cardinal national taxation inducement for nan movie industry, acold larger than California’s ain $330 cardinal credit. 

Trump called Newsom "grossly incompetent" for allowing nan movie manufacture "to beryllium taken distant from Hollywood."

I would blasted streaming services astir of all; group person gotten accustomed to watching movies and TV shows connected their phones and laptops, whether it’s Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Max, Hulu aliases others.

And naturally, Trump and nan blue-state governor, who evidently has statesmanlike aspirations, would upwind up successful a blasted game.

Trump besides wants to rebuild nan infamous Alcatraz prison.

The San Francisco island, called "the Rock," was utilized arsenic a national jailhouse from 1934 until 1963, erstwhile it was unopen down because of nan monolithic costs. Gangsters specified arsenic "Machine Gun" Kelly and Al Capone, who Trump often likes to cite, were held there.

"When we were a much superior Nation, successful times past, we did not hesitate to fastener up nan astir vulnerable criminals, and support them acold distant from anyone they could harm," Trump posted.

Since those breaking retired had to aquatics a mile successful frigid waters to scope San Francisco, location has ne'er been a successful escape. Most person died.

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But I position this move arsenic mostly symbolic. It’s difficult to ideate that Trump will beryllium capable to ft nan measure – though Pam Bondi insists it will prevention money – and nan land will stay a tourer attraction.

And past there’s nan communicative of Pope Donald.

Trump is now trying to disregard nan AI image, which I’m judge you’ve seen.

"You mean they can’t return a joke? You don’t mean nan Catholics, you mean nan clone news media? The Catholics loved it."

President Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself arsenic nan pope connected Truth Social past Friday – quickly generating a media firestorm. (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)

"I had thing to do pinch it," Trump said. "Somebody made up a image of maine dressed for illustration nan Pope, and they put it retired connected nan Internet."

So he’s some minimizing nan image and distancing himself from it – not an easy maneuver.   

But Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich asked him why nan arguable image was later posted connected nan charismatic White House account. Trump retreated to saying he wanted to person "some fun."

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Many Catholics, particularly successful nan leadership, are livid complete what they spot arsenic sacrilegious.

Former Italian premier curate Matteo Renzi posted: "This is an image that offends believers, insults institutions and shows that nan leader of nan world correct enjoys being a clown."

The New York State Catholic Conference, arsenic noted by nan Washington Post, posted: "There is thing clever aliases funny astir this image, Mr. President. We conscionable buried our beloved Pope Francis and nan cardinals are astir to participate a intense conclave to elite a caller successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us."

The bishop of Springfield, Ill. wrote: "The Bible tells us, ‘Make nary mistake: God is not mocked’ (Galatians 6:7). "The Pope is nan Vicar of Christ. By publishing a image of himself masquerading arsenic nan Pope, President Trump mocks God, nan Catholic Church, and nan Papacy…"

Meanwhile, Trump did thing other this week that whitethorn person amazed people.

He took nan aforesaid position connected nan abortion pill mifepristone arsenic nan Biden administration. 

In a tribunal filing, nan Trump squad asked a national judge to propulsion retired a suit from 3 blimpish attorneys wide aimed astatine earnestly restricting entree to nan pill. 

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And it was revenge successful Texas earlier Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who has a history of opposing abortion, arsenic lawman counsel of a conservative, profoundly belief rule institute.

Doesn’t that reflector nan accusation by nan correct against liberals, that a azygous judge tin enforce his aliases her will connected nan state by observant venue-shopping?

Trump, of course, takes in installments for nan extremity of Roe v. Wade by appointing nan 3 Supreme Court justices who comprised nan 6-3 blimpish majority.

In much astonishing news, nan Trump management appears to beryllium taking nan aforesaid position connected abortion-inducing mifepristone arsenic its predecessor. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The administration’s filing does not woody pinch nan merits of nan case. It makes a procedural statement that nan suit does not meet nan ineligible modular to beryllium heard by a Texas court. 

Judge Kacsmaryk, relying successful portion connected an 1873 law, ruled that nan AGs of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas tin proceed their suit because "plaintiffs are apt to suffer irreparable harm if nan mobility is not granted. At slightest 2 women died from chemic abortion narcotics conscionable past year." 

If nan Trump management succeeds connected appeal, it would astatine nan slightest slow down restrictions connected a supplier that nan FDA first approved successful 2000.

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Abortion whitethorn person faded rather a spot arsenic a front-line governmental issue. But Trump still has nan expertise to astonishment – and to thrust nan news agenda.