Biden family insider exposes culture of concealment in former administration

Biden family insider exposes culture of concealment in former administration

Biden family insider Michael LaRosa opened up about the former administration's culture of concealment while speaking to Fox News on Sunday, telling "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy that the people surrounding the former president during his tenure in the White House were unwilling to be transparent. "This was a group in the White House who were allergic to transparency, and I'm talking about just in the East Wing," he said. "The very first day walking into the White House, the usher was fired, and I couldn't get reporters straight answers, because nobody would give me straight answers." Biden Insider Exposes How White House 'Gaslit' The Public About Former President's Decline LaRosa, who served as press secretary for former First Lady Jill Biden from 2021 to 2022, noted that his comments were not intended to suggest whether Biden was fit or unfit for office, as audio obtained by Fox News captures the former president appearing tostruggle to rememberkey details while being pressed on his handling of classified documents. "What I am suggesting… [is] it was not intuitive… it was not their style to be transparent about anything. They took days and months to be deliberative, and I'm talking about the small things, about when the dog bites occurred," he said, referencing the former first family's dog, Major, who hadreportedly bittenmultiple people. Biden's Team Hid The Truth About His Health All Along: Wh Press Sec Read On The Fox News App "Or about the wedding with the grandkids," he continued. "They got caught lying to the press about press coverage, because they were so scared to be transparent about anything." "I said to myself at some point, 'If it's this hard to get them to just be transparent and disclose things and to just be upfront from the beginning about anything, even the small things… My God, what would happen if there werebig things?'" Still, LaRosa said that, even if tapes revealing Biden's cognitive struggles had come forward sooner, it likely wouldn't have been enough for him to have been forced out of the 2024 race earlier. Original article source:Biden family insider exposes culture of concealment in former administration

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May 18, 2025

Biden family insider exposes culture of concealment in former administration

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FBI Investigating Fatal California Fertility Clinic Explosion As Act of Terrorism

FBI Investigating Fatal California Fertility Clinic Explosion As Act of Terrorism

Federal authorities are investigating a deadly explosion at a Southern California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism, following revelations that the suspect left behind disturbing online writings and attempted to record or livestream the attack, according to law enforcement sources. Theexplosion, which rocked the normally quiet city of Palm Springs on Saturday, tore through the fertility clinic and killed the person believed responsible. Nineteen others were injured in the blast, though none of the victims have been publicly identified.(RELATED: 'Sounded Like A Bomb': Firefighters Rescue 12 After Possible Explosion, Fire Rip Through Detroit Apartment) At a press conference Saturday evening, Akil Davis, head of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, said the agency is treating the incident as terrorism. "Make no mistake: This is an intentional act of terrorism," Davis said. A law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said investigators believe the attacker acted alone and was killed in a vehicleexplosionconnected to the incident. Authorities have not released the suspect's name but said no additional suspects are being sought. The attacker reportedly posted rambling and ominous messages online in the days leading up to the explosion. These writings expressed anti-natalist views, including a belief that the world should not be populated—offering insight into what may have allegedly motivated the suspect to target afertility clinic. Law enforcement officials said the suspect attempted to either record video or livestream the attack. The FBI is still reconstructing the timeline of events and combing through the suspect's digital footprint to better understand the motive. This is a developing story. Updates will follow as more information becomes available.

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FBI Investigating Fatal California Fertility Clinic Explosion As Act of Terrorism

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‘Loyal’ Ex-Biden Aide Says Jill Biden’s Strategy Is Making Things Worse

'Loyal' Ex-Biden Aide Says Jill Biden's Strategy Is Making Things Worse

A former top staffer in the Biden White House said on Fox News Sunday that former First Lady Jill Biden's strategy to prop up former President Joe Biden in public is only harming the Biden legacy. Michael LaRosa, who served as a longtime press secretary to Jill Biden, admitted that Biden's team is mishandling the fallout regarding his cognitive decline and Joe Biden's initial decision to seek reelection in 2024. Despite his affection for the Bidens, the former aide urged Jill and Joe Biden to reconsider how they are handling media appearances in the post-presidency period because their current strategy may be doing more harm than good. "I've tried to be loyal, but try to be candid at the same time. They've got to start adjusting the people that they're listening to because none of it has gotten them anywhere good so far," LaRosa concluded. Responding to a question about why Biden continues to be pushed into high-pressure public appearances, LaRosa said that Biden's inner circle is likely sensitive to how history will judge their choices.(RELATED: Kamala Harris Spits Out Another Word Salad, This Time Comparing Dems To GOP Symbol) WATCH: "They're right to fear that the history is being written right now about their legacy. And I said this back in February of 2024, when he was still in the race that if he loses to Donald Trump, much of his legacy will be erased because it was a really big gamble to take to run again," LaRosa said. LaRosa argued the Bidens appear gripped by a "fight or flight mentality" as they face growing criticism. Rather than controlling the narrative early, the team waited too long. "The media historians and Democrats will only define him but whether he win or loses. And now that they are being blamed for that, they're probably feeling the fight or flight mentality where they have to get over, get out there and try to define it," LaRosa continued. "My question to them is, why are you starting now? I would have been starting 10 months ago to start to define his legacy as soon as he dropped out of the race." LaRosa previouslysaidthe administration ignored internal concerns and "gaslighted" voters about Biden's waning support within his own party. LaRosa admitted Biden's team feared unscripted moments because they didn't trust him to not make a gaffe and because the former president lacked the ability to compete in today's media-heavy political landscape. Earlier this month, Biden resurfaced with a pair of high-profile interviews, first appearing on the BBC todiscusshis withdrawal from the 2024 race and criticize Trump's foreign policy. Days later, hejoinedJill Biden on "The View" to defend his cognitive fitness and reflect on his administration's legacy. In the forthcoming book "Original Sin," authorsJake Tapperand Alex Thompsonrevealthat Biden's aides privately discussed the possibility of the president needing a wheelchair during a potential second term due to his deteriorating physical health. The book furtherreportsthat Biden frequently forgot the names of key aides and that cabinet secretaries believe they were deliberately shielded from the president by his inner circle to conceal his decline. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter's byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

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‘Loyal’ Ex-Biden Aide Says Jill Biden’s Strategy Is Making Things Worse

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Trump Threatens Legal Action Against ABC News Over “Free Plane” Report

Trump Threatens Legal Action Against ABC News Over "Free Plane" Report

President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against ABC News over a report suggesting he received a $400 million Boeing 747 "gift" from Qatar during his recent trip to the Middle East. The claim, which has since gone viral and sparked ridicule from late-night comedians, has Trump fuming. "I give these SleazeBags fair warning!" Trump posted on Truth Social late Saturday, directing his ire toward Disney CEO Bob Iger, whose company ownsABC News. "Why doesn't Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News, especially since I just won $16,000,000 based on the Fake and Defamatory reporting of Liddle' George Slopadopolus."(RELATED: 'You Should Be Embarrassed': Trump Snaps At ABC News Reporter Confronting Him On Accepting Gift From Qatar) Trump'smessage references a defamation victory against ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos, who previously questioned the president's denials in the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault case. That legal win appears to have emboldened Trump as he now sets his sights on ABC over theQatarreport. "Everyone, including their lawyers, has been told that ABC must not say that Qatar is giving ME a FREE Boeing 747 Airplane, because they are not," Trump wrote. "This highly respected country is donating the plane to the United States Air Force/ Defense Department, AND NOT TO ME." The controversy stems from Trump's highly publicized visit to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, where he was received with red-carpet treatment and praised their plans to invest over $1.4 trillion in the U.S. economy. The alleged Boeing jet—rumored but unconfirmed—has since become comedy fodder for liberal-leaning media, with HBO's Bill Maher dubbing it "Allah Force One" and Stephen Colbert likening the trip to a Mideast fundraising tour. "The wonderful country of Qatar… deserves much better than Misleading (Fake!) News," he wrote. Trump insisted it was a "great gesture" directed at the U.S. military, not himself. "I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer," he said. "But it was, I thought, a great gesture." ABC News has yet to issue a response.

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Estonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea

Estonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea

By Andrius Sytas TALLINN (Reuters) -Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian Baltic Sea port, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding that it had alerted NATO allies to the incident. The Liberia-flagged ship Green Admire was leaving Sillamae port using a designated navigation channel that crosses Russian territorial waters, the ministry said in a statement. "Today's incident shows that Russia continues to behave unpredictably," said Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. "I have also informed our Allies of the event." The Green Admire had departed Sillamae port on Saturday 18:40 GMT, and on Sunday afternoon was anchored near Russia's Hogland island, according to Marine Traffic, a website that tracks vessels. The ship was bound for Rotterdam with a load of Estonia's shale oil, said the Estonian Transport Administration. The navigation channel out of Sillamae through Russian territorial waters has been set up under an agreement between Estonia, Finland and Russia to avoid shallows in the Estonian waters, the administration said. Vessels sailing into and out of the port will now be guided through Estonian territorial waters, it added. The Baltic has seen confrontations at sea over what NATO countries have described as Russian efforts to evade sanctions and sabotage undersea cables and pipelines. On Thursday, Estonia said Russia had sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea after an attempt to stop a Russia-bound tanker thought to be part of a so-called 'shadow fleet' used by Moscow to evade sanctions. (Reporting by Andrius Sytas; Editing by Philippa Fletcher and Peter Graff)

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Estonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea

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