❓What Happened: The U.S. set an April 5 deadline for TikTok to sell or face a ban, with Amazon entering the bidding.
👥 Who’s Involved: Amazon, the Trump administration, ByteDance (TikTok’s Chinese parent company), AppLovin, Oracle, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍 Where & When: The situation is unfolding in the U.S., with a key deadline on April 5.
💬 Key Quote: President Trump mentioned there are multiple potential buyers and expressed a desire to keep TikTok operational.
⚠️ Impact: The ban on TikTok could proceed if no sale is agreed upon and approved by both the Trump administration and China.
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A number of Big Tech giants are intensifying their efforts to acquire the social media app TikTok as the deadline for its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself from the company or face its banning in the United States looms. While Oracle has long been considered the most likely serious buyer to acquire TikTok, the multinational software company may now face significant competition, with Amazon showing interest in purchasing the app. President Donald J. Trump has mandated that TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese company by April 5, or the app will be banned from being downloaded in the United States due to national security concerns.
It is believed that Amazon has submitted a formal letter to President Trump declaring intent to enter the acquisition race. However, while Oracle and Amazon stand out as having the requisite capital to make significant bids to acquire TikTok, several other potential buyers could still make a last-minute push for ownership.
Notably, mobile tech firm AppLovin has placed a bid to acquire TikTok. Meanwhile, Kevin O’Leary—a Canadian businessman and host of the popular Shark Tank reality show—joined with real estate developer and Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt to make a purchase offer this past January.
President Trump recently stated that he would prefer TikTok to remain available to U.S. users, suggesting he hopes one of the potential buyers will be able to reach a deal with ByteDance to acquire the app. Additionally, Trump indicated that he may extend the timeframe for TikTok’s sale if negotiations need more time.
❓What Happened: Vice President J.D. Vance is slamming corporate media outlets—including The Atlantic and POLITICO—for misrepresenting the immigration case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member deported from the U.S.
📍Where & When: The case dates back to a 2019 immigration ruling under the Trump administration. The media coverage and political backlash surfaced in March–April 2025.
🧑⚖️Who’s Involved: – Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Determined by a federal immigration judge to be a member of MS-13 and a danger to the community. – J.D. Vance: Vice President, refuting media claims and citing court documents. – Jon Favreau: Former Obama speechwriter, accused Trump team of sending an “innocent father” to a “torture dungeon.” – Kyle Cheney: POLITICO reporter claiming Garcia had not been convicted.
📄Key Facts: – In 2019, a judge denied bond and ruled Garcia a flight risk and community danger. – Immigration court found sufficient evidence he was a member of MS-13. – Deportation order was issued—but not to El Salvador due to withholding protections. – Media reports ignored or downplayed gang affiliation, painting Garcia as a sympathetic figure.
💬Key Quote: “My comment is that according to the court document you apparently didn’t read he was a convicted MS-13 gang member with no legal right to be here.” – Vice President J.D. Vance
⚠️Fallout: – Vance accused the media of running a “propaganda operation” to vilify Trump-era immigration enforcement. POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney and The Atlantic have been criticized for selectively citing legal documents and downplaying criminal affiliations.
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The corporate media is being called out by Vice President J.D. Vance for failing to accurately report the facts of an immigration case where Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran national and alleged member of the violent MS-13 criminal gang, was deported to his home country. While federal attorneys have acknowledged a U.S. immigration judge had issued an order preventing Abrego Garcia’s removal to El Salvador, the corporate media—especially The Atlantic and POLITICO—have attempted to brush the more troubling facts regarding the MS-13 gang member under the rug, instead portraying Abrego Garcia as an innocent father of three.
According to The Atlantic–the same magazine that recently peddled the Signal ‘war plans’ hoax–the Trump administration detained and deported “a Maryland father with protected legal status” to El Salvador—obfuscating Abrego Garcia’s court-determined affiliation with MS-13.
Meanwhile, former Obama White House speechwriter Jon Favreau attempted to make political hay of The Atlantic article with a post on X (formerly Twitter) directed at Vice President Vance, Elon Musk, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stating: “You just admitted to accidentally sending an innocent father from Maryland to a torture dungeon in El Salvador. And you refuse to do anything about it.”
‘A CONVICTED MS-13 GANG MEMBER.’
The post by Favreau prompted Vice President Vance to respond and set the record straight regarding Abrego Garcia’s criminal history.
“My comment is that according to the court document you apparently didn’t read he was a convicted MS-13 gang member with no legal right to be here,” Vance wrote, adding: “My further comment is that it’s gross to get fired up about gang members getting deported while ignoring citizens they victimize.”
In an attempt to pile on, POLITICO legal reporter Kyle Cheney further added to the corporate media obfuscation with the journalist claiming that Abrego Garcia had not been “convicted” of being a gang member. Cheney, instead, states that the El Salvadoran national was merely “denied bond in 2019 over an informant’s claim he was in MS-13. ”
THE 2019 IMMIGRATION CASE.
However, Cheney appears to have only read the current legal filing by Robert L. Cerna, acting field office director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where ICE acknowledged the protective order barring Abrego Garcia from being removed to El Salvador. A review of Abrego Garcia’s 2019 case before a federal immigration judge reveals—as noted by Vice President Vance—that the court found sufficient evidence to determine that the El Salvadoran national was, in fact, a member of MS-13. The court’s determination is the equivalent of a conviction.
Further, the immigration judge did order his removal from the United States but also issued a grant of withholding—preventing the illegal immigrant from being sent back to El Salvador specifically, as the court found doing so posed a credible threat to his life.
Also of note in the 2019 case—and where Cheney appears to have stopped reading—is the fact that Abrego Garcia was denied bond during the hearing process as the immigration judge found he posed a danger to the community and was a flight risk. Additionally, after Abrego Garcia appealed the bond ruling, the Board of Immigration Appeals upheld the court’s determination—agreeing that the El Salvadoran illegal immigrant posed a threat to the community.
‘MEDIA PROPAGANDA OPERATION.’
The Abrego Garcia is a fairly straightforward example of how the corporate media is desperate to frame the illegal immigration and deportation narrative as one where President Donald J. Trump is removing innocent fathers and mothers and sending them to an El Salvadoran gulag.
However, even in their most touted example of such an alleged instance, the actual facts tell a very different story. Abrego Garcia was determined by an immigration court to be a member of the violent MS-13 gang. Further, the court determined that Abrego Garcia was a danger to the community. That same court ordered Abrego Garcia’s removal from the United States, only barring him from being sent to El Salvador.
As Vice President Vance stated on X: “It is telling that the entire American media is going to run a propaganda operation today making you think an innocent “father of 3″ was apprehended by a gulag.”
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Kyle Cheney, a “legal affairs reporter” is apparently unable or unwilling to look at the facts here.
In 2019, an Immigration Judge (under the first Trump administration) determined that the deported man was, in fact, a member of the MS-13 gang. He also apparently had multiple… https://t.co/tEFd4AUqGYpic.twitter.com/i70r4leqkw
❓What Happened: Amber Ruffin, initially chosen to headline the White House Correspondents Association dinner, was removed from the role.
👥 Who’s Involved: Amber Ruffin, Eugene Daniels, the WHCA, and podcast hosts Samantha Bee and Joanna Coles.
📍 Where & When: Details emerged prior to the April 26 dinner, with a statement issued by WHCA President Eugene Daniels on Saturday night.
💬 Key Quote: “The WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year.” – Eugene Daniels
⚠️ Impact: The decision signifies a change in how the WHCA views the dinner’s focus amid political division concerns.
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Amber Ruffin has been removed from her role as the headliner of this year’s White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner. Ruffin, known for her appearances on CNN’s Have I Got News For You and Late Night with Seth Meyers, reportedly faced the decision after comments she made about the Trump administration surfaced during a podcast hosted by comedian Samantha Bee and the Daily Beast’s Joanna Coles.
Ruffin labeled Trump administration officials as “kind of a bunch of murderers” on the Daily Beast podcast and expressed discontent with targeting both sides of the political spectrum in her performance. She suggested that acknowledging both sides “makes them feel like human beings, but they shouldn’t get to feel that way, ‘cause they’re not.”
Eugene Daniels, president of WHCA and soon-to-be co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, communicated the change to the association members through a letter obtained by POLITICO. “The WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year,” Daniels wrote, noting that the decision was part of “re-envisioning” the event for the past few weeks and to avoid focusing on “politics of division.”
This shift highlights a change in how the WHCA aims to manage its annual dinner, known informally as the “Nerd Prom.” The dinner serves multiple purposes, including raising funds for the WHCA, recognizing journalists, and awarding scholarships to aspiring journalism students.
When Ruffin was initially chosen as headliner, Daniels had praised her talents as ideal for the current political climate. However, with President Donald J. Trump taking measures to reduce the influence of the WHCA, including ending their control of the White Press pool, the group appears to be taking measures to not further antagonize Trump.
❓What Happened: Despite claims from left-wing media, Kari Lake is not backing down from efforts to gut the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and return it to its core legal functions.
👥 Who’s Involved: Kari Lake (Senior Advisor at USAGM), Trump administration, employment unions (AFSCME & AFGE), Obama/Biden-appointed judges, and Radio Free Europe/Liberty.
💬 Key Quote: “She’s more dangerous in this role,” said a source close to USAGM operations, highlighting Lake’s effectiveness as a senior advisor despite establishment efforts to block her formal directorship.
📉 Fallout: Up to 1,300 of USAGM’s 3,500 employees are already on leave, and sources say hundreds more are about to be terminated in the coming weeks. A federal grant to Radio Free Europe/Liberty was briefly reinstated only to prevent activist judges from freezing Lake’s plans.
⚠️ Significance: The move is a major front in the Trump administration’s government efficiency push, targeting taxpayer-funded foreign media and deep-state bureaucracies long shielded by union power and judicial interference.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kari Lake, the senior advisor for the Trump administration’s U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), is not “backtracking” from plans to reduce the agency to its core statutory functions, sources have told The National Pulse.
The news comes despite left-wing media claims that Lake has conceded a legal fight regarding the termination of a federal grant to Radio Free Europe/Liberty – one of USAGM’s flagship foreign interference media outlets.
In fact, sources with knowledge of the position of the employment unions – the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Government Employees (both affiliated with the far-left AFL-CIO) – have indicated that Lake is still preparing hundreds of terminations beginning in the next few weeks.
In accordance with employment law, the unions must be notified in advance of any major layoffs, a step that Lake is believed to have taken this week.
“She is unfazed and far more dangerous in this role,” said one, referring to the establishment’s insistence on keeping her out as director of USAGM, per President Trump’s request, and having her serve as a “senior advisor” to the organization instead.
The National Pulse understands that the withdrawal of the grant termination this week was, in effect, to stop left-wing judges from keeping the matter out of Lake and Trump’s hands via temporary restraining orders. Several Obama—and Biden-era judges, including Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) orders, have used these orders to stymie Trump’s efficiency exercises.
❓What Happened: The BBC issued a support notice for staff impacted by events following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.
👥 Who’s Involved: The BBC, particularly its LGBTQ+ staff members, received the message from the BBC Pride Board.
📍 Where & When: The notice was issued by the BBC shortly after the 2024 U.S. Presidential election results.
💬 Key Quote: “Our Pride network is here to listen and act, and you can also access confidential assistance through the Peer Support Network or the Employee Assistance Program.” — BBC memo.
⚠️ Impact: The BBC is attempting to support staff morale and provide a safe environment for discussion and support, focusing on diversity and inclusion.
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Following Donald J. Trump’s election as President of the United States, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) issued an emotional notice to LGBT employees. Issued by the BBC Pride Board, the announcement tried to comfort those who may have been distressed. Additionally, the message declared the corporation’s ongoing dedication to fostering a workplace that values diversity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging.
“If you need someone to talk to or require additional support, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our Pride network is here to listen and act, and you can also access confidential assistance through the Peer Support Network or the Employee Assistance Program,” the memo states. Further initiatives were announced to staff, including opportunities for community engagement and dialogue so staff could share their thoughts.
The memo is unsurprising from the BBC, which has a history of liberal and left-wing bias, breaching guidelines over 1,500 times in its coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
It is unknown whether similar memos to the BBC Pride memo were issued following the many sexual exploitation cases involving BBC employees and presenters in recent years. Last year, for example, top BBC news anchor Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. He was the broadcaster’s highest-paid news anchor at the time.
The head of NPR has admitted that the publicly funded broadcaster failed to adequately cover the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020. Kathrene Maher testified before Congress on March 26, saying, “I do want to say that NPR acknowledges we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner.”
While Maher was not the CEO of NPR at the time the Hunter Biden laptop story broke, having only come into the role in 2024, she told the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee, “We made a mistake.”
In 2020, NPR public editor Kelly McBride publicly claimed that the outlet did not cover the story in detail because it has “many, many red flags,” including possible Russian ties. These claims were later debunked, with many outlets finally recognizing the validity of the laptop long after the 2020 election.
The National Pulse reported extensively on the Hunter Biden “laptop from hell,” becoming one of the first outlets in the world to report on various details of its contents.
NPR is facing possible cuts as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), associated with tech billionaire Elon Musk, examines the media outlet’s public funding and liberal bias.
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BREAKING: NPR CEO Katherine Maher admits to @RepCloudTX that NPR FAILED to properly cover Hunter Biden’s laptop & the truth about COVID-19. 🔥
American tax dollars should not be used to fund LIES and DISINFORMATION across television and radio. pic.twitter.com/g8Pb4UTTfd
The head of NPR has admitted that the publicly funded broadcaster failed to adequately cover the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020. Kathrene Maher testified before Congress on March 26, saying, "I do want to say that NPR acknowledges we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner."
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President Donald J. Trump is standing by his White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz after The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to an encrypted Signal group chat with top administration officials discussing military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Following the revelation that Goldberg had been privy to the messages, some members of the national security community and Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill capitalized on the error and are pushing for Waltz to either be dismissed or resign.
“Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” President Trump said on Tuesday. “It was the only glitch in two months, and it turned out not to be a serious one.” The America First leader went on to state that it was one of Waltz’s aides who added Golberg’s number to the Signal group.
In addition to President Trump, Waltz is seeing support from U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk. “I agree with President [Donald Trump] [Mike Waltz] is an invaluable member of his national security team and that he should continue to serve the President and our country,” Sen. Graham wrote on X. Musk reposted Graham’s statement of support for Waltz, adding “Same.”
GOLDBERG’S ‘SENSATIONALIST SPIN.’
While the Trump White House says that no classified information or operational military plans were shared in the chat, contrary to Golberg’s claims, the National Security Council has launched an investigation into how the journalist was inadvertently added to the message group.
The National Pulse reported earlier on Tuesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emphatically denied that any “classified material” or “war plans” were discussed in the chat to which Goldberg was added. She added that TheAtlantic editor has a history of writing “sensationalist spin” and stated that “The White House Counsel’s Office has provided guidance on a number of different platforms for President Trump’s top officials to communicate as safely and efficiently as possible.”
President Donald J. Trump is standing by his White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz after The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to an encrypted Signal group chat with top administration officials discussing military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Following the revelation that Goldberg had been privy to the messages, some members of the national security community and Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill capitalized on the error and are pushing for Waltz to either be dismissed or resign.
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President Donald J. Trump is publicly dismissing a report from The New York Times suggesting that Elon Musk will be briefed at the Pentagon on Friday concerning U.S. military strategies in the event of a conflict with China. Trump labeled the report as “fake news” on his social media platform, Truth Social, asserting that such a briefing would not occur. He emphasized that China would not be a topic of discussion during Musk’s scheduled visit to the Pentagon.
“The Fake News is at it again, this time the Failing New York Times. They said, incorrectly, that Elon Musk is going to the Pentagon tomorrow to be briefed on any potential ‘war with China.’ How ridiculous?” Trump wrote late Thursday evening. “China will not even be mentioned or discussed. How disgraceful it is that the discredited media can make up such lies. Anyway, the story is completely untrue!!!”
PENTAGON: ‘FAKE NEWS.’
Meanwhile, Trump’s Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, also refuted the claims on social media, stating that Musk’s visit is intended for discussions on innovation and efficiency, not secret military strategies concerning China. “We look forward to welcoming [Elon Musk] to the Pentagon tomorrow,” Hegseth wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “But the fake news delivers again — this is NOT a meeting about ‘top secret China war plans.’ It’s an informal meeting about innovation, efficiencies & smarter production. Gonna be great!”
The controversy has sparked concern among some Democratic lawmakers about potential conflicts of interest due to Musk’s involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and his extensive governmentcontracts. Musk, who owns Tesla—which does business with China—and SpaceX, is leading efforts to streamline government functions under the Trump administration.
The White House previously classified Musk is a “special government employee” who acts solely as an unpaid advisor. They assured Musk that he would avoid involvement in matters where personal financial interests could conflict with his governmental role.
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President Donald J. Trump is publicly dismissing a report from The New York Times suggesting that Elon Musk will be briefed at the Pentagon on Friday concerning U.S. military strategies in the event of a conflict with China. Trump labeled the report as "fake news" on his social media platform, Truth Social, asserting that such a briefing would not occur. He emphasized that China would not be a topic of discussion during Musk's scheduled visit to the Pentagon.
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A technology mogul based in Spain, who sits on the board of the German company that owns the American media outlet POLITICO, publicly admits that he is using his position to influence the corporate news outlet’s reporting to align with his personal political views.
Martín Varsavsky, an entrepreneur and philanthropist born in Argentina, wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that POLITICO‘s recent coverage of Israeli airstrikes is not pro-Israel enough and that he will use his influence on the board of the American outlet’s German parent company Axel Springer to rectify the coverage.
“I am on the board of Axel Springer that owns Político. I consider this article one sided Hamas support,” Varsavsky said of one report, adding: “It fails to mention that the airstrikes were aimed at eliminating top Hamas military and thar [sic] Israel was successful at doing so. It also quotes casualty figures given by Hamas that are not believed to be accurate.”
When asked by an X user what he would do about POLITICO‘s story and coverage, Varsavsky replied: “working on it.”
I am on the board of Axel Springer that owns Político. I consider this article one sided Hamas support. It fails to mention that the airstrikes were aimed at eliminating top Hamas military and thar Israel was successful at doing so. It also quotes casualty figures given by Hamas… https://t.co/TDWcfCaHYQ
While political bias continues to be a concerning problem in American media, Varsavsky’s post also raises questions regarding independence from foreign influence. Axel Springer SE is a German technology and media company headquartered in Berlin that owns POLITICO and Business Insider, both U.S.-based media outlets. The National Pulse has previously reported on the problem of POLITICO‘s coverage being influenced by corporate advertisers, including Big Pharma.
Under prior U.S. presidential administrations, POLITICOreceived millions of dollars from the U.S. federal government, including for news subscriptions and secondary services such as databases, newswire services, marketing tools, and media monitoring. This raises concerns regarding the outlet as a potential vector of undue foreign influence.
Further complicating matters, Varsavsky is scrutinizing coverage that is not original POLITICO reporting but a wire story published by the Associated Press.
A technology mogul based in Spain, who sits on the board of the German company that owns the American media outlet POLITICO, publicly admits that he is using his position to influence the corporate news outlet's reporting to align with his personal political views.
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The far-left Daily Beast website has been caught twisting a chivalrous story about President Donald J. Trump to drive reader traffic and smear the American First leader along with Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). A story published on Monday by Erkki Forster, a breaking news intern with the Daily Beast, is emblazoned with the headline: ‘”Don’t Tell Melania’: Trump Once Offered Rising MAGA Star His Bed”—suggesting a lurid encounter between President Trump and Rep. Luna. However, the actual details, posted by the Republican Congresswoman in response, show a very different story.
“I seldom respond to nasty headlines because I don’t like giving trash credibility, however, being that there is allegedly a book coming out with me named and attacking [the President], his marriage, our first lady, and frankly implying something distasteful about me, I am responding,” Rep. Luna wrote on X (formerly Twitter). She stated: “I was very pregnant and at the time experiencing pre-eclampsia symptoms, but was not diagnosed. As soon as [Donald Trump] boarded the plane, being the gentleman and good person that he is, said if I did not feel well, I could use the back room.”
‘A SHIT HIT PIECE.’
Rep. Luna continued: “He did this in a respectful way and in front of my husband, of which we thanked him. He also assured me that they had a medical team on board in case anything happened and they were aware of how pregnant I was.”
“This was the most compassionate thing that could’ve been done at the time. I find it disgusting that the author fails to recognize that. A few weeks later, I was induced because I did have pre-eclampsia,” she added.
Addressing the manipulated context—sourced from a forthcoming book by Axios‘ Alex Isenstadt—the Florida Congresswoman stated: “The author of this book never reached out to me for comment. Which means that this book is likely going to be a shit hit piece. If people in [President Trump’s] orbit are talking to this author, they need to be cut off immediately. This is gross. ”
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I seldom respond to nasty headlines because I don’t like giving trash credibility, however, being that there is allegedly a book coming out with me named and attacking @POTUS , his marriage, our first lady, and frankly implying something distasteful about me, I am responding.… https://t.co/D1QyG0eYde
The far-left Daily Beast website has been caught twisting a chivalrous story about President Donald J. Trump to drive reader traffic and smear the American First leader along with Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). A story published on Monday by Erkki Forster, a breaking news intern with the Daily Beast, is emblazoned with the headline: '"Don’t Tell Melania’: Trump Once Offered Rising MAGA Star His Bed"—suggesting a lurid encounter between President Trump and Rep. Luna. However, the actual details, posted by the Republican Congresswoman in response, show a very different story.
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