CNN Host Trounces Trump For 'Declaring Himself King Of The World' Like In 'Titanic'
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Abby Phillip cited President Donald Trump's “brazen” capture of now-ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his plans to take over Greenland.
CNN host Abby Phillip on Saturday invoked one of the world’s most recognizable actors in one of his most memorable roles to analyze President Donald Trump’s recent moves.
“Just 10 days into the new year, Donald Trump seems to be channeling his inner Leonardo DiCaprio and declaring himself the ‘king of the world,’” said Phillip on “Saturday Morning Table for Five.”
Phillip’s “king of the world” reference is, of course, to DiCaprio’s famous declaration in the 1997 classic “Titanic.” She then began to go down a list of the president’s actions.
“First, of course, the brazen raid and capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela ...” Philip said.
The Trump administration conducted a U.S. military operation last week in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to capture Maduro, allegedly killing dozens of security personnel, and extradited him and his wife to face federal charges of narco-conspiracy and drug trafficking.
"Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor," Renee Good's wife wrote. "That has been taken from me forever."
“It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law,” said Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).
Europeans "know a thing or two about Hitler," one social media user noted.
In an interview, Tina Smith also ripped top Trump officials for trying to turn a Minneapolis woman’s killing into a political fight: “Where is the humanity here?”
The president's remarks about accepting María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize sparked serious second-hand embarrassment.
"It’s the only thing that can stop me," the president told The New York Times.
Proposals for a second story to an iconic space and the actual height of the ballroom were discussed during a public meeting.
Republicans in both chambers of Congress broke with President Trump on Thursday, in a sign that his once iron grip on the party is slipping.
The former veep appeared to agree with the president's prediction should Democrats take control of the House.
Getting a fair outcome from an investigation into the shooting "feels very, very difficult," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lamented.
The president named the GOP senators who should “never be elected to office again” after they voted with Democrats to limit his powers.
The state’s attorney general said no matter what federal investigators “come out with, it will be questioned.”
The Fox News host was deemed an "apex predator" for his dismissive description of Renee Good, who leaves behind a 6-year-old son.