Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Roseanne Called Soros A Nazi On Twitter — And Donald Trump, Jr. Retweeted It
In addition to posting a racist tweet that got her TV show cancelled on Tuesday, actress and comedian Roseanne Barr also made comments about Chelsea Clinton and George Soros, a billionaire investor frequently cited in conservative conspiracy theories. Donald Trump, Jr. retweeted one, in which Barr claims Soros is a Nazi who turned in Jews…
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Fast Forward Kushner’s Security Clearance Restored After Second Meeting With Mueller
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner had his White House security clearance restored Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Kushner was stripped of his interim clearance in February amid a change in procedures following the resignation of Rob Porter, the President’s staff secretary, who had been allowed to remain…
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Fast Forward Revlon Names Debra Perelman Its First Woman CEO
Beauty conglomerate Revlon Inc., whose repertoire includes iconic brands such as Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, and Almay, announced Debra Perelman as its next president and chief executive officer. She’s the first woman to hold those titles, Fast Company reported Wednesday. Perelman, 44, who was named chief operating officer four months ago, is the daughter of billionaire…
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Fast Forward ‘Clown Prince’ Jared Kushner Has Not Made A Good Impression Overseas
An extensive investigation by the Associated Press into top Trump donor Elliott Broidy and a business associate, George Nader, revealed their efforts to create a lucrative backchannel between crown princes from the UAE and Saudi Arabia and the Trump White House to push policies harmful to those countries’ rival, Qatar. One section of the investigation…
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Fast Forward Top Trump Donor Broidy Used White House ‘Backchannel’ To Pitch Foreign Business
Top Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy and his business partner George Nader tried to use their access to the president to win lucrative contracts with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Associated Press reported Monday. Broidy and Nadar pitched themselves to Arab crown princes “as a backchannel to the White House” who could push…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Demanded The Onion Remove ‘Disgusting’ Trump Story in 2013
The editors of the satire news site The Onion revealed to Politico on Sunday that they received an angry email from Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen in 2013, fuming over a satirical article published under Trump’s name with the headline, “When You’re Feeling Low, Just Remember I’ll Be Dead In About 15 Or 20 Years.”…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Gets Roasted By His Harvard Classmates
If Jared Kushner wasn’t sure how his former Harvard classmates felt about him, he does now — and it’s not pretty. Per tradition at Harvard College, members of Kushner’s graduating class were invited to submit updates on what they’ve been up in the last decade-and-a-half for the university’s annual 15th Anniversary Report. Kushner declined to…
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Fast Forward Trump Inner Circle Would Really Like To Stop Talking About Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen is becoming an outcast within the Trump administration. The Daily Beast reported on Monday that several Trump administration figures have taken pains to avoid talking to and about Cohen since his controversy over a six-figure payment to silence President Trump’s alleged mistress during the 2016 campaign grew into a larger scandal surrounding his…
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