LETS TONE DOWN THE RHETORIC DEPT.
UN says Fox News host apologized after calling for world body to be bombed
Fri, September 26, 2025
FILE PHOTO: 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
By Michelle Nichols
OVER A STALLED ELEVATOR
Fri, September 26, 2025
FILE PHOTO: 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations was shocked, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, when a Fox News host called for the world body to be bombed over U.S. President Donald Trump's difficulties with an escalator and a teleprompter.
Jesse Watters had privately apologized to U.N. global communications chief Melissa Fleming after the United Nations contacted Fox News about the remarks he made in a Tuesday broadcast, Dujarric said.
Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"There is nothing funny or ironic in calling for the bombing, the gassing, the destruction of this building," Dujarric told reporters on Friday. "That kind of language is unacceptable."
"We know painfully the reality of what happens when threats are made against the U.N. We lost friends in Baghdad. I personally walked through the rubble of the building in Algiers where the U.N. was bombed, our colleagues in Abuja were also bombed," he said.
Watters made the remarks while discussing Trump's address to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Trump complained about an elevator that had stopped shortly after he stepped onto it and a teleprompter that did not work.
"What we need to do is either leave the U.N. or we need to bomb it," Watters said. "Maybe gas it ... we need to destroy it."
The United Nations has said the escalator abruptly stopped after Trump and first lady Melania Trump stepped on to it likely because a White House videographer accidentally triggered a safety mechanism. Trump also experienced issues with the teleprompter, but a U.N. official said it was being operated by the White House.
Dujarric said the United Nations stands by its preliminary findings, which had been shared with the United States.
Nearly 150 heads of state and government have been delivering their annual addresses to the 193-member General Assembly this week under traditionally tight security.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Howard Goller)
Jesse Watters had privately apologized to U.N. global communications chief Melissa Fleming after the United Nations contacted Fox News about the remarks he made in a Tuesday broadcast, Dujarric said.
Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"There is nothing funny or ironic in calling for the bombing, the gassing, the destruction of this building," Dujarric told reporters on Friday. "That kind of language is unacceptable."
"We know painfully the reality of what happens when threats are made against the U.N. We lost friends in Baghdad. I personally walked through the rubble of the building in Algiers where the U.N. was bombed, our colleagues in Abuja were also bombed," he said.
Watters made the remarks while discussing Trump's address to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Trump complained about an elevator that had stopped shortly after he stepped onto it and a teleprompter that did not work.
"What we need to do is either leave the U.N. or we need to bomb it," Watters said. "Maybe gas it ... we need to destroy it."
The United Nations has said the escalator abruptly stopped after Trump and first lady Melania Trump stepped on to it likely because a White House videographer accidentally triggered a safety mechanism. Trump also experienced issues with the teleprompter, but a U.N. official said it was being operated by the White House.
Dujarric said the United Nations stands by its preliminary findings, which had been shared with the United States.
Nearly 150 heads of state and government have been delivering their annual addresses to the 193-member General Assembly this week under traditionally tight security.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Howard Goller)
Internet reminds JD Vance that he once called Trump ‘Hitler’ as he demands left stop using ‘Nazi’ to describe opponents
Despite Vance’s past negative comments about Trump, he became his 2024 running mate and has adopted the president’s policies (AP)
Another X user asked the platform's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, to remind users of Vance’s comment about Trump as well.
Vance’s previous criticisms of Trump are well-documented. Before being endorsed by Trump, the vice president had said he was “wrong” about the president and regretted posting criticisms of him on X, formerly Twitter.
When confronted about his former beliefs about Trump during the vice presidential debate last year, Vance reiterated that he was wrong about Trump and then blamed the media for swaying his opinion of Trump in 2016.
"I've always been extremely open about the fact that I was wrong about Donald Trump," Vance said, during the debate. "I was wrong first of all because I believed some of the media stories that turned out to be dishonest fabrications of his record.”
Ultimately, Vance’s past negative comments about Trump did not hurt his chances of becoming his running mate in the 2024 election.
So far, Vance has displayed deep loyalty to the president, and taken the same position as him on various matters, including polarizing language about Democrats and the left perpetrating political violence.
Ariana Baio
Thu, September 25, 2025
THE INDEPENDENT
Internet reminds JD Vance that he once called Trump ‘Hitler’ as he demands left stop using ‘Nazi’ to describe opponents
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JD Vance was reminded Wednesday that he had once referred to Donald Trump as “America’s Hitler” after the vice president blamed Democrats for political violence, and demanded they stop calling opponents “Nazi.”
In a fiery speech after a shooting at an ICE detention facility in Dallas, Vance said to stop political violence, the left must stop its rhetoric about the Trump administration – a position he has taken more aggressively since his friend, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was assassinated.
“If you want to stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi,” Vance said, to applause. “If you want to stop political violence, look in the mirror.”
Vance added that those who “encourage violence” against law enforcement through their rhetoric can “go straight to hell.”
But online, multiple people pointed out that Vance once used similar rhetoric to refer to his now-boss.
A report from the Ohio Capital Journal revealed that, in 2016, Vance texted his then-roommate that he thought Trump was “America’s Hitler.”
“Why did @JDVance call Trump ‘America’s Hitler,’” Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell wrote on X in response to the clip of Vance.
The Lincoln Project, a political action committee opposed to Trump, sarcastically responded: “Does ‘America's Hitler’ count @VP?”
“Fun Fact: It was JD Vance who called Donald Trump ‘Hitler,’” X user Alex Cole wrote.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office responded with a screenshot of a headline referring to Vance’s “Hitler” comment. “According to JD Vance, JD Vance is going to hell because JD Vance compared Trump to Hitler!” the message said.
Newsom and his team have been using the Democratic governor’s social media to troll Trump, Vance, and other senior members of the administration in push back to their agenda.
Thu, September 25, 2025
THE INDEPENDENT
Internet reminds JD Vance that he once called Trump ‘Hitler’ as he demands left stop using ‘Nazi’ to describe opponents
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways
JD Vance was reminded Wednesday that he had once referred to Donald Trump as “America’s Hitler” after the vice president blamed Democrats for political violence, and demanded they stop calling opponents “Nazi.”
In a fiery speech after a shooting at an ICE detention facility in Dallas, Vance said to stop political violence, the left must stop its rhetoric about the Trump administration – a position he has taken more aggressively since his friend, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was assassinated.
“If you want to stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi,” Vance said, to applause. “If you want to stop political violence, look in the mirror.”
Vance added that those who “encourage violence” against law enforcement through their rhetoric can “go straight to hell.”
But online, multiple people pointed out that Vance once used similar rhetoric to refer to his now-boss.
A report from the Ohio Capital Journal revealed that, in 2016, Vance texted his then-roommate that he thought Trump was “America’s Hitler.”
“Why did @JDVance call Trump ‘America’s Hitler,’” Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell wrote on X in response to the clip of Vance.
The Lincoln Project, a political action committee opposed to Trump, sarcastically responded: “Does ‘America's Hitler’ count @VP?”
“Fun Fact: It was JD Vance who called Donald Trump ‘Hitler,’” X user Alex Cole wrote.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office responded with a screenshot of a headline referring to Vance’s “Hitler” comment. “According to JD Vance, JD Vance is going to hell because JD Vance compared Trump to Hitler!” the message said.
Newsom and his team have been using the Democratic governor’s social media to troll Trump, Vance, and other senior members of the administration in push back to their agenda.
Despite Vance’s past negative comments about Trump, he became his 2024 running mate and has adopted the president’s policies (AP)
Another X user asked the platform's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, to remind users of Vance’s comment about Trump as well.
Vance’s previous criticisms of Trump are well-documented. Before being endorsed by Trump, the vice president had said he was “wrong” about the president and regretted posting criticisms of him on X, formerly Twitter.
When confronted about his former beliefs about Trump during the vice presidential debate last year, Vance reiterated that he was wrong about Trump and then blamed the media for swaying his opinion of Trump in 2016.
"I've always been extremely open about the fact that I was wrong about Donald Trump," Vance said, during the debate. "I was wrong first of all because I believed some of the media stories that turned out to be dishonest fabrications of his record.”
Ultimately, Vance’s past negative comments about Trump did not hurt his chances of becoming his running mate in the 2024 election.
So far, Vance has displayed deep loyalty to the president, and taken the same position as him on various matters, including polarizing language about Democrats and the left perpetrating political violence.
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