In a bid to confront the alarming surge in red-light violations, Sacramento is considering a revival of its red-light camera program. This move comes two years after the city had halted the use of these cameras, as running red lights has become a critical issue in California’s bustling capital.

City officials in Sacramento are contemplating a proposal to deploy up to 20 new red-light cameras at accident-prone intersections known for their high rates of traffic signal violations. These potential sites include prominent stretches such as I Street, Capitol Avenue, and 16th Street, as well as Florin Road and Power Inn Road.

This proposal emerges in response to startling statistics indicating that nearly one-third of all serious traffic accidents in Sacramento are attributable to motorists blatantly disregarding red lights.

“Red-light running is becoming an epidemic in our city,” emphasized Dan Allison, a vocal advocate for transportation safety, highlighting the urgency of the issue.

Chris Dougherty, who oversees funding and asset planning for Sacramento, supported the efficacy of red-light camera programs, pointing to evidence that such initiatives have led to a 21% reduction in collisions caused by red-light runners.

The city has launched a survey to gather public input on where residents think the cameras should be installed. The cameras would be brought back under a new state law that classifies red light violations as traffic tickets instead of criminal moving violations.

Cameras would only capture rear license plates and not faces, city officials said. It would not be connected to police databases.

Fines would start at $100 for the first violation and increase up to $500, and low-income residents would qualify for reductions and low payment plans.

“Red light enforcement we can do immediately, and we’re looking for any strategy that we can find that can get people to slow down and drive a little safer,” City Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum told KCRA.

Sacramento did have traffic cameras back in 2024, but the program was scrapped due to operating costs. It had cost the city $898,000 per year, which was higher than the money generated from violation tickets.

Still, some residents were unsure about bringing the cameras back.

“Technology malfunctions. It’s not always effective. I’ve seen in the past where it randomly goes off and gives people tickets when they don’t deserve it,” resident Peyton Sievers said told CBS.

Plans for Meghan Markle’s much-anticipated return to the screen have reportedly been shelved. Her potential role in the third season of “The Gentlemen” has been axed following public criticism.

According to royal commentator Tina Brown, Guy Ritchie’s popular Netflix series withdrew its offer to the Duchess of Sussex after the backlash in the UK became overwhelming.

Brown remarked, “I’ve heard that Meghan Markle’s role has been rescinded. The controversy surrounding her casting grew too intense, making it impossible to proceed.”

In the “Fresh Hell” newsletter on Substack, she further commented, “This development casts doubt on Meghan’s potential return to acting.”

Back in 2019, Meghan firmly stated she had no intention of resuming her acting career. In a 2022 interview with Variety magazine, she asserted, “I’m done. I think it’s never say never, but my plan is definitely not to.”

Now, however, her return to the screen has been touted by sources ‘close to the duchess’ as one of the reasons she and Prince Harry are returning to Britain.

But commentators have suggested that any acting role for Meghan and a subsequent return to the spotlight could be problematic both for the Sussexes and the Royal Family in general.

Baroness Wheatcroft, speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, said: ‘The first thing any actress wants is publicity and Meghan may be a good actress. She is certainly going to be offered roles but she has to be very careful when the inevitable interviews come along not to embarrass the royals.’

Before marrying Harry, Meghan enjoyed a successful seven-season run as Rachel Zane in the legal drama Suits. She reportedly earned around $40,000 per episode by the time her final episode aired in April 2018 – just one month before she walked down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.

Meghan has a small cameo in the upcoming film Close Personal Friends, starring Brie Larson and Lily Collins. But a source connected with the project described the appearance to The Mail on Sunday as little more than fleeting. A role in Ritchie’s The Gentlemen would have marked a far more significant return to acting.

Last night Netflix declined to comment while a spokesman for the duchess refused to confirm or deny that the offer had been withdrawn.

The possibility of Meghan appearing in the show emerged last week with sources claiming she was in ‘advanced discussions’ about joining the third season.

The Gentleman, based on Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name, follows an English aristocrat who discovers that the estate he has inherited conceals a lucrative marijuana-growing operation.

The second season arrives on Netflix next month.

Reports that Ritchie was considering creating a role for Meghan were met with an immediate torrent of online criticism.

On Netflix’s Instagram account for The Gentlemen, one viewer warned: ‘If Guy Ritchie hires Markle to go on Season 3, his ratings will drop fast.’

Another wrote: ‘Many will boycott The Gentlemen if MM is in the cast. I loved the series but cannot watch the new series if she is in it.’

Others said they would refuse to watch the programme ‘out of principle’, citing anger over Meghan’s claims about her treatment by the Royal Family.

A source at Disney studios told The MoS last night: ‘Every so often people around [Hollywood] get calls about whether there are any gigs for Meghan but she’s a polarising choice… She’s not someone I would want in one of my shows because you’re alienating a large part of your audience before you shoot a single frame.’

Tina Brown believes the duchess may have become too toxic for mainstream TV roles.

The author of The Diana Chronicles and The Palace Papers told the MoS: ‘The backlash was too intense for Ritchie to proceed.’

Meghan and Harry signed a $100million five-year deal with Netflix in 2020, but that lapsed last year with the streaming giant declining to renew it. Their Harry & Meghan docuseries was the most-viewed in Netflix history, but subsequent projects failed. The lifestyle show ‘With Love, Meghan’ attracted mixed reviews and was not renewed, while Harry’s ‘Polo’ series was a flop.

But the MoS has learned that Meghan could find success in the theatre. Mark Borkowski, a West End PR expert, said: ‘I’ve had two West End managements calling me up for a PR view on if they should approach Meghan… They were asking if she would sell tickets and I told them absolutely.’

The tragic death of a Southern California mom has left her family searching for clarity amid mysterious circumstances.

Caroline Davenport Rios, a 39-year-old resident of Perris, was discovered in a ditch beside Highway 74 close to Hemet, nestled in Riverside County, on August 12.

Her demise is currently under investigation by the California Highway Patrol, which is treating it as a possible hit-and-run incident; however, her family harbors doubts about this theory.

Expressing her skepticism, the victim’s sister noted that Caroline wouldn’t ordinarily be found walking near the highway, particularly since her body was located four miles from her residence.

“She wouldn’t. I mean, that’s it. She just wouldn’t be,” Jennifer Davenport Rios conveyed to ABC 7, firmly dismissing the idea that Caroline would be on that road.

The family said CHP told them her body could have been there for three or four days. Jennifer said she sent a text to her sister five days before the body was recovered, and her iPhone indicated that the message had been read.

Jennifer said she had texted her sister late at night when they last had contact.

Jorge Ruiz, the victim’s nephew, told ABC 7 had questions about the location where the body was found.

“There’s just a field, like what a coincidence that it’s in this spot where there’s not much cameras,” Ruiz said.

A person who appeared to be a friend of Caroline wrote on Facebook that it seemed strange that she would ignore calls or texts.

“She didn’t just ignore calls or text messages,” the person wrote. “She didn’t ‘read’ a text and let the phone die. Perhaps it was all just an accident to hit her. BUT WHAT LED to her being left? Why was she walking? Perhaps we will never know, but if you know ANYTHING, please share with us so we can have comfort in knowing.”

Carolin, who was unmarried, had two children, according to friends and family.

The family has started a GoFundMe for her burial expenses.

“Our family is heartbroken by the tragic and senseless loss of our beloved Caroline Melissa Davenport Rios. While we continue to seek justice for Caroline and ask for help in finding the individual responsible, we are also facing the overwhelming and unexpected costs of laying her to rest,” they wrote.

If her death was caused by a hit-and-run, her family is urging the perpetrator to confess.

“It’s inhumane to not, to hit somebody and keep going. You don’t hit a 170-pound person and not realize that you hit them. They knew what they did,” Ruiz said.

Jennifer said any new details in the case would be significant.

“Someone knows something,” she wrote on Facebook. “A vehicle with unexplained damage. A repair that looked unusual. A driver who suddenly changed their story. Someone who was on Highway 74 around that time. Even a small detail could matter.”

“Caroline deserved to come home. Her family deserves answers. She deserves justice,” she added.

Lesley Vogel, the mother of the late Hayden Panettiere, has expressed significant doubts regarding Brian Hickerson’s explanation surrounding her daughter’s tragic passing at the age of 36. She believes his narrative to the authorities is riddled with inconsistencies and lacks truthfulness about the actual events that unfolded.

In an in-depth and exclusive hour-long conversation with the Daily Mail, Vogel revealed that she has been urging law enforcement in South Carolina to thoroughly delve into the circumstances of Hayden’s untimely demise. She has openly questioned Hickerson’s recount of the last moments of her daughter’s life, seeking clarity and justice.

Vogel recounted that Hickerson, who previously spent time in jail for assaulting Hayden, shared a tumultuous and deeply codependent relationship with her. This connection, she insists, was far more intense and damaging than many could have possibly understood.

During her conversation with a responding officer at the scene, Vogel recalled posing the question of a deeper investigation. The officer queried her thoughts on Hickerson, to which she responded without hesitation, “I think he’s culpable.”

The case has since gained further attention as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been enlisted to aid in the ongoing investigation, amplifying both the scope and seriousness of the inquiry.

Hickerson, she claimed, told police that Hayden was doing her makeup in the Greenville Airbnb around 10.30am on Sunday, August 16, and he went out for something.

She said Hickerson told police that he returned later and went to take a nap. Vogel’s account of what Hickerson told police does not include him seeing or speaking to Hayden after he returned, she claims.

According to Vogel, Hickerson told the officer that at some later point, his brother Zach knocked at the door and Brian went to answer. Hayden was then found unresponsive.

Vogel believes there are unexplained gaps in that account, especially the presence of Narcan, which, according to Hickerson’s brother Zach, had been administered by Brian.

‘I think there will be a discrepancy in the timeline, meaning Brian had to go out and buy the Narcan while he left her there because I do not believe he happened to have two bottles of Narcan on him, like he carried them around in his back pocket.’

She also doubts his claim that he simply found Hayden unresponsive.

‘I don’t know how you can take a nap near someone who’s dying and not realize something’s wrong. How do you do that? 

‘When the EMTs came it was for a cardiac arrest. People in cardiac arrest aren’t just lying still. They make noise.

‘I think Brian called his brother. My opinion. I think he knew she was deceased. Called his brother, and tried and built this story.’

Vogel also lashed out at brutal accusations by CBS’ Gayle King, podcaster Megyn Kelly – and even her deceased daughter – that she’s an ogre who pushed Hayden as a child actress and only cared about money.

Vogel, 70, now says that she ‘wants justice’ for Hayden – and that the tragedy has been made worse by public insults hurled at her. 

‘There is infinite sadness,’ Vogel said about the loss of her daughter, which came three years after her 28-year-old son, Jansen, died from heart issues.

‘But this is not the time for me to be weak. I don’t have the luxury right now of being weak. I have too much to do for Hayden. When I’m done with that, then I will give myself the luxury to mourn – deeply mourn.’

‘I’m not saying I’m not grieving now. I am, and I do have my moments. But the bigger picture right now is I have to stay strong. I don’t have an option.’

Gayle King slammed a brief statement Vogel made after Hayden’s death in which she said her daughter had ‘lost her way’ by addressing Vogel directly:

‘It makes me so sad of the opportunity that you have after your daughter’s death that that’s what you choose to leave us with… You read this and all I can think is, “Thanks, Mom, for nothing.”‘

Megyn Kelly was harsher, telling Vogel: ‘You failed at your job… You got an F as a parent. You made a bunch of money off of your daughter. You probably have a super nice car and a big house. You failed. You raised someone to the age of majority who doesn’t feel safe, loved, or cherished. You’re a loser.’

Vogel, who was also portrayed as a hard-driving, demanding stage mother in Hayden’s May 2026 memoir, ‘This is Me: A Reckoning,’ said her relationship with her daughter was ‘complicated’ but she doesn’t deserve being trashed by people who have never met her.

‘I was very, very hurt and deeply disappointed in the lack of professionalism, the lack of compassion in slamming someone who’s lost two children, without even a modicum of consideration,’ she said. ‘No one reached out to me before. It’s shameful. It’s unconscionable to me.’

But Vogel said she has ‘huge responsibilities’ which involve both keeping on top of the investigation into Hayden’s death – and the closure of her estate.

During the nearly hour-long interview, Vogel’s voice only cracked once – while defending her decision to put Hayden into showbusiness when she was only 11 months old.

In her book and in some recent interviews, Hayden called herself a ‘little soldier’ forced into modeling and acting when she was too young and portrayed Vogel as more manager than mother who got angry if Hayden blew an audition.

But Panettiere also admits in her book that she enjoyed a lot of her child stardom. She did more than 50 commercials as a child and at four landed her first soap role, playing Sarah Roberts in ‘One Life to Live.’

At seven she was signed to play Lizzie Spaulding on ‘Guiding Light,’ a meaty part that required her to learn 20 to 40 pages of dialogue a day.

Vogel said she never set out to make Panettiere a professional actress when she first signed her up with the Wilhelmina modeling agency as a baby.

‘She started with Wilhelmina at eight months old because she’s a beautiful baby. I mean, really beautiful baby,’ Vogel said.

‘My thought then was, let her do some stuff, we’ll put it in her college fund, and she’ll go to college and she’ll have this. I never expected her to be a professional actor, never.’

But Vogel, who had acting experience herself, said it quickly became apparent that her daughter possessed an extraordinary natural ability, including a knack for memorizing large chunks of dialogue that even the adults on soaps struggled with.

Both veteran soap star Beth Chamberlin, who played Hayden’s mother on ‘Guiding Light’ for three years, and John Loprieno, who played her father on ‘One Life to Live,’ told the Daily Mail that Hayden had an uncanny ability to know her lines, adapt to last-minute script changes on set – and breeze through camera blocking and fast-moving takes with ease.

Chamberlin said she never saw signs of strain between Hayden and her mother, with whom she’s still friendly, adding that Hayden seemed to love her job. Loprieno said the same thing.

‘I mean, she’d come into the studio skipping,’ Chamberlin told the Daily Mail. ‘She was just so happy, and she lit up when she went on the set. 

‘We also helped make it a very unique atmosphere for her on the set. She felt safe and protected. And Lesley was always there.’

Vogel acknowledged that she was a demanding mother and acting coach but strongly denied that she forced Panettiere to work or was abusive.

‘I was strong, definitely, but I was not abusive by any stretch of the imagination,’ she told the Daily Mail.

‘I think that Hayden put a pressure on herself. I know that she has mentioned, you know, always had to please Mom, or make sure it was, you know, I succeeded or whatever. I didn’t put that on her. I think she put that on herself.’

Vogel said the idea that a parent could force a very young child to sustain a successful acting career was unrealistic.

‘Try making a two-to five-year-old child do something they don’t want to do,’ she said. ‘Are you going to be successful? No, you’re not. Probably 99 percent of the time.’

Vogel said her relationship with her daughter remained close through much of Panettiere’s adolescence but began changing when she was about 16 or 17 and older influences entered her life.

But she said Panettiere’s life changed dramatically after Hickerson entered it.

She was already at a low point, having given up the daughter she shared with former heavyweight champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko, because of her struggles with postpartum depression and substance abuse.

‘When Brian came into her life, the changes started to occur,’ she said. ‘Very early in the game, I thought he’s a modern-day gigolo. I know what he’s after.’

She said the relationship eventually became deeply codependent as drugs became part of their lives.

‘I would talk to both of them about it,’ Vogel added. ‘I would say, ‘This is a codependent relationship, and it is not healthy for either of you.’

‘My sadness is that everything that I did, her father did, friends did, business people did – we could not break that codependent bond. It is so much more powerful than people understand.’

Vogel said she ultimately cut off contact with her daughter because she felt powerless to change the situation.

‘When Hayden comes out and talks trash about Mom, it’s because I had to break away,’ she said.

‘I had to go no contact because I could not help her anymore. I could not change this pattern, and believe me, I tried. I didn’t leave because I didn’t care about her or didn’t love her. I put so much effort in trying to save her. You cannot save someone who doesn’t want to be saved.’

Vogel said she believes Panettiere gravitated toward Hickerson in part because the relationship made her feel less inadequate at a low point in her life.

‘Her child’s father is Wladimir Klitschko,’ Vogel said. ‘He is one of the most exceptional people I’ve ever met.’

‘But when you’re not feeling good about yourself, you don’t want to be with someone who makes you feel worse about yourself. So she found a loser. So every day she didn’t feel like she was failing, and he latched onto that and I suppose said everything to her she needed to hear.’

Vogel said Hickerson had ‘no career’ and ‘no money,’ while Panettiere was financially supporting the relationship.

‘I know he put pressure on. I know he threatened. I know he did a lot of things,’ she said.

Vogel said she remains in contact with 11-year-old Kaya, who lives in Ukraine, and praised Klitschko as a devoted father. She said Klitschko told Kaya the basics of her mother’s death and she is handling it as well as can be expected.

‘He has people surrounding her who are very positive and supportive. So I’m not worried about Kaya.’

Though Panettiere apparently died without a will, Vogel said that under California law the entire estate is likely to go to Kaya, which she is grateful for.

‘This child is exceptional,’ Vogel said of her granddaughter. ‘I mean, she’s an amazing human being. She’s 11 years old, speaks five languages. She’s a hunter jumper and wins.’

For now, Vogel said, she is determined to keep moving forward through both the investigation and the task of settling her daughter’s affairs.

‘There’s a journey ahead here,’ Vogel said. ‘I feel like I’m willing to take it on.’

‘That’s my MO. That’s what I do. That’s my job.’

In a significant development for Fresno’s media landscape, cherished TV news anchor Kim Stephens is stepping down after a remarkable 23-year tenure. Her departure signifies the most recent transformation in the local television arena.

Stephens is bidding farewell to KMPH Fox 26’s morning staple, “Great Day,” a show she co-launched with the beloved weatherman Kopi Sotiropulos back in 2003, according to reports by the Fresno Bee.

During their tenure, Stephens and Sotiropulos became a staple in the lives of many viewers. While Sotiropulos charmed audiences with his humor, Stephens delivered news with gravitas, supported by her illustrious career, which includes Edward R. Murrow and Emmy accolades.

Earlier this year, Sotiropulos retired in March, leaving “Great Day” soon to operate without the charismatic presence of its original hosts following Stephens’ exit.

Reflecting on their journey, Stephens shared with the Fresno Bee, “Kopi and I are really proud of what we started. And we’re proud to have it carried on.”

Stephens announced her departure on Instagram, revealing she is stepping away from “Great Day” after landing a full-time, tenure-track position with Fresno State’s Media, Communications and Journalism Department. She has worked as an adjunct professor there since 2015.

“I don’t expect to see this new chapter as ending one career for another,” she says of the new job on social media. “I really see it as carrying the best of journalism forward. For years people have trusted me to tell their stories and now I get to help prepare young journalists to do the same ethically.”

Her final day at the station will be Nov. 25.

The retirement comes as Fresno’s television news industry undergoes a broader talent shuffle.

At ABC30, Jason Oliveira is taking some time off before moving to the station’s evening newscasts, where he will replace longtime anchor Warren Armstrong following Armstrong’s planned retirement in November.

Cory James has returned to ABC30 to take over Oliveira’s spot on the “AM Live” broadcast. James previously worked at the station from 2016 to 2020 before leaving for WCBS in New York.

His return comes after ABC30 lost three other on-air personalities — Tiffany Olin, Gabe Ferris and Stephen Hicks. Sydney Berger has since taken over as sports director in Hicks’ place, according to the Fresno Bee.

KSEE24/CBS47 has also experienced a string of departures, including Ben Morris, Brian Dorman, Briana Byus and Jason Takhtadjian.

Dorman recently addressed the exodus on-air alongside Byus and Lauren Wallace after viewers repeatedly asked what was going on.

“What is going on at CBS47 Eye Witness News? Nothing, to be honest with you,” Dorman said, according to the Fresno Bee.

“This happens in a lot of newsrooms where contracts come up at the exact same time. We all started around the same time, different year … and then contracts come up and this is what happens.

“There’s going to be a whole bunch of new talented people coming in.”

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Amid a fiercely competitive election season, an Alaska senator is under the spotlight as he fights to retain his position. Instead of staying in the Last Frontier, he has been seen living extravagantly outside the state, adding fuel to the political race’s intensity.

Back in June, the Daily Mail brought to light Senator Dan Sullivan’s opulent campaign expenditures. Among the indulgences was a trip to a posh California resort, famously known as a filming site for ‘The Bachelorette,’ alongside hefty bills from upscale restaurants in Washington D.C.

Despite the stress of the primaries, Sullivan, a Republican, managed to outshine a last-minute challenger with a strikingly similar name. His campaign’s Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports reflect a taste for high spending, unfazed by the ongoing electoral pressures.

From March 1 onwards, Sullivan’s campaign has funneled nearly $35,000 into dining expenses outside Alaska. Specifically, expenses include over $7,000 at Lucille’s Modern Chophouse in the nation’s capital.

Interestingly, despite plans for its opening in October 2024, Lucille’s Modern Chophouse has yet to begin operations. Nevertheless, Sullivan’s campaign has reported spending more than $13,000 there since September 2025, as detailed in his FEC filings accessed by the Daily Mail.

The upcoming restaurant is helmed by critically acclaimed Chef Matt Baker, who won a Michelin star for his now-closed Gravitas, which was also located in DC. 

Sullivan has also haunted familiar favorites, such as the 116 Club, a private establishment well-known among DC power players, and Bistro Cacao, a French restaurant and one of his most frequented spots. 

The Daily Mail has previously reported that Sullivan visited the 116 Club 10 times between January 2025 and March 2026, racking up a bill worth more than $12,000. He visited Bistro Cacao 21 times in the same time frame, spending $21,500 there.

Since March, the father-of-three has spent $3,000 at the private club across three visits, and approximately $6,500 at the French restaurant, where he stopped twice. 

He also frequented Jetties Sandwich Shop in DC, which sells reasonably priced subs for around $13 to $17 a piece. He stopped there eight times since March. 

The Alaskan also used Beltway Catering and Taste Gourmet for event catering, spending around $3,700 and $6,600, respectively, FEC filings showed. 

In fiscal quarter two, which runs from April to July, Sullivan’s campaign, not including the PACs, spent approximately $28,000 on food expenses, which include events. 

By comparison, Sullivan’s campaign spent only a mere one-fourth of that in Alaska, coming in at just under $7,000, FEC filings showed. 

And it’s not just Sullivan’s main camp who are hungry, but two PACs associated with the senator, Sullivan Victory and True North, have spent more than $10,000 each on food-related expenses since March.

And just like his appetite, Sullivan hasn’t lost his taste for hosting events at luxurious resorts. 

Sullivan Victory spent nearly $27,500 on an event at The Phoenician in the ritzy enclave of Scottsdale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix where the average home price is just under $1million and is located more than 3,600 miles from the senator’s home in Anchorage. 

The gorgeous resort sits at the base of the Camelback Mountains and offers a three-level pool that has private cabanas, an 18-hole golf course, pickleball courts, an athletic club, an on-site steakhouse and a set of private villas, among other amenities. 

To stay in the presidential suite at the beginning of October, one would have to pay nearly $5,000 a night, including fees. The cheapest room in the same time frame would cost more than $1,000 with fees included, the resort’s website showed. 

Meanwhile, Alaskans may struggle to afford a similar accommodation as they work to fill their gas tanks and pay for groceries. 

The average price of a gallon of gas in Alaska is $4.83, as of Thursday, according to AAA. The national average is just over $4. 

Sullivan backed President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, which has been blamed on driving up US gas prices across the country. 

Alaskans are also paying much more for groceries than those in the Lower 48, with Juneau seeing prices 28.4 percent above the national average in 2025, the Alaska Beacon reported in July. 

Anchorage and Fairbanks were around 23 percent above the national average in the same time frame, the outlet reported. 

In July, food at home prices nationally rose 2.7 percent in a 12-month period, with fruits and vegetables rising 5.1 percent. Food away from home rose 3.4 percent over the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

‘Dan Sullivan will always put himself and his special interest backers above Alaskans,’ Eric Croft, chairman for the Alaska Democratic Party, told the Daily Mail. 

‘While Alaskans face record-high costs, Self-Serving Sullivan has been wining and dining at luxurious resorts and the ritziest DC steakhouses. Alaskans deserve better, and now that the truth is out, they’ll vote Sullivan out this November.’ 

Sullivan has an estimated net worth of $8.5million, according to Quiver Quantitative, which tracks politicians’ trading. Sullivan and his family have at least $4million in publicly available assets, according to his 2025 Senate Financial Disclosure, viewed by the Daily Mail. 

He did not disclose any earned income on his 2025 form. He does, however, receive at least $174,000 from his congressional salary.

Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola and fellow Republican Dan J Sullivan, who the senator accused of being a plant candidate to confuse voters, in the general election. 

Alaska has open primaries and the top four, regardless of political party, move forward to the November general election. 

Peltola garnered nearly 64,000 votes, compared to Sullivan who brought in 57,000. J Sullivan only brought in 2.4 percent of the votes with 3,200 votes. 

Peltola dominated in lower population areas, as well as in the capital city of Juneau after garnering more than 50 percent of the vote there. Sullivan pulled ahead in the areas surrounding Fairbanks and Anchorage, but Peltola garnered more votes within the cities. 

Sullivan has held his position in Senate since he won in 2014. 

The general election takes place on November 3. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Sullivan’s campaign for comment.  

In Ceuta, a unique Spanish enclave nestled in North Africa and bordering Morocco, there is growing frustration among residents. They believe their government isn’t taking adequate steps to avert another massive influx of migrants similar to the one on July 30, when about 70,000 people surged into the city. This sentiment was shared by Javier Negre, a conservative journalist in Spain, during a conversation with News Media.

“People here are despondent,” Negre shared in the interview, reflecting the collective anxiety of Ceuta’s residents. “Their political leanings—left or right—don’t seem to matter. Living in Ceuta these days has become exceedingly difficult,” he remarked, capturing the shared frustration of the populace.

Negre highlighted that citizens have expressed serious concerns over reported incidents of crime linked to the influx, including instances of robbery and attempted sexual assault. “The migrants, many of whom are living on the streets, have instilled fear among the local population,” he added, painting a sobering picture of the current situation.

He emphasized the urgent need for effective immigration policies both within Spain and across Europe. “It’s crucial for our governments to control illegal immigration,” Negre urged. “Citizens, who dutifully pay taxes to access social services like healthcare and education, are feeling the strain. These essential infrastructures—hospitals, schools, universities—are being overwhelmed, which feels profoundly unfair to the Spanish taxpayers,” he stated.

The residents who reportedly spoke to Negre seemingly echoed comments from Juan Jesús Vivas, Ceuta’s mayor-president. Speaking during an extraordinary session of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Vivas said the migrant rush put public safety and public health at risk and threatened to collapse the city’s immigration infrastructure.

“Furthermore, the morale of Ceuta’s residents is severely affected. Our population feels sad, helpless, uneasy, fearful and worried — and with good reason. It is inevitable to wonder whether this will happen again, and if that next time will be the definitive plunge into the abyss, causing us to cease being what we are: Spain and Europe,” Vivas said.

Following a circulation of social media messages in Morocco calling for migrants to again rush the Spanish enclave on Aug. 15, both Spain and Morocco beefed up security on their respective sides of the border, in addition to the maritime barriers Spain put up after the initial incident saw migrants swim ashore.

But, Negre said Moroccan officials told him that the increased measures are not enough.

“I know that today the Spanish government and the Moroccan government, they say that they are going to put more police, but it’s not enough,” Negre said.

“We need more police,” he continued. “We need to have more border security because people don’t understand why they’re paying taxes, why they’re giving a lot of money to the state if they can’t block the frontier to these illegal migrants that they are not escaping from a war or a difficult situation,” Negre told News Media.

Negre criticized Spain’s government, led by left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his party, Vox. The journalist pointed to Spanish media reports arguing that Sánchez’s frosty relationship with Morocco may have contributed to the migration incident.

“Pedro Sánchez, who is involved in a lot of scandals of corruption, he went to Algeria, and there are some rumors that maybe the king of Morocco try to promote this illegal invasion to tell the Spanish government, ‘hey, take it easy,'” Negre explained.

Sánchez traveled to Algeria on July 20, 10 days before the migration incident, in an effort to restore diplomatic ties after a freeze in the countries’ relationship over Morocco’s claim to the Western Sahara.

Western Sahara, a desolate region in northwest Africa, has long been the focus of hostile relations between Algeria and Morocco. In 2020, the U.S. officially recognized Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the region.

While Spain does not officially recognize that claim, Sánchez did endorse Morocco’s autonomy plan for the region, which proposes limited self-governance under Moroccan sovereignty to be the “most serious, realistic, and credible basis” for resolving a long-standing dispute between Morocco and Algeria over the territory.

Sánchez revealed his decision in a March 2022 letter to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, a letter he sent less than a year after another migrant influx from Morocco into Ceuta. During that May 2021 incident, Moroccan border guards appeared to stand down while 10,000 people flooded into Ceuta from the African nation.

While Moroccan officials denied they instructed border guards to stand down, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Morocco for the incident, citing statements from Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledging that the incident was retaliation for Spain treating the leader of a Western Saharan rebel group at a Spanish hospital.

Negre also took aim at European leadership writ large, contrasting the European Parliament with President Donald Trump.

“Europe is going really bad with illegal immigration, with the open frontiers, completely opposite as the politics of President Trump with border security and deporting all the illegal migrants,” he told News Media, while praising Trump’s proposed legislation to require voter identification, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the SAVE Act.

News Media contacted the governments of Spain, Ceuta, Morocco and Algeria for further comment.

Patrick McEnroe, known for his insightful tennis analysis on ESPN and his past as a professional player, joins up with Post columnist Steve Serby for a dynamic Q&A session as the U.S. Open looms on the horizon.

Q: With Jannik Sinner (knee) out of the U.S. Open, how does this impact your expectations for the tournament?

A: Sinner’s absence really opens doors for others in the competition. Carlos Alcaraz hasn’t hit the courts in a tournament since way back in early spring, and banking on him to clinch victory might be overly optimistic, despite his unquestionable talent. Players like Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, and Alexander Zverez should be sizing up this moment as their golden opportunity. For these so-called second-tier players, this could very well be their chance to shine.

Q: Who are you backing to claim victory now?

A: My pick now leans towards Ben Shelton. He’s enjoyed a stellar summer, securing victory in Canada, and I’ve been touting his potential among American men for a while. With doubts hanging over Alcaraz, there’s a genuine chance he could face early elimination, and Shelton’s game could just match up well against him. Of course, if they clash in the tournament’s final stages, it might mean Alcaraz is on strong form and would likely have the upper hand. But if there was ever a scenario for Shelton—known as Big Ben—to truly show his talents, this is it. He’s set to receive a high seed, potentially around 4, 5, or 6, and avoiding Alcaraz in the quarterfinals would be advantageous. The vibrant New York crowd could give him the extra edge he needs.

Q: Andy Roddick was the last American to win the U.S. Open and Grand Slam singles title in 2003. So you’re predicting the first American winner since Andy Roddick.

A: That is absolutely correct. You heard it clearly right from my mouth (laugh). I’m going with it.

Q: Describe the state of men’s tennis.

A: Alcaraz is the most electrifying player in tennis. He moves the needle as an individual player more so than any other player since Rafa [Rafael Nadal] and Roger [Federer] retired. Sinner’s obviously an unbelievable player, and those two have completely dominated the men’s game for the last call it three years now. I knew Sinner and Alcaraz were going to be great, I didn’t know they were going to be this great this quickly. … I like to see the best players in the biggest tournaments. The reality now after the utter domination from those two for the previous two calendar years where they pretty much won every major and played in almost every major final, there’s only one major this year now where both of them played, and that was the first one of the year, Australian. There’s been a lot of talk this summer about players getting injured and the tours having to do something about the schedule, so that will make that discussion even louder because these are two young players, two extremely fit players, athletic players, and both of them now missing significant time this year due to injury.

Q: A quick scouting report: Alcaraz.

A: Alcaraz is like the ultimate shotmaker. He’s like the combination of the huge Hollywood star, the phenomenal athlete, the Broadway performer, he loves to put on a show. And he’s taken the game stylistically to another level. He’s hitting shots that we didn’t even think were possible, and now he’s kind of doing that with regularity, mostly because of his speed, his athleticism. his shotmaking ability — part of which probably is what’s caused him to have this wrist problem because there’s so much torque he puts on his shots, and he basically can hit a winner from anywhere on the court.

Q: Shelton.

A: Monster serve, big forehand, has improved the return game, which desperately needs to be better to have a chance to win one of these big ones. The other thing he’s got — what I call moxie. He’s got swagger, he loves the big stage, he wants to play against the biggest guys in the biggest moments, so that’s something you can’t teach. He’s got all the intangibles. … If he can improve his tangibles, like the basic stuff, then he can win a major. But right now his intangibles slightly outweigh the tangibles.

Q: Learner Tien.

A: Unbelievable ball striker, incredible tennis IQ. All he’s lacking is a little more physicality, because you got to be a physical specimen now to compete with these top guys in tennis. I was a really good tennis player, right? But I wasn’t a great athlete. Nowadays you need the whole package to get to the very top of the game. Tien needs to get just a little bit stronger, get a little more pop on his shots and in his serve. I think he’s got the kind of game that can win on any surface.

Q: Taylor Fritz.

A: I call him one of the great overachievers in tennis. He’s meticulous when it comes to preparation, hard work. Everything he does, he’s pushing the envelope. I’m very impressed with what he’s gotten out of his body and his game. He’s a gritty tennis player, and he’s just like a decent athlete playing in a sport where it’s pretty damn tough to be just a decent athlete and win one of these big ones. But if anybody can do it, it’s him. He’s got technically one of the purest serves in tennis, and just very pure off the ground, off the forehand and the backhand.

Q: Who is a sleeper pick to make a lot of noise?

A: For people that are going to be reading your piece and don’t really know tennis, I’m going to say it’s [Rafael] Jodar. I love his game, he’s got an all-court game, he’s Spanish, but he doesn’t play really a traditional Spanish game, he’s got an unreal two-handed backhand, really good serve, lanky. He can kind of beat you from any part of the court. The other guy is [Joao] Fonseca, the Brazilian who’s been on the scene a little longer. Fonseca’s a guy who’s got massive firepower, but he just hasn’t quite got control of the game yet.

Q: Zverev.

A: Monster serve, huge second serve, big guy, moves extremely well for his size. He can match those two guys with his ground game. Monster off both wings. And he’s added the ability to go forward more. He had a tendency in big moments to just kind of stay back and be more of a counterpuncher. So now that he’s willing to take the initiative in certain moments, that kind of helped him get over that hump. I think that win in Paris has given him a little more confidence.

Q: Describe the state of women’s tennis.

A: Women’s tennis is more wide open than men’s tennis. I think you’ve seen [Aryna] Sabalenka, [Elena] Rybakina kind of distance themselves a little bit, [Iga] Swiatek’s starting to play well again this summer, having won the Open before and multiple majors on clay. Coco Gauff’s won two majors despite the fact that her serve and forehand can break down at times under pressure. Sabalenka’s No. 1 in the world, and clearly the best hardcourt player and two-time defending champ of the Open, but she hasn’t won a major this year. The pressure’s on her to try and do that again. But you can make a case of [Mirra] Andreeva, the young Russian who won the French. She can be the next great player. Marta Kostyuk — I could probably give you double-digit number of women that could win the tournament.

Q: A quick scouting report: Sabalenka.

A: Massive firepower, one of the biggest hitters that we’ve seen in women’s tennis. She’s added variety to her game, but she can still implode. She can still beat herself at times.

Q: Jessica Pegula.

A: I think she would be a sympathetic pick for a lot of people just based on the fact she’s understated, she just does her thing. Pegula’s a damn good competitor and she’s a great ball striker. A lot of people think like she’s due to finally win one. That would be a moment that a lot of insider tennis people would love to see because she’s very well-liked and respected.

Q: Swiatek.

A: She looks like she’s starting to play much smarter tennis. She was the kind of player that would just try to be aggressive, aggressive, and if that didn’t work, she could hit her way into trouble. She hired one of Nadal’s old coaches — Francisco Roig, who I know pretty well, who’s smart as can be. I’m picking her to win the tournament.

Q: Gauff.

A: Incredible athlete, no-holds-barred competitor. But the serve is still an issue. She competes like no one and she’s got incredible speed, but the X factor is that serve. She’s got the most technical issues of any of these players that we’ve just talked about.

Q: Rybakina.

A: She’s a big power hitter, biggest server in women’s tennis. She’s never really played well in New York, her personality is very quiet, very withdrawn. But her skills are off the charts, she hits the ball cleaner, bigger, maybe even bigger than Sabalenka off the ground and definitely has a bigger serve. You got to use the New York crowd, you got to get the crowd behind you, you got to get the crowd into it, they’re starving for that in New York, and someone like that kind of turns them off a little bit because she doesn’t give much to the crowd.

Q: Sleeper pick?

A: Iva Jovic, who’s a young American from southern California. She hits the ball actually similarly to Pegula, like pretty flat. She’s young, so she hits the ball I’d say a little bit bigger. She’s not that tall so she doesn’t have a big serve, but man, she’s feisty. She’s a great ball striker. I’m not sure she can win yet because I’m not sure she has enough just pure firepower, but I think that she’s going to win some majors. And I think she’s someone that is going to be really energized by the New York crowd, she’s got a lot of spunk to her game. The other American woman to watch for is [Amanda] Anisimova. She’s been a little up and down this year because she had some injuries, but she’s starting to play well.

Q: What was the most electric U.S. Open crowd?

A: [Pete] Sampras-[Alex] Corretja, the Sampras-[Andre] Agassi matchups were incredible. Federer beating Agassi in the final. Serena [Williams] had her moments, both and good and bad, right? Over the years, certainly some of the most memorable moments. Serena-[Jennifer] Capriati when those terrible calls went against Serena’s way. That was like the onset of why we got electronic line calling. [Novak] Djokovic has had his moments where he was going for the Grand Slam and lost in straight sets to [Danill] Medvedev in 2022. That was the biggest ovation he’s ever gotten — losing — in the U.S. Open Final.

Q: What was the 2007 Davis Cup like, beating the Russians in Portland when you were captain?

A: My brother [John] did it for a year and hated it because that wasn’t his thing, he wanted to be playing. For me it was sort of a dream of mine to be the captain, so when I got the job at the end of 2000, to me it was like this is a job I want to keep as long as I can which I ended up doing for 10 years. … I focused my energy on the younger guys and building a team. To me, 2007 was like the culmination of five or six years. I relished that whole journey.

Q: Winning the doubles at the 1989 French Open?

A: I graduated from Stanford in ’88, and I wasn’t really sure, first of all, if I should try to play pro tennis. I was a good college player, but not a great player. My brother was No. 1 and so I had to deal with that, and my mom was like, “Oh, you sure you want to play tennis? You’re not going to be as good as your brother.” And I’m like, “Mom, he’s No. 1 in the world, no one’s as good as him.” Anyway, doubles was my way into the tour initially. I was basically a doubles specialist. But I realized midway through ’90 that I wanted to attempt to become a legitimate singles player.

Q: Your 1995 U. S. Open quarterfinals match against Boris Becker.

A: I had a new coach that I’d hired earlier that year, and his whole premise to me was, “We got to try and get you believing that you can beat these top players.” So one of the things he actually did was he had me start practicing with all, like, top-10 players. I was playing about as well as I could play. And I looked up at the scoreboard, and I was down two sets to love. … So I’m sitting there in the changeover, this is my dream, to play in the quarterfinals of the Open, all my friends are there, my family’s there, I’d been hoping to have this moment for myself for years. And I looked up and I said, “You know what, F–k it, I’m just going to go for it.” So I just started playing kind of the way I’d been practicing, and I won the third set. That was the most electric match I ever played. I do admit that I have the one regret which is, “What if I started the match that way?”

Q: You were up two sets on Jimmy Connors in the first round at the ’91 Open.

A: I was up two sets and he was serving at … love-40, but who remembers the details, right?

Q: How disappointing was that for you?

A: It was brutal, absolutely brutal. I think it took me about six months to recover. I remember thinking to myself, “I got Connors beat.” He just got the crowd going. You talk about electrifying the crowd, what he did at that tournament was up there with one of the all-time runs in the U. S. Open history. That’s about as loud as I’ve ever heard it there.

Q: Losing in a ’91 Final to your brother in Chicago.

A: It was actually the only time where I legitimately had a chance to beat him, because he was kind of at the end of his career, and I was like in the prime of my career. … I didn’t have that thing that I really wanted to beat my brother. I looked up to my brother, he’s seven years older than me. The last thing he wanted to do was lose to his brother, like he would never have been able to deal with it. He ended up beating me 6-4 in the third set. That actually ended up being the last tournament he ever won in singles.

Q: How would you compare him as a doubles partner and broadcast partner?

A: A lot of people assume just because of his personality that he was like a rough doubles partner to have. He’s one of the best doubles partner that I ever had. He was nothing but supportive to me. Our dad wanted us to play together, and we should have been a great team, and we kind of felt like a weird pressure.

Q: You guys won the Paris Masters in ’92.

A: We were out partying that night, and John said, “That’s it, we’re not playing together again, we’re going out on top.” And in the broadcast booth, John’s been able to be the star in all of those situations but still be a team player. One of my dreams was to work with my brother. I feel like we play off each other really well, and I think over the years, his respect level for my work ethic and for what I’ve done has gone up and up and up so that we have an unbelievable working relationship on TV.

Q: Your singles championship in Sydney in 1995.

A: I tell that story to people at our Tennis Academy here in New York City, the parents, I said, “I was a pretty good pro player [ranked 28th], I had a pretty good career, and I got to the semis of the Australian, went to quarters of the Open.” I said, “Only one time in my career did I walk away from the tournament not having lost.” I never won another title. But at least I got one.”

Q: You’ve been with ESPN since 1995. When did you know you wanted to go into broadcasting?

A: I was pretty shy as a kid to be honest, and then because of being John’s brother and John bursting onto the scene as a teenager — about 10, 11 years old — I’m going around playing junior tournaments and everybody wants to interview me because I’m John’s brother. So I sort of like developed a comfort level with talking to reporters, being on TV, and then when the opportunity came when I had shoulder injury after I had my best year in ’95, ESPN was looking for somebody new to join Fred Stolle and Cliff Drysdale, Mary Carillo had been part of that team as well. And right away I just loved it.

Q: You can build the perfect tennis player, and take one trait from: Bjorn Borg.

A: Speed.

Q: Nadal.

A: Intensity.

Q: Federer.

A: Forehand.

Q: Connors.

A: Backhand.

Q: Sampras.

A: Serve.

Q: Djokovic.

A: Intangibles.

Q: Agassi.

A: Power.

Q: John McEnroe.

A: Touch.

Q: Patrick McEnroe.

A: Nothing (laugh).

Q: Serena.

A: Serve.

Q: Martina Navratilova.

A: Volleys.

Q: Chris Evert.

A: Unflappable.

Q: Steffi Graf.

A: Forehand.

Q: Maria Sharapova.

A: Competitiveness.

Q: Martina Hingis.

A: Zeal.

Q: Monica Seles.

A: Ball striking. On both wings.

Q: You’ve been president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame more than three years now.

A: I’m a sucker for history and for stories, and the Hall of Fame encompasses all that in addition to celebrating the champions … the impact of players like Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe had not only on tennis, but on society. This is all leading to our induction this coming week, where Mary Carillo and that other guy named Roger will go into the Hall of Fame.

Q: You were general manager of USTA player development.

A: I was working basically 24/7 doing that job to try to rebuild our pipeline in American tennis, which I believe actually we did a pretty damn good job. That was a very political job, it was a job where you’re in the line of fire, every year at the Open, the Americans don’t do well — “Patrick, what’d you get wrong this time? What’d you F-up this time?” That was something that was very stressful, but it was also something that I put a lot of passion into, and I had a great team of people that I’ve put in place around me to really try to make a difference. And I think we did.

Q: Douglaston, Queens.

A: My junior high school basketball coach said to me — I went to Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn [L.I.] — he said, “There’s something about the water there,” because we were around the water there. And Mary Carillo and her family were from there, the McEnroes were from there, and we just kind of fell into getting in tennis at the local club, the Douglaston Club.

Q: Describe your brother Mark.

A: I call him “Man in the Middle.” … I started beating Mark when I was like 8 or 9. He’s like, “Screw this.” He became a lawyer, like my dad. He’s taken over a lot of the stuff that my dad used to do for me and John career-wise. When John and I butted heads at different times, he’s always right in the middle, that’s why I call him the Man in the Middle, he mediates for us.

Q: What did you and John butt heads about?

A: We used to butt heads back in the day because he used to say to me: “You never take my advice,” like when I was coming out of college. My mom, as I said to you earlier, was like, “Are you sure you want to do this? Maybe you should go to law school, like your dad and your brother Mark.” And John was like, “Mom, stay out of it. Patrick’s good enough, he can make it. Let him do it.” And then over the years he would give me advice about something and he always thought, which wasn’t entirely true, “You always do the opposite of what I tell you to do.” And there was a competitiveness too, he’d get super pissed when I beat him in doubles. I learned from him also like a different level of intensity when I played doubles with him … like, “Let’s destroy these guys, let’s kill these guys.” I didn’t quite have that killer instinct in the way that he did. He just had that little something extra that he brought to the table, and I think he’s brought that to his career in broadcasting in the same way, he just has like that edge to him that keeps people sort of on their toes around him and keeps him super sharp.

Q: What was it like for you watching John’s on-court outbursts as a player?

A: I remember we’d have like family dinners when we’d come back. My dad was a pretty intense — so was my mom, my mom was sort of the hardass of the family. My dad would be like, “John, why do you do this? You don’t need to do this.” And he’d be like, “Dad, I don’t really ***** want ***** to do it.” And inevitably my dad would start yelling. And John was like: “Well, maybe this is why!”

Q: Your “Mac Daddy Show” — which will drop new episodes on YouTube on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — debuts Wednesday.

A: I’m a little more, I would say, of a seasoned broadcaster at this point than “Big Daddy” [Rich Salgado] is, but that makes it a little bit different. I can sort of take the lead on most of the interviews, and when it comes to guys like [Michael] Strahan and Mike Eruzione and Bernard Hopkins, Big Daddy has a relationship that goes back years and years, so I think that brings a comfort level that we seem to be getting from the guests that you normally don’t get. I’ve always wanted to do a show like this.

Q: Strahan is your debut guest.

A: We went to his man cave in Jersey where he’s got all his cars and his unbelievable setup to watch football with his buddies and a big bar and a pool table and all that stuff. It was super fun.

Q: Three dinner guests?

A: [Nelson] Mandela, George Washington, Margaret Thatcher. … I’m still bummed that we haven’t had a female president.

Q: Favorite movies?

A: “Shawshank Redemption,” “Caddyshack,” “The Sting.”

Q: Favorite actor?

A: Matt Damon.

Q: Favorite actress?

A: Meryl Streep.

Q: Favorite entertainer?

A: My wife [Melissa Errico].

Q: Favorite meal?

A: Tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto start, and then I’d go like an unbelievable rigatoni light vodka sauce with parmesan cheese.

Q: What do you hope your tennis legacy will be?

A: I love people and I love being around tennis, so I hope people will just say, “Patrick loves tennis and spread the gospel and was someone that was great to work with or work for.” I try to surround myself with people that either like to work with me or I like to work for them. Hopefully will just say lived a great life and gave back to the sport, which gave me pretty much my entire career.

Q: What is unique about the New York tennis crowd?

A: It’s interesting because it’s changed a bit over the years as the tournament has grown in stature, and it’s become like the who’s-who thing with the corporate crowd, the celebrity crowd, and now I guess it’s all about the influencer crowd, whatever that is. But here’s the thing: There’s still the ultra-savvy New Yorker crowd that knows tennis … that loves tennis. So they get it.

But as the tournament has grown sort of in stature, it’s also kind of taken on this entertainment aspect of it, right? To me it’s like an amazing combination, because there’s still those diehard fans — there’s not as many of ’em maybe that can afford to pay … who can afford to go to a Knick game now? But you still have those blue seats fans. It’s almost more like Ranger fans that sit in the blue seats over the years. Like no matter what, they’re like hardcore hockey fans. And tennis has that, and New York has that. But now it’s got more of this, hey, look who’s on the big screen, and hey, let’s play the music. So it’s like a scene as well. … But it’s got this very unique mix of sort of celebrity, money, and then a hardcore tennis fan, like, “I just want to go to the Open, I’m going on Day 2, and I’m going to every freaking court because I want to see that kid from Uzbekistan play the kid from Croatia.”

Former President Donald Trump has distanced himself from one-time ally Tucker Carlson, launching into accusations against the journalist for conspiring with politicians to undermine him. 

As Friday night came to a close, the 80-year-old Trump didn’t hold back on his disdain for Carlson, branding the former Fox News figure a ‘loser’ with what he described as a ‘very low IQ.’ 

On his Truth Social platform, Trump expressed scorn for Carlson’s declining influence, stating, ‘Tucker’s “Views” have plummeted, with no sign of recovery. It’s a testament to his irrelevance and his unexpectedly low intelligence.’ 

Trump further suggested that Carlson, allegedly eyeing a political career, should undergo a cognitive evaluation before making any such move.

At present, 57-year-old Carlson has made no formal announcements regarding a run for office, having previously stated he had no intentions to enter the political arena. 

However, Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review that he hopes to help build a ‘third party,’ and laid out a ten-point vision for America. 

There’s also been speculation that some conservatives are vying to have Carlson run for president in 2028, running on a MAGA, but anti-Trump platform. 

A loose group of politicians has formed around Carlson, including Representative Thomas Massie and former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, both of whom Trump also attacked on Friday night. 

‘LOSERS ALL!’ the President wrote. ‘Tucker is a loser, and always has been! 

‘Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green turns to Brown under stress!), a highly neurotic young woman, went from Ultra Conservative to a Liberal “Fool,” all in a matter of weeks, because I refused to return her phone calls – Not because I didn’t like her, just because I had no time.’ 

He went on to accuse her of ‘quitting’ after she realized she had no chance at winning after he stripped his endorsement.  

‘Thomas Massie has turned out to be a failed politician, and a real JERK,’ Trump continued. ‘He thought it was really wonderful to vote, “NO,” on everything, no matter how good, strong, or proper the Legislation would be. 

‘What a team this would be, THREE LOSERS, and a pocketful of change! The only chance they have is to join the Radical Left Dumocrats, and try breaking into the Primary System. To all of them I say, PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!’ he signed off. 

Massie responded to the insults on X, writing: ‘Trump’s getting roasted today for his disastrous beef policy, the debt hit $40 trillion because of his “big beautiful bill,” he stepped-in-it in Iran, and he’s weeks away from failing his midterms in November. 

‘He posted this because we are the three he should have listened to.’

Greene also launched an attack against Trump, saying he’s the one who moved away from MAGA ideals.

She called him a ‘false little god’ and an ‘internet troll,’ who is ‘not a Christian at all.’ 

She also accused Trump of hitting out at the group because of his own ‘bad polling.’ 

‘Trump now calls me a traitor because instead of bowing down to him like some false little god, I stood up and fought for women who were raped as teenagers and abused by the richest, most powerful men in the world, friends of Donald Trump,’ she wrote earlier this month, in reference to her demand for all of the Epstein files to be released.  

‘He attacks us with such vitriol because we actually are everything he claimed to be, conservative and America First, and he has proven as President that he is nothing more than a neocon puppet for Israel, corporations, big donors with special interests, and his dear friends in the Epstein class.

‘We never changed, Trump did.’  

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House, Carlson, Greene, and Massie for comment.