This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sávio Bortolini Pimentel just missed getting on the roster to represent his national team, Brazil, at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. At the time, he was a 20-year-old professional player with the Rio de Janeiro […]
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Prominent conservative commentator Ann Coulter hammered President Donald Trump Sunday night over what she labeled as his “absolute worst” act of selfishness she’d witnessed yet, one that’s expected to inconvenience thousands of Americans.On Friday, Trump confirmed that he planned to attend the NBA Finals game in New York between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks, scheduled to kick off Monday night. As such, the thousands of attendees will have to adhere to a “strict-no bag policy” and be subjected to “TSA-style screening procedures,” CNBC reported.“Of all the selfish, narcissistic things Trump has done, attending [Madison Square Garden] to see the Knicks play in person Monday night is the absolute worst,” Coulter, an early backer of Trump, wrote Sunday night in a social media post on X to her more than 2.1 million followers.“20,000 attendees will be MASSIVELY inconvenienced for all the extra security, the Knicks Watch Party at Garden is canceled, thousands of extra law enforcement officers will be required (paid for by taxpayers), traffic will be a disaster – all so he can sit in the Garden rather than watch the game on TV.”Panelists on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” predicted Monday that Trump will receive a less-than-friendly reception from sports fans while attending the event, with host Jonathan Lemire expecting a “volume of boos” should they show the president “on the jumbotron.”In addition to her criticism, Coulter also offered Trump a piece of advice.“Presidents ought to be willing to sacrifice once in a while,” she wrote.Of all the selfish, narcissistic things Trump has done, attending MSG to see the Knicks play in person Monday night is the absolute worst. 20,000 attendees will be MASSIVELY inconvenienced for all the extra security, the Knicks Watch Party at Garden Is canceled, thousands of… pic.twitter.com/oQyVbvRQRn— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) June 8, 2026
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With his grip on the South Carolina Republican primary suddenly less certain than anyone anticipated, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is calling in the biggest favor he has — President Donald Trump.Graham announced Monday that Trump has agreed to join a last-minute tele-rally Monday evening ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary, urging supporters to dial in at 5:30 p.m. "I'm proud to be endorsed by President Trump, and I'd be honored to have you join us for a Tele-Rally TONIGHT at 5:30 PM," Graham wrote on X.The move underscores an uncomfortable reality for the four-term incumbent: heading into Tuesday's vote, Graham cannot be certain he will clear the 50% threshold South Carolina requires to avoid a June 23 runoff.The most recent polling tells a mixed story. A late-May Citadel Poll of likely Republican primary voters had Graham at just 46% — four points short of the runoff barrier — with challenger Mark Lynch at 36%. A Trafalgar Group survey conducted around the same time showed a more comfortable 52%-28% edge, and a poll released Saturday by The Public Sentiment Institute put Graham at 51% to Lynch's 26%.The wild card is Graham's hawkish support for the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. Lynch has made it the centerpiece of his challenge, arguing Graham is focused on prolonging a conflict South Carolinians are growing tired of. "People are tired of him getting [the United States] into endless, needless wars," Lynch told the Christian Science Monitor in a piece published Monday.The TPSI poll found that among voters who believe Israel has too much influence in American politics — roughly 36% of the Republican electorate — Lynch actually led Graham, 37% to 33%.Graham has shown no sign of backing down. "If you're scared of losing your job, you cannot be a very good senator," he told the Post and Courier, according to the Christian Science Monitor.Trump formally endorsed Graham on June 4, urging South Carolina Republicans to vote for him, and Graham has leaned hard into that alliance. But with Lynch self-funding his campaign to the tune of $5 million and anti-establishment energy running high, Trump's voice on a phone line may be the deciding factor between a clean win and two more weeks of political headaches for the Palmetto State's senior senator.