Jen Psaki Brings The Receipts In Response To Eric Trump's Threat To Sue

Jen Psaki did an on-air fact check after Trump's son Eric threatened to sue both Psaki and her network for daring to report on his business interests.

Here's his tweet in response to her reporting earlier this week:

I intend to sue @jrpsaki and @MSNOWNews over the below clip. To be clear:

• Contrary to her monolog and blatant lies, I have NEVER been on the board of ALT5 — not now, not ever. Any person with basic access to Google and willing to open a company’s annual report or proxy…

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) May 15, 2026

Which Psaki dismantled this Friday:

PSAKI: Today, the adult son of the President of the United States, Eric Trump, came after us on social media and accused us of lying.

You see, on Wednesday, we covered a story from the Financial Times, which reported that an AI company with ties to the Trump family crypto business was chasing a deal with a Chinese chipmaking company that members of Congress have warned is connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

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The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush

The vibes around the current AI boom aren't great, even in the tech industry.

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Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work

ArXiv is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers.

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General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z

Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.

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Whiskey Pete Suddenly Cancels Planned Troop Deployment To Poland

That Whiskey Pete, he's an impulsive kind of guy. So his last-minute decision to cancel the deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland caught everyone by surprise -- including Pentagon staff and European allies. This is just the latest example of an abrupt personnel move from the Defense secretary that blindsided both sides of the Atlantic.

No one seems to know why Hegseth issued the order, according to three defense officials familiar with the matter. Trump has repeatedly expressed anger and frustration with European allies for their failure to help with the Iran war, although Trump has labeled Poland a “model ally” for its high defense spending. So it probably wasn't Lumpy who made the call.

Troops and equipment had already started to arrive in the country. The sudden turnaround is making sending waves of anxiety through European capitals and inside the Pentagon on Thursday about whether such moves could embolden Russia — and which ally might turn into the next target.

“We had no idea this was coming,” said one of the U.S. officials, adding that European and American officials have spent the last 24 hours on the phone trying to understand the decision and figure out if more surprises are coming.

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YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month

Short-form video is built for mobile, so it may seem counterintuitive, but it's true: YouTube Shorts are becoming quite popular on the big screen.

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Trump Has The Worst Approval Rating On Healthcare This Century

CNN's Harry Enten delivered more bad news for Trump when he received the lowest approval rating on health care by any US president this century.

ENTEN: Yeah, if we talk about health care, why don't we just look at the highest disapproval ratings for presidents this century.

And you can see it right here.

The one in red on your screen, Donald Trump, 65 percent disapproval of him on health care.

That is the highest.

That is the highest for any president this century.

Biden was at 57 percent.

That was his highest.

Obama, remember, this was around the Obamacare debate, right?

He was at 63 percent.

Obama's actually beating him on this score, which is a score you don't want to be winning on.

And then, of course, Bush, when there was all this talk about privatizing Social Security, he was at 63 percent.

But Donald Trump takes the cake on this issue, 65 percent disapproval, the highest for any president this century.

The only reason Trump still gets support in the 30s is that the evangelical MAGA cult is clinging on for dear life.

RJK Jr.'s approval ratings have also finally cratered.

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