Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Rudy Giuliani Dragged After Claiming Earthquakes Are Targeting 'Communist' States

Rudy Giuliani
Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The former NYC mayor spoke out after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit New Jersey and was felt by several surrounding states last Friday, implying that God was targeting 'communist states' to send a message.

Former New York City Mayor and Trump acolyte Rudy Giuliani was widely mocked online after he claimed the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that hit New Jersey and was felt by several surrounding states last Friday was a sign that God was targeting "communist states" to send a message.

The earthquake, measuring 4.8 magnitude, struck near Whitehouse Station in New Jersey, sending tremors across the region. Giuliani, during an episode of his America's Mayor Live show on YouTube and X, suggested that the seismic activity was a sign that should be heeded by traditionally Democratic-leaning areas.


He said:

"We were in the communist state of New York and then we were in Connecticut and we just escaped all the earthquakes then we got to Massachusetts which probably had some earthquakes and we got to New Hampshire where there were no earthquakes which is telling me that somebody's sending us a message."
"The communist states are getting earthquakes. Look at California. You can't have more earthquakes than California. You want to figure out why?"
"Now they're going to say I'm a conspiracy theorist, I'm crazy. You know why? Because they don't have a sense of humor. They're not even human anymore. They're Marxist automatons."

You can hear what he said in the video below.

Giuliani's remarks were rightfully mocked.


Giuliani's theory was echoed by Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who took to social media to assert that the earthquake was a divine warning for America to "repent":

"God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens."

An X Community Note beneath her post noted that there are "approximately 1700 earthquakes in the US every year, about 4 a day." It also pointed out that solar eclipses "occur approximately every 18 months." Moreover, predicting eclipses is standard; scientists do so "well in advance."

You can see her post below.

Seismic experts have refuted claims of a political or divine agenda behind the recent northeast earthquake, emphasizing that seismic activity is a natural phenomenon governed by geological processes. Despite the quake's proximity to the Trump-owned National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, no significant damage was reported in the area.

Although felt across the New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C metropolitan areas and other parts of the northeastern United States between Virginia and Maine, the earthquake had a relatively minor impact, with no major damage reported in New York and New Jersey. There were dozens of aftershocks throughout the rest of the week.

Several buildings in New York City, Philadelphia, and Long Island experienced shaking. According to the USGS, approximately 42 million people in the area felt the earthquake.

The first emergency alert sent to New York City residents arrived 26 minutes after the earthquake through the Notify NYC service. A Wireless Emergency Alert was sent out to the broader region even later, with New Yorkers reporting it arriving 40 minutes after the earthquake, a development that prompted many to criticize Mayor Eric Adams and his administration's disaster response.

More from Trending

Brad Pitt
Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images

Brad Pitt Opens Up About Going To Alcoholics Anonymous Amid 'Difficult' Split From Angelina Jolie

In 2016, actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt officially separated after 12 years together, with two of those years spent as husband and wife.

The split came after an inflight incident that forced the private plane Pitt, Jolie, and their children were traveling on to make an unscheduled landing and prompted an FBI investigation. Pitt later shared that he was struggling with an alcohol addiction.

Keep ReadingShow less
Sir Rod Stewart; Donald Trump
Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Carlos Barria - Pool/Getty Images

Rod Stewart Explains Why He's No Longer Friends With Trump In Blistering Interview

Singer Sir Rod Stewart and MAGA Republican President Donald Trump might seem like an odd pairing, but the two were once good friends, according to the Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

And they actually have several things in common.

Keep ReadingShow less
Thomas Massie; Donald Trump
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/Getty Images

GOP Rep. Offers Snarky Clapback After Trump Kicks Him Out Of MAGA For Criticizing Iran Attack

Kentucky Republican Representative Massie offered a snarky response after President Donald Trump said "MAGA doesn't want him" following Massie's criticism of Trump's unilateral decision to bomb Iran and the spending package presented in the "Big Beautiful Bill."

Massie spoke out following Trump's decision to authorize a series of intense U.S. air and submarine strikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities, amid ongoing uncertainty about the status of Tehran’s nuclear program. The threat of a wider conflict in the Middle East is on everyone's minds as tensions between Iran and Israel—now openly aided by the U.S.—intensify.

Keep ReadingShow less
Las Vegas sign
welcome to fabulous las vegas nevada signage

People Reveal The Times 'What Happens In Vegas' Did Not Stay In Vegas

"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"...

The age-old slogan encourages visitors to put their fears and inhibitions to the side while indulging in all that "Sin City" has to offer.

Keep ReadingShow less
Marjorie Taylor Greene; Donald Trump
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

MTG Goes Off On Trump Over Iran Attack—And Warns Of What Could Happen Next

Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Donald Trump in a lengthy post on X following his unilateral decision to bomb Iran over the weekend.

Greene is one of the most devout MAGA adherents in Congress, so her policy split is rare but shows just how deeply Trump has angered his own base since he authorized a series of intense U.S. air and submarine strikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities, amid ongoing uncertainty about the status of Tehran’s nuclear program

Keep ReadingShow less