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Abdul El-Sayed Gets Unlikely Ally After Tucker Carlson Defends His Past Comments About 9/11 As 'Obviously Right'
Referencing the devastating and deadly impact of the War on Terror, El-Sayed said:
“9/11 scarred our country in profound ways, but what we did after 9/11 scarred millions of other people. When we talk about 9/11, we often fail to center them.”
The publication also spotlighted a since-deleted tweet El-Sayed posted on the 20th anniversary of the attacks, which fell just days after his podcast appearance:
"Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural devastation in NYC, perpetrated ignorantly in the name of my faith. Tomorrow, I’ll mourn ~1M lives, millions of injuries, & infrastructural devastation in 3 countries, perpetrated ignorantly in the name of my country.”
You can see the post below.
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In response, El-Sayed’s campaign told The Post that El-Sayed's remarks are being twisted by Mike Rogers, El-Sayed's Republican opponent:
“Abdul has always unequivocally condemned terrorism and the September 11 attacks. Mike Rogers’ attempts to misrepresent Abdul’s beliefs are bad-faith lies meant to mislead Michiganders.”
The Post's reporting stoked the fires of conservative backlash but El-Sayed was defended by Carlson, who has publicly broken with his party in recent months.
Writing in his Friday newsletter, Carlson said El-Sayed's assessment of the U.S. response to the worst terror attack on U.S. soil "is obviously right":
“El-Sayed did not celebrate airplane hijackings or cheerlead Al-Qaeda; he simply said that the U.S. conducting terrorism of its own in response to 9/11 was not exactly an appropriate reaction. He is obviously right.”
“Your typical Fox News viewer is likely oblivious to this, but America’s response to 9/11 blew the original attack out of the water."
"George Bush’s subsequent war in Iraq, which made no sense considering Iraq did not do 9/11, got hundreds of thousands of innocents killed, had tens of thousands of American military casualties, and catalyzed the creation of ISIS. That means the US slaughtered enough civilians to account for dozens and dozens of 9/11s. And that is a conservative estimate.”
Carlson also took him at Rogers, who had told The Post that El-Sayed's “attitude towards the worst tragedy in American history is disgusting and makes him completely unfit to serve in public office.”
He wrote:
“Hold on a second. Disgusting? Understanding that the Bush administration was wrong to kill hundreds of thousands of people and waste trillions of dollars in Iraq, even though, again, Iraq did not do 9/11, is disgusting?”
“We are really not sure who Mike Rogers is, but if anyone in Michigan’s Senate race is ‘unfit to serve in public office,’ it is him."
As you can imagine, Carlson's remarks have angered Republicans even more.
Others did not expect to see this anywhere on their 2026 Bingo card.
Buckle up. We are confident the rest of this election cycle will get even weirder.
Celine Dion Just Made Her Triumphant Return To The Stage After 6 Years—And She Sounds Incredible
And she wasn’t about to pretend the road back had been easy:
“I’m standing on stage in this city I love so much thanks to your support and your love. The path was rocky, the road was longer than planned, but I held on.”
Those last three words carry considerably more weight when you know what Dion has endured.
In 2022, Dion revealed she had stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes severe muscle stiffness and painful spasms. The condition derailed her Courage World Tour, while her 2024 documentary I Am: Céline Dion offered a vulnerable look at its impact on her body and voice.
Earlier this year, Dion shared the health update listeners had been longing to hear:
“But I want to let you know that I'm doing great. I'm managing my health, I'm feeling good, I'm singing again. I've been doing a little bit of dancing, obviously.”
On her 58th birthday in March, Dion made it official, announcing a new run of full-length concerts in Paris. What began as 10 shows quickly expanded to 16, with another 10 scheduled for 2027.
And this weekend, everyone finally got to see what six years in the making looked—and sounded—like:
That voice. That note. That roar from the crowd. And is that Dumbledore behind her on guitar?
Filmed by @briankelly, the clip captures Dion powering through "All By Myself" as thousands cheer her on, turning a song synonymous with vocal fireworks into a reminder that she can still bring an arena to its feet.
Audience member Pauline Martin found a deeper meaning in the showstopping moment:
“It proved she hasn’t lost her voice. It was a symbol, as if she was telling us ‘I’m back.’”
But beyond the vocal fireworks, the night was just as much about the emotion of finally being there.
She opened with the French-language "On Ne Change Pas"—"We Don’t Change"—but became overwhelmed, briefly stopping as she fought back tears.
An emotional Dion admitted there was one promise she simply couldn’t keep:
“I had promised myself not to cry. I don’t keep my promises.”
From there, she settled in, moving between French-language favorites and classics including "I’m Alive," "Beauty and the Beast," and the inevitable "My Heart Will Go On." After everything it took to get here, some of those titles hit a little differently now.
After the show, Dion turned the spotlight back on those who welcomed her home:
If the roar inside Plénitude Arena made it clear how deeply Dion had been missed, the feeling was mutual. After years of uncertainty over whether she could sustain a full concert again, this reunion felt bigger than any single song.
Here’s how social media reacted to Dion’s triumphant return:
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And because this is Celine Dion we’re talking about, the night wasn’t all tears and vocal pyrotechnics. There was glamour, too.
She commanded the spotlight in a custom black Dior gown paired with dazzling Boucheron jewelry, including a statement necklace centered around a 10.1-carat diamond. Understated was never really the assignment.
Dion gave everyone another look at the glamour behind her big night:
More encouragingly, Dion continues to make progress in managing her health. Her physician, Dr. Amanda Piquet, has said the singer has made “significant progress” with treatment since I Am: Céline Dion was filmed.
Dion has previously said she undergoes vocal, physical, and athletic therapy five days a week while learning to live with stiff person syndrome. With 16 Paris shows and another 10 dates in 2027, she isn’t just revisiting the stage—she’s reclaiming it on her own terms.
Consider this definitive proof that the heart does, in fact, go on.
Mike Johnson Slammed After Defending MAGA House Candidate Who Gave Babies NSFW Nickname In Sexist Rant
With Herrera's bigoted views clearly on display, a self-described Christian nationalist like Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson could at least condemn the language and the rhetoric, if not the candidate. But even that was too much to ask of the so-called devout Christian.
In an interview on Sunday with Jake Tapper on CNN, Johnson only had excuses and praise for Herrera.
You can see an excerpt here:
Before playing a clip of Herrera, Tapper told Johnson:
"You talked about some of the more extreme [Democratic Socialists of America]-type candidates the Democrats have. Republicans have some candidates like that on their own."
"For instance, Brandon Herrera, he’s a House candidate in Texas. You have endorsed him. You have fund-raised for him. Before he started becoming a congressional correspondent, I mean, congressional candidate, he’s a YouTuber, and he has said some offensive, sexually explicit, crude things about women and children."
"Here’s a little bit of what he said just three years ago. And I want to warn viewers that this language is pretty gross."
After playing the clip, Tapper confronted Johnson, saying:
"That’s him disparaging moms. He’s also in a video testing a Nazi-era submachine gun. He called it the 'original ghetto blaster.' You see him goose-stepping to a Nazi marching song in a podcast two years ago."
"He joked, 'We should abolish old people.'"
"I have to say, I know you’re not a voter in that district. You didn’t nominate this guy, but I was surprised to see you endorse him and fund-raise for him. What does [his] candidacy say about the Republican Party’s more extreme candidates?"
Johnson replied:
"...Brandon Herrera has been out running a very effective campaign and explained to people that he has apologized for all that."
But there is no record of Herrera ever directly apologizing for his past online and YouTube comments, instead characterizing them as just "jokes" or part of an online persona.
Johnson continued making excuses for Herrera, saying:
"He was a podcaster and a provocateur and tried to get attention. That’s not the way I speak or think, and that’s not the way most do. But that was his persona online, right?"
Johnson then praised Herrera, claiming he'd be a welcome addition to Congress.
"Right now, he’s running as a very serious candidate for Congress and a very thoughtful guy. I was with him at the convention. We talked about all this. I said, Brandon, when you get to Congress, and he will be there, you’re going to join this team and help us to save America to preserve freedom and bring down costs for the American people."
"That guy’s laser-focused on doing that, and he is far superior to the candidate he is running against down in that district in South Texas."
People were disgusted by Johnson constantly pushing his Christian nationalist agenda while failing to walk the walk.
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Herrera's opponent in November is Democrat Katy Padilla Stout, who is Texas born and raised, unlike Herrera who, like Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, is a Texas transplant.
Herrera grew up in North Carolina and only moved to Texas in 2020.