Backlash Archives

‘Hit a cop, you’re going to jail’: FBI chief Kash Patel warns protesters amid LA immigration raids, sparks backlash over Trump’s pardon to Capitol rioters

FBI director Kash Patel issued a statement Saturday night as immigration-related protests flared for a second night in Paramount, a suburb of Los Angeles. Patel warned that anyone who assaults law enforcement officers, including federal agents, would face jail time.“Hit a cop, you’re going to jail… doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got […]

More concerned about teeth than constituents: Gale Brewer faces backlash over demanding dental care for migrants

Upper West Side councilwoman Gale Brewer is facing backlash after calling for free dental care for migrants, after she revealed already have paid up to $10,000 out of her own pocket to cover their dental expenses.The 73-year-old Democrat made the plea during a budget hearing with the NYC Health Department on May 23, where she […]

Actor Tinnu Anand faces backlash over WhatsApp message threatening to harm stray dogs with ‘hockey stick’ : Bollywood News

Actor-director Tinnu Anand is facing backlash after a message he sent threatening to harm stray dogs with a hockey stick in his Mumbai society surfaced online. A police complaint has been filed against him. Actor Tinnu Anand faces backlash over WhatsApp message threatening to harm stray dogs with ‘hockey stick’ In a WhatsApp message now […]

Trump withdraws Ed Martin Jr’s nomination for top DC prosecutor after bipartisan backlash

US president Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withdraw Ed Martin Jr’s nomination for leading the US attorney’s office for the district of Columbia, following rising bipartisan opposition and questions around Martin’s qualifications and judgment.The final blow came when Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina and a member of the senate judiciary […]

‘Give me a break’: Trump brushes off Catholic backlash over AI Pope image

Donald Trump has dismissed criticism over an AI-generated image depicting him as the Pope, saying the backlash is being fuelled by the “fake news media” rather than Catholics themselves.The US president shared the image on his Truth Social platform, where it was later reposted by the official White House X account. The image showed Trump […]

JD Vance faces backlash as he says he’s fine with the AI photo of Donald Trump as Pope

JD Vance reacted to the AI image of Trump as Pope and said he’s fine with people telling jokes. Vice President JD Vance reacted to the AI-generated image of President Donald Trump dressed as the Pope, as the image has sent a shockwave among Catholics. JD Vance was asked to comment on the “disrespect and […]

Urvashi Rautela breaks silence on temple remark after online outrage; team issues clarification : Bollywood News

Urvashi Rautela has found herself in the spotlight yet again for a comment made during an interview with Siddharth Kanan. In the now-viral clip, the actress was heard speaking about a temple in Uttarakhand, which many interpreted as her claiming it was built in her ‘honour’. The reaction online was swift and largely critical, with […]

Why Muslim UK MP is facing backlash over views on trans rights

A Twitter exchange between UK Labour MP Apsana Begum and YouTuber Mahyar Tousi has drawn public attention following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that defines “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 as strictly a biological female.Reacting to the ruling, Begum wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Including the trans community is essential to ensuring that everyone […]

Crude move: Trump’s emergency order fast-tracks Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel to cut energy dependence, faces environmental backlash

The US Army Corps of Engineers has marked the Line 5 pipeline tunnel as a priority project under an emergency order issued by president Donald Trump in January, reported news agency Associated Press.The order was part of a broader push to reduce US dependence on foreign energy. It directs federal agencies to fast-track permits for […]

Trump Netanyahu Live: Trump-Netanyahu press conference cancelled amid tariff backlash?

Netanyahu became the first leader to meet Trump in the White House to negotiate tariffs. The White House Monday cancelled a scheduled press conference of Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid a major backlash over tariffs as the markets kept on bleeding for the third day in response to Trump’s Liberation Day […]