Mineral rights deal with Ukraine transforms military aid into a business transaction while a federal judge blocks deportation plans using a 227-year-old law. The White House experiences a staffing shakeup as National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is nominated for UN Ambassador after just 102 days on the job.
• Trump signs 50-50 mineral rights agreement with Ukraine where US military aid counts as investment contributions
• Russian officials mock the deal as an arrangement with "a country about to disappear"
• Judge Fernando Rodriguez blocks deportation of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act from 1798
• Mike Waltz leaves National Security https://nypost.com/2025/05/01/world-news/heres-how-trump-made-ukraine-pay-for-military-aid-with-long-awaited-minerals-deal/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-deportations-alien-enemies-act-venezuelans-texas-e0dda59f64b1f5752fb92a91ff7878f8 https://nypost.com/2025/05/01/us-news/trump-believes-waltz-will-make-a-better-un-ambassador-jd-vance/ https://www.foxnews.com/media/60-minutes-kamala-harris-interview-center-trumps-cbs-lawsuit-receives-emmy-nomination https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mount-fuji-climber-rescued-twice-returned-to-get-phone/ Advisor position after 102 days, with Marco Rubio taking over temporarily
• CBS News receives Emmy nomination for Kamala Harris interview while fighting $20 billion lawsuit with Trump
• Chinese student rescued twice from Mount Fuji after returning for his phone despite altitude sickness
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello America, joc, here with your ranting politics
headline updates, where we arediving into today's most
explosive political stories thatyou need to know about Coming
up.
We're diving into Trump'sclever minerals deal with
Ukraine that has the Kremlinfuming, a federal judge blocking
the administration'sdeportation plans using a
(00:23):
227-year-old law and some majorWhite House staffing musical
chairs with Mike Waltz.
Then we'll explore how CBSsomehow managed to score an Emmy
nomination for thatcontroversial Kamala Harris
interview, while they're in themiddle of a $20 billion lawsuit
with Trump.
Talk about timing and stickaround for our fan-favorite
Shaking your Head segment, wherewe'll meet a climber who was
rescued from Mount Fuji withlawsuit with Trump.
Talk about timing and stickaround for our fan favorite
(00:44):
shaking your head segment, wherewe'll meet a climber who was
rescued from Mount Fuji withaltitude sickness, only to
return days later to get hisphone.
You can't make this stuff up,folks, if you're just tuning in
for the first time.
Welcome to America's fastestgrowing daily news rundown,
designed specifically for yourcommute run or coffee time.
Stick around for all this andmore in your daily dose of
(01:06):
unfiltered news and common sensecommentary.
This is Ranting PoliticsHeadline Updates.
(01:27):
Well, folks, it looks likePresident Trump is putting the
art of the deal into actualforeign policy.
According to the New York Post,trump has officially made good
on his campaign promise to makeUkraine pay for its military aid
through a freshly inked mineralrights agreement between
Washington and Kiev.
(01:48):
And let me tell you, this isclassic Trump dealmaking at work
.
The agreement signed Wednesdayafter months of negotiations
establishes a shared investmentfund that both nations will
contribute to, with profitssplit right down the middle
50-50.
Here's the kicker Instead ofpouring cold hard cash into this
fund, the United States canearn credit toward their total
contribution equal to the costof any military equipment,
(02:10):
technology or training it sendsacross the Atlantic.
The deal specifically statesthat if the government of the
United States delivers newmilitary assistance to Ukraine
in any form, including thedonation of weapon systems,
ammunition technology ortraining, the capital
contribution of the US partnerwill be deemed to be increased
(02:30):
by the assessed value of suchmilitary assistance.
Now, this doesn't meanpreviously approved aid under
the Biden administration getscut off.
That money will still flowuntil it runs out next month,
but it creates an entirely newframework for how America
supports Ukraine going forward.
Ukrainian observers note thisreflects their country's
understanding of Trump'stransactional approach to
(02:51):
foreign policy.
As Lieutenant Denis Yaroslavskyof Ukraine's Armed Forces put
it, trump is immune to emotionalappeals and only pragmatic
economic proposals matter.
He called this the first steptoward what he hopes will be a
great alliance of our countries.
The Kremlin isn't exactlythrilled about this arrangement.
(03:11):
Russian Security Council DeputyChairman Dmitry Medvedev
sarcastically praised Trump formaking a deal with a nation that
he claims will soon disappear,adding that the country that is
about to disappear will have touse its national wealth to pay
for military supplies.
Some analysts point out that,while the US isn't required to
sell any weapons to Ukraineunder this deal, it serves as a
(03:34):
warning shot to Russia byreminding them that Trump
reserves the right to furtherequip Ukraine if necessary.
Love it or hate it, thisarrangement establishes a new,
thoroughly Trumpian approach toUkraine support, one where
America's checkbook isn't wideopen but the door for assistance
remains deliberately cracked.
(03:55):
In a dramatic legal showdown, afederal judge has just slammed
the brakes on the Trumpadministration's deportation
strategy.
And get this?
The judge is Fernando.
Talk about awkward Thanksgivingdinner conversations.
Judge Rodriguez has barred theadministration from deporting
(04:15):
Venezuelans from South Texasunder the Alien Enemies Act, a
dusty law from 1798 that's beenused exactly three times in
American history, most recentlyduring World War II.
The judge didn't mince words,calling Trump's invocation of
the act unlawful and statingthat it exceeds the scope of the
(04:36):
statute.
This all started back in Marchwhen Trump issued a proclamation
claiming that the Venezuelangang Tren de Aragua was invading
the United States.
He argued this gave him specialpowers to deport immigrants
identified as gang memberswithout the usual court
proceedings.
But Rodriguez wasn't buying it.
According to the AssociatedPress, the judge wrote in his
(04:58):
ruling that the proclamationmakes no reference to and in no
manner suggests that a threatexists of an organized armed
group of individuals enteringthe United States at the
direction of Venezuela toconquer the country.
In other words, not exactly thesame as the British during the
War of 1812 or the Japanese inWorld War II.
Now, rodriguez was careful topoint out that he's not
(05:21):
interfering with thegovernment's ability to deport
people through conventionalmeans, just that they can't use
this particular 227-year-old lawto do it.
Vice President JD Vance hasalready fired back on Fox News,
declaring that theadministration will be
aggressively appealing theruling.
The judge doesn't make thatdetermination whether the Alien
(05:43):
Enemies Act can be deployed,vance said.
I think the President of theUnited States is the one who
determines whether this countryis being invaded.
The case will likely head tothe Fifth US Circuit Court of
Appeals in New Orleans, one ofthe nation's most conservative
appeals courts.
From there, it could possiblyfast-track to the Supreme Court,
which has already weighed inonce on this issue, holding that
(06:05):
migrants alleged to be gangmembers must be given reasonable
time to contest their removal.
This ruling represents thefirst permanent injunction
against using the AEA fordeportations, with ACLU lawyer
League Allernt stating Congressnever meant for this law to be
used in this manner.
The battle lines are drawn inwhat's shaping up to be a
(06:25):
defining legal test ofpresidential power.
Well, folks, there's been amajor shakeup in the Trump White
House this week.
Mike Waltz is out as NationalSecurity Advisor after just 102
days on the job.
But before you startspeculating about palace
intrigue, the administration hasa different spin.
He's headed to the UnitedNations instead.
(06:45):
President Trump announcedThursday that he's nominating
Waltz to be the next UNambassador, a position that will
require Senate confirmation.
According to the New York Post,this decision caught many close
to the White House completelyoff guard.
Initially, rep Elise Stefanikwas selected for the UN Post,
but was ultimately told to stayin Congress to boost the House
(07:07):
GOP majority.
Vice President JD Vance took toFox News to explain the sudden
change, telling host Brett Beyerwe brought Mike on to do some
serious reforms of the NationalSecurity Council.
He has done that.
Vance insisted that both he andTrump like Mike and that they
thought that he'd make a betterUN ambassador as we get beyond
(07:27):
this stage of the reforms.
The Veep even suggested I thinkyou can make a good argument
that it's a promotion.
The Veep even suggested I thinkyou can make a good argument
that it's a promotion.
Vance was adamant that themedia was mischaracterizing the
situation, stating Donald Trumphas fired a lot of people.
He doesn't give themSenate-confirmed appointments
afterwards.
In the meantime, secretary ofState Marco Rubio will pull
double duty, serving as interimnational security advisor while
(07:54):
continuing his diplomatic role.
The timing is particularlyinteresting given Waltz's recent
high-profile blunder.
He mistakenly added Atlanticeditor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg
to a signal chat whereadministration officials were
discussing military plans tostrike the Houthis in Yemen.
Sources told the Post thatTrump may have waited to move
Waltz specifically to show thathe, not his staff, has the
(08:14):
ultimate decision-making power.
Vance himself was caught up inthat leaked chat controversy,
having expressed skepticismabout carrying out the Houthi
strikes, complaining that the USwas bailing Europe out again.
But when pressed by Beyer, theVP downplayed his comments as
merely a private strategicconversation about how to
message this to the Americanpeople.
(08:35):
Waltz now becomes the firstmajor White House figure removed
from the second Trumpadministration.
Now becomes the first majorWhite House figure removed from
the second Trump administration.
Whether it's a demotiondisguised as a lateral move or
truly a promotion, as Vanceclaims, one thing's certain the
revolving door at the WhiteHouse continues to spin.
Well, talk about perfect timing.
The 60 Minutes interview thatlanded CBS News in a $20 billion
(08:58):
lawsuit with President Trumphas just received an Emmy
nomination for OutstandingEdited Interview.
You can't make this stuff up,folks.
The nominations for the 46thNews and Documentary Emmy Awards
were announced Thursday, withthe controversial Kamala Harris
and Tim Wall's primetime speciallanding a coveted spot.
It's competing againstinterviews with Supreme Court
(09:19):
Justice Katonji Brown Jackson,the late Pope Francis, celine
Dion and Brittany Griner Quitethe lineup lot.
It's competing againstinterviews with Supreme Court
Justice Katonji Brown Jackson,the late Pope Francis, celine
Dion and Brittany Griner quitethe lineup.
White House CommunicationsDirector Stephen Chung couldn't
resist a jab telling Fox NewsDigital.
Of course it's nominated forbest editing because it takes
some serious talent to editKamala's answer into something
that's coherent andunderstandable, which in the end
(09:40):
they still failed to do.
The lawsuit stems from how CBShandled Harris's response when
asked why Israeli Prime MinisterNetanyahu wasn't listening to
the Biden administration.
A preview clip on Face theNation showed Harris giving what
critics mocked as a word saladanswer.
But when the same questionaired during the primetime,
special viewers saw a different,more polished response, leading
(10:04):
to accusations that CBS editedthe interview to shield Harris
from criticism before ElectionDay.
The plot thickened when FCCChair Brendan Carr ordered CBS
to release the uneditedtranscript after the network
initially refused.
The raw footage revealed bothresponses came from the same
answer, with CBS airing thefirst half in the preview and
the second half in the specialBehind the scenes.
(10:27):
Cbs News is reportedly in chaos.
Sherry Redstone, paramount'scontrolling shareholder, is
apparently pushing to settlewith Trump to help clear the way
for Paramount's planned mergerwith Skydance Media.
There's concern that Trump'sFCC could derail the
multibillion-dollar deal if thelawsuit persists.
The turmoil reached a boilingpoint last week when 60 Minutes
(10:49):
executive producer Bill Owensresigned, citing corporate
pressure that prevented him frommaintaining editorial
independence.
According to reports, redstonewanted to keep tabs on segments
involving Trump and allegedlyurged CBS executives to delay
sensitive Trump reporting untilafter the merger closed.
Cbs journalists themselvesacknowledged the situation on
(11:10):
air, with staffers on both CBSEvening News and 60 Minutes
saluting Owens while directlyaddressing Trump's lawsuit.
One CBS insider told Fox NewsDigital that everyone at the
network is on edge, addingnobody knows the next shoe that
will drop.
Internally, many CBS staffersreportedly believe Trump's
(11:32):
lawsuit is BS and oppose thesettlement, fearing it will
damage the news division'scredibility.
But with both parties now inmediation, a courtroom showdown
seems increasingly unlikely.
And now it's time for our fanfavorite shaking your head
segment, where we highlight astory that just makes you wonder
what in the world people arethinking.
Folks, we've got a doozy todayfrom Mount Fuji in Japan.
(11:55):
A 27-year-old Chinese studentliving in Japan had to be
airlifted from near the peakafter developing altitude
sickness.
Fair enough, these thingshappen, but what happened next
will leave you scratching yourhead.
Just four days later yes, fourdays this same climber returned
to the mountain.
Why?
He wanted to retrieve his cellphone and other belongings he'd
(12:18):
left behind during the firstrescue, because apparently
nothing says good idea likereturning to a place that
literally made you so sick youneeded an emergency helicopter
evacuation.
Predictably, another climberfound him unable to move after
he apparently got altitudesickness for a second time.
Police confirmed he wassuspected of having altitude
(12:39):
sickness and was taken tohospital.
No word on whether he actuallyfound his phone, but he
certainly found another rescueteam.
Here's the kicker Mount Fuji'shiking trails are officially
open only from July to earlySeptember.
This happened in April, welloutside the official climbing
season.
While there's no penalty foroff-season hiking, there's also
(12:59):
no charge when a climber needsto be rescued.
That second part has manyJapanese citizens up in arms,
with social media calls growingfor the climber to be charged
for at least his second rescue.
It's like getting foodpoisoning at a restaurant and
then going back four days laterto order the exact same dish.
Police in Shizuoka Prefecturehave once again reminded people
(13:19):
not to climb the mountain duringoff-season, noting that weather
conditions can change suddenly,making rescue operations
difficult.
They also pointed out thatmedical facilities along the
trails are closed and that evenin spring, the 12,388-foot
mountain has low temperaturesand is covered in snow.
Mount Fuji, or Fujisan as it'scalled in Japan, is a UNESCO
(13:43):
World Cultural Heritage Site andincreasingly popular among
hikers.
Local authorities introducedentry fees and visitor caps last
year to control overcrowding,with more than 220,000 people
climbing Mount Fuji during theofficial three-month season in
2023.
As reported by CBS News, itseems that determining how many
tourists is too many remains achallenge Almost as challenging
(14:07):
as convincing some people thatmaybe, just maybe, they
shouldn't return to a mountainthat already kicked their butt
once.
That wraps up today's RantingPolitics headline updates.
What a wild news cycle we'vehad, from Trump's mineral deals
with Ukraine to federal judgesblocking deportation efforts,
white House musical chairs, emmynominations amid lawsuits and,
(14:28):
of course, our mountain-climbingphone enthusiast, who just
couldn't let go.
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Hello America, joc, here with your ranting politics
headline updates, where we arediving into today's most
explosive political stories thatyou need to know about Coming
up.
We're diving into Trump'sclever minerals deal with
Ukraine that has the Kremlinfuming, a federal judge blocking
the administration'sdeportation plans using a
(00:23):
227-year-old law and some majorWhite House staffing musical
chairs with Mike Waltz.
Then we'll explore how CBSsomehow managed to score an Emmy
nomination for thatcontroversial Kamala Harris
interview, while they're in themiddle of a $20 billion lawsuit
with Trump.
Talk about timing and stickaround for our fan-favorite
Shaking your Head segment, wherewe'll meet a climber who was
rescued from Mount Fuji withlawsuit with Trump.
Talk about timing and stickaround for our fan favorite
(00:44):
shaking your head segment, wherewe'll meet a climber who was
rescued from Mount Fuji withaltitude sickness, only to
return days later to get hisphone.
You can't make this stuff up,folks, if you're just tuning in
for the first time.
Welcome to America's fastestgrowing daily news rundown,
designed specifically for yourcommute run or coffee time.
Stick around for all this andmore in your daily dose of
(01:06):
unfiltered news and common sensecommentary.
This is Ranting PoliticsHeadline Updates.
(01:27):
Well, folks, it looks likePresident Trump is putting the
art of the deal into actualforeign policy.
According to the New York Post,trump has officially made good
on his campaign promise to makeUkraine pay for its military aid
through a freshly inked mineralrights agreement between
Washington and Kiev.
(01:48):
And let me tell you, this isclassic Trump dealmaking at work
.
The agreement signed Wednesdayafter months of negotiations
establishes a shared investmentfund that both nations will
contribute to, with profitssplit right down the middle
50-50.
Here's the kicker Instead ofpouring cold hard cash into this
fund, the United States canearn credit toward their total
contribution equal to the costof any military equipment,
(02:10):
technology or training it sendsacross the Atlantic.
The deal specifically statesthat if the government of the
United States delivers newmilitary assistance to Ukraine
in any form, including thedonation of weapon systems,
ammunition technology ortraining, the capital
contribution of the US partnerwill be deemed to be increased
(02:30):
by the assessed value of suchmilitary assistance.
Now, this doesn't meanpreviously approved aid under
the Biden administration getscut off.
That money will still flowuntil it runs out next month,
but it creates an entirely newframework for how America
supports Ukraine going forward.
Ukrainian observers note thisreflects their country's
understanding of Trump'stransactional approach to
(02:51):
foreign policy.
As Lieutenant Denis Yaroslavskyof Ukraine's Armed Forces put
it, trump is immune to emotionalappeals and only pragmatic
economic proposals matter.
He called this the first steptoward what he hopes will be a
great alliance of our countries.
The Kremlin isn't exactlythrilled about this arrangement.
(03:11):
Russian Security Council DeputyChairman Dmitry Medvedev
sarcastically praised Trump formaking a deal with a nation that
he claims will soon disappear,adding that the country that is
about to disappear will have touse its national wealth to pay
for military supplies.
Some analysts point out that,while the US isn't required to
sell any weapons to Ukraineunder this deal, it serves as a
(03:34):
warning shot to Russia byreminding them that Trump
reserves the right to furtherequip Ukraine if necessary.
Love it or hate it, thisarrangement establishes a new,
thoroughly Trumpian approach toUkraine support, one where
America's checkbook isn't wideopen but the door for assistance
remains deliberately cracked.
(03:55):
In a dramatic legal showdown, afederal judge has just slammed
the brakes on the Trumpadministration's deportation
strategy.
And get this?
The judge is Fernando.
Talk about awkward Thanksgivingdinner conversations.
Judge Rodriguez has barred theadministration from deporting
(04:15):
Venezuelans from South Texasunder the Alien Enemies Act, a
dusty law from 1798 that's beenused exactly three times in
American history, most recentlyduring World War II.
The judge didn't mince words,calling Trump's invocation of
the act unlawful and statingthat it exceeds the scope of the
(04:36):
statute.
This all started back in Marchwhen Trump issued a proclamation
claiming that the Venezuelangang Tren de Aragua was invading
the United States.
He argued this gave him specialpowers to deport immigrants
identified as gang memberswithout the usual court
proceedings.
But Rodriguez wasn't buying it.
According to the AssociatedPress, the judge wrote in his
(04:58):
ruling that the proclamationmakes no reference to and in no
manner suggests that a threatexists of an organized armed
group of individuals enteringthe United States at the
direction of Venezuela toconquer the country.
In other words, not exactly thesame as the British during the
War of 1812 or the Japanese inWorld War II.
Now, rodriguez was careful topoint out that he's not
(05:21):
interfering with thegovernment's ability to deport
people through conventionalmeans, just that they can't use
this particular 227-year-old lawto do it.
Vice President JD Vance hasalready fired back on Fox News,
declaring that theadministration will be
aggressively appealing theruling.
The judge doesn't make thatdetermination whether the Alien
(05:43):
Enemies Act can be deployed,vance said.
I think the President of theUnited States is the one who
determines whether this countryis being invaded.
The case will likely head tothe Fifth US Circuit Court of
Appeals in New Orleans, one ofthe nation's most conservative
appeals courts.
From there, it could possiblyfast-track to the Supreme Court,
which has already weighed inonce on this issue, holding that
(06:05):
migrants alleged to be gangmembers must be given reasonable
time to contest their removal.
This ruling represents thefirst permanent injunction
against using the AEA fordeportations, with ACLU lawyer
League Allernt stating Congressnever meant for this law to be
used in this manner.
The battle lines are drawn inwhat's shaping up to be a
(06:25):
defining legal test ofpresidential power.
Well, folks, there's been amajor shakeup in the Trump White
House this week.
Mike Waltz is out as NationalSecurity Advisor after just 102
days on the job.
But before you startspeculating about palace
intrigue, the administration hasa different spin.
He's headed to the UnitedNations instead.
(06:45):
President Trump announcedThursday that he's nominating
Waltz to be the next UNambassador, a position that will
require Senate confirmation.
According to the New York Post,this decision caught many close
to the White House completelyoff guard.
Initially, rep Elise Stefanikwas selected for the UN Post,
but was ultimately told to stayin Congress to boost the House
(07:07):
GOP majority.
Vice President JD Vance took toFox News to explain the sudden
change, telling host Brett Beyerwe brought Mike on to do some
serious reforms of the NationalSecurity Council.
He has done that.
Vance insisted that both he andTrump like Mike and that they
thought that he'd make a betterUN ambassador as we get beyond
(07:27):
this stage of the reforms.
The Veep even suggested I thinkyou can make a good argument
that it's a promotion.
The Veep even suggested I thinkyou can make a good argument
that it's a promotion.
Vance was adamant that themedia was mischaracterizing the
situation, stating Donald Trumphas fired a lot of people.
He doesn't give themSenate-confirmed appointments
afterwards.
In the meantime, secretary ofState Marco Rubio will pull
double duty, serving as interimnational security advisor while
(07:54):
continuing his diplomatic role.
The timing is particularlyinteresting given Waltz's recent
high-profile blunder.
He mistakenly added Atlanticeditor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg
to a signal chat whereadministration officials were
discussing military plans tostrike the Houthis in Yemen.
Sources told the Post thatTrump may have waited to move
Waltz specifically to show thathe, not his staff, has the
(08:14):
ultimate decision-making power.
Vance himself was caught up inthat leaked chat controversy,
having expressed skepticismabout carrying out the Houthi
strikes, complaining that the USwas bailing Europe out again.
But when pressed by Beyer, theVP downplayed his comments as
merely a private strategicconversation about how to
message this to the Americanpeople.
(08:35):
Waltz now becomes the firstmajor White House figure removed
from the second Trumpadministration.
Now becomes the first majorWhite House figure removed from
the second Trump administration.
Whether it's a demotiondisguised as a lateral move or
truly a promotion, as Vanceclaims, one thing's certain the
revolving door at the WhiteHouse continues to spin.
Well, talk about perfect timing.
The 60 Minutes interview thatlanded CBS News in a $20 billion
(08:58):
lawsuit with President Trumphas just received an Emmy
nomination for OutstandingEdited Interview.
You can't make this stuff up,folks.
The nominations for the 46thNews and Documentary Emmy Awards
were announced Thursday, withthe controversial Kamala Harris
and Tim Wall's primetime speciallanding a coveted spot.
It's competing againstinterviews with Supreme Court
(09:19):
Justice Katonji Brown Jackson,the late Pope Francis, celine
Dion and Brittany Griner Quitethe lineup lot.
It's competing againstinterviews with Supreme Court
Justice Katonji Brown Jackson,the late Pope Francis, celine
Dion and Brittany Griner quitethe lineup.
White House CommunicationsDirector Stephen Chung couldn't
resist a jab telling Fox NewsDigital.
Of course it's nominated forbest editing because it takes
some serious talent to editKamala's answer into something
that's coherent andunderstandable, which in the end
(09:40):
they still failed to do.
The lawsuit stems from how CBShandled Harris's response when
asked why Israeli Prime MinisterNetanyahu wasn't listening to
the Biden administration.
A preview clip on Face theNation showed Harris giving what
critics mocked as a word saladanswer.
But when the same questionaired during the primetime,
special viewers saw a different,more polished response, leading
(10:04):
to accusations that CBS editedthe interview to shield Harris
from criticism before ElectionDay.
The plot thickened when FCCChair Brendan Carr ordered CBS
to release the uneditedtranscript after the network
initially refused.
The raw footage revealed bothresponses came from the same
answer, with CBS airing thefirst half in the preview and
the second half in the specialBehind the scenes.
(10:27):
Cbs News is reportedly in chaos.
Sherry Redstone, paramount'scontrolling shareholder, is
apparently pushing to settlewith Trump to help clear the way
for Paramount's planned mergerwith Skydance Media.
There's concern that Trump'sFCC could derail the
multibillion-dollar deal if thelawsuit persists.
The turmoil reached a boilingpoint last week when 60 Minutes
(10:49):
executive producer Bill Owensresigned, citing corporate
pressure that prevented him frommaintaining editorial
independence.
According to reports, redstonewanted to keep tabs on segments
involving Trump and allegedlyurged CBS executives to delay
sensitive Trump reporting untilafter the merger closed.
Cbs journalists themselvesacknowledged the situation on
(11:10):
air, with staffers on both CBSEvening News and 60 Minutes
saluting Owens while directlyaddressing Trump's lawsuit.
One CBS insider told Fox NewsDigital that everyone at the
network is on edge, addingnobody knows the next shoe that
will drop.
Internally, many CBS staffersreportedly believe Trump's
(11:32):
lawsuit is BS and oppose thesettlement, fearing it will
damage the news division'scredibility.
But with both parties now inmediation, a courtroom showdown
seems increasingly unlikely.
And now it's time for our fanfavorite shaking your head
segment, where we highlight astory that just makes you wonder
what in the world people arethinking.
Folks, we've got a doozy todayfrom Mount Fuji in Japan.
(11:55):
A 27-year-old Chinese studentliving in Japan had to be
airlifted from near the peakafter developing altitude
sickness.
Fair enough, these thingshappen, but what happened next
will leave you scratching yourhead.
Just four days later yes, fourdays this same climber returned
to the mountain.
Why?
He wanted to retrieve his cellphone and other belongings he'd
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left behind during the firstrescue, because apparently
nothing says good idea likereturning to a place that
literally made you so sick youneeded an emergency helicopter
evacuation.
Predictably, another climberfound him unable to move after
he apparently got altitudesickness for a second time.
Police confirmed he wassuspected of having altitude
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sickness and was taken tohospital.
No word on whether he actuallyfound his phone, but he
certainly found another rescueteam.
Here's the kicker Mount Fuji'shiking trails are officially
open only from July to earlySeptember.
This happened in April, welloutside the official climbing
season.
While there's no penalty foroff-season hiking, there's also
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no charge when a climber needsto be rescued.
That second part has manyJapanese citizens up in arms,
with social media calls growingfor the climber to be charged
for at least his second rescue.
It's like getting foodpoisoning at a restaurant and
then going back four days laterto order the exact same dish.
Police in Shizuoka Prefecturehave once again reminded people
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not to climb the mountain duringoff-season, noting that weather
conditions can change suddenly,making rescue operations
difficult.
They also pointed out thatmedical facilities along the
trails are closed and that evenin spring, the 12,388-foot
mountain has low temperaturesand is covered in snow.
Mount Fuji, or Fujisan as it'scalled in Japan, is a UNESCO
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World Cultural Heritage Site andincreasingly popular among
hikers.
Local authorities introducedentry fees and visitor caps last
year to control overcrowding,with more than 220,000 people
climbing Mount Fuji during theofficial three-month season in
2023.
As reported by CBS News, itseems that determining how many
tourists is too many remains achallenge Almost as challenging
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as convincing some people thatmaybe, just maybe, they
shouldn't return to a mountainthat already kicked their butt
once.
That wraps up today's RantingPolitics headline updates.
What a wild news cycle we'vehad, from Trump's mineral deals
with Ukraine to federal judgesblocking deportation efforts,
white House musical chairs, emmynominations amid lawsuits and,
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of course, our mountain-climbingphone enthusiast, who just
couldn't let go.
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