Meloni lacks courage, says Trump.

As the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is ongoing, and the fragile US-Iran ceasefire still holds, Donald J. Trump keeps fighting the PR-social media war with guns blazing, never leaving an attack, a slight, or an affront unanswered.

This time, his target was Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, once an ally.

Meloni has just weathered a defeat in an important referendum on Judicial reform, and is now toeing the public opinion line very carefully, leading her to strive to keep away from the Iran confrontations, and to defend Pope Leo’s interference in political issues, denouncing Trump’s criticism as ‘unacceptable’.

So, today, Trump told an Italian newspaper that he was ‘shocked’ by Meloni’s behavior.

Trump said that he expected her to be more courageous, delivering ​scathing criticism to Meloni.

Trump blasts Meloni:

Does the Italian public like the fact that your prime minister isn’t giving us any help in getting the oil?

Do people like it? I can’t imagine they do.

I’m shocked by her. I thought she had courage—I was wrong.

Source: Corriere pic.twitter.com/lahtJcDCDK

— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 14, 2026

Reuters reported:

“Trump responded in an interview with Corriere della Sera, saying ​Meloni was ‘very different from what I thought’ and denouncing her for refusing to ​help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.

‘I’m ⁠shocked by her. I thought she had courage. I was wrong’, he is quoted as ​saying in the Italian-language article posted online.”

When criticizing her for failing ​to back US efforts in the Middle East, Trump said Meloni wanted America ‘to do the job for ‌her’.

“Asked ⁠about her condemnation of his comments on Pope Leo, he said: ‘She is the one who is unacceptable, because she does not care whether Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow Italy up in two minutes if it had the chance’.”

Trump:

“Iran would blow up Italy in two minutes if it had the chance.”

Source: Corriere https://t.co/MztqEj2w03 pic.twitter.com/LfTsZKVE6l

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 14, 2026

“’They (Italy) ⁠pay the ​highest energy costs in the world and are not ​even ready to fight for the Strait of Hormuz… They depend on Donald Trump to keep it open’, ​Trump said.”

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President Trump has now revealed why he deleted a post allegedly depicting himself as Jesus Christ on Truth Social, as he continues to fire back at criticism from even his own supporters.

As The New York Post reported, Trump told CBS News last night that, while he normally would double down on such a post, he felt he needed to make an exception because his supporters were so befuddled.

“Normally, I don’t like doing that,” the President explained. “But I didn’t want to have anybody be confused.”

“People were confused.”

Trump also responded harshly to conservative women’s rights activist Riley Gaines, who had some choice words for him over the meme on X:

Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?”

Either way, two things are true

1) a little humility would serve him well
2) God shall not be mocked

Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?

Either way, two things are true.

1) a little humility would serve him well
2) God shall not be mocked https://t.co/GViHqWeDEr

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 13, 2026

The president refused to let those words slide.

“I didn’t listen to Riley Gaines,” Trump told CBS News. “I’m not a big fan of Riley, actually.”

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Trump took heat from the media and even some allies after posting an AI-generated image that critics rushed to label “blasphemous.”

The controversy erupted after Trump shared an image on Truth Social showing himself in flowing robes, appearing to heal a man, imagery that many in the media immediately framed as “Christ-like.” The president later deleted the post without explanation.

Here’s the image:

After a national uproar ensued, Trump explained during a news conference that he believed the meme depicted him as a Red Cross doctor.

“Well, it wasn’t depicted—it was me. I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with the Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which we support,” Trump said. “And only the fake news could come up with that one.”

“So I had—I just heard about it, and I said, ‘How did they come up with that?’ It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better. And I do make people better—I make people a lot better.”

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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was beaming when disgraced Democrat Eric Swalwell announced his bid for California governor  on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

After troubling revelations about Swalwell have unfolded, Kimmel has been notably quiet.

Instead of addressing the numerous, disturbing allegations against Swalwell, the partisan Kimmel instead continued his attacks on Republicans.

Fox News reports that during Monday night’s show, Kimmel focused on President Trump’s social media posts, his “No Tax on Tips” event at the White House, the Iran negotiations, and first lady Melania Trump’s remarks about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Swalwell resigned from Congress just one day after he dropped out of the California governor’s race.

On Monday, the House Ethics Committee on launched an investigation into Swalwell amid allegations of sexual assault.

The Manhattan District Attorney has also launched an investigation into Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell over serious allegations of sexual assault.

Four women have come forward on Swalwell so far with allegations of sexual assault.

One woman told CNN that Swalwell raped her in 2024 after he sexually assaulted her in 2019.

Another Swalwell accuser will appear at a press conference in Beverly Hills on Tuesday with her attorneys.

Martin Shkreli and Jack Posobiec shared disturbing videos exposing Swalwell’s bizarre hotel room antics with an alleged sex worker.

On Monday, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) dropped bombshell new details that have emerged that could send the serial scandal-plagued congressman straight to prison.

During an appearance with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Luna claimed that new forensic evidence and witness accounts suggest the now-viral hotel room video allegedly involving Swalwell is not only authentic but may involve an underage individual behind the camera.

For now, only silence from Kimmel.

Hey @jimmykimmel are you going to condemn Eric Swalwell?

The world is waiting.

Your silence is extremely loud. pic.twitter.com/UOkFJ5M5fx

— Jack (@jackunheard) April 13, 2026

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Another Swalwell accuser came forward and spoke at press conference in Beverly Hills on Tuesday morning.

The 5th Swalwell accuser to come forward, Lonna Drews, is represented by attorney Lisa Bloom.

“I represent a brave Eric Swalwell accuser. Her disturbing story is forthcoming. We call upon him to resign from Congress and the governor’s race, and we will cooperate with authorities in their investigation,” Lisa Bloom (Gloria Allred’s daughter) said on Monday evening before the press conference.

Lisa Bloom also disclosed that three other women have contacted her in the last 24 hours with accusations against Eric Swalwell.

Lonna Drews recounted how Eric Swalwell drugged and raped her in 2018 and choked her to the point of unconsciousness in a West Hollywood hotel room.

“In 2018, while I was living and working as a model in Beverly Hills, and I also owned a fashion software company, I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions,” the alleged sexual assault victim, Lonna Drews, said.

“I knew he was married at the time and that his wife was pregnant. He was my friend. On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink,” she said.

Lana Drews said Swalwell drugged her drink and violently raped her.

“He raped me, and he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness. And I thought I died. I did not consent to any sexual activity,” she said threw tears.

“I would never have engaged in a consensual sexual encounter with Eric Swalwell,” she said.

WATCH:

WATCH LIVE: Swalwell accuser speaks at press conference after Dem resigns from Congress. https://t.co/akai7zIuLz

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 14, 2026

Lisa Bloom absolutely shredded Swalwell during the press conference.

Bloom called Swalwell’s statement about sexual misconduct a “slap in the face to the victims.”

Attorney Bloom said she will be filing police charges against Swalwell.

WATCH:

BREAKING: Attorney Lisa Bloom rips Eric Swalwell while sitting beside one of the disgraced congressman's alleged victims, calling the Democrat's recent statement about the sexual misconduct accusations levied against him a "slap in the face to the victims." pic.twitter.com/bqMHTTpHSB

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 14, 2026

Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday announced he is resigning from Congress amid sexual assault allegations.

Swalwell resigned from Congress just one day after he dropped out of the California governor’s race.

BREAKING… please check back for updates.

The post WATCH LIVE: Another Swalwell Accuser Comes Forward, Speaks at Press Conference – Claims Swalwell Drugged Her Drink and Violently Raped Her appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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