President Trump Needs Psych Evaluation ... Just Like 'Nuclear Football' Handlers, says Billionaire
President Donald Trump shouldn't get a pass on a psych evaluation -- if the military rank and file who handle nuclear weapons get 'em, so should he ... so says Tom Steyer.
We got the Democratic billionaire -- the guy hell-bent on getting 45 impeached -- out in the O.C. Friday and he's appalled the Prez wouldn't submit to a mental health exam during his first presidential physical.
Steyer makes a couple valid points ... and clearly agree with skeptics -- Trump would struggle passing the test.
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Oprah She's Got Presidential Experience ... From High School!
Oprah Winfrey might not be a politician, but she's got experience as president ... and she even won the popular vote!!!
No surprise here, but TMZ has learned Oprah was super active in student government and extracurricular activities at Tennessee's East Nashville High School where she graduated in 1971.
According to her yearbook, O was president of 2 different clubs during her time in H.S. -- the Drama Club and the National Forensics League -- and served as VP of the student council her senior year. She was also on the Honor Society.
And just like nowadays, Oprah had the admiration of her peers, too ... being voted "most popular" her senior year.
Wonder if Trump still thinks he can beat her after hearing that?
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Senator Marco Rubio Trump Would Beat Oprah in 2020
Senator Marco Rubio says despite the fact Oprah is rich and famous ... Trump's more famous and he'd beat her in a head-to-head 2020 election.
We got the Republican Senator Monday at Reagan National Airport and he conceded Oprah is loved by millions, but running for President is a whole other Oprah. He says once she starts taking positions, lots of people who liked her are likely to bail.
On the positive side, he seems to think she'd have the inside track for the Democratic nomination. He knows from experience ... running against someone super famous is tough.
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Donald Trump Jr. Calls Out NBC for Pushing Oprah for Prez
7:57 AM PT -- The network just released a statement about the tweet, saying, "Yesterday a tweet about the Golden Globes and Oprah Winfrey was sent by a third party agency for NBC Entertainment in real time during the broadcast. It is in reference to a joke made during the monologue and not meant to be a political statement. We have since removed the tweet."
Oprah's potential run for President is already on Trump's radar, and it's pissing him off ... Donald Trump Jr., that is.
The eldest son of POTUS is blasting NBC for gushing over Oprah Sunday night, and referring to her as "OUR future president." The network tweeted the comment shortly after Oprah's rousing speech at the Golden Globes, which aired on NBC.
Donald Jr. says, "In case anyone had any doubts about where the media stands this should take care of it. The bias against @realDonaldTrump is now so obvious they have simply given up hiding it."
Trump Jr. added, "Can you trust anything they say at this point? Americans see the truth in job #s & in their wallets!" His rant comes on the heels of Steadman Graham saying O would "absolutely" run for President in 2020, if the people convinced her.
Prez Trump has not reacted. Yet.
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Tiffany Trump Dad's Not Getting As Much Mickey D's As He'd Like
Donald Trump's youngest daughter's confirming one claim in 'Fire and Fury' ... or she's at least admitting Michael Wolff came pretty close to the truth.
We got Tiffany Trump leaving Kings Road Cafe in L.A. Friday, and asked her about one of the many odd claims in the new tell-all book -- that the Prez is crushing burgers in bed while watching TV.
Tiffany doesn't try to hide her dad's passion for the golden arches -- let's face it, neither does he. But it sounds like something or someone's stopping him from chowing in bed.
Impulse control? That's new.
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Metta World Peace I Can Ease Tensions with N. Korea ... Here's How!
Dear President Trump,
Metta World Peace has a few suggestions on how to prevent nuclear war with North Korea ... and it doesn't involve bragging about the size of your button.
Truth is ... Metta thinks his old pal, Dennis Rodman, may have been on to something when he went over to Pyongyang a few years ago.
"He tried to do the right thing, he just ... it turned out bad," Metta says ... "but his heart was in the right place."
Metta says he's not looking to be a politician -- he just doesn't want anybody to get bombed.
True that.
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Meryl Streep Who Cares About My Silence? What About Melania & Ivanka?!
Meryl Streep's taken a lot of heat in Hollywood for allegedly staying silent about Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct, but she thinks the criticism should be aimed elsewhere ... to 2 women related to Donald Trump.
The famed actress tells The New York Times she's sick of being blasted for her silence in wake of the Weinstein scandal and amid the #MeToo movement ... when she believes Melania and Ivanka Trump should be speaking up, too.
She says ... "I don’t want to hear about the silence of me. I want to hear about the silence of Melania Trump. I want to hear from her. She has so much that’s valuable to say. And so does Ivanka. I want her to speak now."
Streep also insists she didn't know what was going on with Weinstein, and called allegations against him a shock.
As we reported, posters of Meryl with Harvey were plastered around Hollywood last month with the caption "She knew" ... but clearly -- Streep denies it.
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Tyler Shields Kathy Needs to Do Documentary On Our Trump Beheading Pic
Shock photographer Tyler Shields says his biz is booming since he shot the photo of Kathy Griffin holding a bloodied Trump mask -- and he has a plan for Kathy to rebound from the controversy.
We got Tyler at LAX Tuesday where he insisted the photo will actually be good for Kathy's career ... in the long run.
Kathy says she's been blacklisted from Hollywood since the whole fiasco, but Shields thinks she can turn it all round by shooting a documentary about their project ... including ALL reactions to it.
Tyler also told us he's got something coming up that will blow the Trump thing out of the water. If what he says here is true, it sounds like celebs lined up to work with him in the aftermath.
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Kenny G I've Golfed with POTUS ... Trump's Legit, But 'I'm Better!'
Kenny G says Donald Trump's got some legit golf skills ... but in a 1-on-1 matchup on the green, it'd be GAME OVER for POTUS.
Here's the deal -- Kenny's been tearin' it up on PGA's celebrity circuit for years ... putting in work against the cream of the crop, including 45.
So, when we spotted the jazz legend at LAX, we had to ask if he had the edge on Trump after seeing him tee off up close and personal.
"I'm better!" Kenny told TMZ Sports ... adding that, "I don't run the country."
Bonus: KG weighed in on who'd win between Trump and Barack Obama ... and also told us he's got a date to hit the links with another U.S. prez.
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Coolio Trump Disses Could Get Eminem Killed
Eminem's bringing current events -- namely, dissing President Trump -- back to the forefront of hip-hop ... but Coolio says Em might wanna watch his back.
We got the "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper at LAX Friday where he commended Eminem for going where most of the new generation of rappers won't ... tackling politics. He even suggests it could start a new trend in hip-hop.
But, Coolio does have a stern warning. He says it's all fine to be critical of the Prez, but his record shows he'll eventually retaliate. Exactly how is unclear ... although Coolio has a dark thought.
We really can't tell if he's joking. Damn mirrored shades.
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Billy Baldwin Lindsey Vonn Could Be Next Kaepernick ... Crush Trump at Olympics
Lindsey Vonn says she won't be representing Donald Trump at the Olympics ... but is she gonna let her actions speak louder than words, a la Colin Kaepernick??
Billy Baldwin posed the question at LAX -- telling TMZ Sports Lindsey has a chance to REALLY stick it to POTUS by taking a page outta Kaep's book at the 2018 Games.
"She wins a gold medal, and as the flag is ascending, does she take a knee on the podium?"
Billy wouldn't say whether or not he thought Vonn would go all-in ... but either way, the Baldwin bro says he's proud of the superstar skier for joining all the athletes exercising their freedom of speech.
"She doesn't agree with Trump's agenda and she's taking a stand. I totally admire that and respect that."
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Omarosa My Next Big Move ... Don't Rule Out Politics!
Omarosa's out at the White House, but she's not on the outs with government, and in fact, is already eyeing other federal positions ... TMZ has learned.
As we reported ... Omarosa and President Trump say they're on good terms after her exit from the administration, and we're told she's optimistic their relationship will help her down the road.
Sources close to the situation tell us ... O believes she'd be a good candidate for an undersecretary position. On the more ambitious side, she's eyeing an ambassador role with Nigeria ... due to her heritage on her father's side.
We're told she's also open to a gig in her new home state of Florida ... as a Senior Regional Appointment Person. It's basically a local liaison for Trump's administration. Even if she bolts from government altogether, Omarosa wouldn't go too far because plan B is pursuing a lobbyist gig.
Bottom line ... she's caught the political bug.
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Omarosa Secret Service Says We Gave Her the Electronic Boot
Omarosa is officially persona non grata at 1600 Penn ... according to the Secret Service.
The agency confirms it deactivated Omarosa's pass which had granted her access to White House grounds. It's an odd announcement, considering President Trump and WH spokespeople have gone out of their way to say she wasn't fired.
Our sources tell us Omarosa's swift exit was prompted by a blow up during the White House holiday party Tuesday night. The Secret Service denies its agents physically removed her from the event.
The Secret Service was not involved in the termination process of Ms Manigault Newman or the escort off of the complex. Our only involvement in this matter was to deactivate the individual's pass which grants access to the complex.
@SecretService
As we first reported he would, Trump tweeted a very brief -- 11 words strong -- but kind send-off Wednesday afternoon.
Like we said, it's just odd -- the Secret Service statement about her access definitely flies in the face of the White House saying Omarosa would stay on until Jan. 20.
Left hand, meet the right?
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Michael Steele on Roy Moore The RNC's Funding a Pedophile ... Thanks to Donald Trump
Michael Steele didn't hold back ... he blamed President Trump for forcing the RNC's hand to resume funding to what Steele calls a pedophile's campaign for U.S. Senate.
We got the former RNC chief on Capitol Hill Friday and asked about Roy Moore's on-again, off-again support from the Republican Party following allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers when Moore was in his 30s.
One woman claims Moore tried forcing her into giving him oral sex when she was 16.
Steele's adamant ... the RNC's reversal is obnoxious as hell and it's sad how far the Republican Party has fallen with Trump at the helm.
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Steve Bannon Mocks Mitt Romney For Attacks On Roy Moore
Steve Bannon's throwing serious shade Mitt Romney's way, and it's all over the Trump administration's push to get Roy Moore into the U.S. Senate.
We got President Trump's former senior adviser leaving the Willard Hotel in D.C., and asked if Romney calling Moore a disgrace to the G.O.P. would hurt Trump's efforts. Bannon took a dismissive shot right back at Mitt.
Bannon was in a much better mood about the luncheon he'd just left with Black Americans for a Better Future. He actually called it "the best time" he's had in a while.
Something on the menu was in Bannon's wheelhouse. Go figure.
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Donald Trump 'Apprentice' Accuser Back in Court We're Not Letting the Prez Off the Hook
The former 'Apprentice' contestant who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault in 2007 is back in court ... showing her defamation suit against the Prez is not going away.
Summer Zervos attended a hearing Tuesday at the Manhattan State Supreme Court ... flanked by her lawyer, Gloria Allred. Trump's lawyers argued for the case to be dismissed, while Zervos' team worked on where and how to get the Prez on the stand.
As we reported ... Zervos sued Trump back in January, claiming he defamed her when he publicly called her a liar and referred to her allegation as "totally made up nonsense."
Summer appeared on season 5 of "The Apprentice," and alleges Trump assaulted her during a meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel about working for him. She claims he open-mouth kissed her, grabbed her breasts and asked her to lay in bed to watch TV.
Zervos and Allred were surrounded by reporters outside the courthouse as they left.