Politics

Don Lemon took shots at conservative commentator Megyn Kelly's gender ... and many online are now calling the TV newsman a hypocrite.

The former CNN host made the controversial comments on his new "Clip Farmers" podcast ... and, he certainly did some clip farming when he said he think Kelly looks like a trans woman.

He tells his cohosts John Cotter and Chris Miglioranzi he thinks Megyn looks "clockable" ... which they then Google and explain to the audience is a term that means you can easily identify -- or clock -- a person as being transgender.

It looks like Donald Trump's being realistic about the prospect of a third term as U.S. president ... because he's finally admitted he wouldn't be able to run for another four years in office.

The business magnate-turned-politician confessed he'd eventually have to leave the White House while speaking to reporters on a flight to South Korea on Tuesday, according to NBC News.

47 seemed pretty bummed out about not being able to stick around as the POTUS in the future, saying the whole situation is "too bad."

He clarified he wouldn't be "allowed to run" in 2028 ... despite claiming he was polling higher than many recent presidents ... which is not quite accurate.

FYI, the Constitution's 22nd Amendment prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms in office, meaning Trump's going to be all tapped out at the end of his current term in January 2029.

The thing is, Trump publicly mulled over the idea of bucking the conditions set out in the 22nd Amendment -- without giving any specifics -- on a few occasions throughout his second time in office.

Mohamed Hadid got real about the Israel–Gaza conflict … telling us he hopes the ceasefire actually holds, because everyone should be able to live in peace.

The Palestinian-American real estate developer caught up with TMZ on Tuesday ... telling us he hopes people in Gaza can one day rebuild, live safely, and even get their land back.

Gigi and Bella's father -- who’s got family back in the region -- says no matter if you’re Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, the war has been tough for all people of Palestine.

The Pentagon is cherry picking data when it tries to shoot down a popular new movie's portrayal of America's $50 billion nuclear missile defenses ... at least according to national security analyst Joseph Cirincione, who says 'House of Dynamite' has it right!

Check out our chat with Joseph Tuesday on TMZ Live, where he said the government can only declare our anti-ICBM system 100 percent effective if it limits available test results to the last 10 years.

However, he insists the Netflix movie "A House of Dynamite" is far more accurate with the 60 percent success rate in its script.

It's day 28 of the federal government shutdown ... and Harvey Levin is reminding viewers of his 'OWTA' movement, AKA Out With Their Asses!

TMZ's founder and executive producer is at his wit's end with the shutdown and reminding viewers that they have the power to decide who's in Congress ... and if they can't do their job and compromise, we just vote 'em out!

You can see he particularly takes issue with the fact that air traffic controllers are going without paychecks ... an essential job that ensures the safety of all fliers. But, Harvey says we're going to see a midair collision because controllers are stressed, tired, and stretched beyond their limits.

We caught up with a pair of air traffic controllers today at LAX ... and they stressed that they want elected officials to do their job and open up the government.

The Department of War is so insatiable for bombing vessels, they're now taking on four at a time ... and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared a video of the deadly foursome.

Hegseth posted the clip Tuesday morning ... explaining in the caption the strikes were carried out against four vessels operated by "Designated Terrorist Organizations" allegedly trafficking narcotics in the Pacific.

In the first clip, you can see what appears to be people moving about in two boats side-by-side when -- without warning -- they explode into a massive fireball. In subsequent clips, boats move at high speed across the water before becoming engulfed in fire from the bombings.

Riley Gaines has made a name for herself by being outspoken about her conservative beliefs ... and it looks like she's willing to put them to the test in a debate against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The collegiate swimmer-turned-activist appeared on "The Ingraham Angle" on Monday and publicly challenged the politician to go head-to-head -- with words, of course -- about a slew of hot-button issues they disagreed on sometime in the future, reports Fox News.

Gaines stated she'd be proud to defend capitalism and biblical values, and stated she'd allow AOC to "defend child sacrifice," likely in reference to the state rep's pro-choice beliefs, during their conversation.

President Trump's ad lib's are already, umm ... legendary, and his latest has him tossing some tongue-in-cheek shade at attractive people -- which would be quite the 180 for him.

DT told U.S. troops Tuesday in Japan, "I don't like good-looking people. I never liked good-looking people. I'll be honest with you. I've never admitted that before. But see, I'm allowed to -- we won at the Supreme Court thing based on merit. You know about that, right?"

POTUS then went on to talk about how everything in America is now based on merit and nothing else ... seemingly lumping good-looking people in with his fave acronym, DEI hires.

The improv moment made zero sense since it came after he said he saw so many good-looking people among the troops, but also said, "I look at you and I see nothing but merit."

Go figure!

Gavin Newsom says he's done fighting for a chance to go toe-to-toe with Joe Rogan on issues ... dismissing JR as popular, but outdated, AKA "the Facebook of podcasting."

The California governor sat down Monday night with journalist Elex Michaelson on "The Story Is With Elex Michaelson," and during their 10 minute interview, Gavin slammed Rogan for dismissing his repeated requests to go on "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Check out the video ... Gavin seems a bit annoyed as he discusses how Joe has attacked him for years, but refused to ever have him on the podcast for a debate.

The Pentagon has called BS on Netflix's "A House of Dynamite," saying its depiction of America's capability to strike down a nuclear attack is wildly inaccurate ... but a national security expert is raising red flags.

Fred Kaplan, a political journalist and former defense-policy adviser, joined CNN on Tuesday and said Kathryn Bigelow's war thriller is actually quite accurate, with its line stating America's $50 billion nuclear missile defense is accurate half the time.

He also slammed the Pentagon for the "dangerous" act of purposefully misleading top officials in a mid-month internal memorandum obtained by Bloomberg that claims the pricey system of interceptors has 100% accuracy.

Jay-Z is defending Bad Bunny's selection as the Super Bowl halftime show performer ... he says Americans really love them some Benito.

We got Hov in New York City on Monday and our photog asked him about all the hate getting thrown Bad Bunny's way ... seeing as some folks have been very vocal in blasting the decision to go with him, including President Trump.

Jay-Z is the guy to ask here ... his Roc Nation has been working with the NFL since 2019 to pick the Super Bowl halftime show performers.

Tyler Robinson -- the 22-year-old who prosecutors say murdered Charlie Kirk -- just scored a small legal victory in court ... and it's all about optics.

The judge in his murder case just ruled in favor of Robinson's motion to wear street clothes at trial ... instead of appearing in jail garb.

Robinson's lawyers argued jurors might potentially view him as guilty if they saw him in a jail jumpsuit.

President Donald Trump's apparently got a pretty clean bill of health ... because he just claimed his MRI results came out 'perfect.'

POTUS made the statement about his well-being aboard Air Force One on Monday, and he stated the MRI took place during a recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to CNN.

47 also claimed his doctors thought the results of the MRI were some of the best they'd ever seen for a guy his age. He also said his doctors had given reporters "very conclusive" information about the procedure.

However, Trump remained tight-lipped about the actual reason for the MRI, and told the reporters present to ask his doctors why he'd gone in for the procedure.

Plus, the White House hasn't offered any information about why POTUS headed to Walter Reed for the second time this year, as he had an annual check-up in April.

We should note Trump's health hasn't exactly been 100% this whole year, as he was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency -- which is when valves in certain veins don't work and allow blood to pool up, according to the Mayo Clinic -- earlier this year.

Donald Trump isn't ruling out a third run for president ... and he's making it clear he has zero interest in being anyone's VP.

The prez spoke to reporters Monday aboard Air Force One en route to Japan ... when he was asked about Steve Bannon's recent comments, claiming there are plans for Trump to run and potentially win a third term in 2028.

Trump says "I would love to do it" when pressed about the potential presidential bid ... adding, "I have my best numbers ever."

A manager at Laugh Factory Chicago was arrested by masked federal agents ... and, the wild encounter with law enforcement was caught on video.

Night manager Nathan Griffin was arrested Friday morning outside the club ... and, the clips shows officers slamming him to the ground while onlookers scream hysterically.

Griffin was ultimately subdued and thrown into the back of a white SUV while people demanded to know where the masked agents were taking Griffin.

Time Magazine has dropped a new version of its November 10 issue featuring President Donald Trump just weeks after the president criticized the original cover image.

The publication rolled out the updated edition, showcasing a more flattering portrait of Trump seated in the Oval Office with his hands clasped under his chin, beneath the headline "Trump's World."

The new photo replaces the earlier version, which showed Trump gazing upward into the sky under the caption "His Triumph."