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Lakers fans fume over Ivanka-kin takeover: ‘Entire country is being strip mined’
Los Angeles Lakers fans are in open revolt after reports that the storied franchise is being sold to venture capitalist Josh Kushner — brother of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner — and former Disney CEO Bob Iger.
The record-shattering deal, reported Wednesday, values the team at roughly $12 billion, with some outlets putting it as high as $12.5 billion, the largest sum ever for a U.S. sports franchise.
The buyers would take over from Mark Walter, who wrested control from the Buss family only last year at a $10 billion valuation. Reports tied Walter's swift exit to a federal probe into his firm, TWG Global, and to health concerns after a 2024 stroke. The sale would need NBA approval.
For many fans, Josh Kushner's involvement was a bridge too far.
Josh Kushner is the son of Charles Kushner, the developer pardoned by Trump and later tapped as ambassador to France, and the brother of Jared, whose White House dealings have drawn repeated ethics alarms. His brother is married to President Trump's daughter Ivanka.
The revelation instantly sparked backlash.
"This entire country ... is being strip mined by trump family members," Twitch streamer Scoob fumed. "this is f---ing nuts dude."
"I simply can’t believe this," Lakers fanatic known as D.O.C. bemoaned.
"This is…weird," chimed in NBA commentator Bomani Jones.
Others tied the sale to LeBron James's decision to bolt to Philadelphia. "Maybe that's why LeBron wanted to get the f--- out," another critic jabbed.
Iger, a longtime NBA enthusiast, and Kushner had reportedly explored launching a Las Vegas expansion team before pivoting to the Lakers. The pair said they were honored to become stewards of one of the most iconic franchises in sports.
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Marco Rubio outed as Pop-Tart fiend who can’t stomach RFK’s ‘coolers full of sauerkraut’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio can barely stomach the Trump administration's wellness obsession.
Appearing on the Katie Miller podcast this week — hosted by the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller — alongside his own wife, Jeanette, Rubio torched the carnivore-and-fermented regimen pushed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the face of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
Kennedy has bragged that he eats almost nothing but "meat and ferments," a diet loaded with red meat and sauerkraut, which he credits for shedding 20 pounds in 20 days.
Rubio took a different view of the fad diet.
"I'm not gonna travel the world with a cooler full of sauerkraut," he said, marveling that Kennedy reportedly lugs the fermented cabbage everywhere he goes. "It's ridiculous. I can't do it. It's not sustainable."
Even so, the secretary quickly insisted he supports the MAHA push and wants Americans to be healthy — he's just not living it himself. Vice President JD Vance had flagged his infamous sweet tooth, and Jeanette happily confirmed her husband's weakness for ice cream, sugar and fast food.
Rubio's real allegiance: a breakfast pastry.
"The Pop-Tart is one of the great American innovations in the history of the world," he declared, gushing over its foil pack and 30-second prep. He took issue with his wife's report that he eats them regularly.
When Rubio tried to claim he was "MAHA," Jeanette was having none of it.
"No he is not," she said, cutting him off. "He is completely not."
When asked, "What does he eat?" she immediately replied, "Pop-Tarts! You eat sweets!"
Rubio was no kinder to keto, another diet with fans in Kennedy's orbit. Rubio said a stab at the no-sugar plan years ago sent him into such brutal withdrawal that, had he attempted it as America's top diplomat, he might have urged Trump to "bomb Paraguay" for no reason.
The jabs come as Kennedy doubles down on his food crusade, recently launching a cooking show critics savaged.
