President Donald Trump said he wished the U.S. had a more beefed-up weapons stockpile than it does — which he said is a problem because ex-President Joe Biden “gave away” a grip of weapons to Ukraine.

The president was asked aboard Air Force One on Monday whether he was “concerned” about the stockpile as the Iran war goes on; ABC reporter Rachel Scott sounded like she asked the question.

Trump said he wasn’t worried, but he would have preferred Biden and Ukraine left him with more to work with.

“We have a lot of ammunition, different types. You know, Biden gave a lot to Ukraine, so we’re building that up. But we have a lot,” he said. “We have a lot of the mid-level stuff, too, I mean more than we could ever use no matter what. But we have a lot. I’d like to have more, to be honest, but so much was given to Ukraine by Biden.”

He continued, “When I left, the cupboards were full… as soon as I left, they gave a lot of it to Ukraine. I mean, numbers that nobody’s ever seen before.”

Trump said his administration is focused on building up the stockpile “very rapidly” and bragged defense contractors were each building four to five plants to produce weapons for the military.

“We’re in very good shape, but for some of the more sophisticated stuff, we’d certainly like to have more,” he added. “Biden gave a lot of it away.”

Trump’s answer comes a few weeks after he said the U.S. will show Ukraine how to build “elite” military weapons like the MM-104 Patriot missile defense system. He made the announcement while speaking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a NATO Summit in Turkey.

The president’s talk with reporters also came shortly after he told Axios he was ready for “strong military action” against Iran, if peace deal talks fizzle out once again.

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Not since Happy Days spun off into Mork and Mindy has there been a weirder TV franchise expansion than Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, which takes the relatively straightforward sitcom antics of The Big Bang Theory and expands them into the multiverse. It seems that, at some point after the conclusion of their show, Howard, Sheldon, and Leonard built a quantum something-or-other machine that went haywire and triggered a multiversal apocalypse that only comic book guy Stuart (Kevin Sussman) can stop.

It's early days yet, but the HBO series is pretty fun, making the most of the parent show's geeky bona fides and affection for genre tropes. If you're looking for more entertainment in the same nerdy vein, here are other shows that inject varying degrees of comedy into serious sci-fi scenarios.

Sliders (1995 – 2000)

Though less overtly comedic, there's an appealing goofiness to this quintessentially '90s bit of sci-fi, a show that anticipates the multiversal mayhem of the modern Marvel era. Jerry O'Connell is Quinn Mallory, who accidentally opens a portal that sends him and a rotating group of companions (including, initially, John Rhys-Davies as Quinn's mentor) through the multiverse. The device that he invents to get them all home is, inconveniently, an unreliable timer that keeps them stuck wherever they land for...well, however much time the story demands. Over the course of their adventures, they visit worlds where the Soviet Union won the Cold War, where antibiotics were never invented, and where Hillary Clinton is president (I swear!). Increasing serialization involving a whole species of mostly evil sliders doesn't really improve things as the show goes on, but it's still a pretty good time. Stream Sliders on Peacock and Tubi.

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Future Man (2017 – 2020)

Josh Hutcherson plays Josh Futturman, a twenty-something janitor who lives with his parents and isn't good at much aside from video games. Though that's enough, as it turns out: He's the only person ever to finish the game Biotic Wars, a success that triggers the arrival of time-traveling soldiers from the future who recruit Josh for their war (yes, that's basically the plot of The Last Starfighter). The show succeeds by wearing its sci-fi influences on its sleeve, taking its world and backstory seriously before populating it with goofy, raunchy, and believably out-of-their-depth characters. Buy Future Man from Prime Video.

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Red Dwarf (1988 – 2020)

The subject here is outer-space sci-fi in the Star Trek mold, but it's still a beautifully irreverent sendup of the genre, with an amiable loser at its center. Craig Charles is Dave Lister, a well-meaning slob who holds the lowest job possible on the enormous mining ship Red Dwarf. When he sneaks a pregnant cat aboard, he's punished by being placed in suspension (without pay) for the rest of the trip. Which is a lot longer than anyone anticipated: When Dave wakes up, three million years have passed, and humanity is entirely extinct. The kittens survived and sired an inbred cat empire that's since risen and all but fallen, while the senile main computer has recreated Dave's hated roommate (Chris Barrie) as a hologram to keep him company. Soon joined by a prissy android, they spend the next 30+ years bumming about in space and stumbling into adventures. Stream Red Dwarf on Britbox.

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Legends of Tomorrow (2016 – 2022)

In a depressingly straight and self-serious superhero-media landscape, Legends of Tomorrow soared past its rocky origins as a dumping ground for supporting characters from other DC shows to become something altogether weirder (and queerer). Initially recruited by a time traveller for a mission specifically because of their insignificance (their absences from the timeline won't affect a thing), the Legends go from screwups to reluctant heroes under the leadership of Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), putting things right in time and space. Blending solid character work with brilliant goofiness, the show saw plotlines involving a giant animatronic bear threatening the Old West, a season-ending fight scene set to "The Thong Song," and a character's nipple getting bitten off by a unicorn. Stream Legends of Tomorrow on Netflix.

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Resident Alien (2021 – 2025)

I feel like Resident Alien flew a bit under the radar during its run, though it still managed a solid four-season run. Alan Tudyk (Serenity, Rogue One, Superman) stars as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, sort of: He's actually an alien with an unpronounceable name who crashed on Earth before killing the real Harry and assuming his identity. He's meant to scout the planet for a planned destruction, but, by assuming human form and integrating with the community in the tiny town of Patience, Colorado, he slowly begins to have second thoughts, even as he continues to be entirely repulsed by human culture. Tudyk is genuinely funny while managing to hit some moving emotional beats along his journey to not-wanting-to-kill-us-all-quite-as-much, and the supporting cast is similarly game. The fictional setting is set near the real Southern Ute Reservation, and offers up some impressive Indigenous representation, including Sara Tomko as Harry's bestie and occasional foil, Asta Twelvetrees. Stream Resident Alien on Peacock and Netflix.

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The Librarians (2014 – 2018)

The Librarians began life as a charming, Indiana Jones-light TV movie led by Noah Wylie way back in 2004, which spawned two sequels, the series in question, as well as a sequel show now entering its second season. While largely a standalone take on the mildly comedic premise (a secret annex of the New York Public Library that catalogs magical and occult objects), The Librarians finds Rebecca Romjin, John Larroquette, and Christian Kane leading a group of action-scholars who use their brains to save the world. They're not lovable losers in the Stuart mode, but are, nonetheless, a bunch of true nerds who become reluctant heroes. Stream The Librarians on Prime Video.

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The Last Man on Earth (2015 – 2018)

Creator Will Forte stars as Phil Miller, a former banker who believes, for about a year, that he’s the only survivor of a plague that wiped out humanity...until he meets Kristen Schaal, a notary from Delaware. The two don’t have much in common, but decide they’re responsible for repopulating the earth. Frequently genuinely funny, the show winds up striving for a larger purpose than parodying end-of-the-world narratives, exploring our obsession with the end times and what it means to live in a world where apocalyptic thinking winds up becoming self-fulfilling. Stream The Last Man on Earth on Hulu.

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Pluribus (2025 – )

The tone of this sensational series is wildly different than that of Stuart, and yet it would feel like a disservice to not mention this weird sci-fi apocalypse from Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan, which displays a very dark, very dry sense of humor. Rhea Seehorn plays Carol Sturka, a fantasy romance author and general grouch who becomes one of only 13 people on the planet immune to the "Joining"—the result of an alien virus that transforms the rest of humanity into a peaceful, perky, and perpetually content hive mind. Carol refuses to surrender her miserableness in the face of a loss of identity, fighting instead to restore humanity to its admittedly cruddy ways. Saving the world means saving the world for snobby misanthropes like herself. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and genuinely funny, the show manages to address some big questions about what it means to be human, and what we'd be willing to give up to change. Stream Pluribus on Apple TV.

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Twisted Metal (2023 – )

Based on the ‘90s-era vehicular combat games that your parents probably hated (involving, as they do, a lot of wild, demolition-derby style action in which you smash and/or blow up your opponents), Twisted Metal stars Anthony Mackie as John Doe, a driver tasked with carrying a package across the entirely lawless Wasteland while dodging challenges that include a murderous clown in an ice cream truck. Alternately brutal and goofy, the show mostly does what it says on the tin, providing plenty of frenetic car-on-car action (and car-on-semi, car-on-hearse, -ice cream truck, etc.). If the over-the-top comedic violence of Stuart is your bag, you'll get plenty of that here. Stream Twisted Metal on Peacock.

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Now Apocalypse (2019)

New Queer Cinema pioneer Greg Araki followed up his neon-tinged cinematic apocalypse in Kaboom with Now Apocalypse, a successor in spirit. Avan Jogia plays Ulysses Zane, living in sun-soaked California with his best friend Carly (Kelli Berglund), a struggling actress and sex worker. He keeps having bizarre dreams about an alien invasion that feel increasingly like they might be premonitions, or possibly just anxiety delusions brought on by too much weed. The show only lasted one season and never quite made it to its own prophesied apocalypse, but it was definitely fun while it lasted, and definitely offers something a bit to the left of the typical dreary end-of-the-world. It's a comedy dystopia, just sweatier and hornier than usual. Stream Now Apocalypse on Tubi.

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A top official for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) spelled out a jaw-dropping platform in a wild interview on Fox News — including calls to abolish the U.S. Senate and to defund the Pentagon.

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, DSA co-chair Megan Romer was asked by anchor Shannon Bream about the DSA’s platform. One by one, Romer confirmed her support for various policy positions that are sure to draw the ire of conservatives and moderate Democrats.

BREAM: Abolish the Senate?

ROMER: True.

BREAM: OK, replace the presidency and Supreme Court as we now know them?

ROMER: Yep

BREAM: Abolish ICE?

ROMER: Absolutely.

BREAM: Abolish borders and give amnesty to anyone currently in the US illegally?

ROMER: As a long term plan, yep.

BREAM: Defund the Pentagon?

ROMER: Absolutely.

BREAM: Abolish prisons, at least in large part?

ROMER: Yeah, again, as part of a long term program, yeah?

BREAM: OK, so no prisons. Government or public ownership of most large corporations?

ROMER: Yeah, absolutely.

Bream proceeded to press Romer for specifics on why the DSA wants to do away with the Senate, and how exactly it would do so.

“The Senate is an anachronistic institution, it comes from the British House of Lords,” Romer said. “It is made to protect power for…the senate was part of the system that was made to make sure that the people didn’t have too much of a say. So we want to expand Congress significantly, but make it a unicameral legislature.”

Later, the Fox News anchor pressed Romer on the idea of abolishing prisons.

“If we talk about abolishing prisons then, does that make society better?” Bream said. “I mean, is there anybody that should be incarcerated? I mean rapists, child predators, murderers?”

Romer elaborated on the DSA’s position.

“So the long term plan when we think about most people who are in prison, they are mostly in prison for crimes of poverty,” Romer said.

“But that’s not who I’m talking about,” Bream interjected. “I’m talking about the murderers and rapists.”

“I hear you,” Romer said. “When we get rid of this need for crimes of poverty to exist, when we get rid of that destabilizing force that creates so many people who living in desperate situations and doing desperate things. That brings those numbers down to very small numbers, and then we can collectively decide what we do with those people. I suspect it won’t look like the prison system as we know it today.”

“OK, but you do think some people need to be away from society,” Bream said.

“Some people are not able to be functional members of society, that’s true,” Romer replied. “But what does that look like to keep the rest of us safe? We’re talking about safety, we’re not talking about punishment, we are talking about making sure that we are safe, everybody is safe, and everybody maintains their dignity.”

Many observers believe the DSA’s political influence is growing — as DSA-backed candidates have recently won a number of major Democratic primary victories in places including New York and Colorado.

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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is spending big bucks to get his makeup done — but the Fox & Friends Weekend crew isn’t too impressed with it.

The liberal lawmaker has dropped $2,887 this year on “makeup services,” according to the The Washington Free Beacon,  which cited campaign finance disclosures.

Ossoff has been getting the Hollywood treatment too. He’s been using makeup artist Stephanie Ponder, whose credits include work on The Notebook and two Hunger Games flicks, among other movies. He most recently paid her $900 for a session in June, campaign finance disclosures revealed.

The Free Beacon wrote:

Ossoff’s four-figure makeup expenditures stand out among federal candidates. The Georgia senator who is running for reelection against Republican Rep. Mike Collins (Ga.), has reported spending more on makeup than any other candidate this year, beating out the likes of far-left Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.). Ocasio-Cortez has spent $1,837.93 on “campaign event hair & makeup services” in 2026, while Tlaib has spent $320 on “hair and makeup services.”

But Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday thought Ossoff — who has made headlines recently for clashing with Trump nominees like Jay Clayton — should look a bit better, considering his hefty investment and the star treatment he’s getting.

“I don’t see that they’re doing anything amazing to his face! I mean, I’ll do it for $900 a pop. I mean, did you see that? He looks pale!” Rachel Campos-Duffy said, drawing some laughs from her co-hosts. “He looks pale! if anything they should give him a little more color, right? Make him a little more tan.”

Charlie Hurt pointed out Ossoff is one of the top Dem contenders for the 2028 election, with prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket giving him the third-best odds to be the nominee. Still, stories about him dropping a lot of dough on makeup “probably don’t help him a whole lot,” Hurt said.

Ossoff’s office did not immediately respond to Mediaite’s request for comment.

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Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Griff Jenkins issued an on-air statement Saturday after a guest slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a “terrorist” earlier in the program.

Conservative WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg made the remarks after a discussion on the show of an apparently unhinged man who rampaged through the Upper West Side earlier this week, allegedly stabbing two people while shouting “Allahu Akbar.”

We know there are heated feelings around this war last hour, while discussing the role anti-Israel is playing in the rise of antisemitism, one of our guests labeled New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a quote, terrorist. Now that word carries an extremely serious meaning, it should not be used freely and its important we distinguish between strong political criticism and factual allegations.

During his appearance, Rosenberg ticked off a list of groups of people he said Mamdani “hates:”

Look, these people are very nice people, but trying to talk to Mayor Mamdani is is like trying to talk to the IRGC.

This guy is a terrorist. That’s the bottom line, I’ll say it. You don’t want to say it, I’ll say it. He’s a terrorist, he’s a jihadist. He hates the Jewish people. He hates America. He hates the Italian people, he hates the Irish people, he hates the German people, unless you’re Muslim, Mayor Mamdani has no use for you. He is a horrible person.

He maybe has perpetrated the worst American and Jewish hate in the history of this country. Those two people stabbed the ore day on the Upper West Side of New York City, that blood is on his hands. That blood is on your hands, Mayor Mamdani.

We’ve got to find a way to get this guy out of here.

Jenkins tried to interject, telling Rosenberg, “I think you may be a bit over your skis in calling him, in labeling him a terrorist and you’re probably going to be flagged for that.”

Rosenberg, who called the mayor a “low life,” shot back: “Why?”

Later, Rosenberg took to X, where he stood by his remarks, posting a video of the exchange with Jenkins.

“The comments that had FOX apologize for me TWICE after my appearance early this morning. I 100% stand by my assertions! 100%!” he wrote.

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Vice President JD Vance shed a few pounds — and his boss noticed.

The vice president has tipped the scales in his favor when it comes to President Donald Trump’s 2028 presidential nominee power rankings by losing weight, according to a Friday report from MS NOW.

Vance’s trimmer figure, combined with his recent media tour to promote his new book, has helped him leapfrog Secretary of State Marco Rubio — at least for the time being.

“It hasn’t hurt that Trump has been privately complimentary about Vance’s weight loss, according to two people familiar” with Trump, reporters Jacqueline Alemany and Jake Traylor wrote.

They added:

Another person said Trump has taken to remarking that his vice president has been looking good lately.

“There’s been a lot of that,” the person added.

Vance’s weight loss hack? German food. MS NOW pointed to a report from The Wall Street Journal last month on how Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has Vance and other administration officials on a “sauerkraut-heavy diet.”

“Within 30 days I lost 20 pounds,” Kennedy said at a June event in Michigan. “JD Vance is also on the diet and you can see how different he looks.”

Vance started the diet for Lent and has been “committed” to it ever since, with the 41-year-old VP munching on “eggs, sauerkraut, pickles, blackberries and raspberries for lunch, and beef or lamb with sauerkraut for dinner,” per WSJ.

Beyond the weight loss, Trump has been a fan of Vance’s media blitz — which included a three-hour interview with Joe Rogan. The two guys covered a lot of ground, including talking about Israel’s “influence” on Trump, the Iran war, ex-President Joe Biden’s brain surgeries, and dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

Vance is the favorite to be the ’28 Republican nominee on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. Kalshi gives Vance a 39% shot to win, and Polymarket gives him a 43% chance; Rubio is in second place on both platforms, with a 31% chance on Kalshi and 28% on Polymarket.

MS NOW’s report coincided with The Washington Post reporting there is a “coordinated” operation within the Republican Party to “poison” Vance’s 2028 chances. The effort has not worked on Trump, apparently.

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MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle was overcome with emotion on Friday as she paid tribute to the soldiers recently killed in the Iran war.

Hostilities resumed after President Donald Trump officially declared the Memorandum of Understanding — triggering a temporary ceasefire — was over.

Since then, American and Iranian forces have launched numerous strikes against one another, resulting in the deaths of several American troops.

At the end of Friday’s edition of Money, Power, Politics, Ruhle took a moment to honor four of those soldiers: Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, and Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad. She included personal details about each one, and even shared anecdotes from their loved ones.

“Lieutenant Feehan’s fiancée says he was a man whose greatest strength was his heart,” Ruhle said. “She says he looked up to Ted Lasso as a role model for leadership, and he dreamed of one day becoming a high school football coach after his military service ended. He was 25 years old.

“In Carrollton, Texas, community members came together on Tuesday to honor Private Isabella Gonzales and her life of service. They wore purple and black ribbons — her favorite colors. She was only 19 years old.”

After reading Gonzales’s age, Ruhle’s voice trembled as it became apparent she was fighting back tears. She continued:

Sergeant Swinton’s wife told The New York Times that they met when they were both deployed in Bahrain. She said he was an amazing father and her daughter’s favorite. He was 30.

And in New York, American flags now line the streets of a Queens neighborhood where Sergeant Rampersad grew up. She moved to the United States when she was just 2 years old, an immigrant serving and protecting our country. Her family says she was eager to serve. She was 28.

All four of these true patriots should be remembered and honored for their service and their sacrifice. We are truly grateful.

Watch above via MS NOW

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