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Trump's 'get to heaven' pitch, White House bag toss & Colbert Netflix rumor

Trump's 'get to heaven' pitch, White House bag toss & Colbert Netflix rumor

Plus: White woman took Black CEO's airplane seat, then discovered he owned airline?

Megan Loe
September 04, 2025

THURSDAY EDITION

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A white man wearing a blue suit is shown sitting with his eyes closed and hands clasped. Several people stand around him with their hands on his back.

Trump email asked for donations so he could 'get to heaven'

Over Labor Day weekend, social media posts claimed that a fundraising email from President Trump asked people for $15 donations and opened with this line: “I want to try and get to heaven.” Screenshots of the purported message gained traction as false rumors that Trump had died also spread online.

The claim about the fundraising email turned out to be true. Senior Reporter Jordan Liles explains how he verified the email’s authenticity and what it actually said.

A bag is shown being thrown out a white building. At the bottom, text says, "Spotted at The White House."

Video shows bag being thrown out of White House window?

The footage also spread alongside rumors that Trump was either unwell or dead.

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On the left, a middle-aged white man with short hair wearing glasses and a suit holds up one hand and keeps another on a book being held up by someone to the left of the camera. An older white man with short greying hair, also in a suit, speaks to the man on the left.

Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill once said: 'There are plenty of healthy, spare kidneys walking around unused'?

The alleged quote circulated online after O'Neill was named to serve as acting director of the CDC.

A white man wears a short sleeve white shirt, smiling at the camera.

Did Shein use Luigi Mangione look-alike in shirt ad? Here's what we know

Mangione pleaded not guilty to stalking and murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in April.

A white man is pictured next to a red N symbol.

Stephen Colbert signed $13.5M Netflix deal for new series?

According to the rumor, CBS' "Late Show" host allegedly pledged to donate a significant portion of the deal to music education and youth programs.

Staff Pick

A Black man appears to speak to a white woman on a plane. People can be seen in the background on other seats watching the interaction.

White woman took Black CEO's airplane seat, then discovered he owned airline?

Users shared the alleged story of Black CEO Devon Mitchell revealing himself to a white woman occupying his seat as the majority owner of the airline.