Cruel people called John Travolta’s daughter ”chubby” when she was little

 

John Travolta has continued to keep the memory of Kelly Preston close ever since her death in 2020, regularly honoring the woman he loved for decades. This time, his tribute carried an even more personal touch, as he marked her birthday not only with heartfelt words, but with a song recorded especially in her memory.

John Travolta and Kelly Preston shared one of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories. The couple married in 1991 after Travolta proposed during a romantic moment in Gstaad, Switzerland. Together, they built a family and welcomed three children: Jett, Ella Bleu, and Benjamin. Their life together, however, was also marked by deep heartbreak. In 2009, their eldest son, Jett, died at the age of 16, a devastating loss that changed the family forever.

Years later, another tragedy struck. Kelly Preston was diagnosed with breast cancer and chose to keep her battle largely private. In July 2020, she died at the age of 57 after fighting the disease for two years. At the time, a family representative described her as a bright, loving soul who cared deeply for others and brought life to everything she touched. Her passing left a profound emptiness in the lives of those who loved her.

When Travolta shared the news publicly, his message reflected both grief and gratitude. He thanked the doctors, nurses, medical teams, friends, and loved ones who had supported Kelly throughout her treatment, making clear that her love and her life would never be forgotten. Later that same year, he also expressed thanks to everyone who had shown compassion and support to him and his family during such a painful time.

Since then, he has made it a point to honor her every year, especially on meaningful dates like her birthday. This year, on October 13, the day Kelly would have turned 62, Travolta shared a tribute that felt especially intimate. Alongside their children, Ella and Ben, he posted a message explaining that he had recorded a song for her and wanted to share it in celebration of her birthday.

In the recording, Travolta sang lyrics filled with devotion and lasting love, expressing the kind of bond that does not end even after loss. The performance immediately moved many fans, who responded with emotional messages of support. Some said the tribute brought tears to their eyes, while others praised the sincerity of his voice and the obvious depth of feeling behind every word.

What touched people most was not just the song itself, but what it represented. It was not a grand public gesture for attention, but a deeply personal act of remembrance from a man still carrying love for the woman who shared his life. And that is the detail that stays with so many: years after her passing, John Travolta is still finding ways to keep Kelly Preston close, proving that some love stories do not end with goodbye, but continue quietly through memory, music, and devotion.

Thune Responds After Trump Renews Demand To End Filibuster

 

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has urged fellow Republicans to avoid discussing potential changes to the filibuster, according to sources familiar with the matter. During a Republican steering lunch Wednesday, several moderate senators said the conference should move away from talk of eliminating the filibuster. Thune indicated he agreed, noting that such a move does not currently have sufficient support within the caucus, sources told the Daily Signal.

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Republicans to end the filibuster, which would allow legislation to pass with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes typically required to advance bills in the Senate. His priorities include measures such as the SAVE America Act and funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Republicans remain divided on the issue, with some senators opposed to eliminating the filibuster and others expressing openness to the idea.

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“By ending the filibuster now, Republicans could pass important legislation that the public overwhelmingly supports, but Democrats oppose,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wrote in The Wall Steet Journal in March.

“My fellow conservatives and I have proudly used the 60-vote threshold to protect the country from all sorts of bad ideas and dangerous policies,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, wrote in a March 11 opinion piece for the New York Post. “But when the reality on the ground changes, leaders must take stock and adapt.”

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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said he has “seen enough” and is ready to get rid of the filibuster, which Democrats have successfully employed to essentially grind Trump’s and the GOP’s agenda to a halt.

“I have seen enough, and heard enough excuses. We cannot let Democrats sabotage this country,” Lee wrote on X. “If nuking the filibuster is the only way to deliver on wildly popular legislation like the SAVE America Act, then we need to nuke the filibuster and start passing bills.”

Thune, however, who is supposed to be the chamber’s leader and the leader of the party in the Senate, made excuses.

“Again, reality is, the votes aren’t there, and we can talk about the relative merits of the filibuster, or whether it’s relevant in the modern world,” Thune recently told reporters. “All those things are great conversations, but the practical reality is, the math isn’t there. It doesn’t add up, we don’t have the votes.”

Trump told the Daily Signal late last month that Republicans should do the right thing and nuke it.

“I say, end the filibuster,” Trump told The Daily Signal March 29. “Terminate the filibuster. Just vote, and you’ll get everything you want.”

Four anti-Trump Republicans voted on Thursday against a measure that would include elements of the SAVE America Act in a budget reconcilation bill that funds elements of the Department of Homeland Security for years.

Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., all of them Trump nemeses, joined all Democrats in rejecting a provision offered by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.).

Their defection occurred during the Senate’s lengthy “vote-a-rama,” where lawmakers could propose votes on a wide range of amendments, regardless of their alignment with the main budget plan. The amendment failed with a vote of 48 to 50, highlighting what several Republicans had cautioned for weeks prior to their attempt to take control of the floor for the debate on the SAVE America Act last month — it lacked sufficient support within the GOP to pass, Fox noted.

It seems that the proposal faced significant challenges, even after Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., initiated an oral filibuster to advance the measure with a simple majority of 50 votes.

Tillis and McConnell are retiring after their current term, which ends in January.