We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria, two soldiers, and one Civilian Interpreter, Trump wrote. Likewise, we pray for the three injured soldiers who, it has just been confirmed, are doing well. Trump continued, This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them. The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack. There will be very serious retaliation.
Trump has been dismissing negative polls about the economy as fake, including in Truth Social posts this week where he complained he's not getting enough credit for fixing the mess left by former President Joe Biden. When will I get credit for having created, with No Inflation, perhaps the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country? When will people understand what is happening? When will Polls reflect the Greatness of America at this point in time, and how bad it was just one year ago? he wrote on Truth Social this week. Probably when the economy's better. Maybe that's when it's going to happen. Come on now, Daniels said in response to Trump's question about getting credit.
For almost an entire year, Donald Trump has begged the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates and supercharge the American economy. And for almost an entire year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has barely budged. Now, as the president prepares to appoint Powell's successor, amenability seems to be top of mind. "I don't think he should do exactly what we say," Trump told The Wall Street Journal today of the future chair. But "I'm a smart voice and should be listened to."
It's funny because I won Indiana all three times by a landslide. And I wasn't working on it very hard. Would've been nice. I think we would've picked up two seats if we did that. And you had one gentleman, the head of the Senate, I guess, Bray, whatever his name is. I heard he was against it. He'll probably lose his next primary, whenever that is. I hope he does, because he's done a tremendous disservice. I mean, think of it.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying in an interview on Tuesday that Maduro's "days are numbered" and refusing to rule out a ground invasion of the country. Speaking to Politico, Trump said "I don't comment on that" when asked if the U.S. would soon strike Venezuela, or if the U.S. would send troops on the ground.
President Donald Trump has chosen to kick off his affordability tour on Tuesday night at a venue where all he has to bring is his love of everything. The commander-in-chief is going on the road to quell American fears about the affordability crisis, which he has repeatedly called either a hoax or a Democratic con job. Either way, Trump is eager to hit the road to personally deliver his own economic message.
Scott asked Trump about his previous statement that he'd have "no problem" releasing footage of the September 2nd boat strike in which the U.S. military killed two survivors clinging for life by (allegedly illegally) striking a second time. He denied ever saying it, muttering that the claim was "ABC fake news," despite there being footage of the moment he said it. When she continued to press him after he said he'd support whatever Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chooses, he began insulting her.
"If you take a look at London, you have a mayor named Khan. He's a horrible mayor, Trump said in the interview at the White House. He's an incompetent mayor, but he's a horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor.' I think he's done a terrible job. London's a different place. I love London, the US President said, adding: And I hate to see it happen. My roots are in Europe, as you know."
La Quema del Diablo (Burning of the Devil) is a centuries-old yearly tradition celebrated by Guatemalans on December 7, viewed as a way to rid themselves of evil as they officially kick off the Christmas season. As part of this year's celebrations in Guatemala's capital city, a giant devil sculpture was lit ablaze along with what looked like Trump's head made out of papier-mache in his hands.
There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI... I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week. You can't expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.
In 2019, Trump coined the nickname "Sleepy Joe" for Joe Biden. Initially, this insult failed to resonate with the electorate, who handed Biden a resounding victory over Trump in 2020. Unfortunately, Biden himself lent credence to the "Sleepy Joe" taunt as he became visibly more timeworn during his presidency-a decline that culminated in the stammering, incoherent performance that destroyed his reelection chances for good in 2024.
Trump has claimed a number of dubious diplomatic successes on the international peace front, among them a freshly signed deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mediating in Thailand and Cambodia's deadly border dispute, and the Gaza ceasefire. In the space of a few hours on Monday, however, those claims were thrown under a harsh spotlight even as Trump and his officials continued to try to pressure Ukraine into rewarding Russia for an illegal international aggression by surrendering its sovereign territory.
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