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Fury after 'deeply unwell' Trump babbles about new states at ​rally: 'Complete insanity'President Donald Trump once again brought back his obsession with annexing Canada at his rally on Wednesday. "Canada will become the 51st state," Trump proclaimed to the crowd. "Just like Greenland" — referencing his other ongoing fixation on taking a foreign territory. Commenters on social media could only shake their head in pity. "Complete insanity.…
‘Scum of the earth!’ Trump floats shocking punishment for government leakersPresident Donald Trump called for extreme punishment for government leakers Wednesday, delivering a startling warning during an Arizona rally as he railed against disclosures about U.S. military operations. Trump made the eyebrow-raising remarks while discussing leaked information about the timing of a U.S. military operation against Iran, arguing that…
Trump-linked oil firm’s stock rockets after his midnight Greenland drilling post: reportA Texas oil company tied to President Donald Trump's orbit got a massive overnight boost from a single social media post. Shares of Greenland Energy jumped 88 percent after Trump announced on Truth Social that "Massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration was "getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland," TipRanks reported Wednesday. The…
'Shocked' union leader issues legal threat after GOP twists his words to attack DemA New York Teamsters leader wants a Republican-aligned group to stop airing a Maine Senate ad that puts words in his mouth about Democrat Troy Jackson , NBC News reported on Wednesday. Gregory Floyd, president of Teamsters Local 237, had his lawyers send a letter dated October 13 to Senate Leadership Fund Executive Director Alex Latcham, telling the…
Trump makes a startling admission to Arizona rally crowd: ‘I hated to do it’President Donald Trump admitted Wednesday that he expected gasoline prices to soar after launching military strikes against Iran, revealing that he initially expected an even bigger spike. Speaking at a rally in Arizona, Trump defended his months-long military campaign, claiming Iran had been just two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon when he…
Trump plotting ‘alternative White House’ at Mar-a-Lago bankrolled by oligarchs: biographerA Trump biographer believes the president's latest overture to Moscow is the opening move in a plan reaching far past his term. Michael Wolff said in a Tuesday episode of "Inside Trump's Head," the podcast he co-hosts with Joanna Coles, that President Donald Trump's recent deal to buy Russian diesel is the "first stage" of an effort to cash in on his…
Trump shoots himself in the foot as his own posts hand him court loss: attorneyPresident Donald Trump's own social media posts undercut his lawyers in court and helped hand him a loss, a free speech attorney said. Conor Fitzpatrick, chief supervising attorney for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, told CNN's Laura Coates on Tuesday that Judge Timothy Kelly , a Trump appointee, ruled against Trump's White House…
GOP dark money funneled to candidate working to 'save the planet from capitalism'A mysterious right-wing political action committee has spent nearly $400,000 promoting a socialist running for the US Senate in Ohio, raising questions about an apparent effort to siphon progressive votes from Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown in a key midterm contest, according to reports published Monday. The Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland.com are…
'You are rude!' MAGA rep loses it as constituents laugh at his excuse for gas pricesRep. Andy Harris (R-MD) lost his cool at his congressional debate on Tuesday, as his constituents laughed at his excuse for why gas prices have spiked so heavily since the start of the year. The debate between Harris, a far-right MAGA lawmaker who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, and Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz, was clipped by the liberal group…