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Donald Trump was joined by Tiger Woods at a White Home celebration marking Black Historical past Month on Thursday, with each males receiving a rapturous reception and the president basking in chants of “4 extra years” only one month into his second time period.
These calls had been echoed later within the day when his former adviser Steve Bannon took to the stage on the Conservative Political Motion Convention (CPAC) in Maryland.
Bannon advised the viewers: “The way forward for MAGA is Donald Trump! We would like Trump in ’28… A person like Trump comes alongside solely a couple of times within the nation’s historical past. We would like Trump! We would like Trump!”
His remarks adopted Elon Musk’s weird look on stage, throughout which he twirled a chainsaw introduced to him by Argentine President Javier Milei, wore sun shades all through and stated he would audit the Federal Reserve as a part of his DOGE venture.
Musk has continued to assault Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying the latter’s constituents “despised” him.
That got here within the wake of Trump’s social media put up calling Zelensky a “dictator” – reportedly made as he went to play golf in Miami – in response to Ukraine’s chief saying that the president lived in Russian “disinformation area.”
Trump disparages Starmer and Macron and tells Fox Radio Putin ‘desires to make a deal’
The president has been chatting with Brian Kilmeade on Fox Radio this morning and took the chance to disparage British and French leaders Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron over the Russia-Ukraine struggle, each of whom are visiting him on the White Home subsequent week.
He additionally has this to say about Putin and Zelensky:
Apparently, he additionally repeatedly rebuffed the host’s makes an attempt to get him to concede that Russia began the battle by (checks notes) invading Ukraine:
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 16:25
Lara Trump reveals why she selected Fox over Marco Rubio’s Senate seat
The president’s daughter-in-law not solely has a brand new single out (see beneath) however will start her stint internet hosting a 9pm present on Fox Information each Saturday night time from this weekend.
Right here’s Madeline Sherratt on why she says she selected broadcasting moderately than turning into a Florida Senator after stepping down as co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee in December.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 16:10
Waltz tells CPAC Trump will win Nobel Peace Prize for ending Russia-Ukraine struggle
Mike Waltz, the president’s Nationwide Safety Adviser, has simply advised the conservative convention that not solely will his boss win that prestigious honor however that Ukraine President Volodymr Zelensky will signal a deal for his nation’s uncommon earth minerals “within the very quick time period” in trade for ongoing U.S. help within the struggle in opposition to Russia.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 15:55
Trump’s antisemitism order leaves US schools unsure and bracing for crackdown
The president signed an government order throughout his second week in workplace promising to “fight antisemitism” on school campuses throughout the US, not ruling out the potential of revoking visas and directing universities to “monitor” and “report” on worldwide college students and employees.
However in its wake, school campuses already coping with allegations of antisemitism are anxiously bracing for a potential crackdown by the Trump administration, unsure over the order’s legality and the way precisely it could be enforced, in response to a brand new report by CNN.
Directors, employees and college students are unclear thus left unsure about what it should all imply for them.
Lee Bollinger, president emeritus of Columbia College, advised CNN that he helps a renewed concentrate on combating antisemitism however is uneasy concerning the new administration’s strategy.
“I do imagine universities are attempting as laborious as they will to discover a stability between defending free speech and defending college students, particularly Jewish college students, in opposition to discrimination and harassment,” stated Bollinger.
“When you have got an government order that seems to be able to intrude into college campuses with the facility of the federal government on points round speech and discrimination, I’m anxious.”
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 15:40
New York Submit reminds Trump that Putin began Ukraine struggle: ‘It is a dictator’
The Large Apple newspaper’s entrance web page this morning finds it standing as much as the president over his assaults on Volodymyr Zelensky, reminding him simply who began the brutal battle three years in the past.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 15:25
White Home denies Trump is shifting to take over Postal Service regardless of studies of looming government order
Earlier, we talked about The Washington Submit’s reporting that the Trump’s administration is plotting to take over the Postal Service – the White Home is now denying that can occur.
Right here’s the newest from Kelly Rissman.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 15:10
Trump rages at Democrats and James Carville: ‘They’ve misplaced their minds!’
The president’s first Fact Social put up of the day is that this seething rant concerning the opposition:
Carville, the legendary strategist to Invoice Clinton, was interviewed by Sean Hannity on Fox Information final night time and stated issues like this, which has clearly infuriated Trump:
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 14:55
Trump and Musk need to verify if there’s nonetheless gold in Fort Knox
The dynamic duo are desirous to audit the gold retailer that is still in Fort Knox with Musk even promising his followers a reside video walkthrough.
Madeline Sherratt has this report.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 14:35
Liz Cheney scolds JD Vance: ‘Not often has a lot ignorance and ahistorical BS been crammed right into a single tweet’
The previous Republican congresswoman, loathed by MAGA, provides the vice chairman a dressing down right here over the administration’s worrying latest pronouncements on Ukraine after he accused historian Niall Ferguson of pedalling “moralistic rubbish”.
She accuses Trump and Vance of being “busy surrendering to a KGB butcher, abandoning the reason for freedom, and destroying the safety of America and her allies” and quotes Reagan on democracy at him for good measure.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 14:15
Trump has ignored the nation’s greatest issues, say half of voters as newest polling reveals dip in help
Greater than half of American adults imagine the president hasn’t paid sufficient consideration to a very powerful issues within the nation one month into his new administration, in response to a latest ballot.
Forty-five p.c of respondents to a brand new CNN and SSRS ballot stated they suppose Trump has the proper priorities in specializing in immigration, tariffs and directing Elon Musk’s Division of Authorities Effectivity.
However 55 p.c stated he’s ignoring the nation’s largest points like inflation.
Joe Sommerlad21 February 2025 13:55
