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Trump warns 'very big things' imminent: 'When do I blow the entire nation up?'

President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Trey Yingst Sunday morning that, regarding speculation of an imminent U.S. escalation in the Middle East, “very big things” would take place in the “not-so-distant future,” things that include ‘wiping Iran out” entirely.

Fears mounted Saturday night after Trump abruptly cut his weekend getaway in Maryland short and returned to the White House without explanation, a schedule change that came amid other signals that hinted at imminent U.S. military action. Yingst spoke to Trump by phone Sunday morning and was asked by Fox News’ “Fox & Friends Weekend” to provide viewers with the latest on the president’s thinking.

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Surprising source for White House leaks named by Trump biographer: ‘A signal moment’

President Donald Trump's own chief of staff is steering White House leaks that break sharply with the president, author Michael Wolff alleged.

During a Saturday episode of "Inside Trump's Head," Michael Wolff pointed to two same-day stories, one in the New York Times and one in The Washington Post, that both built on unnamed advisers contradicting Trump. The first had aides pushing back on Trump's dismissal of AI fears as a "hoax." The second had them warning he should be far more worried about the midterms.

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Disbelief as Karl Rove's 'phenomenal' Trump impression sparks roaring applause

Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove left onlookers in disbelief after he delivered a startlingly impressive impression of President Donald Trump.

On Saturday, reactions rolled in to Rove doing a standout Trump voice when asked to respond to the president calling him a "stone cold loser" in a Truth Social post. Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush, drew Trump's ire after publicly announcing his plans to vote for a Democrat in a scathing op-ed about growing bigotry in the GOP.

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'Come begging': Trump's fish joke stinks for analyst who warns of 'authoritarian classic'

President Donald Trump's fish joke stinks, according to a new political analysis.

Trump — during a Rose Garden dinner Thursday for hunting, fishing and outdoorsmen industry leaders — took aim at Bass Pro Shops owner Johnny Morris, a billionaire Trump frequently competes with on Forbes' annual list of the world's richest people.

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Handcuffs outside White House as man demands to see Trump in security 'breach': reports

Multiple reports of a security situation at the White House are emerging as videos show authorities swarming around a suspect in cuffs.

On Saturday, the U.S. Sun described the incident as a "security breach" caused by "a man demanding to talk to the president." The Sun's reporting also featured photos of an unidentified man in handcuffs being led away by police.

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Mockery as Pete Hegseth 'barks' at kids in football stadium about 'redcoats'

As war wages in Iran — spiking gas costs for millions of Americans across the nation — the Department of Defense kicked off the weekend by posting videos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yelling about "redcoats."

In a series of videos posted on Saturday, Hegseth shouted Bible verses in the middle of a football field while wearing a T-shirt with the words "THIS IS WAR" tucked into his gym shorts. He was speaking to Texas A&M students serving in the National Guard who worked out with Hegseth.

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Hilarity as ex-DOJ attorney delves into Trump's secret Mar-a-Lago bathroom stash

A former Justice Department pardon attorney believes President Donald Trump "very likely" has a secret stash in his Mar-a-Lago bathroom.

DOJ whistleblower Liz Oyer made this claim during a Saturday episode of "The Jim Acosta Show" during which she suggested Trump has quietly prepared clemency for people around him in case he suddenly leaves office.

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Humiliation as 'nut job' MAGA  congressman's attack ad boomerangs: 'Weird flex'

This Republican wants the world to know he stands with child predators — or at least, that's what his new attack ad mistakenly suggests.

U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) ran into trouble this weekend as he tried to hurl insults at state Rep. James Talarico and missed the mark.

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'Hang tough': MS NOW vows war as White House slams door in reporter's face

The liberal cable news network MS NOW is readying for war against the White House after security refused entry to its journalists.

Reporter Akayla Gardner and an MS NOW photographer were both ordered to hand over their press badges as they tried to enter the White House on Saturday morning, she revealed.

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Kennedy Center shutdown covering up bigger mess triggered by Trump: lawyer

The push to shut down the Kennedy Center is a cover story meant to hide financial mismanagement tied to President Donald Trump, an attorney said.

In a Friday episode of Bulwark Takes, Nathaniel Zelinsky argued that Trump's demanded renaming and shutdown are a tell for a greater problem the president caused. Zelinsky is the lead counsel for Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) in her legal fight over the future of the Kennedy Center.

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'Human chain' forms around Kennedy Center with massive anti-Trump protest

Hundreds of protesters linked hands around the Kennedy Center on Friday night, days after its Trump-appointed board voted to close the building and as the president again tied his help saving it to getting credit for the effort.

CNN reported that the Kennedy Center laid off about a dozen employees Friday, cutting further into what the network described as an already skeleton staff.

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'Telling' slip in Trump's media meltdown laid bare on CNN

CNN's Jake Tapper flagged what President Donald Trump said Friday when pressed on what he actually wants from his decision to bar three news organizations from the White House, noting the president pivoted immediately to money he says networks have paid him.

Asked about the specifics of the ban, Trump said the outlets could return if they corrected course, then turned to legal settlements.

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Trump crudely brags about grabbing Melania's 'part' as cabinet officials snicker

President Donald Trump joked that he grabbed First Lady Melania Trump's back "or another part of her body" as two of his top health officials giggled behind him.

Donald Trump made the remark Friday during an Oval Office event announcing that all 50 states will join a program to lower some Medicaid drug prices, the Associated Press reported. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, flanked the president.

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