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'It's all legacy vanity': Raging GOP insider explodes over Trump's epic ballroom babbling​

An unnamed Republican operative close to the White House is quietly fuming about President Donald Trump's priorities after this week's midterm convention in Dallas, according to a new report.

"That's all he's talking about. The ballroom and the f---ing Reflecting Pool," the furious GOP operative, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Vanity Fair. "He just doesn't give a s--- anymore."

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'Violent reaction': Snarky insider reveals how to 'trigger' trade-war obsessed Trump

An anonymous diplomatic insider cracking wise about President Donald Trump on Friday shared his top tip for getting the commander in chief to stop obsessing about Canada.

The diplomatic source quipped about Trump's attention span while speaking to The i Paper about Melania Trump's surprising influence when it comes to Israeli settlements.

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Alarm as Trump's apparent 'facial droop' spurs dark questions about his health

Speculation swirled Friday regarding President Donald Trump's health after a photograph of the president went viral, with one critical care physician declaring it showed signs of “facial droop.”

While all living former U.S. presidents attended the 25th anniversary of 9/11 ceremony in New York City, Trump instead marked the day at a different event in Washington, D.C., during which photojournalist Finn Gomez captured a photo of the president in which one side of his mouth appears to be drooping, a symptom that can sometimes be caused by strokes, brain tumors and other health conditions.

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Pivotal GOP candidate's midterm strategy on Iran: 'Out of sight, out of mind'

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), the Republican nominee for Iowa's open Senate seat, downplayed the war with Iran as "out of sight, out of mind for so many Americans."

Hinson made the remark on The Iowa Podcast with Justin Brady, in an episode published Aug. 26, when the host asked what her message would be heading into her Senate campaign.

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MAGA lawmaker claims 9/11 revelation to come 'in the next few hours'

A House Republican announced that additional files related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks would be declassified on the event's 25th anniversary.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who leads the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets that investigates and seeks the public release of files related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, announce Friday that she's been told to expect more to come out later the same day.

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Shocking photo shows Trump apparently asleep at 9/11 ceremony

President Donald Trump closed his eyes and dipped his head during the Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

A Reuters photograph taken Friday morning showed the president seated before an American flag. His eyes were shut, and his chin was lowered toward his chest.

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Determined 9/11 widow puts Trump on the spot over ‘betrayal’ of victims’ families

A prominent advocate for 9/11 victims issued a brutal condemnation of successive U.S. administrations for their “betrayal” of victims’ families, and suggested the Trump administration to be no exception.

“My husband, Tom Strada, you are missed more with each year that passes, but how can it be 25 years and still, we have no justice for the role that Saudi Arabia played in your murder?” said Terry Strada during an event commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11 in New York City.

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Profane flight-path signs to greet Trump as he approaches Ireland: 'Great big unwelcome'

An attempt to shield President Donald Trump from protests in Ireland has likely failed after a Co. Clare family painted a profane message across the field behind their house, directly under the flight path he will use on Saturday.

The woman behind the sign, who was not named, described the project on Today FM's Ray Foley Show, saying the field sits beneath the approach to the main runway at Shannon Airport.

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'Bang up work': Republican shamed for glaring error in 9/11 memorial message

A candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump was buried in derision Friday over a glaring error in his Sept. 11 memorial message.

Michael Whatley vowed "we will never forget" in a social media post that included an image of the 9/11 memorial in New York City and an eyebrow-raising date: Sept. 1, 2001

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Epstein questions trigger arrest threat amid 'Trump-a-palooza' ousting: report

Investigative reporter Tara Palmeri was tossed out of the RNC midterm convention in Texas and threatened with arrest just minutes after asking a GOP congressional candidate about Jeffrey Epstein, Palmeri reported Thursday in a first-hand account of the incident.

Palmeri, who was credentialed to cover the event, was accompanied by Epstein survivors when she interviewed congressional GOP nominee Robert Burke of Massachusetts about the Trump administration’s handling — and failings — regarding its publication of Epstein-related files.

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Irish cops threaten not to show for Trump visit: 'Nothing short of a shambles'

Irish police officers are threatening not to show up for duty when President Donald Trump arrives needing protection, according to a new report.

Rank-and-file gardaí are fuming after being told to foot the bill for their own accommodation, with the Garda Representative Association warning officers left badly out of pocket were feeling “used and abused," reported the Irish Mirror this week.

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'I just laughed': GOP opposition mounts to Trump's $1.3 trillion giveaway plan

President Donald Trump this week promised Americans two separate rounds of government checks — neither approved by Congress — and both drawing open scorn from his party.

Trump drew instant contempt from Republicans this week when he claimed the government would send $5,000 to every adult citizen should the GOP maintain control of the House and the Senate in November, according to a new report.

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MAGA faith leaders give telling response to 'unsettling' divine Trump video: report

A bizarre RNC midterm convention video depicting President Donald Trump as a divine figure left countless critics disturbed — but when pressed for comment, pro-Trump pastors and faith leaders gave a telling response, Zeteo’s Asawin Suebsaeng reported.

The roughly two-and-a-half-minute-long video features a montage of clips of the president as a narrator claims that “God gave us Trump” to fill the role of Earth’s “caretaker.” Suebsaeng, who was reporting from the event, said the entire convention left him troubled, but the video struck him as especially “unsettling.”

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