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'Nice-ish retired lady' Susie Wiles ripped by ex-Trump official as president runs amok

The bombshell leak of damning comments made by longtime Donald Trump strategist Susie Wiles, who, among other things, said the president has an "alcoholic's personality," are a key demonstration of how powerless she and the rest of Trump's inner circle are to restrain his basest impulses, former Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday.

"Miles, I'm dying to know what you think," said Nicolle.

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Republicans admit to being weary of Trump outbursts: 'There's only so much we can handle'

More Republicans are sharing their disgust with President Donald Trump's divisive public comments, and some are suggesting it's making it harder for them to do their jobs.

In a Tuesday article for Semafor, reporters Burgess Everett, Eleanor Mueller and Shelby Talcott reported that there is growing discontent on Capitol Hill after Trump's insult of the late actor-director Rob Reiner and Tuesday's Vanity Fair interview with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who said the president had an "alcoholic's personality." Republicans are reportedly worried that time is running out for them to enact their agenda as the midterm campaign season approaches, which is expected to consume the bulk of their time as opposed to passing legislation.

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JD Vance’s hometown is conflicted about its most famous figure

Middletown, Ohio shows little sign of celebrating its most famous son. Many residents actually express ambivalence — or even discomfort — about JD Vance's rise, according to a Washington Post report. While some locals view his ascent as notable, others say his behavior and political alignment don’t reflect the city. With manufacturing jobs still scarce and costs still high, residents remain divided over whether Vance offers hope for revival or simply underscores Middletown’s long-running struggles.

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Jared Kushner's firm gives up controversial bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery: report

A private equity firm backed by President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, dropped its controversial bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, according to a new report.

Axios reported on Tuesday that Kushner's Affinity Partners withdrew its bid for the company after learning that it was about to reject Paramount's offer to buy the company for more than $108 billion, or roughly $30 per share in an all-cash offer.

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'Heated dust-up' erupts between Pete Hegseth and top Senate Dem

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) got into a fiery argument Tuesday over the Trump administration's lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela.

The two were at a classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Hegseth and House lawmakers when Kelly, who was apparently sitting in the front row, asked about the ongoing operations, Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio wrote on X.

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WWE legend Mick Foley says Trump ties and “cruel” remarks pushed him to leave company

Wrestling legend Mick Foley says he is walking away from WWE after three decades with the company, citing its close ties to Donald Trump and what he described as the president’s increasingly “cruel” rhetoric as the breaking point.

Foley, 60, confirmed he will not renew his WWE contract when it expires in June, according to The Daily Beast. While he said he had been troubled for months by WWE’s longstanding relationship with Trump, Foley pointed to Trump’s recent comments following the deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, as the final catalyst for his decision.

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'Cosplaying as victim': Trump's massive lawsuit bashed as 'utterly specious' in editorial

President Donald Trump received sharp criticism from The Guardian's editorial board on Tuesday after he sued the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, for defamation.

Trump filed a 33-page complaint in a court in Florida on Monday, alleging that the BBC deceptively edited a portion of a documentary that details the president's actions on Jan. 6, 2021. The lawsuit seeks to recoup $10 billion in damages. The BBC has said it will defend itself in the case.

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Trump warned he'll be 'taken down' by MAGA fans who no longer want his 'stink'

President Donald Trump is on the brink of being abandoned by his own followers, as the very type of person he elevated in politics will not stick around to get his "stink" on them as he goes down, Jesse Edwards, director of Newsweek Voices and Radio, wrote in an analysis published on Tuesday.

Trump "isn’t the worst president in American history. He’s the worst American in American history," wrote Edwards. "That distinction matters because what’s coming next for him has very little to do with Democrats, policy, or ideology. Trump is going to be taken down by his own people first because that is how this always ends for men like him."

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Mike Johnson confronts MAGA rep in 'heated' exchange: 'Take those words out of your mouth'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was recently heard getting into a "heated" argument with one Republican member of the House of Representatives.

On Tuesday, NOTUS' Reese Gorman reported that Johnson was overheard in a closed-door meeting with moderate members of the House Republican Conference. GOP moderates had been meeting with the Speaker to discuss last-minute fixes to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits due to expire in less than three weeks, which would cause monthly health insurance premiums to jump significantly for millions of Americans.

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'Release the tapes!' CNN analyst calls White House's bluff after Susie Wiles debacle

A CNN analyst called the White House's bluff after President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles's explosive Vanity Fair interview dropped Tuesday in an article Wiles complained was a "hit piece."

Kate Bedingfield, former Biden White House communications director, suggested that Wiles could have made a strategic move, and the White House could simply release the recordings if there were any questions about the context.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend reveals how he manipulated women for power and control

In a rare public account, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Patricia Schmidt has offered a detailed glimpse into her relationship with the late financier, describing how he used intimacy and emotional manipulation to maintain control and extract social and professional advantage.

Schmidt, who was 23 and working at Bear Stearns when she first met Epstein in 1987, shared excerpts from her personal diaries with The New York Times Magazine and spoke publicly for the first time about their time together. The diary entries chronicle their interactions throughout the late 1980s, revealing a relationship marked by power imbalances, deception, and psychological control.

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Mike Johnson got 'a huge middle finger' from his own party: analyst

Republicans have sent Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a "huge middle finger" during Trump's second term, and one analyst thinks the trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

Before this year, lawmakers on either side of the aisle were hesitant to use discharge petitions as a viable option to pass policies, according to Joe Perticone, a writer for The Bulwark. However, Republican lawmakers have recently used discharge petitions to effectively force the Trump administration to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and a host of other priorities.

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Evangelical shares Trump's 'dirty little secret' that prompted Vanity Fair bombshell

Nobody should be surprised that President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to be interviewed for Vanity Fair magazine, David Brody, chief political analyst for Christian Broadcasting Network, told MS NOW on Tuesday.

The interview unleashed a host of shocking reactions, with Wiles telling Vanity Fair that Trump has an "alcoholic's personality" and Vice President JD Vance has been a "conspiracy theorist" for a decade. She also described former DOGE advisor Elon Musk as “microdosing” ketamine while working for the White House.

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