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Trump admits 'Leon' Musk has access to fed payment system to fire people who are 'no good'

President Donald Trump again referred to Elon Musk as "Leon" while admitting that the billionaire chief of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has access to the U.S. payments system.

While signing executive orders to create a sovereign wealth fund, Trump was asked why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Musk access to the federal payments system.

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Trump taps Steve Bannon pal with white nationalist ties for top role at State Department

President Donald Trump's administration was expected to name a former White House speechwriter to a top State Department role even though he was previously fired for ties to white nationalists.

ABC News reported over the weekend that Darren Beattie, a speechwriter in Trump's first term, would take on the role of acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs. Beattie has promoted conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.

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'Absolutely brutal': Viewers laugh as Fox News shows how Trump's plan could raise prices

Fox News on Sunday caused some viewers to laugh after the conservative news network listed numerous items that could see price increases under Donald Trump's tariff plan.

Fox News host Jon Scott over the weekend told GOP lawmaker and Trump ally Nancy Mace that "virtually every sector" of the economy would be impacted by Trump's policy.

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'Every sector': Nancy Mace admits tariff inflation 'risk' as Fox News lists affected items

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) admitted that President Donald Trump's tariffs posed a "risk" of higher prices to U.S. consumers as Fox News host Jon Scott told her that "virtually every sector" of the economy would be impacted.

"This trade war that has erupted involving the US, Mexico, China and Canada, will it drive up consumer prices?" Scott asked after Trump imposed 25% tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico, with an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products.

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'Don't call it a war!' Peter Navarro snaps at Newsmax host over Trump's tariff price hikes

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro scolded Newsmax host John Glasgow for suggesting President Donald Trump had started a trade war by imposing new 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

During a Sunday interview, Glasgow pointed out that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had vowed to retaliate against Trump's tariffs.

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'He doesn't care': Vance says Trump can control Greenland even if 'Europeans scream at us'

Vice President J.D. Vance insisted that President Donald Trump will continue to try to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, no matter "what the Europeans scream at us."

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo asked Vance about Trump's plans for Greenland during a Sunday morning interview.

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'Any evidence?' Fox News grills Vance on claim Biden banned hiring 'white people' at FAA

Vice President J.D. Vance suggested Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "not to hire" white people.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, Vance said the Trump administration would "do a better job at the policy so that we make sure that aviation is as safe as it possibly can" after a recent deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem won't rule out holding children at Guantanamo

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused to rule out housing women, children, and families at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked Noem about President Donald Trump's plan to expand Gitmo detention facilities for immigrants and migrants.

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'Contradiction': Fox Biz host rips Trump blaming crash on Biden policies 'still in place'

Fox Business host Stuart Varney called out President Donald Trump after he blamed Wednesday's deadly plane crash on Biden-era policies that were "still in place."

After Trump held a press conference on the mid-air collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger airplane in Washington, D.C., Varney reacted by calling the president's address "sensational."

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Trump blames Obama and Biden for tragic plane crash that happened on his watch

President Donald Trump suggested former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden were to blame for a deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C.

At a Thursday press conference to address the crash, Trump began by reading articles about how previous administrations had focused on "diversity" at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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'Did DEI play a role?' House GOP lawmaker suggests diversity to blame for D.C. plane crash

Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee suggested Thursday that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts could be to blame for a mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport that was suspected of killing more than 60 people Wednesday night.

In an interview on Fox Business News, host Maria Bartiromo asked Ogles to react to the tragedy as a House Homeland Security Committee member.

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Kristi Noem halts funding for migrant nonprofits after learning they're not 'about Jesus'

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced she was suspending aid for nonprofits that helped migrants and complained the non-governmental organizations were not "telling somebody about Jesus."

Noem made the announcement during an exclusive Wednesday interview on Fox News.

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'What is that about?' Tuberville and Bannon whine that too many Dem women oversee military

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) suggested that Democrats had named too many women senators to the Armed Services Committee.

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, Tuberville accused Democrats of orchestrating an attack on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at an earlier Armed Services hearing.

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