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'Democrats should lose!' Trump rages over lack of applause and smiles during speech

President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday evening to rage that his address to Congress received no notable applause from Democrats.

"The Democrats should lose the Midterms based on their behavior at last night’s Joint Address to Congress," wrote Trump. "All Republicans must use their behavior on men in women’s sports, their very dangerous Open Border policy, High Energy and Taxes, and much else. Also, Republicans should utilize the footage provided on the total disrespect they showed to all of those that were honored that night, including young ladies who were killed by illegal migrants, people with terminal cancer, etc. They didn’t even have the common courtesy to stand, smile, or applaud."

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'Wrong': Far-right Trump allies turn on him over foreign policy approach

President Donald Trump's far-right European allies are rebuking the president's position on Ukraine and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NBC News reports.

Leaders across the continent are coming to Ukraine’s side and questioning Trump’s actions following the president's disastrous sit-down with Zelenskyy last week. Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party called his diplomacy “brutal,” “cruel” and reprehensible,” in an interview with Le Figaro.

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Trump demands DC mayor 'clear' homeless encampments — and warns he may 'do it for her'

President Donald Trump took aim at Washington, D.C.'s Democratic mayor and the city's "unsightly homeless encampments," warning that if the tent cities aren't dealt with expeditiously, the federal government will do it for her.

The nation's capital has faced a significant homeless encampment problem, and the issue has grown in recent years with homelessness increasing across the city. As of March, the situation has continued to worsen:

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Trump Pentagon aide penned antisemitic tirades — and called for deporting senator: report

Trump administration Department of Defense deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson is facing scrutiny for a lengthy history of posting antisemitic rants on social media, Jewish Insider reported — along with other inflammatory statements and conspiracy theories.

Wilson, a former aide to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought and the daughter of former Trump campaign strategist Steve Cortes, recently made the news for going out of her way to defend the Trump administration's purge of top officers at the Pentagon.

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‘Made me sick’: Lawmakers clash over ‘premediated attack’ with a cane during Trump speech

Texas Rep. Al Green’s public showing of disapproval at President Donald Trump during his address to Congress continued to rumble on Capitol Hill Wednesday as lawmakers argued over the incident that one Republican said appeared to be a “continued, premediated attack.”

Green’s protest Tuesday night unfolded as he forcefully waved his cane, which prompted House Speaker Mike Johnson to order the sergeant-at-arms to remove Green from the chamber — and a floor debate the following day over whether to formally discipline him.

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'Turmoil': Major Dem fundraiser reportedly sees 'alarming' exodus of senior staff

A major Democratic fundraising group reportedly saw an exodus of senior officials and has "plunged into turmoil" as it faces an investigation from Republicans in Congress.

At least seven senior officials left ActBlue in late February, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing a letter from the organization's unions. That included customer service and partnerships directors who had worked at the organization for more than a decade.

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Fox News reporter confronts Trump press sec on gaping hole in White House 'dress code'

While conducting her daily press briefing on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fielded an unusually combative question from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy.

The Daily Beast reported that when Leavitt called on Doocy, her smile briefly disappeared after hearing his full question. The network's senior White House correspondent began his question by pointing out that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy didn't wear a suit during his meeting last week with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. He then observed: "But Elon Musk never wears a suit."

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'Read this e-mail immediately': CDC begs some laid off workers to come back

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are frantically trying to bring in hundreds of workers fired in a mass Trump administration purge back into work, reported The Associated Press on Wednesday.

"A message seen by the AP was sent with the subject line, 'Read this e-mail immediately,'" reported Mike Stobbe. "It said that 'after further review and consideration,' a Feb. 15 termination notice has been rescinded and the employee was cleared to return to work on Wednesday. 'You should return to duty under your previous work schedule,' it said. 'We apologize for any disruption that this may have caused.'"

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'Did Fetterman listen to the speech? Tim Walz takes a shot at fellow Dem on CNN

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday scoffed at remarks critical of Democrats by one of their own – Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman – who took to X in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s speech to attack the party’s conduct in the House chamber.

The war of words between the two prominent Democratic leaders emerged as the 2024 vice presidential nominee responded to Fetterman’s comments in which he called the party “a sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance.”

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'Last warning!': Trump delivers ominous threat to Hamas and the 'people of Gaza'

President Donald Trump delivered an ominous threat Wednesday to Hamas and the "people of Gaza" amid escalating hostage negotiations.

“'Shalom Hamas' means Hello and Goodbye," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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'Cruel and dismissive': Ex-Republican slams Trump administration's view of veterans

Former Republican strategist Tim Miller, who now hosts The Bulwark podcast, called President Donald Trump's view of veterans "cruel and dismissive."

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace spoke with Miller and longtime veterans rights advocate Paul Rieckhoff, who founded the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

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Mike Johnson's top aide busted on DUI charge after crashing into Capitol vehicle: report

The chief of staff for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was arrested on drunk driving charges just hours after President Donald Trump concluded his address to Congress, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

Hayden Haynes, who has served on Johnson's staff since 2017 and in the chief of staff role since 2023, "hit a Capitol vehicle around midnight and was arrested and released with a citation to appear in court," said the report.

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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot estimates '75-85% likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset'

President Donald Trump’s first major speech of his second term Tuesday night had all the hallmarks of one that could have been delivered by a ‘Russian asset’ compromised by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, according to the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk.

In fact, the chatbot named Grok – brainchild of Musk’s company xAI– said it was “75-85% likely” that the individual who addressed a joint session of Congress more or less works for Putin based on publicly available data, columnist EJ Montini wrote Tuesday.

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