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CNN political commentator Van Jones said on Wednesday that Donald Trump showed something surprising during his address to the nation.

Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night at a time when public polling shows support for his economic policies is crumbling. A recent NPR poll found that 36% of Americans support Trump's economic policies, which is a record low for his second administration.

A CNN political commentator mocked President Donald Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday night.

Trump's address to the nation comes at a time when public polls show support for some of his signature policies is fading. A recent NPR poll found just 36% of Americans support his economic policies, which many experts have said are the reason Trump was elected to office in the first place.

President Donald Trump kicked off his mystery speech out of the gate on Wednesday evening with an avalanche of false claims, saying that Joe Biden instituted "transgender for everybody" and accepted 25 million foreigners from prisons and mental institutions.

Trump did so while denying any responsibility for the affordability crisis and claiming that prices are actually coming down on his watch, and pledging to give $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks to people in the military.

President Donald Trump uncorked a falsehood-filled blitz during his Wednesday night address from the White House —in which he touted accomplishments and unveiled a new 1776-themed bid to help military families — but internet critics begged the MAGA leader to watch his decibels.

Trump's rapid-fire speech made dubious claims, including that he cut drug prices by up to 600 percent, and that gasoline has fallen to under $2.50 a gallon in much of the country.

President Donald Trump announced during his address to the nation on Wednesday that his administration is sending a $1,776 dividend check to 1.45 million military members, paid for by revenue collected by Trump's tariffs.

Trump called the payment a "warrior dividend" and said the "checks are already in the mail." The payment was announced at a time when support for Trump's handling of the economy reached 36%, according to a recent poll, the lowest mark of his second administration.

President Donald Trump's address to the nation attracted significant betting interest on Wednesday night.

More than $760,000 of bets were placed on words Trump would say during his address on Kalshi about 10 minutes before he was scheduled to speak. Significant activity was also recorded on Polymarket.

President Donald Trump was addressing the nation on Wednesday night, his first public address in several months.

His speech comes at a time when his poll numbers slide, and Democrats appear to have significant momentum heading into the 2026 midterm election. A recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found just 36% of voters approve of Trump's handling of the economy, which is the lowest of his presidency.

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) hit back on Wednesday night, after President Donald Trump lashed out at him on his Truth Social platform to attack his Christian faith.

"Warnock spent the entire show using Religion to try and divide the Country! If a Republican, in particular ME, made those statements, it would be FRONT PAGE NEWS," Trump proclaimed, adding that Warnock is "a bad guy" whose wife "correctly states that he tried to run her over with a car" and NBC News won't "get away" with interviewing him.

President Donald Trump's proposal to relax the federal classification of marijuana is already running into opposition within his own party.

Last week, reporting indicated that Trump is mulling an executive order directing drug enforcement officials to downgrade marijuana from Schedule I, the highest category reserved for dangerous, addictive substances with no medical use, to Schedule III, a less restrictive designation that puts it on the same level as anabolic steroids and some milder prescription painkillers.

The Department of Health and Human Services cut funding for seven grant programs that supported an organization that has criticized Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a new report.

The New York Times reported that the grants had been awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics for programs that seek to reduce "sudden infant deaths, prenatal substance exposure, birth defects and adolescent mental health problems." In all, the seven programs accounted for $3 million in funding out of the roughly $18 million that the academy received from HHS last year, according to the report.

MAGA fans fumed this week at Republicans who attended a ceremony to install a new statue to replace a Confederate monument that hasn't been up since 2020.

Virginia unveiled a statue of civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, replacing a monument for Robert E. Lee in one of two spaces each state is designating to display historical figures.

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's announcement that he is leaving the Trump administration in January received swift mockery from political analysts and observers on Wednesday.

Bongino announced his resignation about an hour after President Donald Trump praised him for doing a "good job" during a press conference at Joint Base Andrews. His announcement comes at a time when Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel are facing growing criticism for their handling of high-profile cases like the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and injured nine others.