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Trump buried by Rick Wilson over his 'flying brothel' gift from Qatar

Former GOP campaign consultant and current full-time Donald Trump critic Rick Wilson appeared on MSNBC on Sunday morning and pounced all over a report that the government of Qatar is gifting the president with a $400 million jet that he will be allowed to keep when he leaves office.

Late Saturday ABC reported, "The royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library."

With the jet being dubbed a "flying palace," Wilson had another suggestion when speaking with host Ali Velshi.

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"First off, this is what we call a bribe," Wilson began. "It's not a gift, it's a bribe, this is a bribe. This is a very, very expensive 740 7-8, it's a very fancy plane."

"In fact, the reason, I think that Qatar has been so smart about this is the interior decorating style.," he continued. "It looks like Saddam and Liberace's decorators got together and said, let's make a flying brothel that will appeal to Donald Trump."

"It is the most vulgar thing you've ever seen in your life, he added, "But that is his –– this is a bribe. This is not a gift, it's not a, it's not a loan, it's not a deal –– it's a bribe. And you need to, I mean, we need to just recognize how transactional and corrupt this is."

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Fox News host compares 12-foot-tall statue of Black woman to 'dream' of 'King Kong'

Fox News host Jimmy Failla compared a 12-foot-tall statue of a Black woman to a "dream" of King Kong.

On his Saturday night Fox News program, Failla noted that artist Thomas J. Price had placed the statue in Times Square to change "the narrative of who we put on statues."

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Trump facing 'broad-based and deep' collapse among voters who sealed his 2024 win

After over 100 days in office, support for Donald Trump among voters who normally are not found in the GOP camp but voted for him has already cratered.


According to a report from CNN, Trump got a boost in 2024 from " Latinos, younger men, non-White voters without a college degree, and, to some extent, Black men," but that support has withered away primarily due to a depressed economy.

According to longtime GOP analyst-turned-Trump critic Mike Madrid, "The collapse that he’s experiencing — I think that’s the right word to phrase it — is broad-based and it’s deep."

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'Just give me a yes or no': NBC host grills GOP senator on suspending habeas corpus

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) declined to rule out voting to suspend habeas corpus if it helps President Donald Trump deport undocumented people.

In a Sunday interview with the senator, NBC host Kristen Welker pointed out that White House aide Stephen Miller had recently floated the idea of suspending the right to challenge detentions in court.

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Trump's Liberation Day tariffs will face 'first major legal test this week': report

The fate of Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff proposals will hang in the balance this week in a little-known Manhattan courtroom considers the limits of executive powers.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the three judges sitting on the Court of International Trade will begin hearing arguments this coming week related to a lawsuit brought by multiple businesses contesting the legality of Trump imposing far-reaching tariffs.

The report notes that the federal court "has nationwide jurisdiction over tariff and trade disputes" and that, in the case of constitutional issues, a three-judge panel will hear arguments as opposed to a single judge when confronted with lesser issues.

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The Journal is reporting, "If the panel finds the emergency economic powers law does allow the president to impose tariffs, that conclusion would force the court to face far-reaching constitutional issues that could further embolden Trump if he wins," adding that the plaintiffs claim in their lawsuit, "If there are any constitutional limits to delegation at all, they apply here, in a case where the executive claims virtually limitless authority to impose massive tax increases and start a worldwide trade war.”

The report adds, "While the trade court has jurisdiction over tariffs, some plaintiffs have taken their challenges to district courts instead, arguing they aren’t bound to file in the specialized New York court because Trump improperly relied upon a law that isn’t about tariffs at all. If district judges agree, that would be a considerable blow to the administration."

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GOP senator: Trump shows 'strength and leadership' by calling to ration kids' dolls

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) insisted President Donald Trump showed "strength and leadership" with an apparent call to ration dolls as his tariffs hit U.S. consumers.

During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker noted that Trump recently said young kids could get by with fewer toys.

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'Why does this keep happening?' NBC host corners Sean Duffy on airport outages

NBC host Kristen Welker pressed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy about why airport outages continued under President Donald Trump's administration.

"I have to start with the latest out of Newark Airport, where air traffic controllers had another brief radio and radar outage," Welker told Duffy on Sunday. "This happened early Friday morning. This is, of course, on top of losing contact with pilots multiple times since August. Mr. Secretary, what can you tell us about this latest incident? And why does this keep happening?"

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'But it's not happening right now': CNN's Bash cuts off Howard Lutnick tariff boast

A boast by Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about the effectiveness of the president trade war led CNN's Dana Bash to correct him on Sunday morning.

Appearing on "State of the Union," Lutnick launched extensive explanations about the upside of Trump's tariff threats, and butted heads with the CNN host, repeatedly replying," No, no, no," when she attempted to fact-check him.

In one exchange, he asserted, "Look, we published our rates on Liberation Day, negotiate with us, bring those rates down by opening your markets to Americans who can export. So what's going to happen is we're going to have imports. Of course, our ports, we are the consumer of the world! I mean, we consume $20 trillion worth of stuff. The world wants to sell us stuff."

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"But it's not happening.right now because of the president's policies," Bash interrupted.

"No, no, no, it's only stopping," Lutnick protested.

"Look," he attempted, "We are in a negotiation with China, we agree. We're in. It has stopped 145 percent on China. Of course, that stops it, but that –– they're negotiating that right now, we are optimistic that that will open."

"But what the president's tariff policy is, is let's open all the markets in the world that have been closed to us. Let's get that opportunity for Americans to export to them, let's really, really help Americans export," he continued. "And of course, those people who import are going to have great businesses. We are the greatest economy in the world. Everybody wants to come here, as the president likes to say, everybody likes to shop here with our consumers and it's going to work out great. "

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Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president.

ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library.

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Judges overseeing Trump lawsuits raise red flags over new 'unsettling' intimidation tactic

Judges who are being tasked with ruling on the flood of lawsuits filed against Donald Trump's administration are finding themselves on the receiving end of a new intimidation tactic designed to remind them that critics know where they and members of their family live.

According to a report from the Washington Post, judges have reached out to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Marshals Service after receiving unsolicited pizzas delivered at their places of residence which began in February and have continued to increase since then.

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Ex-staffer raises alarm that 'clown' Laura Loomer is bypassing Trump's chief of staff

During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, the former deputy press secretary in Donald Trump's first administration expressed alarm that conservative gadfly Laura Loomer has the president's ear on hiring and firings.

Speaking with the hosts of MSNBC's 'The Weekend," Sarah Matthews claimed she was told that there would be a firewall around Trump in his second term to keep him from following his worst instincts because of outside advice.

Asked by co-host Eugene Daniels, "I've heard a little bit of rumblings of some of the staffers around President Trump, who are actually supposed to have power and influence, getting a little frustrated with this happening with the Laura Loomer's of the world with definitely Elon Musk?" Matthews expressed dismay.

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"Well, you know, I was told that Susie Wiles was going to make sure that these kinds of clown-like figures weren't coming into the Oval Office or weren't getting on the phone with the president and having that kind of access to power," she replied.

"Obviously, it seems like you can only do so much; I think she has to kind of pick and choose her battles," she conceded. "And so with Laura Loomer, obviously she's still getting through to Trump, still being very influential in these hiring decisions or firing decisions."

"That is very scary to think that a far-right conspiracy theorist has the president's ear," she added. "And, unfortunately, she has a lot of power and some of these bad actors do too."

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'Time is running out': Ex-Trump official gives grim prediction of 'unnecessary recession'

If Donald Trump isn't careful, he's going to open up the United States to an "unnecessary recession" very soon, according to a former Trump official.

Trump thinks he has a handle on the trade wars the U.S. is fighting, but things will turn quickly, according to his previous white house communications chief.

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JD Vance's quick reversal on his own comments driven by 'fear it might go nuclear': report

From "fundamentally none of our business" to making his own efforts to ensure peace, Vice President JD Vance has reportedly been all over the place when it comes to one foreign conflict.

David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes and the so-called Trump whisperer Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported on the developments on Saturday in an article entitled, "Reluctant at First, Trump Officials Intervened in South Asia as Nuclear Fears Grew."

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