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A former official in Donald Trump's first administration who served as both national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations shot down the spin from Vice President J.D. Vance that Mike Waltz was getting a "promotion" after being ousted from his advisory position.

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend," John Bolton said there is no legitimate comparison between the two jobs.

Co-host Jonathan Capehart pressed his guest, "Let's talk about your other the other job you had that at least talked about in the intro. You were the United States ambassador, permanent representative to the United Nations. Vice President Vance is trying to is trying to spin Mike Waltz's nomination to be in the job you had as a promotion. I mean, on paper, it might it seems like a promotion from national security advisor. But you tell me, as someone who has been in both jobs."

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"Look, I loved being U.N. ambassador, it's a great job, there's no question about it," Bolton replied. "But in terms of being able to influence policy, it's not even a close question."

"National security advisors is far more likely to be influential," he elaborated. "The office is only a couple of yards down the hall from the Oval Office, and the fact is the U.N. ambassador actually has a job to do, too, in addition to, to what? to what the what the level of the title may show."

"So I think if you took a survey and asked any, any number of national security-related people in Washington or around the country, they would overwhelmingly say that national security advisor was the more important job. I don't even think that's a close question," he added.

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President Donald Trump complained that NBC host Kristen Welker was conducting a "dishonest interview" after she informed him prices were going up in the wake of his tariffs.

During an interview aired on Sunday, Welker noted that Trump recently admitted that the cost of toys could increase.

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to extend a recent pause in rate cuts this week as it waits to see how President Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout affects the health of the world's largest economy.

Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower "baseline" levies of 10 percent on goods from most other countries, along with 25 percent duties on specific items like steel, automobiles and aluminum.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that she had rejected an offer from US President Donald Trump to send American troops to Mexico to help combat drug trafficking.

"I told him, 'No, President Trump, our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale,'" she said at a public event, referring to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal that described a tense exchange between the leaders.

Following a debate on MSNBC's "The Weekend" on whether former Vice President Mike Pence deserves to be the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his actions on Jan. 6th, co-host Jonathan Capehart stated he was more interested in how Donald Trump will react.

Pence will receive the award for “putting his life and career on the line” when he oversaw the certification of the 2020 presidential election results despite threats and pressure from Trump combined with an assault on the Capitol that forced lawmakers from both parties to flee.

Noting the award will be presented at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Sunday night in Boston, co-host Elise Jordan defended Pence, explaining, "I think the award is a good move just because it shows grace for anything –– what happened in the past, I'm not going to say I agreed with everything Mike Pence did as vice president certainly –– but the human capacity for change and how it is powerful when people step up and they do their job, which sometimes it is simply doing their job and not taking orders, and he could have taken orders and it could have been disastrous."

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"Come on, Elise Oprah," co-host Eugene Daniels protested before laughing.

That was when Capehart jumped in, "You know, but you know the best –– come on –– I'm just going to speak for myself. But the thing I'm most looking forward to is the reaction of ––."

"Of who?" Daniels interrupted.

"President Trump! Because it's totally going to be..." Capehart responded as he mimed Trump's head exploding.

"True Social is going to be lighting up," Jordan interjected.

"Lit, as the kids would say," Capehart agreed.

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Following the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis, the Vatican is considering its possibilities for a successor. President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, April 29, joked that his "number one choice" for the Catholic Church's next pope is himself.

Later that day on X, formerly Twitter, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) humorously posted, "I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope. This would truly be a dark horse candidate, but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility!"

The Department of Homeland Security Saturday targeted the New York Times, purportedly for failing to list the immigration status of a man who was allegedly seen sexually abusing a corpse in public.

The headline in question is, "Police Arrest a Man They Say Abused a Corpse on the R Train." As the Times recently reported, "A Brooklyn man was arrested on Monday after the police said he violated a corpse on an R train in a Manhattan subway station earlier this month."

Billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday revealed who he believes will be hit the hardest if the economy takes a turn for the worse due to Donald Trump's trade policies.

Trump's on-and-off-again tariffs have created uncertainty in the market, and some experts have warned that a recession could be coming next.

While media reports were going around about Donald Trump ousting his national security adviser, there was reportedly "behind-the-scenes" confusion about who would take over the role.

CNN White House reporter Alayna Treene said on Saturday that she was told by people inside the White House that "they did not know the President was going to name" Marco Rubio to hold the spot temporarily.

A Donald Trump ally on Saturday complained about be "heckled at the DMV" by an "angry white woman."

Trump nominee and lawyer Harmeet Dhillon took to social media on Saturday to talk about the purported interaction.

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said on Saturday that she once gave up her vote "because my President asked me to," but she "will not do it again."

Greene, a steadfast ally to Donald Trump, said on Friday that she was "frustrated" by Republicans and the direction they are heading.