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'What a sick, warped individual': Trump hammered over new report of dictator praise

Reacting to a new report that Donald Trump has demonstrated an inordinate amount of affection for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson called out the former president for being “warped.”

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” kicked off Tuesday by discussing former White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly having to talk Trump down after he stated, “Hitler did some good things.”

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Trump gives himself a used car salesman-style nickname while challenging Biden to debate

Donald Trump gave himself a nickname that's reminiscent of a used car salesman to challenge president Joe Biden to a debate.

The former president refused to debate any of his Republican opponents, but he repeated his challenge to debate Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace" in an overnight Truth Social post that took glancing shots at vanquished presidential primary rivals.

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The RNC has become 'Trump's toilet' and the party 'deserves it': former GOP lawmaker

Former President Donald Trump's newly installed Republican National Committee leadership initiated what is being described as a staffing "bloodbath" this week that saw as many as 60 staffers axed from their posts.

It came soon after the national party's reins were relinquished by former head Ronna McDaniel and given to chair Michael Whatley and co-chair Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of the former president.

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Watch: Jon Stewart finds the one Katie Britt line he says wasn't ridiculed enough

Jon Stewart found the one moment in Sen. Katie Britt's repeatedly ridiculed rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address he felt had not been ridiculed enough.

"Who smiles," asked Stewart on the Daily Show Monday, "when they say the line 'steeped in the blood of patriots'?"

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'Daddy is angry!' Texas GOP hopeful publicly mocked Trump's teenage son Barron

A conservative YouTuber challenging Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) — whom he accuses of being insufficiently far right — could soon face serious backlash from the MAGA base over newly surfaced insults he levied against former President Donald Trump's teenage son.

The Daily Beast reported Monday night that GOP challenger Brandon Herrera last month relentlessly mocked Trump's 17-year-old son Barron.

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'Reckless spending crusader' Matt Gaetz led House in reimbursed office expenses: analysis

The MAGA firebrand who presents himself as a crusader against the federal government's "reckless spending" leads his peers in the House of Representatives when it comes to office expenses, according to a new analysis.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was reimbursed for nearly $43,800 in office expenses in 2023, according to a Legistorm report filed Tuesday.

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Hush money judge 'unimpressed' by Trump's presidential immunity delay argument: analysis

Newly revealed court filings in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case show the judge appears "unimpressed" by his demand for a delay, a new analysis shows.

Law360 Frank Runyeon shared on X Monday night a court filing from Judge Juan Merchan in response to Trump's demand that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's criminal case be postponed until the Supreme Court rules on his presidential immunity argument in the federal election interference case.

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Trump pledges to immediately free 'January 6 Hostages' from jail if re-elected president

Former President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Monday that among his first acts as president will be to release convicted and accused Jan. 6 rioters from jail if elected to another term in November.

"My first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!" Trump posted.

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Robert Hur resigns ahead of House hearing with help from 'Trumpworld figures': report

Special counsel Robert Hur, who oversaw the investigation into President Joe Biden's retention of classified information, timed his resignation from the Justice Department with the help of Trump-aligned lawmakers ahead of his testimony to Congress, reported the Independent on Monday.

"According to multiple sources familiar with Mr Hur’s plans, the special counsel, who is appearing before the Judiciary Committee at the request of the Republican majority led by Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, has arranged his departure from the Department of Justice to be official as of Monday 11 March, one day before he is scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill," wrote Andrew Feinberg. "Instead of appearing as a DOJ employee who is bound by the ethical guidelines which govern the behaviour of federal prosecutors, he will appear as a private citizen with no constraints on his testimony."

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'Mob bunker mentality': Former Trump aide explains new bombshell witness interview

The anonymous witness in Donald Trump's classified documents case went public Monday in spite of what a onetime aide to the former president describes as a "mob bunker mentality," she says.

The Mar-a-Lago witness known in court papers as "Trump Employee 5" — who came forward to identify himself as Brian Butler — dished to CNN on his former boss of two decades in a bombshell interview.

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'Substantial risks here': Letitia James fights Trump's demand to stay $450M fraud ruling

New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday filed a lengthy opposition to former President Donald Trump's request to stay his more-than $450 million civil fraud trial ruling, court records show.

The 132-page rebuttal filed to the New York Supreme Court appellate division argues Trump has yet to prove he can come up with the cash to pay damages ordered by Justice Arthur Engoron.

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'Apparently I'm stupid': Don Trump Jr. defends his position on Russia

Donald Trump Jr. made a shocking revelation Monday while discussing his much maligned position on Russia's war with Ukraine during an interview with former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

"Apparently I'm stupid," Trump Jr. declared. "I'm a Putin apologist and a Russia lover. Basically I work for them according to the mainstream press."

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'Been there done that': Ex-prosecutor says Trump's motion in hush payment case is doomed

Former President Donald Trump's new ploy to delay the New York hush money criminal case is doomed to fail, argued former prosecutor Kristy Greenberg on MSNBC Monday.

The new motion filed by Trump cites his claim to presidential immunity, which he has also used to put his federal election conspiracy case on hold, as grounds to exclude all evidence that came from when he was president, including some provided by his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen.

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