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Angry demonstrators in Greenland converged on a newly-built U.S. consulate on Thursday to protest the activities of President Donald Trump's special envoy to the island, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

According to The Hill, "Hundreds of Greenlanders took to the streets Thursday to protest the opening of the U.S. Consulate, chanting that the Americans must 'go home.' Protesters waved Greenlandic flags and held signs that read 'USA Asu,' or Stop USA,” The Guardian reported. Others shouted 'Greenland belongs to Greenlanders' outside the Greenlandic Parliament."

President Donald Trump's new taxpayer-funded "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to pay out allies who claim to have been victims of "lawfare" horrified GOP pundit Erick Erickson, who tore into Trump on Thursday for losing focus on issues that matter — and trying to hold his majorities in November.

"You’re not going to like it, but here’s the harsh truth: Trump would rather use taxpayer money to relitigate the 2020 election and January 6th through an 'anti-weaponization' fund than focus on winning the midterms," Erickson posted to X, along with a clip of him elaborating more on the issue.

The House GOP canceled a key upcoming vote on President Donald Trump's war in Iran to save the president from a staggering rebuke, according to reports.

The House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on a resolution on Trump's war powers this week, but a slew of Republican absences prompted the party to reconsider the move, Bloomberg reported. The move happened after a tie vote last week to halt the ongoing military action in Iran, according to the report.

A political analyst was stunned on Thursday after one of President Donald Trump's federal fraud investigators refused to answer a reporter's question.

Colin McDonald, an assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement, spoke at a press conference announcing criminal charges against 15 organizations in Minnesota that have allegedly defrauded federal Medicaid and autism-related benefit programs. During the press conference, a reporter asked McDonald about Trump's previously commuted sentences for people convicted of stealing Medicaid money and whether some of the people charged on Thursday can expect similar leniency.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is continuing to campaign in the primary runoff after President Donald Trump dealt a crushing blow by endorsing his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — but his latest stunt is meeting a wave of ridicule.

"Stopped by @DairyQueen in Sealy, Texas, otherwise known as the 'Texas stop sign,' to sample some of their delicious fare," said Cornyn in a post to X on his official government account. "I highly recommend the Blizzard. (I had that after I ate this child-size cone)" He posted a picture of himself posing with an employee inside the restaurant.

Onlookers were outraged on Thursday after one of President Donald Trump's top aides made some remarkable claims about the president's fund to pay allies.

This week, the Trump Department of Justice established a $1.776 billion fund that will compensate people who claim they were wrongfully prosecuted by the federal government. Trump allies like Michael Caputo, a former campaign aide, and Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, have said they will seek retributive payments through the fund. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was given the lengthiest sentence for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, has also said he will seek a payment.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) skipped a White House meeting Thursday — and sources say it wasn't an accident.

Two aides familiar with the cancellation told reporter Pablo Manríquez that Johnson flatly refused to attend, marking what may be the first time the Speaker has said no to Donald Trump.