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Jimmy Kimmel rips into Trump for 'ramblings of a madman' Truth Social tirade

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel used his first show of 2026 to rip into Donald Trump's Truth Social posts.

The president made nearly 100 posts in the middle of the night yesterday (January 5) and posted hundreds more over the holiday period. Kimmel's team highlighted Trump's more than 550 posts in the two-week break for Christmas, with two Christmas addresses singled out for coverage by the late night host.

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Trump critic cuffed on camera immediately after speaking out against US raid

A protest in Michigan took a dramatic turn when an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's raid to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was arrested during a live TV interview.

Hundreds hit the streets of downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday in a heated showdown against America's stunning military intervention in Venezuela, capped off by the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

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Pete Hegseth caves on Mark Kelly court martial threat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested he was backing down from his threat to court-martial Mark Kelly and would instead seek to reduce his retirement pay.

In a video with other Democratic lawmakers, Kelly said troops had a responsibility not to obey illegal orders. The video came after the Trump administration began striking alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela.

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Tim Walz drops out of governor's race while warning Trump will make MN 'meaner place'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the former Democratic vice presidential nominee, cited President Donald Trump's attacks on his state as he announced he was dropping out of the race for another gubernatorial term.

"I can't give a political campaign my all," Walz said in a statement, noting that it was "an extraordinarily difficult year for our state."

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Jan. 6 author tracks women rioters energized by Trump’s return

On Jan. 6, 2021, author and ethnographer Noelle Cook drove to Washington, D.C. On Capitol Hill, she was shocked to come upon a scene of people smashed against the walls of Congress and emergency responders taking away the body of Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran who was shot dead by police as she attempted to crawl through a broken window and into the Speaker’s Lobby, outside the House chamber.

Cook had not shown up to take part in the “Stop the Steal” rally, which ended in the storming of the U.S. Capitol by rioters who believed Donald Trump’s lie that Joe Biden stole the 2020 election.

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Trump goes on late night Truth Social tirade with nearly 100 posts in an hour

Donald Trump has gone on a late night Truth Social binge, posting nearly 100 times in the middle of the night.

The president uses the social media platform to announce administration updates and to take aim at his critics, but a flurry of reposts were made by Trump in the early hours of January 5. Many of the posts appeared to be reposts of his own Truth Social comments, which were screen recordings or screenshots of political commentary.

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Jimmy Kimmel fires warning to 'ridiculous' Trump ahead of talk show return

Jimmy Kimmel has issued a warning to Donald Trump ahead of his return to late night television.

The Live! host will be back on air from tonight (January 5), and picked up a Critics' Choice Award for Best Talk Show the day before. Using his speech to thank the president, Kimmel mocked Trump and says the administration had given his team a "banner couple of weeks" to break down.

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'Thanks for admitting it': JD Vance's attempt to explain WH claim labeled a 'confession'

Critics pounced on JD Vance on Sunday after the vice president scrambled to answer a common question about the Trump administration's motives for attacking Venezuela.

Vance over the weekend took to X to explain the administration's attack on Venezuela on a purported mission to stop fentanyl trafficking, considering the controversial drug doesn't flow from there.

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'The image is disrespectful': Greenland leader pounces on picture by Stephen Miller's wife

The Premier of Greenland is speaking out strongly after an "insane" and "disrespectful" social media post from Stephen Miller's wife.

Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, caught some flak on Saturday after making what some described as an insane one-word comment about the nation of Greenland. Miller's post was a simple yet heavily labeled map of Greenland, but the entire allied nation was colored in with the red, white, and blue consistent with the U.S. flag. She included a single word in the caption.

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JD Vance scrambles to explain military motive: 'Fentanyl isn't the only drug in the world'

JD Vance on Sunday scrambled to answer a common question about the Trump administration's motives for attacking Venezuela.

The notion that Venezuela was a target due to fentanyl has been a common theme since Trump first began ordering military strikes on ships from that region. It has been pushed forward or at least allowed to slip by, but statistics have shown Venezuela produces almost none of that drug.

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'Just gave the game away': Top Dem says MAGA lawmaker accidently exposed Trump's plan

Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, argued Sunday that his House colleague Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) had just moments earlier accidentally given “the game away” by revealing President Donald Trump’s disregard for the legislative branch of government, and his method of weaponizing his own party's capitulation.

Jordan appeared on CNN Sunday and, when asked about the contradictions between Trump’s purported “America First” ideology and his unprecedented attack on and takeover of Venezuela on Saturday, repeatedly claimed that he trusted Trump’s judgement.

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'Disturbing times': Trump comment has experts asking 'Oh my god how is this real?'

Donald Trump made a comment over the weekend that stunned political observers and experts alike, and had some asking, "Is this real?"

The president on Saturday was discussing his administration's successful mission to capture the leader of Venezuela, as well as his wife, when Trump made the remark.

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'What happened?' JD Vance's own words thrown in his face as he's accused of hypocrisy

JD Vance was accused this weekend of being a hypocrite, as political observers threw the vice president's prior remarks back in his face in the wake of the Trump admin's military strike in Venezuela.

After Trump announced the successful mission to capture Venezuela's leader and his wife, Vance took to social media to voice his support for the venture some have deemed "regime change."

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