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Right-wing pastor flips out over Obama's presidential library: 'Downright diabolical'

A right-wing pastor flipped out on Wednesday while discussing former President Barack Obama's new presidential library in Chicago.

Todd Friel, a radio pastor and host of "Wretched TV," said Obama was "sending a message" about his "fundamental redesign for America" by building his library, according to a new report from Right Wing Watch. The building, which is in Chicago's Park District and is scheduled to open on Juneteenth, sits on a 19.3-acre campus and includes the city's first "fully inclusive" playground, meaning it caters to children of all physical abilities.

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Trump official scolded by GOP chair after losing it at hearing: 'Watch your language!'

Energy Secretary Chris Wright dropped an expletive at a House hearing Wednesday — and got scolded for it by the Republican running the room.

The meltdown came after Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) confronted Wright over President Donald Trump's broken pledge to slash energy prices by 50% and the Department of Energy's cancellation of hundreds of clean energy grants in blue states.

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Trump's staggering press conference leaves analysts aghast: 'Dems just won the midterms'

Political experts were shocked on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he was not concerned about rising inflation numbers.

Trump signed the Secure America Act and began taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office when he was asked how inflation has now climbed to its highest level since 2023.

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Trump's claim that he 'loves' inflation is bad news for average Americans: economist

President Donald Trump's claim that he loves the inflation associated with his war in Iran is bad news for the average American's pocketbook, an economist said during a new CNN interview on Wednesday.

Henrietta Treyz, an economist at Veda Partners, told CNN's Boris Sanchez that there's "nothing to like" about the 4.2% inflation reading that was captured in the latest economic data released on Wednesday. That's despite Trump saying in the Oval Office that he "loves the numbers" and that inflation will "drop like a rock" once the war in Iran ends.

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Senator has blunt response for Trump nominee in hearing: 'Can't answer a simple question?'

A Democratic senator pressed a Trump-nominated judge who refused to answer questions during his confirmation hearing for an appeals court vacancy on Wednesday.

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) had a sharp response to North Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Mack Traynor.

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Jaws drop as new Trump admin Epstein details go public: 'Sheer panic'

The internet was stunned on Wednesday after explosive reporting from two New York Times reporters revealed how the Trump administration panicked as the Justice Department released the Epstein files.

In an excerpt from the upcoming book from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” the reporters detailed what happened behind-the-scenes as former Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly infuriated the Trump team over meeting with right-wing influencers about the Epstein files, while Chief of Staff Susie Wiles believed that the Jeffrey Epstein controversy would eventually pass.

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Trump laughed at on MS NOW over worst 'human being that's ever run for office' rant

An outburst by Donald Trump when asked about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner provoked laughter on MS NOW on Wednesday afternoon after the president tried to smear the Democrat.

During his brief press availability in the Oval Office, where the 79-year-old president once again remained seated, he was asked about Platner’s bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

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Trump wishes 'peace for the world' for his birthday minutes after vow to blow up Iran

In four minutes on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump promised to bomb Iran and wished for world peace.

At 11:50, gathered in the Oval Office for the signing of a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, President Donald Trump turned to reporters with a warning about Iran. "We hit them hard yesterday, and we're gonna hit them again hard today — in case you miss it, in case you don't turn on your television set," he said.

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'I was never in on this': Dan Bongino chewed out Susie Wiles over Epstein cover-up

Former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino erupted during a tense Situation Room confrontation with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in front of shocked administration insiders last July, refusing to be scapegoated for the DOJ's catastrophic mishandling of the Epstein files, according to new reporting.

According to New York Times reporting by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman from their forthcoming book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," Bongino was summoned to the White House along with FBI Director Kash Patel to meet with Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Taylor Budowich, one of Wiles's deputies.

The moment Bongino arrived in the room, Wiles accused him of leaking sensitive Epstein information to ABC News, the Times is reporting.

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Trump flew off the handle at Charlie Kirk for hosting Epstein 'grievance session': report

Donald Trump called up the late conservative gadfly Charlie Kirk last July and berated him for letting one of his Turning Point rallies spiral into anger and conspiracy rumors about the Jeffrey Epstein files, reports the New York Times.

According to reporting from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, from their forthcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” at the same time that Trump was trying to take heat off of Attorney General Pam Bondi for her handling of the Epstein Files, Kirk was on the road holding rallies that were roiled by the revelations trickling out of the FBI.

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Trump 'sleeping habits' draw warning on House floor: 'Grave national security threat'

A California Democrat took to the House floor Tuesday to declare Donald Trump's tendency to fall asleep in public a "grave national security threat" — and demanded that Republicans join her in forcing the White House to come clean about the president's health.

The speech by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove was first flagged by journalist Aaron Rupar.

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Senator eviscerates Trump judge nominee in clash during hearing: 'You understand?'

A longtime Democratic senator slammed a judge nominated by President Donald Trump for an appeals court vacancy after he refused to answer a direct question about who won the 2020 presidential election.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) asked North Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Mack Traynor, who was testifying before the Senate during a confirmation hearing for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Susie Wiles ignored FBI warnings about Epstein memo that set off MAGA 'earthquake': report

Add to the number of missteps Donald Trump’s White House has made with regard to the “explosive” Jeffrey Epstein files, Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles believed that the controversy would blow over after the FBI released a memo on their findings.

She could not have been more wrong and she had been warned, according to the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.

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