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'He is thirsting': Trump's niece reveals what's driving her uncle's 'desperate' moves

President Donald Trump's niece revealed on Tuesday what is driving her uncle's recent spate of "desperate moves."

Mary Trump, an author and psychologist, argued in a new Substack essay that the president's recent moves to threaten Greenland, take military action against Venezuela, and threaten a series of other countries are "desperate" on their face, but also reveal something deeply disturbing about her uncle's personality. She added that elected officials have a duty to "stop the madness" before it's too late.

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'Are you a Trump Democrat, sir?' Fetterman stumbles at CNN anchor's direct question

A CNN anchor on Tuesday had a pointed question for Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has often broken ranks with Democrats and faced criticism over it.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt dropped the question during a live interview, asking the sweatshirt-wearing lawmaker about his views on remaining in the Democratic party — despite lingering comments over where his loyalties lie and whether he'd back President Donald Trump's party.

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‘That’s their problem’: Trump threatens Greenland's leader after vow to stay with Denmark

President Donald Trump threatened yet another foreign leader on Tuesday during a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews after returning to Washington, D.C. from a brief trip to Detroit.

Earlier in the day, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said his country would rather stay as part of Denmark than become part of the U.S. Nielsen's comments come at a time when Trump has upped the ante against Greenland, saying the U.S. needs to control the island nation for its own national security.

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'This is on him!' Disbelief as Joe Rogan blasts 'Gestapo' ICE after endorsing Trump

Podcaster Joe Rogan sharply criticized the actions of President Donald Trump's immigration agents during one of his recent episodes, but it wasn't enough to save him from the backlash that ensued.

Rogan said during a recent episode of his popular podcast that videos of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killing 37-year-old Renee Good last week were "ugly to watch." His comments come at a time when ICE and Customs and Border Patrol face increased scrutiny as videos of agents harassing and assaulting protesters and legal observers continue to pile up.

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Trump gives middle finger to worker shouting 'pedophile protector'

President Donald Trump gave the middle finger Tuesday to a worker screaming "pedophile protector" during a tour at a Detroit factory.

Trump was touring a Ford F-150 plant in the Motor City just before his speech on the United States economy at the Detroit Economic Club when a worker started shouting at him as the president walked above the workers, TMZ reported.

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Ex-Chipotle stakeholder's donation to ICE shooter earns him harsh putdown from company

Chipotle had a harsh response to the hedge fund manager and billionaire Trump donor who donated $10,000 to the fundraiser for ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who gunned down 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week.

The company released a statement in the wake of the donation from Bill Ackman after calls to boycott the company swirled online, Newsweek reported.

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Disarray as vital Trump department snubbed by qualified job candidates: 'A huge blow'

President Donald Trump's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, is facing a staffing crisis as not only are seasoned civil rights lawyers exiting in droves — she is unable to attract viable candidates to fill vacancies.

It follows a mass revolt of staff at the civil rights division over a refusal to investigate the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross. The matter was simply handed off to the U.S. attorney's office, and state and local officials are not being allowed to participate.

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Joe Rogan compares Trump's ICE to Hitler's Gestapo: 'Is that what we've come to?'

Podcast host Joe Rogan noted that there were similarities between the Nazi Gestapo and President Donald Trump's use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

During an interview with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) this week, Rogan noted that many Americans viewed ICE officers as "murderous, military people that are on the streets of our city, and they're masked up, which is also a problem."

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Revolt in Trump's DOJ is 'metastatic and spreading quickly': expert

A revolt has mounted within the Department of Justice over the investigation of the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, a former assistant attorney general said Tuesday.

The resignation of now six senior career officials from the Criminal Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has signaled a major response after the DOJ was sidelined on what's been considered "one of the gravest excessive-force cases in decades," Harry Litman wrote in a Substack essay.

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'Disgusting grift': Trump slammed over 'creepy' late-night email to supporters

President Donald Trump caught heat Tuesday after his campaign allegedly sent out a mass fundraising email to supporters, an email that Democratic strategist Harry Sisson derided as “creepy” and “disgusting.”

Sisson shared an image on social media of the apparent email, sent on Monday, which bore the subject line: “I’m alone and in the dark.”

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Trump caught on hot mic vowing to axe 'garbage' regulations for Ford CEO

President Donald Trump was caught on a live microphone suggesting he would get rid of "garbage" environmental regulations at the request of Ford CEO Jim Farley.

As the president was touring a Ford factory in Michigan on Tuesday, he noted that Farley had "a lot of love" for making vehicles.

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J6er demands judge halt hanging of Capitol Police plaque until rioters honored too

A woman convicted for participating in the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has asked a judge to order the U.S. Senate not to hang a plaque thanking the Capitol Police because it does not also honor the rioters.

After the Senate unanimously agreed to hang the Jan. 6 plaque last week, Cindy Lou Young filed an emergency motion seeking an injunction to prevent law enforcement from being honored.

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Texas oil workers sell possessions over fears of Trump's cheap Venezuelan fuel

Workers in Texas's Permian Basin oil industry are bracing for economic hardship as Donald Trump's Venezuelan invasion threatens to flood the U.S. market with cheap oil, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The region has already experienced pain from current low oil prices. Employees have seen paychecks reduced, oil-industry support businesses have cut back operations, and local restaurants and retailers have begun layoffs.

Trump has promised Americans he can reduce oil prices to $50 per barrel following the Venezuelan intervention. Permian Basin workers, anticipating further economic decline, are already liquidating assets in preparation.

Trump's goal of pushing prices below the $60 per barrel threshold necessary for comfortable worker livelihoods is already creating visible economic strain. According to the Journal's Konrad Putzier, "Restaurants are already less crowded, barbers are idling around waiting for customers and a host of businesses linked to the oil field are feeling squeezed. On the local Facebook Marketplace, shiny Ford F-150 pickup trucks are listed for sale at bargain prices."

Element Petroleum Chief Executive Taylor Sell grimly joked, "If you want a new jet ski, right now is the best time to buy."

The region faces a compounding crisis. Beyond the threat of cheap Venezuelan oil, Trump's tariffs have increased costs for materials including chemicals and steel tubes. As new wells face delays, oil-services workers are being laid off or experiencing reduced hours.

Kyle Patterson, engineering manager at drilling-fluid company Buckeye, ios already seeing layoffs at his firm and anticipates a personal pay cut. "You can't just sit around and wait for the market to come back," he told the Journal.

Restaurant owner Nemecio Torres, a Trump voter, has experienced significant business decline. His Cancún Grill in downtown Midland saw revenue fall approximately 30 percent year-over-year. He laid off five workers and has seen his personal income reduced by more than half. Torres recently instituted happy-hour specials to attract customers.

Torres expressed disappointment with Trump's economic impact: "We thought he was going to help the economy here in West Texas."