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'He knows': Psychologist reveals why Trump lashes out at reports about his health

A prominent psychologist revealed on Sunday some of the reasons why President Donald Trump rages at reports of his failing physical and mental health.

Trump has recently lashed out at The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times for reporting on his health. After The Journal published its report, Trump posted on Truth Social that he "aced" multiple cognitive exams. He has also called the NYT the "enemy of the people" and called for the outlet to be investigated for reporting on his health.

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'Consider the pain': Children of slain Dem call on Trump to take down 'false' video

The children of a slain Democratic lawmaker called out President Donald Trump on Sunday after he shared a "false" video on Truth Social that they claim "twisted" the vote of their late mother.

On Sunday, Trump posted a video on Truth Social that claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had former state lawmaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog assassinated because she voted to take away health care for illegal immigrants. Hortman was gunned down at home over the summer by Vance Boelter, a Republican voter who impersonated law enforcement to gain access to the Hortmans' home, according to the Department of Justice.

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'Go home': DHS official urges Venezuelans in US to self-deport following Maduro's arrest

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Sunday that Venezuelans living in the U.S. with temporary protected status should self-deport following the capture of the country's dictator.

On Saturday morning, the Trump administration sent military forces to Venezuela to detain dictator Nicolás Maduro. Maduro and his wife were then swiftly brought to the U.S., where they will stand trial for narco-terrorism and gun charges. Some legal experts have said the move exceeded Trump's authority as president, and calls for the president to be impeached began to grow following the move.

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Trump tells reporters Venezuela is 'dead' and needs 'big investment' from oil companies

President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that Venezuela is a "dead" country that needs "big investment" from oil companies to survive.

Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington, D.C. from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. His comments come after the Trump administration extracted Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela early on Saturday morning, flying them to the U.S. to stand trial on narco-terrorism and gun charges.

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'We've become what we created': Strategist flags 'historical irony' of Trump's latest move

A Republican political strategist on Sunday flagged the "historical irony" behind President Donald Trump's latest move in Venezuela.

Mike Madrid, co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, wrote in a new Substack essay that Trump's decision to arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife on narco-terrorism and gun charges early Saturday morning was reminiscent of the CIA-backed operations America has undertaken in South America to install America-friendly dictators. What makes Trump's move against Maduro so remarkable is that he decided to tell the truth about America's ambitions in the region.

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'It's insulting': Outgoing GOP Rep trashes Trump's 'slap in the face' to average Americans

An outgoing Republican member of Congress bashed President Donald Trump's "slap in the face" for everyday Americans during a tense interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker on Sunday.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has declared herself as ex-MAGA, joined Welker on "Meet the Press" a day before Greene's last day in Congress. Greene announced her resignation in November over "growing tensions" with Trump and the administration's attempts to hide or obscure the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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'Truly unsettling': Analyst flags most 'uncomfortable' part of Trump's move against Maduro

A foreign analyst revealed on Sunday the "most uncomfortable" part of President Donald Trump's arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Maduor and his wife, Cilia Flores, were detained by the U.S. Delta Force on Saturday morning at their residence and then swiftly flown to the U.S., according to multiple reports. The couple has been indicted on narco-terrorism and gun charges, and Attorney General Pam Bondi said after the arrest that the couple will face the "full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts."

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Conservative analyst reveals 'where the danger starts' following Trump's move in Venezuela

The Trump administration's decision to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro early Saturday morning could have wide-reaching consequences that Trump is not prepared to deal with, according to one conservative analyst.

On Saturday morning, U.S. Delta Forces arrested Maduro and his wife at the Venezuelan presidential palace. The couple was swiftly flown to the U.S. to be prosecuted on narco-terrorism and gun charges. Trump has also said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until a new government is formed, and suggested that the leaders of Mexico and Colombia could be arrested next.

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MAGA begs Dan Bongino to spill the tea on Trump admin ‘corruption’

Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino kicked off his first day since leaving the agency Sunday with an innocuous social media post wishing his 7.2 million followers a “happy Sunday,” but was immediately hit with demands from his followers to divulge the “corruption” they alleged to be rampant within the Trump administration.

“Good morning Dan – welcome back,” wrote Ellen Streiff, a self-proclaimed Christian Nationalist who frequently shares conservative content, in a social media post on X. “Now that you had an up-close insider’s look at what is really going on at the FBI, will you expose the corruption?”

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'Grow a spine!' Calls for Trump to be impeached grow following Maduro's arrest

Calls for President Donald Trump to be impeached following the administration's arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife grew louder on Sunday.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested by U.S. troops early on Saturday morning in the Venezuelan leader's palace and flown to the U.S. to face prosecution for narco-terrorism and gun charges. Flores and Maduro's son, Nicolas, are also named in the indictment, which the administration unveiled following Maduro's arrest. Following the move, Trump announced that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela for a transition period and didn't rule out sending U.S. military troops to the country.

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'Trump can be stopped': Yale professor explains how to halt 'weak' president in his tracks

" Trump can be stopped," but it requires one key fact to be recognized and used against him, according to a historian Sunday.

Renowned Yale Prof. Timothy Snyder, who previously said Putin wanted Trump to win the election because the former president shows our "system is rotten," has also spoken out about the right-wing Supreme Court justices seeming to go off the rails when it comes to presidential immunity.

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‘One dance too many’: Insiders say Maduro’s ‘public dancing’ was final straw for Trump

President Donald Trump authorized the unprecedented attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicholas Maduro Friday night after having escalated military threats against the South American nation for months, but according to two insiders who spoke with the New York Times, it was the “Maduro’s regular public dancing” that was Trump’s breaking point.

“It was one dance move too many for Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro,” the New York Times reported Sunday.

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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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