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Trump ran into the one thing he 'always feared most' in Davos: niece

Donald Trump returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos without securing agreement on his Greenland demands, facing public rejection that his niece Mary Trump called a devastating humiliation.

On her Substack platform Thursday, Mary Trump analyzed her uncle's current position, attributing his struggles to multiple compounding factors. "Given the perfect storm of his incompetence, increasing decline across several categories (the psychological, the cognitive, and the physical); and the sense that he is losing control—over himself and the narrative—and the desperation that goes along with that, it was perhaps inevitable that humiliation has come to stalk him at every turn."

She identified public rejection as Trump's deepest fear. "The one thing Donald has always feared most is to be seen as a loser and the humiliation that comes with that," she wrote.

Mary Trump described Trump's nearly 90-minute speech as "a melange of threats, unfounded and ahistorical grievances," arguing it demonstrates significant psychological deterioration. "We do not need any more proof that Donald is a deeply psychiatrically disordered man, but if we did, more evidence can be found every day in his outbursts, his hypersomnia, his alarming lack of impulse control, and his increasingly obvious deviance and corruption."

She directed blame toward Trump's inner circle and congressional allies. "The silence of Donald's enablers is tantamount to complicity. Their unwavering dedication to a madman and an agenda that threatens to destabilize America domestically and internationally tells us everything we need to know about what we are fighting against and against whom we need to wage the fight."

Washington Post trapped in 'erosion of morale' as readership collapses — and Bezos is MIA

As the leadership of the Washington Post hobnobbed with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, there is panic within the newsroom over looming cuts and owner Jeff Bezos' disappearing acts as troubles mount at the venerable paper.

According to Status reporter Natalie Korach, there is an "erosion of morale" at the Post where things have deteriorated significantly during Chief Executive and Publisher Will Lewis's two-year tenure. Lewis has struggled to address declining newsroom morale and readership, prompting looming and devastating organizational restructuring to reduce staff.

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Trump demands criminal charges as NY Times reports he's in freefall

President Donald Trump called for criminal charges to be filed against pollsters who find results he doesn't like after a new survey found his reputation spinning into freefall.

The New York Times released polling data Thursday showing fewer than one-third of voters believe the country is better off since Trump's return to office a year ago, while majorities disapprove of his handling of the economy, immigration and other issues, and 57 percent believe he's prioritizing the wrong issues.

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Pam Bondi 'enraged' over judge's refusal to charge Don Lemon: report

Attorney General Pam Bondi was reportedly "enraged" after a Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign off on charging Don Lemon.

"The Attorney General is enraged at the magistrate judge's decision, a source told CNN.

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Karoline Leavitt comes up with tale to explain away Trump's badly bruised hand in Davos

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt offered an explanation after President Donald Trump was pictured in Switzerland with new bruising on his left hand.

“At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise," Leavitt told CNN.

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Trump threatens Jack Smith as he testifies: 'The Attorney General is looking'

President Donald Trump lashed out at former special counsel Jack Smith while he was testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

The president took to Truth Social to issue his threat against Smith.

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Rampaging Trump pumps out 50 Truth Social posts in an hour as Jack Smith hearing begins

As the House Judiciary Committee helmed by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH ) took a break on Thursday in public testimony of special counsel Jack Smith, Donald Trump flooded his Truth Social account with a flurry of posts — almost 50 — in less than an hour.

The hearing grew contentious before the break as Republicans and Democrats battled over the facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection, where details about the threats to lawmakers and then-Vice President Mike Pence were resurfaced.

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Yelling erupts in Jack Smith's hearing as lawmakers clash: 'I yield in disgust'

Shouting broke out between lawmakers during former Special Counsel Jack Smith's first public testimony on Thursday.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) got into a yelling match during the House Judiciary Committee hearing over Smith's investigations into President Donald Trump. Issa was questioning Smith, who was attempting to answer the lawmaker's questions over seeking phone records following the Jan. 6, 2021 Insurrection probe, when the lawmakers started to interrupt each other — and Smith.

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Judge blocks Trump DOJ from charging Don Lemon in Minnesota: report

A federal judge reportedly refused to sign off on charging documents for journalist Don Lemon after he reported on an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church.

"Multiple sources familiar with the proceedings confirm a Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint bringing charges against Don Lemon in connection with the church protest on Sunday," CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane reported on Thursday.

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Trump hit with bad news from NY Times as Davos wraps up

After a rough go at Davos, where President Donald Trump ended up walking back his threatening rhetoric about plans to take control of Greenland, he is coming back to the U.S. from Switzerland with collapsing poll numbers showing his reputation is in freefall to an extreme degree.

On Thursday, Trump signed his "Council of Peace" charter alongside a group of second-tier world leaders. Simultaneously, the New York Times released polling data revealing significant public dissatisfaction with his administration.

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Even Greenland's leader doesn't know what's in Trump's 'deal' for the country

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen insisted that he did not know what was in a "deal" President Donald Trump announced about his country — but insisted that it was "not going to happen" without his blessing.

After Trump announced a "framework of a future deal" between the U.S. and Greenland, Nielsen responded in a Thursday press conference.

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Jack Smith gets warning GOP has set a trap

A legal expert Thursday revealed how former Special Counsel Jack Smith's testimony on his investigations into President Donald Trump could open him up to perjury charges.

CNN senior justice correspondent Evan Perez described why Smith was pausing before answering each question during his first public testimony with the House Judiciary Committee.

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'Hoax!' Trump responds to Jack Smith hearing with unhinged rant from Stephen Miller

President Donald Trump responded to former special counsel Jack Smith's first public testimony by sharing a video of aide Stephen Miller shouting about "the Russiagate hoax."

As cable news stations fixated on Smith, Trump responded with a post on Truth Social.

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