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'Those poor fools': ICE shooter's supporters told they 'blew it' with video leak

The release of video from ICE agent Jonathan Ross’s cell phone as he confronted 37-year-old Renee Good before shooting and killing her as she attempted to drive away was a massive misstep that only made the shooting look worse for the Department of Homeland Security.

That is the opinion of “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, with Scarborough claiming supporters of the agent and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem “blew it” if they thought it would help their case.

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Trump appalls with attack on Civil Rights Act: 'White people very badly treated'

Critics pounced on President Donald Trump Monday after he complained to the New York Times that the Civil Rights Act – the landmark 1964 legislation that outlawed racial discrimination – was “unfair in certain cases” because “white people were very badly treated.”

Trump argued to the Times that the Civil Rights-era protections established in the 1960s — protections that outlawed racially discriminatory voting laws and racial segregation — led to discrimination against white Americans, including the denial of education opportunities.

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Jittery investors fear Trump threatens doom with 'questionable' spending spree

President Donald Trump's unchecked spending spree has investors concerned, according to a report Monday.

The president is shaking loose cash to advance his policy priorities — whether it's taking $200 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pay for mortgage bonds or scrounging $20 billion from a Treasury fund to underwrite a currency swap with Argentina — and some analysts told Axios the moves were constitutionally questionable.

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'Depth of cruelty': Report warns Trump has new weapon in 'red hot war' against Blue states

Donald Trump has been accused of acting out "revenge" on Blue states, with decisions affecting "vulnerable people".

Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider (Il) claims the president is overseeing ICE raids in Democratic states and "putting communities at risk" as a result. Speaking to Politico, Schneider said, "He’s attacking blue states out of revenge. If that’s in the form of sending in ICE, he sends in ICE."

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Trump gets warning Noem is dragging him down as 'out-of-shape' ICE goes out of control

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was accused of “lying about her lies” on Monday morning as Donald Trump was warned that she has become a huge drag on his approval numbers.

Following a weekend where the embattled Noem hit the talk show circuit and insisted the shooting of 37-year-old Minnesota mother Renee Good by an ICE agent was completely justified, and that she personally has been correct on the details since day one, the co-hosts of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” claimed she has become a liability for the president.

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Trump gives garbled word salad when asked why ICE agent not arrested: 'What knows means'

The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota is apparently protected from the law, President Donald Trump's administration has suggested. Trump, however, seems to have no idea what that means.

When asked Sunday after Vice President JD Vance's comment that the agent could not be prosecuted, Trump rattled out a nonsensical word salad that left reporters on Air Force One baffled, the Daily Beast reported.

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Trump declares himself president of Venezuela — and sends 'wake-up call' to world

President Donald Trump declared Sunday night that he was the new “acting president of Venezuela” by sharing a doctored image of his online biography bearing the new title — a declaration that produced shockwaves for onlookers.

“He’s spiraling into a singularity of narcissistic terror over [Jeffrey] Epstein, and decompensating with performative dictatoring,” wrote Jim Stewartson, a journalist and podcast host, in a social media post.

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Unsteady Trump makes bizarre comment about 28-year-old press aide: 'Something to grab'

President Donald Trump made a bizarre comment about grabbing his 28-year-old press aide Sunday as Air Force One hit turbulence.

The 79=year-old leader was left unsteady as the plane shook while he was standing talking to reporters on his return trip to Washington D.C. after a weekend in his Mar-A-Lago home.

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Trump trying to reignite 'strongman' image with 'unpredictable' second term: analysis

The waning "strongman" image Donald Trump has attempted to present in office is causing "unpredictable" results, according to a political analyst.

While the president may want to come across as tough on the world stage by throwing threats at Venezuela, Greenland, and Cuba, the actions are "unpredictable" and cause for concern. CNN analyst Stephen Collinson believes the recent acts of Trump and his administration are to counter the opinion from political commentators calling him a "lame duck" president.

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'Nightmare scenario': Greenland residents outline fury at 'gangster' Trump's takeover plan

Residents of Greenland made it clear they would never acquiesce to the demands of Donald Trump as the president seeks to buy out the country.

The president's administration has cited strengthening the country's security as a reason for taking over Greenland, a move which is opposed firmly by the country's residents and politicians. Should a takeover bid be refused, the Trump administration has refused to rule out military, boots on the ground action against the country.

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Ex-GOP rep calls for party rebellion against Trump until one issue is 'throttled back'

A former GOP representative has called on the party to rebel against the recent economic decisions made by Donald Trump.

Adam Kinzinger urged the party to push back against the decision of one Trump appointed investigator to open an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell. The New York Times reported on Sunday that Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., opened an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell last November.

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'There's no way': Kristi Noem's 'ridiculous' interview on CNN stuns ex-GOP speechwriter

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem went on CNN on Sunday morning to try to justify the murder of a 37-year-old mother by an immigration agent last week, and some of her comments left one ex-GOP speechwriter stunned.

Noem joined CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" on Sunday morning, where the two discussed the recent killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Tapper confronted Noem about several claims she made about Good in the aftermath of her death, including that she had weaponized her car against the agent who shot and killed her, Jonathan Ross, and that she was on scene to agitate the immigration agents who were conducting a raid.

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'Disgusting!' Trump sparks outrage with 'extraordinary' move against the Federal Reserve

President Donald Trump sparked outrage on Sunday when it was revealed that one of his handpicked prosecutors had opened an investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., opened an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell last November. Powell said in a statement later that day that he had received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury about statements he made last June during a Senate committee hearing. He described the subpoena as "ongoing pressure" from the president to end the Federal Reserve's independence.

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