Adam Nichols

Fighter and Donald Trump fan Sean Strickland is skipping the president's upcoming White House Ultimate Fighting Championship event — because he doesn't want to hang out with "the Epstein list."

Strickland, once a vocal Trump supporter who voted for him and took public photos with him, has significantly distanced himself from Trump's orbit in recent months. During a workout, when asked about participating in the White House event, Strickland responded: "If there was some kind of inclusion for fans I'd be more [inclined], but just to go hang out with the Epstein list? I'm good dog. I'm good, dude."

The UFC event is planned as part of celebrations marking America's 250th anniversary. Trump announced: "On Flag Day, we will have a one-of-a-kind UFC event here at the White House. It'll be the greatest champion fighters in the world, all fighting that same night. The great Dana White is hosting, and it's going to be something special."

White House spokesperson Steven Cheung called it "one of the greatest and most historic sports events in history" and "a testament to his vision to celebrate America's monumental 250th anniversary."

Strickland's principal objection concerns limited public access. He stated: "I'd be down, dude… if there was some kind of inclusion from fans." He referenced a fighter who expressed discomfort competing "in front of billionaires," noting the sentiment resonated with him.

But Strickland's withdrawal reflects his evolving political stance. In August, he drew a line regarding MAGA's ties to Israel and AIPAC-supported candidates, writing: "I can't believe I'm saying this but I will vote for a Democrat over an aipac Republican candidate. Four years of a Democrat sounds easier than a politician owned by a foreign government."

His position contrasts sharply with November 2024, when he posted a photo with Trump captioned "Absolute legend! Can't wait to see the next four years."

As a former middleweight champion and one of the country's top male fighters, Strickland holds significant influence within the MMA community.

Jimmy Kimmel finally cracked as he finished his final broadcast of 2025 — and looked back on the trauma of President Donald Trump's pressure campaign to get him canceled.

"This has been a strange year. It's been a hard year," Kimmel said. "We've had some lows, we've had some highs. For me, maybe more than any year of my life."

Kimmel became visibly emotional during the monologue, telling viewers: "I just want to say that we appreciate your support, your enthusiasm, and not just for watching. This year, you literally pulled us out of a hole, and we cannot thank you enough personally."

The "hole" Kimmel referenced was ABC's suspension of his show in September 2025, following remarks he made regarding Charlie Kirk. The suspension followed threats from Donald Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to revoke ABC's license over Kimmel's material. Massive viewer outrage prompted the network to reinstate the show the following week.

The year brought multiple personal and professional challenges. In January, Kimmel tearfully commented on devastating wildfires affecting the Los Angeles area. In November, he delivered an emotional tribute to his best friend and show band leader Cleto Escobedo III, who died from liver transplant complications.

Kimmel said that part of what made the year difficult was the "many awful and destructive acts" occurring throughout the United States. He emphasized the importance of his show and similar programs in helping viewers cope.

"When I hear from people who tell me that they watch our show, and the shows that my friends and colleagues do on the other channels, and that it makes them feel less crazy, it makes me feel less crazy too," Kimmel said.

Addressing international viewers, Kimmel stated: "There is still much more good in this country than bad, and we hope that you will bear with us during this extended psychotic episode that we're in the middle of."

President Donald Trump is stuck with an embarrassing cast of Cabinet members because he's too stubborn to admit he's made a mistake, an analysis from the Washington Post claimed Monday.

The newspaper argued that Trump's second administration was significantly different from his first in one major way — massive and rapid turnover of his aides the first time round hasn't happened again.

That's despite embarrassing controversies involving his second-term Cabinet members.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been subject to speculation about her possible removal, linking her to a romantic affair with a co-worker. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced persistent questions about his performance, particularly regarding missile strikes on vessels allegedly carrying narcotics in the Caribbean. FBI Director Kash Patel has "drawn bipartisan scorn for his handling of key investigations." Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was criticized for a video where she suggested the world is "on the brink of nuclear annihilation."

But Trump, a businessman-turned-politician who made his name in America by saying "You're fired" each week on national television, has left them all by his side.

And the Washington Post saw three reasons for that.

• Loyalists Over Newcomers

• Avoiding Admissions of Error

John Bolton, Trump's third national security adviser during his first term, suggested that Trump "doesn't want the second term defined" by the personnel chaos of his first administration. Bolton noted sarcastically: "If you've hired a bunch of people and then you have to fire them, it admits you made a mistake. And as we all know, Donald Trump doesn't make mistakes."

• Senate Confirmation Challenges

Several current appointees were narrowly confirmed. Hegseth was confirmed by one vote, Gabbard and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by two votes, and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought by three votes. Securing approval for replacement nominees could prove more difficult now.

Despite these explanations, Trump did come close to firing a Cabinet official. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz was replaced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio after "a series of missteps." But rather than being removed from Trump's circle entirely, Waltz was instead nominated to become Trump's ambassador to the United Nations.

The contrast with Trump's first term is stark. After firing FBI Director James Comey, Trump mocked him as "the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI" and said he did "a great service to the people in firing him." Chief of Staff Reince Priebus was left on a rainy tarmac after his dismissal. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly learned of his firing while in the bathroom, with Trump subsequently calling him "dumb as a rock." Trump called then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions "weak," "ineffective," and "disgraceful" before Sessions resigned in 2018 at Trump's request.

Actor and director Rob Reiner made an ominous prediction on CNN in September, just three months before he and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday.

Reiner and spouse Michelle Singer were discovered with stab wounds. Police are investigating the deaths as a homicide.

On September 19, the director spoke to CNN anchor Brianna Keilar about the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel, warning of broader threats to free speech and democratic institutions. There is no suggestion that Sunday's discovery is in any way connected to those threats.

Reiner expressed his concern about speaking out against President Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, telling Keilar: "This may be the last time you ever see me because ... there's only a couple of us that are speaking out in this hard way. And I, we, hope and we know that there will be others. And so I don't think you can destroy a whole industry."

The award-winning director emphasized the need to protect First Amendment rights. Regarding Kimmel's suspension by ABC and Disney, Reiner stated: "I'm a friend of Jimmy's. And what happened to him is unconscionable. It just can't happen."

Kimmel was suspended following comments about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Critics argued the networks capitulated to pressure from Trump.

Reiner characterized the situation as extending far beyond a single incident. "We're in a war. We're in a war right now for our democracy," he said. "Trump has declared war on this democracy. He throws people out of the country without due process. He takes funds that were appropriated by Congress, refuses to distribute them, in clear contradiction to the Constitution, the separation of powers."

The Democratic Party has issued a bingo card, turning turmoil that seeing Republicans quit in droves into a game.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "GOP Retirement Watch" card spotlights 16 Republican members of Congress potentially on the verge of departure — including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Representative Nancy Mace.

"House Republicans are heading for the exits as their microscopic majority slips away," according to a post on the committee's X page.

If you thought the retirement wave had peaked, think again. So grab your bingo card—because another Republican might be 'spending more time with family' before you finish reading this."

The retirement trend is significant. More than 30 Republicans have already announced they will not seek reelection in 2026, with exits reportedly outpacing Democratic departures by a 2-to-1 ratio. The trend has raised concerns about the GOP's ability to maintain its House majority.

Notable departures include Marjorie Taylor Greene, who cited the legislature being "mostly sidelined" as a reason for her resignation. The bingo card includes other prominent Republicans like Reps. Mike Rogers (AL), David Valadao (CA), and Elise Stefanik (NY).

The retirements — and suspected future departures — come as Johnson faces intense criticism from within his own party. Stefanik, a top Trump ally, called him a "political novice" in a Wall Street Journal interview, suggesting he has lost control of the GOP conference. She criticized his handling of the government shutdown, special election performance, and potential healthcare cost increases.

Some Republicans, like Anna Paulina Luna (FL), are taking direct action by launching discharge petitions to circumvent Johnson's leadership, inspired by the successful petition to release Jeffrey Epstein files.

Mace (SC) vehemently denied retirement rumors reported by the New York Times earlier this week, writing on X: "Nowhere did I say I was retiring. Internet is wild." Johnson himself remains defiant, telling reporters that friction and debate are part of the political process.

A congresswoman who has become the brunt of President Donald Trump's vitriol told of her father's "bewilderment" as he saw his daughter attacked by the leader of the free world.

Rep Ilhan Omar described the experience in a personal essay in the New York Times — just days after Trump's latest attack called her and other Somalians in the U.S. "garbage."

"When I was sworn into Congress in 2019, my father turned to me and expressed bewilderment that the leader of the free world was picking on a freshman member of Congress, one out of 535 members of the legislative body," wrote Omar, who came to the U.S. as a child refugee and is now a Democratic representative of Minnesota.

"The president’s goal may have been to try to tear me down, but my community and my constituents rallied behind me then, just as they are now."

In 2019, Trump spoke about Omar while inciting a crowd to chant "send her back." His attacks on her had continued since.

He made the garbage attack on Tuesday.

"This comment was only the latest in a series of remarks and Truth Social posts in which the president has demonized and spread conspiracy theories about the Somali community and about me personally," he wrote.

"For years, the president has spewed hate speech in an effort to gin up contempt against me. He reaches for the same playbook of racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and division again and again."

She added, "He fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country. We are doctors, teachers, police officers and elected leaders working to make our country better. Over 90 percent of Somalis living in my home state, Minnesota, are American citizens by birth or naturalization. Some even supported Mr. Trump at the ballot box."

But, she said, his attacks were putting their lives at risk, citing death threats she has received — and that are now spreading to members of the Somalian community.

Omar concluded by saying that Trump's victimization of one community showed clearly that he's struggling.

"The president knows he is failing, and so he is reverting to what he knows best: trying to divert attention by stoking bigotry," she wrote.

President Donald Trump unleashed an unsubstantiated warning Friday, claiming the Democratic Party's number one priority if it wins the election is the "obliteration" of the Supreme Court.

In a Truth Social post, the president warned that his opponents in Congress aimed to bring down the nation's top court by flooding it with multiple new justices — and that they'd do it on the first day that they won election.

Trump offered no evidence for his breathless alert.

"The Democrats' number one policy push is the complete and total OBLITERATION of our great United States Supreme Court," he wrote.

"They will do this on their very first day in office, through the simple Termination of the Filibuster, SHOULD THEY WIN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS. The Radical Left Democrats are looking at 21 Justices, with immediate ascension.

"This would be terrible for our Country. Fear not, however, Republicans will not let it, or any of their other catastrophic policies, happen. Our Country is now in very good hands. MAGA!!!"

During his first presidency, Donald Trump dramatically reshaped the Supreme Court by appointing three conservative justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. These lifetime appointments fundamentally altered the court's ideological balance, creating a 6-3 conservative majority.

During his second term, the court has made multiple controversial rulings that appear to back Trump's agenda.

Democrats have proposed several strategies to counterbalance the court's conservative majority, including expanding the number of justices, implementing term limits, and establishing a code of ethics.

Ellen DeGeneres is being hammered in the United Kingdom after suggestions she can't stand the concept of another dreary British winter — and is contemplating returning to Trump's America.

DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi arrived in the UK last year, setting up home in the idyllic Cotswolds just before Donald Trump won the election. After the election, they said they "weren't going back" and would stay on the "saner side of the Atlantic," The Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi wrote.

But after just one winter, they're suggesting life under Trump is preferable to the grey chill of an English winter.

"It’s easy to be upbeat during a British summer, when all is green and pleasant," wrote the columnist. "Now that the winter gloom has set in, however, rumour has it that the fairweather Brits are plotting a return to Trumpland."

She went on, "I understand being homesick, but you lose a bit of street cred if you flee creeping fascism only to run straight back to it because you’re not used to being a bit chilly."

DeGeneres and De Rossi aren't alone in their wavering commitment, she wrote. Courtney Love, residing in London since 2019, plans to obtain British citizenship, describing the US political landscape as "frightening." Rosie O'Donnell relocated her family to Ireland, citing concerns for her non-binary child's safety — and sparking a bitter feud with the president.

Some genuinely should leave the U.S. because of a real threat, wrote Mahdawi.

"Meanwhile, some experts in authoritarianism see the writing on the wall and are packing their bags. 'We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the US,' the headline of a video op-ed three Yale professors made for the New York Times earlier this year read before they left for Canada.

"A chilling message indeed. But nothing compared with a damp winter in the Cotswolds."

A historic target of the GOP is now costing it the suburbs as it throws the party way out of synch with modern voters, a lifelong Republican argued Tuesday.

In a growing trend among conservative politicians, leaders like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene are hammering property taxes, backed by high-profile supporters like Elon Musk. It's a fight that's far from new for the party.

Libertarian arguments against property taxes frame them as "paying rent to the government for property you already own," portraying such taxes as inherently illegitimate, wrote Aaron M. Renn, a writer and hardcore Republican from Indiana, in a New York Times essay.

But, he warned. the property tax revolt represents a potentially strategic mistake for the Republican Party.

"Over the past couple of decades, there’s been a sea change among college-educated suburbanites when it comes to their expectations from local government," he wrote.

Suburban voters have undergone a significant transformation in their expectations of local government. "They don't want a night watchman state that does the bare minimum," the he wrote. Modern suburbanites expect high-quality public services, including "modern playgrounds and trail networks" and "a bustling walkable downtown."

Contrary to his party's assumptions, suburban voters are now willing to support tax measures that improve community infrastructure. In strongly Republican areas like Saratoga Springs, Utah, and Medina County, Ohio, voters have approved tax levies for parks and recreation, demonstrating a nuanced approach to local funding, he pointed out.

Renn's home of Carmel, Indiana, exemplifies this suburban sensibility, he wrote. A Republican stronghold that has "built more than 150 roundabouts, virtually eliminating traffic congestion," the city represents a model of effective public investment. Its extensive trail networks, public art, and innovative infrastructure have made it a recurring entry on national "best cities" lists.

However, prominent Republicans are "waging war on the revenue model that powers" such community improvements, potentially alienating educated suburban voters who have increasingly shifted leftward. By pandering to retired baby boomers eager to reduce their tax burden, the party risks losing crucial demographic support, he warned.

"It's great that the Republican Party has expanded its reach to the working class," the analysis warns, "but it's not good to be losing the suburban professional one." This potential electoral loss could significantly impact the party's future, especially when Trump is no longer driving voter turnout.

The critique argued that rhetoric about eliminating property taxes might appeal to boomer retirees, but actually implementing such policies would be "the Republican Party eating its demographic seed corn for the future."

Ultimately, the piece suggested that Republicans should celebrate successful models like Carmel, which demonstrate how strategic public investment can improve community quality of life while maintaining relatively low property tax rates.

President Donald Trump's run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday was marked by a series of inflammatory and derogatory comments targeting journalists and politicians — particularly women.

And his uncontrolled lashing out is demonstrating an alarming "rage-filled downward spiral," a Guardian columnist wrote.

On Thanksgiving, Trump launched into a social media tirade, making an ableist slur against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and an Islamophobic comment about Representative Ilhan Omar, describing her as "always wrapped in her swaddling hijab." When confronted by a female journalist about a national guard attack, Trump aggressively demanded, "Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"

His attacks on female journalists were particularly vicious, wrote Arwa Mahdawi.

About New York Times reporter Katie Rogers, he wrote: "The writer of the story, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out."

To Catherine Lucey of Bloomberg, he jabbed his finger and said "Quiet, piggy" when she asked about the Epstein files.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung followed Trump's lead, telling New Yorker writer Jane Meyer to "respectfully, shut the f--k up for trying to politicize this tragedy" after she commented on the fatal national guard shooting last week.

Mary Trump, the president's niece, suggested these attacks indicate that her uncle is "increasingly comfortable lodging such attacks" and might be feeling "a little rattled." Cheung's response was to call her a "stone-cold loser."

"You don’t have to be a particularly perceptive person to know that Trump loathes most journalists – particularly women," wrote Mahdawi. "The misogynist-in-chief has a well-documented history of lashing out at women who dare challenge him.

"Still, even by his own low standards, the past few weeks have been remarkable. The president seems to be on a rage-filled downward spiral, and is taking much of his aggression out on female members of the media."

The pattern of attacks suggests a deliberate strategy of intimidation, with Mary Trump noting that these "misogynistic attacks against reporters are increasing."

Trump seems unafraid of consequences, with polls showing he maintained significant support among women voters despite his inflammatory language.

But Mahdawi warned the president's attacks — and America's apparent contentment to look the other way — are following an ominous path.

"I don’t know if 'rattled' is quite the word for what is happening in Trump’s brain," she wrote. "Rather, it would seem that Trump, who has frequently referred to himself as a 'king,' would like to turn himself into another Mohammed bin Salman and the US into another Saudi Arabia. In the prince’s Saudi Arabia, journalists live under heavy surveillance, media outlets stick to the government narrative and a handful of critical tweets can get you locked up.

"The US might not be quite at that point yet, but it’s on the way."

House Speaker Mike Johnson played up his trendiness in a podcast due to be aired Tuesday, dropping a hand sign as he gushed over his admiration for rapper and country singer Jelly Roll.

The Louisiana Republican gave what The Daily Beast called an "excruciating" performance while talking with Stephen Miller's wife Katie for her podcast, due to be aired Tuesday night.

In a teaser, Miller asked Johnson if he knew Jelly Roll, prompting the super awkward attempt at trendiness, the Beast wrote. Johnson "gives an offended look and lets out a scoff," before awkwardly flashing a "shaka" hand sign — a symbol of friendship in Hawaiian culture and a "hang loose" sign among surfers.

"Do I know who—yes, we have selfies together!" Johnson exclaimed, as Miller and the speaker's wife Kelly, a counselor and evangelical Christian who was also on the podcast, laughed.

Johnson had previously posted selfies with Jelly Roll after meeting at a UFC fight, writing enthusiastically, "UFC at MSG was epic!"

The podcast teaser took an even more bizarre turn when Kelly Johnson offered a peculiar brain analogy. "Men's brains are like waffles," she declared, with her husband nodding in agreement. "They have little compartments, and men actually have a compartment that has nothing in it."

The interview followed a tough few weeks for Johnson, whose party recently suffered humiliating election results and who was forced into a humiliating reversal when Donald Trump changed course on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files amid growing party rebellion.

When Donald Trump ran for president, he made a bold promise: "From the day I take the oath of office, we'll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again. Prices will come down. You just watch. They'll come down fast."

But 10 months into his presidency, prices have stubbornly remained high.

On Friday, the New York Times had had enough. In a brutal column, the storied newspaper's Editorial Board let fly.

"The president’s failure was predictable," the editors wrote. "Prices almost never fall across the entire economy. When they do, it tends to be because of a crisis, such as the Great Depression.

"Mr. Trump is responsible for misleading the American people. But he has not merely failed to keep an impossible promise. Mr. Trump has pursued policies, starting with tariffs, that are making the problem worse by making life in America less affordable."

To back up its attack, the newspaper's board quoted economist Claudia Sahm. "In some ways, this administration could have come in and done nothing and made progress on inflation. But the policies they've chosen have created extra costs for businesses, and businesses tend to pass on costs."

Trump's approach to economic challenges has been notably tone-deaf, the newspaper's column stated.

Earlier this year, he dismissively suggested Americans could handle tariffs by buying fewer toys, quipping, "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally."

After recent Democratic electoral victories focused on affordability, Trump changed his tune entirely. He boldly claimed, "Every price is down," despite clear evidence to the contrary. The White House even went so far as to declare that "inflation has been tamed" and "everyday prices are beginning to drop" - statements that are flatly untrue.

Goldman Sachs estimates that the share of tariff costs borne by consumers has dramatically increased from 22 percent in April to 55 percent in October, with projections suggesting this will rise to 67 percent by mid-next year.

The Yale Budget Lab estimates that the current tariffs will cost the average U.S. household about $1,800 per year - a significant burden for many families already struggling with rising prices.

"The truth is obvious to people who pay their own bills or shop for their own groceries," the editors wrote.

The article concluded, "The president recently shared a photo of a White House bathroom that he had renovated by covering everything in marble.

"What Americans need is a president who is more focused on the cost of toilet paper. It’s up more than 3 percent so far this year."

Stephen Miller erupted in fury against six lawmakers who urged U.S. military and intelligence personnel to refuse potentially illegal presidential commands, accusing them of stoking "insurrection" and demanding they "resign in disgrace."

Speaking on Fox News, the White House chief of staff described the lawmakers' video as a "general call for rebellion… from the CIA and the armed services." He declared emphatically, "It is insurrection, plainly, directly, without question."

The six lawmakers—who include Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) — released a video reminding service members that their allegiance is to the Constitution, not the president. In the video, they repeatedly stressed, "Our laws are clear" and "You can refuse illegal orders."

Miller didn't mince words, stating, "There is nothing graver… than encouraging, urging, directing members of the Armed Forces… to defy their president."

The lawmakers fired back. Slotkin argued that reminding troops of their duty was "the law passed down from our founding fathers," telling Miller to "buff up" on military code.

Kelly, a retired Navy captain, responded directly: "I got shot at serving our country in combat… I know the difference between defending our Constitution and insurrection."

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche added fuel to the fire, calling the video "alarming" and a "disgusting and inappropriate display of supposed leadership." He dramatically claimed, "I felt like I was watching a propaganda video by one of our enemies trying to recruit the military to become spies."

Miller escalated his rhetoric, claiming Democrats "don't believe in systems… don't believe in rules… don't believe in laws" and had embraced "Third World" tactics.

The confrontation highlights ongoing tensions surrounding potential presidential overreach and military accountability, with both sides claiming to defend constitutional principles.

White House staff were forced to intervene in an effort to stop President Donald Trump from an Oval Office decoration plan that was feared to literally bring the ceiling crashing in, according to a new book.

According to Republican strategist Scott Jennings' book, Trump told him directly he wanted a massive chandelier to hang above the famous room.

"I'm thinking of putting a chandelier in here... Right through the shield there on the ceiling," he told Jennings, asking, "If there's any room that needs a chandelier, it's this one. What do you think, Scott?"

According to the book, reported on by the Daily Beast, Jennings diplomatically responded, "I think it will come in handy at night, Mr. President," while privately noting the room was "awash in sunlight."

But he wrote that White House staff then stepped in to kill the idea after discovering the ceiling "couldn't hold the weight."

Jennings frames the episode as part of a larger narrative about Trump's redesign of presidential spaces. "Trump's redecorating is a metaphor for the way he has governed in his second term — adding new elements at such a rapid pace that hardly anyone can keep up," he wrote.

The chandelier incident was just one of many redesign attempts. Trump has since demolished the White House East Wing to construct a $300 million ballroom, replaced historic trees, and transformed the Rose Garden into "The Rose Garden Club" - a Mar-a-Lago-inspired dining area.

"It's clear that he has a vision for what he wants, and it is up to the rest of us to figure it out and embrace it," Jennings observes, capturing the president's unapologetic approach to reimagining presidential spaces.

Jennings notes that Trump has been "restyling the Oval visually as fast as he's reshaping all of American politics," with the president adding personal touches like "his own mugshot" and the Declaration of Independence to the historic room.

Donald Trump's longtime supporters are turning against White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, blaming the president's top aide — the woman he has credited for winning him the election — of a series of major political missteps that have led to the worst crisis he has faced.

Far-right commentator Ann Vandersteel issued a pointed warning: "Psssssst… hey Susie Wiles, you may wanna pivot now. The MAGA ship is sailing and several of you missed the boat," the Daily Beast reported.

She added, "Oh, and friendly reminder, we the people are YOUR boss. President Trump is too. And WE are his boss."

Lawyer Robert Barnes criticized Wiles, writing on X that "this is what happens when SwampySuzie runs your White House," highlighting growing frustration with her influence.

The backlash intensified in the past 10 days after a series of controversial moments, including sweeping GOP defeats in elections and backlash to comments from Trump about affordability. "It was a s--t-show," one senior operative close to the president admitted about the past few days, the Beast reported.

"She needs to go before she gets him destroyed in the midterms," wrote one supporter on X, the Beast reported. Another argued, "Too many boomers as gatekeepers. Get a young COS with the pulse on modern American issues."

One MAGA supporter directly called for Wiles' removal: "Susie Wiles needs to be gone yesterday. I have a feel a lot of the domestic crap is from her side of the party and it's drowning out Stephen Miller."

Another wrote, "I am publicly calling for Trump to fire Susie Wiles. She is doing unspeakable damage to MAHA and MAGA, in my opinion."

Despite the criticism, Trump remains a staunch defender of Wiles, whom he once praised as "the most powerful person in the world" and called "universally admired and respected."