Carl Gibson

President Donald Trump is now asking his supporters to donate money by implying Democrats could steal future "tariff rebate checks" and give them to undocumented immigrants.

Liberal group Meidas Touch initially reported on the email, which told supporters: "Here are 3 reasons I need YOU to STOP THE BOIL NOW BEFORE MY END-OF-YEAR FUNDRAISING DEADLINE." The email went on to suggest that Trump wanted to send $2,000 checks to "workers" using revenue generated from his tariffs, though he claimed Democrats planned to "send your check to illegals if you don't respond in the next hour!"

The solicitation warned that control of the House and Senate were both on the line, and that supporters' money was needed for "STOPPING COMMUNISM," using Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) as examples. The email made no mention of Trump's public embrace of Mamdani in the Oval Office last month....

President Donald Trump spent part of a joint event alongside a foreign leader to simultaneously attack the Federal Reserve's ongoing renovations of its campus while touting his planned White House ballroom.

During a Monday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump answered one reporter's question about his planned replacement of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell by launching a litany of complaints about the Fed's upgrades of its two main buildings in Washington D.C. After repeating the false claim that the renovation was costing $4 billion (the highest estimates peg the cost at $2.5 billion), Trump argued that Powell was "incompetent" due to the cost of the project.

"We have a fool at the Federal Reserve, I mean, [former President Joe] Biden reappointed him. It's too bad," Trump said of Powell, who was appointed in November of 2017 during Trump's first term. "You would have thought he wouldn't have done that. But, he's an absolute fool who's building a new Federal Reserve, or he's doing a renovation of a building. Maybe he's up to $4.1 billion to do a renovation of a few very small buildings. It's the highest price in the history of construction."...

President Donald Trump's behavior and appearance is increasingly subjected to scrutiny about whether the commander-in-chief is able to serve out the remainder of his second term. Now, one psychologist is worried that the president is rapidly declining in public.

The Daily Beast reported Friday that psychologist Dr. John Gartner, who is a former professor at Johns Hopkins University, believes the president has been increasingly exhibiting "flashing signs" of an "immense cognitive decline."

"Because of his cognitive decline, [Trump] is focusing on things like the [White House] ballroom and the paper that he writes things on," Gartner told the Beast....

President Donald Trump's signature trade policy is wreaking havoc on the economy of one of the reddest states in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal.

In a Friday editorial, the Journal argued that the recent decision by the Jim Beam distillery to halt production at its Claremont, Kentucky facility for all of 2026 can be chalked up to Trump's tariffs. While the distillery didn't outright blame tariffs for its decision, the Journal pointed out that Canada has continued to hold off on its importing of Kentucky bourbon, which has dealt a significant blow to the Bluegrass State's signature export.

"After Mr. Trump picked a tariff fight with Canada, the country responded by pulling U.S. spirits from its shelves. The bilateral relationship has recovered some, but exports didn’t," the editorial read....

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has become a frequent target of President Donald Trump's ire, with the president repeatedly singling him out due to his role in advancing the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act. Now, Massie is cashing in on those attacks.

Trump spent much of Christmas Day posting to his Truth Social platform, posting missives against his political opponents and rehashing debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 election loss. But Massie was also included in Trump's posting spree, with the president at one point calling the Kentucky Republican a "lowlife," according to The Hill.

"Imagine celebrating a blessed Christmas with your family… suddenly phones alert everyone to the most powerful man in the world attacking you… for fulfilling his campaign promise to help victims!" Massie wrote on his official X account after including a screenshot of Trump's attack on him....