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Trump's petty threat against Kristen Welker sparks mass outcry: 'Low IQ old fart'

President Donald Trump's raging threat against "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker Sunday morning spurred a dark debate about whether he was more hilarious than terrifying or more terrifying than hilarious.

Trump's critics divided themselves into these two camps after Trump attacked Welker for reporting on the failing power of his endorsement and vowed to report her to the Federal Communications Commission for "punishment."

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Trump ally's 'hateful' race-based attack a bridge too far for even far-right MTG

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday called out a Trump White House insider Sunday for being too racist — a word she struggled to spell.

Greene accused Laura Loomer of damaging the GOP with "nonstop vitriol" after the far-right influencer lobbed a racist attack against Black Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon.

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Trump admin may put 'small children' at risk of brain damage with disturbing move: report

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft risk assessment recently that has public health advocates sounding the alarm, The Guardian reported on Sunday.

“The political people at the EPA changed the science to get the outcome they want,” said Maria Doa, the senior director of chemicals policy at the Environmental Defense Fund and former EPA scientist, speaking with The Guardian. “This isn’t the first time. They’ve been doing that pretty consistently under Trump.”

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'Too much for too long': U.S. Military turns on Pete Hegseth over mounting risk

The U.S. Military has turned on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the mounting war in Iran, according to a new report.

Several U.S. military leaders warned Hegseth this month that prolonging President Donald Trump's war with Iran would put the U.S. homeland at risk — essentially arguing the conflict is unsustainable, sources told the Washington Post.

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Trump imperils fight against deadly parasite as thousands of Americans grow sick: report

The Trump administration is actively making it harder for the federal government to fight a deadly foodborne parasite that has left Americans terrified of lettuce, according to a new report.

The Agriculture department is shuttering two of three projects to study cyclospora even as 17,000 Americans have been sickened this summer, Politico reported Sunday. The third project is being moved to Iowa — despite scientists refusing to relocate.

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Ted Cruz cries bigotry over scrutiny of Clarence Thomas: ‘Profoundly unfair!’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) lashed out at critics of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Sunday during an appearance on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” labeling Thomas’ critics as bigoted.

A controversial figure, Thomas, who is Black, was confirmed to his spot on the Supreme Court amid allegations of sexual harassment in 1991, and throughout his tenure, issued countless rulings that critics say “betrayed the Black community.”

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Michigan rep enrages MS NOW host in Trump-tariff debate: 'Pox on the federal government!'

A Michigan lawmaker enraged her MS NOW interviewer Sunday morning as her commentary on President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada left him declaring, "a pox on the federal government!"

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) delved into the many reasons Trump's 50 percent tariffs on America's northern neighbor has hurt and outraged voters in her state — and left Eugene Daniels fuming.

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GOP in trouble as 'grocery price shock' set to surge already-inflated food costs: report

Republicans face an uphill battle heading into the midterms as a major “grocery price shock” appears poised to surge already-inflated food costs, Axios reported Sunday.

“The next grocery price shock could hit much harder — and wider. And midterms are 65 days away,” Axios’ Mike Allen wrote in the outlet’s Sunday morning newsletter.

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Trump vows vengeance after Kristen Welker hits him where it hurts: ‘She will be reported’

President Donald Trump vowed vengeance against NBC News’ Kristen Welker Sunday after the “Meet the Press” host commented on the president’s endorsement record, the power of which has “faded in recent weeks” following a “string of primary losses.”

“Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has ‘mixed results’ on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

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Raging Trump roars 'CROOKED' and 'FAKE' in all-caps Truth-Social threat

President Donald Trump suffered a public meltdown Sunday morning over his plummeting poll numbers and the people who report them.

Trump took to Truth Social about 8:45 a.m. to threaten political journalists who report to their readers the president's popularity ratings have stagnated at roughly negative-20 points since late May.

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‘Oh my God!’: Fox News flubs preview of interview with second lady with on-air gaffe

Fox News appeared to hit a snag Sunday after its preview of an interview with Second Lady Usha Vance experienced apparent audio problems, with one host heard loudly exclaiming during the incident.

Just ahead of a commercial break, the cast of the “Fox & Friends Weekend” teased an upcoming segment: an exclusive interview with the second lady.

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'Farmageddon' ignites midterm 'prairie fire' as GOP senators complain 'Trump is us'

A political "prairie fire" has erupted in the midwest for Republican Senators who fear President Donald Trump is only fueling the flames, Politico reported Sunday.

Republicans told Politico they're deeply concerned Democrats will regain control of the Senate in November as Trump policy wallops farmers and promotes his personal brand.

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‘You can call me senator!’ Black progressive Dem wallops Trump ally over racist attack

Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon hit back Sunday after being called a “ghetto b----” by far-right influencer and White House insider Laura Loomer, a racist attack that included a slight at her manner of speaking as a Black woman.

“These women are all ghetto, entitled, race-obsessed, destructive black B------ who are completely unfit for the power they hold,” Loomer wrote Friday in a social media post on X, referring to Nixon, two Black female lawmakers and one former lawmaker.

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