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'Scumbags!': Trump's 'expletive'-riddled temper tantrum leaked to WSJ

President Donald Trump recently threw a curse-riddled temper tantrum inside the Oval Office over his own failure end the war in Iran, according to an inside source.

Trump called Iranian leaders "scumbags" and lunatics" and was heard "unleashing a series of expletives," the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday night.

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'It's stunning!' CNN's Erin Burnett floored as Trump 'raking it in' with Saudi deal

The details of President Donald Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia caused alarm bells to ring out on CNN on Thursday.

CNN's Erin Burnett and Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) discussed a new report during a segment on "OutFront" that the Trump company has been awarded a $63 billion development opportunity in Saudi Arabia, and that award happened around the same time that the Trump administration was negotiating with the Saudis in a deal that allows the country to enrich nuclear energy for civilian purposes. The company that awarded the development agreement is also linked to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin-Salman, who has also invested in Jared Kushner's $2 billion hedge fund during the first Trump administration.

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'Should have been better prepared': Trump's ineffective strikes skewered by expert

The United States under President Donald Trump is making rookie mistakes in Iran, warned Seth Jones, former adviser to the commanding general of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan.

Specifically, he said on Thursday's edition of CNN's "OutFront," Iran is managing to damage critical U.S. hardware with drone attacks — something it doesn't appear as if U.S. forces prepared for in any meaningful way.

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WNBA star becoming Trump admin's new 'common sense' role model after recent claims

The Trump administration is using WNBA star Sophie Cunningham's statement that transgender athletes should not play in women's sports to boost their own policy agenda, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed to reporters during a press briefing that President Donald Trump was "following" the coverage around the Indiana Fever player's comments from an ESPN interview this week, according to The Post.

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Trump takes yet another swing at massive tariffs — this time with a new excuse

President Donald Trump is moving ahead with yet another plan to impose enormous tariffs around the world.

According to The New York Times, the new tariffs are imposed on 60 countries deemed by the administration to allow products made with forced labor into their markets. "The tariffs will range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, replacing a global 10 percent duty set to lapse at the same time."

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MAGA Republican snaps at reporter for 'disgusting' coverage of Trump's war remarks

A MAGA lawmaker got testy with a reporter on Thursday after he was pressed over President Donald Trump's behavior during the dignified transfer of four military service members killed in the Iran war.

MeidasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez asked Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) to comment on Trump not bowing his head while the dead troops were brought to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, as other leaders were showing reverence to the men and women who had made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Karoline Leavitt ignites internet firestorm over Trump deal: 'It puts Saudi Arabia first'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt ignited an internet firestorm Thursday after commenting that the new Saudi nuclear deal would put America First.

During a White House press conference, a reporter pressed her to explain why this negotiation was underway.

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'Pathetic' Trump blasted for just 'staring off into the abyss' at dignified transfer

A Democratic lawmaker and veteran called out President Donald Trump on Thursday, dubbing him and his team "an absolute clown car" as Americans' frustration over the Iran war mounts.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) told MeidasTouch that as the Middle East conflict grows, it appears increasingly clear that Trump and his administration do not have a strategy for the war — and it's costing more lives as a result.

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Republican senator scrambling to defend Trump makes startling admission: 'I feel the pain'

A Republican senator admitted that Americans were feeling "pain" from President Donald Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran.

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) appeared Thursday on Fox News, where he told anchor Sandra Smith that fuel costs would go back down once hostilities cooled after the unraveling of the memorandum of understanding signed last month.

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Media silence as Kushner's $2B tie to Saudis slips under cover of Trump deal: analyst

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt should be fielding questions about Jared Kushner's $2 billion tie to Saudi Arabia, a media expert fumed Thursday.

Judd Legum, founder of the Substack Popular.info, took to social media to share his disgust after Leavitt was grilled about President Donald Trump's controversial nuclear deal at a White House press conference.

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'Demented old man at the helm': Trump skewered for Truth Social diplomacy 'failure'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that President Donald Trump has used Truth Social to announce changes to the Saudi nuclear deal, sparking backlash online.

Leavitt told reporters during a White House press conference that Trump had made the public comments despite the fact that he had not consulted them this time.

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'No enrichment!': Saudi deal reportedly threatened by Trump's sudden Truth Social demand

President Donald Trump's controversial nuclear deal with the leadership of Saudi Arabia is now in doubt after the president threw the Middle Eastern nation a curve on Thursday morning.

Trump abruptly inserted a bombshell condition into a nuclear agreement that was supposedly finalized just 24 hours earlier: Saudi Arabia must normalize relations with Israel to receive U.S. nuclear technology, The Washington Post is reporting.

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'Conspiracy of silence' critics urge CIA director to 'stand up to Trump' or 'resign'

President Donald Trump's election theft speech put his CIA director in the spotlight — and now calls are mounting for him to push back, according to a new report.

Questions are being raised about Director John Ratcliffe's conduct during the initial investigation into foreign election tampering and his silence now as the president fires off "Looney Tunes" accusations, MS NOW's David Rohde reported Thursday.

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