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Trump brags as China finally agrees to trade deal talk

President Donald Trump bragged on Truth Social that after months, he was finally able to get China to come to the table to renegotiate trade.

"I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal. The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote.

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'He's taking the high ground!' MAGA senator insists Trump had 'good day'

President Donald Trump's political orbit is in total disarray as he wages war with his longtime ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk, over the future of his "big, beautiful bill" that extends tax cuts for almost exclusively wealthy earners while cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid, food stamps, and clean energy subsidies.

But speaking on CNN, Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), a hard-MAGA lawmaker who recently gained infamy for telling a fired government worker they deserved it, insists that all of this is actually a winning day for the president.

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'Let me finish!' Republican hits back as CNN host applies pressure on Medicaid

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) acted surprised at CNN host Pamela Brown's follow-up question about a Congressional Budget Office prediction during a discussion about possible Medicaid cuts in Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill."

Brown began, "10.9 million people, according to the CBO, could lose their health care over the next 10 years if this bill passes. Now, I know you have taken issue in the past about how CBO scores, so I want to get ahead of you on that one."

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'You'd be a prisoner': Lawmakers take shots in Trump vs. Musk war

Democratic lawmakers weighed in on the Trump vs. Musk saga that erupted on social media Thursday, with some delighting in the chaos and others using it to bring attention to important issues like energy and health care.

Musk's post claiming, "Without me, Trump would have lost the election," prompted Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to post, "Donald, without @elonmusk, you wouldn't be President now. You'd be a Prisoner."

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'Heads exploding': Trump's off-the-cuff comment has Ukrainians spitting mad

President Donald Trump recounted a seemingly off-the-cuff remark made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and it has Ukrainians on social media fuming.

During an Oval Office press conference Thursday with Germany's chancellor, Trump likened the war — begun when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukrainian territory — to "two children fighting in a park."

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People Trump once thought he controlled have turned on him: former GOP lawmaker

President Donald Trump, known for craving total control and adulation, is at a loss now that powerful people he once thought were his pawns have turned against him, argued former GOP lawmaker Adam Kinzinger (R-IL).

In a new article, Kinzinger wrote, "Trump is surrounded by people he once thought he controlled. And now that they’re acting with independence, he doesn’t know what to do."

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'First of all, wow': CNN host reacts to 'remarkable' Trump-Musk interaction

CNN's Dana Bash classified the public bromance breakup between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump Wednesday as "a therapy session...for the whole world to see."

Musk live tweeted in real time as Trump answered reporters' questions from the Oval Office about his spending bill that Musk called an "abomination" after he left his post as a "special government employee" last week.

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'Whatever': Elon Musk interrupts Trump presser with fact check in real time

As President Donald Trump claimed he was "disappointed" with Elon Musk's criticism of his spending bill during an Oval Office press conference Thursday, the Tesla founder posted his thoughts on the bill to X.

"Slim Beautiful Bill for the win," Musk posted as Trump's press conference continued on.

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Trump finally talked to China's president — here's what he says they spoke about

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United State and China have agreed to a trade deal.

“I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal,” Trump posted.

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'News to me': CNN host stunned by 'huge development' revealed about Trump agenda

CNN's Alayna Treene revealed a "huge development" in president Donald Trump's ongoing trade war against China.

The U.S. president will speak directly with Chinese president Xi Jinping about the escalating tariffs they're imposing on one another – and, in fact, they might already have spoken, the White House correspondent revealed Thursday morning in a live report.

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'Emotional' Trump is tipping his hand as China calls his bluff: analyst

A decision by Donald Trump to hop on his Truth Social account at 2AM and complain that negotiating with China on trade policy is proving difficult is only making the job harder, according to one MSNBC analyst.

In the wee hours Wednesday, the president fired off a series of posts and, in one, he complained, "I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!"

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