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'Blatant attack!' Trump rages at Canada as he kills trade talks

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Canada will impose an additional tax on U.S. digital services.

"We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with, including the fact that they have charged our Farmers as much as 400% Tariffs, for years, on Dairy Products, has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies, which is a direct and blatant attack on our Country," claimed Trump.

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'It will only get worse!' Trump lashes out at Iran for not thanking him

Moments after Donald Trump held a press conference where he jumped from topic to topic –– including insisting the 2020 election was stolen from him –– he jumped on Truth Social to fume at the leadership of Iran.

According to the president, the leader of Iran has failed to thank him for put a damper on a growing war after the U.S. bombed his country.

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'He's taking orders': Trump's ex-'trusted operative' says president has a boss

Someone who worked closely with Donald Trump and his associates is sounding the alarm about who the president is actually beholden to.

Lev Parnas, whose story of working with Trump on issues that led to the president's first impeachment is told in a documentary called From Russia with Lev, used to work closely with Trump and his aides. More recently, Parnas, a former "trusted operative," reported that Trump plans to "stonewall" Congress on crucial war issues.

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Commerce secretary claims Trump reached deal with China — but offers no details

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg on Thursday that President Donald Trump correctly stated they've reached a "deal" with China on trade.

"We just signed with China yesterday, right?" Trump asked an advisor during an event at the White House.

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'Huh?' Trump baffles with flippant claim he signed new trade deal with China

President Donald Trump delivered a rambling speech Thursday afternoon, during which he appeared to claim he signed a trade deal with China.

The comment came in passing, and the president didn't elaborate, despite intense interest over the ramifications of such an agreement.

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Top Dems leave intel briefing convinced Trump 'deliberately misled the public'

President Donald Trump's administration seemed to fail to convince Senate Democrats that Iran's nuclear program had been "obliterated."

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke to reporters Thursday after emerging from the briefing.

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'God spared your life' to bomb Iran: Trump touts praise from Christian leader

President Donald Trump touted the praise of a Christian leader who claimed God prevented his assassination so he could order a strike on Iran.

In a Thursday post on Truth Social, Trump shared a message from Ralph Reed, the former chairman of the Georgia GOP and founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition.

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'Volcano is about to erupt': Ex-Trump insider warns about president's next plans

Donald Trump is planning to "lie" to Congress, according to an ex-insider to the president.

Lev Parnas, a former "trusted operative" to the U.S. president, recently flagged evidence of Trump's "cognitive decline."

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CNN anchor defends outlet's reporting after 'outrageous' Pete Hegseth comments

CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan not only defended her network but also railed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that the network's reporting was “inaccurate.”

Her remarks came at the end of Hegseth’s briefing on the bombing of an Iranian nuclear facility.

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'See what happens?' Trump floats 'rumor' about two enemy media outlets

Donald Trump on Thursday spread a "rumor" about his enemies in the media.

Trump took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to announce the hearsay about two news outlets he has opposed for several years.

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'Nightmare': Trump's new move said to put us close to 'unimaginable catastrophe'

President Donald Trump has put the world one step closer to the “unimaginable catastrophe” with his actions against Iran, according to Newsweek columnist David Faris.

“President Donald Trump's reckless and illegal strikes on Iranian nuclear sites now threaten to blow up [80 years worth of work through the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)],” Farris said.

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'Super embarrassing': Senator says Trump's 'angry' because he was 'caught lying'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) alleged that President Donald Trump's administration got "caught lying" on Iran.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday, the senator said that Trump's administration is now scrambling to explain why conflicting statements from Trump can both be true.

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Trump to limit intel sharing with Congress after Iran damage report leaks

President Donald Trump will reportedly limit intelligence sharing with Congress after a top-secret report leaked, indicating that the U.S. strike on Iran set back the country's nuclear program only months.

Axios reported that the Trump administration would share less intelligence through the CAPNET system after CNN and The New York Times published details of a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment on Iran.

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