52+ min ago (533+ words) Donald Trump and first lady Melania looked rather polished in a heartwarming holiday moment. The president and his wife put on a postcard-perfect front during a holiday appearance that looked almost too rehearsed. The pair walked hand in hand despite months of whispers that Melania has mentally checked out of White House life this second term. "Out with Her Robe and High Heels?: Melania Trumps Rare Return to White House Has Fans Doing a Double Take Over New Look No One Can Quite Understand Viewers on Threads couldnt get past the look on Melanias face " a tight, distant expression that seemed to tell its own story. "Zoom in on her face. She didnt want to," one person wrote, instantly setting the tone. Another chimed in, "Thats the same look I have when my son grabs my hand to drag me…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago (719+ words) President Donald Trump has made a pattern of turning any question " even the most tragic " into an opportunity to boast about himself. But the way he did it this time left viewers convinced they were watching something far more disturbing unfold in real time. He seems increasingly unaware when he slips into this patter, as the reflex kicks in even when reporters are asking about serious, deadly developments. But it's jarring and shocking when he does this, and he did it again at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort while talking to reporters about the Nov. 26 deadly ambush of two West Virginia National Guard members on patrol in Washington near the White House. The two service members were attacked, allegedly by an Afghan national who opened fire on them in broad daylight. Twenty-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was critically injured and later…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago (880+ words) Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision to swiftly fire a career Justice Department official over a secretly recorded conversation about how the Trump administration is handling the Jeffrey Epstein files has now exploded into a federal lawsuit accusing her of violating bedrock constitutional protections. Joseph Schnitt, a 23-year DOJ employee who managed the Federal Witness Security Program, was on a first date with a woman purportedly named "Skylar" he had met on the dating app Hinge when she began asking him what he knew about Epstein and his convicted sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, according to his lawsuit filed on Nov. 24 and obtained by Atlanta Black Star. During the more than hour-long date and what he considered to be a private conversation at a restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, on Aug. 4, 2024, Schnitt told "Skylar" that the Trump administration would likely…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago (509+ words) Donald Trump walked into Mar-a-Lago expecting his son to be the star of Thanksgiving dinner, but the night veered off in a completely different direction after something unexpectedly small hijacked the polished family entrance. Barron Trump towered over both of his parents as they entered the chandelier-lit dining room, drawing glances from guests who stood to greet them. The NYU college student shook hands with supporters and appeared to be as social as his siblings had been in the past. He was just 10 when his father was'first'sworn'in'as president during the first term. But instead of focusing on the 6-foot-8 teen who rarely appears in public, viewers homed in on Donald Trump raising what was supposed to be a quick greeting with his thumb. Observers mocked him for not executing the move like normal people would. The moment, posted to the…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago (782+ words) Republican lawmakers are breaking ranks with President Donald Trump in a stunning move that has launched dual investigations into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth " and potentially the president himself " over an alleged illegal kill order in the Caribbean Sea. But even as GOP-led committees vow "rigorous oversight," critics are already asking the same question: Will they actually follow through, or is this just another performance with no accountability? The investigations were triggered by new Washington Post reporting that alleges Hegseth gave a verbal order for U.S. forces to "kill everybody" aboard a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean on Sept. 2. The first missile strike destroyed the craft, killing most of the crew. But the live drone feed then showed something Hegseth's reported directive did not account for: two survivors clinging to the wreckage. According to two individuals with direct knowledge of the…...

23+ hour, 23+ min ago (960+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's defiant, almost mocking response to a damning report on an alleged illegal boat strike has ignited a public firestorm " and experts now warn that if the allegations hold, even President Donald Trump cannot protect him from the legal consequences barreling toward him. The uproar only intensified after new reporting revealed that Hegseth allegedly ordered U.S. forces to kill all 11 occupants of what the White House has maintained was a suspected drug-smuggling boat " a directive that stunned officials and has since drawn accusations of outright criminality. According to the Washington Post, the order was not issued through formal channels but delivered verbally and without ambiguity: "The order was to kill everybody," two people with direct knowledge of the operation told the paper. The Sept. 2 strike " carried out by SEAL Team 6 and overseen by Joint Special Operations Command " was…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1046+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing the most serious scrutiny of his tenure yet, and it's unclear what awaits on the other side of this scandal as new reporting raises questions about whether President Donald Trump ever trusted him with high-risk decisions. The pressure intensified this weekend following revelations that Hegseth allegedly ordered U.S. forces to kill all 11 occupants of what the White House insists was a suspected drug-smuggling boat. The directive was delivered verbally as: "The order was to kill everybody," according to the Washington Post, citing two people with direct knowledge of the operation. The Sept. 2 attack, carried out by SEAL Team 6 and overseen by Joint Special Operations Command, marked the opening strike in a mission that has now killed more than 80 alleged traffickers, prompting accusations of unlawful conduct, potential war crimes, and concerns from some U.S. officials about Hegseth's…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago (592+ words) President Donald Trump is now leaning on increasingly strange rebranding attempts as he struggles to regain control of his political narrative. And his latest stunt " complete with an AI-generated glamour shot of himself " may be the clearest sign yet. But if he hoped it would land like a bold power move, the reaction was the opposite. "I think it's so funny that they have to AI-generate a picture of him just standing there holding a sign because every real picture of him looks like a dying hairless gorilla on meth," one Threads commenter wrote, summing up the tone of the criticism. Another piled on, "He hasn't been that thin since he was BFFs with Jeffrey Epstein," and "What's going on with the hair? No more orange?" Others were more blunt about the reality Trump keeps trying to outrun. "I'm almost…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (780+ words) The current presidential administration continues to wage its war on the press. The White House's Rapid Response 47 team found itself at the center of another heated exchange on social media after publicly taking aim at a journalist known for chronicling the inner workings of the Trump marriage, Melania's influence, and unflattering portraits of life inside his White House. Kate Bennett, a former CNN White House correspondent, has also covered Melania's influence in the biography "Free Melania: The Unauthorized Biography." She recently turned her sharp tone toward Trump, and the MAGA crusade came in defending their leader's "inappropriate behavior." "Trump's Nefarious Agenda': Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Trump's "Piggy' Reporter Jab an "Unhinged' Example of "Unacceptable Behavior' A Nov. 28 post seemingly added to the ongoing friction between the administration and creators of critical coverage. The Rapid Response Team replied, "Give this a…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (802+ words) The author of one of the most infamous biographies about Donald Trump, 79, is exposing more secrets about the president's strange eating habits during his initial stay at the White House." Veteran journalist Michael Wolff, 72, says the behind-the-scenes behavior went far beyond the usual fast-food obsession, drifting into territory that sounded less presidential and more like a chaotic late-night dorm room routine. And just when the public thought they'd heard every bizarre Trump anecdote possible, Wolff insists there's still more to unpack from inside the residence. "Better Than Smelling His Full Diaper': Trump Accused of Covering Up His Odor with Cologne " and Fans Are Crying Laughing After Zooming In "So does Trump himself have disordered eating?" host Joanna Coles, 63, asked Wolff on the latest episode of The Daily Beast's "Inside Trump's Head" podcast, which dropped on Nov. 28. Wolff responded, "I would…...