38 h. ago 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as West Wing left in chaos by kamikaze interview

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles spending most of the year slagging off Trump's team to a magazine reporter (only to be shocked when he published her comments) was on nobody's bingo card. And there were some real surprises buried in the Vanity Fair profile

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45 h. ago Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson

The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this presidentLove Actually may be a terrible movie, but it provides one speech that’s hard not to wish into reality this Christmas. Keir Starmer, the actual, nonfictional UK prime minister, needs to channel the one played by Hugh Grant – and stand up to an absurd US president now bullying the BBC with a $10bn lawsuit.Just imagine for one moment that Starmer decided to make Donald Trump’s claim against the BBC the final straw for a special relationship that is increasingly special only in a bad way. That would not be outlandish, for not only has Trump taken aim against a British broadcaster, but earlier this week it seemed that his promise of an AI “prosperity deal” (bought, let’s not forget, with gurning invites to Windsor Castle) is set to evaporate. As the fictional Love Actually PM once said: “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend Since bul...

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6 d. ago 10 unhinged Donald Trump moments as new Epstein files show him partying with unidentified women

It will take time for the context of the pictures to become apparent, but they have the potential to be hugely damaging for the US President - and others in the orbit of both Epstein and Trump

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8 d. ago 9 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he tells struggling voters 'buy your kids fewer toys' in racist rant

Last night was the first stop of Donald Trump's "affordability tour". He kicked it off by telling voters they were imagining higher prices, and they should just buy fewer toys for their kids - before unleashing a vile racist rant

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer holds crunch talks with Donald Trump at 'critical moment' for Ukraine

The Prime Minister spoke with US President Donald Trump, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the White House pushes for a quick end to the war

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1 week ago 6 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he replaces MLK Jr Day celebration with his own birthday

This weekend will probably go down as one of the weirdest of Donald Trump's second presidency. It started with him getting a made-up peace prize from his mate who owns FIFA, and it will end with him handing out a medal to Frank Spencer

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1 week ago Donald Trump puts FIFA Peace Prize medal on himself at World Cup draw

Body language expert Judi James has analysed the awkward moment President Donald Trump had to put his FIFA Peace Prize medal on himself at the World Cup draw ceremony in Washington

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2 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he openly meddles in another country's election

Donald Trump spent the weekend after Thanksgiving meddling in elections and pardoning a drug trafficker - two of the things he claims to hate most in the world

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2 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he lashes out at another female reporter

Trump last night made an announcement that could set the tone for the rest of his presidency, as he ramps up his purge of foreign-born people in the US

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes wild threats after Washington shooting

While the troops were fighting for their lives in hospital, Donald Trump's attention was focused on the alleged shooter - or specifically, his immigration status

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he lashes out over health and fatigue questions

Trump lashed out at the New York Times and branded a reporter "ugly" after they had the stones to acknowledge he is nearly 80 years old and can't do as much as he used to

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 9 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes wildly inappropriate jokes on TV

Trump gave a speech before a lighthearted annual event - and someone thought it was appropriate to tell jokes about torture camps and sling insults at his enemies

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as JD Vance appears with weird stain on his shirt

Trump gloated as Marjorie Taylor Greene quit congress - but she had a stinging suggestion on her way out of the door. Meanwhile, JD Vance is facing a leak inquiry

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3 w. ago Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth

The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromisedFor a moment, Donald Trump seemed to have seen the light on Ukraine. After promising “severe consequences” in August if Vladimir Putin continued to obstruct ceasefire talks – but then doing nothing as Putin did just that – Trump finally on 22 October imposed significant sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, seriously compromising Putin’s ability to finance his invasion. But now, with his 28-point peace plan for Ukraine, drafted by US and Russian officials without Ukrainian or European participation, Trump has reverted to his pro-Putin norm.Trump’s plan would reward Putin for invading Ukraine while leaving Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy. The plan’s ringing proclamation that “Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed” rings hollow when so much of the plan compromises that sovereignty. A Kremlin dream, the plan would be a Ukrainian nightmare.Kenneth Roth, former executive d...

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as Zohran Mamdani meeting takes deeply weird turn

It was supposed to be the biggest Oval Office showdown since Zelensky. Or at least since Elon's kid wiped a bogey on the Resolute Desk. It did not go as expected

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war

US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to RussiaVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments in its history, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv accepts within days a US-backed “peace plan” that would force it to give up territory to Russia and make other painful concessions.Trump confirmed on Friday morning that next Thursday – Thanksgiving in the US – would be an “acceptable” deadline for Zelenskyy to sign the deal, which European and Ukrainian officials have said amounts to a “capitulation”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes sinister threat against political enemies

There's a risk with Donald Trump that his frequent breaching of the barriers of taste, decency and the law could be put down to "Trump being Trump" - but this one might finally cross the line

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4 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as White House vows revenge for Epstein vote

Donald Trump has spent most of the day fawning over Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, in the States for the first time since he (according to the CIA) ordered a US-based journalist's murder

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4 w. ago Mike Pence slams Donald Trump over shocking Oval Office moment: 'I would not have said that'

During a visit to London, Pence said that if he had been President the meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman would "have gone a little different"

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