18 h. ago Trump slams 'foolish' Nobel Peace Prize snub as Russia 'would take all Ukraine' without him

In a social media rant, Donald Trump claims he has saved 'millions of lives' and 'single-handedly ended 8 wars' saying the US will always be there for NATO 'even if they won't be there for us'

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36 h. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump sows confusion on number of childhood vaccinations

President Donald Trump spread some confusion about childhood vaccinations in social media posts about changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations

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69 h. ago Trump goes on another ‘Social Media Blitzkrieg’ posting over 80 times in less than two hours

Donald Trump’s actions were condemned even by far-right world leaders, despite him claiming that the ‘fake news’ will not cover the ‘TRUTH’

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3 d. ago Trump goes on another ‘Social Media Blitzkrieg’ posting over eighty times in less than two hours

Donald Trump’s actions were condemned even by far-right world leaders, despite him claiming that the ‘fake news’ will not cover the ‘TRUTH’

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5 d. ago Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran shoots and kills protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go”, without explaining what that might mean in practice. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump attacks George Clooney and his politics on social media claiming the A

The president has long criticized Clooney, an outspoken liberal activist and supporter of the Democratic Party

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8 d. ago Trump elevates social media posts attacking the Kennedys as family mourns cancer death of JFK’s 35

President Donald Trump reacts to death of journalist Tatiana Schlossberg from blood cancer by posting screenshots of criticism of her famous political family

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1 week ago Trump's bizarre Santa Claus comments cause backlash on social media

US President Donald Trump has left people baffled with his messages this Christmas, from his Christmas Eve phone calls about Santa 'infiltrating' the US, to his Christmas Day rant about 'the Radical Left Scum'

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2 w. ago Trump bans two British social media campaigners from US as censorship row escalates

UK, France and Germany condemn US visa ban on social media campaigners

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2 w. ago Why is Truth Social owner Trump Media merging with a fusion energy firm?

What we know about the deal with TAE Technologies so far – from why it is happening to what fusion energy isTrump Media & Technology Group, owner of Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, announced a merger on Wednesday with a company developing fusion energy technology.TAE Technologies, an energy company founded in 1998, will join with Trump Media via a $6bn merger that it promises will propel it to build “the world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant” next year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump media set to merge with nuclear power company in $6 billion deal

Trump owns more than half of his eponymous media company, as of June

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2 w. ago Trump latest: Hegseth announces $1776 ‘warrior dividend’ as Internet decimates president’s frustrated holiday address

Hegseth announced that the dividends will be sent ‘in the coming days’ as social media users react to Trump’s primetime address

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2 w. ago Trump Media announces $6bn merger plan with fusion power company

TMTG, which owns president’s Truth Social platform, unveils link-up TAE Technologies to respond to AI boomDonald Trump’s loss-making social media business has announced plans to merge with a fusion power company.Trump Media and Technology Group, owner of the US president’s minnow Truth Social platform, unveiled an extraordinary merger worth more than $6bn with TAE Technologies, combining its social media operation with a vast bet on the AI boom driving a surge in energy demand. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sparks health concerns after 'rambling' and 'manic' mystery announcement

A cardiac expert said watching Trump's accelerated address "seriously concerned" him while social media users raised concerns about Trump's cognitive decline as he rambled on for 20 minutes

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's sickening Rob Reiner post as he jokes about icon's cause of death

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday - and US president Donald Trump has now spoken out on social media

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3 w. ago Let Donald Trump see inside my phone? I’d rather be deported | Emma Beddington

The potential demand that visitors to the US hand over their social media records, or even their phones, opens up a world of embarrassmentAs someone with a child in the US, this new Trump threat to scrutinise tourists’ social media is concerning. Providing my user name would be OK – the authorities would get sick of scrolling through chicken pics before they found anything critical of their Glorious Leader – but what if I have to hand over my phone at the border, as has happened to some travellers already? I would rather get deported.There’s nothing criminal or egregiously immoral on there; I don’t foment revolution or indulge in Trump trolling, tempting as that would be. But my phone does not paint a flattering picture of me. Does anyone’s? Those shiny black rectangles have become contemporary confessionals, and we would like to believe they abide by the same kind of confidentiality rules. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ben Jennings on Trump’s plan to scrutinise tourists’ social media histories – cartoon

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3 w. ago ‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media

Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoringFree speech advocates have accused Donald Trump of “shredding civil liberties” and “censorship pure and simple” after the White House said it planned to require visa applicants from dozens of countries to provide social media, phone and email histories for vetting before being allowed into the US.In a move that some commentators compared to China and others warned would decimate tourism to the US, including the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the Department for Homeland Security said it was planning to apply the rules to visitors from 42 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany and Japan, if they want to enter the US on the commonly used Esta visa waiver. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What Trump's new social media checks mean for all foreign tourists

Fans can enter the ballot for World Cup tickets today - but new proposals by US Customs and Border Protection could make a holiday Stateside anything but easy.

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3 w. ago Trump plan for World Cup tourists to reveal social media activity described as ‘chilling’

UK tourists would be among those affected by US policy‘Unacceptable’ and ‘chilling’, says European fan groupA plan to require supporters travelling to the United States for the World Cup to disclose information about their social media accounts has been described as “profoundly unacceptable”.Tourists from 42 countries, including the UK, which use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (Esta) as part of the visa waiver programme would be obliged to provide information about accounts they have held in the last five years in their applications. Previously it had been optional to provide the information. Continue reading...

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