"My constituents are saving thousands of dollars and they know it. Republicans can and should take credit because the alternative would've been massive tax hikes under the Democrats had they won the 2024 election."
Forecasters now predict that the coming El Niño—a warming of the Pacific Ocean that deeply affects global weather patterns—is likely to be as severe as the one in 2023-2024, which triggered severe flooding and prolonged heatwaves around the world.
Our job is not to try and please the president: JAKE TAPPER: Here's another question, in the midst of these major earth shaking issues surrounding the ceasefire last night, life and death issues, why was President Trump so focused on attacking CNN for an accurate report we put out on a real statement put out by Iranian government officials?
Shapiro stated, 'I don't think it's a major issue for the Republican base. I think the president is exactly right to call this out for what it is, which is people who have fringe audiences.'
The problem for Trump at such a moment is that he's not a persuader; he's a pitchman, the kind of salesman who transmits in exclamation points all the fantastic, terrific, unbelievable features of the new car he wants you to buy. But the salesman is not who you want to talk to when you have the broken-down old jalopy towed back to the lot and demand a refund.
Tensions have risen in the city since the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent. In the wake of that incident, even more demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest the presence of ICE. The Trump administration has deployed thousands of agents into the city amid claims of widespread migrant-related fraud. On Thursday morning, Trump claimed on Truth Social that he would use the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy U.S. military troops into the city.