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2/ The tariffs were no accident. Switzerland ran a $38.5 billion trade surplus with the U.S. last year. That’s more than Mexico! Trump made it clear: if you want free access to America’s market, you don’t get to take and never give. pic.twitter.com/OHczNbGYft — Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) August 4, 2025 4/ Trump didn’t slam …
Hillary Clinton calls for the repeal of Section 230 so that platforms can moderate Americans' speech. pic.twitter.com/nVXUK62RhJ — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 2, 2025 ". . . we lose total control" https://t.co/xzp4hUzTDY — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) August 3, 2025 The 2nd amendment protects the first. But it’s getting scary how much our speech is …
Why is Trump raging at Jessica Tarlov? Because she just exposed the one number he never wants aired out: 40% of Trump’s wealth was accumulated while he was President. pic.twitter.com/KdnuZ57kdF — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) July 29, 2025 No, Donald Trump's net worth decreased from ~$4.5B in 2016 to ~$2.3B by 2021 during his first presidency, …
Trump blocks Taiwan’s president from a symbolic New York stopover. China raises objections. Trump complies. Lai Ching-te cancels the trip. Markets barely flinch. But something isn’t right. Lai was en route to Paraguay, Guatemala, Belize. All Taiwan diplomatic allies. The New York stop was meant to signal US backing. Instead it’s erased. No official announcement. …
USA blocks Taiwan President’s NY stopover President Lai planned a New York transit on the way to Paraguay and Belize. Both countries recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty. The White House canceled the stop. No statement. No media defense. Beijing objected and Washington folded. Lai’s office cited weather and tariff negotiations. Insiders say it was trade talks. Xi’s …
CNBC’s Megan Cassella joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the latest news on newly announced tariffs from the White House.
President Trump participates in a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. At least 14 countries’ imports are set to face steep blanket tariffs starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump revealed Monday. The president, in a series of social media posts, shared screenshots of form letters dictating new tariff rates to the leaders of …
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he's ready to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell if President Trump wants him to. pic.twitter.com/jHxpZ34RuB — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 5, 2025
President Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam on July 2 that slaps a 20% tariff on every Vietnamese product shipped to the United States and a 40% tariff on goods transshipped through Vietnam. In return, Vietnam agreed to impose 0% tariffs on all American goods entering its market. That includes cars, meat, grain, and …
The Trump-Bessent Treasury is not calling it yield curve control, but the structure is already in motion. No formal announcement. No coordination with the Fed. Just a sequence of moves that point in one direction. The long end of the curve is being starved. The short end is being flooded with T-bills. The Fed is …
Donald Trump is by far the most corrupt president in American history. https://t.co/DwsmBb2j86 — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 28, 2025 Pandering to his donors and to promote his family business, Trump claimed that Bitcoin "takes pressure off the dollar and is good for the country." But selling dollars to buy Bitcoin puts added pressure …
President Donald Trump holds a news conference at the White House after the U.S. Supreme Court issues a 6-3 ruling limiting lower courts’ ability to block federal policies, though the court did not rule on whether the administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. is constitutional.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump announces his administration will carry out a BARE MINIMUM of 1 million criminal alien deportations per year. pic.twitter.com/FnlOxcnkiJ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 26, 2025 President Trump: “We’re cutting $1.7 trillion in this bill and you’re not gonna feel any of it. Your Medicaid is left alone.” The only people losing Medicaid …
🇺🇸 President Trump just said the US signed a trade deal with China 🇨🇳 yesterday pic.twitter.com/YA3qKF9lx2 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) June 26, 2025
President Donald Trump could extend looming deadlines for reimposing steep tariffs on imports from most of the world’s countries, the White House said Thursday. Trump’s July 8 and 9 deadlines for restarting tariffs on those nations are “not critical,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “Perhaps it could be extended, but that’s a …
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has proposed a NEW deal to Iran via Steve Witkoff, Karoline Leavitt reveals It's very simple and straight forward: ✅ NO uranium enrichment✅ BAR Iran from working toward a nuclear weapon TAKE THE DEAL, IRAN! Last chance! pic.twitter.com/YDPUlDcxiH — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 19, 2025
JUST IN – UK Prime Minister mistakenly shakes hands with a Korean interpreter, confusing him for the President of South Korea. pic.twitter.com/lfARp6h50B — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 19, 2025
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass threatens that there will be more violent rioting if President Trump continues to enforce immigration law.pic.twitter.com/4sHYfZ5Ylo — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) June 15, 2025 Two and a half minutes straight of Democrats calling for violence. The Democratic Party is the party of violence. pic.twitter.com/mCTd0CbCnJ — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 15, 2025
President Trump will hold a National Security Council meeting in the morning… Also, when asked if Israel shared their plans with the US about the attack, citing the early evacuations of American personnel, President Trump says Israel didn’t tell them anything. When asked if… pic.twitter.com/Fi5bCHizqo — PATRIOT174N0N🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@174N0NPat) June 13, 2025
White House: “Of course the President supports peaceful protests. What a stupid question.” byu/UnusualWhalesBot inunusual_whales
The President of Mexico says, "If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico."pic.twitter.com/HkxRW2YUot — Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) June 10, 2025 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pushing back against the proposed remittance tax, making it clear that Mexico will not accept new financial barriers …
Democrat Rep. Norma Torres: "This must stop. The president must call back these ICE agents. They must retreat. That's what we're demanding right now." pic.twitter.com/A8jURWcY55 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) June 10, 2025 LA MAYOR BASS: WILL TRY TO CALL TRUMP ON TUESDAY || SAYS WILL TELL TRUMP TO STOP THE RAIDS — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) June …
This unhinged lunatic is the president of the nation's largest teachers union. She is mobilizing the protesters. pic.twitter.com/Gtw5Gf5USs — Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 9, 2025 Her union is the only one that has a FEDERAL CHARTER. It's way past time Congress gets to work and REVOKES IT. pic.twitter.com/aUtdzdnHqv — Corey A. …
BREAKING: 🚨 POSOBIEC BOMBSHELL: U.S. INTEL HID UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK FROM THE PRESIDENT 🚨 🔴 Jack Posobiec drops a grenade on the intel community: 🗣️ “Elements within U.S. intelligence ABSOLUTELY KNEW about the Ukrainian drone attack — and HID IT from the President.” 🔴 The attack? Coordinated strikes on Russian airbases — now threatening global …
Rand needs to be the Republican nominee for president in 2028. Given how much worse off most Americans will be at the end of Trump's term, he will be the most well-known Republican who can distance himself from the worst economy in recent memory. https://t.co/NGU8UALS6A — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) June 4, 2025 It’s insincere for …
President Trump's agenda flipped from financial austerity to money printing within the first 6 months of his term 🤪 https://t.co/BukqFTdY0t pic.twitter.com/04zGhJC8R0 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) June 4, 2025 JUST IN 🚨: President Donald Trump says the U.S. Debt Limit should be completely removed pic.twitter.com/zuSXh2qOZ5 — Barchart (@Barchart) June 4, 2025 As a reminder, Big Beautiful Bill …
🇵🇱 Polish President Nawrocki: "My Poland is a Poland where instead of migrant integration centres, there’s deportation centres for those who want to destroy our country!" Poland is in safe hands. pic.twitter.com/3X1jt3HQyu — Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) June 2, 2025 🚨🇵🇱🇺🇸 TRUMP: CONGRATULATIONS POLAND, YOU PICKED A WINNER "TRUMP ALLY WINS IN POLAND, SHOCKING ALL IN …
Addressing hundreds at the Fish Fry – a well-trod path for many Democrats who have run for the White House – Walz decried Trump & “that dipshit Elon.” Moore talked about Dems standing up to say “we understood the assignment” in winning future elections. pic.twitter.com/SE5b3M196N — Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) May 31, 2025 Walz speaking on …
BREAKING: US stock market futures fall sharply as President Trump says China has violated their trade deal with the US. https://t.co/le2EqSOfkg pic.twitter.com/oqTa6XbuXk — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 30, 2025 BREAKING Trump reveals China has stalled on tariff talks. pic.twitter.com/OefYi102ul — tic toc (@TicTocTick) May 30, 2025 Trump: The bad news is that China, perhaps …
President Donald Trump met Thursday with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid the president badgering the central bank for lower interest rates. The release indicated that Powell and his Fed colleagues remain committed to setting monetary policy on “careful, objective, and non-political analysis.” President Donald Trump met Thursday with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid …