Trump Lies

MARIA BARTIROMO: “The Washington Post reported after speaking with Steve Bannon that Elon Musk aggressively body checked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the White House. We’re all trying to figure out what happened here and how come this got to this level. What happened? Did he body-check the Treasury Secretary in the White House? KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Well, look, when this …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a forceful response against even nonviolent actions by demonstrators and vowed to “have troops everywhere” in response to the demonstrations in Los Angeles. “We are not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden and his autopen,” Trump said, speaking to reporters before boarding Air …

Mediaite reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the California National Guard in response to violent unrest in Los Angeles over the weekend. During an appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation, Noem said Trump had no choice but to intervene Saturday evening once it became clear that local officials, including Democratic California …

The Washington Post reports: White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview on NBC News on Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) could be arrested and prosecuted by the Department of Justice if they impede federal immigration actions. Homan said it’s a felony to impede law enforcement from doing their …

The Associated Press reports: National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles early Sunday on orders from President Donald Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal immigration authorities and protesters seeking to block them from carrying out deportations. Members of California’s National Guard were seen staging at the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles that includes the …

USA Today reports: The stage is being set – literally – for the military parade June 14 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army that coincides with Trump’s birthday. Construction workers are erecting a stage along Constitution Avenue near the White House. Steel plates have been embedded in the asphalt to protect roads from 140,000-pound tanks. And the …

Axios reports: President Trump reportedly picks up when his cell rings even if he doesn’t know who’s calling. Senior members of his team also love chatting on their personal devices. That makes the administration uniquely vulnerable to basic scams like spoofed calls and impersonation attempts. If Trump is willing to answer unknown numbers, as The Atlantic reported this week, there’s …

The Associated Press reports: The Pentagon’s watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The inspector general’s request focuses on how information about the March 15 …

USA Today reports: A divided Supreme Court on June 6 said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency can access to the data of millions of Americans kept by the U.S. Social Security Administration. The court paused a judge’s order blocking DOGE from getting the data, which includes Social Security numbers, medical and mental health information, tax return information and citizenship …

Fox News reports: FBI Director Kash Patel told podcast host Joe Rogan during an interview Friday that his house was swatted this week. Patel was a guest on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” and during the interview, the FBI director broke news about his home getting swatted. “As Director of the FBI of responsibility, I’m not just gonna bring a case …

ABC News reports: Mistakenly deported Salvadoran native Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on his way back to the United States where he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., according to sources familiar with the matter. More than two months after the Trump administration admitted it mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia from Maryland to his native El …

“Just inspected the site of the new Ballroom that will be built, compliments of a man known as Donald J. Trump, at the White House. For 150 years, Presidents, and many others, have wanted a beautiful Ballroom, but it never got built because nobody previously had any knowledge or experience in doing such things — But I do, like maybe …

Reuters reports: It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday. Last month, the U.S. military accepted the gift from Qatar to transport U.S. President Donald Trump. Retrofitting the 13-year-old plane, which has a luxurious interior, will …

CNN reports: A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to block international students from coming to Harvard University. The temporary restraining order issued late Thursday by US District Judge Allison Burroughs comes hours after the university urged the judge to step in on an emergency basis to block a proclamation Trump signed a day earlier that suspends …

Forbes reports: An LLC fully owned by President Donald Trump through his revocable trust and with a Trump Tower address, applied to trademark “Trump” for possible use across dozens of crypto and tech-related products with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. One category of goods and services was “electrical and scientific apparatus,” including “downloadable computer software for managing cryptocurrency transactions …

The Hill reports: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey is bashing local health authorities after it was flagged for 18 health violations following an early May inspection. The Somerset County Department of Health in its food inspection report from May 6 faulted the club, saying there was not proper separation of raw meats from ready-to-eat foods, which made …

The Miami Herald reports: A liberal- and moderate-leaning coalition of about 70 law professors, attorneys and former Florida Supreme Court justices is attacking Bondi’s record in an ethics complaint filed on Thursday with the Florida Bar. They accuse Bondi of violating her ethical duties as U.S. Attorney General, saying she has committed “serious professional misconduct that threatens the rule of …

“I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal. The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries. “There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products. …

CBS News reports: Older Americans are filing for Social Security benefits at a record rate this year, a surge that could reflect growing anxiety about the stability of the retirement system amid cutbacks under the Trump administration, experts say. The number of people claiming Social Security jumped 17% to 1.8 million this year through May compared with the same period …

The Bulwark reports: If the Republican party or the allied conservative movement happens to have your phone number, there is a good chance you received an interesting text message in recent days. “You earned that $5,000 DOGE check,” the text read. “Say YES before it’s gone.” Recipients who clicked the link were met with an alarming suggestion. “DOGE SAVED YOU …