Following an intense backlash this morning,
the White House has now taken down Trump’s Truth Social repost
of a video showing a racist clip
⚠️depicting the Obamas as apes.
The post was up for 12 hours.
As we reported earlier, a few hours ago the White House had initially tried to brush off the outrage,
defending Trump’s repost as “an internet meme video”.
Politicians from both parties have this morning condemned the post
and urged Trump to remov…
Filing: ex-US trade rep Robert Lighthizer resigns from Trump Media & Technology Group's board; TMTG has been shifting its focus from media toward nuclear fusion (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boa…
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Trump 'Had a Feeling, Based on Fact,' That There Was an Imminent Iran Threat, White House Says (Violet Jira/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/donald-trump-feeling-imminent-threat-iran-karoline-leavitt
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p118#a260304p118
Some two dozen states challenged Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday,
filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
The Democratic attorneys general leading the suit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world.
Trump has said the tariffs are essential to reduce America’s longstanding trade deficits.
He imposed duties under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the S…
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Trevor Noah Sues Donald Trump Over Alleged Threatening Messages
Following Explosive Truth Social Rant
A high-profile legal and political controversy has erupted
after comedian and television host Trevor Noah filed a lawsuit
against Donald Trump,
alleging that the president sent “damaging, intimidating, and dangerous” private direct messages
following a public dispute tied to comments made during the Grammy Awards
Thomson Reuters' CEO says AI cannot easily replace the company's legal-research expertise, after its stock fell following the release of Claude legal work tools (Alexander Osipovich/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
WaPo Publisher Will Lewis appeared at NFL Honors in San Francisco Thursday, after failing to show for a Zoom call in which WaPo announced historic layoffs (Drew Lerner/Awful Announcing)
https://awfulannouncing.com/newspapers/will-lewis-nfl…
Karoline Leavitt insists Trump had a
‘feeling based on fact’
before Iran strikes
but still won’t detail imminent threat to US
https://bsky.app/profile/the-independent.com/post/3mgbo5u6tz423