@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-03 08:00:56
Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born.
-- The data doesn’t show it.
Since the summer, Trump officials have been trumpeting the idea that job creation is booming for U.S.-born workers.
Trump said so, too, during a prime-time address last month aimed at assuaging Americans’ concerns about the economy
Trump administration officials also said recently that more than 2.5 million U.S.-born workers gained jobs in 2025
as 1 million immigrants left the workfor…
@kurtsh@mastodon.social2026-04-02 13:06:44
Trump's 'Two weeks' = "You idiots will believe anything I tell you & the media will trumpet it no matter how stupid."
✅ 'Two weeks' has become Donald Trump's most used phrase - and people aren't buying it anymore | indy100
https://www.indy100.co…
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social2026-03-03 19:34:43
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-03-02 23:40:47
Trump says that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/03/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-1236741891/…
@ubuntourist@mastodon.social2026-02-02 19:01:50
Trump wants to create an excuse for why no one wants to go to the Kennedy Center any more.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-kennedy-center-will-close-two-years-renovations-rcna256982
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-03 07:37:32
Donald Trump’s tech skills are coming into question after he celebrated his youngest son,
Barron Trump’s, skill for a rather mundane task...
—turning on his computer
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/barron-trump-hailed-dad-donald-36489339
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-02 13:11:08
Gustavo Petro of Colombia and Donald Trump have had a tense relationship
that escalated into threats by Mr. Trump,
before easing.
Anything could happen at their Feb. 3 meeting.
The meeting between the two presidents
— arranged after Trump threatened Mr. Petro with military action
— is meant to de-escalate tensions, diplomats said.
It is also meant to address topics such as “the fight against transnational organized crime, especially on the border,”…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-04-02 00:57:56
With the war in its fifth week, Trump and his aides have increasingly suggested he sees an opening for claiming to have achieved the military objectives in Iran and pulling out of the conflict.
Trump’s inclination to wind down the offensive comes as Iran has indicated it is not currently willing to engage in serious negotiations, believing Trump to be untrustworthy, and that it is in a strong position in the war, according to U.S. officials.
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump told Reut…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-02 18:54:31
Trump Suggests Extended War on Iran as U.S. Adds to Forces in Mideast
Iran and allied militias, including Hezbollah, attacked Israel and U.S. targets,
and Israel struck in Lebanon.
Trump said the campaign could last “four to five weeks,”
but “we have the capability to go far longer than that.”
“Whatever the time is, it’s OK,
whatever it takes,”
Trump said at his first public event since U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran began on Saturday.
“Righ…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-03 15:42:56
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
