Donald Trump takes swipe at California Governor Gavin Newsom over devastating Los Angeles wildfires
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Donald Trump attended the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday, sitting alongside different surviving commanders-in-chief. A lot consideration was dedicated to whom he spoke and there was hypothesis over a second the place he and Barack Obama appeared to share a joke.
Earlier, the president-elect known as on California Governor Gavin Newsom to resign over the wildfires at present rampaging by way of Los Angeles, which have already killed 5 folks, destroyed greater than 1,000 buildings and compelled 150,000 residents to evacuate.
The president-elect accused Newsom, metropolis mayor Karen Bass, and Joe Biden of “gross incompetence” and declared the Metropolis of Angeles “a total wipeout” on his Fact Social platform.
“It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”
Newsom, nonetheless, has hit again, angrily attacking Trump for making an attempt to “politize” the tragedy as his workplace accused the president-elect of participating in “pure fiction” in his social media posts speculating on the environmental disaster.
In the meantime, the incoming commander-in-chief’s goals of utilizing army pressure to annex Greenland and rename the Gulf of Mexico have been met with ridicule at residence and overseas, with Denmark, France, Germany, and Britain declining to take him significantly.
Key vote indicators Democrat openness to Republicans’ Laken Riley Act
A key immigration enforcement measure may very well be on monitor for passage due to Democrats crossing social gathering strains to assist it.
The failure of the Democratic Celebration’s management and standard-bearers to current a successful message on immigration reform in 2024 is coming again to chunk outgoing President Joe Biden.
With days left of his presidency and the battle to outline his legacy begun, his allies in Congress are seemingly ready to compromise with the GOP on a invoice that may direct immigration authorities to detain any undocumented particular person charged with theft.
John Bowden, Eric Garcia, and Andrew Feinberg report from Washington, D.C.
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 23:10
Elon Musk admits DOGE wont discover $2 trillion value of cuts in federal funds
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 22:50
Trump says Venezuela freedom fighters should not be harmed as they show Maduro swearing in
Donald Trump says Venezuela freedom fighters democracy activist Maria Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez should not be harmed as they show forward of the swearing in of President Nicolas Maduro who has claimed the nation’s highest workplace.
Gonzalez believes he gained the election final yr.
The US President-elect wrote on Fact Social this afternoon:
Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado and President-elect Gonzalez are peacefully expressing the voices and the WILL of the Venezuelan folks with lots of of 1000’s of individuals demonstrating in opposition to the regime. The nice Venezuelan American neighborhood in the USA overwhelmingly assist a free Venezuela, and strongly supported me. These freedom fighters shouldn’t be harmed, and MUST keep SAFE and ALIVE!
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 22:39
Choose throws out Biden’s ‘arbitrary’ protections for LGBT+ college students
A federal choose has thrown out rule adjustments designed to guard LGBT+ college students from discrimination on the premise of sexual orientation and gender identification.
The principles proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration expanded the scope of Title IX guidelines that block sex-based discrimination in faculties that obtain federal funding.
Alex Woodward has the small print.
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 22:30
Trump known as Ashli Babbitt’s mom and advised Jan 6 rioter to ‘keep their chins up’, report says
The mom of Ashli Babbit, the Capitol rioter killed in the course of the assault on Congress in 2021 mentioned she obtained a name from President-elect Donald Trump this week and he had a message for the January 6 defendants.
Micki Witthoeft, Ashli Babbit’s mom, mentioned at a nightly vigil exterior of the D.C. jail in assist of Jan. 6 defendants on Wednesday that Trump had known as her when she was at the back of an Uber with two different supporters of Jan. 6 defendants, getting back from laying down flowers in honor of her daughter.
“Tell them I love them, to keep their chins up,” Trump mentioned when requested if he had a message for Jan. 6 defendants, based on Witthoeft.
“I do know that he’s nonetheless fascinated by these guys, and I’ve a sense it’s going to be a cheerful day for us,” when Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, Witthoeft mentioned.
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 22:15
‘Why don’t we name it Mexican America?’: Mexican president hits again at ‘misinformed’ Trump
“Obviously, the Gulf of Mexico is a name recognized by the United Nations,” Sheinbaum, talking in Spanish, mentioned throughout her every day press convention, based on Politico.
She then pointed to a historic map of North America, on which elements of what’s now the U.S. the map mentioned, “America Mexicana.”
“Why don’t we call it Mexican America?” she mentioned with a heavy tinge of sarcasm. “It sounds nice, no?”
Gustaf Kilander has the story.
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 22:00
Watch: Trudeau says a method Canadians outline themselves is ‘we’re not American’
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 21:55
Vance to resign Senate seat at midnight
Vice President-elect JD Vance will resign his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way in which for his Jan. 20 swearing-in alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
The Ohio Republican notified Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who will select his successor, of his plans in a Thursday afternoon letter.
“To the people of Ohio, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate,” Vance, who has served within the chamber for 2 years, mentioned in a press release shared first with NBC Information. “When I was elected to this office, I promised to never forget where I came from, and I’ve made sure to live by that promise every single day.”
Vance added that voters had issued “an undeniable mandate to put America first, both at home and abroad” and pledged to work with Trump to “enact his agenda” over the following 4 years.
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 21:48
Fox should face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit, NY appeals courtroom guidelines
A New York state appeals courtroom on Thursday rejected Fox’s bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine firm Smartmatic over statements made on air following the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The choice was issued by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan.
Reuters9 January 2025 21:42
Trump’s terror chief says UK ought to take again Isis members in Syria
The UK ought to take again British members of Isis being held in Syrian jail camps, Donald Trump‘s incoming counter-terrorism chief has mentioned, indicating {that a} failure to take action might injury the particular relationship.
Sebastian Gorka mentioned any nation which needs to be seen as a “serious ally” of the US ought to decide to the worldwide battle in opposition to the extremist group by repatriating residents at present languishing within the north east of the nation.
Millie Cooke and Nina Lloyd report.
Oliver O’Connell9 January 2025 21:40
