Trump says Newsom should resign after California governor calls his fire claims ‘pure fiction’: Live
Incoming commander-in-chief lashes out at long-standing Democratic foe over natural disaster engulfing Hollywood as his expansionist ambitions met with mockery
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to resign over the wildfires currently rampaging through Los Angeles, which have already killed five people, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and forced 150,000 residents to evacuate.
The president-elect accused Newsom, city mayor Karen Bass and Joe Biden of “gross incompetence” and declared the City of Angeles “a total wipeout” on his Truth Social platform.
“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump fumed in another post.
“It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”
Newsom, however, has hit back, angrily attacking Trump for attempting to “politize” the tragedy as his office accused the president-elect of engaging in “pure fiction” in his social media posts speculating on the environmental catastrophe.
Meanwhile, the incoming commander-in-chief’s dreams of using military force to annex Greenland and rename the Gulf of Mexico have been met with ridicule at home and abroad, with Denmark, France, Germany and Britain declining to take him seriously.
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What does Donald Trump want with Greenland?
Tomorrow on the House floor...
House Republicans will be focusing on the most pressing problems of the American people tomorrow 😒
Marjorie Taylor Greenevows to introduce bill on Gulf of Mexico ‘ASAP’
...and House Republicans have already started using the new name, as Gustaf Kilander reports.
MTG vows to introduce bill on Gulf of Mexico as House Republicans start using name
Marjorie Taylor Greene says new legislation ‘is important to begin funding the changing of maps for all agencies within the federal government’
Why is Trump ‘obsessed’ with Greenland? It might stem from his friendship with a cosmetics billionaire...
President-elect Donald Trump is once again touting his plans to buy Greenland, the Danish territory in the Arctic.
Trump escalated rhetoric around the island during a press conference Tuesday, refusing to rule out the use of military force to get ahold of it if needed.
But where did this idea come from?
Gustaf Kilander reports.
The cosmetics billionaire behind Trump’s obsession with buying Greenland
Trump’s interest in aquiring Greenland has a long and storied history
Trump files with New York appeal court seeking stayin sentencing
Following this morning’s filing with the Supreme Court, Donald Trump’s legal has caught up and filed with the State of New York Court of Appeals seeking a stay in Friday’s sentencing in the president-elect’s criminal hush money case.
Hegseth says he had ‘great discussion’ with senior Armed Services Committee Democrat ahead of confirmation hearings
Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth said he had a “great discussion” with Democratic Senator Jack Reed ahead of next week’s confirmation hearing. Reed is the senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Hegseth would not say if he could count on Reed’s vote or those of other Democrats.
ANALYSIS: Trump has a narrow window to advance his aggressive agenda. He’ll need these right-wing hardliners to push it through
John Bowden writes:
We’re less than two weeks out from the initial sprint of the second Trump administration — and the incoming president is now seeking to push aside one of his biggest hurdles.
In the clearest sign yet that Donald Trump is serious about pursuing an aggressive legislative agenda in his first year in office, he is taking an active role in managing the future of the House Republican Conference. Where once he was at arm’s length of Republican congressional leadership, Trump has leaned into his role as leader of the GOP and now casts a long shadow over the House and Senate Republican conferences.
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Trump tries to wrangle right-wing hardliners to advance his aggressive agenda
Analysis: Trump is angling to dismantle the hurdles that sapped his first-term momentum by calling all corners of the GOP to him
Trump transition considering high-profile immigration raid in first days of presidency, report says
NBC News reports:
The incoming Trump administration is considering conducting a high-profile raid targeting undocumented immigrants in its initial days, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The raid could target immigrants allegedly living in the U.S. illegally at a workplace in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, the people said.
In meetings between the Trump transition team and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the Trump team has repeatedly asked about resources and logistics immediately available to carry out workplace raids, the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak to the media about transition discussions, said.
Giuliani asks to attend Friday’s DC contempt of court proceedings remotely
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Biden announces granddaughter Naomi has given birth to her first child
Joe Biden has revealed that his granddaughter, Naomi Biden, has given birth to her first child.
The President of the United States made the announcement during a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday (January 8) while discussing the current wildfires in California.
Amber Raiken reports.
Joe Biden announces granddaughter Naomi has given birth to her first child
Naomi Biden first announced she was pregnant on Election Day in November
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