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25th Amendment calls swirl as Trump seems to forget name of Washington Monument

A clip from President Donald Trump's Friday agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, spread quickly online, with critics saying it showed the president struggling to recall the name of the Washington Monument.The video, shared by liberal account Acyn, shows Trump holding up a picture of his Reflecting Pool renovation."It was going to take four years, $400 million. It took really about a month, ok? Can you imagine? Washington, between Lincoln — think of Washington, D.C. between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington ... think about this," the president said, stammering. "You know that beautiful spire in honor of the great George Washington? And the beautiful Lincoln Memorial. So between there, thousands of feet long. It was built in 1922, and to be honest, it never really worked. It leaked like a sieve."Trump had traveled to the battleground state to court farmers facing economic strain, but spent much of the event touting his Washington beautification projects — including, per CNN, telling the room about the capital's newly working fountains and reflecting pool renovations.That disconnect drew sharp reactions. Andrew Bates, a former Biden White House deputy press secretary, wrote that Trump's "message to the farmers paying higher prices is that he's having fun redecorating DC with taxpayer money."The clip quickly drew a wave of mockery from Trump critics online. Progressive influencer Harry Sisson wrote on X, "25th Amendment now. This is tough to watch."The progressive news outlet MeidasTouch wrote, "Looks like he just failed a cognitive exam."Progressive attorney Aaron Parnas wrote on X, "The President of the United States has serious cognitive decline and it's on full display for the world to see."Hemant Mehta, a former Jeopardy! champion and YouTuber, wrote on X, "He’s on the verge of not being able to name the son who’s named after him."Jim Stewartson, who writes about the psychological war on democracy, wrote on X, "This demented old man is hopped up on Adderrall which helps with energy but not cognitive decline. Watching this is deeply embarrassing. He has no idea how to escape from the mess he’s made, so he perseverates on things that give him comfort. He is completely dysfunctional."Wow Trump struggles to remember the name of the Washington Monument: pic.twitter.com/dDPuWew1qd— Acyn (@Acyn) June 5, 2026

Trump thanks himself in post about his takeover of part of Lincoln Memorial

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to announce the completion of work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — and used the occasion to both thank himself by name and note that a stretch of the historic monument's grounds would henceforth bear his name. "Thank you President Trump, thank you Department of the Interior," Trump wrote, crediting his own administration in the third person before pivoting to the news buried in the post: the forthcoming "Trump Promenade at The Lincoln Memorial." The pool, Trump claimed, was originally opened in 1922 but had "never functioned properly" — a claim that may surprise the tens of millions of visitors who have gazed into its waters over the past century, including the hundreds of thousands who gathered there for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. Trump described the pool's surface as "very complex, but powerful, Dark Blue" before workers submerged it in what he called "CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL WATER" — a standard feature of reflecting pools. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum was on hand for the inspection, riding alongside workers in what appeared to be an off-road utility vehicle flying an American flag, with the Washington Monument visible in the background. The announcement did not stop at the promenade. Trump also teased the "Triumphal Arch" and his "White House Ballroom," claiming that when completed, these projects would constitute "the Greatest Structure in Washington" — a city that already contains, among other things, the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial itself. The renaming of public lands and federal monuments after Trump has accelerated in his second term. The administration has already moved to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," among many other proposals. The Lincoln Memorial, completed in 1922, is administered by the National Park Service and was dedicated to the 16th president. It is unclear what congressional or regulatory process, if any, was used to authorize naming a portion of it after the 47th.

Trump AI Policy Adviser Krishnan Is Giving Up White House Role

Sriram Krishnan, a top White House adviser on artificial intelligence, is stepping down from the post.

Trump Announces AI Leaders White House Visit

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Wisconsin on Friday, President Trump announced that top artificial intelligence leaders will visit the White House next week to discuss how the technology can benefit Americans. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump issues pardon to Indiana’s former GOP Rep. Stephen Buyer

Dozens of members of Congress confirm he was 'victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden administration'

Trump Administration, U.S. Military Celebrate D-Day Anniversary

Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.

GOP leadership's hopes dashed as RFK Jr's MAHA 'juggernaut' ducks key races

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is facing criticism for strategic incompetence and playing it safe by concentrating its political resources on Republican primary races already destined for victory while ignoring endangered GOP candidates in crucial battleground contests.According to a Politico analysis by Amanda Chu, the movement's political organizations—MAHA Action and MAHA Institute—have largely ducked the races that will determine congressional control, despite Kennedy's fervent supporters representing a boost in turnout that endangered Republicans desperately need.The report singles out Tony Lyons, publisher of Kennedy's books and a lead organizer for the movement's political groups, for having failed to make use of Kennedy's appeal and turn it into the "electoral juggernaut" Republicans had hoped for. "The majority of those candidates that got that endorsement were going to win anyway," John McCarthy, founder of McCarthy Strategic Solutions, a Republican political strategy firm in Kentucky, told Politico.The numbers tell the story of missed opportunity. MAHA groups have endorsed just one Republican—freshman Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett—in a competitive House district, while ignoring the rest of the battleground races that will determine chamber control.In the Senate, where Republicans must defend vulnerable seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas, MAHA has backed no one, with no financial support or grassroots mobilization in these critical races.Of the 20 candidates MAHA endorsed in primary races this spring, most were establishment figures in state races already aligned with MAHA's messaging on vaccine optionality and food regulation. Few received any financial backing from the movement's organizations.According to Politico, Kennedy's actual impact has been limited to state-level politics. He has traveled extensively to state capitals promoting his agenda, and a Politico analysis found that state lawmakers introduced hundreds of bills with bipartisan support echoing his priorities—some of which have passed.But the movement's impact on electoral politics remains an open question. State primary races have been dominated by economic concerns, with MAHA-backed candidates who won primaries focusing overwhelmingly on issues that defined the 2024 presidential election rather than Kennedy's signature health and food policy priorities.More than two-thirds of MAHA-endorsed candidates emphasized affordability and tax cuts on their campaign websites, while nearly half focused on immigration. Less than one-third mentioned vaccine safety or food system policies central to Kennedy and his supporters, Chu elaborated.