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As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path
Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot.
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US official says JD Vance made 'great progress' in Iran talks, calls snub reports 'foreign propaganda'
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U.S. official says VP JD Vance made great progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks in Switzerland, calling snub reports foreign propaganda from Iran media.
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WATCH: Trump Goes Off on Reporters Over Reflecting Pool Vandalism, Says 5 Arrested and 5 Under Investigation – “You’ll See It in Court! You Write Fake News!”
President Trump went off on reporters, attempting to deny that vandals are destroying the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial and criticizing his repair project to fix the broken and filthy pond. Deranged liberals have been tearing out the new American flag blue sealant that lines the bottom of the pool with the intention of giving the water a blue reflection. The post WATCH: Trump Goes Off on Reporters Over Reflecting Pool Vandalism, Says 5 Arrested and 5 Under Investigation – “You’ll See It in Court! You Write Fake News!” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Trump says proof that vandals cut Reflecting Pool will be provided in court
President Trump has insisted that vandals, rather than questionable craftsmanship, are responsible for the enduring problems following the Reflecting Pool's $14.7 million sealant job.
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CNN reporter surprised by developments in Trump's failed Reflecting Pool renovations
CNN's Tom Foreman reported on escalating absurdities surrounding President Donald Trump's troubled $14 million Reflecting Pool renovation. The project, quickly plagued by algae blooms and deteriorating paint, has resulted in at least five arrests for removing damaged materials from the water. Among those arrested was David Hearn, a U.S. Olympic slalom canoe competitor and material scientist, who Foreman said merely touched loose material to examine it. Foreman questioned the logic of arresting someone for touching already-damaged material while dozens of workers regularly traverse and operate equipment on the pool. The algae remain uncontrolled despite ongoing treatment efforts, with officials now considering draining and restarting the entire project. Foreman highlighted the contradiction between Trump's 2024 promise to complete renovation for under $2 million versus the $14 million actual cost, with results no better than previous attempts.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
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Kennedy Center photos leak that Trump 'does not want anyone to see': report
Photographs smuggled out from behind tarp-covered scaffolding at the Kennedy Center reveal what President Donald Trump has spent nine days trying to hide.His name is gone.The images, first obtained by activist group Hands Off the Arts and independently verified by The Washington Post, show two rows of blank square panels on the performing arts venue's marble facade, where Trump's name had been affixed since December."This is the picture the Trump administration does not want anyone to see, so it’s all the more important … that people have an opportunity to witness when they’re winning," said Mallory Miller, co-founder of Hands Off the Arts.The name came down in the early morning hours of June 14. A 14-member crew completed the court-ordered removal around 3 a.m., hours past the judicial deadline. Rather than pull back the scaffolding and let the public see the results, the Kennedy Center left tarps and barricades up, with security guards blocking any view of the facade. A spokeswoman said the scaffolding "will remain up as crews address maintenance needs of the marble and soffit panels." The tarp cover was "starting to arouse suspicion," with some questioning whether the name had actually been removed.U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled last month that Trump's board had violated federal law when it voted to rename the venue. Only Congress, which created the Kennedy Center, has the authority to change its name.Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), whose lawsuit forced the removal, accused Trump's allies on the board of willfully sabotaging the facade in "a petty act of defiance." Trump had railed against the court order on social media, vowing he had "no interest" in continuing what he called a "hopeless journey."
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US Senate passes bipartisan bill to lower housing costs
21st Century Road to Housing Act, which aims to boost supply and stop investors buying up homes, heads to HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan measure aimed at lowering housing costs by streamlining construction and permitting, ending months of fraught negotiations on a priority for both parties ahead of November’s midterm elections.The 21st Century Road to Housing Act would limit investors’ ability to buy homes, waives some federal permitting rules in a bid to ease new construction, and authorizes pilot programs to facilitate grants for home improvements and planning affordable housing. It passed the Senate overwhelmingly, with a vote of 85-5, and now heads to the House of Representatives. Continue reading...
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REPORT: Trump Admin Threatens to Withhold DHS Grant Funding to States Opposing Election Integrity Measures
The White House is reportedly threatening to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply with proposed election and vote-counting rules. The post REPORT: Trump Admin Threatens to Withhold DHS Grant Funding to States Opposing Election Integrity Measures appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Iran cracked the code on Trump and is exploiting his 'rapidly decaying' cognition: expert
Iran appears to have identified and systematically exploited President Donald Trump's rapidly decaying cognitive abilities.That's according to Atlantic staff writer and national security scholar Tom Nichols, who joined MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on "Deadline: White House" on Monday. Wallace argued that Trump is operating inside an "artificial reality" constructed by aides who feed him selectively curated social media posts to shield him from negative information about the economy and the war. The arrangement, Wallace said, explains moments like Trump's repeated insistence that the country is "hot."I used to think he was lying. Now I think he's deluded," Wallace said, calling it a "threat to global stability."Nichols agreed with the withering verdict. "Delusion is the word I was going to use when you were asking about this, because he is self-deluded," Nichols echoed. "I have said many times on this show that I think his cognitive abilities are decaying rapidly."Aides who once told Trump hard truths have stopped doing so, he said. "He doesn't want to hear it. I mean, now we're just seeing a more extreme version of the problem that Donald Trump has always been uneducable and unbriefable. He doesn't listen. He's a narcissist. You can't tell a narcissist that they're wrong about something when they've decided that they're right," said Nichols.Drawing on the upcoming new book "Regime Change" by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Nichols said the portrait that emerges is of a president who has turned previous positions completely upside down. A regime once called an existential evil is now a negotiating partner, he said, and nuclear material that sparked the Iran war may now remain in the country indefinitely.Nichols argued that Iran had "figured something out" that Trump refuses to accept: that two months of high gas prices would damage him politically far more than depleting U.S. weapons stockpiles. That assessment tracks with earlier reports that Iranian negotiators were recruiting senior psychologists to tailor messages for what they described as Trump's "impaired mental state."Analysts have warned that Trump's split-off-from-reality problem has cascaded from domestic politics onto the global stage, leaving adversaries better positioned.
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