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"We're Confident...": Trump Appears To Confirm US Nukes Are In Turkey
President Donald Trump has often said things he perhaps shouldn't have and repeatedly has disclosed sensitive information as president. On Wednesday, he did it again, appearing to confirm that the United States has nuclear weapons in Turkey.
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23 Bizarre Conspiracy Theories Trump Has Advanced
The president of the United States this weekend promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that the family of his 2016 election opponent was involved in a high-profile death that had been ruled a suicide. He was doing this for the second time.
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Trump Says "Nobody Disobeys My Orders." 15 Recorded Instances Of That
There is a narrative forming about the Mueller report. It says President Donald Trump would be in a lot more trouble right now if those around him actually did what he told them to do. By essentially ignoring the boss on potentially obstructive acts, the narrative holds, these aides may have saved Trump from himself.
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Donald Trump, Again, Falsely Claims His Father Was Born In Germany
Of all the odd, counterfactual and conspiratorial claims US President Donald Trump has made over the past four years or so, this one may take the cake: He said on Tuesday that his father was born in Germany, even though he wasn't.
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Trump "Undisciplined", Repeatedly Tried To Break The Law: Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson came a little bit closer Thursday to saying what he actually thinks of President Donald Trump.
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''Something Doesn't Smell Right'': The Timing Of Nikki Haley's UN Exit
Trump and Haley held a quickly arranged media availability Tuesday morning in the White House, shortly after Axios Jonathan Swan of Axios broke the news of her impending exit.
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The Crazy 'Raid' Of Trump's Former Doctor
President Donald Trump has never been a model of medical disclosure. Both of his most recent personal doctors have offered unbelievably rosy reviews of his health, omitting or spinning key facts, and both have had their credibility called into question.
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Opinion: Trump Carried Notes On How To Respond To Florida Shooting Victims
President Donald Trump held a worthwhile listening session Wednesday featuring a range of views on how to combat gun violence in schools. And while Trump's at-times-meandering comments about arming teachers will certainly raise eyebrows, for the most part he did listen.
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2 Top Trump Advisers Were Asked Why They Don't Quit. Their Answers Speak Volumes
For the second time in two days Friday, one of the most senior members of the Trump administration was asked why he doesn't resign. And for the second time in two days, that official did nothing to dispel the notion that he is very conflicted about serving President Trump.
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4 Reasons Obama's $ 400,000 Wall Street Speech Is A Bad Idea
Former president Barack Obama reemerged this week for his first formal public event since leaving office, but all people can talk about is a future event - specifically, one for which he will be paid his old annual salary for one speech.
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Trump Jokes (Seemingly) About Firing Haley: 'She Could Easily Be Replaced'
If there's one member of President Donald Trump's team who has been a wild card early in his presidency, it's Nikki Haley. The United Nations ambassador has been a surprisingly strong presence, often making news about U.S. foreign policy in ways that seem somewhat, well, un-Trump.
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The White House Is A Smoke Machine When It Comes To Russia
The Washington Post's national security team just registered another big scoop: Shortly before President Donald Trump's inauguration, Blackwater founder Erik Prince conducted a secret meeting with a Russian close to Vladimir Putin for the purposes of setting up a back-channel line of communication between the Russian leader and Trump, according to ...
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'SNL' Goes After Ivanka Trump Hard
Yet again this weekend, "Saturday Night Live" trotted out Alec Baldwin doing a Donald Trump impression for its cold open. And yet again, that wasn't even close to its harshest political sketch.
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Mike Pence's Awkward - And Telling - Response To Whether The U.S. Is 'Morally Superior' To Russia
If you would like to see a man struggle, witness Vice President Pence. Pence was asked on "Face the Nation" to account for President Donald Trump having likened Vladimir Putin's alleged killing of political opponents to the United States'. Trump had told Bill O'Reilly: "What, you think our country's so innocent?"
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Meet The Potential Trump Cabinet Picks Most Likely To Make Liberals Squirm
We don't know a whole heckuva lot about who Donald Trump will pick for his Cabinet at this point. So far, the process is heavy on rumors and preliminary lists. For Trump, selecting and vetting his picks isn't a three-day process, nor should we expect much of it to be done in public.
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"We're Confident...": Trump Appears To Confirm US Nukes Are In Turkey
President Donald Trump has often said things he perhaps shouldn't have and repeatedly has disclosed sensitive information as president. On Wednesday, he did it again, appearing to confirm that the United States has nuclear weapons in Turkey.
-
23 Bizarre Conspiracy Theories Trump Has Advanced
The president of the United States this weekend promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that the family of his 2016 election opponent was involved in a high-profile death that had been ruled a suicide. He was doing this for the second time.
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Trump Says "Nobody Disobeys My Orders." 15 Recorded Instances Of That
There is a narrative forming about the Mueller report. It says President Donald Trump would be in a lot more trouble right now if those around him actually did what he told them to do. By essentially ignoring the boss on potentially obstructive acts, the narrative holds, these aides may have saved Trump from himself.
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Donald Trump, Again, Falsely Claims His Father Was Born In Germany
Of all the odd, counterfactual and conspiratorial claims US President Donald Trump has made over the past four years or so, this one may take the cake: He said on Tuesday that his father was born in Germany, even though he wasn't.
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Trump "Undisciplined", Repeatedly Tried To Break The Law: Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson came a little bit closer Thursday to saying what he actually thinks of President Donald Trump.
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''Something Doesn't Smell Right'': The Timing Of Nikki Haley's UN Exit
Trump and Haley held a quickly arranged media availability Tuesday morning in the White House, shortly after Axios Jonathan Swan of Axios broke the news of her impending exit.
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The Crazy 'Raid' Of Trump's Former Doctor
President Donald Trump has never been a model of medical disclosure. Both of his most recent personal doctors have offered unbelievably rosy reviews of his health, omitting or spinning key facts, and both have had their credibility called into question.
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Opinion: Trump Carried Notes On How To Respond To Florida Shooting Victims
President Donald Trump held a worthwhile listening session Wednesday featuring a range of views on how to combat gun violence in schools. And while Trump's at-times-meandering comments about arming teachers will certainly raise eyebrows, for the most part he did listen.
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2 Top Trump Advisers Were Asked Why They Don't Quit. Their Answers Speak Volumes
For the second time in two days Friday, one of the most senior members of the Trump administration was asked why he doesn't resign. And for the second time in two days, that official did nothing to dispel the notion that he is very conflicted about serving President Trump.
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4 Reasons Obama's $ 400,000 Wall Street Speech Is A Bad Idea
Former president Barack Obama reemerged this week for his first formal public event since leaving office, but all people can talk about is a future event - specifically, one for which he will be paid his old annual salary for one speech.
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Trump Jokes (Seemingly) About Firing Haley: 'She Could Easily Be Replaced'
If there's one member of President Donald Trump's team who has been a wild card early in his presidency, it's Nikki Haley. The United Nations ambassador has been a surprisingly strong presence, often making news about U.S. foreign policy in ways that seem somewhat, well, un-Trump.
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The White House Is A Smoke Machine When It Comes To Russia
The Washington Post's national security team just registered another big scoop: Shortly before President Donald Trump's inauguration, Blackwater founder Erik Prince conducted a secret meeting with a Russian close to Vladimir Putin for the purposes of setting up a back-channel line of communication between the Russian leader and Trump, according to ...
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'SNL' Goes After Ivanka Trump Hard
Yet again this weekend, "Saturday Night Live" trotted out Alec Baldwin doing a Donald Trump impression for its cold open. And yet again, that wasn't even close to its harshest political sketch.
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Mike Pence's Awkward - And Telling - Response To Whether The U.S. Is 'Morally Superior' To Russia
If you would like to see a man struggle, witness Vice President Pence. Pence was asked on "Face the Nation" to account for President Donald Trump having likened Vladimir Putin's alleged killing of political opponents to the United States'. Trump had told Bill O'Reilly: "What, you think our country's so innocent?"
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Meet The Potential Trump Cabinet Picks Most Likely To Make Liberals Squirm
We don't know a whole heckuva lot about who Donald Trump will pick for his Cabinet at this point. So far, the process is heavy on rumors and preliminary lists. For Trump, selecting and vetting his picks isn't a three-day process, nor should we expect much of it to be done in public.
