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‘Disgusting behavior’: Trump posts video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and the backlash was immediate

Trump's PR team can't catch a break.

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Trump removes video depicting Obamas as monkeys after clip sparks outrage

A post featured the video alongside the US president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen

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‘It can’t get lower’: Trump posts racist video showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys

The 'leader of the free world', ladies and gentlemen.

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Trump shocks with ‘disgusting’ Truth post depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes

White House Press Secretary dismissed the ‘fake outrage’ over the ‘racist’ post

The Independent UK

Trump says he approved sharing video with racist images of Obamas but claims he didn’t see part ‘that people don’t like’ - as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Donald Trump posts AI video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys; Democrats condemn post as racist

US President Donald Trump ignited controversy by sharing a video on Truth Social featuring false election claims and depicting the Obamas with offensive imagery. Democrats swiftly condemned the post, with California Governor Newsom's office calling it "disgusting." This incident follows a pattern of Trump using fabricated visuals to attack critics…

The Times of India

Trump waters down criticism of UK’s Chagos Islands deal after call with Starmer

US president says deal, which he previously described as act of ‘great stupidity’, was ‘best’ PM could make

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Donald Trump Slams Grammys as 'Garbage' and Vows to Sue Trevor Noah Over Epstein Island Joke

Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social shortly after the 2026 Grammys wrapped up, tearing into the ceremony as “virtually unwatchable”

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'Ours will be greatest of them all!' Trump shares photo of 'beautiful' India Gate

US President Donald Trump on Monday shared a photograph of New Delhi’s iconic India Gate on his social media platform, Truth Social, while reiterating his vision of building a massive triumphal arch in Washington DC.

The Times of India

Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys

Awards host alluded to president’s association with late sex offender in awards ceremony remarks

The Guardian - US

Judge blocks Trump administration plan to strip protected status for Haitians in US – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

'Tired, broken, and dilapidated': Donald Trump announces two-year shutdown of Kennedy Center for 'complete rebuilding'

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Kennedy Center will be shutting down for two years starting July 4, America's 250th anniversary, for extensive renovations amid declining ticket sales and performer boycotts. Trump, who recently became chairman and added his name to the building, claims the closure is…

The Times of India

Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says

DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July

The Guardian - US

Conservative Fox News guest shreds DOJ lawyer for seeking pro-Trump prosecutors: ‘Congress should defund’

Former federal prosecutor fires back at ex-DHS official soliciting Trump loyalists for top roles

The Independent UK

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Stocks Close Down as Gold, Silver Spiral: Stock Market Today

A "long-overdue correction" temporarily halted a massive rally in gold and silver, while the Dow took a hit from negative reactions to blue-chip earnings.

The Independent UK

GOP senator rips Trump response to Alex Pretti’s killing by feds in Minneapolis: ‘Stock going down?!’

‘I don't think the American people are going to like that,’ Thom Tillis tells The Independent

The Times of India

Is Walmart closing hundreds of stores in California? Newsom reacts to Trump’s late-night Truth Social barrage

In a late‑night social media blitz, US President Donald Trump posted 56 times on Truth Social within the span of just one hour, including multiple claims about California and Governor Gavin Newsom.

The Independent UK

Trump shares conspiracies on Minneapolis, immigration and 2020 election in late night Truth Social spree

One of the posts reshared by the president suggested that the protestors in Minneapolis had been paid to be there

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The Guardian - US

White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash

Widely circulated video of Pretti’s killing by federal agents undercut earlier assertions of him being a gunman

International Business Times UK

Karoline Leavitt Told To F— Off' After Sharing Trump's Hardline ICE Orders in Minnesota

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt faces backlash after sharing Trump's controversial immigration post amid Minneapolis shootings and heated political debates.

The Guardian - UK

‘If you haven’t served, respect those who have’: Nato soldiers on Trump’s slurs

For those who fought alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, president’s remarks have cut deep

The Independent UK

Trump responds to latest fatal DHS shooting of US citizen in Minneapolis with rant against Tim Walz, Jacob Frey and Ilhan Omar

Trump wrote a post on Truth Social less than two hours after a 37-year-old legal firearm owner was gunned down by federal agents. The post accompanied a picture of the gun that the victim carried

The Guardian - US

Snow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for major winter storm

Dangerous weather engulfing large area of country as 16 states plus DC declare states of emergency

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Jet-lagged Trump goes on 70-post rampage in the middle of the night after Davos snub, and things got weird

Davos seems to have done a number on him.

The Independent UK

Trump’s post-per-minute Truth Social spree at midnight hits on TikTok, political targets and Melania trailer

Trump was rapidly posting between midnight and 1 a.m. after traveling some 4,200 miles from Davos, Switzerland

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