President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement from the Oval Office at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday as leftists continue to run with rumors about the president’s health.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump will make “an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense.” Trump has not made any public comments in front of cameras since last Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, sparking online rumors speculating that he is having health issues.
Over the weekend, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/08/30/is-trump-dead-rumors-debunked-as-trump-seen-leaving-for-golf/">searches</a> such as “Where is Donald Trump,” “Is Trump dead,” and “Trump dead” were trending on Google and X as people speculated about the reason for the president’s rare time away from the media. Trump was pictured leaving the White House with his granddaughter, Kai, on Saturday morning, but even those photos were <a href="https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1962560525315031488">picked apart</a> by some people on social media who claimed that “something is off.”
Trump also <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115124166787814415">posted</a> a photo on Truth Social on Sunday, showing himself golfing with former NFL coach Jon Gruden. His Truth Social account has remained active over the past week, as the president has continued to post statements addressing issues ranging from crime to tariffs. On Friday, Trump sat down with Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese for an <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/01/donald-trump-reagan-reese-daily-caller-interview-full-transcript/">interview</a> that lasted nearly an hour. The Daily Caller released the full transcript of the interview and published a photo of Trump speaking to Reese, alongside Leavitt and Communications Director Steven Cheung, in the Oval Office.
Trump also <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115125318282199234">addressed</a> the rumors in a Truth Social post on Sunday, writing, “NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE.” Trump’s comment was in response to a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@DC_Draino/posts/115118089050516091">post</a> blasting those for spinning out rumors about Trump’s health after former President Joe Biden would regularly go days without a public appearance.
Despite Trump’s continued social media posts and his lengthy interview late last week, leftists and anti-Trump commentators jumped onto the health rumors. Former ESPN and MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann <a href="https://x.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1962695841233158316">wrote</a> on X, “BREAKING: Oh nothing. Just a president who talks compulsively but has not spoken publicly in a week scheduling ‘an announcement’ at 2 PM tomorrow, per Trump official WH schedule.”
Activist and former Human Rights Campaign staffer Charlotte Clymer <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteclymer.bsky.social/post/3lxtbxemcic2t">added</a>, “The only important thing about tomorrow’s press conference is whether Trump can dispel the serious concerns over his health. Can he convince the public he’s not experiencing severe medical issues? Get up there, do announcement, take questions, and act normal. It shouldn’t be difficult, and yet&#8230;”
The X account Republicans Against Trump <a href="https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1962700217523843298">asked</a>, “Is he resigning?”
It’s not the first time during Trump’s second term that people have floated rumors about the president’s health. Earlier this year, questions swirled about photos showing bruising on Trump’s hand. The White House said in July that Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which causes swelling in his legs, but his doctor said it was “benign and common.”
“I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president’s hand and also swelling in the president’s legs,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-reveals-medical-condition-causing-swelling-in-trumps-legs">said</a> at the time.
“So in the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today,” she added, saying that Dr. Sean Barbabella saw Trump over “mild swelling in his lower legs.”
Many Republicans were criticized for questioning former President Biden’s health during his presidency. The Biden administration defended Biden’s mental acuity, despite mounting observations that he struggled to communicate his message effectively when on camera. Biden’s mental lapses were put on full display during the June 27 presidential debate against Trump, and less than one month later, Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.

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President Donald Trump announced his plan to give former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani the nation&#8217;s highest civilian honor — the President Medal of Freedom.
Trump made the initial announcement via his Truth Social platform on Labor Day, promising more details at a later date.
&#8220;As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor,&#8221; he posted. &#8220;Details as to time and place to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!&#8221;
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Trump&#8217;s announcement comes less than 48 hours after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-after-vehicle-struck-from-behind-at-high-speed">Giuliani</a>, 81, reportedly sustained serious injuries in a car accident in New Hampshire when another vehicle struck his from behind at high speed.
Michael Ragusa, <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-rudy-giuliani-presidential-medal-freedom/">Giuliani&#8217;s</a> head of security, issued a statement on Sunday, saying, &#8220;Prior to the incident, Mayor Giuliani was flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident. Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911. He remained on scene until responding officers arrived to ensure her safety. Following this, while traveling on the highway, Mayor Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind at high speed.&#8221;
The 19-year-old driver of the other vehicle also suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and both vehicles were badly damaged.
<a href="https://www.jba.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/338041/mayor-shows-exemplary-leadership-during-911/">Giuliani</a> served as Mayor of New York City from 1994-2001, and earned the nickname &#8220;America&#8217;s Mayor&#8221; for his leadership in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center.
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Writing of the experience in his 2002 book &#8220;Leadership,&#8221; Giuliani noted that he&#8217;d returned to Ground Zero a number of times on that horrific day.
&#8220;I needed to see with my own eyes the disaster site and our rescue operations, and get a sense of what we would be dealing with in the months to come,&#8221; he said.
Of his efforts to put forth a positive message and bring New Yorkers together as they dealt with the tragic loss of life, he wrote that he &#8220;had to communicate with the public, to do whatever I could to calm people down and communicate with them.&#8221;

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with Chinese and Russian leaders in the face of trade pressure from Washington.
While calling the U.S. relationship with India &#8220;one sided,&#8221; Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: &#8220;They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. They should have done so years ago.&#8221;
The Indian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to Trump&#8217;s comments, which follow the implementation of total duties as high as 50% on Indian goods that have raised questions about the future of the U.S.-India relationship.
Trump&#8217;s remark came as Modi was in China for a summit of more than 20 leaders of non-Western countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a China-backed initiative given renewed impetus by Trump&#8217;s global tariff offensive.
At the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his vision for a new global security and economic order that prioritizes the &#8220;Global South,&#8221; in a direct challenge to the U.S.
The U.S.-India relationship has strengthened in recent years, including during Trump&#8217;s first term, given shared concerns about China&#8217;s growing power, but Trump threatened the tariffs on India after it refused to stop buying Russian oil in defiance of his efforts to end Moscow&#8217;s war in Ukraine.
In China, in an image designed to convey solidarity, Putin and Modi were shown holding hands as they walked jovially toward Xi before the summit opened. The three men stood shoulder-to-shoulder, laughing and surrounded by interpreters.
Beijing has used the summit to mend ties with New Delhi. Modi, visiting China for the first time in seven years, and Xi agreed on Sunday their countries are development partners, not rivals, and discussed ways to improve trade.
The U.S. State Department and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the meetings in China.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward and David Brunnstrom; editing by Scott Malone, Rod Nickel)

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President Donald Trump issued a Labor Day appeal for Pfizer to share its COVID-19 vaccine data with the CDC and the public immediately.
Trump said on Truth Social that Pfizer had shown him impressive numbers on its COVID vaccine, but that they had not made them publicly available. His call for transparency comes after the White House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-fires-cdc-director-following-covid-vaccine-showdown">fired</a> CDC Director Susan Monarez last week following her clash with Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the approval of COVID vaccines. 
“It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs. Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree! With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW,” Trump wrote. “I have been shown information from Pfizer, and others, that is extraordinary, but they never seem to show those results to the public. Why not??? They go off to the next &#8216;hunt&#8217; and let everyone rip themselves apart, including Bobby Kennedy Jr. and CDC, trying to figure out the success or failure of the Drug Companies Covid work.”
“They show me GREAT numbers and results, but they don’t seem to be showing them to many others,” Trump added. “I want them to show them NOW, to CDC and the public, and clear up this MESS, one way or the other!!! I hope OPERATION WARP SPEED was as ‘BRILLIANT’ as many say it was. If not, we all want to know about it, and why???”
During his first term, Trump launched &#8220;Operation Warp Speed&#8221; to fast-track the development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines. Under the Biden administration, mandates were introduced requiring vaccination for the military, healthcare workers at federally funded facilities, federal employees and contractors, and employees of large businesses. Federal courts later blocked some of these mandates, while others remained in effect.
After Monarez was fired last week, Kennedy appointed HHS Deputy Director Jim O’Neil as the acting director of the CDC. Monarez was terminated after she failed to commit to rescinding her approval for certain COVID-19 vaccine age groups. At least four senior CDC officials left in protest over Monarez’s firing. 
Those resignations came as the FDA rolled out new guidelines for the COVID vaccine, approving its use for those 65 and older and limiting approval for those between the ages of 5 and 64.
“The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded,” Kennedy announced. “FDA has now issued marketing authorization for those at higher risk: Moderna (6+ months), Pfizer (5+), and Novavax (12+). These vaccines are available for all patients who choose them after consulting with their doctors.”

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President Donald Trump moved to cut another $4.9 billion in foreign aid spending through an executive maneuver last used nearly 50 years ago. 
In a Thursday letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), which was posted on social media on Friday, Trump stated that he is clawing back funding from programs run by the State Department, the United States Agency for International Development, and International Assistance Programs. Much of the funding is related to programs pushing climate and gender activism. 
The cuts will be carried out through a pocket rescission—a process allowing the president to revoke previously approved spending just before the fiscal year ends, leaving Congress no time to reauthorize the funds under federal law. Any future funding would require separate congressional approval.
On a background call with The Daily Wire, a White House official said a pocket rescission was a tool that the Trump administration had “dusted off.”
“Last night, President Trump CANCELLED $4.9 billion in America Last foreign aid using a pocket rescission,” the Office of Management and Budget posted on X on Friday. “[President Trump] will always put AMERICA FIRST!”
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio applauded the move from Trump. 
“Since assuming office, President Trump has been committed to rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse from the U.S. government, saving American workers billions of dollars,” Rubio said. “Now, for the first time in 50 years, the President is using his authority under the Impoundment Control Act to deploy a pocket rescission, cancelling $5 billion in foreign aid and international organization funding that violates the President’s America First priorities.”
Rubio said that some of the programs that were cancelled included $2.7 million for “inclusive democracy” in South Africa and $4 million for “global LGBTQI+ awareness” 
“None of these programs are in America’s interest, which is why the President is taking decisive action to put America and Americans first,” Rubio said. 
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A White House official added that the cuts also included hundreds of millions of dollars in climate projects, such as building a greenhouse gas calculator, promoting vegan food in Zambia, developing insect powder for children in Madagascar, and purchasing electric buses in Rwanda.
There is an ongoing legal battle over the use of “pocket recissions,” and some lawmakers have argued that the move is unconstitutional. 
“Given that this package was sent to Congress very close to the end of the fiscal year when the funds are scheduled to expire, this is an apparent attempt to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval,” Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said, joining Senate Democrats who spoke out against the move. &#8220;Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.&#8221;
A White House official said Friday afternoon that they believed it had &#8220;a very firm legal footing&#8221; to make the cuts, and that “we will be making that case.”

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Transportation Department plans to reclaim management of Washington Union Station, one of the country&#8217;s biggest rail hubs, President Donald Trump&#8217;s latest move to give the federal government more of a role running what he portrays as a run-down capital city.
&#8220;We think we can manage the property better,&#8221; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. &#8220;We are going to make the investments to make sure that this station isn&#8217;t dirty and we don&#8217;t have homelessness in Union Station.&#8221;
The plan to reclaim Union Station follows Trump&#8217;s move this month to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington after he took control of the local police department over the objections of local leaders.
In March, the White House forced the CEO of U.S. passenger railroad company Amtrak, Stephen Gardner, to step down following orders by Trump.
Duffy said the plan for Union Station was not a &#8220;power play&#8221; but to attract new tenants and revenue to overhaul the station, adding that formal action confirming his department&#8217;s renewed control of Union Station was expected next month.
The majestic Beaux-Arts style station, which opened in 1907, is owned by the federal government but has been run by a non-profit corporation working with Amtrak.
The station has billions of dollars of spending pending in long-delayed maintenance, tracks, parking and other needs. It also has faced homeless and crime issues including a murder in February in a Union Station parking garage.
National Guard troops have guarded sites in Washington since mid-August including Union Station, and Vice President JD Vance visited soldiers at the station last week.
President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration awarded the station a $24 million grant in November. Deputy Transportation Secretary Steve Bradbury said a $10 billion planned redevelopment of Union Station announced during the Biden administration would be scrapped and a new plan will be adopted.
Duffy said the department was renegotiating a cooperative agreement with the non-profit Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, which controls the station, and Amtrak.
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Amtrak inaugurated new high-speed Acela trains on Wednesday on the Northeast Corridor that links Boston to Washington, the busiest U.S. rail route with 800,000 daily trips in a region representing 20% of the U.S. economy.
The new trains can run at speeds up to 160 mph (260 kph), 10 mph faster than the current trains, but they will initially only be able to run at that faster speed on a very limited portion of track until additional works are undertaken.
In April, the Transportation Department said it would withdraw the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from leading the Penn Station Reconstruction project in New York City. Instead, Amtrak, backed by the department, will oversee the project in midtown Manhattan.
During his first term, Trump repeatedly sought to cut funding to Amtrak, which received about $2.4 billion in annual federal support in 2023. Congress in March approved $2.42 billion for Amtrak through September 30 in annual funding.
Duffy said on Wednesday that the department supports &#8220;appropriate&#8221; funding for Amtrak, which set a new passenger record last year.
(Reporting by David ShepardsonEditing by Toby Chopra, Helen Popper and Frances Kerry)

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that billionaire financier and major Democratic donor George Soros and his son, Alex, should be charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.
Trump has embarked on a campaign of threats and lawsuits against political adversaries, news organizations, and law firms, using a mix of litigation, executive power, and his influence in what allies describe as an effort to hold the powerful accountable and opponents call a chilling assault on dissent.
Soros, 95, has long been considered a villain by Trump and his base. His philanthropic organization, Open Society Foundations, is one of the world&#8217;s largest funders of leftist causes.
&#8220;George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America,&#8221; Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. &#8220;That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. Be careful, we’re watching you!&#8221;
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A spokesperson for Open Society Foundations denounced Trump&#8217;s comments.
&#8220;These accusations are outrageous and false. The Open Society Foundations do not support or fund Violent Protests,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;Our mission is to advance human rights, justice, and democratic principles at home and around the world.&#8221;
Trump has also called for investigations into former national security adviser John Bolton, who broke with Trump after leaving the White House and has been a persistent opponent.
FBI agents searched Bolton&#8217;s home on Friday as part of a national security probe, according to a source familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw and Katharine JacksonEditing by Colleen Jenkins and Rod Nickel)

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump&#8217;s enforcement operations in Washington, D.C., have resulted in more than 1,000 arrests in less than a month, White House data shared with The Daily Wire show.
The president&#8217;s enforcement operation began on Thursday, August 7, and since then, there have been a total of 1,094 arrests, a White House official shared with The Daily Wire. Two missing children have been rescued, and eight known gang members have been arrested, including MS-13 and Tren De Aragua gang members.
Authorities have also seized 115 firearms, the White House official shared, and cleared 49 homeless encampments through the help of multi-agency teams. The Metropolitan Police Department patrol units are working with city officials to find and clear more of these encampments.
&#8220;This whole of government effort to improve public safety is in compliance with the President’s March Executive Order establishing the Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force,&#8221; a White House official explained to The Daily Wire, noting that the details of the government effort are subject to change to meet law enforcement needs as operations continue.
<div id="attachment_965487" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/in-less-than-a-month-trumps-federal-d-c-force-makes-more-than-1k-arrests/trump-increases-federal-law-enforcement-presence-deploys-national-guard-in-nations-capital-6" rel="attachment wp-att-965487"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-965487" class="wp-image-965487 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232201659-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232201659-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232201659-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232201659-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232201659.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; AUGUST 26: U.S. National Guard members from Ohio stand by the entrance to the Waterfront Metro Station on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. In recent days, a majority of the Guardsmen have started carrying weapons on patrol of the nation&#8217;s capital. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)</div>
These arrests are the result of heavy federal presence in Washington, as well as many nightly arrests within the nation&#8217;s capital. The White House has been updating reporters daily on the events of the previous night, typically sharing that around 80 arrests were made during the last evening.
On Monday night, for example, federal authorities made a total of 87 arrests. Of those 87, 39 were illegal aliens, and some had prior arrests for DUI, simple assault, second degree assault, sexual solicitation, felony robbery, contempt of court, and more.
One Mexican illegal alien arrested on Monday night had a prior arrest for child rape and three prior immigration encounters. Another illegal alien arrested on Monday evening was a member of Tren de Aragua.
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Authorities also arrested an adult male &#8220;wanted for questioning&#8221; in an ongoing homicide investigation, as well as for parole violation, an adult male for simple assault (who was later identified as a member of the neo-Nazi, white supremacist group Aryan Nation, and had additional non-extraditable warrants from Texas). Additionally, they arrested individuals for felony possession of a firearm, armed carjacking, carrying a pistol without license, a child abuse warrant, and more.
Monday evening&#8217;s enforcement activities also involved seizing four illegal firearms.
<div id="attachment_965485" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/in-less-than-a-month-trumps-federal-d-c-force-makes-more-than-1k-arrests/trump-increases-federal-law-enforcement-presence-deploys-national-guard-in-nations-capital-5" rel="attachment wp-att-965485"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-965485" class="wp-image-965485 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232094998-1-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232094998-1-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232094998-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232094998-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2232094998-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; AUGUST 25: National Guard members patrol carrying weapons near the Washington Monument on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation&#8217;s capital since U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the U.S. National Guard. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)</div>
The president has suggested that he is eyeing Chicago as the next location for his federal enforcement operations, saying he would like to work with Democratic governors and mayors to deploy the National Guard to major cities to address violent crime.
On Tuesday, Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q04p3OJdhpU&amp;list=RDNSQ04p3OJdhpU&amp;start_radio=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to Trump&#8217;s suggestions, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/do-not-come-to-chicago-pritzker-fires-back-at-trumps-threat-to-deploy-national-guard">saying that Trump and the National Guard</a> are “neither wanted here nor needed here.”
<div class="ad-wrapper" data-testid="ad-wrapper">“If this was really about fighting crime or making the streets safe, what possible justification could the White House have for planning such an exceptional action without any conversations or consultations with the governor, the mayor, or the police?” Pritzker asked. “Let me answer that question. This is not about fighting crime. This is about Donald Trump searching for any justification to deploy the military in a blue city in a blue state to try to intimidate his political rivals.”</div>
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Pritzker called Trump&#8217;s plans &#8220;exactly the type of overreach that our country’s founders warned against.”
“Earlier today in the Oval Office, Donald Trump looked at the assembled cameras and asked for me personally to say, ‘Mr. President, can you do us the honor of protecting our city?’” Priztker added. “Instead, I say, ‘Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.’”
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President Donald Trump warned Monday that countries imposing digital taxes on American tech companies will face significant tariffs if they don&#8217;t remove them.
Without naming a specific country, Trump said that some nations had given a “complete pass” to China’s tech companies while penalizing American competitors. Some countries, like Canada and India, have already backed away from digital taxes after pressure from the Trump administration. 
“As the President of the United States, I will stand up to Countries that attack our incredible American Tech Companies. Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 
“This must end, and end NOW! With this TRUTH, I put all Countries with Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations, on notice that unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I, as President of the United States, will impose substantial additional Tariffs on that Country&#8217;s Exports to the U.S.A., and institute Export restrictions on our Highly Protected Technology and Chips,” he added. “America, and American Technology Companies, are neither the ‘piggy bank’ nor the ‘doormat’ of the World any longer. Show respect to America and our amazing Tech Companies or, consider the consequences!”
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In June, Canada <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/canada-caves-digital-tax-on-u-s-tech-scrapped-after-trump-pressure">rescinded</a> its Digital Service Tax as part of ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. The tax would have hit American tech companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Apple hard, and could have cost American businesses up to $2.3 billion annually. 
India also <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-proposes-remove-equalisation-levy-digital-services-government-source-says-2025-03-25/">backed away</a> from a 6% digital advertising tax in April after pressure from American officials. 
Many European countries, like France and Switzerland, have <a href="https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">implemented</a> digital taxes, while others, like Belgium and the Netherlands, are considering implementing them. France taxes major tech companies 3% on revenue from digital services and targeted advertising. 
In the trade deal between the European Union and the United States, both entities agreed to address “unjustified digital trade barriers.” 
“In that respect, The European Union confirms that it will not adopt or maintain network usage fees,” the framework said. “The United States and the European Union will not impose customs duties on electronic transmissions.”
It is unclear if the agreement will address digital service taxes.

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President Donald Trump on Monday floated renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War.
Trump suggested reverting the Department of Defense back to its old name during a meeting at the White House with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.
“[Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth has been incredible with the, as I call it, the Department of War. You know, we call it the Department of Defense, but between us, I think we&#8217;re going to change the name,” the president <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5469171-trump-rename-department-war/">said</a>. “You want to know the truth, I think we&#8217;re going to have some information on that maybe soon.”
The United States previously had a War Department; it was established by President George Washington in 1789 and lasted until a reorganization of the department in 1947 by President Harry Truman. “Defense” was added to the moniker two years later.
The president elaborated further on the difference between the Department of Defense and the Department of War in the Oval Office.
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“It used to be called the Department of War, and it had a stronger sound and, as you know, we won World War I, we won World War II, we won everything. Now, we have a Department of Defense with defenders,” Trump said.
“I don&#8217;t want to be defense only. We want defense, but we want offense, too, if that&#8217;s okay,” he continued, adding, “as Department of War, we won everything. We won everything. And I think we&#8217;re gonna have to go back to that.”
A reporter told Trump that officially renaming the Department of Defence would require an act of Congress. Trump replied that he did not think it would, but regardless, he guessed that Congress would approve such a name change if Congress is needed. GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said Monday that he would introduce legislation to codify the name change.
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I’m drafting a bill to restore the Department of War to its original name—the only name that captures the full range of America’s military capabilities<a href="https://t.co/n1NjoEwBFZ">pic.twitter.com/n1NjoEwBFZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/4DeDDQfp3o">https://t.co/4DeDDQfp3o</a>
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1960092612448432272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump has previously <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/war-of-words-trump-hints-at-changing-name-of-defense-department/ar-AA1HpbNG">hinted</a> at bringing the old name for the Defense Department back. In June, Trump joked with reporters that he would temporarily revert the Department of Defense to the Department of War after the successful U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities.
“You know it used to be called secretary of war,” said Trump. “Maybe for a couple of weeks, we’ll call it that because we feel like warriors.”
Despite the apparent push to drop “Defense” from the Defense Department, Trump and the White House have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pax-trumpana-trumps-resume-for-winning-the-nobel-peace-prize?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump%E2%80%99s+Nobel+Peace+Prize+Resume">touted</a> his presidency as one of peace, going so far as to call Trump the “peacemaker-in-chief” for the conflicts and near-conflicts he has helped to solve since taking office in January.

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President Donald Trump signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/prosecuting-burning-of-the-american-flag/">executive order</a> on Monday seeking to investigate and prosecute people who burn the American flag if it “is likely to incite imminent lawless action,” such as a riot.
“To the maximum extent permitted by the Constitution, the Attorney General shall vigorously prosecute those who violate our laws in ways that involve desecrating the American Flag, and may pursue litigation to clarify the scope of the First Amendment exceptions in this area,” the order states.
“When you burn the American flag, it incites riots at levels that we’d never seen before. People go crazy,” Trump said. “If you burn a flag you get one year in jail. No exits, no nothing. &#8230; And you will see flag-burning stopping immediately. Just like when I signed the Statute and Monument Act. Ten years in jail if you hurt any of our beautiful monuments. Everybody left town; they were gone. Never had a problem after that. &#8230; The people in this country don’t want to see our American flag burned and spit on.”
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BREAKING: President Trump signs executive order to mandate one full year in jail for protesters who burn American flags
TRUMP: “The people in this country don’t want to see our American flag burned and spit on &#8230; They’re bad people that are trying to destroy our nation&#8230;” <a href="https://t.co/Qo1Ib712F0">pic.twitter.com/Qo1Ib712F0</a>
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In case Democrats object, it would be instructive for them to remember that in 2006, then-New York Democrat Senator Hillary Clinton declaimed, “So I hope, Mr. President, that we can pass a law that criminalizes flag burning and desecration. &#8230; I agree that this burning, this desecration, that can happen to our flag, is something that people have a right to ask this body to try to prohibit and prevent.”
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Today, President Trump will sign an executive order cracking down on those who burn the American flag.
Before Democrats pretend to be outraged, here&#8217;s Hillary Clinton in 2006:
&#8220;I hope&#8230;.we can pass a law that criminalizes flag burning and desecration.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/z6UUoQuJuE">pic.twitter.com/z6UUoQuJuE</a>
— Christian Collins (@CollinsforTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinsforTX/status/1959976482224169181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute. The Supreme Court decided 5-4 that flag burning was a form of “symbolic speech” protected by the First Amendment.
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In his dissent, Justice William Rehnquist <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/texas-v-johnson">wrote:</a>
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For more than 200 years, the American flag has occupied a unique position as the symbol of our Nation, a uniqueness that justifies a governmental prohibition against flag burning . . . . The American flag . . . throughout more than 200 years of our history, has come to be the visible symbol embodying our Nation. It does not represent the views of any particular political party, and it does not represent any particular political philosophy. The flag is not simply another “idea” or “point of view” competing for recognition in the marketplace of ideas. Millions and millions of Americans regard it with an almost mystical reverence regardless of what sort of social, political, or philosophical beliefs they may have.
The Court insists that the Texas statute prohibiting the public burning of the American flag infringes on respondent Johnson’s freedom of expression. Such freedom, of course, is not absolute. . . . the public burning of the American flag by Johnson was no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and at the same time it had a tendency to incite a breach of the peace.
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Justice John Paul Stevens added:
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The ideas of liberty and equality have been an irresistible force in motivating leaders like Patrick Henry, Susan B. Anthony, and Abraham Lincoln, schoolteachers like Nathan Hale and Booker T. Washington, the Philippine Scouts who fought at Bataan, and the soldiers who scaled the bluff at Omaha Beach. If those ideas are worth fighting for—and our history demonstrates that they are—it cannot be true that the flag that uniquely symbolizes their power is not itself worthy of protection from unnecessary desecration.
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President Donald Trump sparked laughter in the Oval Office on Friday when he suggested he might even take the field when the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw came to the United States.
Trump announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw — which determines which teams play against each other at the beginning of competition — would be held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
“The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest, most complex set of events in sports history, and the Kennedy Center will give it a phenomenal kickoff,” he said.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who was also on hand, added his thoughts as well: “We are uniting the world, Mr. President, uniting the world here, in America. And we&#8217;re very proud of that.”
Trump was fielding questions from reporters when one asked whether he’d “have a part to play” when the event began — and as per usual, the president did not miss a beat.
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🚨 LMAO! A reporter just asked if President Trump is going to take part in FIFA events, and he gave the most Trump answer ever
POTUS: &#8220;I may play&#8230; I look EXTREMELY good in shorts&#8221; 🤣
&#8220;I see the money these players are making! I&#8217;m a very good athlete.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/nNXznwrmlP">pic.twitter.com/nNXznwrmlP</a>
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“Will you have a part to play on December 5th?” the reporter wondered, and Trump fired right back.
&#8220;I may play,” he replied, prompting laughter from around the room. “I see the money that these soccer players — you know the soccer, we call it soccer — but I see the money that these soccer players are making. I may try and play, I’m a very good athlete.”
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“My son — my son is a very good athlete, and he’s a good soccer player,” Trump continued. “He’s on the tall side for soccer, he’s six-nine, that’s pretty tall, it’s on the tall side, but he’s good.”
“No, I may put on shorts — I look extremely good in shorts —” the president quipped, prompting more laughs as he continued, “— and join the play. No, it going to be a lot of fun, it’s going to be great.”

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