As Washington, D.C., prepares for the June 14 military parade to celebrate the Army&#8217;s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that anyone who wants to protest the event &#8220;will be met with very big force.&#8221;
The parade, which also falls on Trump&#8217;s 79th birthday, will feature tanks, helicopters, and thousands of troops marching in uniforms that represent periods going all the way back to the Revolutionary War, NBC Washington <a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/trumps-military-parade-in-dc-heres-what-to-know/3930168/#:~:text=A%20massive%20military%20parade%20in,to%20have%20a%20great%20celebration.%22">reported</a>. Nationwide protests, including in cities surrounding D.C., are planned for Saturday to counter the Army parade, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/07/no-kings-protest-trump-military-parade-june-14">Axios</a>.
Going by the name &#8220;No Kings,&#8221; the demonstration organizers hope to attract protesters in 1,500 cities across the country and all 50 states. However, no &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protest is planned for D.C., as the organizers said they want to &#8220;create contrast, not conflict.&#8221;
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to be celebrating big on Saturday.&#8221;
&#8220;And if there&#8217;s any protester that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force,&#8221; Trump said, adding, &#8220;And I haven&#8217;t even heard about a protest, but you know, [these are] people who hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on this weekend&#39;s Army 250 Celebration in D.C.: &quot;We&#39;re going to be celebrating big on Saturday — and if there&#39;s any protester that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/b1rCFuJI9x">pic.twitter.com/b1rCFuJI9x</a>
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Trump&#8217;s comments on the upcoming military parade come after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sends-another-2000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a">deployed</a> thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE riots that started over the weekend. The president also said on Tuesday that his actions to mobilize the military to L.A. kept the city from &#8220;burning to the ground.&#8221;
California <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-sues-trump-over-national-guard-deployment-says-president-manufactured-crisis">sued</a> Trump over his move to send in the National Guard, arguing that it infringed on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s power and that Trump&#8217;s move was &#8220;a manufactured crisis.&#8221; During his gaggle with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump defended his decision, saying he didn&#8217;t want to repeat the approach he took during the riots in the summer of 2020, which broke out following the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been here before, and I went right by every rule. And I waited for governors to say, &#8216;Send in the National Guard.&#8217; They wouldn&#8217;t do it, they just wouldn&#8217;t do it, and it kept going on and on. It got worse and worse, and in Minneapolis, that city was burning down.&#8221;
&#8220;I said to myself, &#8216;If that stuff happens again, we&#8217;ve got to make faster decisions,'&#8221; the president added.
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&quot;I&#39;ve been here before and I went right by every rule,&quot; says <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on deploying the National Guard.
&quot;I waited for governors to say, &#39;Send in the National Guard&#39;. They wouldn&#39;t do it &#8230; I said to myself, &#39;If that stuff happens again, we&#39;ve got to make faster decisions.&#39;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/bQAaIkbSCn">pic.twitter.com/bQAaIkbSCn</a>
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President Trump declined to rule out a pardon for disgraced rapper Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs if the hip-hop mogul is convicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
Trump made the remarks during an Oval Office press conference alongside Elon Musk on Friday, &#8220;Nobody&#8217;s asked. But I know people are thinking about it. I know they&#8217;re thinking about it. I think some people have been very close to asking,&#8221; the president said in response to Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy.
Trump said he hasn&#8217;t been following the case closely, but was aware of the extensive media coverage the trial was receiving.
Combs, 55, has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/diddy-tells-judge-hes-nervous-as-sex-trafficking-trial-begins-in-nyc?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Diddy+Tells+Judge+He%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Nervous%E2%80%99+As+Sex+Trafficking+Trial+Begins+In+NYC">held</a> without bail since his September arrest on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in Manhattan. Combs&#8217; trial began in early May, and if convicted, the Bad Boy Records founder faces life in prison.
The president acknowledged his former ties to the embattled music mogul, but added that he hasn&#8217;t seen or spoken to Combs in years.
“I haven’t seen him, I haven’t spoken to him in years,” Trump said. “He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics … that relationship busted up, from what I read. I don’t know — he didn’t tell me that, but I’d read some little bit nasty statements.”
Trump emphasized that any pardon decision would be based solely on the merits of the case.
&#8220;I would certainly look at the facts. If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don&#8217;t like me, it wouldn&#8217;t have any impact on me,&#8221; he stated.
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President Trump on possibly pardoning Diddy: &quot;Nobody&#39;s asked&#8230;I know people are thinking about it&#8230;I haven&#39;t been watching it too closely&#8230;I haven&#39;t spoken to him in years&#8230;I would certainly look at the facts.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/34e7SmBRvd">pic.twitter.com/34e7SmBRvd</a>
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Since reclaiming the presidency in January, Trump has issued an unusually high number of pardons and commutations, often citing his own convictions as evidence of what he describes as a politicized justice system.
Trump <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/30/us-news/trump-doesnt-rule-out-pardon-for-diddy-if-convicted-of-sex-trafficking/">issued</a> 17 pardons and nine commutations on Wednesday alone, according to the New York Post.
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Prosecutors allege the music mogul used his fame and power to orchestrate what they call &#8220;freak offs&#8221; &#8212; sexual performances involving paid sex workers that were reportedly recorded without consent.
Recent testimony in the federal sex-trafficking trial has revealed <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2025/05/29/diddy-trial-live-updates-sean-combs-witness-testimony/">allegations</a> from Diddy’s former assistant &#8220;Mia&#8221; about rape and violence, corroborating accounts from stylist Deonte Nash, who testified to witnessing Combs physically assault Cassie Ventura until her head was bleeding. Ventura <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-says-combs-raped-her-broken-up?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Diddy+Trial%3A+Cassie+Ventura+Says+Combs+Raped+Her+After+They+Had+Broken+Up">testified</a> that Combs raped her after they had broken up.
Diddy has pleaded not guilty on all charges.

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Elon Musk said on Friday that while he is taking a step back from his role in the White House, the Department of Government Efficiency, which he helped spearhead, will continue to &#8220;grow stronger.&#8221;
Musk appeared alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for a press conference on the end of Musk&#8217;s time as a &#8220;special government employee.&#8221; During the press conference, Trump praised Musk for his work with the DOGE team, and Musk said he would remain an adviser to the president.
&#8220;This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;My time as a special government employee necessarily had to end. It was a limited-time thing &#8230; but the DOGE team will only grow stronger over time. The DOGE influence will only grow stronger.&#8221;
&#8220;It is permeating throughout the government, and I am confident that, over time, we will see &#8230; a trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction,&#8221; he added.
Musk, who will return to focusing more of his attention on his companies Tesla and SpaceX — and his mission to get humanity to Mars — added that DOGE still predicts saving the federal government over $160 billion for fiscal year 2025 to 2026. &#8220;And that&#8217;s climbing,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I think the DOGE team is doing an incredible job. They&#8217;re going to continue doing an incredible job, and I&#8217;ll continue to be visiting here and be a friend and adviser to the president,&#8221; Musk continued.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk</a>: &quot;This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning&#8230; The DOGE team will only grow stronger overtime&#8230; It is permeating throughout the government, and I am confident that, over time, we will see — a trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/75XZ7ih8qg">pic.twitter.com/75XZ7ih8qg</a>
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Some of the government waste the White House said was uncovered by the DOGE team <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1928514412257608022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">includes</a> over $100 million &#8220;for DEI contracts at the Department of Education,&#8221; nearly $59 million &#8220;for illegal alien hotel rooms in New York City,&#8221; $20 million directed to make an &#8220;Arab Sesame Street,&#8221; and $8 million for gender experiments on mice.
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Trump gifted Musk a golden key and called him “one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced.”
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Musk recently grew frustrated over some of the obstacles in the way of cutting government waste and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-done-enough-musk-says-he-will-spend-a-lot-less-on-future-political-campaigns?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99ve+Done+Enough%E2%80%99%3A+Musk+Says+He+Will+Spend+%E2%80%98A+Lot+Less%E2%80%99+On+Future+Political+Campaigns">said</a> he will dial back his spending on future political campaigns.
“I think I’ve done enough,” Musk said last week, adding, “If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I do not currently see a reason.”
Musk faced constant criticism from the Left and Democrats in Washington as he focused on searching for government waste to cut. After he became a senior adviser to Trump and pushed for major government spending cuts, Tesla has been targeted by leftist activists who have set fires to and vandalized vehicles and threatened Tesla dealerships.
Last week, Musk provided some more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-reveals-more-about-his-decision-to-step-back-from-politics-and-it-involves-humanoid-robots?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Musk+Reveals+More+About+His+Decision+To+Step+Back+From+Politics+%E2%80%A6+And+It+Involves+Humanoid+Robots">insight</a> into his decision to step back from his White House role, writing on X that he believes &#8220;accelerating GDP growth is essential,&#8221; adding that he wants to do so with humanoid robots.
“I have come to the perhaps obvious conclusion that accelerating GDP growth is essential. @DOGE has and will do great work to postpone the day of bankruptcy of America, but the profligacy of government means that only radical improvements in productivity can save our country,” Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1925975507759243741" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.

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The families of three Florida law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year were presented the first-ever &#8220;Medals of Sacrifice&#8221; by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday.
Trump handed out the medals to the loved ones of Cpl. Luis Paez, Jr., Deputy Sheriff Ralph Butch Waller, Jr., and Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Dan Diaz, all former officers with the Palm Beach County, Florida, Sheriff&#8217;s Office. The officers were killed after they were struck by an SUV on November 21, 2024.
&#8220;Today, we also remember three remarkable heroes who will become the medal&#8217;s first-ever recipients. It&#8217;s a big honor,&#8221; Trump said.
&#8220;This was a terrible tragedy, shook the entire Palm Beach community like very, very few events I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; added Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago estate is in Palm Beach County. &#8220;All of Florida mourned their loss, and today, our entire nation joins in honoring these three incredible patriots taken from us. Much too soon, much, much too soon.&#8221;
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Cpl. Luis Paez, Jr. Deputy Sheriff Ralph Butch Waller, Jr. Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Dan Diaz.
RIP to these heroes. 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/5ZTc0gjxP4">pic.twitter.com/5ZTc0gjxP4</a>
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Paez, Waller, and Diaz were struck as they were on the side of the road attempting to start a broken-down patrol motorcycle following a traffic stop. The driver of the SUV attempted to pass a slower car but overcompensated and hit all three law enforcement officers on the side of the road. A fourth officer who was on his way to help his colleagues restart the motorcycle witnessed the fatal collision.
<a href="https://www.palmswestfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Luis-Paez-2/#!/Obituary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paez</a>, 58, had served in law enforcement for 36 years and was described as a &#8220;devoted family man.&#8221; Fifty-one-year-old <a href="https://www.palmswestfuneralhome.com/obituaries/ignacio-dan-diaz/#!/Obituary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diaz</a> had served for 20 years and received several awards recognizing his work over that time. He is &#8220;remembered as a caring and devoted father, partner, and lover of animals.&#8221; <a href="https://www.palmswestfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Ralph-Waller-2/#!/Obituary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Waller</a>, 54, had served for 18 years and was known for his &#8220;charm, wit, and an infectious smile.&#8221; The president told the officers&#8217; loved ones in the Oval Office that the country is &#8220;eternally grateful for their sacrifice.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;ll never forget their legacy, and we&#8217;ll never forget the debt we owe all of these great law enforcement heroes who have given their lives to keep our communities safe, and make America strong again,&#8221; the president added.

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Eighty years after the end of the deadliest war in human history, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it&#8217;s long past time for the United States to celebrate its victory in World War II.
Trump signed a proclamation in the Oval Office, officially recognizing May 8 as &#8220;Victory Day for World War II.&#8221; The president said that he wants the United States to join Europe, which recognizes &#8220;Victory in Europe Day&#8221; on May 8, in celebrating the end of the war.
&#8220;All over the globe, our World War II allies are celebrating this week, but the United States has never joined in with the proper celebration of our own,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;And the victory was mostly accomplished because of us, whether you like it or not. We came into that war and we won that war, and we had a lot of help from a lot of people, a lot of great allies, but I think there would be nobody that would say we were not the dominant force in that war.&#8221;
Trump first <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114435902192931017" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hinted</a> at the announcement in a Truth Social post last week, saying he would be &#8220;renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I.&#8221; The White House later <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/white-house-backtracks-donald-trumps-announcement-renaming-veterans-day-victory-world-war/16311070/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clarified</a> that Trump would not be renaming Veterans Day, but that &#8220;Victory Day for World War I&#8221; would simply be &#8220;an additional proclamation that goes out on that day.&#8221;
&#8220;We are going to start celebrating our victories again!&#8221; Trump added.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> announces that he just signed a proclamation officially declaring tomorrow, May 8, as &quot;Victory Day for World War II.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Z3aFZhr5sl">pic.twitter.com/Z3aFZhr5sl</a>
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On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany <a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-ii-key-dates#:~:text=August%209%2C%201945%20The%20United,surrenders%2C%20ending%20World%20War%20II." target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an unconditional surrender at General Dwight D. Eisenhower&#8217;s headquarters at Reims, a French city close to the German border. The surrender officially went into effect on May 8, marking the end of the conflict in Europe. The war would continue for the United States until Japan surrendered on September 2, following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Europe has celebrated VE Day on May 8 since the end of the war, while Russia has observed the day on May 9, the date when the Nazi&#8217;s surrender took effect in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-russia-still-plans-cease-fire-ukraine-may-8-10-will-respond-if-2025-05-06/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Tuesday that Russia will observe a three-day ceasefire in its war against Ukraine to celebrate the Soviet Union&#8217;s victory over the Nazis.
Trump said that it&#8217;s &#8220;a great disservice to the people that lost their lives&#8221; for the United States not to celebrate its World War II victory.
&#8220;It was American tanks and ships and trucks and airplanes and service members that vanquished the enemy 80 years ago this week,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Without America, the liberation would never have happened, and so we have to pay tribute and homage to those people that gave us victory.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump met with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday and continued his push for Canada to become the 51st state as he sat just feet away from the country&#8217;s new leader.
The meeting marks the first in-person discussions between the two leaders since Carney and his Liberal Party overcame a massive deficit and defeated the Conservatives, led by Pierre Pollievre, in the election last week. Shortly before Trump met with Carney in the Oval Office, he fired off a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114461575736468146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Truth Social complaining about the United States &#8220;subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection.&#8221;
&#8220;We don’t need their Cars, we don’t need their Energy, we don’t need their Lumber, we don’t need ANYTHING they have, other than their friendship, which hopefully we will always maintain,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;They, on the other hand, need EVERYTHING from us! The Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence.&#8221;
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that &#8220;it would be much better for Canada&#8221; to become part of the United States, prompting Carney to shoot back and say that Canada &#8220;won&#8217;t be for sale, ever.&#8221;
&#8220;I believe it would be a massive tax cut for the Canadian citizens. You get free military, you get tremendous medical care, and other things. There would be a lot of advantages,&#8221; Trump said of Canada becoming the 51st state.
&#8220;I do feel it&#8217;s much better for Canada, but we&#8217;re not going to be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it,&#8221; Trump continued before adding that the United States &#8220;essentially&#8221; provides &#8220;free&#8221; military support for Canada already.
&#8220;Because we&#8217;re protecting Canada if you ever have a problem,&#8221; the president added, gesturing toward Carney. &#8220;It would really be a wonderful marriage because it&#8217;s two places that get along very well.&#8221;
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Pres. Trump on Canada becoming 51st state: We&#39;re not going to be discussing that, unless somebody wants to discuss that&#8230;it really would be a wonderful marriage.
Canadian PM Carney: There are some places that are never for sale&#8230;it&#39;s not for sale. It won&#39;t be for sale, ever. <a href="https://t.co/axZSwbeO9C">pic.twitter.com/axZSwbeO9C</a>
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Carney shot back, telling Trump that &#8220;there are some places that are never for sale.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s true,&#8221; Trump replied.
&#8220;Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign the last several months, it&#8217;s not for sale, it won&#8217;t be for sale, ever,&#8221; Carney continued. &#8220;But the opportunity is in the partnership.&#8221;
Earlier in the meeting, Trump congratulated Carney on winning the election after trailing Conservatives by more than 20 points in the polls earlier this year. Liberals were boosted largely because of Trump&#8217;s comments on making Canada the 51st state. The party tied its opposition to Trump, riding a wave of Canadians&#8217; anti-Trump sentiments.
&#8220;I think I was probably the greatest thing to happen to [Carney],&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;His party was losing by a lot, and he ended up winning &#8230; probably one of the greatest comebacks in the history of politics. Maybe even greater than mine.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;It&#39;s a great honor to have Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkJCarney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarkJCarney</a> with us. As you know, just a few days ago, he won a very big election in Canada.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/pWasbUwLlR">pic.twitter.com/pWasbUwLlR</a>
&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1919787527310889170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Global Politics

Mark Carney

President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office on Friday, announced that the U.S. Air Force is moving forward with the production of a new U.S. Military jet called the F-47.
Trump said the sixth-generation aircraft has &#8220;secretly been flying&#8221; over the past five years and is now ready for the U.S. Military. The contract for the F-47&#8217;s development was awarded to Boeing, which was competing with Lockheed Martin for the government deal. The new fighter jet will have a human pilot but will be made to operate alongside drones.
&#8220;The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built,&#8221; Trump said, adding, &#8220;We&#8217;re confident that it massively overpowers the capabilities of any other nation. &#8230; This is next-level,&#8221; the president told reporters.
&#8220;The F-47 is equipped with state-of-the-art stealth technology. It&#8217;s virtually unseeable,&#8221; Trump continued.
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The F-47 will replace the F-22 Raptor, which was the world&#8217;s first fifth-generation fighter jet, according to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-wins-air-force-next-generation-air-dominance-fighter-contract-2025-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Business Insider</a>. The sixth-generation fighter jet is set to hit the skies in full force in the 2030s, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-to-announce-multibillion-dollar-jet-fighter-676c08cc?mod=hp_lead_pos3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Trump did not say what the new fighter jet program will cost, but the WSJ reported that experts predict the price tag could top $50 billion.
Hegseth added that the new fighter jet &#8220;sends a clear message&#8221; to the world and continues America&#8217;s air dominance &#8220;for generations to come.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a big day for our warfighters. This is a big day for our country, a big day in the world,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;The name of this program is the Next Generation of Air Dominance.&#8217; And Mr. President, because of your leadership, your clarity, America is going to have generations in the future of air dominance because of this sixth-generation fighter. We&#8217;ve had the F-15, we&#8217;ve had the F-16, the F-18, the F-22, the F-35, now we have the F-47.&#8221;
The Defense Secretary praised Trump for pushing the F-47 program forward, saying the Biden administration &#8220;paused this program and were prepared to potentially scrap it.&#8221;
&#8220;Under the previous administration, we looked like fools. Not anymore,&#8221; Hegseth added. &#8220;President Trump has reestablished American leadership. The F-47 is part of it.&#8221;

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‘Most Lethal Aircraft Ever Built’: Trump, Hegseth Reveal 6th-Generation Fighter Jet

Air Force

Pete Hegseth

The hosts of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; routinely panic about policies implemented and actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration, but Thursday&#8217;s broadcast took a strange turn as they fretted about efforts he&#8217;d made since returning to the presidency to redecorate the Oval Office.
Cohost Joy Behar complained that Trump had become &#8220;the redecorator-in-chief,&#8221; claiming she did not even trust the president with his famous Diet Coke button, much less the &#8220;nuclear button.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s like the interior-decorator-in-chief now. And forget the nuclear button, I don&#8217;t even trust him with the button that gets him a Diet Coke. So &#8230; he has plans to completely retool the Kennedy Center also, have you heard that? Is there no safe place to go anymore with this guy?&#8221; Behar asked. &#8220;You can&#8217;t even go — a gym, that&#8217;s good.&#8221;
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After literally yelling at her co-hosts yesterday, Sunny Hostin tries to gaslight the audience by claiming she whispers to get people to listen to her like Jackie Kennedy. <a href="https://t.co/Jlw9PXv8iH">pic.twitter.com/Jlw9PXv8iH</a>
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Behar recalled a video of former first lady Jackie Kennedy giving a tour of the Oval Office, noting that at the time, people had mocked that too — primarily because Kennedy had been whispering throughout the video.
&#8220;She always said that she whispered so that people would listen, so they would have to lean in and pay attention,&#8221; cohost Sunny Hostin explained, claiming that she often did the same.
&#8220;I think I&#8217;m going deaf when I&#8217;m with Sunny talking,&#8221; Behar agreed.
Alyssa Farah Griffin jumped in to mock the president&#8217;s aesthetic, saying it was &#8220;somewhere between like Pablo Escobar and Liberace. I mean, he likes a gold tchotchke, we know this. The decor on that mantle, it was a lot &#8230;&#8221;
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Behar has a breakdown over Trump&#39;s new decorations, which every president has done. She claims he&#39;s acting like a &quot;king&quot; by redecorating: &quot;People are claiming that they&#39;re losing money, they&#39;re losing their jobs, they might lose their Social Security, and he&#39;s gilding lily in the… <a href="https://t.co/G39qyv5WRf">pic.twitter.com/G39qyv5WRf</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1902742965329768699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Griffin went on to claim that Trump was publicly talking about plans to revamp the Kennedy Center and the Rose Garden so that no one would notice predictions claiming that inflation was likely to rise — and argued that the image of a golden White House would not sit well to Americans who were struggling with day-to-day costs.
&#8220;People are claiming that they&#8217;re losing money, they&#8217;re losing their jobs, they might lose their Social Security, and he&#8217;s gilding the lily in the White House!&#8221; Behar exclaimed.

ABC’s “The View” – Season 25

‘The View’ Is Losing It Over … Trump Redecorating The Oval Office

'The View' Is Losing It Over ... Trump Redecorating The Oval Office

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The View

TOPSHOT-US-UKRAINE-DIPLOMACY-TRUMP-ZELENSKY

Trump Puts International Welfare Queen Zelensky In His Place

JD Vance

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Russia

Ukraine-Russia War

Volodymyr Zelensky

PALM BEACH &#8212; President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance did not plan to tear into Ukrainian President Volodymyr  Zelensky on Friday, senior White House officials told The Daily Wire.
Their reactions to the Ukrainian president&#8217;s remarks were their genuine responses to Zelensky&#8217;s &#8220;antics and bad behavior,&#8221; a senior White House official said, noting that the incident was not pre-planned.
&#8220;Absolutely not an ambush or pre-planned,&#8221; another senior White House official shared. &#8220;We expected a great day, econ deal signing, and demonstration to the world that we are partners&#8221; with Ukraine &#8220;and leading a movement to peace.&#8221;
Zelensky came in with &#8220;the same nonsense&#8221; that the White House had &#8220;been dealing with&#8221; since Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent went to Kiev, the official added. That official described Zelensky&#8217;s behavior as &#8220;intransigence&#8221; and &#8220;a complete missed opportunity&#8221; for Ukraine.
After the skirmish, the United States officials and the Ukrainian officials went to separate rooms — and shortly after that, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a message to the Ukrainians: the meetings of the day were over, and the Ukrainians needed to depart the White House.
&#8220;Those around Zelensky seemed desperate to try to find a fix, but were told wasn&#8217;t gonna happen that day,&#8221; the senior White House official explained.
The situation unravelled after Vance backed up the president &#8220;in a very appropriate way&#8221; to a press question, the official said. When Zelensky heard the word &#8220;diplomacy,&#8221; the Ukrainian president &#8220;started a downward spiral of stupid.&#8221; That official noted that Vance and Trump are &#8220;100% in sync&#8221; and that Vance is a &#8220;smart fighter and a staunch defender of POTUS.&#8221;
<div id="attachment_885373" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolutely-not-an-ambush-oval-office-brawl-with-zelensky-was-not-pre-planned-wh-officials-say/trump-white-house-4" rel="attachment wp-att-885373"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-885373" class="wp-image-885373 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2201963694-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>Washington, DC &#8211; February 28 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy departs after meeting with President Donald J Trump at the White House on Friday, Feb 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</div>
After the meeting, Trump announced that he was cancelling the planned press conference with Zelensky, declaring the Ukrainian leader “not ready for Peace if America is involved.” Zelensky departed shortly after Trump asked him to leave, and has headed back overseas to Ukraine.
“We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today,” Trump said in a statement on Friday afternoon. “Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure.”
“It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations,” Trump continued. “I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”
&#8220;POTUS and VP were disrespected and right to defend our nation from Zelensky&#8217;s stupid attitude that is built on years of Biden simply throwing more and more American money at UKR with no endgame, no path for victory, and no path for peace,&#8221; the official argued. &#8220;POTUS wants to end a brutal terrible war. It is not at all clear to us what Zelensky wants.&#8221;
Zelensky, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-thanks-trump-america-for-saving-ukraine-we-are-thankful-and-sorry-for-this?topStoryPosition=undefined">during an interview with Fox News&#8217;s Bret Baier on Friday evening</a>, thanked Trump and the American people for helping to save his country amid its war against Russia. Asked if the United States and Ukraine&#8217;s relationship could be salvaged after the meeting, he responded: “Yes, of course, because relations is more than two presidents. The historical relations, strong relations between our people, and that’s why I always begin with to thank your people from our people. And this is the most important.”
“And of course, thankful to President and of course Congress, but first of all, to your people,” he continued. “Your people helped to save our people.”
“This is very, very important, and we are thankful and sorry for this,” said Zelensky. “I mean this, we wanted very much to have only strong relations, and I very confident, we will have it.”
A senior White House official told The Daily Wire that the President of the United States does indeed really want a deal with Ukraine. Trump wants to keep moving Ukraine and Russia &#8220;toward peace, to stop the killing, and bring stability to Europe,&#8221; the official said.

Trump White House

‘Absolutely Not An Ambush’: Oval Office Brawl With Zelensky Was Not Pre-Planned, WH Officials Say

J.D. Vance

There have been mixed reactions to Elon Musk bringing his 4-year-old son to high-profile Trump events, including a press conference in the Oval Office earlier this week, with the boy’s mother most recently weighing in on the situation.
The Tesla CEO shares his son X Æ A-Xii, who goes by X, with Canadian singer-songwriter Grimes (real name Claire Boucher). They also have two other children, Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno Mechanicus.
A fan alerted Grimes to an appearance at the White House on Tuesday, prompting her to post on X, “He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I&#8217;m glad he was polite. Sigh.” 
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He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I&#39;m glad he was polite. Sigh
&mdash; 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) <a href="https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1889478264252494095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The fan had written under one of Grimes’ posts, &#8220;Lil X was very polite today! You raised him well. He was so cute when he told DJT &#8216;please forgive me, I need to pee.'&#8221;
Musk was in the Oval Office to see President Donald Trump sign an executive order urging federal agencies to work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut the number of federal employees, but Musk took center stage defending DOGE&#8217;s actions.
X could be seen on camera making faces and grabbing at his father as the press conference went on.
This isn’t the first time X was on display, which advocates say is a benefit because it helps normalize young children being seen and heard in the world. Little X also joined his dad at the podium as Musk delivered a speech the day before Donald Trump’s inauguration. 
“Normalize this,” one X user wrote, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-4-year-old-son-steals-the-show-during-inauguration-rally">reported</a>. “[Elon Musk] is the richest man in the world, yet consistently lives out his pro-child beliefs by bringing his own children into his daily work.”
“Actions speak louder than words. Children aren’t burdens—they’re the future.”
Despite the outpouring of support, others grumbled that Musk has been bringing his son everywhere. 
Grimes and Musk dated for a while and broke up in 2022. They were very private about their on-again, off-again relationship, but Grimes tweeted recently about the custody situation and her ex’s involvement in politics.
“[I was] fighting and detaching from the love of my life as he comes unrecognizable to me, with a fraction of his resources (or iq/strategy experience),” she tweeted in November.
As for the allegations that Musk did an intentional Nazi salute during a speech, Grimes <a href="https://x.com/Grimezsz/status/1881618420367507941">wrote</a>, &#8220;It&#8217;s absurd that someone can be this cancelled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I am not him. I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting.&#8221;
She added, &#8220;To be clear i could go talk s*** and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout &#8211; but it would serve no purpose. I choose my children&#8217;s wellbeing.&#8221;

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Elon Musk’s Ex Says Her Toddler Son ‘Should Not Be In Public’ After Oval Office Debut

Elon Musk's Ex Says Her Toddler Son 'Should Not Be In Public' After Oval Office Debut

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Former President Joe Biden wished President Donald Trump &#8220;all the best&#8221; in a letter that he left in the Resolute Desk for the 47th president.
Trump discovered the letter on Monday night in the Oval Office as he signed dozens of executive orders during the first day of his second presidential term.
&#8220;Dear President Trump, As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years,&#8221; Biden said in the letter obtained by Fox News. &#8220;The American people &#8211; and people around the world &#8211; look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation.&#8221;
&#8220;May God bless you and guide you as He has blessed and guided our beloved country since our founding,&#8221; Biden concluded.
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FOX NEWS OBTAINS COPY OF BIDEN&#8217;S LETTER TO TRUMP &#8211; REPORTER
Dear President Trump,
As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years. The American people &#8211; and people around the world &#8211; look to this house for steadiness in…
— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsWire_US/status/1882114202682167713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump commented on the letter during a press conference on Tuesday evening, calling it &#8220;inspirational.&#8221;
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“He wrote me a nice letter,” Trump said. “It’s sort of a tradition, you put it in the drawer, especially of the beautiful resolute desk,” Trump continued. “And I opened the drawer and there it was, it said, ‘To Number 47.&#8217;”
“And it was a very nice letter,” he said. “I mean, I could show it because I think it was a nice letter. Maybe I will.”
Trump said that the letter was “a little bit of an inspirational type of letter,” that told Trump to “enjoy it” and “do a good job.”
He said that Biden also emphasized how important the job is.
“I think it was a nice letter,” he said. “I think I should let people see it, because it was a positive for him in writing it, I appreciated the letter.”

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