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JD Vance Opens Up About His ‘Very Close’ DC Friendships

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There’s apparently a bromance brewing in the Capitol, and it involves JD Vance.

“I mean, I have a lot of good friends,” Vance said. “The weird thing is, you say it’s one person and then fundamentally that’s an insult to other people.”

After beating around the bush, Vance named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as someone he’s “very close” to, adding that Rubio is a “great friend” of his. He continued to say that Rubio is doing a “great job” in his current position.

Vance didn’t stop there. He then named Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, whom Vance also says is “doing a great job” in his role. Unlike Rubio, Vance and Hegseth’s friendship recently shared a pivotal experience: the two were among those who were booed and heckled during their walk through Union Station, where Vance thanked the National Guard for their service.

“The DC swamp tried to destroy Pete Hegseth, unlike anybody in the administration,” Vance claimed regarding the former Fox News host. “Whenever I see the worst people in the world try to tear a guy down, that makes me think he’s on our side.”

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‘You Like This Idea’: Trump Jokes About Cancelling 2028 Elections To Fight War

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As President Donald Trump sat down Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss bringing an end to Russia’s three-year war, he was confronted with the fact that Ukraine has not been able to hold elections amid the brutal fighting.

Zelenskyy had fielded a question from a reporter on whether he would be open to elections upon reaching a peace agreement.

“Yes, of course,” the Ukrainian leader said, noting that the government would need to ensure the polls would be safe and secure.

Trump then jumped in: “So, you’re saying, during the war you can’t have elections. So let me just say, 3 and a half years from now, so, you mean if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections.”

“Oh, that’s good. I wonder what the fake news would say,” Trump added.

The comment, making light of the American tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, elicited some chuckles from those gathered in the packed Oval Office.

“You like this idea,” Zelenskyy responded with a laugh.

The Ukrainian president has remained in power despite his term having expired last year because the country declared martial law upon Russia’s 2022 invasion. While public support for Zelenskyy has dropped over the years of the conflict, however, there is little doubt in Ukraine that he remains the legitimate president during wartime.

Trump’s remark was likely to raise some eyebrows because his disdain for US election law — and apparent desire for an unconstitutional third term — is already so well-documented.

Trump insisted back in March that he was “not joking” about the possibility of serving as president a third time, claiming that “a lot of people” wanted him to do so. Emil Bove, whom Trump chose to sit on a federal appellate court, refused to rule out the possibility of a third Trump term during congressional questioning.

Representative Andy Ogles (Republican, Tennessee), a die-hard Trump ally, floated the idea just over the weekend.

Trump also still falsely insists he was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election, refusing to consider the total lack of evidence, although he seems to have come to terms with it after his 2024 victory meant he will be president during such high-profile events as the 2026 Olympics and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Earlier Monday, he took aim at the validity of mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines, potentially opening the door to voter suppression tactics that could disproportionately affect his political opponents.

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Trump Has Already Handed Putin A Win By Hosting Peace Talks In Alaska

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Donald Trump has announced that he will be meeting Vladimir Putin in the American state of Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the Ukraine war.

It could be pivotal moment in the conflict, even though no one from Europe – including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy – is thought to be invited to the talks.

This has sparked major concerns that Trump will prioritise Putin’s demands to end the war over Ukraine’s.

The US president has already said there may be a land swap in exchange for peace, evidently overlooking how Russia started the war and occupies 20% of Ukraine.

While the talks themselves will have given the Kremlin a boost, choosing to hold them in Alaska will have caused further celebration in Russia.

Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian state news agency TASS: “Russia and the US are close neighbours, sharing a common border.

“It seems quite logical for our delegation simply to fly across the Bering Strait and for the important and anticipated summit of leaders of these two countries to take place precisely in Alaska.”

They were expected to travel to neutral territory – Putin himself suggested the United Arab Emirates – but Trump has persuaded the Russian leader to come to the States.

That means the US president is allowing Putin to circumvent the arrest warrant the International Criminal Court has out for him, as he does not have to fly over hostile countries who could try and apprehend him, for the talks.

The US does not recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC so he will not risk arrest in the States.

It will be the first time he has visited the US in a decade, having last travelled to the States during Barack Obama’s second term.

It’s a small victory for Trump too, because it seems like he has the upper hand by forcing Putin to come to him on his territory.

But there’s also a historical element to the meeting place, because Alaska used to Russian territory before it was sold to the US in the 19th Century.

A Russian negotiator, Kirill Dmitriev, who attended US envoy Steve Witkoff’s recent meeting with Putin, even called Alaska “a Russian-born American” which reflects the ties between their countries.

Russian nationalists have also repeatedly called for the land to be returned to Russia over the years.

Former Russian president and Putin ally, Dmitry Medvedev – who is now a senior security official – claimed in January 2024 that the US should return Alaska to Russia.

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Trump Rips ‘Disgusting Degenerate’ Nancy Pelosi In Saturday Night Stock Rant

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US President Donald Trump furiously accused former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) of shady stock market dealings this weekend.

Shooting off an angry Truth Social post on Saturday night, the president wrote, “Crooked Nancy Pelosi, and her very ‘interesting’ husband, beat every Hedge Fund in 2024. In other words, these two very average ‘minds’ beat ALL of the Super Geniuses on Wall Street, thousands of them.”

“It’s all INSIDE iNFORMATION! Is anybody looking into this???” he then asked.

Hiding no hints of bitterness, Trump added, “She is a disgusting degenerate, who Impeached me twice, on NO GROUNDS, and LOST! How are you feeling now, Nancy???”

Her husband Paul Pelosi’s seemingly knack for trading has long been a topic of conversation.

For years, Paul Pelosi’s portfolio has regularly outperformed top hedge funds, raising questions about if his wife’s role in Washington, DC, has helped give him an unfair edge on the market.

Estimates from stock research platform Quiver Quantitative peg the Pelosis’ holdings to be worth around $164 million.

Pelosi has claimed she has no say in her husband’s trading decisions and defended his stock dealings as his right to participate in the free market.

Though she previously balked at the idea of enacting trade restrictions on politicians, Pelosi seems to have shifted her position in recent days.

Last month, she endorsed Senator Josh Hawley’s (Republican, Missouri) bipartisan backed HONEST Act (Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions, which would ban federal legislators, the president and the vice president from trading stocks.

“The American people deserve confidence that their elected leaders are serving the public interest, not their personal portfolios,” she told The Associated Press in July.

In 2023 when the legislation was originally introduced, it was dubbed the PELOSI Act, short for Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments.

According to Bloomberg, the president’s net worth has more than doubled since he launched his last campaign for office.

Trump and his family’s cryptocurrency coins have banked them hundreds of millions of dollars.

Tech mogul Jeff Bezo’s Amazon Studios purchased rights for a Melania Trump documentary for $40 million in January, nearly three-times more than the next closest offer, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Trump Has Not Stopped Making News Since Getting To Scotland. Here’s 9 Things We’ve Learned So Far

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Donald Trump is on day three of his four day visit to Scotland – and clearly in the mood to make some waves.

Although it would seem he’s primarily here for a golfing holiday at his two Scottish resorts in South Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire, Trump has also squeezed in several visits with international leaders.

He has already sat down with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UK prime minister Keir Starmer. A separate chat with Scotland’s first minister John Swinney is scheduled for this evening.

While Stop Trump Coalition protesters have been campaigned against his arrival outside the US consulate in Edinburgh, the president has been making major statements on both domestic and international politics from his Turnberry gold course.

Here’s everything that has happened through his visit so far:

1. He changed the 50-day deadline for Putin

Trump declared he was “disappointed” with Vladimir Putin’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, especially after giving him 50 days to end the war – or face secondary sanctions.

So Trump said he was to cut that time down to 10 or 12 days, adding: “There’s no reason in waiting. I want to be generous but we just don’t see any progress being made.”

2. He disagreed with Israel over Gaza

Trump distanced himself from his ally Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there is “no starvation in Gaza”.

He said the situation in the Palestinian territory is “terrible” and that “we have to get the kids fed”.

He also suggested setting up food centre in Gaza with “no boundaries”.

Trump said Gaza is one of the main reasons for their meeting and that a ceasefire is very much possible.

3. Trump insisted he did not visit Epstein’s island

Trump claimed he “never went” to the island owned by the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, also known as Little Saint James, where many of the alleged offences took place.

The US president has been facing major backlash in the States, particularly with his MAGA base, recently.

It comes his administration announced it would not be releasing any further files on the former financier, who was friends with Trump for over a decade.

But Trump told reporters today: “I did turn it down but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island. In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn’t want to go to his island.”

He also claimed: “For years I wouldn’t talk to Jeffery Epstein. I wouldn’t talk because he did something that was inappropriate.

“He hired help and I said don’t ever do that again. He’s stolen people that work for me, I said don’t ever do that again. He did it again and I threw him out of the place. I threw him out and that was it.”

4. He weighed in on the small boats crisis

When asked how the UK should deal with the migrants who arrive on British shores illegally, he spoke about the US immigration policy and said no one had come into the country illegally in the last month.

“If you’re stopping immigration and stopping the wrong people, my hats are off to you,” Trump said.

He added that he knows “nothing about the boats” but he welcomed Starmer’s strong opposition to it.

“Anyone here illegally should not be allowed in,” he said.

5. The president casually claimed he’s stopped six wars

The US president alleged to have stopped six wars since he was sworn into the Oval Office in January, adding: “I’m averaging around a war a month.”

He referred to India and Pakistan, and Congo and Rwanda. It’s not clear which other conflicts he is referring to, especially as the Ukraine war and the Israel-Gaza crisis are both ongoing.

6. Trump attacked Sadiq Khan

“I am not a fan of the London mayor [Sadiq Khan]. I think he has done a terrible job. He’s a nasty person,” Trump said.

Starmer tried to defuse the tension, cutting in: “He’s a friend of mine actually!”

But Trump continued: “No I think he’s done a terrible job.”

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‘I am not a fan of the London mayor. I think he has done a terrible job. He’s a nasty person.’

US President Donald Trump launches into attack on Sadiq Khan during his UK visit

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7. Trump said he liked Nigel Farage

Asked for his response on the UK’s “divided” world and Reform UK Nigel Farage, Trump said: “I like this man [Starmer] a lot and I like Nigel.

He said one is “slightly liberal” and the other “slightly conservative”, but they are both “good men”.

“Nigel is a friend of mine and Keir is a friend of mine,” he said.

Trump was clearly overlooking the major tensions between the two political figures who tend to disagree on almost all subjects.

8. Trump resumed his usual attacks on wind power

The US president tore into Scotland’s offshore wind turbines, calling the “ugly” – while also praising the UK government’s plans to build three nuclear reactors, calling nuclear power “safe”.

But he claimed the UK could get oil and gas out of the North Sea instead, which he claimed would be cheaper – and less ugly.

“Wind is the the most expensive form of energy and it destroys the beauty of your fields and your plains,” Trump claimed.

9. The US has struck a deal with EU

Oh and, before meeting Starmer, Trump also struck a major trade agreement.

On Sunday, Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced a trade deal with 15% tariffs – half of what he initially threatened – on most goods going into the States from the trade bloc.

In exchange, the EU will have to invest in US energy products – which will prevent a potential trade war between the two allies.

The UK’s trade deal secured a 10% tariff in May, but many European allies suggested it was a bad agreement so are unlikely to be happy with this one.

There’s already been some backlash from France, Germany and Ireland over the deal.

Asked by reporters why the US gave a better deal to the UK than the EU, he said: “We have a very special relationship with this country.”

He said his mother was born there and that it “always has an impact” and says he “wants to see this part of the world to do well”.

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