TMZ has video showing President Trump reacting to a heckler on a factory floor who called him a “pedophile protector.”
Trump appeared to respond by pointing, mouthing “fuck you” and showing his middle finger as he walked away.
Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
New York Times: “Transcripts of secret grand jury testimony from the Georgia election interference case against Mr. Trump and his allies, obtained this week by the New York Times, show just how alarmed and exasperated a number of senior Republicans felt about the president’s efforts to overturn an American presidential election.”
“The testimony, given in 2022, is emerging at a time when Mr. Trump is again raising complaints about his 2020 defeat and voicing regret that he did not order the National Guard to seize voting machines after the election.”
Grocery Prices See Big Spike
“Grocery prices rose at the fastest pace in three years, keeping pressure on household budgets even as overall inflation held steady in December,” Axios reports.
“The jump in costs highlights the challenge for the White House in the lead-up to midterm elections. Broad inflation relief is little consolation for Americans if they aren’t seeing it reflected in grocery bills.”
GOP Senator Quietly Became a Bestselling Author
“Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, has long been known for his zany turns of phrase,” the New York Times reports.
“Despite being an Oxford-educated lawyer, his folksy quips, delivered with a lively twang, are so common that he was once the subject of a quiz: Readers were invited to guess whether a given quotation was uttered by him or Foghorn Leghorn, the loudmouthed, Southern-accented Looney Tunes rooster. Mr. Kennedy is perhaps most famous for a political advertisement in which he suggested that critics of law enforcement ‘call a crackhead’ the next time they found themselves in danger.”
“Now, somewhat improbably, he is one of the best-selling authors in the country.”
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Trump Claims He’ll Release a Health Care ‘Framework’
President Trump said his administration will release a framework to lower health care costs later this week, USA Today reports.
Trump Says Biden Was ‘High as a Kite’ During Speech
President Trump mocked ex-President Joe Biden for only giving speeches that lasted “a matter of seconds” — except for one time where he claimed Biden was “high as a kite,” Mediaite reports.
Said Trump: “It would be very short —although the one time they had him spruced up pretty good, remember? he was high as a kite… He was floatin’ he was up there, way up.”
Trump Threatens ‘Very Strong Action’ Against Iran
President Trump threatened to “take very strong action” if Iranian authorities begin hanging anti-government protesters this week, CBS News reports.
Said Trump: “We will take very strong action. If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action.”
Trump Administration Wants ‘Lists of Jews’
The Trump administration is demanding the University of Pennsylvania turn over names and personal information about Jewish members of the school’s community as part of the administration’s stated goal to combat antisemitism on campuses, The Guardian reports.
But some Jewish faculty and staff have condemned the government’s demand as “a visceral threat to the safety of those who would find themselves identified because compiling and turning over to the government ‘lists of Jews’ conjures a terrifying history.”
Labor Department Post Echos Nazi Slogan
A social media post from the Department of Labor appears to echo a Nazi-era slogan from the early 20th century, USA Today reports.
The post: “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage. Remember who you are, American.”
It was an alarming echo of one of the central slogans used by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party: “One People, One Realm, One Leader.”
Still Waiting for Your Tariff Rebate Check?
“President Donald Trump spoke again about $2,000 tariff rebate checks, though their funding and legality remain questionable,” USA Today reports.
Said Trump: “The tariff money is so substantial. That’s coming in, that I’ll be able to do $2,000 sometime. I would say toward the end of the year.”
Why Nikki Glaser Doesn’t Tell Political Jokes
“Nikki Glaser explained her decision to withhold jokes about politics at the 2026 Golden Globes, saying the political climate just isn’t funny right now,” The Wrap reports.
Said Glaser: “It’s not funny.”
Republicans Struggle to Stay on Economic Message
“Congressional Republicans have a messaging problem,” Bloomberg reports.
“The consensus in the political world is that affordability will be THE issue in November’s midterm elections in November. While Democrats have their own problems staying on point, GOP lawmakers often find themselves swamped by the frenetic news cycles created by the leader of their party.”
A Path Opens for Senate Democrats
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Mary Peltola’s (D) entrance into the Alaska Senate race gives Democrats another credible target, even as Republicans remain favored to hold the seat.”
“There are some similarities between the Alaska and Ohio races, our two Leans Republican-rated Senate races that, hypothetically, would be seats 50 and 51 for Democrats if things break heavily in their favor this November. Republicans still remain favored to hold their Senate majority, though.”
For members: The Senate Is Back in Play
Trump Has Been Talking to Mamdani
“President Trump has a surprising phone pal: He and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have texted back and forth recently,” Axios reports.
“The back-channeling between the democratic socialist mayor and Trump — who once derided Mamdani as a ‘communist’ — indicates their private communications have been more extensive than previously thought.”
Trump Steps Up Pressure to Avoid Reprimand
“President Donald Trump is working to tighten his grip on his party this week as he faces an unusual threat from Congress: an embarrassing rebuke of his military actions overseas,” CNN reports.
“On the cusp of a key Senate vote that would rein in Trump from further actions in Venezuela without Congress’ approval, an agitated Trump and his team are dialing up critical GOP lawmakers to pressure them to stay in line.”
“Already, one of the five GOP defectors — Sen. Josh Hawley — appears to be reconsidering his position just days after bucking Trump in a procedural vote on the matter.”
Trump Blasted Federal Prosecutors as ‘Weak’
“President Trump criticized a group of U.S. attorneys at a White House event last week, calling them weak and complaining they weren’t moving fast enough to prosecute his favored targets,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Dozens of U.S. attorneys, who lead prosecutors’ offices around the country, went to the White House Thursday for what was supposed to be a ceremonial photo shoot. After Attorney General Pam Bondi introduced the group of prosecutors, Trump criticized them as ineffective, saying the group was making it difficult for Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to do their jobs.”
Death Toll of Protesters Rises in Iran
Two sources, including one from inside Iran, told CBS News that they think 12,000 to 20,000 people have been killed by officials trying to stamp out protests.
GOP Lawmakers Oppose Trump’s Populist Push
Rachel Bade: “In the wake of Republican defeats last November, the president and his team have been turning over a new leaf. In recent days, they’ve embraced a series of longtime Democrat-backed economic proposals: Capping credit card interest rates. Limiting credit card swipe fees. Banning corporations from buying up single-family homes.”
“But the president’s populist push has been met with a cold shoulder from Republicans on Capitol Hill. This morning, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune dissed the idea of interest rate caps, with the Louisiana Republican suggesting the White House “probably had not thought through” the repercussions and complications.”
Said Johnson: “I wouldn’t get too spun up about ideas that are out of the box.”
Said Thune: “That would probably deprive an awful lot of people of access to credit around the country. So, yeah… that’s not something I’m out there advocating for. Let’s put it that way.”
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