The $TRUMP meme coin that's added another $635 million to the bank account of President Donald Trump has plummeted 98% in value, CNN reported Thursday. On top of that, Inside Politics host Dana Bash noted over 740,000 people who invested in the coin have since lost money. "So this is the $TRUMP meme coin, just to be specific, and crypto analytics firm estimates that 58 investors into the $TRUMP coin made profits above 10 million," Bash said while joined by several journalists, including Kristen Holmes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs. "At the same time, 764,000 wallets lost money, per The New York Times." "It went down 98%, [which] is what we looked at yesterday, and of course, at the same time, you have President Trump saying that he did so well because the markets were up. But one of the things that he made this vast fortune on in the market has obviously completely tanked in that case," Holmes said. read more
The Air Force has confirmed a trainee died as a result of a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, according to Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). Keon McDaniel was in his sixth week of basic military training when he experienced a "medical emergency" June 12. He was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center and died there on June 16, the Air Force said. At the time, the service said his death was undergoing a medical review and did not name influenza as the cause. But Castro said Tuesday that McDaniel "died from the flu," which also has sickened nearly 300 service members. "This is a tragedy that could have been prevented were it not for the reckless actions of" Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Castro told reporters during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol.
The Great American State Fair has hit another snag, this time with the "Temu" replica of President Donald Trump's proposed victory arch, which appears to be coming apart at the seams. On Wednesday, the plywood model " installed at the center of the National Mall " seemed to ooze thick globs of yellow spray foam or some other building material. The substance could be seen seeping above Corinthian columns in a video posted on X that drew more than 700,000 views and hundreds of comments. The miniature mock-up " intended to promote Trump's proposed 250-foot victory arch along the Potomac " had already drawn ridicule for resembling a cheap DIY project.
Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel is being accused of breaking the law after failing to properly report a six-figure purchase of stock in a crypto company that has received millions of dollars in government contracts through the Justice Department. read more
The FBI is ramping up its investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, by ordering field offices across the country to send investigative analysts to Atlanta to help evaluate thousands of records, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. According to a memo sent to all field offices and reviewed by CBS News, the Directorate of Intelligence requested "surge support" to Atlanta to assist in what it called FBI Director Kash Patel's "priority" investigation.
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