Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival The Treasury secretary's quiet tensions with housing finance chief Bill Pulte exploded at a private dinner last week.
"Why the fuck are you talking to the president about me? Fuck you," Bessent told Pulte.
"I'm gonna punch you in your fucking face."
Trump posted an AI image on Truth Social which portrayed him as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore from the movie "Apocalypse Now."
But whereas the fictional Kilgore said that he loved the smell of napalm in the morning, Trump's version said "I love the smell of deportations in the morning."
The image also included "Chipocalypse", as a reference to Trump's intention on having the military enter Chicago.
On the image was also 3 helicopter emojis, and this was not by accident.
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"I think this is the most dangerous period since before World War Two. There's certain similarities right now to the '30s," he said, referencing the notorious SmootHawley tariffs and isolationist sentiment. He added: "Those who were totally anxious to stay out of all of what was going on in Europe were called 'America First'. Sound familiar?"
"Crime crackdowns: The president is continuing to tease more federal action on crime in American cities, mulling on social media "Who's Next???"
Trump previously said a decision on a crime crackdown in Chicago would come in the "next day or two."
Meanwhile, Trump also decried the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in North Carolina, adding that his administration will not tolerate violent crime and vowing "to get to the end of it."
Trump's approval rating:
Trump remains broadly underwater on his approval rating as two new polls find widespread opposition to his use of the National Guard against crime in American cities.
More people see Trump's deployment of the National Guard as a purely political move than as one designed to reduce crime."
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More people waking up?
"Over the past 50 years, rates of obesity and type-2 diabetes have soared, while sperm quality has plummeted."
Which is how they elected Traitor Trump!