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Donald Trump explicitly urged his supporters to view the upcoming midterm elections as if his own name were on the ballot. By framing the congressional races around his personal leadership and platform, he is turning the midterms into a national referendum on himself.
Karoline Leavitt is departing from her role as White House press secretary without a designated successor in place. Moving forward, the administration intends to fill the gap by relying on a rotating roster of senior officials, including Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, to handle press briefings.
After a judge blocked adding Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center, the Justice Department warned the building could face potential demolition. They falsely argued that halting the planned structural updates risks letting the facility deteriorate beyond repair.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed rising beef prices on Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Donald Trump announced a plan to import 300,000 tons of tariff-free beef to lower costs, though Rollins declined to name the participating supplier nations.
Natalie Harp joined Trump’s inner circle after making a flattering video and eventually gained control of key access points and communications. She worked for over a year without completing standard security clearance paperwork, exposing significant security risks.
Finally, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent compared economic sanctions on Iran to D-Day. He urged Iranian troops to overthrow their regime without weapons and declined to reject proposals to annex Canada.
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Thanks David.
Why would tRump not proceed without a replacement of a press secretary?