President Donald Trump praised his youngest son, Barron Trump, as a "smart guy" amid celebrations for the youngest Trump's 19th birthday.
During an exclusive interview on "The Ingraham Angle," President Trump praised his youngest son as extremely intelligent with a knack for technology that he made use of during his presidential campaign.
Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that, "He can look at a computer. I try I turn it off. As I turn it off I turn off his laptop. I said, oh good. And I go back. Five minutes later, he's got his laptop. I say, how did you do that? None of your business, dad. No. He's got an unbelievable aptitude in technology."
Barron Trump is currently in his freshman year at New York University (NYU) in the Stern School of Business.
The youngest Trump is regarded by many as the most formidable of the Trump children with many already declaring him as the true successor to the Trump empire.
Barron Trump, standing at an astounding 6'7", is the spitting image of his father while having the reserved and refined presentation of his supermodel mother, First Lady Melania Trump.
The youngest Trump has been on the radar for years as it was apparent he was destined for greatness at a young age. Now at just 19, Barron Trump has been credited with being the brainchild behind the Trump campaign's social media efforts.
During the inaugural parade at Capital One Arena, President Trump directly congratulated his youngest son telling the audience about the role he played in getting the Trump campaign an edge in social media.
It was Barron Trump who pushed for his father to make appearances on popular podcasts hosted by Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and others.
Trump's authentic hours-long interviews on different podcasts allowed Trump to break through the filter of the mainstream media and reach thousands of Americans to show his authentic self through hours-long live broadcasts.
Vice President Kamala Harris attempted to mimic this campaign strategy but failed to appear on major podcasts because of multiple demands concerning topics discussed, the length of interviews, and even appearing in the studio in the case of Joe Rogan's podcast.
Where Harris completely failed and further reinforced her image as an inauthentic empty suit, Trump enhanced his image and in many ways some credit the social media campaign with Trump's victory in the election.
While Barron Trump may be a "smart guy" at just 19, he has a long way to go before he can step into leadership and play a greater role in the family business and the Trump political dynasty.
Barron is currently studying at the Stern School of Business at New York University and is reportedly already engaged in a luxury real estate venture. He will likely be focused on business in college and throughout his twenties.
However, things will get interesting when Barron Trump comes of political age as many see the potential for him to be a truly generational political figure in the next 15 to 20 years.
The Trump administration has announced that the Small Business Administration will be cutting more than 40 percent of its workforce as part of a major restructuring to save costs and improve efficiency.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler revealed that an astounding 2,700 positions out of its workforce of nearly 6,500 employees are set to be cut confirming that the agency is yet another federal agency that is bloated and inefficient.
Loeffler issued a statement explaining, "The SBA was created to be a launchpad for America’s small businesses by offering access to capital, which in turn drives job creation, innovation, and a thriving Main Street."
She continued by saying, "But in the last four years, the agency has veered off track — doubling in size and turning into a sprawling leviathan plagued by mission creep, financial mismanagement, and waste."
The SBA is no longer fulfilling its intended mission and now the massive bloat and waste that was allowed to grow under the Biden administration will be completely cut.
The cuts to the SBA are part of a greater initiative by the Trump administration to cut costs across the board by stripping down federal agencies, and in some cases, completely dissolving those agencies.
Loeffler's press release noted that many of the cuts being made to the SBA will come in the form of voluntary resignations, elimination of pandemic-era roles and other term appointments, and a “limited number” of reductions in force.
Loeffler also made it clear that the Office of Advocacy and the Office of the Inspector General will not be impacted by cuts and the SBA's core capabilities will also not be impacted by the cuts.
Like many federal agencies, the SBA will have a narrow focus and be hyper-efficient in order to meet the demands of President Donald Trump who is determined to cut the federal government's size as much as possible as quickly as possible.
Loeffler acknowledged this effort saying, “Just like the small business owners we support, we must do more with less."
The Biden administration has left President Trump in a tough spot with unspeakable waste and expenses adding onto pre-existing trillions in debt. However, unlike in 2016, Trump is racing against the clock to fix the dire financial situation the nation is in.
Trump, with the help of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, is working hard to balance the budget and finally reverse the debt counter that has been going up for decades.
This won't be an easy task, especially considering the trillions in costs created by the pandemic. Furthermore, it appears that in the last year, the Biden administration went on a spending spree further exacerbating the already dire situation and leaving Trump with the bill.
The cuts at the SBA eliminating thousands of federal jobs will ease the burden on taxpayers while maintaining core functions. This in combination with the cuts across the whole federal government will hopefully stem the bleeding.
The left may be screaming bloody murder about President Donald Trump's tactics since taking office, but in many cases, they are working just as he and conservatives planned.
Case in point: the University of Maine System (UMS) has caved and will now follow Trump's ban on transgender athletes in women's sports after he paused USDA funding for universities in the system.
UMS now claims it has complied with the order since February 6, but that wasn't what it was saying just after the order came down.
USDA funding to the system's eight universities was paused temporarily last week, but was reinstated after a few days.
"After the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated a Title IX compliance review regarding federal funding, the University of Maine System (UMaine) has clearly communicated its compliance with Title IX’s requirement to protect equal opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports, as articulated in President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order," the USDA said in its announcement.
The agency was quick to say that if UMS is lying, it will be liable for the funding it falsely got.
"Any false claim by the UMaine can, and will, result in onerous and even potentially criminal financial liability," USDA added.
"The University of Maine System has always maintained its compliance with state and federal laws and with NCAA rules, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture also affirmed in a press release today," said USDA Chancellor Daniel Malloy.
"We are relieved to put the Department’s Title IX compliance review behind us so the land-grant University of Maine and our statewide partners can continue to leverage USDA and other essential federal funds to strengthen and grow our natural resource economy and dependent rural communities through world-class education, research and extension."
USDA provided nearly $30 million in research funding to UMS during fiscal 2024 and over $100 million in recent years, a letter to UMS said.
If Maine does defy the order, future funding will be in jeopardy, USDA Acting General Counsel Ralph Linden wrote.
By pushing the issue like this, Trump and his administration are showing that they mean business when they sign executive orders.
The hard line is working; liberals have no choice but to follow the rules or face funding being stripped away (as any organization would).
Anyone with male DNA and body musculature should not be competing against women in sports, period and end of story.
Political intrigue is hardly a new phenomenon, but D.C. Beltway drama takes on a new color when politicians find themselves in post-election relationships.
Such is the case with one Republican lawmaker who has dissolved his marriage and is now reportedly in a relationship with a FOX News reporter covering politics.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) 41, is dating FOX News digital correspondent Brook Singham, 32, as was confirmed to DailyMail.com.
According to a recent report by the outlet, the influential Republican from Pennsylvania has split with his few and is dating the up-and-comer.
The pair, whose paths would naturally cross in their Washington D.C.-centric work environments, have been spotted around town, according to a number of sources who confrimed as much to Page Six.
"The dynamic looked romantic in nature," one of the sources told the outlet, confirming what was said by others who observed the pair.
In addition to outside of the capitol building, Reschenthaler and Singman have also been seen together at an event at the Library of Congress and had dinner together at the event.
The Pennsylvania Republican is the chief deputy whip for House Republicans and is rising through the party's ranks, despite his seeming ignorance of the group's family values.
As for Singman, who began her career as an assistant to Fox News President Jay Wallace, she later became a reporter for the online edition of the nation's most popular news outlet.
In addition to the run-of-the-mill reporting that many take part in within the digital space, Singman was able to land herself an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump. Since that career coup, Singman now appears frequently on-air for the TV news station.
Based on what a source told DailyMail.com, the connection does not pose a conflict of interest since Singman does not cover Congress, which is where Reschenthaler works. However, at one time, Singman interviewed Reschenthaler for an article titled "Kamala harris 'has become toxic' for Pennsylvania, top Keystone State lawmaker says.'
Two sources told Page Six that the reporter from Fox News and the lawmaker met for the first time while Singman was following Trump's campaign.
They met at a Pennsylvania McDonald's during Trump's campaign stop in October. The Republican served burgers and fries to a small group of hungry patrons
Singman shared pictures of her at a fast food joint where she was campaigning. The pictures show her with the president and the lawmaker.
Vice President J.D. Vance has been chosen to be a top fundraiser for the Republican National Committee. This is another sign that he is solidifying his role as the leader of President Trump's "Make America Great Again" effort.
It is the first time in RNC history that a vice president in office has been finance chair. This gives Vance a big, direct part in next year's midterm elections and helps him get to know big Republican donors, as Newsmax reported.
Vance was the host of numerous functions for the 2024 campaign, so the job was an extension of those efforts.
In a statement about the change Vance said that, "to fully enact the MAGA mandate and President Trump's vision that voters demanded, we must keep and grow our Republican majorities in 2026."
He says he will focus on building "the war chest we need to deliver those victories next November."
The decision is the latest sign that many people close to Trump see Vance as his clear choice to be his successor, even though the election isn't until 2028.
The U.S. Constitution says that Trump can't run for a third term, but he has hinted many times that he might want to stay in office anyway.
It is likely that a lengthy list of candidates will be attracted to an open GOP primary. However, several of the party's most prominent figures have been publicly advocating for Vance.
"The only person in the entire Republican Party, from my position, who's capable of carrying on the Trump legacy and expanding it, making it what it should fully be, is JD Vance," said conservative commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
"There's no one else," he went on. "I don't see any other — at this point, as of today — any other conceivable option. I think J.D. Vance will be the nominee."
During an appearance in Wisconsin on Monday night, Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the president and a member of his own loyal following, referred to Vance as "the only impressive vice president of my lifetime."
He first advocated for his personal friend, Vance, in the Ohio GOP Senate primary and later convinced his father to select Vance as his running mate.
"When I went in all for J.D. for VP, I was up against every billionaire Republican donor. I used up my political capital with my father 'til like 2079," he joked. "I will be dead and I will still have not caught back up. But it was the right call."
Trump, however, has been noncommittal about the possibility of Vance taking over the top spot in the nation.
When asked by Bret Baier during a recent interview whether he views Vance as his successor, Trump responded: "No. But is he very capable. I mean, I don't think that, you know, I think you have a lot of very capable people. So far, I think he is doing a fantastic job. It's too early. We are just starting."
Donald Trump Jr. encouraged supporters of his father President Donald Trump to vote in the Wisconsin Supreme Court special election in two weeks to help solidify the Trump agenda.
Trump Jr. appeared at the Turning Point USA event with Charlie Kirk to help get out the vote for Brad Schimel, Waukesha County judge and former Republican state attorney general, in the bellwether race for the next set of elections.
Technically, the race is non-partisan, but Republicans are backing Schimel over Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, who is backed by Democrats.
“They can’t just show up when he happens to be on the top of that ticket,” Trump Jr. said of his father. “You have to engage because it’s not just about now, it’s about that future. This presidency can be put to a halt with this vote.”
As a way to stop Democrats from blocking Trump's agenda, Trump Jr. said, “It's everything."
The winner on April 1 will determine the majority of the court.
The race is seen as an indication of how swing voters feel about Trump post-election, and could show how the midterms may be likely to go (though it's pretty early to be deterministic about that yet).
The state supreme court is facing cases on abortion rights, congressional district boundaries, unions, and voting rules.
Schimel strongly backs Trump and attended the inauguration in January.
He spoke at the rally to urge voters to turn out for him.
“Do you think the job is done?” Schimel said. “We have to stay vigilant, and we have to stay on this.”
Trump has not endorsed a candidate in the race, but supporters hope he might before the votes are cast.
“I can’t overemphasize the importance of this election,” Trump voter Soslan Temanson, 26, of Westfield said. “I think it’s important Trump went all-in on Wisconsin.”
The last Supreme Court election saw the liberal candidate win by double digits, which has led Elon Musk and others to spend a lot of money to avoid another loss.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Saturday that she will skip the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner on April 26, calling it an "exclusive club."
“I will not be in attendance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and that’s breaking news for The Sean Spicer Show,” Leavitt said. Spicer was the White House press secretary at the beginning of President Donald Trump's first term.
She called the association an “exclusive group of journalists who cover this White House, they have not really welcomed other people, new media, independent journalists with open arms, and so we thought it was time to expand the coverage and determine who gets to be part of that 13-person press pool, who gets to ask the president of the United States questions in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One.”
“This is a group of journalists who’ve been covering the White House for decades,” she explained.
Leavitt continued, “They started this organization because the presidents at the time were not doing enough press conferences. I don’t think we have that problem anymore under this president, so the priorities of the media have shifted, especially with this new digital age.”
She explained more about the changes Trump has made to allow smaller outlets expanded access to information about his actions and activities.
“Since we have started this new process of determining the daily rotation, so many new voices and outlets who have never been part of this small and privileged group of journalists have been able to access those very unique and privileged spaces and cover this presidency and that’s very important,” Leavitt remarked.
The president of WHCA's board, Eugene Daniels has claimed that the new rotation “tears at the independence of a free press in the United States."
The rotation forced Reuters, the Associated Press, and Bloomberg to take turns attending press briefings.
After the Associated Press refused to follow a Trump executive order to call the body of water directly south of the United States the Gulf of America, Trump banned the outlet from the briefing room.
The ban has been upheld so far, but a district court judge has expressed doubt that it would ultimately survive.
It may be a new and different thing for the White House Press Secretary to skip the WHCA dinner, but Trump did not attend it during his first term.
Typically, a comedian roasts the president and other attendees at the dinner, and because most comedians are liberal, the roasts of Republican presidents have been unnecessarily brutal.
It's no surprise that Trump doesn't feel like nasty roasting is worth his time, or that of his staff.
A federal judge has issued a temporary block on President Donald Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to speed up the deportation of violent illegal immigrants.
The temporary block issued by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg required flights already carrying out deportations to be halted and any flights en route to be turned around.
The Alien Enemies Act has only been used three times in U.S. history, with the last use during World War II to detain individuals from enemy nations.
Trump's opponents are using that factor to argue that his use of the Alien Enemies Act is illegitimate because it's being used to detain and deport citizens from nations that aren't technically engaged in war with the United States.
Of course, that interpretation is based entirely on the last use of the Alien Enemies Act during World War II. There is no doubt that foreign citizens who are a clear and present danger to the public would fall under "Alien Enemies."
Trump was given a mandate by the American people to aggressively deport both violent and non-violent illegal immigrants who came in by the million under former President Joe Biden.
However, at every turn, Trump's deportation agenda has run into obstacles from an activist judiciary that is doing everything to stop Trump's agenda regardless of legality.
In an executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act, Trump stated, "Over the years, Venezuelan national and local authorities have ceded ever-greater control over their territories to transnational criminal organizations, including TdA. The result is a hybrid criminal state that is perpetrating an invasion of and predatory incursion into the United States, and which poses a substantial danger."
While the United States may not be at war with Venezuela, a country ruled by a socialist dictator, the United States is definitely at war with the terrorist organization that holds substantial territory within Venezuela.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign pointed this out in arguing that Trump had the authority to determine threats to national security and act under the 1798 law.
However, thanks to this injunction from Judge Boasberg, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, the Trump administration will likely have to fight all the way to the Supreme Court before the deportation of violent and dangerous illegal immigrants can resume.
The threat to the nation posed by Central and South American gangs cannot be understated. Members of violent organizations like TdA and MS-13 often commit violent acts as rites of initiation including murder, rape, and torture.
Judge Boasberg made the insulting claim in his injunction that "A brief delay in their removal does not cause the government any harm," which ignores the very real harm that violent criminals inflict on citizens and American society at large.
Nursing student Laken Riley would strongly disagree with Judge Boasberg's claim if she were still alive. Unfortunately, Riley was brutally murdered by illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra, who is a member of TdA.
These monstrous criminals must be deported immediately, and activist judges like James Boasberg must be held accountable for endangering Americans by allowing these illegal immigrants to remain in the United States.
It has been confirmed that former President Joe Biden's White House counsel's office turned over cell phones belonging to President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence as part of the FBI's 'Arctic Frost' probe.
The discovery was publicized by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel.
Senator Grassley and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) confirmed this information thanks to a whistleblower disclosure that exposed a massive political investigation of Trump that went against established protocol and policies.
The probe was led by anti-Trump FBI agent Timothy Thibault, and according to Grassley's letter, the probe was the foundation of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s elector case against Trump.
Thibault reportedly stated that 'Arctic Frost' would be "prioritized over all others in the Branch” and confirmed the political motivation behind the investigation by saying, “it frankly took too long for us to open this [investigation].”
The letter to Bondi and Patel stated, "The American people deserve to know the complete extent of the corruption within the DOJ and FBI that led to the investigation into President Trump. We are making this information public for purposes of public accountability and to provide specific examples of past behavior at your institutions that must not be repeated."
The letter outlined a complete timeline and summary of the entire probe, which was undeniably political and broke with all previous FBI regulations and rules in order to fast-track the investigation into Trump.
One of the bigger offenses was the transfer of the cell phones belonging to Trump and Pence from the White House to the FBI without a warrant.
It wasn't until after the FBI had already obtained the cell phones that efforts to obtain a warrant were made. According to an anonymous source close to the investigation, the Biden White House "gave its blessing and accommodation for the FBI to physically obtain Trump and Pence’s phones.”
Another factor that Senator Grassley's letter highlights is the massive expense that 'Arctic Frost' caused for taxpayers as the FBI spent thousands travelling around the nation conducting interviews to build the case against Trump.
Grassley's letter highlighted $16,600 for travel in June 2022 to “conduct more than 40 interviews, serve subpoenas, and execute several cellular device search warrants.” In one month, the FBI spent thousands on a case that was entirely speculative.
With Kash Patel as the FBI's director, it's very possible that the next few months could see all of those FBI agents, including Thibault, thrown out and possibly sanctioned for their role in 'Arctic Frost."
Patel has until late March to turn over "all records related to the Arctic Frost investigation” and “a true and complete breakdown of the total dollar amount spent on the Arctic Frost investigation before it was officially transferred to Jack Smith in November 2022."
No doubt, Trump himself, as well as the many allies targeted by the FBI over the past few years, will be paying close attention to this investigation.
The FBI made life hell for Trump and anyone who was near him, and a strong message must be sent to ensure that the FBI cannot be abused by political actors again.
President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to partially lift the ban on his order to end birthright citizenship, claiming that it is overly broad because it applies nationwide rather than only to the lawsuit's parties.
Acting Solicitor General Sarah M. Harris said in the filing that the administration's request was a "modest" one, to “limit the pause to ‘parties actually within the courts’ power.'”
Federal courts in three states, Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington, issued orders pausing Trump's executive order, “Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship,” temporarily until the full case can be heard.
The executive order ended automatic birthright citizenship, which doesn't mean that no one born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents can get citizenship, but that it isn't automatic.
Trump's order argued, “the privilege of United States citizenship is a priceless and profound gift.”
The "Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States,” it continued.
The main argument against allowing all children born to illegal immigrants in the United States to become citizens automatically is that the 14th Amendment says that the child must be "subject to" the laws and jurisdiction of the country.
Arguably, the children of illegal immigrants are under the care of their parents, who are not "subject to" U.S. laws if they are citizens of another country.
The courts have not yet ruled on that interpretation; meanwhile, the ruling means that potentially, every day more children will be born who get automatic citizenship until the case is resolved.
Trump is even willing to accept this outcome for the three states that have filed the lawsuit, but has argued that in the other 47 states that have not filed lawsuits, his order should take effect.
It seems a little bit like the old Solomon story of splitting the baby, but we will see whether the Supreme Court agrees.
Both Democrats and Republicans have used this argument to limit the scope of court actions that challenge executive orders in the past.
An Emerson College poll showed that 44.6% strongly or somewhat supported changing automatic birthright citizenship, while 36.6% strongly or somewhat opposed ending it.
Clearly, Trump has read the tea leaves on immigration and knows more people support his actions than oppose them.