President Trump

Murmurs from President Trump and his allies have stirred up questions of the incumbent possibly seeking a third term in office, even as he’s currently constitutionally barred from doing so.

Trump has remarked on a few occasions since being sworn in for a second term that he wouldn’t be running again unless people insist and decide to “figure it out.” And Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) has even introduced a constitutional amendment that would specifically allow Trump to run for another term but not any of his two-term predecessors.

These efforts, which aren’t entirely unheard of in recent history, would require a number of steps that make a third Trump term a considerable long shot.

It’s not unpossible!

President Trump is seeing high approval ratings from the public since returning to office, with many describing him as “focused” and “effective,” according to a poll released Sunday, but many of those polled are concerned that he may not be focused enough on lowering inflation.

The new poll from CBS News and YouGov finds Mr. Trump’s rating at 53 percent — a figure that surpasses his approval numbers during his first stint in the White House. An overwhelming majority of those polled described the president as “tough” and “energetic,” and 70 percent said they believe he is doing what he promised during his campaign.

The hysteria over Trump’s tariffs ignores just how protectionist most economies have become.

US president Donald Trump has begun his second term as president threatening to impose tariffs on assorted countries, from Canada to China. While some of the tariffs have been postponed, such as those on Canada and Mexico, others remain in the offing, triggering no shortage of hyperbolic media coverage.

Iran’s threat to assassinate Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign was far more serious than publicly known — and led to extraordinary precautions by his team that included using a decoy plane to avert a feared attempt on his life.

h/t DS

President Trump insists he trusts Elon Musk to overhaul the federal government and expressed awe at the tech titan’s work ethic while reaffirming his next targets — the Education Department and Pentagon.

“I ran on this,” Trump, 78, told Fox News’ Bret Baier in a preview clip of his Super Bowl interview, referring to his administration’s efforts to root out government waste. “I’ve had a great help with Elon Musk, who’s been terrific.”

NEW: Trump visibly surprised after Fox News' Bret Baier asks him if he trusts Elon Musk, says he is going to send Musk after the Department of Education next.

Baier: "Bottom line, you say you trust [Elon]?"

Trump: "Trust Elon? He's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he… pic.twitter.com/zZlxetgc7H

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 9, 2025

President Donald Trump took over the White House less than a month ago, and in keeping with his reality television show catchphrase from The Apprentice – “You’re Fired” – he has already removed more than 200 employees.

Some amount of turnover is typical for a new administration, but Trump has made massive changes during his first weeks in office. He offered buyouts to millions of government workers and put a stop to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes.

On Friday, Trump fired the nation’s top record keeper, US Archivist Colleen Shogan.

For some it is a shock to see a President do what he was elected to do.

… Undocumented immigrants in some communities are skipping work and keeping their children home from school on concerns about Trump’s efforts to ramp up deportations. In Dallas, teachers are reporting to their labor union that some students have stopped attending classes, particularly at high schools, said Rena Honea, president of Alliance/AFT, the largest teachers’ union in Dallas. At one area high school, just under half of students were absent on Monday, for a total of roughly 900 who stayed home, one teacher said.

Since that epic ride down the golden escalator, Donald Trump’s slaughtered a lot of permanent Washington’s sacred cows in his time, but this one has to take the cake.

In the Bush era, a Republican — or a Democrat — of any standing floating the idea of targeting the bloated Pentagon would have rendered him or her persona non grata, engendering denunciations of alleged secret al-Qaeda sympathies and all kinds of nonsense from the War of Terror days.

Liberals collectively lamented President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center via their Bluesky social media network.

Several users responded to Trump’s announcement on Truth Social that he had cleaned house at the Kennedy Center and terminated “multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees,” and had named himself the chairman, by expressing that they felt it was “beyond parody.”

The Kennedy Center was hosting drag shows.

When Donald Trump’s fortunes took a downturn in the 90s and he needed to raise cash fast, he sailed his 282ft (85m) superyacht, the Trump Princess, to Asia hoping he could attract Japan’s wealthy.

It wasn’t the first time the businessman had sought out Japanese buyers or lenders for his projects.

In the cut-throat world of New York real estate, Trump had a front-row seat from his Fifth Avenue skyscraper of Tokyo’s buying spree in the 80s of iconic US brands and properties, including Rockefeller Center.