Politics

President Donald Trump was dishing compliments left and right during the Florida Gators' national championship celebration ... making note of their good looks, hair and how some guys are taller than his son, Barron!!

No. 47 opened the doors of the White House to celebrate the top dogs in NCAA men's basketball on Thursday ... and he issued a few jokes as he recognized their journey to the school's third title in the program's history.

At one point in the meeting, Trump shifted from their skills to their appearance ... admitting they're all "good looking guys."

Conservative commentator Michael Knowles says President Donald Trump looking into celebrities that didn't support him isn't a big deal ... 'cause he claims Democrats have done investigations just like it after past elections.

We caught up with the longtime Daily Wire host on "TMZ Live" Wednesday ... and, he tells us he doesn't see Trump's recent social media posts saying he plans to investigate whether Kamala gave music artists money in exchange for a performance and endorsement.

Knowles points to Obama's administration looking into groups associated with the Tea Party more than a decade ago, and Joe Biden's administration sending agents down to Mar-a-Lago looking for classified documents as proof that this kind of investigation is typical in modern politics.

Michelle Obama's telling fans where she'd go if she were single ... straight to the Airbnb CEO's house -- 'cause he's got a room for rent on the site!

The former First Lady and her brother, Craig Robinson, chatted with Brian Chesky -- who cofounded Airbnb and still serves as its CEO -- on a recent episode of their 'IMO' podcast ... and, they discussed the room in Chesky's home Airbnb users can rent out and stay with him.

Chesky says he's met some really nice people this way ... including one enthusiastic individual who refreshed the booking page thousands of times just to get the chance to stay with him.

Donald Trump ain't screaming "fore" to give Bruce Springsteen a heads-up about his drive ... sharing an edited clip on social media where it appears he's hitting the singer with a golf ball.

The President of the United States shared a clip to Truth Social and X Wednesday ... kicking off with him taking a hack at a golf ball.

The prez -- clad in a white shirt and red MAGA hat in the archive footage -- gets the ball flying ... and, the clip cuts to Springsteen walking up the steps at a concert when an edited golf ball comes into frame and smacks him in the back.

Nancy Mace shared a photo she claims shows her naked body in Congress ... right before accusing her ex of heinous crimes.

The congresswoman from South Carolina brought out an enlarged screengrab with a yellow circle around a silhouette during a House Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee meeting Tuesday about privacy and secret cameras.

Representative Mace explained she brought the image because she claims it's an example of the many photos and videos her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant allegedly took of her without her consent.

Donald Trump returned from his tour of the Middle East Friday with some investment pledges secured in Saudi Arabia and Qatar ... but D.L. Hughley is less than impressed with the transactional deals.

TMZ caught up with the comedian on "TMZ Live" Tuesday ... and he slammed Trump's shift in foreign policy, which he says focuses on rewarding whoever "gives [him] a jet or builds [him] a hotel" rather than on shared values.

Notably, Qatar offered an estimated $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet to 47 ahead of his visit, to be used as Air Force One ... which Qatar’s prime minister has since denied was an act of bribery. The gift is a violation of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which forbids American officials from receiving gifts from foreign governments and individuals without Congressional consent -- and it's still unclear whether the plane will be accepted.

Jalen Hurts is explaining his absence from the Eagles' Super Bowl celebration at President Trump's White House ... telling reporters he was simply booked that day.

The champs hit 1600 Penn late last month ... and while plenty of big names were present -- the Big Game's MVP was nowhere to be found.

There was a ton of speculation as to why 26-year-old Hurts didn't join his teammates ... especially after he gave an awkward non-answer when asked if he'd be there days earlier.

Barack Obama's name is finding its way into the Diddy trial ... because Diddy's former personal assistant says his boss used to take ecstasy pills shaped like Obama's mug.

David James, who worked for Bad Boy from 2007 to 2009, testified for the prosecution Tuesday and told the jury he saw Diddy with a bunch of different pills, including one with a very specific feature.

James said one of the pills was ecstasy in the shape of a former president's face ... and when prosecutor Christy Slavik asked him straight up, "Which former president?," James responded, "Barack Obama."

Cher is using her starpower for the good of Los Angeles' beloved zoo elephants Tina and Billy again ... signing a letter sent to Mayor Karen Bass to demand the beloved creatures be transferred from the L.A. Zoo to a sanctuary -- and not to the Tulsa, Oklahoma zoo as planned.

Cher appears on the list signed by several celebs -- such as Alicia Silverstone, Diane Warren, Katherine Heigl, Nicola Peltz Beckham and Justin Theroux -- that was delivered to L.A.'s mayor Monday to advocate for the health and well-being of the zoo's longtime resident elephants.

The letter argues the arranged transfer of Billy and Tina to Tulsa to join five other Asian elephants will only worsen their suffering, and that they deserve to be released to a proper elephant sanctuary so they can "live their twilight years with liberty and dignity."

JD Vance didn't arrive at the Vatican empty-handed ... the Vice President brought a custom Chicago Bears jersey for Pope Leo XIV, featuring the Holy Father's name!

Vance presented the new Pope with the special gift during their meeting in the Apostolic Palace on Monday ... hooking up Leo XIV, a Chicago native, with his hometown team's jersey.

"So, this, of course, is a Chicago Bears Jersey," the VP told the Pope.

The question of whether pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was murdered in prison has finally been put to bed ... for real this time!

FBI Director Kash Patel and his Deputy Director Dan Bongino sat for an interview Sunday with Maria Bartiromo on FOX News's "Sunday Morning Futures," and set the record straight on the issue of whether Epstein took his own life or was killed behind bars at NYC's Metropolitan Correctional Center in 2019.

During the wide-ranging discussion, Bartiromo addressed Epstein near the end of the 30-minute chat — telling Patel, "You said Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. People don't believe it."

Joe Biden is speaking out about his prostate cancer diagnosis and he's thanking his supporters for showing him love in his time of need.

The 46th president jumped on X this morning and posted an uplifting message about his medical condition with wife Jill at his side ... "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support."

As you know, Biden's reps announced Sunday that he was diagnosed with advanced stage 4 prostate cancer, issuing a formal statement ... "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. ... On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone."

Joe Biden is battling cancer after being diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of the disease.

The former president's personal office announced the diagnosis Sunday in a statement posted on social media ... saying he has prostate cancer and it has spread to his bones.

The statement reads ... "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone."

Joe Exotic's husband was released from prison and immediately deported to Mexico ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for Joe tells us ... his 33-year-old husband, Jorge Marquez Flores, was deported to Mexico on Friday after being released from a Texas prison.

Jorge's deportation comes one day after the "Tiger King" star posted on his social media that Jorge was taken to an ICE Detention Center for his hearing to either stay in America or go back to Mexico. Ultimately, he was sent back to Mexico hours later, we're told.

The ex-wife of Diddy "sex slave" Jonathan Oddi is speaking out, saying her former spouse still fears the disgraced music mogul -- even while he's locked away behind bars.

Oddi’s ex, Tonia Troutwine, tells TMZ … Jonathan is still afraid of Diddy and fears retaliation from the Bad Boy Records CEO, despite sitting in a cell at the Miami-Dade County Jail in Florida.

But get this … Tonia says Oddi does feel somewhat relaxed and protected in jail because he’s far away from Diddy, who is currently on trial in NYC for racketeering, sex trafficking and other federal crimes -- sitting in his own jail cell in Brooklyn.

Bill Maher made a point Friday night that should make most of us uncomfortable ... we can like something until the people we dislike like it as well, and then we hate it!

The 'Real Time' host gave a slew of examples ... Democrat liberals LOVED them some electric cars -- especially Teslas -- until Elon Musk embraced Donald Trump. Suddenly, Teslas were catching fire ... but not the good "fire" ... they were being torched by anti-Trumpers. And MAGA -- which hated electric cars -- embraced the Cybertruck like it was a Ford 150.

And here's a good one ... the left scoffed at Marjorie Taylor Greene when she said Catholic Bishops are controlled by Satan, but back in the day, when Sinead O'Connor tore up a pic of the Pope on 'SNL' ... liberals celebrated it.