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3:04 PM PT -- Trump doubled down Sunday -- declaring, "They spit, we hit," while urging officials to "liberate" Los Angeles from what he called a migrant invasion in response to the ongoing riots.

President Donald Trump slammed California’s top politicians for what he’s calling a complete leadership failure -- unleashing a fiery rant after ICE raids in Los Angeles ignited violent street clashes and left parts of the city in chaos.

Trump went off on Governor Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Sunday morning on Truth Social, accusing the pair of botching the response to Saturday’s protests, where demonstrators torched a car, hurled rocks, and tagged graffiti across city blocks.

Trump didn’t hold back -- dubbing the California governor as "Newscum" and calling Bass "incompetent," claiming they’ve "failed again" just like with the recent California wildfires.

Ted Cruz says he had a front-row seat to the explosive fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk -- revealing he was in the Oval Office with the President when it all went down.

The Senator revealed the news on his podcast saying ... "I was literally sitting there watching it happen. Trump was furious. Elon wasn’t holding back, and the tweets just kept coming."

According to Cruz, the now-public feud between Trump and Musk boiled over after Musk blasted Trump’s proposed reconciliation bill, branding it "disgusting" and urging lawmakers to reject it. Musk also claimed that without his support in 2024, Trump would have lost the election, and Republicans would have fumbled control of Congress.

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe -- a potential presidential frontrunner -- is clinging to life after being shot in broad daylight during a political event over the weekend.

The stunning attack went down in Bogota on Saturday while 39-year-old Uribe was greeting supporters at a park. According to officials, a gunman fired at him from behind -- and graphic footage circulating online shows the terrifying moment.

Uribe’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, issued an update on social media, revealing he’s fighting for his life. Outside the hospital, crowds gathered for a candlelight vigil.

Hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles clashed with federal immigration agents over deportations — and the Trump administration says it now wants to send in the National Guard to quell the protests.

Photos from the first two days of demonstrations captured harrowing scenes ... with massive fires breaking out and border patrol agents chucking tear gas in Paramount, about 20 minutes south of downtown Los Angeles.

Check out the law enforcement personnel marching in a line down the streets ... weapons drawn as they work to disperse the crowds.

Ben Crump's picked his side in the Elon Musk and Donald Trump beef ... but, he's not backing a personality, he says he's backing the better idea -- and, he doesn't want the "One Big Beautiful Bill" to pass through the Senate.

We caught up with the civil rights activist and attorney at WayMaker Men's Summit -- a part of BET weekend -- and asked him about the fight between POTUS and his former advisor ... and, he doesn't directly say he's on Elon's side -- but, he does think this spending bill is terrible.

Crump rips the bill for making cuts to Medicaid -- the medical assistance program for people with lower incomes.

Donald Trump's sharing a stern warning with Elon Musk ... implying he's better off staying out of politics entirely than supporting Democrats in the upcoming midterms.

The President of the United States drew the line in the sand for his former advisor during a phone interview with NBC News ... telling them he would bring the smackdown on EM if he supports Dems instead of Republicans that vote for Trump's tax and spending bill.

DJT said, "He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that."

Vice President JD Vance is not here for the Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump beef -- calling it a "huge mistake" for the Tesla CEO to go after 47.

JD makes his viewpoint crystal clear while sitting down with Theo Von for his "This Past Weekend" podcast, released Saturday ... warning Elon's several digs at the prez are not good for America, and certainly not good for him.

He also takes issue with EM's social media claim that DJT is named in the still-secret Epstein files, arguing ... "Absolutely not. Donald Trump did absolutely nothing wrong with Jeffrey Epstein."

Elon Musk might have some regrets about claiming President Donald Trump is named in the Epstein files ... 'cause it appears he has deleted his bombshell tweet that shook the internet to its core.

Remember ... the Tesla founder dropped the allegation on Thursday as he and 47 were going at it on social media ... claiming the reason the Epstein files have not been fully revealed is because DT's name is hiding somewhere in them. That tweet has seemingly been scrubbed as of Saturday morning, however.

Trump’s attorney-general Pam Bondi released a slew of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case in February ... but there was zip on any Trump involvement in Jeffrey's sick and twisted criminal endeavors.

Elon Musk and President Trump's epic, "Mean Girls"-esque breakup isn't just entertaining, it's a giant opening for Democrats to win back voters ... according to Bill Maher, who fears the party's gonna miss the boat. Again.

Maher dropped a "new rule" for Dems Friday night on his HBO show 'Real Time' ... as he urged left-leaning leaders to pull the plug on "idea-a-thon" think tanks, and focus on winning back guys like Musk and Joe Rogan.

In the wake of Elon choosing the nuclear option -- aka the 'Epstein files' -- in his war with Trump, Bill sees a chance for the Dems to swoop and scoop up former liberal thinkers who jumped to the GOP ... a move he says they gotta stop calling, "going to the dark side."

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are going at it so savagely, you’d need a reminder these two once had a full-blown bromance.

Just take a peek at our gallery of the pair grinning together and living it up like besties -- Elon was full MAGA, backing Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, showing up at rallies, the whole nine. And Trump? He couldn’t stop gushing about Tesla and Elon's galaxy-sized brain.

In fact, the President was practically part of the fam, even kickin’ it with Elon's son X Æ A-Xii like it was just another day in the West Wing.

Fast-forward to now ... that bromance has crashed hard. Elon’s slamming Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" as a "disgusting abomination" and even calling for his impeachment -- while Trump’s firing back, branding Elon "crazy" and threatening to yank his government contracts.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are beefing hard as their bromance goes up in flames -- but one tech journo says don’t count out a reboot ... 'cause these two could buddy up again.

Faiz Siddiqui -- a technology journalist and the author of "Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk" -- told "TMZ Live" Friday that Elon and Trump could totally kiss and make up, because, let’s face it, they’re both the type to have short memories ... when it suits them.

You have to watch the video -- Faiz even compares the Trump-Elon drama to the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef … and yeah, it’s as hilarious as it sounds!

Joe Rogan was among the masses who were shocked yesterday when Elon Musk accused Donald Trump of being named in the so-called Epstein files ... and the popular podcast host said Musk needs to be saved from himself.

JR was in the middle of recording the latest episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" with his guest, FBI Director Kash Patel, when he was made aware of the X post ... and he was clearly floored. After responding, "Jesus Christ" ... Joe said someone needs to take Elon's phone away.

Patel immediately said he could not talk about the topic ... but that didn't stop the host from asking the FBI head if it was even possible Musk could know that info. Patel said he had no idea how that could be possible.

Elon Musk thinks he dropped the "bomb" on President Trump by claiming he's in the so-called Epstein files, but the defense attorney for the deceased sex criminal is calling BS on Musk.

David Schoen, one of Epstein's lawyers, tells TMZ ... the disgraced financier had nothing on Trump ... 'cause he says that's what Epstein straight up told him.

Schoen says, "What I can say definitively is that I discussed this subject with Mr. Epstein at a time when it would have been in his best interests to implicate others and he made clear that Donald Trump did nothing wrong and that he had no damaging information against him."

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s bromance? Dead in the water -- and so is the Tesla Elon once gifted him, which the White House now wants gone.

Fox News says the Tesla Model S Musk picked out for Trump earlier this year is the latest casualty of their messy breakup -- with the White House now planning to ditch the flashy red ride altogether by giving it away or selling it off.

The Fox News report also claims Trump had grown tired of Musk weeks ago, before yesterday's dispute boiled over.

Donald Trump continued his war of words with Elon Musk Friday morning ... talking about his one-time adviser and campaign financier on a few news stations -- mostly dismissing this week's stunning fallout.

As TMZ previously reported ... Trump and Musk have been locked in a bitter social media feud, and it reached a boiling point yesterday when EM said via X that Trump is listed in the so-called Epstein Files -- there's no evidence of this, BTW -- and that's why they haven't been publicly released.

Later Thursday, Trump posted to Truth Social that he wasn't bothered Elon turned on him -- and he has bigger fish to fry ... which is essentially what he reiterated to CNN's Dana Bash Friday morning.

Taylor Lorenz has opinions about the Luigi Mangione case ... and she's dissecting what she thinks he really meant in newly revealed manifesto blurbs.

The journalist, podcaster and ex-Washington Post columnist tells us what stood out to her in newly released documents of Luigi's alleged manifesto about the targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson -- and how that casts Luigi's initial motivations in a whole new light.

Catch the clip ... Lorenz dives deep into the text, pointing out we clearly knew this was an alleged motivated killing from the beginning, but Luigi chose a route leading to as little violence as possible ... how thoughtful of him.