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President Donald Trump is once again blaming Joe Biden for the ills of society, posting a horrific video showing what 47 says is an "Illegal Alien Criminal from Haiti" beating the hell out of a woman with a hammer until she's dead.

Trump posted the grotesque, uncensored 20-second clip on his Truth Social account Thursday with a long message that begins with him crapping all over the 46th President and Congressional Democrats for opening U.S. borders so the Haitian man could allegedly enter the country illegally. 

In the video, the woman rushes out of a Florida convenience store after seeing the man smashing a vehicle with a hammer in the parking lot. She yells at him to stop before he approaches her and starts wailing on her head with the hammer, even after she falls limp to the ground.

Some folks at the White House ain't happy about Melania Trump's Thursday statement in which she denied having any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report.

A handful of officials were "stunned by the timing" of the First Lady's remarks, according to a Thursday tweet from CNN Senior White House Correspondent Kristen Holmes.

She explained ... "One official said there was disagreement among those close to Melania Trump as to whether or not to go through with the remarks, given that the story had died down." But, the source noted Melania saw the stories still circulating and "wanted to go on the record with a firm denial."

President Donald Trump is going scorched earth on some of the biggest names in conservative media ... He just torched Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones in a blistering Truth Social post.

Trump claims the group has been "fighting" him for years, and says he knows exactly why ... accusing them of pushing views he says are soft on Iran and completely out of step with his MAGA base.

With his signature flair, POTUS calls them "low IQs," "stupid people," and "losers," insisting they've all been booted from major platforms and are now clinging to relevance through what he dubs "third-rate podcasts."

Rep. Randy Fine is clapping back at Dan Bilzerian for calling him a "fat Jew" ... telling us the influencer-turned-candidate's bigotry won't win at the polls, while also defending his own bigoted remarks against Muslims.

The congressman stopped by "TMZ Live" Thursday to tell us he thinks Bilzerian is absolutely antisemitic, and only referred to his ethnicity that way to be disparaging.

Watch the clip ... Randy says Dan said what he said, "not because it's factual." Instead, he believes Bilzerian views Judaism "as some sort of negative thing."

Ivanka Trump got emotional opening up about her late mother, Ivana ... needing a moment to compose herself during a candid new interview.

Speaking on "The Diary of a CEO" podcast, Ivanka shared her grief, admitting she still tears up talking about her mom -- especially knowing her kids never got to really know their grandmother.

Ivanka said at the time of Ivana's death, she coped by avoiding the pain ... but later turned to therapy -- especially as her mother’s 2022 death came around the same time her husband Jared Kushner was undergoing a second cancer surgery.

In an unexpected national address from the White House Thursday, Melania Trump announced she never had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein ... alleging bad actors are attempting to ruin her reputation.

The First Lady of the United States spoke to the nation on camera from the White House moments ago ... saying she was never friends with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender -- and said she and President Donald Trump were simply invited to some of the same parties. She said she had no knowledge of any of Epstein's crimes.

She said, "To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice [Ghislaine] Maxwell" ... adding an email she sent Maxwell can only be seen as a polite reply.

Lauren Conrad might not be fond of Spencer Pratt ... but he swears she'd vote for him if she saw the s****y conditions in Los Angeles!

Pratt responded to Conrad avoiding the question of whether she'd vote for him for mayor on "Today" -- she simply stated she's not a resident of L.A. since she lives in Orange County, without giving her opinion on his political aspirations -- by claiming she'd "vote for me if she lived in LA and her kids had to walk over fentanyl zombies and human poop on their way to school."

We're not so convinced ... Conrad gave Kristin Cavallari a hard stare after she said, "I will always have a soft spot for Spencer. I think he's great" -- and she also told hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones they were "asking me about people I haven’t spoken to in decades."

Mia Khalifa spoke out with intense emotion after deadly strikes hit her home country of Lebanon this week, calling the U.S. and Israel terrorist nations.

In an emotional IG video post Wednesday, Mia said it was one of the hardest days she’s watched unfold, questioning how she can reconcile her tax dollars going toward a wave of airstrikes she says hit during a supposed ceasefire amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and Lebanon.

Watch the clip ... the retired porn star calls the situation "dystopian," pointing out the contrast between space exploration ambitions and what she described as destruction happening on the ground.

Dan Bilzerian's standing by his very public assertion his opponent for a seat in Congress is a "fat Jew" ... and, yet, he's simultaneously insisting he's not antisemitic. Yeah, buckle up for this!

The former "King of Instagram" is running for U.S. Congress against Rep. Randy Fine in Florida's 6th Congressional District, and hurled the derogatory phrase on social media ... after Rep. Fine blasted a dude for putting up "missing" posters of Adolf Hitler.

We gave him the chance to explain himself Wednesday on "TMZ Live" ... and, while at first Bilzerian talked about his opposition to the nation of Israel, Harvey and Charles asked him specifically about the post on X.

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Michael Avenatti -- the blustery lawyer who repped Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump and then went to prison for ripping her and other clients off -- is now a free man. Well, sort of.

Avenatti was convicted of various crimes -- including a $20 million extortion scheme against Nike and stealing $300,000 from Stormy -- and sentenced to 11 years 3 months. He served around 4 years and was released Tuesday.

Avenatti is not a fully free man. He's been ordered to serve more time in a halfway house in Hollywood. He's also required to participate in mental health treatment and stay away from unlawful controlled substances. His projected release date is September 2028.

Kristi Noem may have gotten the boot from the White House ... but her swanky private jet didn't!

According to Wall Street Journal, the Trump Administration will be keeping the $70M aircraft she leased during her time as Department of Homeland Security Secretary.

Officials familiar with the matter told WSJ that Melania Trump's office will have access to the insanely lavish jet -- which is much fancier than most government planes -- as will select Cabinet secretaries.

The plane reportedly has a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, 4 flat-screen TVs and a bar ... making it nicer than Air Force Two, which just has a pullout couch bed.