Politics

President Joe Biden had some light-hearted fun when he playfully pretended to chomp on a baby dressed as a chicken during a Halloween celebration ... leading some on social media to fly off the rails.

Here’s the deal … the White House hosted a fun little bash on Wednesday with several kiddos sporting their adorable costumes, with one in particular … a baby dressed as a chicken carried to Biden by mom.

With a smile on his face, Biden pretended to take a little nibble ... and, the baby giggled but a snapshot of the moment made it look far more intense … and, that quickly spread on social media like wildfire.

Donald Trump is poking the beyhive ... going after Beyoncé for endorsing his opponent and ripping her for not singing at a Kamala Harris rally.

Trump is feeling extra feisty today in Wisconsin, blasting Queen Bey at his Wednesday campaign rally in Green Bay.

Wearing an orange and yellow vest from a previous troll job over President Biden's garbage comments -- Trump tooled around in Wisconsin in a garbage truck -- Trump dragged Beyoncé for not showing off her pipes at a Harris event in Houston.

Selena Gomez is speaking out against a racist joke from a comedian who was invited to speak at a recent Donald Trump rally.

The actress reacted to Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes about Puerto Rico being a "floating pile of garbage" ... telling Variety she "strongly disagreed with any comments that were made recently."

Selena is Latina ... she was born in Texas and one side of her family is of Mexican descent ... and, she also told the outlet ... "I definitely want to stand by my people."

Donald Trump is trolling President Biden for calling MAGA folks "garbage" ... by riding around in a swing state in a custom garbage truck.

Trump pulled up on the media in a MAGA garbage truck Wednesday in Wisconsin ... saying the truck was in honor of Kamala Harris and Biden.

The garbage truck was waiting for Trump to land at an airport in Green Bay ... and he got in the passenger seat and answered questions about Biden and Puerto Rico.

Shawn Mendes is getting a standing ovation from Colorado Governor Jared Polis ... after Shawn opened up to a concert crowd there and revealed he's still trying to figure out his sexuality.

The "Treat You Better" singer was performing at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre Monday when he addressed yearslong speculation about his sexuality, saying it's a work in progress.

Gov. Polis, Colorado's first openly gay governor, tells TMZ ... "Red Rocks is a great place to share anything and everything. Colorado is a state where everyone, no matter who they are, can love who they love without fear and be who they are."

Nicky Jam is no longer backing Donald Trump's run for president ... the singer has revoked his endorsement following the former prez's controversial weekend rally.

The singer, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, posted a video message to his followers on Instagram Wednesday, explaining why he originally supported 45's reelection bid ... and why he's since retracted his support.

As Jam shared in Spanish ... he originally endorsed Trump's campaign as he thought the businessman would be a "better candidate for the economy," especially for immigrants.

Buzz Aldrin says he's voting for Donald Trump for president ... and the famous former astronaut says space exploration is playing a big part in his endorsement.

Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon, says Trump deserves a second term because DT places high importance on space exploration ... praising his first administration for reigniting national efforts to get back to the moon and to travel to Mars.

In a lengthy statement Wednesday explaining his pick for president, Aldrin says he's a big fan of the U.S. Space Force, which was created during Trump's first term ... Buzz says the Space Force is "increasingly important as space becomes a contested domain." BA also applauded Trump for reinstating the National Space Council when he was in office.

Donald Trump didn't waste any time responding to President Biden calling his supporters "garbage" ... joking that Biden's so old he doesn't even know what he said.

Trump was on stage Tuesday at a rally in Pennsylvania when he was told about Biden's inflammatory statement ... with Florida Senator Marco Rubio playing messenger boy.

The former president's first reaction was that Biden's diss was "terrible" ... then he compared the comment to Hillary Clinton calling Trump supporters "deplorable" and "irredeemable" during the 2016 election .... with Trump saying Biden's comment was worse.

Vice President Kamala Harris is distancing herself from President Joe Biden's recent criticism of Donald Trump supporters ... making it clear she hopes to be a president "for all Americans."

The Democratic nominee was asked to address 46's controversial comment Wednesday morning ... after Biden faced flak for implying Trump supporters are "garbage" Tuesday night -- a callback to a similar remark that was made about Puerto Rico at DT's rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

While the White House has tried to walk back Biden's gaffe -- emphasizing the prez's comment was only about comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who made the PR dig -- Harris said she would not stand for criticism of Trump's supporters.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is breaking from his political party by endorsing Kamala Harris ahead of Election Day ... This is the first time Arnold has endorsed a Democrat for president. He warns another Trump administration would be disastrous for the country.

The actor and former politician posted a lengthy letter explaining his decision to endorse Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, on X Wednesday ... noting he's issuing a rare endorsement with only days to spare before November 5.

Despite being the former Governor of California, where he ran as a Republican, Schwarzenegger noted he "hates politics" and doesn't "trust most politicians."

President Joe Biden voiced strong condemnation Tuesday over former President Donald Trump's supporters namely comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who recently made a controversial "joke" that Puerto Rico was a "floating island of garbage."

In a video Tuesday, Biden said, "Donald Trump has no character. He doesn't give a damn about the Latino community … just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage? … The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters."

A White House spokesman later claimed to NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez that Biden was only referring to Hinchcliffe and not Trump's supporters as a whole.

While Joe Rogan plays the waiting game for a potential Kamala Harris interview, he’s already lined up his next podcast guest -- none other than Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, who's following in the footsteps of his running mate, former president Donald Trump.

The Republican vice presidential nominee is gearing up to chat with Joe on "The Joe Rogan Experience" Wednesday ... with CNN’s Alayna Treene revealing the interview is set to drop later this week.

Treene confirmed the interview will be recorded at Rogan's Austin studio, and reshared an X post from Rogan himself, who insisted that despite the buzz, Kamala's team hasn't turned down his podcast invite.

Kamala Harris' campaign is rolling out its biggest advertisement a week before the election -- literally -- by taking over one of the most famous entertainment venues in the world.

Team Harris-Walz tells TMZ ... the campaign will be running an ad on the exterior of the Sphere in Las Vegas, referred to as the Exosphere. We're told this will launch today and will continue through Election Day. Although it's not live yet, we've obtained a first look at what you can expect at the Sphere.

Check out the video ... some of Harris' key messages spin in rotation, such as "Vote For Opportunity," and "Vote For A New Way Forward." Images of VP Harris will appear for all of Sin City to see, and the ad makes it clear to vote by November 5.

50 Cent says he declined to take the $3 million Donald Trump offered him to perform at his Puerto Rico-slandering Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend ... politics aren't on brand for him!!!

The G-Unit General graced "The Breakfast Club" Tuesday to promote his upcoming Las Vegas residency and revealed Team Trump wanted him to come out and perform -- preferably his "Many Men" track Trump unofficially adopted after the assassination attempt on his life in July.

We know that pleases "Many Men" producer Darrell "Digga" Branch ... who was totally prepared to take legal action to prevent Trump from campaigning with the song!!!

Melania Trump is standing tall alongside her hubby, Donald Trump -- opening up about life after his scary assassination attempts and tackling her conflicting pro-choice stance.

The former First Lady dished about the impact of her recent comments about abortion rights on Tuesday's installment of "Fox & Friends" ... making it clear while her view might've caught the public off guard, Donald was in the loop "since the day we met" -- so her book revelation was not a surprise to him.

It looks like the pair respectfully agrees to disagree on that topic. Melania took a moment to plug her memoir, "Melania" ... saying if folks want the full scoop on what "my body, my choice" truly means to her, they'll find the deets in those pages.

7:50 AM PT -- Ryan Girdusky is doubling down on his controversial comment ... defending his "beeper" remark was nothing more than a joke.

He tells TMZ ... "You can stay on CNN if you falsely call every Republican a Nazi and have taken money from Qatar funded media. Apparently, you can't go on CNN if you make a joke. I'm glad America gets to see what CNN stands for."

Ryan also penned a lengthy essay in response to the controversy, sharing he warned the network he wouldn't apologize for being Republican.

While he confessed to having a "go big or go home" mentality heading into the roundtable, he said he genuinely thought Hasan said he supported Hamas, rather than Palestine.