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A couple air traffic controllers came to blows on the job at Reagan National Airport ... and one of the guy's lawyers tells us the fight boiled down to President Trump's disdain for DEI hiring policies.

Damon Gaines is facing misdemeanor assault and battery charges for the March 2025 fight inside the air traffic control tower at DCA ... and he's going in front of a judge tomorrow to learn his fate.

Gaines' lawyer, Robert Jenkins, tells TMZ ... the coworker his client brawled with was commenting on Trump's anti-DEI crusade and Gaines took offense to some of the comments, leading to a dustup on the tower floor ... right in front of the control screens.

MAGA supporters eager to see Donald Trump added to Mount Rushmore are about to be disappointed ... because it's nearly impossible to make an addition without destroying the landmark, TMZ has learned.

We caught up with former National Park Service Superintendent Dan Wenk on "TMZ Live" Tuesday, where he explained why the two-time president is never going to make it up onto the storied rock in South Dakota.

As Dan put it ... the mountain has been examined in the past and investigations determined that trying to make changes to the mountain's structure would run the risk of destroying it.

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President Donald Trump tried to get the United States its first World Cup title on Friday ... and his strategy was simple -- steal the damn thing in broad daylight!!

Trump welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to the Oval Office hours ago to announce the draw for the 2026 men's World Cup that will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Infantino brought the beloved trophy with him to 1600 Penn ... and handed it to POTUS, saying it's "only for winners."

Melania Trump walked straight into the global crossfire by putting pen to paper in a letter to Vladimir Putin -- and that's made her prime roast material, according to Jack Schlossberg, who just posted a parody video mocking the First Lady.

JFK’s grandson doubled down on his recent taunting of Melania on "TMZ Live" Monday, insisting it’s not about hating her or Trump -- he points out with a brutal war tearing through Europe, seeing Putin -- who's accused of horrific war crimes -- get a hero’s welcome on U.S. soil was way over the line, and the apparently heartfelt letter Melania wrote ain't moving the needle.

Catch our clip -- Jack goes all in, saying yeah, Melania’s wish that kids don’t suffer is fine ... but she, Trump, and the U.S. need to get serious. Enough with the pointless meetings and tacked-on letters -- he wants real foreign policy, not half-baked gestures.

Volodymyr Zelensky is back in D.C. at the White House ... and this time, he decided to wear a business-like suit instead of his usual military garb.

The president of Ukraine -- along with several other European leaders -- is meeting with Donald Trump Monday in the hopes of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine -- following a disastrous February meeting when VZ was criticized for not appearing sufficiently formal. Zelensky appeared in all black in a tightly cut suit Monday, shirt buttoned up to the top, though he still opted to skip a necktie.

As you know, Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days ago in Alaska ... but the two failed to reach a ceasefire agreement. Zelensky was notably not invited to that sit-down.

Public service announcement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Oz ... walking outside in the sun for 15 minutes a day boosts our health and overall wellbeing -- and they say it could save the country billions of dollars!!!

RFK Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, just posted a cringey video on his official X account of him and Dr. Oz, the Medicaid/Medicare chief, hiking in Colorado and climbing up some rocks, talking about the benefits of sunlight.

They say all it takes to transform our health, mood and connection to our fellow Americans is 15 minutes of walking under the sun ... looking into the camera and saying, "Sunlight is medicine," as corny music plays in the background.

KISS will get their flowers at the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors ... and, the band members couldn't be more grateful for the accolade.

We spoke to Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss from the iconic band ... and, they all expressed gratitude after being bestowed with the institution's highest honor by President Donald Trump.

Simmons tells TMZ ... “KISS is the embodiment of the American dream. We are deeply honored to receive the Kennedy Center Honor.”

President Trump moved Barack Obama's official portrait at the White House ... and now we know exactly where Obama is hanging out these days.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Obama's portrait is now hung at the top of the set of stairs coming down to the landing/railing overlooking the cross-hall entrance to the White House's East Room.

Trump also moved the official portraits of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush ... and we're told they are in the same stairwell as Obama's.

President Trump's describing our nation's capital as a dystopian hellscape where criminals run amok with no law and order ... and he's sending in National Guard troops and taking over the police force -- but crime stats tell a much different story.

Trump and his cabinet are in the middle of a big dog and pony show Monday at the White House, announcing plans for a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.

POTUS says he's sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to "rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor ... and worse."

Donald Trump's doing some redecorating in the White House ... reportedly moving portraits of his predecessors from plain sight into a less trafficked area of the building.

CNN -- citing anonymous sources familiar with the situation -- reports Trump moved Barack Obama's portrait from the Grand Staircase, where more than a million visitors pass by each year, to a private area for staff only.

The portrait -- showing Obama on an all-white background -- is not the first painting of 44 moved in recent months. CNN reports another was replaced by a Trump portrait depicting the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting back in April.

President Trump is still going after Stephen Colbert ... and he says he could find two people on the street who could get higher TV ratings.

Trump went in on Colbert yet again Wednesday while taking questions in the Oval Office at the White House ... and then he lashed out at Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.

POTUS says all three late night talk show hosts have no talent ... and in Colbert's case, he could pick any random person who could do just as well or better on TV.

President Trump is going where no president's gone before ... the roof of the White House -- and he's talking about nuclear missiles.

The Prez went for a stroll Tuesday morning at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, checking out the grounds from above ... and taking questions from the media while on the rooftop of the West Colonnade.

Ya gotta see the video, it's truly a spectacle ... Trump emerges on the roof with some Secret Service agents in tow and he shouts down to members of the press.

President Trump would hit a home run if he were to grant Sean "Diddy" Combs a pardon for his prostitution conviction ... at least according to Mark Geragos.

The famed defense attorney was flying out of LAX on Monday when a photog asked him about a potential Trump pardon for Diddy.

Mark, whose daughter Teny defended Diddy in his federal criminal trial, says it's looking more and more likely that Trump will give Diddy clemency ... especially after the President's most recent comments on the case.

Candace Owens claims Donald Trump personally intervened in her quest to expose France's First Lady Brigitte Macron as an alleged trans woman -- but CO says she never backed down to 47's demands.

Owens went on Tucker Carlson's podcast last week and told the former Fox News host Trump phoned her to tell her to knock off all the talk about French President Emmanuel Macron's wife being a trans woman. Candace claimed she received the Trump call after Macron flew to Washington, D.C. to request the 47th prez contact her over her viral series, 'Becoming Brigitte.'

Watch the clip ... it's super interesting seeing Candace and Tucker banter back and forth about the two world leaders over Brigitte's alleged secret she's been hiding all these years -- at least according to Candace.

President Donald Trump is lashing out at Charlamagne tha God after the radio host appeared on Lara Trump's show and suggested the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could weaken MAGA's grip on the GOP.

"The Breakfast Club" host joined Lara’s Fox News show Saturday, telling the president's daughter in law he believes traditional conservatives are poised to reclaim the Republican Party -- using the Epstein controversy as political leverage.

"There's a political coup going on right now in the Republican Party that people are not paying attention to," Charlamagne said. "I think this Epstein thing is going to be a way for traditional conservatives to take their party back."

Donald Trump's White House has been in communication with Diddy's legal team about a potential pardon for the music mogul, and we've learned the decision may be determined by the judge's ruling on bail.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Donald Trump is "more than open" to pardoning Diddy, but he wants to wait to see what Judge Arun Subramanian does with Diddy's latest bail petition. We're told if Diddy is granted bail, Trump will not make a decision on a pardon until Diddy is sentenced. If the judge denies bail, a decision will be made immediately.

As you know, Diddy was acquitted on the 3 major charges, and convicted on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits the interstate transportation of prostitutes. The Mann Act is rarely used by federal prosecutors as a singular charge. Most legal experts agree ... if Diddy's case only involved the Mann Act, no charges would have been filed against him.