President Trumpsays the Great American State Fair is a smash hit ... even if photo evidence from the event looks to tell a different story.
Trump took to Truth Social Monday morning to celebrate the patriotic bash on the National Mall ... asking supporters if they appreciated the "fantastic job" his team did building and operating the event, which he says was "packed with happy people."
POTUS took his usual swipes at Barack Obamaand Joe Biden ... "DO YOU THINK THAT OBUMA OR SLEEPY JOE BIDEN COULD HAVE DONE IT? THE ANSWER IS NO!"
Trump's post comes as the fair has drawn plenty of attention online -- not just for its attractions, but for photos and videos that critics say show lighter-than-expected crowds across large stretches of the Mall.
Former President Joe Biden is taking aim at President Donald Trump ... and his beloved reflecting pool.
Biden unloaded on Trump's makeover of the White House Reflecting Pool during a blistering speech at the Maryland Democratic Party Gala, mocking what he portrayed as the president's obsession with putting his personal stamp on Washington landmarks.
Amidst the former president's words, he said "It's not just his vanity projects ... putting his name on the Kennedy Center. Building an arch in his own honor. Even hiring his own pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool. Whoa, what a loser" ... drawing cheers from the crowd.
The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is seemingly being tested as President Trump on Saturday announced a new round of strikes on Iran -- and the devastation was caught on video.
Check out the insane footage -- The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) posted video of the U.S. carrying out 10 strikes on Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.
The commander-in-chief posted a message to Truth Social on Saturday night, saying U.S. aircraft "struck Iranian missile and drone storage location, and costal radar sites for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!”
The latest violation occurred early Saturday morning when Iran launched a drone attack on M/T Kiku, a Panamanian oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil.
Donald Trump's comparing throwback pics against Barack Obama's ... flaunting his put-together military style -- while seemingly roasting his predecessor for lighting up.
POTUS posted a split-photo comparing the two in their younger days ... capturing him in his uniform from the New York Military Academy, which he attended in the early 1960s, and the former prez from early on at his time at Occidental College.
Obama wears a wide-brimmed hat, a collared shirt, and puffs on a cigarette in the pic ... a habit the former president has admitted he's struggled with since his teen years.
President Donald Trump didn't leave a single thought to himself as he went off on his former national security adviser, John Bolton, after he pleaded guilty to mishandling classified documents.
Check out the prez's Truth Social post from Friday night -- he goes off on Bolton, calling him "a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America."
He went on, "He is a terrible person, a lunatic who only wanted to start trouble and wars, and who was a needless pusher of death and destruction wherever he went."
The Department of Defense is touting yet another successful military attack ... this time sharing a video of U.S. airstrikes on multiple Iranian military sites.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) posted the video Friday of the Thursday attack ... showing American aircraft completely annihilating the Iranian sites into clouds of smoke.
CENTCOM said the strikes, which also hit coastal radar sites, were retaliatory after Tehran allegedly attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial cargo ship with a drone in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions as a ceasefire appeared to be holding.
A Confederate flag that was on display for North Carolina's booth at the Great American State Fair in D.C.'s National Mall has been condemned by the governor ... and will be removed.
Here's the deal ... the booth went viral on Friday after a visitor posted a video of monitors showing a flag split between the current and the Confederate flag. Needless to say ... some people were super pissed.
I stopped by the North Carolina booth at the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall today.
A spokesperson for Gov. Josh Stein tells TMZ ... "This flag does not represent the North Carolina that we love. America 250 is about unity and bringing our nation together. We are pleased the flag that did the opposite has now been taken down. Here in Raleigh, North Carolina, we are hosting a July 4th A250 celebration that will honor the spirit of equality and freedom in the Declaration of Independence. Everyone is welcome."
Pete Buttigieg spent the night away from his kids after he says someone called Child Protective Services on him ... in what was ultimately deemed a bogus tip.
The former transportation secretary said in a Substackpost Friday that a police officer and a CPS worker unexpectedly showed up at his door a few days ago -- saying there'd been an allegation made against him regarding his 4-year-old twins.
Michigan State Police confirmed in a statement that the allegation against Buttigieg was bogus and "determined the report was false," per NBC News.
Donald Trump had the crowd laughing Friday while taking aim at Democrats ... joking he'd become the "greatest communist in history" because, according to him, it's just that easy!
Speaking at Washington's Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference, Trump sarcastically acted out life under communism ... nobody would have to pay rent, and everyone could just pick whatever house they wanted.
John Bolton -- a former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump who turned into the President's political enemy -- pled guilty to one charge of unlawfully retaining sensitive national security information.
Bolton appeared in court Friday and admitted to one count of illegal retention of classified information ... standing before Judge Theodore Chuang and declaring, "I'm sorry for it."
The plea agreement -- reached by prosecutors and Bolton's attorneys -- includes no more than 60 months in prison and a $2.25 million fine. Bolton was initially facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison after being indicted on 18 counts of willfully transmitting and retaining national defense information.
J.D. Vance can't think of any better Christian theologian than Diddy ... just kidding.
Take a look at the video ... the veep visited the Richard Nixon Library Thursday, when he was asked about a chapter in his memoir titled "More Money, More Problems" -- a reference to Diddy's song withThe Notorious B.I.G. -- and he felt compelled to poke fun at the now-incarcerated music mogul by calling him a "great Christian theologian."
Obviously, the President's right-hand man said it in jest, and drew some big laughs -- particularly from himself.
He quickly added ... Diddy's been the total opposite of a model Christian in recent years. So, yeah ... J.D's not living under a rock, no matter what his haters say.
A new book released this week details the scene at the White House when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and it looks like President Trump first got word about the tragedy from his son, Barron Trump.
In "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reveal Barron had called the President in a state of distress and broke the news to his father that Kirk had been shot.
They attribute Barron's frantic state to the 19-year-old's fear his father would be next, and he even told the president, "This is what happens when you go out there" ... according to the book.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore could get the NRA's stamp of approval, because his guns are out of control!
TMZ DC snagged the Guv Thursday at the Capitol ... and he was a little off-kilter when Jacobwanted know how he stacked up against other Governors in the USA. We're not talking policy, we're talking the real heavy lifting -- as in how much can he bench?
We asked him about leg exercises, but he didn't tell us squat ... except to say he's got "the baddest" first lady in the country, so he's gotta keep it fresh and sexy!
Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania took an unwanted detour into Epstein-ville ... thanks to a heckler with a loud mouth and two raised middle fingers ... and the protestor thinks the President is a "pedophile."
The interruption went down Tuesday during Trump's speech at a Mack Trucks factory in Macugnie ... when a man standing near the back of the crowd suddenly started yelling "pedophile" toward POTUS ... drawing immediate boos from nearby supporters as security swooped in.
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As he was escorted out, the man kept shouting and gave Trump a double-bird salute ... while one attendee appeared to try to quiet him down by covering his mouth.
Sen.John Fetterman says Larry David needs to change his stripes and get over himself ... using a 1980s movie reference to tell Larry it's ridiculous to be embarrassed over the UFC event at the White House.
The Senator from Pennsylvania Senator ripped the "Seinfeld" creator for recently saying the fights held on President Donald Trump's birthday on the South Lawn made him "embarrassed to be an American."
Fetterman's got 3 words for Larry ... and while the movie reference goes over Jacob's head, what the Senator is trying to get across here is that the UFC event isn't un-American and Larry needs to get over himself.
The clearer water makes a mysterious jagged line at the bottom of the Pool more evident. This is what President Trump was apparently zeroing in on to make a case the Reflecting Pool was vandalized by a sharp object.
