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Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
The president was speaking at an AI summit when he made the declaration.
Donald Trump has upsized his praise for his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, crowning her the 'most powerful person in the world.' Trump was speaking at an AI summit at the White House on Wednesday when he made the comments about Wiles, before swiftly returning to one of his favorite lines about the 67-year-old. Trump first boasted that Wiles 'can take out a country with a mere phone call.'
The Independent
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Peter Mandelson says Trump should expect ‘warm reception' on full state visit to UK later this year
Peter Mandelson says Donald Trump should expect a 'warm reception' when he visits Britain for his second state visit later this year. The UK's ambassador in Washington said the US president 'loves Britain' and 'hugely admires it' in an interview with the Sunday Times. 'He trusts Keir Starmer. It's not a question of expressing our gratitude. My lodestar here is to demonstrate respect, not sycophancy. I don't think the administration has any problem with that,' the 71-year-old veteran politician told the newspaper. Referring to Mr Trump as a 'phenomenon' and a 'unique politician', Lord Mandelson said the pair had now met several times, with the Labour grandee having forged a strong relationship with the president's chief of staff, Susie Wiles. Earlier this year, the US president accepted the invitation from King Charles for an unprecedented second state visit to the UK earlier this year, becoming the first US president to receive the honour. But the visit is reportedly likely to take place during the political party conference season in September, and so Mr Trump will not get the opportunity to make an address to MPs and peers in Parliament. Mr Trump is also expected not to visit Buckingham Palace or enjoy a ceremonial carriage ride down the Mall in London. But still media reports have suggested the Labour government is wary of protests. Lord Mandelson told the Sunday Times: 'He is a more nuanced figure than people appreciate. Look, he's not only a unique politician — he's also going to be one of the most consequential presidents in American history. 'He has this sense of history, this grasp of power which I think perhaps recent inhabitants of the White House haven't quite seen. He is not a man for endless seminars and thinking. He's not a victim of analysis paralysis. 'He has a very quick, easy way of grasping the core points about an issue. And let's be honest: more often than not, there's a kernel of truth in everything he says.' The Independent revealed earlier this year that Mr Trump had considered rejecting Lord Mandelson as ambassador before his appointment six months ago. Lord Mandelson's biggest achievement so far in his new post was the UK-US trade deal, signed in May, that saw tariffs on car imports of 100,000 a year reduced from 27.5 per cent to 10 per cent. A baseline tariff of 10 per cent remains in place for most other imports. Lord Mandelson suggested in the interview that the deal would have not been possible if the UK had remained part of the European Union. The one-time Europhile added that although the UK had lost a lot by leaving the EU, it gained 'positives' such as the chance 'to do this deal'.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Inside Dan Bongino's tense meeting with White House officials over Jeffrey Epstein fallout
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was outraged this week during a closed-door White House meeting about the Department of Justice's review of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case files, according to multiple sources. Bongino raised his voice during a discussion with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before storming out of the meeting, according to two sources close to DOJ leadership. Bongino also exchanged heated words with Attorney General Pam Bondi during the meeting, and the whole ordeal has led him to consider resigning from the FBI, another source said. Another person with knowledge of the meeting disputed the characterization that Bongino yelled at Wiles or Bondi during the sitdown. However, that person agreed that Bongino was "enraged." The source said the deputy director was angry about the Epstein memo rollout and what he viewed as Bondi's "lack of transparency from the start." The memo, a joint product of the DOJ and FBI, said the two agencies had no further information to share with the public about Epstein's case, a revelation that sparked fury among the MAGA base. The memo first appeared in Axios over the weekend, and then the DOJ and FBI published it Monday. Fbi's Dan Bongino Thinking Of Resigning After Clash With Ag Bondi: Source Asked about the claim that Bongino yelled at Wiles, a White House official said it was "100% false." Wiles is a veteran of Florida politics who led Trump's campaign, and the president has described her as "universally admired." Read On The Fox News App The fracture in Doj and FBI leadership spilled into the public on Friday amid fallout from the memo. The memo stated that the DOJ and FBI concluded their review of Epstein's files and did not find any information that could lead to charges against anyone new. Despite Bongino reportedly now breaking with leadership over the memo and weighing resignation, people familiar with the matter said as of Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel and Bondi remained in communication and that Patel is happy with his job. A DOJ spokesman and an FBI spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. Jeffrey Epstein Died By Suicide, Did Not Have Client List: Doj Memo Bongino, a former Secret Service agent with no prior FBI experience, hosted a popular podcast before Trump tapped him to serve in the No. 2 role at the bureau. On his show, Bongino repeatedly raised alarm over Epstein's "client list," saying "there's a reason they're hiding it" and that its release would "rock the political world." But in the memo released on Monday, the FBI and DOJ said they uncovered no such list. Bongino, Bondi and Patel are all facing blowback over the Epstein files from a faction of their supporters, who say they reneged on repeated vows to open the curtain on details of Epstein's case. Epstein, a financier who was known to engage with wealthy, well-known figures, was indicted in 2019 over allegations he recruited dozens of women, including minors as young as 14, and had sexual relations with them or sexually abused them. His associate Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of conspiring to sexually abuse minors and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. She has an appeal pending. The DOJ and FBI said in their memo that much of the nonpublic information related to Epstein's case is under court-ordered seals or contains child pornography and private information about victims. 10 Reasons Doj And Fbi Face Backlash After Epstein Files Flop Before joining the bureau, Patel and Bongino both advanced theories that the government was hiding information about the case, including a supposed "list" of unindicted sexual predators. The DOJ and FBI's memo poured cold water on that idea by noting that the agencies found "no incriminating 'client list.'" Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement on X that DOJ and FBI leadership, including Bongino, were in lockstep during the compilation and release of the memo. The idea that "there was any daylight" between the FBI and DOJ was "patently false," Blanche said. Bongino was not at work on Friday because he was so upset by the fallout from the Epstein memo, sources said. One said Bongino had not anticipated the backlash from his supporters. Fox News' David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this article source: Inside Dan Bongino's tense meeting with White House officials over Jeffrey Epstein fallout
Fox News
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Inside Dan Bongino's tense meeting with White House officials over Jeffrey Epstein fallout
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was outraged this week during a closed-door White House meeting about the Department of Justice's review of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case files, according to multiple sources. Bongino raised his voice during a discussion with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before storming out of the meeting, according to two sources close to DOJ leadership. Bongino also exchanged heated words with Attorney General Pam Bondi during the meeting, and the whole ordeal has led him to consider resigning from the FBI, another source said. Another person with knowledge of the meeting disputed the characterization that Bongino yelled at Wiles or Bondi during the sitdown. However, that person agreed that Bongino was "enraged." The source said the deputy director was angry about the Epstein memo rollout and what he viewed as Bondi's "lack of transparency from the start." The memo, a joint product of the DOJ and FBI, said the two agencies had no further information to share with the public about Epstein's case, a revelation that sparked fury among the MAGA base. The memo first appeared in Axios over the weekend, and then the DOJ and FBI published it Monday. Asked about the claim that Bongino yelled at Wiles, a White House official said it was "100% false." Wiles is a veteran of Florida politics who led Trump's campaign, and the president has described her as "universally admired." The fracture in DOJ and FBI leadership spilled into the public on Friday amid fallout from the memo. The memo stated that the DOJ and FBI concluded their review of Epstein's files and did not find any information that could lead to charges against anyone new. Despite Bongino reportedly now breaking with leadership over the memo and weighing resignation, people familiar with the matter said as of Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel and Bondi remained in communication and that Patel is happy with his job. A DOJ spokesman and an FBI spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. Bongino, a former Secret Service agent with no prior FBI experience, hosted a popular podcast before Trump tapped him to serve in the No. 2 role at the bureau. On his show, Bongino repeatedly raised alarm over Epstein's "client list," saying "there's a reason they're hiding it" and that its release would "rock the political world." But in the memo released on Monday, the FBI and DOJ said they uncovered no such list. Bongino, Bondi and Patel are all facing blowback over the Epstein files from a faction of their supporters, who say they reneged on repeated vows to open the curtain on details of Epstein's case. Epstein, a financier who was known to engage with wealthy, well-known figures, was indicted in 2019 over allegations he recruited dozens of women, including minors as young as 14, and had sexual relations with them or sexually abused them. His associate Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of conspiring to sexually abuse minors and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. She has an appeal pending. The DOJ and FBI said in their memo that much of the nonpublic information related to Epstein's case is under court-ordered seals or contains child pornography and private information about victims. Before joining the bureau, Patel and Bongino both advanced theories that the government was hiding information about the case, including a supposed "list" of unindicted sexual predators. The DOJ and FBI's memo poured cold water on that idea by noting that the agencies found "no incriminating 'client list.'" Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement on X that DOJ and FBI leadership, including Bongino, were in lockstep during the compilation and release of the memo. The idea that "there was any daylight" between the FBI and DOJ was "patently false," Blanche said. Bongino was not at work on Friday because he was so upset by the fallout from the Epstein memo, sources said. One said Bongino had not anticipated the backlash from his supporters.
Fox News
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
'DIVINE INTERVENTION': Miranda Devine Weighs in on Suspension of Butler, PA Secret Service Members
Miranda Devine, Fox News Contributor, NY Post Columnist, Bestselling Author, and host of the brand-new podcast Pod Force One , joined guest host Harry Hurley on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss her latest rare interview with Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. The pair discussed the interview and Wiles' take on Trump surviving the infamous Butler assassination attempt. The pair also discussed Devine's 'divine intervention' take on the assassination attempt, and you can listen to the full interview below. Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
