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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump threatens to take over DC during cabinet meeting
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Trump once again threatened to take over D.C. Since taking office in January, he's made similar comments on Air Force One and in the Oval Office over his disdain for D.C. But the threats continue to raise concerns for people who live in the District. 'We've had a good relationship with the mayor, and we're testing to see if it works,' Trump said. During Tuesday's cabinet meeting, President Trump was asked about the New York mayoral race. He spoke unfavorably about democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and pivoted to the District. 'If a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same. But we have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to. I mean, we could run D.C.,' Trump said. The threat against New York and D.C. makes D.C.'s U.S. shadow Representative Oye Owolewa push harder for statehood. Rep. Oye Owolewa said, 'Just another Trump threat to our home rule and our self-autonomy. You know, when we fight for D.C. Statehood, it's not just about voting rights. It's our ability to essentially have control over our own lives, our budget, the way with a vote for our mayor, and things like that.' Trump said his chief of staff is working with Mayor Bowser. 'We don't want crime in D.C. We want this city to run well,' Trump said. 'Susie Wiles is working very closely with the mayor. They're doing alright, I mean in the sense that we would run it so good. It would be run so proper. We would get the best person to run it.' Owolewa says Congress is not interested in governing D.C. and being in charge of things like filling potholes and picking up trash. 'Although it's good to have a relationship with the White House and Congress, we have to stand up for our people,' Owolewa said. 'Whether we turn on Black Lives Matter or try to make concessions to the White House to make sure everyone's on the same page, we're seeing that they still have little regard for our own home rule and self-governance.' Mayor Bowser's Office declined to comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Does Canada need more Mike Myers?
Mike Myers ignited a movement on Saturday Night Live with his 'elbows up' rallying cry in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's 51st-state threats. In conversation with The National, the actor and comedian tells CBC's Paul Hunter what pushed him to that moment, revealing a deep gratitude for what Canada has given him.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Starmer to visit Canada amid Trump threats
Sir Keir Starmer will visit Canada for security talks next week amid Donald Trump's threats to annex the country. The Prime Minister will meet Mark Carney, his Canadian counterpart, on June 14 for discussions concerning security and economic co-operation, according to The Times. It comes after the US president warned that he was prepared to wreck the Canadian economy in an attempt to force it to become the 51st US state. Mr Trump has already doubled tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent, piling pressure on Ottawa following a meeting with Mr Carney in Washington. Fears have been raised of 'catastrophic' job losses, factory closures and disruption to supply chains in Canada in the wake of the tariffs. The UK is exempt from the 50 per cent tariff following a deal between London and Washington. But the US president, in a post on Truth Social, said there would be financial consequences of Canada remaining independent. He said the country would be faced with the $61 billion (£49 billion) cost of being covered by his proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. However, he added it would be 'zero dollars if they become our cherished 51st State'. The post was written hours after King Charles opened the 45th Canadian Parliament in May. During his speech the King underlined the Commonwealth country's sovereignty in 'dangerous and uncertain' times. Mr Carney told the Canadian broadcaster CBC he wished to join ReArm Europe, a plan designed to beef up European defence, in a drive to make Canada less reliant upon the US. The EU has also indicated it is looking to forge stronger ties with Canada given its links to Nato and the level of support it is offering to Ukraine. Mr Carney said: 'Seventy-five cents of every [Canadian] dollar of capital spending for defence goes to the United States. That's not smart.' The Canadian prime minister, in an interview with Sky News last month, was highly critical of Mr Starmer's decision to offer the US president a second state visit to the UK as the move had sparked fury in Canada. 'To be frank, we weren't impressed by that gesture … given the circumstance. It was at a time when we were being quite clear about the issues around sovereignty.' He made clear that the invitation for the King – Canada's head of state – to be in attendance at the opening of Parliament in Ottawa was 'not coincidental'. Sir Keir, who is yet to meet the former Bank of England governor since he won the Canadian election in April, wished to hold talks with Mr Carney due to them both being centre-left leaders within the G7. Number 10 has declined to comment. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Reuters
30-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Trump's threat to destroy Iran nuclear sites a clear red line
DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities is a clear red line and will have severe consequences, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Friday. "If U.S. seeks a diplomatic solution, it must abandon the language of threats and sanctions," an unnamed Iranian official said, adding that such threats "are open hostility against Iran's national interests." Trump told reporters, opens new tab on Wednesday at the White House: 'I want it (nuclear agreement) very strong where we can go in with inspectors, we can take whatever we want, we can blow up whatever we want, but nobody getting killed. We can blow up a lab, but nobody is gonna be in a lab, as opposed to everybody being in the lab and blowing it up.' Trump has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails to resolve a decades-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday that an Iran deal was possible in the "not-too-distant future."
Fox News
29-05-2025
- General
- Fox News
FBI Director Patel says he's had to divert resources to investigate 'copycats' of Comey '86 47' post
FBI Director Kash Patel said he has been forced to divert agents to investigate "copycats" of potential threats to President Donald Trump as a result of former FBI Director James Comey's "86 47" social media post. Bureau officials told Fox News Digital it needs to be focused on "public safety, not cleaning up after political stunts." Patel sat down for an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier and revealed that the FBI has had to investigate "copycats" because of Comey's "beachside venture." "Do you know how many agents I've had to take offline from chasing down child sex predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists because everywhere across this country, people are popping up on social media and think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke and they can do it because he did it?" Patel said. "That's what I'm having to deal with every single day, and that's what I'm having to pull my agents and analysts off because he thought it was funny to go out there and make a political statement," he continued. An FBI official told Fox News Digital that they cannot disclose the number of "copycat" incidents due to ongoing investigations but described the number to Fox News Digital as "significant." Comey met with Secret Service officials in Washington this month for an interview about his "86 47" Instagram post, two sources briefed on the meeting told Fox News. Comey is under investigation for the now-deleted Instagram post that showed seashells arranged on a beach to read "86 47." "Cool shell formation on my beach walk," he wrote along with the post. Some have interpreted the post to mean "86" – get rid of – "47," or Donald Trump, the 47th president. "What people need to understand is that every copycat threat forces the FBI to divert time, agents and resources; resources that should be spent saving lives and taking criminals and deadly drugs off our streets," an FBI official told Fox News Digital. "This kind of chaos was normalized by someone who knows better, and the director reminds lawmakers, especially in places like California and New York that have defended Comey, that we should be focused on public safety, not cleaning up after political stunts." Comey offered an explanation for the post after he received backlash on social media. "I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message," the subsequent post from Comey said. "I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down." The president, in a separate May interview with Baier, didn't accept Comey's explanation. "He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant," Trump told Baier. "If you're the FBI director, and you don't know what that meant, that meant 'assassination,' and it says it loud and clear."
