Dr. Fauci dishes on his expletive-fueled relationship with Trump for the first time as the ex-president's supporters gather for his MAGA-themed 78th birthday bash
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Welcome to DailyMail.com's daily US politics blog, with live coverage as Joe Biden wraps up his visit to Italy for the G7 summit on Trump's birthday.
Biden and Pope Francis touched heads in an intimate embrace after the pontiff met comedians Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Chris Rock.
Donald Trump turns 78 today and is expected to celebrate at Mar-a-Lago. His daughters Ivanka and Tiffany posted sweet tributes to their father on his birthday.
And Dr. Anthony Fauci dished on his volatile relationship with the ex-president for the very first time.
Follow MailOnline's live coverage below from reporters in Italy and Washington:
21:10
Trump supporters pass out waiting in line for ex-president's 78th birthday bash in West Palm Beach as raucous crowd assembles
19:59
Dr. Fauci reveals Trump's expletive-ridden rants at him in the pandemic
Anthony Fauci says President Trump yelled f-bombs at him on the phone and accused him of costing the U.S. 'one trillion f****** dollars.'
In a new book, Fauci wrote that Trump would 'announce that he loved me and then scream at me on the phone.'
He wrote: 'I have a pretty thick skin, but getting yelled at by the president of the United States, no matter how much he tells you that he loves you, is not fun. Let’s just say, I found this to be out of the ordinary,”
In a call on June 3, 2020 'the president was irate, saying that I could not keep doing this to him,” Dr. Fauci wrote.
'He said he loved me, but the country was in trouble, and I was making it worse. He added that the stock market went up only 600 points in response to the positive Phase 1 vaccine news, and it should have gone up 1,000 points, and so I cost the country one trillion f***ing dollars.’”
An early copy of the book, On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service, was obtained by The Daily Beast.
21:44
Gavin Newsom trolled for posting selfie video at the southern border 'acting like he cares' after repeated 'lies' on immigration
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is being trolled online after posting a selfie video at the southern border where he called for more resources. Some Republicans are firing back.
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom is being trolled online after posting a selfie video at the southern border where he called for more resources. He accused Republicans of getting in the way, but some are firing back that the governor dragged his feet on the issue.
The video shows Newsom in a pair of aviator sunglasses and dress shirt standing at the border in southern California near Tijuana with the fence stretched out behind him.
'This is the San Ysidro port of entry, not to far away which is the largest in the western hemisphere,' Newsom said in the video. 'We just down here with the National Guard meeting with customs agents as well as border control, talking about our partnerships.'
21:25
Biden granddaughters Naomi, Maisy and Finnegan join president in his meeting with Pope Francis
Naomi Biden – along with her sisters Finnegan and Maisy – joined President Joe Biden in his private meeting with Pope Francis on Friday evening, DailyMail.com has learned.
Biden’s three grandchildren – the eldest daughters of Hunter Biden – travelled to the site of the G7 conference to join their grandfather in his closed-door meeting with the pontiff.
All of the Biden family is Catholic. Biden is the second Catholic president in the country’s history.
Naomi, her husband Peter and Maisy were seen boarding Air Force One with the president for the return flight to the U.S. Naomi wore a black dress and Maisy wore a pink dress.
All three girls accompanied the president to Italy on Air Force One – along with Naomi’s husband Peter Neal – but have mostly stayed behind closed doors during their 48 hours in country, camping out at a luxury seaside resort where the president is staying.
They are paying for their stay and travel on the presidential plane, a White House official told DailyMail.com.
Only Finnegan was seen boarding Air Force One on Wednesday for the flight east while none of them were pictured departing the plane once it landed in the Apulia region.
Peter Neal, Finnegan and Maisy, however, were at President Biden's press conference on Thursday night. They sat in the front row and watched him take questions on the Ukraine , the Middle East and Hunter Biden's felony conviction.
Naomi Biden stayed behind closed doors amid speculation she is pregnant.
The Bidens are off to Los Angeles, where Hunter lives. The president will attend a fundraiser there on Saturday night with Barack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel, George Clooney and Julia Robert
21:17
It's a wrap: Biden ends his two-day trip to Italy for the G7 after meeting the Pope: 'It went well'
President Joe Biden wrapped up his trip to Italy for the G7 ahead of schedule, after a trip that had him on the ground for just two days.
He flew aboard Marine One to Brindisi airport, at the end of a day that culminated in his one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis.
The White House was continuing to push out paper even as Biden headed for Air Force One, including with an official readout on his meeting with the Pope. ‘The leaders emphasized the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and a hostage deal to get the hostages home and address the critical humanitarian crisis in Gaza,’ it said.
Asked how the meeting went, Biden responded, ‘It went well,’ and gave a thumbs up. It was his only statement to the press, on a day after he scolded reporters for asking off-topic questions at his press conference.
The White House also put out a statement on Father’s Day, which is Sunday.
Biden heads to Los Angeles for a blockbuster Hollywood fundraiser Saturday featuring George Clooney, Barack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel, and Julia Roberts.
20:03
Republican congressional candidate makes eerie TikTok using AI-generated MLK Jr. voice
A Republican running for Congress in Michigan posted a bizarre TikTok with an AI-generated voice of Martin Luther King Junior that claims the civil rights icon was 'back from the dead.'
'I have another dream! Yes, it is me, Martin Luther King. I came back from the dead to say something,' the King voice said. 'Anthony Hudson will be Michigan 8th District's next congressman.'
'Okay now I am going back where I came from, goodbye,' the voice went on.
A Republican running for Congress in Michigan posted a bizarre TikTok with an AI-generated voice of Martin Luther King Junior that claims the civil rights icon was 'back from the dead.'
19:59
Rep. Ritchie Torres tears into New York Magazine for publishing 'hit piece' mixing him up with NY Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres tore into New York Magazine for a story about Democrats and the progressive movement after the magazine mixed him up with another prominent black New York official: Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado.
With an article titled, 'The "Progressives" Who Left,' the magazine used images of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, former Congressman Mondaire Jones and Congressman Ritchie Torres.
But in the original image included was not in fact Torres but Delgado.
Torres took a screenshot of the image and posted it to X where he wrote: 'If New York Magazine is going to publish an Anti-Israel hit piece by Sarah Jones, then at least do enough due diligence to get the photo right.'
'I am not Antonio Delgado,' Torres slammed the magazine. 'Not all Black people look the same.'
Congressman Ritchie Torres tore into New York Magazine for a story about Democrats leaving the progressive moment after the magazine mixed him up with Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado.
19:44
Biden and the Pope hold private meeting at the G7
President Biden and Pope Francis are having a private meeting.
Only one pool camera was allowed briefly inside.
18:35
Breaking: DOJ won't prosecute AG Garland after contempt of Congress charge
DOJ told House Speaker Mike Johnson that it will not prosecute AG Garland for failing to hand over the audio tapes of Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur.
Earlier this week, Republicans voted 216 to 207 to recommend that he face criminal prosecution for failing to comply with their subpoenas.
During the interview, Hur said that Biden appeared 'elderly' with a 'poor memory' as he mixed up his son Beau's death date and had a series of other stumbles.
House Republicans voted to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after he refused to hand over audio of President Biden's special counsel interview with Robert Hur.
18:30
Democrat blows up pic of Rudy Giuliani dressed in drag with 'admiring' Donald Trump to troll anti-LGBTQ Republicans: 'Drag can be fun!'
A gay Democrat showed a poster of Rudy Giuliani draped in drag on House floor this week to shame Republicans for their effort to bar the military from funding drag shows.
A gay Democrat showed a poster of Rudy Giuliani draped in drag on the House floor this week to shame Republicans for their effort to bar the military from funding drag shows.
The blown-up posted board showed an image of the former New York City mayor dressed in a purple gown, a big blonde wig and a face of makeup as a younger Donald Trump looks admiringly on.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calf., also showed a poster board with a picture of Jennifer Coolidge from the HBO show 'White Lotus' captioned 'These gays, they're trying to murder me,' in another joke aimed at Republicans' anti-LGBT sentiment.
'My Republican colleagues want us to believe that gays are trying to murder us,' he said Thursday motioning towards the Coolidge poster. 'They want to believe that drag is harmful or immoral or wrong. This is completely ridiculous.'
President Joe Biden lost his temper at a TikTok star during a special White House meeting with social media influencers, even threatening to throw his phone across the room.
Independent journalist and social media darling Jonathan M. Katz started recording Biden, pressing him about his support for Israel during the war in Gaza. He asked him what he would do to prevent the ‘genocide’ that was taking place with American-funded weapons.
White House aides and Secret Service agents watched warily as Katz questioned Biden.
The president tried to sidestep the questions, claiming he was working to reduce casualties in Gaza. But when Katz pressed him on the issue, the president grew impatient.
‘I know you’re a typical press guy, you’re grabbing me in front of all this … but I trust you about as far as I can throw your phone,’ Biden said angrily. ‘I have a good arm man. I can throw a long way.’
17:53
Hunter Biden drops laptop lawsuit against 'America's Mayor' Rudy Giuliani
Late Thursday, Hunter Biden's attorney moved to dismiss the lawsuit the first son had filed against Giuliani.
It had accused Giuliani of manipulating information obtained on Hunter's infamous 'laptop from Hell.'
A spokesperson for Giuliani said the former mayor has again 'proven himself to be telling the truth, while those going after him and President Donald Trump have been proven to be liars.'
Ted Goodman went on:
All of the false charges that Hunter Biden made against Mayor Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer Bob Costello and others, have been withdrawn and proven to be entirely false.
This should serve as a reminder to people that—despite the unrelenting attacks by partisan Democrats and their allies in the permanent Washington political class—Mayor Rudy Giuliani's integrity and commitment to the truth is unwavering.
17:39
Biden takes 'family photo' with G7 leaders and Pope Francis
15:45
President Biden responds to Supreme Court striking down ban on bump stocks
President Biden released a statement on the Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on bump stocks. He said the decision struck down an important gun safety regulation and called on Congress to ban bump stocks and assault weapons.
In October 2017, a gunman opened fire at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. Because he used a weapon that was modified with a bump stock, he fired more than 1000 bullets in just ten minutes, killing 60, wounding hundreds, and traumatizing countless Americans. Today’s decision strikes down an important gun safety regulation. Americans should not have to live in fear of this mass devastation.
While extreme Congressional Republicans want to defund the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), I have used every tool in my Administration to stamp out gun violence. I nominated the first Senate-confirmed Director of the ATF since 2015. My Administration ensured that the ATF has the funding it needs to address emerging firearm technologies like machinegun conversion devices and ghost guns that pose a unique and acute threat to public safety.
Notwithstanding this decision, my Administration will continue to take action. I took on the NRA and signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – the most significant gun violence reduction legislation to pass Congress in nearly 30 years. My Administration established the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, made historic investments in mental health to support people in times of crisis, and expanded background checks to keep firearms out of the wrong hands.
We know thoughts and prayers are not enough. I call on Congress to ban bump stocks, pass an assault weapon ban, and take additional action to save lives – send me a bill and I will sign it immediately.
15:41
Democrats putting up billboards on Trump calling Milwaukee a 'horrible city'
The Democratic National Committee is throwing up billboards in Wisconsin as Donald Trump heads to the state next week, highlighing reports the ex-president called the state's biggest city 'horrible.'
Trump reportedly made the comment about Milwaukee during his meeting with House Republicans on Thursday in Washington.
Milwaukee will host the Republican National Convention next month.
The DNC announced the ten new billboards.
'The dislike is mutual – in 2020, Wisconsin handed Trump a one way ticket back to exile in Mar-a-Lago and sent President Biden to the Oval Office. In November, they’ll do it again,' said DNC spokesperson Addy Toevs in a statement.
Trump's campaign denied he made the remark and was talking about crime.
15:39
Ivanka and Tiffany Trump celebrate father's 78th birthday by sharing never-before-seen pics in tender tributes
Ivanka Trump and her half sister sister Tiffany celebrated her father's 78th birthday by sharing a series of photos in sweet tributes on Instagram.
Ivanka Trump and her half-sister sister Tiffany celebrated her father's 78th birthday by sharing a series of photos in sweet tributes on Instagram.
'Happy Birthday dad! I love you today and everyday!' Ivanka, 42, wrote along with one of her wedding day portraits with the former president.
She also posted a photo walking alongside Trump in the White House's signature portico and several tender snaps of herself and her father at young ages.
Former President Donald Trump is celebrating turning 78 on Friday with a birthday bash in West Palm Beach, Florida.
14:19
Breaking: Conservative Supreme Court justices strike down ban on bump stocks
The Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks on Friday in a victory for gun rights advocates.
The ban was passed following the use of bump stocks in the deadly 2017 shooting in Las Vegas. Fifty-eight people were killed making it the deadliest mass shooting by one gunman in American history.
But the Supreme Court struck down the ban in a six-three decision. The conservative majority on the Supreme Court struck down the ban ruling that bump stocks are not machine guns.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for the court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored the dissent.
Donald Trump praised his 18-year-old son Barron as a 'beautiful boy' during an interview with YouTuber Logan Paul.
13:30
Pope Francis warns of ‘ethical challenges’ of AI in speech to G7 – then tells gathered leaders ‘We need politics’
Pope Francis delivered a 20-minute speech on AI before the gathered leaders of the G7 and other nations.
The pontiff joked that he brought along two versions of his speech, then opted for the shorter one, which the Argentine delivered in Italian.
He thanked the ‘presidents, kings, all those who are with us here today,’ and was positioned across from President Joe Biden at a large circular table. He mentioned the ‘profound ethical challenges’ of AI, and expressed fear of ‘a culture of discarding others.’
‘No machine should ever decide to take the life of a human being away,’ he said, according to a simultaneous translation, amid breakthroughs of military applications of the technology. ‘No innovation is neutral,’ he said. Biden and Italy's Giorgia Meloni took notes as he spoke.
The pope concluded by telling the gathered politicians that there was ‘corruption’ and ‘inefficiency’ among some politicians, but he defended the avocation generally.
‘We need politics,’ he said.
13:23
Donald Trump turns 78: Former president prepares to celebrate in Florida with a MAGA bash... four months before he battles with Biden to be the oldest president in history
Former President Donald Trump is celebrating turning 78 on Friday with a birthday bash in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Former President Donald Trump is celebrating turning 78 on Friday with a birthday bash in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The former president will headline a 'Club 47' event near Mar-a-Lago at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, where some of his most boisterous supporters plan to don red, white and blue attire to fete the presumptive Republican nominee.
The invitation showed the ex-president hugging an American flag - an homage to his Flag Day birth.
Club 47's President Larry Snowden confirmed to DailyMail.com that there would be cake and a playing of the birthday song. 'All of the above. Huge birthday celebration,' he wrote in an email.
Trump joins other celebrities like Dolly Parton, Steve Martin, Cher and Steve Martin in the 78-club.
13:16
Catholic President Biden nuzzles into Pope Francis in a tender moment seemingly taking the pontiff by surprise
12:58
Funny day at the Vatican
The Pope meets with comedians including Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert at the Vatican.
12:46
That's a laugh: Pope Francis meets with comedians Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock and more in warm-up act to his sitdown with Biden
Pope Francis hosted more than a 100 comedians at Vatican City on Friday morning in a warm up act to his meeting with President Joe Biden at the G7 later in the day.
Pope Francis hosted more than 100 comedians at Vatican City on Friday morning in a warm-up act to his meeting with President Joe Biden at the G7 later in the day.
The conclave of comedians included Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, and Conan O'Brien.
'You unite people, because laughter is contagious,' the pontiff told the assembled group, adding that he has prayed for 40 years for a good sense of humor.
'While communication today often generates conflict, you know how to bring together diverse and sometimes contrary realities. How much we need to learn from you!' the Pope, 87, said.
12:35
Deals negotiated at the G7 in Italy will loan Ukraine $50 billion – but how much will the Europeans pay?
The White House is touting agreements out of the G7 in Italy, including a deal to loan Ukraine $50 billion, with loans secured by interest on seized Russian assets.
Another deal President Biden pitched at his press conference would commit the U.S. to backing Ukraine over a ten-year period. But that plan wouldn't have the force of U.S. law if Biden is out of office, and the details are still emerging on how much U.S. allies are willing to put up for the loan.
The U.S. is expected to carry the lion's share of the $50 billion backing.
The U.S. is the primary backer of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine that relies on interest payments from roughly $300 billion in seized Russian assets.
12:11
White House readout of Biden-Meloni meeting
The White House noted in its readout of the meeting that the meeting helped 'deepen the U.S.-Italy partnership across a range of vital security, economic, and regional issues.'
President Biden commended Prime Minister Meloni for Italy’s steadfast support for Ukraine as it continues to defend itself from Russia’s brutal war of aggression, including Italy’s critical security assistance.
President Biden and Prime Minister Meloni welcomed the unanimous commitment by G7 leaders to provide $50 billion in additional financial support to Ukraine using the proceeds of immobilized Russian sovereign assets.
They also agreed to continue to pursue all available options to impose further costs on Russia and those who support Russia’s war machine. They also discussed their respective efforts to enhance mutual economic security and respond to economic coercion.
The two leaders discussed the importance of two-way trade and investment to enhance economic prosperity. President Biden and Prime Minister Meloni also highlighted the urgent need to secure a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza, and emphasized the importance of Hamas taking a constructive approach to that process
12:10
Biden grandkids to pay their portion of Italian trip with president
From Emily Goodin, senior U.S. political reporter in Bari, Italy
President Biden's grandkids will pay their portion of the trip to Italy for the G7.
Naomi Biden, her husband Peter Neal, Maisy Biden and Finnegan Biden all joined the president on his trip. They hitched a ride on Air Force One and staying with him at the faux medieval resort town Borgo Egnazia where rooms can cost $1,000 a night.
'Historically, family members of Presidents have frequently joined them during travel. Current practices are consistent with those used by prior Administrations. They cover all additional personal expenses,' a White House official told DailyMail.com.
Taxpayers pay for the president to travel and stay where ever security requires him to be.
For those not covered by the government, typically, the military charges the cost of a first class ticket to travel on Air Force One. The grandkids would be paying that flight charge and for their rooms at the resort.
Peter Neal, Finnegan and Maisy were at President Biden's press conference on Thursday night.
Naomi Biden stayed behind closed doors amid speculation she is pregnant.
All of Hunter Biden 's adult children are joining President Joe Biden on his trip to Italy to meet with G7 leaders, one day after their father was convicted on federal gun charges.
12:09
Donald Trump meets Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as running mate battle reaches fever pitch
President Joe Biden held his first bilateral meeting of the day Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, asking her at one point whether photographers were 'just taking pictures.'
11:58
Donald Trump reveals thoughts about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, Barron Trump's actual height, aliens, AI, and Elon Musk in interview with Logan Paul
Donald Trump has opened up on the potential existence of aliens, and revealed discussions he has had with 'serious' fighter jet pilots who claim to have seen UFOs in America.
Donald Trump's four-hour-ling interview with Logan Paul dropped Thursday evening.
He spoke about his upcoming debate with President Joe Biden, the showdown between Logan's brother Jake and Mike Tyson and other topics.
Trump was asked who he favored in the upcoming fight between Mike Tyson vs. Logan's brother Jake Paul.
'Mike was fantastic but Mike's a little older now and you guys can fight!' Trump said.
He noted that he was a big fan of Tyson, 57, but that, 'the clock is still the clock.'
Trump also talked about his son Barron's enormous height.
'He's a big boy. Six foot 9. I couldn't get him to play basketball. I play soccer, he's a good athlete. ... I say Barron. I don't want to take a picture next to you.'
Trump presented Paul and his co-host with MAGA hats and a T-shirt featuring his mug shot.
'Elvis had one, Frank Sinatra had one, but we've eclipsed them a long time ago,' he said. 'I'm not sure I love it or not but it is what it is.'
11:56
Biden watched his dog Commander bite Secret Service agents multiple times
The Italian prime minister, who is hosting the annual G7 event, walked over to Biden after he took several steps away from the group during a skydiving demonstration.
11:52
Welcome to DailyMail.com's live blog
Mailonline will today be providing live updates from Italy where Joe Biden is meeting world leaders at the G7 summit.
He is also expected to meet with the Pope.
Donald Trump is turning 78 today and is expected to celebrate in Florida amid growing speculation about his VP pick.