Karoline Leavitt's seven-word slapdown after media outrage over White House press briefing shake-up: Live updates
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Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt had some harsh words for the press after it was reported the White House could make a major change.
'I would remind them that the briefing room is part of the People's House. It belongs to the American people. It does not belong to elitist journalists here in Washington, D.C.,' she said on Fox News.
Meanwhile, Trump has seriously floated the possibility of him running for a third term, despite the US Constitution stipulating that presidents are limited to two four-year terms.
'I'm not joking,' Trump said in a Sunday morning phone call with NBC News.
See below for all updates in DailyMail.com's live blog:
12:30
Exclusive:How Trump could be president until 2037 due to a simple loophole in the Constitution
Could a scenario where Trump remains in the White House beyond that really happen? The surprising answer from experts is - yes.
In fact, the path for Trump to serve a third term - and potentially a fourth until January 2037 when he would be aged 90 - is not only possible, it is simple, thanks to a glaring loophole in the amendment.
With markets dropping and foreign leaders warning on the risks of Trump tariffs taking effect this week, trade advisor Peter Navarro cited the 1963 tariff on European light tricks.
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro cast aside predications Trump's looming tariffs could wreck the economy – and pointed the impact of a 1960s tariff that targeted what he termed 'Hippy vans.'
Navarro, who also advised Trump in his first term when he slapped steel and aluminum tariffs on China, pointed to the 1963 'chicken tax' imposed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
That tax hit imports of European light trucks, in particular the iconic VW Vanagon.
'Back in the ‘60s, we had what was then West Germany and France raising tariffs on our chickens, our poultry. And Lyndon Johnson responded with what would be called the chicken tax, a tax on light trucks,' Navarro told Fox News Sunday.
'And we saw almost immediately that the imports here of Volkswagen vans, the old hippie van, started going down and what happened was we had this -- this just renaissance of light truck development,' he said.
15:50
Elon Musk's DOGE uncovers 'mind blowing' truth about illegal immigrants on Social Security
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
Elon Musk's DOGE has uncovered Social Security Administration files indicating that millions of migrants were recently added to the benefits program.
The DOGE leader showed a graph to a crowd in Green Bay, Wisconsin, highlighting that over two million non-citizens received new social security numbers in FY2024.
The same display showed that, according to data from an internal Social Security Administration (SSA) database, over 4.8 million non-citizens have received new SSA numbers since FY2021.
Billionaire venture capitalist Antonio Gracias, a close friend of Musk standing on stage close to the Tesla CEO, talked the audience through the findings during an event hosted by the DOGE leader's political group, America PAC.
'This is not political,' Gracias, who has been working with DOGE, said pointing at the chart as the audience clapped and cheered along. 'I have been from D.C. to Social Security offices to the border to track this down.'
Some Republican lawmakers are expressing concerns over President Trump's tariff plans as the trade war is expected to escalate this week with his so-called 'Liberation Day.'
15:18
NASA astronauts speak out for the first time since being 'abandoned' in space with clear message to Trump
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have spoken out for the first time since they returned from their more than nine-month-long space mission.
The pair sat down for a joint interview with Fox News which aired on Monday, wherein they said they do not see their mission as a failure, but that NASA, Boeing and even the astronauts themselves had a role to play in its unexpected outcome.
'They are many questions that as the commander of [the Crew Flight Test], I didn't ask. So I'm culpable,' Wilmore said.
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have spoken out for the first time since they returned from their nine -month-long space mission, revealing new details about the saga.
15:17
Elon Musk says hecklers at WI rally were paid by Soros
14:51
Stranded astronauts have a message for Donald Trump and Elon Musk
14:36
Donald Trump raises more questions about Signal
President Donald Trump reposted an X user who raised concerns about NPR CEO Katherine Maher serving on the board of Signal, an encrypted communications used by adminstration officials to communicate about a bomb strike in Yemen.
President Donald Trump reshared a post on X on Monday raising questions about National Public Radio CEO Katherine Maher's role on the board of Signal.
14:11
Greenland's leader has a four-word message for Trump
Greenland's new prime minister has a defiant message for President Donald Trump.
The island does not 'belong to anyone else,' Jens-Frederik Nielsen said as the White House has got even more aggressive in its desire to annex the island.
Nielson, who took office last week after his Demokraatit Party won parliament elections, made it clear Greenland will stand against Trump.
'Let me make this clear: The U.S. is not getting that. We don't belong to anyone else. We decide our own future. We must not act out of fear. We must respond with peace, dignity and unity,' he said in a statement.
Greenland's new prime minister has a defiant message for President Donald Trump. The island does not 'belong to anyone else,' Jens-Frederik Nielsen said.
14:09
Republican voters issue Trump stinging verdict on the economy
Less than half of Republican voters believe Donald Trump's policies are making them better off, a new poll has found.
Before the president took office, 75 percent of GOP voters believed that his policies would make them better off but now that number is less than 50 percent, according to a new survey by CBS.
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil a round of new tariffs this week as its revealed only 23 percent of Americans feel they are better off financially since he took office.
14:08
Top Republican rips into Trump's tariffs as Americans brace for car prices to soar by $10,000
Americans are now faced with warnings that the price of cars will increase by thousands once President Donald Trump issues his new tariffs this week.
Trump is teasing 'Liberation Day' on Wednesday, April 2, where he is set to unveil a new round of tariffs that even allies are warning will increase cost burdens on Americans who are already feel the economic squeeze.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reiterated on the Cats Roundtable radio show on Sunday morning that 'tariffs are bad for any country' and warned that the cost of vehicles could rise by up to $10,000.
Americans are now faced with warnings that the price of cars will increase by thousands once President Donald Trump issues his new tariffs this week.
13:29
DOJ dismisses Biden-era Georgia lawsuit claiming black voter supression
By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter
Attorney General Pam Bondi dismissed a Justice Department investigation based on a Biden-era lawsuit claiming Georgia intentionally suppressed black Americans votes.
'Contrary to the Biden Administration’s false claims of suppression, Black voter turnout actually increased under SB 202,' Bondi said. 'Georgians deserve secure elections, not fabricated claims of false voter suppression meant to divide us.'
'Americans can be confident that this Department of Justice will protect their vote and never play politics with election integrity,' she added in a statement on the dismissal.
Bondi says that this is part of the effort to carry out President Donald Trump’s commitment ‘to dismantling weaponized litigation and ensuring fair, lawful elections for all Americans.’
13:05
Elon Musk's latest 'bribe' to help GOP in critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race
By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter
Outrage ensued on Monday as Elon Musk launched his latest bribe attempting to get a conservative Wisconsin judge elected to the state's Supreme Court .
The billionaire leader of DOGE kicked-off a new social media campaign on Monday with the apparent aim to boost Republicans' preferred candidate to replace a retiring liberal judge.
He is offering $20 to every person who takes an image with another person while holding a picture of Judge Brad Schimel and flashing a 'thumbs up' with the other hand. Both people in the image will get $20, Musk explained in his X post on Monday.
'Easiest money you ever made!' he vowed.
It comes after the Tesla and SpaceX boss visited Wisconsin on Sunday for an event where he rallied support for Schimel and presented a $1 million to two different people who signed the 'Petition in Opposition to Activist Judges.'
Outrage ensued on Monday as Elon Musk launched his latest bribe attempting to get a conservative Wisconsin judge elected to the state's Supreme Court.
12:29
Trump's latest approval rating revealed
President Donald Trump's latest approval rating shows he's remained stable since early March, but is underwater on the most critical issue facing the American people.
DailyMail.com's latest Trump tracking poll, conducted with J.L. Partners, was first unveiled on the Welcome to MAGAland podcast.
It shows his approval rating still at 49 percent, which is the same as earlier in March but down five points from a February poll showing the president more popular than ever. The poll of 1,019 registered voters was conducted March 25–27.
President Donald Trump 's latest approval rating was unveiled on DailyMail.com's Welcome to MAGAland podcast.
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Trump reveals he's serious about finding a way to serve a third term
President Donald Trump has seriously floated the possibility of him running for a third term, despite the US Constitution stipulating that presidents are limited to two four-year terms.
President Donald Trump has seriously floated the possibility of him running for a third term, despite the US Constitution stipulating that presidents are limited to two four-year terms.