Trump fires back at 'dumb as rocks' Bruce Springsteen after his jab calling the president 'treasonous': Live updates
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President Trump took time out to savage Bruce Springsteen as he returned from a four-day trip to the Middle East.
It came after Springsteen, during a concert in the U.K., called Trump's administration 'treasonous' and 'sadistic.'
Trump responded that Springsteen 'ought to keep his mount shut.'
The president also defended his decision to accept the gift of a plane from Qatar to use as a temporary Air Force One.
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20:09
Trump lets loose on Bruce Springsteen
President Trump unleashed on Bruce Springsteen after the rockert ranted about the president durting a concert in the U.K.
Springsteen said the United States was 'currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.'
Trump responded:
I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States. Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy — Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden.
Springsteen is 'dumb as a rock,' and couldn’t see what was going on, or could he (which is even worse!)? This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that’s just 'standard fare.”'Then we’ll all see how it goes for him!
19:39
Trump's threat to his closest ally Marjorie Taylor Greene killing her plans for Senate run
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
President Donald Trump has reportedly warned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., off of a potential run for Senate.
Trump told Greene that should she run she would likely lose during a private conversation, sources familiar with the talk told the Wall Street Journal.
The president shared a poll from his longtime pollster, Tony Fabrizio, that indicated Greene would lose to incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., by double digits the sources said.
Ossoff is one of the most endangered Democrats of the 2026 midterms, and a key seat Senate Republicans want to pick up to retain and possibly even expand their 53-seat majority.
Trump and the White House are eager to maintain Republican control over Congress so the president can continue to push through his MAGA agenda.
President Donald Trump has reportedly warned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., off of a potential run for Senate.
17:47
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem's purse snatcher used her credit card to spend just $15 at an unusual location
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
Prosecutors are building their case against those accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag and using her credit card.
As Noem dined with her family on Easter Sunday, the alleged thieves made off with her purse, including her passport, DHS ID, wallet and $3,000 in cash which was to be gifts for her grandchildren.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host, signed an indictment Thursday naming Mario Bustamante Leiva and Cristian Montecino-Sananza.
The document includes findings from federal prosecutors and demands the forfeiture of the stolen goods or anything derived from their sale.
Bustamante Leiva is alleged to have robbed Noem at The Capital Burger in Washington, D.C. before going to Angolo Ristorante Italiano, a local Italian restaurant, and racking up a bill. Pirro is now demanding that he pay up.
The criminals who stole Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem's bag took off and decided to purchase something rather odd.
16:40
Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' hits major snag in Congress
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
Trump's agenda in Congress has hit a procedural snag.
The House Budget Committee, which has a GOP majority, failed to advance a completed version of the reconciliation bill that Trump has been pushing.
'I'm a no on this bill unless serious reforms are made,' Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said in the meeting.
He and other conservative members want reforms to Medicaid and SNAP that will begin in 2029 to kick in sooner.
'To be clear—I fully support the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). My vote today in the Budget Committee is a procedural requirement to preserve the committee’s opportunity to reconsider the motion to advance OBBB,' Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., posted on X after voting down the measure.
The measure to advance the Trump-backed bill failed 16-21. The committee will meet next week and hopes to advance the bill for a full floor vote by the end of next week - House GOP leadership's self-imposed deadline.
15:23
Trump says he's heading back to the US to meet his newborn grandson
15:03
Trump heads back to the U.S. after his Saudi Arabia trip
14:49
Trump bizarrely claims he's the reason why Taylor Swift is 'no longer hot'
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
President Donald Trump has fired off a new broadside on social media ridiculing megastar Taylor Swift.
The president mused on Truth Social Friday how the billionaire singer is 'no longer hot.'
The 78-year-old Republican wrote that Swift has seemingly lost popularity - and that he may be the reason for her alleged downfall.
'Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I hate Taylor Swift,' she's no longer 'HOT?'' the president wrote.
It's unclear what prompted the message sent by the president while he travels back to the U.S. from a trip to the Middle East.
A Democrat exploring a run for Congress in New Hampshire has already hit snags with her political plans after details of her seemingly luxurious life have leaked online.
13:41
Trans activist arrested for threatening to KILL pro-Trump crusader Nancy Mace and her kids
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
A teenage trans activist has been accused of threatening to assassinate Nancy Mace, the most outspoken lawmaker in Congress on transgender issues.
Samuel Theodore Cain, 19, of Greenville, South Carolina, was arrested and charged with threatening the life of a public official on Thursday, the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced.
Cain, who goes by 'Roxie Wolfe' online, posted in April: 'I'm going to assassinate (redacted) with a gun and I'm being 100% dead a**,' according to a copy of the arrest warrant.
The redacted part said: 'Representative Nancy Mace,' images of the original X post show.
Mace, 47, a high-profile Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, said she would attend the first court hearing in person.
She wrote on X on Friday morning: 'Heading to Greenville, SC for the bond hearing of the man in a dress who threatened to kill me. Real women stand together. Real men stand up to protect women.'
The most outspoken lawmaker on transgender issues will be attending a court hearing on Friday for a trans activist that threatened to kill her.
13:25
Breaking:Trump's fiery response to James Comey's instagram post
President Donald Trump said former FBI director James Comey knew 'exactly' what it meant when he posted an image of '86 47' on his Instagram account.
Comey posted and then quickly removed the photo of an assortment of shells arranged to spell out '86 47.' The number 86 is slang for 'getting rid of' or 'taking out' and Trump is the 47th president, leading many to interpret the post as a call to take out Trump.
'He knew exactly what that meant,' Trump told Fox News' Bret Baier in an interview conducted before he left the Middle East. 'A child knows what that meant.'
'That meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear. Now, he wasn't very competent, but he was competent enough to know what that meant. And he did it for a reason, and he was hit so hard because people like me, they like what's happening with our country. Our country has become respected again and all this, and he's calling for the assassination of the president.'
President Donald Trump said former FBI director James Comey knew 'exactly' what it meant when he posted an image of '86 47' on his Instagram account.
12:50
Trump heads back to U.S. to see his new grandson
President Donald Trump announced one final $1 trillion deal on the last day of his Middle East trip and then said he was headed home to see his new grandson.
Trump's daughter Tiffany gave birth to a baby boy - Alexander Trump Boulos - on Thursday. It's her first child and the president's 11th grandbaby.
'It's been a tremendous time. Now it's time to go back home. My daughter had a baby. I'm going to go back home and see that little baby,' Trump said at a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi.
President Donald Trump announced one final $1 trillion deal on the last day of his Middle East trip and then said he was headed home to see his new grandson.
12:29
Trump confirms Iran has nuclear proposal from U.S.
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
President Donald Trump confirmed Iran has a proposal in hand from the U.S. for a nuclear deal.
‘They have a proposal, but more importantly, they know that they have to move quickly, or something bad, something bad’s gonna happen,’ he told reporters on Air Force One before he took off from Abu Dhabi.
US Envoy Steve Witkoff, meanwhile, held a fourth round of talks with Iranian officials moderated by Oman last weekend. More talks are planned.
Trump said Thursday the two sides are ‘very close’ to a deal.
12:27
Trump talks Biden's health
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
President Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure when his administration would release the audio of former President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
Trump said that decision was up to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
‘I haven't really looked into it,’ he said.
He said everyone knew of Biden’s condition.
‘Look everybody understands the condition of him. I know people that are 89,90, 92,93 years old and are literally perfect, but Joe was not one of them, and they did a lot of hiding,’ he said.
‘They were really playing games. And you know, you can't do that. Our country is at stake,’ he noted, adding: ‘Everybody was holding back, including the press, including the media.’
12:25
Trump says 150 trade deals coming
By Emily Goodin, senior White House corresponent
President Donald Trump said more trade deals are coming.
At a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, he noted that ‘150 countries that want to make a deal.
He added that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ‘will be sending letters out, essentially telling people it will be very fair, but we'll be telling people what they'll be paying to do business in the United States.
Trump said ‘it’s not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us,’ which is why the letters will go out in the next two to three weeks.
12:24
Trump gifted one drop of oil
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
President Donald Trump was gifted a box containing a single drop of oil during a forum with business leaders in Abu Dhabi.
‘This is the highest quality oil there is on the planet and they only gave me a drop so I’m not thrilled but it’s better than no drop,’ he joked.
The president is wrapping up his final day of his four-day Middle East tour.
12:22
Trump may call Putin about Ukraine
By Nikki Schwab, chief campaign correspondent on Air Force One
President Donald Trump said he ‘may’ call Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace deal for the Ukraine.
‘We have to meet. He and I will meet,’ he told the Daily Mail when asked about it on Air Force One.
‘I think we’ll solve it, or maybe not, but at least we’ll know. And if we don’t solve it, it will be very interesting.’
12:21
Trump wraps up Middle East trip with one final stop at Abrahamic Family House
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
President Donald Trump wrapped up his Middle East trip with a tour of the Abrahamic Family House — an interfaith complex that houses a mosque, synagogue and church.
The president, while touring the mosque portion, removed his shoes and walked in his socks.
He also visited the synagogue and church portions, and signed a guest book,
‘This was a little bit of an endurance test. ... could have done it 10 times over,’ Trump said of his four-day, three-country tour.
11:59
James Comey accused of making call to 'assassinate the president'
Comey posted - and then swiftly deleted - a cryptic picture on his Instagram page on Thursday which featured an assortment of shells arranged to spell out '86 47.'
Trump identifies key problem with Air Force One amid Qatar plane row
As he left the Middle East following a four-day tour President Trump took a swipe at the age of Air Force Once. He said:
I leave now and get on a 42-year-old Boeing. The new ones are coming. New ones are coming.'
The president has faced a bacjklash over his decision to accept a 747 from Qatar to use as a temprary Air Force One in the future.
The gift has been criticized by some of his own MAGA allies.