US EditionTrump Snipes at Reporter Who Asks Him if His Administration Is ‘Weaponizing Government’
President Trump highlighted his administration's crime reduction efforts in Washington, DC, noting safer streets and new death penalty measures for murderers, as a reporter shared her mugging experience.
- On Tuesday in Washington, D.C., President Trump convened the seventh gathering of his cabinet during his second term to highlight recent achievements benefiting American workers.
- The meeting followed Trump’s announcement the day before that he fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, who challenged the legality of her dismissal.
- At the cabinet meeting, CBS News reporter Nancy Cordes questioned President Trump about whether his administration was using government power against officials by examining their mortgage records, to which he responded with a firm denial.
- Trump emphatically responded, “No,” and said, “I mean, you can find out those records,” while Michael Freeman criticized the reporter, saying, “I don't know how you can say things like this.”
- This exchange reflects broader controversy around the administration’s handling of federal agency personnel and allegations of government weaponization amid ongoing deregulatory efforts.
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President Trump Invites NTD Correspondent Iris Tao to Tell Her Story of Horrifying, Violent Broad-Daylight Robbery in Washington, DC During Cabinet Meeting - "Mr. President, Thank You for Now Making DC Safer for Us"
In a somewhat unorthodox but heartwarming moment during President Trump’s cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the President allowed a reporter to tell her story of a violent robbery that left her beaten and scarred and could have taken her life in Washington, DC, during the Biden Administration.
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