Trudeau arrives at Mar-a-Lago amid tariff threats to Canada as Trump targets Israel ceasefire: Live

Seth Meyers jokes it ‘really is Thanksgiving’ for Republicans

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly dining with Donald Trump on Friday at Mar-a-Lago, after the president-elect this week threatened Canada, Mexico, and China with substantial tarriffs.

Tariffs aren’t the only form of international influence Trump is pursuing before inauguration day. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close adviser, said on Friday that Trump hopes a ceasefire deal can be reached over the Israel-Hamas war before he takes office.

The international action comes a day after Trump roasted Democrats in a bizarre AI-generated Thanksgiving video which concluded with the president-elect bursting out of a turkey and dancing to YMCA.

The video, which parodies National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, shows a computer-generated President Joe Biden, whose head is superimposed on the body of Chevy Chase, carving a turkey.

“Save the neck for me, Clark,” California Representative Adam Schiff urges beside a giggling Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden continues to slice the turkey before Trump breaks out of the dry, crumbling carcass and grooves to the Village People’s hit.

ICYMI: Laura Loomer goes on hours-long tirade against Mark Zuckerberg

Loomer posted at least 16 times on the social media platform in which she directly mentioned Zuckerberg, complaining that the Facebook founder allegedly “censored” the assassination attempt on Trump, according to the Daily Beast.

Graig Graziosi has the story.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 11:40

Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy. This time things could be very different

Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.

The data show they never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche of inflation that critics feared.

AP30 November 2024 10:40

Silicon Valley Democrat urges liberals to stay on X

However, according to one prominent progressive, liberals shouldn’t jump ship from X just yet.

Josh Marcus reports from San Francisco.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 09:40

Kamala Harris’ slammed for ‘self-congratulatory’ review of election defeat

Democratic officials and voters have accused Kamala Harris and her top team of failing to realistically assess why her campaign collapsed.

One Democratic National Committee adviser who participated in a recent call with top donors said she was “stunned that there was no sort of postmortem or analysis of the disastrous campaign.”

Alex Woodward reports.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 08:40

Unelected bureaucrat rages about unelected bureaucrats

Failed Republican primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stepped on a rake when he told Americans they should be afraid of unelected bureaucrats, after which a smattering of responders pointed out that he is, in fact, an unelected bureaucrat.

Graig Graziosi reports.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 07:40

Joe Rogan claims Democrats drove him away

Joe Rogan claimed that Democrats are scrambling to create a liberal version of his hit podcast show following Donald Trump’s 2024 election win.

Kamala Harris was invited to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, but her campaign was unable to agree on certain terms, such as location and length, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Harris campaign aides recently told podcast Pod Save America that she couldn’t take the time away from battleground states. Rogan did sit down for lengthy conversations with vice president-elect JD Vance, Elon Musk as well as Trump , and also endorsed the Republican on election day.

Despite this, Rogan claimed that we was on the Democrats side at one point, according to Huffington Post.

Graig Graziosi reports.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 03:40

‘Nauseating’ last-ditch attempt by Trump to toss fraud case mentions Washington and Lincoln

Trump has appealed that judgment, but his attorney D. John Sauer — the man Trump has nominated for the next solicitor general of the United States — is urging the state of New York to drop the case entirely as “necessary for the health of our Republic.”

Alex Woodward has the story.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 02:40

Trudeau’s Friday night Trump tie-up

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday evening, part of reported plans to dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, after the president-elect threatened Canada with sweeping tariffs earlier this week.

Neither Trump nor Trudeau publicly announced the meeting, but the Canadian official was seen exiting a hotel in the area. He reportedly traveled to Florida alongside Canadian public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc.

Earlier this week, Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 percent tariffs, in what the Republican said was an attempt to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling.

The proposal, which would likely cause massive economic disruption, alarmed officials in Canada.

More details in our full story.

Josh Marcus30 November 2024 01:46

ICYMI: Despite Trump’s claims, Mexican president denies country is closing border

On Wednesday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to claim that Sheinbaum had made such a promise during a phone call earlier in the day. He wrote that she had “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.”

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 01:40

Why might Trump ditch Musk? Maggie Haberman has an idea…

Haberman discussed the relationship between the billionaire, who has been at Trump’s side almost constantly since his election victory more than three weeks ago, and the president-elect during an appearance on CNN on Wednesday.

Rhian Lubin reports.

Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 00:40

Source: independent.co.uk