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Greg Clugston
SRN Correspondent Greg Clugston keeps you informed about all the news coming from the White House.
Trump calls Musk’s new political party “ridiculous”
President Trump is throwing cold water on Elon Musk’s newly announced political party. The president said it’s “ridiculous” for Musk to launch a new political party. He told reporters that “it’s always been a two-party system.” Over the weekend, Musk announced that he would form the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law.
Listen DownloadTrump signs disaster declaration for Texas after deadly floods
President Trump has signed a disaster declaration for Texas after the deadly floods. The president said the scenes from central Texas are hard to watch. He said his administration is working with officials in the state — and that his heart goes out to those affected. The president said he’ll probably visit the state on Friday.
Listen DownloadEU seeks trade deal with Trump before Wednesday deadline
Trump’s big bill signing ceremony to feature a military flyover
President Trump will sign his so-called “big beautiful bill” into law during a 4th of July ceremony. The president’s massive tax breaks and spending cuts legislation is awaiting his signature and he’s planning a military flyover at the White House. He announced that this afternoon’s Independence Day flyovers will include B-2 bombers and will occur as he signs his signature domestic policy bill. The president said F-22s and F-35s will also be featured in the White House celebration.
Listen DownloadTrump celebrates big bill’s passage at Iowa State Fairgrounds
Trump: “No progress” on ending war in call with Russia’s Putin
Judge blocks Trump asylum order, gives administration two weeks to appeal
A federal judge has thrown one of President Trump’s key immigration plans into doubt. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ruled that the Trump executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful. But he put the ruling on hold for two weeks to give the government time to appeal. In January, Donald Trump declared an invasion of America. However, the judge wrote that neither the Constitution nor immigration law gives the president the authority to repatriate or remove individuals from the U-S “without an opportunity to apply for asylum.”
Listen DownloadTrump announces U.S. trade deal with Vietnam
President Trump has announced a trade deal with Vietnam. A week before his global tariffs are scheduled to take effect, the president announced that he personally negotiated a trade deal with the General Secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party. He wrote online that Vietnam will pay a 20 percent tariff on goods exported to the U-S and, in return, Vietnam will open its market to the U-S with “zero” tariffs. The president suggested that American-made SUVs and large vehicles would benefit from the trade deal. GC, Wash.
Listen DownloadWith his big bill back in the House, Trump urges GOP unity
President Trump is calling for Republican unity as House lawmakers finalize the tax breaks and spending cuts bill. As the House takes up the Senate version of the president’s domestic priorities bill, he’s optimistic about the legislation’s chances. He claims the bill has something for everyone and vows that Medicare and Medicaid are being strengthened, despite claims to the contrary. The president writes online that the GOP must “unite” and ignore the “occasional grandstanders.”
Listen DownloadTrump’s first choice for Senate seat in NC is daughter-in-law
President Trump thinks his daughter-in-law would be a great candidate for the U-S Senate seat in North Carolina. Now that GOP Senator Thom Tillis has announced he won’t run for re-election, the president is suggesting daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a possible candidate. It wasn’t clear if he was ruling out his daughter-in-law, who doesn’t live in North Carolina. Last year, the president picked Lara Trump to serve as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
Listen DownloadTrump pleased with Senate passage of massive priorities bill
President Trump is pleased with Senate passage of his massive tax breaks and spending cuts bill. The president told reporters aboard Air Force One that he’s happy with the results in the Senate. The president said he thinks “it’s going to go easier in the House” after the Senate action. But he’s calling on Republicans to unite and send him the bill by Friday.
Listen DownloadFederal judge rules mass HHS layoffs as unlawful
A judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. A federal judge said the mass layoffs at HHS were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. A preliminary injunction was granted to a coalition of attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia. Judge Melissa Dubose said the states had shown “irreparable harm,” from the 10-thousand layoffs and were likely to prevail in their claims that “HHS’s action was both arbitrary and capricious.”
Listen DownloadTrump-Musk feud reignites over tax breaks, spending cuts
They’re at it again. President Trump and Elon Musk are engaged in a new war of words. Musk has ramped up his criticism of the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, calling it “political suicide for the Republican party.” The billionaire Tesla CEO wrote on X that any lawmaker who votes for “the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame.” The president responded by blasting Musk over electric vehicle subsidies. He also hinted that federal contracts with Musk companies could be in jeopardy, saying Musk has a lot to lose.
Listen DownloadAs Senate struggles to pass big bill, Trump remains confident
President Trump’s tax cut and spending bill this week. As Republican leaders in Congress try to nail down the necessary support for the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, the president remains confident. Some GOP lawmakers are worried the bill’s reductions to Medicaid will leave millions without care, while others want even steeper cuts to hold down deficits.
Listen DownloadTrump to visit new “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center
President Trump will visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The detention center is located on an isolated airstrip surrounded by swampland that is filled with mosquitos, pythons, and alligators. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the facility will hold up to 5-thousand detainees. She says the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” is an efficient, low-cost way to carry out the president’s deportation campaign. GC, the WH.
Listen DownloadTrump vents online after religious leaders call is delayed by glitch
President Trump raged online after technical problems delayed a conference call with faith leaders. When the president had trouble connecting with thousands of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders in a White House conference call Monday afternoon, he did not exhibit the biblical virtues of patience, kindness, or self control. Instead, he quickly complained in social media posts about AT&T, saying they don’t know what they’re doing, He also threatened to use a different carrier next time. The call started after a 20-minute delay.
Listen DownloadGW Bush and Obama upset with Trump’s dismantling of USAID
Two former presidents object to the Trump administration’s gutting of the main U-S aid agency. Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered video remarks to staffers at the U-S Agency for International Development and faulted Donald Trump for slashing the humanitarian agency. Obama called the dismantling “inexplicable” and “a colossal mistake.” And Bush defended PEPFAR, an AIDS and HIV prevention and care program that he signed into law that’s credited with saving 25 million lives around the world.
Listen DownloadTrump heaps more criticism on Fed Chair Powell over rates
Another week, another presidential attack against the Federal Reserve chairman. President Trump sent a note to Jerome Powell, complaining again about the Fed chair’s refusal to lower interest rates. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded Powell, saying the president “knows what he is doing.” Though, she would not say why Donald Trump refuses to fire the chairman.
Listen DownloadWhite House is “adamant” about Congress passing big bill
The White House is keeping the pressure on Republicans to pass President Trump’s tax cut and spending bill this week. As the Senate scrambles to pass the Trump-backed legislation, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered this message to GOP lawmakers in Congress. She said the president is “adamant” the bill is passed and makes its way to his desk by this Friday — the 4th of July.
Listen DownloadTrump not planning to extend tariffs pause beyond July 9
President Trump is not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9th. With the tariffs deadline a little more than a week away, the president said there are no plans for another extension. During a Fox News interview, he said his administration will notify countries that the trade penalties will take effect after July 9 unless there are deals with the U-S in place. The president said he will determine tariff levels based on how each country treats America.
Listen DownloadGOP Senator to call it quits after Trump’s political threats
President Trump’s political threats have forced a Republican senator to call it quits. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced he will not seek reelection next year. The announcement came after he voted against advancing Donald Trump’s massive bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. Tillis opposed cuts to health care programs. The president responded by berating Tillis in social media posts. He accused the Republican senator of seeking publicity and threatened to campaign against him.
Listen DownloadTrump floats “temporary pass” for some immigrant workers
President Trump is floating the idea of a “temporary pass” for immigrant farm and hotel workers. As he carries out an aggressive deportation campaign, the president also acknowledges that it’s a problem when farmers lose their laborers and it destroys their businesses. He told Fox News that his administration is working on “some kind of a temporary pass” that could give farmers and hotel owners control over immigration raids at their facilities.
Listen DownloadTrump sends mixed signals on 4th of July legislative deadline
President Trump has been sending mixed signals about a deadline for his so-called “big beautiful bill.”
For months, the president has been pushing Congress to approve his tax and spending cut legislation by the 4th of July. When asked about that self-imposed deadline on Friday, he said it’s “not the end all” if it’s not done by the 4th. But he later wrote online that he wants it done by Independence Day. The president’s comments notwithstanding, the real deadline for lawmakers is sometime later this summer, when the government’s borrowing authority runs dry.
Trump praises SCOTUS ruling on LGBT storybooks
President Trump is cheering the Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBT storybooks in school. The court ruled in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland who sued to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes because of LGBT curriculum. And the president supported the decision, calling it a “tremendous victory for parents.” Parents in Montgomery County had argued that prohibiting opt-outs violated the Constitution’s First Amendment protections for the free exercise of religion.
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