Trump news at a glance: Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by president’s threats | Trump administration
Democratic Senator Mark Kelly said he refused to be intimidated after US President Donald Trump accused a group of Democrats of “seditious behavior punishable by death” in a series of social media posts.
Kelly, one of several Democrats who have issued a message to the military and intelligence agencies that they are not required to follow “unlawful orders,” reiterated his call Sunday, saying Trump was “trying to intimidate us.” Kelly called on congressional Republicans to reject Trump’s threats.
Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar condemned what she called a “dangerous” response from the president.
“What is dangerous is that the president of the United States is threatening these members of Congress with death,” she told Meet the Press on Sunday. “Literally, saying they should be executed. »
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US senator denounces Republican silence in the face of Trump’s violent threats against Democrats
Sen. Mark Kelly on Sunday urged congressional Republicans to publicly reject Trump’s threats against him and five other Democratic lawmakers, who said military personnel were not required to follow illegal orders.
“We’ve heard very little, mostly crickets, from Republicans in the United States Congress about what the president has said about hanging members of Congress,” Kelly, of Arizona, said on CBS’ Face the Nation.
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Mamdani reiterates that Trump is a ‘fascist’ days after cordial meeting
Zohran Mamdani reiterated his view that the US president is a “fascist” and a “despot” just days after the two men had a surprisingly cordial meeting at the White House.
Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the New York City mayor-elect was asked if he still views Trump as a threat to democracy. “Everything I said in the past, I continue to believe,” Mamdani responded. “I think it’s important in our politics that we don’t hesitate to express our disagreements.”
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Many of the most influential figures in the “Make America great Again” (Maga) movement on X are based outside the United States, including Russia, Nigeria and India, a new transparency feature on the social media site has revealed.
The new tool – called “about this account” – became available on Friday to users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. It allows anyone to see where an account is located, when they joined the platform, how often their username was changed, and how the X app was downloaded.
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‘It doesn’t exist’: Doge would have been quietly dissolved earlier than expected
The “Department of Government Efficiency” (Doge) was apparently disbanded with eight months left on the contract, ending a long campaign of invading federal agencies and laying off thousands of federal workers.
“It doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about Doge’s status, adding that it was no longer a “centralized entity.”
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