President Trump was reviewing the symmetry of architecture as the plans for the White House ballroom are being finalized. Apparently, President Trump wants to make sure the details on both wings of the White House are in compliment to each other with the new addition coming.
As a result, President Trump climbed onto the roof of the White House to review the overall design elements himself. The journalists noticed him up there and started asking questions. lol
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President Trump holds an impromptu press conference as he heads back to Washington DC. Topics included the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the fighting in Gaza against Hamas and more.
Presidential Emissary Steve Witkoff will likely be heading to Russia, at the Russian’s request for a discussion, mid-week. WATCH:
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Chopper pressers are the best pressers. President Trump stops to talk to the assembled press pool about current political events as he heads to Bedminster, New Jersey.
President Trump answered questions about firing the labor statistics commissioner, tariffs, Ukraine, Gaza and possible prosecution of Hillary Clinton. WATCH:
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♦ Five days ago, President Trump reduced the 50-day ultimatum to 10-12 days for Russia to stop bombing Ukraine and come to the negotiation table.
♦ Four days ago, Dmitry Medvedev (July 28) issued a statement that Trump’s “ultimatum game” with Moscow amounts to a threat to Russia and pushes the United States itself closer to war. “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war,” said Medvedev, currently deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council. “Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country.”
♦ President Trump responded today – “Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order today reinstating the Presidential Fitness Exam. After the remarks with the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and executive order signing, President Trump took questions from the press pool. WATCH:
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President Trump recaps the latest strong economic numbers and launches the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem during an event at the White House today. WATCH:
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Too funny. The economic pretending is so strong almost every outlet leads the Gross Domestic Product news release by saying “better than expected.” Duh! The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) releases the GDP date for the second quarter (Q2) and shows a 3.0% jump in economic growth.
We say “duh”, because it was an entirely predictable result. Why, because imports are a deduction to the GDP equation and imports dropped 30.3% in the second quarter (Table 1, line 19). We said this was going to happen because there was a surge of imported goods in the first quarter as companies tried to be proactive with orders in advance of tariffs.
That massive influx of imports made the Q1 GDP weak (-0.5%). Conversely, with all those goods delivered in the first quarter, the products were not imported in Q2 and the GDP rebounded. The lack of imports, ultimately the lack of deduction, resulted in a 5.18% positive change to the second quarter GDP (Table 2, line 47).
But wait, the winning doesn’t stop there. Remember, the Big Beautiful Bill just passed in July. That means fixed asset investment is likely to expand in Q3 because 100% expensing on capital investment was part of the BBB.
But wait, there’s more. Annual wages spiked 4.4% — double the rate of inflation (2.1%). That means people are growing their wage incomes twice as fast as prices are rising. Real wage growth is back again! Yes, REAL WAGE GROWTH.
Following the breaking news of the U.S-EU trade deal with Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen, President Trump sits down for an extensive interview with Miranda Devine.
President Trump talks about the trade agreement with the EU in addition to overall perspectives on trade, tariffs and the goals of the America-first economy. Additionally, President Trump talks about immigration challenges, current events and the intelligence documents declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. WATCH:
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President Trump holds a press conference aboard Air Force One en route back to the White House. Currently the press comments are audio only, but will likely have video upon arrival.
President Trump begins his remarks talking about a threat delivered by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the state of Israel where the U.K is threatening to recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t stop the bombing in Gaza and deliver aid to the impacted citizens. LISTEN:
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President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press availability from President Trump’s Turnberry golf course and estate. Prime Minister Starmer is very focused on support for Palestinians in Gaza as the Israeli-Hamas conflict continues.
Both leaders took media questions on a variety of topics from immigration and Scotland’s independence movement to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. WATCH:
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