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Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
The problem isn’t that “Sleepy Don” sleeps on the job. The problem is all the absurd things he says and does while he’s awake.
Donald Trump is said to have sent two amateurs — his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the so-called special envoy Steve Witkoff — to Moscow to deliver the message to President Vladimir Putin.
They might as well skip the trip. Putin wrote the message himself, after all.
They might as well skip the trip. Putin wrote the message himself, after all.
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Donald Trump is said to have sent two amateurs — his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the so-called special envoy Steve Witkoff — to Moscow to deliver the message to President Vladimir Putin.
They might as well skip the trip. Putin wrote the message himself, after all.
They might as well skip the trip. Putin wrote the message himself, after all.
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Economist/YouGov: Direction of the country
% of U.S. adult citizens who say things in this country today are [generally headed in the right direction | off on the wrong track]...
At the start of Trump's second term 37% | 50%
Now 31% | 57%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
% of U.S. adult citizens who say things in this country today are [generally headed in the right direction | off on the wrong track]...
At the start of Trump's second term 37% | 50%
Now 31% | 57%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Economist/YouGov: Direction of the country
% of U.S. adult citizens who say things in this country today are [generally headed in the right direction | off on the wrong track]...
At the start of Trump's second term 37% | 50%
Now 31% | 57%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
% of U.S. adult citizens who say things in this country today are [generally headed in the right direction | off on the wrong track]...
At the start of Trump's second term 37% | 50%
Now 31% | 57%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
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The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
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👍 38 %
👎 57 %
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👎 57 %
NEW Economist/YouGov Nov 21-24
% who approve | disapprove of Trump
U.S. adult citizens 38% | 57% (-19; matches second-term low)
Last week 40% | 56%
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem: 3% | 96%
Ind: 27% | 64%
Rep: 87% | 13%
18-29: 29% | 63%
65+: 41% | 57%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
% who approve | disapprove of Trump
U.S. adult citizens 38% | 57% (-19; matches second-term low)
Last week 40% | 56%
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem: 3% | 96%
Ind: 27% | 64%
Rep: 87% | 13%
18-29: 29% | 63%
65+: 41% | 57%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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👍 38 %
👎 57 %
👍 38 %
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Opinion | Trump Faces a Lame-Duck Economy
There are no easy answers for the current economic discontent.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
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Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
From the American side, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, who is President Trump’s foreign diplomatic envoy, are participating.
Never has the United States fielded a more incompetent team.
Never has the United States fielded a more incompetent team.
Top US, Ukrainian and European officials are due to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday to discuss next steps for ending the war in Ukraine as Kyiv's allies move to assemble a cohesive response to the Trump administration's 28-point plan.
https://cnn.it/4imZhWC
https://cnn.it/4imZhWC
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
From the American side, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, who is President Trump’s foreign diplomatic envoy, are participating.
Never has the United States fielded a more incompetent team.
Never has the United States fielded a more incompetent team.
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The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/oX4FTOF
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
The Young Voters and Minorities Who Backed Trump in 2024 Hate Him Now
Political analyst Michael Podhorzer discusses why the Republican candidates in New Jersey and Virginia came nowhere near matching Trump’s 2024 support among voters of color and young voters.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/oX4FTOF
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
When he lies about the election defeat, he will of course easily lie about the polls as well.
The president said he had received his “best numbers ever” after a week when he had his worst.
Trump, 79, Posts Early Morning Meltdown Over Approval Ratings
The president said he had received his “best numbers ever” after a week when he had his worst.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
When he lies about the election defeat, he will of course easily lie about the polls as well.
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Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view. | Analysis
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan | CNN
Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view. | Analysis
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Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv
Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv
Ukraine could be forced into an agreement but plan as it stands seems too bizarre for Zelenskyy to sell to his public
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv
Never has a president failed so many so badly at such a critical time. #Trump threatens the security of the United States, Europe, and Ukraine. He enters history as the most inept and #cowardly American president.
#standwithukraine #tacotrump
#standwithukraine #tacotrump
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Never has a president failed so many so badly at such a critical time. #Trump threatens the security of the United States, Europe, and Ukraine. He enters history as the most inept and #cowardly American president.
#standwithukraine #tacotrump
#standwithukraine #tacotrump
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NEW: All available reporting continues to indicate that the stipulations of the reported 28-point Russia-US peace plan amount to Ukraine’s full capitulation to Russia’s original war demands. 🧵(1/6)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 20, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112025
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 20, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112025
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
NEW: All available reporting continues to indicate that the stipulations of the reported 28-point Russia-US peace plan amount to Ukraine’s full capitulation to Russia’s original war demands. 🧵(1/6)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 20, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112025
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 20, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112025
Ukraine is rejecting Trump’s plan right now at the UN Security Council.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
No recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump.
Donald Trump’s net approval rating is the lowest it has ever been, at -18%. See how Americans are feeling about their president with our tracker
Donald Trump’s approval rating
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econ.st
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
No recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump.
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Success has often bred complacency in the Democratic Party. But if they learn the right lessons from the recent elections, they will be better prepared for the battles to come
Four charts explain why Donald Trump is in trouble
America’s last elections before next year’s midterms have given Democrats hope
econ.st
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Success has often bred complacency in the Democratic Party. But if they learn the right lessons from the recent elections, they will be better prepared for the battles to come
The U.S.-based think tank The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the demands in the alleged peace plan would mean “full capitulation” for Ukraine.
Of course.
Trump is Putin’s lapdog.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Of course.
Trump is Putin’s lapdog.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The U.S.-based think tank The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the demands in the alleged peace plan would mean “full capitulation” for Ukraine.
Of course.
Trump is Putin’s lapdog.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Of course.
Trump is Putin’s lapdog.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
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"President Donald Trump tells a lot of lies. Trump also regularly accuses others of lying," writes Daniel Dale. | Analysis
Analysis: Trump keeps lying while accusing others of lying | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump tells a lot of lies. Trump also regularly accuses others of lying.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"President Donald Trump tells a lot of lies. Trump also regularly accuses others of lying," writes Daniel Dale. | Analysis
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Breaking News: President Trump called the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salam, a “very good friend” and dismissed a question about the journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
Trump Praises Saudi Prince and Dismisses Question About Killing of Khashoggi: Live Updates
Hosting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Trump brushed off the murder of a journalist by Saudi agents, saying, “Things happen.” Fighter jets and investment deals are on the leaders’ agenda today.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Breaking News: President Trump called the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salam, a “very good friend” and dismissed a question about the journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
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President Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the crown prince knew nothing about it. “Things happen.”
Trump Says Saudi Crown Prince Knew Nothing of Journalist Murder, Rejecting CIA Assessment
Jamal Khashoggi’s grisly murder in a Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018 led to intense blowback in Washington.
on.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
President Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the crown prince knew nothing about it. “Things happen.”
The White House press conferences will of course become required reading for anyone researching madness, but they are also a study in terrible interior design. The Oval Office looks like a tacky trinket shop.
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The White House press conferences will of course become required reading for anyone researching madness, but they are also a study in terrible interior design. The Oval Office looks like a tacky trinket shop.
The problem isn’t that “Sleepy Don” sleeps on the job. The problem is all the absurd things he says and does while he’s awake.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The problem isn’t that “Sleepy Don” sleeps on the job. The problem is all the absurd things he says and does while he’s awake.
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Tulsi Gabbard wants to transfer significant counterintelligence authority away from the FBI—and to her office, Shane Harris and Quinta Jurecic report:
Tulsi Gabbard’s Quest to Bring the ‘Deep State’ Under Her Control
A memo circulating within the federal government lays out her office’s reasoning for wanting to transfer counterintelligence work away from the FBI.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Tulsi Gabbard wants to transfer significant counterintelligence authority away from the FBI—and to her office, Shane Harris and Quinta Jurecic report: