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Incoming president continues to float idea of merging North American neighbor into United States
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Donald Trump<\/a> is continuing to circulate articles from conservative media on his Truth Social<\/a> feed hinting at the prospect of the US entering merger talks with Canada<\/a> about it becoming America\u2019s 51st state, capitalizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a>\u2019s rocky end to the year.
The idea was also entertained on Fox News<\/a> on Monday when Canadian businessman Kevin O\u2019Leary expressed his enthusiasm for the idea in conversation with Trump\u2019s former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany<\/a>.
The president-elect has also sought to revive talk about his acquiring Greenland<\/a> from Denmark<\/a> in recent days.
Meanwhile, his influential new friend Elon Musk<\/a> has expressed doubt about the current speaker of the House of Representatives<\/a>, Mike Johnson<\/a>, as he seeks re-election later this week.
The Big Tech boss responded to an X post by Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie<\/a>, in which the latter warned against allowing Johnson to hang on to the gavel given that the GOP had already witnessed him \u201cpartner with the Democrats to send money to Ukraine, authorize spying on Americans, and blow the budget\u201d.
\u201cYou might be right, but let\u2019s see how it goes,\u201d Musk told Massie, undermining Trump\u2019s recent call for party unity.
The president\u2019s suggestion that Trump could learn \u201cdecency\u201d from Carter led to outrage and a meltdown on Fox News\u2019s Outnumbered<\/em> on Monday.
\u201cIt\u2019s a shame and it\u2019s embarrassing for Joe Biden,\u201d contributor Tammy Bruce said during the segment.
\u201cJoe Biden will be known for just being a failed president and an indecent man,\u201d the networks political analyst Lisa Boothe added.
\u201cI think he\u2019s just going to continue to go out looking like a bitter old man,\u201d Dr Nicole Saphier chimed in.
Ariana Baio<\/strong> has more on their outrage.
\u2018Outnumbered\u2019 co-hosts spent nearly seven minutes criticizing Biden for suggesting Trump is indecent
The honeymoon period between the president-elect and his Big Tech pal may be coming to an end as Trump is reportedly increasingly \u201cannoyed\u201d by the world\u2019s richest person and his antics..
As a public rift deepens between Musk and Trump\u2019s MAGA allies in what Laura Loomer has characterized as a \u201ccivil war\u201d over H1B visas, sources told Mediaite <\/em>that the Republican is getting tired of both the Space X owner\u2019s ubiquitousness and the media firestorm that follows him.
\u201c100 percent Trump is annoyed,\u201d a source who worked on the incoming president\u2019s re-election campaign told the outlet.
\u201cThere\u2019s a Chinese saying: \u2018two tigers cannot live on one mountaintop.\u2019\u201d
Another person told the site: \u201cThere was likely an allure to it in the beginning but it seemed like it could go ugly\u2026Trump is Trump. I think it\u2019s just the way Trump is.
\u201cSomeone that is around that much and having influence would be a bother.\u201d
They continued: \u201cI mean the guy came in, gave a boatload of money, and wants to take over the place.\u201d
The insider didn\u2019t think the tech billionaire had \u201cbad intentions\u201d but added: \u201cYou also can\u2019t just inject a shadow president somewhere.\u201d
Kelly Rissman<\/strong> reports.
Trump\u2019s alleged frustration with the world\u2019s richest person arrives as Musk publicly feuds with MAGA allies over H1B visas
Here\u2019s the latest from the president-elect on Truth Social, once more ordering the GOP to fall in line or else:
\u201cWe just won a Historic Landslide and Mandate from the American People, but Senate Democrats are organizing to improperly stall and delay the confirmation process of many of our Great Nominees. They will try all sorts of tricks starting very soon. Republicans must not allow them to do that. We have a Country to run, and many big problems to solve, mostly created by Democrats. REPUBLICANS, BE SMART AND TOUGH!!!\u201d<\/em>
Contributor Bill McGurn challenged the public perception that the late president Jimmy Carter was a \u201cdecent\u201d man during an interview on the conservative news network on Monday, pointing out that Carter \u201cessentially\u201d labeled Ronald Reagan a \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cwarmonger\u201d during the 1980 presidential election.
McGurn \u2013 a Wall Street Journal<\/em> editorial board member and former speechwriter for President George W Bush \u2013 took the swipe at Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, when he was asked on The Story <\/em>by anchor Jonathan Hunt to weigh in on the late president\u2019s legacy.
Here\u2019s Justin Baragona<\/strong> with more on McGurn\u2019s oddly-timed takedown of the man from Plains, Georgia.
\u2019I think we have to remember … when everyone says he\u2019s decent? Remember the campaign he ran against Reagan, essentially calling him a racist and a warmonger,\u2019 Bill McGurn said on Fox News
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Donald Trump Jr\u2019s rumored new girlfriend Bettina Anderson appeared to take a swipe at her critics after she was spotted dining with the president-elect\u2019s eldest son at a Mar-a-Lago Christmas feast.
Earlier this month, the 46-year-old political scion appeared to end his engagement to fianc\u00e9e Kimberley Guilfoyle. Amidst reports of the break-up, Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, was tapped to be Donald Trump\u2019s incoming ambassador to Greece.
As the rumor mill whirls in the wake of the new relationship, Anderson, a 38-year-old model and Palm Beach socialite, took to Instagram to share a defiant message with her dissenters, posting a video of a narrator quoting the book of Exodus from the Bible.
\u201cSo let them lie. Let them manipulate. Let them talk. You just be still, because when God is on your side, who can stand against you?,\u201d the speaker said in the now disappeared clip from her Instagram story.
James Liddell<\/strong> has more.
Anderson shared the defiant message after attending a Mar-a-Lago Christmas do besides the Trump family
Bannon may deny the existence of a civil war within Trump\u2019s camp but the president-elect\u2019s incoming White House chief of staff has nevertheless chosen this moment to order his cabinet picks not to post on social media without approval from the transition team.
\u201cWhile this instruction has been delivered previously, I am reiterating that no member of the incoming administration or Transition speaks for the United States or the President-elect himself,\u201d Susie Wiles said in a memo, according to The New York Post. <\/em>
\u201cAccordingly, all intended nominees should refrain from any public social media posts without prior approval of the incoming White House counsel.\u201d
Gustaf Kilander<\/strong> has more.
\u2018All intended nominees should refrain from any public social media posts without prior approval of the incoming White House counsel,\u2019 Susie Wiles warned in memo
Even though it appears the \u201cAmerica First\u201d hardliners appeared to lose their recent dust-up with conservative tech bros over H-1B worker visas when Trump publicly sided with the latter, his former White House chief strategist is still declaring victory over Elon Musk, calling him \u201cembarrassing\u201d .
And, according to Bannon, who previously branded Musk a \u201ctoddler\u201d after the X owner profanely attacked his right-wing critics, there never was a MAGA \u201ccivil war\u201d in the first place because Musk is \u201cnot tough enough\u201d to start one and \u201cfolded\u201d on the visa issue as soon as the spat turned ugly.
Justin Baragona<\/strong> has the latest.
\u201cThey folded \u2013 I mean, it was embarrassing,\u201d Steve Bannon said on Monday, referencing Elon Musk\u2019s tweets over the weekend when he said the H-1B visa program needed to be \u201creformed.\u201d
The Peach State\u2019s Attorney General Chris Carr is calling on the state\u2019s Supreme Court to reject an appeal from Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who was removed from prosecuting the sprawling criminal case against Trump and his allies.
Governor Brian Kemp then jumped in: \u201cAgreed!… Georgians deserve safe communities and partisan politics out of our courtrooms.\u201d
Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, who is expected to jump into the race for governor, joined in, occusing Willis of having \u201corchestrated a political charade against President Trump.\u201d
Earlier this month, Georgia\u2019s Court of Appeals struck down a lower court decision and argued Willis should be taken off the case, arguing that her former romantic relationship with a special prosecutor amounted to a \u201csignificant\u201d conflict of interest that warranted her dismissal.
Willis filed a notice of appeal shortly after the ruling.
Here\u2019s Alex Woodward<\/strong> with the full story.
Appeals court ruling determined her relationship with special prosecutor warrants dismissal
Election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell is being dragged into court by a merchant cash advance firm that accuses the MyPillow CEO of ducking out on nearly $1.5m in outstanding debt.
Justin Rohrlich<\/strong> has more.
Exclusive: Lindell said his legal woes are not his priority, telling The Independent, \u201cI\u2019m trying to run companies and get rid of the electronic voting machines. That\u2019s my focus.\u201d
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