Trump supports hegesth as management denied suffering from “dysfunction”
US President Donald Trump said he supported Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses as a line over the use of signalling messages amid a series of chaotic failures from the administration that had serious consequences.
The legal battle with Harvard appears to have been caused by letters sent to the university by the administration.
Trump said criticism of Hegses was “fake news,” the actions of a disgruntled former employee, and pursuing the issue was a “waste of time.” Hegseth is accused of sharing military details between two different signal chat groups.
White House spokesman Harrison Fields denied the administration was dysfunctional, saying, “You can’t make so many outcomes work.” He did not specify what outcome the administration was proud of.
A government professor at Georgetown University told the New York Times that it was reasonable to expect the Trump administration to “have more discipline this time.” The shortage of senior officials and advisors in positions around Trump, many of which have been replaced by campaign loyalists compared to his first term, and have been criticized in several quarters for his chaotic performance.
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On Monday, Donald Trump decried Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell as “Mr Too Late” for not dropping interest rates. Powell has angered Trump by saying that his administration’s tariff policy would most likely lead to higher inflation and slower growth.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the Dow Jones index is on course for “its worst April performance since 1932”, and that the downward trend is because “few [investors] Think of administration negotiations with trading partners as soon as possible to bring about results quickly enough to ease tensions. ”
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“It’s impossible to commit capital to an unstable and unaware economy due to policy structure,” said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments.
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Written for a journal“The mood on Wall Street is getting dark… the hope of a bearish level or stock prices falling – over 50% for eight consecutive weeks,” said Hannah Erin Lang. She reported that she is the longest bear majority since the record began in 1987.
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US president Donald Trump has said he backs beleaguered defense secretary Pete Hegseth as the row over his use of the Signal messaging deepended, amid a series of chaotic missteps from the administration with grave consequences.
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A legal battle with Harvard University appears to have been triggered by a letter sent to the university from the administration prematurely, people have been wrongfully deported, and the IRS has run through a succession of leaders in record time.
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Trump said criticism of Hegseth was “fake news” and the actions of disgruntled ex-employees, and that pursuing the issue was a “waste of time”. Hegseth has been accused of sharing military details in two different Signal chat groups.
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Harrison Fields, a spokesperson for the White House, denied the administration was dysfunctional, saying “You can’t have this many results with high levels of dysfunction”. He did not specify which results the administration was proud of.
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A government professor at Georgetown University told the New York Times that it had been reasonable to expect that a Trump administration “more disciplined this time around”. A lack of senior officials and advisers in position around Trump, many of whom have been replaced by campaigning loyalists, compared to his first term, is being blamed in some quarters for the chaotic performance.
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Welcome to the Guardian’s rolling coverage of US politics and the second Trump administration. Here are the headlines …
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President Donald Trump has backed defense secretary Pete Hegseth over his discussions of military information on the Signal platform, saying concerns are a “waste of time”. The White House has denied media reports that it was already in the process of seeking a replacement for Hegseth
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More than 100 presidents of US colleges and universities have signed a statement denouncing the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” with higher education
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The Office of Special Counsel has told federal employees it will be droppings its inquiry into the firing of thousands of government staff by the Trump administration
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The Wall Street Journal reports that investors believe the Dow Jones index is heading for its worse April since 1932, over doubts with the Trump administration’s tariff-driven trade policy
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Mayor of New York Eric Adams The ice’s presence alleges it supports investigating gang-related activities, but the lawsuit against the plan accused him of signing a “Quid Pro Quo” deal with the Trump administration over the plan.
Agents previously had access to prisons, but this ended in 2014 under New York City Sanctuary Act.
Stephen Collinson’s CNN political analyst said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saw it as “safe for now.”
Written for the News NetworkCollinson said:
President Donald Trump spent a huge amount of political capital to confirm Hegses as the Pentagon chief reflects Trump’s own riotous political identity and instincts. The point of his choice was to demonstrate practices and characteristics that national security authorities normally do not define in their second term.
This is why Hegseth seems safe for now. It’s not surprising that the former Fox news anchor is not acting like a national security officer who protects sensitive information in his life.
But he’ll fire Hegses three months after national security experts warned him that he was not prepared to lead the Pentagon, forcing the embarrassing Trump to admit that he’s made a mistake.
And critically, Hegseth has yet to commit the unfortunate violation that led to the removal of two Trump’s first-term defense secretaries who attempt to sabotage the president.
Dow Jones Index for the worst April course since 1932 amid the tariff trade war
The Dow Jones Index closed 971 points last night, falling 2.4%, while NASDAQ fell 2.5% as investors continued to be scared of the Trump administration’s tariff-driven trade policy.
on monday, Donald Trump The condemned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell As “too late” to prevent interest rates from falling. Powell angered Trump, saying his administration’s tariff policies are likely to lead to higher inflation and increased growth.
Wall Street Journal Report The Dow Jones Index is the course for “the worst performance in April since 1932” and the downward trend is “because it’s a small number.” [investors] Think of administration negotiations with trading partners as soon as possible to bring about results quickly enough to ease tensions. ”
“It’s impossible to commit capital to an unstable and unaware economy due to policy structure,” said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments.
Written for a journal“The mood on Wall Street is getting dark… the hope of a bearish level or stock prices falling – over 50% for eight consecutive weeks,” said Hannah Erin Lang. She reported that she is the longest bear majority since the record began in 1987.
Trump supports hegesth as management denied suffering from “dysfunction”
US President Donald Trump said he supported Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses as a line over the use of signalling messages amid a series of chaotic failures from the administration that had serious consequences.
The legal battle with Harvard appears to have been caused by letters sent to the university by the administration.
Trump said criticism of Hegses was “fake news,” the actions of a disgruntled former employee, and pursuing the issue was a “waste of time.” Hegseth is accused of sharing military details between two different signal chat groups.
White House spokesman Harrison Fields denied the administration was dysfunctional, saying, “You can’t make so many outcomes work.” He did not specify what outcome the administration was proud of.
A government professor at Georgetown University told the New York Times that it was reasonable to expect the Trump administration to “have more discipline this time.” The shortage of senior officials and advisors in positions around Trump, many of which have been replaced by campaign loyalists compared to his first term, and have been criticized in several quarters for his chaotic performance.
Welcome and opening summary…
Welcome to US politics and the rolling coverage of the Guardians of the Second Trump Administration. This is the headline…
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President Donald Trump supported Defense Secretary Pete Hegses over the military intelligence debate on the signal platform, saying the concerns were a “waste of time.” The White House has denied media reports that they are in the process of seeking alternatives to Heggs
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More than 100 presidents from US universities have signed a statement denounced the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” as higher education.
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The Special Advisors Office told federal employees that investigations into the layoffs of thousands of government staff by the Trump administration will be dripping.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that investors believe the Dow Jones Index is heading for something even worse in April since 1932.
