Donald Trump

NY Times -    President Trump laced into the CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office on Tuesday, calling her “the worst reporter” and scolding her for not smiling as she tried to ask about the latest release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

“She’s a young woman — I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile,” Mr. Trump said in a sarcastic tone, while sitting at the Resolute Desk. “I’ve known you for 10 years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smile on your face.”

Ms. Collins noted that she was asking the president about Mr. Epstein’s sexual assault victims, but Mr. Trump interrupted her. “You know why you’re not smiling? Because you know you’re not telling the truth,” he said.

Mr. Trump has often singled out female journalists for attacks and insults; last year, he cut off a Bloomberg News reporter by barking, “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.”

Mother Jones - President Donald Trump spent Thursday morning posting—not for the first time—about how his predecessor Barack Obama should be arrested, and how Georgia election workers should be prosecuted, in both cases citing unsubstantiated claims. 

Trump’s fixations on going after Obama and Georgia aren’t new, but they now come at a moment of intense backlash across the country over his administration’s violent campaign targeting both immigrants and citizens in Minneapolis and nationwide. 

Trump shared a screenshot of a “breaking” social media post that accused the former president of attempting a “coup” and working with “CIA agents to manufacture false intelligence” and “erode Americans’ confidence in our democracy and President Trump’s LANDSLIDE VICTORY” in 2016. In that election, Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by a margin of nearly three million.

Bloomberg - Donald Trump said he’s seeking $1 billion in “damages” from Harvard University. It’s not clear under what authority Trump is seeking the cash, and what damage he’s referring to exactly. In fact, his latest threat came after the New York Times reported his administration had backed off demands for $200 million to satisfy accusations of wrongdoing by the Ivy League institution. Harvard sued the government twice and won a court victory in September when a federal judge ruled that the US illegally halted research funding.