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At a South Carolina rally, President Trump recounted a phone call in which he allegedly asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or the U.S., with Pichai reportedly declining, citing the ocean's many bordering countries. Trump had previously said his administration was 'seriously' considering such a rename, following earlier moves to relabel the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
A new opinion piece argues that Donald Trump's once-vaunted media savvy has eroded, citing his incoherent public appearances, the five-day tenure of press secretary Katie Zacharia after a botched briefing, and a low-profile Small Business Administration broadcast modeled on a reality-TV pitch competition. The SBA special featured business owners pitching to judges including Grant Cardone, Nicki Minaj, and Joe Gebbia in an apparent bid to mimic Trump's old Apprentice format.
David Goodhart's 2017 book The Road to Somewhere divided Western societies into mobile, university-educated 'Anywheres' and rooted, less-educated 'Somewheres', arguing the latter's resentment drove Brexit and Trump's first election. The framework was widely adopted by academics, consultants and politicians. Commentary is now revisiting whether the balance of advantage between these two groups still holds.
The Instagram account for the 'No Kings' protest movement was suspended for about an hour during this past weekend's nationwide demonstrations, with admin access locked for several more hours. Some supporters suspected Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg deliberately silenced the account given his recent alignment with Trump, though commentators Will Robinson and Tim Chambers argue intent is beside the point.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that AI data center operators and hyperscalers will be required to generate their own electricity and share or sell surplus power back to local communities. He framed this as a way to offset rising electricity costs and other burdens these facilities impose on nearby residents.
Voters in Pennsylvania's competitive 7th Congressional District, including 2024 Trump voter Jenny Escolastico, say rising childcare expenses are influencing their midterm voting decisions. Escolastico, an Air Force veteran, says childcare for her two young children would cost more than she could earn working full-time, keeping her out of the workforce. The district is seen as pivotal to control of Congress in the upcoming midterms.
With roughly two weeks until the November 3 election, many Republican candidates are leaving President Trump out of their campaign advertising even as his approval ratings hit new lows. Some GOP campaigns are centering their messaging on Trump, while others are avoiding mentioning him at all, producing divergent party messaging.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that data center companies should strike financial deals with nearby communities, including paying dividends to residents or local governments, claiming this has turned unpopular projects into popular ones. The comments follow examples like a Pennsylvania developer's $10,000 household grant offer and Amazon Web Services' pledge of over $1 billion for data center towns over five years.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that data center operators should strike financial deals with communities, including paying residents a 'dividend,' to boost public support for the facilities. He said this approach has turned previously unpopular projects into popular ones in areas he has observed.
President Trump confirmed that Elon Musk's planned gift of SpaceX stock to American children will be delivered through government-created Trump Accounts. Musk earlier said he would give one SpaceX share to every child in the country starting next year, a pledge worth roughly $10.5 billion based on Friday's valuation of SpaceX stock. Other backers, including the Dells, the Dalios, Brad Gerstner and SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell, have also pledged contributions to the accounts.
Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, parent of Truth Social, dropped more than 7.5 percent on Monday to an all-time low of $6.40, extending a 29 percent slide over the past month. The decline follows reports that the platform's daily user traffic has fallen over 30 percent in the past year, compounding losses the company has posted quarterly.
President Trump posted plans to close the East Potomac Golf Course near the White House starting Nov. 15 for a 15-month redevelopment, saying it would become a world-class venue capable of hosting tournaments like the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup. The announcement comes despite a federal judge's order halting redevelopment work until at least Oct. 26, after the government removed trees at the site over a holiday weekend with minimal notice to the court or plaintiffs.