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27-05-2025
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Trump warns Putin is 'playing with fire' after declaring the Russian president has 'gone absolutely CRAZY'
President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that many "bad things" would have befallen Russia if it were not for him, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "playing with fire!" "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He's playing with fire!" Trump declared in the Truth Social post. The tweet was responded to by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian president, in another social media post on Tuesday. "Regarding Trump's words about Putin 'playing with fire' and 'really bad things' happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!" Medvedev wrote. PRO-UKRAINE REPUBLICAN AGREES WITH TRUMP ON 'CRAZY' PUTIN, URGES 'SECONDARY SANCTIONS & ARMS SUPPORT NOW' Trump, who has unsuccessfully been aiming to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, unloaded on both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday Truth Social post. Read On The Fox News App "I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!" Trump declared in the first part of that post. But Trump's tough talk was not reserved only for the Russian figure — he also criticized Zelenskyy. Gop Lawmaker Blasts 'Dumb' Trump Comment On Zelenskyy Despite 'Perfect' Criticism Of Putin "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop," Trump declared of the Ukrainian president. Trump has so far failed to achieve his goal of seeing the bloodshed end. In a tweet on Monday, Zelenskyy noted that Ukrainian "air defense forces and rescuers were working all night," noting that Russia's "army launched the largest number of drones against our cities and communities since the beginning of the full-scale war — 355 attack UAVs, mostly 'Shaheds.' There were also 9 cruise missiles," he noted. Putin Rejects Trump's Vatican Push As Kremlin Accuses Him Of Being 'Emotional': Envoy Kellogg "Like any criminal, Russia can only be constrained by force. Only through strength — the strength of the United States, of Europe, of all nations that value life — can these attacks be stopped and real peace achieved," Zelenskyy declared in the article source: Trump warns Putin is 'playing with fire' after declaring the Russian president has 'gone absolutely CRAZY'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Politics
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Putin rejects Trump's Vatican push as Kremlin accuses him of being 'emotional': envoy Kellogg
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected President Donald Trump's push to have the next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican – an idea the president has floated since the newly appointed American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, suggested it earlier this month. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg confirmed the news while speaking on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning when he said, "The Russians didn't want to go there" and suggested that instead the talks could next be held in Geneva. Though it remains unclear when another round of talks will be held as Russia has yet to agree to the U.S.'s peace proposal and its foreign ministry on Tuesday claimed it was still working on its memorandum of terms. Gop Lawmaker Blasts 'Dumb' Trump Comment On Zelenskyy Despite 'Perfect' Criticism Of Putin Trump on Tuesday took to social media to issue a warning to Putin and said he's "playing with fire." "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD," he wrote on Truth Social. "He's playing with fire!" Read On The Fox News App Similarly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of "playing games" after it carried out the largest drone strike ever in the three-year-long war in a Sunday attack in which Russia launched 335 drones and nine cruise missiles at civilian targets. The attack prompted Trump to condemn Putin as "crazy" in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. "I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him," Trump said Sunday. "He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever," he added. Russia, Ukraine Swap Hundreds Of Prisoners Hours After Moscow Launches Massive Aerial Assault Trump took it one step further and warned Putin that should he attempt to take "all of Ukraine…it will lead to the downfall of Russia." The Kremlin clapped back at Trump and accused him of being "emotional." When asked about the president's comments, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, "We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organizing and launching this negotiation process. "This is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions," he added, according to a Reuters report. But Trump didn't limit his verbal attack to Putin in his social media post and claimed Zelenskyy was "doing his country no favors by talking the way he does." "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop," he added, though it is unclear what Zelenskyy said that prompted this article source: Putin rejects Trump's Vatican push as Kremlin accuses him of being 'emotional': envoy Kellogg
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
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Pro-Ukraine Republican agrees with Trump on 'CRAZY' Putin, urges 'Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW'
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., called Russian President Vladimir Putin "crazy," expressing support for Ukraine and advocating for "Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW." "I agree with President Trump, war criminal Putin is crazy. The civilized world will not sit by for Putin's imperial tantrum at the cost of more children's lives. Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW. Grateful to stand with Ukraine as they continue to repel this unprovoked INVASION and work for peace in their homeland," Wilson wrote on X on Monday. President Donald Trump asserted in a Sunday night Truth Social post that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY!" and is "needlessly killing" many people. Germany's Chancellor Ends Weapons Range Limits For Ukraine Despite Russian Nuclear Threats Trump, who has been aiming to help bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the post as well, declaring, "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop." In a Monday night post on X, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, urged President Trump to act. Read On The Fox News App "I've had enuf of Putin killing innocent ppl. Pres Trump Take action AT LEAST SANCTIONS," Grassley said in the post. Gop Lawmaker Blasts 'Dumb' Trump Comment On Zelenskyy Despite 'Perfect' Criticism Of Putin A massive bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators is supporting a proposed sanctions measure. Grassley is an original cosponsor on the Senate measure and Wilson is an original cosponsor on the House edition. Zelenskyy is also advocating for sanctions. Russia, Ukraine Swap Hundreds Of Prisoners Hours After Moscow Launches Massive Aerial Assault "New and strong sanctions against Russia — from the United States, from Europe, and from all those around the world who seek peace — will serve as a guaranteed means of forcing Russia not only to cease fire, but also to show respect," Zelenskyy declared Monday in a post on article source: Pro-Ukraine Republican agrees with Trump on 'CRAZY' Putin, urges 'Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
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Dems warn House Republicans will pay price at ballot box for passing Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
EXCLUSIVE – As House GOP leaders advance President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" toward a floor vote this week, Democrats, who are in the minority, are sounding a warning. "We're going to hold Republicans accountable and there will be a price to pay," Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington State, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, emphasized as she pointed to next year's midterm elections during a Fox News Digital interview. Republicans are holding onto an extremely razor-thin majority in the chamber right now, and Democrats only need a three-seat pickup to win back the House majority in the 2026 elections. Additionally, they view the sweeping and controversial GOP-crafted measure stocked full of Trump's second-term priorities on tax cuts, immigration, defense, energy and the debt limit – which is currently making its way through numerous votes and hurdles in the House – as political ammunition. Inching Closer: House Speaker Johnson Reaches Tentative Agreement With Some Holdout Gop Lawmakers "This is a terrible piece of legislation," DelBene argued. Read On The Fox News App Democrats from across the party are shining a spotlight on the Republicans' restructuring of Medicaid, the nearly 60-year-old federal government program that provides health insurance for roughly 71 million adults and children with limited incomes. "Let's be clear, all Republicans are talking about right now is how many people and how fast they're going to take away healthcare. They have these huge cuts to Medicaid, 14 million people lose healthcare across the country, and they're talking about how fast they can do that," DelBene charged on Tuesday. She claimed that House Republicans are "all blindly following the president and going to blindly follow him off the cliff." Rep. Ted Lieu of California, another member of the House Democrat leadership, argued as he took questions from reporters that the bill "has the largest cut to healthcare in U.S. history." Gop Holdouts Unmoved By Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Trip To Capitol Hill The cuts to Medicaid, being drafted in part as an offset to pay for extending Trump's 2017 tax cut law, which is set to expire later this year, include a slew of new rules and regulatory requirements for those seeking coverage. Among them are a new set of work requirements for many of those seeking coverage. "When you go across the country and talk to folks, folks are outraged, and they're scared. They're scared about the cuts to healthcare, not only cutting 14 million people off of healthcare but then raising costs beyond that for everyone and things like rural hospitals closing," DelBene argued. "This would have devastating impacts across the country. This is policy that Republicans are fighting for, cutting nutrition health programs so that families don't even have healthy food." House Republicans push back against the Democrats' attacks and say what they are doing is putting an end to waste, fraud and abuse currently in the Medicaid system, so the program can work for the public in the way that it was intended. They call any talk that they are cutting aid to mothers, children, people with disabilities and the elderly a "flat out lie." First On Fox: These Republican Governors Say They 'Stand United' In Support Of Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' DelBene countered, saying, "we're not buying the argument because what we've seen in committee, what they've written down on paper is massive cuts in healthcare and all to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest in our country. This isn't a bill about helping working families. This bill is devastating for working families." However, her counterparty, Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina, the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Fox News Digital in a statement that "Republicans are ending waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid so the most vulnerable get the care they need." Additionally, Hudson argued that "Democrats are lying to protect a broken status quo that lets illegal immigrants siphon off billions meant for American families. We're strengthening Medicaid for future generations by protecting taxpayers and restoring integrity." Dating back to last year's presidential campaign, Trump has vowed not to touch Medicaid. On Tuesday, as he made a rare stop on Capitol Hill to meet behind closed doors with House Republicans in order to shore up support for the bill, Trump's message to fiscally conservative lawmakers looking to make further cuts to Medicaid was "don't f--- around with Medicaid." While there are divisions between Republicans over Medicaid, and a chasm between the two major parties over the longstanding entitlement program, there is one point of agreement – this issue will continue to simmer on the campaign trail in one form or another long after the legislative battles on Capitol Hill are article source: Dems warn House Republicans will pay price at ballot box for passing Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
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21-05-2025
- Business
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Reporter's Notebook: House vote on 'big, beautiful bill' could come as early as today
We are now in the range where the House could potentially debate and vote on the "big, beautiful bill." A vote could come as early as later today or tonight. That may still be a little optimistic, but when things are ready, the House could vote at any time of the day or night between now and Sunday. The goal of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is to vote on the plan before Memorial Day. Fox is told that slamming this up against the holiday recess actually helps the Gop get votes, because members really want to get away for events, graduations and Memorial Day parades. Speaker Johnson Reaches Tentative Deal With Blue State Republicans To Boost Cap On 'Salt' Deduction The House Rules Committee – which serves as the gateway to the House floor for legislation – began its meeting at 1 a.m. ET. It could go all day, but what we're waiting for is a final "manager's amendment" from Johnson to make all of the fixes to court the votes of skeptical Republicans. The key to that amendment is to repair things – and not break something else. Republican Governors Say They 'Stand United' In Support Of Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' There appears to be an agreement to raise the Salt cap (state and local taxes) for high-tax states. Read On The Fox News AppOriginal article source: Reporter's Notebook: House vote on 'big, beautiful bill' could come as early as today
