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Why Trump’s constant attacks and his sniping with Elon Musk helps him and keeps the media scrambling
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Donald Trump is relishing all this, flaming every target in sight – or trying to put out fires in Los Angeles – as a president who loves being at war.
Elon Musk, clearly missing the spotlight, is using X as a weapon, calling for his former pal’s impeachment – but deleting his tweet tying Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in what might be viewed as an apology.
Gavin Newsom is all fired up, daring Trump’s border czar to arrest him and accusing the president of inflaming the situation by dispatching the National Guard over his objections.
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The media are eagerly drinking from the Trump fire hose in the greatest, most entertaining breakup since Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni were denouncing each other. But several journalists were injured covering the violent L.A. protests, even as they reported that the vast majority of demonstrators are peaceful.
And for me, it meant a crazy hour of television.
All eyes were on the Trump-Musk feud last week, with the tech billionaire accusing the president of having ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
We made lots of last-minute changes on «Media Buzz,» but the biggest one involved ABC correspondent and anchor Terry Moran. I was tapping out the script on my phone during commercial breaks.
For reasons I’ll never be able to fathom, Moran posted a scathing attack on White House domestic policy chief Stephen Miller, calling him a «world-class hater.» He also put Trump in the same category.
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On Maria Bartiromo’s show, which airs before mine, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Moran should be suspended or fired. Shortly after we went off the air, ABC suspended Moran, saying he had violated company standards. I’ll never fathom why he blew up his career.
You can’t overcover a public meltdown like this – Trump now saying Musk had «worn thin» and he’d asked him to leave – but journalists have a high-minded justification for the low-rent sniping. The president’s entire agenda is wrapped up in the not-so-beautiful bill, including border funding, tax cuts, food stamps and trimming the Medicaid rolls.
The measure passed the House by a single vote because a number of hard-line Republicans agree with Musk that it’s a «disgusting abomination» which, at a minimum, would boost the deficit by $2.4 billion over 10 years.
But Trump is like a movie studio mogul who simultaneously moves from one sound stage to the next. And that is a challenge to journalists who race to keep up–but also boosts ratings as he constantly taking questions from the reporters and producers he also denigrates. It’s a love-hate relationship, but lately, mostly hate.
BOLD MOVE TO KEEP AMERICANS SAFE FROM ‘TERRORISTS’ IS BASIS FOR US TRAVEL BAN FOR SOME AFRICAN NATIONS
Trump issued a travel ban on 12 countries, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. Big story.
Trump brought Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., after saying it couldn’t be done, and the mistakenly deported Salvadoran will face charges of human trafficking of illegal migrants – months after the Supreme Court ordered his return.
Trump brought Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. last week, months after the Supreme Court ordered his return from El Salvador. (Getty Images and Fox News)
Trump is battling elite law firms, many of which are caving and agreeing to provide up to $125 million in free services rather than lose access to classified material that would cause an exodus of clients. Big story.
Trump backed off on criticizing Vladimir Putin after that incredible Ukrainian drone strike decimated a third of the Russian fleet, thousands of miles away. Now he says he may walk away from a war in which Putin has no conceivable interest in peace. Big story.
ZELENSKYY DISMISSES TRUMP’S CLAIM THAT RUSSIA WANTS PEACE, SAYS HE KNOWS PUTIN ‘MUCH BETTER’
Trump issued a wave of controversial pardons, especially one for a man who committed fraud by stealing from his employees, which came after his mother, a big-time GOP donor, paid $1 million to get face time with the president at a Mar-a-Lago fundraising dinner. Now he avoids a jail term and having to make over $4 million in restitution to his victims. Big story.
Trump is freezing funds for Harvard and investigating the Harvard Law Review. Big stories.
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Trump has ordered an investigation of Joe Biden and the undisputed coverup of his mental decline, arguing that his actions could be overturned if top aides were making the decisions. Huge story. But the coverage has been muted, in part because the press doesn’t take it seriously and Democrats don’t want to fuel any story that involves more visibility for Biden.
This nonstop gusher may deflect criticism that Trump is profiting from the presidency by selling meme coins and other items that once would have prompted an uproar.
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By the time you read this, the president may have made news on several other controversial subjects. It’s a strategy that helps him and, in many ways, the media that are always scrambling to keep up.
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Iran is ramping up the recruitment of children as young as the age of 12 into military-linked roles tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to new reports by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.
The reports underscore mounting pressure inside Iran’s war effort. As U.S. and Israeli strikes intensify, rights groups and analysts say recruiting children points to manpower shortages and a growing reliance on paramilitary forces to hold the home front. It also escalates the human cost of the conflict, placing minors in direct danger while exposing Iran to potential war crimes liability.
Human Rights Watch said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched a campaign called «Homeland Defending Combatants for Iran,» lowering the minimum recruitment age to 12 and encouraging minors to sign up in mosques and through Basij, a volunteer paramilitary force under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The roles go beyond support tasks and include «operational patrols,» staffing checkpoints and intelligence activities, putting children directly in harm’s way as fighting intensifies across the country.
IRAN ARRESTS 97 PEOPLE IT ACCUSES OF BEING ‘SOLDIERS OF ISRAEL’ IN MASSIVE CRACKDOWN
Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade. The IRGC is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department. A large part of its work is to covertly operate outside of Iran. (Reuters)
Amnesty International said the recruitment and deployment of children under 15 «constitutes a war crime,» and backed its findings with verified visual evidence and eyewitness accounts.
The organization analyzed 16 photos and videos published since Saturday, showing children carrying weapons, including AK-pattern rifles, and deployed alongside Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij forces at checkpoints, on patrols and during state-organized rallies in Iranian cities including Tehran, Mashhad and Kermanshah.
Amnesty also documented the fatal consequences. On Sunday, 11-year-old Alireza Jafari was killed at a checkpoint in Iran while accompanying his father, a Basij member, the group said. Authorities said he was killed «while serving» following an Israeli drone strike.
IRAN’S IDEOLOGICAL STATE: FAITH, FEAR AND FAVORS FUEL ITS VAST PROPAGANDA AND PATRONAGE NETWORK
Iranian soldiers take part in a military parade during a ceremony marking the country’s annual army day on April 17, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)
According to Amnesty, the boy’s mother told the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri that her husband had reported a shortage of personnel at checkpoints and took their two sons with him. She said he told their son he «must get prepared for the days ahead,» adding that children as young as 15 and 16 are commonly involved in checkpoint duties.
Eyewitness accounts reviewed by Amnesty describe children visibly struggling to handle weapons. One person in Tehran wrote:
On March 25, «I saw a child at a checkpoint near our house … I think he was about 15… It seemed like he was struggling to breathe from the effort of lifting the gun.»
Another witness in Karaj, Iran, reported seeing a child «holding a Kalashnikov rifle,» while a third in Rasht said some appeared to be «13 years old at most,» warning they could «fire randomly.»
IRANIAN STUDENT WARNS ‘BARBARIC’ REGIME IS TAKING NATION ‘HOSTAGE,’ EXECUTING CIVILIANS TO END UNREST
Children wave Iranian flags during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.
In one video cited by Amnesty, filmed March 30 in Mashhad, Iran, two children wearing Basij uniforms and balaclavas were seen carrying assault rifles while positioned on a moving vehicle during a state-organized rally, elevated above a cheering crowd.
The recruitment campaign itself has been promoted through official channels, including posters depicting children alongside armed adults under the slogan «Basij with people, for people,» accompanied by a quote attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader calling for Basij forces to remain central to the revolution.
Iranian officials have defended the policy by pointing to what they describe as strong demand among teenagers.
In a televised interview with Iranian state media, IRGC official Rahim Nadali said the minimum age was set at 12 because «teenagers and the youth repeatedly have come and said that they want to take part.»
«There is no excuse for a military recruitment drive that targets children to sign up, much less 12-year-olds,» Human Rights Watch’s Bill Van Esveld said.
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Iranian schoolboys wear Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military uniforms and shout anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans during a ceremony marking the 47th anniversary of the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 1, 2026 (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The reports come as the United Nations classifies the recruitment of children in armed conflict as a «grave violation,» with international law prohibiting the enlistment of children under 15 and setting 18 as the standard for participation in hostilities.
Both organizations called on Iranian authorities to immediately halt the recruitment of minors and release those already serving.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined Fox News Digital’s comment request.
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Cruz Roja Salvadoreña reporta aumento de emergencias médicas y disminución de accidentes de tránsito
La Cruz Roja Salvadoreña ha registrado un aumento de emergencias médicas y una disminución de accidentes de tránsito durante el periodo vacacional de Semana Santa en comparación con 2025, según informaron sus representantes en entrevista con la radio universitaria YSUCA. La institución ha desplegado un amplio dispositivo de atención desde el pasado 27 de marzo, con equipos en carreteras, playas, lagos y otros puntos estratégicos del país.
De acuerdo con Luis Galdámez, socorrista de la Cruz Roja Salvadoreña, en los primeros días del operativo se contabilizaron 287 atenciones. De estas, 79 personas resultaron lesionadas; 16 accidentes de tránsito, 108 emergencias médicas, nueve rescates acuáticos, dos rescates urbanos, cuatro personas fallecidas y un incendio. La organización explicó que se han visto más casos de urgencias clínicas, como deshidrataciones, quemaduras solares y golpes de calor, mientras que los incidentes viales presentaron una leve reducción respecto al año anterior.
Según Galdámez, la disminución en accidentes de tránsito se atribuye a una mayor conciencia por parte de los conductores, quienes revisan mejor sus vehículos y toman precauciones antes de viajar. No obstante, las emergencias médicas han crecido, en particular por la exposición al sol y la sobreexigencia física en actividades recreativas.
El doctor Rudy Aldana, voluntario de la Cruz Roja Salvadoreña, detalló que las principales causas de atención sanitaria incluyen quemaduras solares, golpes de calor, intoxicaciones alimentarias y crisis relacionadas con enfermedades crónicas. Aldana recomendó el uso constante de bloqueador solar, evitar la exposición prolongada al sol, mantenerse hidratado y llevar siempre medicamentos personales, especialmente en el caso de personas con padecimientos como hipertensión, diabetes o asma.
Por su parte, Julio Pacheco, guardavida de la Cruz Roja Salvadoreña, señaló que los rescates acuáticos han registrado un ligero incremento en playas, ríos y lagos. El operativo de guardavidas se preparó desde inicios de año y fue reforzado con pruebas físicas específicas para asegurar la condición óptima del personal designado en los distintos cuerpos de agua. Pacheco hizo énfasis en la importancia de respetar las señales preventivas en las playas, especialmente los banderines de colores, que indican el nivel de riesgo en cada zona.
Entre las recomendaciones emitidas por los voceros de Cruz Roja Salvadoreña para la población que disfruta de las vacaciones destacan: no dejar a los niños sin supervisión en cuerpos de agua, escribirles un número de contacto en caso de extravío, portar ropa de colores llamativos o fluorescentes para facilitar su identificación y evitar clavados en lugares desconocidos o de profundidad incierta.
En cuanto a primeros auxilios, la organización subrayó la importancia de mantener la calma, utilizar barreras físicas como guantes o bolsas para evitar el contacto directo con fluidos, y consultar de inmediato a los servicios de emergencia ante quemaduras, convulsiones, crisis alérgicas o mordeduras de animales. Galdámez aclaró que todas las personas pueden recibir indicaciones telefónicas para atender situaciones críticas mientras llegan los equipos de socorro.
La Cruz Roja Salvadoreña también hizo un llamado a la población a revisar sus viviendas antes de salir de vacaciones, desconectar aparatos eléctricos innecesarios y no sobrecargar extensiones o regletas para prevenir incendios. Además, se instó a donar sangre, ya que durante el asueto las reservas del banco disminuyen por el incremento de la demanda y la reducción temporal de donaciones.
Para emergencias, la institución puso a disposición sus números telefónicos nacionales, para solicitar asistencia en todo el territorio, tanto en el área metropolitana como en el interior del país. Los voceros insistieron en que la prevención y la información adecuada pueden marcar la diferencia en la respuesta ante cualquier incidente durante la temporada vacacional.
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Trump cabinet shakeup expands after Noem exit, Bondi firing — who’s under pressure next?
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Kristi Noem is gone from the Department of Homeland Security and Pam Bondi is out the door at the Justice Department.
It’s not unusual for a president to shake up the cabinet ahead of crucial elections.
And that appears to be the case right now for President Donald Trump, who’s saddled with underwater approval ratings and an unpopular war ahead of this year’s crucial midterm elections, when Republicans are working to hold onto their slim House and Senate majorities.
The big question going forward: Who may be next on Trump’s chopping block.
PAM BONDI ALREADY FIRED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, CABINET OFFICIAL TEED UP AS REPLACEMENT: SOURCES
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by FBI Director Kash Patel, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Sen. Bill Hagerty, speak during an event to sign a memorandum to send federal resources to Memphis, Tennessee, for a surge against local crime, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
The White House is pushing back against reporting that other cabinet secretaries may soon be given pink slips. But it’s worth noting that Trump announced in a social media post that he was letting Bondi go hours after media reports first crossed that the attorney general’s job was in jeopardy.
Here’s a look at three cabinet members that media reports suggest could possibly be in the president’s crosshairs.
Tulsi Gabbard
The director of national intelligence may have earned Trump’s ire by failing to condemn former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent after his abrupt exit from the administration last month after criticizing the president’s move to strike Iran.
Gabbard, a former Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for her party’s 2020 presidential nomination before crossing over and supporting Trump in the 2024 election and a military veteran who deployed to the Iraq War two decades ago, has not been as vocally supportive of the current conflict with Iran as others in the cabinet.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats at the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
In backing Gabbard, Trump last weekend pointed to her stance on Iran and said, «I think she’s probably a little bit softer on that issue, but that’s okay.»
Pushing back forcefully against speculation that Gabbard may be next to go, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung on Thursday said, «President Trump has total confidence in Director Gabbard, and any insinuation otherwise is totally fake news.»
«The President has assembled the most talented and impactful Cabinet ever, and they have collectively delivered historic victories on behalf of the American people.,» Cheung touted.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Trump’s labor secretary is under investigation by the Labor Department’s inspector general over numerous allegations, including drinking alcohol while working and having an affair with a security officer.
Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is cracking down on reported H-1B abuse. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The resignation of some of her top aides has not helped matters.
Howard Lutnick
The president’s commerce secretary is a longtime Trump ally.
But there’s speculation Lutnick may be on thin ice after admitting in February he traveled with his family to Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island in 2012, four years after Epstein was convicted of child sex trafficking.
Howard Lutnick, commerce secretary, participates in a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)
Lutnick previously denied having any relationship with Epstein and stated that he «barely had anything to do with that person.»
The White House is denying that either Lutnick or Chavez-DeRemer are in hot water.
«Secretaries Chavez-DeRemer and Lutnick are both doing a great job standing up for American workers, and they continue to have President Trump’s full support,» White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News.
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But a source in the president’s political orbit didn’t rule out further changes in Trump’s cabinet.
«The president is reshaping his team and his message is clear: loyalty is expected but performance is mandatory,» the source told Fox News.
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