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How Donald Trump tried to court the Atlantic – and why the liberal magazine landed an interview
Hell hath frozen over: At the White House the other day, Donald Trump «was launching a charm offensive, directed mainly at Goldberg,» as in Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. «There was none of the name-calling or hostility he regularly levels at our magazine.»
That’s according to Atlantic reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who wrote the magazine’s cover story, which was posted yesterday.
For all the insights gleaned from the interview, nothing is more fascinating than how it came about.
They called the president on his cell phone. (Wha? Who do I have to court to get that? The reporters ain’t saying.)
Trump says he did the initial phone interview to see if the liberal magazine could be fair.
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So I’m here to pronounce that the entire, seemingly endless piece is fair. The president hasn’t taken a shot at it on Truth Social, at least so far.
He has, however, ripped new polls from the «Failing New York Times» and «ABC/Washington Post» as «FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS,» saying they should be «investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the Fox News Pollster while you’re at it.» His lowest approval rating, in the Post-ABC survey, was 39 percent.
Meanwhile, we may now look back on Trump’s 2024 victory as inevitable, but after Jan. 6 it was anything but. On the cell call, «The president seemed exhilarated by everything he had managed to do in the first two months of his second term.»
President Trump recently gave an interview to The Atlantic. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
And then came the transaction: «As ever, Trump was on the hunt for a deal. If he liked the story we wrote, he said, he might even speak with us again.»
Goldberg describes the session: «What I found in this particular meeting was a Trump who was low-key, attentive, and eager to convince us that he is good at his job and good for the country. It isn’t easy to escape the tractor beam of his charisma, but somehow we managed, and we asked him what needed to be asked.
«But squaring Trump the Charmer with the Orcish Trump we more frequently see is difficult…Trump posted on the social-media platform he owns that Ashley is a ‘Radical Left Lunatic’ (she is not) and that Michael ‘has never written a fair story about me, only negative, and virtually always LIES’ (also false). It is our task at the Atlantic not to be bullied by these sorts of attacks.»
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The most interesting Trump sound bite is his comparison of the two terms:
«The first time, I had two things to do—run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys. And the second time, I run the country and the world.»
Parker and Scherer did many other interviews, such as with Steve Bannon. «Our reality is that we won,» and he cited the conspiracy theory that the FBI had incited the crowd on Jan. 6. The reporters said that was simply untrue.
«Now, here’s the interesting thing,» Bannon said. «Who’s won that argument? I think we have…
«This time it’s ‘Hey, f**k you, Greenland’s ours…When you’ve come back from such long odds, you clearly feel, ‘I can do anything.’ »
What about the four criminal investigations, including the conviction on the weakest one – Alvin Bragg’s hush money case? Trump says his numbers kept going up.
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«Shockingly, yes,» Trump said. «Normally, it would knock you out. You wouldn’t even live for the next day. You know, you’d announce your resignation, and you’d go back and ‘fight for your name,’ like everybody says—you know, ‘fight for your name, go back to your family.’ …Yeah, it made me stronger, made me a lot stronger.»
He also said in the phone interview: «I got indicted five different times by five different scumbags, and they’re all looking for jobs now, so it’s one of those things. Who would have thought, right? It’s been pretty amazing.»
After the 2016 election, Trump told oil executives at Mar-a-Lago:
If I’m not president, you’re f***ed. Look at your profit-and-loss statements. You realize what would have happened to you if she was president? What’s wrong with you?») She was Kamala Harris, of course.
Referring to the criminal cases against him – including the charges brought forth by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump said «it made [him] stronger.» (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP / Trump-Vance Transition Team)
One turning point: When he went to East Palestine, Ohio after the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals, while Joe Biden didn’t do squat.
On the Kennedy Center: «I didn’t really get to go the first time, because I was always getting impeached or some bulls**t, and I could never enjoy a show.» So he fired the Democrats and made himself chairman.
All right, enough quotes. Wait, one more that captures the tone of the piece:
«I got 38 percent of the male Black vote. Nobody knew that was possible. That’s a lot. I got 56 percent of Hispanics. How about that one? Every county along the Texas border is Hispanic. I won every one of them.» Though every single number he cited was wrong, the general thrust of his observation was correct.»
The reporters chronicled how things have gone south for the president, especially on tariffs and the economy, and how he pressured Hill Republicans into backing his nominees with primary threats.
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After the March phone interview, the reporters tried Trump’s cellphone again. Just got voice mail. But at 1:38 am, he tried them back. No message.
Trump believes he can win over even his worst enemies. In 2015 or 2016, I watched him make a beeline in the New York green room for Karl Rove, who was very rough on him. At worst, he thinks, he can neutralize the person. Or soften him or her up for the next time. He enjoys the challenge.
The mainstream media almost uniformly can’t stand Donald Trump. He does invite some of his own negative headlines, while providing unprecedented access, but much of the press is back in Resistance mode.
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Still, the Atlantic’s original pitch is undeniable, that he’s «The Most Consequential President of the 21st Century.»
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Mamdani touts landmark court victory against repeat offender landlord in housing enforcement push
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday touted a Bronx Supreme Court judgment he said has already topped $2.1 million against Bronx landlord Seth Miller, portraying the case as a new template for City Hall to squeeze owners who don’t fix violations.
Speaking at Bronx Borough Hall, Mamdani said the court found that «years of uncorrected code violations at 919 Prospect Avenue constitute a public nuisance,» and ordered penalties of «$1,000 a day» for violations dating back to April 21, 2019, «totaling more than $2.1 million so far,» with «fines continuing to accrue» if repairs are not made.
«Since your landlord, a repeat offender on New York City’s annual Worst Landlord Watch List, purchased the property in 2011, your tenants have faced an unending stream of violations that have taken a toll on their health, safety and well-being,» he said. «We are speaking of infestations of, mice, rats and cockroaches; leaking pipes; collapsed ceilings; black mold; and lead paint. The list of abuses and failures, frankly, goes on.»
«This is a landmark victory,» he said, saying it was «the first time that the court has levied the maximum civil penalties allowed on a landlord under the Nuisance Abatement Law.»
IS MAMDANI’S SOCIALIST PUSH FOR RENT CONTROLS ABOUT TO WRECK THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING MARKET?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a «Rental Ripoff» hearing at Fordham University in the Bronx borough of New York on March 11, 2026. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
He also warned other owners: «If you do not change your ways, we now have a strong precedent to pursue the same kind of legal action against you.»
Mamdani’s corporation counsel, Steven Banks, declined to spell out how the city would force compliance if the landlord attempts bankruptcy tactics.
«There are multiple ways forward. I’ve always learned [that] when dealing with somebody like this particular landlord, it’s best not to telegraph exactly what we’re going to do,» Banks said. «But rest assured: we will be ready.»
The mayor said the city has «allocated more than $85 million in our preliminary budget to add 200 new attorneys and 100 support staff to our Law Department,» arguing the goal is compliance, not revenue.
People attend a rally before a «Rental Ripoff» hearing at Fordham University in the Bronx borough of New York on March 11, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The push escalates Mamdani’s day-one posture that targeted landlords and promised aggressive legal intervention.
On Jan. 1 at his inauguration, Mamdani vowed, «We will make sure that 311 violations are resolved.»
«Today is the start of a new era for New York City,» Mamdani said. «It is inauguration day. It is also the day that the rent is due.»
HOURS AFTER TAKING OFFICE, NYC MAYOR MAMDANI TARGETS LANDLORDS, MOVES TO INTERVENE IN PRIVATE BANKRUPTCY CASE
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a «Rental Ripoff» hearing at Fordham University in the Bronx borough of New York on March 11, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
During his day one action plan, Mamdani announced an executive order creating a LIFT task force, or a land-inventory effort designed to leverage city-owned land and accelerate housing development. He said the task force will review city-owned properties and identify sites suitable for housing development no later than July 1.
He also announced the SPEED task force, which Mamdani said stands for Streamlining Procedures to Expedite Equitable Development. He said the task force will work to remove permitting barriers that slow housing construction.
Both task forces will be overseen by Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Lila Joseph, he said.
«These are sweeping measures, but it is just the beginning of a comprehensive effort to champion the cause of tenants,» Mamdani said.
WATCH:
Landlord groups have attacked Mamdani’s tenant-protection chief, Cea Weaver, a longtime housing activist and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), over past comments linking homeownership to «White supremacy,» calling them «racist» and evidence of hostility to property owners.
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Speaking about housing policy and equity in a March 2021 DSA video, Weaver said, «For centuries, we’ve really treated property as an individualized good and not a collective good, and we are going to … in transitioning to treating it as a collective good and towards a model of shared equity, will require that we think about it differently.»
«Families, especially White families, but some POC families who are homeowners as well, are going to have a different relationship to property than the one that we currently have,» she added.
Fox News Digital’s Nikolas Lanum and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
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Estados Unidos habilitó «temporalmente» la venta de petróleo ruso, en medio de la escalada de precios
Luego de que el precio del crudo rompiera la barrera de los US$100 producto de la guerra en Medio Oriente, el Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos anunció que permitirá «temporalmente» la venta de petróleo ruso que se encuentra en el mar.
El Tesoro emitió una licencia que autoriza la venta de crudo ruso y productos petrolíferos que hayan sido cargados en buques a las 12.01 AM del 12 de marzo o antes, hasta el 11 de abril.
La medida de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros Inicio (OFAC, por sus siglas en inglés) exceptúa «transacciones o actividad que involucre a Irán, el gobierno de Irán, o productos y servicios de orígen iraní».
La medida busca «promover la estabilidad en los mercados energéticos mundiales» y «mantener los precios bajos mientras abordamos la amenaza y la inestabilidad que plantea el régimen terrorista iraní», publicó en X el secretario Scott Bessent.
«Para ampliar el alcance global del suministro existente, el Tesoro otorga una autorización temporal para que los países adquieran petróleo ruso actualmente varado en el mar. Esta medida, de alcance limitado y a corto plazo, se aplica únicamente al petróleo que ya está en tránsito y no aportará beneficios financieros significativos al gobierno ruso, que obtiene la mayor parte de sus ingresos energéticos de los impuestos aplicados en el punto de extracción», agregó el funcionario.
.@POTUS is taking decisive steps to promote stability in global energy markets and working to keep prices low as we address the threat and instability posed by the terrorist Iranian regime.
To increase the global reach of existing supply, @USTreasury is providing a temporary…
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) March 12, 2026
La semana pasada, EE.UU. le había otorgado a India -el tercer importador de petróleo más grande del mundo y uno de los que se vio más directamente afectados por la situación en Medio Oriente- una exención temporal para comprar petróleo ruso hasta el 4 de abril, para buques que hayan sido cargados antes del 5 de marzo.
La medida fue significativa ya que revirtió meses de presión de la Administración Trump sobre India, al que le había impuesto 50% de aranceles. Washington levantó las tarifas tras anunciar un acuerdo comercial con el país asiático, mientras que India mantuvo las compras de petróleo ruso -más baratos por las sanciones económicas debido a la guerra con Ucrania- al mínimo.
Esta semana, además, el secretario de Energía, Chris Wright, anunció que EE.UU. liberará 172 millones de barriles de su Reserva Estratégica de Petróleo (SPR, por sus siglas en inglés) en un esfuerzo conjunto junto a otros 31 países miembros de la Agencia Internacional de Energía (AIE) para liberar 400 millones de barriles en total y estabilizar el precio del crudo. Desde el Departamento de Energía estimaron que los envíos comenzarán la semana que viene y tardarán unos 120 días en completarse.
La semana pasada, Trump también había anunciado facilidades para asegurar pérdidas de hasta US$20.000 para los barcos -especialmente los petroleros- que naveguen por el Golfo Pérsico, a través de la Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo (DFC). También dijo que la propia Armada estadounidense podría empezar a escoltar los buques, de ser necesario.
Sin embargo, ninguno de estos anuncios ha logrado calmar el precio del petróleo que superó los US$100 -una barrera que no tocaba desde 2022- luego de que Irán prometiera atacar más recursos petroleros en Medio Oriente y continuar el bloqueo del estratégico estrecho de Ormuz.
El barril de Brent, referencia internacional para el petróleo, subió 9,22% y cerró este jueves en US$100,46, un máximo desde agosto de 2022, mientras que el barril de West Texas Intermediate (WTI), de referencia estadounidense, avanzó un 9,72% hasta los US$95,73.
Este jueves, Trump había publicado en su red Truth Social que «Estados Unidos es, por lejos, el mayor productor de petróleo del mundo, por lo que cuando suben los precios del petróleo, ganamos mucho dinero«. Sin embargo, la suba del galón de gasolina está comenzando a abrir un nuevo frente interno con los consumidores estadounidenses, a meses de las elecciones de medio término.
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Soros-backed DA sparks backlash after blaming Old Dominion shooting on pro-gun lawmakers: ‘F— right off’
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The George Soros-backed district attorney in Norfolk, Virginia, where Thursday’s mass shooting at Old Dominion University took place, doubled down on his viral comments, saying community members looking to place blame on the shooting should direct it towards pro-gun lawmakers and judges.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi was pressed by Fox News Digital to elaborate on his comments during the press conference earlier, prompting him to stand by his comments.
«I absolutely stand by what I said. It is the truth, no matter how much the gun lobby wants to deny it,» Fatehi said when asked if he stood by his comments despite Thursday’s mass shooter in Virginia having a public record of supporting Islamic terrorism.
The shooter, a former National Guardsman and naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone, was previously sentenced in 2017 for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, but appears to have been released by the federal Bureau of Prisons in late 2024 during the Biden administration.
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City of Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi (left) can be seen next to an image from Thursday’s mass shooting at Old Dominion University located in Norfolk, Virginia. (Kristen Zeis/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (left) and Norfolk Police Department (right))
«No matter the ideology of an attacker, that attacker is more dangerous with a gun than without one,» Fatehi, whose top two donors include the Soros-subsidized Justice and Public Safety PAC and Democracy PAC, said. A Fox News Digital review found that the two Soros-funded PACs donated over $650,000 combined to his campaign coffers between 2021 and 2025.
A conservative group that tracks nonprofit spending, The Capital Research Center, reported that across a decade, between 2012 and 2022, Soros spent $40 million on the Justice and Public Safety PAC, which is known for supporting left-wing prosecutors. Democracy PAC, a super PAC created by Soros in 2019, was given nearly $30 million during the first three months of 2020, The Capital Research Center also reported.
Some of the better-known liberal prosecutors supported by these Soros-backed groups include recalled San Francisco district attorney, Chesa Boudin, Chicago district attorney, Kim Foxx, and Los Angeles district attorney, George Gascon, according to the Capital Research Center.
On Thursday, Fatehi, who has served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Norfolk since 2022, walked up to the podium during a post-shooting press conference unprovoked before giving his remarks about who should be to blame – at least in part – for the shooting.
«I’m constrained in what I can say about the facts of the case, but I can speak a little more freely about the bigger questions,» Fatehi said after walking up to the podium.
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«These men work every day to make people safe,» he continued, referring to law enforcement officials. «People are as safe on the ODU campus as anywhere, arguably safer than in other parts of Norfolk. But this is not an ODU problem. This is a national sickness. We live in a country where people care more about guns than they care about 6-year-old children. They care more about guns than they care about synagogue worshipers. And they care more about guns than they do about college students.»
The left-wing prosecutor went on to say that it doesn’t matter «how hard» law enforcement or the university works to ensure tragic incidents like what happened Thursday, are not repeated, adding that «somebody will be a victim eventually.»
These remarks sparked backlash on social media, with several conservatives attacking him and bringing up the criminal history of the shooter.
«I really try not to cuss here, but Fatehi can f— right off with this statement,» BearingArms editor Cam Edwards posted on X.
«Given this lunatic is the DA, there’s like a 90% chance he’s going to charge the hero who stabbed the Islamist to death to stop the attack,» RedState writer Bonchie wrote on X.
Bystanders are evacuated from Old Dominion University’s campus after reports of an active shooter on Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
«You see, ISIS terrorists wouldn’t be terrorists if it weren’t for Republican gun culture or something,» Bonchie said in another X post. «Mind-numbing.»
«I generally stop short of telling bad faith morons to go to hell because eternal damnation isn’t a trifling matter, but this level of intentional and malicious imbecility is testing my resolve,» Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, wrote on X.
«Until there is the political will to break the spell of the cult of gun absolutism, you will see more incidents like this. So, if you are looking for somebody to blame, don’t look at anybody up here, look at our lawmakers who don’t have the courage to implement sensible gun control measures, look to a Supreme Court that enables them, and do something about it,» Fatehi continued.
«That is the lesson – let’s mourn the people who’ve died, let’s decry what has happened, but let’s keep the focus where it belongs. It belongs on us, and having to change something so that we don’t have to suffer through this.»
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The campus of Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, was the victim of a mass shooting on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News that the suspected shooter at ODU, in Norfolk, was Mohamed Jalloh. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:49 a.m., the university said in an emergency alert. The gunman was later pronounced dead when responding officers arrived following a shooting near ROTC cadets, Police Chief Garrett Shelton told reporters during a news conference.
Reporting from the New York Post indicated that Jalloh was targeting ROTC members on campus, before one eventually stepped in to stop the madness, stabbing and killing the suspect.
Later in the day Thursday, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton indicated one victim died from the shooting, along with the gunman, while two others were injured. FBI Director Kash Patel also indicated Thursday that federal authorities were investigating the matter as an act of terrorism.
Fox News’ Ashley Carnahan, Louis Casiano, and Bill Melugin contributed to this report
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