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CBS News reports: South Africa accused United States President Donald Trump of sowing division Thursday after he tweeted that the U.S. State Department would probe “land and farm seizures… and the large scale killing of farmers.” Trump’s tweet apparently followed a segment on Fox News which claimed that Pretoria had started “seizing land from his own citizens without compensation because …

The Hill reports: President Trump in an interview broadcast early Thursday questioned why there are calls for his impeachment because he’s “somebody who’s done a great job.” “Fox and Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt asked Trump if Democrats will move to impeach him if they retake the House during November’s midterm elections. “I don’t know how you can impeach somebody who’s …

Variety reports: Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is demanding President Donald Trump stop using the band’s songs at rallies, like the one held at the Charleston Civic Center in West Virginia on Tuesday (August 21). The band’s 1993 hit “Livin’ on the Edge” was played as Trump devotees entered the venue, which has a capacity of 13,500. Tyler has in turn …

The other 20% is owned by Rupert Murdoch. The Washington Post reports: President Trump on Wednesday sought to clarify how much of the press he sees as “the enemy of the people.” He put it at about 80 percent. The president has repeatedly derided the media with the term but also allowed that he believes some reporters do their jobs …

Politico reports: One Republican lawyer close to the White House worried that Cohen – with his unique access to Trump’s history of business dealings and scandalous personal entanglements – could ultimately prove more damaging to Trump, and give Democrats fodder for impeachment if they take the House in November. “It’s the only excuse they’ll need,” the lawyer said. “And believe …

The Week reports: The traditional reward for acts of unimaginable bravery is a Purple Heart — but apparently eight felony convictions works in a pinch. President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted on eight counts of felony financial crimes Tuesday. The president has consistently defended Manafort both in person and on Twitter. He added to his online flattery …

Newsweek reports: Michael Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, has pleaded for donations to a new fund set up to help pay the legal fees associated with Cohen’s case. The “Michael Cohen Truth Fund” on GoFundMe has a $500,000 goal. As of early this morning, more than $21,000 had been donated. “On July 2, 2018, Michael Cohen declared his independence from Donald …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday was found guilty of eight criminal counts, including five counts of tax fraud. In a note to U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis, the jurors said they had not reached a consensus on the 10 remaining counts in the bank fraud and tax crimes trial. Manafort, 69, faces …

Axios reports: President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has reached a plea deal on with federal prosecutors in New York, per ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. The big question: It’s still unknown whether Cohen’s deal means he’ll be cooperating with federal investigators, including those in the Mueller investigation. USA Today reports: The reported deal comes after reports that federal investigators …

Here’s the New Yorker article that he’s responding to: Some of Trump’s most fervent supporters in the White House saw former Obama Administration officials as powerful enemies who threatened the new President’s rule, and they agitated for punishing them by revoking their security clearances. The idea was rebuffed by the national-security adviser at the time, H. R. McMaster, who signed …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump repeatedly said during the 2016 election that he would “hire the best people” for his administration, but a new poll Monday shows that most Americans don’t think he delivered on that promise. The new Monmouth University Poll found that only 30 percent of respondents believe that Trump has hired the “best people,” with 58 percent …

The Washington Examiner reports: President Trump accused former CIA and FBI official Philip Mudd of becoming “totally unglued and weird” late on Monday, responding to a recent appearance on CNN where he went head-to-head with conservative speaker Paris Dennard regarding the White House’s decision to revoke former CIA agent John Brennan’s security clearance. After Fox News’ Sean Hannity aired a …

The Week reports: President Trump told Reuters on Monday that he is “totally allowed” to be involved with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, but has “decided to stay out.” He added, “As you know, I can go in and I could…do whatever, I could run it if I want.” Mueller’s team is …

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump said on Monday that it is “very dangerous” for social media companies like Twitter and Facebook to regulate the content on their own platforms. “I won’t mention names but when they take certain people off of Twitter or Facebook and they’re making that decision, that is really a dangerous thing because that could be you …

At a White House ceremony to honor border agents, our totally not racist Glorious Leader invited a Hispanic officer to the podium, saying, “Come here, you’re not nervous, right? Speaks perfect English!” Earlier in the presentation, Trump claimed that ICE is “liberating” Long Island town from MS-13. “We’re going to do very well in the midterms, and this is one …

Is anybody still even bothering to count the lies? President Trump canceled his desired military parade before Pentagon officials briefed him on cost estimates for the event, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday. “The president was not briefed by any member of the Department of Defense on any cost associated with the parade,” Col. Rob Manning told reporters at the …

Raw Story reports: First lady Melania Trump on Monday delivered a new speech to discuss her “Be Best” campaign to stop children from being cyberbullied — and she may have used the speech to take a veiled shot at President Donald Trump. During the first lady’s remarks, she said that social media services such as Twitter and Facebook “can be …

This is probably about Alex Jones, wouldn’t you say? President Trump on Saturday charged that social media is “totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices” and argued that the platforms should allow both “good and bad” content online amid an ongoing debate over social media’s role in policing content online. Republicans in recent months have more frequently made the claim that social …

And the pardon chatter turns into a roar: President Trump on Friday defended his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, as a “good person” even as a jury deliberates a verdict in his financial fraud trial. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump said Manafort only worked for him for a short period of time but …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump on Friday blamed local officials for his decision to postpone a grand military parade in Washington this fall, alleging without evidence that they had unreasonably inflated the price. Trump said it was possible the parade could be staged next year if the cost “comes WAY DOWN” and added that with the savings “we can …