Trump News for Saturday, May 3, 2025
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'They did not know': Trump reportedly blindsided his own team - and left them 'scrambling'
Raw Story
While media reports were going around about Donald Trump ousting his national security adviser, there was reportedly "behind-the-scenes" confusion about who would take over the role.CNN White House reporter Alayna Treene said on Saturday that she was told by people inside the White House that "they ...
May 3, 2025, 11:59 PM
For America's European allies, Trump's first 100 days a time of reckoning, backlash
CBS News
It was the sacrifice of U.S. and European Allied soldiers during World War II that formed the bedrock of an alliance that has lasted for over 80 years.
May 3, 2025, 11:50 PM

Donald Trump says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights
BreakingNews.ie
The US president was non-committal about the Fifth Amendment of the US constitution.
May 3, 2025, 11:00 PM

Carney's spring to-do list includes Trump and trade barriers
Vancouver Is Awesome
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday held his first news conference since his Liberals won a minority government mandate in Monday's election. He now has a long list of tasks to complete in the coming weeks.
May 3, 2025, 10:39 PM

Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border
Toronto Star
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking
May 3, 2025, 10:17 PM

Ukraine war latest: Russia calls for 'definitive' response to ceasefire offer - as Zelenskyy says he had 'best' conversation with Trump
Sky News
The Kremlin wants a "definitive" response from Ukraine over its three-day ceasefire offer. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he and Donald Trump agreed a 30-day truce between Kyiv and Moscow was the correct first step. Listen to the latest episode of The World podcast as you scroll.
May 3, 2025, 9:57 PM

US President Donald Trump shocks with photo of himself as Pope
PerthNow
It was posted to official accounts, and comes just days after he joked he would ‘like to be Pope’.
May 3, 2025, 9:46 PM

Health News Brief: Budget Cuts, Rising Measles, and Medical Advancements
Devdiscourse
The Trump administration proposes significant budget cuts affecting health and research sectors. Texas reports 683 measles cases amid nationwide outbreaks. Medical device demand boosts Stryker's earnings. The FDA reviews weight-loss drugs, while Neuralink's device for speech restoration gains breakthrough status. Thailand faces its first anthrax death in decades.
May 3, 2025, 8:58 PM

Donald Trump sparks fury after posting AI photo of himself as Pope
Irish Mirror
United States President Donald Trump sparked outrage after sharing a mock-up of himself dressed as the Pope just a week after attending the funeral of Francis at the Vatican
May 3, 2025, 7:34 PM

Trump draws ire of US bishops with AI image of himself as pope ahead of papal conclave
The Irish Times
‘There is nothing funny or clever about this, Mr President. Do not mock us,’ say Catholic leaders
May 3, 2025, 7:30 PM

'Seeing is believing'
New York Post
Artificial photos of President Trump in papal regalia broke the internet Friday, with at least one Trump ally in Congress ribbing that there was strong momentum for him to succeed the late Pope Francis but others slamming the image as "offensive."
May 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Trump criticized for AI image of himself as the pope
CP24 Toronto
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days before the conclave to elect his successor is set to begin.
May 3, 2025, 6:06 PM

Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave
Toronto Star
The image, shared Friday night on Trump's Truth Social site and later reposted by the White House on its official X account, raised eyebrows on social media and at the
May 3, 2025, 5:38 PM

Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon
The Verge
President Trump’s proposed budget for 2026 includes cutting about a quarter of NASA’s budget while prioritizing commercial partnerships for future space flights.
May 3, 2025, 5:24 PM

Trump sparks backlash dressed as pope in AI image shared by White House
New York Daily News
With just days left before the start of the papal conclave — where a new leader of the Catholic Church will be selected — Trump took to his Truth Social platform to share an AI-generated image of himself dressed up as the Pope, inspiring many memes and even more backlash.
May 3, 2025, 4:41 PM

‘What is left of our democracy?’: freed Palestinian human rights advocate warns of US authoritarian rule
The Guardian
Mohsen Mahdawi, student detained by Ice last month, pens blistering attack on Trump’s deportation policies
May 3, 2025, 4:35 PM

‘I know the way he negotiates’: On our podcast, Carney hinted at his Trump strategy
ElliotLakeToday.com
'The first offer is going to be a bad deal, and we're going to walk away from it': Three days before the election, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke exclusively to our 'Inside the Village' podcast
May 3, 2025, 4:30 PM