White House defends Trump over middle-finger gesture at heckler

BBC News

The incident occurred while Trump toured a Ford factory in Michigan; the heckler says he has "no regrets".

Barron Trump’s “Awkward” Moment At NYE Bash Reignites Paternity Conspiracy Theories

Rocio Corsi, Boredpanda.com

“He’s obviously the real father of Barron Trump, which makes Barron Fidel Castro’s grandson.”

Trump, 79, Rings In The New Year With Makeup-Covered Hand

Yahoo Entertainment

ICYMI: Trump Wished Us 'What May Be' Our Last 'Merry Christmas'

Danielle Han, Jezebel

The president spent Christmas Day on a crazed posting spree, Truth Social-ing more than 100 times.

Best 'Dish What They Dish Out' Team Crookie: Gavin Newsom's Press Office

Karoli Kuns, Crooksandliars.com

There are many good things I can say about Gavin Newsom, but the very best thing is his excellent decision to hold a mirror up to Trump and do to him what he does to the rest of us. The Gavin Newsom Press Office account is a combination of actual press releas…

Barron Confirmed to Appear in His 1st Movie After Reports His Unexpected Career Move Spoke Volumes of His Relationship With His Dad

StyleCaster Editors, STYLECASTER

Where can we see him?

Trump, 79, Slathers On His Trusty Hand Makeup for the Holidays

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump’s cosmetically concealed hand has returned to the limelight just in time for the holidays. Trump, 79, was spotted with his trademark...

Elon Musk says Trump is 'naturally funny' — and his meeting with Zohran Mamdani showed it

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

"He's got a great sense of humor," Musk said of Trump. "He's very funny, he's like naturally funny. It's somewhat effortless."

Trump Makes Prediction About Hosting Kennedy Center Honors: “If I Can’t Beat Out Jimmy Kimmel In Terms Of Talent, Then I Don’t Think I Should Be President”

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Donald Trump presented this year’s Kennedy Center honorees with their medals in an Oval Office ceremony o Saturday, but he also made some predictions of how ...

Trump’s Disgusting Bedroom Habit Exposed: Wolff

Erkki Forster, Inside Trump's Head, Daily Beast

Donald Trump’s biographer says the president caused a stir in the White House over his unsavory mealtime routine. Author Michael Wolff shared on the Inside...

Recap: How ‘South Park’ Trots Home For Thanksgiving Episode

Tim Lammers, Contributor, Tim Lammers, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/, Forbes

Trey Parker and Matt Stone return with a new "South Park" Thanksgiving episode that takes a break from the plotline involving President Donald Trump and Satan and is set almost entirely in South Park.

Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

The Associated Press, NPR

President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.

Trump Questions Whether Turkeys He Pardoned Are Really MAHA Because They’re ‘Fat’

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

"Secretary Kennedy has formally certified that these are the first ever MAHA turkeys," said Trump.

Godfrey Questions Nicki Minaj's U.N. Speech, Doubts She's Being Generous

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Godfrey's not convinced Nicki Minaj is going to bat for Christians in Nigeria for all the right reasons ... and he wonders if she's trying to get on President Trump's good side for something down the line. We got the comedian at LAX on Monday, and…

FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk

Maya Yang, Yahoo Entertainment

David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran, says in lawsuit agency retaliated against him for engaging in protected speech

Jimmy Fallon Sees Right Through Donald Trump's MRI Claim On Sunday 'Tonight Show'

Ron Dicker, HuffPost

The host mocked the president's suspicious lack of awareness on the matter.

Kimberly Guilfoyle Jokes About Her 'Fabulous' Honeymoon with Ex Gavin Newsom and Says She's Ready for a New Husband

Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE

Guilfoyle's comments come less than a year after she and Donald Trump Jr. ended their engagement

Nicole Scherzinger Is Ready for Her Close-Up: The Tony Winner on Movie Offers After ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Turning Down ‘Evita’ and Why Christianity Gets a ‘Bad Rap’

William Earl, Variety

Jamie Lloyd had tried once before to lure Nicole Scherzinger to the stage. Several years ago, the renegade British theater director pursued the former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman to star in “Evita,” but the collaboration didn’t work out for scheduling reasons. …

DC Man Sues Over His Arrest for Playing Darth Vader Music at National Guard

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The lawsuit has Star Wars jokes, of course.

Vance’s Double Standard: Nazi Jokes Are “Kids Being Kids,” But Mocking Charlie Kirk Gets Your Visa Revoked

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of state-supported punishment. It sure looks like he’s got quite the double standa…

Eric Dickerson Says If Bad Bunny Dislikes U.S., 'Keep His Ass In Puerto Rico'

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Eric Dickerson is urging Bad Bunny to pull out of the Super Bowl halftime show if he is, indeed, not a fan of the United States ... saying the "Tití Me Preguntó" crooner should straight up "keep his ass where he's at" if he truly feels some type of way about …

AOC says people are being 'algorithmically polarized' by social media

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

"There are people that are living in a MAGA universe online," Ocasio-Cortez said. "And that happens as well in progressive content and algorithms."

Jon Stewart rips Schumer over joke: ‘What the f‑‑‑ are you doing?’

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill

Comedian Jon Stewart ripped Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday over a flat joke. Stewart played a clip of Schumer’s remarks during “The ...

Conan O'Brien Happy Jimmy Kimmel Is Back, Says Truth Will Always Prevail

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Conan O'Brien doesn't have a late-night show anymore ... which will give him ample time to watch Jimmy Kimmel's -- 'cause he says he's so excited the star is back on the air! We caught up with the comedian while he was leaving a building in New…