Trump live: Large bruises on president’s hand spark concern as 20 DOGE employees quit in protest
Donald Trump has inspired concern after large bruises were noticed on the back of his right hand when he met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House earlier this week.
The White House has attempted to downplay the injury as the result of his having to shake hands with so many people every day.
As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to hack and slash at the federal government, 20 of its staff resigned on Tuesday, saying in a joint letter they refused to use their skills to “dismantle critical public services.”
Meanwhile, the president has posted a bizarre AI video on Truth Social imaging post-war Gaza as a dystopian luxury beach resort, the clip featuring Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gold statues and money raining from the sky.
House Republicans narrowly passed a budget proposal late on Tuesday to implement Trump’s agenda moments after deciding to pull the vote due to apparent GOP holdouts.
House Speaker Mike Johnson could only afford one Republican defector, given the razor-thin margin in the chamber, but Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie was the only one of the four holdouts who ultimately voted against the measure.
