Trump and Melania welcome Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s widow; RFK Jr tries to shore up Senate help: Latest updates

MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed that the US authorities is “in command of the drones” which were noticed over New Jersey and New York in latest weeks, which officers have thus far been unable or unwilling to account for.

Greene, who’s well-known for amplifying on-line conspiracy theories, wrote on X late on Saturday evening: “The authorities is in command of the drones and refuses to inform the American individuals what’s going on. It actually is that dangerous.”

Joe Sommerlad has the story.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin is resigning from New York metropolis corridor, in accordance with The New York Times. She was Eric Adams’ high advisor on authorities affairs, and had withstood weeks of essential protection for the prison allegations the mayor now faces.

Reports point out that she is beneath intense scrutiny from prosecutors as effectively, and could also be charged criminally as quickly as this week.

Adams, a Democrat, has turned to Donald Trump and Magaworld for a optimistic embrace as he faces isolation and mock in his personal celebration whereas dealing with 5 prison counts associated to alleged corruption.

More right here about his authorized escapades:

Mitt Romney stated in his interview on Sunday that Republicans gained the 2024 election attributable to their profitable effort to peel off working-class voters from the Democratic Party’s voting coalition.

“The Democrat Party is the one in bother. I imply, I don’t know the way they get better,” stated the senator. “Union guys, and gals … have left the Democratic Party.”

He went on accountable that development on the Democrats’ embrace of transgender rights and a deal with cultural points whereas the celebration ignored financial points.

Rock made the group groan throughout his Saturday Night Live monologue with a joke about Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

The 59-year-old humorist and actor hosted the sketch comedy present over the weekend.

During his monologue, Rock made reference to Trump’s profitable yr, noting that he’d survived an assassination try, been re-elected to the US presidency and been named Time’s Person of the Year.

The president-elect’s marketing campaign adviser Alex Bruesewitz handed out and fell from his lectern as he addressed a New York Young Republican Club gala on Sunday evening, a stunning second caught on video beneath.

Bruesewitz had reportedly been about to introduce Trump insider Dan Scavino to his viewers earlier than slurring his phrases, freezing briefly after which toppling over, inspiring gasps within the auditorium.

Master of ceremonies Raheem Kassam subsequently revealed that the stricken aide had acquired medical help backstage and was up and speaking.

“I talked to our buddy Alex Bruesewitz and you already know what he stated to me? He goes ‘Did I a minimum of look cool?’”, Kassam stated, in accordance with The New York Post.

“I stated Alex you used gravity like I’ve seen no one use gravity earlier than of their lives. But he’s recuperating again there so give him an enormous cheer so he’ll hear you.”

Here’s a full report from James Liddell.

Over the weekend, ABC News agreed to a $15 million settlement in response to Trump’s defamation lawsuit launched in opposition to the community after it erroneously claimed in a broadcast that the president-elect had been discovered “accountable for rape” on the civil trial introduced in opposition to him by the author E Jean Carroll over an incident courting again to 1996.

Trump was truly discovered accountable for “sexual abuse”, not rape.

The community’s pricey settlement has alarmed authorized analysts and drawn criticism that the community and its Disney father or mother firm gave up with out a combat.

The Trump transition crew is kicking into a brand new gear, as time runs out to safe help for his or her most vital nominees.

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s decide for director of nationwide intelligence, is reportedly slated to fulfill with Senators Ron Johnson and Jerry Moran this week whereas different elements of the transition crew are going to start partaking with the Pentagon.

On the non-defense aspect of issues, Robert F Kennedy Jr has plans to fulfill over two dozen senators this week, doubtless in an effort to ease issues about how his anti-vax views would possibly imperil his affirmation.

The incoming president and first woman hosted the widow of late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, paying their respects to Akie Abe following the homicide of her husband in July 2022.

Trump labored with PM Abe throughout his first time period within the White House.

A server in Washington, D.C. has been fired after she stated she would refuse to serve sure officers in Donald Trump‘s incoming administration who’ve been accused of sexual misconduct.

The server was working at Beuchert’s Saloon on Capitol Hill when she made the feedback to Washingtonian journal for a narrative about D.C. making ready for the inflow of Trump officers to the town’s eating spots.

After the story ran, Fox News ran its personal story following up on her feedback and realized she had been fired for what her employer known as her “base prejudice.”

Daniel Penny, the previous US Marine who was just lately acquitted of the killing of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely, spent Saturday rubbing elbows with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on the annual Army-Navy soccer recreation in Maryland.

The loss of life of the homeless Black road performer sparked outrage and calls for for justice for homeless New Yorkers, whereas Penny — and a few witnesses aboard the practice — argued he was a hazard to others onboard. The former Marine held Neely in a deadly chokehold for greater than six minutes.

“He was simply threatening to kill individuals,” Penny advised Fox News host Jeanine Pirro. “He was threatening to go to jail without end, to go to jail for the remainder of his life.”