Jared Halpern

@jaredhalpern.bsky.social

Politics anchor and White House Correspondent for Fox News Audio, podcast host, dad

New: Federal prosecutors seek to dismiss indictment against the man accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. In a court filing, prosecutors blame Interior dept. for withholding information that “strongly suggests that a rushed and botched installation” led to damage to liner.

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Following a judge’s order blocking the closure of the Kennedy Center and removing President Trump’s name from the venue, President Trump says his administration will transfer control of the center to Congress.

Former GOP Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) minces no words in his statement on the DOJ anti-weaponization fund: “So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong—Take your pick.”

New Fox News poll: “Approval of Trump’s overall job performance is 39%, down 3 points since last month and 10 points since his second term started — and only 1 point above his lowest in October 2017.”

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President Trump says at request of Arab leaders, “we will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow,” but has instructed military leaders “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault, on a moment’s notice” if a deal is not reached.

Hegseth orders withdrawal of about 5k troops from Germany. Pentagon spox: “This decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground.” Expected to be completed over 6-12 months

Asked if Americans can expect to pay higher gas prices for the foreseeable future, President Trump says “for a little while. And you know what they get for that? Iran without a nuclear weapon that’s gonna try to blow up one of our cities or the entire Middle East.”

President Trump on his call to nationalize elections: "The federal government should get involved. These are agents of the federal government to count the votes. If they can't count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over."

President Trump says the US will impose a 10 percent tariff on Denmark, the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and Finland for sending troops to Greenland. Tariff goes to 25% in June until “a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”

Following a string of legal challenges, President Trump says he’s removing the National Guard from Chicago, LA and Portland. But, he adds, “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again.”

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