Donald Trump Repulses Critics With 'WTF' Comment About Doug Burgum's Wife
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The president creeped social media users out with his reason for appointing Burgum as interior secretary.
Donald Trump unsettled critics on Thursday after sharing the backstory behind his decision to appoint former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as secretary of the Interior Department.
The president made the remarks during the signing of an executive order addressing drug addiction. Burgum attended the event in the Oval Office with his wife, Kathryn Burgum, who spoke about her own recovery from addiction.
Trump recalled watching a video of the couple riding horses and said it immediately caught his attention.
“I said, ‘Who is that?’” Trump explained. “I was talking about her, not him.”
When he was informed it was Burgum and his wife, Trump said he decided on the spot to hire the businessman.
The first lady was asked on Fox News about a moment involving the president that features in her upcoming documentary, "Melania."
The major voting bloc is saying "no, no, no," to the president, noted CNN's chief data analyst.
The Fox News moment went viral on social media for the wrong reason.
No one was injured when the driver struck a door of a building in the complex before reversing and striking it several more times.
The president pushed conspiracy theories in a series of Truth Social posts.
Shirley Raines, a social media creator known for feeding and caring for homeless people, has died at 58, according to her organization.
The conservative political commentator also argued that the Trump administration didn't realize how complex the immigration issue would be.
The vice president's attempt to mock Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who earned a Purple Heart and served in Iraq, did not go well for him.
“We mourn for a world, a country that allows 5-year-olds to be legally kidnapped and protesters to be slaughtered,” Cardinal Joseph Tobin said in a prayer service.
The search comes as the FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has moved quickly to pursue the political grievances of President Donald Trump.
"I want Ilhan Omar to be deported and denaturalized, but I don't want her to be attacked or hurt,” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) prefaced before blaming the congresswoman for being attacked.
The next major round of protests will be March 28, organizers said.