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TAKE IT FROM ME

Trump Leaps to Defend Putin and Xi After Damning Revelations

The president says there’s no way all those reports about Russia and China helping out Iran are true.

Will Neal

A photo illustration of Trump and Putin for The Daily Beast podcast.

How Trump Just Became America’s Biggest Traitor: Guru

The president is making his allegiances quite clear, David Rothkopf tells The Daily Beast Podcast.

Vic Verbalaitis

A photo illustration of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in reference to David Low's WW2 cartoon Rendezvous.

Benedict Donald

How Trump Just Exposed America’s True Enemy Within: Himself

Insider threat? Meet the guy doing deals with the worst of enemies.

David Rothkopf

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.

PUTIN ON A BRAVE FACE

Republicans Break Ranks to Revolt Against Trump’s Putin Deal

Trump turned to the Russian leader for help to stave off a predicted GOP electoral wipeout.

Ewan Palmer

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a prime-time address on April 1, 2026 updating the nation on the war in Iran.

Putin Immediately Humiliates Trump After Breakthrough Boast

Russia attacked Ukraine hours after Trump claimed to have secured an “energy ceasefire.”

Tom Latchem

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER

Trump Humiliated as Jaw-Dropping Putin Concession Leaks

The president offered Putin a major concession while the Kremlin refused to give an inch on Ukraine.

Allison Quinn