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President Donald Trump, pictured speaking during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, said the U.S. reached a "framework" in regards to Greenland on January 21, 2026.
TYRANTS IN TIARAS

Trump Hypes Dictators in Wild Pep Talk: ‘You’re All Stars’

The president seemed to regard the distinctly autocratic line-up of his new initiative at Davos more as beauty pageant contestants than despots.

Will Neal

President Donald Trump speaks during the APEC CEOs Summit on October 29, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
SENIOR MOMENT

Trump, 79, Forgets Name of War He Supposedly Solved

The president once again fluffed his lines.

Ewan Palmer

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GLOBAL LAUGHING STOCK

World Leaders Laugh at Trump, 79, for Ending Nonexistent War

The president has frequently claimed to have resolved a conflict between Azerbaijan and Albania.

Ewan Palmer

Erika Kirk and Donald Trump
FAKING WINS

Desperate Trump, 79, Makes Up a War He’s ‘Solved’

The president falsely claimed he’d brokered peace between Cambodia and Armenia—countries 4,000 miles apart.

Tom Latchem

U.S. President Donald Trump talks at a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.   Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
NOT AGAIN!

Trump, 79, Confused Over Which Country’s War He ‘Solved’

The gaffe is the second time in as many weeks the president has mistaken the two countries.

Farrah Tomazin

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SENIOR MOMENT

Trump, 79, Can’t Remember Which Country’s War He Solved

The president thinks he brokered peace between Azerbaijan and Albania. He did not.

Catherine Bouris

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Zelensky.
'REPUBLIC OF CONDO'

Trump, 79, Forgets ‘Big’ War He Stopped in Latest Gaffe

The president’s mind stalled as he bragged about his negotiating prowess.

Jack Silvers

AKTAU, KAZAKHSTAN - DECEMBER 25. (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan /  / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----)  A view of the crash site where an Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 people on board, traveling from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Russia's Chechnya region, crashed near the Kazakh Caspian city of Aktau on December 25, 2024 the Kazakh Emergency Ministry said, adding that there were 25 survivors. (Photo by Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Security Firm: Why Jet Crashed in Russian Ally’s Territory

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 went down en route to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, killing 38 people.

Hugh Dougherty

Top secret file folder with a picture of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
NOT OK

How the U.S. Paid for Foreign Dictator to Court GOP Governor

The secret agent at the center of Rep. Henry Cuellar’s bribery scandal organized an event that led Gov. Kevin Stitt to visit Azerbaijan—and U.S. foreign aid dollars underwrote it.

William Bredderman

A photo illustration of Rep. Henry Cuellar, money, and the flag of Azerbaijan.
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FOLLOW THE MONEY

Inside the Secret Network Behind a Dem Rep’s Bribery Scandal

The Daily Beast has connected the dots between indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), an agent of autocratic Azerbaijan, and some of D.C.’s elite dining establishments.

William Bredderman

In this handout image supplied by the Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as they inaugurate the Qiz Qalasi Dam
WHEELS DOWN

Contact Made With Passenger on Iran Prez’ Chopper: Official

State-run media said thick fog in the mountainous region hampered the rescue effort.

Amanda Yen

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