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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: (RUSSIA OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Trumpy Anchor Melts Down at President’s Suck-Up to Putin

CNBC’s Joe Kernen questioned the president’s embrace of authoritarian leaders.

Tom Latchem

Kernen-Lutnick

MAGA-Friendly CNBC Star Confronts Trump Goon on Awkward Deal

The circumstances behind a $1.6B federal deal involving Howard Lutnick’s old company, now run by his sons, are still haunting him.

Josh Fiallo

Rick Santelli.

CNBC Host Blown Away by Trump’s Inflation Disaster

Rick Santelli was left stunned when the damning figures came through.

Ewan Palmer

US President Donald Trump reacts after playing from the first tee to officially open the Trump International Golf Links course

'VERY POSITIVE'

Trump Brags to Golf Buddy About His War as Americans Die

The president called in to CNBC to give an update on his unauthorized strikes.

Daysia Tolentino

Tony Dokoupil and Joe Kernen

MAGA-Coded Anchor Finally Gets Love—From Trump-Loving Anchor

His new best friend calls other X users “hysterical TDS’ers.”

Annabella Rosciglione

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Critics Rip Trump’s ‘Absurd’ Tariff Math: ‘Made Up Numbers’

One called it a “kindergarten-level understanding” of international trade.

Leigh Kimmins