Trump attacks ‘sick political class’ for ‘bleeding America dry’ as he marks 100 days in office with Michigan rally: Live updates – UK Times

President Donald Trump takes aim at the “sick political class” who “destroyed Detroit to build up Beijing.”

He said: “We’re taking back our country from a sick political class that got rich selling America out and bleeding America dry… After decades of politicians who destroyed Detroit to build up Beijing, you finally have a champion for workers in the White House—and instead of putting China First, I am putting Michigan first and I’m putting America First.”

President Donald Trump entered today’s campaign-style rally to his favorite song from the campaign, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.”

He stood on stage, basking in cheers and mouthing some of the lyrics at the end of the song.

When the president began speaking, he claimed to have won the state of Michigan three times.

“We’re here tonight in the heartland of our nation to celebrate the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country, and that’s according to many, many people. This is the best, they say, 100-day start of any president in history, and everyone is saying it. We’ve just gotten started. You haven’t even seen anything yet.”

The poll also shows that they don’t like what they’re hearing.

Graig Graziosi breaks down the numbers.

Judge Royce Lamberth has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million of funding to Radio Free Europe in a major blow to Kari Lake’s efforts to dismantle U.S. soft power overseas.

“When money has been appropriated by Congress … [the] Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations,” the judge wrote.

For the second day in a row on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing exclusively for members of what she called the “new media,” claiming she was fulfilling a promise she made at the start of the Trump administration to speak to “all media outlets.”

Of course, as she laid bare at the start of Monday’s presser, these sessions are mostly a way to take softball questions and applause lines from a host of MAGA sycophants who are absolutely ecstatic to be given the opportunity to sit in the White House and play reporter.

Justin Baragona has the story.

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