Trump celebrates Mother’s Day by rambling about drug smugglers

WorldPolitics
9 May 2026 • 2:41 AM MYT
The Independent
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Trump celebrates Mother’s Day by rambling about drug smugglers

  • President Donald Trump delivered a rambling speech at a Rose Garden luncheon intended for Mother's Day.
  • The speech largely deviated from the luncheon’s theme, focusing on his renovation of the Rose Garden and criticizing his predecessor,J Joe Biden.
  • Trump described Mother’s Day as a time to honor “the women who raised us and all of the wonderful mothers in our lives.”
  • He also boasted about stopping fentanyl trafficking through extrajudicial killings and attacked the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal.
  • The address concluded with remarks on "men out of women's sports" and "transgender mutilization" of children.

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