President Donald Trump has reacted to Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech after winning the New York City mayoral race, calling it “angry toward me” and “very dangerous.”
After winning Tuesday’s election, Mamdani said: “So hear me, President Trump, when I say this, to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
“It’s a very dangerous statement for him to make,” Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier. “He has to be a little bit respectful of Washington, because if he’s not, he doesn’t have a chance of succeeding.”
The president had threatened to contribute only the “very minimum” of federal funds to his hometown if Mamdani won City Hall.
Trump also hit back at his West Coast rival, California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, unveiling a new nickname for him.
"Maybe that should be his nickname, slimy. Slimy Newscum, right?" the president said at the America Business Forum in Miami Wednesday.
“You lost,” Newsom wrote on X in response.
Meanwhile, Newsom and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber were named in a lawsuit brought by state Republicans, after voters approved Prop 50, allowing the state to redraw congressional district boundaries.
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Key Points
- What to expect from Trump today
- Trump frames fight as ‘communism vs common sense’ after Mamdani win
- How NYC residents could face Trump’s wrath over Mamdani
- Republican refutes president's claim that grocery prices are 'way down'
- Ted Cruz says election results should be a 'warning sign to Republicans'
What to expect from Trump today
13:30 , Ariana BaioPresident Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement at 11am ET related to weight-loss medications becoming more accessible to Americans through TrumpRx.
Later today, the president will participate in meetings and attend a dinner with Central Asian Countries.
Watch: Johnson warns Democrats would effectively end Trump presidency with 2026 midterms win
12:30 , Joe SommerladRepublican House Speaker Mike Johnson issued a stark warning to conservatives on Capitol Hill Wednesday in response to the previous evening’s eleciton wipeout.
FBI encouraging ICE agents to identify themselves amid a surge of crimes by impersonators
12:00 , Joe SommerladThe FBI is reportedly calling on ICE agents to “adequately identify themselves” when interacting with the public, following a string of violent criminals impersonating immigration agents.
“Due to the recent increase in ICE enforcement actions across the country, criminal actors are using ICE’s enhanced public profile and media coverage to their advantage to target vulnerable communities and commit criminal activity,” the agency allegedly wrote last month in a bulletin obtained by Property of the People, a watchdog group.
“This not only effects the victims and communities but also has broader negative consequences on law enforcement agencies.”
The memo, prepared by the FBI’s Office of Partner Engagement and New York Field Office, pointed to a series of concerning incidents carried out by individuals impersonating ICE.
Josh Marcus reports.
FBI wants masked ICE agents to ID themselves amid surge of criminal impersonators
Exclusive: Florida man arrested by FBI for threatening lives of Trump foes in online comments section
11:30 , Joe SommerladA 57-year-old Florida resident is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to assassinate various government officials who have sparred with Donald Trump, including New York State Attorney General Letitia James, former first son Hunter Biden and ex-FBI director James Comey.
Gregory Formicone made the threats in the comments section of The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website that traffics largely in conspiracy theories and election denialism, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent.
Justin Rohrlich has the story.
Florida man arrested by FBI for threatening Trump foes in online comments section
Steve Bannon sounds alarm after Mamdani win and warns of GOP weakness
11:00 , Joe SommerladTrump’s former White House strategist is warning that the Democrat’s victory in the New York City mayoral election should set off “alarm bells” and “flashing red lights” about the growing influence of the Democratic Party’s populist base.
“What this kid got was 5,000 people canvassing in Brooklyn by going door-to-door, the Working Families Party and the Democratic Socialists of America,” Bannon said.
“People should understand they’re the rising power organizationally.”
Josh Marcus has more.
Steve Bannon sounds alarm on Mamdani win and warns non-Trump GOP will lose in 2026
MTG reportedly eyeing run for president in 2028 as MAGA firebrand increasingly breaks from Republicans on major issues
10:30 , Joe SommerladThe Georgia GOP congresswoman, until recently regarded as one of the key faces of Trump’s movement, has increasingly broken with her party on everything from healthcare to the Jeffrey Epstein files in recent weeks.
Here’s Mike Bedigan on rumors she may have one eye on a future White House run.
MTG eyeing run for president in 2028 after breaks from GOP on major issues: report
Newsom taking victory lap after Democratic wins by posting AI images of baby Trump
10:00 , Joe SommerladCalifornia’s governor is showing no let-up in his trolling campaign against the president in the wake of Tuesday’s red letter day for Democrats, posting a series of memes on social media depicting Trump as a screaming toddler, which are calculated to infuriate him.
Josh Marcus takes a look.
Newsom taking victory lap after Democratic wins by posting AI images of baby Trump
Mamdani unveils experienced transition team as he makes plans to carry out ambitious agenda
09:30 , Joe SommerladFresh off his historic victory in New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani announced a slate of seasoned officials to help lead his transition to City Hall Wednesday, offering an early glimpse at how he intends to turn his ambitious campaign promises into reality.
“In the coming months, I and my team will build a City Hall capable of delivering on the promises of this campaign,” Mamdani, a democratic socialist, said at his first news conference as mayor-elect.
“We will form an administration that is equal parts capable and compassionate, driven by integrity and willing to work just as hard as the millions of New Yorkers who call this city home.”
That transition team will include two former deputy mayors, Maria Torres-Springer and Melanie Hartzog; former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan; and Grace Bonilla, the head of United Way of New York City, a nonprofit focused on low-income residents. Political strategist Elana Leopold will serve as executive director of the team.
Mamdani announces veteran transition team as he makes plans to carry out an ambitious agenda for NYC
Comment: Mamdani’s victory has left his party with a Trump-sized headache
09:21 , Joe SommerladFollowing the 34-year-old leftist’s stunning win to become New York’s mayor, the jubilant Democrats must now guard against picking the wrong candidate when the time comes to mount a challenge for the White House, says Mary Dejevsky.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory has left his party with a Trump-sized headache
Trump tells supporters: ‘Our movement is far from over’
09:00 , Joe SommerladThe president was in a reflective mood on Truth Social last night, posting a series of videos marking the one-year anniversary of his election win.
In one, he reassures his MAGA movement about the future, hinting at how seriously he takes Tuesday’s disastrous night at the polls for Republicans.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, OUR MOVEMENT IS FAR FROM OVER—IN FACT, OUR FIGHT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN! pic.twitter.com/lP4O8Xyiup
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 5, 2025
Another is a montage recounting his “mythical story,” from luxury real estate tycoon-ery to the White House via reality TV, in which he is described as nothing less than the “bodyguard of western civilization” in a grandiose voiceover.
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 5, 2025
In a rather random collection of remarks from Mar-a-Lago, he rallies his party, again calls for the abolition of the Senate filibuster and demands that the Nigerian government end the persecution of Christians, which it has said is not something that is happening.
REPUBLICANS: BE TOUGH, SMART, AND WIN! pic.twitter.com/iyG0UdzR7f
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 5, 2025
END THE FILIBUSTER! pic.twitter.com/yLowglVrLH
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 5, 2025
WARNING: The Nigerian Government better move fast to stop the killing of Christians! pic.twitter.com/zC5vCCnGfO
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 5, 2025
Trump frames fight as ‘communism vs common sense’ after Mamdani win
08:37 , Joe SommerladHere’s a little more from the president’s comments about New York City’s mayor-elect at yesterday’s business conference in Miami, which was held on the one-year anniversary of his own election win over Kamala Harris.
Oddly, Trump claimed the U.S. had lost “sovereignty” because of the young progressive’s victory in the Big Apple and told his audience in Florida that their city “will soon be the refuge for those fleeing communism in New York.”
He continued: “The decision facing all Americans could not be more clear: We have a choice between communism and common sense,” adding that Democrats offered only an “economic nightmare” whereas his policies would bring about an “economic miracle.” The jury is very much out on that one just now.
Reflecting on his first 10 months in office, the president claimed: “We rescued our economy, regained our liberty, and together we saved our country on that magnificent night 365 days ago.”
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently weighing up the legality of Trump’s aggressive tariff program and much will hinge on its verdict.
Back on Mamdani, the president warned he could be a harbinger of “worse” things to come: “If you want to see what congressional Democrats wish to do to America, just look at the result of yesterday’s election in New York where their party installed a communist as the mayor of the largest city in the nation.”
Republican refutes Trump's claim that grocery prices are 'way down'
08:00 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, has refuted President Donald Trump's claim that grocery prices are “way down.”
“Grocery prices are not way down. The only way to reverse inflation is to quit spending more money than we bring in, which means we must cut spending. The big beautiful bill increased spending,” Massie wrote on X Wednesday night.
Grocery prices are not way down. The only way to reverse inflation is to quit spending more money than we bring in, which means we must cut spending. The big beautiful bill increased spending. https://t.co/3v9YT2nrec
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 6, 2025
A recent International Monetary Fund forecast predicted that Trump’s massive spending bill would help push U.S. debt levels beyond those of Greece or Italy.
John Bowden has the story:
Trump’s budget will push US debt levels beyond those of Greece or Italy, IMF predicts
American Airlines announces reduction in flight schedules
07:30 , Rachel DobkinAmerican Airlines has announced a reduction in flight schedules starting Friday, citing the ongoing government shutdown.
Due to the ongoing government shutdown and nationwide air traffic control staffing shortages, the FAA has directed airlines to reduce flight schedules to maintain safe airspace operations starting Friday, Nov. 7.
— americanair (@AmericanAir) November 6, 2025
We expect the vast majority of customers’ travel will proceed as…
The Federal Aviation Administration will be reducing air traffic by 10 percent across 40 major airports in the coming days.
Mike Bedigan has the story:
FAA to cut air traffic at 40 major airports by Friday amid government shutdown
Watch: Sen. Ted Cruz says Tuesday's elections should be a 'warning sign to Republicans'
07:00 , Rachel DobkinCruz: The left showed up in big numbers last night. And common sense conservatives did not. If that happens a year from now, we face disaster in the midterms.
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 6, 2025
Hannity: I don’t feel as dire as you do. pic.twitter.com/dX50sIFZja
IN FOCUS: My friend Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City. This is what he’s really like
06:30 , Rachel DobkinIt was at a small family dinner when the then 28-year old Zohran Mamdani told Ruchira Gupta that he wanted to go into electoral politics.
Six years on, he has been elected mayor of New York City. His was an old-fashioned victory, she writes, rooted in honesty and principle – just like the man she knows him to be.
Read on...
My friend Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York. This is what he’s really like
Watch: Gov. Tim Walz 'pro tip' to Trump after Democrats sweep elections
06:00 , Rachel DobkinLast night, the American people made their voices heard.
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) November 6, 2025
My pro tip to the President: You don’t win by punishing the hungry. pic.twitter.com/EZNH0OqP6S
Trump confronted by MAGA viewer ‘not happy’ over rising costs in Fox News interview: ‘Please do something’
05:30 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump responded to an unhappy MAGA supporter who begged him to “please do something” about rising living costs by making a rambling claim that they were, in fact, “way down.”
The president said prices were “already down” but the biggest problem was that other Republicans were not talking about how affordable things are.
Speaking during an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier Wednesday, Trump addressed the decisive GOP election losses the night before and claimed his party should have better addressed the topic of affordability.
He was then read a statement by Baier from North Carolina retiree Regina Foley, who had voted for him three times previously, but was “not happy” with the current economic climate.
Read more from Mike Bedigan:
Trump confronted by MAGA viewer ‘not happy’ over rising costs in Fox News interview
Watch: The message Sen. Bernie Sanders took from Tuesday's elections
05:00 , Rachel DobkinDo you think Democratic leadership took away the same message as you from last night’s elections?
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 6, 2025
Sen. Bernie Sanders: “You’ve got to ask Democratic leadership.” pic.twitter.com/c706DaTUPc
Mamdani pauses his busy schedule to grab lunch with AOC
04:45 , Rachel DobkinIncoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani paused his busy schedule on Wednesday to grab lunch with New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was an ally in his race to City Hall.
A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @AOC at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights. pic.twitter.com/vKWpNyrI09
Ocasio-Cortez said it was an “honor to break bread” with Mamdani.
It was an honor to break bread with our Mayor-elect @ZohranKMamdani over some of the best momos Jackson Heights has to offer. 🥟
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 6, 2025
From childcare to rent, New York should be affordable and safe for working families. Let’s get to work! 💪🏽 https://t.co/dolHGFu1er
Kamala Harris celebrates Democrats' electoral victories: 'Sometimes the fight takes awhile'
04:30 , Rachel DobkinFormer Vice President Kamala Harris has celebrated Democrats' sweeping 2025 electoral victories on the one-year anniversary of her own presidential election defeat with a quote from her campaign days: "When we fight, we win — but sometimes the fight takes awhile."
Last year after the election, I reflected: "When we fight, we win — but sometimes the fight takes awhile."
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 5, 2025
Last night, we saw Democratic victories across our nation. I am so proud of these enthusiastic, principled, inspirational leaders who will continue to fight for our nation,… pic.twitter.com/J7dtbZuJ7R
Erika Kirk describes seeing late husband Charlie in hospital after assassination
04:15 , Rachel DobkinErika Kirk has said that arriving at the hospital shortly after her husband Charlie Kirk was fatally shot was like a “scene from a horror movie,” with friends, colleagues and even law enforcement left stunned by the incident.
Kirk, now the CEO of political advocacy group Turning Point USA, said she had been advised not to see the MAGA commentator’s body right away, but had wanted to see “what they did to my husband.”
The 36-year-old recalled the horrifying events during a sit down with "Jesse Watters Primetime," which aired Wednesday night. The emotional TV interview was her first since Kirk’s assassination at a college campus in Utah, on September 10.
Kirk recalled that everyone in the hospital had seemed “so rattled” by the brutal shooting, and that she had been advised by a police officer to wait until her husband’s body had been taken to the mortuary to visit him.
Read more from Mike Bedigan:
Erika Kirk gives first TV interview since her husband’s assassination
Watch: Jamie Dimon says he 'left a message today' for Mamdani
03:49 , Rachel DobkinJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has told CNN he “left a message today” for New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
Mamdani is a democratic socialist who has said, “I have many critiques of capitalism.”
Dimon heads the world’s largest and most successful company, according to Forbes.
Despite their differences, Dimon said he plans to meet with Mamdani and, “If I find it productive, I’ll continue to do it.”
“I left a message today.” Jamie Dimon tells Erin Burnett he called Zohran Mamdani and plans to meet with him. “If I find it productive, I’ll continue to do it.” pic.twitter.com/pIF2i0TZJ9
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) November 6, 2025
Trump urges Republicans to talk about affordability
03:32 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump has urged Republicans to talk about affordability after Democrats swept elections across the country.
“They have this new word called affordability, and [Republicans] don't talk about it enough. The Democrats did, and the Democrats make it up because we took over a mess,” Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier in a new interview.
Democrats won major races Tuesday while campaigning on lowering the cost of living. The incoming New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, promised free buses and a rent freeze, while Mikie Sherrill, who was elected the governor of New Jersey, vowed to declare a state of emergency on utility costs.
But Trump claimed when it came to affordability, “Democrats lie about it.”
Fox News host Jesse Watters bizarrely blames single women for Mamdani’s ‘socialist takeover’ in New York
03:08 , Rachel DobkinFox News host Jesse Watters has bizarrely blamed single women for Zohran Mamdani’s “socialist takeover” in New York.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won the city’s mayoral election Tuesday against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
With 93 percent of the votes in, Mamdani leads with 50.4 percent of voter support, followed by Cuomo with 41.6 percent and Sliwa with a mere 7.1 percent, according to The New York Times.
Speaking with his colleagues on The Five on Wednesday, Watters said single women were the “force” behind Mamdani’s electoral coalition.
Read on...
Fox News’ Jesse Watters blames single women for Mamdani’s ‘socialist takeover’ in NYC
Republican strategists say Democrats now have the momentum into 2026
02:40 , Rachel DobkinJohn Bowden writes...
For once, Democrats and Republicans seem to be in agreement: Tuesday’s election results were very, very bad for the GOP.
The question now is whether the White House and twin Republican majorities in Congress will change course or double down on an agenda of mass deportations, on-again-off-again tariff ploys and “owning the libs” at every opportunity.
As Donald Trump headed to a meeting with Republicans on Wednesday, a federal government shutdown was in its 36th day. A record for the longest defunding of federal agencies has now been shattered, with Washington still paralyzed and the president seemingly only marginally interested (before now) in the result.
But the president himself gave away the ballgame as he spoke to reporters: “I don’t think it [the results] was good for Republicans...the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans.”
Read on...
‘They’re really bad for the party’: Republicans sound the alarms over 2026
How NYC residents could face Trump’s wrath over Mamdani’s win
02:20 , Rachel DobkinEven as he pushed to focus his campaign on affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities, New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani still had to contend with Donald Trump.
Mamdani told supporters before election day that New Yorkers face “twin crises” of an “authoritarian” Trump regime on one hand and a mounting cost of living crisis on the other.
For months, the president has repeatedly questioned Mamdani’s citizenship, falsely branded him a communist, threatened to arrest and deport him, suggested his administration will “run” New York and let troops “clean up” the city, and threatened to pull billions of dollars in federal funding from a city with more than 8 million residents.
On Monday, Mamdani’s opponent Andrew Cuomo said Trump would “send in the National Guard to New York" if Mamdani wins.
Read more from Alex Woodward:
How NYC residents could face Trump’s wrath after Mamdani’s victory
Trump bashes Mamdani's victory speech and said he should be 'very nice to me'
02:00 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump has bashed New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, for his victory speech and said he should be “very nice to me” to get federal approval on projects, per the Associated Press.
After winning the election Tuesday night, Mamdani said in a fiery speech, “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him. And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.”
“So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,” Mamdani said.
Trump called the speech “angry” and said Mamdani was “off to a bad start.”
The president said Mamdani should be the one to reach out to the White House after his victory, not the other way around.
Trump says MAGA movement is 'far from over' after Democratic election sweep
01:40 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday evening his MAGA movement is “far from over” after Democrats won in major races on Tuesday, including New York City’s mayoral election and the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.
“MY FELLOW AMERICANS, OUR MOVEMENT IS FAR FROM OVER—IN FACT, OUR FIGHT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Watch: Democrat says 'insults' against Latinos was a big driver in Democratic election sweep
01:20 , Rachel DobkinRuben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, told MSNBC Wednesday that “insults” against Latinos drove them to vote Democrat in major races on Election Day.
Gallego: And guess what? What you saw in New Jersey and Virginia is not the floor. It can actually get worse for Republicans. pic.twitter.com/edZrxTUuRg
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 6, 2025
In pictures: Thousands of anti-Trump demonstraters protest in D.C.
01:00 , Rachel DobkinThousands of people protested against President Donald Trump in a planned demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Protesters gathered near the Washington Monument for the event marking one year since Trump was elected, the Associated Press reported. People could be heard chanting, “Trump must go now!”
The protest came after Democrats won major elections Tuesday, including the mayoral race in New York City and gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.
Here are some photos of the protest:
Watch: Fox News host says he's 'not surprised' by Democrats' wins in Virginia and New Jersey
00:40 , Rachel DobkinFox News host Greg Gutfeld has said he's “not surprised” by Democrats' gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey.
Gutfeld: Democrats sweep blue states, how is that a surprise? They are blue states.
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 5, 2025
Jessica: Virginia literally has a Republican governor pic.twitter.com/fcrNPH2vNp
Watch: Sean Duffy announces 10% reduction in air traffic at 40 airports
00:20 , Rachel DobkinDuffy: "There's going to be a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations." pic.twitter.com/QWMuLestWY
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2025
Governor Ron DeSantis says NYPD officers will be moving to Florida
00:00 , Rachel DobkinFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has said officers in the New York City Police Department will be moving to down South.
“The $5k recruitment bonus we give to new officers will be utilized by a number of these NYPD officers,” DeSantis said on X, referring to a post claiming that some city cops are leaving the force.
“There is no reason to risk your life serving when the mayor hates you and believes your department shouldn’t even exist,” the governor said, referring to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who won the New York City mayoral election Tuesday night.
The $5k recruitment bonus we give to new officers will be utilized by a number of these NYPD officers.
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 5, 2025
There is no reason to risk your life serving when the mayor hates you and believes your department shouldn’t even exist. https://t.co/OMKxXVUFM6
Mamdani had called the NYPD “racist” in the past, which he has apologized for.
He explained on Fox News in October that after George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white cop in Minneapolis in 2020, “It felt like safety and justice had never been further apart.”
“Now, what I know, having represented a hundred thousand people in Western Queens. Is that to deliver that justice, you have to also deliver that safety,” Mamdani said. “And that means representing the men and women in the NYPD, it means representing the Black and brown New Yorkers who've been victims of police brutality.”
Read more on Mamdani’s apology to the NYPD:
Mamdani apologizes for calling NYPD ‘racist’ as Democrat faces Fox grilling
Steve Bannon sounds the alarm after Mamdani win - and warns Republicans will be defeated in 2026 if they’re not MAGA
Wednesday 5 November 2025 23:40 , Rachel DobkinFormer Trump strategist Steve Bannon is warning that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral election should set off “alarm bells” and “flashing red lights” about the growing influence of the Democratic Party’s populist base.
“What this kid got was 5,000 people canvassing in Brooklyn by going door-to-door, the Working Families Party and the DSA [Democratic Socialists of America],” Bannon told Politico. “People should understand they’re the rising power organizationally.”
Mamdani, whose views on issues from freezing rent to the Israel-Hamas war are considerably to the left of those of party leaders, was able to deliver a coalition of voters Democrats have struggled to retain in recent elections.
He carried precincts with younger voters and districts with predominantly people of color, according to voting data.
Read more from Josh Marcus:
Steve Bannon sounds alarm on Mamdani win and warns non-Trump GOP will lose in 2026
Trump boasts about bringing an unprecedented amount of foreign business into the U.S. after taking a blow on the domestic front
Wednesday 5 November 2025 23:20 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump has boasted about bringing an unprecedented amount of foreign business into the U.S. after taking a blow on the domestic front.
After Democrats swept Tuesday’s elections, including the high-profile mayoral race in New York City and gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, Trump and his administration have tried to refocus the good press on the president.
“We had an incredibly successful trip to Asia. No President has ever brought more business into the United States of America!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday evening.
According to the Trump administration, Japan has agreed to invest $550 billion and South Korea has agreed to invest $350 billion into the U.S.
Trump did not provide statistics in his post to back up his claim that his administration has brought in more investments than any other administration in U.S. history.
Marco Rubio touts Trump's 'one year of winning' despite big Republican election losses Tuesday
Wednesday 5 November 2025 23:00 , Rachel DobkinSecretary of State Marco Rubio has touted President Donald Trump's “one year of winning, despite big Republican election losses Tuesday night.
“Since entering office, he's brokered eight peace deals and championed our America First values globally,” Rubio said, echoing Trump’s exaggerated claims regarding his peacemaking efforts.
One year ago, @POTUS was charged with restoring our country's greatness.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) November 5, 2025
Since entering office, he's brokered eight peace deals and championed our America First values globally. Because of his leadership, we're no longer a laughingstock — we're the hottest country in the world. pic.twitter.com/inIfPJusTk
Watch: Governor Bill Lee says 'Tennessee is open for business' after Mamdani NYC win
Wednesday 5 November 2025 22:40 , Rachel DobkinTennessee Governor Bill Lee has said that his state is “open for business” after democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election.
“If you’re a New York business owner who doesn’t like the direction your city is headed, we have a message for you: Tennessee is open for business,” he said in an X post Wednesday.
If you’re a New York business owner who doesn’t like the direction your city is headed, we have a message for you:
— Gov. Bill Lee (@GovBillLee) November 5, 2025
Tennessee is open for business.
Strong economy.
Low taxes.
Government won’t get in your way.
TN is the place for people who value opportunity, security & freedom. pic.twitter.com/3K1GSmm5Y2
Scott Bessent says SCOTUS hearing on tariffs went 'very well'
Wednesday 5 November 2025 22:20 , Rachel DobkinTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the Supreme Court hearing Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs went “very well.”
The Court is weighing whether the Trump administration’s use of a 1977 emergency law to impose tariffs without Congressional approval is lawful.
“It went very well. I think the Solicitor General has made a very powerful case,” Bessent said.
When asked what the Trump administration would do if the Court rules against them, Bessent said, “We’re not going to discuss that now.”
Here’s more on the case from Mark Sherman:
What to know about the Supreme Court arguments over Trump's tariffs