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President Donald Trump opened the stock market from the Oval Office and urged buying Dell computers, triggering about a 7% rise in Dell Technologies shares; Dell’s Michael and Susan Dell attended with other officials as the Trump Accounts program for children was introduced, including a $1,000 Treasury contribution, and disclosures note Trump traded Dell stock in 2025.
The Wall Street Journal reports that President Donald Trump hurled a tablet across the Oval Office when he could not connect to a group video call with Canada’s Justin Trudeau during Emmanuel Macron’s February 2025 visit, an incident described by an official present; the piece also notes a secret January Brussels meeting where nearly 30 European leaders discussed a potential break from the U.S. and described how some leaders used flattery diplomacy to influence Trump on various issues.
CNBC anchor Joe Kernen’s Oval Office interview with Donald Trump was unusually deferential, as Kernen echoed the president’s boasts, fawned over Trump’s wealth and his new Air Force One, and even brought along Kernen’s son, while Trump dodged a focused critique and steered the conversation back to praise.
During a tense Oval Office meeting about Trump's June 25 executive order on regenerative agriculture and pesticides, farm lobbyist Zippy Duvall pressed the president not to sign, while Kennedy Jr.’s allies urged limits on conventional pesticides; witnesses described the exchange as shocking. Trump ultimately signed the order, Duvall pledged support, and the group later dined together on the Rose Garden patio.
In a rare live-policy moment, President Trump hosted a signing ceremony for an executive order promoting regenerative agriculture, but faced intense in-room pressure from top advisers, farmers, and the American Farm Bureau Federation, highlighting a split within his coalition over pesticide use and food safety while illustrating how the administration negotiates policy in real time.
Tensions spilled into a tense Oval Office meeting as RFK Jr.’s MAHA push to curb conventional pesticides collided with Farm Bureau leaders who warned of higher food costs; a contemporaneous Supreme Court decision added pressure, and after a heated exchange Trump signed an executive order promoting pesticide alternatives, with Farm Bureau signaling support afterward.
In a June 24 Oval Office meeting, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Trump and showcased charts on rising European defense spending, but Trump interrupted with a blunt two-word rebuke—“They weren't”—as Rutte pressed a narrative of European support on Iran. Rutte wheeled out visuals titled “The Trump Trillion” and “The Trump 47 Effect,” yet Trump countered that several allies had let the U.S. down, naming Italy, the UK, Germany, and France (with Spain singled out as a “horror show”). He also signaled attendance at a NATO summit in Turkey out of respect for Erdoğan and reaffirmed U.S. military strength.
Deadliest Catch captain Sig Hansen met President Trump in the Oval Office after Trump signed a proclamation opening portions of the Pacific’s protected waters to commercial fishing, praising the president’s support for fishermen and presenting him with a Northwestern crew hat. Hansen called the Celebrity Apprentice firing a humbling moment, while Trump’s action loosens protections in several Pacific marine monuments, a move critics say risks marine ecosystems.
Video from a Wisconsin roundtable on fertilizer and energy costs shows President Donald Trump, 79, closing his eyes and tilting his head as attendees praise him; the White House denied sleep problems, while doctors warn of daytime somnolence amid ongoing health scrutiny.
In the Oval Office, President Trump quipped about an Indian journalist’s accent, asking if he was from India and joking that he looked like a typical Indian reporter before adding, “You’re Central Casting,” then insisting he was kidding as the moment drew attention amid ongoing health- and optics-related coverage.
A video showing President Trump looking sleepy and slumping during a White House event prompts discussions of invoking the 25th Amendment, with Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari among those advocating removal on the grounds that he cannot discharge the duties of the presidency. At 79, Trump’s health and fitness for office become a focal point as debates over his ability to lead intensify.
Trump’s Oval Office appearance included moments critics highlighted as concerning, including a sleepy demeanor and a claim about winning all 50 states. Lawmakers and pundits pressed for invoking the 25th Amendment to deem him unable to perform duties, calling it a national-security issue, while the White House pushed back and supporters urged continued independent reporting.
President Donald Trump, 79, appeared to nod off during a White House Oval Office briefing on a coal policy, briefly tilting to the side as aides spoke; he then rambled about wind energy, Iran, and Cuba, while the White House denied reports of daytime sleepiness and defended his health ahead of his presidential physical exam.
With a week of public silence prompting health speculation after a hospital checkup, the White House moved to defend Trump’s fitness as he resurfaced to sign an executive order; doctors criticized the released memo as incomplete, while critics pointed to sleepier moments at cabinet meetings and a flood of late-night Truth Social posts.
During an Oval Office event to revive the Presidential Fitness Test Award, Trump spoke to visiting children about Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions and criticized transgender athletes in women’s sports, weaving in boasts about himself and a broad critique of Obama-era policies as part of the ceremony.