For a second time, President Trump hijacked an Oval Office meeting with a foreign leader to turn it into a reality show. This time, Trump hurled false claims of "white genocide" at South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The other story I want to talk about before we wind up our conversation here is President Trump's meeting in the Oval Office with South Africa's president. In what many people described as an ambush,

Trump’s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa exploded after Trump dimmed the lights to show videos about the alleged murder of white farmers.

Ramaphosa stared straight ahead, wiping his face and occasionally moving in his seat and looking over at Trump, who wouldn’t make eye contact as a clip played of crowds repeatedly shouting “Kill the Boers,” a reference to White farmers descended from colonists who built and led the nation’s racist apartheid regime, according to The Post.

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At a press conference Wednesday, President Trump had a very unhappy reaction to being asked about the "TACO trade" — a shorthand for Trump Always Chickens Out.Why it matters: Traders have been using TACO to describe the belief that the president will back off on a big tariff threat if the markets sink in response.

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Wednesday's political cartoons include the Big Beautiful Bill's impact on Medicare and Medicaid, Donald Trump and JD Vance plotting in the Oval Office, Russia's expansionist plans, and Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin.