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Serhii Beskrestnov says there has not been enough time to warn people about incoming missile attacks. The White House said there had been no changes to intelligence sharing.
The White House said on Tuesday it had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after a series of news reports raised concerns she sold access to Trump administration officials in exchange for money, gifts and favors. US President Donald Trump had said on Monday that he was considering firing Guilfoyle, who was once engaged to his son Donald Trump Jr. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi tells us more.
Guilfoyle's announcement came after new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said in her debut briefing that the ambassador had been asked to resign.
The White House had blocked access for CNN, MS Now and Politico, leading them to restrict pool coverage.
The White House has tapped Katie Zacharia to be its next press secretary, a White House official confirmed to CNBC.
The White House has promoted “Trump TV” using an AI-altered photo of passengers apparently watching the president’s new streaming channel. But the image was originally posted online in February 2023, showing passengers watching the NFL Super Bowl, with one watching the film “Hitch”. The original photo was modified using AI to make it appear the passengers were watching Trump TV. The post did not disclose that the image had been altered. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.
The White House calls them public service announcements - like those used in past administrations. Almost everyone else doesn't agree, with three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump drawing criticism from across the partisan divide. Legal experts say the ads violate federal laws on government propaganda, as France 24's Emerald Maxwell explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.
The White House is moving to block $810 million in appropriated funds days before the fiscal year ends, drawing objections over the maneuver.
White House banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, after US President Donald Trump complained about coverage.
The White House press pool is at the centre of a major row between President Donald Trump and TV networks. What is it?
The White House launched a "Trump TV" stream on Monday evening, days after Trump banned three media outlets from the White House. The White House said the stream will run videos and highlights of what it calls the Trump administration's achievements but critics have compared it to state propaganda networks seen in autocratic countries such as North Korea, reports the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith.
The White House removed Larsson's Midnight Sun from one of its reels after the artist called the clip "dehumanising".
