Donald Trump Declares Himself King and Declares Zelensky a Dictator | Evening News Rundown

We have another plane crash, now in Arizona, Donald Trump declared himself King and President Zelensky a dictator, Russian officials were caught off guard by Trump's shift toward Moscow, and more.

It’s February 19th, and here is probably the another unhinged news update. Before I get to the bullet point list, if you want to support my work, and help me continue doing this work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber today. We will be having our next paid subscriber live tonight at 8:30 PM EST. Because of you all, I do this full time now!!

  • Donald Trump called himself a “King” today when announcing that his Administration would be ending congestion pricing in New York.

  • Donald Trump called President Zelensky a “dictator” in a long tirade against Zelensky arguing that Ukraine should hold elections.

  • The IRS is set to begin laying off approximately 6,000 employees starting tomorrow, according to the NYT.

  • Russian officials were surprised by Trump's shift in focus toward Moscow, according to the WSJ.

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  • Governor Kathy Hochul blasted Donald Trump stating: "We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king... We’ll see you in court.”

  • Sen. Susan Collins suggests Trump may be violating the Constitution by allowing Musk and the budget office to block spending approved by Congress, according to POLITICO.

  • The Trump administration has directed the Pentagon to plan for an 8% budget cut, according to the WaPo.

  • Donald Trump in a speech tonight said that Elon Musk was leading DOGE, despite the fact that the Department of Justice told Judge Chutkan in a sworn affidavit earlier this week that Musk had nothing to do with DOGE.

  • The Trump administration has classified eight Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

  • Two people are dead after a small plane crashed at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona, according to KGUN.

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Aaron