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Donald Trump Takes On CBS News And Dismantles The CFBP | Morning News Rundown

Donald Trump ramps up attacks against CBS News and the Media, the Trump Administration halts all work at the CFPB, and most Americans now say Trump isn't doing enough to lower prices in our country.

Good morning! Today is February 9, 2025, I am feeling much better, and here is all the news you may have missed from today. Do you like this content?

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On a personal note, Donald Trump is now going after media harder than ever before. My commitment to you is simple: I will hold Donald Trump accountable no matter the threats faced. If Trump ever comes after me, I will not capitulate. I will always provide you with the unvarnished truth.

Let me know your thoughts on this format! Here is a bullet point list of all the stories I covered today:

  • Donald Trump is now going after CBS News harder than ever before, amending his lawsuit against CBS News to seek $20 million in damages for allegedly altering the 60 Minutes interview it conducted with Vice President Kamala Harris.

  • There was a massive, 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea overnight, tsunami alerts were issued, but no threat remains this morning thankfully.

  • The architect of Project 2025, Russ Vought, who is now the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has ordered all work to essentially stop in the critical agency.

  • The next government shutdown deadline of March 14th is right around the corner and a government shutdown is looming.

  • Donald Trump has cut the security clearances for New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

  • The Baltic States are no longer relying on Russian gas, instead choosing to get its gas from Europe in a major shift.

  • 66% of Americans say Donald Trump is not focusing enough on lowering the price of goods in America according to new CBS polling.

  • NBC News is reporting that Donald Trump is now concerned with his senior officials that they are not conducting enough mass deportations and that his plan is falling short.

See you at 5:30 for my evening news update!

Aaron