Americans hate Trump's White House remodel project, new poll shows

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New poll shows Americans hate Trump's decision to tear down East Wing, JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife will 'join Christianity, and suspected peeping Tom caught in disguise in female locker room.

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1 | Americans are seriously hating Trump's decision to tear down the East Wing

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2 | JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife Usha will 'join Christianity' at Charlie Kirk event

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3 | CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women

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4 | Woman claims ride on Trump Tower's 'golden escalator' led to 'permanent' injuries

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5 | Suspect disguised himself as a woman to record people in gym locker room, cops say

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Ten months into his second administration, Donald Trump is commanding officials to resume nuclear weapons testing, which would end the U.S's 33-year moratorium and invite a global arms race in a volatile political moment.

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