Trump Proposes Using U.S. Cities as Military Training Grounds to Combat ‘Invasion From Within’

The U.S. federal government has shut down after President Trump and Congress failed to agree on a stopgap spending measure by Wednesday's deadline. Roughly 750,000 workers face furloughs or potential firing, and many public services—from parks to environmental programs—are suspended as lawmakers remain deadlocked.

President Trump has struck a landmark agreement with Pfizer to offer steep discounts—averaging 50%, and up to 85%—on its medicines via a new federal portal, TrumpRx.gov. In return for a three-year tariff exemption, Pfizer will adopt a most-favored-nation pricing model, matching U.S. launch prices to the lowest rates abroad. The site, set to launch early next year, will serve uninsured, cash-paying Americans.

President Trump stunned U.S. military leaders on Tuesday by suggesting American cities could serve as training grounds to battle what he called an "invasion from within." He named San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles as "very unsafe places," hinting the armed forces may soon operate on home soil. Read on to see how lawmakers and commanders reacted.

President Trump doubled down Tuesday night by sharing a second AI-generated video mocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries—this time inserting a quartet of Trumps as a mariachi band behind a sombrero-clad Jeffries. Despite widespread criticism labeling the first clip as "deeply racist," the president pressed on with his latest digital attack.