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Exclusive TMZ.com Donald Trump‘s Beverly Hills fundraiser guests — at least some of them — say they are totally grossed out by the fact appetizers from the function were left sitting out by a toilet. TMZ broke the story …. hors d’oeuvres from Trump’s campaign fundraiser at The Montage this week ended up in a

TMZ/Getty Composite Clint Eastwood is doing a flip-flip of sorts … endorsing former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg instead of President Trump — whom he supported in the run-up to the 2016 election. Dirty Harry gave his thoughts on this year’s candidates to the WSJ, saying on this year’s competition … “The best thing we can

Exclusive TMZ.com Congressman Adam Schiff is not only Donald Trump‘s arch-enemy, he’s also now a celebrity. The Democrat from Burbank was flanked by security Friday afternoon as he showed up to the Coffee Bean on the Sunset Strip. When he left the java joint, he mugged with a few supporters who recognized him and asked

Dana White is going to bat again for his pal Donald Trump … stepping to the podium at POTUS’ campaign rally Thursday and saying, “We gotta win this election again!” The UFC honcho and Trump have been great friends for years … and when No. 45 invited White to speak at his event in Colorado

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com President Trump‘s Beverly Hills fundraiser featured a fire menu as far as appetizers are concerned, but hopefully they weren’t prepped in a bathroom … ’cause that’s where they ended up! TMZ’s obtained video of the aftermath of some of the hors d’oeuvres served at the Montage hotel Tuesday night, and

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Angela Stanton is still in shock after getting a presidential pardon from Donald Trump … and she’s already on her way to try and thank him in person. Angela, an author and TV personality, joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and was over the moon after getting one helluva birthday

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jeff Bezos pouring tons of money toward fighting climate change is all fine and good in AOC‘s eyes — but he’s still got a hot mess on his hands when it comes to his own company. We got the freshman congresswoman Wednesday in NYC and asked her about Bezos’ big

Exclusive TMZ.com President Trump might be going to bat for Bernie Sanders in public — but behind closed doors in L.A. … he mocked the Vermont Senator as a “crazy” socialist he can easily beat. DT was in the City of Angels Tuesday for what’s been reported as a series of fundraisers and talks about

Play video content Breaking News FOX President Trump is pretty stoked to be at the Daytona 500 —  so much so, in fact, he might even get behind the wheel himself and zoom off into the night. Settle down, Donnie. 45’s down in Florida right now taking in the annual NASCAR race with the First

Play video content Exclusive Details CNN Pete Buttigieg is firing back at Rush Limbaugh‘s homophobic remarks with poise and class — and interestingly enough … he’s got Steve Bannon supporting him here. Mayor Pete went on CNN Sunday to talk about the campaign, Nevada, polls and attracting voters of color — but he was also

TMZ/Getty Composite Barack Obama says the loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter hit extra-close to home because he himself, as a father, has been a champion of his own kids in and out of sports. 44 spoke Saturday at a brunch hosted by the NBA for All-Star weekend, and while talking to a room

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame ’cause he’s one of the greatest baseball players ever, and Cooperstown ain’t the morality police … so says Rudy Giuliani. TMZ Sports talked to the former NYC mayor (and Donald Trump‘s attorney) in the city on Sunday … and asked him about

Play video content Geraldo In Cleveland President Trump is NOT taking homophobic potshots at Pete Buttigieg — instead, he’s saying the Democratic candidate’s sexual preference won’t be a factor … for most Americans, anyway. The door was opened wide for POTUS to make a wisecrack about Buttigieg when he was a guest Thursday on Geraldo

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Donald Trump Jr. is back to taking shots at Jussie Smollett … questioning the alleged racist attack, and wondering why Jussie didn’t come up with a more believable scenario. We got the President’s son Thursday in New York City and asked what he thought the proper punishment should be for

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Akon‘s plan to bring a futuristic city to his childhood country of Senegal is getting closer to coming to fruition, and he’s going to show it off soon … a 3D rendering anyway. The singer was at LAX Wednesday when he gave us an update on “Akon City” … which

Play video content Breaking News @BenjaminPDixon Audio of Mike Bloomberg defending stop and frisk policing against minorities has the Presidential hopeful on the ropes, and it’s drawing one particularly rich shot … from President Trump. The audio is reportedly from a 2015 speech the former NYC Mayor gave for the Aspen Institute … where he

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kim Kardashian West has said she has no interest in running for office, but if she changes her mind, there’s one guy she should definitely ask to join her campaign team … “Shark Tank” star Daymond John. The FUBU honcho’s pretty confident Kim can become president in 8 years or

Exclusive Getty/momentsintime.com There’s a special piece of Martin Luther King Jr. memorabilia up for sale … a handwritten note where he shares his personal definition of love. It’s pretty cool … one of MLK’s admirers asked him the meaning of love, and the civil rights icon scribbled a super-deep quote … the note is hitting

Getty President Trump was photographed Friday walking across the White House’s South lawn in a photo that has since gone viral — but the pic appears to have been heavily edited. DT was captured on camera by a guy named William Moon — a self-described White House correspondent and photographer, who doesn’t appear to be

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg is feeling good about the way things went in Iowa — for him at least — and says he’s focused on racking up more wins … something he suggests Joe Biden might want to reconsider. Mayor Pete’s still neck and neck with Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus,

Play video content Breaking News Donald Trump clearly doesn’t have lines he will not cross, because he just questioned Nancy Pelosi‘s faith. Trump was at The White House talking to a crowd of supporters about his impeachment acquittal when he launched on Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, calling them both horrible people, but that was

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Common wants people to get off Jay-Z‘s back for revealing he was NOT protesting at the Super Bowl … and instead, focus on the genuine good he’s doing to help his community. We got Common Wednesday at LAX and asked why he thought some critics were ripping Hova’s explanation for

Play video content Exclusive Details CNN Nancy Pelosi took a page out of President Trump‘s playbook … and then ripped it up, and now she’s explained why. Status: Pelosi stole some of the President’s thunder when she played to the camera and tore up her copy of the State of the Union address. She said

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rush Limbaugh is gonna need a few days to recover from the shock of receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom — that’s clear from his stunned face last night on Capitol Hill. We got the famed conservative talk show host Tuesday night as he was leaving President Trump‘s State of

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Did you see Urban Meyer at the State of the Union on Tuesday? Yep, he was there … and he wishes the Democrats and Republicans would play nice already. The former Ohio State football coach was a special guest of South Dakota senator John Thune — the two have become

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ross Mathews is slamming the Iowa caucus-goer who wanted to take back her vote for Pete Buttigieg after finding out he’s gay … calling her a homophobe and grossly uninformed. We got Ross in New York City and asked about the woman’s anti-gay rant after discovering Pete is married to

TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg seemed to lose at least one supporter during this week’s caucusing in Iowa, and it’s all because the woman found he was gay AFTER she cast her vote. Check out this video from Monday night when a caucus-goer from the city of Cresco in Howard County learns Mayor Pete is, in fact,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Robin Thicke doesn’t care if Jay-Z sat or stood for the National Anthem — all he knows is the guy’s getting people talking about issues bigger than football … and that’s a good thing. We got the singer Monday at LAX after Super Bowl weekend and asked what he made

Play video content While Jay-Z and Beyonce were sitting during the National Anthem, President Trump was also making a spectacle of himself with lots of … Trump-esq hand gestures. The Prez held his annual Super Bowl viewing party at Mar-a-Lago, and joined everyone else in the room — standing for Demi Lovato‘s “Star Spangled Banner”

Breaking News Getty Rush Limbaugh‘s sharing some sobering news — he says he’s just been diagnosed lung cancer, and it’s in an advanced stage. The iconic conservative firebrand host made the shocking announcement Monday during his radio program. After revealing his diagnosis, Rush said his scheduled cancer treatments will mean taking time off from his