Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Trump's health, the latest ruling against military troops in LA

Donald Trump says reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. 

The US president is addressing media in the White House after his recent absence from the spotlight over the weekend sent social media into a tailspin. 

Health rumours have been ramping up since his diagnosis of a chronic vein condition, with photos of his bruised hand circling online. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking his reappearance comes after yet another federal judge ruled against his deployment of military tropes in Los Angeles in June. 

He says the ruling could have significant implications for the President’s future plans if it holds, but the Trump Justice Department is planning on appealing. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Richard Arnold, how are you.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
I'm well. Goodness.

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Anyways, he's not doing well with the courts at the moment,
Old Trumpy.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Is he No, he's not doing well at all in
terms of court victories. And also he's about to return,
as you've been saying to the spotlight after what is
it six days when he made no public appearances, leading
to all sorts of speculation about his health. He posted
on social media that he has never felt better, but
in recent photos doesn't look at his best. His appearance

(00:27):
now also comes after yet another federal judge ruled against
his deployment of military troops, specifically to Los Angeles back
in June. The judges ruling his blistering opinion, which could
have significant implications for the prison's future plans If this
holds up. The Trump Justice Department says it will appeal
this latest court decision. Hundreds of troops now are on

(00:48):
patrol in Washington, d C. About three hundred of main
on the streets of LA. Thousands more could be deployed
to Chicago, and perhaps into the future, to New York
and other democratic run cities. There is a nineteenth century
statute that bars US soldiers from applying civilian laws in
all but the most extreme circumstances. That's what Trump has

(01:09):
been arguing. But the judge, Charles Bryan in this instance
is asked, quote, what is a threat today? What are
the limits on the use of a federal force under
the orders of a president? So this is an ongoing standoff.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yes it is. And then we've got Congress coming back
from summer.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Yeap recess is over. They're back in town after the
holiday break. They have just four weeks to pass the
legislation to fund the government and avoid to shut down.
Oh boy, oh boy, talk about old students. Right, it's
the continuing face off. It won't be simple. The Speaker has,
as we know, a raise, a thin majority, and the
Dems are fired up. Also, this is the break of
the speaker. Mike Johnson ordered them to take early because

(01:46):
of the uproar on his own Republican Party ranks over
the Epstein pedophile pedophile case. If we thought this was over, no,
there was a claim of course for the release of
information on any Epstein list, in any and all material
about this individual who spent so much time with the
rich and famous, including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew
and many others, and about his infamous islands nicknamed Augie Island,

(02:09):
where young girls, often schoolgirls, were taken. Two congress members,
Republican Thomas Massey and Democrat Roe Canna, have been pressing
for the release of all this material, while others have
been trying to conceal the story. We had Trump's former
criminal Lloyd Didn't we Todd Blanche flying off to Florida
to speak with Epstein's convicted sex trafficking partner, Selene Maxwell,
who was seeking the pardon, and claimed that Trump was

(02:32):
a gentleman, never did anything inappropriate. So some of the
victims call this an outrage and a cover up and
say they have not been heard. So now a number
of them have just arrived in Washington, d C. Where
Roe Canna says they will take part in a news
conference at the US Capital tomorrow.

Speaker 3 (02:46):
He says, what will be explosive is the press conference
that both of us are having with ten Epstein victims,
many who have never spoken out before. They're going to
be on the steps of the Capitol. They will be
telling their story and there'll be saying clearly to the
American public that they want the release of the Epstein files.

Speaker 2 (03:04):
However, Speaker Johnson is trying to block this and is
calling for the House Oversight Committee to investigate further. So
it is a bid to delay delay, delay, delay. And
speaking of delays, we just now have the President speaking
that he is talking about his move to shift the
US Space Command the Missile Defense Headquarters from Colorado Springs

(03:25):
to Huntsville and Alabama. Critics are saying that would create
new problems at a point when, as we've been seeing
in recent days, foreign adversaries like China, Iran, and Russia
are increasingly assertive. It will be interesting to see whether
President Trump takes questions as he makes this announcement.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
Now, I appreciate it. We'll see you in a couple
of those, Richard Donald state. So let's just listen the briefly.

Speaker 4 (03:46):
Importantly, this decision will help America defend and dominate the
high Frontier, as.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
They call it.

Speaker 4 (03:52):
I want to thank Secretary Pete Hegseth. He's doing a
fantastic job. And Secretary of the Air Force make Troy,
thank you very much. Great job you're doing, Troy. This
is such a big deal. This is one that.

Speaker 1 (04:07):
Everybody will hear and give a number of topics the
takeout so far, he's going to rename Huntsville Rocket City,
which I guess is possible. He's surrounded by a large
coterie of people. He looks fine for what I count see,
and he's bruising his cankles a cupboard, so for now
he seems okay.

Speaker 2 (04:28):
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