Play video content Breaking News @davenewworld_2 / Twitter Well, Donald Trump loves his white supremacists, because he just gave his stamp of approval on a protest where one of his loudest supporters is screaming “white power.” It’s a bizarre demonstration/counter-demonstration … a line of golf carts traversed streets around Sumter County, Florida with Trump supporters,

President Trump‘s campaign staff reportedly told arena staff members to remove social distancing signs before they opened the doors, and there’s video showing folks doing just that. The story was reported by the Washington Post and Billboard — with the former citing sources familiar with the situation … and the latter getting one of the

Mississippi is doing away with the Confederate battle flag that’s embedded into their own state flag — and watching it come down at the Capitol was quite an historic sight. State troopers pulled the flag down Wednesday in front of the Capitol building in Jackson, proceeding to then fold it up and carry it off

Play video content Breaking News @JeremyMcPike/Twitter Stonewall Jackson‘s going the way of other Confederate leaders — his statue in Richmond, VA has been toppled, but not by angry protesters … the city took matters into its own hands. Richmond’s Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal Wednesday of the statue honoring the Civil War general

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson says it’s time to have the right people responding to situations where force is not needed — and his plan could be a model for the future of policing in America. Wesson came on “TMZ Live” Wednesday to discuss a new city-wide measure he

Breaking News President Trump is ditching plans to hold a rally in Alabama next weekend … and it seems his campaign is finally taking COVID-19 seriously amid rising infections in the U.S. The Prez was scheduled to visit Alabama ahead of its Senate race between Jeff Sessions, his former attorney general, and Tommy Tuberville, the

Jeff Bezos‘ status as the world’s richest man is exactly why he’s got a new lawn ornament, of sorts, at his D.C. home … a guillotine, placed there by angry protesters. The faux blade was set up Sunday outside Jeff’s pad with a sign that’s pretty specifically targeting Jeff’s uber rich status — “Support our

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says our country has finally opened its eyes to racism and police brutality, and all the credit goes to one group … folks who pounded the pavement. AOC is in awe over the nationwide protests … saying anyone who was actually taken aback by what’s been going

The church where President Trump will host his latest rally since the pandemic has made some bold claims about its facility and coronavirus, and it sounds too good to be true. Play video content Dream City Church Faith leaders for Arizona’s Dream City Church — which has 7 locations, including a Phoenix and Scottsdale location

Exclusive One of the largest supermarket chains based in the Southeast is considering dropping its name after nearly 100 years … a move triggered by the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Sources at Winn-Dixie tell TMZ … the supermarket chain — billed as a southern heritage brand serving Alabama, Florida,

Play video content Fox 10 Phoenix Guy Phillips — the Scottsdale City Council member who mocked George Floyd‘s final words and got blasted by Arizona officials — is apologizing, claiming he meant no disrespect. The councilman addressed a crowd of anti-mask protesters Wednesday by wearing a mask and saying “I can’t breathe” … before removing

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Karen Bass is worried Americans will forget about police reform if another major event captures headlines, and she’s encouraging the public to keep the pressure on politicians. The U.S. Congresswoman for California’s 37th District joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live,” to talk about the police reform bill and the

Exclusive The Arizona church hosting President Trump‘s next rally overplayed its hand by claiming it’s got tech to zap away COVID-19 … so say the owners of that technology. Tim Bender — the Chief Strategy Officer of CleanAir EXP, which sold the fancy air purification system to Dream City Church — tells TMZ, the dudes

Protesters are using all their might to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson in our nation’s capital … just blocks from the White House. The scene is playing out Monday night in the middle of Lafayette Park, with protesters attaching a chain to the statue of the former president in an attempt to topple

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Baton Rouge School Board member Connie Bernard‘s lost the confidence of her colleagues after she was called out for ignoring an intense discussion about race — and that’s A-OK with the guy who dragged her in the first place. Activist Gary Chambers Jr. came on ”TMZ Live” Monday to talk

Breaking News Ex-NFL star Ryan Clark just gave an extremely emotional speech about being a black father in America … breaking down in tears discussing his son’s recent experience with racism. Clark’s son, Jordan — alongside 2 Arizona State football teammates — claim they were called the n-word by a Whataburger customer in Baton Rouge,

Breaking News 8:00 AM PT — D.C. officials just released a statement on the statue’s removal, calling the monument’s teardown “overdue.” “We believe that injustice and inequality of all forms is reprehensible and we are firmly committed to confronting unequal treatment and working together toward healing our city and country,” the statement read. “Removing this

Breaking News Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter says his father has been released from custody in Turkey — 7 years after he was “wrongfully” arrested. For years, Enes has said officials in his home country have been going after his dad Mehmet Kanter because Enes has been publicly critical of the Turkish government — particularly,

11:25 AM PT — Reports on the ground say SIX of Trump’s campaign staffers who are in Tulsa working on the logistical side of things have now tested positive for COVID-19. Full statement from the Trump campaign’s @TimMurtaugh on the six advance staffers that tested positive ahead of tonight’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/SIQnPrvIb0 —

It makes no sense, but it’s very clear a number of Donald Trump supporters who will attend Saturday night’s Tulsa campaign rally have unbridled contempt for masks that help prevent the spread of coronavirus, because this dude mocked the masks with a diaper to block what he claims are COVID-19 farts. Brian Clothier is wearing

Breaking News Donald Trump has drawn the battle lines … if the NFL allows players to take a knee during the national anthem in 2020, POTUS says his days watching pro football are over! President Trump made his threat during a Friday morning tweet that initially took aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci. Remember, earlier this

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez heaped praise on countless teens who punked Donald Trump and his campaign Saturday night in a big, big way. Trump and co. had been touting that huge crowds — 100,000 strong — would show up for his Tulsa rally, yet he couldn’t even fill a 19,000 seat arena … it was only

An apparent newborn baby got dragged out to the crockpot of potential disease festering in Tulsa — and like mother, the kid too is unmasked … and surrounded by hordes of bodies. This screenshot is from a video that was filmed and posted on social media Saturday outside of the BOK Center in downtown, where

Play video content MSNBC Tulsa police just did something that does not bode well for a peaceful protest …. they arrested a woman wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt for trespassing — despite the fact she had a ticket to Donald Trump‘s rally. Sheila Buck was taken into custody by a group of cops as

Dave Chappelle responded to Don Lemon‘s call for celebs to speak out on the death of George Floyd in a big way … tearing into the CNN anchor on a surprise special he dropped early Friday morning. Netflix released the Chappelle special on its YouTube comedy channel, and it’s all about Dave addressing Floyd’s killing

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Eric Swalwell says District Attorneys across the country should not prosecute cops they normally work with on cases — there are just too many conflicts of interest, perceived and real. The Congressman from CA joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” to talk about the police reform bill Democrats are

Breaking News Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien says he will join his players if they kneel during the national anthem this upcoming season … saying he’s “all for it.” B.O.B. has been one of the more outspoken coaches in sports since George Floyd‘s death … and even attended his funeral service earlier this week

Breaking News The mayor of the nation’s capital is calling for Washington’s NFL team to finally ax the “Redskins” nickname … saying it’s “past time” to come up with something else. The name controversy has raged for years — with U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez most recently calling out the team and demanding a re-brand. D.C.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Khaled Abdelghany went viral for joining a protest chant during a George Floyd demonstration, and while he’d do it again … he also wants people to know he’s proud to serve in the military. The D.C. National Guard member tells TMZ … he was never worried about choosing a side

Exclusive If there’s another hand sanitizer shortage amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the federal government might be partly to blame … because it bought a bundle to keep everyone at the upcoming political conventions germ-free. According to financial docs — obtained by TMZ — the feds spent $32,353 on 400 cartons of hand sanitizer and