Mikey Smith
@mikeysmith.com
Deputy Political Editor at the Sunday Mirror
Politics, gossip, intrigue
(Fuelled by coffee, rollercoasters, The Wildhearts and The Washington Wizards)
Politics, gossip, intrigue
(Fuelled by coffee, rollercoasters, The Wildhearts and The Washington Wizards)
He got two different places mixed up again...also, Zohran is a Gooner
PLUS
- Trump warns Zohran Mamdani to be nice to him
- FIFA launches a special peace prize just for Trump
- He painted a new sign outside the Oval Office...
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PLUS
- Trump warns Zohran Mamdani to be nice to him
- FIFA launches a special peace prize just for Trump
- He painted a new sign outside the Oval Office...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
He got two different places mixed up again...also, Zohran is a Gooner
PLUS
- Trump warns Zohran Mamdani to be nice to him
- FIFA launches a special peace prize just for Trump
- He painted a new sign outside the Oval Office...
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
PLUS
- Trump warns Zohran Mamdani to be nice to him
- FIFA launches a special peace prize just for Trump
- He painted a new sign outside the Oval Office...
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
If you're just waking up, Trump is FUMING...
- Zohran Mamdani wins!
- Trump is fuming
- His four-word threat
- California votes to counter gerrymandering
- The Shutdown is the longest ever
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- Zohran Mamdani wins!
- Trump is fuming
- His four-word threat
- California votes to counter gerrymandering
- The Shutdown is the longest ever
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
If you're just waking up, Trump is FUMING...
- Zohran Mamdani wins!
- Trump is fuming
- His four-word threat
- California votes to counter gerrymandering
- The Shutdown is the longest ever
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
- Zohran Mamdani wins!
- Trump is fuming
- His four-word threat
- California votes to counter gerrymandering
- The Shutdown is the longest ever
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Donald Trump fumes as Republicans trounced in US elections - and hints at chilling response
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Trump fumes as Republicans trounced in elections - and hints chilling response
Donald Trump fumed as Republicans were roundly humiliated in last night's US elections - losing race after race to Democrat candidates.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Donald Trump fumes as Republicans trounced in US elections - and hints at chilling response
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I went to America's most divided neighbourhoods and a year of Donald Trump is tearing them apart
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I went to America's most divided areas and a year of Trump is tearing them apart
Wisconsin voted for Trump by 0.9% last year - so we returned to Milwaukee to see if there's any buyers remorse
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November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I went to America's most divided neighbourhoods and a year of Donald Trump is tearing them apart
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Donald Trump is about to have a very bad day...
- He blatantly tried to interfere with New York's election
- A wild ICE kidnapping went viral
- He lied about his poll numbers again - and this time they're worse than ever
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- He blatantly tried to interfere with New York's election
- A wild ICE kidnapping went viral
- He lied about his poll numbers again - and this time they're worse than ever
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Donald Trump is about to have a very bad day...
- He blatantly tried to interfere with New York's election
- A wild ICE kidnapping went viral
- He lied about his poll numbers again - and this time they're worse than ever
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
- He blatantly tried to interfere with New York's election
- A wild ICE kidnapping went viral
- He lied about his poll numbers again - and this time they're worse than ever
Full roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
He gave a remarkably doddery performance in his big interview…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He feels “badly” over Andrew
• He “knows nothing” about the money launderer he pardoned
• He appeared to forget who he was talking about mid-anecdote
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He feels “badly” over Andrew
• He “knows nothing” about the money launderer he pardoned
• He appeared to forget who he was talking about mid-anecdote
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
10 unhinged Trump moments as he says he 'feels badly' about Andrew Windsor
A remarkably doddery Donald Trump appeared on CBS' 60 Minutes last night - for the first time since he tried to sue the legendary news programme. During the interview, he banged on about cashless bail...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
He gave a remarkably doddery performance in his big interview…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He feels “badly” over Andrew
• He “knows nothing” about the money launderer he pardoned
• He appeared to forget who he was talking about mid-anecdote
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He feels “badly” over Andrew
• He “knows nothing” about the money launderer he pardoned
• He appeared to forget who he was talking about mid-anecdote
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Highlights from the last 24 hours in Trumpworld…
All the details of Donald Trump’s extremely poor-taste Halloween party…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Threatened to invade Nigeria
• Attacked another TV comedian
• Going back on 60 Minutes
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Threatened to invade Nigeria
• Attacked another TV comedian
• Going back on 60 Minutes
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Highlights from the last 24 hours in Trumpworld…
All the details of Donald Trump’s extremely poor-taste Halloween party…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Threatened to invade Nigeria
• Attacked another TV comedian
• Going back on 60 Minutes
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Threatened to invade Nigeria
• Attacked another TV comedian
• Going back on 60 Minutes
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
All the details of Donald Trump’s extremely poor-taste Halloween party…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Threatened to invade Nigeria
• Attacked another TV comedian
• Going back on 60 Minutes
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Threatened to invade Nigeria
• Attacked another TV comedian
• Going back on 60 Minutes
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Donald Trump flew to Florida to play golf and bragged about his fancy toilet… while Americans went hungry.
Meanwhile:
• He’ll only fund food aid if a judge forces him
• Senate Republicans finally defied him
• And yes — the toilet again
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Meanwhile:
• He’ll only fund food aid if a judge forces him
• Senate Republicans finally defied him
• And yes — the toilet again
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Donald Trump flew to Florida to play golf and bragged about his fancy toilet… while Americans went hungry.
Meanwhile:
• He’ll only fund food aid if a judge forces him
• Senate Republicans finally defied him
• And yes — the toilet again
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Meanwhile:
• He’ll only fund food aid if a judge forces him
• Senate Republicans finally defied him
• And yes — the toilet again
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Uh oh, someone put him on the in-flight Wi-Fi…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He threatened to jail Joe Biden — an 82-year-old cancer patient
• He restarted U.S. nuclear testing
• And he’s prepping anti-protest squads
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24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He threatened to jail Joe Biden — an 82-year-old cancer patient
• He restarted U.S. nuclear testing
• And he’s prepping anti-protest squads
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Uh oh, someone put him on the in-flight Wi-Fi…
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He threatened to jail Joe Biden — an 82-year-old cancer patient
• He restarted U.S. nuclear testing
• And he’s prepping anti-protest squads
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• He threatened to jail Joe Biden — an 82-year-old cancer patient
• He restarted U.S. nuclear testing
• And he’s prepping anti-protest squads
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Is he OK?
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Admitted to MRI and dementia tests
• Stumbled around a room led by Japan's PM
• An ICE purge is underway
• He got weird about magnets
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Admitted to MRI and dementia tests
• Stumbled around a room led by Japan's PM
• An ICE purge is underway
• He got weird about magnets
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Is he OK?
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Admitted to MRI and dementia tests
• Stumbled around a room led by Japan's PM
• An ICE purge is underway
• He got weird about magnets
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
24 hours in Trumpworld:
• Admitted to MRI and dementia tests
• Stumbled around a room led by Japan's PM
• An ICE purge is underway
• He got weird about magnets
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
I spent today at the National Memorial Arboretum talking to veterans about the first LGBT Veterans memorial - and the cruelty many of them suffered at the hands of the state.
It's still hard to believe this happened so recently.
It's still hard to believe this happened so recently.
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I spent today at the National Memorial Arboretum talking to veterans about the first LGBT Veterans memorial - and the cruelty many of them suffered at the hands of the state.
It's still hard to believe this happened so recently.
It's still hard to believe this happened so recently.
NEW
Traitors legend grateful for King attending 'powerful' LGBT veterans memorial
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Traitors legend grateful for King attending 'powerful' LGBT veterans memorial
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October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NEW
Traitors legend grateful for King attending 'powerful' LGBT veterans memorial
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Traitors legend grateful for King attending 'powerful' LGBT veterans memorial
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King Charles attends first official LGBT+ event at 'hugely important' memorial dedication
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King attends first official LGBT event at 'hugely important' memorial dedication
His Majesty the King laid a wreath at a new memorial to LGBT+ armed forces veterans - in recognition of thousands who were dismissed, bullied and hounded out of service over their sexuality
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October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
King Charles attends first official LGBT+ event at 'hugely important' memorial dedication
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This week in Trumpworld:
Bulldozers on the White House lawn.
Coup threats.
Dictator merch.
Civil-war warnings.
And a “national emergency” plan to rig elections.
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Bulldozers on the White House lawn.
Coup threats.
Dictator merch.
Civil-war warnings.
And a “national emergency” plan to rig elections.
Catch up below 👇
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This week in Trumpworld:
Bulldozers on the White House lawn.
Coup threats.
Dictator merch.
Civil-war warnings.
And a “national emergency” plan to rig elections.
Catch up below 👇
Bulldozers on the White House lawn.
Coup threats.
Dictator merch.
Civil-war warnings.
And a “national emergency” plan to rig elections.
Catch up below 👇
Trump and his allies are saying out loud how they plan to rig elections and keep him in power.
Bannon says “Trump 28” is happening — and warns of civil war if MAGA can’t seize the House. Permanently.
Trump’s sending “monitors” to polling sites.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Bannon says “Trump 28” is happening — and warns of civil war if MAGA can’t seize the House. Permanently.
Trump’s sending “monitors” to polling sites.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trump and his allies are saying out loud how they plan to rig elections and keep him in power.
Bannon says “Trump 28” is happening — and warns of civil war if MAGA can’t seize the House. Permanently.
Trump’s sending “monitors” to polling sites.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Bannon says “Trump 28” is happening — and warns of civil war if MAGA can’t seize the House. Permanently.
Trump’s sending “monitors” to polling sites.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Kamala Harris is considering running for US President again and brands Donald Trump a 'tyrant'
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October 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Kamala Harris is considering running for US President again and brands Donald Trump a 'tyrant'
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"Since I know the Prime Minister reads the Mirror, here’s some free advice..."
Tom Watson writes for us as Lucy Powell is elected Deputy Leader
It's punchy... 👇
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Tom Watson writes for us as Lucy Powell is elected Deputy Leader
It's punchy... 👇
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October 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Since I know the Prime Minister reads the Mirror, here’s some free advice..."
Tom Watson writes for us as Lucy Powell is elected Deputy Leader
It's punchy... 👇
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Tom Watson writes for us as Lucy Powell is elected Deputy Leader
It's punchy... 👇
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When Biden was accused of doing this, the outrage was so wild people wore bin bags to rallies and Trump drove a truck.
Today he called seven million Americans “garbage.”
Meanwhile he hung up on Canada over a TV ad, and pardoned a crypto money-launderer
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Today he called seven million Americans “garbage.”
Meanwhile he hung up on Canada over a TV ad, and pardoned a crypto money-launderer
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October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When Biden was accused of doing this, the outrage was so wild people wore bin bags to rallies and Trump drove a truck.
Today he called seven million Americans “garbage.”
Meanwhile he hung up on Canada over a TV ad, and pardoned a crypto money-launderer
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Today he called seven million Americans “garbage.”
Meanwhile he hung up on Canada over a TV ad, and pardoned a crypto money-launderer
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A "national emergency" would let Trump force through new election rules.
Meanwhile, the White House ballroom's getting bigger,
he's explaining why he "had to" demolish the East Wing,
and Stephen Miller's having a meltdown about an American icon.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Meanwhile, the White House ballroom's getting bigger,
he's explaining why he "had to" demolish the East Wing,
and Stephen Miller's having a meltdown about an American icon.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A "national emergency" would let Trump force through new election rules.
Meanwhile, the White House ballroom's getting bigger,
he's explaining why he "had to" demolish the East Wing,
and Stephen Miller's having a meltdown about an American icon.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Meanwhile, the White House ballroom's getting bigger,
he's explaining why he "had to" demolish the East Wing,
and Stephen Miller's having a meltdown about an American icon.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
People are beginning to worry about the 2026 midterms too.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
People are beginning to worry about the 2026 midterms too.
Full story →https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/signs-donald-trump-no-intention-36115930
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He says he’s not a king or a dictator.
But he’s rebuilding the White House in his own image,
running it like a court,
and selling “Trump 2028” hats from the throne room.
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But he’s rebuilding the White House in his own image,
running it like a court,
and selling “Trump 2028” hats from the throne room.
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All the signs Donald Trump has no intention of ever leaving the White House
It looks increasingly like Donald Trump wants to cling on to power beyond his legal term. It
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October 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
He says he’s not a king or a dictator.
But he’s rebuilding the White House in his own image,
running it like a court,
and selling “Trump 2028” hats from the throne room.
All the signs he’s never planning to leave → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
But he’s rebuilding the White House in his own image,
running it like a court,
and selling “Trump 2028” hats from the throne room.
All the signs he’s never planning to leave → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
None of this is normal.
Pay attention.
From making sure “2020 doesn’t happen again”
to handing out “Trump 2028” goody bags —
here are the most alarming things that happened yesterday.
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Pay attention.
From making sure “2020 doesn’t happen again”
to handing out “Trump 2028” goody bags —
here are the most alarming things that happened yesterday.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
None of this is normal.
Pay attention.
From making sure “2020 doesn’t happen again”
to handing out “Trump 2028” goody bags —
here are the most alarming things that happened yesterday.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Pay attention.
From making sure “2020 doesn’t happen again”
to handing out “Trump 2028” goody bags —
here are the most alarming things that happened yesterday.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Treasury staff were ordered not to take or share pictures of the demolition.
Trump is literally bulldozing the White House and threatening to invade Gaza - and it's only Tuesday.
13 unhinged moments in 24 hours:
Is he allowed to demolish bits of the People's House?
Didn't he promise not to?
And a defence of the poo video.
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13 unhinged moments in 24 hours:
Is he allowed to demolish bits of the People's House?
Didn't he promise not to?
And a defence of the poo video.
Full roundup → www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
13 unhinged Trump moments as he bulldozes White House and issues Gaza threat
Trump threatened to send troops into Gaza, demolished part of the White House, and nearly got in a scrap with an Ambassador. Here's everything you need to know
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October 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Treasury staff were ordered not to take or share pictures of the demolition.