Politics p.12

This Scottish MP’s magnificent takedown of Reform UK’s newest recruit was so brutal we thought he was going to cry

In ‘Free Speech’ news, the US plans to force tourists to hand over five years of social media posts before they’re allowed in – 27 tweets that definitely wouldn’t get through customs

Donald Trump called Joe Biden a ‘sleepy son of a bitch’ and the Projection Police arrived on the scene in record time

This Elon Musk superfan’s trolling of the EU totally blew up in her face and it was simply glorious

President Compassion strikes again with a message for worried shoppers: ‘Don’t be dramatic!’ – 15 replies that came with receipts

Donald Trump wants parents to ration their children’s pencils and toys, if you were wondering how the economy is going – 18 replies ready to toss him in the bargain bin

Donald Trump bragging about his farmer bailout turned into an embarrassing self-own before he even finished his sentence

Tommy Robinson doubled down on his ‘I’m a journalist’ shtick and this A++ smackdown beat all comers

This Trump loyalist’s insta-rant when asked about one of the president’s controversial pardons came straight from the Maga playbook

Susan Hall took the Christmas outrage to a new place with her objection to genderless gingerbread ‘people’, and the internet snapped – 22 spicy owns

Trump’s Treasury Secretary was challenged over his claim to be a ‘soybean farmer’ and his reverse ferret was so rapid it almost broke the sound barrier

Helen Whately’s numbers were so far from reality even Laura Kuenssberg felt compelled to correct her

Marjorie Taylor Greene had a chance to take accountability for her actions and her totally on-brand response suggested she really hasn’t changed at all

This Reform UK-er and GB News commentator was brutally fact-checked into next week and it made everyone’s day so much better

Nigel Farage said Question Time was an ‘utterly discredited programme’ and global supply’s of irony just hit record lows – 14 totally on-point responses