Joe Raedle / Joe Raedle/Getty Images New Year’s celebrations are historically a time for positivity and goodwill, but not for Donald Trump, who rang in 2026 by toasting his Mar-a-Lago guests with a race-baiting rant. Speaking at his New Year’s Eve party, Trump, 79, repeated his claim that Minnesota has been hit by sweeping fraud—citing an unsubstantiated ‘$18 billion’ figure while referencing what he called the “Somalia population”—and said other blue states had suffered in a similar manner. “Can you imagine, they stole $18 billion,” he told his guests, calling it a “giant scam,” and adding, “That’s just what we’re learning about.” Read more at The Daily Beast.