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On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published an exhaustive report on the myriad ways members of the Trump family are monetizing his presidency. The headline and subtitle spoke volumes: How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza – First lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, president’s legal settlements, and other transactions near $80… Read more.
Republicans have shown a treasonous willingness to help Trump turn America into a banana republic — as long as they’re the ones ruling it. Many argue they’ve put party above country. But that’s too generous. Their motives are simpler: self-interest above all else. Trump has declared himself the champion of political reciprocity. And, just last… Read more.
The quid pro quo Emil Bove is Trump’s deputy attorney general. Danielle Sassoon is the US attorney for the Southern District of New York. Eric Adams is the mayor of New York City. Bove ordered Sassoon to drop corruption charges against Adams. He claimed the case was interfering with Adams’ ability to help Trump tackle… Read more.
A toxic mix of ignorance, insecurity, and narcissism explains Trump’s dogma on tariffs. He thrives on blind loyalty, demanding agreement even when everyone knows he’s wrong. That’s why tariff war is like him insisting the world is flat and having VP “JV” Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson compete to lead his MAGA choir in carefree… Read more.
Corporations have lost their soul In corporate America, virtue signaling has morphed into a cult-like ritual. But in their zeal to prove loyalty, corporations now take more pride in hiring far-right MAGA celebrities than they ever did in hiring minorities under DEI policies. Only that explains Andreessen Horowitz hiring Daniel Penny. It is one of… Read more.
Retribution is mine, says the president Donald Trump is on an imperial rampage. The American people gave him a get-out-of-jail-free card when they elected him president. But, above all, Trump ran on a promise of retribution. So promises made, promises being kept. His administration is compiling a hit list of career FBI agents — especially… Read more.
On Wednesday evening, an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The jet carried 64 people; the helicopter had three soldiers on board. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River. Rescue teams have recovered 28 bodies from the icy waters. Authorities fear there… Read more.
As his first official act, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked retired Gen. Mark A. Milley’s security detail, suspended his security clearance, and launched an inspector general inquiry into his tenure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During his confirmation process, Hegseth preached “military lethality” as his sole mission. This brazen act of political… Read more.
From Greenland to The Bahamas, Trump is learning that bullying world leaders isn’t as easy as bullying Republican politicians. He campaigned on a promise to end “stupid wars.” But, as always, Trump was projecting. Because to take Greenland, reclaim the Panama Canal, and execute mass deportations, (i.e., forcing countries to accept his deported migrants), he… Read more.
