"DHS recently doubled its fleet of jets to carry out deportations under the Trump administration, shelling out $304 million for five planes including two high-end Gulfstreams, according to government documents and interviews" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...
New @ms.now supercut:
Trump and Hegseth keep invoking religion in the Iran war
Kevin Hassett
Nov. 16, 2025: "..we've shut the border for Mexico because of an infestation.."
[Average price of beef: $6.54/pound]
April 10, 2026: "We changed our trade policy with Argentina..and [saw] a big reduction in beef prices"
[Average price of beef: $6.70/pound]
Brooke Rollins
Nov. 17, 2025: "..the idea that we won't get prices down until 2027 [is wrong]"
[Average price of beef: $6.54/pound]
April 16, 2026: "Beef prices are too high"
[Average price of beef: $6.70/pound]
Karoline Leavitt
Oct. 23, 2025: "The immediate solution...is we have to increase our supply"
[Average price of beef: $6.32/pound]
Feb. 10, 2026: "Beef prices are coming down slightly"
[Average price of beef: $6.74/pound]
Donald Trump
Aug. 9, 2024: "Starting on Day One...[we will] bring down the prices of all goods"
[Average price of beef: $5.58/pound]
Feb. 24, 2026: "Even beef...is starting to come down significantly"
[Average price of beef: $6.74/pound]
During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump promised to lower grocery prices on Day One.
Since then, the price of beef has continued to hit record highs according federal data, even as the Trump administration has repeatedly promised to lower prices.
My latest for @ms.now
The Wall Street Journal reports that LIV Golf "is facing the possibility of imminent closure with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund on the verge of pulling its backing for LIV." www.wsj.com/sports/golf/...
Mark Alford
Dec. 19, 2024: "[Gas] shot up during the Biden administration"
[Average gas price in nominal dollars: $3.04]
March 11: "There may be some sacrifices to be made at the pump on a temporary basis"
[Average gas price: $3.25]
Lindsey Graham
Aug. 25, 2024: "Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station"
[Average gas price in nominal dollars: $3.38]
March 12: "If you think gas prices are high now, give the Ayatollah a nuclear weapon"
[Average gas price: $3.59]
John Thune
Dec. 8, 2021: "Gas prices have risen 40 percent..that takes a tremendous toll on family budgets"
[Average gas price in nominal dollars: $3.35]
April 2: "You'll start to see those gas prices come down to a more normal range"
[Average gas price: $4.08]
Rick Scott
Oct. 27, 2021: "When prices of things went up like gas, it impacts your ability..to do [things]"
[Average gas price in nominal dollars: $3.38]
March 30: "My heart goes out to [people impacted]. But the president is doing the right thing"
[Average gas price: $3.98]
Steve Scalise
May 12, 2021: "Gas prices are through the roof"
[Average gas price in nominal dollars: $2.96]
March 11: "I know we've seen a blip"
[Average gas price: $3.25]
Donald Trump
Oct. 25, 2024: "Would you like to have $1.84 a gallon instead of $4?"
[Average gas price in nominal dollars: $3.21]
March 31: "We have $4 [gas]..And we have a country that's not going to be throwing a nuclear weapon at us in six months"
[Average gas price: $3.98]
For years, Republicans were outraged by rising gas prices under Biden.
Now, those same Republicans are quick to dismiss the spike in gas prices as the cost of security, even as those prices in nominal dollars are higher now than under Biden.
My latest supercut for @ms.now
The Washington Post reports that the acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
"Four ships were allowed to pass Wednesday, the fewest so far in April, per S&P Global Market Intelligence. Iran is requiring ships to work out toll arrangements ahead of time and then pay the fees in crypto or Chinese yuan, mediators and shipbrokers said" www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Hegseth’s boastful claims about Iran war contradict reality, officials say www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“Iran accepted Pakistan’s 2-week cease-fire proposal following…last-minute intervention by China, asking Iran to show flexibility and defuse tensions, and amid growing concerns about the economic devastation from damages to critical infrastructure” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
Trump pulls back on his Iran threats for two weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to ceasefire and to reopen Strait of Hormuz apnews.com/live/iran-wa...
March 2026: "It doesn't seem it right now, but I think I'm a peacemaker"
April 2026: "...they're going to have no bridges, they're going to have no power plants..."
October 2024: "We go to war, we bomb the crap out of it, then we leave. You know, it's almost like what are we doing?"
April 2026: "We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong."
October 2024: "She [Kamala Harris] would get us into WW3 guaranteed...all of your sons and daughters will end up getting drafted"
February 2026: "The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties"
November 2024: "I'm not going to start a war, I'm going to stop wars."
March 2026: "Lay down your arms...or face certain death"
Donald Trump spent the 2024 campaign positioning himself as the candidate who would keep the U.S. out of war.
Now he is threatening to destroy Iranian civilization.
My latest supercut for @ms.now
The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration has negotiated 28 agreements with poorer nations on health assistance and aid, but in a break with precedent, the administration has refused to disclose their full terms publicly. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
New @ms.now archival supercut as the war in Iran enters its sixth week:
Donald Trump has spent 10 years dismissing international law
TRUMP: "You know what's a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon. Allowing a sick country with demented leadership [to] have a nuclear weapon. That's a war crime."
Q: How would it not be a war crime to strike Iran's bridges and power plants?
TRUMP: Because they killed 45,000 people in the last month...They kill protesters, they're animals.
Trump dodges question about war crimes at White House Easter Egg Roll:
"What else?"
