Trump’s second term so far is characterized by rewarding personal sycophants with appointments to high office, demands for personal loyalty from nominees, and an expectation that Supreme Court justices in particular should be more deferential toward him. trib.al/R5sCclr
Here’s the important thing to understand about Trump at this particular point in time. He does not think like a democrat (small d). He thinks like a dictator.
And America doesn’t like anything he’s doing. trib.al/2OG9CjS
The most recent Consumer Price Index report reveals how high gas prices are fueling inflation. trib.al/9nq3V7G
All because Trump listened to war hawks telling him to bomb Iran, leading Iran to close one of the most vital trading routes in the world.
The White House Management Office sent out a staff-wide email on March 24 warning staffers not to bet on world events in futures markets.
There have been far too many well-timed bets on Iran and Venezuela. trib.al/YM8wOqN
Republicans who wouldn’t challenge Trump’s maniacal designs got lucky that he blinked. Next time, they might not be so lucky—and neither might we. trib.al/4apThgb
Trump unleashed a raging Truth Social tirade on Friday, attacking former MAGA allies. trib.al/oSPSuNX
This is making news mostly because it was unusually deranged even by Trump’s standards: It dragged on for 482 words & ripped his foes as “Flailing Fools” and “NUT JOBS.”
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is again in trouble for pursuing a sexual relationship with one of his staffers, after he had an affair with one who later committed suicide. trib.al/JrtTymO
"I think the kill shot there is that Trump is failing. Everybody knows this is the case. At this point, Trump is making Marjorie Taylor Greene look like a stateswoman, which I didn’t see coming." trib.al/rOlE2Tn
A loyal army of followers, a huge disinformation network, and a party of soul-selling cowards can crowd out facts for a long time. But eventually, reality catches up. trib.al/QGTJYRW
Vice President JD Vance went to Hungary purportedly to condemn European Union election interference. Then Donald Trump interfered. trib.al/Zevumcu
As humans fade into the background and AI enlists workers in their own demise, it feels like The Hunger Games: Middle-class labor is forced to eat itself.
For white-collar workers across the country, the upheaval is psychological and existential as much as technological. trib.al/Jvz83Sr
America doesn’t like anything he’s doing, except on sealing the border. Otherwise, he’s in the tank.
In one recent poll, he’s down to 81 percent among Republicans. That may sound high, but in fact, for that particular category, it’s low. trib.al/b0zrauy
Recent reporting from the Financial Times reveals it was President Trump, not the Iranian government, who was begging for a ceasefire as early as March 21, when he first threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants. trib.al/gvAaGzq
Noem is barely showing up for the job that President Trump invented when he fired her from the Department of Homeland Security, sparking questions about Noem’s ongoing tenure within the Trump administration. trib.al/igFK6Sz
Pope Leo XIV has issued another holy missive against Trump’s war with Iran. trib.al/ww91hCL
“God does not bless any conflict,” wrote the official X account. “Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
This blatant positive press for a private weapons manufacturer with multiple government contracts and extensive ties to the president profiting off the war he started once again raises questions of market manipulation. trib.al/pTcrh7e
To any other president, this would be the time to straighten up and fly right. To this one, it’s the perfect time to blow up the most important and durable military alliance in the history of the human race. trib.al/cL49Jiv
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote a lone dissent, and she took the extraordinary step of reading her dissent from the bench, a gesture reserved for rare, vehement disagreement with the majority. trib.al/177n9QL
Trump is always on the lookout for his next swindle. On April 25 is another "exclusive crypto & business conference" at Mar-a-Lago, which briefly jacked up the $Trump meme coin price.
It’s not certain Trump will be there, but where else would he be? Maybe the golf course. trib.al/tD7ySsY
The draft-dodging president is overseeing automatic registration of military draft-eligible men for a potential draft by December 2026. trib.al/WV9JB3g
The willing publicization of some of the more sensitive information pertaining to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has caused federal prosecutors to wonder if he’s personally editing the court documents before they are submitted. trib.al/vZzQCDY
The blatant intimidation tactic is the first of its kind ever made by American officials to the Catholic Church. It was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S. trib.al/VIkMLTV
“Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports, and giving testimony,” 15 of Epstein’s victims said in a statement in response. “Asking more of them is a deflection of responsibility, not justice.” trib.al/g42zYhx
Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been methodically disassembling the ability of the Pentagon to say no to orders that are illegal or immoral. trib.al/TG8tBbo
Americans may not just be remembered for electing a felon in 2024, or a demagogue or the best friend of a child rapist. They may be remembered for electing a mass-murdering regime that telegraphed its intent for years. trib.al/A6t8WR5
The Iran war increasingly looks not only like another shocking humiliation but perhaps the greatest strategic blunder in American military history. trib.al/EqhXo99
As long as Trump’s interests tilt toward harming his enemies and rewarding those who do his bidding, they are likely prospects for a Supreme Court vacancy, should one arise while Republicans still control the Senate. trib.al/bJEjA4D
Perhaps the only quality that Trump prizes more than trolling his foes is personal loyalty. trib.al/wPngo3y
A Supreme Court vacancy would be a unique opportunity for Trump to reward judges and legal advisers who champion him in the courts with lifetime appointments.
Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal donated $37 million worth of steel for the ballroom, all produced in Europe. The president called the steel “great steel as opposed to garbage steel." trib.al/4XWDxHy