White House says it fired US health agency chief after her refusal to step down - But lawyers for #SusanMonarez, who was confirmed as CDC director less than a month ago, had not notified her of her firing on.ft.com/45UrbDc via @FT #WeirdTrump #DonaldTrump #Republicans #ChaosTrump #Chaos
Trump’s tariffs turn from confused to chaotic - The job market, GDP and forward-looking survey-based measures of output are all looking pretty shaky on.ft.com/47umTVE via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #ChaosTrump
#Brazil has vowed to defend its supreme court from “unacceptable interference” after #DonaldTrump imposed 50% tariffs and sanctioned a Brazilian judge over the trial of his #farright political ally #JairBolsonaro on.ft.com/46B9OcQ #CapitolRiots #Republicans #RuleOfLaw #democracts #ChaosTrump
#SteveBannon described #DonaldTrump ’s media strategy as “flood the zone” or inundating the public with information to distract, confuse, and deter scrutiny. But his widespread protectionist agenda has pushed uncertainty towards all-time highs on.ft.com/4l31XIq #ChaosTrump #WallStreet #Republicans
After #DonaldTrump emerged from Sunday's transatlantic trade talks boasting that the EU would buy “vast amounts" of American weapons worth "hundreds of billions,” European officials quietly clarified nothing concrete on arms had been agreed www.politico.eu/article/dona... #Republicans #ChaosTrump
#DonaldTrump’s EU #oilandgas deal is ‘pie in the sky’, energy experts warn - Analysts were puzzled by a target that would involve decisions by shareholder-owned companies in a continent also trying to decarbonise its economy. on.ft.com/472ZQ3W via @FT #ChaosTrump #ClimateEnergency #MakeAmericaSmall
Trump risks market revolt if he threatens Federal Reserve independence, Pimco says - It would be “very bad for markets”, Pimco has warned, as #DonaldTrump sharpens his criticism of central bank chief #JayPowell on.ft.com/4o5iVZn via @FT #WallStreet #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump
#DonaldTrump, the network’s most powerful ally, is going to war with #RupertMurdoch, infuriated by the #WallStreetJournal decision last week to report on a letter Trump allegedly wrote for the late paedophile #Epstein on.ft.com/3Uutqb8 #paedophile #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #ChaosTrump
Mike Johnson shuts US House early to avoid a vote on releasing files relating to #JeffreyEpstein, as #DonaldTrump allies seek to contain a spiralling crisis over the administration’s handling of the case. on.ft.com/46irZUs via @FT. #ChaosTrump #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #paedophil
The #WSJ reported that to mark Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003, #DonaldTrump wrote a letter to his friend that featured a lewd drawing. In the letter, convicted Trump wrote “may every day be another wonderful secret” on.ft.com/3GUJgbZ #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump
In an unexpected move #DonaldTrump said #CocaCola had agreed to sweeten its signature soft drink with cane sugar in the US, in what could represent a major shift from its decades-long use of high fructose corn syrup. on.ft.com/4nJsey2 #Obesity #Republicans #PublicHealth #ChaosTrump
#Inflation - #DonaldTrump asked lawmakers whether he should fire Federal Reserve chair #JayPowell in a move that fuelled a fresh bout of concerns over the central bank’s independence and hit the dollar. He has relentlessly criticised for declining to cut interest rates on.ft.com/3IMx79u #ChaosTrump
#Tesla shares sink after #ElonMusk says he will launch new US political party - Shares in Tesla closed 6.8% lower on Monday, taking its decline to about 14% over the past five weeks, as Musk has repeatedly clashed with #DonaldTrump on.ft.com/3Trhtm9 via @FT #Republicans #ChaosTrump #MakeAmericaSmall
Trump’s ominous #ICE security state - Inspecting cages that would spark outrage were zoos to put apes in them, convicted #DonaldTrump last week expressed delight with Florida’s new deportee camp on.ft.com/45SPXWd via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump
#DonaldTrump changes tune on Zelenskyy and Putin - " #VladimirPutin really has to end that war. People are dying at levels and people haven’t seen before for a long time,” Trump said and shows sympathy to Zelenskyy. Why did he not so it before? on.ft.com/3ZMaLuB via @FT #ChaosTrump #Republicans
US #immigration crackdown will leave deeper scars than tariffs. In the long run, it is the loss of people from abroad — and not the cost of goods from outside — that will prove far more damaging to America’s prosperity on.ft.com/4ljB6IS via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #ChaosTrump
Trump’s step into the dark - Whatever happens, the uncertainty surrounding the conflict alone will hamper the global economy and setting the Middle East up for more instability and crisis on.ft.com/3FNLfhW via @FT #DonaldTrump #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump
US bombs nuclear sites in Iran joining Israel’s attacks on the country and drawing America into another war in the Middle East, a major turning point for #DonaldTrump, who campaigned for his second term on a pledge to be a peacemaker who ended “forever wars" on.ft.com/4k2dLu6 via @FT #ChaosTrump
#JohnBolton “ #DonaldTrump wants to be on the winning side. He can’t decide who is going to win.” Speaking at the FT Global Affairs and Business Council in Berlin Bolton argues Trump has a difficult relationship with #BenjaminNetanyahu www.ft.com/video/18e078... #ChaosTrump #Maga #Republicans #Maga
#Farright #SteveBannon warns #DonaldTrump Iran strike would ‘tear’ apart the US. “We can’t do this again. We’ll tear the country apart. We can’t have another Iraq." on.ft.com/3HQ4WGh via @FT #ChaosTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
A majority of supporters of #DonaldTrump are against US military involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a poll published Wednesday found, reflecting a growing Republican backlash to Trumps threats to utilize American firepower. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #ChaosTrump #Republicans
US retail sales fell by the most in two years in May following an earlier stockpiling burst as uncertainty over tariffs continues to distort consumer spending behaviour. Sales of $715.4bn were down 0.9 per cent from April. www.ft.com/content/6c3e... #DonaldTrump #ChaosTrump #MakeAmericaSmall
Selbsthilfe-Initiativen wie #LUCE in Boston, #SiembraNC in Durham, North Carolina, oder #UnióndelBarrio in Los Angeles, San Diego und New York haben #ICEWatch -Programme gestartet www.spiegel.de/ausland/usa-... #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump #Republicans
Wie ein schlechtgelauntes Schützenfest: Außer dem 79. des Präsidenten wurde auch der 250. der US-Armee zelebriert. Washington wirkte ein wenig wie Pjöngjang, #DonaldTrump wie Kim Jong-Donald.Was für eine Darbietung www.spiegel.de/kultur/trump... #ClownTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump #DonakdTrump
Oil in the new age of volatility - Oil prices could double to a record high of $150 later this year. #renewables will be as cheap as never before. Now it's time for #ClimateActionNow on.ft.com/4jKWLs5 via @FT #ClimateEmergency #ChaosTrump #oilandgas #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
#DonaldTrump is walking a tightrope as he claims that he was fully aware of Israel’s plans to launch massive airstrikes against Iran while continuing to distance the US from those strikes and deny Washington took any active role in the preparations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #ChaosTrump
#DonaldTrump ’s landmark big and beautiful tax bill would make the most prosperous Americans $12,000 richer each year, while wiping $1,600 off the disposable income of the nation’s poorest, Congress’s fiscal watchdog said on Thursday. on.ft.com/4dZDl1n #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ChaosTrump
Republican Senator #RonJohnson warns on opposition to #DonaldTrump tax bill. He is among the loudest voices to have raised concerns about the cost of what Trump has called his “big, beautiful bill”, and his vote could kill its progress in Congress. on.ft.com/4kFxGAf #Republicans #ChaosTrump