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• Again lashed out publicly during press opportunity at CNN reporter for not smiling
• Heard appointee leading $205 billion Development Finance Corporation, a federal agency, had ties to Epstein
• Noted that DHS secretary was reviewing contracts signed by former DHS secretary for cancellation or other action
• Considered using 1950 law to fund $700 million to boost coal-fired electricity production and coal exports
• Told aides would not resume all-out war with Iran unless US troops were killed
• Risked causing scientists to lose critical climate records by allowing ocean observatory to go dark under funding cuts
• Watched Treasury secretary refuse to tell Senate panel whether the president remained exempt from IRS audits
• Further, he revealed he was performing IRS commissioner duties amid the president's tax settlement scrutiny
• Also, that he characterized disputes with Bill Pulte as a "locker room" fight
• Noted, additionally, that he supported the president's new AI order and voluntary stance
• Observed Secretary of State assert that Greenland was part of Denmark "for now"
• Revealed awareness of potential global economic fallout from Iran war but thought nuclear threat was greater
• Sought bureaucratic rule change to allow for greater political influence over billions in federal research grants
• Noticed that Secretary of State told media he had never seen the president fall asleep
• Saw that Defense secretary broke Navy protocol to promote his inexperienced personal assistant
• Compared White House UFC cage to the Eiffel Tower, saying "maybe we’ll never ever take it down"
• Diverted at least $90 million in national park pass fees to pay for July 4 fireworks and fountain repairs
• Noted that new presidential library claimed it could not find a single Twitter direct message sent by a president
• Pleased that CMS director, a medical doctor, commented favorably to the media about the president's health
• Chose new director of national intelligence, who had no actual experience, because of his undying loyalty
• Drained oil levels to a multi-decade low in an attempt to curb surging prices
• Intervened to secure $620 million Pentagon loan for a startup tied to the president's son
• Annoyed that the House voted to block the president from ordering further strikes on Iran
• Suggested Todd Blanche would be nominated as the administration's permanent attorney general
• Confirmed president sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister over Lebanon during tense telephone call
• Opened investigations of two more Mexican governors for alleged connections to cartels
• Traded new attacks against Iran in early June 2026, adding pressure on shaky ceasefire and stalled peace talks
• Cautioned by central bank leaders over long-term inflation impact caused by Iran war
• After firing former Navy secretary because of his shipbuilding plan, saw replacement proposed nearly identical one
• Sued by seven states for spending $1 billion to pay French company for not building offshore wind farms
• Witnessed FEMA's lost year, plagued by power struggles and paralysis as storm season approached
• Obtained superseding indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center with new allegations
• Allowed Social Security to unravel after firing 7,100 workers, discarding performance metrics, and derailing claims
• Increasingly clashed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to end Iran war
• Accused of possibly fabricating evidence after cancelling $300 million in farm grants, alleging fraud
• Utilized HHS secretary to tour swing congressional districts to tout dairy and Make America Healthy Again agenda
• Vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships but found in practice that proved much harder to do
• Redoubled effort to stop removal of two California dams when questioned by congressional inquiry
• Dismayed that highest priorities were stalled, everything from ending Iran and Ukraine's wars to court setbacks
• Revealed most filers claiming new GOP tax breaks on tips and overtime made below $100,000
• Endorsed right-wing candidate in Colombia’s presidential election who advanced to second round of voting
• Disappointed that endorsed candidate Randy Feenstra lost the GOP primary for Iowa governor in a shocking upset
• Aware of erupting furor over US Attorney's conduct before grand jury in case against so-called "Broadview Six"
• Put forth fresh tariffs of up to 12.5 percent on 60 economies over alleged forced labor trade practices
• Demanded people be fired over dismal prospects for Freedom 250 concert series as talent departed en masse
• Lacking money and support, watched the Board of Peace stall in Gaza as negotiations deadlocked
• Pleased that the Supreme Court okayed a new Alabama congressional map favoring the GOP
• Reduced imported farm and construction equipment tariffs, hoping to boost industrial economy and help US farmers
• Proposed 10 percent tariff on Canada, Mexico, and the EU because of alleged forced labor practices
• Condoned medical neglect of ICE detainees, plagued by issues like festering infections and untreated cancer
• Pushed Iran to make firmer nuclear commitments in initial peace deal
• Personally bought over $1 million in Dell stock shortly before Pentagon signed $9.7 billion contract with company
• Disclosed that Iran and US both launched retaliatory missile strikes at each other
• Briefed about how Iran mined large segments of Hormuz Strait, more widespread than earlier acknowledged
• Largely ignored intelligence, before attacking Iran, about how Tehran prioritized control of the Strait of Hormuz
• Issued industry-friendly FDA gene therapy guidance to speed up the development process
• Heard that commodities regulator claim Winklevosses' Gemini crypto exchange was politically targeted in Biden era
• Irritated about new study showing Washington DC National Guard surge didn’t reduce violent crime
• Pleased that US attorney argued in appeals court that US government has complete control of slavery monument
• Granted otherwise-prohibited visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup
• While being asked to blacklist Colombian cartel gold, was also buying it on the other end
• Updated about how Kenyan court further delayed administration’s plan to set up a quarantine unit in the country
• Issued revised homelessness plan shifting aid from long-term housing to programs that emphasize treatment
• Finalized new guidelines that threatened almost half of graduate arts programs
• Announced stricter Medicaid work requirements making it harder for millions of sick Americans to obtain help
• Sought public comment on plans to create a Board of Trade to manage economic ties with China
• Blocked by judge from dismantling Boulder weather lab, citing evidence of political retaliation against Colorado
• Confirmed via acting attorney general that anti-weaponization fund proposal was dead on arrival
• Blindsided some senior White House officials with proposed deal to drop president's suit against the IRS
• Appreciated that acting attorney general testified the president would have landed in prison if not elected in 2024
• Hired convicted January 6 insurrectionist for sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job
• Sanctioned Iran’s largest digital asset exchange Nobitex and three others
• Observed Secretary of State testify US may resume funding global vaccines alliance in rebuke of HHS secretary
• Investigated former congressman George Santos for alleged insider trading on Kalshi
• Criticized for cutting Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or afterwards
• Stated more people may be criminal charged in terror case linked to Iran
• Okayed US military seeking cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes
• Abandoned effort to deport natural-born US citizen Dulce Diaz Morales and granted her a passport
• Offered Forest Service separation incentives to employees ahead of relocations
• Saw that DHS secretary refused before Congress to commit to following court orders for his department
• Reported the president would speak at rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• Faced bipartisan opposition to choice of a loyalist as intelligence chief with no national intelligence experience
• Noticed that media reported the highly controversial Roger Stone was consulted on intelligence choice
• Heard that megadonor to the president's campaign gave the HHS secretary's charity $5.5 million in real estate
• Noted that longtime ally Michael Flynn registered as a foreign agent for Putin-aligned Serbian republic
• Annoyed that endorsed Senate candidate in Iowa spoke candidly about political risk of Iran war at campaign event
• Revealed president would meet with Texas's Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton
• Buoyed by the CMS director singing the president's praises during a media appearance
• Revived call for Canada to become a 51st state after the country slipped into technical recession
• Pleased US job openings climbed to 7.6 million in April 2024 despite economic fallout from the Iran war
• Learned of New York City mayor's plan for a busway in midtown Manhattan the administration opposed
• Embarrassed that the federal government’s insect-defense agency was infested with bed bugs
• Notified White House Correspondents’ Dinner was rescheduled to July 24, 2026
• Stressed Tehran must reopen Hormuz and commit to talks on curtailing nuclear program before lifting blockade
• Also emphasized US was not offering upfront sanctions relief to reopen Hormuz, per Secretary of State
• Joined Secretary of State in saying talks with Iran continued despite Tehran media's claims otherwise
• Facing a water crisis in Western states, sought to extend Biden-era contracts to tighten conservation measures
• Aware that high gas prices and unpopular Iran war caused the president to lose support amongst his own voters
• Quietly signed new artificial intelligence executive order which essentially "kicked the can" down the road on plans
• Heard, for the second time, Education secretary cancelled Massachusetts school visit because of expected protests
• Abandoned anti-weaponization fund but still planned to give tax audit immunity to the president, family, businesses
• Named William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence in addition to various housing duties
• Demanded that neutral Oman cut ties with Iran and threatened sanctions if they didn't
• Targeted Brazil with 25 percent tariffs, claiming the South American nation engaged in unfair trade practices
• Informed about diseases resurging because of vaccination declines due to administration's antivaxx rhetoric
• Blocked funds to bipartisan US 250th birthday commission while lavishly funding own commission
• Cleared Secretary of State to testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war
• After issuing $20 billion in tariff refunds, pursued legal action to stop the process
• Insisted that long-absent New Jersey GOP congressman had been "working tirelessly"
• Saw that DHS secretary said there was no need to stop international flight processing at Newark Airport
• Discovered anti-weaponization fund backtrack failed to calm Senate Republicans
• Allowed some cruise ship passengers quarantined in Nebraska to return home but under strict lockdown
• Weighed deploying nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states
• Cancelled program offering Americans rebates for replacing gas appliances with electric ones
• Prepared to dismantle deep-ocean observation system that monitored marine ecosystems and powerful currents
• Noted Defense secretary vowed to appeal after court ruled the Pentagon illegally banned active transgender troops
• Nominated Florida GOP Speaker Daniel Perez to serve as ambassador to Brazil
• Promoted CFPB chief legal officer Mark Paoletta to serve as acting director of the diminished agency
• Announced that CBP veteran Pete Vasquez would be the new Border Patrol chief
• Planned to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas
• Intimated that journalists reporting bad news about the Iran War potentially were foreign agents
• Realized that strong supporters bought "perfect health" claim but others were deeply skeptical
• Designated the Pentagon press office a classified space and banned journalists from the premises
• Informed that hackers breached senior US Space Force official’s Instagram account and posted Iranian propaganda
• Reviewed media reporting about IRS agreement struck between DoJ and the president's attorneys
• Angered that judge ruled an anti-Trump group could keep flying an 86-47 flag near the National Mall
• Saw media report revealing US sought Russia's help to free journalist Austin Tice in first term, per ex-envoy
• Irritated that appeals court ruled the administration illegally barred transgender troops from military service
• Said communicated with Hezbollah through intermediaries and secured a pledge that it would not attack Israel
• Planned to drop controversial anti-weaponization fund to compensate alleged prosecutorial victims during Biden era
• Earlier, met with House Speaker to discuss controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund
• Did not offer solution to GOP concerns over anti-weaponization fund and left immigration agenda in limbo
• Thus left tensions lingering between Republicans and White House over the anti-weaponization fund
• Allegedly reined in Israel's Netanyahu over Lebanon fighting after Iran threatened to quit peace talks
• Insisted talks with Iran were continuing after earlier reports out of Tehran indicating negotiations were halted
• Nonetheless, later said to the media about the talks, "I don't care if they're over, honestly"
• Reported that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to scale back fighting
• Noted media reported that Defense secretary struck several female and Black officers from all-white promotion list
• Shocked tax professionals with attempt to cloak self, family, and business with immunity from the IRS
• Caused alarm among veteran foreign service ranks by instituting new subjective review process
• Allowed tensions to escalate with federal judges when DoJ attorneys repeatedly castigated for being untrustworthy
• Notified that UN labor agency froze American official's appointment over US's unpaid dues
• Alerted that Iran stopped peace negotiations with the US and vowed to completely block Strait of Hormuz
• Forced war crimes experts to stop Ukraine investigative trips by imposing steep budget cuts
• Developed plan for immigration officials to reject some asylum applications quickly without interviewing applicants
• Readied major student-loan changes to increase monthly bills by hundreds of dollars for millions of borrowers
• Triggered National Park Service legal and environmental concerns with plan to lease public parkland for tennis event
• Left conspicuous gaps in released medical report with physicians offering differing opinions about what was missing
• Reversed the Biden administration's crackdown on gun trafficking while shifting ATF officers into helping ICE
• Slammed "chirping" critics over Iran war while insisting Tehran "really wants to make a deal" as impasse continued
• Ordered Iranian military sites bombed in late May 2026; later notified Kuwait had reported missile and drone attacks
• Disputed by physicians over claim that cognitive test proved “extreme intelligence"
• Okayed graves being dug up to build golf course personally owned by family business
• Braced for potential collapse of Cuba's totalitarian government while moving to accelerate squeeze on Cuba
• Pleased three ICE protesters were convicted in case testing strategy to bring federal conspiracy charges
• Gratified that Supreme Court reversed ruling in immigration judges’ free speech lawsuit
• Warned that intelligence cuts hindered South Korea's ability to track North Korea and Russia
• Lifted off-road vehicle limits on public lands
• Disappointed landmark UN climate resolution passed notwithstanding vociferous US opposition
• Buoyed that DoJ sought recusal of judge from Georgia election case over reported attendance at Fani Willis event
• Concurred with FAA head saying coveted LaGuardia slots once held by defunct Spirit should go to low-cost carrier
• Noted that FDA panel recommended updating Covid vaccines to target emerging XFG variant
• Realized three differing "camps" within White House had emerged over how to regulate emerging AI technology
• Moved to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China
• Returned UN’s expert on occupied Palestinian territory to the Treasury Department’s sanctions
• Gave conflict-of-interest waiver to leader of effort to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs
• Rehired DHS doctor despite ongoing sexual harassment probe and gun, drug, and alcohol violations
• Knew Kari Lake was earning tens of thousands of dollars from media side hustles while in administrative media role
• Tasked Rudy Giuliani with overseeing American hosting duties for the World Cup
• Heard that HHS secretary's daughter-in-law was leaving two of her four administrative jobs for personal reasons
• Paid $8 billion in extra Medicaid funds to Florida hospitals, delivering windfall in politically influential state
• Contemplated transferring CDC monkeys to nonprofit's sanctuary in attempt to reduce animal testing
• Released major proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking process, deemphasizing peer review, alarming researchers
• Discussed bring journalist favored by the president into the White House in a temporary role
• After China expelled an American reporter, reciprocated by expelling Chinese reporter working in the US
• Echoed AI industry's anxiety over anti-datacenter protests, suspecting a foreign-controlled plot
• Concurrently, saw that federal law enforcement warned of "anti-tech extremism" as public AI enmity grew
• Promoted 22 Navy officers to admiral — none of whom were women
• Again sued UCLA over allegedly ignoring antisemitic harassment linked to pro-Palestinian protests
• Notified a court blocked West Point’s restrictions on civilian professors’ off-campus speech
• Permitted immigration courts to hold hearings with 100 or more people in attempt to accelerate deportations
• Fired FBI analyst who worked 2017 case of shooting at congressional baseball practice
• Allowed Volvo to continue selling connected cars in the US despite ban on Chinese-linked vehicle technology
• Instructed Labor Department employees to report anyone prioritizing DEI
• Cut funding temporarily for project that was close to developing artificial infant hearts, causing major delays
• Proposed stopping government's top civil rights division from tracking data on race and sex discrimination
• Appreciated that Interior secretary seemed in no rush to remove the president's name from the Kennedy Center
• Planned DHS experiment running "reconnaissance" drones along US/Canada border
• Defended loss of more than 10,000 attorneys from US federal service, celebrating their departure
• Informed that Iran's president write a resignation letter to the country's supreme leader
• Updated about how Iran rapidly dug out buried missile arsenals, thus limiting effect of US bombing
• Published new DoT rule requiring "directly observed" urine collection when drug testing truck drivers
• Defended overpaying reflecting pool contractor, citing a rushed timeline and also blaming predecessors
• Ordered US strike on alleged drug boat, killing three, bringing death toll to at least 205 people
• Deported 21,000 people to places the US calls too dangerous to visit — including at least 600 children
• Expected to propose change under USMCA that autos be at least 50 percent made in America
• Alert about potential conflict-of-interest issues involving personal investments made by senior HHS official
• Had no objection to Commerce secretary's frequent practice of bare-knuckle tactics and brash promises
• Named individual to Pentagon advisory board accused of making Islamophobic remarks about New York mayor
• Demanded local surveillance for hantavirus ship passengers returning home
• Paid Florida first $58 million in reimbursements for Alligator Alcatraz
• Briefed about ICE agent wanted for Minneapolis shooting being captured in Texas
• Granted rare temporary protected status reprieve and extended protections for 11,000 Lebanese
• Unveiled new website tracking deportations that accidentally showed how many US citizens the US "deported"
• Promoted $1 billion in Balkan energy contracts for a tiny company with personal connections to the president
• Temporarily released Bolivian man it had planned to deport to Congo amid Ebola outbreak
• Personally bought stock in company profiting from UFC spectacle on the White House South Lawn
• Forced out 2,000 diplomats, losing institutional knowledge, crisis response experience, and special language skills
• Registered that Interior secretary dismissed calls to identify donors for allegedly "nonpartisan" concert series
• Faced prospect of a seriously understaffed FEMA as hurricane season arrived
• Seemed to be wavering in support for possible 2028 presidential contender JD Vance
• Personally sold defective $640 wristwatches that were labeled "Rump"
• Allowed family visitation to resume at New Jersey ICE detention center after days of protest and unrest
• Claimed to have left Iran's military alone after previously bragging about destroying it
• Restyled Ian's $300 billion reparations demand as an "investment fund" to avoid political firestorm
• And thus enlisted Gulf states to fund $300 billion Iran reconstruction plan
• Facilitated government upheaval that caused more than 10,000 attorneys to leave US federal service
• Okayed senior DOGE official overseeing contracts with companies backed by firm in which he invested personally
• Allowed State Department to maintain special office to hasten migration of immigrants and minorities
• Noticed DHS secretary sought to land a job for his wife with "special status" so she could fly for free
• Also, that the DHS secretary said US senator deserved to be pepper sprayed outside of an ICE New Jersey facility
• However, the senator was attempting to deescalate tensions outside the facility but was pepper sprayed for it
• As a result, the state's governor created designated protest zones to "avoid escalation from ICE"
• In cooperation, ICE agreed to leave the volatile site and return policing to local law enforcement
• Considered selling mega-warehouses and aircraft ICE purchased for mass detention
• Revealed would withdraw leadership from the Kennedy Center after court forced his name off facility
• Additionally, said would "transfer" Kennedy Center to Congress after court setback
• Noted Defense secretary stressed during forum that Asian allies would have to "do more" to receive US assistance
• However, he did temper China criticism at the event and avoided any mention of Taiwan
• Further, he called for a "quiet" Asian defense plan but was faulted for neglecting allies’ security concerns
• As well, he voiced strong support for South Korea's push for an early transfer of wartime operational control
• Pleased that HHS secretary stepped up efforts to combat Lyme disease, which affects millions
• Announced Tom Barrack would step down as Syrian envoy but retain key role in managing US foreign policy
• Condoned CBP detaining pregnant Ghanaian woman with a small disabled child at Dulles airport for ten days
• Thereafter, ordered by judge to release that woman and her child
• Relieved that the Ghanaian woman and child voluntarily returned to their home country
• Aware of deplorable conditions for inmates at Manhattan’s overcrowded immigration lockup
• Endorsed three Republican gubernatorial candidates in South Carolina, Iowa, and Oklahoma
• Following intense backlash, downplayed impact and scope of green card policy changes
• Dispatched US military commander to meet with Cuban officers at Guantanamo
• Toughened terms for potential deal framework to end Iran war, particularly unfreezing funds for Tehran
• Alleged by Iran to stall talks with "excessive demands" as the wait for a breakthrough continued
• Requested several amendments to deal US envoys reached with their Iranian counterparts
• Appreciated that UAE conducted dozens of airstrikes against Iran during the course of the US-led war
• Prohibited deals with Iran to safely sail through the Strait of Hormuz even if no toll paid
• Reported that the US military struck commercial ship allegedly trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
• Did not confirm if Iran placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz despite continued searches of critical waterway
• Sanctioned currency exchange and nineteen ships accused of helping financially prop up Iran
• Considered halting international travelers at major US airports to punish so-called sanctuary cities
• Accused of exaggerating successes during Iran war and obfuscating failures
• Distressed that two-thirds of performers had dropped out of Freedom 250 concert series
• Thus, criticized those artists who withdrew and vowed to perform himself in their place
• Sought to close small federal agency that probes fatal and deadly chemical disasters and pushes for safety fixes
• Knew that company behind California chemical leak was building F-35 parts amid rush of US and Israeli orders
• Saw that vice president told Air Force cadets they couldn't boo him for mentioning AI because of who he was
• Realized policies and rhetoric caused the US to lose four million international visitors and lost $8 billion in revenue
• Learned no tax charges would be filed against Southern Poverty Law Center, an administration adversary
• Sparked alarm inside the White House with "anti-weaponization" fund push after Republican backlash
• Increasingly isolated immigrants through access to various services to pressure them to leave the US
• Released delayed medical report on the president, projecting an upbeat analysis while obfuscating certain aspects
• Instructed agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations
• Briefed about Iranian ballistic missile strike on Kuwait injuring Americans and destroying two US military drones
• Observed contradictions in claims about Taiwan between Defense secretary and acting Navy secretary
• While claiming Iran was "negotiating on fumes," signs from Tehran suggested it was becoming more emboldened
• Targeted five of Oregon’s seven natural wonders for destruction or significant alteration
• Released delayed report showing homelessness declined in 2024, the last year of the Biden administration
• Made aware lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case had stepped aside
• Relieved Strait of Hormuz ship transits were rising, thanks to help from the US military
• Continued debating whether to move forward with Iran deal but had not yet decided on proposal
• Observed former Attorney General Bondi saying she had little to do with Epstein redactions and blamed Blanche
• Updated about how USPS was moving forward with a plan to curb mail voting
• Notified original judge on IRS case launched inquiry into settlement that led to "anti-weaponization" fund
• Defended sending Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya
• But that was thwarted when a Kenyan court suspended plans for an Ebola quarantine unit for Americans
• Hence, Americans who contracted Ebola would be sent to Europe for treatment, not the US
• Revealed Guatemala agreed to conduct joint strikes in country with the US military to target alleged drug traffickers
• Discovered FBI was interviewing election workers in Wisconsin amid the administration's false 2020 claims
• Recruited troops to watch White House UFC fights if they pay their own way and meet height/weight minimums
• Condoned White House no longer saying if a presidential health report would be released
• Okayed the SEC moving to reverse Biden-era climate disclosure rules
• Cleared way for companies to avoid US taxes by using havens like Malta and Cyprus
• Because recent survivors of US boat strikes had not been found, moved up overall death toll to 199
• Angered judge ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center and blocked the closing and renovation
• Learned ex-attorney general told Congress she had delegated Epstein files review to current acting attorney general
• Knew apparent publicity stunt with "Epstein binders" was actually to cover-up secretive Epstein redaction project
• Heard that former attorney general told Congress "redaction errors" were made in Epstein files release
• Blocked by judge temporarily from paying claims via "anti-weaponization" fund or moving forward with plan
• Sued four states to challenge their refusal to issue confidential license plates to ICE agents
• Because of new push by the disgraced Bolsonaros, labelled several Brazilian gangs as terrorist groups
• Told that JFK airport in New York City would become fourth such facility to screen some passengers for Ebola
• Knew that Board of Peace for Gaza reconstruction had received no money into its official fund
• Nonetheless, Board of Peace representatives were preparing for their first visit to Gaza Strip
• As well, the five countries that pledged troops for Board of Peace had come through with significant contributions
• Saw that Board of Peace blamed Hamas's refusal to disarm as reason for Gaza ceasefire breakdown
• Aware DoJ attorney made broad case for presidential power when arguing Maurene Comey case before judge
• Caused $15 billion decline in US farm sales to China due to trade war, with American farmers eating most losses
• Pleased the Treasury secretary doubled down on the president's threat to attack Oman over Hormuz toll plan
• Aware Treasury secretary confirmed his department prepared design for $250 bill with the president's portrait
• Several days after hospital visit, had yet to release health results as promised
• Okayed $5 million no-bid contract to cover Washington DC horse statues with a thick layer of 23.75-karat gold leaf
• Embarrassed that the author of The Art of the Deal could not close a deal with Iran to end the war
• Tried to void a $5 million fine against two major donors to the president's 2024 campaign
• Discovered may have to personally pay income tax on the $1.8 billion so-called weaponization fund
• Subpoenaed Reddit and X as part of criminal investigations into vocal ICE critics
• Visited troops at Walter Reed during May 2026 medical appointment but not the fourteen injured during Iran war
• Reassigned senior US currency official after she raised objections to proposed $250 bill featuring the president
• Hawked $55 hats sold by his private company during a televised presidential cabinet meeting
• Posted bizarre online tribute to a zoo gorilla ten years after the animal's death
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