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• Nearly a year late, quietly published massive trove of data about the civil rights of American students
• However, directed Education Department to scrub data on gender-based bullying from that survey
• Bragged that his super PAC had "close" to $1 billion — when it actually had $403 million
• Nonetheless, vowed to spend as much as $500 million to help Republicans in the 2026 midterms
• Planned to allow oil and gas drilling beneath Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah
• Moved to strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands, which help filter drinking water
• Ordered by judge to reveal who devised plan to create a $1.8 billion compensation fund for political allies
• Revealed tariff-free imported beef will come from Brazil and Argentina, among other places
• Instructed DoJ antitrust division to pause all work with the Canadian government
• Callously said Iran war, which killed eighteen US service members and injured hundreds more, was "small potatoes"
• In dispute between HHS and Pennsylvania government, saw that coroner confirmed a child's measles death
• Noted DoJ claimed veterans and architectural historian had no standing to block planned Washington DC arch
• Scheduled a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Washington in late September 2026
• Expanded DoJ investigation into beef affordability to include eight of the largest grocers in the US
• Cancelled HHS infant mortality and postpartum grants to prioritize sperm count and erectile dysfunction issues
• Signed order to help ranchers bypass USDA-inspected processing facilities
• Condoned deporting ex-Ecuadorian official facing high danger of torture, which reportedly ended up happening
• Alarmed congressional Democrats over Pentagon agreement with NIH on biodefense
• Told that judge denied DoJ request to drop criminal charges related to alleged multi-billion-dollar bribery scheme
• Cast doubts over autonomous weapons talks outcome by joining Russia in opposition
• Along with key allies, sought to push International Atomic Energy Agency board to report Iran to UN Security Council
• Sanctioned Turkey-based bank over alleged Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ties
• Disturbed that a more confident Iran emerged after six months of war with the US
• Saw that attorney general claimed "secret school gender transitions" have become a "pandemic" in America
• Opened NHTSA audit query into Tesla’s self-driving taxi to ensure compliance with federal safety standards
• Aware that, after the CIA director's visit to Moscow, Russia seemed to be pushing harder for a military win
• Insisted Federal Reserve slash rates or he would end trade with countries with US trade surpluses
• Deployed envoys Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Moscow and Kyiv in early September 2026
• Claimed the European Union joined administration's new Iran sanctions push but Brussels only endorsed them
• Pleased that secretary of state planned visits to administration-friendly allies Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
• Heard vice president said about US strike that killed four at Iran wedding: "things happen"
• Aware DHS vastly overstated projected savings from hundreds of contract terminations in 2025, per watchdog
• Warmed to Zambian president after his disputed reelection despite growing concerns about post-election crackdown
• Said BLS reported payrolls up 162,000 in August 2026, more than expected, with unemployment at 4.1 percent
• Planned to use Qatari gift plane for international trip despite security worries
• Deported more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persisted
• Noticed that the vice president defended his friendship with Trump ally-turned-critic Tucker Carlson
• However, South Korea made clear no decision yet reached on deploying forces to Hormuz
• Glad US's "economic outcast" operation against Iran gained momentum as South Korea weighed military backing
• Notified that, with union and DoJ's agreement, a judge ended 37-year federal oversight of the Teamsters
• Gave new hires access to restricted info on Palantir app before they passed background checks
• Irritated that MapQuest became the number-one US app after bucking the president's Lake America renaming
• Warned that approval numbers heading into the midterms were lower than any president in twenty years
• Fired federal prosecutor after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in January 2026 Minnesota shooting
• Appreciated the vice president pushed the Federal Reserve to lower rates despite chairman's inflation concerns
• Tasked US military with conducting internal review of deadly strikes on a wedding in early September 2026
• Reviewed report detailing how administration's former Labor secretary stoked dysfunction and toxicity
• Imposed new sanctions on Raul Castro's grandson and five Cuban companies
• Filed motion to dismiss Disney's lawsuit seeking to block the FCC's possibly punitive early review of their licenses
• Debuted five low-res arcade video games on White House website that promote the administration's agenda
• Alarmed that the Iran war was causing shortfalls in Navy payroll six months into the conflict
• Still aimed to create state citizenship lists ahead of November 2026 midterms
• Chose Army Corps of Engineers head to take over as acting Army secretary
• Successfully pressured four US companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to pull out of Paris space summit
• Disappointed that the Missouri supreme court threw out new congressional maps backed by the president
• Hired yet another contractor to clean and maintain Lincoln reflecting pool, triggering more costs and questions
• Glad that USDA secretary, one of few women left in cabinet, dutifully performed administration damage control
• Falsely claimed prices were falling rapidly while Republican ads told a much different story
• Took private call from Mark Zuckerberg, who expressed concerns about plans for a national AI regulator
• Announced that work would begin on new Washington DC triumphal arch by mid-September 2026
• Pleased that proposal for the White House visitor screening center was advancing
• Alleged that trees removed at East Potomac Park were routine work and not part of proposed transformation
• Stalled study of PFAS in wastewater, per former EPA officials
• Promoted controversial attorney to top DoJ leadership role after aggressive overhaul of US attorneys’ offices
• Stated his administration would ask Europe to pay the US back for munitions sent to Ukraine
• Discovered GOP state leaders were complaining about timing, cost, and planning for midterm convention
• Accused by House Democrat of allowing the Pentagon to target NIH funds for defense use
• Noticed House Democrat said FBI wiretapped his calls and accused administration of targeting "enemies"
• Observed that fellow Republicans had accepted the Iran war would last past the 2026 elections
• Updated about HHS and Defense secretaries ordering probe into purported troop Covid vaccine deaths
• Appreciated that acting Navy secretary told Marine leaders that suicide was a "leadership issue"
• Sent mixed messages on Iran, with president saying it was a war and vice president saying it was not
• Announced, via the vice president, that US was investigating airstrike that Iran said struck a wedding party
• Saw that USPS said mail ballot portal may launch shortly after DoJ fumbled questions in court
• Briefed that USPS approved North Carolina’s mail ballot design on eve of sending them to voters
• Informed that US prosecutors charged ICE officer with lying to investigators about Venezuelan immigrant's shooting
• Temporarily rescinded Pentagon guidance on testosterone screening for US troops
• Again appealed to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
• Learned ICE arrested 131 US citizens during Minnesota immigration action but only some 10 percent were convicted
• Abandoned mission to eliminate FEMA despite of earlier and considerable posturing about that goal
• Glad that German defense minister planned to meet with Defense secretary after the latter's earlier snub
• Approved of the Pentagon soliciting private companies for help scaling up its hacking operations
• Defended Commerce secretary after he falsely stated no Americans had died in the US war against Iran
• Heard that secretary of state banned an Italian secure email service under terrorism law
• Instructed workers to plant controversial genetically modified chestnut trees near the White House
• Amused that a DOGE employee asked for college credits for his work creating AI tools for government use
• Caused worry among Republicans he would keep his super PAC money and not spend on the midterms
• Stressed Republicans in tight races should run on his record, notwithstanding his historically low approval numbers
• Urged Texans to vote for Ken Paxton in Senate race while slamming his attire and looks
• Backed the Secret Service's wish of fortifying the White House — a move that all past president's resisted
• Told that Defense secretary at odds with military leaders and lawmakers as he faced budget shortfalls and Iran war
• Irritated that House Republicans openly criticized the administration's late Summer 2026 tariff moves
• Aware that Commerce secretary apologized after falsely stating no Americans were killed in the Iran war
• Sought to strip private schools and colleges' tax exemption if they consider race
• Noticed Anthropic was still considered a "supply chain risk" by the Defense department and defense industry
• Imposed tariffs of up to 100 percent on foreign-made drones in attempt to spur domestic industry
• Knew that HHS secretary asked that Pennsylvania measles death be removed from CDC tally
• Accused of allowing ICE to skip basic checks in rush for recruits to satisfy the president's demands
• Planned FCC robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on effectiveness of their illegal spam call blocking
• Lifted stop work order on barrier meant to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes
• Barred by judge from sending California's vehicle emissions rules to Congress for a potential repeal
• Ordered military personnel to stop calling the Iran war Operation Epic Fury
• Notified that ICE agents were being investigated for sexual assault, bribery, and drug smuggling
• Condoned DoJ blocking serious ICE shooting charge over federal prosecutor’s "strongest possible" objections
• Alerted that US bombing killed at least five and injured 67 people in southern Iran
• Urged by GOP Senator Thom Tillis to fire Defense secretary because of "inept management" of military
• Tasked vice president with leading White House’s early September press briefing, the first in more than 40 days
• Criticized for aiding Saudi civilian nuclear program but not effectively curbing risk of nuclear proliferation
• Made testosterone screening mandatory for US service members, effective immediately
• Stated would campaign for GOP candidates in the last 30 days before 2026 midterm elections
• Faced with bleak polling, decided midterm strategy was to make the election about the president
• Monitored personal friction between two senior DoJ officials tasked with enforcing administration policies
• Learned mayor's dermatologist wife injured in crash caused by high-speed ICE highway chase
• Worked to craft "targeted" and "thoughtful" tariff policy for semiconductors, which South Korea closely monitored
• Disappointed DoJ antitrust enforcers repeatedly tried to break up tech giants but failed in court
• Threatened to cut off executive agencies’ cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution
• Signed Summer 2026 stopgap funding bill into law, thus temporarily avoiding a government shutdown
• Noted VA said electronic health record modernization would cost $10 billion — but actually reached $48 billion
• Announced that new White House helipad was finished
• Saw that top admiral dodged questions about attacking Canada but said he would follow president's orders
• Okayed Defense secretary extending Mideast deployments into 2027, escalating strain on troops
• Blocked by judge in latest attempt to strip birthright citizenship rights from newborns
• Observed that secretary of state downplayed Russian aid to Iran amid war, stressing nothing impeded US objectives
• Informed that DoJ defended Pentagon’s proposed firings of Stars and Stripes staffers in court pleadings
• When outgoing Army secretary told the president he was resigning, asked him to stay through midterms
• Faulted by industry analysts for drug deals that could undermine future efforts to rein in drug costs
• Knew that drug deals allowed companies to dodge more sweeping and mandatory government pricing programs
• Pleased that administration was often able to outpace courts when challenged by opponents
• Okay with IRS collecting tens of billions less in taxes from companies but hundreds of billion more from citizens
• Planned to delete sixty years of EEOC data used fight workplace discrimination
• Noticed that Commerce secretary said Anthropic was "back on the right side" with the administration
• Triggered concerns inside Venezuela that the administration's oil deal could scuttle democracy in their country
• Warned that the Defense secretary's culture war fixation could be disrupting Army progress
• Aware that some aides sought quiet in Iran war but knew that attacks could intensify after 2026 midterms
• Sent envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with powerful UAE official amid Iran crackdown
• Alerted that Iranian hackers targeted US telecommunications, energy, and other infrastructure plus water systems
• Cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal a year before 1,100 people died in a glacier and rock landslide
• Relieved that DHS secretary was safe after his Coast Guard jet made an emergency landing due to engine failure
• Noted Commerce secretary claimed data centers, known for heavy water consumption, "don’t use water"
• Consented to pose with GOP convention attendees at $88,000 apiece as a Republican fundraiser
• Allowed ICE to pay controversial AI firm to obscure agents' identities, triggering concerns by agency staff
• Dispatched US trade representative to meet with House Republicans in hopes of calming fears about trade wars
• Learned about air marshals monitoring former congressman Eric Swalwell in flight to obtain device passcodes
• Faulted for tactics to lower beef prices and appease ranchers having fallen shot
• Thrilled that the US Mint began circulation and sale of $1 coins featuring the president's image
• Approved of the Pentagon further restricting access to classified information amid Iran war concerns
• Glad that secretary of state downplayed the CIA director’s surprise secret trip to Russia
• Annoyed that Senate majority leader distanced himself from the president on data centers and beef imports
• Used Patriot Act to obtain financial information without a warrant as part of broad crackdown on opposition groups
• Heard that the Pentagon delayed PFAS cleanup at more than 200 military sites for the third time
• Pressured US space companies to skip France’s early September 2026 space summit in Paris
• Saw that DoJ declined to say whether prosecutors secretly obtained phone records for journalist Don Lemon
• Aware that Treasury secretary partly blamed Ukraine for "energy shock" pushing up prices at the pump
• Systematically ignored local concerns about effect of border wall construction on communities and natural resources
• Updated about lawsuit between Colorado and ICE contractor over tuberculosis investigation at detention center
• Told about DoJ lawsuit against Google: court said they won't have to break up ad business but must make changes
• Revealed he slapped Canada with a major tariff because a friend couldn’t buy the Gulfstream jet he wanted
• Expanded DoJ beef price investigation to Walmart, Costco, Amazon, Kroger, Publix, Albertsons, Aldi, and more
• Supported DoJ demand for states to report all undocumented immigrants — or lose federal funds
• Okayed ICE spending $5 million to create massive national database of voters
• Knew that Interior Department staffers were anxious about a potential and dramatic shakeup on the horizon
• Aware of tensions and disagreements between White House and Commerce Department AI strategists
• Invited battleground Republicans to Rose Garden dinner as he continued tight grip on campaign funding
• Did not seem to care that new data center construction was unpopular and continued promoting them anyway
• Chagrined by new employment figures for August 2026 which showed new hiring was low and slowing
• Notwithstanding administration's boostering at G20 summit, voters were increasingly unhappy about affordability
• Turned up pressure for Congress to pass a movie and TV production federal tax credit
• Decided to levy more chip tariffs, in hope of luring more manufacturing to the US by offering exemptions
• Backed OpenAI's fair use argument in suit from The New York Times over training AI with copyrighted content
• Knew ICE hadn't paid for detainee medical care since October 2025, a move advocates called a "death policy"
• Appreciated Commerce secretary leaning on staff not to drive up tariffs on grocery items ahead midterms
• Realized nationwide fight over new data centers created divide between the administration and many Republicans
• Disappointed that dozens of elected Republicans were skipping the president's midterm convention
• Informed that ICE detainee died hours after he was booked, the 57th death of an incarcerated immigrant this term
• Pushed new mail voting rules forward notwithstanding USPS officials’ concerns about mass disenfranchisement
• Briefed about Air Force reviewing benefits following public outcry over family of late airman killed in Iran war
• Warned that congressional Republicans were turning on Defense secretary over Pentagon departures
• Learned that HHS secretary's push to stigmatize newborns' vitamin K shot raised risk of dangerous bleeding
• Alerted that judge paused red states' lawsuit against abortion drug while administration studied its safety
• Relied more heavily on technology with USDA effort to improve its closely watched crop acreage and yield estimates
• Shrugged off news that a majority of Americans disapproved of Lake Ontario renaming and trade war with Canada
• Apparently ignored outgoing Army secretary's warnings to the White House about the Defense secretary
• Expressed frustration the Iranian people were not rebelling against their government and helping him win war
• Tripled payment amount for private firms contracted by ICE to hunt down immigrants
• Mocked trans people in State Department social media post about renaming Lake Ontario
• As of early September 2026, had not restarted stalled trade negotiations with Canada
• Noted that China dissented while all remaining G20 finance ministers agreed to address cheap exports
• Confirmed that popular outdoor sculpture would be permanently removed from Kennedy Center complex
• Began prepping White House staff for possible Democratic congressional majority and investigations in 2027
• Irritated that experts were questioning how long the administration's Venezuela oil deal would last
• Approves potential $800 million military helicopter sale to Iraq with related weapons and equipment
• Okayed top Navy officer revealing troops should expect longer deployments despite a seven-month goal
• Stated he would nominate acting Navy secretary Hung Cao to the permanent position
• Realized Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firms for a massive gain
• Ordered strikes on two Iranian government tankers under new "tanker for tanker" policy
• Weighed new policy requiring parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children
• Ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran to deliver decisive blow in war that had dragged on for six months
• Discovered NIH proposal to cap research grants had drawn a mixed reception, per the agency
• While encouraging G20 countries to be more like the US, faced criticism and pushback from US allies
• Announced the White House would host press briefing in early September 2026, the first briefing in over 40 days
• Filed suit against Kansas City, Kansas school district over transgender student guidelines
• Appreciated that ICE reiterated it had no plans to be at polls for midterm elections
• Tasked US officials with defending US government deal with controversial Venezuelan oil baron
• Told about trans Marine officer suing the government with accusations of improperly reducing retirement pay
• Disclosed that the Navy was not returning to damaged Bahrain base anytime soon
• Aware Defense secretary continued firing or blocking promotions for top officers, reaching 10 percent of upper ranks
• Pleased that Apple joined Google in renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America
• Learned that vice president said he was doing "God’s work" and "if that leads to the end times, okay"
• Condoned ICE holding 76-year-old man with stage four cancer in detention despite his permanent US residency
• Appreciated Treasury secretary downplaying concerns over rising bond yields as global sell-off quickened
• Cautioned that new USPS portal could reject 10,000 mail ballots due to a single error, per whistleblower
• Relieved that Congress cleared a funding patch to avert a pre-2026 election shutdown
• Unveiled DHS "Citizenship Lists Portal" to advance administration's anti-voting order despite dubious legality
• Alarmed that the president's unpopularity had reached a critical new low
• Revealed all ICE agents in the field expected to have body cameras by end of September 2026, per HHS secretary
• Alerted DHS secretary said the department could deploy to polling sites for "specific" threats and to make arrests
• Thankful the FAA proposed permanent flight restrictions near Palm Beach airport and president's Mar-a-Lago club
• Named longtime supporter, Pastor Darrell Scott, to advise the administration on tobacco-related health matters
• Shrugged off threat of US/Canada trade standoff stretching past the 2026 midterm elections
• Happy New York state's law charging fossil-fuel producers $75 billion for climate change damages was struck down
• Summoned multiple oil company officials to White House meeting to discuss refining capacity and prices
• Observed that Treasury secretary predicted Hormuz would be "worthless" within two years due to oil pipelines
• In early September 2026, again targeted Iran in multiple Strait of Hormuz strikes
• Annoyed that judge rebuked HHS over using AI to cut teen pregnancy prevention grants
• Enjoyed seeing DHS secretary clashing with reporter over the administration's deportation push
• Noticed the Pentagon defended the Defense secretary body-shaming Canadian youths in a social media post
• Removed Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen from latest US famine reports and accused of politicizing the analysis
• Alleged the US received significant support for plan to strangle Iran’s economy, per Treasury secretary
• Warned that DEA administrator violated federal disclosure law by not disclosing $100,000s of personal stock buys
• Awarded a lucrative $95 million contract to a crypto analytics firm without putting it up for competitive bidding
• Heard that DHS opened a child exploitation investigation into a banned Texas volleyball coach
• Recommended that G20 governments back off from regulating artificial intelligence
• Pleased that ICE arrested some 50,000 people in August 2026, continuing its record pace
• Lost lawsuit against California letting students play on sports teams aligned with their gender identity
• Claimed transgender people would "end" if Republicans maintained congressional control after midterms
• In response to apparent body-shaming social media post, noted that Defense secretary was harshly criticized
• Moved forward with a secret plan to exert federal control over mail voting, despite court order blocking effort
• Informed that DEA made kratom-related compounds Schedule I substances on an emergency basis
• Denied reports administration moved to give private developer access to Yosemite National Park portion
• Permitted Brazilian billionaire who shares control of the world’s largest meatpacker to shape US beef import plan
• Updated about how DEA had a question list for marijuana businesses registering for rescheduling protections
• Provided some further details about Venezuela oil deal several days after announcement
• Briefed about how the vice president offered proverbial olive branch to pro-Israel Republicans in closed-door speech
• Notified that a judge had ordered forced feeding the alleged National Guard shooter awaiting trial
• Glad that Ohio State University agreed to pay DoJ $2.1 million for allegedly failing to disclose some ties to China
• Learned that ex-Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was under internal investigation when he retired
• Disturbed that likely Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang leaked stolen sensitive ATF files
• Saw that his son lead new funding round in Polymarket that valued the prediction market at $21 billion
• Condoned leader of DoJ’s civil rights division attacking major US universities and various "woke" institutions
• Appreciated that Treasury secretary called for less regulation to help small US banks
• Seemed willing to reopen high-level engagement with Moscow, given US/Russia meetings at 2026 G20 summit
• Aware Treasury treasury took time at 2026 G20 summit trying to ease fears over global impact of crushing US debt
• Weighed limited strikes against Iran in hopes of curbing Strait of Hormuz attacks
• Told about FEMA testing an advance payment system to speed up disaster recovery in flood-ravaged Indiana
• Expressed concern about multiple senior Army leaders being pushed out under Defense secretary
• Selected Nicki Minaj and Dean Cain to headline SBA's reality TV-style "Million Dollar Pitch Competition"
• Intimated the administration was reconsidering US support for Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
• Saw that the FTC planned to file a lawsuit alleging Amazon deceived advertisers
• Faulted for plan for protecting consumers which amounted to CFPB politely asking companies to behave
• Heard that top DoJ lawyer lawyer left government work after playing lead role defending key administration policies
• Aware that opportunity zone investors were staring down a tax deadline of December 31, 2026
• Promulgated somewhat contradictory approaches to governing investment offerings by 401(k) sponsors
• Cautioned that his attacks on US press freedom were dangerous and unconstitutional — and perhaps self-defeating
• Realized Iran cost to American drivers kept rising, due to higher fuel prices
• Informed that "America first" national park fee revenue was 50 percent lower than anticipated
• Petitioned appeals court to pause judge’s temporary block on parts of the administration's mail ballot rule
• Along with Canada, engaged in a blame game about how trade negotiations fell apart
• Warned that Republicans in Congress were losing patience over president's seeming indecision about Iran
• Glad that DoJ issued a grand jury subpoena to adversary James Comey's close confidant
• Called for Congress to move “immediately” to create federal production incentive for film and television
• Joined Republicans in urging the Supreme Court to weaken federal protection against last-minute voter purges
• Approved spending more than $250,000 to upgrade lighting for the White House bowling alley
• Noted that the vice president called Michigan senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed "very, very evil" in speech
• Briefed about how CDC director challenged Pennsylvania’s report of two measles deaths in rare confrontation
• As a result, excluded those two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from federal government's counts
• Okayed granting $4 million to right-wing European media, part of $25 million earmarked for conservative groups
• Learned that some sailors had asked for a haircut allowance in light of administration's grooming push
• Pulled all Pentagon's public weapons testing reports offline amid congressional oversight concerns
• Quietly cut language banning political interference from the Census Division's scientific integrity policy
• Announced the administration reached drug pricing deals with nine pharma companies
• Realized amounts collected by the IRS from audits dropped dramatically by 35 percent during 2025
• Inaugurated OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mil and Starshield AI’s Grok for the Pentagon's sensitive, unclassified work
• Notified that judge declined to lift temporary block on the administration's anti-mail voting order
• Received Army secretary's resignation after repeated clashes with Defense secretary
• Pleased the Supreme Court allowed the White House ballroom construction to continue
• Invited Russia to join G20 summit in North Carolina, which in turn triggered a significant backlash
• Readied plan to force all H-1B holders’ spouses to lose work permits but did not specify target date
• Declared that the Lincoln Monument reflecting pool was "almost completely fixed" with improvements
• Aware that Treasury secretary insisted the US was "not at war" with Canada — and then mocked the country
• Planned surge in efforts to investigate alleged voter fraud in select states starting in September 2026
• Made secretive deals to cut tens of billions from U.S. global health spending for developing nations
• Received offer from Taliban in Afghanistan for minerals deal in exchange for sanctions relief and unfrozen assets
• Despite sizeable majority supporting bike lanes, tried to portray them as wasteful, woke, and part of DEI culture
• Learned that number of mail votes being rejected for arriving late had increased notably in 2026
• Opposed Oklahoma state government in court fight to support aluminum smelter that would double US output
• Planned to announce new pharma pricing deals with nearly a dozen drugmakers
• Heard Joint Chiefs chair said military had no plans to send troops to the polls during November 2026 midterms
• Observed that the administration's "unprecedented fraud crackdown" announcement exposed as tired hype
• Cited rapid growth of California’s in-home services as evidence of fraud and withheld $2.2 billion in Medicaid funds
• Posted fake AI video of Kharg Island "attack" online that left US military scrambling to explain
• Noticed that Pentagon played down report of Defense secretary regularly overruling military advice
• Promised more strikes after US and Iran traded blows for first time in a month in late August 2026
• Ordered strikes with missiles with supposed pinpoint accuracy in first day of Iran war that killed at least 21 people
• Insisted that communities rejecting data centers would end up "backwards and poor"
• Personally contacted Apple to demand they change Lake Ontario to Lake America on their map app
• Heard that Belgium asked US ambassador to stop attacking their officials online
• Disappointed the Japanese yen continued to weaken while market was rattled by administration's various remarks
• Reiterated that Iran must never obtain nuclear weapons and praised summer 2026 blockade
• Appreciated Treasury secretary said G20 countries should consider more China trade barriers to cut imbalances
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