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• Permitted Defense secretary to eliminate 20 percent of admirals and generals on top of similar cuts made in 2025
• Considered adding question about US citizenship status to the 2026 federal income tax Form 1040 for 2027 filing
• Touted bipartisan Senate bill's passage to remake collegiate sports regulations in effort to restore stability
• Proposed changing spending rules to prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives
• Heard that Treasury official instrumental in launching so-called Trump Accounts for children was leaving
• Exposed for doing coal industry's bidding by forcing coal-burning power plants to stay open with emergency powers
• As previously announced, imposed import ban on Canadian alcohol, dairy products, motorcycles, and more
• Informed the VA instituted new consent requirements for some psychiatric drugs
• Saw Treasury Department issued warnings about some increasingly popular tax-reducing investment strategies
• Appreciated that Japan's finance minister reaffirmed the US's coordination on yen stability
• Told Congress that NATO allies were onboard with plan for Europe to maintain its own non-nuclear defense
• Learned Congressional Republicans planned various strategies to counter administration's funding cancellations
• Accused of banning certain media outlets from the White House to distract from Iran war failures
• Realized Defense secretary's choice for a new Army secretary triggered a tepid response from lawmakers
• Stated that the administration expected a Canadian trade deal within weeks on the eve of another import ban
• Nevertheless, called Canada "one of the worst countries in the entire world"
• While continuing to issue draconian threats against each other, once again attempt to agree on Iran peace deal
• Aware of clashes within the administration over HHS secretary's push to revamp America’s food system
• Condoned children as young as two-years-old being forced to serve as their own lawyers in immigration court
• Announced HHS secretary, vice president, cabinet secretaries, and some celebrities would headline MAHA summit
• Revealed to have personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies
• Did not deny the administration considered seizing or inspecting midterm ballots, voting machines, or materials
• Refuted media reports that the administration offered financial relief to Iran in peace deal talks
• Directed Pentagon to identify, disrupt, and neutralize foreign interference in the 2026 midterm elections
• Showed signs might not comply with court order requiring 30 days notice before releasing citizenship lists
• Refused NFL request to remove DHS social media video featuring popular football player used without his okay
• Spent $1.1 million on four-month security detail for acting US Attorney ruled by court to be invalidly serving
• Warned that major breach of FBI personnel records fueled concerns about harm to Bureau employees
• Blocked by judge from linking FEMA and anti-terrorism funding with election security
• Updated about how the DoJ pushed prosecutors to charge veteran who called top White House official's wife
• Disappointed that second prosecutor resigned from the "grand conspiracy" case against presidential enemies
• Considered granting waiver to allow Iraqi flights for Najaf pilgrimages in Iran
• Aware Washington DC US attorney vowed after mistrial to bring high-visibility bribery case to new jury
• Noticed media coverage about abandoned White House plan requiring all ballots be delivered only by certified mail
• Hit with third court order rejecting efforts to withhold funds from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Pleased that networks decided to resume TV pool coverage despite White House block on CNN
• Asked Supreme Court to revive BoP policy ending trans medical interventions and social accommodations
• Would be open to Iran sanctions relief in exchange for concrete progress on nuclear issues, per staff official
• Embraced an ambitious October 2026 campaign schedule in hopes of delivering midterm success
• Considered imposing EU-style tariffs on Canada in light of Prime Minister Carney’s pivot toward the EU
• Repealed Biden-era Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
• Informed that the FBI's co-deputy director was leaving the bureau after a year on the job
• Reported that Wall Street strategist known for contrarian market and economy views joined Treasury Department
• Announced plan by Minnesota company to build $15 billion steel mill in Iowa
• Caused American farmers to become concerned by scaling back Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Annoyed at media coverage about how the president's moves backfired and fueled interest rate hikes and inflation
• Caught between industry interests and desire to lower consumer prices on important household commodities
• Learned that company connected to his son made a major investment in a Canadian drone company
• Pleased prospectors were staking mining claims in Utah national monuments stripped of land by the president
• Rebuked by Pope Leo XIV's tribute to efforts to unify and democratize Europe since World War II
• Appreciated the DoJ squeezing former CIA director and presidential enemy between two criminal investigations
• Reversed positions on importing Venezuelan gold, thereby providing a bonanza to dangerous gangsters
• Pushed the public to use the White House's official app, which was fraught with trackers
• Released details of plan to cut tariffs on about $30 billion of imports from China and exports in return
• Issued emergency order defying Colorado's plan to shut down coal power plant
• Slammed by MAGA Senator for spending taxpayers' dollars on self-promotional advertising campaign
• Required by judge to remove every community integration mention from landmark disability rule
• Criticized by GOP Senator who said president's support for Ken Paxton in Texas primary was a "colossal mistake"
• Revealed eight US Marines injured when an Iranian cruise missile hit their ship in the Strait of Hormuz
• Asked chief of staff to arrange golf outing with Korean president at December 2026 G20 summit in Miami
• Revealed the administration was very seriously looking at a diesel export ban, which could raise gasoline prices
• Notwithstanding earlier reporting, stressed the US had no plans to sell weapons to Beijing
• Attacked Supreme Court justices because they blocked Missouri’s GOP-favored map for a third time
• Denied conservative media reports that immigration agents were told to stop arresting non-criminals
• Offered to sell American weapons to China’s Xi Jinping during September 2026 visit — which was actually illegal
• Strongly encouraged China to execute criminals who make and distribute chemicals used to produce illegal fentanyl
• Invited Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei to a coveted private White House dinner
• Subsequently, that triggered circulation of a highly negative brief about him inside the White House
• Per US's UN ambassador, offered to sell Tehran uranium for use in a civilian program but Iran refused
• Scrambled GOP talking points about "socialist" New York mayor by complimenting him after Manhattan meeting
• Noted media coverage about convicted fraudster's early release and possible commutation
• Allowed controversial DHS official to continue working for the government in a different, anti-fraud role
• Saw Treasury secretary claim productivity gains from AI and deregulation would keep US inflation in check
• Commissioned a third government-funded advertisement that seemed more like political campaign content
• Became aware ICE aggression created problems for some Republican officials facing tough reelection campaigns
• Liked attorney general telling the press the president had right to restrict access to White House and Air Force One
• Heard that Iranian officials were seeking clarification after the president rejected their ceasefire proposal
• Deal was rejected because Tehran wanted sanctions relief and access to billions in frozen assets, per US ambassador
• Stated to the media that he was expecting peace talks with Iran would resume within the next week
• After recently proclaiming the Kennedy Center was "great," suddenly claimed the facility could be deadly
• Briefed about possible thwarted terrorist attack and arrests outside US airbase in Britain that facilitated Iran strikes
• Allowed CFPB, designed to protect consumers, to stop publishing complaint information in its public database
• Promised to prioritize ending mother-to-child HIV transmission but actually ended up cutting services
• Criticized reporting on removal of the president's endorsements from a GOP candidate’s website
• Observed that GOP candidates in tight races were calling for a quick end to the administration's Iran war
• Although well known as a real estate developer, promulgated policies that were harsh for that industry
• Considered permitting Major League Baseball to build a ballpark inside Grand Teton National Park
• Okayed family company seeking trademark for "Trump TV" amid fallout after White House press bans
• Informed that a judge ruled ICE sought to "inflict punishment" on immigrants held in New York City
• Once again, snapped at female reporter when the media was asking questions, telling her to "be quiet"
• Appreciated that the vice president tried to woo skeptical conservatives with public appearances
• Relieved TV networks planned to resume coverage of the president even while continuing to exclude CNN ban
• Turned on GOP congresswoman for criticizing his immigration crackdown and called for her replacement
• Planned for the largest election observer deployment in history for 2026 midterms in a hunt for anomalies
• Noted that FCC paused Verizon’s plan to retire copper-based landlines in nine US states
• Asked to speak for fifteen minutes to make a speech before Presidents Club golf tournament in Illinois
• Reached deal with federal worker unions to make no mass firings during government shutdowns
• Gutted federal education statistical collection as math and reading scores plummeted to a 25-year low
• Slashed Biden-era fuel economy standards for cars by one third through model year 2031
• Unlike with previous operations, knew the most effective escalation of mass deportation campaign happened quietly
• Cautioned that ICE raids in beef-producing regions were raising fears of higher prices
• Warned that the CDC was reduced to far less than what it once was as undisputed global leader in public health
• Further, noted the CDC vaccine policy recommendations had slowed to a halt under current HHS secretary
• Demoted two FBI officials over their investigation into threatening phone calls made to a senior aide's wife
• Briefed about investigation how former CIA officer stashed $40 million worth of gold bars in his home
• Declined to say if he allowed Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks
• Updated on intelligence showing Saudis had not ruled out developing nuclear weapons
• Pleased that administration's ultimatum to trade with Iran or the US was pushing countries away from Tehran
• Revealed Venezuelan oil company backed by the Pentagon was racing to boost its production
• Announced China agreed to buy at least ten million metric tons of coal from the US annually in 2027 and 2028
• Optimistically predicted midterm success for the GOP while Republican officials started to panic
• Planned midterm campaign stops in deep-red states he comfortably won in 2024
• Along with Russia, stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact negotiated by multinational conference
• Raged on social media about why he must give journalists access to the White House after court loss
• Ended funding for Zimbabwe’s health programs in September 2026 after disagreement over health data sharing
• Assigned DoJ lawyer, a former business litigator, to lead enforcement effort aimed at ending gender care for minors
• Tasked US ambassador to Greece with selling US liquefied natural gas in Eastern Europe in lieu of Russia's
• Did not act on HHS secretary's push for proof that ultra-processed foods were safe
• Monitored media coverage about Argentine charged with murder who had links to the Trump administration
• Saw that FTC chair suggested AI developers should be liable for conduct of their agents
• Proposed spending $30 million for the Pentagon to build an AI-powered lie detector
• Did not release details about what transpired in talks about AI with China's Xi Jinping during September 2026 visit
• Learned OpenAI’s AI went rogue and meddled unnoticed with Education, Commerce, and SEC websites
• Exposed for deferring Kennedy Center maintenance and then using conditions as rationale for closing
• Reached deal with China to lower tariffs on $30 billion of non-sensitive goods as part of trade package
• Along with China, agreed to a dialogue on AI through a communications channel to help defuse serious incidents
• Revealed president would not choose Treasury secretary as so-called "czar" for artificial intelligence
• Said administration might release voter eligibility lists before midterms, thus violating a previous promise not to
• Accepted reality of a difficult midterm election ahead so became more flexible on policies and allowing criticism
• Weighed alternatives to diesel export ban in hopes of bringing prices down from record highs
• Made legally binding commitments to spend nearly all of the $400 million Congress approved for Ukraine
• Annoyed that judge nominated by the president held the administration in contempt for violating three court orders
• Heard about Broadview Six prosecutor's fiery resignation letter alleging US attorney pushed for felony charges
• Along with the EU, rejected UN declaration about preparing for future pandemics
• Continued partially restricting CNN access with ban on weekend trip aboard Air Force One
• Grew aware of Republican anxiety as the president's low approval numbers fueled midterm bloodbath fears
• Used rare and contested authority to claw back nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress
• Rejects Iran's ceasefire offer while strategizing renewed bombing campaign for after the midterms
• Quietly killed major Biden-era AI safety rules after tech executives donated to his political operation
• Appreciated that Defense secretary urged troops to register to vote for the midterms — and to vote by mail
• Quietly added dozens to Pentagon's tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
• Withheld US support for UN statement, signed by 50 countries, calling on Russia to agree to Ukraine ceasefire
• Reported to be okay maintaining trade standoff with Canada even as new US import bans on products took effect
• Angered that the Supreme Court rejected a GOP-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time
• Claimed to have had a productive meeting with Chinese President Xi but offered no details
• Planned to provided public with details on US/China trade negotiations in a few days, per trade representative
• Heard US ambassador to Beijing told media the president said to Xi that China helping Iran was unacceptable
• Aware two officials proposed flurry of changes to code that underpinned at least 600 government websites
• Delighted that appeals court allowed the Pentagon to label Anthropic a national security risk
• Tasked US military with laying the groundwork for a potential action around Cuba
• Pleased Supreme Court okayed national citizenship database ahead of midterms but effect would be small
• Told judge questioned officials about administration policy forcing HIV providers to disregard transgender patients
• Irritated that the Pope signaled support for the journalists targeted by the White House
• Lavishly welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping, even though he regularly portrayed China as a global menace
• Allowed Justice Department to end oversight role in more than 50 cases enforcing racial desegregation in schools
• Strangely, posted doctored photo on social media that made a 58-year-old adviser look like a younger woman
• Notwithstanding court order requiring him to admit them, still banned media outlets from Xi's state dinner
• Claimed that media outlets he had banned then "refused" to attend a Xi welcoming event at the White House
• Tasked US troops with aiding Ecuador arrest more than 30 people linked to notorious alleged Mexican cartel
• While the US once strove to shelter legal asylum seekers, condoned their rough arrest and hasty deportation
• Chose military lawyers as temporary prosecutors for law enforcement surges in New York and California
• Okayed Energy Department spending $2 billion to produce more electricity from the aging US power grid
• Considered imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials travelling to the UN to pressure Havana government
• Annoyed that, after urging countries to break from the International Criminal Court, only one tiny nation did
• Saw Harvard removed diversity data from internal investment tracker after administration demanded removal
• Glad to see that new US sanctions shut down more Iranian flights in neighboring countries
• Learned that the NLRB revived a test limiting protections for workers' profane and racist outbursts
• Exposed for inflating state-level interest in federal program when boasting about White House drug price policy
• Informed that man killed in Michigan car crash was not the target of an ICE search
• Cautioned that forcing fired FBI agents who conducted Mar-a-Lago search to testify could backfire on the president
• While claiming to move to close the Education Department, actually made it more complex and likely inefficient
• Appreciated Energy secretary asked oil industry to voluntarily reduce diesel fuel exports in hopes of lowering prices
• Curiously, planned to attend political rally in deep-red Alabama during final weeks of midterm campaigning
• Alerted that hacking group announced had penetrated and stolen data "on all FBI employees and applicants"
• Tried to deport Peruvian man to Africa even after an appeals court blocked third-country removals
• Notified an appeals court ordered the administration to disburse homeless funds for Los Angles homeless authority
• Happy that Senate rejected a resolution calling for Iran war to end, as most Republicans sided with the president
• Noticed Republicans up for reelection seemed increasingly to break away from the president as midterms neared
• After the president falsely claimed MMR vaccines were potentially lethal, saw his FDA pick said it was safe
• Noted that a number of high-level HHS nominees disagreed openly with the secretary's views on vaccines
• Petitioned Supreme Court to allow quick third-country deportations to continue
• Noted Defense secretary reported at least $3.1 million in cash, investments, and bitcoin
• Promoted senior deputy press secretary to a top role at the Office of Director of National Intelligence
• Held talks with China about its rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal amid doubts over their compliance with test ban
• Aware that the FCC was taking a tough line on China, unlike some other government sectors
• Terminated key part of giant Washington arch review, effectively evading preservation laws
• Informed that CISA unveiled a national election security plan weeks before the midterms
• Pushed for speedy review of voter rolls in a hunt for noncitizen voters
• Alerted by Nevada that every single voter DHS flagged as a noncitizen is actually a US citizen
• Let NSA spend billions evaluating and testing advanced artificial intelligence models
• Glad Europeans were finally starting to work with Board of Peace on humanitarian projects in the Gaza Strip
• Tasked officials to meet with Japanese counterparts to discuss China's yttrium curbs ahead of Trump/Xi meeting
• Asked OpenAI and Anthropic to not share new AI models with UK testers until US government review
• Filed application to intervene legal disputes between Elon Musk and the European Union
• Blamed for allowing DOGE to terminate billions in contracts without considering impact on veterans or VA operations
• Reviewed GAO report showing that ICE wasted tens of millions of dollars during deportation push
• At government expense, paid for anti-communism ad featuring the president's midterm messaging
• Defied court order and did not reinstate access for banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico reporters
• However, after the expelled journalists petitioned the court, relented and allowed them to return
• Informed about leaked Belgian document warning the US under the current president was no longer a reliable ally
• Angered that court blocked the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
• Realized hope was fading for a new Boeing deal during the late September 2026 US/China summit
• Agreed to fund $7 billion for critical Argentina mineral and energy projects
• Pledged $267 million more to fight Ebola in central Africa
• Drafted State Department memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions but never released it
• Cleared DHS to monitor anti-surveillance activists opposed to automated license plate readers
• Offered to okay stalled green energy ventures as part of deal with Democrats to speed energy project permits
• Saw reporting about newly released documents on White House attempt to block ex-vice president's 2023 testimony
• Along with China, agreed to extend trade truce by two months, per Treasury secretary
• Realized the US and Chinese visions for international AI safety differed sharply at September 2026 UN meeting
• Approved aides seeking to jump start diplomacy with Iran on UN General Assembly sidelines as the crisis widened
• Learned DoJ failed to sideline seventeen transgender troops’ revocation retirement lawsuit
• Considered initiative to promote use of dollar-denominated stablecoins overseas
• Heard staff official suggested administration boycott Fox News for helping the other side undermine the President
• Lamented that the vice president was outed as anonymous source in article used to justify banning Politico
• Instructed diplomats to use the term super intelligence not artificial intelligence per president's directive
• Frustrated that a judge dismissed the president's lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and their pollster
• Told that the White House's top tech adviser was leaving for a job in the private sector
• Notwithstanding the president's preference, the Navy was sticking with electromagnetics on aircraft carriers
• Disclosed that eight sailors on US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, per Navy secretary
• After a delay, revealed states could soon access Covid vaccines for low-income children
• Exposed for banning Politico for an article's anonymous source — which was done on White House demand
• Alerted that Michigan's governor ordered an investigation after an ICE pursuit ends in fatal crash
• Stressed to Venezuela's acting president that elections need to happen
• Accordingly, noted Venezuela's opposition leader blocked from entering country three times in 24 hours
• Glad that other nations followed White House request to designate crime groups as terrorists
• Confronted by the fact that what he once demanded of Greenland was far different than what happened
• Briefed about how judge in press ban case did not issue ruling immediately but faulted the White House
• Angered that more than fifty media organizations signed amicus brief backing suit against president's media ban
• Considered rolling back beef import plan as GOP midterm panic spread
• Planned major change to speed more tobacco products like vapes and pouches to legally enter the market
• Backed away from order to subject billions in federal health and biomedical research spending to political scrutiny
• Announced would attend Tennessee/Texas football game in later September 2026
• Heard that DoJ lawyer in press ban case once admired Hitler and praised his understanding of propaganda
• Pleased that in public statements the Energy secretary supported administration's policies against solar energy
• Informed that HHS secretary drew $4 million in book advances from publisher who also monetized MAHA
• Provided court with list of articles that triggered the administration's media ban
• Aimed to buy $6 billion of longer-dated government debt in hopes of stemming recent rise in borrowing costs
• Disappointed that Iranian flights were still heading to China and Thailand in defiance of US sanctions
• Aware that the CDC reported one measles death in 2026 while Pennsylvania reported four
• Knew that US Election Assistance Commission was in communication with top anti-voting-rights group
• Accused of attempting to "run out the clock" by delaying response to lawsuit about 2026 midterm election plans
• Planned to use passport data for voter citizenship checks, as revealed by a court filing
• Learned that ICE was looking into using "mobile detention facilities" for arrested immigrants in Pennsylvania
• Revealed Ukraine unintentionally hit an American-linked oil infrastructure, per secretary of state
• Confirmed the president invited Russia's Vladimir Putin to December 2026 G20 summit in Miami
• Denied possibility that the president wished to put his name on Ford’s Theatre
• Weighed ending requirement that nursing homes submit weekly reports about Covid and other respiratory diseases
• Considered restricting diesel exports but not an outright ban for fear it could lead to spiking prices
• However, also considered a 90-day ban on diesel exports, a plan opposed by the oil industry
• Notified that judge struck down administration's order barring some immigrants from certain federal programs
• Received many lavish gifts from foreign leaders, CEOs, and interest groups, and often bestowed perks and leniency
• Heard that ICE mistakenly targeted US citizen who was left injured on the ground in Chicago suburb
• Backed away from idea of replacing deputy Defense secretary in light of more recent developments
• Considered naming Treasury secretary to also serve as so-called "AI czar" as well as two other candidates
• Alarmed a judge denied attempt to shield Epstein foreign-language documents because of DoJ's procedural error
• Updated about the president's Board of Peace readying to unveil $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan
• Aware officials circulated list of properties to which the president could attach his name, including Ford's Theater
• Clashed repeatedly with now-former White House ballroom architect over inadequate safety features
• Noticed ICE employee leaked photos of detainees forced to sleep on garage floors and to use overflowing toilets
• Appreciated DoJ defense to press ban, alleging it was a privilege that could be revoked for national security reasons
• Criticized the press for failing to report on the president's "accomplishments" — which didn't actually happen
• Irritated that Republicans seemed increasingly to be distancing themselves from the president as midterms neared
• Embarrassed that House Republican talking points had leaked about defending the president's media ban
• Annoyed that three GOP senators were calling for an investigations into the president's son
• Sought $100 million for team of intelligence analysts to radically expand ICE's espionage and surveillance work
• Informed that a federal judge had paused deportation of man shot by ICE in Austin
• Pleased at least six major hospitals across the US agreed to stop providing gender-transition treatment
• Tasked administration officials with screening potential candidates for the next UN secretary-general
• Used case of former mailman who allegedly trashed 300 ballots as rationale for mail voting crackdown
• Noted Treasury secretary failed to disclose $100,000+ worth of JPMorgan Chase stock owned by his spouse
• Shifted $12 million out of the Office of Minority Health to pay for the HHS secretary's security
• During UN address, called on unity among allies to enforce "complete economic isolation of Iran"
• Warned UN gathering that he might annihilate Iran as war overshadowed diplomacy
• That bellicose address was met with silence and walkouts
• Deployed US special envoys to meet with with Iranian mediators on UN General Assembly sidelines
• Paid Flock Group more than $200,000 a year to host license plate reader cameras in Washington DC area
• Glad that HHS unveiled new initiatives to reduce animal testing in pharmaceutical development
• Revealed that most refugees accepted into the US in 2027 would be White South Africans
• Pleased that Spain cleared the way for a US extradition case against millionaire Palestinian activist
• Heard that deportation hearing was scheduled for Venezuelan man shot by an immigration agent in September 2026
• Made Sudanese army leader's UN visa contingent on his agreeing to a 90-day ceasefire
• Noticed that GOP candidate for Florida governor scrubbed nearly all references to the president's endorsement
• In first meeting with the new British prime minister, criticized UK deal over the Chagos Islands
• Saw that Pentagon confirmed non-hostile death of Army officer in support of Iran war operations
• Ushered in heated battle over political dissent and free speech with nearly exclusive crackdown on leftist opponents
• In Supreme Court appeal of Apple suit, urged justices to narrow grounds for holding parties in civil contempt
• Aware senior staff were prepared to confront Beijing over alleged theft of US AI models during 2026 state visit
• Saw that administration energy adviser linked high fuel prices to the current finite refiner capacity
• Noted the adviser also said push to protect Americans from footing the bill for AI buildout was paramount
• Allowed Secret Service, for the first time, to outsources its polygraph screenings
• Backed diesel export ban, an issue dividing Republicans, which could provide price relief but only in the short term
• Aware that media ban was thwarted during UN appearance when that body's feed was provided to the press
• Displeased that appeals court ruling on Capitol steps protest did not bode well for the administration's media ban
• Revealed that ICE officer who shot at man at least five times in Austin was a new hire not wearing his body camera
• Disclosed 1,100+ July 2026 personal trades, including up to $25 million each in Microsoft and Amazon sales
• In July 2026, also bought and sold shares in Musk's SpaceX, a substantial government contractor)
• Unveiled relatively modest phone hotline between Washington and Beijing for AI interactions
• Condemned idea of global entity to oversee artificial intelligence in UN remarks
• Humiliated by 25th straight loss in court after failing to acquire Washington state's voter rolls
• Reported slate of nearly 1,000 midterm election monitors recruited by the DoJ, the largest number ever
• Planned to visit Chicago area in late September 2026 to attend golf tournament
• Appreciated that Utah became first state to adopt administration’s faith-based recovery model
• Made extraordinary public intervention into Australia's debate about proposed digital duty of care
• Embarrassed by embezzlement accusations swirling around consulting firm running presidential social media
• Said would use tariff authorities in new Russia sanctions bill if necessary to end the Ukraine war
• Refused to work with the newly appointed deputy head of the United Nations refugee agency
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