Trump Corruption

New Federal Sites Promote Trump’s Meme Coin Grift

404 Media reports: The U.S. government registered thetrilliondollardinner.gov around the time Donald Trump announced people who invested in the president’s cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, could win a chance to meet him, according to a lawyer who spotted the domain and 404 Media’s corroboration of those findings. The government also registered the domains dinnerforamerica.gov, and thetrillion.gov. The domains signal that there may have …

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Trump Blames “Biden Overhang” For Dismal GDP Result

“This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’ This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he …

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Trump Orders US Military To Assist Local Police

Via press release from the White House: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Safe communities rely on the backbone and heroism of a tough and well-equipped police force. My Administration is steadfastly committed to empowering State and local law enforcement to firmly …

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New Trump Order Partially Walks Back Auto Tariffs

The New York Times reports: President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday that walked back some tariffs for carmakers, removing levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and squeezing their profits. The changes will modify Mr. Trump’s tariffs so carmakers that pay a 25 …

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Trump Admits Defying SCOTUS On Returning Migrant

ABC’S TERRY MORAN: I’m not saying he’s a good guy. It’s about the rule of law. The order from the Supreme Court stands, Sir. TRUMP: He came into our country illegally. MORAN: You could get him back. [pointing to Resolute Desk] There’s a phone on this desk. TRUMP: I could. MORAN: You could pick it up, and with all the …

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Trump Utterly Melts Down After Being Called Out For Photoshopping “MS-13” On Photo Of Migrant’s Hand

TRUMP: Wait a minute, he had “MS-13” on his knuckles tattooed! ABC’s TERRY MORAN: He had some tattoos that are interpreted that way, but let’s move on. TRUMP:  Wait a minute. Hey, Terry. Terry. Terry. Don’t do that. MORAN: He did not have the letters “MS-13.” TRUMP: It says “MS-13.” MORAN: That was photoshopped. TRUMP: That was photoshopped? Terry, you …

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Trump Lies That “The Tourism Is Way Up” [VIDEO]

Axios reports: ABC’s Terry Moran noted during their interview that tourism numbers were down as he suggested Trump’s policies may have caused reputational damage — particularly with neighboring Canada. Advance bookings for Canada-U.S. flights in April-September were down over 70% compared to the same period in the previous year, per aviation statistics out last month from global travel data provider …

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Paramount Moves to Settle Trump’s “60 Minutes” Suit

The New York Times reports: Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News, are set to begin mediation on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump that accuses “60 Minutes” of deceptively editing an interview with his 2024 Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. Legal experts have called the suit baseless and an easy victory for CBS. But …

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US Toy Association: Trump Is Going To Ruin Christmas

The New York Times reports: President Trump’s China tariffs are threatening Christmas. Toy makers, children’s shops and specialty retailers are pausing orders for the winter holidays as the import taxes cascade through supply chains. Factories in China produce nearly 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in America. The production of toys, Christmas trees and …

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PBS Parent Sues Trump For Illegally Firing Its Board

The New York Times reports: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of the company’s board. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, the media organization said the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions …

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“Pissed” Trump Called Bezos About Listing Tariff Costs

CNN reports: The White House took aggressive aim at Amazon, with President Donald Trump putting in a call to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tuesday morning, after the company considered displaying the added cost of tariffs on certain items. Trump called Bezos to complain about reports that Amazon was considering displaying the cost of US tariffs next to prices for certain …

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Amazon Denies Report On Listing Tariffs With Prices

The New York Times reports: Displaying the import fees would have made clear to American consumers that they are shouldering the cost of President Trump’s tariff policies rather than China, as he and his top officials have often claimed would be the case. An Amazon spokesman said the company had considered a similar idea on part of its site, Amazon …

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WSJ Board Gives Trump Failing Grade On First 100 Days

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: Mr. Trump was elected to control inflation and raise real incomes, but tariffs do the opposite. They guarantee at least a one-time increase in prices on imported goods that will flow through the economy. They portend shortages for consumers, and for businesses that source goods and components from abroad. It’s a mistake to …

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POLL: Majority See Trump As “Dangerous Dictator”

Axios reports: A majority of Americans say President Trump is a “dangerous dictator” who poses a threat to democracy and believe he’s overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says. The wide-ranging poll released Tuesday, on Trump’s 100th day in office, is the latest sign of him losing support for his …

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Axios: Trump Team Is Prepping For Impeachment Fight

Axios reports: President Trump’s advisers are seriously considering the likelihood that he would be impeached again if Democrats take the House next year. “I’m certain,” Trump’s longtime pollster, John McLaughlin, told Axios, echoing others in Trump’s orbit. In a warning shot Monday, Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced seven long-shot articles of impeachment against Trump for how he’s dealt with immigration, …

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Trump Rages That Approval Ratings Are “Fake News”

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump is deep in denial about his record-low approval ratings. “The Polls from the Fake News are, like the News itself, FAKE!” he wrote late Monday night on Truth Social. “We are doing GREAT, better than ever before.” Survey respondents gave Trump just a 38 percent approval rating on the economy, which has traditionally …

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Musk’s DOGE Conflicts Of Interest Are Worth $2.4B

The Guardian reports: Elon Musk and his companies face at least $2.37 billion in legal exposure from federal investigations, litigation and regulatory oversight, according to a new report from Senate Democrats. The report attempts to put a number to Musk’s many conflicts of interest through his work with his so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), warning that he may seek …

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Dem Rep Intros Seven Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump: Bribery, Corruption, And Obstruction Of Justice

Just in via press release: Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) introduced articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, citing a sweeping abuse of power, flagrant violations of the Constitution, and acts of tyranny that undermine American democracy and threaten the rule of law. “Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as …

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“New Media Influencer” Thanks White House Press Secretary For Uber Drivers “Finally Speaking English”

ARYNNE WEXLER: “Thanks so much, Karoline, both for having us and for granting me the first question here. And I can attest to the deportations in Florida, my Uber drivers finally speak English again, so thank you for that. My question for you is: What are the administration’s plans for those who continue to defy the executive orders — most …

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Trump: “I Run The Country And I Run The World”

The Hill reports: President Trump shared his thoughts on how his two terms as president have differed, saying in a new interview with The Atlantic that this time around he’s leading “the country and the world.” “The first time, I had two things to do — run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” Trump said in …

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