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#Trump solicited the damn thing, so—not a freaking gift at all.
The Inside Story of Trump’s Search for a New #AirForceOne
#Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then Trump’s team set its sights on it.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #emoluments #corruption #NationalSecurity
nytimes.com/2025/05/19/us/poli…
#Senate #Democrats tried to advance a resolution that condemned “any acceptance of a Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from a foreign government as a grave #NationalSecurity threat to the Office of the President” & demanded that such a gift could only be accepted with the approval of Congress.
#Republican Sen #TommyTuberville of #Alabama blocked the measure.
#Trump #Qatar #AirForceOne #law #emoluments
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m…
Among the problems with Trump’s ‘free’ luxury jet from Qatar: It’s not actually free
Even if the jet from Qatar were free, this arrangement would still be a legal and ethical mess. But the free plane for Donald Trump's use also wouldn’t be free.Steve Benen (MSNBC)
Moron did what now?
#Trump announced a 100% #tariff on #movies produced outside the #US, saying #Hollywood was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American filmmakers.
"This is a concerted effort by other Nations &, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging & propaganda," Trump said in a social media post.
[I mean…c’mon, a #NationalSecurity threat?]
It still seems hard to believe, but in the last #Congress, the #House #Republican majority formally launched an #impeachment inquiry against Joe #Biden. The endeavor never made any sense, but the underlying allegation was that the Democratic president was somehow the beneficiary of a weird #bribery scheme.
#law #Constitution #EmolumentsClause #ForeignAsset #Compromised #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Trump #crypto #grift
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m…
Trump’s controversial meme coin ‘contest’ proves predictably profitable for the president
Donald Trump's meme coin contest was described by a Senate Democrat as "the most brazenly corrupt thing a president has ever done.”Steve Benen (MSNBC)
New #Trump #ExecutiveOrder:
“Protecting American Communities From *Criminal Aliens*”
🙄🤬🖕
§1 Federal #supremacy with respect to #immigration, #NationalSecurity, & #ForeignPolicy is axiomatic…[so much for #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment]
§2 Designation of “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions [#SanctuaryCities must obey see §1]
§3 Consequences for Sanctuary Jurisdiction Status
#law #immigration #ConstitutionalCrisis #SeparationOfPowers #Federalism #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
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Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens – 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: Section 1. Purpose andThe White House
All this comes amid what #Trump's critics see as signs of democratic backsliding at home that have raised concerns abroad. These include verbal attacks [& more] on #judges, a pressure campaign against #universities & the transfer of migrants to a notorious #ElSalvador prison as part of a broader #deportation drive.
#AmericanAutocracy #NewWorldOrder #Chaos #Uncertainty #economy #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Government #democracy #Constitution #Law #power
#Trump's second-term "America First" agenda has alienated friends & emboldened adversaries while raising questions about how far he is prepared to go. His actions, coupled with that #uncertainty, have so unnerved some governments that they are responding in ways that could be difficult to undo, even if a more traditional US president is elected in 2028.
#AmericanAutocracy #NewWorldOrder #Chaos #economy #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Government #democracy #Constitution #Law #power
#Trump has launched an unprecedented #global #tariff war & slashed #US foreign #aid. He has disparaged #NATO #allies & embraced #Russia's narrative about its invasion of #Ukraine. And he has spoken about annexing #Greenland, retaking the #PanamaCanal & making #Canada the 51st state.
[and that’s before we talk about his domestic policies]
#AmericanAutocracy #NewWorldOrder #Chaos #Uncertainty #economy #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Government #democracy #Constitution #Law #power
#Trump's first 100 days: The ’America First’ president is overturning the world order
In the chaotic first 100 days since Trump returned to office, he has waged an often unpredictable campaign that has upended parts of the #RulesBasedWorldOrder that Washington helped build from the ashes of WWII.
#AmericanAutocracy #NewWorldOrder #Chaos #Uncertainty #economy #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Government #democracy #Constitution #Law #power
reuters.com/world/us/trumps-fi…
US Congress Republicans seek $27 billion for #GoldenDome in #Trump tax bill
#Republicans in the US #Congress plan to introduce a sweeping $150B #defense package that will give an initial $27B boost to Trump's controversial Golden Dome missile defense shield, acc/to a document & a congressional aide.
The measure, which will be in addition to the approved $886B #NationalSecurity budget for 2025, would also fund building 14 warships & lift homeland security spending.
Secy of State #MarcoRubio outlined plans to drastically reorganize the #State dept, saying it was “beholden to radical political ideology.” The overhaul at the nation’s diplomatic agency will include the elimination of the office of the under secretary for #civilian #security, #democracy & #HumanRights.
#State #NationalSecurity #law #ConspiracyTheories
nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/poli…
Marco Rubio Shares Plans for Overhaul of State Department
The secretary of state posted an organizational chart and statement that revealed few details. Among the changes was the elimination of the office that advances American values around the world.Edward Wong (The New York Times)
#Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second #Signal Chat
The #defense secy sent sensitive info about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife & brother.
Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth shared detailed info about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother & personal lawyer, acc/to 4 people w/knowledge of the chat.
#NationalSecurity #Trump #Signalgate
nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/poli…
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.Greg Jaffe (The New York Times)
