Week 27 — The Return – The Weekly List

This week, the growing number of Trump’s conflicts of interest and grifts, which we have been documenting each week, at long last took center stage! What did it take to finally get Republicans in Congress to react? It wasn’t the billions that the Trump family is pocketing in plain sight in the crypto market, which I explain in my story here. What it took was Trump accepting a $400 million Boeing 747 from the Qatari royal family as a gift ahead of his first Middle East trip. A gift that would cost taxpayers hundreds of millions to retrofit for Trump’s use as Air Force One, and that he would likely maintain use of even after his time in office.

This week the Trump presidency continues to be in retreat in many facets. There was turnover and turmoil in regime personnel, which has exposed how thin the bench is, as loyalists found themselves taking on multiple roles (read more here). Trump’s trade war has backfired, causing him to strike a deal with the U.K. in what the conservative WSJ Editorial Board called a “Trade-War Retreat,” and capitulate to China in what they dubbed “The Great Trump Tariff Rollback,” noting, “Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs.” Perhaps my favorite development of this week was the staffers at the Library of Congress standing up to Trump on his firing and replacing their leader with loyalist Todd Blanche, and winning (read more here)!

There were other setbacks for Trump this week, including his admission at a private donor event that his promises to end the Ukraine-Russia and Gaza wars early on had failed. He also lost a major court case on his planned mass layoffs and program closures, and Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk was released. Overall, this week’s list reflects a slowing in the pace of breaking norms, as the wheels are starting to come off, increasingly revealing the regime’s ineptitude and incompetence.

On Wednesday, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at an event and without mentioning Trump by name, defended the judiciary, saying, “In our Constitution … the judiciary is a co-equal branch of government, separate from the others.”
Roberts added the courts have “the authority to interpret the Constitution as law and strike down, obviously, acts of Congress or acts of the president,” adding, its the court’s job to “check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.”
Days prior, Trump top adviser Stephen Miller’s America First Legal Foundation sued Roberts and the head of the Administrative Office, claiming both the courts and the office performed regulatory actions that go beyond the scope of resolving cases or controversies.
Legal experts describe the meritless lawsuit as a Trojan horse, that once denied would allow Miller’s group to ask a federal judge to allow the lawsuit to proceed as a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, possibly granting it access to judiciary records.
WAPO reported federal judges have received unsolicited pizza orders delivered to their homes, and the homes of their relatives, since February. Many have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging Trump’s policies, prompting calls for increased protections and a DOJ investigation.
Judges have informed the U.S. Marshals Service, which has been tracking the deliveries. Some pizzas come without a name attached, while others were placed in the name of Daniel Anderl, Judge Esther Salas’s son who was fatally shot at the family home in 2020.
WAPO reported some countries are initiating deals with Musk’s Starlink in order to get in Trump’s good graces in negotiating trade deals. An internal State Department memo cited Lesotho signing a contract to “demonstrates goodwill and intent to welcome U.S. businesses.”
The House and Senate of the state of Alaska approved a first-of-its-kind resolution in support of Canada, stating its support for Canadian independence and opposing “restrictive trade measures or tolls” that would affect commerce between Alaska and Canada.
On Thursday, Trump castigated Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after he left rates unchanged, posting on Truth Social, ″‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue.”
On Thursday, Trump struck the first trade deal with the U.K. At the announcement, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick praised Trump, saying, “I want to make this clear. This was the president’s deal… I have the best dealmaker to my left…He’s the closer.”
The conservative WSJ Editorial Board, in an op-ed titled, “Trump Stages a Trade-War Retreat,” cited “the looming economic damage” was not “politically sustainable” and “If Republicans want to pretend this retreat is genius at work, fine with us as long as the damage is reduced.”
On Friday, China Customs data showed the country’s exports increased by 8 percent year-over-year in April as exports rose to Southeast Asian countries, despite a 21 percent fall in exports to the U.S. The data comes ahead of trade talks with the U.S., which the Trump regime initiated.
A WAPO analysis found that of the 67,000 small investors who were crypto novices and took Trump’s advice, pouring in $15 million to purchase his meme coin $TRUMP, 80% have seen the value of their holdings plummet.
A first-of-its-kind bill to regulate parts of the cryptocurrency industry, the GENIUS Act, a bill meant to establish federal rules for stablecoin, failed to advance in the Senate by a vote of 48–49, amid Democrats’ concern with the Trump family profiteering off cryptocurrency.
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement agreement with Ripple Labs, a crypto firm with close ties to the Trump regime, which saved the company $75 million in fines. Ripple donated $5 million to Trump’s inauguration committee.
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, who was appointed by Trump during the first regime, said the settlement agreement “undermines the SEC,” adding, “This is not a settlement I can support,” and urged the court to reject it.
NYT reported at least 17 of the 220 winning bidders in Trump’s contest for the largest holders of his meme coin $TRUMP had secured an invitation without holding the currency anymore. The holders had flipped their holdings for big profits, raising ethics concerns.
Most of the contest winners appeared to be overseas, creating a way for foreign investors to donate to Trump and influence U.S. politics. The contest drew scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as ethics lawyers, as a grift for Trump.
NYT reported that First Lady Melania Trump has spent only 14 days at the White House in Trump’s first 108 days. She has hired staffers for the East Wing but rarely is there. Trump has taken to performing some of the duties that traditionally fall on a first lady, like decorating.
On Wednesday, Trump withdrew his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, and nominated Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general. Means has been a vocal critic of the American medical system. Her brother, Calley Means, is a top adviser to HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump posted Means would be part of his MAHA — Make America Healthy Again — efforts. Her nomination drew criticism from vocal allies of Kennedy’s anti-vaccine movement, including Laura Loomer, who claimed she was not anti-vax enough.
The U.S. surpassed 1,000 confirmed measles cases in 30 states. The Centers for Disease Control said 13% of patients were hospitalized, the majority of which are under 19 years-old, and about 96% of cases involved unvaccinated patients or those whose vaccination status was unknown.
Kennedy announced a new database for research into the ‘root causes’ of autism, which would harvest data from insurance claims, electronic medical records, and wearable devices like smart watches. Kennedy had weeks prior walked back his idea of an autism registry.
NYT reported despite Trump advocating for Americans to have more babies, the CDC dismissed a six person federal research team that was responsible for gathering and analyzing data from fertility clinics with the purpose of improving outcomes.
NBC News reported that Trump’s cuts are forcing top scientists to make cuts at their labs. Some of the best and brightest young scientists are newly exploring opportunities beyond the U.S. for access to funding and ability to conduct clinical trials.
Politico reported that Kennedy’s cuts to HHS offices have incapacitated congressionally mandated programs, with some offices having little or no staff. While the Trump regime pledged that “essential services…will remain fully intact and uninterrupted,” that has not been the case.
On Monday, Kennedy posted photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in Rock Creek, a contaminated Washington creek where swimming has been banned for more than 50 years because it is used for sewer runoff.
On Thursday, Cameron Hamilton, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was fired by the Trump regime, after he told members of Congress that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.
On Thursday, Trump pulled the nomination of Ed Martin for U.S. attorney for Washington, after Senate Republicans told Trump they would reject his nomination, citing his not being fit for the position. Martin had been carrying out a campaign of retribution on Trump’s behalf.
Shortly after, Trump named Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro, a close friend for decades, as interim U.S. attorney for Washington. Pirro’s false statements about the 2020 election were part of a lawsuit against Fox News. She also supports Trump’s retribution efforts.
The move of replacing one interim head with another was likely to result in legal challenges, as the federal law gives the president the power to appoint one interim leader for 120-days, after which the courts have the power to appoint someone.
On Friday, Trump withdrew his nomination for Jonathan McKernan to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, leaving the agency under Russell Vought, who has been acting director since February. McKernan was set to take another role in Treasury.
Also on Friday, the CFPB said it would withdraw more than 60 policy statements and guidance documents, drawing praise from banking trade groups, and alarm from consumer advocate groups.
On Wednesday, the Trump regime’s Equal Opportunity Employment Commission placed administrative judge Karen Ortiz on paid leave. The commission cited Ortiz spoke out against a Trump regime directive to pause discrimination investigations against transgender people.
On Thursday, Trump fired Carla Hayden, the first African American and first woman to serve as the librarian of Congress, a role she’d held since 2016. Hayden was fired in a two sentence email. No reason was given.
Asked about the firing, given Hayden was confirmed by the Senate 74–18 under former president Barack Obama, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed Hayden was pursuing DEI initiatives that the regime is opposed to and “putting inappropriate books” in the library.
On Saturday, the Trump regime fired Shira Perlmutter, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, shortly after she issued a report on AI that raised concerns about using copyrighted materials to train AI systems. DOGE has used AI in its sweeping changes to government.
On Monday, Trump named Todd Blanche, deputy AG who led his legal team in his Manhattan hush money case, as the acting Librarian of Congress. Blanche named two DOJ officials for senior positions, and sent them to the building.
Staffers from the Library of Congress refused to allow the two to enter, instead calling U.S. Capital Police and their general counsel. They refused to recognize Blanche or his deputies until they were directed by Congress, instead recognizing the existing deputy librarian of Congress.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said congressional leaders “want to make sure we’re following precedent and procedure” in naming Hayden’s replacement. Rep. Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the panel overseeing the library, called for an inspector general investigation.
On Tuesday, in a rare pushback against Trump, Thune said control of the institution remains with its top career official, Robert Newlen. Sen. Alex Padilla, the top Democrat on the Rules Committee, met with Mitch McConnell, the committee’s chair, to discuss a bipartisan response.
Kari Lake, Trump’s appointee to lead Voice of America, said that when broadcasting resumes, it would be fed content from One America News Network, a pro-Trump television network that propagated the big lie about the 2020 election.
On Thursday, the House voted along party lines 211–206, with one Republican joining Democrats, to rename the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America. The vote marked a symbolic step to flatter Trump, as the bill is unlikely to move forward in the Senate.
On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump regime’s plan to deport migrants by using a U.S. military flight to transport a group of Laotian, Vietnamese, and Filipino migrants to Libya, where they are not welcome, would violate his March court order.
On Thursday, in an emergency application, the Trump regime asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke deportation protections put in place by Biden for migrants from four troubled countries: Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela.
On Friday, a federal judge in Vermont ordered ICE to release Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, and slammed the Trump regime, saying it had not produced any evidence against her aside from an op-ed she co-wrote in her student newspaper last year.
The judge also said he is not open to granting a stay of his order, and ordered the regime to submit a set of conditions which ICE would impose for her release. She was released from immigration detention in Louisiana later Friday, where she had been detained for six weeks.
On Friday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and charged with trespassing, after he tried to visit Delaney Hall, a new, privately-run immigration detention center that can hold up to 1,000 people, along with three Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey.
Trump ally interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba accused Baraka of trespassing and ignoring “multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself,” and posted on X, “He has willingly chosen to disregard the law…NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.”
NJ’s Gov. Phil Murphy called the arrest “unjust,” and the State AG Matthew Platkin said arresting peaceful protestors “violates the most basic principles of our democracy.” Baraka was released from custody without bail on Friday, and told the crowd, “I didn’t do anything wrong.”
WAPO reported ICE moved detainees to Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas, where a federal judge appointed by Trump has refused to pause deportations using the Alien Enemies Act, even as judges in Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York and other parts of Texas have done so.
The Trump regime is currently abiding by the Supreme Court ruling that paused all Alien Enemies Act deportations in the district in March. In the meantime, the regime has defied other judges’ orders to keep detainees in their states, in case the order is lifted.
On Friday, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said the regime is “actively looking” at suspending habeas corpus as part of the regime’s crackdown on illegal immigrants, saying it “can be suspended in a time of invasion.”
On Friday, Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to add 20,000 more officers to help with his mass deportation effort. Currently there are roughly 6,000 officers focused on deportations at ICE. It was unclear how such an effort would be funded.
On Saturday, ICE teamed up with the Tennessee Highway Patrol on Tennessee roads, and took 103 people into custody for immigration violations. According to advocates in Nashville, the joint operation was the first its kind in the state.
On Thursday, the new pope was selected, Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope. The new pope’s social media accounts had been critical of Trump’s immigration policies, during the first and second regime. Recently he had criticized a post by Vice President JD Vance.
AP reported a group of Quakers marched more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington D.C. to demonstrate against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants.
The Trump regime brought nearly 50 white South Africans to the U.S. and fast-tracked the process for them as refugees, claiming, without offering proof, that they are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race.
The Episcopal Church ended its refugee resettlement deal with Trump, saying it would not help resettle white South Africans, citing the Afrikaners were given “preferential treatment.” The church noted the Refugee Admissions Program “has essentially shut down” under Trump.
On Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced her department will end temporary protected status for Afghans as of July 12, falsely claiming there were “notable improvements” in Afghanistan and so protections are no longer needed.
Late Monday, the Trump regime asked the Supreme Court to allow it to deport nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members and detained at Bluebonnet detention center. Some of the detainees had formed an S-O-S which was captured by Reuters in Week 25.
The regime claimed in its filing that 23 migrants there had barricaded themselves inside a housing unit for several hours, had threatened to take hostages and harm immigration officers, and had tried to flood the unit by clogging toilets.
On Tuesday, a federal judge in western Pennsylvania, who was appointed by Trump during his first regime, became the first to allow the Trump regime to invoke the Aliens Enemies Act to fast-track deportations of Venezuelans accused of being gang members.
Her ruling added that the regime must give migrants 21 days notice, and an opportunity to challenge their deportation in court. Her ruling broke with federal judges in Colorado, New York, and South Texas, making it likely that the Supreme Court would be required to intervene.
On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two National Intelligence Council officials with decades of experience, acting Chair Mike Collins and deputy Chair Maria Langan-Riekhof, after the NIC authorized an assessment of Venezuelan gangs, whose result contradicted Trump’s rationale for invoking the Aliens Enemies Act.
Gabbard is also moving the Council from its current placement under the CIA to her office. An ODNI spokesperson said, “The Director is working alongside President Trump to end the weaponization and politicization of the Intelligence Community.”
On Tuesday, Democratic attorneys general from 20 states sued the Trump regime over its threats to withhold billions in funding unless the states follow its demands on immigration enforcement, calling the move “blatantly illegal,” and said the regime was usurping Congress.
On Tuesday, Judge Hannah Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court was indicted for concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of proceedings, in a case brought by Trump’s DOJ. Many Democrats, lawyers, and former judges denounced it as an assault on the judiciary.
Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Georgia college student born in Mexico, faced deportation after police officers wrongly pulled her over for a traffic violation, mistaking hers with another car. Although charges were dropped, she remained at an ICE detention facility in Georgia.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Newark Airport air traffic controllers lost contact with airplanes overnight for 90 seconds, leaving them unable to communicate with aircraft. The FAA faced air traffic shortages after job cuts and employees taking leave due to stress.
Trump again blamed Biden, posting on Truth Social, “Air Traffic problems caused by the incompetent Biden Administration” and “a total novice and political hack, Pete B.,” adding “I WILL FIX IT!!!” The Trump regime offered few specifics or a timely fix.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also blamed the Biden administration. On Sunday, he said he would meet with airline executives on Wednesday, and said he planned to scale back Newark flights, and that U.S. airports should expect delays over the summer.
Duffy offered a vague plan to make investments in flight data management tools, upgrade radio systems controllers use to communicate with pilots, and up the mandatory retirement age for controllers. Musk’s DOGE had cut about 400 FAA workers.
WAPO reported that DOGE cuts across federal agencies have effectively halted parts of government operations due to lack of funds available to purchase basic supplies. Every purchase above a nominal amount, in some cases one dollar, requires layers of approval.
At the Environmental Protection Agency, staffers at 11 labs have struggled to continue work. At Commerce, all contracts over $100,000 must be approved by Lutnick, creating a backlog of more than 3,000 requests. The Pentagon and Park Services have had major impacts too.
Trump’s Education Department accused the University of Pennsylvania of submitting incomplete, inaccurate disclosures on its foreign ties, and demanded the school provide names and contact information for those involved with research collaborations and student exchange programs.
Harvard University said it would not abandon “its core, legally-protected principles” to meet the Education Department’s demands, saying the school made progress on “strategy to combat antisemitism and other bigotry,” but efforts were being undermined by the regime’s overreach.
Trump’s Education Department responded by cutting another $450 million in grants, saying Harvard had become a “breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination” and by “prioritizing appeasement over accountability,” the school had forfeited claims for support.
NYT reported that after the Trump regime pulled funding from Cornell University, one of the programs that was halted was decades long research on the development of a heart pump for babies and children with heart defects, which was at the point to begin testing on sheep.
WSJ reported the country’s largest and most powerful private foundations, across the political spectrum, are informally teaming up to jointly protect their tax-exempt status from any moves by the Trump regime, and have discussed seeking legal representation as a class.
The group, including organizations like the Ford Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and the Charles Koch Foundation, cites a Trump January 21 executive order targeting the investigation of organizations as part of a plan to “deter DEI programs or principles.”
WSJ reported that law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has seen an exodus of attorneys in the month after it capitulated to Trump, pledging at least $100 million in pro bono work to support his priorities. The firm, which was already on shaky ground, faced an uncertain future.
Defense Department Sec. Pete Hegseth, days after a ruling by the Supreme Court permitting the regime to ban transgender people from the military, gave those service members 30 to 60 days to leave voluntarily or be forced out, saying, “This is the president’s agenda.”
An F/A-18 Super Hornet navy jet failed to land on an aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea, marking the fourth major mishap since Hegseth twice extended the deployment of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The jet, which went overboard, was worth about $67 million.
West Point philosophy professor Graham Parsons resigned after 13 years, saying with changes made under Trump, including removing courses on race, gender, and power dynamics from the curriculum, the institution was “failing to provide an adequate education for the cadets.”
On Friday, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to stop the use of “disparate-impact liability,” a core tenet used to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in order to determine whether policies disproportionately disadvantage certain groups.
AP reported the Stockholm City Council rejected the U.S. Embassy’s demands that it comply with the Trump regime’s rollback of DEI policies. France, Belgium, and the city of Barcelona also rejected the same demand, and lashed out at the Trump regime.
Reuters reported the Trump regime is considering proposing to Greenland’s leaders that the island enter into a so-called Compact of Free Association with the U.S., something that has only been used with three small island nations.
WSJ reported in private, Trump told donors he is frustrated with his failure to end two wars quickly, as promised on the campaign trail. Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Ukraine, wanted “the whole thing,” and on Gaza, said “they’d been fighting for a thousand years.”
On Friday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams visited Trump at the White House for the first time since his corruption charges were dropped. While Adams said the visit was to “discuss New York City priorities,” Trump told reporters, “I think he came in to thank me.”
On Friday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump regime’s mass layoffs and program closures, barring two dozen agencies from moving forward with the largest phase of planned downsizing, saying the moves were unconstitutional without congressional authorization.
NYT reported the Trump regime directed federal agencies to stop calculating the cost of climate change when developing policies and regulations, except in cases where it is “plainly required” by law, setting aside a metric used by agencies for decades to weigh cost and benefit.
On Sunday, ahead of his first trip to the Middle East, the Trump regime said it would accept the gift of a luxury Boeing 747–8 from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One, making it one of the biggest foreign gifts received by the U.S. government.
The regime said the plane would be donated to Trump’s presidential library when he leaves office, for possible personal use. Trump called Democrat “losers” for questioning the ethics of the gift, while even Republicans privately questioned the move on Sunday.
On Monday, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked press secretary Leavitt about the jet, “Do you worry that if they give us something like this, they want something in return?” — a rare pushback from the Trump friendly network. Leavitt said, “Absolutely not.”
On Monday, Trump brushed off criticism over the $400 million jet, calling it “a great gesture from Qatar. I appreciate it very much,” and saying only “a stupid person say, ‘No, we don’t want a free, very expensive airplane.’”
Republican Sen. Rand Paul told Fox News, Trump accepting the plane was “a mistake” and “not worth the appearance of impropriety.” Sen. Ted Cruz said, “the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems.” Sen. Lindsey Graham said, “Air Force One is the symbol of America.”
MAGA allies also opposed the gift, with Laura Loomer calling it “such a stain” on the Trump regime, and “I’m so disappointed.” Right wing host Ben Shapiro called it “skeezy stuff.” Former press secretary Ari Fleischer said, “Air Force One should be American through and through.”
Late Tuesday, Trump defended the gift on Truth Social, posting it is “being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME!” adding why should taxpayers be “forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE.”
NBC News reported aviation experts say converting the Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1 billion in taxpayer money, and it could take years to retrofit and install the necessary security equipment, communications and defensive capabilities.
On Sunday, WSJ reported that Trump’s tariffs are crushing small businesses. Small business owners have been forced to lay off staff and tap personal savings. Advocates criticized the Trump regime’s Small Business Administration for not offering any advisories or support.
On Sunday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters the U.S. had reached a deal with China. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified that there were “productive” talks over two days in Switzerland. The Trump regime initiated the discussions.
On Monday, Bessent announced a 90 day truce with China, dropping Trump’s reciprocal tariff from 125% to 10%, plus maintaining a 20% tariff for what Trump said was China’s role in the fentanyl trade. The WSJ reported the U.S. had not won any concessions from China yet.
Bloomberg News reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to stand his ground against Trump had paid off, as Trump met most of China’s demands. Pundits noted Trump appeared to have negotiated against himself.
The WSJ Editorial Board wrote, “Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs — and by Mr. Trump’s own hand,” saying the agreement “to scale back his punitive tariffs” was “his second major retreat in less than a week.”
On Monday, the White House Correspondents’ Association formally objected to the Trump regime’s excluding newswire reporters from Air Force One during Trump’s Middle East trip, the first such trip in memory without an independent newswire, like the AP or Reuters.
On Monday, the Agriculture Department agreed to restore information about climate change, that was scrubbed from its website when Trump took office, after a February lawsuit by farmers who said the data helped them do business.
On Tuesday, in a closely watched election for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, Democrat John Ewing Jr. won, ending an era of Republican rule, in an election where national issues and Trump were discussed. He is the city’s first Black mayor.

In this February 15, 2025 a Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport after US President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on February 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)