Week 85 — The Return – The Weekly List

Trump just doesn’t care. That is a great takeaway from this week’s list. He views his power as absolute, saying in an interview that he has not been humbled by the Iran War, but instead learned that there are “no limits” to his power. He feels unbridled by public opinion or what is good for his political party approaching midterms. His concerns seem wrapped up in his legacy as a great conqueror abroad, while also enshrining his legacy in our country’s capital, as would be typical of dictatorships.

Trump has lost the war with Iran that he started, abandoning all of his stated objectives, for fear of his legacy being compared to former President Herbert Hoover. It wasn’t his falling approval, reaching new lows on issues as well, or the crisis of affordability hitting most Americans, it was the stock market. After spending the past decade criticizing former President Barack Obama for releasing $1.7 billion in funds to Iran in completing the JCPOA, the Trump regime opened U.S. dollar-denominated oil sales for the first time in four decades, planned to released tens of billions more from frozen accounts, and set up a $300 billion fund for Iran. All in all a humiliation for the U.S. and our world standing that will surely have lasting world impacts.

Meanwhile, Trump spent the week obsessed with his D.C. legacy, this week on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, inventing stories of “vandalism” to cover for gross incompetence. The Kennedy Center remains under wraps, quite literally, after his name was removed. The White House complex is a literal mess. His regime continues to struggle with the basic tasks of the federal government, the tolls of which are increasingly coming to bear, and instead is focused on his campaign of retribution. On the edges the Republicans, out of their own self-interest, are turning on him.

Select pollster American Research Group found Trump’s approval at a new career low of 30% approve, 66% disapprove. On his handling of the economy, Trump also reached a new career low of 26% of approve, 70% disapprove, down from 41% approve at the same point in 2018.
A study by the Center on Budget and Policy found that 8 months after Trump’s megabill passed, participation in the SNAP food assistance program fell by 4 million people, or 10%. In 13 states that provide data, participation of children fell by 808,000, half of those states’ declines.
A Gallup study found just 49% of Americans could afford healthcare between Oct. 27-Dec. 22, 2025, the lowest level in the five years of the study. The study was conducted prior to Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill that was set to take away Affordable Care Act subsidies in 2026.
On Friday, in what was billed as remarks to Air Force service members at Andrews Air Force Base, Trump visited the new Air Force One gifted to him by Qatar, telling reporters Qatar “was so nice,” and “See, a normal president wouldn’t do this.”
The gift had little precedent as the Constitution bans presents “from any King, Prince, or foreign State” unless approved by Congress. Trump claimed it was a gift to the nation, not him, even as he will keep it after he leaves the office as part of his presidential library, an unprecedented act.
NYT reported that the White House shut down a criminal probe opened in Brooklyn after Trump granted clemency to David Gentile, a private equity executive convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, after Gentile paid $2.5 million to people or companies to facilitate his clemency.
Trump nominated James Gadwood, a tax lawyer at Miller & Chevalier, the tax preparation firm that represents Trump’s holding company DJT Holdings LLC, to become the top lawyer at the IRS. Trump pulled his first nominee, and has largely left the IRS rudderless.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman bought $50 million in stock in his former company, Shift4 Payments, in May, a month before SpaceX, a business partner of the company, went public. Isaacman oversees SpaceX’s NASA contracts, raising a possible conflict of interest.
Late Wednesday, Trump again signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran, ironically at the Palace of Versailles, before a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit. Trump had signed electronically on Sunday, his birthday, as well.
Trump explained his desire to strike a deal as not wanting to be compared with former President Herbert Hoover, saying, “I didn’t want to see an economic catastrophe.” Notably he repeatedly said he did not think about American’s financial situation and loved inflation.
The deal, which was read to reporters by the White House, included making “fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of Iran upon implementation of the deal,” and that the U.S. government “undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions” against Iran.
Terms of the MOU also included a requirement for the U.S. to develop a $300 billion mutually agreed plan for the “reconstruction and economic development of Iran.” For years, Trump had criticized former President Barack Obama for releasing $1.7 billion to Iran.
In justifying the funding for Iran, Trump told reporters, “We have taken a lot of their money — it’s not our money,” and “At a certain point in time, I guess we’re gonna have to give it back.”
Trump also baselessly claimed his deal was better than Obama’s JCPOA, telling reporters, “And you know what the Iranians did? They laughed at Obama, and they said, ‘He’s a stupid son of a bitch.’”
He backed off from demands to get Iran’s highly enriched uranium, calling it “less important” than making sure they did not have access to a nuclear weapon. He said Iran could keep ballistic missiles: “if other countries have them, it’s a little bit unfair for them not to have some.”
Trump told reporters, “If it doesn’t get done in 60 days…We go back to bombing,” baselessly claiming of the MOU, “I don’t want to do that because it’s so good. But, we might have to because we’re never going to let them have a nuclear weapon,” and lying, “but they’ve agreed not to.”
Politico reported just hours after signing the MOU, the State Department contradicted Trump on Iran, telling Congress that Iran’s oil exports were a primary revenue source for its sponsoring of terrorist activities.
Later Trump told reporters that he “never cared” about regime change, and baselessly claimed he was dealing with “very rational people,” in Iran, and “They were nice to deal with,” adding they were “strong people, smart people,” who were “not radicalized.”
Trump drew sharp rebukes from some in his party. Sen. Bill Cassidy posted on X it was “the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.” Sen. Thom Tillis cited over $100 billion spent and 13 U.S. troops killed, Middle East partners attacked, saying, “I need more than 14 points.”
On Thursday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker said in a statement the $300 billion fund would make the payoff under Obama’s deal “look like a pittance by comparison,” adding it “would be an error to force Israel to stand down” to Iran-backed terrorists.
WAPO reported that while European leaders publicly praised the deal during the G7 summit, privately security officials said the reaction was bafflement, with one saying, “So many terms are not defined” and “Iran benefits the most.”
Trump also got pushback from “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade, usually a reliable ally, saying on his show, “If you want [Israel] to go along with the plan, you should tell them what’s in the plan. They were not even in the talks. All of a sudden they are roped into it.”
Early Thursday, Trump attacked critics of his Iran deal, posting on Truth Social calling them “fools,” citing “the Stock Market Just Hit A RECORD HIGH, and Oil prices are ‘tumbling’ down” as measures of success, and calling them “jealous, bad people, or stupid.”
WSJ reported Trump has been defiant with political allies in recent weeks who have tried to give him advice on Iran, moves on director of national intelligence amid the FISA expiration, or issues ahead of midterms, telling them “I’m the president and you’re not.”
Reuters reported the Trump regime had delayed the release of a voting machine study done by ODNI for months ahead of midterms. The report outlined vulnerabilities in voting machines, some that could be addressed with software updates.
The report found that vulnerabilities did not lead to vote flipping or any vote manipulation in the past. Some said the report was blocked because it did not go far enough in advancing Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
Propublica reported that 18 months into Trump’s second regime, at least 75 career officials from DHS, the DOJ, and other agencies who played key roles in safeguarding U.S. elections have either left, been fired, or reassigned by the Trump regime.
Two dozen of those roles have been filled by Trump appointees, 10 of who had actively tried to overturn the 2020 election, and others were associates of those who did. These new officials will be in positions to control the narrative around the soundness of the vote.
On Monday, a federal judge blocked the Trump regime from implementing a new database, saying the regime knowingly gave inaccurate data to states that were then using it “actively” and “haphazardly” to purge purported noncitizens from voter rolls.
The judge also noted, “the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,” saying the regime knowingly violated privacy protections put in place by Congress.
On Thursday, WAPO reported that the White House and the Office of Management and Budget office redirected $352 million of funding intended for Secret Service training and recruitment to so-called security measures for Trump’s White House ballroom construction.
WAPO reported ScottsMiracle-Gro, a private company run by a Trump supporter, committed $1 million to fix the White House South Lawn after Trump’s U.F.C. event. Typically the National Park Service would handle such repairs, raising concerns of possible quid pro quo.
On Thursday, CBS News reported that rips appeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool sealant at the bottom, the day after the Interior Department defended there being algae in the pool, claiming the water is now “crystal clear,” even as the appearance remained green.
NYT reported the National Park Service bypassed a competitive bidding process for the installation of a water-purification system, awarding a $1.7 million contract to Greenwater Services, which was owned by John Cafaro, a donor to Trump and a neighbor to Mar-a-Lago.
On Friday, Trump claimed on Truth Social, without providing evidence, that “we’ve had some real problems with Vandalism” at the pool, saying vandals had “destroyed the grass outside of the Pool” and “done everything possible to hurt the inside surface that was just installed.”
On Saturday, David Hearn, 67, a former three-time Olympian who while cycling noticed the pool liner was partially detached and reached in to grab a piece, was arrested by the National Guard and U.S. Park Police on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property.
Hearn told WAPO he did not “break or peel anything” and “by time he realized what was going on” he was handcuffed. He later told MSNOW he was “photographed, fingerprinted, and returned to a cell without being allowed a phone call,” adding he “was never read my rights.”
Shortly after, Trump posted on Truth Social about the arrest, saying, “It’s a shame that the Radical Left Lunatics, most likely Dumocats, who have spent their lives trying to ruin our Country, are free to do so,” adding, “Law Enforcement is actively investigating this situation.”
Trump also posted that “Lightweight” ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl was being investigated, after he was “seen sticking his hand into the Pool, and trying to rip the rubber off of the surface.”
Later Saturday, Trump posted that the pool would likely have to be at least partly drained for “necessary repairs,” claiming without offering evidence that “multiple individuals” had been arrested, in what he said could lead to “years in jail.”
On Sunday, U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro told Fox News anyone who vandalized the pool would face the criminal justice system, adding there were several citations handed out “and these are cases that will be prosecuted to the full extent.”
On Sunday, Trump posted, “I just inspected it, and could only say to myself, and those gathered around me, WOW, who would do such a thing? SICK, DERANGED PEOPLE!” and claimed without evidence that vandals had “poured corrosive and destructive chemicals into the Pool.”
WAPO reported on Sunday there were officers from Park Police, U.S. Marshals, and sheriff’s deputies from a host of states patrolling the pool, both on foot and on horseback. A Park Police officer on horseback handed a young man a citation for pulling something out of the water.
On Monday, Trump posted, without evidence, that the pool was “given a 300 foot long gash” and “chemicals have been illegally placed in the water,” threatening, “Please remember that there is a 10 year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction.”
On Friday, plaintiffs in the Kennedy Center renaming case asked the judge to compel the Trump regime to explain why a tarp remains up, writing, “Willfully sabotaging the iconic facade to assuage Defendants’ vanity or massage broken egos is a clear breach of fiduciary duty.”
On Thursday, in a confrontational speech at NATO headquarters, Defense Department Sec. Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. would review its commitment in Europe, saying Trump “gave our allies a test: to support America when we asked for their help. And too many failed.”
Hegseth said U.S. commitment would be “contingent on other countries meeting their defense-spending targets.” WSJ reported in closed door sessions, allies urged Hegseth to avoid public threats, as it undermined NATO’s deterrence and helped Russia.
WAPO reported bipartisan senators planned to withhold 75% of Hegseth’s travel budget amid frustration over the Pentagon’s unwillingness to answer questions about the strike on a girls’ school in Iran and turn over videos of the ongoing strikes on alleged drug boats.
On Tuesday, Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, former Delta Force commander, and former commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, and one of the most admired generals, retired, after clashing multiple times with Hegseth.
NYT reported that nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas were sickened in a major flu outbreak, less than two months after Hegseth made flu vaccines optional for U.S. troops. The death of one trainee, who was taken to a medical center, was under investigation.
WAPO reported the USDA faced scrutiny over its handling of screwworms, as 12 cases were identified. Critics pointed to the Trump regime cutting the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service staff by nearly 2,000 positions, or nearly a quarter, in 2025.
On Thursday, CNN reported that Bill Pulte started his position as acting DNI, arriving a day early, and promptly asked for a list of every employee so he could decide who to fire.
NYT reported that Pulte planned to fire or put on leave several hundred employees, even as former DNI Tulsi Gabbard had cut about 40% of her office. Ranking Democrats urged Pulte to preserve all federal records, but it was doubtful he would do so.
Bipartisan lawmakers expressed concern with Pulte’s lack of relevant experience, and that he had used his position as director of federal housing programs to gather personal information on Trump’s enemies. Some expected him to declassify information desired by Trump.
A federal appeals court blocked the Trump regime from enacting new plans to slash staffing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by two-thirds. The ruling came after the regime submitted a revised plan to slash two-thirds rather than 90% of staff.
The Interior Department said it would pay $765 million to Invenergy to cancel four wind projects in the Atlantic and Pacific, marking the third time the Trump regime paid energy developers to cancel offshore wind leases. Invenergy said it would use the funds towards gas-fired plants in the midwest instead.
NYT reported advocates for students with disabilities expressed alarm about Trump’s decision to put Health and Human Services Sec. Robert Kennedy Jr. in charge of special education, citing his past remarks that kids with autism would never hold a job, play baseball, or go on a date.
On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance defended the deal with Iran in a press conference that was full of vague and misleading claims, calling the MOU a “win for the American people” and claiming that “We have all the cards,” and that Iran got no new benefits from the lifting of oil sanctions.
Later Thursday, Vance’s trip to Switzerland to begin nuclear negotiations with Iran was postponed at the last minute. The White House told reporters, “logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable,” but gave no explanation.
On Thursday, shortly after midnight, Trump posted an excerpt of the “Great Man” theory, claiming that he is the “most powerful person that has EVER walked this planet,” attributing it to “Presidential Historian Dave King,” who was actually a longtime golf caddie.
On Thursday, in an interview with Axios, asked if the Iran war had humbled him or shown him a lesson that there were limits to his power, Trump said “there are no limits,” and when pressed said, “No, I haven’t learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but you know, there are no limits.”
Asked if he had achieved his stated goal in Iran, Trump claimed that “we defeated them totally militarily,” and lied that the MOU “probably is unconditional surrender.” Experts said Iran had gained far more under the MOU, with the U.S. only getting the strait reopened.
Trump named strongmen China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi as great leaders, and said his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “good, but we have to keep him a little bit sane,” claiming, “If it weren’t for me, Israel would not exist today.”
Trump also said that Cuba would be easier to overpower than Iran, adding, “it’s possible” for a potential Cuba invasion that would resemble the swift capture of Venezuela’s former president, but did not set a timeframe.
On Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social, “The War has diminished Iran!” claiming it no longer had an air force, navy, “or practically anything else,” adding, “the Dumocrats say that Iran is better off now…How stupid can some people be???”
Trump also posted, “They are FINISHED! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!” A community note added on X cited four clauses in the MOU that would give Iran funds from the release of frozen assets, the $300 billion fund, oil sales, and service fees.
On Friday, Trump told Italian channel La7 that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “begged me for a picture” at the G7 summit, and he only agreed because he “felt sorry for her.” Meloni called it “made up” and said she was “stunned.” Italy’s foreign minister canceled a planned U.S. visit.
On Saturday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Meloni, whose name he initially misspelled, asked “over and over, for a picture” with him at the G7, claiming, “She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down” the U.S.
Meloni responded on X, posting “these constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless,” adding, “As for my popularity, being your friend certainly has not helped it,” and “in any case, my popularity is none of your concern. I suggest you focus on yours.”
Politico reported in a highly unusual move, the DOJ would not fight paying the legal bills of the “Broadview Six,” after moving to dismiss the case, as top federal prosecutor in Chicago Andrew Boutros tried to quell the backlash against his office’s handling of the case.
NYT reported that ICE planned to offload seven warehouses purchased by the agency under the previous homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, for more than $700 million, either by giving them to other federal agencies or selling them.
On Saturday, in a long string of Truth Social posts, Trump claimed, “ICE has been abused by the Fake News Media,” claiming, “They are Great Patriots,” and asked Americans to vote on “a concept I have had for quite some time,” whether ICE should be renamed “NICE.”
On Monday, in a blistering ruling, a federal judge blocked the DOJ grand jury subpoenas of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and five elected Democrats, calling them “blatantly unlawful,” abusive, and retaliatory for their refusal to assist Trump in his immigration crackdown.
The judge, a George W. Bush appointee, said there was “no doubt” the subpoenas were issued to damage Walz, and were part of “a broader campaign” by Trump and his regime’s use of the criminal system to coerce and punish Trump’s adversaries.
On Monday, Trump’s DOJ filed a notice of appeal of the ruling dismissing Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s indictment on human smuggling in Tennessee for being vindictive prosecution.
On Tuesday, two federal judges in Texas gave eight protestors, whom the Trump regime alleged were part of an “antifa cell,” prison sentences ranging from 30 to 100 years for their role in a protest that turned violent last summer outside of ICE’s Prairieland Detention Center.
The sentences were far more severe than any of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists faced, with the longest being 22 years for Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right Proud Boys. Those sentenced in Texas included a middle school teacher, a college student, a mechanical engineer, and a UPS worker.
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled 2–1, with two Trump appointees in favor, to allow the Trump regime to resume expedited deportations nationwide, overruling a judge who found deportation without an immigration hearing violated due process rights.
On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered the Trump regime to return a 20 year-old Honduran man with no criminal history, and his 3 year-old U.S. citizen daughter, finding he was denied due process and having a lawyer, and removed “in a manner that boggles the mind.”
NYT reported that in a memo, Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the detention of Franklin Humberto Coral Garrido, a progressive online activist from Colombia, after Garrido spoke out against a Trump backed candidate in Colombia’s election. He was arrested days later.
On Friday, in a court filing, the DOJ refused to issue a signed declaration by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche verifying that Trump’s so-called ‘anti-weaponization fund’ was dead, after a federal judge had given the regime seven days to do so.
On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Iran floated the notion of charging “insurance fees” for ships passing in the Strait of Hormuz, which would be free for now, but could involve charges in the future, despite Vance saying the strait would be open “toll free” for the long term.
On Saturday, Iran said the strait was again closed, citing fighting in Lebanon continuing between their proxy Hezbollah and Israel, neither of which were signatories to the MOU. U.S. officials disputed that the strait was closed, but data showed just one small tanker crossed.
On Saturday, Trump posted on Truth Social there would be “NO TOLLS” on the strait during or after the ceasefire, “unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America” as the “Guardian Angel” of the Middle East. Trump did not address the closure.
On Sunday, at 4:30 a.m., Trump posted on Truth Social, “The Only Thing I love more than negotiating with Iran is BOMBING THE SHIT out of Iran,” saying if negotiations do not go better, “I will ANNIHILATE THE IRANIAN REGIME from the Face of the Earth.”
On Sunday, Fox News also quoted Trump, citing his conversation with Iranian officials on Saturday night on their threats to close the strait, “You close it, and you won’t have a country,” adding, “You won’t even make it back to your f — ing country.”
On Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” adding, “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Trump’s post came as Vance arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran. Iranian state media reported that after 80 minutes of negotiations, Iran’s negotiating team left the building, citing “any form of threat is considered a serious violation of the agreement.”
On Sunday, a CBS News poll found 78% of Americans wanted the U.S. to end the Iran conflict, but just 31% believed Trump had stopped Iran’s nuclear program. On the MOU, 22% said it was better for the U.S., 37% better for Iran, and 41% about equal.
On Monday, before the markets opened, Vance told reporters, “The Iranians have agreed to invite I.A.E.A. inspectors back into their country,” for the first time since Trump’s June strikes. An Iranian official said Iran made “no new commitments” for inspections.
Vance also claimed that the U.S. and Qatar would oversee the process of unfreezing Iranian assets, and said unfrozen assets would have to be spent on U.S. agricultural exports, an idea he credited to Jared Kushner. Without explaining how, he said funds could not be used for terrorism.
On Monday, Treasury Department Sec. Scott Bessent posted on X, citing “productive talks” between the U.S. and Iran, that Treasury had “issued a temporary 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil.”
CNBC reported that the sweeping sanction waivers would also allow dollar-denominated trading of Iranian oil for the first time in four decades, and could unlock around 67 million barrels, handing Iran a potential financial windfall of $8 billion to $9 billion.
Later Monday, Iran’s central bank governor said Iran had no obligation to buy U.S. agricultural products with the $6 billion in funds set to be unfrozen, contradicting Vance’s assertion.
On Monday, conservative pundit Tucker Carlson said on his podcast he felt “betrayed” by the GOP, adding, “I’m out,” and “There’s no chance I would support the Republican Party.” Carlson said he had been a fierce defender of the GOP for 35 years, but can no longer do so.
Later Monday, at an event in the Oval Office, Trump baselessly claimed that vandals had used a “box cutter or a knife of some kind” to make a “290, maybe 300-foot slit” incision in the lining of the Reflecting Pool, adding, “They cut it, they cut it very violently.”
Trump also lashed out at Obama for not properly fixing the pool, snapping at reporters, saying, “Barack Hussein Obama, have you ever heard of him?”
Asked if Iran could use the unfrozen funds to rebuild their military, Trump was noncommittal, counter to Vance’s statement earlier that day, saying, “Well, they’re not supposed to be doing that, so we’ll see,” adding, “they’re supposed to use money to buy food for their people.”
Later Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he was preparing to sue ABC News over their coverage of the pool, claiming the network “failed to report that their close ‘friends,’ Dumocrats Obama and Biden,” spent $100 million on the pool, adding, “I like their money.”
On Tuesday, Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran had “fully and completely agreed to the highest level Nuclear inspections,” adding, “If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations!” Iranian officials said the nuclear issue was not discussed in detail.
On Tuesday, Reuters/Ipsos poll found 23% of Americans believe Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs, ‌and 63% worry that a truce with Tehran is unlikely to last. A Verasight poll found just 18% believed that the U.S. had achieved its goal in Iran.
On Tuesday, before leaving for an event in Pennsylvania, Trump attacked a female reporter who asked about a Defense request for $80 billion for the Iran War while Americans are struggling, saying, “Who are you with?” She said NewsNation, he said, “Not a very good group.”
Trump spoke in one of the GOP-held districts that was rated a toss up. After mentioning, “We got to get a certain very talented congressman reelected,” Trump spoke about rigged elections and tariffs without mentioning the congressman. It took an hour to introduce him on stage.
Trump mused about running again, telling the crowd at a Mack truck plant, “We won it by a lot,” adding, “Maybe we should run again. Should we run one more time? I’d like to do that”
Trump spoke about the Iran War as if it was over, saying, “We just achieved a historic peace agreement with Iran to end the conflict,” and touted the stock market performance and 401(k) performances, for which he got limited applause.
While Trump was speaking, the Senate joined the House in passing a War Powers resolution, 50–48, in a rebuke to Trump, saying he must halt operations or seek congressional authorization. Four Republicans joined Democrats, and one Democrat joined Republicans.
Later Tuesday, Trump attacked the GOP Senators who voted for the resolution, calling them on Truth Social, “four Republican Losers voted with the Dumocrats,” lying that he had “Iran on the “ropes,” ready to go down for the fall, willing to give us practically anything.”
On Wednesday, Trump canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill that aimed to address affordability, posting on Truth Social, it was canceled “until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.”

National Guard members walk past a National Park Service employee using a vacuum to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)