Donald Trump is angry. Stung by the negative publicity surrounding Signalgate, and frustrated by losses in the courts, he spent the weekend making threats and once again declaring that he intends to remain in office beyond the limit on his four-year term.
He basically is acting like the purported dictator he’s long wanted to be.
This is a preview of what’s to come from this guy. He’s faced almost no opposition during his first two months in office, but now the going is getting rougher, the only thing he knows how to do is talk tough.
Besides threatening to invade Greenland, bomb Iran, and even raise tariffs on his buddy Vladimir Putin, Trump openly discussed firing his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and pronounced he “couldn’t care less” what happened to car prices due to his trade war.
Meanwhile, even the conservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has come out in open criticism of embattled defense secretary Pete Hegseth, whose days are almost certainly numbered. No, it was not a good weekend for Trump and one thing is for sure.
There is more of this kind of trouble for him to come.
HEADLINES:
Trump ‘angry’ with Putin and threatens tariffs on Russian oil over Ukraine (Al Jazeera)
Trump threatens to bomb Iran if nuclear deal can’t be reached (Politico)
Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president (AP)
‘Should I Fire Him?’ Inside Trump’s Deliberations Over the Fate of Michael Waltz (NYT)
Transcript: Trump Text Fiasco Worsens as Knives Come Out for Hegseth (TNR)
Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks amid 'super important' Wisconsin judicial race (Fox)
Trump administration fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters (WP)
Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’ (Guardian)
RFK Jr. Expected To Lay Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy (Forbes)
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations —The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines. (ProPublica)
Scores of child-care centers at risk after Trump officials gut federal office (WP)
The Wrong Signals: The Proper Role of a Defense Secretary (AEI)
Rubio says he is putting ‘Americas, first’ but the Cuba fixation might drive neighbors away (CNN)
Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power (WP)
Eni confirms US will no longer allow oil payments from Venezuela's PDVSA (Reuters)
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of his tariffs (WP)
Stock Futures Fall as Tariffs Loom (Barron’s)
Earth AI’s algorithms found critical minerals in places everyone else ignored (TechCrunch)
AI Experts Say We’re on the Wrong Path to Achieving Human-Like AI (Gizmodo)
Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest (The Onion)
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