Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania has been one of the few so far in Washington to say what many are thinking: Donald Trump is losing it.
His rambling speech before the assembled military brass this week was unhinged. As he ages out before our eyes, those around him are moving quickly to consolidate as much power as possible.
The government shutdown is providing an excuse for firing many more federal employees and closing agencies Republicans don’t like, including those meant to achieve critical oversight of the President.
Meanwhile, the military has been instructed by this unwell leader to prepare for “war” against the “radical left.” In terms of the rhetoric alone, this harkens back to the days of J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO.
The Watergate scandal sank the man then in the Oval Office, Richard Nixon. But bad as he was, Nixon never approached the point where he possessed the amount of centralized power Trump has accumulated.
For the second administration in the row, Americans are witnessing the cognitive decline of an elderly President. The difference is that Biden’s aides kept his decline secret until the debate where it became painfully obvious to everyone.
Meanwhile, the people around Trump cannot hide his decline due to Trump’s narcissistic need for constant media attention.
It’s enough to make you shake your head and mumble to yourself, “This really is No Country for Old Men.
HEADLINES:
Trump charts path to total control amid government shutdown (Axios)
A straightforward explanation from Rep. Madeleine Dean of why Trump is “unwell” (CNN)
Trump hits independent agencies, spares the big stuff – for now (Politico)
‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers (NYT)
Senior government officials privately warn against firings during shutdown (WP)
F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill (NYT)
The Justice Department Won’t Break Easily (Atlantic)
Drones, Helicopters, Hundreds of Arrests: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Chicago So Far (NYT)
Pope Leo XIV says those against abortion but in favor of death penalty are “not really pro-life” (CBS)
Marjorie Taylor Greene reflects an emerging MAGA split (NYT)
US-born citizen sues after twice being arrested by immigration agents (ABC)
Israeli forces have intercepted 39 boats carrying aid and foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza, leaving only one vessel still sailing towards the Palestinian enclave, the flotilla organizers said. (Reuters)
How the world is responding to Israel’s interception of the Gaza flotilla (Al Jazeera)
An attack on a synagogue in Manchester has left Britain on edge (NPR)
Disney’s image tanks among Republicans, Democrats after Jimmy Kimmel controversy (CNBC)
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ vocalists draw musical inspiration from Black American hip-hop artists. (Reuters)
New project makes Wikipedia data more accessible to AI (TechCrunch)
Trump Asks JD Vance To Research Whether President Allowed To Kill Vice President (Onion)
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