Mary Trump Media

Should the U.S. risk a broader economic or trade conflict with China to pressure Beijing to act on the Iran war?

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Mary Trump Media

Donald has always used power as a means to enrich himself, his family, and those to whom he is beholden. That is not new. What is new is the scale. What is new is the brazenness. And what is new is the extent to which it is happening in full view, without consequence.

Donald has been engaged in corrupt practices for decades. That includes, at times, market manipulation alongside my grandfather. Now, with the full weight of the presidency behind him, those same instincts have been amplified into something far more dangerous.

Consider what happened on April 9, 2025.

At 9:37 in the morning, Donald posted on his social media platform that it was a great time to buy. The message was clear. The implication was obvious. Less than four hours later, he announced a 90 day pause on tariffs.

The market responded immediately. The S and P 500 surged by 9.5 percent in a single day, one of the strongest performances in decades. As a direct result of that movement, Donald’s personal stake in Trump Media increased by approximately 400 million dollars in a matter of hours.

He later acknowledged that he had already been considering the tariff pause before telling the public it was a good time to buy.

That matters because it means that the people who acted on his statement were operating without the full picture, while he and those close to him already knew what was coming. On that same day, Donald openly celebrated the gains of a billionaire who benefited from the market swing he helped create, stating:

This is Charles Schwab. It’s not just a conversation. It’s actually an individual. He made two and a half billion today and he made 900 million.

That is not normal. That is not leadership. That is the President of the United States acknowledging, in real time, the extraordinary wealth generated by a market movement he very likely triggered.

Meanwhile, ordinary Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities. They are choosing between feeding their families and paying for gas.

There were calls for investigations into potential insider trading and market manipulation. That would have been the appropriate response. But in what appears to be more than coincidence, the head of the Office of Government Ethics was removed. Oversight agencies failed to act and no accountability followed.

When asked directly whether his actions constituted market manipulation, Donald did what he always does. He deflected. He avoided the question. He refused to engage honestly.

And this was not an isolated incident.

In March of this year, approximately 580 million dollars in oil futures trades were executed within a narrow fifteen minute window just before Donald announced that talks with Iran were productive. That statement signaled a potential deescalation. Within minutes, oil prices dropped sharply and stock futures moved higher.

The timing of those trades raised immediate concerns. They were flagged as unusually precise given the scale and positioning. One market participant reviewing the activity described the outcome simply.

Somebody just got a lot richer.

And once again, we are expected to believe that this is the result of skill rather than access.

There have been repeated instances in which oil prices fluctuate dramatically in response to Donald’s statements about military actions, ceasefires, or negotiations. Each time, the same pattern emerges. Sudden volatility. Confusion in the markets. And yet, somewhere within that chaos, certain individuals are positioned to benefit.

Financial analysts have noted that contradictory messaging from the Trump regime has increased instability. But instability, for those with the right information, is not a problem. It is an opportunity. Of course there is more.

Donald’s cryptocurrency venture is not grounded in a legitimate business model. It operates as a mechanism through which wealthy individuals can gain access, influence, and proximity to power. It allows money to flow toward him in ways that are difficult to track and even harder to regulate. That includes foreign actors. That includes individuals and entities with interests that do not align with those of the United States.

None of that appears to matter as long as Donald benefits.

Senator Chris Van Hollen described the situation clearly. This is what he said:

We are witnessing the most corrupt White House and presidency in American history. It’s not even close. The corruption is global. Today, I want to zero in on just one piece of it here at home, and that is the Trump and Melania meme coins. These are the coins that Trump sold to retail investors, and he’s pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars from those sales. Even as retail investors have lost billions on the Trump and Melania meme coins. And here’s the catch. Whether the value of these coins goes up or down, Trump makes money. In other words, the value of it could collapse entirely, but it’s the trades. And so what Donald Trump’s been doing is trying to pump trades because every time a trade is made, Donald Trump pockets a little bit of your money. He’s won hundreds of millions of dollars, even as people who trusted in him have lost billions.

That is the structure. That is the design. Profit regardless of outcome. Losses absorbed by everyone else. And from Donald’s perspective, that is exactly how it should be.

There is a broader danger here. When corruption operates this openly, it begins to reshape expectations. People start to believe that if it were truly illegal, it would be hidden. If it were truly wrong, someone would stop it.

But that is not how this works. By being so brazen, by refusing to conceal it, Donald is normalizing it. He is conditioning people to accept it. Over time, what should be unthinkable becomes routine. What should be disqualifying becomes background noise.

We have seen this before.

We saw it when he convinced millions that the 2020 election was stolen. We saw it when he reframed an insurrection as something justified. The strategy is the same. Repeat the lie. Remove the guardrails. Erode the standard.

And eventually, enough people stop questioning it and that is where this leads.

Donald has convinced far too many people that authoritarianism is a good thing for the United States. He is now conditioning tens of millions more to accept the idea that presidential corruption is not only acceptable, but desirable and that the President of the United States is entitled to abuse the power of his office to enrich himself. And, of course, the corollary follows: that the rest of us should be willing to sacrifice more.

We should be prepared to give up our Social Security checks, for example, all in the name of making America great again which, in Donald’s mind, means making himself richer.

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Mary Trump Media

Has voting become more difficult in your state this year?

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Mary Trump Media

This may seem counterintuitive, but the most dangerous consequence of Donald’s illegal and unconstitutional war of choice against Iran is not oil. It is food.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not just disrupting energy markets. It is disrupting fertilizer flows that determine future harvests. That disruption is setting the stage for a delayed but potentially catastrophic global food shortage. The Strait’s closure is now threatening the planting season for farmers across South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North America. Those farmers are going to produce less food as a result, and that food scarcity is going to drive prices up globally. The people who will feel it first and be hit the hardest are the people who are already struggling to survive.

About one third of the global fertilizer supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned of a potential global food catastrophe, while the World Bank has warned that food insecurity could rise by 20 percent. The World Food Programme estimates that up to 45 million more people could face acute food insecurity. Global food insecurity already affects about 300 million people. Save the Children has warned that the impact of this crisis may exceed the 2022 Ukraine food crisis.

Seventy percent of U.S. farmers are already reporting that fertilizer costs are unaffordable. Fertilizer shortages do not just affect current supply. They affect planting cycles well into the future.

Jorge Moreira da Silva, the executive director of the United Nations Office for Project Services and head of the U.N. Task Force on the Strait of Hormuz, spoke about the consequences.

Jorge Moreira da Silva: We are mostly concerned about the consequences of the disruption on fertilizers. I know that everyone is talking about energy, oil and gas, but the fact that there is so much dependence from so many countries, particularly in Africa and in Southeast Asia, from fertilizers from the Gulf will very likely trigger a massive food security crisis with devastating consequences on the poor. That is why we cannot delay. We must find a solution.

Yes, we must find a solution.

Donald and his depraved, fascist party that supports anything he chooses to do created this problem. But it is up to all of us to solve it because it will affect all of us. Collective problems require collective solutions, and humanity must start to recognize itself as a collective instead of a group of competing interests fighting for advantage at everyone else’s expense.

Currently, we are at a complete standstill. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. In retaliation, the Trump regime enacted a naval blockade so that no vessels could get through, including Iranian vessels already under sanction. The regime is now refusing to lift the blockade without immediate nuclear concessions from Iran. Iran, for its part, is refusing to reopen the Strait unless the blockade is lifted first.

What we have is a deadlock.

It is a debacle. It is a catastrophe. There is no immediate solution. There is no agreed framework. There is no clear timeline for resolution. And Donald does not appear to be in any rush.

Shipping through the Strait remains severely restricted, and global markets are under increasing pressure. Instead of moving toward a resolution, both sides are hardening their positions. The world’s most important energy corridor is effectively closed, and negotiations to reopen it are not progressing.

Here is where things stand. Iran has proposed reopening the Strait in exchange for the United States lifting its naval blockade. That proposal includes deferring negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, which, contrary to repeated claims from Donald and Pete Hegseth, has not been eliminated. Analysts at the Council on Foreign Relations have described this proposal as a potential strategic advantage for Iran, and Iranian officials have made it clear they will not relinquish control over the Strait.

Another example of Donald weakening the United States while strengthening Iran.

Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appeared before the House Armed Services Committee alongside General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst III. Protesters in the room chanted , “arrest Hegseth” and “war criminal “ as the hearing began.

Hegseth attempted to defend the administration’s position. This is what he said:

Member of Congress: So they have not broken yet. We have not gotten there yet

Pete Hegseth: Well their nuclear facilities have been obliterated. Underground they are buried and we are watching them twenty four seven

Member of Congress: Operation Midnight Hammer accomplished nothing of substance. It left us at exactly the same place we were before

The exchange speaks for itself.

Donald saw Iran at what he believed was its weakest point and chose to act. What he has done instead is strengthen Iran.

Iran’s leadership structure remains intact despite targeted strikes. The 86 year old Ayatollah has been replaced by his younger and more hardline son. Iran retains approximately 40 percent of its drone capacity and 60 percent of its missile launchers.

And despite repeated claims, you cannot obliterate ambitions.

The impact of this war is spreading. The United Arab Emirates has exited OPEC. The European Central Bank has delayed rate cuts due to inflation concerns. South Korea is facing shortages of medical supplies. The Philippines has declared an energy emergency.

After all of this, the International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium stands at approximately 440.9 kilograms enriched to 60 percent U-235 as of early 2026.

To be clear, uranium must be enriched to roughly 90 percent to be considered weapons grade. But 60 percent is far beyond what is required for civilian nuclear energy, which typically ranges between 3 and 5 percent, and even above research-level enrichment at around 20 percent.

In other words, Iran’s nuclear material has not been destroyed. Its capabilities have not been eliminated. And its ambitions certainly have not been erased.

So this is where we are.

A war that was supposed to neutralize a threat has strengthened that threat. A strategy that was supposed to demonstrate power has exposed weakness. A policy that was supposed to secure the future has destabilized it.

And now, a potential resolution would leave Iran stronger, in control of the Strait of Hormuz, with increased financial leverage, and with a nuclear framework that is likely to be weaker than the agreement Donald abandoned.

All of this comes at the cost of human suffering, destroyed infrastructure, global economic instability, weakened alliances, and diminished American credibility.

None of this needed to happen. None of it would have happened if Donald had not been in charge, or if the complicit Republican Party had done anything to stop him.

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Here is an alarming reality under the Trump regime: the Department of Justice appears exclusively interested in pursuing Donald’s personal grievances rather than upholding any consistent or coherent standard of law.

On April 28, 2026, the Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in North Carolina had indicted James Comey over a social media post. The case stems from an image Comey posted on May 15, 2025, while on vacation, showing seashells arranged to read “86 47.” That is the entirety of the alleged threat against Donald.

The indictment includes two counts. The first alleges that Comey knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of the president in violation of federal law. The second alleges that he transmitted that threat across state lines, claiming Comey consciously disregarded the risk that his post would be interpreted as advocating violence. If convicted, Comey faces up to ten years in prison.

According to Acting US Attorney General and the epitome of the banality of evil, Todd Blanche, this was a serious matter requiring extensive investigation:

The grand jury returned an indictment alleging James Comey did just that, at a time when this country has witnessed violent incitement followed by deadly actions against President Trump and other elected officials. The temperature needs to be turned down, and anyone who dials it up and threatens the life of the President will be held accountable.

FBI Director and avid party goer Kash Patel echoed that framing:

James Comey disgracefully encouraged a threat on President Trump’s life and posted it on Instagram for the world to see… This FBI and our DOJ partners pursued a rigorous investigation that followed the facts and now Mr. Comey will be held fully accountable for his actions.

This is a rigorous investigation. Eleven months of taxpayer dollars to make Donald feel better.

For seashells on a beach.

To understand why this case exists at all, it helps to understand who Comey is and why he has remained one of Donald’s most persistent targets.

Comey served as FBI Director beginning in 2013 and remained in that position when Donald took office in January 2017. In the early months of the first Trump regime, Comey attempted to navigate a volatile situation, overseeing the FBI’s investigation into whether Donald’s 2016 campaign had coordinated with Russian intelligence.

That effort ended in May 2017 when Donald fired him.

The official explanations shifted. At various points, Donald pointed to Comey’s handling of the Clinton email investigation. But Donald himself made clear that “this Russia thing” was on his mind. Comey’s removal led directly to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and cemented Comey’s role as one of Donald’s primary adversaries.

From that point forward, Donald’s attacks on Comey were relentless. Donald described Comey’s investigation as a “witch hunt.” He cast Comey as a central villain. And he made clear, repeatedly, that he believed Comey should be investigated and prosecuted.

That history matters, because it makes the current case impossible to separate from the broader pattern. The Trump regime has continued to push this pattern forward through Donald’s corrupt DOJ.

The current indictment rests on the claim that a “reasonable recipient” would interpret “86 47” as a serious threat of violence. Members of the Trump regime have insisted that “86” means to kill.

The problem is that “86” does not have a single, universally accepted meaning.

In common usage, “86” often means to remove something or to cancel it. In restaurants, it means an item is no longer available. In everyday speech, it can mean to dismiss or reject. While some have argued that it can carry a more violent connotation, that interpretation is neither consistent nor widely understood as its primary meaning.

In other words, the case hinges on ambiguity. And that ambiguity is being treated as intent. Todd Blanche stated that prosecutors would rely on witnesses, documents, and Comey himself to establish intent. That is a remarkably flimsy foundation given the facts that are publicly known.

The indictment even includes a provision seeking forfeiture of any property derived from the alleged offense. It is unclear what proceeds the Justice Department believes Comey gained from posting a photograph of seashells. That detail would be absurd if it were not part of a federal criminal case.

Comey deleted the post shortly after it was published and stated that he did not intend any harm. The Secret Service interviewed him both by phone and in person within 24 hours of the post. There has been no indication that he posed any credible threat.

And yet, here we are.

Donald has spent years demanding that the Justice Department go after his perceived enemies. He has publicly called for investigations into individuals he has labeled as disloyal or hostile. He has fired officials who failed to meet those demands and replaced them with people more willing to do so.

The Comey indictment sends a message. No matter how implausible the case, no matter how many times a case fails, the Trump regime will continue to use the United States government to pursue the people Donald has decided are his enemies.

Comey is just one of those people. There are many others. There have been repeated attempts to prosecute political adversaries. There has been sustained pressure on institutions to align with Donald’s personal interests.

Comey’s daughter, Maurene Comey, has alleged in a lawsuit that she was fired as a federal prosecutor because of Donald’s animosity toward her father. As of now, a judge has allowed that case to proceed.

None of this is subtle.

It is, however, consistent.

If this were a credible threat, it would be treated as one. There would be clear evidence of intent. There would be a consistent understanding of the alleged threat. There would be a proportional response.

Instead, we have an ambiguous phrase, a deleted social media post, and a months-long investigation that has produced a three-page indictment. We have officials insisting on the seriousness of the situation while presenting facts that undermine their own claims. And unfortunately, the Justice Department appears increasingly willing to stretch the law to satisfy Donald’s demands.

At a certain point, Donald’s absurd retribution becomes the point, where even something as trivial as a photograph of seashells becomes a federal crime. And a justice system that is supposed to operate independently is reduced to an instrument of personal grievance.

That is the real story here. Not the shells. Not the number. Not the post. It is about the justice system and what it is becoming under the weight of Donald’s need for retribution.

This is what happens when a thin-skinned baby is allowed to consolidate power.

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Mary Trump Media

Two months ago, before Donald launched his illegal, unconstitutional war of choice against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz was open. Tanker traffic flowed without incident. The global economy, while fragile, was functioning.

Today, the strait is closed by Iran. Donald put an additional blockade in place. And the Trump regime has triggered what the International Energy Agency is calling the largest oil supply disruption on record.

That is not a hypothetical consequence. It is not a distant geopolitical concern. It is happening now. And the proposed exit strategy risks leaving the world worse off than it was before the conflict even began.

According to Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman, Donald has led the United States into one of the worst strategic defeats in its history. Krugman attributes that failure to what he describes as the moral, intellectual, and emotional collapse of the Republican Party. I would also add a psychological collapse.

There is no moral compass left in the Republican party. The only compass they seem to have is Donald himself. That is very bad news for them. It is even worse news for the rest of us.

To understand the scale of this disaster, it helps to understand what the Strait of Hormuz represents. Before the war, roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and about 20 percent of global liquefied natural gas trade moved through that narrow passage. Thousands of vessels transited the strait every month. It was one of the most critical arteries in the global economy.

Now, tanker traffic has fallen dramatically, with some estimates placing it at a fraction of pre-war levels. Reports suggest that thousands of ships are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf. Some analysts and former diplomats have described the situation as a potential strategic win for Iran. That alone should tell you everything you need to know.

Donald, however, has offered his own assessment. On his failing social media platform, he wrote:

Iran has just informed us that they are in a state of collapse. They want us to open the Hormuz Strait as soon as possible as they try to figure out their leadership situation, which I believe they will be able to do. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Well, thank you, Donald, for the low hanging fruit.

Iran closed the strait. It did so because Donald handed it a strategic advantage it has never had before. Iran now controls one of the most important chokepoints in the global energy system. And even if this war ends, there is every reason to believe it will continue to exert that control. Which means Iran will be enriched by the very crisis Donald created.

As for Iran’s leadership, before the war began, the country was led by 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. After his death during the conflict, he was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, a 56-year-old cleric widely viewed as a hardline figure with close ties to Iran’s security apparatus.

But this transition has not consolidated power in the way Donald seems to believe. If anything, authority inside Iran has become more fragmented and more militarized, with increasing influence from the Revolutionary Guard. That is part of the chaos Donald has helped unleash.

Donald entered this conflict despite explicit warnings from experts that it would be a catastrophic mistake. The consequences were foreseeable to anyone paying attention. What is now being proposed as a way out of the war amounts to a reset to the status quo that existed before, except under far worse conditions. That is not strategy. That is failure.

And the economic consequences are already here. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the United States economy was already shaky before the Iran war. Now it is in real trouble. Growth is slowing. Prices are rising across the board. The ripple effects are being felt across multiple continents, including here at home.


This is where the hypocrisy becomes impossible to ignore. During the 2024 campaign, Donald made the price of eggs a centerpiece of his messaging. He blamed rising grocery costs on his predecessor, despite the fact that those price increases were largely driven by a widespread outbreak of avian flu and the necessary culling of poultry. That did not stop him. He attacked daily. He simplified a complex issue into a political weapon. And he promised relief.

Today, the price of Brent crude oil is approximately $114 per barrel. That translates directly into higher gas prices. Higher gas prices drive up the cost of food, medicine, manufacturing, and shipping. Every part of the economy is affected.

Voters are noticing. Despite the Republican Party’s insistence otherwise, people can see what is happening. They can feel it every time they go to the grocery store or fill their tank. CNBC put it plainly this week, “Donald may now be facing even higher food prices heading into the midterm elections.”

And yet, members of the Trump regime continue to insist that once the Strait of Hormuz reopens, prices will return to pre-war levels. That is not how any of this works. Even if the strait reopens tomorrow, the damage has already been done. Supply chains have been disrupted. Markets have reacted. Prices will remain elevated for a considerable period of time, not just in the United States, but around the world.

The numbers are staggering. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimates a 2.9 percentage point drop in global GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026 if the disruption continues. If it lasts for a full year, global GDP could fall by 1.3 percentage points. Estimated global losses are already around $20 billion per day. If current trends continue, total losses could approach $5 trillion.

In the United States, the Department of Agriculture projects food prices will rise by 3.6 percent in 2026 as a direct result of higher oil costs. Globally, the impact is even more severe. The Philippines has declared an energy emergency. Pakistan has been forced to close schools temporarily to conserve fuel. These are not abstract consequences. These are real decisions affecting real people.

Americans are still feeling the strain after years of elevated inflation following the global pandemic and the first Trump administration’s egregious mishandling of that crisis. The concept of affordability is not theoretical. It is a top voter issue. Donald has dismissed it as a hoax and a line of nonsense.

But voters understand something he either cannot or refuses to grasp. They understand that when energy prices rise, everything else follows. They understand that instability abroad creates hardship at home. And they understand, increasingly, that this did not have to happen.

This is what it looks like when someone who knows nothing believes he knows everything. Donald did not anticipate Iran’s response. He did not understand the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz. He did not consider the economic consequences of disrupting a critical global supply route. And now the world is paying the price.

The question is not whether this was avoidable. It was. The question is how much worse it is going to get before there is any accountability. Because the pattern is clear. Donald creates a crisis. He denies responsibility. He offers simplistic explanations that do not hold up under scrutiny. And then he doubles down.

The difference this time is scale. This is not just about domestic policy or political rhetoric. This is a global economic shock with consequences that will be felt for years. The longer this continues, the harder it will be to reverse.

The midterm elections are approaching. Voters will have an opportunity to respond. But the damage being done now will not be undone overnight. It will take time. It will take stability. And it will take leadership that understands the world as it is, not as Donald imagines it to be.

Until then, we are left with the consequences of a war that never should have happened, fought for reasons that were never clear, and managed by people who were never prepared. That is the cost of chaos. And we are only beginning to pay it.

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This is not a misunderstanding. It is not a delay. It is not a complicated constitutional gray area that requires careful deliberation.

It is a choice.

At a moment when the stakes could not be higher, when the United States is entangled in an escalating conflict with global consequences, the Republican Party has decided that its role is not to govern, not to check executive power, and not to uphold the law. Its role, instead, is to stand down.

There was a moment, not that long ago, when several Republican lawmakers suggested that the 60 day deadline under the War Powers Resolution might actually matter. They hinted that Congress would have to assert its authority and implied that there were limits to what even a president could do unilaterally. That moment has come and gone, and with it any pretense that they intended to act.

Today, May 1, the deadline has expired. Under the law, Congress is required to authorize military action within 60 days or force an end to hostilities. Instead, Republicans left Washington without taking a vote. They chose not to challenge Donald. They chose, once again, to defer.

The Trump regime has offered a convenient justification. Because there is currently a ceasefire, they argue, the clock does not apply. Because bombs are not actively being dropped, the war has somehow paused in a way that renders the law irrelevant. That argument does not hold up under scrutiny. It is not how the War Powers Resolution functions, and it is not how military conflict operates in reality.

American naval forces remain deployed. A blockade remains in place. Iran continues to control a critical global oil route. The conflict is ongoing in every meaningful sense. Yet Republicans have decided that none of that requires their involvement.

And it does not stop at silence. It extends into something even more corrosive, which is the active construction of a false narrative designed to convince the American people that everything is under control.

You are being told that the economy is strong. You are being told that gas prices are falling. You are being told that Donald’s leadership is delivering stability and prosperity. None of that is true, and the easiest way to see it is to look at something every American understands and feels every single day.

Exactly one year ago, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States was $3.15. Today, that price is $4.30 . That is not a marginal increase. That is a more than one dollar jump in a single year, and it is being felt everywhere.

That increase did not happen in a vacuum. It is directly tied to the instability created by this war. Before the conflict began, a barrel of Brent crude oil was roughly 65 dollars. As of early May 2026, it has surged to more than 113 dollars. That kind of increase reverberates across the entire global economy.

As gas prices go up, everything goes up. Food becomes more expensive because it has to be transported. Supplies cost more. Families who are already stretched thin are forced to absorb costs they cannot afford.

And yet, Republicans continue to tell you the opposite.

Here is what Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina had to say:

Great news, by the way. The fact of the matter is that all of the cylinders are kicking. It is good news. You can even feel in our environment how good things are getting. Gas prices continue to come down, which means that your groceries will come down a little bit as well. We’ve got a lot of good signs in the economy. We just need to continue to execute and have confidence in the choices the American people have made.

Republicans are not just deferring to Donald. They are actively rewriting reality in real time, asking Americans to ignore what they are paying at the pump, what they are seeing at the grocery store, and what they are experiencing in their daily lives.

Here is Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia:

Remember, President Trump promised he’d make us safer and more prosperous. He’s made us safer. He’s made us more prosperous. Now yes, we’ve seen some gas prices fluctuation. Gas prices will go back down. Remember, high gas prices are the work of the Democrats.

The economy is not strong. Gas prices are not going down. The cost of living is not easing. It is not the work of the democrats. What is happening is the direct result of Donalds war of choice and the disruption of global oil supply that followed.

And this is where the false narrative becomes not just dishonest, but dangerous.

Because the consequences are no longer confined to the United States. Most of the world’s leading economists are warning that the global economy may have as little as four to eight weeks to avoid slipping into a recession. The determining factor is whether a critical oil route, currently disrupted by this conflict, reopens in time.

If it does not, the fallout could be swift and severe.

Markets are already reacting. Oil futures are climbing as investors brace for prolonged instability. In parts of Europe and Asia, there are growing concerns about shortages, with early signs of panic buying beginning to emerge. Some countries are already facing the possibility of limited fuel reserves if conditions do not improve.

Even in the United States, which is relatively more insulated due to energy independence, the warning signs are unmistakable. Economic growth is slowing. Job creation is weakening. Unemployment is beginning to rise. At the same time, the gap between higher and lower income households continues to widen, leaving millions of people increasingly vulnerable to rising costs.

Even in the best case scenario, economists warn that the damage may already be done.

This is the reality that Republicans are choosing to ignore.

They are not simply avoiding a vote. They are enabling a narrative that disconnects cause from effect at a moment when clarity is essential. They are telling you that the war is effectively over when it is not. They are telling you that the law does not apply when it does. They are telling you that the economy is strong when it is under strain.

This is not normal governance. It is not a difference of opinion. It is a systemic failure to meet the most basic responsibilities of elected office.

At some point, the gap between what people are being told and what they are experiencing becomes impossible to sustain. Gas prices do not lie. Grocery bills do not lie. Economic instability does not lie.

What lies is the narrative being constructed to shield Donald from accountability.

The Republican Party understands the law. It understands the risks. It understands the consequences. What it has chosen, repeatedly, is not to act.

That choice has consequences of its own.

The costs of this war are already being felt, and they will continue to grow. The economic risks are real, and they are accelerating. The constitutional violations are clear, and they are ongoing.

This is a moment that demands honesty, accountability, and courage. What we are getting instead is silence, distortion, and surrender.

The question is no longer whether they know better. It is why they have decided that it no longer matters.

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Mary Trump Media

Since the war in Iran continues to make fuel prices skyrocket, Spirit Airlines could no longer afford to stay in business. Do you think we will see more companies shut down in the wake of this pointless war?

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Mary Trump Media

From Phoebe W.

John Roberts’ effort to gut the Voting Rights Act is complete.

Please write to your Senators today
________________________________________________________________________

Office of Disciplinary Counsel
DC Bar
515 Fifth Street NW, Building A, Room 117
Washington, DC 20001


To the Office of Disciplinary Counsel:
I am writing to request that you investigate Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. for potential violations of DC Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(c), which prohibits conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.


For more than a decade, Chief Justice Roberts filed annual financial disclosure forms under the Ethics in Government Act describing his wife Jane Sullivan Roberts’s compensation as “salary.” According to whistleblower documents and arbitration records, she earned over $10 million in commissions between 2007 and 2014 from placing senior attorneys at major law firms — including firms that regularly argued cases before the Supreme Court.

Salary and commission are legally distinct categories with different conflict-of-interest implications. Multiple legal ethics experts, including former White House ethics counsel Richard Painter, have stated this characterization was inaccurate.

Chief Justice Roberts quietly corrected the description only after Business Insider published the underlying documents in April 2023. At that time, he also disclosed for the first time an equity interest in his wife’s employer that had reportedly existed since 2019, attributing the omission to inadvertence.


These disclosures are governed by 5 U.S.C. § 13106, which makes willful false disclosure a civil violation, and 18 U.S.C. § 1001, which makes knowing false statements to the federal government a felony.


Additionally, 28 U.S.C. § 455 requires federal judges to recuse themselves from proceedings in which their impartiality might reasonably be questioned, or where a spouse has a financial interest substantially affected by the outcome.

Documented placements were made at firms with active Supreme Court practices, and at least twelve placements reportedly occurred within ninety days of the placing firm filing a petition for certiorari. No recusals on spousal income grounds appear to have been made.
I respectfully ask that your office review these facts and determine whether a formal investigation is warranted.
Respectfully,
[Your Name]
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Do you find any of the reactions to the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting odd or out of place?

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