America, How Did We Get Here? What has Trump done?

Dealing with Donald Trump for the last six years now has been almost too much to bear. Do you remember when Kamala Harris warned that another Trump presidency would bring instability, higher costs, attacks on democratic institutions, and reckless leadership? Maga dismissed those warnings as exaggerated campaign rhetoric.

Now, as Americans deal with greater uncertainty, many of those warnings are sounding less like fear-mongering and more like a forecast. Trump said he will target and punish those who disagree with him or refuse to bend to his will. He’s been doing just that. He calls these Americans the enemy within and says that he would use the American military to go after American citizens. Journalists whose stories he doesn’t like. Non-partisan election officials who refuse to cheat by finding a few extra votes for him. Judges who insist on following the law instead of following him. It is for reasons like these that General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Donald Trump’s top general, has called Trump. and I quote, “fascist to the core.”

Vice-President Harris was going to give $20,000 if you were buy your first house. But the voters chose the “eating the cats and the dogs” guy.

“They’re eating the cats.” “They’re eating the dogs.”

That’s who you thought was a better choice. And now we’re at war and everything is more expensive. Great choice, right?

Back in 2024, do you remember what MAGA said? If you vote for Kamala Harris, gas is going to go up, groceries are going to get higher, and we’ll be at war with Iran within one to two years? And yes it happened. No, the election did not go in Kamala’s favor, but her prediction was right on. Trump is responsible for doing all those things.

Trump could give a rats ass about the American people in his second term, with presidential immunity given to him by a right wing court, and not having to worry about another election.  He’s not accountable to anyone, not even to his constituents.

Trump said he was going to put America first. Instead, he put Israel first, then he went to Venezuela , now we are in a war with Iran where I predict that Trump will commit war crimes. He’s claimed that he wants to take over Greenland. He claims he plans to hit Iran more than ever before. He will steal their oil. He will attack their infrastructure, bridges highways, powerplants and harm the citizens of Iran. It’s a war crime just to talk about it, but Trump may actually be doing it.  He’s already mentioned these facts  on video tape, and in writing.

Harris and other Trump critics raised concerns about tariffs, inflationary pressure, foreign policy instability, reproductive rights, executive overreach, immigration enforcement, and political retaliation. It’s all come true. She knew exactly what was in for the people if Trump was elected.

MAGA supporters, including my friend Scott K, laughed, and dismissed the concerns, and insisted Trump would bring lower prices, peace, and economic strength. The warnings were not hidden in complicated policy documents that nobody could find. They appeared in debates, interviews, campaign speeches, news coverage, and countless conversations before Election Day.

Voters were offered two very different versions of leadership. Harris emphasized stability, working family support, housing affordability, health care protections, and institutional responsibility. Trump emphasized disruption, punishment, loyalty, and confrontation. MAGA chose the spectacle. And now when supporters quietly disappear or pretend they never enthusiastically defended Trump, people remember.

Political embarrassment does not erase political responsibility. Kamala Harris was a prophet. Everything that she predicted Donald Trump would do, he has done in less than 18 months. He has started new wars. He has driven up inflation, not just at home, but global inflation as well. He has driven up energy prices. He is spiraling us into the biggest recession that anyone has ever seen since the Great Depression.

So tell me MAGA? Tell me Scott K. What did you get out of Trump so far since he’s been president for a second term?  First thought, he gave you a never-ending war in Iran.  What has he done to save lives? Almost two dozen soldiers are now dead because of his war with Iran. He got rid of programs like US AID, which saved thousands and thousands of lives worldwide, but now people are dying and why? It’s because he and DOGE killed the program. The Trump administration has terminated or defunded dozens of federal programs across health, science, education, housing, and foreign aid, often citing ideological opposition to “woke” research, diversity initiatives, or perceived waste.  Key eliminations include over a dozen CDC health-tracking programs, hundreds of millions in cancer research grants, and the withdrawal of U.S. funding from the World Health Organization. It’s like a nightmare that the American people have to live in real life. 

What else did MAGA approve of when they voted for Trump? And they even knew ahead of time, but still elected a pedophile in the White House. You have an “Orange” man running rampant, gas prices are soaring, and now finally there are definite signs that MAGA is leaving him, along with the people in Washington.

What Trump voters could have instead of all the promises that Trump didn’t keep were $6,000 for your first child, $20,000 as your first home buyer, and universal healthcare for yourself.

Instead, you put a man in the White House who was hanging around Jeffrey Epstein, messing with underage girls.

MAGA supporters were not uninformed. They heard the warnings, they saw Trump’s first term, his legal controversies, his attacks on opponents, and his admiration for unchecked power. They decided those concerns mattered less than defeating Democrats, rejecting a woman candidate, or supporting someone who promised to punish the people they disliked.

So here’s where you come to a fork in the road. People can reconsider their politics. They can admit they were wrong. They can leave MAGA and help repair the damage. What they cannot reasonably expect is for everyone to forget the warnings they mocked or the harm they helped enable. Regret is meaningful only when it produces reflection and action.

I sincerely hope that my friend Scott K. in Wisconsin sees the light. I’m hoping one day he will admit he was wrong about Trump, and wrong to falsely criticize Harris and Obama . His Facebook page look like a billboard of hate for Obama and Biden.  I’ve thought about this long and hard. Over the years, Scott and I have been good friends, and we consistently talk to each other on the phone after working together. But the conversations have been getting harder and harder for me to stomach because texting and phone conversations seem to lean on the political side these days. I sincerely wished to visit Scott again this summer, but my intuition tells me that when we see each other this time, we would discuss politics and we are on total opposite sides of of fence with our confronting beliefs. That’s a recipe for disaster.

So unfortunately, I won’t be going to Wisconsin this year. Maybe when Scott finally sees the light and admits that Trump was bad for the country will I even consider visiting him again. And when I do, there must be no politics. I’ve always told him that people have the right to believe in the politics that they believe in. But to consistently support a criminal president, a sex offender, a fraudster, a war monger all in one is just too much for me to accept in a friend. And when he criticizes past Democratic presidents, that a step gone too far.

When Trump is gone, America will erase him from their memory, although it will be hard to do considering how much he harmed his own people, even his own party. Many people cannot and will never forget the harm he has done to the citizens of this country. But I predict all the gold will be gone from the White House. Future presidents will not want to be reminded of a past president that isolated America from its neighbors of Canada and Mexico and the whole world for that matter with his needless tariffs. Trump’s portrait will be removed from the White House. He will loose his top security clearance and will no longer be privy to classified documents. Court proceedings against Trump may resume. He may find himself arrested and on a plane to the Hague if he happens to travel to a county that would be obligated to arrest him and turn him over to Netherland authorities. Last count, there are 124 countries that would do just that.  If arrested, he would be charged with murdering citizens of countries he attacked, most likely Iran.

The Hague is the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the world’s first and only permanent international tribunal established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Often referred to colloquially as the “world criminal court,” it is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, and began operations on July 1, 2002, under the Rome Statute.

Trumps Actions – Are they Legal, Like Tariffs and the Iran War

Regarding the war in Iran. Absolutely not. Congress voted that he must stop the war. But he hasn’t. In what is called a clock-reset, Trump started it again.

Regarding tariffs, absolutely not.

The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs in a landmark 6-3 decision on February 20, 2026. The Court ruled that Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose tariffs, stating that Congress must explicitly delegate such taxing powers. This ruling invalidated the “reciprocal” tariffs and those targeting Canada, Mexico, and China over fentanyl concerns, which had been expected to raise roughly $1.5 trillion over a decade. Now he’s putting up a middle finger to the Supreme Court. 

Regardless of what the Supreme Court ruled, Trump has decided to continue tariffs that he says are against foreign countries, but actually it’s the American people that feel the effects of the tariff, not the foreign countries, as consumers will have to pay more to get the foreign goods. The foreign countries are not going to loose money on what they deliver to the United States.

So what did Trump do to despise the Supreme Court and the rest of the world?

  • A temporary 10% global tariff was imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, effective until July 2026. 

  • New tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% were implemented in July 2026 against 60 trade partners under Section 301, citing forced labor concerns.

While the specific IEEPA tariffs were struck down, other duties imposed under different statutes, such as those on steel and aluminum, remain in place. Legal challenges against the new Section 301 tariffs have already begun, with critics arguing the forced labor justification serves as legal cover for the same trade agenda rejected by the Court.

Trump argues that the United States has made a ton of money on his tariffs. What he doesn’t tell you is that the American consumer must pay much more for the goods they were purchasing before he implemented them. So inflation is even getting worse.

Adding fuel to the fire you can say, Donald Trump started a war in Iran that he cannot end, at the cost of the American taxpayer. He was again told to stop his attacks, as the House voted that he must end the war. But what does he do? After a resolution signed by Iran and the United States, Trump tears up that document and re-attacks Iran once the time-clock was reset so that he could start his attacks once again.

So here are some of the results of Trump’s actions…

The price of gasoline has gone up, the stock markets continue to crash, Republican approval rating keeps dipping and a whooping is coming in the mid-terms. It’s like Trump knows it and doesn’t care. He’s taking his last laugh while he can.  In the mean time, he’s made billions of dollars as president, as no one ever before him ever has president.

Then in a last ditch effort to escape all accountability for the damages he has done as president, including committing war crimes, he has his  want-t0-be Attorney General Tod Blanche, come up with a document signed by him as an Acting Attorney General that basically states that Trump cannot be investigated, audited, or sued by the United States government in the future, by any government agency, like the Justice Department or IRS. Now why does he want to do that? Maybe because he realizes he can’t pardon himself.

Trump may escape a tribunal at the Hague for his war crimes, but presently the document signed by Acting Attorned General Todd Blanche  means no more audits of Trump and his companies. Trump would love that ! No more accountability for Trump.  It means that the people of the United States forfeit their rights to reclaim money he stole from us, the taxpayers.

Also as stated in a prior post on this website…

It means that we no longer have the right to sue him for any damages or to pursue really any legal recourse whatsoever against Trump.

It  means that it binds the United States forever, meaning it applies even after Trump and Blanche leave office.

And check this out. It’s not limited to just Donald J. Trump.

It signs away all of our claims against his companies, his family members, and his associates.

Has he done any thing else to hurt Americans?

Of course.  Trump wouldn’t be Trump unless he screws something up. Trump’s administration has continued to undercut the U.S. asylum program by implementing rules that allow asylum officers to send hundreds of thousands more applications directly to immigration courts, resulting in approval rates dropping to their lowest level in two decades.

President Trump’s recent policies have hurt Americans primarily through economic strain, reduced access to essential services, and heightened public health and environmental risks. His administration’s tariffs and trade wars have driven up prices for everyday goods, while cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other safety-net programs have left millions with less health coverage and food assistance.

Economic uncertainty and job losses have surged due to erratic immigration enforcement, reduced H-1B visas, and mass deportations that disrupt key industries like agriculture, construction, and hospitality. 

 Meanwhile, federal workforce reductions—including over 220,000 job cuts since early 2025—have degraded services at the SSA, IRS, and VA, causing longer wait times and compromised data security.

Public health and environmental protections have also been weakened, contributing to disease outbreaks (including Cyclosporiasis and rising measles cases) and increased vulnerability to climate disasters. Rolling back clean air/water rules, defunding climate science, and promoting fossil fuels have further endangered communities.

It’s always disputed whether Trumps actions are legal, and I guess that’s not the point here after publishing this article, even though Trump goes against his own Supreme Court and his own Republican Congress at times. If he thinks he can get away with something, he usually tries it.  It’s just fact that Trump is bent in harming this country at our cost and at his own financial benefit.

But where does the far right wing of Trump’s base stand on this?  Out of touch with reality, I can quote one my friends, Scott K. stated the following in a recent text message…

“This country’s soul and liberty is based on the belief in God. Sadly now that Biden/Obama let millions of illegals in this country. I thank God every day that we now have a strong president to help clean this mess up”.

There he goes again. It’s all about Obama and Biden, even though Trump has been the president for the last two years, and he hasn’t kept most of his promises.

The only way to rid the mess created by Trump is to get him out of office, preferably sooner than later! Without question, another act of impeachment will come from the House when Democrats obtain majority once again, and if Democrats gain a majority in the Senate, it may just be all over for Trump.

 

 

Talk about Pardons and Commutations – Trump vs. Biden

Here are the definitions of a pardon and a commutation.

Pardons: Complete forgiveness of a conviction that erases all associated penalties.

Commutations: A reduction in the length of a sentence without forgiving the underlying conviction.

Since my friend in Wisconsin, Scott K likes to compare Trump with Biden, I guess I’ll go along with it this time, because I need to prove a point. It highlights the extreme abuse of power by Trump.

Donald Trump gave over 1,500 full pardons granted since January of 2025. Those also included the insurrectionists of the U.S. Capital attack, as they were acting in Donald Trumps name.

Joe Biden gave only 80 full pardons granted over a four-year term, with a primary focus on commutations.

Trump cost the taxpayer over $1.3 billion. The evidence suggests that the inner circle accepted donations and political favors in exchange for clemency. Biden on the other hand forgave $700,000 in financial penalties. Most debts were settled by Biden prior to the pardons, aligning with standard DOJ protocols. Of course, Donald Trump would never align himself with DOJ protocols.

While Biden faces legitimate historical criticism for pardoning his son Hunter Biden, this does not justify the current administration’s systemic monetization of the pardon power. The traditional process, which requires the satisfaction of financial debts to the state, has been inverted to serve private interests at the public’s expense.

DOJ Collusion with Donald Trump

The Justice Department settled with Donald Trump in a one-page document, part of a larger document set that is catastrophic and corrupt that shows major collusion from the Justice Department and Donald Trump.

This document was signed by Trump’s formal defense lawyer Todd Blanche who is now the acting Attorney General who is vying for the top attorney’s job of Attorney General of the United States.

In this so called “release of claims” form, it signs away all claims against Donald Trump on behalf of the United States. It in effect, makes Donald Trump escape from justice and shows without a shadow of a doubt, that he believes he is above the law.

In a nutshell, Donald Trump cannot be investigated, audited, or sued by the United States government in the future, by any government agency, the Justice Department or IRS, etc.

This also means no more audits of Trump and his companies.

It means that the people of the United States forfeit their rights to reclaim money he stole from us, the taxpayers.

It means that we no longer have the right to sue him for any damages or to pursue really any legal recourse whatsoever against Trump.

It also means that it binds the United States forever, meaning it applies even after Trump and Blanche leave office.

And check this out. It’s not limited to just Donald J. Trump.

It signs away all of our claims against his companies, his family members, and his associates.

This administration has done some really corrupt things, but this especially stands out to be unforgivably corrupt. Trump and Blanche are colluding together to give away our money, our rights, and our democracy.

You must expect lawsuits that will argue that this agreement is illegal and unenforceable, and hopefully they will succeed.

Republicans blame Obama and Biden for Everything

Every time I watch words come out of Donald Trump’s mouth, and for that matter from any Republican that doesn’t want to put the blame of the global problems on Trump, will say this…

“it’s because of Joe Biden” or “it’s because of Barack Obama”.

Are you kidding me? I have a Republican friend named Scott K. in Wisconsin that brings that up when I talk to him on the phone, and when he texts but not every time. I cannot discuss politics with him, at least not from a Democratic point of view.  On his Facebook page, he obviously is obsessed with blaming Biden and Obama for everything bad that’s happening in this world. He searches the internet and finds every negative tidbit he can find about Biden and Obama or any AI created video or poster. and reposts them on his Facebook page. Nothing original.  He knows how much that pisses me off, but he continues to do it anyway. Then he asks me when I plan to come and visit. I can’t say that a visit would go well with our completely polar opposite thinking regarding politics. In the past, I visited him and we never once discussed politics, but I’m afraid that now we distinctively know each others views, a visit may not go well. He asks me and I quote, “Hi James, How are you guys today?” Then in another prior text message, he says this and I quote…

“I hate to say this but the Democrats in this country today especially the gen z ones are socialist/communists from the illegals from Biden/Obama”.

So now it’s my turn to nip this in the butt. I’m tired of hearing it’s Bidens fault, or Obama’s fault.

The first time I heard this was in Trump’s first term. At that time, Trump was in the presidency for a full four years, yet what was happening in the country was Barack Obama’s fault.

Donald Trump is now more than 550 days into his second presidency which is almost 2 years. He controls the Executive Branch of government.  He has a completely Republican Congress. He has a Supreme Court that bends backwards for him and disregards what the Constitution says, just to please him. Yes, it’s been his Cabinet, his high court, his agenda, his appointees, and his economy. He owns it. Add to that foreign policy. But if you were to ask my friend, or any Republican official that spews garbage from Newsmax, The Daily Wire, the Tucker Carlson Network, and Breitbart, which cater specifically to right-wing audiences, it’s always Joe Biden’s fault.  The Joe Rogan Experience podcast also ranks highly, with 31% of Republicans trusting it as a news source, and now all of them, including my friend Scott, blame Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

I hear this all the time…

The economy, Joe Biden. Higher prices, Joe Biden.

The fact is that inflation is now running higher than every other country in the G7. That’s the EXACT OPPOSITE of where we stood under Joe Biden. We can blame “The Big Beautiful Bill” for that, that improves the lives of just about 85 super rich people, but at the same time, destroys the lives for millions of middle class folk. That was a signature bill by Donald Trump.

But let’s not stop there. If it isn’t about Joe Biden, then Trump an/or my friend Scott K. manages to work Barack Obama in the rotation.

Now here’s is a known fact. You can ask any Republican. The buck never stops with Donald Trump. It never has. Not even during Covid.

Remember when Trump claimed a cure for covid?

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine: In March 2020, Trump touted these antimalarial drugs as having “tremendous promise” for treating COVID-19, claiming they had been quickly approved by the FDA (which clarified they had not been approved for this use). He later stated he was personally taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure, even as health officials warned of potential side effects and fatal overdoses. The FDA eventually revoked emergency authorization after studies showed the drugs did not help COVID-19 patients. 

 Trump also floated dangerous ideas during press briefings, including injecting disinfectants or exposing patients to UV light to kill the virus, or injest “bleach” — claims immediately debunked by health professionals as life-threatening.

By the time a vaccine was finally developed, it was during Joe Biden’s presidency. So if Scott wants to blame anyone coming up with a preventative measure for Covid-19, one that actually works, he can blame Joe Biden for that.

Trump refused to take the blame for Covid-19, especially when his administration knew of the virus before anyone else did. But to take the blame off of himself for not educating Americans as soon as he possible could, he blamed China. All facts show that the virus did come from China, but then he would blame anyone else he could, just to steal the news highlights every single day. Never a day would go by when Donald Trump didn’t blame someone for the virus. He blamed the governors, the media, the World Health Organization, anybody except the guy standing behind the presidential seal. He would put out his garbage and lies every chance he got, and still does.

There has never been a bigger whiner, a bigger crybaby, a bigger professional victim in the history of time. He was the victim. He can never be the blame for anything that is bad that happens to anyone.

Donald Trump inherited an economy moving in the right direction the first time from Barack Obama. The second time, he inherited an economy moving in the right direction from Joe Biden.

But during both times, he drove the economy over a cliff with his foot welded to the accelerator. That’s not Joe Biden. That’s not Barack Obama.

That’s Donald Trump…

Donald Trump owns the tariffs. He owns the economic uncertainty. He owns the decisions, so he ultimately owns the consequences.

The war in Iran is a perfect example. Trump started it, not Joe Biden or Barack Obama. Trump put U.S. soldiers into harms way and almost two dozen soldiers are confirmed dead because of Trump’s war. But he doesn’t know how to end it. There never was an exit strategy.

Biden ended the forever war in Afghanistan. He took the heat for it. The end result of that war didn’t make Biden look good, and I’ll admit that. But he did what was best for the county. He took America out of a war. Donald Trump did the opposite without Congressional approval, as he started a war with his very corrupt buddy Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.

So let’s go down another avenue where Trump is completely responsible, not Joe Biden or Barack Obama. Donald Trump added roughly 28% of the entire national debt accumulated over the course of American history. He did that. He owns that. But don’t ask any Republican because they will tell you that under Democratic leadership, that’s how the national debt has grown. So yes again, the buck never actually stops with Donald Trump. Trump will never take responsibility as Joe Biden did when he abruptly ended the Afghanistan war.

Ask any Democrat who is at fault when something goes wrong during a Democratic presidency, and they will tell you that their president is at fault. Ask any Republican who is at fault when something goes wrong during a Republican presidency, and they will tell you that it’s Obama or Biden’s fault.

So the bottom line is that even after five hundred and fifty plus days into Trump’s presidency, he’s still acting like he’s the new guy because the buck never stops with him.

 

Donald Trump is Literally a Sociopath – Soldiers Continue to Die

Donald Trump does not have a single solitary concern about human life. How many times does he relate this fact when he tells you something or shows you something?

Yesterday, the Pentagon’s website listed 18 American service members killed in Donald Trump’s illegal, unconstitutional bullshit war with Iran, a war he stumbled into without a plan, without an exit strategy.

Four dead Americans were removed from the official casualty total. Imagine being one of their parents. You already survived the knock at the door. You already heard the words every military family spends a lifetime praying they’ll never hear. You already buried your child. You already stood beside a flag-draped coffin and somehow found the strength to walk away from it, knowing your son or daughter wasn’t walking away with you.

You wake up every morning carrying an absence that will never leave. There will always be an empty chair. Always another birthday where someone is missing. Always another holiday where grief quietly takes its seat before anyone else arrives. You don’t move on. You just learn to carry a weight no parent should ever have to carry. And while those parents, those brothers and sisters, those grandparents, those friends, those loved ones are trying to figure out how to survive the rest of their lives without someone they loved.

The Trump administration removed those four Americans from the official casualty total. Not because they aren’t dead, not because these soldiers didn’t make the ultimate sacrifice, but because acknowledging their death makes this war harder to defend.

It’s all about Trump, not the dead Americans.  Donald Trump stood beside those flag-draped coffins. He saluted. He let the cameras roll. He used their dignified transfer to make himself look like a commander-in-chief. He wrapped himself in their sacrifice. Then they disappeared from the official count, because he cannot justify this war. So much for transparency! He cannot explain why Americans are still dying. He cannot admit that his so-called ceasefire didn’t stop the killing because he never had a strategy in the first place. He doesn’t show a single solitary concern about American life regardless if they are Iranian lives or American lives. He has no concern about the young men and women sends into harm’s way because of his crazy decisions. How many times does he have to tell you?

Here are the four names he eliminated from the official casualty total.

Tyler James Feehan
Isabella Gonzalez.
Angel S. Rampersad
Michael Emanuel Swinton

We should really be concerned. These four soldiers should not be dead. None of them signed up to fight a war that Trump actually already lost.

If Trump won, then why are we still there? Why are soldiers still dying? Why is there no exit strategy? If America won the war, then why  can’t we walk away? It’s because Donald J. Trump didn’t consider the Strait of Hormuz and he didn’t consider that Iran could control it the way that they do. America is the laughing stock of the world, thanks to the criminal felon President Donald J. Trump.

Prior Presidents war-gamed this exact scenario in the past. All past presidents knew how Iran could control the strait if they needed to. They are making a statement here. No matter how long Trump decides to put his troops into harms way, they will not back down. They still have air power in the form of missiles. Whenever Trump decides to further annihilate  the country of Iran by killing their citizens which incidentally is a war crime, Iran elects to launch these missiles at American Air bases and of our allies. The war will not stop until Trump stops.

Our soldiers will continue to die. You can erase their names from a government website, but you can’t erase it from the hearts that break every single day because they’re gone. You can never erase the price those families will pay for the rest of their lives.

Trump’s Forever War With Iran

President Trump has started the illegal and reckless war with Iran without congressional approval. It has proven to be the worst foreign policy disaster in decades. Trump has call it a skirmish as the bodies of our brave service members come home to their families. It is appalling. But rather than admit his mistake and pursue peace, Trump is doubling down on the costly and unnecessary war.

He has violated his own ceasefire deal and resumed bombing with no plan and no end in sight. And now, after ignoring Congress for months and after Congress voted to end this war, Trump has the audacity to ask Congress to pay for his forever war. Are you kidding me” No way! While American families struggle with skyrocketing gasoline prices, electricity bills, healthcare costs, and rising rent, Republicans are seeking a whopping $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon. It is the largest military budget in history. This is insane. It is a blank check for Trump to make an endless war with Iran and other countries. And if Trump refuses to end his war of choice, Congress MUST end it.

The Congress needs to vote against Trump’s war budget. If anything, it needs to be slashed in half and none of it should be used to pay for the war in Iran. Not a dime more.

Sane people choose peace over war, health care over warfare, bread over bombs, and education over annihilation. So what does Trump do. He elects to start a war he can’t finish. He’s using the American made stockpile of bombs in a futile attempt to destroy Iran’s stockpile of weapons. And his Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth wants more money for more weapons so he can continue to annihilate the people of Iran while he kills their helpless citizens.  I contend when this war is finally over, or when the Trump regime is out of office, three people have a very good change to get an appointment with the Hague, the International Criminal Court. That would be Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio.

Again, Donald Trump and his war crimes machine should never receive a blank check worth $1.5 trillion for Trump’s endless war. He got the United States into the war, claimed victory and now he can’t get out.  SO let’s finally put the people before the Pentagon by slashing Trump’s warmonger budget and ending this disastrous war.

Trump Facts – And They Are Not Good

Imagine if any other president, Democrat or Republican had a record of corruption like Donald J. Trump. 
Here are the Trump Facts that no sane person would deny…
1st – Trump is a Soulless POS.

The claim that Donald Trump is “soulless” is a subjective characterization made by critics, journalists, and mental health professionals who argue he lacks empathy, remorse, and moral conscience.

2nd – He’s had 2 Impeachments and the next one may count. 

Donald Trump was impeached twice by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021, making him the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.

First Impeachment: The House voted on two articles—abuse of power (230–197) and obstruction of Congress (229–198)—following an inquiry into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. The Senate trial began on January 16, 2020, and concluded with his acquittal on February 5, 2020.

Second Impeachment: Charged with incitement of insurrection after the January 6 Capitol attack, Trump was impeached just seven days before leaving office.  The Senate trial commenced on February 9, 2021, ending in a second acquittal on February 13, 2021, with 57 senators voting guilty and 43 not guilty

3rd – He’s had three baby mommas

Trump had 5 children with 3 wives. Donald Trump’s five children were born to three different mothers: Ivana Trump, Marla Maples, and Melania Trump.

  • Ivana Trump (1949–2022) is the mother of Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977), Ivanka Trump (born 1981), and Eric Trump (born 1984). She was married to Donald Trump from 1977 to 1990.

  • Marla Maples (born 1963) is the mother of Tiffany Trump (born 1993). She was married to Donald Trump from 1993 to 1999.

  • Melania Trump (born 1970) is the mother of Barron Trump (born 2006) She has been married to Donald Trump since 2005 and served as First Lady during his presidencies. 

4th – He has been indicted 4 times

Trump was charged for falsifying business records, but sentenced with unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 after he won the presidency.

Trump was charged with mishandling National Security documents but the case was dismissed  without prejudice July 15, 2024, by Judge Aileen Cannon not without prejudice, but in its entirety with prejudice, based on the grounds that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional. 

Judge Aileen Cannon favored Trump in every instant. She disregarded the facts and Trump got away with a conviction when all the facts pointed to Trump being guilty of mishandling National Security documents. He took documents from the Whitehouse when he was evicted from the Whitehouse after his first term, and pictures of the boxes of files were found in a bathroom at Mara Largo.

5th – There are 5 brats in his life.

Donald Trump has five children from his three marriages: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump with his first wife Ivana Trump; Tiffany Trump with his second wife Marla Maples; and Barron Trump with his third wife Melania Trump. Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977), Ivanka Trump (born 1981), and Eric Trump (born 1984) are the eldest siblings, all of whom have served as executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization. Tiffany Trump (born 1993) works outside the family company and specializes in technology and cyber national security, while Barron Trump (born 2006) is the youngest and recently began attending New York University’s Stern Business School.

Collectively, these five siblings have 11 grandchildren between them, with Donald Jr. having five children, Ivanka having three, Eric having two, and Tiffany expecting her first child.

6th – He’s had Five Draft Deferments

Donald Trump received five deferments from the military draft during the Vietnam War, according to a new report, including one medical exemption for a problem with his heels.

Trump was granted one medical and four educational deferments, which kept him out of the conflict, The New York Times reported Monday.

7th – He filed for bankruptcy 6 times.

Donald Trump’s businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy six times between 1991 and 2014, though Trump himself has never filed for personal bankruptcy. These filings involved over-leveraged casino and hotel entities that used the legal process to restructure debt while often allowing Trump to retain licensing fees and reduce his ownership stake.

The six specific corporate bankruptcies are:

  • Trump Taj Mahal (1991): Filed after failing to cover $47.3 million in bond payments on $3 billion in debt.

  • Trump Castle (1992): Restructured $338 million in debt, forcing Trump to surrender 50% equity to bondholders. 

  • Trump Plaza Hotel (1992): Filed with over $550 million in debt; Trump gave up a 49% stake and management duties.

  • Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts (2004): The largest filing with $1.8 billion in debt, reducing Trump’s stake from 56% to roughly 27%.

  • Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009): Filed during the financial crisis with $1.74 billion in debt; Trump resigned as chairman. 

  • Trump Entertainment Resorts (2014): A second filing for the same entity due to continued losses at the Taj Mahal, leading to its eventual closure. 

8th – He’s been on the Epstein Plane 7 different times. 

Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet at least seven to eight times between 1993 and 1997, according to flight logs and a January 2020 email from an assistant U.S. attorney.  While Trump publicly claimed in 2024 that he was “never on Epstein’s Plane,” released documents confirm multiple trips, with pilot Larry Visoski testifying under oath to Trump’s presence.

Specific documented flight dates include:

  • April 23, 1993: Teterboro, NJ to Palm Beach, FL (Co-passengers: Epstein, Erin Nance Hill).

  • October 11, 1993: Palm Beach, FL to Teterboro, NJ (Co-passengers: Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Dawn Devito).

  • October 17, 1993: Palm Beach, FL to Teterboro, NJ (Co-passengers: Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Dawn Devito). 

  • May 15, 1994: Palm Beach, FL to Washington, DC, and onward to Teterboro, NJ (Co-passengers: Epstein, Marla Maples, Tiffany Trump’s Nanny).

  • August 13, 1995: Palm Beach, FL to Teterboro, NJ (Co-passengers: Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Eric Trump).

  • January 5, 1997: Palm Beach, FL to Newark, NJ (Co-passengers: Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Mark Epstein). 

  • July 19, 1997: Palm Beach, FL to Teterboro, NJ (Co-passenger: Epstein).

A 2020 prosecutor’s email noted that Trump traveled on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including one instance where only Trump, Epstein, and an unnamed 20-year-old woman were aboard. The Department of Justice stated in 2026 that some documents contained “untrue and sensationalist claims” against Trump, but confirmed the release of flight records showing these travels.

9th – He’s had at least 26 Assault Accusations

At least 26 women have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, encompassing 43 instances of alleged unwanted sexual contact ranging from non-consensual kissing and groping to rape. These allegations, detailed in the 2019 book All the President’s Women, span from the 1970s to 2016 and include accusations from models, beauty pageant contestants, business partners, and journalists.

Legal Findings and Denials In May 2023, a civil jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse against writer E. Jean Carroll regarding an incident in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s, ordering him to pay damages; the jury did not find sufficient evidence to prove her specific claim of rape.  Trump has consistently denied all allegations, characterizing them as a “hoax” or politically motivated, and has not faced criminal convictions for these charges.

Notable Accusers and Incidents

  • Jessica Leeds alleged Trump groped her on a first-class flight in the late 1970s.

  • Ivana Trump, his first wife, described an encounter in a 1989 divorce deposition using the word “rape,” though she later clarified she did not mean it in a literal criminal sense.

  • Natasha Stoynoff, a People magazine writer, accused him of forcibly kissing her at Mar-a-Lago in 2005.

  • Summer Zervos, a former The Apprentice contestant, alleged unwanted kissing and groping in 2007. 

  • Amy Dorris, a former model, is cited as the newest accuser in some reports, alleging assault at the 1997 US Open.

10th – He has 34 Felony Convictions

Donald Trump was convicted on May 30, 2024, of 34 felony counts of first-degree falsifying business records in New York, making him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime.  The charges stemmed from a scheme to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign by falsifying invoices and checks to reimburse his attorney, Michael Cohen.

On January 10, 2025, Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning he remains a convicted felon but faces no prison time, fines, or probation.  The judge cited constitutional protections afforded to the president-elect as the reason for avoiding harsher penalties, though he emphasized this did not excuse the underlying crimes. Trump has appealed the conviction, arguing presidential immunity, but the verdict currently stands on his record.

11th – He’s been charged with 88 felonies

Former President Donald Trump was charged with a total of 88 felony counts across four separate criminal indictments between 2023 and 2025, making him the first U.S. president to face criminal charges. As of late 2025, 34 of these counts resulted in convictions while the remaining 52 charges were dismissed.

Convictions and Sentencing The 34 felony convictions stem from the New York hush-money case, where a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on May 30, 2024, of falsifying business records in the first degree. On January 10, 2025, Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning the criminal conviction stands on his record but he received no jail time, fines, or probation.

Breakdown of the Four Cases The 88 original charges were distributed across four distinct legal battles involving state and federal prosecutors:

  • New York State Case: 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels; resulted in 34 guilty verdicts.

  • Federal Classified Documents Case: 40 counts (originally 37, later superseded) involving willful retention of national defense information and conspiracy to obstruct justice in Florida; charges were dismissed.

  • Federal Election Interference Case: 4 counts related to conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruct the 2020 election certification; charges were dismissed.

  • Georgia Election Interference Case: 13 counts (reduced from an original 41-count indictment) alleging violations of RICO and conspiracy to commit forgery; charges were dismissed.

12th – He’s pleaded the fifth 440 times. 

President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 440 times during a civil deposition in his first presidency with the New York Attorney General‘s office in August 2022.  According to multiple reports citing sources with knowledge of the session, he answered only one question—confirming his name—while repeatedly stating “same answer” to decline further inquiries regarding the investigation into his business practices.

Context and Implications The deposition was part of Letitia James‘s investigation into whether the Trump Organization misrepresented asset valuations for financial gain. While no adverse inference of guilt can be drawn in criminal cases, legal experts note that in civil proceedings, a judge may infer that withheld testimony would have been unfavorable to the party invoking the privilege.  This strategy mirrored previous depositions in the same probe where Eric Trump and former CFO Allen Weisselberg each invoked the Fifth Amendment over 500 times.

Contradiction with Past Statements The event drew significant attention because Donald Trump had previously criticized others for pleading the Fifth, famously stating in a 2016 rally that “the mob takes the Fifth” and asking, “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” Following his 2022 deposition, he reversed this stance, claiming he exercised the right because his family and company were targets of a “politically motivated Witch Hunt.” 

He’s the first President EVER to be charged with a State or Federal crime. 

He’s the first President EVER to be impeached twice.

He’s the first President EVER to be indicted 4 times. 

He’s the first President EVER to have a MUG SHOT.

He’s the first President EVER to have a Probation Officer.

He’s the first President EVER to be charged with 88 felonies.

He’s the first President EVER to be convicted of 34 felonies. 

He’s the first President EVER to incite a Domestic Terrorist Attack. 

President Trump is such a stand up guy. All Republicans that still follow him need to be just like him.

 

A Friends False Belief about Donald Trump

I have a Republican friend who lives in Wisconsin named Scott K. who likes to blame presidents from the past, and ignore all of the bad things that the present Republican President Donald Trump has done to our Democracy. He sends me lies in the form of text messages.  My friend Scott K. has his blinders on. He doesn’t recognize all the things Trump has done in just under two years as our president in his second term, let alone accounting for everything he did in his first term. Here’s what he says, and I quote him from a text he sent me not even related to Donald Trump.

“The only insurrection was caused by Pelosi, and finally she and her husband are having to pay for all their insider stock trading.”

There isn’t even once ounce of truth to my friend’s statement.

I guess my friend wants to forget the following at the same time he likes to just piss me off…

The January 6 United States Capitol attack, widely characterized as an insurrection or attempted coup, occurred on January 6, 2021. The event began at approximately 12:53 p.m. and lasted until the Capitol was secured around 5:40 p.m. (UTC−05:00) in Washington, D.C.

Nancy Pelosi didn’t cause the insurrection. She was in session to confirm Joe Biden as President of the United States when Trump’s sickos attacked the Capital.

So what Scott H. claims is a total lie

The people who attacked the Capital entered Nancy Pelosi’s office and ransacked it and destroyed government property. They defecated in her office. Then Trump gets re-elected and pardons every one of the insurrectionists the first day of his presidency.  Anyone who does anything in his name will face no accountability as long as he is president because of his immunity given to him by the Republican led Supreme Court.

Key Facts:

  • Cause: The attack was driven by false claims of 2020 presidential election fraud made by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to prevent the certification of Joe Biden‘s victory.

NOW HERE IS A FACT that my friend Scott K needs to know…

Nancy Pelosi has never been fined or prosecuted for insider trading. 

So what Scott K said in his text message is a lie.

Scott, find me the proof and I’ll remove this statement. While her husband’s stock trades have faced intense scrutiny and allegations of benefiting from insider information, no formal charges or penalties have been issued against her. The existing STOCK Act of 2012, which governs congressional trading, carries a maximum penalty of only $200 for late financial disclosures, a fine that has resulted in zero prosecutions in over a decade. But with that said, I’ll concede and say she wasn’t very ethical either, and for that matter, which Congressman in the House or Senate are actually ethical these days. But to restate this, Nancy Pelosi has never paid a red cent for insider stock trading. Here’s what I say…”All are crooks.” I’ve told my friend this time and time again, yet Scott K. wants to blame every Democrat he decides to without any credible proof. 

But Donald J. Trump takes ‘the cake’.

Maybe my friend Scott K. hasn’t read the news lately, on all the money Trump has made with Meme Coin. But let’s go there for a moment to educate him on it. What I’m including here is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’.

President Donald Trump has made at least $2.2 billion in revenue during his first year back in office (2025), according to federal financial disclosures released in July 2026. Some analyses, such as one by Forbes, estimate his total intake closer to $2.4 billion  including asset sales, while other trackers suggest his family’s ventures have generated up to $4 billion in proceeds and paper wealth since his January 2025 inauguration.

Cryptocurrency is the primary driver of this wealth, accounting for approximately $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion of his income through ventures like World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP meme coin. This represents a roughly 250% increase from his 2024 revenue of $622 million, with significant additional earnings coming from international licensing deals ($125 million) and legal settlements ($117 million).

While the White House maintains that the president operates via a “blind account” and faces no conflicts of interest, critics describe the scale of enrichment as unprecedented in modern U.S. history. The reported figures reflect gross revenue and proceeds rather than net profit, and exact tax liabilities remain unknown as Trump has not released his tax returns.

No other president in U.S. history has abused his power as president as he has with his financial ventures and then never reported them on his tax returns.

No single federal law completely prevents a sitting U.S. president from earning gross income or profits from stocks, but several constitutional provisions and proposed legislation aim to limit such financial gains.

The Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 and Article II, Section 1, Clause 7) prohibit presidents from receiving gifts, payments, or profits from foreign or domestic governments without Congressional consent, though their application to private stock market gains remains legally contested. Qatar gifted a Boeing 747-8 jet to the United States for use by President Donald Trump as a temporary Air Force One. The aircraft, valued at approximately $400 million, was donated by the Qatari royal family in May 2025 as an “unconditional” gift to the U.S. Department of Defense. The new jet is now being fitted with the protections needed in an Air Force One jet, and the American people pay for the upgrades. It should not be personal property owned by Trump after he leaves office, but he plans to either use it to replace his personal jet or to retire it in a museum created in his name.

The Domestic Emoluments Clause restricts additional compensation from U.S. or state governments beyond the fixed presidential salary. Donald Trump receives a statutory annual salary of $400,000 from the U.S. government, paid monthly, along with a $50,000 non-taxable expense allowance and additional funds for travel ($100,000) and entertainment ($19,000). However, during both his first and current terms, he has formally accepted only a symbolic $1 salary, donating the remainder of his official compensation to various federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Park Service.

Regarding foreign income, reports indicate significant financial benefits to Donald Trump from abroad.

A House Oversight Committee report found his businesses received at least $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments during his first presidency, while Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) estimates the total likely benefited him to the tune of $13.6 million. In 2025 alone, his businesses reportedly earned an unprecedented $2.24 billion, marking a 280% increase from 2017, though the specific portion of this revenue directly attributable to foreign government payments in the current term is not explicitly detailed in the available data. No other president in American history has made money from foreign governments while in office.

The Foreign Emoluments Clause bars benefits from foreign states unless Congress approves. This also applies to the jet that Qatar gave to Trump. But Trump thinks nothing of not following the law. He accepted the jet anyway and we the citizens are paying for the overhaul.

The Ethics in Government Act requires financial disclosure but does not mandate divestiture or blind trusts for presidents. Where are Trumps financial returns for 2025. He never plans to give financial disclosure to keep his income private.

The STOCK Act applies to Congress and federal employees but does not explicitly bind the president against stock trading.

Proposed bills like the NO PROFIT Act (introduced June 2026) seek to impose a 100% tax on presidential stock gains unless assets are in a qualified blind trust. While historical practice shows most modern presidents have used blind trusts to avoid conflicts, there is no enforceable statutory ban preventing a president from personally profiting from stock investments while in office. But just so you know, Donald Trump does not have a true blind trust. Unlike every U.S. president since the 1970s, Trump has never placed his assets in a blind trust that would hide their contents from him and be managed by an independent trustee.

Revocable Trust Structure. Instead of a blind trust, Trump utilizes a revocable trust managed by his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, along with former CFO Allen Weisselberg. This arrangement allows Trump to withdraw money at will, retain ownership of his businesses, and potentially revoke the trust at any time, offering no barrier against conflicts of interest.

Knowledge of Holdings. Although Trump has referred to his investments as a “blind account,” federal disclosure documents signed by the president in 2026 confirm he knows exactly what stocks he owns. If it was a ‘blind Trust’ Trump would not know.  Filings reveal he executed 3,642 individual stock transactions in early 2026, including trades in companies regulated by his administration, which contradicts the definition of a blind trust where the owner is unaware of specific assets.

The bottom line here is that

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS CORRUPT

He is not like any other president in U.S. history. He is not transparent and doesn’t want anyone to know about his business dealings. He personally profits whenever he can and has no shame in doing it. While the American people are struggling financially, Trump is living his dream.

Scott, instead of texting me that garbage, try and be a real friend. We both know that we will never agree with politics, so why bring up my ire in text messages like that.  If you continue to do that, then I will have no recourse than to refute everything you say that is factually wrong in articles on this website like this very article.

E. Jean Carroll Receives Damages From Trump

E Jean Carroll has just received $5.6 million in damages from Donald Trump. She has elected to hold the funds in a trust account pending further appeals.

She has officially received the first of two major payments from Donald Trump, totaling $5,625,005.48. This amount was released from the court registry following Judge Lewis Kaplan’s denial of Trump’s motion for a stay.

The funds, now considered as voluntary Escrow, is keeping the funds in her lawyer’s interest-bearing trust account. This move is intended to neutralize Trump’s legal argument that he would suffer “irreparable harm” if she spent the money before his “Hail Mary” appeals to the Supreme Court are resolved.

The Supreme Court has already shot down his initial appeal to not pay Carroll the funds, but in the meantime for not paying her upfront, he has accrued $625,005.48 in interest charges for delaying paying after the court decision 3 years ago. And, if one Supreme Court decision was not enough, Trump continues to contact the Supreme Court hoping that they will overturn their own previous decision.

If that’s not enough of a problem for Trump, there is a second judgement in the works exceeding $91 million (including interest) that is secured with a surety bond. It most likely will be finalized some time in 2027, depending the Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s immunity claims.

How can Trump claim immunity in either case? Donald Trump was not president when he was ordered to pay the combined ~$91 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll; the verdicts were reached while he was a private citizen and former president. So by present law, he cannot claim immunity. 

The first judgment of $5 million was issued in May 2023 by a federal jury finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and the second judgment of $83.3 million followed in January 2024 for additional defamation.  Trump served as president from 2017 to 2021 and began his second term in January 2025, meaning both civil trials and liability findings occurred during the interval between his presidencies. He is currently president as of the July 2026 payment release, but the legal judgments themselves predate his current term. 

On the legal standpoint, even with conservative leaning judges, the Supreme Court has already denied certiorari 13 times regarding various aspects of these cases, suggesting a very low probability of Trump succeeding on the merits of his current motions for reconsideration.

In  a recent featured interview clip, E. Jean Carroll clarifies her motivations, stating that the litigation was never about personal enrichment.

She has established a foundation through the law firm Loeb & Loeb, chaired by Rachel Harrison.

Once the legal proceedings ae fully concluded and the funds are cleared, she intends to distribute the majority of the awarded damages through this foundation.

At 81 years old, Carroll notes that her happiness is derived from simple activities like walking her dog and enjoying meal,  rather than to accumulation of wealth.