Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
15th January 2025
How one of Trump’s most controversial allies became one of his safest Cabinet picks (Politico)
4 Things the Middle Class Likely Won’t Be Able To Afford Once Trump Takes Office (GOBankingRates) Is that really true? No, but we need the clicks.
‘The million-dollar question:’ Trump’s populist economic promises meet Republican skepticism (Semafor)
How Donald Trump’s policies could impact the Long Island economy (Newsday)
The Biggest Economic Risk From Donald Trump’s Presidency Is a Loss of Confidence in U.S. Governance (Chatham House) Too late. That ship has already sailed. That’s why people voted for him.
The Report on Trump’s 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning (Ryan Bort/Rolling Stone)
Marco Rubio Isn’t Likely to Last Long as Secretary of State (Nahal Toosi/Politico)
Trump: Hegseth Has ‘My Complete and Total Support’ Personally, I’d pick Eric Prince.
Bannon taunts Musk: He doesn’t have that much power (Politico) But more than Bannon, and that’s what burns.
Hegseth’s track record falls short of military standards: Dem senators (Military Times)
Felon Who Stole and Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns on Biden’s Clemency List Of course he is. The Crust take care of their own.
Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump’s tariff threat, ambassador says (Rob Gillies/Associated Press) Oh, so Trump’s methods work. Good to know.
Why Jack Smith Passed on Charging Trump With Incitement Because there wasn’t any evidence?
Special Session To ‘Trump-Proof’ California Postponed Amid Ongoing Wildfires
New Jersey Announces It’s Stockpiling Abortion Pills Before Trump Takes Office (Alanna Vagianos/HuffPost) I’ll be happy to contribute. Fewer New Jerseyians sounds like a win to me.
Trump Floats Creating ‘External Revenue Service’ for Tariffs (Bloomberg)
The Most Damning Lines in Jack Smith’s Brutal Trump January 6 Report (Hafiz Rashid/New Republic)
Hirono grills Hegseth over allegations of drinking on the job (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
Hegseth interrupted by protesters (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration (Robert Jimison/New York Times) The swine!
Johnson announces flags will fly full-staff during Trump’s inauguration (Ali Bianco/Politico) The swine!
Hegseth’s Drinking, Once ‘Self-Medication,’ Could Prompt Questions at His Hearing (New York Times) All the innuendo that’s fit to print.
GOP Culture War Fights Were Instrumental to Trump Win, Report Says
Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel (David Smith/The Guardian)
Kaine clashes with Hegseth over infidelity, drinking, scandals (Alexander Bolton/The Hill) Borking is the favorite Democrat sport.
What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith (Washington Post) Mostly that Smith really doesn’t like Trump.
NYT Scoops Up WaPo Reporter Behind Botched Steele Dossier Reports
Pete Hegseth seems open to ordering soldiers to shoot protesters (Philip Bump/Washington Post) As am I.
Paul Krugman: Trump Voters Are Already Getting “Brutally Scammed” (New Republic)
Trump Envoy Speaks At MEK Conference On Regime Change In Iran
How Biden Tried to ‘Trump-Proof’ Government With Federal Telework
Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump era (Lisa Needham/Public Notice)
Scoop: Trump’s $500 million post-election windfall (Marc Caputo/Axios)
Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds (Domenico Montanaro/NPR)
By Targeting Hegseth, Democrats Open a Path for Gabbard (Jonathan Martin/Politico)
Michelle Obama signals she’s done with Trump (Amie Parnes/The Hill) I’m sure he’s worried.
Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy? – Since Donald Trump’s election victory … (New York Times)
The Greatest DEI Disaster Ever (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit — as she does.
Trump’s threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats (Washington Post) Why? Democrats do it whenever they can.
CNN SEETHES Over Hegseth Confirmation Hearing, Continues Peddling Conspiracies
Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump’s top diplomat (Associated Press) The swine!
Klepper: Hegseth’s Obsession With Merit Is ‘Damning’ Because He’s a TV Host
Pentagon Contractor Fired After Undercover DoD “Stop Trump” Exposé
How Right Wingers Rushed to DEI Hire Pete Hegseth (emptywheel)
Would Pam Bondi Stand Up to Trump as Attorney General? (Elie Honig/New York Times) Has any Democrat AG ‘stood up’ to a Democrat President? I can’t remember one. Ever.
The GOP Is No Longer the Party of National Security (Tom Nichols/The Atlantic)
Hegseth Will Implement The Trump Doctrine Nobody has yet defined this so-called “Trump Doctrine”.
No, Merrick Garland Did Not Let Donald Trump Skate (Harry Litman/New Republic)
Gavin Newsom Rushes Into Burning Building To Inform Fire Victim Trump Is Bad (Babylon Bee)
Why the World Beyond Europe Is Warming to Trump’s Second Term