Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
12th May 2025
MEET THE DEPRESSED: NBC Is Still Pushing Fake ‘Constitutional Crisis’
Dem Vows to Probe Qatar, Trump’s ‘Flying Grift’ Just because a Democrat says it doesn’t make it true; in fact, quite the opposite.
House Democrat calls for ‘immediate’ ethics probe of Qatari plane gift to Trump (Fox News)
Trump: Dems ‘World Class Losers’ for Fighting Free Air Force One
Qatari Royals Give Trump a Plane (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo)
Trump scrambles to defend luxury jet from Qatar he’ll use as Air Force One (Steve Benen/MSNBC)
Trump: I’d be a ‘stupid person’ saying no to Qatari plane (Alex Gangitano/The Hill)
Qatar calls reports of pending jet gift to Trump ‘inaccurate’ (Politico)
Fake News Narrative Of “Empty Ports, Empty Shelves” Suffers Spectacular Implosion
US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return (Giovanna Coi/Politico)
Small businesses dread tariff fallout (Matthew Choi/Washington Post)
How Donald Trump Jr. is cashing in on his dad’s presidency (Bethany McLean/Business Insider)
The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump (Ian Millhiser/Vox)
Trump is hoping to quietly gut the social safety net (Abdallah Fayyad/Vox)
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity (New York Times)
The new pope is latest sign that the world rejects Trumpism (Noah Berlatsky/Public Notice)
A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril (Adam Liptak/New York Times)
Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage as gesture to Trump (Barak Ravid/Axios)
A Garish, Outlandish, Stunningly Corrupt Act (William Kristol/The Bulwark)
‘Dramatic Retreat’: ABC Spins Trump’s Trade Deal With China as Defeat
Trump might claim China tariff victory – but this is Capitulation Day (Heather Stewart/The Guardian)
Trump and his Henchmen lash out when they lose… (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit.
Inside Trump’s $1 trillion military bonanza (Stephen Semler/Popular Information)
Trump reportedly shrugs off intelligence briefings he needs, but doesn’t want (Steve Benen/MSNBC)
Israeli-American Captive Edan Alexander Freed By Hamas After Trump Diplomacy
60 Minutes Admits U.S. Gov. Loses Up to $750 Billion in Fraud Per Year, Knock DOGE Anyway
Mexico Sues Google Over ‘Gulf of America’ Label As Sheinbaum Pushes Back On Trump Renaming Order I’d be curious as to what the grounds are for the suit.
Markets Celebrate Total Trump Surrender on Signature Policy (Janna Brancolini/The Daily Beast)
Stephen Miller came prepared for war — and he won’t back down (Heather Digby Parton/Salon)
Corruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane Sight (Garrett M. Graff/Doomsday Scenario)
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs (David Frum/The Atlantic)
Senate Dems Demand Vote on Trump’s Jet From Qatar On what authority?
Trump Defends Refugee Status for White South Africans
NewsBusters Podcast: Media Fume Over Trump Trade Wins & Covet ‘Black’ Pope Leo