Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
8th June 2026
‘It’s Happening Again’: Trump Reacts as Raman Overtakes Pratt in LA Mayoral Race
Lammy says he told JD Vance his Nowak comments were ‘wrong’ (Joshua Nevett/BBC)
‘Checked Out’ RFK Jr. Missing as Agency Spirals (Wiktoria Gucia/The Daily Beast)
House Democrats Plan to Investigate Trump
Maine Dems plot response if Nebraska GOP tweaks Electoral College votes (Holly Otterbein/Axios)
President Denies He Pledged Not to Start New Wars (Katie Rogers/New York Times) Innuendo: Trump is going to start more wars.
Democrats eyeing investigations, and perhaps prosecutions, of Trump officials (Mike Lillis/The Hill)
Trump drags feet on drone deal with Ukraine, mystifying experts (Ellen Mitchell/The Hill)
Congress thought it had a spy-powers deal. Then Trump came in. (Politico) innuendo: Trump is screwing things up again.
Deep in Rural Virginia, a MAGA Pro-Gun Push Takes an Unnerving Turn (Greg Sargent/New Republic) MAGA is the New Nigger.
Pam Bondi was the worst AG in history. Until now. (Noah Berlatsky/Public Notice) Worse than Merrick Garland? Worse than Erich Holder? I don’t think so.
Trump-Hating Pink Frets ‘State of the World,’ ‘Trans Siblings’ Losing ‘Rights’at Tony Awards
How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept. (Devlin Barrett/New York Times) Innuendo: There is no conspiracy against Trump. Perish the thought. (There doesn’t need to be a conspiracy when everybody already knows what they need to do.
Former Biden J6 Prosecutor’s ActBlue-Funded Firm Sues To Stop Trump’s UFC White House Event
It’s Johnson’s Gavel But Trump’s House (Reese Gorman/NOTUS) Innuendo: This is illegitimate in some vaguely sinister way.
Knicks fans warn Trump to expect hostile reception at NBA Finals game (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)
On campaign promises about foreign wars, Trump rewrites recent history (Steve Benen/MS NOW) Innuendo: Trump is a weasel.
The Trump administration’s multiple investigations of the 2020 election may have more to do with 2026 (Votebeat) Nothing to see here … move along … move along….
Court blocks Trump’s $100K visa fee (Kyle Cheney/Politico We want that cheap foreign labor!