Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
7th July 2026
Trump threatens America’s World Cup goodwill with one phone call (Herb Scribner/Axios) Trump’s superpower.
The View: White Supremacists on Train Is ‘Defining Image of Modern America’ No matter what happens, it’s Trump’s fault.
‘Excited but Shocked’: U.S. Soccer Fans Struggle With Trump’s FIFA Call (Billy Witz/New York Times) Because, as we all know, Trump is not allowed to use the phone without Narrative Media supervision.
He was Trump’s boyhood friend. Now he’s pushing Trump to declare a ‘national emergency’ and seize control of the midterms (CNN) Funny how Trumps is constantly being castigated for ‘seizing control’ but he never seems to wind up with control.
Trump Passports Debut, Delighting Some and Dismaying Others (Gabe Castro-Root/New York Times)
Trump’s call to Infantino and plot to ‘free’ Balogun that sparked a huge World Cup controversy (The Athletic) Mostly among the chattering class.
The Joy of the World Cup Just Collided With Trump (Alex Shephard/New Republic)
Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting (Maggie Astor/New York Times) Because, as we all know, if a government body doesn’t do something, nothing ever gets done.
Trump’s Intervention in Balogun’s World Cup Suspension Adds to Conflict With Europe (New York Times) Because, as we all know, without Trump there wouldn’t be any conflict with Europe.
FIFA Is a Cautionary Tale for Trump (David A. Graham/The Atlantic) Funny, it strikes me as a cautionary tale for FIFA.
Inside Trump’s Ideological Fight With the Smithsonian (New York Times) Because, as we all know, it can’t possibly be the case that the Smithsonian has an ideological fight with America.
MS NOW Calls Trump a ‘Fascist,’ Denies There Are Communist DSA Candidates If Trump actually were a fascist, they would all be in jail.
This Is What Trump’s Crazed Posts Are Really About: Political Guru (Vic Verbalaitis/The Daily Beast) Because, as we all know, the mind-readers at the Daily Beast know more about what Trump is thinking than he does.
Trump’s Iran grudge hangs over NATO summit (Axios) Because, as we all know, Iran is just minding its own business and would be perfectly fine if it weren’t for Trump’s Grudge.
Iranian Strikes on Ships Test Cease-Fire and Threaten Energy Flows in Gulf (New York Times) There’s that Trump Grudge again.
‘Trump management’: Everyone else has a plan to keep NATO summit on the rails (Politico)
Italy’s Meloni Refuses to Fuel Trump Feud
As NATO Summit Braces For Trump, Ambassador Warns Allies: ‘We’re Not Going Away, Just Doing Less’
Trump and the Fifa debacle (Edward Luce/Financial Times)
Trump’s Chief Design Officer Just Boosted the John Birch Society (Don Moynihan/Can We Still Govern?)
Trump vs. algae is the feud we deserve (Noah Berlatsky/Public Notice)
Trump’s attacks on Democrats as ‘communists’ only show he’s out of touch (Zeeshan Aleem/MS NOW) But not as out-of-touch as writers for MS-NOW.
Haddish Claims Red Card Was First Time Trump ‘Defended a Black Person I guess he’s never seen Trump and Justice Thomas.
Trump claims credit for Walmart price cuts, retailer silent on White House role (Scripps News)
Trump’s AG Pick Hit With Massive Revolt of DOJ Veterans (Leigh Kimmins/The Daily Beast) When you’re getting flak, you know you’re over the target.
Trump’s Vile New Birthright Stance Is So Toxic, Even Fox Admits It (Greg Sargent/New Republic) Greg Sargent loses his shit.
Trump renews Greenland threats at NATO summit, says U.S. could remove troops from Europe (CNBC)
Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports (Sheryl Gay Stolberg/New York Times) And those reports had a lot of guts.