The Donald Trump Score Card

Unless they remove him from office.
His tariffs are technically taxation without representation since he did them by executive order and not through congress.

 

Trump's tariffs have already hit the ports. Store shelves are next.


https://www.fastcompany.com/91328633/trump-tariffs-hit-busiest-port-next-comes-store-shelves

 

A heartwarming Cinco de Mayo holiday message by Trump.


Trump 'Honors' Cinco De Mayo By Reposting Infamous 2016 Tweet

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The president took to X to repost an infamous photo taken on May 5, 2016, during his first presidential campaign when he was promising to keep Mexicans out of the U.S. via a big wall while claiming, “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

 

Reagan assigned a task force in 1981 to determine the fate of the NEA.

Regain placed Charlton Heston as one of the task force members. Heston was known for his criticism of NEA.


Rick On Theater: A History of the National Endowment for the Arts: Chapter 5

Executive Order & Appointment of Presidential Task Force on the Arts & Humanities, June 5, 1981

 

Trump's latest potential national emergency is for Hollywood movies that he feels are threatened by foreign movies.


Preventing Hollywood's 'very fast death' could become Trump's 9th national emergency

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"This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat," he posted on Truth Social. He later added to reporters that part of his issue is other countries offering incentives for movie production, "so that's sort of a threat to our country in a sense."

 

Article about the legal basis (or lack of it) for Trump's declared emergencies.


Chaos theory: Assessing the legal validity of Trump’s tariffs

"These proposed actions raise important legal issues, as well as economic consequences. In this column, I focus on the former. Under his first period as president (2017-2012), Trump also introduced tariffs on imports from China and others – but the legal basis was somewhat different. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 were used for sweeping tariffs on Chinese-origin products and the tariffs on steel and aluminium products, respectively. This time round, Trump’s justification is that of a “national emergency”, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) passed in 1977. This raises the question of what constitutes a national emergency, and thus what is the basis for the president imposing these tariffs? What is the rationale and legal basis for imposing tariffs on maple syrup or avocados for alleged illegal fentanyl importation or illegal migration? Can such tariff measures be justified under international trade law?"

 

Trump's eight national emergencies since the start of his second term.


https://truthout.org/articles/trump...emergencies-since-reentering-the-white-house/

 

Chaos theory: Assessing the legal validity of Trump’s tariffs

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"Trump announced the tariffs on the basis of a “national emergency” declared under the National Emergencies Act (NEA), originally passed in 1976. The NEA provides a framework for the president to declare a national emergency. IEEPA is a statute under the umbrella of the NEA, which grants the president extensive powers to regulate a variety of international economic transactions during a state of national emergency. 1 Neither Act defines what constitutes a “national emergency”. Congress has practically no power to revoke a “national emergency” declared by the president, evidenced by the multiple national emergencies still in force in the US (Congressional Research Service 2021). These enormous and seemingly unchecked powers allow the president to declare a national emergency and simultaneously dictate how to regulate a variety of international economic transactions. There is scope for an aggrieved party in the US to take the tariff measure to a US court, raising the question of what constitutes a “national emergency”. However, the lack of a definition in either of the Acts lends itself to the idiosyncrasies of judicial interpretation. Previously the US Supreme Court has ruled deferentially on the president’s use of IEEPA. Therefore, it seems unlikely that a court will challenge the president’s determination of a “national emergency”."

 

Trump adds national holiday for WWII. Changes Veterans Day to Victory Day for World War I.


Donald Trump Announces 2 New National Holidays... With A Catch

 

Trump changes his tune on the economy.

Now he's promoting austerity, making remarks such as the one where he says that kids should not buy 30 dolls but rather be willing to buy only a couple at a tariff-inflated price.


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5283974-trump-tariffs-economy/

 

White House turns press briefings into influencer briefings stacked with truther enthusiasts.


White House brings conspiracy theorists, former Trump officials and a family friend to its 'influencer briefings'

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried something new on Monday.

Instead of just addressing credentialed journalists in the storied White House briefing room, she held a separate “influencer briefing” for 10 people.

 

Trump's trade war on Canada has backfired.


https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs

 

Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter

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A White House spokesman did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Mr. Tarrio said he told Mr. Trump that the president had saved his life by including him in the blanket grant of clemency extended to all of the nearly 1,600 people who were charged in connection with Jan. 6.

“He knew the hardships me and my family faced for three long years,” Mr. Tarrio later wrote about the encounter on social media. “He knew how many times they moved me. And he said he is working on making things right. I thanked him for giving me life back. He replied with…I Love You guys.”

 

Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter

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Mr. Trump has moved aggressively over the past four years to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, describing it as a day filled with “love” and calling those convicted of storming the Capitol and assaulting police officers “political hostages.”

 

Birds of a feather---

 

Melania was holding the Bible that Trump didn't have his hand on while he took the oath.

 

https://www.rawstory.com/ryan-walters-oklahoma-2671899902/

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The new curriculum written by Trump-loving state superintendent Ryan Walters will analyze turning points of 21st-Century American society, including what is described as “discrepancies in 2020 elections results" and match baseless claims made by Trump afterward, reported Heartland Signal.

"The purpose of the standard is simple: we want students to think for themselves, not be spoon-fed left wing propaganda," Walters told the Washington Post in March. "Students deserve to examine every aspect of our elections, including the legitimate concerns raised by millions of Americans in 2020."

 

Trump accidentally admits he hasn't made trade deals


Trump Accidentally Admits He Hasn’t Made Any Trade Deals

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“We don’t have to sign deals. They have to sign deals with us. They want a piece of our market, we don’t want a piece of their market. We don’t care about their market. They want a piece of our market,” Trump rambled.

 

Carney tells Trump that Canada 'won't be for sale, ever'

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In his victory speech, the Liberal leader went as far as to say that the formerly tight US-Canadian relationship was "over" and that Canadians must "fundamentally re-imagine our economy" in the Trump era.

More than $760bn (£570bn) in goods flowed between Canada and the US last year. Canada is the US' second-largest individual trading partner after Mexico, and the largest export market for US goods.

 

The rest of the world needs to form a pact to protect itself from Trump and establish new trade agreements with one another to adjust to Trump. Brazil, China, Southeast Asia, Russia, South Africa, Indonesia, and Iran are already doing this.

Trump's extortion tactics have most of their effectiveness when first used, like a burglar who starts looting houses on a street. Eventually, people make adjustments to protect themselves.