The Donald Trump Score Card

Part of Trump's 2025 Memorial Day greeting:


“ALL PROTECTED BY THESE USA HATING JUDGES WHO SUFFER FROM AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS SICK, AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR COUNTRY. HOPEFULLY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND OTHER GOOD AND COMPASSIONATE JUDGES THROUGHOUT THE LAND, WILL SAVE US FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE MONSTERS WHO WANT OUR COUNTRY TO GO TO HELL.”

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/13/senate-republicans-qatar-trump-jet-00345435

excerpt:

“I do think the jet probably sends the wrong signal to people, and I don’t like the look or the appearance [of it], so I would hope he rejects it,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday on Fox News.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) noted Qatar’s financial support for militant group Hamas, a foe of Israel, and voiced concern about the security risks the plane could present. Qatar was also a backer of Hezbollah in the past, though the relationship soured after the Syrian Civil War.

“I also think that the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems. So we’ll see how this issue plays out,” Cruz said Tuesday on CNBC.

The senators’ remarks have made the outrage over the potential deal a rare bipartisan moment in Washington, as Democrats and some of the most fervent backers of the president outside of government unite to slam the plans.

 

China moves ahead wih Made In China campaign in spite of Trump.


https://www.investing.com/news/stoc...nd-tech-goods-production--report-93CH-4063441

 

Another example.

Trump pardons a convicted sheriff and saves him from going to prison.

Trump says the sheriff is a victim of Biden.


Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of taking $75K in bribes
Scott Jenkins was convicted of taking bribes to appoint businessmen as auxiliary deputies
By Louis Casiano, Fox News
Published May 26, 2025 5:58pm EDT

Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of taking $75K in bribes

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/trump-adminstration-approached-qatar-jet

excerpt:

"Beyond the ethical and legal questions, retrofitting and installing the required security and communications equipment on a second-hand plane from another government, even a friendly one, is a monumental task.

It could take two years and cost multiples of what the plane itself is worth, current and former officials have told CNN. US spy and security agencies tasked with the overhaul would need to essentially strip the aircraft down to its frame and rebuild it with the necessary equipment.

“I don’t see how you do this with an acceptable level of risk in a reasonable amount of time, if you can do it at all,” a former senior counterintelligence official previously told CNN. "

 

The 747's from Boeing are scheduled to be in use in 2027.

It will likely take that long to retrofit and outfit a plane from Qatar, and the expense will be similar or more because of it coming from a foreign country.

It not just the plane but all the modifications that are necessary to make it fit for presidential use.

 

FBI to probe White House cocaine incident and the leaked decision on abortion by the Supreme Court.


FBI to probe Biden White House cocaine incident, leaked Supreme Court abortion opinion

 

Bongino is FBI deputy director.

He's a former talk show host and replaced Rush Limbaugh's airtime in some markets after Limbaugh died.


Dan Bongino - Wikipedia

 

Hong Kong takes advantage of Trump's actions against Harvard.


Hong Kong targets ‘top talent’ as Harvard faces international student ban

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"On Monday Hong Kong’s education bureau said it had “promptly called on all universities in Hong Kong to introduce facilitation measures for those eligible with a view to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of students and scholars, and to attract top talent”.

The Hong Kong Science and Technology University announced on Friday an open invitation to any affected foreign students, offering a place to those forced to leave Harvard as well as those with confirmed offers.

“The university will provide unconditional offers, streamlined admission procedures, and academic support to facilitate a seamless transition for interested students,” it said."

 

Tourists from countries hit hardest by Trump's tariffs are staying away from U.S.


Tourists from countries badly hit by Trump tariffs are staying away from US

excerpt:

"Businesses operating in its $2.6tn tourism industry are becoming increasingly concerned about a “Trump slump” due to the turmoil the president’s tariff war is causing on the global economy.

Last month, the federal government’s National Travel and Tourism Office released preliminary figures showing visits to the US from overseas fell by 11.6% in March compared with the same month last year."

 

Consumer confidence has dropped for five straight months.


Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level Since 2020 - News - Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC), MI

excerpt:

"According to The Conference Board, its consumer confidence index fell 7.9 points in April to 86, its lowest reading since May 2020. Nearly a third of consumers expect hiring to slow in the coming months, nearly matching the level reached in April 2009, when the economy was mired in the Great Recession, according to a report from The Associated Press.

About half of Americans are also worried about the potential for a recession, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center.

A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market plunged 12.5 points to 54.4, the lowest level in more than 13 years. The reading is well below 80, which typically signals a recession ahead."

 

All of the filth coming out of Trump's mouth on Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery.

It's the president of the U.S., yet the public is quiet about it after being numbed by nearly ten years of it since Trump entered politics in earnest in 2015.

 

Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/trump-pardon-paul-walczak-tax-crimes.html

excerpt:

"Still, weeks went by and no pardon was forthcoming, even as Mr. Trump issued clemency grants to hundreds of other allies.

Then, Ms. Fago was invited to a $1-million-per-person fund-raising dinner last month that promised face-to-face access to Mr. Trump at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla.

Less than three weeks after she attended the dinner, Mr. Trump signed a full and unconditional pardon.

It came just in the nick of time for Mr. Walczak, sparing him from having to pay nearly $4.4 million in restitution and from reporting to prison for an 18-month sentence that had been handed down just 12 days earlier. A judge had justified the incarceration by declaring that there “is not a get-out-of-jail-free card” for the rich."

 

Lindsey Graham Splits From Trump Over Putin and Ukraine | The New Republic

excerpt:

"But since Donald Trump has taken office, the White House has repeatedly bent to Kremlin demands that prior administrations would have interpreted as outrageous requests.

The U.S. president has claimed that Russia has offered major concessions toward a possible peace deal, although the “concessions” have included staking a Russian flag in Crimea, a deal that would effectively reward Russia for falling short of conquering the entire country."

 

Graham threatens sanctions on Putin.


Lindsey Graham Splits From Trump Over Putin and Ukraine | The New Republic

excerpt:

“I have coordinated with the White House on the Russia sanctions bill since its inception,” Graham penned Tuesday. “The bill would put Russia on a trade island, slapping 500 percent tariffs on any country that buys Moscow’s energy products. The consequences of its barbaric invasion must be made real to those that prop it up. If China or India stopped buying cheap oil, Mr. Putin’s war machine would grind to a halt.

 

Trump says he saved Putin from really bad things.


Trump says Putin 'playing with fire' in new jab at Russian leader

excerpt:

"What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD," Trump said on his Truth Social network Tuesday.

 

’60 Minutes’ correspondent ripped as ‘fraud’ and ‘liar’ for anti-Trump commencement speech

excerpt:

During his fiery speech last week, the CBS journalist painted a dark picture of the Trump agenda.

"Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power," Pelley said. "First, make the truth seekers live in fear, sue the journalists and their companies for nothing. Then, send masked agents to abduct a college student who wrote an editorial in her college paper defending Palestinian rights and send her to a prison in Louisiana charged with nothing. Then move to destroy the law firms that stand up for the rights of others."

He continued, stating, "With that done, power can rewrite history with grotesque false narratives. They can make criminals heroes and heroes criminals. Power can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. Diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word. This is an old playbook, my friends. There's nothing new in this."

 

Trump makes another offer to Canada.


Donald Trump makes Canada a new offer to become 51st state

excerpt:

Trump announced his latest offer to Canada on Truth Social, writing, "I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State."

"They are considering the offer!" he added.


Trump claims Canada 'considering' offer of free Golden Dome in exchange for becoming 51st state

excerpt:

"I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

 

Trump dismantles Americorps.


https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s...hits-hard-for-both-volunteers-and-communities