The Donald Trump Score Card

Fentanyl killed 71,000 Americans last year alone. The Vietman War killed 62,000 over the course of the war.

 

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and another 10% on China in addition to the first 10% on China.

Trump says Canada can avoid the tariffs by becoming the 51st state of the U.S.

He's also considering lifting sanctions on Russia.


25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, Trump says

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“This is a crazy way to handle our allies, right? He’s literally reaching out to Russia at the same time that he’s putting a 25% tariff on Canadian goods,” she said.

 

Trump tariffs live updates: Beijing vows fight to 'the bitter end' as Trump levies hit China, Canada and Mexico

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"The US announced tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, as well as a fresh 10% levy on Chinese products

"In response, Canada announced 25% tariffs against the US on appliances, household items and products such as orange juice, wine, spirits, beer and coffee

"China has said it will place tariffs of up to 15% on a range of American agricultural and food products

"Beijing says it will fight to the "bitter end" if the US continues its trade actions, urging a return to negotiations

"Mexico is also expected to announce its own response later today but President Claudia Sheinbaum has already said her country had contingency plans

"Stock markets around the world have fallen following the introduction of tariffs

"And the European Union has condemned the tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying they were a threat to economic stability

 

Trump trades public attacks for a behind-the-scenes approach to influence Congress

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“Waste, fraud and abuse. Yes, we all want to get rid of that. But the issue ... are people that are disabled, people that are in nursing homes, people that are working poor, a lot of all these people are wearing red hats,” Van Drew said. “They’re the new Republican Party, the populist conservative party. [Trump] understands that.”

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/trump-tariffs-economy-gamble/index.html

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"Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly promised Monday that the Ottawa government was “ready” with $155 billion worth of tariffs on US goods – including a first tranche worth $30 billion. Mexico is also vowing to respond, raising the prospect of prolonged economic warfare unless Trump steps back – perhaps with a concocted claim of victory before the new tariffs have had time to seriously damage the regional economy.

Trump has placed himself in a political box. If he imposes tariffs, he’s playing with fire. If he doesn’t, everyone will think he’s always bluffing, and he’ll dent his own economic leverage.

Even if he relents, Trump’s constant threats are darkening an unsettled environment for investors and consumers."

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/trump-tariffs-economy-gamble/index.html

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"But Trump’s announcement that there was no time left for Canada and Mexico to act sent stocks on a late-afternoon plunge, with the Dow down 650 points or 1.48% at the close and with the S&P off 1.76% in its biggest single-day decline of the year.

“The market was expecting something to happen that would mean that the tariffs wouldn’t be implemented … it comes on top of a strong whiff of stagflation – meaning lower growth and high inflation that has been apparent in a number of data releases and as we know tariffs will just accentuate the smell of stagflation,” Mohamed El-Erian, president of Queens College, Cambridge, told Richard Quest on CNN International.

Trump’s decision to launch full scale trade wars with America’s neighbors is a landmark moment in his second term and is just the latest occasion when he’s stuck to his sweeping campaign trail promises despite the enormous disruption that honoring his word entails."

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/trump-tariffs-economy-gamble/index.html

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Trump’s decision to press the button, after previously delaying the duties on US neighbors a month ago, reflects a duel between his political heart and his head.

The often-volatile president has seen tariffs as an almost supernatural economic tool since his deals as a real estate mogul in the rip-roaring 1980s. Alongside immigration, the conceit that foreign nations are constantly ripping America off forms the foundation of his political career.

“It’s going to be very costly for people to take advantage of this country. They can’t come in and steal our money and steal our jobs and take our factories and take our businesses and expect not to be punished,” Trump said Monday. “And they’re being punished by tariffs. It’s a very powerful weapon that politicians haven’t used because they were either dishonest, stupid, or paid off in some other form.”

 

Trump's tariffs risk economic turmoil - and voter backlash

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"According to a CBS survey conducted last week, 82% of Americans say they think the economy should be a "high" priority for the president. Only 30% said that about tariffs.

Only 36% of respondents think Trump is prioritising the economy "a lot" – compared to 68% for tariffs. Just 29% believe Trump is prioritising inflation. Views on the state of the economy remain generally dour, as 60% said it is "bad", compared to 58% who had the same view last year.

Public opinion of Trump's handling of the economy as a whole is within the margin of error on the survey, with 51% approving. That exactly matches his overall job rating, suggesting that the fate of this president, like those his predecessors, will hinge on the strength of the economy."

 

Trump could have had the concern about the Covid pandemic like his now claimed interest in the fentanyl addiction problem.

In spite of the truth narratives denying it, two million people in the U.S. died in two years because of the Covid pandemic and the excess deaths associated with it.

Trump has never been held accountable for his contribution to the pandemic deaths.

 

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-03-03-25/index.html

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"The Department of Government Efficiency has found roughly $80 million in “wasteful spending” at the Defense Department, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said today, representing less than .01% of the department’s total budget."

 

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-03-03-25/index.html

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"But Cancian warned the Trump administration has more forms of aid to Ukraine that can be paused or canceled altogether, including intelligence-sharing and the training of Ukrainian forces.

“There might be a way out of this, but it’s going to be extremely humiliating for (Volodymyr) Zelensky,” Cancian said, referring to Ukraine’s president."

 

Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings

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"Since that first posting, the total amount of savings that the initiative has claimed from cutting contracts has steadily declined, from $16 billion at first to less than $9 billion now.

The “wall” shows only some of the cuts Mr. Musk has imposed on government, making it difficult to assess the claim that his initiative has saved taxpayers more than $100 billion. But the site is the only place where the group has given a detailed public accounting of its work, providing a rare look at its basic competence and familiarity with government data."

 

Musk retracts more of his claimed great savings of his DOGE group.


Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings

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"Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.

Late Sunday night, the group erased or altered more than 1,000 contracts it had claimed to cancel, representing more than 40 percent of all the contracts listed on its site last week. The deleted items included five of the seven largest savings that it had claimed credit for just last week. At the same time, the group added about 1,000 additional canceled contracts, worth smaller total savings.

It was the second time in a week that DOGE had deleted some of its greatest claims of success. Early last week, it erased all five of the largest savings it had claimed when the wall of receipts, which is what the group is calling its list of canceled contracts, was originally posted on Feb. 19."

 

Ontario is ready to cut off electricity exports to U.S. if Trump imposes 25% tariff on Canada.


Ontario leader Doug Ford threatens to cut off US energy if Trump tariffs imposed

 

Top FBI official forced out after questioning Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6

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"It is widely believed inside the FBI that the resistance by Dennehy, along with the acting director Brian Driscoll and acting deputy director Rob Kissane — prevented a mass firing of thousands of FBI officials who worked on the January 6th cases. Dennehy's removal is likely to reignite fears of mass firings.

In his farewell email to colleagues on Monday, Dennehy urged FBI employees to protect the bureau from political interference. After FBI agents surveilled and smeared members of political groups viewed as "subversive" by longtime FBI director J. Edgar Hoover during the Cold War, a series of reforms were enacted to ensure that the bureau not be used by elected leaders to retaliate against their political enemies.

Dennehy urged his colleagues to maintain those values."

 

Top FBI official forced out after questioning Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6

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WASHINGTON — The head of the FBI's New York Field Office was forced out of the bureau on Monday, a month after he urged his employees to "dig in" after the Trump administration removed senior FBI leaders and requested the names of all agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases, five sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

In an email to FBI staff in New York on Monday, Dennehy said that he had been forced to retire.

"Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today, which I just did," Dennehy wrote. "I was not given a reason for this decision."

 

Judge fears Trump will kill Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before she can stop him

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., refused to mince words Monday when responding to arguments made by President Donald Trump‘s Justice Department over a reported firing sweep he’s carried out at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — calling its lawyers out repeatedly for not answering questions and making “red herring” claims about the case, such as protests being the reason Trump shut down the CFPB’s main building and sent employees packing.

“I don’t care where they work, I care whether they work,” U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told DOJ lawyers at a three-hour preliminary injunction hearing, which ended with her calling for an evidentiary hearing and further testimony to happen next Monday.

“I think the pleading, telling me, ‘Oh, we don’t need the building,’ and singing the praises of working remotely are not the point,” Jackson charged. “Putting aside the fact that it seems wildly contrary to the position of this administration, it’s a red herring. You also complain that you couldn’t get any work done because there’s so many protests outside the building — that is also a complete red herring that has nothing to do with the issues in this case. I want to know whether work is being done, not where.”

 

Big-time wrestling mogul, McMahon, said to be worth $3 billion, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead (destroy) the Department Of Education.


WWE legend to lead Education Department after clinching final match in the Senate

 

They are dismantling the government of this country while enriching themselves as they do it. They are evil, corrupt,greedy, corporate , legislative right wingers and STUPID , no shame , no sense voters. I hope every prick that voted for the fucker that tried to overthrow an election--PAYS BIG TIME!!

 

The sugar-high that the markets had after Trump was elected in 2024 has evaporated.

The S&P 500 is back where it was before the election after a post-election bump.


Stock market today: Dow sinks 650 points, S&P 500 wipes out post-election gains as Trump trade war intensifies