The Donald Trump Score Card

Habba talks like veterans who Trump fired weren't working.


Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment'

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"WASHINGTON — White House adviser Alina Habba said Tuesday that military veterans affected by the DOGE-led layoffs of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."

Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, Habba was asked about fired workers whom Democrats have invited to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. Habba defended the cuts and said she had no sympathy for the thousands of people who have lost their jobs.

“I really don’t feel sorry for them,” Habba said. “They should get back to work for the American people, like President Trump and this administration.”

A reporter then noted that some military veterans have been part of that group."

 

Trump economic approval ratings sag as inflation fears grow

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"The same poll found that 53 percent think the economy is on the wrong track, compared to 30 percent who think it’s improving; and a whopping 64 percent think their cost of living is getting worse while just 20 percent think it’s getting better."

 

Trump White House and Zelenskyy Remain at Odds After ‘Spat’: Live Updates

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"Did Trump and Vance ambush Zelenskyy?

There is no confirmation of that yet — and there may never be. But considering the prepared-seeming nature of Vance’s remarks, and the speed with which the White House began to spin the confrontation as a win, it certainly seems likely Trump and his team planned to get in Zelenskyy’s face "

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tr...a-ukraine-white-house-live-updates-rcna193942

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"Democratic lawmakers came to Zelenskyy’s defense in statements condemning Trump and Vance’s treatment of the Ukrainian president after the leaders got into a testy exchange during their Oval Office meeting.

“Trump and Vance are doing Putin’s dirty work,” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote in a post to X. “Senate Democrats will never stop fighting for freedom and democracy.”

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., called the exchange a “sad scene” and “utter embarrassment for America,” while Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said it was “a disgrace.” Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, kept his message simple: “Shame. Shame. Shame.”

“That’s what you get for letting Vance in the room,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., told NBC News."

 

Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China

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"In an interview with News Nation, Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, said progress by Mexico and Canada on fentanyl “was not as impressive as the president had hoped.” There are significant differences between Canada and Mexico on the scale of drug smuggling. U.S. customs agents seized 43 pounds (19.5 kilograms) of fentanyl at the Canadian border during the last budget year, compared with 21,100 pounds (9,570 kilograms) at the Mexican border.

Hassett stressed that the reciprocal tariffs would be in addition to the ones being placed on Canada and Mexico.

Trump indicated Wednesday that European countries would also face a 25% tariff as part of his reciprocal tariffs. He also wants separate tariffs on autos, computer chips and pharmaceutical drugs that would be levied in addition to the reciprocal tariffs."

 

25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

10% energy tariff on Canada.

10% tariffs on China in addition to the previous 10%.

25% tariffs on imported aluminum and steel.

Reciprocal tariffs across the globe.

Planned auto, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor tariffs on everyone.

Additional tariffs against Canada if it retaliates for Trump's 25% tariffs.

 

Canada and Mexico having been sticking pacifiers in Trump's mouth one after another to try to stop him from crying.

 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...es-1-trillion-budget-cut-101740594461631.html

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"At the first cabinet meeting, downsizing chief Elon Musk announced plans to cut $1 trillion from the $6.7 trillion budget this year, a move that could impact government programmes."


"A memo released before the cabinet meeting called for a "significant reduction" in the workforce but did not specify the number of layoffs. So far, 100,000 of the country's 2.3 million civilian federal workers have either accepted a buyout or been dismissed."

 

Trump orders large federal layoffs; Musk to seek deeper spending cuts

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"Thus far, Trump and Musk have failed to slow the rate of spending. According to a Reuters analysis, the government spent 13% more during Trump's first month in office than during the same time last year, largely because of higher interest payments on the debt and rising health and retirement costs incurred by an aging population."

 

Kash Patel wants to bring UFC to the FBI to assist agents.


FBI Director Kash Patel wants to bring the UFC to the FBI, sources say

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White, who is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, has long been friends with Trump and last year became a big donor to Trump's presidential campaign. He joined Trump on stage in Florida during Trump's victory speech in November just hours after polls closed on Election Day.

During the speech, Trump recalled how he "helped [White] out a little bit" years earlier when no one else was willing to host UFC fights, claiming that UFC is now "one of the most successful sports enterprises anywhere at any time."

Trump also said that UFC "is the roughest sport I've ever seen," featuring fighters who "really go at it."

 

Trump fires hundreds at NOAA.


‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa

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“There is no plan or thought into how to continue to deliver science or service on weather, severe storms and events, conservation and management of our coasts and ocean life and much more,” he said. “Let’s not pretend this is about efficiency, quality of work or cost savings because none of those false justifications are remotely true.”

 

Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers

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“The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency,” Alsup said Thursday night. “It can hire its own employees, yes. Can fire them. But it cannot order or direct some other agency to do so.”

“OPM has no authority to tell any agency in the United States government, other than itself, who they can hire and who they can fire, period. So on the merits, I think, we start with that important proposition,” he said.

Alsup called probationary employees “the lifeblood of our government.”

“They come in at the low level and they work their way up, and that’s how we renew ourselves and reinvent ourselves,” he said.

 

Federal judge orders Trump administraiton officials to appear at deposition to testisfy in legal dispute involving DOGE access to federal databases.


Judge orders Trump officials to sit for depositions in lawsuit over DOGE access to federal databases

 

Trump Suddenly Reverses Order on Mass Firing of Federal Employees

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In a shocking reversal, President Trump is reversing a directive to fire thousands of probationary federal employees.

The Office of Personnel Management, which manages the federal workforce, issued a memo Tuesday to all federal agency heads saying that they don’t have to comply with previous instructions to fire employees who have held their jobs for one year or less. The memo states that instead, federal offices now have until September 13 to determine how to reduce staff.

The surprise shift comes only a few days after a federal judge ruled that OPM’s instructions to federal agencies to fire probationary employees was illegal, stating on Friday that “[t]he Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency.”

 

FDA cancels vaccine meeting.


FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines

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"The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season's influenza vaccines, an adviser on the panel and multiple officials tell CBS News, upending the usual process to start manufacturing next winter's flu shots.

"We're all left trying to understand what is going on. Why was this meeting canceled? It's an important meeting. What's the plan for flu vaccines this year," Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory committee and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, told CBS News."

 

Trump says any school that "allows illegal protests" will lose funding as Columbia faces review of federal contracts - CBS New York

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"President Trump is threatening to pull funding from schools that allow what he calls "illegal protests," as his administration launches a review of Columbia University's federal contracts.

"All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests," Mr. Trump posted on social media Tuesday morning. "Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS!"

On Monday, the Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. General Services Administration announced they will conduct a comprehensive review of Columbia's federal contracts, citing ongoing investigations into potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act."

 

Trump administration quietly shutters online form for student debt repayment

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"The Donald Trump administration has taken down the online application form for several popular student debt repayment plans, causing confusion among borrowers and likely creating complications for millions of Americans with outstanding loans.

Those seeking payment plans are unable to access the applications for income-driven repayment plans (IDR), which cap what borrowers must pay each month at a percent of their earnings, as well as the online application to consolidate their loans on the US Department of Education website."


"It is currently unclear how borrowers who were already enrolled in income-driven plans are supposed to submit their annual paperwork to certify their incomes. It is also uncertain when or if the payment plan applications will be back up on the website."

 

I had to get up and leave the room during blowhard's spew of lies last night....the final straw was when he said small businesses were improved by 42%....how many, like two?

Gosh, I wonder if we have anyone left manning the tornado watch today at NOAA.

 

The photos at the UFC event after the 2024 election when Trump was selecting officials for his administration sums it up.

The voters wanted people like UFC mogul Dana White, Kid Rock, and Elon Musk running the country.

Also attending the event were Trump's two sons, Speaker Johnson and even RFK Jr.


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Trump's department of inefficiency strikes again.