The idea that Donald Trump is “in charge” on American foreign policy has now been proved to be incorrect.
Trump came in with a pro Russian and pro Israel foreign policy, but now he is demonstrating disagreements with both Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Both autocratic leaders are clearly NOT allowing the American autocrat to dictate to them what they should do regarding the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Gaza War.
Trump had thought he would accomplish his goals of ending both wars on “Day One”!
Reality is otherwise, and is making Trump look weak and ineffective in foreign policy, as much as he is causing disarray with our long term allies in NATO.
America’s role in the world is in flux, and not for the better!
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ as retailer expects prices to increase.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/17/business/walmart-product-prices-tariffs
Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations. The decision was 7-2, with Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/16/politics/supreme-court-alien-enemies-act
Device that makes semi-automatic rifles fire quicker allowed by Trump administration.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/17/politics/device-allows-rifles-fire-quicker
Trump’s friend and golfing partner, Steve Witkoff, is apparently the real Secretary of State.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/steve-witkoff-putin-russia-ukraine-diplomat/682805/
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-working-plan-move-1-million-palestinians-libya-rcna207224
That’s ethnic cleansing!
Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin are scumbags.
Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Below Triple-A
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/business/us-credit-downgrade-moodys.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H08.wi3C.JsoA2deOAyc7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass layoffs of federal workers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/16/donald-trump-reductions-in-force-supreme-court-00355206
SCOTUS needs to tell him: HELL NO!
GOP fiscal hawks sink key vote on Trump ‘big, beautiful bill’.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5304115-gop-budget-committee-trump-bill-vote/
There is absolutely NOTHING “beautiful” about this bill; in fact, it’s really, really ugly.
DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/16/nx-s1-5401008/doge-gao-congress
FBI moving 1,500 personnel from D.C., closing storied headquarters building.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/16/fbi-washington-dc-closing-headquarters-unsafe-patel/83671084007/
Poll Shows J.D. Vance as Clear Favorite to Succeed Trump in 2028.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/poll-shows-clear-favorite-to-succeed-trump-in-2028/
Dems Must Not Let Media Make 2026/28 About Biden.
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/dems-must-not-let-media-make-202628
Speaking of Biden…
Audio of Biden’s Special Counsel Interview Reveals Jarring Memory Lapses.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/shocking-audio-of-bidens-special-counsel-interview-reveals-memory-lapses-and-stumbles/
This is a HORRIBLE idea.
Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18052025/trump-promotes-deep-sea-mining-bypassing-international-law/
F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/health/fda-novavax-covid-vaccine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IE8.926D.aSowCIe-d1yk&smid=url-share
Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts.
https://www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-warnings-delayed-because
One Thing Helping Trump’s Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/18/polls/trump-job-approval-news-attention.html
Deranged Trump Boosts Bonkers Clinton Kill List Conspiracy
“The president posted a wild video that accuses Bill and Hillary Clinton of numerous murders.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/deranged-trump-boosts-bonkers-clinton-kill-list-conspiracy/
Yep, everything is totally normal…just a completely insane president.
This is insane!
Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/17/oklahoma-high-schools-election-conspiracy-theories
So…if the FDA restricts the other Covid vaccines….then Pragmatic, Leia, Rustbelt, and I will be able to get it, but Rational Lefty and Southern Liberal will not.
And good luck to them if a deadly strain pops up.
Former Republican, I did not realize until now that there are SIX of you, all related, I suppose, of different ages, who write under the same email, haha! 🙂
All I can say is WOW, and I appreciate all of you! 🙂
All of you make major contributions to this blog! 🙂
New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/politics/intelligence-israel-possible-strike-iran-nuclear-facilities
Leia and Pragmatic are sisters. I’m Leia’s husband. Rustbelt is Pragmatic’s husband. Southern Liberal is mine and Leia’s daughter. Rational Lefty is Rustbelt and Pragmatic’s daughter. We all agreed to use Pragmatic’s email to post here. Leia, Rustbelt Pragmatic and I are in our 70’s. Southern Liberal and Rational Lefty are in their 40’s.
Former Republican, thanks so much for your providing information about your family members, all six of you, who have engaged mightily in such voluminous amounts to this blog over many years! 🙂
All of you have been major contributors and supporters, and I deeply appreciate your efforts 🙂
Continue to contribute, as you enhance this blog massively with your comments and details 🙂
HUGS to all of you! 🙂
In a shocking moment during President Trump’s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa today, Trump requested for videos to be displayed purporting to show evidence of violence against white people in the country.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/21/trump-south-africa-president-video-footage-oval-office
In addition to that, President Trump unloaded on NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander after a question about the Qatari jet.
“You’re a terrible reporter,” Trump told Alexander. “You’re not smart enough. But for you to go into a subject about a jet that was given to the United States Air Force, which was a very nice thing. … You ought to go back to your studio at NBC.”
That shocking moment in the Oval Office today was obviously planned, just like his attack on Zelensky, when he visited.
If I were a world leader, I wouldn’t come to visit Trump.
Yesterday’s Oval Office atrocity makes it clear that Trump is completely deranged.
This is horrible!
2 Israeli Embassy staff shot and killed in front of Capital Jewish Museum in DC
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-investigate-shooting-in-downtown-dc/3919196/
World leaders now enter the White House at their own risk.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/politics/trump-ramaphosa-south-africa-meeting-analysis
Russia hits Ukraine with the largest drone-and-missile attack of the war so far.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-dbefc3d0a83826c865908aa29dd40f93
If we had a president who wasn’t a huge Putin fanboy, we’d be sending Ukraine weapons to defend itself, adding more sanctions on Russia – and countries helping Russia – etc.