The office of the American Presidency has been in existence for 237 years since the Inauguration of George Washington on April 30, 1789.
The 45 men who have occupied the office have been analyzed and evaluated constantly, with some being extremely wanting in leadership, while others turned out to be glorious heroes, and many just adequate.
But the office of the American Presidency is in mourning over the loss of dignity and respect perpetrated by Donald Trump.
No one, not even James Buchanan or Andrew Johnson, is perceived today as worse than Donald Trump, as neither set out to destroy American democracy and the rule of law by intention and action as Donald Trump has done.
Herbert Hoover may have presided over the tragedy of the Great Depression, and Richard Nixon may have engaged in actions that were illegal and unconstitutional, but both still had a sense of dignity that can never be matched by Donald Trump.
No President has set out to undermine international affairs, and promote open racism and criminality in domestic affairs as Donald Trump has done and is still doing.
No President has a lower ethical or moral standard than Donald Trump, and no one has wished to glorify themselves in obscene ways and manners in the way he has.
If Donald Trump had only had one term of office, his reputation would be higher than it now is, as he threatens the complete breakdown of the nation as it reaches the 250th Anniversary of the Republic.
The battle for preservation of democracy and the rule of law cannot be allowed to lead to defeat, so every decent American must join in the struggle to maintain the goodness of this nation, and work to overcome and reverse the harm being done daily.
Long live the Republic, and the institution of the Presidency for future generations!
Trump news at a glance: Ukraine must reach a deal with Russia ‘fast’, says president before trilateral talks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/trump-administration-news-updates-today
Trump is a traitor.
Russia launches 400 drones and 29 missiles at Ukraine hours before peace talks in Geneva
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/17/ukraine-talks-geneva-russia-zelenskyy-putin-orban-rubio-latest-news-updates
Hillary Clinton gets in testy exchange with European leader over Trump
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5740529-clinton-macinka-trump-spat-munich-conference/
US and Iran nuclear talks underway in Geneva as Trump says he will be ‘indirectly’ involved
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-iran-talks-02-17-26
DISASTROUS.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/health/rfk-vaccine-manufacturers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.Ojpk.TA1vaoOlfbaa&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Anyone who voted to confirm this lunatic, should NOT hold public office of any kind – ever!
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/trump-climate-ruling
Inside Congress’ failed battle to keep Obamacare premiums from skyrocketing
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/inside-congress-failed-battle-to-keep-obamacare-premiums-from-skyrocketing-00781825
Pathetic.
Goldman Sachs Plans to Scrap DEI Criteria for Its Board
https://www.wsj.com/finance/goldman-sachs-board-dei-57fea527?mod=hp_lead_pos1
JD Vance doesn’t believe in free speech
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/17/jd-vance-doesnt-believe-in-free-speech/
Vance is an utterly disgusting person.
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files ‘cover-up’ in BBC interview
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx47k34yqxo
Tom Pritzker, Citing Epstein Connection, Steps Down as Hyatt’s Executive Chairman
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/us/politics/tom-pritzker-hyatt-epstein.html
Judge orders slavery exhibit to be restored after Trump administration removal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/16/philadelphia-trump-judge-slavery-history/
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Ran for President Twice, Dies at 84
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-dead-at-84-civil-rights-leader-ran-for-president?srnd=homepage-americas
May he rest in peace.
Robert Duvall, Star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ Dies at 95
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/robert-duvall-dead-godfather-the-great-santini-1236664754/
Great actor – R.I.P.
US threatens to quit energy agency if it doesn’t drop green transition
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-threatens-to-quit-international-energy-agency-if-it-doesnt-drop-energy-transition-chris-wright/
Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds
“‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/18/tropical-disease-chikungunya-transmitted-europe-study
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/coffee-growing-countries-too-hot-to-cultivate-beans-analysis
Trump stalls vote on bipartisan Russia sanctions bill
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/17/2026/trump-stalls-vote-on-bipartisan-russia-sanctions-bill
Doing Putin’s bidding as always.
Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine’s political and military differences
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-talks-geneva-0f22fa796cafd6606a88ad1b101ab3fb
Marco Rubio’s warm words to Viktor Orbán reinforce EU fears that US seeks disunity in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/marco-rubio-viktor-orban-eu-disunity-analysis
Rubio is a f’ing disgrace.
Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/iran-war-trump-military-strikes-nuclear-talks
Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/republicans-vote-fraud-id-midterms.html
Truly evil people.
Trump’s election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it
“The SAVE America Act has passed the House and enjoys President Trump’s support, meaning the Senate’s 60-vote threshold is the only thing standing in the way of its becoming law.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-election-bill-save-america-act-50-senate-votes-democrats-block-rcna259351
GOP sidesteps Trump’s mail voting demands
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2026/02/18/gop-sidesteps-trumps-mail-voting-demands-00785659
Trump officials sued over effort to ‘erase history and science’ in national parks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/trump-national-parks-lawsuit
Hegseth Is Said to Have Ordered Pentagon Spokesman’s Firing
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/hegseth-pentagon-spokesman-fired.html
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Senate Candidate Interview
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/business/media/colbert-cbs-fcc-talarico-carr.html
Colbert’s James Talarico Interview Hits 3 Million YouTube Views, Surpasses Bad Bunny Appearance
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/colberts-james-talarico-interview-hits-3-million-views-youtube/
What to know about the ‘equal time’ rule Stephen Colbert says led CBS to pull his Talarico interview
https://apnews.com/article/stephen-colbert-james-talarico-equal-time-6cd29992ae2170ab6d10c3ddca92ec98
GOP congressman who says he supports dogs over Muslims faces calls to resign
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/17/randy-fine-muslims-dogs-resign/
FDA reverses course and will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, company says
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/health/fda-moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine-reversal
This is NOT going to end well.
‘Today, 96% of the world’s nuclear weapons are held by states with authoritarian leaders’
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/18/today-96-of-the-world-s-nuclear-weapons-are-held-by-states-with-authoritarian-leaders_6750613_23.html
US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/us-funding-for-global-internet-freedom-effectively-gutted
Oil prices jump amid signs of U.S.-Iran conflict
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/19/battle-iran-upend-oil-markets
U.S. Gathers the Most Air Power in the Mideast Since the 2003 Iraq Invasion
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-gathers-the-most-air-power-in-the-mideast-since-the-2003-iraq-invasion-98ced89f?mod=hp_lead_pos1
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-gaza-military-plan
South Korea’s ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx28y8xd1vjo
The same thing should have happened to Trump.
Former Prince Andrew has been arrested in connection with Epstein files revelations.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-uk-police-02-19-26
We should be getting arrests – and the quick end to politicians’ careers – in the U.S. as well.
Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/business/economy/trump-canada-mexico-usmca-trade.html
That’s bonkers!
Samuel Alito could give Trump another Supreme Court pick
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/19/samuel-alito-could-give-trump-another-supreme-court-pick/
White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens
https://www.ms.now/news/memo-shows-white-house-directing-dhs-to-hunt-for-voter-fraud-by-naturalized-citizens
There have been numerous studies looking into voter fraud in the U.S., and they’ve found essentially zero. Republicans, of course, are falsely claiming there IS significant voter fraud as an excuse to make it harder for people to vote.
Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/18/mark-zuckerberg-meta-trial-testimony
Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/18/doug-wilson-pentagon-hegseth-christian-nationalist/
Trump has prepared speech on extraterrestrial life, Lara Trump says
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5744218-trump-holds-alien-speech/
Can’t wait, eh? LOL!
Abigail Spanberger is going to be giving the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union next week.
https://www.wdbj7.com/2026/02/19/virginia-gov-abigail-spanberger-give-democratic-response-trumps-state-union-address/
APPALLING!
Large banner of Trump unfurled at Justice Department headquarters
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/banner-president-donald-trump-displayed-doj-headquarters-washington-rcna259795
U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/climate/us-tells-international-energy-agency-to-drop-its-focus-on-climate-change.html
Absolutely not!
U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes off Alaskan coast
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-warplanes-off-alaskan-coast/
Congress risks major loss to Trump over war powers vote on Iran
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/congress-war-powers-act-trump-iran
As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-iran-military-strikes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NlA.t7TH.zaeFp5yJBxb5&smid=url-share
Sean Hannity is demanding regime change in Iran to stop the country’s nuclear program … which Hannity previously claimed Trump had “obliterated”
https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-demanding-regime-change-iran-stop-countrys-nuclear-program-which-hannity
Hannity has been a consistent force for dishonesty, nastiness, etc. for decades now.
Trump vows $10 billion from U.S. for his Board of Peace as he leans into global role
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/trump-board-of-peace-first-meeting-gaza-un-israel-rcna259509
WILD levels of corruption!
Kash Patel heads to Milan for the Olympics — on the FBI jet
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-headed-to-milan-for-the-olympics-on-the-fbi-jet
Inexcusable.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest prompts calls for justice in the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/andrew-arrest-us-reaction-epstein-files-calls-justice
The Trump team downplayed the Epstein files. Andrew’s arrest and other probes show how rash that was.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/politics/epstein-files-trump-response-andrew-arrest
Exclusive: A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/palace-marrakesh-how-schwab-moved-277-million-payments-epstein-days-before-his-2026-02-19/
A New U.S. Blockade Is Strangling Cuba
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/world/americas/cuba-oil-blockade-trump.html
Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants in scathing ruling
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-detention-bond-judge-50a5da122aa51eed77cace0830548df3
Trump’s tariffs near their fate before the Supreme Court
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-ruling
Trump’s refusal to invite all governors to a White House meeting prompts group to back out
https://apnews.com/article/governors-trump-meeting-counterweight-washington-5e078af4172aba3ea3c734c910e4e0c0
Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon to release files related to UFOs and aliens
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-directing-pentagon-release-files-related-ufos-aliens-rcna259833
Trump finds the worst people and puts them in his administration.
Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/business/labor-secretary-husband-sexual-assault-allegations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.rTBt.uvi_ryCYnzkv&smid=nytcore-ios-share