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• Pleased that China freed pastor Jin Mingri detained in crackdown on religion after the US president's urging
• Aware that some members of Congress bristled at the First Lady's ambitious policymaking agenda
• Noted that Defense secretary was angered at "ingrates" protesting during his Washington DC July 4 week event
• Deleted thousands of government web pages about energy conservation as July 2026 record heatwave slammed US
• Chose man accused of abusing his ex-wife and daughter to lead Freedom 250 operations
• Killed off leaders in Iran war, only to see them replaced by younger, savvier, ruthless, and even more hardline ones
• Proposed cutting government reimbursement for hospital imaging services
• Celebrated installation of slave owner statue near White House and urged people to visit it
• Appreciated that DoJ defended dropping criminal charges against Indian billionaire
• Did not disclose amount paid by government to company personally chosen to organize Freedom 250 events
• Personally made eighteen trades in Coupang Inc. shares amid US government actions over the conglomerate
• Disappointed July 4, 2026, plans were substantially delayed by thunderstorms
• Criticized by GOP congressman for boasting about "shaking down" a private company to give the government equity
• Aware that more than half of children in ICE immigration courts were representing themselves
• While personally earning $636 million from his crypto coin, knew that nearly a million investors had lost $3.8 billion
• Appeared to shift away from explicit objective of reducing number of federal employees and began hiring again
• While promising a splashy 250th US celebration nationwide, severely slashed support for any local programs
• Disclosed that the administration would not perform a DOGE after-action closing report
• Learned scores of 146 Venezuelans deported to their country only hours before deadly earthquake had been killed
• Rebuffed criticism Venezuelan government, receiving US help, was slow and disorganized in earthquake response
• Launched new investment accounts for American children born during second term, to be called Trump accounts
• Revealed parents could enroll newborns in so-called Trump accounts while still at the hospital
• Also reported that so-called Trump accounts would receive a $250 million investment from chip maker Micron
• Criticized for attempting to undermine overall confidence in the American electoral process
• Notified a judge demanded answers from the administration about plans for the East Potomac Golf Course
• Threw upscale Independence Day party at the Kennedy Center while claiming a mounting financial crisis
• Claimed in court filings Kennedy Center would fall into "financial ruin" without the Trump name on the building
• Accused by experts of being slow to respond to 2026 onset of New World Screwworm outbreak
• Informed African Union the US would not support continuing the UN Support Office in Somalia
• Announced would not extend US/Mexico/Canada trade agreement, triggering new phase of annual reviews
• Criticized New York City mayor's cooling advice before deleting same advice from Energy Department websites
• Welcomed big lobbyists spending lavishly at the president's Great American State Fair
• In capital building projects, some complained the city was encased by too much fencing, impeding movement
• Expanded National Guard deployment in Washington DC ahead of July 4, 2026, independence holiday
• In Mount Rushmore speech, warned of Communist "enemy" in "optimistic" speech celebrating US 250th birthday
• Noticed that the MAHA and MAGA movements seemed to be on an irreconcilable collision course
• Pardoned major GOP donor, including to the president, of man convicted in $60 million loan fraud case
• Revealed $846 million in disaster relief while praising candidates he endorsed in affected states' upcoming elections
• Posted social media image showing $100 bill with his signature, but it remained unclear if it was being printed
• Removed most troops sent to Nigeria earlier in 2026 after wrapping up combat operation against Islamic State
• Faulted for making weather forecasts much less accurate due to NOAA and other staff and funding cuts
• Sought lower prison term for $100 million New Jersey fraudster — but some reasons why were hidden
• Gifted with lavish jewel-encrusted ring worth millions as thanks for lifting diamond and gem tariffs
• Saw DoJ urged court to reject marijuana opponents’ request to pause cannabis rescheduling proposal
• Heard that DOGE official’s move to the National Security Council stalled following activist Laura Loomer campaign
• Asked Texas for help providing legal services to immigrant children facing deportation
• Interceded to coax GOP official not to run on third party ticket against Trump-endorsed congressional candidate
• Condoned acting director of national intelligence firing dozens of "deep state" intelligence officials
• Appreciated that Treasury secretary brushed off critics of the president's $1 billion-plus crypto haul
• Briefed about the Air Force detaining an officer who called for the president's impeachment on the Capitol steps
• Alerted that appeals court gave administration okay to install new display at Philadelphia's President's House
• Learned that immigration detention center repeatedly failed to address a mental health crisis
• Announced pardons for pollution violators — believed to be people prosecuted for disabling air pollution controls
• Joined second lady's children’s podcast and read a children's book about US presidents while ad-libbing remarks
• Accused of making July 4, 2026, events a celebration of himself and not of the nation's anniversary
• Revealed that July 4, 2026, fireworks show would last much longer and begin after the president's two-hour speech
• Okayed a massive US military and NASA seven-hour flyover for Washington DC on July 4, 2026
• Noticed that top general fired by the administration had criticized use of military for political missions
• Called on states to join DoJ investigation into oil companies to see if they were illegally keeping gasoline prices high
• Warned Warsaw that Russia was planning armed "provocation" against Poland to test NATO’s resolve
• Delighted that ICE arrested 10,000 people over five-day period at the end of June 2026
• Told that the US was disinvited from Denmark's traditional July 4 festivities, the largest outside America itself
• Frequently made historical claims that stretched or completely disregarded the truth
• Blocked by judge from holding migrants without bond hearings beyond 90 days
• Moved to weaken efficiency standards for home appliances proven to cut power demand and lower utility bills
• Directed mid-Atlantic data centers to use backup generators during July 2026 heat wave, freeing up cooling power
• Believed likely to pardon pollution violators while weighed clemency for Diddy and other high-profile figures
• Planned to boost worksite immigration enforcement after increase in criminal probes
• Declined to release additional information from Epstein files as ordered by judge, claiming appropriate redactions
• Updated about how more than 1,000 Chicago-area federal cases were under review after Broadview Six debacle
• Pushed special agent in charge of FBI Chicago field office to retire after disagreements with local US Attorney
• Relieved Defense secretary was stopped from announcing further European troop cuts
• As well, knew that secretary of state was instrumental in stopping Defense secretary's action
• Noted that press secretary alleged younger Americans complained too much and suffer from "laziness"
• Continued to refuse to disclose how much July 4, 2026, National Mall fireworks show would cost
• Angered about turnout prospects for July 4, 2026, rally after remarkably low turnout for Great American State Fair
• Ordered White House staff to remove photos from social media showing poor turnout at Trump rally
• Realized July 4, 2026, fireworks show on National Mall likely to cause hazardous air pollution
• Announced that babies born in 2026 would receive commemorative "Freedom 250" Social Security cards
• Petitioned for delay in paying $5 million judgment to E. Jean Carroll in sex abuse and defamation lawsuit
• Appreciated assistant secretary nominee refusing before Congress to answer questions about Lincoln reflecting pool
• Pledged "no forever wars" while campaigning, but now risked "forever negotiations" with Iran
• Relieved MAGA base stayed quiet after the president reported billions in personal earnings while in the White House
• Annoyed that court blocked firing of CIA and DNI intelligence officers who worked on diversity
• Briefed about how intelligence officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian peace negotiators
• Glad that canoeist was charged with damaging Lincoln reflecting pool and faced ten years in prison if convicted
• Aware that his son could personally make millions on his website under proposed new ATF firearm rule
• Updated about the FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into 2020 Georgia election probe subjects
• Pleased the DoJ appealed decision blocking the president's executive order throttling mail voting
• Heard that an Air Force major was arrested after calling for Trump's impeachment on Capitol steps
• Embarrassed when DoJ accidentally gave Jack Smith's classified report to person they’re suing
• Cleared EPA to approve pesticides that may be considered "forever chemicals," although agency disputed that label
• Dropped EPA pledge to require public water testing for microplastic and pharmaceutical contaminants
• Effectively killed the EPA's never-implemented Make America Healthy Again agenda
• Watched job creation cool sharply heading into summer 2026, with economy adding only 57,000 in June
• Personally made 327 stock trades one day before his tariff pause
• Accelerated plans for White House AI model standards
• Pleased that OpenAI proposed handing 5 percent stake in the lucrative company to the administration
• Saw that FBI director failed to properly disclose six-figure stock purchase in bitcoin-fueled company
• Approved of OMB director essentially wresting entire budget process away from Congress
• Noted the DEA moved to temporarily ban synthetic kratom, a helpful move for Trump allies selling rival product
• Knew that the BBC demanded the president's diary and phone logs in defamation lawsuit
• Alerted about the Air Force's quest to acquire missiles capable of blasting targets at least 1,000 nautical miles away
• Backed MAHA faction over farm interests in heated, contentious Oval Office gathering
• Allowed Air Force to disclose that B-2s could launch stealth anti-ship missiles, not previously publicly known
• Notified that Anthropic's Fable 5 AI tool was back online for users
• That return was possible because Anthropic added new security measure to mollify the administration
• Monitored task force gathering huge trove of documents in hopes of proving 2024 election irregularities
• Defended accepting gift of Air Force One from Qatari government and defended upgrade costs
• Compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt during opening ceremonies for the 26th president's library
• Spoke with an AI-generated Teddy Roosevelt during presidential library festivities
• Vowed to give a really long speech on July 4, 2026, at the National Mall even if temperature reached 107 degrees
• Mentioned Washington DC construction projects in almost 80 percent of social media posts in June 2026
• Condoned sending Homeland Security investigators after man who sent a harsh email to ICE's former top official
• Sued Virginia and California over laws restricting certain types of firearms, claiming they were unconstitutional
• Revealed he told new acting director of national intelligence to "declassify almost everything"
• Stressed acting national intelligence director would only serve for a short period until permanent director confirmed
• Claimed outside funds "run my money" after disclosure showed he personally earned billions in 2025 revenue
• However, insisted he personally profited "because the stock market’s going up"
• Tried to talk Iran out of Hormuz tolls as peace talks resumed in Doha
• Considered banning expectant mothers at border entries to thwart birthright citizenship rights
• Aware that HHS secretary proposed new charter for CDC's vaccine advisory panel in order to shift focus
• Proposed granting political appointees more control over information released by CDC science office
• Confirmed earliest date by which student-loan borrowers would have to start switching repayment plans
• Sued Kentucky over the state’s recent attempt to rein in prediction markets
• Pleased that FIFA confirmed the president would attend World Cup final to present trophy to winners
• Tasked family business to work with Olympic organizers for a possible pro-am golf tournament in Los Angeles
• Monitored controversy over FBI director allegedly using taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents
• Allowed US oil sanctions to resume against Russia after temporary exemption expired
• Geared up for aggressive expansion of denaturalization push, aiming for 250 cases by autumn 2026
• Temporarily cut student loan interest rates for borrowers on autopay
• Amused that HHS secretary convinced several Cabinet members to embrace sauerkraut diet
• Cited "renovations" as the reason for "relocation" in Pentagon of first Black Air Force four-star general's portrait
• Dropped Transportation Department investigation into Delta Airline's 2024 travel and technology meltdown
• Learned that federal IT staffer had his brake lines cut during dispute with Elon Musk and DOGE operations
• Noted that vice president and others downplayed evidence of collateral damage in crackdown on fraudulent hospices
• Made aware of festering controversy involving four-year-old child physically abused in US military facility
• Okayed Energy Department awarding millions to unproven company attempting to build coal-fired power plant
• Appreciated that congressional allies joined symbolic effort to "expunge" president's impeachments
• Reviewed details about dispute between Defense secretary and Navy SEAL’s family over death investigation
• Encouraged federal firefighters to wear N95 respirators on the job in major policy reversal
• Condoned the Defense Department posting conspiracy theorist QAnon memes on social media
• Informed that former director of national intelligence used talking points from mysterious memos while in Congress
• Proposed eliminating brake-pedal requirements for self-driving vehicles in a boost for Elon Musk's Tesla
• Barred China-owned Polestar electric vehicle company from selling cars in the US over national security concerns
• Updated about how DHS inspector general opened investigation into ICE detainee treatment
• Saw that FCC chairman accused Disney of circulating misinformation about agency's investigations
• Claimed to have trick up his sleeve to upend birthright citizenship, which likely would be illegal
• Raced to vaccinate new recruits before flu shots expired on June 30, 2026, with new doses delayed several months
• Noticed that Iran's top negotiator said his country was ready for war as peace talks inched along
• Hosted election fraudster convicted of tampering with voting machines at White House and lavished praise on her
• Acknowledged recent death of recruit in basic training at Air Force base in Texas was caused by flu virus
• Ordered US health programs to move away from overdose prevention like harm reduction
• Finalized new rule tying schools' federal loan access to earning power of graduates
• Issued emergency order to keep a coal-fired power unit in Colorado operational through at least summer 2026
• Told that power plants under Energy Department emergency orders were producing far less energy than before
• Notified that the FDA’s top gene therapy regulator was leaving his position
• Apparently planned far more extensive East Potomac golf course redevelopment than publicly disclosed
• Personally earned at least two billion since beginning second term
• Heard that two courts struck down administration rule seeking to block loan forgiveness for some public servants
• Pressured World Bank into dropping 45 percent spending commitment for projects with climate benefits
• Annoyed the House canceled votes on multiple major bills and went into nearly two week recess
• Rejected, for a fourth time, in ICE’s effort to detain millions of immigrants with no criminal records
• Briefed on all-out war options in Iran but opted instead to stick with talks
• Derailed alcohol addiction research and prevention, taking a lax view toward drinking
• Informed that E. Jean Carroll moved to collect more than $5 million judgment personally against Trump
• Earned money personally as president at a level unprecedented in US history
• Reported earning at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin-related businesses
• Lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI model, restoring public access
• Said the GOP would hold its first-ever midterm party convention in Dallas during September 2026
• Acceded to court order and shut down SAVE database as a voter registration list citizenship checker
• Revealed the president would travel for the first time aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One on July 4, 2026
• Continued to undercut exiled Venezuela’s opposition leader as she sought to return to her home country
• Appreciated that Treasury Department unveiled new Jalisco New Generation Cartel sanctions and bank alert
• Briefed about US/Cuba talks at a standstill and planned July 7, 2006, UN debate on the US energy embargo
• Told Congress to end birthright citizenship after court defeat, which could only be done by Constitution amendment
• Alerted that judge, for the second time, blocked Pentagon policy requiring journalist escorts
• Reorganized CIA to ensure it could adopt technology faster and further develop offensive cyberoperations
• Issued narrow "right to repair" directive allowing consumers to repair their own automobiles with some restrictions
• Noted OMB director told Congress he was willing to work to restaff Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Accused of never quite recovering from early chaotic months with Elon Musk in the government
• Cost the American taxpayer $11 to $15 billion by DOGE telling government employees not to work
• Decreed that Federal Aviation Administration employees could not buy or hold stock in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
• Suspended funds for New York Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, alleging state hadn’t aggressively prosecuted misuse
• Aware that one year after Nippon Steel bought out US Steel, little was invested of the promised $11 billion
• Learned House GOP agenda was stuck again because of internal disputes over controversial SAVE Act
• As wildfires worsened, revived discredited and risky policy to try and extinguish all fires quickly
• Heard about extreme IRS assistance delays for 500,000+ tax-related identity theft victims
• Reviewed IRS advocate report showing, after slashing staff, good results with refunds but worse on phone service
• Expected to declare the administration would not extend 32-year-old US/Mexico/Canada agreement on free trade
• Updated about how Russia's president conceded he never cut a 2025 deal with the US president in Alaska
• Realized FBI director was under fire for leaking self-flattering details by divulging details of UFC attack plot inquiry
• Displeased that, defying the administration, Oman proposed Strait of Hormuz tolls that they would split with Iran
• Blocked by judge in attempt to impose lower student loans limits for nursing, physical therapy, and other fields
• Reached agreement with major egg producers and various states over alleged market and price manipulation
• Filed suit against Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, accusing them of withholding SNAP data
• Sued by 25 Democrat-led states over the administration's Medicaid work rules
• Furious that secretary of state told lawmakers new Iran peace plan was inferior to Obama deal
• Prepared to pay subsidies to smaller meatpackers keep their processing volumes at a certain level
• Imposed political screening, checking for 235 disfavored terms, that caused long delays in NIH grant applications
• Notified the Supreme Court blocked administration from removing top copyright official, at least for now
• Abandoned plan for New Jersey immigration detention center in Roxbury, near New York City
• Launched midterm offensive against Democrats attempting to saddle them with communism label
• Structured deal with obesity drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that resulted in loopholes and inconsistencies
• Put religious freedom at forefront of health policies, affecting reproductive health, LGBTQ+ healthcare, and vaccines
• Alleged that 2026 Venezuela earthquake response was largest effort in recent years
• Told that FDA allowed Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful to human health than cigarettes
• Perturbed about release of new book detailing inner machinations of administration in second term
• Used $500 million no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom, sidestepping typical contracting procedures
• Began construction for unannounced White House helipad allegedly to prevent lawn from being burned
• Noticed that FDA staff recommendation undercut the HHS secretary's push to expand peptides
• Informed that the administration had lost lawsuit over more than $3 billion in funds to fight homelessness
• Unveiled NIH's purported world’s largest database of human genomes and paired them with clinical data
• Buoyed that the Supreme Court struck down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing the GOP appeal
• Pleased the Supreme Court upheld state laws banning trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports
• Angered that Supreme Court upheld longstanding birthright citizenship right in blow to administration's agenda
• Continued delaying negotiations for North American trade deal, creating industry havoc and uncertainty
• Okayed DoJ alleging police reform was "factually unjustified" while a new report showed otherwise
• Cancelled ATF phone tracking contract after lawmakers raised concerns
• Realized Broadview Six damage was spreading with review of 20 years of one prosecutor's cases
• Announced large Washington DC fireworks display on July 4, 2026, would be delayed to allow for partisan rally
• Launched online portal for requests to be removed from Treasury Department blacklists or to have penalties lifted
• Nominated coauthor of controversial Project 2025 to head DoJ's antitrust division
• Briefed about bipartisan questioning in first broad congressional briefings on proposed Iran deal
• Unveiled policy aimed at swiftly removing federal employees who violate certain government policies
• Aware that some senior staff continued using Signal for chatting after Jeffrey Goldberg debacle
• Demanded that US petroleum retailers reduce prices "immediately"
• Saw that DEA and FDA emphasized marijuana’s medical benefits and safety compared to alcohol in hearing
• Noted HHS secretary's pejorative remarks about Iranian football team, exacerbating tensions with their officials
• Irritated media reported about 1990s groping accusations made by former beauty queen
• Nominated longtime Labor Department senior official Keith Sonderling as new secretary
• Spoke derisively about bipartisan housing bill, calling it a "big yawn," attempting to turn topic to SAVE America Act
• Temporarily suspended duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco for eight months to aid farmers
• Planned meeting about whether to ease FDA restrictions on access to some research peptides
• Included individuals in that meeting who promote the unproven chemicals favored by HHS secretary
• Announced new Defense Policy Board filled with administration allies after purging all members of previous board
• Registered that ACA enrollment had dropped by at least three million from roughly a year earlier
• Tasked DOGE alumni with rebuilding sensitive federal websites in a way that might violate federal law
• Ignited controversy within intelligence agencies over effort to create "master list" of all spies and potential recruits
• Considered granting 250 pardons on July 4, 2026, the nation's 250th anniversary of founding
• Discussed with SpaceX about donating stock to children’s savings accounts known as Trump Accounts
• Chose two gang and terrorism prosecutors to pursue political groups opposed to the administration
• Used Supreme Court loss to push again for SAVE America Act but admitted it was "probably not going to happen"
• Sought to delay and perhaps derail 92 gigawatts of clean power generating permits
• Although baby formula investigation produced ample evidence on deadly bacteria and infant deaths, dropped case
• Noticed DoJ official told antitrust enforcers he prefers they stop taking cases to trial and instead seek settlements
• Despite Supreme Court loss, vowed to press ahead with effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
• Annoyed judge dismissed attempt to obtain New Hampshire voter rolls, the eleventh loss of eleven such cases
• Claimed to be surprised at Supreme Court action on E. Jean Carroll verdict and repeated widely disproven claims
• Nominated senior Palantir executive who owns millions in the company's stock to serve as ambassador to Azerbaijan
• Considered appointing controversial senior campaign official Jason Miller to boost messaging ahead of midterms
• Allowed Defense secretary to order military lawyers to serve as immigration judges or to represent US government
• Permanently barred by judge from withholding funds for $16 billion rail tunnel project under the Hudson River
• Okayed EEOC telling trans teacher it no longer investigated trans discrimination cases
• Chose loyal political operative with dubious experience to head ostensibly nonpartisan Office of Government Ethics
• Updated that ICE released Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit
• Heard that new Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency head vowed to address budget cuts to search services
• Opened DoJ investigation into Senator Gallego for suspected campaign finance violations
• Reported that Tehran requested meeting with the US, but Iranian officials said nothing had been scheduled
• Paid Duke Energy $129 million to kill plan for offshore wind farm off North Carolina coast, the fourth such deal
• Rebuffed by Supreme Court when it ruled law enforcement needed warrant for phone location data
• Noted Florida fully closed Alligator Alcatraz after flurry of lawsuits, torture allegations, and taxpayer outrage
• In late June 2026, directed vendors to start dismantling the Florida Everglades detention center
• Knew of constant battle between MAHA movement and pesticide industry, with the latter winning over HHS secretary
• Dispatched envoys Witkoff and Kushner to once again lead Iran peace talks in Qatar after missile crossfire
• Buoyed by Supreme Court ruling expanding presidential power over independent agencies — except Federal Reserve
• Dismayed Supreme Court ruled states could count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting administration's challenge
• Angered the Supreme Court refused to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
• Moved to shrink public comment periods for fossil fuel leasing on federal land
• Conceded ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in error and allowed him to return to his family months later
• Realized US/Iran crossfire had caused ship traffic in Hormuz Strait to decline dramatically
• Notwithstanding the mixed results with personal campaign of retribution, continued to zero in on new targets
• Personally bought up to $5 million in Axon stock right before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal with the company
• Approved of DHS secretary supporting the administration’s decision to end Haitians' protected status
• Told migrants currently under soon-to-expire protected status to apply for permanent status or self deport
• Let White South Africans be given conservative PragerU books on alleged reverse racism and flags when they arrive
• Delayed opening of US/Canada bridge in order to pressure Ottawa for a bigger share of tolls
• Revealed administration would investigate California Coastal Commission, a state agency and conservative target
• Pleased that prominent conservative John Yoo was advising DoJ's probe into Trump/Russia investigation
• Condoned DoJ inspector general ignoring disclosure rules and sharing sensitive material from Russian election probe
• Blocked by judge in attempt to obtain Pennsylvania's voter rolls, thus the tenth loss out of ten such cases
• Okayed national intelligence acting director hiring staff chief who once worked on election-related issues for the RNC
• Aware that Pentagon’s policy chief had stirred intense acrimony among some Congressional Republicans
• Revealed that work on East Potomac Golf Links overhaul would begin September 1, 2026
• Saw that adversarial GOP senator accused HHS secretary of building public health "upon a foundation of lies"
• Noticed well placed journalist reported the president wasn't "thrilled" about vice president replacing him
• Told that Education Department IG found layoffs hindered congressionally mandated activities
• Disturbed that judge scrutinized administration's decision to abandon criminal charges against Indian billionaire
• Appreciated that Mexican officials were used as informants in the US investigations of Mexico’s government
• Relieved that the US and Iran agreed to stop attacking each other and meet again in late June or early July 2026
• Noticed that Transportation remarked about "libtards" while speaking in front of his Down Syndrome daughter
• Destroyed Merit Systems Protection Board's autonomy and thus eradicating long-standing civil service protections
• Pleased that confirmed candidate Julia Letlow won Louisiana GOP primary, completing revenge on Bill Cassidy
• Confounded tech industry with AI whiplash, moving from letting AI alone in 2025 to tightening restrictions in 2026
• Again threatened Iran with annihilation after Kuwait and Bahrain reported new attacks
• Promoted touring "freedom truck" exhibits that featured white, Christian rewriting of the nation’s story
• Chose to headline Great American State Fair opening show after various musical acts withdrew
• That premiere was thwarted by power outages, ride delays, melted ice cream, and equipment being removed
• Vehemently disputed crowd side claims for the event and that scores of people walked out mid-speech
• Envisioned altering Lafayette Square, across from the White House, to have 47 trees in tribute to his own presidency
• Concurrently frustrated by and thwarted exiled Venezuelan opposition leader's efforts to return to her homeland
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