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Haberman: Trump Is ‘Unleashed’

November 30, 2017 Buck Banks

“Something is unleashed with him lately. I don’t know what is causing it. I don’t know how to describe it.”

— New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, quoted by Newsweek, on President Trump’s recent behavior.

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‘Slow, Stiff and Painfully Dull’
Buck Banks | Jan. 29, 2026

Some say it’s totally lacking in plot, action or drama,
Others say it’s a sure-fire cure for chronic insomnia.
Its director’s a cad,
And Donald will be mad,
When no one pays to see his wife’s fake movie, “Melania.“

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    “Whether you liked Ms. Harris or not, this last election was a choice, a very simple one. You had the choice between the Constitution and the criminal. And this country chose the criminal. You put a criminal at the top of America. A convicted felon.”

    — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I), on a podcast.

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    “You can kiss the midterms goodbye.”

    — Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, on NewsNation, after President Trump shared a racist post of the Obamas.

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    “I did this to go on offense. And to put them in a position where they’re tap dancing. To put them in a position where they have to own their choices of using a U.S. attorney’s office to come after a senator.”

    — Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a dispute that President Trump has publicly pushed, the AP reports.

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    37 points

    Chasity Verret Martinez (D) won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana State House District 60, defeating Brad Daigle (R), 62% to 38%, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. The Downballot reports it was “a massive 37-point overperformance compared to the 2024 presidential result.”

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    108,435

    Employers laid off 108,435 people last month, the highest January number since 2009, according to a new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. At the same time, hiring intentions haven’t been lower since then.

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    65%

    A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 65% of Americans said Immigration and Customs Enforcement has “gone too far.” President Trump’s overall approval rating remains low at 39%, with 56% disapproving, and a whopping 51% strongly disapproving. That’s the highest Marist has seen in its polling since it started asking how strongly respondents approve or disapprove of presidents dating back to 2017.

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    37%

    A new Quinnipiac poll finds just 37% of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 56% disapprove. On Trump’s handling of the economy, just 39% of voters approve, while 56% disapprove. On Trump’s handling of immigration issues, just 38% of voters approve, while 59% disapprove.

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    $5.24 billion

    Federal lobbying spending hit $5.24 billion in 2025, reaching the highest level ever recorded by a wide margin, Legistorm reports. This was a $768 million increase from 2024 and the largest year-over-year jump on record.

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