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Trump continues to ignore efforts to muzzle him,
Taking to Twitter to vilify and rail against Muslims.
If his given name was John
And his surname wasn’t Khan,
Do you think Trump would have insulted the mayor of London?

Presidenting Is Hard!

April 28, 2017 Buck Banks

“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”

— President Trump, in an interview with Reuters.

Trump Touts Trumpcare

April 23, 2017 Buck Banks

“The plan gets better and better and better and it’s gotten really really good and a lot of people are liking it a lot.”

— President Trump, quoted by CNN, on the GOP health care plan.

Dumb and Trumper

April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 Buck Banks

One of them has ruled out a New York gubernatorial run,
The other says the Syrian strike proves dad’s not in bed with the Russians.
While they hoped to get savvy
From the genes of their daddy,
It appears all they both got was an extra-large helping of dumb.

Eric Trump on the Wonders of Nepotism

April 5, 2017 Buck Banks

“Nepotism is kind of a factor of life… We might be here because of nepotism, but we’re not still here because of nepotism. You know, if we didn’t do a good job, if we weren’t competent, believe me, we wouldn’t be in this spot.”

“If we can teach young people not to take drugs… it’s really, really easy not to take them.”

— President Trump, quoted by Axios, while declaring a “nationwide public health emergency” on the opioid crisis.

“I think one of the greatest of all terms I’ve come up with is ‘fake.’”

— President Trump, quoted by The Hill.

“Obama’s complaints about Republicans stopping his agenda are BS since he had full control for two years. He can never take responsibility.”

— Donald Trump, on Twitter, Sept. 26, 2012.

“I alone can fix it.”

— Donald Trump, speaking at the Republican national convention in July 2016.

“I’m not going to own it.”

— President Trump, quoted by the AP, after the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare collapsed.

“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”

— President Trump, in an interview with Reuters.

“The plan gets better and better and better and it’s gotten really really good and a lot of people are liking it a lot.”

— President Trump, quoted by CNN, on the GOP health care plan.

“Nepotism is kind of a factor of life… We might be here because of nepotism, but we’re not still here because of nepotism. You know, if we didn’t do a good job, if we weren’t competent, believe me, we wouldn’t be in this spot.”

— Eric Trump, in an interview with Forbes.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.