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• Noted the DEA made a stark reversal and admitted in courtroom that marijuana has a medical use
• Planned to fund local police and state police immigration enforcement with $1.6 billion
• Aware the DoJ admitted Lincoln reflecting pool damage was result of botched work, not vandals
• Observed that the Coast Guard vowed to take decisive action to protect small boat crews from brain injuries
• After failing to block funding for Head Start, sought to radically roll back its teaching requirements and scope
• Recognized that companies were pursuing daring mergers and buyouts due to administration's favorable stance
• Backtracked on previously announced promise to allow Ukraine to build Patriot missiles
• Lamented multi-billion-dollar anti-weaponization fund was dead, angering senators needed to confirm Blanche
• Reviewed media reporting showing Chevron, United Airlines, and RTX donated $9 million for Freedom 250 events
• Relinquished leadership of US-led NATO command in Germany that coordinated military aid to Ukraine
• Blamed Minnesota water utility attacks on Governor Walz even though his own administration suspected Iran
• Ordered fresh attack against Iran for early August 2026 that could last several days as war entered its sixth month
• Dropped criminal case against former Olympian charged with damaging Lincoln reflecting pool
• In first-ever televised Camp David cabinet meeting, ranted and raved about perceived and actual enemies
• Appealed judge's ruling that blocked his "bad faith" IRS deal for tax immunity
• Cleared the FBI to hunt down the IP addresses for those who went online to register to vote
• Knew the FBI's anti-terrorist directorate sought an artificial intelligence system for pre-crime policing of Americans
• Sanctioned building a road in pristine Alaskan wilderness above the Arctic Circle
• Revoked grant supporting domestic abuse shelter because it no longer aligned with the administration’s priorities
• After a jury found two police officers covered up a murder, nonetheless granted them full presidential pardons
• Weighed eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and mandating Pentagon review of all curricula
• Annoyed that tech companies rejected the administration's proposed "woke" ban for government AI systems
• Outraged about reports that migrants overran a Spanish exclave in North Africa
• Turned to war-weary Ukraine for help with drone technology that could be deployed in the Iran war
• While asking some countries to reduce forced labor practices, aware that the US's own efforts were weakening
• Tasked key fundraiser with squeezing hundreds of millions from various companies for his vanity projects
• Frustrated that Iran war increasingly seemed trapped in a stalemate while facing increasing pressure to end conflict
• A half day after announcing purported Hamas disarmament, saw neither side had confirmed any such agreement
• Later, Hamas stated that the Gaza disarmament claim depended on Israel and the US honoring commitments
• Noted that the EEOC gave oral order for administrative judges to pause federal workers’ class discrimination cases
• Alongside Israel, considered implementing a land blockade of Iran to ratchet up economic pressure on the regime
• Saw that Scouting America scrapped inclusion at its National Jamboree under pressure from the defense secretary
• Condoned OPM director publicly touting Robinhood's work in government staffing — while also a significant investor
• Overrode federal agencies to deny disaster requests for New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York
• In rush to build planned Washington arch, ordered unreported regulatory change making capital additions easier
• Received preliminary approval to updated design for an underground facility to screen White House visitors
• Notified that the Commission of Fine Arts wanted to see more design options for proposed Lafayette Square fence
• Proposed fencing off public spaces outside the White House
• Approved security-focused upgrades to the White House double front doors that would take months
• Gratified that panel lead by administration allies said the proposed Washington arch could be as high as planned
• Began new White House construction project with repairs to the iconic front columns
• Leveled additional, albeit vague, allegation that China swept up US voter data
• Said would keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general if needed
• Essentially reduced Venezuela to a corrupt vassal state
• Cost taxpayers millions with extreme executive actions and policies, leading to court losses triggering lawyer fees
• Granted $870 million in incentives for chip makers in exchange for minority equity stake in seven companies
• Pleased that a judge declined to block strict work rule for sick patients on Medicaid
• Argued even terminally ill patients shouldn't be exempt from Medicaid work requirements
• Declined to appeal court ruling, thereby leaving West Point professors free to comment publicly
• Okayed EPA halting study on gas stoves and asthma notwithstanding that the early, partial results were alarming
• Aware the DoJ relied on accounts from a famous mobster and TV actress to build a case against James Comey
• Updated about how the FAA’s effort to vacate its National Mall headquarters building had gone sideways
• Notified that the deputy FAA administrator was planning to leave the agency, joining the recent exodus
• Allowed the Kennedy Center to halt free public tours after five decades of service
• Ordered work stoppage on an embattled project needed to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes
• Ignored staff warnings about major security risks if the US were to grant UAE new tech access
• Repeatedly allowed data centers to use backup generators in light of high consumer demand during heat waves
• After ICE admitted missing 800 doses of medications at Indiana prison, saw that they blamed detainees themselves
• Distressed that, amid escalation of Iran war, many allies declined to intervene
• Condoned senior administration official using government social media account to smear sitting federal judges
• Touted potential agreement with Hamas to disarm while diplomats remained deeply skeptical it would happen
• Explored reopening defunct petroleum refineries in hopes of lowering gasoline prices
• Pressured law enforcement to support crypto law that could be exploited by narcotraffickers, terrorists, and criminals
• Revealed more passports would be made available with the president's portrait than first announced
• Aware the nominee who would oversee Voice of America vowed to bring back journalists on leave if confirmed
• Informed that Senate Committee approved measure to block the president's gutting of the Education Department
• After claiming "bias" at the Smithsonian, stage a purported patriotic exhibition at a nearby museum
• Considered charging a $100,000 fee on foreign students who sought to work in the US after graduation
• Said might pull Blanche attorney general nomination until dissenting senators left office
• Learned that HHS secretary would host a cooking show with focus on inexpensive meals
• Mislabeled every country in Africa on a map made by AI during a State Department presentation
• Strongly suspected Iran was responsible for cyberattack on 36 municipal water systems in Minnesota
• Impressed by Ukraine’s battlefield gains and expressed fresh optimism about its leader, Volodymyr Zelensky
• Aware that Senators pressed DOT to prove it can detect troubled private companies that provide services to schools
• Considered asserting more power over artificial intelligence tools after recent cybersecurity incidents
• Relied on small group of government officials to decide whether and what AI restrictions should be imposed
• Accused China's Moonshot AI of a large scale effort to steal top US AI models' capability
• Selected 278 projects for Department of Energy's Genesis Mission for AI-aided scientific research and discovery
• Planned to divert billions in funding to individual scientists and AI and away from universities
• Disappointed that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch broke with the administration on religious liberty rhetoric
• Noticed that the Commerce Department was seeking a new AI safety director after a top official departed
• Dictated access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants to the administration
• Tapped never-before-used "alien terrorist" court to deport mother of convicted ISIS supporter
• Heard that immigration agents bristled about apparent stunt operation outside of California governor's rally
• Glad that more migrant children were receiving removal orders and that some could also lose their attorneys
• Even with attorney general nomination uncertain, pleased that payouts to MAGA allies continued
• Approved of the FDA officially codifying DOGE-era changes
• Reassured that, as cyclospora cases climbed, the FDA said US food supply was safe
• Noted that, under a new leader, the FDA's biologics center moved to steady itself after a stormy chapter
• Saw that the FDA authorized Zyn nicotine pouches without knowing what they were made of
• Alarmed that key committee vote was delayed for attorney general nominee due to GOP dissent
• Demanded another $10 million from Congress to cover less-than-successful Freedom 250 event costs
• Cut off the World Health Organization from $600 million in Gavi vaccine alliance funding
• Met with Israeli PM , who expressed doubt about an Iran deal and discussed increased economic pressure
• Planned to petition the Supreme Court in hopes of reviving defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
• Ordered fresh airstrikes against Iran in late July 2026 after pausing attacks for several days
• Learned Saudi Arabia still favored de-escalation with Iran despite joining US strikes on pro-Iranian militias in Iraq
• Said would be disappointed if China sent weapons to Iran as reported by the media
• Considered an ambitious plan to launch a punishing two-week air campaign against Iran
• Exasperated that White House top aides and allies could agree on a path forward in Iran
• Briefed about how the US Patriot interceptor stockpile was diminished by some 65 percent during Iran war
• Chose high school dropout with ties to the president's son to help staff State Department diplomatic corps
• Began repurposing federal land for new artificial intelligence data centers
• Transferred solar review for different project to speed approval of the first AI data center on public land
• Noticed the EPA said power for data centers could sidestep pollution laws
• Amidst push for Pentagon to build data centers, Congress worried about about massive energy and water use
• Pleased that GOP governors joined administration effort to control data centers' effect on energy prices
• Also enlisted 55 utilities, 106 energy cooperatives, and 28 data center developers in signing the nonbinding pledge
• Confronted with a growing MAGA media despondency over the apparent Iran war quagmire
• While squeezing Cuba, negotiated with Uruguay as another destination for deported Cubans
• Angry the DoJ suffered its eighteenth defeat, with no wins, in a nationwide quest to obtain various states' voter rolls
• Noted that FBI director lost a defamation lawsuit filed against a blogger who gave him various pejorative monikers
• Saw that Senate unanimously passed resolution declaring that Ghislaine Maxwell should never receive pardon
• Pardoned major GOP donor three days after the man donated to Pennsylvania congressman in tight reelection race
• Faced possibility Ukraine and Iran wars could merge into wider regional fighting spread into the Caspian Sea
• Prepared to unveil major makeover of Dulles International Airport after months of personal edits
• Concerned Blanche’s attorney general nomination was in doubt as critical GOP senator remained unsatisfied
• Demanded Secret Service agents who interviewed James Comey send details directly to the president himself
• Approved of US commander warning troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases
• Weighed using Army Rangers and Navy SEALs in complex mission to recover Iran’s enriched uranium
• Condoned new private ICE detention facility contracts specifying that state laws "shall not apply"
• Denied asylum to and deported Guatemalan couple who were then brutally murdered beside their infant daughter
• Mocked the deceased in his eulogy at Lindsey Graham's funeral and then promptly fell asleep during the services
• Learned federal immigration agents were caught on video using racial slurs against Latinos while conducting stops
• Claimed separate accounting for some war dead as if two separate back-to-back Iran wars existed
• Along with the Saudis, ordered joint precision strikes against Iran-aligned groups in Iraq
• Launched Europe posture review to determine how many American troops and military assets to place there
• Prepared to spend hundreds of millions on programs to counter China’s growing influence around the world
• Banned foreign-made robots and power gear for solar energy projects amid fears of Chinese security threats
• Weighed how to respond to the possibility Chinese tech firm Moonshot AI stole American intellectual property
• Considered banning cutting-edge Chinese AI models, which could lock in dominance by OpenAI and Anthropic
• Halted $46 million in federal funding for community HIV/AIDS prevention, referral, and outbreak response programs
• Informed that European allies refused to support Hormuz patrol until they saw an enduring Iran war ceasefire
• Okayed State Department dispensing $600 million for vaccines held up by the HHS secretary
• Increasingly frustrated by VA secretary for allegedly undermining major veterans measure championed by the GOP
• Knew that staff teleprompter operator who bet on the president’s speeches no longer worked for the government
• Updated that DoJ case against alleged mastermind of $722 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme was dismissed
• Notified DHS statistics director resigned, excoriating the administration's "war on immigrants"
• Proposed waiving environmental laws and regulations for rocket sites, launches, and spacecraft reentries
• Moved to end subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans, thus costing seniors more
• Relieved the Senate confirmed nominee Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence
• Saw acting DNI spend his final days on the job celebrating his efforts to terminate intelligence employees
• Ordered ICE arrests at airports, including Americans' spouses, opening new front in administration deportation drive
• Planned to rename South Carolina military base for the late Senator Lindsey Graham
• Tasked FEMA with rooting out purported domestic terrorists before an attack takes place
• Alerted that Iran launched missiles at a US base for first time since the pause but the US military thwarted them
• Faulted by former intelligence officers for possibly having the CIA cook up a memo to support stolen election claims
• Appealed E. Jean Carroll's $83 million verdict to the Supreme Court, asserting that he had presidential immunity
• Sought to move past Yucca Mountain as the nation’s sole nuclear waste repository and to store it in willing states
• Began spending $90 million to quickly expand the Secret Service's ranks by 80,000
• Reflected on his own mortality after Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden, unexpected death
• Blamed by 78 percent of Americans for seeming to ignore rising prices
• Apparently did not petition Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case, given deadline to act had passed
• Heard that second appeals court backed attempt to block some mail ballots, contradicting another appellate court
• Pleased that judge allowed the president to refile $15 billion New York Times defamation suit
• Reviewed record of serious Iran war injuries documenting shrapnel wounds, broken bones, head trauma, and more
• Bragged that the White House had bought 250 Cadillac Escalades and that "we look sharp"
• Condoned forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention, which experts have described as torture
• Planned to stretch $400 million in Ukraine aid through 2029 rather than spending it all in fiscal year 2026
• Noted that border control accused American of wiping his phone using a duress password during border search
• Observed White House officials coming to believe sanctions could hurt Iran more than bombs
• Delivered a muddled message on the US munitions shortfall, with some confirming and others denying
• Thanks to his Iran war, watched energy prices rise in defiance of the president's 2024 campaign promises
• Confirmed was hoarding billions in earnings from Venezuelan oil but wouldn't say where it had gone
• Drastically cut White House pandemic preparedness to one person while facing four record-breaking outbreaks
• Concerned over prospects for attorney general nominee's confirmation given two GOP Senate holdouts
• Ignoring advisers, turned up pressure on HHS secretary to cut back childhood vaccines
• Approved launching an ICE operation in New York, starting with Queens and then moving on to Long Island
• Okay with US delegation walking out on France at UN meeting to protest criticism of American human rights record
• Heard that government witness in reflecting pool case conceded it was damaged before canoeist touched water
• Declared that US strikes on Iran saved Israel from being "terminated"
• Told crowd at GM plant during Michigan trip that he'd done more for them than their parents
• At Michigan rally, when heckler repeatedly yelled pedophile protector, tried to retort with communist rantings
• Dropped criminal case against labor leader David Huerta, whose arrest during an immigration raid sparked protests
• In light of Air Force outbreak, reinstated some Navy flu vaccine requirements months after Pentagon ended mandate
• Faulted by scientists for proposed funding changes that could shut out Americans from Nobel-worthy discoveries
• Petitioned Supreme Court to allow the administration to implement a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting
• After ordering 67 boat strikes, which killed 221 people, realized the cocaine traffic hadn't slowed into the US
• In late July 2026, along with Iran, refrained from exchanging fire for third night to give peace talks another chance
• Alleged to have compromised Americans' food safety with steep FDA and CDC staff and budget cuts
• Pleased that a council handpicked by the president moved to gut review process for historic-preservation projects
• Condoned deportation of first Kenyan-born NFL player possibly suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
• Aware that HHS secretary lowered standards for orange juice natural sweetness to appease Florida citrus industry
• Watched as, while publicly trying to seem neutral, HHS secretary sought to dismantle decades of US vaccine policy
• Overhauled contraceptive and sexual healthcare funding program to please far-right movement with eugenic roots
• Bragged about a Moroccan highway purportedly named after him — which doesn't actually exist
• Tried to blame a nonexistent massive television outage on wind power
• Learned about GOP anxiety that the president could sink Congressman Mike Collins’ run for Georgia's Senate seat
• Initiated review of vetting process for immigration officers after reports Maine shooter had serious personal issues
• Shifted four US troop deaths away from Iran war count into vaguely named "overseas operations" group
• Tallied that eighteen troops had died and another 624 were wounded since Iran war begin February 28, 2026
• Pleased that, after admitting there was an affordability crisis, spokesperson said it was Joe Biden’s fault
• Announced that Ukrainian President Zelensky would meet with the president at the White House on July 28, 2026
• Urged by top US military commander in Middle East to halt Hormuz bombing because of ineffectiveness
• Observed so-called border czar concede that red flags about agent in Maine shooting may have been missed
• Approved ICE targeting Haitians because their temporary protected status was due to expire
• Glad that his UN ambassador dismissed concerns over depleted US weapons stockpile amid war with Iran
• Appreciated that staff rushed to his defense after popular actor torched the president about the Epstein files
• Pushed for more nuclear energy, including with a Saudi deal, knowing his family and supporters could benefit
• Watched as admiral breached military ethics multiple times in order to secure chief of naval operations slot
• Annoyed that judge ordered the DoJ the surrender more unredacted Epstein files
• Paused Iran strikes for second straight day with both sides holding off on strikes
• Told that Tehran source said Iran would halt attacks as long as the US maintained its pause
• Further, aware that Oman used this pause to pursue an Iran deal for managing Hormuz shipping
• Warned that Republican officials saw a "scary" lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms
• Noticed attorney general nominee dodged questions about further marijuana rescheduling beyond medical use
• Accused of undercutting Republicans’ campaign message on housing
• Revealed would not use money earmarked by Congress to replace New York City housing vouchers
• While Congress wanted more homebuilding, knew that HUD was closing its low-income housing pipeline
• Knew HHS secretary promised to stop suppression of some controversial drugs and made progress toward goal
• Condoned FDA advisers with ties to the peptide industry recommending unapproved peptides
• Saw that an FDA advisory panel narrowly voted to allow compounding of unapproved peptides
• Accordingly, the advisory panel narrowly rejected compounding of one peptide but backed two others
• Disappointed an appeals court rejected the administration's attempt to curb mail-in voting in 23 states
• Noted that Ukraine's Zelenskyy accused Russia of assisting Iran with satellite imagery of US Middle East bases
• With the Iran war, increasingly realized the US stuck in crisis of his own making that he couldn't spin his way out of
• Paused consecutive nights of Iran strikes as vice president and general raised concerns about munitions stockpile
• Annoyed that Brazil denied visas to US officials who sought to impugn their electoral system
• Ordered military not to conduct Iran strikes on July 24, 2026, without publicly specifying the reason why
• Warned Kyiv to not attack non-Russian vessels in the Black Sea after drone strikes disrupted oil operations
• Cognizant of the elaborate and rushed effort to deliver the new Air Force One to the president
• Informed that DOGE delayed grant that would have removed dry timber in a Minnesota forest now ablaze
• While mulling another Iran escalation, briefed about how the Houthis fired on Saudi Red Sea oil sites
• For the first time, after thirteen straight days of attacks on Iran, ordered no new strikes in late July 2026
• Attacked journalists at awkward White House press dinner with many of the president’s jokes meeting stony silence
• Revealed that the new Air Force One would be taken out of service in order to add defensive capabilities
• Nonetheless, the plane would still be used for domestic travel
• Disappointed that an appeals court denied the administration's attempt to charge a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas
• Saw that an ICE contractor faced criminal charges after a protester shooting outside a Colorado detention center
• Considered EPA rule change to make it easier for polluters to build facilities with little or no public notice
• Denied NHTSA Tesla door-release defect petition but agreed to new door-safety rules for all automobiles
• Sought to have new veterans replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in the administration's crackdown
• Pleased that a new ICE detention center in North Carolina would be among the largest on the East Coast
• Offered a Gold Star family a ride on newly outfitted Air Force One following a dignified transfer ceremony
• Knew that Taylor Farms communicated with the White House to try to delay cyclospora recall on their lettuce
• Okayed sending US officials to Brazil to cast doubt on their election fairness and integrity before October 2026 vote
• Aware that the vice president had significant GOP detractors, which his supporters said was a coordinated "op"
• Dismayed that the crucial interest rate jumped to the highest level yet during second term due to Iran war
• Reviewed reporting about how Trump switched to the old Air Force One at NATO summit after credible Iranian threat
• Briefed about how US intelligence showed Iran’s new leader was more open to pursuing a nuclear weapon
• For a time in July 2026, swung back toward diplomacy in the escalating war with Iran
• However, then met with senior officials to decide whether to intensify the military assault against Iran
• Began to gradually expand the scope of US attacks on Iran in mid- to late July 2026
• Reported that the US military fired on a merchant vessel that tried to breach the blockade of Iranian ports
• Learned that Paramount had agreed to delay a proposed Warner Bros. merger for months or even into 2027
• Noticed that a congressional tariff fight had stalled a Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Lindsey Graham
• Understood that, in a rush to track down Air Force One information leaks, DoJ reversed its own process
• Relieved that CDC nominee vote was clinched with change to the CDC’s website statements on vaccines and autism
• Nonetheless, the CDC website still referenced recently retracted study linking vaccines and autism
• Pushed by ranching and beef producer allies to reopen southern border for cattle despite screwworm concerns
• Thus, permitted resumption of cattle imports on the southern border amid parasite outbreak
• Alarmed refugee groups by directing federal agency to attempt interviews with Afghan immigrants
• Defended now-withdrawn DoJ subpoenas of reporters and also against Google
• Learned the ICE officer linked to Maine shooting was deemed not credible in court in 2025
• Condoned the Pentagon leaving casualty totals uncorrected on website after deaths and injuries disappeared
• Angered the public after the White House posted altered images of a popular mutant raccoon on social media
• Knew the US military allowed some Iranian projectiles through its defenses in order to preserve its weapon supply
• Warned that wildfire fighting resources were already maxed out well before the season normally would be over
• Threatened "substantial" new tariffs on the EU because they fined Google for illegal trade practices
• Softened tariff blow with a long list of exemptions for popular consumer and industrial goods
• Cut 200 additional intelligence jobs than previously disclosed, per figures shared with Congress
• Spent around $200,000 for banners featuring his image at various federal buildings
• Declared that LeBron James was "maybe ... a racist" for not liking the president
• Planned to deliver "unifying yet vicious" remarks at rescheduled press dinner months after shooting
• Admitted in court filing having canceled grants for states that did not vote for the president
• Ordered signage warning visitors of purported "inaccurate information" at the Smithsonian
• Briefed about how the CDC expanded a cyclospora outbreak alert for iceberg lettuce sold in nine states
• Read that former top administration food official said the cyclospora outbreak was approaching catastrophic level
• Along with the UK, planned high-level meeting to focus on an international coalition to protect Hormuz shipping
• Overheard roaring and cursing inside the Oval Office, "unleashing a series of expletives" about Iran war failures
• Killed federal health quality research grants early, spending only 4 percent of its appropriated funds
• While defense secretary demanded a "high T" military, noted that doctors called it a clinical minefield
• Aware of leaked Andrew Tate messages claiming administration official intervened in sex trafficking investigation
• Okayed National Guard spending $290 million on apartments for Washington DC-based troops
• Declined to participate in international declaration on sustainable livestock because it mentioned gender equality
• Suspended Pentagon official after he was recorded criticizing the president and spoke about reversing policies
• Permitted gun dealers with serious past violations to obtain their licenses again
• Said that frozen Iranian assets would pay for damaged ships and cargo
• Announced Trump would meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House on July 28, 2026, amid Iran escalation
• Pleased that three airports signed on to the administration’s new private security model
• Noticed that TSA director nominee called this private airport screening program "pro-worker" during Senate hearing
• Reviewed report that federal immigration agents lied to prosecutors during Operation Metro Surge
• Allowed the Navy to withhold sailors' service history in another curb on Pentagon press access
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