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Trump's Refusal to Sign Housing Bill

The inescapable conclusion is that Trump is once again sidelining (or in this case, actively hindering) addressing the rising cost of living, which was likely the main reason he was elected, in favor of focusing on his own pet interests and priorities.

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The Reflecting Pool Renovation Debacle

President Donald Trump decided to make renovating the pool one of his top priorities, but we are all familiar by now with the Trump duet of incompetence and corruption.

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The Art of the Iran Deal

Donald Trump broke his promises about the outcome of the war in Iran. He spent huge amounts of taxpayer dollars to essentially strengthen, enrich, and legitimize a ruling regime he claimed was so evil and dangerous that it had to be eradicated.

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Malice and Division

At the White House UFC event, Josh Hokit regurgitated the bizarre and baseless rumor of former first lady Michelle Obama being born a man. Just like so much that involves or surrounds Trump, Hokit's comment was unnecessarily malicious and divisive.

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The First Socialist President

A president, who is the head of a party that is ostensibly in favor of capitalism, free markets, and small government, is enacting, with no apparent opposition, socialist policies that would be opposed at all costs coming from Bernie Sanders or the socialist Mayor of New York.

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Inflation, Iran, and the Art of the Deal

With inflation rising, how do Trump and the US resolve the war with Iran and the trouble in the Strait of Hormuz without essentially capitulating to Iran?

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California Election "Fraud" and the Undermining of our Nation

A nation can only withstand so much selfish and delusional undermining of its foundation before it collapses, and then those claiming fraud in California will find out what true fraud and injustice look like.

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No New Wars and Lazy Lies

In an interview on Meet the Press, President Donald Trump lied about having repeatedly promised to start no wars. Will it matter to Trump-voters, or will they gloss over it as usual?

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Iran War Resolution and the Pathetic Atrophying of Congress

The House essentially voted to sternly disapprove of the President's continuation of the war with Iran, refusing to do something substantive to reel in the President, reassert Congress's war authority, and maintain the separation of powers between the branches of government.

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Elon Musk and the Looting of Americans' Retirement

SpaceX is an unprofitable company with no reliable track record. Yet, within weeks, millions of American's retirement money may be shifted into SpaceX stock, which SpaceX has itself valued at an unprecedented $1.75 trillion.

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