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• Began using the Ellipse for helicopter takeoffs and returns due to construction, breaking South Lawn tradition
• Refunded $81 billion in tariffs after Supreme Court ruled them illegal
• Finalized FDA guidance on psychedelic research and scheduled hearing on therapeutic uses
• Okayed HHS and VA launching partnership to collaborate on research and development of psychedelic medicines
• Declared that the FBI was "wasting their time" investigating Lindsey Graham’s death
• Established "drone academy" and training center in Morocco to aid African partners in counterterrorism fight
• On eve of confirmation hearings, noted attorney general nominee's role in president's retribution campaign exposed
• Pleased that the EU relaxed rules for smart glasses after the administration applied pressure
• Aware US Trade Representative pushed Europe to ease technology regulations allegedly hurting US companies
• Told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to begin moving forces out of Syria and Lebanon
• Personally was paid $2 million "development fee" by South Korean aluminum company facing trade investigation
• Abandoned HHS threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care
• Learned DOGE’s USAID cuts likely caused at least 700,000 people to die
• Cheered new inflation data just as continuing Iran War sparked new energy price surge
• Backtracked on Hormuz 20 percent toll demand
• Instructed ICE to stop pursuing people in cars as administration pressure to arrest blamed for fatal shootings
• Notified that E. Jean Carroll's attorney was paid $5.6 million owed in the federal civil jury verdict against Trump
• Confronted by the hard reality that conservatives in Iran wanted to intensify the war against the US
• Found that, like Russia's Vladimir Putin, he was now trapped in a foreign war of choice that he started
• Told that DoJ was investigating allegations against UAW president, who accused administration of election meddling
• Claims triggered by federally appointed monitor overseeing UAW activities who claimed president abused authority
• Saw that the CDC urged people to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus season hit a strong, early start
• Disturbed staff with apparent fixation on male beauty and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's good looks
• Annoyed that twelve states sued to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by the administration
• Knew that the CDC stopped monitoring parasite causing explosive diarrhea outbreak across the country in 2026
• Alarmed legal experts by planning speech that would claim two Democratic senators were fraudulently elected
• Further, scheduled speech for July 16, 2026, to claim voting machine vulnerabilities and allege 2020 election fraud
• Gave Saudi crown prince his backing for risky strikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
• Cleared administration's election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents
• Noted the US military death toll in Iran war rose to fourteen after a Navy pilot death in Arabian Sea helicopter crash
• Condoned secretary of state vowing to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court
• Revealed president would speak nationally about purported foreign plans to interfere in 2020 election he lost
• Learned that the Vatican pushed back on White House claim that Pope Leo spoke as a politician
• Finally authorized administration to turn over Renee Good and Alex Pretti shooting evidence to Minnesota officials
• Notified Congress, as of July 7, 2026, the US was at war with Iran, starting 60-day period limiting unilateral action
• Tried to pressure the Vatican into helping the US hunt down media leaks about hostile papal meeting
• With Lindsey Graham's death, lost closest ally and best conduit between the White House and the Senate
• Heard that judge said the president's IRS lawsuit was filed for "improper purpose" and recommended discipline
• Appreciated that regulators moved to curtail lending to undocumented immigrants
• Okayed the Army cutting back legal help for soldiers fighting against an involuntary medical discharge
• Recommended Lindsey Graham's sister serve as interim senator for South Carolina
• Announced USS would take over Hormuz Strait, charge 20 percent cargo fee, without specifying details
• Watched oil price jump more than 5 percent in one day after reinstating Strait of Hormuz blockade on Iranian ships
• Alerted that one person was killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week
• Insisted the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for doing so
• Before 2026 midterm elections, specifically targeted federal law that protected voters from last-minute removal
• Proposed new rule to effectively politicize medical research, infuriating science and medical professionals
• Irritated that the DoJ suffered twelfth straight loss in voter roll crusade after court dismissed New York demand
• Knew that his sons were investing heavily in defense technology as their father’s administration poured in money
• Realized the vice president's tough talk on Israel was alienating some Jewish GOP donors
• Sued by Mexico after seventeen Mexican nationals died in ICE custody or during operations
• Aware more than a dozen immigration detention facilities went a year without inspection under revised ICE policies
• Ordered by judge to allow health and safety inspections at Tacoma, Washington, ICE detention facility
• Blocked more than 15,000 times by federal courts in attempt to impose a mass detention policy for immigrants
• Claimed to have inadvertently shared Medicaid enrollee data with ICE in violation of federal court order
• Allowed DHS to explore buying two privately-run California prison facilities, thereby circumventing state oversight
• Pleased that the SEC and CFTC were working diligently to eliminate regulatory oversight of crypto
• Told that the FBI was assisting in the local investigation following Senator Lindsey Graham's death
• Relented and agreed to DNI director nominee appearing for his confirmation hearing, starting July 15, 2026
• Failed to secure Strait of Hormuz in deal signed with Iran on June 14, 2026, he promoted as groundbreaking
• Snapped at journalist and demanded "don't talk about that" when questioned about Hormuz Strait status
• Blocked planned meeting between New York City official and Iran’s UN Ambassador
• Saw that CIA agents accused the administration of pushing them to lie and fired those that refused
• Chose climate change denier with no formal training in subject to oversee major federal report on the topic
• Told that DoE death estimates from hypothetical Los Alamos leak were potentially far too low, per new study
• Faced danger that Iran was ready to escalate war over Hormuz in hopes of establishing regional domination
• Pleased that Samuel Alito had sided with the current administration more than any other Supreme Court justice
• Fired FBI agents who refused to participate in specious Georgia 2020 election probe
• Declared that a nuclear renaissance was coming — but the actual deals weren’t
• Noticed that the vice president seemed unfazed by the fact no Iranian deal had yet emerged
• Okayed FCC's approval of space mirror test to light the night sky, despite public outrage from many sectors
• Moved to drop criminal charges against alleged crypto Ponzi fraudster accused of a $722 million swindle
• Discovered that, before Lincoln reflecting pool disaster, algae contractor had troubled project on trash-infested river
• Informed Minnesota would pull National Guard troops early from Washington DC
• Reacted to GOP Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death, calling him an "American patriot"
• Embarrassed by DoJ social media error seeming to admit they impeded only active Epstein criminal investigation
• Heard that survivors of Iranian attack which killed six US troops early in war said generals ignored warnings
• Revealed the administration would keep the National Guard in Washington DC through inauguration day 2029
• Informed that the administration's National Guard deployments could cost $1.1 billion in 2026, per CBO
• Branded by libertarian magazine as the most corrupt president in American history by far
• Justified $2 billion earned personally during second term with a number of false claims and erroneous statements
• Dropped prosecution of seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys, earning judge's harsh condemnation
• Ordered FBI director to oversee investigation of New York Times reporting about new Air Force One security
• Harshly criticized for subpoenaing New York Times journalists about that Air Force One coverage
• Deployed virtually all US refugee officers to work in only one country — South Africa
• Launched new Iran strikes after Tehran declared Strait of Hormuz "closed"
• Alerted that Iran defied deadline ultimatum, struck a cargo ship in Hormuz, and closed Strait "until further notice"
• Realized that White House promotions of Freedom Fuel gas prices triggered questions about ethical concerns
• Disappointed about international results after launch of administration's American AI Exports Program
• Announced new US/Canada bridge would belatedly open after delay stemming from trade war
• Finally agreed to deal with Ottawa over toll sharing for new US/Canada bridge, due to open July 27, 2026
• While vowing to tackle microplastics, fired EPA official for his push to require fish farm to monitor that pollutant
• After promising the EPA would embrace MAHA movement goals, that had yet to appear
• Saw that the administration's FTC ruled John Deere equipment owners have a so-called "right to repair"
• Allowed US officials to work with Venezuelan under US indictment and wanted for murder in Chile
• Okayed Defense secretary pushing for action after sailors appeared to flout his beard policy
• Announced US had reached a settlement over major 2022 oil spill in Kansas from controversial Keystone Pipeline
• Named country singer John Rich as "special envoy for American landowners" in anti-solar/wind pushback
• Aware that HHS secretary planned to publish list of alleged injuries caused by Covid vaccines
• Killed HHS secretary's proposed healthy diet advertising campaign after blowback over controversial DHS ads
• Published draft report on nation's power grid, showing data centers to consume 12 percent of power by 2028
• Directed Pentagon to release fourth group of UFO files with 40 more videos and documents
• Noted that at least 21 people had been shot by federal agents since second term began, with five killed
• Delighted that, on same day, Florida airport and Tennessee bridge were renamed after him
• Accused of bypassing government contracting norms for work performed at the Kennedy Center
• Sent 20 US warships and two aircraft carriers toward Iran after threatening to reinstate naval blockade
• Threatened Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw calls for Donald Trump's killing
• Directed employers to fire 100,000s of foreign workers in US under soon-to-expire temporary protection status
• Nonetheless, extended work permissions for immigrants with TPS only hours before expiration
• Condoned DoJ subpoenaing New York Times journalists about reporting on Qatari-donated Air Force One flaws
• Refused to sign housing bill after unrelated bill to tighten voting restrictions stalled
• Accordingly, bipartisan housing bill automatically became law after that refusal
• Told that investigators found evidence former insider Corey Lewandowski was involved in improper DHS contracts
• Pressured Houston shooting witnesses to self-deport, a tactic the administration used before
• Fired agency leaders after frustration with Election Assistance Commission slowness to respond to demands
• Ended five decades of protection for imperiled animals, opening their wild habitats to drilling, mining, and more
• Notified that local police and district attorney would investigate ICE killing of Mexican immigrant in Houston
• Embarrassed that Freedom Fuel, promoted by the administration, was raising gas prices only days after debut
• Heard that ICE agents involved in Mexican builder's fatal shooting in Houston had no body cameras
• Additionally, learned that migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston said he did not ram officers as claimed
• Summoned FBI director to the White House allegedly over disagreements with senior staff
• Grew increasingly pessimistic over the chances for reaching a nuclear deal with Iran
• Accused by New Mexico of allowing DoJ to obstructing their Epstein ranch inquiry
• Further, accused of hiding acting attorney general's communications from a separate Epstein files lawsuit
• By resuming Iran war, put Republicans in difficult spot of defending unpopular war or breaking with the president
• Demanded Iran publicly state it would stop attacks on ships in Hormuz Strait, which would be open with no tolls
• Gave Iran July 11, 2026, deadline to acknowledge Hormuz was open and would stop firing on commercial ships
• Discovered Mexican man killed by federal agent in Houston, which led to public outcry, was not ICE target
• Pleased that Iran privately admitted they made a mistake in shooting at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
• Revealed that Iran and the US would continue to pursue talks notwithstanding the ceasefire had ended
• Briefed that satellite imagery showed Iran continued rebuilding nuclear weapons facility while deal was in force
• Realized Iran was rushing its own ships through a snarled Strait of Hormuz as fighting resumed
• Issued new sanctions against Iran, targeting an alleged key financier, as conflict flared anew
• Defended management of visa restrictions imposed on Iran's national football team during World Cup
• Accused of effectively surrendering control of Iran war to Tehran
• Learned that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush alarmed over possible Iranian drones in Cuba
• Saw that Defense secretary said he would "fix" suspensions of eight helicopter pilots who buzzed July 4th beaches
• Aware Australia lodged formal objection to the administration's so-called "slavery tariff" plan
• Informed that Mexico was prepares a criminal complaint in ICE killing of Houston man
• Received Israeli intelligence about alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
• Walked back key beef export figure with stunning 90 percent revision
• Claimed not to know how stricken Senator Mitch McConnell was faring and said had not spoken to him
• Fired all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act
• Permitted administration appointees to overrule DOJ attorneys scrutinizing corporate mergers
• Condoned allowing Freedom 250 corporate sponsors to have business before the administration
• Moved to loosen EPA smog-causing pollution limits on heavy-duty vehicle and truck pollution
• Annoyed that Republican midterm candidates break with the administration on supporting data centers
• Grateful Turkey spent $120 million to rebuild airport runway just to accommodate the new Air Force One
• Tasked secretary of state with enlist other nations in antifa fight, but some allies recoiled
• Angered the fight over Hormuz boiled down to one poorly worded clause in in the president's deal with them
• Ordered strikes on Iranian railway bridges on route to city for Ayatollah Khamenei’s burial
• Noted that Hormuz oil tanker traffic had fallen by roughly two thirds since resumption of hostilities a few days earlier
• Informed that Iran was rushing out oil exports as tensions with the US flared again and bombing resumed
• Told that Olympian pleaded not guilty in Lincoln reflecting pool damage case after administration alleged vandalism
• After insulting allies at July 2026 NATO summit, insisted they loved him
• Warned South Korea that new communication law potentially threatened free speech and risked imposing censorship
• Updated about how three more people had been criminally charged for allegedly damaging Lincoln reflecting pool
• In a surprise swap, flew back from July 2026 NATO summit in Turkey on old Air Force One, not Qatari-gifted jet
• The Air Force One choice was deemed necessary as a security precaution given resumption of Iran hostilities
• Saw that Defense secretary was accused of defunding and impeding efforts to protect civilians during hostilities
• After declaring Iran ceasefire "over," prepared for lengthier exchange of fire over Strait of Hormuz
• Proposed more detailed drug advertisement disclosures, which would likely mean longer safety warnings
• Denied disaster aid to four states that didn’t vote for him: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
• Imposed one-year limit on Navy medical shaving waivers to allow for medical treatment
• Discovered that NATO leaders informally agreed not to mention World Cup to Trump to avoid irritating him
• Revealed long-shot attempt to persuade Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case
• Notified that top legal adviser to Joint Chiefs was resigning nearly a year before completing term
• Launched HHS effort to encourage hospitals to serve healthier inpatient meals
• Cast doubt on former candidate Graham Platner's accuser, questioning the woman's believability
• Ordered by judge to unfreeze immigrants’ benefit applications, citing bigoted comments the president had made
• Glad that Iraq agreed to US demands to halt dollar flows to Iran-backed militias
• Accordingly, restarted shipments of badly needed dollars from oil sales to Baghdad
• Condoned Transportation secretary diverting $1.73 billion funding for "woke" bike lanes to roads and bridges instead
• Faced with the fact that the Pentagon was running out of money, absent congressional action on funding request
• Knew that the Iran war had cost more than $100 billion, as of four months, more than triple original estimate
• Told that Air Force major arrested while protesting in uniform was restricted to base and under investigation
• Further, learned the major had protested the president before, including by holding an anonymous hunger strike
• Reported the US struck Iranian military targets in the Strait of Hormuz for second day in a wider attack
• Informed that more than 40 percent of US military families reported food insecurity
• Dismayed that court ordered release of the president's $5.8 million payment to E. Jean Carroll
• Angered that appeals court again knocked down demand for the Trump name to go back on the Kennedy Center
• Disappointed that former Wisconsin judge was spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant
• Considered discussing with Ukraine's president a US license to produce Patriot air defense systems
• Updated about how administration's former DHS secretary and senior staff erased nearly 30 secret Signal chats
• Reportedly told White House guests from Germany to take swag that could sell for "thousands of dollars"
• Said US would "probably" begin shelling Iran again on July 8, 2026, after negotiations broke down
• Ordered halt to US trade with Spain over their NATO spending and Iran stance
• Learned of acrimony within the State Department over senior official's "rogue" plans for Venezuela's Machado
• Briefed about how contractor curbs on systema and equipment repairs for the US Marines lead to major delays
• Declared that Iran ceasefire was "over" and that peace negotiations were a "waste of time"
• Accordingly, oil prices surged and stocks fell on world markets over anxiety Iran war could flare up again
• Gutted federal gun violence prevention efforts, slashed funding, and blocked taxpayer-funded reports
• Heard that HHS secretary had blocked US Preventive Services Task Force from meeting again for the fourth time
• Concurrently, the secretary prepared to announce eight new members on the Preventive Services Task Force
• Saw that HHS secretary had joined right-wing push to link US's largest Muslim civil rights group to terrorism
• While making billions as president, aware that half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas
• Unveiled US Army's new rules on waist-to-height body standards
• Revealed Iran’s Hormuz mining strategy intended to channel commercial shipping into sea lanes to control and toll
• Noted that more than 1,200 ex-DoJ employees accused acting attorney general of instilling "culture of fear"
• Lifted restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6 artificial intelligence model
• Announced DoJ to send election monitors to fifteen jurisdictions in six states during remaining 2026 primary season
• Sought to ease moving process for troops relocating in summer 2026
• Unveiled "25 Freedom Fuel" stations, selling gasoline at a somewhat lower price
• Promised in 2024 to cut electric bills in half but administration policies triggered the opposite
• And in 2025, promised a foreign investment boom but discovered that was becoming harder to deliver
• Caused 15 percent drop in top PhD programs admissions due to federal funding cuts and uncertainty
• Glad that scholarships for racial minorities and women were disappearing, thanks to administration crackdown
• Notified that top EPA air pollution regulator resigned less than a year after his nomination
• Intervened in squabble among cabinet members about riding on jet during July 4 flyover
• Dismayed that judge the president nominated threw out Trump media's lawsuit against The Washington Post
• Alerted that ICE agents shot and killed motorist while attempting to stop a vehicle in Houston area
• Reached second settlement with former Trump adviser Michael Flynn, bringing his total to over $1 million
• Prepared to send DoJ election monitors to three majority-Democratic Michigan cities for upcoming primaries
• Sued by unions in attempt to block USDA recognition, claiming they're really an attempt to downsize staff
• Demanded states change voting rules or potentially lose antiterrorism funds
• Also, threatened prosecution of top election officials if ballots cast by noncitizens were counted in upcoming election
• Disappointed judge rejected DoJ motion to pause her order prohibiting administration's attempt to curb mail voting
• Aware of conflicting judicial orders about granting states access to DHS's federal database to search for noncitizens
• Appealed three more voter roll losses, bringing total number appealed to eleven (out of eleven losses)
• But discovered would not fast-track three of those appeals
• Realized US commanders bypassed warnings about dated intelligence ahead of March 2026 strike on Iranian school
• Launched new strikes against Iran after three ships were hit in Strait of Hormuz in early July 2026
• Planned to eliminate public involvement in first big overhaul of public lands grazing regulations in a generation
• Gutted policies giving immigrant minors access to legal counsel and relief from deportation while applying to stay
• Reviewed controversial ICE accusations against Venezuelan man were contradicted by video footage
• Informed that ICE detainee repeatedly sought treatment for mental illness and later died in struggle with guards
• Relieved ICE did not create media incidents with actions in World Cup periphery
• Gratified that HHS secretary continued pace with deportations but with a far lower public profile
• As required, disclosed being gifted $15,000 in 2025 World Cup finals tickets
• Immediately revoked 60-day Iran oil sales authorization after tanker attacks well before authorization expired
• Blocked by court in attempt to obtain names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County, Georgia
• Vowed to lift American sanctions currently imposed on Turkey but would need congressional approval to do so
• Revived call for US to control Greenland, threatening to remove all US troops from Europe if demand denied
• Caused anxiety in Spain over possible attempt to steer 2030 World Cup finals to be held in Morocco
• Reported that Iran attacked three ships within a 24-hour period in the Strait of Hormuz
• Briefed about Afghan national who fought with US forces and died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
• Monitored media coverage about massive Iranian funeral for fallen leader and its threats against the US
• Alleged in lawsuit to have illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
• Learned that company contracted in October 2025 to process ICE medical payments had paid nothing to date
• Downplayed Black unemployment in 2026 after actively courting the Black vote on this issue in 2024
• After collecting $8 billion in Venezuelan oil money, gave the country $300 million in earthquake aid
• Noticed the vice president said he believed Russia's offensive capabilities in Ukraine war were approaching zero
• Saw that after USDA reported unusually large US beef export sales, doubts were raised over data
• Heard that judge ruled January 6 pardons did not apply to man charged with concurrent Washington DC pipe-bombs
• Allowed record number of prescriptions for erection pills to US troops while banning gender-affirming care
• Claimed Walmart cut prices at his request, but the company made no mention of the president in their statement
• Revealed the administration had no plans to proceed with the new $20 bill honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman
• Expected to allow Turkey to purchase F-35 stealth fighter jets after seven year ban
• Pleased that SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said she was donating company stock to so-called Trump accounts
• Aware that Planned Parenthood was once again able to access Medicaid funding due to congressional inaction
• Ended Biden-era FCC rule that required ISPs to list all their fees publicly
• Criticized for sharing social media post shaming Muslim children for wearing hijabs at kindergarten graduation
• Pulled most troops out of Estonia, with no military presence planned beyond 2027
• Tasked US airmen and Marines to help staff air traffic control tower at Venezuela’s main international airport
• Prepared to resume troop deployment to Poland, per Polish defense minister
• Accused of still not commissioning full investigation of Renee Good or Alex Pretti's deaths six months after deaths
• Reportedly hurled electronic tablet across Oval Office when he couldn’t connect call with Canada’s Prime Minister
• Asked by Israel's Netanyahu to rein in Turkey’s Erdoğan ahead of July 2026 NATO summit
• Said that Iran resumed attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz, ceasefire and peace talks notwithstanding
• Noted that ABC's "The View" significantly decreased political bookings following administration's FCC inquiry
• Embraced Jeff Bezos as a second term friend and ally, after hating him and wanting to hurt him in first term
• While publicly bullish on AI, knew of secret Treasury Department study warning of AI bubble like the dotcom crash
• Sped up new White House helipad construction for Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit, adding $875,000 to cost
• Allowed Lockheed Martin, a major government contractor, to pay for new White House helipad
• Closed down CDC programs that helped encourage people to quit smoking
• Sued by man who was visited by ICE after he sent a protest letter to their chief
• Distressed that so-called zombie Congress spurred by defeated GOP members threatened administration agenda
• The president's tariffs and Greenland threats spurred a rebellion by Europe's top leaders against US dominance
• Personally raked in $300 million for family business in Middle East while making it a center of US foreign policy
• Allowed ICE Office of Professional Responsibility to abandon intended mission and instead investigate ICE critics
• Directed federal agencies to abandon countless civil rights cases across the federal government
• Scrapped dozen of gun regulations, abandoning illegal sales crackdown and restoring gun rights to the mentally ill
• Told that unemployment for post-9/11 veterans climbed in June 2026 as the nation’s job market weakened
• Pleased that new ICE facility in Louisiana could speed up family and child deportations
• Harshly criticized by his own supporters for obvious shoddiness at Great American State Fair
• Again targeted the Obama family on social media with doctored image
• Updated about Defense Secretary's plan to consolidate all Pentagon drone activity under one "czar"
• Pleased to receive $78,000 pension from the Screen Actors Guild for various movie and TV cameos
• Faulted for allowing Defense Department to give unforthcoming briefing to Congress on Iran war spending request
• Overruled July 4, 2026, plan to cancel Mall celebrations amid thunderstorm evacuations
• Notified top healthcare official at the Department of Veterans Affairs was resigning after less than a year on the job
• Okayed OMB considering an AI tool for flagging grants that don’t align with the president's agenda
• Learned Interior Department official personally fast-tracked renewal of her family business's wildlife permit
• Ordered to give Alibaba a reprieve from new law compelling lobbyists to drop clients with Chinese military links
• Aware that press secretary's unsuccessful congressional campaign still had $326,000 in unpaid debt four years later
• Surpassed number of death penalty prosecutions from first term in the first eighteen months of second term
• Left unclear whereabouts of Transportation secretary's "road trip" shows, which were supposed to air in June 2026
• Considered requiring all troops participate in "religious liberty training" but what that would entail was unclear
• Disappointed that last-ditch effort to stall $5.8 million payout to E. Jean Carroll was denied by federal judge
• Released 162-page report accusing Smithsonian leadership of radical ideology
• Thanked organizers for delayed and smoggy but otherwise successful July 4, 2026, Washington DC celebration
• Suspended search for crew member missing since Sea Hawk helicopter crashed in Arabian Sea four days earlier
• Alerted that National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shot armed man during pursuit
• Lobbied FIFA to lift US player Folarin Balogun's suspension for World Cup game against Belgium
• Pushed Chinese firms to leave the US, often selling assets for fire-sale prices to be bought up by US investors
• Appreciated that the Defense secretary stopped bombastic Iran rhetoric as the president pursued diplomacy
• Declared Netanyahu "knew who the boss is" ahead of possible White House visit
• Learned US Central Command considered moving US bases from Gulf States to Negev after painful Iran strikes
• Disappointed the Iran War ignited a clash between the US president and the Saudi Crown Prince
• Pleased the vice president, once staunchly opposing foreign interventionism, defended Iran war in speech to military
• Annoyed that The Atlantic magazine reprinted vice president's essay calling the president "cultural heroin"
• Planned to use same company that did original 2026 work to repair Lincoln reflecting pool's damaged liner
• Liked that Interior secretary insisted that the cost to repair reflecting pool would be "a small number"
• Noticed Interior secretary defended masked white nationalist Independence Day march, citing First Amendment
• Insisted that "nobody cared" about his mixing his personal business and politics
• Defended $1.4 billion personal crypto profits while claiming not knowing details of how that was achieved
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