The Donald Trump Score Card

In addition to reviving the Presidential Fitness Test, Trump should launch the new Presidential Trickness Test that awards school kids who are the best at cheating at their sports.


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Reasons why the original fitness test was phased out.


Why Trump Is Reviving the Presidential Fitness Test

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"The shift came amid growing concerns about the Presidential Fitness Test’s psychological impact on children and a broader pivot in public health thinking. Rather than rewarding top scorers, the new program emphasized “personal bests” and offered resources to help educators and parents promote lifelong physical activity. HHS said that the Obama-era model aimed to “minimize comparisons between children” and foster more inclusive approaches to health education."

 

If Obama phased it out, Trump wants to phase it back in.

 

Trump lacks exit strategies for the Epstein saga.


Trump’s Bad-to-Worse Options on Epstein
There are no good solutions — but some are better than others.
By Ankush Khardori
08/01/2025 05:00 AM EDT

https://www.politico.com/news/magaz...ein-decisions-ankush-khardori-column-00484918

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"Public polls indicate that roughly 60 percent of the American public disapprove of Trump’s handling of the situation. A paltry 16 percent approve, according to a Washington Post poll released this week."

 

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Attorney General Pam Bondi was Blunder Woman for enticing Trump's conspiracy-enthused supporters for months about releasing the Epstein files, only to say later that there was nothing to release.

 

Trump wants interest rates near one percent.


https://www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...control-of-central-bank-from-fed-chair-powell

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"Trump has called for slashing the Fed's benchmark rate by 3 percentage points, bringing it down dramatically from its current average of 4.33%. The risk is that a rate cut that large could cause more money to come into the economy than can be absorbed, possibly causing inflation to accelerate.

The Supreme Court suggested in a May ruling that Trump could not remove Powell for policy disagreements. This led the White House to investigate whether the Fed chair could be fired for cause because of the cost overruns in its $2.5 billion renovation projects."

 

MAGA senator slams illegal immigrants as 'criminals' — then steps in to free ICE detainee

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Kennedy told Fox News on July 17, “If you’re in our country illegally, you’re a criminal. Illegal immigration is illegal, duh.”

 

That's not factual. It isn't criminal under federal law, although it's illegal.

 

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has also erroneously said that all people illegally in the U.S. are criminals.

 

Canada says it plans to recognize Palestine as a state, joining the U.K. and France

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"More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, but the United States is not among them."

 

Carney says Canada plans to recognize Palestine as a state in September in the United Nations General Assembly.


Canada says it plans to recognize Palestine as a state, joining the U.K. and France

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President Trump reacted to the announcement with a post on his Truth Social platform.

"Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh' Canada!!!" Mr. Trump said.

 

Another shallow, reality TV show remark by Lutnick.


Mark Carney responds to Donald Trump raising Canada tariffs

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Trump could reverse the tariff decision if Carney "starts turning on the charm and if he takes off his retaliation."

 

Trump continues to displace his aggression about fentanyl onto Canada (his envisioned cherished 51st state).


Mark Carney responds to Donald Trump raising Canada tariffs

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Trump announced the increase on Thursday, saying: "Canada has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and it has retaliated against the United States for the President's actions to address this unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States."

 

Prominent historian cancels course at Columbia University over Trump deal

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"Columbia chose to adopt a definition of antisemitism that “conflates Jewishness with Israel, so that any criticism of Israel, or indeed description of Israeli policies, becomes a criticism of Jews”, Khalidi said. The definition makes it impossible to teach honestly about the creation of Israel or the genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel, he wrote."

 

Daily Beast pulls story alleging Melania-Epstein connection after lawyers dispute framing

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Trump has disavowed his supporters who remain fixated on the Epstein scandal, labeling them "weaklings" who are buying into a "hoax" orchestrated by the Democrats.

"Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bullshit,’ hook, line, and sinker, they haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years," Trump wrote on TruthSocial.

 

Ghislaine Maxwell is quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell all on Epstein, his associates
By Ben Kochman
Published Aug. 1, 2025, 12:06 p.m. ET

Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell-all on Epstein, his associates

 

Fed board member resigns, opening slot for Trump appointee.


https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/business/federal-reserve-kugler-trump-powell

 

9th Circuit rules against Trump on apprehensions without reasonable suspicion.


9th Circuit keeps freeze on Southern California ICE patrols

 

For Trump, reasonable suspicion is a tattoo on a knuckle or a particular shade of skin complexion.