The Donald Trump Score Card

Trump to exclude Democratic governors from usually bipartisan meeting at the White House

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"Later this month, President Donald Trump is hosting an annual meeting with governors at the White House, but he will not invite any Democrats, only Republicans, breaking a long-standing tradition.

The meeting, part of the National Governors Association winter gathering, will only include Republican governors, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to ABC News."

 

5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections
Domenico Montanaro
February 9, 20265:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s...representatives-republicans-midterm-elections

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1. President Trump is unpopular.
2. The economic outlook is bleak.
3. Democrats continue to overperform in special elections.
4. Republicans are retiring at faster rates than Democrats.
5. Democrats are leading on the congressional ballot test.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/09/us/president-trump-news

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Representative Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, one of the Democrats on the Oversight Committee, condemned Ghislaine Maxwell’s pursuit of clemency during her deposition, but also faulted President Trump for not shutting down the idea. “She is campaigning over and over again to get that pardon from President Trump, and this president has not ruled it out,” he said. “And so that is why she is continuing to not cooperate with our investigation.”

 

In other words, Maxwell will exonerate Trump about Epstein if he pardons her.

 

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s...representatives-republicans-midterm-elections

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"His voting coalition is fraying, too. Independents, voters under 30 and Latinos were key to Trump winning reelection in 2024. But they have slid away from him heavily. In the NPR poll, just 30% of independents and voters 18-29 approved of the job he's doing, along with just 38% of Latinos."

For all of Trump's boasting, he is showing signs that he and the White House understand the vulnerable position he's in. He's changed his tone on immigration enforcement, for example, saying in an interview with NBC News that he's learned his administration can take a "softer touch" (though he blamed "bad publicity" rather than bad policy).

 

Trump is now talking about taking a 'softer touch' with his anti-immigration crusade, such as murdering a U.S. citizen with only five bullets instead of ten.

 

They shouldn't have been that gullible to vote for Trump.

Like the snake poem that Trump liked to recite at every campaign rally about being bitten by the snake after taking him in, they knew what Trump was and took him in anyway.

 

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-n...ws-02-09-26?post-id=cmlfbmktt00053b6pywcayq8w

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The extraordinary overture, stated by Maxwell’s lawyer Monday morning during her virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee, ensures the Epstein saga will continue to remain a political hotspot.

“Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump,” attorney David Oscar Markus said in a statement during the deposition, which he later posted on X. “Only she can provide the complete account. Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters. For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing.”

Markus also said that: “Ms. Maxwell alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation.”

Trump has not ruled out the possibility of offering Maxwell a pardon or commutation.

 

Groups that dropped out included Ludacris, Morgan Wade, Carter Faith, Shinedown, and Creed.


Which artists have canceled on Kid Rock's 'Rock the Country' festival? | wcnc.com

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Rock band Shinedown dropped out of the tour Feb. 6, saying in a social media post that the festival's controversial nature did not align with the band's goals.

"Our band's purpose is to unite, not divide," the band's post said. "We know this decision will create differences of opinion. But we do not want to participate in something we believe will create further division."

Rock band Creed also quietly dropped out of the tour and has not publicly made comment.

 

https://people.com/kid-rock-rock-th...show-after-multiple-artists-drop-out-11902294

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"The Kid Rock–backed Rock the Country festival has canceled its South Carolina tour dates after several of the artists slated to perform dropped out.

The Post & Courier reported on Friday, Feb. 6, that Anderson County, S.C., officials confirmed that the two-day concert planned for July 25 and July 26 had been canceled."

 

Stephen Miller: The aide driving Donald Trump's most controversial policies

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"Shortly after two federal immigration officers shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month, Miller posted several messages on the social media site X accusing the Minneapolis nurse of being a "domestic terrorist" and an "assassin".

It was typical red-meat invective for a man who used to serve as a warm-up act for Trump at his 2016 campaign rallies. He accused Democrats of "fanning the flames of insurrection". His assertions were also objectively false.

Video evidence subsequently revealed that Pretti, although carrying a licensed handgun, did not threaten the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials prior to being pepper-sprayed, tackled and shot 10 times."

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/09/susan-collins-trump-reelection-00719283

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"Donald Trump said Thursday a Republican senator who is crucial to the party’s chances of keeping the Senate this year should “never be elected to office again.” Susan Collins has seen it before.

Trump issued the Truth Social broadside against the longtime Maine senator and four other Republicans on Thursday after they voted with Democrats to rein in his powers to carry out future military actions against Venezuela, a sharp rebuke of the White House’s unilateral outlook following the capture of Nicolás Maduro."

 

Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control

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"After they passed a group of ICE agents on the way to work, a vehicle with two ICE officers inside followed them, rolled its window down, with one of the officers calling her a “Karen” for briefly filming with her phone.

“The exchange from the male driver was, ‘I’m gonna arrest three more families today, just for you, ha ha ha – and this evil, sinister laugh,” Brennan said. “We were both stunned and shocked.”

The DHS did not comment on her experience or other similar reports from ICE agents’ behavior toward the public."

 

Fewer than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
February 9, 2026 / 4:00 AM EST / CBS News

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows

 

Democrats will stop Trump from trying to nationalize midterms, Jeffries says

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"Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday.

Jeffries’ comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting”. The US constitution gives states the power to set election rules and says Congress can pass laws to set requirements for federal elections. The constitution gives the president no authority over how elections are run.

“What Donald Trump wants to do is try and nationalize the election – translation: steal it. And we’re not going to let it happen,” Jeffries said during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union. He added that Democrats so far had successfully blocked Trump’s efforts to federalize the national guard countered a nationwide push by Republicans to redraw congressional district boundaries to their advantage."

 

Judge orders three families returned to U.S. after finding Trump's DHS used lies, coercion, and deception to deport them.


Judge orders 3 families returned to US after finding agents used 'lies' to deport them

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"A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return three immigrant families to the U.S. after finding that federal immigration agents used "lies, deception, and coercion" to remove them.

The families, according to U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw, were originally separated at the southern border during the first Trump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy. They were supposed to be protected under a 2023 settlement that granted them temporary legal status and a path to reunification, but they were deported last summer."

 

Trump is currently trying to fast-track their deportation after the judge blasted the Trump administration for its previous deportation attempt.

 

I'm still having a hard time comprehending a Latino voting for tRump.

 

Minorities voted in large numbers for this racist pig last time indicating that people are easily led.

Similarly, I can’t believe the morons standing behind Rump holding the Bigger Paychecks and Lower Prices signs.

 

President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.


Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group