https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/trump-promised-farmers-help-its-complicated-00610757 excerpt: "The White House blames Democrats and the government shutdown for the delay of its multi-billion-dollar bailout, but that’s just one of many problems the administration faces. Even if there were a quick end to the shutdown, it would likely take months to get money to the farmers who need it most, according to industry insiders and farm-state senators."
Bolton indicted in classified documents case. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5554306/john-bolton-indicted
Furious MAGA Customers Say They Got ‘Scammed’ by Trump Watches Tom Latchem Wed, October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM UTC Furious MAGA Customers Say They Got ‘Scammed’ by Trump Watches
Chaos in one city shows what all of Trump's America may soon become excerpt: "On Tuesday, here in Chicago, America caught a glimpse of its possible future, and it was terrifying. Federal agents, dressed like soldiers and armed with the weapons of war, rammed a civilian vehicle on 105th Street, using a maneuver outlawed by Chicago police, and then fired tear gas into a crowd of bystanders and local officers. The air filled with smoke and screams as parents fled with babies in their arms, teenagers were slammed to the pavement, and a young girl was struck in the head by a gas canister. One boy was detained for hours, denied his rights, his family left in the dark. This was not a foreign regime or some distant “law-and-order” fantasy. It was an American city, in broad daylight, and it looked more like a militarized crackdown in a third-world dictatorship than traditional American law enforcement."
Bessent says Trump bailout of Argentina could double to $40 billion. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5557267-jeffries-trump-argentina-milei/ excerpt: “It’s perplexing to us that Republicans refuse to spend a dime to protect the health care of the American people, but somehow the Trump administration found $40 billion to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol.
Not perplexing. Trump loves dictators, including the one in Argentina who gave Musk a giant chain saw as a symbolic gift to honor him and 19-year-old Big Balls for firing federal workers.
A man in a news article said he took out $60,000 from his IRA and used it to enroll in Trump University. He was displeased about the quality of Trump's seminars. A woman paid a similar amount. Trump University plaintiff seeks to withdraw from lawsuit Trump University Trial | Research Starters | EBSCO Research excerpt: "The first lawsuit filed against Trump University was filed in California in April of 2010 in the name of former student Tarla Makaeff, who claimed to have paid Trump University almost $60,000. The suit argues that Trump University used false advertising to defraud students. On May 26, 2010, Trump University filed a $1 million counterclaim against Makaeff for defamation, which was later dismissed."
If somehow American farmers can portray themselves as cocky world dictators, then they might be able to convince Trump to give them back at least some of the money he caused them to lose.
Over 6,000 truck drivers have been pulled from the road for failing Trump’s demand they be proficient in English The DOT is withholding $40 million from California, claiming the state is not complying with the English-language proficiency order for commercial truck drivers Katie Hawkinson Thursday 16 October 2025 15:34 EDT 6,000 truck drivers pulled off the road for failing English proficiency test: report
Bolton is another addition to Trump's retribution indictment list that includes Letitia James and James Comey.
Trump refiles his $15 billion defamation suit against NY Times. A judge threw out the first suit because it read like a manifesto and was well over the word limit. Trump refiles $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times
Trump claims all federal funding comes through the White House. Trump Wildly Claims All Federal Funding ‘Comes Through the White House’ — Threatens to Cut Off NYC excerpt: "President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that he can unilaterally take away Congressionally appropriated funding for New York City whenever he wants, after and if Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor. Trump raged against Mamdani, the Democratic Party’s nominee for mayor, during a Q&A with members of his cabinet and the president of Argentina – who he is both endorsing and giving a $20 billion bailout."
Trump threatens to cut off money to NY and send troops to NY if Mamdani wins election. Trump calls Mamdani a ‘communist,’ says he’ll send troops to NYC – NBC New York
Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump excerpt: "A former US Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran has said that after 24 years of service he “resigned from the military because of Trump”, citing what he described as the US president’s contempt for the constitution. Doug Krugman left his role in the military on 30 September, coinciding with the day that Donald Trump and the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, delivered controversial, partisan addresses to US military leaders brought to a special meeting in Virginia from across the world, about military priorities and the administration’s agenda. “I gave up my career out of concern for our country’s future,” Krugman wrote in an op-ed for the Washington Post on Thursday. He even warned of “collapse” of the conventional US government system."
75% of Americans see soaring prices after Trump said inflation is over. 75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’