The Donald Trump Score Card

Trump's tariff wars leave U.S. soybean farmers with few buyers.


China’s Soybean Feud With Trump Leaves US Farmers With Huge Crops and Few Buyers

 

Trump says the east wing of the White House wasn't thought of much anyway.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/east-wing-white-house-demolition-trump.html

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"But the previously unannounced decision to demolish the East Wing was at odds with Mr. Trump’s previous statements about the project, and underscored his intention to blast through the sensibilities of many in Washington to continue putting a lasting imprint on the White House.

The president also said on Wednesday that the ballroom would cost $300 million, $100 million more than initially estimated.

“In order to do it properly, we had to take down the existing structure,” Mr. Trump said. He also said — somewhat cryptically — that “certain areas are being left.” But the two senior administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans, confirmed that the entire East Wing was being demolished."

 

US carries out two strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific

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“Just as Al Qaeda waged war on our homeland, these cartels are waging war on our border and our people. There will be no refuge or forgiveness — only justice,” Hegseth wrote in his statement.

Experts, however, have argued that Trump has stretched the “terrorism” label beyond its original meaning, to justify ever more aggressive actions.

“There’s a world of difference between these (alleged) unspecified narcos and al Qaeda,” Brian Finucane, a researcher with the International Crisis Group nonprofit, posted on social media.

“No armed attack on U.S. like 9/11. No armed conflict. Just the U.S. government engaged in lawless premeditated killing.”

 

Trump imposes sanctions on Russia.


US sanctions Russian oil companies after failed Putin talks

 

Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year - but agency still claims they can’t afford bodycams
Immigration agency spent more than $70 million in the first nine months of the year on small arms and ordnance as it ramped up its crackdown on undocumented migrants, data reveals
Joe Sommerlad
Thursday 23 October 2025 03:22 EDT

Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year

 

Trump chickens out on invading San Francisco after hearing what the CEO of NVidia said.


Trump calls off expected immigration show-of-force in San Francsico

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After a tense night in the Bay Area, President Trump called off a planned “surge” of federal immigration agents in San Francisco after friends persuaded him to back down.

“Great people like (Nvidia president) Jensen Huang, (Salesforce chief executive) Marc Benioff and others have called saying that the future of San Francisco is great,” the president wrote on social media. “They want to give it a ‘shot.’ Therefore we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday.”

 

Trump continues with his theats to 'take care of' Chicago after backing off his threats to go into San Francisco.


‘We’re just gonna kill people’: Trump says he does not need declaration of war for Venezuela strikes – as it happened | US immigration | The Guardian

 

Trump calls off expected immigration show-of-force in San Francsico

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Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta promised to sue the federal government to stop National Guard troops from deploying to San Francisco. So far, the administration’s heightened presence in the Bay Area appeared limited to immigration enforcement.

“There is no basis to send National Guard troops to San Francisco. No emergency. No rebellion. No invasion. Not even unrest,” Bonta said in a statement. “Trump has made no secret of his intentions: To use our National Guard as his own Royal Army and our cities as a training ground for the military. This is outrageous, indefensible, and most importantly illegal.”

 

Trump's remarks days earlier.


Trump calls off expected immigration show-of-force in San Francsico

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“We’re going to go to San Francisco,” Trump told a Fox News reporter on Sunday. “The difference is, I think they want us in San Francisco. San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world, and then 15 years ago, it went wrong. It went woke.”

 

$170 billion for anti-immigrant deportation activities.

Article from August 2025.


The Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Final “Big Beautiful Bill,” Explained

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"The law immediately gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) $45 billion to detain immigrant adults and families, available through September 30, 2029.

In addition to mass detention funding, the law immediately provides approximately $32 billion for immigration agents and operations related to enforcement and deportation, available through September 30, 2029.

The law provides more than $75 billion in enforcement and surveillance funding for border communities that have already endured decades of militarization.

$13.5 billion for state and local enforcement of federal immigration law.

$1 billion to divert military resources toward immigration and border enforcement.

$3.3 billion to the Department of Justice, largely to prosecute immigrants for status offenses."

 

ICE embarking on a massive suveillance campaign on American citizens.


ICE is mounting a mass surveillance campaign on American citizens

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"Backed by funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has entered into contracts with companies to provide surveillance capabilities like facial recognition algorithms, an iris-scanning identification app, controversial spyware on smartphones, and a real-time smartphone location and social media tracking system. In September alone, ICE racked up $1.4 billion in new surveillance technology contracts, the highest in at least 18 years, according to The Washington Post.

These contracts are in addition to any privately owned surveillance networks to which ICE has access. Flock Safety, for example, has allowed ICE to access over 80,000 of its AI-powered license plate reader cameras installed nationwide, according to 404 Media. The expansive—and growing—mass surveillance camera network captures the license plate number, make, model, and any distinctive features of all passing vehicles, making it possible to track cars and, by extension, drivers, often without a warrant."

 

‘Sorta like…a king could’: Donald Trump says he can do whatever he wants, including changing DC mayor in a new setback for democracy | The Mary Sue

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“DC is a little bit different because I can federalise it if I want…We have actually more power in D.C., I can change the mayor, if I want, do whatever I want.”

 

MAGA = Make Argentina Great Again

 

No body cams = no accountability

 

FYI, that $40 billion has failed to stop the depreciation of the Argentine peso.

Our Money wasted to prop up the failed right wing government in Argentina.

Your tax dollars at work to Make Argentina Great Again. Not!

 

This next one is GOOD. Clicked off the commercials after a few seconds.

 

CBS Evening News’ Shocker: Fox News’ Bret Baier Reportedly Being Eyed as New Anchor
Martin Holmes
Fri, October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM UTC

‘CBS Evening News’ Shocker: Fox News’ Bret Baier Reportedly Being Eyed as New Anchor

 

Bannon says Trump will run for an illegal third term because he is a vehicle of divine providence


Bannon Says Trump Will Run for an Illegal 3rd Term Because ‘He’s a Vehicle of Divine Providence’ | Common Dreams

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Bannon continued: “We have to finish what we started... I know this will drive you guys crazy, but [Trump] is a vehicle of divine providence. He’s an instrument. He’s very imperfect. He’s not churchy. But he is an instrument of divine will.”

 

Trump rips out presidential historic trees for his new ballroom.


Trump Rips Out Presidents’ Historic Trees for New Ballroom