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April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/opinion/jobs-report-reaction
MS NOW-The April jobs report looks good -- but there's rot underneath
On the whole, the job market is all but frozen, with little in the way of hiring or turnover. And for recent college graduates, it’s even worse.
The April jobs report looks good — but there’s rot underneath.
— TheBlackPage (Woke, DEI forever against fascism) (@theblackpage.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T17:16:38.915Z
On the whole, the job market is all but frozen, with little in the way of hiring or turnover. And for recent college graduates, it’s even worse.
www.ms.now/opinion/jobs...
https://www.ms.now/opinion/jobs-report-reaction
Yes, the April jobs report released Friday showed that the U.S. added 178,000 jobs last month, well above expectations. But over the last six months, job growth has averaged just 89,000 per month – weak sauce by any measure. As usual during Trump 2.0, the health care industry led the way with 76,000 jobs added (thanks in part to the resolution of a strike at Kaiser Permanente). Other industries lagged: while manufacturing employment grew 12,000, there are still 82,000 fewer such jobs than when Trump returned to the White House, And a large part of the reason the overall unemployment rate fell to 4.3% is because 400,000 people exited the workforce entirely.
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Overall, the job market is all but frozen, with little in the way of hiring or turnover. And for recent college graduates, it’s even worse, which might help explain Trump’s faltering support among this cohort. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, more than 40 percent of college graduates between the ages of 22 and 27 hold jobs that typically don’t require a college degree. That high a share is usually seen only during economic downturns and their immediate aftermath, and is comparable to rates seen in the aftermath of the Great Recession.....
Economists are increasingly predicting stagflation – a period of low growth and high inflation – for the U.S. No surprise, consumer sentiment is all but in the toilet, with the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey at near-record lows and huge numbers of Americans say they believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.....
At the same time, the extreme corruption of the Trump administration is also giving companies a license to raise prices and otherwise treat their customers like chumps without a choice. The gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has left Americans with nowhere to turn when a credit card issuer or bank does them wrong. The de facto refusal to enforce antitrust statutes will almost certainly raise costs for Americans as well.
As I’ve pointed out before, Trump’s economy in many ways resembles to a multi-level marketing scheme. The only people making out here are the wealthiest of the wealthy, who are benefitting from tax cuts, while Trump performs his lifelong serial con bait and switch on the rest of us. This month’s job numbers are almost certainly offering more of the same – they look good on first glance, but dig beneath the surface, and the rot quickly becomes apparent.
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Overall, the job market is all but frozen, with little in the way of hiring or turnover. And for recent college graduates, it’s even worse, which might help explain Trump’s faltering support among this cohort. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, more than 40 percent of college graduates between the ages of 22 and 27 hold jobs that typically don’t require a college degree. That high a share is usually seen only during economic downturns and their immediate aftermath, and is comparable to rates seen in the aftermath of the Great Recession.....
Economists are increasingly predicting stagflation – a period of low growth and high inflation – for the U.S. No surprise, consumer sentiment is all but in the toilet, with the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey at near-record lows and huge numbers of Americans say they believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.....
At the same time, the extreme corruption of the Trump administration is also giving companies a license to raise prices and otherwise treat their customers like chumps without a choice. The gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has left Americans with nowhere to turn when a credit card issuer or bank does them wrong. The de facto refusal to enforce antitrust statutes will almost certainly raise costs for Americans as well.
As I’ve pointed out before, Trump’s economy in many ways resembles to a multi-level marketing scheme. The only people making out here are the wealthiest of the wealthy, who are benefitting from tax cuts, while Trump performs his lifelong serial con bait and switch on the rest of us. This month’s job numbers are almost certainly offering more of the same – they look good on first glance, but dig beneath the surface, and the rot quickly becomes apparent.
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-ousts-the-armys-top-general-further-destabilizing-the-military-in-middle-of-a-war
MaddowBlog-Hegseth ousts the Army's top general, further destabilizing the military in the middle of a war
“Firing senior officers for cause is one thing,” one expert said. “Firing them repeatedly … with no explanation is unprecedented in our nation’s history.”
The former television personality who leads the Pentagon keeps purging qualified military leaders — without cause — destabilizing the armed forces during a war.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-03T13:57:25.653Z
Seems like a big deal.
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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-ousts-the-armys-top-general-further-destabilizing-the-military-in-middle-of-a-war
It was a pointed reminder that Hegseth is not exactly open to engaging with military officials whose views differ from his own. On the contrary, he’s proved himself eager to purge the armed forces of those he deems unworthy — a campaign that’s ongoing. MS NOW reported:
George was not exactly a controversial figure. When the Senate confirmed the highly decorated general and combat veteran in 2023, the vote was 96-1.
Hegseth pushed him out anyway and then kept going. MS NOW confirmed that two other Army generals were fired alongside George: Gen. David Hodne, the head of Army Transformation and Training Command, and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the 26th chief of chaplains......
About a year ago, five former defense secretaries, including retired Gen. Jim Mattis, Donald Trump’s first defense secretary, condemned the pattern of firings as “reckless.” Their joint letter, addressed to Congress, asked the House and Senate to hold “immediate hearings to assess the national security implications” of the dismissals. Hegseth and the administration appear to have ignored those concerns; the purge is still going on; and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill have scheduled no such hearings.
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who served as a Marine officer in Iraq and now serves on the House Armed Services Committee, spoke to Politico about Hegseth’s purges, which the congressman described as politically motivated.
“That’s a recipe not just for a politicized military, but an authoritarian military,” Moulton said. “That’s the way militaries work in Russia and China and North Korea.”
The Massachusetts Democrat made those comments last May. The problem is far worse now.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, removing the Army’s top officer in the latest shake-up of military leadership amid the war in Iran.
Hegseth asked George to step down and retire immediately, a Department of Defense official confirmed Thursday to MS NOW. Christopher LaNeve, a former Hegseth military aide, is expected to serve as acting chief of staff. CBS was the first to report the ousting. The Pentagon confirmed George’s departure Thursday in a social media post, without further detail.
George was not exactly a controversial figure. When the Senate confirmed the highly decorated general and combat veteran in 2023, the vote was 96-1.
Hegseth pushed him out anyway and then kept going. MS NOW confirmed that two other Army generals were fired alongside George: Gen. David Hodne, the head of Army Transformation and Training Command, and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the 26th chief of chaplains......
About a year ago, five former defense secretaries, including retired Gen. Jim Mattis, Donald Trump’s first defense secretary, condemned the pattern of firings as “reckless.” Their joint letter, addressed to Congress, asked the House and Senate to hold “immediate hearings to assess the national security implications” of the dismissals. Hegseth and the administration appear to have ignored those concerns; the purge is still going on; and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill have scheduled no such hearings.
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who served as a Marine officer in Iraq and now serves on the House Armed Services Committee, spoke to Politico about Hegseth’s purges, which the congressman described as politically motivated.
“That’s a recipe not just for a politicized military, but an authoritarian military,” Moulton said. “That’s the way militaries work in Russia and China and North Korea.”
The Massachusetts Democrat made those comments last May. The problem is far worse now.
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jobs-report-march-unemployment
MaddowBlog-Job growth improved in March, following a sharp decline in February
The U.S. economy has now added 321,000 jobs over Trump’s 15-month second term. Over the previous 15 months, the economy added roughly 1.9 million jobs.
The new job numbers look good, but I’m mindful of the larger context:
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-03T13:04:24.025Z
Job growth during the first 15 months of Trump’s second term: 321,000 jobs
Job growth during the last 15 months of Biden’s term: 1.9 million jobs
The Trump White House has no explanation for this.
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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jobs-report-march-unemployment
Expectations heading into this week showed projections of about 59,000 new jobs being created in the United States in March. As it turns out, according to the new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the totals exceeded those expectations. CNBC reported:
It’s worth emphasizing for context that a major nursing strike in California and Hawaii depressed payrolls in February by tens of thousands of jobs, and now that those labor disputes have been resolved, those now count as new jobs in March. Still, 178,000 is a good overall number.....
To contextualize the data, MS NOW put together this chart showing month-to-month totals since the 2020 election. The blue columns point to Biden’s presidency, while the red columns point to Trump’s.
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It remains to be seen whether the president responds to the trend by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (again).
Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 178,000 during the month, a reversal from the 133,000 decline in February and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 59,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. February’s number was revised down by 41,000 while January was revised up by 34,000 to 160,000, putting the three-month average around 68,000.
With job creation higher, the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.3%.
It’s worth emphasizing for context that a major nursing strike in California and Hawaii depressed payrolls in February by tens of thousands of jobs, and now that those labor disputes have been resolved, those now count as new jobs in March. Still, 178,000 is a good overall number.....
To contextualize the data, MS NOW put together this chart showing month-to-month totals since the 2020 election. The blue columns point to Biden’s presidency, while the red columns point to Trump’s.
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It remains to be seen whether the president responds to the trend by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (again).
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/opinion/hasan-piker-youtube-twitch-democrats
I had not heard of this guy until recently. I started following the Michigan Democratic Senate primary race and have been seeing a great deal about this guy. I am not a fan
MS NOW- Hasan Piker is a distraction for Democrats -- and a potential liability
The hugely popular gaming livestreamer and far-left political commentator has a voluminous history of making antisemitic, misogynistic and downright offensive statements.
Hasan Piker is a distraction for Democrats — and a potential liability
— Donna898 (@donna-f898.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T13:55:23.866Z
The hugely popular gaming livestreamer and far-left political commentator has a voluminous history of making antisemitic, misogynistic and downright offensive statements.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/hasan-piker-youtube-twitch-democrats
If you’ve never heard of Hasan Piker — the wildly popular gaming livestreamer, influencer and far-left political commentator with more than three million followers on Twitch, nearly two million on YouTube, more than two million on Instagram and over a million followers on X — you’re got plenty of company.
More than half of Democratic voters have no idea who he is. Yet over the past week, Piker has become the latest flashpoint in Democratic politics, with some moderate Democrats condemning him, while progressive Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed plans to hit the campaign trail with him next week.
Piker, a charismatic online personality, also had a dark side: a voluminous history of making antisemitic, misogynistic and downright offensive and inappropriate statements on his YouTube channel. Though his audience is massive, why any Democrat, progressive or moderate wants to be linked to him is baffling. For Democrats intent on winning back the House and Senate — and running against a historically unpopular incumbent president this November — Piker is a political distraction and potential liability.
Piker, who self-describes as a Marxist, infamously declared in 2019 that “America deserved 9/11.” He has repeatedly called Orthodox Jews “inbred,” compared Zionism to Nazism and said “Hamas is a thousand times better” than Israel.”.....
And it’s not as if Piker is a great friend to the Democratic Party. He has repeatedly criticized Democrats, particularly for their ideological moderation and ties to corporate interests. He didn’t endorse Kamala Harris in 2024 or Joe Biden in 2020, offering at best tepid support. (Though the Harris campaign did invite him to livestream from the 2024 Democratic National Convention as part of its “Creators for Kamala” initiative.) Piker is a leftist, not a Democrat......
But 55% of Democrats have never heard of Piker, and of those who have, only 13% view him favorably.....
Indeed, if the paragon of liberal politics — and the person who can attract young voters — is a guy who regularly makes antisemitic statements, blames America for 9/11 and can’t even endorse a Democratic presidential standard-bearer, perhaps the problem is not Piker’s critics, but rather those who feel they must defend him. Put aside the suspect morality of supporting someone with this kind of rhetorical track record — and the message sent to American Jews, who have long been one of the most dependable voting blocs for Democrats — how does anyone see Piker as a political asset for Democrats?
For all the voters Piker could potentially attract to the candidates he supports, there are almost certainly more who would be repelled by him. If liberal Democrats were smart, the less voters heard about Piker between now and November, the better.
More than half of Democratic voters have no idea who he is. Yet over the past week, Piker has become the latest flashpoint in Democratic politics, with some moderate Democrats condemning him, while progressive Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed plans to hit the campaign trail with him next week.
Piker, a charismatic online personality, also had a dark side: a voluminous history of making antisemitic, misogynistic and downright offensive and inappropriate statements on his YouTube channel. Though his audience is massive, why any Democrat, progressive or moderate wants to be linked to him is baffling. For Democrats intent on winning back the House and Senate — and running against a historically unpopular incumbent president this November — Piker is a political distraction and potential liability.
Piker, who self-describes as a Marxist, infamously declared in 2019 that “America deserved 9/11.” He has repeatedly called Orthodox Jews “inbred,” compared Zionism to Nazism and said “Hamas is a thousand times better” than Israel.”.....
And it’s not as if Piker is a great friend to the Democratic Party. He has repeatedly criticized Democrats, particularly for their ideological moderation and ties to corporate interests. He didn’t endorse Kamala Harris in 2024 or Joe Biden in 2020, offering at best tepid support. (Though the Harris campaign did invite him to livestream from the 2024 Democratic National Convention as part of its “Creators for Kamala” initiative.) Piker is a leftist, not a Democrat......
But 55% of Democrats have never heard of Piker, and of those who have, only 13% view him favorably.....
Indeed, if the paragon of liberal politics — and the person who can attract young voters — is a guy who regularly makes antisemitic statements, blames America for 9/11 and can’t even endorse a Democratic presidential standard-bearer, perhaps the problem is not Piker’s critics, but rather those who feel they must defend him. Put aside the suspect morality of supporting someone with this kind of rhetorical track record — and the message sent to American Jews, who have long been one of the most dependable voting blocs for Democrats — how does anyone see Piker as a political asset for Democrats?
For all the voters Piker could potentially attract to the candidates he supports, there are almost certainly more who would be repelled by him. If liberal Democrats were smart, the less voters heard about Piker between now and November, the better.
I had not heard of this guy until recently. I started following the Michigan Democratic Senate primary race and have been seeing a great deal about this guy. I am not a fan
April 3, 2026
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-faced-justices-criticized-rcna266067
Inside the Supreme Court as Trump faced the justices he's criticized
The first sitting president known to have attended a Supreme Court argument sat silently in the courtroom for more than an hour as his birthright citizenship plan was debated.
Analysis: Inside the Supreme Court, as President Trump faced the justices he's criticized.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-04-01T20:59:42.409Z
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-faced-justices-criticized-rcna266067
WASHINGTON — Usually, when a Supreme Court session starts, all eyes in the courtroom are on the mahogany bench behind which the justices sit.
Not this time.
Abuzz with word that President Donald Trump would become the first sitting president known to have attended a Supreme Court oral argument, reporters and others in the courtroom were craning their necks in the opposite direction.,,,,
What makes Trump different is the invective he has aimed at the very justices whom he wants to win over. After the tariffs loss, he referred to those who voted against him — including Roberts and two other conservative justices — as a "disgrace to our nation" and "very unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution."
Before the justices entered the courtroom on Wednesday, some lawyers who had been scheduled weeks ago to be sworn in as members of the Supreme Court bar expressed surprise that the president would be in attendance for what they considered their special moment......
Soon after Cecillia Wang — the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer leading the challenge to his executive order — began her argument, Trump abruptly stood and left the courtroom to attend an Easter lunch at the White House.
His snap verdict was quickly delivered on Truth Social: “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow 'Birthright' Citizenship!”
While Trump, as his past actions have suggested, may have intended to influence the justices, there was little sign that he would. Several conservative justices, including those he appointed, appeared to be unswayed by Sauer's argument.
Not this time.
Abuzz with word that President Donald Trump would become the first sitting president known to have attended a Supreme Court oral argument, reporters and others in the courtroom were craning their necks in the opposite direction.,,,,
What makes Trump different is the invective he has aimed at the very justices whom he wants to win over. After the tariffs loss, he referred to those who voted against him — including Roberts and two other conservative justices — as a "disgrace to our nation" and "very unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution."
Before the justices entered the courtroom on Wednesday, some lawyers who had been scheduled weeks ago to be sworn in as members of the Supreme Court bar expressed surprise that the president would be in attendance for what they considered their special moment......
Soon after Cecillia Wang — the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer leading the challenge to his executive order — began her argument, Trump abruptly stood and left the courtroom to attend an Easter lunch at the White House.
His snap verdict was quickly delivered on Truth Social: “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow 'Birthright' Citizenship!”
While Trump, as his past actions have suggested, may have intended to influence the justices, there was little sign that he would. Several conservative justices, including those he appointed, appeared to be unswayed by Sauer's argument.
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/by-ousting-pam-bondi-trump-made-the-right-call-for-the-wrong-reasons
MaddowBlog-By ousting Pam Bondi, Trump made the right call for the wrong reasons
The president ousted the attorney general, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.
The problem isn’t with Trump’s decision to oust Bondi — she was a cartoonish failure and a national embarrassment — but rather with his motivation.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-02T18:40:23.440Z
He fired his AG, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/by-ousting-pam-bondi-trump-made-the-right-call-for-the-wrong-reasons
Soon after, the beleaguered attorney general appeared before the House Judiciary Committee and put on a truly ridiculous display, in what was widely seen as one of the ugliest congressional hearings in modern American history. Trump, however, approved of her cringeworthy antics, which appeared to buy her a little time at Main Justice.
The reprieve was short-lived. MS NOW reported:
The president confirmed the news by way of his social media platform, writing that the Florida Republican “will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.”.....
As MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian reported, “Pam Bondi was fired largely because Donald Trump grew dissatisfied with her inability to deliver on prosecuting his perceived enemies.”
This is the entire story in one sentence: The president ousted Bondi, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.
Indeed, someone probably ought to tell the president that her successor will struggle just as much as she did to meet his expectations, because Trump wants what an attorney general can’t deliver: evidence-free indictments against his perceived political enemies.
The reprieve was short-lived. MS NOW reported:
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, removing her as the nation’s top prosecutor. … Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general, the president wrote.
Trump had informed Bondi in recent days that she would soon be removed from her position, a White House official and another person familiar with the situation told MS NOW. The official said Trump still personally likes Bondi and notified her before the official removal to ‘help her along.’
The president confirmed the news by way of his social media platform, writing that the Florida Republican “will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.”.....
As MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian reported, “Pam Bondi was fired largely because Donald Trump grew dissatisfied with her inability to deliver on prosecuting his perceived enemies.”
This is the entire story in one sentence: The president ousted Bondi, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.
Indeed, someone probably ought to tell the president that her successor will struggle just as much as she did to meet his expectations, because Trump wants what an attorney general can’t deliver: evidence-free indictments against his perceived political enemies.
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pointing-to-the-iran-wars-cost-trump-abandons-his-pre-election-promises-about-daycare
MaddowBlog-Pointing to the Iran war's cost, Trump abandons his pre-election promises about day care
“We’re fighting wars, we can’t take care of day care,” the president said. Trump touted a very different position in the run-up to Election Day 2024.
In the runup to Election Day 2024, Trump repeatedly claimed he was prepared to help families with daycare costs.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-02T14:23:18.827Z
Seventeen months later, he’s arrived at a very different position: “We’re fighting wars, we can’t take care of daycare.â€
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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pointing-to-the-iran-wars-cost-trump-abandons-his-pre-election-promises-about-daycare
During Donald Trump’s remarks at an Easter lunch reception at the White House, the president wasn’t asked for his position on helping American families cover the costs of day care, but he took some time to pontificate on the subject anyway.
“I said to [Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought], ‘Don’t send any money for day care, because the United States can’t take care of day care.’ That has to be up to a state,” the Republican said. “We can’t take care of day care. We’re a big country. We have 50 states. We have all these other people. We’re fighting wars, we can’t take care of day care. You got to let a state take care of day care, and they should pay for it, too. They should pay.”
......As part of that exchange, Trump appeared to suggest that he expected his trade tariffs to generate so much revenue that it could help cover day care costs. “As much as child care is talked about as being expensive, it’s, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in,” he concluded.
A month later, with early voting underway across most of the country, Trump also participated in a town hall event on Fox News with an audience made up entirely of women voters, one of whom talked about how difficult it was for her family to afford day care costs.
The candidate conceded that the existing system is “really not fair” and pledged to help families cover debilitating child care costs if elected to a second term.
That was just a few weeks before Election Day — when the Republican candidate was still talking about “putting America first” and avoiding costly foreign interventions. Seventeen months later, Trump hasn’t just forgotten about those assurances, he’s also turned his ostensible priorities inside out.
“I said to [Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought], ‘Don’t send any money for day care, because the United States can’t take care of day care.’ That has to be up to a state,” the Republican said. “We can’t take care of day care. We’re a big country. We have 50 states. We have all these other people. We’re fighting wars, we can’t take care of day care. You got to let a state take care of day care, and they should pay for it, too. They should pay.”
Trump: "The US can't take of daycare. That has to be up to a state. We're fighting wars. Medicaid, Medicare -- they can do it on a state basis. We have to take care of one thing: military protection. But all these little scams that have taken place, you have to let states take care of them."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-01T22:47:32.437Z
......As part of that exchange, Trump appeared to suggest that he expected his trade tariffs to generate so much revenue that it could help cover day care costs. “As much as child care is talked about as being expensive, it’s, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in,” he concluded.
A month later, with early voting underway across most of the country, Trump also participated in a town hall event on Fox News with an audience made up entirely of women voters, one of whom talked about how difficult it was for her family to afford day care costs.
The candidate conceded that the existing system is “really not fair” and pledged to help families cover debilitating child care costs if elected to a second term.
That was just a few weeks before Election Day — when the Republican candidate was still talking about “putting America first” and avoiding costly foreign interventions. Seventeen months later, Trump hasn’t just forgotten about those assurances, he’s also turned his ostensible priorities inside out.
April 3, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fidget-supreme-court/
'Fidgeting' Trump had to be moved during Supreme Court hearing: ACLU attorney
trump is too stupid to understand the concepts being discussed. trump could understand that his attorney was NOT doing a good job and that the Justices were not buying what his attorney was trying to sell
Donald Trump's unprecedented appearance at the Supreme Court encompassed both a request that his seat be moved and the reported inability of the president to hold still while lawyers made their case before the nation's highest court.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-04-02T20:55:24Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fidget-supreme-court/
Appearing on MS NOW with host Jonathan Lemire, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero stated the president sat right in front of him, so he had a ringside seat to watch the president react to arguments over his attempt to override the 14th Amendment on birthright citizenship.....
“Could you see him from your vantage point? If so, what was he like?” MS NOW’s Lemire asked.
“He was six feet in front of me... he was literally right in front of me,” he recalled. “I was one row behind him, the Secret Service and then the president, so I could watch him entirely throughout the argument. Some of the press reports also got it wrong. Some of the press reports said that he left after the government had its case; the president sat through at least 10 to 15 minutes of our argument.”
“I could see him fidgeting in the chair. I literally could see him, he was literally in my line of vision,” he added. “And when our legal director, Cecillia Wang, made her opening statements, and then when she began to answer questions from the justices, you could see he started getting restless. His shoulders slumped a little bit.”
“I think he was there, clearly to intimidate the justices,” he added. “When they first had him, they sat him on the very end of the front row. And then the Commerce Secretary, Mr. [Howard] Lutnick got up and told the security guards that Mr. Trump would like to be seated more centrally in the courtroom. So they moved him literally right in front of us.”
“And then it was clear that he was endeavoring to put his thumb on the scale. He was endeavoring to glower at the justices to kind of intimidate them, almost defy them to rule against him,” he continued. “And what was remarkable, and this really is a testament that our system of checks and balances is working, that it's a coequal branch of government. Donald Trump is a guest in the Supreme Court. This is Chief Justice Roberts’ house. And there was not a mention, they did not miss a beat when he walked in, the courtroom got quiet. When he walked out, no one missed a beat.”
“Could you see him from your vantage point? If so, what was he like?” MS NOW’s Lemire asked.
“He was six feet in front of me... he was literally right in front of me,” he recalled. “I was one row behind him, the Secret Service and then the president, so I could watch him entirely throughout the argument. Some of the press reports also got it wrong. Some of the press reports said that he left after the government had its case; the president sat through at least 10 to 15 minutes of our argument.”
“I could see him fidgeting in the chair. I literally could see him, he was literally in my line of vision,” he added. “And when our legal director, Cecillia Wang, made her opening statements, and then when she began to answer questions from the justices, you could see he started getting restless. His shoulders slumped a little bit.”
“I think he was there, clearly to intimidate the justices,” he added. “When they first had him, they sat him on the very end of the front row. And then the Commerce Secretary, Mr. [Howard] Lutnick got up and told the security guards that Mr. Trump would like to be seated more centrally in the courtroom. So they moved him literally right in front of us.”
“And then it was clear that he was endeavoring to put his thumb on the scale. He was endeavoring to glower at the justices to kind of intimidate them, almost defy them to rule against him,” he continued. “And what was remarkable, and this really is a testament that our system of checks and balances is working, that it's a coequal branch of government. Donald Trump is a guest in the Supreme Court. This is Chief Justice Roberts’ house. And there was not a mention, they did not miss a beat when he walked in, the courtroom got quiet. When he walked out, no one missed a beat.”
April 2, 2026
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April 2, 2026
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The Borowitz Report-Iran Says It Has Started to Achieve Regime Change in US
Iran Says It Has Started to Achieve Regime Change in US www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-says-...
— Ray Beckerman (@raybeckerman.bsky.social) 2026-04-02T20:14:46.048Z
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-says-it-has-started-to-achieve
TEHRAN (The Borowitz Report)—The leaders of Iran’s Islamic Republic crowed on Thursday that they have begun to achieve their goal of regime change in the U.S.
“First Kristi Noem, and now Pam Bondi,” the official Iranian statement read. “The dominoes are falling one by one.”
Iran said that, although the US claims Donald J. Trump is still in power, “His speech last night did not prove that he is still alive.”
“First Kristi Noem, and now Pam Bondi,” the official Iranian statement read. “The dominoes are falling one by one.”
Iran said that, although the US claims Donald J. Trump is still in power, “His speech last night did not prove that he is still alive.”
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