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February 26, 2026
Hakeem Jeffries defends Rep. Al Green's 'on point' message to Trump at SOTU
Al Green was very effective last night.
https://x.com/scottwongDC/status/2026759142350663745
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-means-surgeon-general-congress-state-of-the-union-live-updates-rcna260120#rcrd101892
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had warned his Democratic members not to engage in any distracting protests during Trump’s State of the Union address.
But today he defended Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who was escorted out of Trump’s address last night after he held up a sign to the president reading: “Black People Are Not Apes!”
“I thought the Democratic response was appropriately restrained and forceful at the same period of time, and that was obvious to anybody who was watching,” Jeffries said as he kicked off House Democrats’ annual issues conference.
“With respect to Rep. Green’s response, it was both appropriate and restrained at the same period of time,” Jeffries continued. “Now, his message that he communicated was obviously on point, but it was far less profane than my reaction to the very same racist video that Donald Trump felt compelled to produce.”
Trump sparked a firestorm this month when he posted a video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. After GOP backlash, Trump deleted the video, but he has refused to apologize.
But today he defended Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who was escorted out of Trump’s address last night after he held up a sign to the president reading: “Black People Are Not Apes!”
“I thought the Democratic response was appropriately restrained and forceful at the same period of time, and that was obvious to anybody who was watching,” Jeffries said as he kicked off House Democrats’ annual issues conference.
“With respect to Rep. Green’s response, it was both appropriate and restrained at the same period of time,” Jeffries continued. “Now, his message that he communicated was obviously on point, but it was far less profane than my reaction to the very same racist video that Donald Trump felt compelled to produce.”
Trump sparked a firestorm this month when he posted a video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. After GOP backlash, Trump deleted the video, but he has refused to apologize.
February 26, 2026
MaddowBlog-Why Trump's State of the Union address was built on a foundation of lies
The problem is not simply that the president lied throughout his address. The bigger problem is that he seemed compelled to lie.
https://x.com/hateGOP/status/2026771295568871697
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-state-of-the-union-2026-throne-of-lies
Although a variety of congressional lawmakers issued written statements ahead of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, one of them, a press release from Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, included a notable prediction. “The president will lie tonight — he cannot help himself,” the senator said......
But over the course of 107 tedious minutes, the president threw caution to the wind and bombarded his audience with an avalanche of demonstrably false claims.
Trump said, “When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis with a stagnant economy [and] inflation at record levels.” That wasn’t even close to being true.
Trump said, “In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe.” It would certainly be nice if that were true, but according to the Republican administration’s own tallies, it was not.....
Trump said, “The cheating is rampant in our elections. It’s rampant.” The reason the White House has never been able to produce any evidence in support of this claim is because it’s plainly false.
Trump said, “My first 10 months I ended 8 wars.” In a piece for MS NOW, Glenn Kessler described this boast as “poppycock,” which is as good a label as any.
This isn’t even close to being a comprehensive list. Rather, it’s just a modest sampling to highlight the more outrageous and obvious deceptions.
But stepping back, the problem is not just that Trump lied repeatedly throughout his remarks. Those lies were made worse by the apparent fact that he thought he had to lie, likely aware of the unavoidable truth about his record and his vision: It simply isn’t good enough to stand on its own.
But over the course of 107 tedious minutes, the president threw caution to the wind and bombarded his audience with an avalanche of demonstrably false claims.
Trump said, “When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis with a stagnant economy [and] inflation at record levels.” That wasn’t even close to being true.
Trump said, “In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe.” It would certainly be nice if that were true, but according to the Republican administration’s own tallies, it was not.....
Trump said, “The cheating is rampant in our elections. It’s rampant.” The reason the White House has never been able to produce any evidence in support of this claim is because it’s plainly false.
Trump said, “My first 10 months I ended 8 wars.” In a piece for MS NOW, Glenn Kessler described this boast as “poppycock,” which is as good a label as any.
This isn’t even close to being a comprehensive list. Rather, it’s just a modest sampling to highlight the more outrageous and obvious deceptions.
But stepping back, the problem is not just that Trump lied repeatedly throughout his remarks. Those lies were made worse by the apparent fact that he thought he had to lie, likely aware of the unavoidable truth about his record and his vision: It simply isn’t good enough to stand on its own.
February 26, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675333499/
Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal'
Robert DeNiro hit trump where it hurts and trump is mad
Trump isn't a serious person.. The shit he gave Obama and trying to steal Bidens win.. Tells you he's unfit for office.. then he attacks members of congress and DeNero.. Resign.
— Darbyscastle (@darbyscastle.bsky.social) 2026-02-25T18:26:25.429Z
Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal' www.rawstory.com/trump-267533...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675333499/
President Donald Trump raged at a pair of Democratic lawmakers and a Hollywood legend – and threatened to deport them all......
Trump then sneered at actor Robert DeNiro, whose criticism he claimed was worthy of criminal prosecution.
"They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!" Trump posted. "When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States."
"The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much," he added. "The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
Trump then sneered at actor Robert DeNiro, whose criticism he claimed was worthy of criminal prosecution.
"They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!" Trump posted. "When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States."
"The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much," he added. "The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
February 26, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-senator-pitches-other-proteins-for-americans-who-cant-afford-beef
MaddowBlog-Republican senator pitches other 'proteins' for Americans who can't afford beef
Seven years after claims about banning hamburgers and two years after claims about banning cows, Republican rhetoric about beef continues to be weird.
Years after claims about banning hamburgers, and on the heels of Trump claiming in 2024 that Dems would ban cows, Republican rhetoric about beef continues to be weird.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-25T21:03:41.639Z
For example, one GOP senator is pitching alternate “proteins†for consumers struggling with high costs. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-senator-pitches-other-proteins-for-americans-who-cant-afford-beef
In recent years, commentary on the topic of beef in Republican politics has gotten a little weird. In 2019, for example, between stints in the White House, conservative commentator Sebastian Gorka publicly insisted that Democrats were determined to ban hamburgers.....
In 2026, Republicans have moved on from such silliness, though the party’s rhetoric about the underlying subject continues to raise eyebrows. The Mississippi Free Press reported:
During the interview, the GOP senator relied on the usual talking points, but specifically on beef costs, Hyde-Smith appeared to offer some guidance to American consumers who are struggling with costs: “You know, you have so many proteins to choose from.”
.....Nevertheless, her “proteins” comments did not go unnoticed by one of her Democratic rivals in this year’s elections.
“Mississippi families aren’t choosing between beef and other proteins as a lifestyle preference, they’re stretching every dollar to put food on the table,” Scott Colom said. “Meanwhile, Cindy Hyde-Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee, and her answer to Mississippians struggling at the grocery store is to just eat something else?”
“That’s an insult to the people who sent her to D.C. Mississippi deserves a senator who fights for lower costs, not one who tells you your grocery list is your problem,” the local district attorney’s statement said.
In 2026, Republicans have moved on from such silliness, though the party’s rhetoric about the underlying subject continues to raise eyebrows. The Mississippi Free Press reported:
Americans who can’t afford beef a year into President Donald Trump’s second term ‘have so many proteins to choose from,’ U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican, said in response to a question about steep food costs.
She made the remarks during a Sunday interview with WLOX host Hugh Keeton, who asked her what Republicans are doing to get the cost of living under control, pointing to a key 2024 campaign promise President Donald Trump made when he said he would ‘end inflation on day one.’
During the interview, the GOP senator relied on the usual talking points, but specifically on beef costs, Hyde-Smith appeared to offer some guidance to American consumers who are struggling with costs: “You know, you have so many proteins to choose from.”
Republican senator tells Americans struggling to afford rising beef prices to just eat something else:
— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-02-24T18:57:37.374146045Z
"You have so many proteins to choose from."
.....Nevertheless, her “proteins” comments did not go unnoticed by one of her Democratic rivals in this year’s elections.
“Mississippi families aren’t choosing between beef and other proteins as a lifestyle preference, they’re stretching every dollar to put food on the table,” Scott Colom said. “Meanwhile, Cindy Hyde-Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee, and her answer to Mississippians struggling at the grocery store is to just eat something else?”
“That’s an insult to the people who sent her to D.C. Mississippi deserves a senator who fights for lower costs, not one who tells you your grocery list is your problem,” the local district attorney’s statement said.
February 26, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675331669/
I looked and found the youtube version of this rant
'People hate you': James Carville eviscerates Trump in 'brutal' response to major address
Carville was in good form in this rant
Political strategist James Carville delivered a brutal message to President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address on Tuesday, a deeply personal message that saw the veteran consultant accuse even Republicans of despising him.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-02-25T17:00:18Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675331669/
Political strategist James Carville delivered a brutal message to President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address on Tuesday, a deeply personal message that saw the veteran consultant accuse even Republicans of despising him.
“I have a personal message for Donald John Trump, and you sit still you son of a b---- when I’m telling you this because I’m gonna tell you right where you are, you fat, sorry sack of s---: people hate you,” Carville said in a video message shared on Tuesday by ex-NBC executive Mike Sington, who called Carville’s message “brutal.”
“I’m not just saying this because I don’t like you, I’m saying this because I’m telling you what’s happening to you right now. First of all, everybody is stabbing you in the back; you can trust no one.”....
Carville also pointed to Trump’s record-low favorability among Americans, with his popularity on Tuesday at its lowest level since retaking office.
“You are the most unpopular president at this point in your term that we’ve ever had,” Carville said. “They don’t like you – you understand that? They don’t like the way you smell, they don’t like the way you look, they don’t like your fat stomach, they don’t like your stupid comb-over… they just don’t like you!”
https://x.com/MikeSington/status/2026446996492660890
“I have a personal message for Donald John Trump, and you sit still you son of a b---- when I’m telling you this because I’m gonna tell you right where you are, you fat, sorry sack of s---: people hate you,” Carville said in a video message shared on Tuesday by ex-NBC executive Mike Sington, who called Carville’s message “brutal.”
“I’m not just saying this because I don’t like you, I’m saying this because I’m telling you what’s happening to you right now. First of all, everybody is stabbing you in the back; you can trust no one.”....
Carville also pointed to Trump’s record-low favorability among Americans, with his popularity on Tuesday at its lowest level since retaking office.
“You are the most unpopular president at this point in your term that we’ve ever had,” Carville said. “They don’t like you – you understand that? They don’t like the way you smell, they don’t like the way you look, they don’t like your fat stomach, they don’t like your stupid comb-over… they just don’t like you!”
https://x.com/MikeSington/status/2026446996492660890
I looked and found the youtube version of this rant
February 25, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2675333230/
Kristi Noem's embarrassing 'mystery bag' to blame for midair meltdown: report
What does Noem have in this bag?
Were Corey Lewandowski's 'toys for boys' in the bag?
— (@geolsteve.bsky.social) 2026-02-25T17:59:11.147Z
Kristi Noem's embarrassing 'mystery bag' to blame for midair meltdown: report www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...
https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2675333230/
New, potentially embarrassing details have emerged about a midair incident involving Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski.
According to published reports, Lewandowski fired – but then quickly rehired – a Coast Guard pilot after he refused to turn a plane around to retrieve Noem's weighted blanket from another plane, but three DHS insiders told the Daily Mail that the item that had been left behind was actually the agency head's bag.
"This was never about a blanket," said one insider with knowledge of the incident. "The blanket was a cover story for what really happened. The whole thing was really about the bag that was left."
It's not clear what was in the bag, but sources told the Daily Mail that Lewandowski, who is rumored to be having an affair with Noem, learned that at least two people were aware of the contents and that this could be embarrassing – and the news outlet speculated those two individuals were promoted afterward.
"Was it a mere coincidence then, that [Coast Guard commanding officer Keith] Thomas – who, weeks earlier, had been fired as a pilot – was promoted to become a DHS senior advisor, and the aide close to Noem on the trip, Kamryn Jones, 38, was also rewarded?" the outlet's correspondents wondered.
According to published reports, Lewandowski fired – but then quickly rehired – a Coast Guard pilot after he refused to turn a plane around to retrieve Noem's weighted blanket from another plane, but three DHS insiders told the Daily Mail that the item that had been left behind was actually the agency head's bag.
"This was never about a blanket," said one insider with knowledge of the incident. "The blanket was a cover story for what really happened. The whole thing was really about the bag that was left."
It's not clear what was in the bag, but sources told the Daily Mail that Lewandowski, who is rumored to be having an affair with Noem, learned that at least two people were aware of the contents and that this could be embarrassing – and the news outlet speculated those two individuals were promoted afterward.
"Was it a mere coincidence then, that [Coast Guard commanding officer Keith] Thomas – who, weeks earlier, had been fired as a pilot – was promoted to become a DHS senior advisor, and the aide close to Noem on the trip, Kamryn Jones, 38, was also rewarded?" the outlet's correspondents wondered.
February 25, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-still-hasnt-explained-why-hes-moving-the-u-s-closer-to-war-with-iran
MaddowBlog-Trump still hasn't explained why he's moving the U.S. closer to war with Iran
Offered a chance to explain why he’s pushed the nation to the brink of war, the president still had nothing new or coherent to say.
I don’t mean to sound picky, but if Trump could maybe take a moment — you know, at his leisure — to explain why he’s pushing us closer to another war in the Middle East, that’d be great.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-25T17:09:48.533Z
Because that definitely hasn’t happened yet.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-still-hasnt-explained-why-hes-moving-the-u-s-closer-to-war-with-iran
Donald Trump spent much of last summer patting himself on the back for destroying Iran’s nuclear program with a preemptive military attack. “We destroyed the nuclear,” the president boasted in remarks delivered in the Netherlands in June. “I said, ‘Iran will not have nuclear.’ Well, we blew it up. It’s blown up to kingdom come.”....
This week, ahead of the State of the Union address, many observers here and abroad wondered if Trump would take the opportunity to discuss his policy and his plans. That didn’t happen. As The New York Times summarized:
Toward the end of his address, Trump assured his audience, “The United States military obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program.” He added, “We wiped it out, and they want to start over again, and are at this moment again pursuing their sinister ambitions. We are in negotiations with them; they want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon.’”
The first part of the remarks reflected a breakdown in logic: The U.S. is on the brink of war because Iran is “pursuing” a nuclear program that has already been “obliterated” and “wiped out”?
The second part was, by some measures, worse: Trump appeared to defend the confrontation with Iran by saying he wants Iranian officials to say they do not want and will not have a nuclear weapon. Whether the American president understands this or not, Iranian officials have already said this many times, over many years. In fact, Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said it again just hours before the State of the Union address.
This week, ahead of the State of the Union address, many observers here and abroad wondered if Trump would take the opportunity to discuss his policy and his plans. That didn’t happen. As The New York Times summarized:
It took President Trump about 90 minutes in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to get to Iran, the topic that much of the world was most eager to hear about.
When he did, Mr. Trump only spent three minutes talking about the country, largely repeating his vague talking points from recent days. By the time his most high-profile speech of the year was over, the president had done little to explain why he had amassed the largest amount of U.S. military firepower in the Middle East since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Toward the end of his address, Trump assured his audience, “The United States military obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program.” He added, “We wiped it out, and they want to start over again, and are at this moment again pursuing their sinister ambitions. We are in negotiations with them; they want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon.’”
The first part of the remarks reflected a breakdown in logic: The U.S. is on the brink of war because Iran is “pursuing” a nuclear program that has already been “obliterated” and “wiped out”?
The second part was, by some measures, worse: Trump appeared to defend the confrontation with Iran by saying he wants Iranian officials to say they do not want and will not have a nuclear weapon. Whether the American president understands this or not, Iranian officials have already said this many times, over many years. In fact, Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said it again just hours before the State of the Union address.
February 25, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/4-reasons-why-trump-is-the-worst-possible-president-to-declare-a-war-on-fraud
MaddowBlog-4 reasons why Trump is the worst possible president to declare a 'war on fraud'
As one Democratic senator summarized, “Trump announcing a war on fraud is like a criminal announcing a war on crime.”
The president who announced a new “war on fraud†is the same president who
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-25T14:50:36.003Z
- ran a fraudulent charity
- ran a fraudulent “universityâ€
- oversaw a business that was found to have engaged in systemic fraud
- pardoned a bunch of people convicted of fraud
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/4-reasons-why-trump-is-the-worst-possible-president-to-declare-a-war-on-fraud
In his State of the Union address, the president took some additional steps down the same path. From the transcript:
.....Indeed, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington noted via Bluesky, “Trump announcing a war on fraud is like a criminal announcing a war on crime.”
That’s a good line, and it hits because it’s rooted in fact. These are details Republicans prefer to ignore, but the incumbent president:
In the abstract, there’s nothing inherently wrong with an administration trying to root out alleged abuses in social insurance programs, but Trump is literally the only president in American history to have been found liable in a civil fraud case. If he were serious about fighting a “war on fraud,” he should expect to see that war arrive at his own doorstep.
As for the Republican’s contention that “corruption … shreds the fabric of a nation,” The New York Times’ Thomas Edsall explained in a column this week that evidence of pervasive corruption in the Trump administration “is endemic, in the presidential pardons to donors and the well connected, in the regulatory favoritism found at key agencies, in the flow of special interest and foreign investments into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency businesses.”
When it comes to the corruption that is plundering — it really, it’s plundering America — there’s been no more stunning example than Minnesota, where members of the Somali community have pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer. Oh, we have all the information.
And in actuality the number is much higher than that, and California, Massachusetts, Maine and many other states are even worse. This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation, and we are working on it like you wouldn’t believe. So tonight, although started four months ago, I am officially announcing the war on fraud to be led by our great vice president, JD Vance. He’ll get it done. And we’re able to find enough of that fraud — we will actually have a balanced budget overnight.
.....Indeed, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington noted via Bluesky, “Trump announcing a war on fraud is like a criminal announcing a war on crime.”
That’s a good line, and it hits because it’s rooted in fact. These are details Republicans prefer to ignore, but the incumbent president:
ran a fraudulent “university” that led him to pay a steep out-of-court settlement
oversaw a fraudulent charitable foundation and had to pay $2 million in court-ordered damages
ran a family business that was found to have engaged in systemic fraud
issued a series of presidential pardons for people convicted of committing fraud.
In the abstract, there’s nothing inherently wrong with an administration trying to root out alleged abuses in social insurance programs, but Trump is literally the only president in American history to have been found liable in a civil fraud case. If he were serious about fighting a “war on fraud,” he should expect to see that war arrive at his own doorstep.
As for the Republican’s contention that “corruption … shreds the fabric of a nation,” The New York Times’ Thomas Edsall explained in a column this week that evidence of pervasive corruption in the Trump administration “is endemic, in the presidential pardons to donors and the well connected, in the regulatory favoritism found at key agencies, in the flow of special interest and foreign investments into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency businesses.”
February 25, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/washington-post-trump-2675328550
Trump DOJ sharply rebuked by judge after seizing reporter's devices: 'Fox in the henhouse'
I am glad that the court rejected the search of this reporter's devices
A Virginia federal judge delivered a sharp rebuke to the Justice Department on Tuesday, refusing to let prosecutors search through a Washington Post reporter's seized electronics and taking control of the operation himself.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-02-24T23:55:09.449Z
https://www.rawstory.com/washington-post-trump-2675328550
A Virginia federal judge delivered a sharp rebuke to the Justice Department on Tuesday, refusing to let prosecutors search through a Washington Post reporter's seized electronics and taking control of the operation himself.
Magistrate Judge William Porter didn't mince words over the handing over of devices to government investigators.
“Given the documented reporting on government leak investigations and the government’s well chronicled efforts to stop them, allowing the government’s filter team to search a reporter’s work product — most of which consists of unrelated information from confidential sources — is the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse,” Porter wrote, according to The Washington Post.
The judge feared Trump's Justice Department couldn't be trusted to conduct a narrow search without exposing more than 1,000 of reporter Hannah Natanson's confidential sources.
The decision represented a major victory for the newspaper and Natanson after federal agents conducted an unprecedented January raid on her Virginia home, seizing phones, laptops, a recorder, hard drive, and even a Garmin watch. Law enforcement claimed the search targeted a government contractor suspected of leaking classified information.
Magistrate Judge William Porter didn't mince words over the handing over of devices to government investigators.
“Given the documented reporting on government leak investigations and the government’s well chronicled efforts to stop them, allowing the government’s filter team to search a reporter’s work product — most of which consists of unrelated information from confidential sources — is the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse,” Porter wrote, according to The Washington Post.
The judge feared Trump's Justice Department couldn't be trusted to conduct a narrow search without exposing more than 1,000 of reporter Hannah Natanson's confidential sources.
The decision represented a major victory for the newspaper and Natanson after federal agents conducted an unprecedented January raid on her Virginia home, seizing phones, laptops, a recorder, hard drive, and even a Garmin watch. Law enforcement claimed the search targeted a government contractor suspected of leaking classified information.
February 25, 2026
Ratings-obsessed Donald is panicking over the growing boycott of his State of the Union speech.
Do not watch the SOTU.
Ratings-obsessed Donald is panicking over the growing boycott of his State of the Union speech.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-02-24T21:06:47.372Z
Boycott the State of the Union tonight.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-02-24T20:45:33.085Z
Donald doesn't care about any of us, but he *does* care about ratings.
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