SCOOP: Trump has directed the Navy to tear out a complex system for launching fighter jets from its aircraft carriers and instead go back to using steam catapults, a move Navy officials have fought for years and will likely cost billions in extra dollars.
U.S. officials say Trump signed a national security memorandum today directing the change, which would involve removing the electromagnetic catapult system used by the ships in the Gerald R. Ford class of carriers
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Even MAGA supporters overwhelmingly think this is a bad idea. Trump is revealing why he really wanted to be President: to expand his own power and wealth. Whether itโs Iran, Venezuela, Epstein, or his personal stock portfolio, Trump is making decisions that go against his own base. He is accountable to no one but himself. His disregard for the concerns, values, and interests of the American people exposes him for what he really is: an autocrat.
To learn more about Trump's corruption, check out our Substack piece here: https://t.co/q3Sc5rDSlp
JUST IN: As court fight brews over demands for testimony and records from outside Trump advisers like Boris Epshteyn, DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel issues opinion arguing executive privilege extends to Kitchen Cabinet. Doc: https://t.co/l1Gl2iIbqY
There is a little thing in the constitution that requires the president and through him the executive branch, to โtake care that the laws be faithfully executedโ. This seems to be at odds with what Fincen announced. In a dictatorship, the dictator often decides to ignore or overturn laws passed by a legislature. But that is not supposed to happen here.
I helped pass this law in 2020. It's purpose is to prevent drug traffickers, Russian & Chinese kleptocrats, and other international criminals from setting up anonymously owned companies to hide their money in the US. Trump's Treasury Dept. is doing this to help criminals. 1/
@USTreasury@FinCENnews This is the answer if anyone ever asks "What's one of the most corrupt things the US government could possibly do to encourage fraud and unlimited involvement of foreign governments in US companies?"
My latest in @thedispatch . Many vets seeking office make the case that service alone is reason to elect them. Military service, while admirable, isn't a sufficient qualifier by itself for public office - nor does it excuse questions about the character (link below)
Concerns about Covid vaccine in pregnancy were theoretical
Turned out that there is no increased risk of miscarriage by getting the Covid vaccine in pregnancy
Real life data from over a MILLION pregnant women who got the shot showed NO increased risk at all
EXCLUSIVE: For weeks, the White House has said President Trump flew from Turkey on the โformer Air Force One,โ after the newer AF1 jet gifted by Qatar flew to Britain separately.
But thatโs not the case.
In reality, Trump took a *third* jet, unbeknownst to media and some staff.