A self-enriching political machine built on favoritism and insider dealing
Accountability mechanisms have broken down or been dismantled for self-enrichment
This list is by no means complete, as it changes by the hour
Trump treats the government as a family business
Massive insider stock and commodities trading moments before major policy moves
Never before have we had this level of corruption in broad daylight
Shuttered USAID to end all American soft power
Closed the VOA, ending global outreach to 3rd world citizens wanting democracy
Institute of Peace renamed as the Trump Institute of Peace
The Kennedy Center was shuttered after he fired the board of governors and installed his own handpicked team of sycophants. They renamed the center as the Trump Kennedy Center. Ticket sales plummeted, and performers cancelled.
The East Wing of the White House was torn down for a ballroom, with secret donors buying access
Started a regional war on the same WMD sham as the 2003 Iraq invasion. Trump and Hegseth’s miscalculation allowed Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, causing world chaos that doubled oil prices and fertilizer prices, with millions impacted.
All Jan 6 felons pardoned, over a dozen have reoffended
Sued many law firms for exercising free speech
Sued media outlets over stories he didn’t like. Several were forced to pay.
Fired thousands of FBI agents and DOJ attorneys who were assigned cases against him
Installed sycophants in the DOJ, DHS, DOD, and FBI. The AG and the DHS head were fired within one year
Gave Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu the Green Light to annex southern Lebanon
Turns a blind eye to the slow annihilation of the West Bank
Selling pardons for millions, many cases of corruption and fraud.
Family profiting in the billions with contracts in the Middle East, taking a $400 million 747 as a gift
Started a nonsensical and ill-advised worldwide trade war punishing smaller third-world nations, leading to the loss of thousands of jobs in poverty-stricken regions.
Corrupted the long-trusted military newspaper, the Stars and Stripes, by firing its Ombudsman
Gutted consumer protection agencies, civil rights offices, fired the JAGs at the Pentagon, and many of the IGs in the federal government, to clear the way for corruption
Eliminated cryptocurrency oversight offices, while at the same time, profiting from cryptocurrency ventures to enrich the Trump family
Increasing the Defense Department budget by 400 billion while cutting healthcare and social programs
Created a dumbed-down police force, increasing ICE agent numbers by 300 percent and reducing training to 47 days
Reduced employment requirements at the DOJ and FBI in an effort to find yes men and women
Cancelled clean energy project still under construction, despite being the No 1 fastest-growing energy production technology, even in Texas
Gutted University research, freezing loans and grants, losing thousands of students to foreign universities, and allowing China to lead the way in EVs and clean energy
Extorted universities over curriculum and staff hiring
Threatened network licences of the legacy media companies while clearing the path for the billionaire takeover and monopolistic mergers.
Tried to silence comedians for jokes he didn’t like.
Shut down the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in an effort to silence dissent
Interfered in Hungary’s presidential election to prop up a Putinesque dictator
Left Ukraine in the rearview mirror as they fight and die for democracy
On the verge of bailing out the UAE, one of the wealthiest nations on earth.
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