House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemesDonald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday”, outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within the National Park Foundation (NPF). Continue reading...
Newly-released congressional report says president hijacked United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump hijacked the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve “political ideology and pet projects”, a congressional report released today has revealed.I can’t, in my time here in Congress, remember anything even remotely like this: watching this trusted, venerable charity organisation, the National Parks Foundation, literally be hijacked for a craven political agenda that tries to steal the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary and turn it into something that’s all about Trump, advancing this very divisive agenda and even enriching Trump and those around him.The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said that federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on keeping pregnant non-citizens from giving birth in the US to acquire birthright citizenship. He did not mention that Donald Trump’s father was born in New York to a non-citizen mother who arrived six months pregnant.Trump batted down questions about the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosures.Trump refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a short leash of annual reviews.The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, plans to deliver what his office calls a “major address” on Friday to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, “surrounded by recently naturalized citizens.”A federal judge blocked a proposed restriction on mail-in voting across the US, challenging a crackdown on elections ordered by Donald Trump.During a visit to a new museum dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, Trump asked an AI rendition of the 26th president about the Panama canal. Trump then lied to supporters about the exchange. Continue reading...
• 在北达科他州的一场奇异的250周年庆典上，特朗普乘坐了一辆红白蓝三色火车，并与第26任总统的全息投影进行了对话
• 当 Village People 乐队的《YMCA》在北达科他州的荒原上轰鸣时，这意味着唐纳德·特朗普的250周年巡回庆典已经抵达了美国一个更熟悉野牛、野马和大角羊的偏远角落。
• 美国总统周三访问了 Medora，为一座耗资4.5亿美元的图书馆和博物馆揭幕，该馆旨在纪念第26任总统西奥多·罗斯福，而罗斯福曾在1880年代在该地区作为牛仔和大猎物猎人出没。
Great American State Fair 的到访人数寥寥无几，气温极高，但至少你可以花 25 美元买一个椒盐卷饼。本文最初发表于 This Week in Trumpland，欢迎订阅并在每周三接收至您的邮箱。我这辈子参加过一些令人失望的博览会。在英格兰西北部的一个小镇上，主要的景点是一个需要用麻袋滑下的滑梯：结果滑梯的所有者忘了带麻袋，于是我和我姐姐就穿着 T 恤滑了下来。另一次，在一个叫 Longton 的地方参加乡村游园会时，我在宾果游戏中赢得了头奖。那是一个配有威士忌瓶的威士忌醒酒器。当时我 11 岁，醒酒器碎了，而威士忌被几个大孩子抢走了。最近，我在 Iowa 的一次博览会上，看着两个农民为了谁的南瓜更大而大声争吵。阅读更多...
