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...
Great American State Fair 的入場人數稀少且天氣極熱，但至少你可以花 25 美元買一個椒鹽脆餅。本文最初發表於 This Week in Trumpland，歡迎訂閱於每週三收到電子報。我這輩子去過一些令人失望的博覽會。其中一次是在英格蘭西北部的一個小鎮，主打項目是一個要用麻袋滑下去的小溜滑梯；結果溜滑梯老闆忘了帶麻袋，導致我和我姊姊只好穿著 T-shirt 滑下去。另一次在一個叫 Longton 的村莊慶典上，我在賓果遊戲中贏得了大獎，是一個附帶威士忌瓶的威士忌醒酒器。當時我才 11 歲，醒酒器是破的，而威士忌則被幾個大男孩搶走了。而最近，我在 Iowa 的一次博覽會上，看著兩名農夫為了誰的南瓜更大而大聲爭吵。閱讀更多...
