An Associated Press photo at the United Nations last week shows Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reading a text message from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who expresses concern that China just outmaneuvered President Trump on the tariffs by buying up Argentine soybeans.
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Trump Refers to Racial Slur During Address to the Military
President Trump referred to the use of a racial slur during a speech to top military leaders, saying: “There are two n-words, and you can’t use either of them,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Trump was speaking to hundreds of American generals and admirals when he got on the subject of nuclear weapons.”
Said Trump: “We can’t let people throw around that word. I call it the n-word. There are two n-words, and you can’t use either of them. You can’t use either of them.”
Democrats Plan to Crash House Pro Forma Session
“Democrats plan to flood a brief informal session of the U.S. House on Tuesday in an effort to needle Republicans on the impending government shutdown,” Axios reports.
“These ‘pro forma’ sessions are typically procedural and sparsely attended, and they rarely last more than a few minutes. Democrats’ plan… would turn this one into a media spectacle.
NOTUS: “It’s one of the ways in which House Democrats are going above and beyond to protest Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to keep the House out of session right before a looming shutdown.”
Trump Threatens to Fire Military Leaders ‘On the Spot’
President Donald Trump threatened to fire top military leaders who might disagree with him at a rare meeting with hundreds of top generals and admirals, USA Today reports.
Said Trump: “If you don’t like what I’m saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future, but you just feel nice and loose, ok?”
White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Website
“The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs, dubbed TrumpRx, as well as announce that Pfizer plans to lower prices on several of its medications in the U.S.,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“TrumpRx would allow people to pay cash for certain drugs directly from a government website, at a discounted price negotiated by the government. It’s unclear how many drugs would be offered, or whether the website would be useful for the majority of Americans who are already covered by private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.”
Quote of the Day
“I was watching during Biden, there were troops standing up like this, brave. And people are standing, their mouth is this far away from their mouth. And they’re spitting at them and screaming at them. That soldier is standing there, he wants to knock the hell out of the press, but he’s not allowed to do anything. So they just stand there and they get abused… I’ve taken that off. I say, they spit, we hit. Is that okay?”
— President Trump, speaking to the military’s top generals and officers.
Trump Met by Silence at Meeting of Generals
“President Donald Trump was met by silence as he began his address to hundreds of senior U.S. military officers, a contrast from the rousing applause he expects at his speeches,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Trump: “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before.”
He continued: “If you want to applaud, you applaud.”
Trump Hints at Frustration Over Hegseth Event
“President Trump took the stage Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia, to address, as commander in chief, hundreds of generals and admirals who were ordered there by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — an event to which Hegseth had not initially invited Trump. The president let his frustrations be known in his own way,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Trump: “I thought, great speech. I don’t want him to get so good, I hate that, you know?”
He added: “I hate it. I almost fired him. I said, ‘You can’t, I don’t want to go on after that.’”
Hegseth Declares War on ‘Fat Generals’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops, The Hill reports.
Said Hegseth: “Frankly, it’s tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formation and see fat troops. Likewise, it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon leading commands around the country and the world.”
He added: “It’s a bad look. It is bad, and it’s not who we are.”
Trump Gives Hamas ‘Three or Four Days’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would give Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his proposal to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza, Politico reports.
Said Trump: “Hamas is either going to be doing it or it’s not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a sad end.”
Trump’s Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown
The Atlantic: “During the first eight months of his second presidency, Donald Trump has tried to hollow out the federal workforce by any means possible, including paying more than 200,000 people not to work, disassembling entire agencies via the Department of Government Efficiency, and fighting in court any effort by employees to hang on to their job. This week, Trump could try his most audacious move yet: using a government shutdown to conduct mass firings.”
“The congressional impasse over spending may now supercharge Trump’s efforts to slash the civil service—just as the bulk of those being paid not to work lose their job when the fiscal year ends. Should the government shut down tomorrow, it could lead to the dramatic winnowing of its size that conservatives have sought for decades.”
David Schweikert to Run for Arizona Governor
“Rep. David Schweikert will seek the Republican nomination for Arizona governor next year, leaving open a seat in Congress that could determine partisan control of the chamber,” the Arizona Republic reports.
Said Schweikert: “You can work as hard as you want. You can bring as much talent to your team as you possibly can. We have a body that can’t even pass its appropriation bills.”
He added in an Axios interview: “I’ve grown to believe Washington is unsavable. I do believe Arizona is savable.“
Romney Urged Biden to Pardon Trump
“Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney revealed Monday night that he called the White House during the Biden administration when Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump to urge President Joe Biden to preemptively pardon him,” CNN reports.
Said Romney: “Why? Number one, I don’t want the anger and the hate and the vitriol. But number two: We just can’t begin to be prosecuting political opponents.”
Trump to Attend Rare Gathering of Top Military Leaders
“Hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals summoned from around the world have gathered at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Northern Virginia on Tuesday morning for a highly unusual meeting with President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,” the New York Times reports.
“The officers were told to expect a speech from Mr. Hegseth heralding a war-fighter culture he has championed since taking office, but they were given little other information.”
“Military officials and historians say the event is without precedent in size and scope.”
Democrats Embrace Shutdown Strategy They Rejected
ABC News: “Twelve years later, Schumer and Democrats, now in the minority, are staring down another government shutdown — but one that might be of their own making.”
“In the Senate, Democrats are withholding support for a measure to keep the government funded at current levels unless Republicans extend subsidies that help some Americans pay for health care through the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at year’s end, among other demands.”
“It’s a page out of the playbook pioneered by the GOP and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and used repeatedly since 2013.”
“But for the first time, Democrats are poised to oppose funding the government.”
For members: A Few More Thoughts on Government Shutdowns
Democrats Wary of Pentagon Shutdown Spending Plan
“Democratic lawmakers are warning the Pentagon not to use money from the GOP reconciliation package enacted earlier this year to cover unapproved defense costs during a shutdown,” Punchbowl News reports.
“The calls come after the Defense Department signaled over the weekend it could dip into that $150 billion spending pot to continue funding a host of priorities if government spending lapses after Tuesday.”
Airlines Warn About Impact of Shutdown
“U.S. airlines warned on Monday that a partial federal government shutdown could strain American aviation and slow flights, as air traffic controllers and security officers would be forced to work without pay and other functions would be halted,” Reuters reports.
Cuomo Pins Longshot Comeback on Reshaped Race
“With roughly a month left in the New York City mayoral race, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is banking on a campaign reset to power him to victory after incumbent Eric Adams dropped out,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Cuomo now hopes to pick up Adams’s backers—and build a winning coalition that would include Republicans and independents—after having spent months trailing in the polls behind Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani.”
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