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Democrats More Critical of Their Congressional Leaders
Pew Research: “Democrats now express more disapproval of their party’s congressional leadership than at any time in several decades, while Republicans give their party’s leadership in Congress a much higher approval rating than in recent years.”
Trump Wants Cities as ‘Training Grounds’ for Military
President Trump told the nation’s top military officials Tuesday troops should use “dangerous” American cities as “training grounds,” Axios reports.
Trump also told military leaders “we have to handle” the so-called “enemy from within.”
Trump’s Approval Remains Low but Stable
“President Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops to big cities, punish media organizations and pressure universities and private businesses are all unpopular with voters,” the New York Times reports.
“But the continued torrent of policies and tactics has not further weakened Mr. Trump’s overall standing, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University. Instead, Mr. Trump continues to retain the support of roughly nine out of 10 Republican voters.”
“The net result: an unpopular president with an unchanged approval rating of 43 percent.”
Independents More Likely to Blame GOP for Shutdown
New York Times/Siena Poll: “Voters said they would be likeliest to blame both sides if the government shuts down. But independent voters said they were twice as likely to assign blame to Mr. Trump and Republicans than to Democrats.”
“At the same time, two-thirds of voters warned that Democrats should not shut down the government if their demands are not met.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I’m very careful. You know, when I walk downstairs—like I’m on stairs like these stairs—I walk very slowly. Nobody has to set a record. Just try not to fall because it doesn’t work out well… Just walk nice and easy. You don’t have to set any record.”
— President Trump, admitting he struggles walking down stairs.
Trump Threatens Republicans Reluctant to Redistrict
“President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to redraw congressional maps across the country, going as far as weighing a primary challenge to New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte if she continues avoiding a remapping effort in her state,” Politico reports.
“The warning marks the latest example of Trump’s team threatening consequences for politicians hesitant to engage in the party’s aggressive push to redesign the makeup of the House ahead of next year’s midterms.”
Cabinet Official Admits China Outsmarted Trump
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.
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.”
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