No surprise here – “The biggest story in the country, today and always, is that the president of the United States is mentally unwell.”
5-13-26 Letters from an American
“May 12, 2026” by Heather Cox Richardson
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-12-2026This shouldn’t surprise anyone - Trump doesn’t care about anyone besides himself.
5-13-26 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
“Trump Admits What Has Become Obvious - He Simply Doesn’t Care About the American People Only Himself, His Ridiculous Ballroom, His Fellow Oligarchs” by Simon Rosenberg
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-admits-what-has-become-obviousWhat China thinks about Trump – again no surprise.
5-13-26 The Contrarian
“Iran Humiliation Will Only Embolden China” by Jennifer Rubin
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/iran-humiliation-will-only-embolden
No surprise – Kash Patel uses typical MAGA strategy of lashing out during the Senate budget hearing.
5-12-26 The Washington Post
“Kash Patel lashes out as lawmakers question ‘excessive drinking’” by Jeremy Roebuck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/12/kash-patel-lashes-out-lawmakers-question-excessive-drinking/“Trump lies when confronted with the truth, since any crack in his narcissism might spread like an Ebola of the soul, and he would deflate like one of Macy's balloons on the Friday after Thanksgiving.”
~Richard Cohen, American journalist, author & emmy-winning news producer
(1948-2024)