{"id":462497,"date":"2025-12-21T16:17:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/462497\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:17:32","slug":"president-trump-wants-to-be-everywhere-all-the-time-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/462497\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Wants to Be Everywhere, All the Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

To understand how Mr. Trump has achieved this omnipresence, The New York Times reviewed the first 329 days of his second term, finding at least one instance each day when he attracted the public\u2019s attention to himself and his actions.<\/p>\n

The review encompassed more than 250 media appearances, <\/strong>more than 320 official appearances, and more than 5,000 Truth Social posts or reposts. The analysis shows that while Mr. Trump has lagged his predecessors in his number of official appearances, he has pursued a raft of innovative methods to force himself into the public consciousness on a daily, and sometimes even hourly, basis.<\/p>\n

The battery of activity started from the moment he was inaugurated, when he traveled from the Capitol Building to the Capital One Arena to publicly sign a flurry of executive orders.<\/p>\n

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Releases convicted 2021 Capitol rioters<\/p>\n

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Says Putin can end war \u201ceasy way, or the hard way\u201d<\/p>\n

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Speaks at World Economic Forum<\/p>\n

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Weighs shutting down FEMA<\/p>\n

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Hosts political rally in Las Vegas<\/p>\n

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Complains that Colombia rejected migrants<\/p>\n

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Addresses House Republicans<\/p>\n

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Removes Gen. Mark Milley\u2019s security detail<\/p>\n

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Falsely claims condoms are being sent to Gaza<\/p>\n

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Weighs in on helicopter collision<\/p>\n

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Since then, he has stayed in the public eye in part by doing things no president has ever done. High-stakes Oval Office meetings, like his negotiations with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, are held on-camera and broadcast live on global news networks. His Q.-and-A. sessions with reporters frequently last an hour or more.<\/p>\n

He regularly airs his opinions \u2013 on social media, in discursive asides at rallies \u2013 about idiosyncratic subjects that range widely across the zeitgeist, from Sydney Sweeney\u2019s sexy denim ads to the redesigned logo of the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain to the mysterious fate of the aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.<\/p>\n

And his engagement with the news media has soared well beyond the start of his first administration.<\/p>\n

Through Dec. 14, Mr. Trump took reporters\u2019 questions on 449 occasions, compared with 223 during the same period of his first term. On average, Mr. Trump has interacted with journalists roughly twice a day, doubling his rate from 2017, according to Martha Joynt Kumar, a Towson University political scientist who tracks presidential press interactions. Mr. Trump limits which news outlets can ask questions at small events, but in sheer volume, he is the most media-accessible modern president, and far outpaces his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cReporters will be in my office asking me for the president\u2019s reaction to a breaking news story,\u201d Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in an interview. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll just say to them, \u2018I don’t know, why don\u2019t you ask him yourself in 30 minutes?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Finding the Cameras <\/p>\n

President Trump\u2019s media appearances have soared this year, more than doubling both the Biden administration\u2019s and those of his own first term.<\/p>\n

Note: Media appearances include interviews, opinion pieces, position papers, press conferences and informal Q.-and-A.s. Source: Roll Call Factbase. The New York Times<\/p>\n

Many of his public moments go viral online, like his diatribe about restoring the name of the Washington Redskins, or the A.I.-generated video meme he posted of himself dribbling a soccer ball with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Oval Office. They take on a life of their own, rippling across social media and dissected and amplified by influencers and mass media platforms alike.<\/p>\n

The result is a president whose not-so-inner monologue is injected into our daily lives in myriad ways, when we are watching TV on the weekends or idly scrolling the web \u2013 a Greek chorus for our national narrative.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the most ubiquitous president ever,\u201d said Douglas Brinkley, the presidential historian.<\/p>\n

The media strategy aligns with his political strategy.<\/p>\n

Dating back to his years as an outspoken real estate developer and reality TV star, Mr. Trump has relished being unavoidable for comment. But at age 79, he has been outdoing his younger self. And there is a logic to his logorrhea.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump\u2019s allies often speak of the political benefits of flooding the zone: pursuing so many policies, ideas, and dramatic restructurings of the normal ways of governance as to overwhelm the system. \u201cAll pedal, no brake,\u201d as Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump\u2019s one-time adviser, has called it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe joke internally that he is our ultimate director of communications,\u201d Ms. Leavitt said. \u201cHe has incredible media instincts, and he is the final decision maker on all policy, and he has been in a \u2018flood the zone,\u2019 \u2018do as much as possible\u2019 mindset since he walked into the Oval Office on Jan. 20.\u201d<\/p>\n

All presidents benefit from the awesome news-making powers of the office, with its agenda-setting influence over a dedicated global press corps. But Mr. Trump has outstripped his predecessors in whipsawing the public\u2019s attention onto matters small and large \u2013\u00a0and limiting the level of scrutiny that any one shocking remark or policy proposal receives.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople can really only focus on a handful of things a day,\u201d said Bill Burton, a deputy White House press secretary under former President Barack Obama. \u201cThis attention flood is working for Trump because he is able to do an extraordinary amount of executive actions and very little of it can get attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or as Mr. Brinkley put it: \u201cHe plays to win the day, every day, around the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Announces 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada<\/p>\n

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Puts dozens of U.S.A.I.D. staff on leave<\/p>\n

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Says Canada should become 51st state<\/p>\n

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Proposes U.S. takeover of Gaza<\/p>\n

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Swears in Pam Bondi as attorney general<\/p>\n

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Claims \u201cbillions\u201d were stolen by U.S.A.I.D.<\/p>\n

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Names himself chairman of Kennedy Center<\/p>\n

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Announces Biden\u2019s order against plastic straws is \u201cDEAD!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reverses Biden\u2019s order against plastic straws<\/p>\n

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Secures release of an American imprisoned in Russia<\/p>\n

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Calls rising inflation \u201cBIDEN INFLATION\u201d<\/p>\n

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Announces \u201creciprocal\u201d tariffs on all countries<\/p>\n

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Announces plans to demolish Rose Garden<\/p>\n

Massive AI Stargate Project under Trump admin reveals next steps <\/p>\n

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Promotes A.I. \u201cStargate Project\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nominates election denier to be a U.S. attorney<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Musk on Fox News<\/p>\n

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Announces he will end congestion pricing in N.Y.C.<\/p>\n

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Calls for a balanced budget \u201cNOW\u201d<\/p>\n

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Has radio interview with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News<\/p>\n

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Speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference<\/p>\n

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Appointees send email firing 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. workers<\/p>\n

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Speaks with press alongside French president<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

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Posts A.I.-generated video of \u201cTrump Gaza\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hosts cabinet meeting featuring Musk<\/p>\n

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Announces tariffs on Canada and Mexico<\/p>\n

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Berates Zelensky in fiery exchange<\/p>\n

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Designates English as official language of the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Announces a \u201ccrypto reserve\u201d<\/p>\n

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Says \u201cwe need Greenland\u201d at State of the Union<\/p>\n

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Mocks Canada\u2019s prime minister after a phone call with him<\/p>\n

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Cancels tariffs on Mexico<\/p>\n

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Announces citizenship pathway for South Africans<\/p>\n

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Begins campaigning for the One Big Beautiful Bill<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Fox News<\/p>\n

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Meets with technology executives at White House<\/p>\n

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Promotes Tesla cars at White House<\/p>\n

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Hosts St. Patrick\u2019s Day reception<\/p>\n

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Threatens 200% tariff on Champagne<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle before boarding Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Orders military action against Houthis in Yemen<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Full Measure<\/p>\n

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Claims Biden was an \u201cautopen for a president\u201d<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Fox News<\/p>\n

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Speaks with Zelensky by phone<\/p>\n

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Settles with Paul Weiss law firm<\/p>\n

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Pushes back on Musk\u2019s desire for top secret information<\/p>\n

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Has phone interview with Clay Travis<\/p>\n

I LOVE $TRUMP \u2014 SO COOL!!! The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <\/p>\n

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Announces new tariffs on Venezuela\t<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Newsmax<\/p>\n

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Announces new tariffs on cars and car parts<\/p>\n

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Says NPR and PBS should be \u201cDEFUNDED\u201d<\/p>\n

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Speaks with new Canadian prime minister by phone<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Kristen Welker of NBC News<\/p>\n

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Claims his agenda is hampered by \u201cRadical Left Judges\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thanks president of El Salvador for accepting migrant deportations<\/p>\n

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Settles with law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher<\/p>\n

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Announces tariff \u201cLiberation Day\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fires N.S.C. officials after meeting with Laura Loomer<\/p>\n

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Accuses Fed chair of \u201cPLAYING POLITICS!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Says trade war with China \u201cwon\u2019t be easy\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle on Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Imposes additional 50% tariff on China<\/p>\n

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Gives speech promoting coal production<\/p>\n

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Increases tariffs on China to 125%<\/p>\n

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Threatens to withhold funds from sanctuary cities<\/p>\n

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Settles with law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft<\/p>\n

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Exempts smartphones from tariffs<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle aboard Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Hosts college football champions at White House<\/p>\n

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Threatens Harvard\u2019s tax exempt status<\/p>\n

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Meets with Japan\u2019s trade delegation<\/p>\n

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Requests names of Harvard\u2019s foreign donors<\/p>\n

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Swears in Mehmet Oz as head of Medicare and Medicaid<\/p>\n

RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO DEMOCRACY. It is a total, and very fraudulent, JOKE! https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/campaign\/5253950-ranked-choice-voting-unpopular-legislatures\/ <\/p>\n

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Calls ranked-choice voting threat to democracy<\/p>\n

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Defends deportation of man mistakenly sent to El Salvador<\/p>\n

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Laments court process needed to deport migrants<\/p>\n

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Successfully pressures \u201c60 Minutes\u201d producer to resign<\/p>\n

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Sues Perkins Coie law firm<\/p>\n

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Has interview with BlazeTV<\/p>\n

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Praises N.F.L. scion for \u201cPHENOMENAL GENES\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meets with Russia and Ukraine<\/p>\n

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Threatens a Democratic fund-raising arm<\/p>\n

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Announces football stadium for D.C.<\/p>\n

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After pope dies, Trump jokes, \u201cI\u2019d like to be pope\u201d<\/p>\n

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Has interview with NewsNation on his 100th day in office<\/p>\n

His commentary takes on a life of its own.<\/p>\n

One of Mr. Trump\u2019s political assets is his instinct for virality.<\/p>\n

With a natural feel for the web, Mr. Trump has a knack for amplifying wacky memes and pop culture curios that can drive days of online discourse. Sometimes, coverage of his offhand remarks or late-night social media posts can crowd out the more significant, norm-shattering changes he is making to American governance.<\/p>\n

Late one Friday night in May, the president posted an obviously A.I.-generated image of himself as the pope. It struck a nerve.<\/p>\n

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Gives graduation speech at University of Alabama<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

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Posts A.I. picture of himself as pope<\/p>\n

Can it be so that Judges aren’t allowing the USA to Deport Criminals, including Murderers, out of our Country and back to where they came from? If this is so, our Country, as we know it, is finished! Americans will have to get used to a very different, crime filled, LIFE. This is not what our Founders had in mind!!! <\/p>\n

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Criticizes judges over deportations<\/p>\n

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Has interview with NBC News<\/p>\n

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Announces N.F.L. draft will happen in D.C.<\/p>\n

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Meets with Canadian prime minister at White House<\/p>\n

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Proclaims May 8 \u201cVictory Day\u201d for World War II<\/p>\n

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Announces U.K. trade deal<\/p>\n

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Launches self-deportation program for migrants<\/p>\n

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Announces India and Pakistan cease-fire<\/p>\n

So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA <\/p>\n

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Writes that he will accept luxury jet from Qatar<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Fox News en route to Middle East<\/p>\n

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Defends gifted jet from Qatar<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle aboard Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle aboard Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Says Taylor Swift is \u201cno longer \u2018HOT\u2019\u201d after criticizing her<\/p>\n

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Accuses Joe Biden of \u201cautopen\u201d fraud<\/p>\n

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Writes he is \u201csaddened\u201d to hear of Biden\u2019s cancer diagnosis<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court lets Trump lift deportation protections<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle before Capitol meeting<\/p>\n

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Considers making Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public<\/p>\n

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Hosts \u201cexclusive\u201d dinner for memecoin investors<\/p>\n

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Announces military parade<\/p>\n

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Speaks at the Military Academy commencement<\/p>\n

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Extends E.U. tariff deadline<\/p>\n

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Writes that Putin has \u201cgone absolutely CRAZY\u201d<\/p>\n

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Threatens California\u2019s funding over trans athletes<\/p>\n

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Attends swearing in of Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney<\/p>\n

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Summons Fed chair to White House for first meeting<\/p>\n

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Attends news conference with Elon Musk<\/p>\n

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Accuses Letitia James of mortgage fraud<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump had already courted controversy days earlier, after the death of Pope Francis on April 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’d like to be pope,\u201d the president told reporters who asked about who should become the next pontiff. \u201cThat would be my number one choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comment disturbed some Catholics, who said the notion was crude and insensitive. That reaction seemed only to prompt Mr. Trump to double down, posting the A.I.-generated image to his Truth Social account days later. By the weekend it had become a cultural phenomenon, mocked on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and called out by experts as an example of misleading A.I. content.<\/p>\n

After Mr. Trump posts the A.I. image \u2026 <\/p>\n

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May 2<\/p>\n

Trump posts A.I. image of himself as Pope<\/p>\n

\u2026 some Catholics were outraged, prompting a news cycle focused on the controversy \u2026 <\/p>\n

There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President. We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us.<\/p>\n

May 3<\/p>\n

NYS Catholic Conference says \u201cdo not mock us\u201d<\/p>\n

May 3<\/p>\n

\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d covers fake image<\/p>\n

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May 3<\/p>\n

Vatican asked about image, declines to comment<\/p>\n

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Cardinal Joseph Tobin of New Jersey criticizes image as \u201cnot good\u201d<\/p>\n

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May 4<\/p>\n

JD Vance defends Trump on X, calling it a joke<\/p>\n

\u2026 before Mr. Trump suggested he had nothing to do with it. <\/p>\n

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Says \u201cthe Catholics loved it\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump, who is not Catholic, had plenty of defenders, too. They said his commentary and the A.I. image were simply jokes, part of the president\u2019s unique comedic style.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a general rule, I\u2019m fine with people telling jokes and not fine with people starting stupid wars that kill thousands of my countrymen,\u201d Vice President JD Vance, who is Catholic, wrote on X.<\/p>\n

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Aides insist Trump will not abandon tariffs<\/p>\n

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Ties firebombing attack in Colorado to border policy<\/p>\n

A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!! <\/p>\n

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Promises \u201clarge scale fines\u201d for California over trans athletes<\/p>\n

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Speaks with Putin by phone<\/p>\n

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Inspects site of the new ballroom<\/p>\n

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Lauds the National Guard\u2019s role in L.A.<\/p>\n

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Threatens ICE protesters who spit on police<\/p>\n

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Claims L.A. would be in trouble without National Guard<\/p>\n

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Visits the Kennedy Center<\/p>\n

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Announces visa pathway via the \u201cTrump Card\u201d<\/p>\n

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Has interview with ABC News<\/p>\n

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Threatens to attack Iran while at the G7 meeting<\/p>\n

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Leaves the G7 meeting early<\/p>\n

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Meets with Juventus Football Club<\/p>\n

Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! <\/p>\n

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Writes there are \u201ctoo many non-working holidays\u201d<\/p>\n

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Celebrates ruling allowing the National Guard in California<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Bret Baier from Fox News<\/p>\n

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Celebrates bomb strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities<\/p>\n

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Abruptly announces Gaza-Israel cease-fire, surprising aides<\/p>\n

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Curses on camera over Israel-Gaza fighting<\/p>\n

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Writes that Zohran Mamdani is a \u201cCommunist Lunatic\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hosts One, Big, Beautiful Bill event<\/p>\n

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Holds press conference at the White House<\/p>\n

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Writes that Benjamin Netanyahu is a \u201cWar Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Fox News<\/p>\n

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Announces Trump Fragrances<\/p>\n

In his quest for attention, the president is often aided by a cottage industry of right-wing influencers and activists who are primed to syndicate, reinforce and defend whatever content he pushes out each day. For this conservative media ecosystem, Mr. Trump\u2019s messaging and commentary are the raw fuel that drives clicks, shares and views.<\/p>\n

On June 7, the president\u2019s visit to a raucous U.F.C. fight \u2013 complete with a \u201cTrump dance\u201d entrance into the arena \u2013 generated an immediate spike in online interest, including about 50,000 posts on X. Five days later, when he promoted a \u201cTrump gold card\u201d visa, his announcement led to roughly 30,000 posts on X.<\/p>\n

A barrage that distracts from bad news.<\/p>\n

One pattern in Mr. Trump\u2019s behavior: When his administration is faced with bad news, he launches a fusillade of distraction.<\/p>\n

This can take the form of outlandish, out-of-left-field claims about political opponents. Or he might weigh in on a pop culture subject far afield from Washington politics \u2013 from the ratings of late-night hosts like Seth Meyers to the physical appearance of a megastar like Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

The events of July 2025 offer a case in point.<\/p>\n

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Takes tour of \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d<\/p>\n

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Settles \u201c60 Minutes\u201d lawsuit for $16 million<\/p>\n

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House approves the One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/p>\n

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Signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law<\/p>\n

This July 4th weekend I want to give a big “THANK YOU!” to the Heroic ICE Officers fighting every day to reclaim our Sovereignty and Freedom. One of the most exciting parts of the “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT” is that it includes ALL of the Funding and Resources that ICE needs to carry out the Largest Mass Deportation Operation in History. Our Brave ICE Officers, who are under daily violent assault, will finally have the tools and support that they need. We will not let America become a Third World Country filled with Crime, failing Schools, collapsing Hospitals, and total Social Dysfunction. It’s called “REMIGRATION” and, it will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! <\/p>\n

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Says ICE officers face \u201cdaily violent assault\u201d<\/p>\n

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Says Elon Musk has gone \u201coff the rails\u201d<\/p>\n

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Says the prosecution of Brazil\u2019s president is a \u201cWITCH HUNT\u201d<\/p>\n

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Writes that \u201cno extensions will be granted\u201d on tariffs<\/p>\n

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Criticizes \u201cToo Late\u201d Fed chair<\/p>\n

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Pushes to defund NPR and PBS<\/p>\n

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Suggests arresting ICE protesters \u201cusing whatever means necessary\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pushes back on the criticism of Pam Bondi over Epstein<\/p>\n

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Has interview at FIFA match<\/p>\n

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Joins FIFA\u2019s Club World Cup celebrations<\/p>\n

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Claims Rep. Adam Schiff engaged in mortgage fraud<\/p>\n

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Calls Epstein case a \u201choax\u201d after calls to release files<\/p>\n

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Calls Epstein birthday letter \u201cfake\u201d<\/p>\n

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Signs GENIUS Act for cryptocurrencies<\/p>\n

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Asks D.O.J. to release grand jury testimony on Epstein<\/p>\n

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Posts about the Washington Commanders\u2019s name<\/p>\n

Obama himself manufactured the Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe, and numerous others participated in this, THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY!. Irrefutable EVIDENCE. A major threat to our Country!!! <\/p>\n

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Claims \u201cRussia hoax\u201d was \u201ccrime of the century\u201d<\/p>\n

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Criticizes Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon<\/p>\n

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Wants A.I. to be free of \u201cpartisan bias\u201d<\/p>\n

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Feuds over spending during tour with the Fed chair<\/p>\n

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Speaks with reporters while traveling to Scotland<\/p>\n

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Claims Beyonc\u00e9 was paid millions to endorse Kamala Harris<\/p>\n

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Announces trade deal with the E.U.<\/p>\n

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Meets with the U.K. prime minister<\/p>\n

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Celebrates the cancellation of Stephen Colbert\u2019s show<\/p>\n

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Announces an additional 25% tariff on India<\/p>\n

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Officially announces the new East Wing ballroom<\/p>\n

As the Jeffrey Epstein files returned to the news \u2013 along with speculation that Mr. Trump might appear in them \u2013 the president embarked on a breathtaking series of tangents. Mr. Trump claimed\u00a0without evidence that former President Bill Clinton had bankrolled an effort by senior intelligence officials to frame him for a crime, mused about stripping the actress Rosie O\u2019Donnell of her U.S. citizenship, and accused the singer Beyonc\u00e9 of accepting millions of dollars to endorse his erstwhile rival, former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n

On July 8, the F.B.I. said it would not declassify more Epstein files. <\/p>\n

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F.B.I. publishes memo about Epstein files<\/p>\n

Over the following days, Mr. Trump seemed to lash out in every direction. <\/p>\n

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Claimed intelligence officials tried to frame him<\/p>\n

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Pushed to defund NPR and PBS<\/p>\n

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Directed ICE to arrest protesters<\/p>\n

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Threatened Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u2019s citizenship<\/p>\n

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Claimed Adam Schiff engaged in mortgage fraud<\/p>\n

On July 18, the Justice Department filed a request to unseal grand jury testimony about Mr. Epstein, again raising questions about Mr. Trump\u2019s involvement. The president promptly lobbed insults at late-night talk show hosts, dismissed the Epstein affair as \u201cfake news\u201d and shared fresh claims about a supposed Obama administration plot to undermine him after the 2016 election.<\/p>\n

On July 18, the Department of Justice filed a request \u2014 later denied \u2014 to unseal grand jury testimony. <\/p>\n

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Request filed to unseal grand jury testimony<\/p>\n

Over the following days, Mr. Trump bounced from topic to topic. <\/p>\n

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Criticized Washington Commanders name<\/p>\n

Obama himself manufactured the Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe, and numerous others participated in this, THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY!. Irrefutable EVIDENCE. A major threat to our Country!!! <\/p>\n

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Called the \u201cRussia hoax\u201d the \u201ccrime of the century\u201d<\/p>\n

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Called Epstein controversy \u201cfake news\u201d<\/p>\n

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Criticized Kimmel and Fallon<\/p>\n

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Criticized Federal Reserve chairman<\/p>\n

On July 25, The Wall Street Journal published a major scoop: The paper had unearthed a risqu\u00e9 birthday letter that Mr. Trump had apparently written to Mr. Epstein in 2003. Mr. Trump responded with his attack on Beyonc\u00e9 and revived his threat to revoke the broadcast licenses of TV networks. Then he announced the imminent construction of an enormous gilded ballroom at the White House, at a cost of $200 million. (He has since revised the cost upward to $400 million.)<\/p>\n

Asked if there was a deliberate strategy to distract from negative news, Ms. Leavitt noted that every administration seeks to minimize unhelpful headlines.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, there have been times in which we\u2019ve tried to do that, but also often it just happens naturally, because the president is willing to weigh in on so many subjects,\u201d she said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s really not deliberate. It\u2019s just him speaking his mind on whatever news cycle or news story is brought to him in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has added tricks to his arsenal. <\/p>\n

Mr. Trump\u2019s devotion to Truth Social mirrors the hair-trigger Twitter habit of his first term; on one recent December evening, he posted 158 times between 9 p.m. and midnight. And he has continued to appear on Fox News with certain preferred hosts.<\/p>\n

But this year, he has added to his media arsenal by appearing in many more public spaces that fall outside of a president\u2019s typical itinerary.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump has stopped by a Washington Commanders N.F.L. game, popped up in the New York Yankees locker room, attended the Ryder Cup golf tournament and the men\u2019s tennis final at the U.S. Open, sat ringside at numerous U.F.C. fights, and traveled to the Daytona 500. He is the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. When FIFA staged the Club World Cup final in New Jersey, Mr. Trump not only attended, but joined the winning team onstage for the trophy ceremony.<\/p>\n

The net effect is a sense of inescapability, that no corner of American life remains Trump-free \u2013 which itself amounts to a potent expression of presidential authority and command. \u201cHis power, in part,\u201d said Mr. Burton, the former Obama aide, \u201ccomes from the attention that people give him, or that he forces on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Orders nuclear submarines to position around Russia<\/p>\n

\u201cNEW BOMBSHELLS IN THE RUSSIA COLLUSION HOAX\u201d <\/p>\n

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Posts Fox News clip on \u201cnew bombshells\u201d in 2016 Russia inquiry<\/p>\n

Head of the Bureau of of Labor Statistics did the same thing just before the Presidential Election, when she lifted the numbers for jobs to an all time high. I then won the Election, anyway, and she readjusted the numbers downward, calling it a mistake, of almost one million jobs. A SCAM! She did it again, with another massive \u201ccorrection,\u201d and got FIRED! She had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years. <\/p>\n

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Claims ex-B.L.S. commissioner tried influencing election<\/p>\n

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Posts about Sydney Sweeney ad<\/p>\n

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Makes unexpected walk on roof of White House<\/p>\n

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Accepts unique plaque from Tim Cook<\/p>\n

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Criticizes Intel\u2019s chief executive over ties to China<\/p>\n

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Removes head of I.R.S. after 2 months<\/p>\n

On Monday a Press Conference will be held at the White House which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C. It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT <\/p>\n

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Says he \u201cwill, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Press Conference on Crime and \u201cBeautification\u201d will be held tomorrow, at 10:00 A.M. EST, in the Press Briefing Room, and it will not only involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation\u2019s Capital, but will also be about Cleanliness and the General Physical Renovation and Condition of our once beautiful and well maintained Capital. We are not going to allow people to spend $3.1 Billion Dollars on fixing up a building, like the Federal Reserve, which could have been done in a far more elegant and time sensitive manner for $50 to $100 Million Dollars. The Renovation would have actually been better, and we would have saved $3 Billion Dollars, Traffic Jams, and never-ending Construction. The Mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, is a good person who has tried, but she has been given many chances, and the Crime Numbers get worse, and the City only gets dirtier and less attractive. The American Public is not going to put up with it any longer. Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN! Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again. Thank you for your attention to this matter \u2014 See you tomorrow at 10 A.M.! <\/p>\n

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Announces news conference on \u201cbeautification\u201d of D.C.<\/p>\n

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Meets with Intel\u2019s chief executive<\/p>\n

Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs, which has been incredible for our Country, its Stock Market, its General Wealth, and just about everything else. It has been proven, that even at this late stage, Tariffs have not caused Inflation, or any other problems for America, other than massive amounts of CASH pouring into our Treasury’s coffers. Also, it has been shown that, for the most part, Consumers aren’t even paying these Tariffs, it is mostly Companies and Governments, many of them Foreign, picking up the tabs. <\/p>\n

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Claims \u201cconsumers aren\u2019t even paying\u201d tariffs<\/p>\n

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Criticizes coverage of planned meeting with Putin<\/p>\n

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Has radio interview with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News<\/p>\n

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Meets with Putin in Alaska<\/p>\n

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Backs off Ukraine cease-fire demand<\/p>\n

If I got Russia to give up Moscow as part of the Deal, the Fake News, and their PARTNER, the Radical Left Democrats, would say I made a terrible mistake and a very bad deal. That\u2019s why they are the FAKE NEWS! Also, they should talk about the 6 WARS, etc., I JUST STOPPED!!! MAGA <\/p>\n

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Claims to have stopped 6 wars<\/p>\n

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Meets Zelensky and European leaders<\/p>\n

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Claims Smithsonian is \u201cWOKE\u201d<\/p>\n

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Calls windmills and solar \u201cSCAM OF THE CENTURY\u201d<\/p>\n

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Celebrates victory over Letitia James<\/p>\n

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Announces 10% U.S. stake in Intel<\/p>\n

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Writes Keegan Bradley should be Ryder Cup captain<\/p>\n

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Defends ex-M.L.B. pitcher Roger Clemens on doping rumors<\/p>\n

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Wants to rename Department of Defense \u201cDepartment of War\u201d<\/p>\n

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Weighs in on Cracker Barrel logo<\/p>\n

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Writes that George Soros should be charged with RICO<\/p>\n

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Suggests he will interfere with anti-crime efforts in Chicago<\/p>\n

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Has interview with The Daily Caller<\/p>\n

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Posts about stone and marble used at White House<\/p>\n

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Claims D.C. is now \u201cA CRIME FREE ZONE\u201d<\/p>\n

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Says Rudy Giuliani will get Medal of Freedom<\/p>\n

CHICAGO IS THE MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD! <\/p>\n

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Calls Chicago \u201cMURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD\u201d<\/p>\n

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Threatens Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u2019s citizenship<\/p>\n

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Posts article supporting review of the Smithsonian<\/p>\n

The confused and badly failing Democrat Party did nothing about Jeffrey Epstein while he was alive except befriend him, socialize with him, travel to his Island, and take his money! They knew everything there was to know about Epstein, but now, years after his death, they, out of nowhere, are seeming to show such love and heartfelt concern for his victims. Does anybody really believe that? Where were they during his very public trials, and for all of those years before his death? The answer is, “nowhere to be found.” The now dying (after the DOJ gave thousands of pages of documents in full compliance with a very comprehensive and exacting Subpoena from Congress!) Epstein case was only brought back to life by the Radical Left Democrats because they are doing so poorly, with the lowest poll numbers in the history of the Party (16%), while the Republicans are doing so well, among the highest approval numbers the Party has ever had! The Dems don’t care about the victims, as proven by the fact that they never did before. This is merely another Democrat HOAX, just like Russia, Russia, Russia, and all of the others, in order to deflect and distract from the great success of a Republican President, and the record setting failure of the previous Administration, and the Democrat Party. The Department of Justice has done its job, they have given everything requested of them. It’s time to end the Democrat Epstein Hoax, and give the Republicans credit for the great, even legendary, job that they are doing. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! <\/p>\n

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Posts about \u201cDemocrat Epstein Hoax\u201d<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

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Ties Defense Department to ICE deportations<\/p>\n

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Attends U.S. Open trophy ceremony<\/p>\n

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Criticizes Joe Biden over autopen<\/p>\n

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Addresses media outside Joe\u2019s Seafood in D.C.<\/p>\n

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Announces Charlie Kirk\u2019s death<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Fox and Friends<\/p>\n

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Has phone interview with Fox News Digital<\/p>\n

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Hosts press gaggle before boarding Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Threatens N.Y.C.\u2019s funding over Zohran Mamdani<\/p>\n

The Republicans are going to do a Midterm Convention in order to show the great things we have done since the Presidential Election of 2024. Time and place to be determined. Stay tuned, it will be quite the Event, and very exciting! President DJT <\/p>\n

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Announces midterm convention idea<\/p>\n

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Declares Antifa a terrorist organization<\/p>\n

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Mocks Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s performance as Oscars host<\/p>\n

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Signs executive order for Trump Gold Card visas<\/p>\n

Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, \u201csame old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam \u201cShifty\u201d Schiff, Leticia??? <\/p>\n

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Apparently accidentally posts private email to Pam Bondi<\/p>\n

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Attends Charlie Kirk\u2019s memorial<\/p>\n

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Complains about U.N. escalator issues<\/p>\n

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Tells law enforcement to target \u201corganized political violence\u201d by nonprofits<\/p>\n

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Says he will declassify documents on Amelia Earhart<\/p>\n

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Claims F.B.I. agents were placed into Jan. 6 crowd<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Robert Costa of CBS News<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

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Posts A.I. video of Democrats<\/p>\n

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Trump and Hegseth address military leaders<\/p>\n

Can it ever be too much?<\/p>\n

In the fall of 2009, President Barack Obama appeared on David Letterman\u2019s talk show, gave interviews to CNBC and Men\u2019s Health magazine, and made the rounds of all five major network Sunday shows. Washington was abuzz about whether he was overexposed.<\/p>\n

That debate sounds quaint today. But the question of whether a president can be too visible remains open.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public is being desensitized\u201d to Mr. Trump\u2019s omnipresence, argued Mr. Brinkley, the historian. \u201cIt starts becoming blather. The enemy for Trump isn\u2019t Democrats; it\u2019s the public being bored with the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Leavitt said that if there was a risk to his ubiquity, \u201cPresident Trump would not be president right now.\u201d She added: \u201cHe is a businessman who speaks his mind and tells it like it is, and sometimes people don\u2019t like that. But obviously the vast majority of our country does, or else he wouldn\u2019t be in this office.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reports say Trump \u201cdetermined\u201d U.S. at war with drug cartels<\/p>\n

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Announces drug boat is seized off Venezuela<\/p>\n

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Announces possible Israel-Hamas cease-fire<\/p>\n

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Announces White House U.F.C. fight<\/p>\n

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Meets with Canadian prime minister at White House<\/p>\n

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Calls Jack Smith \u201ca real sleazebag!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Does telephone interview with Fox News<\/p>\n

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Cites op-ed saying he should win Nobel Peace Prize<\/p>\n

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Announces additional 100% tariff on China<\/p>\n

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Posts design for \u201cTrump arch\u201d in D.C.<\/p>\n

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Speaks to press gaggle on Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Attends Israel-Hamas peace signing<\/p>\n

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Awards Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk<\/p>\n

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Holds news conference on migrant crime<\/p>\n

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Speaks with Putin by phone<\/p>\n

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Commutes George Santos\u2019s sentence<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

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Posts crude A.I.-generated video <\/p>\n

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Interviews with Fox Business<\/p>\n

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Demands Dept. of Justice pay him for legal cases<\/p>\n

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Meets with Secretary General of NATO<\/p>\n

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Justifies cutting trade talks with Canada over ad<\/p>\n

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Does press gaggle on Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Meets with Malaysian leaders<\/p>\n

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Speaks to press gaggle aboard Air Force One<\/p>\n

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Addresses troops in Japan<\/p>\n

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Instructs military to restart nuclear weapons testing<\/p>\n

This will hurt American citizens, and Republicans will not let it happen. It is now time for the Republicans to play their \u201cTRUMP CARD,\u201d and go for what is called the Nuclear Option \u2014 Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW! <\/p>\n

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Says to get rid of the filibuster<\/p>\n

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Posts about Lincoln Bedroom bathroom renovation<\/p>\n

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Remember, Republicans, regardless of the Schumer Shutdown, the Democrats will terminate the Filibuster the first chance they get. They will Pack the Supreme Court, pick up two States, and add at least 8 Electoral Votes. Their two objectors are gone!!! Don\u2019t be WEAK AND STUPID. FIGHT,FIGHT, FIGHT! WIN, WIN, WIN! We will immediately END the Extortionist Shutdown, get ALL of our agenda passed, and make life so good for Americans that these DERANGED DEMOCRAT politicians will never again have the chance to DESTROY AMERICA! Republicans, you will rue the day that you didn\u2019t TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!!! BE TOUGH, BE SMART, AND WIN!!! This is much bigger than the Shutdown, this is the survival of our Country! <\/p>\n

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Wants to \u201cTERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Has interview with \u201c60 Minutes\u201d<\/p>\n

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Attends virtual tele-rally for Jack Ciattarelli<\/p>\n

\u201cTRUMP WASN\u2019T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,\u201d according to Pollsters. <\/p>\n

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Blames election losses on shutdown<\/p>\n

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Has interview with Fox News<\/p>\n

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Announces some lower prescription drug prices<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Calls Viktor Orban of Hungary \u201cbeloved\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Proposes 50-year mortgages<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Does interview on Fox Sports<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Has interview with Fox News<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Has phone interview with ESPN<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Signs bill ending government shutdown<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Signs an executive order on foster care<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Says Marjorie Taylor Greene \u201cbetrayed the entire Republican Party\u201d<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

Talks to reporters before Air Force One departure<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

Says he \u201cnormalized\u201d inflation<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

Privately signs bill releasing Epstein files<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

Posts A.I.-generated video with Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

Meets with Zohran Mamdani<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

Celebrates Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s resignation<\/p>\n

Made by A.I.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

Re-posts A.I.-generated QAnon meme<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

Pentagon investigates Democrats over \u201cseditious\u201d post<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

25<\/p>\n

\u201dRush Hour\u201d sequel announced after Trump push<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

Celebrates dismissal of Georgia case against him<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

Vows to ban migration from \u201cThird World countries\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

Declares Biden\u2019s orders signed by autopen \u201chereby terminated\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

29<\/p>\n

Announces airspace over Venezuela \u201cTO BE CLOSED\u201d<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

Talks to press gaggle before boarding Air Force One<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Pardons former president of Honduras<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Calls Somalis \u201cgarbage\u201d in xenophobic rant<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Pardons congressman indicted for bribery<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Changes architects for White House ballroom<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Receives inaugural FIFA Peace Prize<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Hosts Kennedy Center Honors medal presentation<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Weighs in on Netflix-Warner Bros. deal<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Says military operations could expand to Mexico and Colombia<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Calls concerns about affordability \u201ca hoax\u201d at rally<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Says U.S. seized oil tanker off Venezuela<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Signs executive order blocking state A.I. laws<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ <\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Announces cease-fire between Cambodia and Thailand<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Speaks with media before and after trip on Marine One<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Calls \u201cTrump arc\u201d the domestic policy chief\u2019s \u201cprimary thing\u201d<\/p>\n

During Mr. Trump\u2019s first term, the public eventually tired of his frenzied pace. And in some ways, Mr. Trump appears to be slowing down physically as he approaches his 80th birthday in June (which he will celebrate in part by staging a nationally broadcast U.F.C. fight on the White House lawn). He has appeared to doze at some Oval Office meetings, and he is holding fewer formal public events than he did at this point in 2017.<\/p>\n

Still, Mr. Trump and his team have embraced the everywhere-all-at-once nature of modern media. Average Americans, busy with work and family, do not tune in for daytime news conferences or Cabinet meetings. And 6:30 p.m. newscasts and local newspapers are no longer the primary vessels by which Americans learn about their commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n

Instead, politics now suffuses our lives as a kind of ambient noise \u2013\u00a0via TikTok videos, social media posts, YouTube talk shows and family Facebook messages \u2013 never fully separate from our leisure pursuits. \u201cRight now the game is attention, in terms of what\u2019s culturally breaking through,\u201d Mr. Burton said. \u201cThe fact that so much message exists is the point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump has both propelled this merging of culture and politics, and continues to strategically exploit it. In December, he became the first president to personally host the Kennedy Center Honors, comparing himself onstage to Johnny Carson and musing that he would do a better job than Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the greatest evening in the history of the Kennedy Center,\u201d Mr. Trump told the crowd. \u201cNot even a contest. There has never been anything like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

His performance will air in prime time on CBS on Dec. 23.<\/p>\n

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