The Trump Presidency, Part Deux

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Trump on a high after 'tremendous' wins at home and abroad

The US president's week began with an angry outburst but ended with him celebrating four major political victories.
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4. A peace deal in Africa​


"’I'm a little bit out of my league... because I don't know too much about it,’ he said. ‘I know one thing. They were going at it for many years, and with machetes.’"

Yeah I wouldn’t know much about shithole countries either.

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This is why they didn’t want him released and back here talking to the press

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Totally not guilty. Nothing to hide. Nothing to see. It never happened. Stop asking awkward questions. Move along.

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Watch: Trump slams reporter for asking about Jeffrey Epstein

A new report from the Department of Justice and the FBI found that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had "no client list." President Trump was asked about it during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
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It was sitting on Pam Bondi’s desk.

Laura Loomer says she has to go.
 
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Are you the Chelsea manager? Nope.
Are you the Chelsea owner? Nope.
Are you the FIFA president? Nope.
Are you practising for World Cup 2026?
 
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Yeah, where are the ALL CAPS and rambling run on sentences?
 
Tank the economy more and they might considering lowering interest rates.
 


Once upon a time when you signed up to be Fed Chairman, you think you would be worried about macroeconomics and setting interest rates, not walking around a construction site with hard hats with the President who pulls out a piece of paper to test you on the cost of building renovations of your agency's offices.
 
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Donald Trump discusses whisky tariffs and Gaza with John Swinney

The two leaders met ahead of the US president's new golf course opening in Aberdeenshire.
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"..he would play a round on his new golf course 'very quickly" before returning to Washington DC to 'put out fires all over the world'. He added: 'We've stopped about five wars. That's much more important than playing golf.'"

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Cambodia and Thailand only counts as one.
 
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Trump removes IRS boss, Treasury Secretary Bessent takes over for now

Billy Long, who was sworn in just under two months ago, was already the sixth person to hold the job this year. He told NBC News he will be the next U.S. ambassador to Iceland.
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“The temporary appointment adds to Bessent’s long list of tasks such as managing trade talks with China, Canada and Mexico as well as other countries that are still trying to negotiate tariff rates. Bessent is also currently helping with the search for the next Federal Reserve chair. The IRS is part of the Treasury Department.”

No problem. Bessent can also be Fed Chair too, and IRS chief, and Treasury secretary. All three. Oh and the fourth job, covering for Lutnick in trade negotiations.
 
When did the President’s cabinet meeting devolve into a round table of secretaries jockeying with each other to heap effusive praise on the President. Oh and everyone must get one dig in at Biden.
 
Australia Post won't send anything to the US for now, except for letters, documents and gifts worth less than $150.

It's the same deal for items going to Puerto Rico, which uses the same postal network as the United States.

This decision is mostly impacting online retailers in Australia who use Business Contract and MyPost Business to send items to the US.


Australia Post isn't the only one that suspended shipments to the US. (Getty Images: Don Arnold)

Australia Post isn't the only postal service that has made this extraordinary decision.

Norwegian, Swedish-Danish and Belgian postal groups Posten Bring, PostNord and bpost also paused their parcel shipments to the US last week.

Sendle, which mainly focuses on small to medium-sized businesses and online retailers, followed suit.
 
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Same for Japan. No parcels or commercial mail going to the US at the moment.

I did get a couple of jackets from Indonesia today and didn’t even have to pay a Trump Tax on them, so it all feels very arbitrary and Orwellian as we learn who our supposed trade friends and enemies are
 
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U.S. CDC chief fired after less than a month in role, four top officials resign

Officials resigned over vaccine policy, misinformation and public health weaponization
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"Monarez, a federal government scientist, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 29 after Trump nominated her earlier in the year and was sworn in by Kennedy on July 31.

She was Trump’s second nominee for the role after he withdrew his nomination in March of former Republican congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon, a Kennedy ally, just hours before his scheduled confirmation hearing."

How's Omarosa feeling?

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Trump nominee plans to keep White House job if he's confirmed for Fed post

Stephen Miran, who chairs Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, said he would take unpaid leave from that role while serving on the Federal Reserve board, if confirmed.
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"And so, considering the term for which I’m being nominated is a little bit more four months, that is what I will be taking."

....This is just for the empty seat. When the circus moves on to Jerome Powell's replacement, we'll have forgotten this guy continues to serve...as acting.
 
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Why can't we have Ivanka again in the current administration? Surely there must be a post she qualifies for.
 
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Is it that cold in London or they over dressed? Is that a wool overcoat?
 


Can't be British commentary without some criticism of jacket length and cut.

Also some digs at the wife
 
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A made for TV moment.

Also do we accept now that he puts make up on his hands? Why can't he use the same bronze on his hand as his face?
 
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