Learn to Spell

"It's Strait, not Straight. This dude doesn't even know that! Such a disaster," wrote one person.

Another said, "I think he's actually mad that it's curved and not in a straight line. Because he has the critical thinking ability of a 5-year-old."

A third person said, "Somebody please tell Trump that his use of scare quotation marks and random capitalization makes him even less credible."

While someone else said, "OMG, it's just unbelievable that we have a president that is this stupid."

The typo itself might have been minor, but given how quick Trump is to tease and mock people, social media was not about to let him live this down.

Big Liar

What is wrong with him? He has got to know that making a statement about recently talking to a former president is easily fact-checked. He must have a huge imagination. Or he's just a liar who cannot stop.

Twice on Monday, President Donald Trump said he’d wrangled a confession of sorts from an Oval Office predecessor who he said had expressed regret in a private conversation about not attacking Iran the way Trump has been doing for more than two weeks.

But there’s just a little problem: Representatives for the four living former presidents — three Democrats and one Republican — said none have been in touch with Trump recently.

Trump declined to name the former president when reporters asked who it was, saying he didn’t want to “embarrass him.”

The Republican president first told the story during extended remarks about the Iran war as he opened a meeting of the board of trustees of the Kennedy Center. Trump is chairman of the board and held the meeting at the White House.

He repeated that Iran had been a threat to the United States for decades but said he is the only president who had the courage to do something about it.

“Look, for 47 years, no president was willing to do what I’m doing, and they should have done it a long time ago,” he said. “It would have been a lot easier. There’s no president that wanted to do it.

“And yet every president knew. I’ve spoken to a certain president, who I like, actually, a past president, a former president. He said, ‘I wish I did it, I wish I did,’ but they didn’t do it. I’m doing it,” Trump continued.

Asked which former president he’d spoken to, Trump said: “I can’t tell you that. I don’t want to embarrass him. It would be very bad for his career, even though he’s got no career.”

Representatives for each of former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden said they had not spoken with Trump recently. The individuals spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the former presidents’ private conversations.

(To be fair, I suppose it is possible the "representatives for each former president" may have spoken inaccurately.)

I'll Give Myself an Honor

During his remarks at the Kennedy Center last year in August, Donald Trump revealed the reason why he appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center. "I wanted one [a Kennedy Center Honor]. I was never able to get one..... I waited and waited and waited and I said, "The hell with it! I'll become chairman, and give myself an honor," Trump rambled.

Since then, Trump has rebranded the Center with his name:

The Center's webpage logo also reflects this name change.

HOWEVER

The recent attempt to change the name of the Kennedy Center to include Donald Trump's name was not legal, according to lawsuits filed by members of Congress and legal experts, who argue that only Congress can alter the name of the national memorial, as established by federal law. A lawsuit claims the Board's vote and subsequent signage change are unlawful, violating the statute that designated it as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy, and seeks to have the name restored.

Note: The statute (act of Congress) that designated the National Cultural Center as a living memorial to President Kennedy was signed into law on January 23, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, just two months after the President's assassination.

What's in a Name?

Buildings and Landmarks Renamed After Trump

Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace  -  The State Department formally rebranded the U.S. Institute of Peace as the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, placing President Trump’s name on the building after his administration took control of the congressionally created body. Former staff and leadership are challenging the administration’s actions in court amid an ongoing legal battle over control of the institute.

Trump–Kennedy Center  -  The Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, commonly referred to as the Trump‑Kennedy Center. Representative Joyce Beatty filed a lawsuit seeking to block the renaming, arguing that federal law requires congressional approval and saying she was muted during the board meeting and prevented from objecting.

Government programs

Trump Gold Card  -  The Department of Homeland Security launched the Trump Gold Card program, a fast‑track pathway to U.S. permanent residency that requires wealthy individuals to pay a $1 million contribution — on top of a processing fee and vetting — to receive legal resident status.

National park passes featuring Trump’s portrait  -  The Interior Department unveiled redesigned America the Beautiful national park passes featuring a portrait of President Trump alongside other imagery.

Don't gag, George

Proposed renaming

Washington Dulles International Airport

Washington, D.C., Metro System

Currency proposal  -  The Golden Age Act of 2025 proposed placing Trump’s image on the $100 bill, and separate bills in Congress would create a new $250 note bearing his portrait.

Legal limitation  -  Many efforts to attach Trump’s name to public institutions face significant legal and political hurdles. Major landmarks, currency, and permanent memorials typically require congressional approval, not unilateral action by federal agencies, and several proposals are already tied up in court. There is a clear distinction between administrative branding changes and actions that require legislation. Federal agencies can rename programs or update materials, but changes involving currency, transportation systems, or permanent memorials must be approved by Congress, and bills introduced in Congress do not automatically make them law.

Mount Rushmore

I wonder which he wants more: the Nobel Peace Prize or his head on Mount Rushmore.

(from earlier this year, January 2025)

Magic Math

President Trump said his administration has reached a deal to lower the cost of weight loss drugs.

Dr. Mehmet Oz then went on to proclaim that Americans could lose "135 billion pounds" by 2026 midterm elections with this new drug pricing.

Trump was less than impressed after hearing this. See his reaction in the photo above.

Apparently Dr. Oz did not use any logic when he came up with this number because . . . . .

Miss Un-Congeniality

Cry and whine a little louder.