RFK's Fake Science, Trump's Grievance Address & More| The Lincoln Logue

This week felt less like a news cycle and more like a slow-motion constitutional crisis sponsored by the Trump administration’s uncanny ability to weaponize bureaucracy and boredom at the same time. On Memorial Day, Trump used sacred ground to launch partisan attacks and flirt with military dictatorship. The next day, the State Department shut the door on international students in the name of "security." By midweek, Trump was considering pardons for the men who tried to kidnap a sitting governor. And before you could say “economic nationalism,” the courts handed him back his tariff wand — while RFK Jr. gave us a public health masterclass in conspiracy cosplay.

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Monday, May 26 — Trump’s Memorial Day Rally at the Tomb of the Unknowns

▌Trump turned Memorial Day into his own State of the Grievance address — complete with tombstones, tough talk, and zero tact.

Trump marked Memorial Day not with unity or humility, but by using Arlington National Cemetery as a backdrop for a political spectacle. In a speech that started as a tribute and veered quickly into campaign mode, he slammed Democrats, glorified military violence, praised MAGA stalwarts Pete Hegseth and JD Vance, and blamed Joe Biden for what he called “the current disgrace of America.”

Instead of honoring the fallen, Trump accused his political opponents of weakening the military and claimed that under his second term, "real generals" would return and “rebuild discipline.” It was less an address than a veiled threat — an authoritarian audition dressed in patriotism.

Veterans' groups expressed concern. Military families were split. And for the rest of us, it was a chilling reminder: even national holidays aren’t immune from Trump’s propaganda machine. In MAGA world, every ceremony is a campaign stop, and every grave a stage.

Source: Politico ...