Trump Watch: Authoritarian chaos

This week, Trump is screwing over American farmers and handing China even more leverage. He unveiled a coercive college scheme to force campuses to the right, and swapped real pediatric cancer research for a $50 million AI gimmick. He also floated a 100% tariff on movies and bragged about a gilded Oval Office, as prices for Americans remain high and job growth stalls.

Here is your Trump Watch roundup:

Trump's incompetence is bolstering China—and screwing US farmers

America pays, China profits.

Trump issues dark new scheme to extort colleges

Bootlicking dressed up as policy.

Trump wants to replace real cancer research with shady AI nonsense

Just cronies cashing in.

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Trump's latest tariff may be his strangest

Tariffs on the  First Amendment?

Trump brags about gilded Oval Office as Americans struggle

Talk about being out of touch.

Trump turns redistricting into a Republican loyalty test

Rig the maps, or else.

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Vance invents racist lie to defend GOP shutdown

Lie, repeat the lie, and lie again.

Trump and pals ramp up their shady Middle East business deals

At least they’re not even pretending to try and divest.

Melania Trump pushes creepy AI video to remind you she’s a crypto grifter

Weird.

This week's ridiculous Trump quote:

“I never walked into a room so silent before. If you want to applaud, you applaud. You can do anything you want. If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. There goes your rank and there goes your future.”

Trump's time in the White House runs out in: