Trump Watch: The grift presidency

This week, Trump demanded $230 million from taxpayers, sold out MAGA-loving farmers by importing cheap Argentinian beef, paid ICE and other allies during his shutdown while many workers went unpaid, tried to hide the East Wing teardown for a donor-funded ballroom, and used shady accounting to keep his pet projects funded. Oh, boy.

Here is your Trump Watch roundup:

Wait, Trump is demanding how much from the government?

Turning corruption into a payday.

Trump sells out MAGA-loving farmers: A play in 3 acts

Even the cows are calling bull.

Trump uses his shutdown to give his fascist minions a little treat

It’s a stick in the eye to every civil servant.

Daily Kos cannot continue without your help. Please donate $5 today to keep us strong.

We can't do this without you!

Trump tries to cover up White House demolition

“Seeing the White House torn apart is really emblematic of the times we’re in.”

Trump's shutdown spending spree should scare us all

He’s like a teenager with America’s credit card.

We're not asking for much

The average donation to Daily Kos has been just $9.44. These donations may seem small, but they're a big deal to us. In fact, they are our largest source of income. We literally couldn't do the work we do without them. Can you join thousands of other Daily Kos readers and help us with a donation of $9.44 right now?

Republicans want to starve the poor. These states are stepping up.

The GOP’s hunger games.

Racism isn’t the only legacy Trump passed on to Young Republicans

Raising replicas.

Even Republicans want House speaker to do his damn job

The circus is closed for incompetence.

This week's ridiculous Trump quote:

“We're going to kill them, you know? They're going to be, like, dead. Okay?”

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