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This is What the Commander in Chief is Doing

This is What the Commander in Chief is Doing

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August 17, 2026

Trump is flooding social media with his fantasies about his
prowess, Trump claimed credit for falling pharmaceutical prices
that are largely the result of the Inflation Reduction Act voted
in under the Biden administration, He claims victory in Iran, He
believes he is leading the country toward a second American
Revolution, Today is the day that the Memorandum of
Understanding with Iran expires. without a permanent agreement
that opens the Strait of Hormuz and stops Iran’s nuclear
ambitions, He is cozying up to North Korea and reducing
traditional military exercises with US ally South Korea, He is
caught in a scandal over the condition of the US military, Trump
is redesigning a new aircraft carrier, replacing modern launch
system with an older version, Trump’s Comptroller of the Currency
has approved a preliminary chargter for Trump’s World Liberty
Financial to become a bank in an unprecedented show of
self-dealing.

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