Mired in Its Own Mistakes

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June 22, 2026

The Trump administration cannot spin the MOU that Trump signed as
a win, A range of commentators are calling the MOU a disaster,
J.D. Vance’s trip to Switzerland produced little in spite of his
claims of a win, Trump is doubling down on blaming problems with
the Reflecting Pool on vandals, and blames the cost overruns on
Obama, Trump is raging at the media for stories that expose his
failures, Trump has put William Pulte, nicknamed “Little Trump”
in place as acting director of National Intelligence, Pulte has
started firing people from the National Counterterrorism Center,
Tulsi Gabbard appears to be tied to a religious leader who gave
orders to her regarding her official acts, The administration is
interfering with voting rights groups, and is pushing the myth of
voter fraud, A network of super PACs that claim to be progressive
are actually funded by a Republican dark money group, Outrage
over the Iran deal has risen to a fever pitch, People are making
algae jokes about the Reflecting Pool at Trump's expense.

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