Category: Petty

Trump Drops Pair of Bonkers Fan Polls on ICE and ‘Dumocrats’

President Donald Trump posted two fan polls on Truth Social on Saturday while his administration’s Iran agreement deteriorated, with Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz in protest of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. Vice President JD Vance confirmed that White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had arrived in Switzerland for ongoing Iran negotiations, yet Trump diverted attention to trivial social media exercises rather than managing the diplomatic crisis.

Trump’s first poll asked followers to choose between spelling “Dumocrat” or “Dumbocrat” as an insult directed at Democrats, framing the decision as a matter of “very important” strategic communication. His lengthy caption explained the technical differences between the two spellings, consuming presidential attention on a nomenclature preference while international negotiations faltered.

The second poll proposed renaming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “NICE” by adding the letter “N” for “National,” claiming this would “totally discombobulate” journalists and media outlets. Trump asserted ICE agents are “Great Patriots” and described the rebrand as a “much more prestigious name,” though he acknowledged that actual ICE agents themselves opposed the change, according to information relayed by Tom Homan.

Trump’s focus on recreational polling and rhetorical games with nomenclature directly coincided with Iran State media announcing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while CENTCOM issued a contradictory statement claiming the waterway remained open for merchant traffic. The simultaneous deterioration of Trump’s signature foreign policy achievement and his public fixation on trivial wordplay demonstrated the administration’s inability to maintain coherent diplomatic or strategic attention.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-drops-pair-of-bonkers-fan-polls-on-ice-and-dumocrats-as-iran-agreement-falls-apart/)strategic attention.

Trump Blames Vandalism for Reflecting Pool Algae

President Trump blamed “vandalism” and ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday, claiming unknown actors used chemicals to harm the newly installed surface after the $13.1 million renovation project deteriorated within days of completion. Trump alleged Karl was “sticking his hand into the Pool” and “trying to rip the rubber off of the surface,” while asserting the algae bloom affecting the pool—which was supposed to display “American flag blue” water—is “75 percent gone” and will be repaired by early the following week. Law enforcement is investigating the alleged damage as the project, which Trump self-congratulated for completing in one month instead of the originally projected timeline, continues to face persistent algae growth and visible surface deterioration.

Trump used a lengthy Truth Social post to tout his administration’s work “cleaning, renovated, and beautified” dozens of sites across Washington, D.C., while claiming the pool damage stemmed from “real problems with vandalism” rather than acknowledging the project’s structural or maintenance failures. The president framed the algae bloom and peeling material as external sabotage, deflecting from questions about why the multimillion-dollar renovation produced substandard results immediately after completion. Trump stated that damage is “limited” and law enforcement is investigating the alleged vandalism.

Former George W. Bush adviser Scott Jennings defended Trump’s vandalism claims during a CNN appearance, stating it is “absolutely true” that someone vandalized the grass surrounding the pool. Jennings characterized Trump’s critics as “broken brained” for allegedly vandalizing national monuments out of hatred for the president, and expressed hope that perpetrators would face jail time. Jennings praised Trump’s efforts to clean up the nation’s capital, endorsing the president’s framing of the pool’s problems as deliberate destruction rather than project defects.

Trump previously promoted the Lincoln pool renovation at an Oval Office event focused on executive orders, characterizing the historic structure—which has operated since 1922 and required only routine maintenance until his administration’s intervention—as “filthy” and “dirty” to justify the expensive overhaul. The project’s rapid deterioration and persistent algae bloom have drawn public scrutiny, yet Trump continues to attribute visible problems to external sabotage and media interference rather than project execution.



(Source: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-reflecting-pool-algae-vandalism-peeling-floor-12098491)

Trump Invents False G7 Photo Claim to Attack Ally Meloni

President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by repeating and expanding false claims about her conduct at the Group of Seven summit in France. Trump initially claimed Meloni “begged” him to take a photograph together, stating he “felt sorry for her,” before later telling NBC News she “was a big fan” but was unhelpful regarding the Strait of Hormuz and NATO commitments.

Meloni directly refuted Trump’s fabricated account in a social media video, declaring “Neither I nor Italy ever beg” and calling his statements “completely made up.” She expressed astonishment at Trump’s behavior toward an ally, noting this was not the first instance of such conduct and contrasting it with his lenient treatment of adversarial leaders, as she had previously done when rejecting his fabrications about the G7 encounter.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemned Trump’s remarks as serious and offensive to all of Italy, announcing he would cancel his scheduled U.S. visit for June 21 and 22 in response. The diplomatic breach underscored the damage Trump’s unfounded accusations inflicted on U.S.-Italian relations and NATO cohesion.

The conflict reflects a broader pattern in Trump’s approach to allies. Earlier this year, Meloni criticized Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV as unacceptable, prompting Trump to retaliate by claiming he was “shocked by her” and that he had been wrong about her courage, demonstrating his tendency to turn on supporters who fail to align with him completely.

Trump’s false narrative about Meloni at the G7 summit exemplifies his pattern of inventing interactions to demean political figures. His claims lacked credible basis yet were deployed to undermine a key European partner, revealing how he weaponizes unsubstantiated stories to manage personal grievances regardless of diplomatic consequences.



(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-meloni-feud-iran-g7-b2999448.html)

‘Some homework to do’: Trump appointees vote to address gaps in arch plan in heated meeting – ABC News

Trump’s National Capital Planning Commission, stacked with his appointees, voted Thursday to conditionally advance a 250-foot “triumphal arch” project near Arlington National Cemetery, but only after staff identified significant gaps requiring the administration to provide additional details before final approval. Commission Chair Will Scharf, Trump’s White House staff secretary, acknowledged the project team has “homework to do,” requesting more renderings and technical information on lighting, stormwater management, materials, and height justification under the Height of Buildings Act. Despite Trump immediately claiming approval on social media, Scharf clarified the vote was not final and will return for further review.

The commission received 1,696 public comments before the hearing, nearly all opposing the project as a vanity structure inconsistent with American values. Veterans including Gary Langston and Marine Jimi Shaughnessy testified that the arch would obstruct views of Arlington National Cemetery and cast literal and figurative shadows over sacred ground where their families rest. Langston warned the design contains “elements that I fear won’t stand the test of time,” while Shaughnessy called the 250-foot structure “a profound disruption and insult at the entrance to sacred ground” and “a momentous symbol of selfishness.”

Commission staff, though outnumbered by Trump loyalists, raised critical unresolved issues including pedestrian safety, potential interference with Reagan National Airport flight paths, and obstruction of cemetery views. Jamie Herr, the commission’s urban planner, stated the submission lacks essential information and noted the administration must provide “necessary elements for the commission to review as the design advances.” Jessica Bowron, representing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, supported the staff recommendations and pledged to provide the requested additional information.

The vote to accept staff concerns passed 9-1, with only Evan Cash, representing D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, voting no on grounds that the administration cannot answer the “fundamental question about why this project belongs in this place.” Cash’s dissent highlighted the threshold issue: whether Trump’s triumphal arch near Arlington serves any purpose beyond personal aggrandizement, part of a broader pattern of Trump spending millions to gild and renovate Washington monuments while bypassing normal oversight processes.(Source: https://abcnews.com/Politics/homework-trump-appointees-vote-address-gaps-arch-plan/story?id=133600719)

Trump Attacks CNN’s Collins as Hateful During Oval Office Press

During an Oval Office question-and-answer session on Wednesday, President Trump attacked CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins while discussing his abandoned "Anti-Weaponization fund," a Department of Justice initiative he had claimed would address alleged persecution of his supporters. Trump stated that people aligned with him were "weaponized by the Biden administration" and destroyed through prosecutions, then pivoted to attack Collins directly, describing her as someone with "hatred in her eyes" who "never smiles" and opposing his administration's policies on borders, military strength, and tax cuts.

Trump's assault on Collins exemplifies his pattern of weaponizing the presidency against critical press coverage. His rhetoric conflates legitimate law enforcement actions, including the execution of a lawful search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago residence, with fabricated claims of persecution. He accused CNN of being "crooked as hell" and "a very corrupt organization," extending his long-standing campaign to delegitimize independent journalism and undermine public trust in factual reporting.

The attack on Collins as an individual, focusing on her appearance and emotional expression rather than her reporting, demonstrates Trump's reliance on personal intimidation to silence critical inquiry. CNN responded by defending Collins as "an exceptional journalist" whose reporting from the White House and field maintains credibility with global audiences. This incident reflects Trump's broader assault on the free press as a counter-majoritarian check on executive power.

Trump's invocation of his electoral performance, claiming he "won 87% of the counties" and won by a "massive landslide," continued his pattern of inflating his political mandate to justify authoritarian governance. He framed border enforcement, military expansion, and tax cuts for his interests as popular mandates while dismissing press scrutiny as motivated by hatred rather than professional responsibility, attempting to redefine journalism itself as an enemy of the state.

The incident underscores how Trump exploits the presidency to punish media outlets and individual journalists for coverage he views as unfavorable. By using the Oval Office as a platform for personal attacks against a reporter doing her job, Trump normalizes the conflation of political opposition with disloyalty and redefines the scope of acceptable presidential conduct in ways consistent with authoritarian governance models.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/hatred-in-her-eyes-trump-suddenly-starts-berating-cnns-kaitlan-collins-during-fiery-oval-office-qa/)

Trump Demands Prosecution Be Erased After Felony Conviction

Donald Trump used Truth Social to attack prosecutors, judges, and media figures in a late-night post series, claiming he is an "innocent man" despite his May 2024 conviction on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payoff to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump falsely asserted that his former personal attorney Michael Cohen stated he was "pressured and coerced" to testify, mischaracterizing Cohen's podcast comments to Sirius XM host Michael Smerconish as exoneration when Cohen detailed his own decision to provide truthful testimony.

Trump demanded Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James be fired, claiming they invented charges "that nobody has ever been charged with in the History of Manhattan" and transformed nonexistent "misdemeanors" into felonies. He made no factual distinction between the charges he faced and any prior cases, instead advancing the baseless argument that prosecution itself constitutes persecution targeting him personally.

The posts included links to six articles from the conservative outlet Just the News focused on Democratic corruption allegations, Trump's cognitive test results, the 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago for classified documents, Hunter Biden, and Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis's efforts to prosecute Trump for election interference. Trump continued his decade-long campaign against mainstream media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN, claiming they would frame even an Iranian surrender as a victory against the United States.

Trump boasted of orchestrating political retribution against Republican officials including Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, characterizing these actions as "taking out" enemies. He also claimed credit for deterring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a "major raid" on Beirut, Lebanon, contradicting reporting of a contentious phone call between the two leaders on Monday.

The posting spree demonstrated Trump's reliance on unsubstantiated claims and distortion of factual record while seeking to reshape legal accountability as political weaponization, continuing his pattern of attacking institutions and individuals who have enforced laws against him or refused his demands for personal loyalty.

(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-truth-social-michael-cohen-b2987736.html)(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-truth-social-michael-cohen-b2987736.html)

Trump Attacks Pope Leo, Calls Chicago Mayor Johnson ‘Useless’

President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on Saturday for meeting with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling the mayor "useless" and renewing his assault on the pontiff's opposition to Trump's Iran military campaign. Trump posted on Truth Social that "Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon," responding to Johnson's photos from the Vatican showing him presenting the pope with a Chicago flag and Cubs hat. The attack marks an escalation in Trump's month-long feud with the American-born pontiff.

Trump's latest strike follows his April assault on Pope Leo for condemning Trump's threat to obliterate "a whole civilization" in Iran and for criticizing the administration's treatment of undocumented immigrants. At that time, Trump demanded the pope stop criticizing the president, declaring he was executing his "LANDSLIDE" mandate to achieve "Record Low Numbers in Crime" and the "Greatest Stock Market in History." Trump also claimed credit for Pope Leo becoming the first American pontiff, calling him "a shocking surprise" and declaring the pope should be "thankful."

Pope Leo rejected Trump's militarism directly, stating that "God does not bless any conflict" and calling Trump's Iran ultimatum "truly unacceptable." The pontiff previously condemned the Trump administration's "extremely disrespectful" treatment of immigrants. Trump responded by characterizing the pope's foreign policy views as "terrible" and branding him "WEAK" on crime and nuclear weapons.

Johnson, who met with Pope Leo on Friday, described the encounter as "one of the most awe-inspiring and humbling experiences of my life." The Chicago mayor shared images of himself with the pontiff, who was born in Chicago in 1955 and is a White Sox fan, making the Cubs hat in the photo particularly notable. Johnson's visit and positive remarks about the pope prompted Trump's hostile public rebuke.

This pattern of Trump attacking the pope over Iran policy decisions and diplomatic engagement demonstrates his intolerance for dissent from religious leaders on foreign military action. Trump's previous resort to posting AI-generated religious imagery depicting himself as Jesus after the Pope's Iran criticism underscores his demand for absolute loyalty and his conflation of personal grievance with matters of state.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-calls-out-pope-leo-for-hanging-with-useless-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson/)

Trump Mocks ‘Loser’ Thomas Massie and Tucker Carlson

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social mocking Representative Thomas Massie and Tucker Carlson, depicting them in an SUV with other Trump critics including former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Candace Owens, Representative Lauren Boebert, and Senator Rand Paul. The image showed Massie driving while the others rode as passengers, captioned "Get in loser, we're going losing," in reference to critics Trump has labeled opponents of his MAGA movement.

Trump has previously attacked each figure in the image. He branded Massie "the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country" after Massie lost his Kentucky GOP primary to Trump's endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein, despite support from Boebert whom Trump called "weak minded" for campaigning for him. Trump also recently called Carlson "Low IQ" after the former cable news host criticized Trump's Iran war policy and alleged Israeli influence over U.S. decision-making.

The Saturday post was one of several from Trump targeting political opponents and critics. Trump also shared AI images of himself dunking over New York Governor Kathy Hochul and posts attacking former President Joe Biden on fentanyl policy, alongside images placing himself alongside George Washington and a bald eagle.

The mockery reflects Trump's pattern of attacking Republicans who dissent from his agenda or who have expressed public criticism of his policies and rhetoric, using social media to amplify grievances and maintain control over party messaging and loyalty.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-mocks-thomas-massie-and-tucker-carlson-for-driving-the-loser-anti-maga-bandwagon/)

Trump Posts AI Sweaty Dunk Pic of Him in Knicks Uniform

President Donald Trump posted a series of artificial intelligence-generated images on Truth Social on Saturday, including a fabricated image of himself dunking in a New York Knicks uniform against Governor Kathy Hochul and another depicting him alongside Tom Brady in a Patriots uniform. Trump confirmed he will attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden and used the posts to attack Hochul as a "failed Governor" while promoting Republican Bruce Blakeman. The president also posted an AI image of a trash can labeled as former President Barack Obama's presidential library.

Trump posted additional AI-generated images depicting 1950s or 1960s-era American street celebrations with the caption "America is back," timed to his promotion of a "Freedom 250" concert series billed as part of the Great American State Fair celebrating the country's 250th anniversary. The images were part of a sustained effort by Trump to dominate media attention during the event week.

Multiple musicians originally scheduled for the Freedom 250 lineup, including Martina McBride and Bret Michaels, withdrew from the event following public backlash. Trump responded by proposing to replace the performers entirely with himself, suggesting he would deliver a major speech instead of allowing the artists to perform. Trump claimed he draws larger audiences than Elvis and styled himself as "the Greatest President in History" while denigrating the scheduled musicians as "highly paid, Third Rate 'Artists.'"

The image postings reflect Trump's continued reliance on fabricated AI content to construct false narratives of popularity and accomplishment. The AI-generated street celebration scenes bore no connection to actual events, while the basketball imagery served as a vehicle for attacking a Democratic governor and promoting Republican alternatives during a period when Trump's administration was scheduling major public events.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-unleashes-barrage-of-ai-fantasy-slop-including-sweaty-dunk-in-knicks-uni-and-much-more/)

Trump Shares AI Post of Obama as a Prisoner

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama in a mugshot labeled "Barack Hussein Obama" as part of a grid titled "The Shady Bunch," which included fabricated arrest imagery of former FBI Director James Comey and others. Trump captioned the post: "This is a bad (Sick!) group of people. Very destructive to our great Nation. Caused tremendous damage through Weaponization! President DJT." The image received approximately 25,000 likes and over 8,000 shares on his platform.

Trump has repeatedly used AI-generated content to depict Obama under arrest, falsely promoting unsubstantiated claims grouped under "Obamagate," which alleges improper investigation of his 2016 campaign. Multiple investigations have found no evidence Obama ordered illegal surveillance or directed any probe into Trump's campaign. Trump has previously shared AI videos showing Obama arrested in the Oval Office and imprisoned in jail cells, and in February posted a manipulated video using racist imagery that portrayed Obama as a monkey before withdrawing it under significant backlash.

Trump's post directly contradicts his own criminal record. Trump faces multiple convictions and has an official mugshot on file, whereas the individuals depicted in his fabricated grid have no such criminal records. Critics including Democrat Melanie D'Arrigo and other social media users highlighted this contradiction, with one commenter juxtaposing Trump's actual mugshot against his AI fabrications to underscore the hypocrisy.

A 2025 Emerson College poll found that 47 percent of Americans trust information from the Trump administration and 46 percent trust social media, indicating the potential real-world impact of such misinformation. Critics including author Jennifer Erin Valent and podcaster Jim Stewartson condemned Trump's use of fabricated imagery as dangerous, with Stewartson noting Trump "spends hours every day brainwashing himself on his website which is an alternate reality largely created by QAnon" and stating Trump's mind "does not distinguish between the Qniverse and the objective world."

Trump's pattern of distributing AI-generated and manipulated content extends beyond Obama. In April, he shared an AI image depicting himself as a Christ-like figure healing a sick man, which drew condemnation from religious leaders before Trump deleted it and falsely claimed it showed him as a doctor. The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the Obama mugshot post.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-shares-ai-post-obama-115551679.html)

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