They’re baaaack.
Just six weeks ago, voters elected Donald Trump by the slimmest of margins in hopes that he would lower the cost of living. But Trump quickly walked back that promise, saying “it’s very hard” to reduce prices.
Instead, he has already returned the country to the unrelenting chaos, and the government to the ludicrous dysfunction, that dominated his first term. And he hasn’t even taken office yet. This week alone, Trump:
Musk, with an extended tantrum on his social media site X, successfully sabotaged the spending bill, which would have provided aid to farmers and disaster relief for storm-ravaged North Carolina, Florida and other parts of the country. “‘Shutting down’ the government (which doesn’t actually shut down critical functions btw) is infinitely better than passing a horrible bill,” proclaimed the richest man in the world, who also posted “YES” in response to the sentiment “Just close down the govt. until January 20th. Defund everything.” The man who spent hundreds of millions of dollars to help elect Trump also threatened to defeat those Republicans who didn’t do as he commanded....
Dana Milbank
Just six weeks ago, voters elected Donald Trump by the slimmest of margins in hopes that he would lower the cost of living. But Trump quickly walked back that promise, saying “it’s very hard” to reduce prices.
Instead, he has already returned the country to the unrelenting chaos, and the government to the ludicrous dysfunction, that dominated his first term. And he hasn’t even taken office yet. This week alone, Trump:
- Announced, in a 3:23 a.m. social media post, his interest in annexing Canada.
- Spread unfounded paranoia about UFOs invading the East Coast. (“The government knows what is happening. … Something strange is going on.”)
- Signaled, in another middle-of-the-night post, his desire to have the FBI probe prominent Trump critic Liz Cheney for violating “numerous federal laws” in the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
- Declared that he was suing the Des Moines Register — because the Iowa newspaper’s election poll was wrong.
- Suggested, via Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that he would limit access to abortion medication.
Musk, with an extended tantrum on his social media site X, successfully sabotaged the spending bill, which would have provided aid to farmers and disaster relief for storm-ravaged North Carolina, Florida and other parts of the country. “‘Shutting down’ the government (which doesn’t actually shut down critical functions btw) is infinitely better than passing a horrible bill,” proclaimed the richest man in the world, who also posted “YES” in response to the sentiment “Just close down the govt. until January 20th. Defund everything.” The man who spent hundreds of millions of dollars to help elect Trump also threatened to defeat those Republicans who didn’t do as he commanded....
Dana Milbank
