At 8:17 p.m. tonight, the president of the United States finally emerged from hiding. He had spent the entire weekend at Mar-a-Lago so that he wouldn’t have to face the humiliation of large protests, fractures within his own party, and the longest government shutdown in the history of our country. Now aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump stood in the doorway to the press cabin and gaggled with the traveling journalists, telling them the next country he would be targeting with our military, and calling the Democrats “terrorists.” After a quick update about his war with Iran, the president abruptly changed the subject and held up drawings of the ballroom he is building at the White House, one he said was needed for when authoritarians, or as Donald Trump calls them “dignitaries,” like President Xi of China come to visit...
Watching BBC news reporting from Alabama yesterday I was astounded at the attitude of the die-hard Trump supporters interviewed. Can they really be that stupid?
Response to your last sentence Paul- YES they are‼️ If the first term didn’t open their eyes- seeing 1/6 on live TV should of given them a wake up call ‼️
Thank you for your consistent and persistent reportage.
It is clear to see to anyone with half a brain. The corruption, the blatant lies, the disregard of human life (both at home and abroad), the perversion, the cognitive decline…He does not care about anyone. He has no soul. Fuck him and his sycophantic lackies.
This travesty, brought to us through the 77 million people who voted for him, and the 89 million who did not vote, is further enable by the John Roberts Supreme Court, who has wrapped a protective cloak around this man with its ruling on presidential immunity. The nation’s wealthy supporters line up for access and gifts. When “a deal” is really extortion. And Congress is silent and ineffectual. History will not be kind. The damage is profound. But 8 million people protesting are willing to stand up, show our faces and be counted. So today, I feel seeds of hope.
I have been following your reporting every night and look forward to your insight, persistence & passion for America. It helps me remain resolute to resist and support the America I grew up in and have lived in the past 72 years. I want all of our children to learn, grow and live in a democracy. We owe it to all future generations to carry on our country’s values. Thank you for your work and know there are many more like myself that follow you and believe what & like you do. Keep the faith, Heather! We will prevail!
Heather, I cannot help wondering why a significant percentage of the US population (I, though born and brought up in the US, am an Australian citizen) still support Trump. I find myself wondering if this stuff is just so outrageous they just don’t believe it, or worse, believe it to be some kind of lefty plot to misinform them. Your thoughts? Don Kaiser, Coffs Harbour, Australia
It's a small world, Don--my daughter lives just down the road from you, near Kempsey. Thanks for reminding me that it's coming time for me to plan another visit there! 🇦🇺
To address the topic: Yes, I'm afraid a lot of them do think it's some sort of lefty plot, thanks in no small part to the right wing's endless projection of its own plots and plans.
I agree with PlasticFish…these are mostly white male “christian” nationalists whose education is somewhere around 5-7th grade. They have essentially joined what I call the MAGA KKKult.
As you may have read or studied about cults and their cult leader saviors, they blindly and dangerously follow.
(David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, Jim Jones and the People’s Temple and Mass murder-suicide at Jonestown…that’s what you’re dealing with. You have complicit Republicans holding us hostage and a bunch of loyalists and KKKabinet, all bought and sold with BLOOD Money and from the wealthy elites in the Epstein files and his global Authoritarian, fascist, imperialists who have ALL the proof to take him down.
He and his family and backers(Elon, Thiel, Putin, etc., rigged and stole the last election.(It will be investigated.) He incited these white Nationalists to an Insurrection on Jan.6, 2021…where the sycophantic Republicans showed us exactly who they were by voting against Biden’s win. Also trump should have immediately been impeached of treason.
So you have a bunch of MAGA KKKult, nimrods, with no ability to think and want MAWA(Make AmeriKKKa White again).
They all fell for the biggest Ponzi/Pyramid scheme ever.
I recommend Heather Cox Richardson(she is the perfect complement to this Heather$, Lance Rosen, Robert Reich and I fucking love Australia, Eyes on ICE on Eyes on ICE, and others to get a fuller picture.
It’s ALWAYS FOLLOW THE BLOOD MONEY.
We are living in an Orwellian, Dystopian, fascist, authoritarian, imperialistic, dictatorship…”1984” meets Project 2025-26 on A.I. steroids, he/they even control most ALL our media now.
Please explain to someone who does not understand the American system.
If November overturns Trumps hold on the senate and congress can he be impeached ?
And if he is can his group of scallywags be taken out too ?
Or does removing Trump mean that J D Vance takes over for the next two years? As that would be disastrous, not least because he is so easily manipulated !
In November it will be vital that you all car pool to help everyone to get the vote as Trump is desperate to stop postal votes !!
Yes, if we can take over the House and the Senate it would be possible to impeach Drumpf. The big BUT here, is that we would need 60 votes in the Senate, if it passed in the House. We would then be left with Vance. Ugh! Unless we could impeach him too. That would leave us with next in line, Mike Johnson. Ewww! Not sure how we could take down his whole house of cards Cabinet, though...
Thank you for explaining that. Seems to be a horrendous few years ahead and the more I read at how the web of money is tied up with Epstein and beyond makes my hair stand on end !!
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
The Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach and remove the President,1 Vice President, and all federal civil officers for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.2 This tool was inherited from English practice, in which Parliament impeached and convicted ministers and favorites of the Crown in a struggle to rein in the Crown’s power.
It is why Trump likes to have a go at Prime Minister Starmer - he has to discuss important legislation with his government who are all elected members of parliament.
Hello from UK - ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ , excuse the pun, an apt historical comparison. Global alliances are being forged to minimise future dependence on US. China continues to quietly build economic ties around the globe , investing in the futures of emerging countries. Fossil fuels expansion is a global detriment. War destroys but enriches the corrupt arms industry. The rich elite get richer as the world order suffers. Trust is lost. The Trump legacy continues to be crafted! As history shows us, only the columns survive!
Yours is one of the best daily summaries of the ridiculous but dangerous mutterings of this nut job. Shame on all who condone and not condemn him. There’s no end to it but the elections and, even then, we have more of his craziness to tolerate. The breaking point is coming and it will not be pretty.
We are currently living a nightmare…one that does not go away when you wake up and one that is extremely hard to believe is actually REAL. How could this have happened…why is this happening…why is it not being stopped and corrected…all of this runs through our heads 24/7 and no one has any real answers. There is no rational explanation …there don’t seem to be any solutions. The Pope tried yesterday in his Palm Sunday message…there is blood on the hands of people who pray for war as Hegseth does every day…powerful words of condemnation from the leader of a huge number of people all over the world..how much press coverage did it get….not much. The largest number of people protesting an administration in our nation’s history happened on Saturday…how did the press and the networks cover that…not real deep. People are suffering here and abroad ..how is that being addressed…by showing a gaggle of hand-picked sycophants pictures of ballrooms after another weekend of relaxation . Democracy dies in the dark…bad things happen when good men do nothing..many ways to warn of the perils ahead for us if we sit back and wring our hands…we showed our strength in numbers Saturday…whether the press covers it or not he KNOWS…THEY KNOW…they just don’t want US to know but we DO.
Keep the lights ON…keep the pressure ON…keep doing SOMETHING…do NOT GIVE IN or GIVE UP…VOTE THEM OUT IN NOVEMBER….END THE NIGHTMARE FOR GOOD.
I remember worrying a lot about my country just after 911 and throughout the Bush Presidency: and again after we had made such a colossal mess of Iraq. And then there was Syria, killing its own people with the aid of Russia and all we did was watch.
And now this... This makes even the air feel heavy. Every thought, every moment in my day weighted by the possibility that we may not make it out of this one; a 'bridge too far' so to speak, or our very own 'Waterloo'.
This is not an admission of resignation, but an admission of profound loss.
Thank you Heather for being on top of this for us. You have such a gift for writing and putting it all together for us. I’m wondering if we should start organizing and putting the spotlight on the Supreme Court. We need to organize and be loud before they decide that Mississippi case. They are corrupt and while we are out protesting they are quietly dismantling our voting rights. We need to be up in their faces on this issue. We need to organize and we need a separate protest against the Supreme Court for taking away our rights.
We really need to find a way to stop F*T A*S from getting on Air Force One. Hold him on the tarmac and make Droopy Diaperpants wait for 4 hours. Telling him “we just need to wait for a TSA screener”. Then tell him, “We just wanted to give you a taste of what real Americans are going through.”
The worst and most mystifying part to me is the number of intelligent, good citizens who continue to support Trump. I have many friends and acquaintances who believe that "owning the libs" is the priority and that the answer is supporting Trump. I don't understand it.
Watching BBC news reporting from Alabama yesterday I was astounded at the attitude of the die-hard Trump supporters interviewed. Can they really be that stupid?
yes, unfortunately
Yes they are, since they are blindly accepting every word of a mentally unstable man, who's the poster boy for invoking the 25th Amendment.
Response to your last sentence Paul- YES they are‼️ If the first term didn’t open their eyes- seeing 1/6 on live TV should of given them a wake up call ‼️
They drank the kool aid.
Hi Heather,
Thank you for your consistent and persistent reportage.
It is clear to see to anyone with half a brain. The corruption, the blatant lies, the disregard of human life (both at home and abroad), the perversion, the cognitive decline…He does not care about anyone. He has no soul. Fuck him and his sycophantic lackies.
This travesty, brought to us through the 77 million people who voted for him, and the 89 million who did not vote, is further enable by the John Roberts Supreme Court, who has wrapped a protective cloak around this man with its ruling on presidential immunity. The nation’s wealthy supporters line up for access and gifts. When “a deal” is really extortion. And Congress is silent and ineffectual. History will not be kind. The damage is profound. But 8 million people protesting are willing to stand up, show our faces and be counted. So today, I feel seeds of hope.
Hi Heather,
I have been following your reporting every night and look forward to your insight, persistence & passion for America. It helps me remain resolute to resist and support the America I grew up in and have lived in the past 72 years. I want all of our children to learn, grow and live in a democracy. We owe it to all future generations to carry on our country’s values. Thank you for your work and know there are many more like myself that follow you and believe what & like you do. Keep the faith, Heather! We will prevail!
Heather, I cannot help wondering why a significant percentage of the US population (I, though born and brought up in the US, am an Australian citizen) still support Trump. I find myself wondering if this stuff is just so outrageous they just don’t believe it, or worse, believe it to be some kind of lefty plot to misinform them. Your thoughts? Don Kaiser, Coffs Harbour, Australia
It's a small world, Don--my daughter lives just down the road from you, near Kempsey. Thanks for reminding me that it's coming time for me to plan another visit there! 🇦🇺
To address the topic: Yes, I'm afraid a lot of them do think it's some sort of lefty plot, thanks in no small part to the right wing's endless projection of its own plots and plans.
Professor Kaiser,
I agree with PlasticFish…these are mostly white male “christian” nationalists whose education is somewhere around 5-7th grade. They have essentially joined what I call the MAGA KKKult.
As you may have read or studied about cults and their cult leader saviors, they blindly and dangerously follow.
(David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, Jim Jones and the People’s Temple and Mass murder-suicide at Jonestown…that’s what you’re dealing with. You have complicit Republicans holding us hostage and a bunch of loyalists and KKKabinet, all bought and sold with BLOOD Money and from the wealthy elites in the Epstein files and his global Authoritarian, fascist, imperialists who have ALL the proof to take him down.
He and his family and backers(Elon, Thiel, Putin, etc., rigged and stole the last election.(It will be investigated.) He incited these white Nationalists to an Insurrection on Jan.6, 2021…where the sycophantic Republicans showed us exactly who they were by voting against Biden’s win. Also trump should have immediately been impeached of treason.
So you have a bunch of MAGA KKKult, nimrods, with no ability to think and want MAWA(Make AmeriKKKa White again).
They all fell for the biggest Ponzi/Pyramid scheme ever.
I recommend Heather Cox Richardson(she is the perfect complement to this Heather$, Lance Rosen, Robert Reich and I fucking love Australia, Eyes on ICE on Eyes on ICE, and others to get a fuller picture.
It’s ALWAYS FOLLOW THE BLOOD MONEY.
We are living in an Orwellian, Dystopian, fascist, authoritarian, imperialistic, dictatorship…”1984” meets Project 2025-26 on A.I. steroids, he/they even control most ALL our media now.
trump=hitler
A democracy in free fall.
Heather, this edition in my opinion, is one of your best!
Congratulations to you on your focus and tenacity! (As Usual.)
Please explain to someone who does not understand the American system.
If November overturns Trumps hold on the senate and congress can he be impeached ?
And if he is can his group of scallywags be taken out too ?
Or does removing Trump mean that J D Vance takes over for the next two years? As that would be disastrous, not least because he is so easily manipulated !
In November it will be vital that you all car pool to help everyone to get the vote as Trump is desperate to stop postal votes !!
Yes, if we can take over the House and the Senate it would be possible to impeach Drumpf. The big BUT here, is that we would need 60 votes in the Senate, if it passed in the House. We would then be left with Vance. Ugh! Unless we could impeach him too. That would leave us with next in line, Mike Johnson. Ewww! Not sure how we could take down his whole house of cards Cabinet, though...
If the Dems get the majority in the House, Johnson will no longer be Speaker.
Thank you for explaining that. Seems to be a horrendous few years ahead and the more I read at how the web of money is tied up with Epstein and beyond makes my hair stand on end !!
Article II, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
The Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach and remove the President,1 Vice President, and all federal civil officers for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.2 This tool was inherited from English practice, in which Parliament impeached and convicted ministers and favorites of the Crown in a struggle to rein in the Crown’s power.
Well that seals the deal, the English know best.
It is why Trump likes to have a go at Prime Minister Starmer - he has to discuss important legislation with his government who are all elected members of parliament.
Hello from UK - ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ , excuse the pun, an apt historical comparison. Global alliances are being forged to minimise future dependence on US. China continues to quietly build economic ties around the globe , investing in the futures of emerging countries. Fossil fuels expansion is a global detriment. War destroys but enriches the corrupt arms industry. The rich elite get richer as the world order suffers. Trust is lost. The Trump legacy continues to be crafted! As history shows us, only the columns survive!
He is not Nero, he is Caligula.
Mixed with Dr Strangelove.
Yours is one of the best daily summaries of the ridiculous but dangerous mutterings of this nut job. Shame on all who condone and not condemn him. There’s no end to it but the elections and, even then, we have more of his craziness to tolerate. The breaking point is coming and it will not be pretty.
We are currently living a nightmare…one that does not go away when you wake up and one that is extremely hard to believe is actually REAL. How could this have happened…why is this happening…why is it not being stopped and corrected…all of this runs through our heads 24/7 and no one has any real answers. There is no rational explanation …there don’t seem to be any solutions. The Pope tried yesterday in his Palm Sunday message…there is blood on the hands of people who pray for war as Hegseth does every day…powerful words of condemnation from the leader of a huge number of people all over the world..how much press coverage did it get….not much. The largest number of people protesting an administration in our nation’s history happened on Saturday…how did the press and the networks cover that…not real deep. People are suffering here and abroad ..how is that being addressed…by showing a gaggle of hand-picked sycophants pictures of ballrooms after another weekend of relaxation . Democracy dies in the dark…bad things happen when good men do nothing..many ways to warn of the perils ahead for us if we sit back and wring our hands…we showed our strength in numbers Saturday…whether the press covers it or not he KNOWS…THEY KNOW…they just don’t want US to know but we DO.
Keep the lights ON…keep the pressure ON…keep doing SOMETHING…do NOT GIVE IN or GIVE UP…VOTE THEM OUT IN NOVEMBER….END THE NIGHTMARE FOR GOOD.
Finally became a paid subscriber today. It is a stretch for me, but your writing is just too good to not support. Thank you!
Thank you for saying it like it really is in a beautifully written way. It’s like an important conversation because it is.
I remember worrying a lot about my country just after 911 and throughout the Bush Presidency: and again after we had made such a colossal mess of Iraq. And then there was Syria, killing its own people with the aid of Russia and all we did was watch.
And now this... This makes even the air feel heavy. Every thought, every moment in my day weighted by the possibility that we may not make it out of this one; a 'bridge too far' so to speak, or our very own 'Waterloo'.
This is not an admission of resignation, but an admission of profound loss.
Thank you Heather for being on top of this for us. You have such a gift for writing and putting it all together for us. I’m wondering if we should start organizing and putting the spotlight on the Supreme Court. We need to organize and be loud before they decide that Mississippi case. They are corrupt and while we are out protesting they are quietly dismantling our voting rights. We need to be up in their faces on this issue. We need to organize and we need a separate protest against the Supreme Court for taking away our rights.
Speaking of curtailing rights... We also need to make damned sure the SAVE America Act or something like it doesn't get slipped through by Congress.
We really need to find a way to stop F*T A*S from getting on Air Force One. Hold him on the tarmac and make Droopy Diaperpants wait for 4 hours. Telling him “we just need to wait for a TSA screener”. Then tell him, “We just wanted to give you a taste of what real Americans are going through.”
The worst and most mystifying part to me is the number of intelligent, good citizens who continue to support Trump. I have many friends and acquaintances who believe that "owning the libs" is the priority and that the answer is supporting Trump. I don't understand it.