Short Take Politics

What about ‘upholding the Constitution?’

“I don’t know,” said the President. The document so important he included it in the Lee Greenwood-partnered Bible is not so important when it gets in the way of political objectives. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-silent-trump-refuses-commit-constitution-1235332711/?

Chinese tariffs dropped in exchange for nothing

This is the “Art of the Deal.” Make empty threats, give the market jitters and then back down at the last minute, declare victory and claim brilliance. “Winning.” https://www.thebulwark.com/p/a-garish-outlandish-stunningly-corrupt-act-qatar-plane-747-air-force-one-bribe?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web

PBS tells DOGE to stuff it

Apparently, in the eyes of our public broadcasting system, it is out of the reach of Presidential executive order and the Department of Government Efficiency because of the pesky law that created it. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395978/doge-cpb-board-members-tru…