Short Take Politics:

Interpreting a madman

Aaron Rupar has the surreal penance of trying to interpret the ramblings of a madman, spending about 8 hours weekly covering our President as he gives speeches about war to children gathered for the traditional White House Easter Egg roll as a rabbit-costumed adult stands blindly by. After he signed autographs and told the children they could sell them on Ebay for $25,000. https://www.thetimes.com/article/dd968023-2bcf-42e9-9433-d315c60c476a?shareToken=268eae9758a25bba5da53bfe44346e21

Rescuing a pilot and resurrecting Jesus? Oh sure, there’s a parallel

Only the mind of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth can make this make sense. Don’t think too long and hard. Just accept this is our reality. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/us/politics/hegseth-religious-tone.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

It’s TACO Tuesday!

Oh sure, he said we were going to bomb Iran into oblivion. The deadline keeps moving. The latest is 8 p.m. tonight but it probably won’t happen then either because Trump always chickens out. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/middleeast/trump-strait-of-hor…