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Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: President sleeps through dinner, raises taxes again and punishes blue states

President sleeps through dinner

A few months ago, President Trump attempted to attend the Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner but it was cancelled after a gunman attempted to shoot his way into the event. The rescheduled event happened this week. The President made it but slept through a large portion. https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/wild-moment-donald-trump-appears-1954151

Cuts for “waste, fraud and abuse” or politics?

Just remember who is in charge and you know the answer. When it came to green energy, those cuts targeted political punishment for states that supported Kamala Harris. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-24-2026

Five new taxes levied on goods

Our President calls them tariffs but they are added fees paid by you and me. Here are the impact of 5 recently added tariffs. https://www.npr.org/2026/07/25/nx-s1-5905692/trump-tariffs-economy-infl…