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July 13, 2025

Stupid Trump stuff

New Republic -  “I want to thank you for your leadership,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Trump. “Several times, the day after the Texas flooding, you and Melania were on the phone with me, and I want to thank you for that.

MSNBC -  The Department of Justice has opened criminal investigations into two longtime targets of Trump's ire. That mere existence of criminal probes helps the president accomplish his goal of undermining former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan, who previously looked into his troubling ties to Russia, writes Zeeshan Aleem. It also suggests that anyone who raises questions about Trump's conduct in the future could be punished similarly, no matter how flimsy the evidence. That's bad for democracy, of course, but it could even rewrite history. More. 

MSNBC -  One of Trump's latest trade threats — a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil — feels more personal than others. In a letter to Brazil's president, Trump said that he was imposing the massive spike partly because of the country's trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting to illegally overturn the 2022 election, writes Hayes Brown. Though Trump has been on a tariff tear lately, the missive was far more aggressive in tone than many of the others sent this week, which might be attributed to his closeness to the polarizing Bolsonaro. More. 

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