Raw Story: ‘Our Country, as we know it, is finished!’ Trump rages at legal setback in overnight rant

Buffeted by multiple court rulings overturning actions taken by his administration, Donald Trump took to Truth Social in the wee hours of Saturday morning to lash out at the legal system.

On Thursday, Trump-nominated U.S. District Judge Fernandez Rodriguez permanently blocked the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security from transferring or removing Venezuelans held under the Alien Enemies Act in the Southern District of Texas.

Judge Rodriguez wrote, “The court concludes that as a matter of law, the executive branch cannot rely on the A.E.A., based on the proclamation, to detain the named petitioners and the certified class, or to remove them from the country.”

That, apparently, set off the president who fired off an attack on his social media platform.

Early Saturday, Trump wrote, “Can it be so that Judges aren’t allowing the USA to Deport Criminals, including Murderers, out of our Country and back to where they came from? If this is so, our Country, as we know it, is finished! Americans will have to get used to a very different, crime filled, LIFE.”

“This is not what our Founders had in mind!!!” he insisted.

Poor crybaby King Donald!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/our-country-as-we-know-it-is-finished-trump-rages-at-legal-setback-in-overnight-rant/ar-AA1E62Pg

Law & Crime: In legal turnabout, Trump admin to settle wrongful death lawsuit brought by husband of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

The Trump administration is planning on settling a multimillion dollar wrongful death lawsuit filed by Aaron Babbitt, the husband of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed while storming the Capitol during the Jan. 6, riot.

Aaron Babbitt’s lawyer and attorneys with the Justice Department’s Civil Division confirmed that they had reached an agreement in principle to settle the case over Ashli Babbitt’s death during a hearing on Friday in Washington, D.C., according to a report from Washington, D.C., CBS affiliate WUSA.

Payola for the criminals! Thank you, King Donald! Wrong does pay!

Perhaps if the family of the poor marksman that shot off King Donald’s ear were to sue, they too could get a nice multi-million dollar settlement at taxpayer expense?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-legal-turnabout-trump-admin-to-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit-brought-by-husband-of-capitol-rioter-ashli-babbitt/ar-AA1E4ieK

More here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-agrees-to-settlement-with-family-of-jan-6-rioter-ashli-babbitt/ar-AA1E4yH5

MSNBC: As Trump blames Biden for the shrinking economy, here’s who really owns this crisis

During the campaign, there were repeated warnings about what would happen if Donald Trump went through with his promise of sweeping global tariffs. Just over 100 days into his second term, we’re seeing those warnings come to life.

On Wednesday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.3% during the first quarter, marking the first quarter of negative growth since Q1 of 2022. In a Truth Social post, Trump quickly tried to pass the blame for that number onto Joe Biden. “This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th,” Trump wrote.

But the truth is, Trump isn’t the only one who deserves blame here. If I’m a Democrat, I’m not blaming this all on Trump. Republicans in the Senate had a chance on Wednesday to take a stand against these tariffs and terminate the “national emergency” the president used to implement them. There’s no national emergency that could justify what the president has done. Republicans know that.

Before Trump took the White House, the U.S. economy was the envy of the world. Republicans needed to protect that economy, and they had the opportunity to do that with Wednesday’s vote. But, in the end, only three Republican senators were brave enough to take a stand against Trump. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only Republicans to tell the administration that they refused to forfeit all of their power on tariffs to the White House.

The American people will feel the impact of Trump’s tariffs — if they haven’t already. When the next election comes around, the same Republicans who refused to stand up to the president can’t go on the campaign trail and point their finger at Trump. Those Republicans own this. The Republican senators who refused to join their colleagues on Wednesday own it. Republican House members who have stood idly by as Trump wreaks havoc on the economy own it.

Under Trump, elected Republicans have given up their power. They had a chance to take back their constitutionally mandated power on Wednesday — all but three said “no” and effectively told the American people that they wrap their arms around this economy, around a possible recession, and they take full credit for it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-blames-biden-for-the-shrinking-economy-here-s-who-really-owns-this-crisis/ar-AA1E3o5z

Alternet: Trump’s clown car cabinet is driving off a cliff | Opinion

UPS, the United Parcel Service, just announced that it is laying off 20,000 employees and closing 73 of its buildings by the end of June. It attributes the downturn to reduced shipping volume from its largest customer, Amazon, due to Trump’s tariffs.

When a division of Amazon considered telling consumers the truth, by posting the costs tariffs added to the price of each imported product, the mere possibility set the White House on attack mode. Trump immediately called Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, who reassured him Amazon would never do such a thing, while Karoline Leavitt accused Bezos of a “political and hostile” act just for thinking about it.

When a presidential team of incompetent egoists calls truth-telling a “hostile act,” we’re in trouble.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-clown-car-cabinet-is-driving-off-a-cliff-opinion/ar-AA1E5ReC

Daily Express: CBS’ 60 Minutes to air segment ‘set to anger’ Donald Trump fueling media fallout

60 Minutes is moving forward with a sharp report on President Donald Trump this Sunday, even as CBS remains embroiled in an ongoing legal dispute with him and faces internal upheaval following the resignation of its longtime producer.

The upcoming episode is expected to focus on Trump’s alleged attempts to use presidential power to punish legal adversaries.”On the campaign trail, President Trump vowed to wield the power of the presidency to go after his perceived enemies,” the segment’s description states.

“Now in the White House, Trump is using executive orders to target some of the biggest law firms in the country that he accuses of ‘weaponizing’ the justice system against him.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cbs-60-minutes-to-air-segment-set-to-anger-donald-trump-fueling-media-fallout/ar-AA1E5ngZ

Latin Times: Trump Admin Laying Groundwork For Unilateral U.S. Military Action Against Cartels In Mexico: Report

Throughout the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to crack down drug trafficking operations in Mexican territory, a plan that caused concern among experts and diplomats who warned would be illegal and dangerous. Now, an organization believes Washington is laying the groundwork for military actions anyway.

Some in the Trump administration are reportedly considering launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico as part of an effort to combat the criminal gangs operating across the southern border.

In those discussions, the White House, Defense Department and intelligence officials were still at the early stages of sketching out potential plans. The administration has not made a final decision or reached a definitive agreement about countering cartels. Nonetheless, a unilateral covert action, without Mexico’s consent, had not been ruled out and could be an option of last resort, NBC News reported.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-admin-laying-groundwork-for-unilateral-u-s-military-action-against-cartels-in-mexico-report/ar-AA1E4leJ

Raw Story: ‘Come take me’: AOC dares Trump’s ‘border czar’ to make good on DOJ threat

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) goaded Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s so-called “border czar,” to make good on his threats of a potential Justice Department investigation into her efforts to inform migrants about their rights when interacting with federal immigration agents.

Homan’s repeatedly threatened Ocasio-Cortez in media appearances, and his comments were widely interpreted as attempts to intimidate or punish the congresswoman over her “Know Your Rights” seminars.

“Is that impeding our law enforcement efforts? If so, what are we gonna do about it? Is she crossing the line? So, I’m working with the Department of Justice and finding out. Where is that line that they cross? So, maybe AOC’s gonna be in trouble now.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/come-take-me-aoc-dares-trump-s-border-czar-to-make-good-on-doj-threat/ar-AA1E55Zm

MSNBC: Rubio’s new role is a dangerous step in Trump’s effort to consolidate power

Whatever the reasons for Waltz being marginalized, Trump is rearranging the deck chairs on a badly listing ship and trying to do it in a way that doesn’t look bad for him. Part of that involves him consolidating two of the most important roles in the federal government — secretary of state and national security adviser — and giving them to Rubio. 

That’s the kind of loyalty Trump rewards. In order to cover the incompetence of his administration, the president is now consolidating power even further, giving two powerful positions to one sycophantic subordinate.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rubio-s-new-role-is-a-dangerous-step-in-trump-s-effort-to-consolidate-power/ar-AA1E4kyv

Rolling Stone: Trump Suggests Republicans Start Expelling Dems From Congress

President Donald Trump suggested that congressional Republicans should expel Democratic lawmakers from Congress in response to a so-far small impeachment push that has not been endorsed by party leadership. 

In a lengthy Truth Social post published late Thursday night, the president wrote: “The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again. They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around.”

“The Republicans should start to think about expelling them from Congress for all of the crimes that they have committed, especially around Election time(s),” Trump continued, calling Democrats “very dishonest people that won’t let our Country heal” and “total LOWLIFES, who hate our Country, and everything it stands for.”

“Perhaps we should start playing this game on them, and expel Democrats for the many crimes that they have committed,” the president wrote. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-republicans-start-expelling-dems-from-congress/ar-AA1E3PXf

OK! Magazine: ‘Moron’ Donald Trump Blasted for Announcing WWII Victory Day on Wrong Date and for Trying to Rename Veterans Day

The president was mocked on Thursday, May 1, after taking to Truth Social with a bizarre rant about World War II, as he called for Americans to celebrate the end of the war on May 8 — which marked the official surrender of all German military operations in 1945 — despite the United States’ battles continuing until September 2 of that year, when Japan officially surrendered.

“Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II. I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I,” Trump wrote via his social media platform, ignoring the fact that November 11 is Veterans Day — which honors those who served in the United States Armed Forces.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/moron-donald-trump-blasted-for-announcing-wwii-victory-day-on-wrong-date-and-for-trying-to-rename-veterans-day/ar-AA1E4i4Z