Trump regime gives Americans the middle finger in wild war claim

Top Stories for March 18:

Trump’s top economic adviser claims Iran war’s financial impact on Americans is “last of our concerns”
Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said out loud through the hole in his face where thoughts from his head cavity escape that the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran on Americans’ pockets is “really the last of our concerns right now.” Seriously. Heck of a winning message — in an election year, no less!

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump makes pathetic claim following bombshell resignation
Hours after Joe Kent, Trump’s frickin’ head of counterterrorism, resigned in protest over the president’s catastrophic war in Iran, our imbecile-in-chief feebly tried to downplay the embarrassing defection with a tired, impotent, “didn’t-know-him-well” defense. In the same breath, Donald also claimed he “always thought [Kent] was weak on security, very weak on security.” Well, which is it, bucko? Didn’t know him well or knew him to be very weak and kept him around anyway?

Unfortunately for Trump, the internet always keeps receipts. Footage of Trump heaping hyperbolic praise on Kent isn’t hard to find, of course, and, well, just roll the tape.

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Trump adds bigoted anti-trans legislation to his “SAVE Act” election-steal bill
Christopher Street Project Education Fund: As if the SAVE Act wasn’t bad enough already, Trump is now demanding that Republicans add in bans on trans women’s participation in sports and gender-affirming care for trans youth to his election-steal bill that would disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans. The Christopher Street Project is organizing a huge protest in Washington, DC for March 26-28th in honor of the Trans Day of Visibility to lobby the Hill and fight back against this evil bill, but they can’t do it alone. Will you chip in to help Christopher Street Project and thousands of activists from all around the country take a stand for trans rights and for our democracy?

Trump fires off wild, one-word message after Venezuela defeats US in World Baseball Classic
“STATEHOOD!!” our vainglorious imbecile-in-chief posted following Venezuela’s dramatic World Baseball Classic victory over the United States in Miami yesterday. Apparently, all it takes to win the heart and whatever’s left of the mind of the president of the United States is besting any opponent — even an American one — in any competition. If Iran’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues, will we soon be making insane overtures to Tehran, too?!

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Trump says US does not need NATO after being rebuffed over Strait of Hormuz blockade
America’s wannabe dictator, chastened by numerous European allies who have very publicly declined to join his ~~regime change mission~~ “little excursion” in the Middle East, just threw 76 years of world order out the window, all but declaring NATO dead in the water. Like a playground brat who didn’t make his preferred pick-up team, Donald stormed off with the proverbial ball, thumb-smashing on his social media platform: “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance _ WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea.”

Never did?! Whoever takes the reins after Dementia Don’s chaotic rampage is finally over will have some serious work to do repairing and restoring America’s reputation — if it isn’t too late already.

John Bolton says he briefed Trump on Strait of Hormuz scenarios years ago that the president now claims ignorance about
Former national security advisor and neocon saber-rattler John Bolton is hardly a source we would ever advise anyone to trust, but in this very specific case we find it hard to believe he isn’t mostly telling the truth. During a conversation with CNN’s Anderson Cooper about Donald Trump’s claim that he had no idea Iran might target the Strait of Hormuz, Bolton had this to say: “Well, I know for a fact that [Trump] was aware of those potentials. I raised the option of regime change in Iran several times during the time I was national security adviser. I never persuaded the president to adopt that position.”

The former national security adviser said that he and others in Trump’s first administration explained that attacks by Iran on Gulf Arab states and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz were always destined to follow any attempt to overthrow the Iranian regime. Ever the war hawk, Bolton argued these consequences were still worth the risk but conceded the likelihood of Iranian retaliation ultimately helped convince Trump not to act at the time.

Bolton then told Anderson, “I find it hard to believe that he forgot about it in the intervening years.” Not for nothing, but our 79-year-old president can’t sit through a 20-minute meeting without dozing off the moment someone else starts talking, so he probably is capable of forgetting just about anything. All the same, there is simply no way he wasn’t warned again and again THIS time around that Iran would obviously retaliate if attacked.

Republican senator claims ID is required “to have a child” in the United States
The stupid, it burns — and legislates, unfortunately.

Florida bill to ban marriage between first cousins dies
Yowzers. State senators in Tallahassee were unable to muster enough support to advance legislation that, among other things, would’ve banned marriage between first cousins. The Sunshine State legislature is dominated by Republicans, of course, which raises all kinds of questions about what these people actually mean when they scream “FaMiLy VaLuEs!” Lots to unpack here, but for our money this pull quote from GOP State Rep. Dean Black takes the crazy cake: “There are plenty of people here, and there are plenty of people you can find to be your lifelong partner without looking to your first cousin.” Thanks, Dean.

A little perspective: Current Florida law actually bans formal recognition of same-sex marriage despite flying in the face of federal law. Republicans also routinely find time to pass anti-LGBTQ and “Don’t Say Gay”-related initiatives, with plenty of votes to spare, of course. But somehow, in 2026, you can still marry your first cousin. Priorities, eh?

House Republican warns Trump of GOP “civil war” if president withdraws US from NATO
The 25th Amendment exists for a reason, people.