Trump continues to attack elite institutions with his eyes on the third term – and many are in the caves

President Trump The design creates controversy over almost everything.

And when media, including myself, cover this flood approach, Trump’s allies tear the resulting narratives and segments as reflecting an unhealthy negative obsession with the president.

A note to the pro-Trump fanatics going online and declaring I hate the president, it’s objectively ridiculous. He was happy with the two interviews I did with him during the campaign and I was just finished White House To meet his team. But you have your fun.

How Donald Trump controls the news positively and negatively

Do you know how Trump has been joking about his third term running? Well, he told Kristen Welker about “Meet the Press” in an off-camera but record-breaking interview where he had to explain what he said. Certainly it violates the 22nd Amendment, but there is a workaround, he said. jd vance After running in 2028, he was able to hand over the presidency to him.

This is a classic playing card – until it’s not, I’m kidding. I don’t think he’s trolling the press and won’t do that – he’ll be 82 – but Democrats really know in such a disappointing way?

Now, he was definitely called Welker, as Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic was a guest (by the way, he claims to know national security adviser Michael Waltz), and he made other news. Trump said he was “offended” at Russia after he limped in the Ukrainian peace deal. This is noteworthy as he barely criticizes Vladimir Putin – and sanctions are of little use for the minimal deal with Russia – but note that there is no sip of the sound of Trump that is played.

Also, in American cars that cost more because of his tariff war, the president said, “I can’t care much if I raise prices because people start buying American-made cars.” Imagine Joe Biden That’s what he said. He was already bounced each, and many had cut off the soundbite after the first eight words.

Meanwhile, yesterday, the market has plummeted again on track for a scary quarter, with uncertainty about tariffs that are about to be implemented yesterday.

In his vow to take control of Greenland, Welker told Trump, “I will never remove military power from the table, but I think there’s a good chance that I can do it without military power.” That’s a relief.

Trump teases running in the third term: “I’m not kidding.”

I’ve been talking and writing about most of Trump’s major controversies – there’s always something I can’t get due to the fire hose approach – of course he seems to like it. Negative coverage means he’s driving a news agenda, as I’ve said over the past 30 years I’ve known him, so it helps him with reporting as aggressively as positive.

In other words, a man talks about anything. When Kid Rock insisted Bill Maher on dinner with Trump, the president said he would do it in favor of the child:

“The question is, no matter how much he likes your favorite president, he will publicly declare what a terrible guy I am, etc. But who knows?

Does the president know how Maher is defeated on the left?

Maher’s reaction to critics:

“If you have two people who have been with each other for a long time, it’s kind of Nixon. To China thing. No one was difficult with Trump… that probably hardly achieves, but you need to give it a try, man, you have to give it a try. ”

Comedian Bill Maher accepts Trump’s White House invitation, causing controversy

Trump launched a series of harsh attacks on major institutions. The latest ones are some of the largest law firms in the world. Skadden, Arps agrees to provide the White House with a $100 million free service. Paul, Weiss agreed to $40 million for his pro bono work.

Alternative: Clashes with executive orders that cannot support corporate clients as companies prohibit review of confidential documents. And that’s because why was one prosecutor who investigated Trump’s work and worked there.

Three other large law firms sued the administration and won the first round in court.

As for academia, Columbia University is reconciling in the hopes of regaining $400 million in frozen federal funds as it failed to crack down on anti-Semitism. Unable to resolve this, the school’s interim president resigned, and longtime television journalist Claire Shipman took over temporarily. Colombia is clearly a test case.

And then there’s Trump’s lawsuit against CBS, NBC and the Des Moines register. Don’t forget that ABC paid Trump $16 million to resolve the lawsuit over George Stephanopulos’ comments on sexual assault.

Judge v Trump: The main court battle to stop the White House agenda is here

New York Times say:

“Ivy League University. A prominent law firm with Fortune 500 clients. The largest city in the country and the highest level of government.

“Some of New York’s most powerful people suddenly stand up to unbearable decisions as President Trump aims to draw concessions from elite agencies and punish his perceived enemies.

“The tough choices they face seem to be drawn mostly from the pages of the university’s ethics textbook.”

Politico co-founder John Harris, his staff; I came up with it A great phrase about Trump’s response to these offensive moves: “The Great Globel.”

“One after another, parades of the wealthiest and most elite institutions in American life since last November have come to face unprecedented demands from President Donald Trump and his team of retaliators.

“One after another, these establishment pillars meet these demands with the same response: surrender and compliance.”

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The two themes are consistent. “Initially, it’s an effort to bring in agencies that have acquired institutions that have been much more organized, disciplined and won the president’s rage than Trump’s first term.” Even more surprising: “The swiftness that perhaps a strong, perhaps independent institution responds is similar to the trembling acquiescence of a child surrendering lunch money to a big morning child to school.”

And, “Trump’s actions have been more vividly lit than ever by the number of wealthy private institutions with fiscal and policy fascinated by the federal government, but it is almost a new phenomenon.

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Whether you agree with Donald Trump or not, there’s no doubt that he has changed the boundaries of what he will likely be accepted forever.

footnote: Pew Research It has fascinating research into how people consume news about Trump and why both Republicans and Democrats pay a lot of attention, sometimes for different reasons.