I'm pretty sure this story is far from over - in the courts and out. There was no mention of how much the funds expected to be collected from the tariffs (essentially a sales tax) played into "balancing" the "Big Beautiful Bill's" figures. That piece of creative literature is already upsetting to GOP deficit hawks when it included the revenue the tariffs implied that demi-god Elon Musk complained about its structure and today is being "off-ramped" from his heading of DOGE.

Tonight, after the news broke that the judges had ruled his tariffs illegal and after he had reacted angrily to a reporter’s question about the “TACO trade,” a presumably angered Trump reached out to his alt-right base as he appeared determined to demonstrate dominance. He posted a meme on his social media account showing an image of himself walking toward the viewer on what appears to be a wet, nighttime city street. Pepe the Frog, a symbol of the far right, stands in the background.

Above Trump, in all capital letters, are the words: “He’s on a mission from God.” Below his feet, also in all caps, the message continues: “& nothing can stop what is coming.” This is a phrase from the right-wing QAnon conspiracy community and refers to the idea that members of the “Deep State” and its collaborators will soon be arrested.

I've often wondered about the pace of the diverse issues currently being addressed. While Biden was president, his failing mental acuity was apparently kept from, not only the press, but even his cabinet members. That means that "aides" were, in fact, making policy and running the government to a fair degree. I imagine that much of the same "parallel" scenario is taking place in the Trump administration. The major difference is that Trump insists on injecting his own spin in many cases and has a tendency to mess around with the carefully crafted plans of his "aides".

The reality show continues to hold onto its ratings.

Jeff