Trump’s Goals: Money, Power, Adoration

News breaks, and thoughts:

California is suing Trump over tariffs. Go, Gavin Newsome.

An article was positioned at the top of the page of the NY Times today titled, Why Harvard Decided to Fight The Trump Administration. I find this to be annoying and a waste of space because it’s obvious why they did it, and I am so happy they did. Harvard is the oldest university in our country, and while I have my issues with them, clearly they do a lot of good in the world in terms of research and free thought. They have enough wealthy donors, I assume, to help them stay afloat, but I also am sure they did it on principle.

A top Pentagon advisor was escorted out of the Pentagon and put on leave for apparently leaking documents. He was also on the Signal chat a few weeks ago. We don’t have many details, but my first inclination is to think this is smoke screen, as if to say “look, we are being diligent!”

One has to read everything that Trump does as coming from an ulterior motive, to either:

1. enchance his power

2. get him more money

3. hide illegal and immoral activities.

Not necessarily in that order.

A federal judge scolded Trump yesterday concerning the return of the Maryland man…