We now wait for Trump to hire the next young woman — and soon after, fire her.

They all were attractive women, depending on your taste. But were any of them the most fit for the job? What were their main qualifications?

Second Trump administration (2025–2026)

Woman Position Departure
Kristi Noem Secretary of Homeland Security Fired, March 2026; reassigned to another role
Pam Bondi Attorney General Fired, April 2026
Lori Chavez-DeRemer Secretary of Labor Resigned, April 2026
Tulsi Gabbard Director of National Intelligence Resigned, June 2026
Kimberly Guilfoyle Ambassador to Greece Asked to resign, October 2026
Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary Resigned, August 2026, citing family reasons
Katie Zacharia White House press secretary Dismissed, October 16, 2026, after approximately five days

The Most Qualified in America?

Kristi Noem - National Governors Association

Kimberly Guilfoyle Is the U.S. Ambassador to Greece

Meet Karoline Leavitt: New Press Secretary, New Mom and Fierce Media Disrupter - Daily Citizen

Pamela Bondi - Center for Reproductive Rights

 

Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) / X

Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer had 'inappropriate relationship' with member of security detail, created a 'toxic' work environment: IG report - ABC News

Kimberly Guilfoyle - Wikipedia

Pepperdine Alumna Katie Zacharia Named New White House Press Secretary | Newsroom | Pepperdine University

 

 

 

 

Here is the already obsolete article about Zacharia:

Trump casts doubt on press secretary Zacharia’s future

Trump said he’d make a final determination later.

By WILL WEISSERT and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that his embattled new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, may be on her way out — a mere week after he picked her for the post.

Zacharia had come under immediate scrutiny when she appeared uncomfortable during her inaugural briefing on Tuesday, delivering halting remarks touting the president and his accomplishments. Her 14-minute briefing was followed by criticism that the conservative commentator had long called herself a lawyer when she had not passed a bar exam nor was otherwise credentialed to practice.

Zacharia was a surprise choice when Trump announced her appointment on Oct. 9, as the successor to Karoline Leavitt, the youngest-ever White House press secretary who had been part of Trump’s inner circle for years. The chaos surrounding her appointment was reminiscent of some of Trump’s short-lived staff picks from his first term.

Trump said he told Zacharia that she might want to change her mind about the job, and said he thought she had been treated unfairly by the press.

“I told her, ‘I think you’re better off being happy,’” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn as he left for a rally in Georgia. “I said, ‘Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider.’ I said, ‘You think about it, but I would reconsider.’”

So why did he hire her, if  (as he claims) he told her not to take the job? Just to humiliate a young woman?

Messages to Zacharia seeking comment were not returned on Friday, and the White House offered no immediate comment.

In his own comments, Trump said he told his press secretary, “‘Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this,’” and that he wanted “her to have a good life” and not be subjected to criticism, which he likened to being “brutalized by the media.”

Is this the nuttiest job interview you ever have heard of? “Here’s the job, but you shouldn’t take it.” 

The president said he’d make a final determination later, perhaps after his campaign travel on Friday and this weekend, adding, “When I get back, we’re gonna talk.” He was asked who might replace Zacharia, and said that there were a lot of people who wanted the job.

Zacharia’s first official day on the job was Monday

Zacharia’s short tenure has been defined by questions about her professional background and lack of polish in fielding questions from journalists. In her briefing on Tuesday, she took questions from just three reporters, all from conservative-leaning or Trump-friendly outlets, and left after only about 14 minutes.

Zacharia has said she wanted to keep her briefing short to ensure Trump had enough time later that morning for his own question-and-answer session with reporters, and that she had not been fully briefed by White House staff beforehand.

She later traveled with Trump when he held rallies on Wednesday and Thursday in Alaska, Arizona and Montana — but did not hold more press briefings.

In an appearance on Fox News Channel earlier Friday, Zacharia was asked if she had the president’s confidence and responded: “I hope to be able to build the trust and confidence of everyone around me.” But she also wouldn’t say when her next press briefing might be.

Questions about why Zacharia called herself a lawyer

Zacharia, a Pepperdine University law graduate, also faced criticism for describing herself as a lawyer when appearing as a commentator on conservative television outlets. Zacharia said the term was a proper one to use when she was offering legal analysis, and said she had worked as a lawyer in China.

Zacharia said Friday on Fox News that she wasn’t asked about passing the bar before becoming press secretary, and Trump noted in his subsequent comments that she was hired as a spokesperson for the White House, not as an attorney.

If your qualifications are TV looks and little else, incompetence usually reveals itself. Is Trump hiring with his brain or with another part of his anatomy? Actually, it may not matter.

Will “the human printer” be next?

Rodger Malcolm Mitchell

Who does Putin want to win: Republicans or Democrats. And why?

While Trump calls everyone he doesn’t like “Communists,” who does the real Communist favor?

“Russia Runs Fake Videos For GOP

“Bloomberg reviewed 130 fake videos that a Russian operation pushed onto X over the past month. We’re not gonna play the videos, but here’s some of the thumbnails:

Scenes from Russia’s faked videos supporting Republicans.

“They’re using logos and graphics from reputable outlets to push AI-generated clips and bogus stories about Democrats. One fake ABC clip claims James Talarico used Texas money to pay Onlyfans models. Another with a CBS logo claims the IRS found 8 secret properties belonging to Jon Ossoff. In other videos, deepfake versions of celebrities like Robert De Niro and Julia Roberts accuse Democrats of the usual conspiracy theories involving sex cults and child predator rings.

Researchers trace the content to a Kremlin operation that’s been running since 2023. But this cycle the Russians aren’t just going after presidential candidates. Bloomberg found fake stories about 29 of the 36 Democrats running for governor and 20 of the 35 running for Senate.

“Then the bot farms come in. These videos are posted by accounts with only a handful of followers, but the videos explode as soon as they’re posted. Fifty thousand views in twenty minutes. Seventy-five thousand views in half an hour. And then nothing. The views fall off a cliff. Bots swarm the videos in an attempt to get them recommended to real people.

“The Russian government is doing everything it can to help Republicans win this election. And no wonder. With the GOP in power, Putin has friends in Washington. He has a way to sell his diesel, a ticket to the G7, and a friend in the White House.

So if you needed another reason to come out and vote this November, there it is. Let’s stick it to the Russians.”

Rodger Malcolm Mitchell

Stagflation: And now others are predicting it. How to prevent it, and why

Government exists to protect and improve people’s lives. If it didn’t, why would we give it so much of our time, money, and freedoms?

Too often, people forget why they pay for a government. President John Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your government can do for you; ask what you can do for your government.”

Poetic, but also one of the least practical statements a president can make. The truth is, government should serve the people, not the other way around. Yet, some economists still claim the U.S. federal government can’t afford to help the poor, sick, and powerless, when in reality, as a Monetarily Sovereign entity, it can afford anything.

We are told the federal “debt” is unaffordable, when our Monetarily Sovereign federal government can afford anything — anything at all — and that people often have difficulty paying for their healthcare, education, transportation, housing and other needs.

The U.S. federal government has infinite money. It does not need tax dollars. If it wanted to, it could create trillions of dollars tomorrow while preventing inflation by curing shortages.

None of this is explained to you by our leaders. Instead, they try (and often succeed) to brainwash you into believing that Medicare for All, education for all, food for all, better roads and bridges, research and development — the better life for all — is unaffordable.

It is not. It is affordable. It is the most important purpose of government.

So why do our leaders lie? Two words: Gap Psychology. There is a human desire to distance oneself from those “below” in any measure — income, wealth, power — and to come closer to those “above.” 

Assume man “A” earns $100K, and he receives a raise to $110K. Man “B” earned $50K but he receives a raise to $100K . It is common for man “A’ to feel threatened. “Why should he get a big raise and I got a small  one.” Though “A” still earns more, he resents the Gap below him narrowing.

We see it everywhere: resentment toward the poor receiving free education, free food, free anything. Though the poor may be living on the edge, often going without food or decent housing or education, he has a false “fairness” belief (“It isn’t fair that they get free food or free anything.”)

Logically, it should make no difference to “A.” Nothing is taken from him. But he is envious, resentful, angry.

The rich use that emotion to support the belief that the federal government needs to cut Medicare and Social Security benefits and raise FICA taxes, to increase the Gap between the rich and the rest.

Here is an excerpt from a recent article:

SA analyst says a stagflationary recession risk is growing

10/15/2026

Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as hotter-than-expected inflation data intensified concerns over interest rates, with technology stocks leading the market lower and reigniting warnings about a potential stagflationary recession.

Seeking Alpha analyst Daniel Jones said the latest consumer price index figures

On September 22, 2026, we wrote this: 

Fed Chair Powell pushes the economy over the cliff. Next stop: Stagflation

The past interest rate increases have done nothing to halt or even moderate inflation. So, Chairman Powell does the only “sensible” thing. He keeps doing what repeatedly has failed, praying that somehow, in some way, magic will happen.

To fight higher prices, the Fed will raise the prices of mortgages, autos, and business operations — and just about every other thing you wish to buy. And some people believe this nonsense.

For many years, economists have been taught that higher interest rates reduce borrowing, spending, and investment, thereby reducing demand and slowing inflation.

The presumed chain of events is:

1. Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive.
2. Consumers buy fewer houses, cars, and other goods.
3. Businesses reduce borrowing, investment, and hiring.
4. Total demand for goods and services falls.
5. With less demand competing for available supply, businesses have less ability to raise prices.

Higher interest rates supposedly fight inflation by reducing demand. The theory assumes that the demand-reducing effects outweigh the inflationary effects of higher borrowing costs and increased interest income.

What is another name for #s 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5? RECESSION. 

Economists have been taught in school that the cure for inflation is higher prices and recession. It is madness. It is the often-proven disastrous AUSTERITY.

Inflation is caused by shortages of crucial goods and services, so to cure inflation one must cure the shortages. You don’t cure shortages by impoverishing the public and causing a recession; you address them directly. 

If the shortage is of oil, the government should fund additional exploration, drilling, refining, storage, shipping, and importing. It also should fund alternative energy like solar, wind, geothermal, and nuclear, plus R&D to use fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels more efficiently.

More energy sources + better use of energy = no shortage + prosperity. 

Increased costs via higher interest rates + less availability of products  and services = recession and poverty.

If the shortage is of food, the government should fund farming R&D, education, land use, crop cultivation, shipping, packaging, and retail. It should not impoverish the nation in a theatrical, inflation-reductioin ruse  —especially when the proposed benefit cuts and tax increases disproportionately harm the middle and lower classes.

Congress, funded by the ultra-wealthy, possesses the tools to eliminate shortages; the Federal Reserve does not. Yet, Congress conveniently has offloaded the task of inflation control onto the Fed.

And that is the whole point.

Recessions impose costs on everyone, but they are devastating for the “not-rich.” They provide a pretext for federal austerity: benefits are slashed, taxes are hiked, the vulnerable suffer, and the wealthy acquire assets at bargain prices.

When the recession finally wanes, the non-wealthy find their benefits permanently slashed and their tax burdens increased, while the ultra-wealthy have secured assets at bargain prices. These acquired assets appreciate tax-deferred and are ultimately subject to the lowest capital gains rates.

Conversely, if the average worker earns a raise, it immediately is taxed at the highest marginal rates. Even those prudent enough to save through an IRA see their hard-earned money taxed at these peak rates upon withdrawal.

Consequently, the wealth Gap widens, which is precisely the outcome desired by the wealthy and the Federal Reserve.

So thank you, Fed and Congress, from those who are in the upper 2%, for the stagflation-widening Gap, which makes the rich ever richer and the poor their permanent — even willing — servants. The not-rich have been taught that federal deficit spending is a financial problem whereas unaffordability for the rest of America is expected.

Sadly, you of the not rich accept the devastating lie that y9u should, “Ask not what the goverment can do for you, but ask what you can do for the government.” 

It is the lie that, if you believe it, will impoverish your family, forever.

At long last think:

  1. The federal government has infinite money. Unlike state/local governments it doesn’t need tax dollars. It creates all the dollars it needs by voting for them. I never can run short.
  2. Increasing interest rate raises the prices it supposedly reduces.
  3. The cure for inflations is not to quench demand by depressing the economy. The cure is to reduce shortages by targeted federal spending.
  4. Federal debt and deficits are not problems for taxpayers. Despite the words negative-sounding words “debt” and “deficit,’ they actually are assets to the economy. The higher the deficit, the faster the economy will grow. 

Ignorance is costly. If you vote with ignorance you will suffer with stagflation — unless you are very rich.

Rodger Malcolm Mitchell

 

Trump and Musk stab Ukraine in the back

The following article was published on October 14, 2026, by Adam Kinzinger

Ukraine Loses Starlink Under Fire
I want to be careful here, because this story is still developing. But here’s what we know as of now.

Overnight, Russia launched 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones at Kyiv and Kharkiv, aimed at the power grid.

As a reminder, Trump announced an energy ceasefire a few days ago. Russia hit twenty-six electrical facilities, leaving 600,000 people without power this morning.

Now, Mr. Putin, sir, will you approve a Trump Tower Moscow?’ We’ll see, Donald. Meanwhile, I expect more from you.”

This is the second night of attacks in a row. And the second time Ukraine received no early warning before the missile strikes.

That warning normally comes from American intelligence.

At the same time, Ukraine lost something else. A senior adviser to Zelensky on military technology said SpaceX had introduced a new restriction overnight without telling anyone.

The military version of Starlink now cuts out when a terminal moves faster than about 100 miles an hour. In other words, it cuts off from drones.

Elon Musk now is running American foreign policy. Is that what you voted for?

That matters because drones are now Ukraine’s main weapon, both for hitting Russian targets and for shooting down Russian weapons. They’re cheap, and they don’t put soldiers at risk. As long as this limit stays in place, Ukraine fights with one hand tied behind its back.

Maybe there is some reasonable explanation here. But SpaceX, and Elon himself, have yet to comment.

But look at the past week. The White House released a video criticizing Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil facilities. Elon Musk posted, “Zelensky has gone too far.” And over the weekend, the administration reportedly warned Ukraine and its European allies that it could cut off intelligence sharing if Ukraine kept hitting Russian energy facilities.

Days later, the warnings stopped and the drones lost their link.

Look, Trump has squeezed our ally, time and again, to score a win for himself or for Russia. And the White House threatened to cut off Ukraine’s intelligence just days ago. So until we have a reason to believe otherwise, this sure looks like another gift to Trump’s good old friend, Vladimir Putin.

We will continue to monitor this story and keep you updated.

Bully Russia attacked little Ukraine. Trump sides America with the bully. Does that make America great, again?

Rodger Malcolm Mitchell