Donald Trump is a psychopath whose mental illness manifests in an insatiable lust for praise. It is well known in domestic and international circles that getting what one wants from America requires flattery of “Dear Leader.”
Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants, toadies and other incompetents, and yet even these are not enough.
He has devolved into his own best flatterer, continually praising himself with claims that normally would be considered humorous were they not so harmful and damaging.
Of course, with a psychopath, there is no “normal,” and in Trump’s case, the abnormality is unrelenting. When he’s not pardoning criminals who attempted a coup, he’s pardoning criminals he never even heard of (his claim) for reasons he can’t explain.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday said he di
d not know anything about Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire crypto exchange founder with close ties to the Trump family’s own crypto empire — despite the fact that he he pardoned him last month.
“I can only tell you this. My sons are into it,” Trump added. “I’m glad they are, because it’s probably a great industry, crypto. I think it’s good.”
“I know nothing about the guy,” Trump said again when pressed.
He claimed that Zhao, also known as “CZ,” was the victim of the “weaponization” of the Justice Department, without providing further details. At the time of the guilty plea deal, federal prosecutors said Zhao caused “significant harm to US national security.”
Trump’s acknowledgement that he knows very little about one of his own pardon recipients comes as the president and his Republican allies continue to attack former President Joe Biden, claiming that he wasn’t aware of many of his official acts as president — including pardons — because his staff used an autopen signature.
“I guarantee you he knew nothing about what he was signing, I guarantee you,” Trump said in July.
The unfettered ability to pardon, to tariff, to punish and reward represent psychopathic Trump’s desperate and increasing need for power, praise, and prestige.
And yes, Trump’s sons (and Trump himself) are into crypto. Donald Trump discloses $57mn earnings from crypto venture. Ethics filing shows hundreds of sources of income for the US president, including property and books.
The conflicts of interest are staggering. No President in American history has made so much money by way of his Presidential power, than Donald Trump.
He loves to boast that he gives away his Presidential salary of $400K, while he makes billions from crypto and pardons a crypto criminal.
Here are excerpts from an online article from CBS News:
In recent weeks, President Trump has repeatedly claimed he deserves credit for ending six or seven wars during his first months in office, arguing that he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
“I stopped seven wars, and they were, they’re big ones too,” Mr. Trump said Friday.
“I’ve settled six wars, and a lot of people say seven because there’s one that nobody knows about,” he said in an August 19 interview.
A White House official provided a list of seven conflicts the president is referring to: Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Thailand and Cambodia, India and Pakistan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo.
“There has been more progress towards peace than ever before because of this President’s leadership,” the official wrote.
| Conflict / “War” Trump Claimed to End | What Trump Claimed | What Actually Happened |
|---|---|---|
| India vs. Pakistan (Kashmir) | Said he “prevented a war” after tensions over Kashmir in 2019. | The U.S. urged restraint; tensions eased mainly through back-channel diplomacy and mutual deterrence — no formal peace or U.S.-brokered deal. |
| Armenia vs. Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) | Claimed credit for ending fighting in 2020. | A cease-fire was brokered primarily by Russia, not the U.S.; hostilities later resumed in 2023. |
| Israel vs. Iran (or regional conflicts involving Israel) | Claimed to have stopped Middle East wars through the Abraham Accords. | The accords normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states but didn’t end any active war; conflicts with Iran and Palestinians persist. |
| Serbia vs. Kosovo | Said he ended “hundreds of years of fighting.” | The U.S. hosted a 2020 economic agreement; it was not a peace treaty, and tensions continue over Kosovo’s independence. |
| Egypt vs. Ethiopia (Nile Dam dispute) | Claimed to have prevented war over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. | The U.S. mediated briefly, but no resolution; tensions remain. |
| Thailand vs. Cambodia (border disputes) | Claimed to have “solved” that one. | No record of significant U.S. involvement or any change tied to Trump’s diplomacy; minor border tensions persisted. |
| Rwanda vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo | Claimed credit for preventing war there. | No verified U.S. mediation; fighting in eastern Congo continues. |
It’s just another in a long line of false claims, made by a psychopath, supported by a cowardly and immoral Republican Party and defended by an ethically compromised Supreme Court.
Situation normal these days.
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Trump Said He’d Cut Energy Prices in Half in 12 Months: Here’s Where They’re at Today
Story by Lydia Kibet
President Donald Trump made a bold promise that he’d slash energy prices in half within 12 months of taking office during his campaign in August 2024. “You will never have had energy so low as you will under a certain gentleman known as Donald J. Trump,” he said at a North Carolina rally.
Trump recently claimed at the U.N. General Assembly in September that “energy costs are down,” but data shows costs have been rising. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), retail electricity prices have gone up since 2022 and will likely continue rising through 2026.
On the other hand, as of the end of August 2025, residential electricity prices jumped 6.2% compared to the last 12 months, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Federal Reserve data shows the average household energy cost hit $280.91 in August 2025, up from $261.57 the year before. Some regions are experiencing even sharper increases. Based on EIA data, Maine, New Jersey and the District of Columbia saw residential electricity prices spike as of August 2025. Only two states have seen a slight decline in power prices: Nevada and Rhode Island.
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Federal Reserve data shows the average household energy cost hit $280.91 in August 2025, up from $261.57 the year before.
Some regions are experiencing even sharper increases. Based on EIA data, Maine, New Jersey and the District of Columbia saw residential electricity prices spike as of August 2025.
Only two states have seen a slight decline in power prices: Nevada and Rhode Island.
After some false starts and negotiations with trading partners, tariffs are now in effect, and they have been contributing to higher food prices. Grocery stores like Walmart and Whole Foods have to hike their prices to keep up with the tariffs.
Although critics may question why Walmart, a global retailer that reported more than $7 billion in consolidated net income in Q2 FY26, has to raise prices, it makes sense.
Despite Walmart’s vast retail presence and high profits, the company only operates on a 2.5% to 4% net profit margin, depending on the quarter.
If prices go up by 10%, Walmart has to respond to the higher prices to preserve a positive profit margin.
Trump’s Energy Policies May Be Making Things Worse
The administration’s own policies might be undermining affordability. Trump’s tax law stripped incentives for wind, solar and renewable energy projects, per the White House’s website.
According to an order from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the White House halted construction on a nearly finished Rhode Island wind farm, with Trump arguing windmills are “ruining our country,” as reported by Forbes Breaking News.
The administration has also forced aging coal plants to stay online, citing electricity shortage concerns. When the Energy Department ordered a 60-year-old Michigan J.H. Campbell coal plant to stay online, local officials warned the move would prove costly for consumers.
As for where energy costs will ultimately land during Trump’s presidency, that is yet to be seen.
Editor’s note on political coverage: GOBankingRates is nonpartisan and strives to cover all aspects of the economy objectively and present balanced reports on politically focused finance stories.
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Donald Trump Regurgitates 1 Of His Most Despicable, Racist Lies Online
The president dredged up a long-debunked conspiracy theory. Nov 12, 2025, 05:41 AM EST
|Updated Nov 12, 2025 By Lee Moran
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared a meme on his Truth Social platform that revived the long-debunked “birther” conspiracy theory about his first predecessor in the White House, President Barack Obama.
Trump slammed the “re-Truth” button on an image of Obama taking the oath of office, alongside the caption: “A man using a different name. Swore on a Bible he doesn’t believe in. And betrayed a country he wasn’t born in.”
The post echoed the false claim that Obama was not born in the United States, a baseless allegation that Trump pushed for years and used to propel himself into politics.
Trump finally conceded shortly before his surprise 2016 presidential election victory that Obama had, in fact, been born in Hawaii.
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‘Why Are You Doing This?’: Racist Pete Hegseth Squirms When Grilled For Renaming Army Bases In Honor Of Slavery During Hearing
It’s really quite simple. The current Republican Party is the most bigoted and racist party since the Democrats of Civil War days. The fact that Trump want to allow only white immigrants and no black or brown immigrants tells all.
Any black or brown person who votes Republican is commiting racial suicide. Didn’t you folks learn from Hitler??
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