Trump’s Playbook: Purge, Prosecute, Tariff, Repeat!
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In a week worthy of an authoritarian screenplay, President Trump fired longtime stats chief Erika McEntarfer over 'phony' jobs numbers, while demanding his Justice Department prosecute Obama for 'treason.' As White House praises this as 'holding the federal government accountable,' even the Smithsonian quietly erased his impeachments from history. Oh, and did I mention he slapped Brazil with 50% tariffs and repositioned nuclear subs because Medvedev had the audacity to rattle sabers? As Larry Summers warned, this 'politicized economic data' setting is 'a dangerous precedent,' and we’re only six months in.
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(1 of 3)Source: Axios | Published: 8/2/2025 | Author: Zachary Basu
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