Trump is said to be planning to accept a luxury 747 from Qatar for use as Air Force One.
The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One, which would make it one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government, several American officials with knowledge of the matter said.
The plane would then be donated to President Trump’s presidential library when he leaves office, two senior officials said. Such a gift raises the possibility that Mr. Trump would have use of the plane even after his presidency ends.
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Sounds like a huge security issue. The thing will probably be bugged to the hilt, and god knows whether they will have any remote equipment onboard. That and the fact that it is corrupt as hell to accept that kind of gift.
Life in Post Democracy Era: The Trump 2/Elon Dictatatorship
Trump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with Putin to end war in Ukraine
Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told NBC News.
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Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told NBC News.
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Trump to sign executive order to cut prescription drug prices by 30% to 80% — he says to match other countries
President Trump vowed to bring “FAIRNESS TO AMERICA!” by deeply slashing prescription drug prices through an executive order he plans to sign Monday morning.
Trump promised to implement what he called “most favored nation” pricing, which would cut pharmaceutical and prescription drug prices “almost immediately, by 30% to 80%,” he announced in a Truth Social post Sunday night.
“I will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION’S POLICY whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the World,” he added.
The US spends $400 billion on prescription drugs every year — often triple what other countries spend and typically more than any other nation.
Trump said he wants to get rid of the gap. He did not offer any details in his announcement — which he teased beforehand as “one of the most important and impactful” Truths he’s ever posted — but promised to deliver them in his executive order Monday morning.
With his announcement, the commander-in-chief is revisiting a similar proposal that he tried to implement during his first administration, that was blocked by federal courts and then rescinded by the Biden administration.
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Just saying it won't make it happen. These things have to be negotiated. For someone so conversant in "The Art of the Deal" he doesn't seem very good at making them. I mean, just look at all the trade deals that have been signed that he said would happen in 90 days.
President Trump vowed to bring “FAIRNESS TO AMERICA!” by deeply slashing prescription drug prices through an executive order he plans to sign Monday morning.
Trump promised to implement what he called “most favored nation” pricing, which would cut pharmaceutical and prescription drug prices “almost immediately, by 30% to 80%,” he announced in a Truth Social post Sunday night.
“I will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION’S POLICY whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the World,” he added.
The US spends $400 billion on prescription drugs every year — often triple what other countries spend and typically more than any other nation.
Trump said he wants to get rid of the gap. He did not offer any details in his announcement — which he teased beforehand as “one of the most important and impactful” Truths he’s ever posted — but promised to deliver them in his executive order Monday morning.
With his announcement, the commander-in-chief is revisiting a similar proposal that he tried to implement during his first administration, that was blocked by federal courts and then rescinded by the Biden administration.
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Just saying it won't make it happen. These things have to be negotiated. For someone so conversant in "The Art of the Deal" he doesn't seem very good at making them. I mean, just look at all the trade deals that have been signed that he said would happen in 90 days.
So here is the first significant step in a trade deal with China:
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to temporarily suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods in a move that shows a major thawing of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
The trade agreement means that “reciprocal” tariffs between both countries will be cut from 125% to 10%. The U.S.′ 20% duties on Chinese imports relating to fentanyl will remain in place, meaning total tariffs on China stand at 30%.
The breakthrough comes after U.S. and China trade representatives held high-stakes talks in Switzerland over the weekend.
“We had very productive talks and I believe that the venue, here in Lake Geneva, added great equanimity to what was a very positive process,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a news conference.
“We have reached an agreement on a 90-day pause and substantially move down the tariff levels. Both sides on the reciprocal tariffs will move their tariffs down 115%,” Bessent said.
The pause will begin Wednesday. Both China and the U.S. said they will continue discussions on economic and trade policy.
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Let's see how the markets react to this news.
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to temporarily suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods in a move that shows a major thawing of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
The trade agreement means that “reciprocal” tariffs between both countries will be cut from 125% to 10%. The U.S.′ 20% duties on Chinese imports relating to fentanyl will remain in place, meaning total tariffs on China stand at 30%.
The breakthrough comes after U.S. and China trade representatives held high-stakes talks in Switzerland over the weekend.
“We had very productive talks and I believe that the venue, here in Lake Geneva, added great equanimity to what was a very positive process,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a news conference.
“We have reached an agreement on a 90-day pause and substantially move down the tariff levels. Both sides on the reciprocal tariffs will move their tariffs down 115%,” Bessent said.
The pause will begin Wednesday. Both China and the U.S. said they will continue discussions on economic and trade policy.
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Let's see how the markets react to this news.
Our HHS Director taking a dip in Shit..errr I mean Rock Creek. Make E. Coli Healthy Again right Bobby...
Rock Creek Isn’t Safe to Swim In. RFK Jr. Did It Anyway.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went for a swim in Rock Creek yesterday.
Health officials typically advise avoid swimming in that DC waterway, because sewage from the city’s aging system flows into it. The problem is particularly bad after rains, but even during dry spells, the bacteria count in Rock Creek is alarmingly high, Marchant Wentworth wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece in 2021:
Rock Creek Isn’t Safe to Swim In. RFK Jr. Did It Anyway.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went for a swim in Rock Creek yesterday.
Health officials typically advise avoid swimming in that DC waterway, because sewage from the city’s aging system flows into it. The problem is particularly bad after rains, but even during dry spells, the bacteria count in Rock Creek is alarmingly high, Marchant Wentworth wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece in 2021:
[O]n July 14, 2015, the D.C. Department of Energy and the Environment found bacteria levels over 2,420 times the most probable number of colonies in 100 milliliters (MPN). This is far in excess of the Environmental Protection Agency standard of 410 MPN. On that same day, no rain was detected in any of three rain gauges around the city. Similarly, on Aug. 27, 2016, at the water sampling site maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, the bacteria level was measured at an astoundingly dangerous 40,000 MPN. No rain was reported either that day or the day before.
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The broader US market is still down more than 5% since the clown started with his tariff shenanigans a few months back.zSkins wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 1:48 pmI am enjoying some healthy gains today.
U.S. stocks roared back on Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland, raising hopes a trade war won’t push the economy into a recession.
The only people for whom this is good news are short-term traders who have inside knowledge on when Trump is going to screw around.