The US President claims he’s been taking a controversial, unproven, potentially dangerous drug in an attempt to ward off the coronavirus.
The President threatens to “hold up” federal funding for a state that’s suffering a massive flood, all because it sent out applications for mail-in voting to reduce exposure to coronavirus.
The President calls a Chinese Government spokesman a “dope” and a “wacko” at a time of near unprecedented tensions between the world’s two superpowers.
The President’s son posts an Instagram meme that suggests Donald Trump’s political opponent is a paedophile.
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A week is a long time for a reporter covering the Trump administration.
Distractions and outrage are the only constants, even (or especially) during a pandemic.
But here’s a thing that may have slipped your attention: Trump has purged five internal watchdogs in the space of six weeks.
Before we get into the details, consider the timing of this move
It’s hard to think of a time in living memory when independent oversight was more important for America.
Impropriety and incompetence are everywhere you look.
The Trump administration and state governors are under intense scrutiny over their failure to act swiftly and effectively during the crucial early stages of the pandemic, which modelling suggests cost at least 36,000 lives.
To cope with the economic collapse, the Federal Government has already borrowed $US3 trillion ($4.5 trillion) from the nation’s children and grandchildren, with more eye-popping stimulus on the way.
And already there have been problems.
At least $US1.5 billion, intended to help small businesses struggling with the coronavirus, was snaffled up by publicly listed companies, which were given preferential treatment to apply by banks which collected larger processing fees as a r