Today’s notice: Trump tries to change the narrative. Scott Bessent tries to have dinner in peace. Pot policy changes expected today. Republicans on Capitol Hill are really quite mad at each other. Plus: Trump’s retribution against Colorado.
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President doing great job, says president. It seems Tucker Carlson was ill-informed — last night Donald Trump did not announce a war with Venezuela. Instead, he turned his attention to a more existential threat: his declining approval ratings and fracturing coalition.
For just under 20 minutes, Trump yelled into a microphone surrounded by White House Christmas decorations, listing his version of his accomplishments. A tariff policy that has worked perfectly, prices that are low, a world at peace and a political program that is an unabashed success.
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The one new thing was a $1,776 bonus check Trump said he was sending to every service member. Beyond that, the address sounded much like a Trump campaign rally.