New Mike Luckovich cartoon: "Want your flag signed?"

— Mike Luckovich (@mluckovich.bsky.social) 2026-04-02T21:48:54.812Z

Trump: "They had some weapons nobody believed they had. We just learned that out. We took 'em out."

Aaron Rupar

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Trump: "With the longest range possible and they had some weapons that nobody believed they had. We just learned that out. We took 'em out. We took 'em all out so that no one would really dare stop them."

Trump: "With the longest range possible and they had some weapons that nobody believed they had. We just learned that out. We took 'em out. We took 'em all out so that no one would really dare stop them."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-02T01:11:35.144Z

I would really, really like to believe South Carolina won't re-elect Lindsey Graham this November. I don't believe it.

Aaron Rupar

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Lindsey Graham: "Here's what I learned: Iran makes a deal to make sure they never do this again, or we will destroy their infrastructure to survive as a nation. That's their choice, and that's the big takeaway tonight for me."

Lindsey Graham: "Here's what I learned: Iran makes a deal to make sure they never do this again, or we will destroy their infrastructure to survive as a nation. That's their choice, and that's the big takeaway tonight for me."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-02T01:33:19.836Z

Trump, inviting / provoking / soliciting a catastrophic response from Iran: "There's not a thing they could do about it"

With so many ways to sum up Bondi's "legacy," I'd say this is a photo that's worth at least 1000 words.

Leah Litman

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may this define her for the rest of her life.

she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired.

girl, bye.

may this define her for the rest of her life.

she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired.

girl, bye.

— Leah Litman (@leahlitman.bsky.social) 2026-04-02T17:31:44.438Z

National Capital Planning Commission votes to approve Trump's "largely unpopular White House ballroom plans."

Planning commission gives Trump’s White House ballroom plan the green light
The National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday voted to approve President Donald Trump's largely unpopular White House ballroom plans.

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-ballroom-approved-commission

Apr. 2, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT
By
Sydney Carruth
Donald Trump’s handpicked National Capital Planning Commission voted Thursday to authorize the president’s plan to erect a gilded 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom in place of the historic East Wing, which was destroyed last fall to make way for the ballroom.

The commission, helmed by White House staff secretary Will Scharf, was widely expected to vote to approve the $400 million ballroom. Thursday’s vote also passed an amendment to the original ballroom blueprint that removed a proposed staircase from the south portico and added a switchback feature to a planned southwest staircase.

But the construction plan still faces a new legal hurdle after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on the ballroom and further demolishing the East Wing.

Demolition of the East Wing began in October. The project drew widespread backlash from preservationists and the public, who condemned the proposed ballroom in more than 35,000 pages of public comment released by the commission ahead of last month’s meeting.

“I wept when I saw the rubble where once stood the beautiful East Wing that welcomed visitors from around the world to the nation’s capital, to the Peoples’ House, The White House,” Michele Lagueux wrote in a comment submitted on Feb. 17. Others called the plans “upsetting,” “appalling,” “fascist” and “too massive.”

Jamie Raskin points out how Trump will literally learn nothing from the Bondi debacle.

Aaron Rupar

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Raskin: "The president might be taking from all of this the idea that he needs a more skilled fighter on his behalf, but in fact he should take it as a sign that the country has had enough of all of the obstructionism and cover up."

Raskin: "The president might be taking from all of this the idea that he needs a more skilled fighter on his behalf, but in fact he should take it as a sign that the country has had enough of all of the obstructionism and cover up."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-02T18:56:09.456Z

Trump: "We have all the cards. American involved in World War 1 lasted one year, seven months, and five days...."

Aaron Rupar

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Trump: "We have all the cards, they have none. It's very important we keep this conflict in perspective. American involved in World War 1 lasted one year, seven months, and five days. World War 2 ... "

Trump: "We have all the cards, they have none. It's very important we keep this conflict in perspective. American involved in World War 1 lasted one year, seven months, and five days. World War 2 ... "

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-02T01:21:59.586Z

CNN Top Story: "TRUMP FIRES BONDI AS ATTORNEY GENERAL" Fox News Top Story: "TIGER WOODS BODYCAM VIDEO RELEASED"

Aaron Rupar

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top 2pm stories right now:

CNN: "TRUMP FIRES BONDI AS ATTORNEY GENERAL"

MS NOW: "TRUMP FIRES PAM BONDI"

FOX NEWS: "TIGER WOODS BODYCAM VIDEO RELEASED"

top 2pm stories right now:

CNN: "TRUMP FIRES BONDI AS ATTORNEY GENERAL"

MS NOW: "TRUMP FIRES PAM BONDI"

FOX NEWS: "TIGER WOODS BODYCAM VIDEO RELEASED"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-02T18:03:32.872Z

"Fox reported earlier that Trump had promised Bondi a job in the administration, but he contradicted that on Thursday"

Trump announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi would not have a role in his administration after she was fired from her current job.

In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump personally confirmed that he had ousted Bondi.

Fox News reported earlier that Trump had promised Bondi a job in the administration, but he contradicted that on Thursday.

https://www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-private-sector-trump/