Trump II, the digital Caligula, oversaw his liege at an NBA finals game at Madison Square Garden.:
On a night when he could’ve been dealing with far more pressing issues – soaring living costs, war with Iran, a global economy under strain – Trump flew to New York expressly to watch the Knicks play host to their first NBA finals game.
The common folks were not taken with Trump II given the rounds of boos he received.
With Trump were family and White House staff (USA Today):
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, EP Administrator Lee Zeldin, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Trump's granddaughter, Kai Trump. Also in the suite was Envoy Steve Witkoff, Director of White House Oval Office operations Walt Nauta, long-time Trump advisor Boris Epshteyn, and executive assistant to the president Natalie Harp.
CNN reported that his son-in-law Jared Kuschner was also in the suite.
Witkoff and Kushner enjoyed the game vs. negotiating a peace deal with Iran. The pair served as decoys for Trump II's February attack on Iran in conjunction with Israel.
The Trump administration is pursuing a plan to “use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran’s regime during the Iran war.”
Did they come up with Trump's latest diplomatic insult within his ceaseless war?
The move to divert Iran’s frozen assets to other nations highlights the acute conflict of interest between Kushner’s dual role as a top negotiator for the Trump administration and the private equity manager of $6.2 billion in funds from foreign governments. Many of the potential top recipients of frozen Iranian assets — including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar — are also Kushner’s top investors at his private equity firm, Affinity Partners.Apparently there are lots of funds in the federal government that Trump II can steer to family/friends.
As a White House special employee Jared has gotten a free pass on filing his financial disclosure form under his father-in-law.
As for the Madison Square Garden booing I expect Trump II to lie and retaliate in a significant way. Those are his gut level reflexes of which he is most prodigious.
New York's unfavorite son returned and Trump II will soon deliver "a full load of me." Time will reveal both the form and level of mendacity.
