Read the Room, Asshole
2001
2001-09-11 On 9/11, Trump remarked that 40 Wall St. would now be the tallest building.
2024
2024-09-05 During a campaign rally in Mesa Arizona, JD Vance said, ”…one of the ways that you might be able to relieve a little bit of pressure on people who are paying so much for daycare is make it so that, you know, maybe, like, Grandma or Grandpa wants to help out a little bit more, or maybe there’s an aunt or uncle that wants to help out a little bit more…”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRPLCso0Sw
2025 January
2025-01-20 Mike Johnson temporarily raised flags during Jimmy Carter’s mourning period at Trump’s request.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113765847370756395
2025 June
2025-06-09 Trump paved over the White House Rose Garden.
https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/donald-trump-white-house-rose-garden-paved-constroversy/
2025 July
2025-07-01 Trump floated holding a UFC event on the White House lawn and confirmed later in October they will be having it in June 2026.
2025 August
2025-08-07 JD Vance allegedly pressured the Army Corps of Engineers to release river water for kayaking on his birthday.
https://apnews.com/article/vp-vance-boating-ohio-river-level-raised-de4c773cfffd6cac0b82e96787fea951
2025 September
2025-09-09 When asked about the Kirk assassination, Trump instead responded with remodeling updates to his ballroom.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I4uPNMysG48
2025 October
2025-10-16 Trump proposed building a giant “victory arch” overlooking Arlington Cemetery.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7e8lv176go
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5576506/president-trump-arch-us-250th-anniversary
https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/German_Arch_of_Triumph
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/trump-arch-washington-dc-america-250-00708590
https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/German_Arch_of_Triumph
2025-10-24 Trump demolished the White House East Wing for ballroom construction despite earlier assurances.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/26/politics/white-house-east-wing-history
2025-10-31 Trump hosted a lavish Halloween party for his billionaire friends, hours before SNAP benefits expired.
2025-10-31 Trump repeatedly posted about a marble White House bathroom renovation during a hunger crisis.
https://deadline.com/2025/10/trump-lincoln-bathroom-white-house-1236604245/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/trump-bathroom-white-house-remodel-shutdown.html
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/politics/white-house-lincoln-bedroom-bathroom-renovation
2025 November
2025-11-11 Trump told an audience he wanted to rename Veteran’s Day.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/11/trump-veterans-day-speech-victory-day/3501762890394/
2026 February
2026-02-02 Trump announced luxurious Kennedy Center renovations while Americans struggled with healthcare costs. Meanwhile, a Gallup survey showed that millions of Americans were skipping meals to pay for their healthcare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi0AWU60RxE&list=WL&index=1&t=69s
https://news.gallup.com/poll/702596/one-third-americans-cut-back-cover-healthcare-expenses.aspx
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5696489/kennedy-center-renovation-trump-questions
2026-02-03 Interior Secretary Doug Burgum introduced “Coalie” as a child-friendly mascot for Trump’s drilling campaign.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-alpha-president-economy-manufacturing-coal-disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/trump-administration-coalie-mascot-fossil-fuels
https://x.com/SecretaryBurgum/status/2014382110828536183
2026 March
2026-03-07 Trump wore campaign merchandise during a military dignified transfer and used the images in a fundraising email which read, “This is President Donald J. Trump. I made a special announcement to the public an hour ago. For the very first time ever, I’m opening up spots on the National Security Briefing membership. Claim your spot”. Then it offers a link to donate.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/trump-us-service-members-killed-kuwait
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/09/fox-news-erased-fallen-soldiers-to-make-trump-look-better/
https://www.fastcompany.com/91505360/trump-wears-hat-dignified-transfer
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/trump-fundraise-email-soldier
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/fund-raising-email-trump-ritual.html
https://people.com/trump-promises-donors-access-national-security-briefings-11925725
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-reaaaaaally-didnt-journalist-asking-152826530.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXqZNuxKUlQ&list=WL&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qepYRy2BTAg
2026-03-16 The White House arts commission proposed removing White House columns.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/15/white-house-columns-ionic-corinthian/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-appointee-proposes-ripping-white-020500010.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/15/nation/appointee-wants-to-replace-white-house-columns/
https://finance-commerce.com/2026/03/white-house-columns-corinthian-proposal-trump
2026-03-19 Trump joked about Pearl Harbor during a visit from Japan’s Prime Minister. He said, “Who knows better about surprises than Japan?”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/trump-mocks-japan-pearl-harbor-iran-war
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx248jvgwj8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QldP6hff84
2026-03-28 Trump frequently golfed during the Iran war.
https://www.newsweek.com/bushs-comment-war-golf-viral-trump-palm-beach-club-11683141
2026-03-29 Trump touted more plans for his ballroom to include bulletproof glass and drone-proof construction. This during a war in Iran, the lowest job-market in decades, surging inflation, unaffordable healthcare, increasing poverty, and a shutdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6x2Y50Egs&list=WL&index=1&t=10s
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-trump-military-complex-white-house-ballroom/
2026-03-30 Trump responded to Iran-war questions by discussing ballroom designs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N299fC18CMs
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jon-stewart-slams-trump-dodging-035741312.html
2026 April
2026-04-15 The White House submitted plans for a $125M Triumphal Arch to overshadow Arlington Cemetery.
2026-04-28 Trump unsuccessfully tried to get the Artemis II crew to criticize NATO during a televised event.
https://newrepublic.com/post/209665/donald-trump-artemis-ii-astronauts-nato
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-tries-goad-artemis-ii-190930080.html
https://www.newsweek.com/video-of-awkward-silence-during-trump-artemis-2-calls-goes-viral-11791079
2026 May
2026-05-05 Met Gala protestors criticized Jeff Bezos and Amazon labor conditions.
TIMESTAMP 10:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmFI8zifRY8&list=WL&index=1&t=166s
2026-05-05 Trump rambled about nuclear weapons during a Youth Sports & Fitness event.
TIMESTAMP 1:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9YqAMyfwGM
2026-05-06 National Economic Council Director Kevin Hasset told Fox news “In fact, I had the head of one of the big five banks in my office yesterday going through the credit card data. And just as Secretary Bessent said, credit card spending is through the roof. They’re spending more on gasoline, but they’re spending more no everything else too.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-official-drops-odd-boast-161158876.html?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5867139-strong-job-market-us/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/economy-trump-administration-messaging
https://www.the-independent.com/us/money/trump-credit-card-spending-b2971738.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ofisyS9MA&list=WL&index=9&t=41s
2026-05-12 Trump ordered contractors to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool swimming-pool blue.
https://people.com/trump-administration-sued-for-painting-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-11972841
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cp8pmgmpgj3o
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-blue-paint-lawsuit
https://thehill.com/homenews/5874959-reflecting-pool-trump-contractor/
2026-05-12 Trump said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation – I don’t think about anybody”. Two days later JD Vance denied Trump ever said this. https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-americans-financial-situation-iran-negotiations/story?id=132891356
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-news
https://newrepublic.com/post/210395/jd-vance-donald-trump-never-said-care-even-little-bit-americans
2026-05-31 Minister Smotrich marched in the annual Israel Day parade in New York and received backlash for being uninvited due to sanctions for inciting violence against Palestinians and promoting genocide. Mamdani said, “You can see in the participation of the far-right Israeli minister Smotrich as well as a number of other ministers, a vision of annihilation, a complicity in genocide, and frankly a belief that does not have much value for even the sanctity of children in Gaza, and I am offended, as I know many New Yorkers are by their participation”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/democrats-israel-parade-new-york
2026 June
2026-06-03 Mass protests emerged in Albania over Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s purchase of protected land to develop resorts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBwZ9XuOjPI&list=WL&index=4
2026-06-08 Citizens of France accosted Pete Hegseth after a Normandy memorial speech in which he called immigration into Europe to a modern “invasion.” France called out the remarks for being toxic and cited Hegseth of “trying to interfere” with their democracy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/fact-check-residents-french-village-194200410.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c802e7jk458o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiP8iwDYU8&list=WL&index=3&t=23s