5/12/25: Trump surrenders to China, habeas corpus now under threat

-- On the Show:

— Donald Trump surrenders to China, slashing his own disastrous tariffs by over 100 points and demanding applause for undoing the mess he made

— Fox News tries to sell Trump's fake China "deal" with glowing chyrons… until their own guest says there's no deal at all

— Trump is gifted a 400 million dollar golden jet by Qatar while in office — and yes, he gets to keep it

— Trump's press secretary melts down when asked whether it's a bribe, and claims Trump is still pushing a 10 percent tax on Americans

— Trump is now actively exploring suspending habeas corpus, while Newark's mayor is arrested protesting ICE the same day — full-blown fascism is here

— Senator John Barrasso dodges questions about habeas corpus and opens the door to civil war logic: "probably won't come to Congress"

— Trump clearly has no idea what he's signing in a trade photo op and asks what the document is after picking up the pen

— Trump's press secretary collapses under basic questions about the Library of Congress, D.E.I., and Trump's own luxury tariff plan

— JD Vance begins walking back Trump's promise to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours — we're on day 107

-- On the Bonus Show: New poll shows Americans putting life plans on hold amid Trump-era economic anxiety, GOP escalates state attacks on trans rights, and white South Africans arrive in the U.S. under Trump's refugee program, much more...

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