Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
In less than a month in office, President Donald Trump and his minions have taken actions that ignore the Constitution, ignore federal laws, and ignore federal courts. And the minion at the top of that list is Elon Musk. Here’s what we know: ➡️ Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. ➡️ He […]
For the first time in our history, a President appears ready to reduce the other two branches of our government – Congress and the Judiciary – to mere arms of the President and Executive Branch. President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that the Constitution gives him “the right to do whatever I want.” This is […]
And now comes Russell Vought. Vought is expected to be confirmed later today as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), one of the most powerful positions in government, a government Vought apparently hates. Vought is known as the architect of Project 2025, a right-wing plan for wholesale deconstruction of our government. He […]
Just days after taking the presidential oath of office and swearing to “faithfully execute” his office and “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, Donald Trump has shown that he is an autocrat in the making, not a President sworn to uphold the Constitution. Trump’s apparent strategy in the opening days of his second term is […]
Some people seem to be giving President Donald Trump a pass these days. As he himself recently noted: “In the first term everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.” A pass for Trump is a big mistake. President Trump is the first convicted felon to serve as an American […]
In the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Jimmy Stewart, as newly appointed Sen. Jefferson Smith, arrives in Washington to fight against government corruption. In 2025, it’s now Mr. Super Rich going to Washington, but for entirely different reasons. The Super Rich have donated massive amounts to support Donald Trump’s campaign, his Inauguration festivities, his […]
“Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note” is coming out on Tuesday instead of Thursday this week, out of respect for President Jimmy Carter, whose state funeral will be held on Thursday. ______________________ For four years and counting, President-elect Donald Trump has been trying to rewrite history. You don’t have to look far to find it: “A Day […]
Fred’s Weekly Note and our Wertheimer’s Political Report newsletter are on a short break. Both will return on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
In recent days, we have seen a lot of bending the knee to Donald Trump by high-powered corporate leaders and the Super Rich. And when you look at the billionaires being nominated to top government positions and the billionaires who poured big money into Trump’s campaign and now into his inauguration, we see the beginnings of […]
The rule of law is a foundational principle for our nation and our democracy. It is the basis for the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. President-elect Donald Trump, however, apparently thinks the rule of law doesn’t apply to him. That’s how we ended up on January 6, 2021, with a vicious […]
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