How Trump 2.0 Became the Most Corrupt Presidency in Our History
It all starts with Donald Trump, of course, and his rapacious lust for money. This has made the Trump presidency the most corrupt administration in […]
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Wertheimer Political Report, February 5, 2026
|Political Report, Press Releases |by Dave WagnerDEMOCRACY 21 President Trump Hits the Trifecta Trifecta One: Trump provided an unprecedented influence-money case of huge, private financial benefit begetting huge U.S. government return to […]
Trump’s Lies Set the Stage for Another Attempt to Steal a National Election
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerTrump is again attacking the foundational idea of our democracy – the sacred right to vote in free and fair elections. By all appearances, Trump […]
Wertheimer Political Report, January 29, 2026
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerDEMOCRACY 21 The Streets of Minneapolis Written and Sung by Bruce Springsteen In Memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti Bruce Springsteen – […]
Trump: “I run the country and the world.” – NOT
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerTrump is working hard to live up to his absurd claim on April 28, 2025, that “I run the country and the world.” The American […]
Wertheimer Political Report, January 23, 2026
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerTRUMPWATCH 2.0 Trump budget office orders review of funds to Democratic-controlled states. “President Donald Trump said his administration would cut off federal resources to […]
Trump Is Working Hard to Destroy Our Justice System – He Will Fail
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerThe stated mission of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil […]
Wertheimer Political Report, January 15, 2026
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerD21 NEWS Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality.’ In a Planet Money NPR interview, Democracy 21’s Fred Wertheimer […]
If He Barks like an Autocrat and Governs Like an Autocrat, He’s an …
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerTrump now has all the power tools that autocrats (and dictators) use to exercise singular control over their nations. Trump’s authoritarian resources include: A masked, […]
Wertheimer Political Report, January 8, 2026
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerTRUMPWATCH 2.0 Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality.’ “On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he […]
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