1. Loyalty and Interest Rate Cuts as Criteria for Fed Chair Selection – Trump stated that anyone who opposes him will never get the Fed chair position. He hopes the new Fed chair will lower interest rates if the market performs well.
2. Deploying Troops and Special Operations Aircraft to the Caribbean
According to US officials and publicly available flight tracking data, the US has deployed a large number of special operations aircraft and several transport planes fully loaded with personnel and equipment to the Caribbean this week, providing more options for possible US military operations in the region.
3. Attempting to Withdraw Thousands of Asylum Applications – The Trump administration has launched a nationwide campaign to withdraw thousands of asylum applications still pending in immigration courts, arguing that these individuals could be deported to third countries other than their country of origin.
4. Attributing Economic Performance to Tariffs
The US economy expanded at a rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, the fastest pace in two years. Trump commented that tariffs contributed to the excellent economic data, and things will only get better! Furthermore, there is no inflation, and national security is very stable.
5. Lawmakers Push to Remove Trump's Name from Kennedy Center
—Members of Capitol Hill are seeking to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. This comes after the White House press secretary announced that the performing arts venue, the Kennedy Center, had been renamed the "Trump-Kennedy Center." This move has drawn strong opposition from the Democratic Party and the Kennedy family.
6. Criticism of the Abnormal Stock Market Reaction to Good News
—Trump tweeted that the market's reaction is now abnormal: in the past, good news boosted the market, but now good news often leads to flat or even lower stock prices. This is because Wall Street is always worried that good news will immediately trigger interest rate hikes to prevent potential inflation.
7. Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Sending Troops to Chicago
—The U.S. Supreme Court has made a preliminary ruling that the Trump administration cannot send National Guard troops to the Chicago area of Illinois. U.S. media reports that this is a "major setback" for the Trump administration.
8. AI Recruiting Program Attracts Numerous Applicants—Senior officials in the Trump administration said that approximately 25,000 people have expressed interest in joining the Trump administration's engineering team, the "Technology Task Force."
