What Happened Today – May 17

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๐ŸŒช๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ก ๐Ÿšฉ From a deadly terrorist bombing in Palm Springs to devastating tornadoes tracked by understaffed weather offices, Trump’s America faces real-life violence while his administration quietly enables more. Now they’re lifting bans on rapid-fire gun triggers, teaching debunked election fraud claims in classrooms, and amplifying assassination conspiracy theories online.

Meanwhile, his “solution” to the economic pain of tariffs? Telling Walmart to simply “eat the costs” rather than pass them to already struggling consumers.

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