☣️ No grand ideology exists.
Today’s news was self-interest oozing from the administration’s main players. In one corner of the country, a governor was baselessly blaming “a leftist” for an assassination while the Vice President planned to spend part of Monday hosting his buddy’s podcast. At the exact same time, the Justice Department was in court trying to break the Federal Reserve.
No secret plan connects these activities, only a shared, craven instinct to exploit every tragedy and attack every institution for personal gain. Sunlight remains a great disinfectant for this kind of slimy self-enriching behavior. Let’s show the world what they’re really about and then root out their behavior in our local governments.
That works. Just ask the Johnson County Board of Supervisors chair in Iowa. He refused to lower flags in his county to honor someone who denigrated the people living there. Kirk’s behavior withers in that bright sunlight.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Johnson County (IA) supervisors chair defies the governor’s flag order for Charlie Kirk, citing Kirk’s mission to denigrate his constituents.
Five days after using Air Force Two to transport Charlie Kirk’s casket, Vice President J.D. Vance will host the activist’s talk show.
Trump escalates his pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve by predicting a big rate cut two days before its policy meeting.
Following months of public pressure on the Fed, the Trump administration appeals a block on its firing of Governor Lisa Cook for alleged fraud.
USA Today, The Hill, The Business Standard, The Associated Press, Axios