Trump Collapses As Everything Is Canceled - On Sunday

Donald Trump's 'America's 250th Birthday' celebration in Washington D.C. was a significant flop. The event featured a sparse crowd, a single ferris wheel, a plywood replica of an arc, and basic amenities like a food hall that lost power. Ten out of 50 states, including Pennsylvania and Oregon, refused to send official delegations, leading to sad, understaffed booths. The event was eventually rained out and described as an 'exercise in humiliation,' reflecting Trump's collapsing support.

Host's description of the event, including 'huge bare field,' 'knockoff plywood arc,' 'single ferris wheel,' 'jazz band reportedly played to a crowd of literally 10 people,' 'food hall, it lost power on day one,' '10 out of the 50 states said no thanks and refused to show up.'

Congressman Ro Khanna suggests that Elon Musk's public attacks against him and Jennifer Welch are primarily motivated by the threat of a subpoena from the Oversight Committee regarding cuts to USAID and other actions at Doge (likely referring to the Department of Defense or a similar agency). Khanna believes Musk is trying to silence and intimidate him to prevent accountability, rather than being concerned about past controversies like the Epstein trials.

Ro Khanna: 'What is different between me saying this versus Nicholas Kristoff or the New York Times editorial board article after article over the last year? Uh it's that uh I'm on the oversight committee and we could actually subpoena him and he'd actually have to answer for the US a cuts and other things he did at Doge.'

Congressman Ro Khanna asserts that the strong stance on Gaza taken by candidates like Zoran Mandani was a critical factor in their New York primary victories, not just their economic platforms. He argues that voters, particularly young people, see a candidate's position on Gaza as a 'basic moral test' and an indicator of their courage to challenge established powers, which in turn builds trust for other progressive policies like Medicare for All.

Ro Khanna: 'If there was not go Gaza, there would be no Zoran Mani. If he had just run on those platforms, uh he would not have won. He won because he had a moral conviction on Gaza.'

Ro Khanna views JD Vance's recent criticism of the Netanyahu government as politically opportunistic, driven by a populist instinct and a recognition of shifting sentiment within the MAGA base, especially if Vance plans a future presidential run against figures like Rubio. Khanna believes Vance's association with Trump has 'destroyed his credibility and his career,' making his current policy shifts appear compromised.

Ro Khanna: 'Of course, it's opportunistic. I mean, I I think JD Vance is going to realize that he had he not taken the vice presidency had he just been a senator who grew up in Middletown Ohio and was critical of the foreign wars and was critical of globalization that hollowed out communities that he would have been uh far better off.'

NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray describes a recent Supreme Court ruling on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals as 'horrific.' The conservative supermajority, in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Alito, deemed the administration's decisions to rescind TPS 'unreviewable' by federal courts, even when statutory procedures were allegedly ignored. Murray argues the court dismissed clear evidence of 'impermissible animus' (racism) as mere 'politics' and an 'accurate description' of country conditions, highlighting the court's role in 'facilitating and midwifing this administration's worst excesses.' She advocates for urgent court reform, including adding justices, stripping jurisdiction, or imposing term limits.

Melissa Murray: 'This is a really horrific ruling.' 'This conservative supermajority is in a 6 to3 decision authored by Justice Alo determined that the United States administration's decisions are unreable.' 'Justice Alo in writing this decision said, 'You know what? This isn't racism at all. It is simply the rough and tumble of politics and more particularly it is merely an accurate description of the conditions on the ground in these countries.''