Noem Is Definitely Counting On Trump…

As Kristi Noem admits to making the decision not to turn the planes around, bear in mind that the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the procedure to shove those men onto the plane to be imprisoned (and tortured) in El Salvador was a violation of due process. https://t.co/Ucoz8QhbXz

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) November 30, 2025

...to get her out of this mess.

And the rot is clearly at the top:

Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—

Trump: Right

Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?

Trump: I don’t know who you are talking about

Reporter: Juan Orlando Hernandez

Trump: Many of the people of… pic.twitter.com/5ye6z8sarz

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 30, 2025

Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—

Trump: Right

Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker? 

Trump: I don’t know who you are talking about 

Reporter: Juan Orlando Hernandez

Trump: Many of the people of Honduras said it was a Biden setup. I looked at the facts and agreed with them.

Reporter: What evidence can you share that it was a setup?

Trump: You can take any country you want, if somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life.

The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine https://t.co/q7MJa7xAng via @NYTimes

— Heather Timmons (@HeathaT) November 30, 2025

But! Trump “looked at the facts”!

Let’s be very clear: the narco dictator Trump is pardoning was beloved by the crypto world for creating lawless, sovereign zones for tech utopias organized around crypto.

The current govt moved to shut them down. The crypto class fought back and Trump is now doing their… https://t.co/YMRw7CAF52 pic.twitter.com/gyWzlq29BZ

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) November 30, 2025

As good an explanation as any. Trump earlier said he was told “by many people” that it was a bad situation, so he had to act. I doubt Trump has ever spoken to even one person from Honduras, unless they were doing gardening at MAL.

Reporter: Can you talk a little bit about the strikes and controversy around Hegseth—

Trump: I don’t know anything about it. He said he did not say that.

Reporter: You don’t know if there was a second strike to kill the two men

Trump: He said he didn’t do it

Reporter: Would… pic.twitter.com/JvxUvnaeQJ

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 30, 2025

Reporter: Can you talk a little bit about the strikes and controversy around Hegseth—

Trump: I don’t know anything about it. He said he did not say that.

Reporter: You don’t know if there was a second strike to kill the two men

Trump: He said he didn’t do it

Reporter: Would you be ok with that if he did?

Trump: He said he didn’t do it so I don’t have to make that decision

AFAIK Hegseth has not made such a statement publicly, because it would put him at odds with the chain of command all the way down to Seal Team Six, and put Hegseth in a world of hurt. Of course, he’s there already.

Reporter: Can you tell us why the airspace over Venezuela should be considered closed?

Trump: Because we consider Venezuela not to be a very friendly country

Reporter: Does your warning mean that an air strike is imminent or should we not read it that way?

Trump: Don’t read… pic.twitter.com/JtuHQtdFaH

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 30, 2025

So there is no order, there is only his social media post?

That sure sounds like what he’s saying.

Trump: You’re going to have drug prices coming down 500,600,700% because of me pic.twitter.com/4hsaysiLu4

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 30, 2025

We close with the eternal question; when is the press going to notice that the POTUS is an innumerate, gibbering loon? How many times does he have to say this before the Sunday talk show hosts take notice? Of course, they only care about gossip, like: “Will Trump fire Hegseth? Or stand by his man?” Trump could just as well say he’s going to make the sun rise in the West tomorrow. The press would still ask: “What about what Kristi Norm said about court orders?”

I’ll retire to Bedlam.