Grandpa Wanders Down The Street Again

President Trump has no public events on his schedule again today. That means it has now been one week since he has appeared publicly for anything besides a pre-taped interview. His last public event was his cabinet meeting last Wednesday, one day after his trip to Walter Reed.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

Maybe this is why:

Trump: "Iran is a big success. Wait until you see. The economy is unbelievable." pic.twitter.com/FhgHiX9KVK

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

What the fuck is he even talking about?

I’m not here to spread conspiracy theories. But I am here to ask journalists who made age & fitness the most covered issue of 2024 why they don’t seem to care https://t.co/cmf6cqKTT8

— Jamesetta Williams 💕 (@jamesetta_w) June 3, 2026

I’ve seen more concern over Scott Pelley being fired from CBS.*

DEVINE: What about people who don't have 401ks and they're worried about gas or groceries?

TRUMP: Well, see, I inherited very high prices when I came in pic.twitter.com/nmZWogLPr6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

Time for Grandpa to go back to his room for “executive time.”

DEVINE: Your tactics when you say something, and then change it -- people at home, sometimes I hear they feel anxious and confused

TRUMP: That's good. That's good. If they're confused, then the Iranians are confused too. pic.twitter.com/xh4D6dnDzh

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

Nixon’s “mad man” theory was predicated on the fact Nixon knew what he was doing; and that he was crazy enough to start a nuclear war.  It wasn’t a tactic he used to negotiate with North Vietnam; because he actually knew what he was doing. 

Well, better than Trump does.  Nixon had, God help us, Kissinger. Trump has J.D. Vance and Jared Kushner.

DEVINE: What do you say to people who claim Bibi Netanyahu tricked you into going into Iran?

TRUMP: They're just the enemy. They're dumocrats. They want transgender mutilization of our children. He tricked me? I'm the one that started it. I'll tell you what -- if there wasn't… pic.twitter.com/sWTE8xIYKW

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

DEVINE: What do you say to people who claim Bibi Netanyahu tricked you into going into Iran?

TRUMP: They're just the enemy. They're dumocrats. They want transgender mutilization of our children. He tricked me? I'm the one that started it. I'll tell you what -- if there wasn't me, there would be no Israel right now.

He really thinks “mutilization” is a word. Good thing we have more important matters to worry about, like Scott Pelley and Bari Weiss.

Trump: "Look, we had a rigged election. We can't have a rigged election. It's been proven to be rigged. Biden lost in a landslide." pic.twitter.com/jrarzyY6yF

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

It’s not even newsworthy, anymore.

Trump suggests January 6 was an inside job: "The FBI said, 'Go in, Go in!'"

(Trump in fact was president during January 6 and he hand-picked the leader of the FBI.) pic.twitter.com/9wRypeWNlM

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

Speaking of which:

"Back in 2020 [when Trump was president], a contractor leaked more than 400,000 tax returns of the wealthiest Americans to ProPublica and the New York Times. The statute of limitations was two years....

[T]his was a collusive effort between Trump and the government he controls." https://t.co/Yw64a6nIfc

— Jeanette K Stone (@JeanetteKStone1) June 3, 2026

(Yes, the IRS “settlement” was complete bullshit. Yes, this is why Blanche won’t talk about it.)

Trump on his latest trip to Walter Reed: "I do physicals because I think I have an obligation to do it. I took a cognitive test and I got 100% on it. The doctors told me very, very few people can ace it. It's actually a tough test." pic.twitter.com/HNCZJOl6mM

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

The doctors also told him he weighs 238 pounds.

Trump on musical acts who pulled out of his allegedly nonpartisan Freedom 250 fiasco: "A couple of them said, 'We don't want anything that's partisan.' I said, 'That's okay. Go someplace else.'" pic.twitter.com/m67axTfWiP

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

Was the alternative to write an EO to force them to perform? I’m sure the OLC would draft a legal opinion about how such an EO doesn’t conflict with the 13th amendment.

He has no clue what he’s doing https://t.co/6YU0N2C7Q0

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 3, 2026

 *Honestly, I don’t care. Reality is finally catching up with Paddy Chayefsky 50 years later. I gave up on TV journalism decades ago. Even a “60 Minutes “ story was never more than a squib. I can get more information from a print story than from an entire season of TV news shows.  When did TV news, especially national news, cover Trump’s blatant corruption and incompetence? Even the NYT finally reported on Trump’s cabinet meetings that would embarrass North Korea, and seems to have noticed Trump sleeps on camera. When was the last time “60 Minutes” broke a story on anything? It gave a story more than 12 minutes airtime?