Welcome to the Jim Acosta Morning Memo on a Thursday morning after another crazy day in the life of the Trump presidency, a big gun came for Pete Hegseth, and we lost another American treasure.
Party Like It’s $19.99: As Americans contend with 9-dollar ground beef and foreign mystery meat, Trump held a garden party on his new patio that featured a menu of “Heirloom Tomato & Burrata Salad with Grilled sourdough croutons and a Basil emulsion, a Prime-aged Beef Burger with Caramelized Vidalia onions and Aged cheddar,” and more.
Also on the menu were some choice cuts of Trump nuttery — a riff on his alleged “fat drug”-taking friend that ends with Trump saying a curse like a little kid trying to get a laugh.
A friend of mine is a very obese person. I said, you're an extremely obese person. He's begging me not to mention his name because I'll destroy his reputation. He had some fat drugs. I said: it's not working—you look like shit.
Killer ‘B’: Trump also served this sizzling skillet of familiar “dum”-shit.
Most people don’t know that DUMB has a B at the end. They think it’s D-U-M. That’s ok.
When will some reporter ask him why he thinks this — and when he learned about that mysterious “B?”
Gross-Out Kink: Trump dropped this bizarre hallucination about James Tallarico.
Tala-creep-o. Now he says he loves meat. You know what he does? He eats meat and he goes outside and he throws up all over the place.
Saying Goodbye To A Legend: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem passed away Wednesday at 92. From her Instagram page.
Yesterday, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her. Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end.
Gloria was a pioneering journalist, publisher, and a trailblazing leader for women’s rights and equality. Her work and her life were a blessing, and the movement she began is more important than ever.
Jet Fan: Trump also held an Oval Office photo op, where Sleepy Don dozed off again.
And in case you thought his garden party was out of touch, he dropped this gem on the hardships of private jet owners.
"I had a case a week ago where a friend of mine was buying a Gulfstream jet and he said, 'it's crazy that Canada won't certify Gulfstream.' It's the best private jet.
Now don’t you feel selfish complaining about $4 or $5 gasoline?
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What, Me Worry?: Trump also blurted that he doesn’t care about the midterms.
I'm not affected by the election. Number one, I'm not running.
SAME: A bunch of Republicans were equally dismissive when MS NOW asked them about the “Trump-a-palooza” midterm convention.
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