Man, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s exasperated body language speaks volumes in this clip. To set the scene, Trump and his simpering toady Tim Scott are at the Fed to “tour” a construction site, but the nature of the call is more like mob boss visits bookie who came up short.
Holy shit, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell corrected the orange felon’s lies on live television without hesitation. This is how you do it.
— Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) July 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump is eager to shit-can Powell (his own appointee from term one, even though Trump seems not to know that) because Powell won’t lower interest rates with inflation on the rise, which Trump lies about daily. For this offense, Trump bestowed upon Powell possibly his most childish and lame derogatory nickname ever: “Too Late.”
Trump has floated illegally firing Powell numerous times but always chickens out when Wall Street reacts. He has threatened to fire Powell for cause due to cost overruns on the construction project, but as Powell’s fact check indicates, that’s horse shit too.
Anyway, I like how Powell treats the clowns with the absolute contempt they deserve.
And here’s Senator Tim Kaine presenting the receipts to a morally bankrupt Trump toady who’d rather starve children than distribute food we’ve already fucking paid for:
If you watch the clip, you’ll see that Michael Rigas, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, tries to squirm out of answering Kaine’s question by saying he’ll “have to look into it.” They all do that. But Kaine was prepared and pointed out that he’d contacted Rigas in advance to let him know this question would be covered in the hearing. Kudos to Kaine for not letting Rigas get away with that tired old dodge — and for exposing him as an amoral, unserious hack.
We’re all stuck with Orange Pedo Pal and his scumbag enablers for the next three years, but we don’t have to treat him or anyone associated with him with the respect to which they think they’re entitled due to the offices they disgrace daily. Fuck politeness, is what I’m saying.
Open thread.


