Thanksgiving weekend was supposed to be quiet. Instead, it detonated into a political spectacle so chaotic that even longtime Trump-watchers sounded rattled. Late Friday night, Donald Trump stormed through a press conference, then through social media, and then back into the Mar-a-Lago ballroom like a man trying to outrun his own backlash. Cameras caught the fury earlier in the day: Trump snapping at reporters, slamming the table, and insulting a female journalist after she asked a straightforward question about Afghan vetting and a recent asylum case connected to his administration. Rather than answer, he lashed outāturning a routine policy query into a personal attack.

Hours later, around midnight, Trump finally issued a Thanksgiving message. But instead of unity, the post landed like a grenade. He attacked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz with a derogatory slur, echoed hardline immigration talking points, and floated the idea of stripping citizenship from naturalized Americansālanguage critics immediately compared to authoritarian-era rhetoric. Reports confirm the Walz insult and the broader immigration tirade sparked instant outrage across U.S. politics and media. People.com+2TheWrap+2
The post itself read like a dark mirror of Trumpās second-term tone: he portrayed America as a nation ādivided, disrupted, carved up,ā then blamed immigrants for the collapse. He claimed the U.S. foreign-born population had surged to tens of millions and described newcomers as coming from āprisonsā or āmental institutions,ā and he singled out Minnesotaās Somali community with sweeping accusations. Whether you agree or recoil, the message fueled a firestorm because it didnāt feel like a holiday noteāit felt like an ideological warning shot.

Then came the whiplash twist. After the rage-posting and verbal scorched earth, Trump reportedly returned to a Mar-a-Lago ballroomāvacations there still raising taxpayer-cost questionsāand danced to āYMCAā as guests watched. The contrast was surreal: a president firing off polarizing threats about citizenship and immigration, then doing a party routine like nothing happened.
But the backlash didnāt stop at words. The next morning, new reports about Trumpās Ukraine posture reignited another international fuse. Multiple outlets have described a U.S. peace push in which Trumpās envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to speak with Putin as negotiations lean toward recognizing Russiaās control over occupied Ukrainian territoriesāan idea that alarms European leaders and Kyiv alike. malaysia.news.yahoo.com+3The Guardian+3Interfax-Ukraine+3 In the transcript you shared, the commentator frames this as surrendering to Moscow, calling it proof of a Kremlin-friendly agenda. The administration hasnāt formally declared any territory ābelongsā to Russia, but the direction of the talks is already shaking allies.

Meanwhile, Trumpās defenders tried to shift blame back onto Biden-era vetting and Democratic leadership. Enter Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox host now serving as a top federal prosecutor in Washington, who went on Fox News to claim there was āno vettingā for Afghans during the 2021 evacuation. That statement clashes with inspector general findings and DHS/FBI documentation showing extensive screening, but it played perfectly into Trump-worldās storyline: if something goes wrong, it must be Bidenās fault.
That same reflex showed up again when small business concerns hit the air. Asked what relief Trumpās government would provide to struggling entrepreneurs, SBA head Kelly Loeffler pivoted straight to⦠blaming Biden. Over and over. The transcript paints a picture of an administration allergic to ownership, even as optimism dips and costs stay high.
And then thereās the optics problem Trump canāt shake: golf. Trump bragged about winning dozens of club championships and beating younger players. Critics countered with tracking data showing he has spent roughly 72ā77 days golfing since Jan. 20, 2025, around 23ā25% of his days in officeānumbers that keep feeding the narrative that heās governing from the fairway while the economy groans. didtrumpgolftoday.com+1
Finally, the tariff math. Trump has floated the idea that tariff revenue could replace income taxes. Economists say thatās fantasy: CBO and independent models project tariffs may bring in hundreds of billions annually, while income taxes bring in trillions each year. cbo.gov+2taxfoundation.org+2 So when the White House sells tariffs as a miracle tax swap, critics argue Americans are hearing a sales pitch, not a budget plan.
Put it all together and Fridayās spiral looks less like one bad night and more like a pattern: insult-driven politics, blame-first messaging, chaotic international plays, and an administration that performs confidence even as pressure stacks up. The country isnāt just reacting to what Trump saidāitās reacting to what it suggests about what comes next.
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