Grim Mood Takes Over White House as Midterms Near

NYT: "As the elections approach, Mr. Trump is feasting on a media diet of fawning press coverage, disparaging clips about his perceived enemies, and helpings of flattering photos and 'A.I. slop,' as one official put it." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

Lots of messed-up stuff going on in the White House. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

“While speaking to allies in recent days, Mr. Trump has talked up the sizes of the crowds at his rallies, and has noted that Vice President JD Vance, the presumptive Republican front-runner in 2028, has not drawn large numbers to events that he is headlining.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

"Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, tends to pop into Trump’s cabin aboard Air Force One showing him memes, posters and documents related to the mortgage industry. "An administration official likened him to a court jester." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

It sounds like Trump has turned the White House into a hoarding situation with people needing to shift piles of papers to sit down:

“The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and ‘A.I. slop,’ as one aide put it.” (Basically the same erratic, destructive behavior as any weekday ending in y.) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

An Unpredictable President, a Grim White House: Trump Faces Down the Midterms They're leaking 6 days before the midterms.

As Trump Faces Down the Midterms, a Grim Mood Takes Over the White House www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

All is not well in the Trump White House. These are not serious people, and they seem unaware of the importance of the task at hand, which is to lead the free world, not make and gaze upon posters of good-looking people they admire.

My Trade Secrets today. Trump's tariffs will weigh on the Republicans in the midterms, which serves them right. But to some extent they're unpopular simply because Trump did them. Don't imagine the US will automatically swing back heavily to free trade if he loses. First 300 clicks free.

A stark portrait of a crumbling man at the center of a crumbling administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

I don’t understand the long faces — I’m smiling… www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

Grim mood in the White House, rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. Trump has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and “A.I. slop,” as one aide put it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

This is delightful. Nero’s fiddling away madly. Let’s hope he burns. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

We’re not quite to the point where he tells them to drink the Flavor-Ade and then shoots himself in the head in his bunker but we’re getting there. Better days ahead... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...