The administration's trade policy, dubbed "Trumponomics," is characterized as incoherent and driven by the President's personal whims and political motivations rather than a cohesive economic strategy. Stephen Miran's Role and the Dubious "Architect" Claim: Stephen Miran, nominated to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, is described as the "architect" of Trump's tariff plans. He currently chairs the Council of Economic Advisers. The initial wave of tariffs was "slapped on anyone and everyone," based on "nonsensical math, and math that was probably provided by AI."

Tariff rates are described as "on again, off again" and "revised up, or down, based primarily on Trump's personal feelings."

Initial praise for Trump's "winning" negotiations with the E.U. and Japan has shifted to a "consensus view" that these informal, unsigned "trade frameworks" are "getting shakier by the day" and "look an awful lot like an 'emperor's new clothes' situation, where there is actually no 'there,' there." Pending litigation argues tariffs are illegal due to no "national emergency" and improper delegation of power from Congress to the executive.

The Census and Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants: Trump ordered a "new and highly accurate CENSUS" that explicitly states, "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS." This move faces significant legal challenges, as Trump previously "lost on, in court, the LAST time he tried to muck around with the census."

In response to an attack on a former DOGEy, Trump ordered federal law enforcement to patrol D.C., and is considering deploying the National Guard, viewing it as his "own, personal brownshirts security apparatus." This is linked to his "TrumpSpeak for 'D.C. sure does have a lot of Black people'," despite crime being at a 30-year low.

The White House agreed to send FBI agents to arrest Texas lawmakers engaged in "quorum busting," despite it being "perfectly legal to skip work."

Stephen Moore, a TV commentator and think tanker, held a press conference in the Oval Office to declare "job creation is actually going great," attributing perceived downturns to the Biden-controlled BLS "overcounted the number of jobs created during that administration by 1.5 million." Moore also claimed Trump's policies have "already put almost $7,000 into the pockets of the average American family," which the source states families "are not, in fact, $7,000 richer."

Approximately 80% of VA employees lost their union-negotiated employment rights, which provided "greater job security and better benefits" to offset lower salaries compared to the private sector.

Trump publicly attacked JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The attack on Tan, an ethnically Chinese U.S. citizen born in Malaysia, for being "CONFLICTED" due to investments in Chinese companies, is presented as potentially racially motivated and led to a "Trump Dump" (stock value drop). This falls under "Identification of Enemies as a Unifying Cause."

Using the "Early Warning Signs Of Fascism" list, the source argues that actions from just this week check off 10 out of 14 items (71.4%): Yes: Disdain for Human Rights, Identification of Enemies as a Unifying Cause, Obsession With National Security, Corporate Power Protected, Labor Power Suppressed, Disdain for Intellectuals & The Arts, Obsession With Crime & Punishment, Rampant Cronyism & Corruption, Fraudulent Elections.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard, a former left-wing populist turned right-wing populist, is struggling to fit into the Trump administration despite her shift. Reasons include misaligned ideas with MAGA, lingering suspicions of being a "Russian asset," lack of "buddy-buddy" relationships with true Trump insiders, and past Democratic affiliation.