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Per NY Times 06JUN: “President Trump is the unequivocal leader of the Republican Party, and the vast majority of the country approves of his job performance as president,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement. “Inflation is down, consumer confidence and wages are up, the jobs report beat expectations for the third month in a row, the border is secure and America is hotter than ever before." Per Forbes 04JUN: President Donald Trump’s net approval rating has increased nine points since it reached a low point in April in the latest Economist/YouGov survey—as his poll numbers are slightly above his average approval rating during his first term but below those of almost all other modern presidents. https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/06/04/trump-approval-rating-tracker-bounces-back-from-april-slump-in-latest-poll/

Well you can also then include Harry Truman -- Harry on the left in his Truman and Jacobson Haberdashery circa 1920 but as for the current businessman-President, I think more in terms of Hoover as you mention above.

From those halcyon days of March:

Well I liked Jimmy Carter -- saw him in person in NYC running for President. Hoover was estimated to be worth over $100 million in today's dollars. As for Jimmy: When former president Jimmy Carter left office, his peanut business was $1 million in debt Published Thu, Jul 18 20199:00 AM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/17/when-jimmy-carter-left-office-his-peanut-business-was-deep-in-debt.html

I miss the old Twitter 140-character max days. Would still allow some posters favorite expression "See - I was right. I nailed it. I told you so. Congrats to me." 65 characters.

When in doubt, go to the 4-D chess motif.

The last successful businessman president was Herbert Hoover.

Maybe it's possible with the 215-214 vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill" there are some Republican Reps. who never (or their staff) read it. Just sayin'. Congressman Mike Flood tells crowd he didn't read portions of the Big Beautiful bill before voting to pass it https://www.3newsnow.com/northeast-nebraska/congressman-mike-flood-tells-constituents-he-didnt-read-portions-of-the-big-beautiful-bill-before-voting-to-pass-it

Constitutional amendment

To the "of course" above: just compensation A payment the government is required to tender under the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause for property it has taken through eminent domain for some public purpose. The amount due for the property is typically its fair market value, as would be assessed by a reasonable buyer, and should generally compensate the property owner for additional expenses associated with or incurred by the taking. The purpose of just compensation is to return the owner of the taken property to the original financial position they had been in prior to the government’s taking, as though there had been no governmental taking at all. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/just_compensation

Just a quickie from AI Gemini: In the United States, while nationalization (government taking control of a business) is generally possible, it typically involves compensation to the original owners, as mandated by the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. This ensures "just compensation" is paid when the government takes private property, including businesses. -- then Elon could then go back to his real business of making more kids.

As to the Trump - Musk dustup, Ms. Karoline Leavitt says (in effect) as she has said before: Boys will be boys.

Who needs SpaceX when you can resurrect TrumpAir.

Not me -- the wife's family not the wife bought the new house and I rent it from them.

As linked above pg 2: The Memorandum directs an investigation into whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President. As re: 'conspiracy': 18 USC 371: Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If, however, the offense, the commission of which is the object of the conspiracy, is a misdemeanor only, the punishment for such conspiracy shall not exceed the maximum punishment provided for such misdemeanor. ______________ That "unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President", even if true, isn't a statutory offense. ______________ For real action right now Rep. Comer is taking testimony from Biden staff as to their knowledge of Biden's alleged deficient condition. Comer says the inquiries are to determine if legislation is necessary, but he is maybe also hoping some of them will commit criminal perjury.

From the Exec Order: "Despite Biden’s cognitive deficiencies, the White House issued over 1,200 Presidential documents, appointed 235 judges to the Federal bench, and issued more pardons and commutations than any Administration in U.S. history." If they can find one that specifically denotes Texas, they might be able to move a case there.

I like The Umbrella Man" story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_man_(JFK_assassination) or like something out of the movie Casablanca: Legal aid: But Mr. President, we have no legal basis for criminally charging the former President or his staff with constitutionally usurping presidential powers. Mr. President: Find one.

As linked above: The Memorandum also mandates an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Biden’s purported execution of the numerous executive actions during his final years in office, examining policy documents signed with an autopen, who authorized its use, and the validity of the resulting Presidential policy decisions. ______________ Whether the President May Sign a Bill by Directing That His Signature Be Affixed to It The President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign in order for the bill to become law. Rather, the President may sign a bill within the meaning of Article I, Section 7 by directing a subordinate to affix the President’s signature to such a bill, for example by autopen. July 7, 2005 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT https://www.justice.gov/file/494411/dl?inline NB The above 2005 opinion was written by Howard C. Nielson Jr., who is now a Federal District Court judge in Utah, nominated to the position by Mr. Trump during his first term.

Seems to me in reading the Executive Order the only suggestion of any legality is the word 'conspiracy' as in: The Memorandum directs an investigation into whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/06/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-directs-review-of-certain-presidential-actions/

Same as when he said: "The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen." As per Ronald Reagan: “If you're explaining, you're losing.”

A grand jury in Washington DC to indict Democrats-- maybe find a way to empanel a grand jury in Amarillo, TX

How do you know it was not a robot speaking to the AP 10 JAN 2025? NBCNews headline 02 JUN 2025 - Trump shares unfounded conspiracy theory claiming Biden was 'executed' in 2020 - Trump didn’t explain why he amplified the baseless claim, which suggested Biden was replaced with other "entities."

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he was still considering whether to give pardons to people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Biden said he and his aides were playing close attention to rhetoric from Trump and his allies about his political opponents and those involved in his various criminal and civil woes. “It depends on some of the language and expectations that Trump broadcast in the last couple days here as to what he’s going to do," Biden said. “The idea that he would punish people for not adhering to what he thinks should be policy related to his well-being is just outrageous." https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-01-10/biden-is-still-considering-pardons-for-people-who-have-been-criticized-or-threatened-by-trump

Pardons can’t be revoked or overturned by later presidents. Because the president’s authority to issue pardons is explicitly laid out in the Constitution – where it says the president ‘shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment’ – significant changes to curtail the presidential clemency power would require a constitutional amendment. https://www.ibanet.org/US-Presidency-Latest-pardons-cause-serious-rule-of-law-concerns

So even though the President of the United States declared the late term pardons issued by his predecessor as VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, it seems some people are now suggesting that they are not already VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT. Thanks.