What Happened Today - 8 May 2026
What Happened Today – 8 May 2026
Iran War Update
World Cup Cancellations
“Haters gonna Hate”….
Approval Ratings
UFO File Release…how about Epstein?
White House Lawn UFC Fight
Field Trip for Donny to the Reflecting Pools
Rubio’s “gift” to the Pope…a football – “Okay, Wow”
FDA approves Fruit Flavored Vapes
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Iran War Update
Okay, so here’s the latest on this absolute circus with Iran. On Thursday, U.S. warships were transiting the Strait of Hormuz when, according to the U.S., Iranian forces launched what they called an “unprovoked attack” with missiles, drones, and small assault boats. Trump’s Pentagon says all the threats were taken out and that we then launched “self-defense strikes” on Iranian ports in the area. But Iran’s telling a completely different story—they’re saying the U.S. fired first, hitting an Iranian oil tanker and another vessel, and that Iran only returned fire in retaliation. Iran also claims they caused “severe and substantial damage” to our ships, though Trump says nothing was damaged. So who fired first? Depends on who you ask, and good luck getting a straight answer out of either side.
As for damage, U.S. officials insist our ships are fine, but there’s satellite imagery floating around suggesting Iran’s earlier strikes on U.S. military bases across the Middle East hit way more than what’s been publicly admitted—reportedly damaging or destroying at least 228 structures and equipment, including hangars, fuel depots, and air defense systems. That’s a hell of a lot more than the Pentagon’s been willing to cop to. Meanwhile, the U.S. hit Iranian military assets at ports along the Strait of Hormuz during Thursday’s exchange. Iran is now saying the U.S. has “crossed the point of no return” and promising a response that’ll be “commensurate with the crime and more”. So yeah, expect them to hit back, and probably soon.
Now here’s where it gets really rich—this whole mess started on February 28 when Trump and Israel launched “Operation Epic Fury” (a name Trump personally picked because the other options bored him, naturally). They killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and a bunch of senior officials. Then there was a ceasefire on April 8, which Trump keeps insisting is still in effect even while both sides are literally shooting at each other. He’s called the war “very complete,” said it was “won,” declared hostilities “terminated,” and keeps promising it’ll be over “soon”—all while the fighting continues. The whole thing has also been called different things at different times, and Trump’s been playing games with the ceasefire status to avoid congressional scrutiny.
And that brings us to Congress, who are doing absolutely nothing. Under the War Powers Resolution, Trump had 60 days from when he notified Congress on March 2 to either get their authorization or wind down the war. That deadline hit on April 30, and Trump’s response was to send a letter claiming the ceasefire means hostilities have “terminated,” so the clock doesn’t count anymore. Never mind that there’s still a naval blockade, ongoing threats, and now fresh exchanges of fire. Republicans in Congress are mostly going along with this nonsense—they’ve rejected six Democratic attempts to limit Trump’s war powers, with only Rand Paul breaking ranks. The 60-day deadline came and went while lawmakers were on recess, and now Trump technically has another 30 days to “wind down” operations, but nobody’s enforcing it. Democrats are talking about legal action, but with this Supreme Court? Good luck with that. So Trump’s out here playing word games, calling ceasefires that aren’t really ceasefires, renaming and rebranding the war as he goes, and Congress is just… letting him. It’s unconstitutional as hell, but here we are.
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World Cup Cancellations
The World Cup that was supposed to be this massive celebration of soccer and international unity? Yeah, it’s turning into an absolute disaster, and we can thank Trump’s chaos for that. FIFA is mass-canceling hotel reservations left and right—they just dumped 2,000 out of 10,000 rooms in Philadelphia and cut 40% of their bookings in Mexico City. And it’s not just those cities; hotels across the U.S. are scrambling because FIFA clearly doesn’t expect anywhere near the crowds they initially planned for. The New York/New Jersey Fan Fest at Liberty State Park? Cancelled completely, just four months before kickoff. Other host cities are scaling back or outright ditching their fan festivals too because the security costs alone are running over a million dollars a day, and nobody thinks the turnout is going to be worth it.
And why is all of this happening? Because Trump has made the United States so unwelcoming and unpredictable that international fans are straight-up refusing to come. He’s got travel bans hitting 39 countries, and four of those—Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast, and Senegal—actually have teams qualified to play. Haiti qualified for the first time since 1974, and their own fans can’t even get into the country to watch them. Beyond the outright bans, there’s a visa processing pause affecting 75 countries, including powerhouses like Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco, Uruguay, and more. Even fans who technically can apply for visas are too scared to bother because of the violent ICE raids, the deaths at the hands of federal agents, and Trump’s threats to review visitors’ social media from the past five years. An online petition in the Netherlands demanding their national team withdraw has over 174,000 signatures, and a Facebook boycott group has more than 7,800 members pledging not to attend or even watch matches in the U.S..
Tourism experts are bluntly saying there’s “concern about ticket prices, concern about border crossings, and concern about anti-U.S. sentiment—made worse by the Iran war”. Intelligence briefings are warning that the potential for extremist attacks and civil unrest has skyrocketed because of Trump’s immigration policies and his war with Iran. Iran’s already said their team is boycotting any U.S. matches due to safety concerns, and they’re trying to get FIFA to move their games to Mexico, though FIFA’s refused so far. Meanwhile, hotel rates in host cities like Dallas, Miami, and Atlanta are falling instead of surging, which is the exact opposite of what’s supposed to happen before a World Cup. The whole thing was supposed to showcase American power and hospitality, but instead it’s exposing that the world doesn’t trust us, doesn’t want to visit us, and frankly can’t even get in if they wanted to.
And here’s the kicker—Trump has weaponized immigration enforcement, launched a war that our allies oppose, and imposed travel bans on countries whose teams are literally competing in the tournament, and nobody in power seems to think this makes hosting an international event completely untenable. The $625 million in security funding that was supposed to go to host cities? Still hasn’t been disbursed. Trump’s out here threatening to move matches away from cities like Seattle and Boston if he feels like it, and FIFA’s president is just staying silent on the visa crisis. So yeah, the World Cup is collapsing under the weight of Trump’s xenophobia, his reckless foreign policy, and his administration’s complete inability to do the bare minimum to make visitors feel safe. Good job, Donny.
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“Haters gonna Hate”….
We’ve got Gregg Phillips, the guy Trump put in charge of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, and he’s out here claiming he’s been teleported multiple times—including once to a Waffle House in Georgia that was 50 miles away from where he started. Yeah, you read that right. This dude, who’s supposed to be managing federal disaster response, is going on podcasts saying “teleporting is no fun” and “it was scary” and “it was real”. He claims he was driving, and then boom, suddenly he’s at a Waffle House, and when he called the people he’d just left, they were like “that’s not possible, you just left here a moment ago”. And when CNN and the New York Times actually went to the Waffle House in Rome, Georgia, that he supposedly teleported to? None of the workers remember this guy at all. Shocker.
But here’s where it gets even more absurd—Phillips has doubled down on this nonsense. After CNN broke the story in March and everyone started calling him out for being, let’s be real, blackout drunk, he went on social media and posted “haters gonna hate”. He’s also writing stuff like “I know what I experienced” and “God will not be mocked. People can debate me. Question me. Even ridicule what they don’t understand”. He’s citing the Bible, saying it calls the phenomenon “transported” or “caught up,” and claiming this is some divine spiritual experience tied to his faith. The Trump administration has reportedly told him to stop posting about it, and he even complained on Truth Social that the platform was blocking him from defending himself, tagging Devin Nunes like “Why are you blocking me and my ability to respond?”. That post appears to have been taken down since.
Look, most of America is calling this what it is—blackout drunk behavior. You don’t remember how you got somewhere, you wake up or come to at a Waffle House miles away, and instead of just admitting you blacked out and maybe need to stop drinking, you go on podcasts claiming divine teleportation? Come on. Even Trump was baffled when asked about it, saying “It just sounds a little strange, but I know nothing about teleporting or him”—which is wild considering Phillips is literally a far-right conspiracy theorist Trump cited for election fraud claims and then appointed to one of the most important emergency management positions in the country. Phillips has been sidelined within FEMA since this blew up—he was pulled from congressional hearings and a trip to North Carolina with the Homeland Security Secretary. But instead of just shutting up and letting it die, he keeps doubling down, posting spiritual defenses and acting like everyone else is the problem for not understanding his supernatural gifts. You don’t need to be so sensational about your “teleportations,” dude. Just admit you got hammered and can’t remember the drive.
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Approval Ratings
Let’s talk about where we’re at with Trump’s numbers and the economy, because spoiler alert—it’s not great. Trump’s approval rating has absolutely tanked, hitting a new low of 34% in some polls, with aggregated polling showing he’s somewhere between 34% and 45% depending on who you ask. His net approval is sitting at around -18 to -22 in most recent polls, with some showing it as low as -30. Even Republicans are starting to sour on him, particularly over his handling of the Iran war and the economy. Some states have him below 20% approval while others are up around 60%, but overall the trend is clear—people are pissed, and midterms are only six months away. The main culprits? The ongoing disaster in Iran, rising costs for food and fuel, and his domestic policy circus.
As for the economy, GDP growth came in at 2.0% for Q1 2026, which sounds okay until you realize that’s below the 2.3% economists expected and only marginally better than the pathetic 0.5% we saw in Q4 2025. Jobs numbers just came out this morning—the U.S. added 115,000 jobs in April, which beat the super-low expectations of 62,000 but is still pretty weak. Unemployment is holding at 4.3%, but long-term unemployment is up by 322,000 over the year, and federal government employment is actually declining thanks to Trump’s mass layoffs. The stock market, weirdly enough, has been rallying—the S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 7,230.12 on May 1 and had its best month in five years in April, mostly because investors got giddy over corporate earnings and the Fed holding rates steady. But that rally feels disconnected from the real economy where people are struggling with rising costs and job insecurity.
Now, about Jerome Powell—he’s not retiring next week. His term as Fed chair ends on May 15, but he’s decided to stay on as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board until at least 2028, or until the Justice Department finishes its investigation into the Fed headquarters renovation. This is huge because it means Trump can’t just stack the board with yes-men right away. Powell made it clear he’s staying because of “the actions that have been taken” by the administration, basically saying he had planned to retire but the chaos of the last three months forced his hand. Trump’s already threatened to fire Powell if he stays, saying “Then I’ll have to fire him”. Kevin Warsh has been nominated to replace Powell as chair and was just approved by the Senate Banking Committee on a party-line vote, so he’ll take over the chairmanship when Powell steps down on May 15. Powell says he’ll take a “low profile” as a governor and let Warsh be the chair, but he’ll still have a vote on the Federal Open Market Committee.
And yeah, I’m with you—I fear the economy is about to get absolutely torched. Warsh is a Trump loyalist who Trump literally said is “perfect casting” and “will never let you down,” which is code for “he’ll do whatever I want”. Trump’s been screaming for rate cuts since forever, and now he’s getting a Fed chair who’s way more likely to bend the knee and prioritize Trump’s political needs over economic stability. The Fed’s independence has been one of the few guardrails left, and Trump’s been chipping away at it relentlessly. With Warsh taking over and Powell only hanging around as one vote among many, we’re looking at a Fed that’s going to be way more vulnerable to political pressure. And given that Trump’s already running massive deficits, starting wars, imposing chaotic immigration policies, and generally lighting everything on fire, the last thing we need is a Fed that’s willing to juice the economy short-term for political wins while ignoring long-term consequences. So yeah, buckle up—this is going to get worse.
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UFO File Release…how about Epstein?
Trump’s latest distraction? He’s out here releasing UFO files like he’s some kind of transparency hero, ordering Pete Hegseth and other agencies to dump a bunch of Pentagon documents about “unidentified anomalous phenomena” to the public. The White House is making a big show of it, with statements saying “no other president or administration in history has followed through on this level of UAP transparency” and that Trump is “focused on providing maximum transparency to the public”. They released a fresh batch yesterday and today with images, videos, and files that are supposedly “never-before-seen”. And of course, Trump teased it all on Truth Social earlier this week, saying the files are “very interesting” and calling them “highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters”. It’s so fucking stupid—like, cool, we get some blurry photos and videos that don’t prove anything while the country is literally falling apart. Great priorities, Donny.
And you’re absolutely right—what about the Epstein files? The Justice Department already released over 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images back in January, which was over a month late from the December 2025 deadline Congress set. And yeah, there’s plenty of interest in there. The files revealed that Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed DEA investigation for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics, targeting him and 14 other redacted individuals. There are over 14 hours of disturbing video footage that Epstein recorded himself or downloaded, giving glimpses into his private life that are absolutely horrifying. The files show that Palm Beach police identified at least 27 girls and women between ages 14 and 23 who went to Epstein’s house for “massage services” and were paid $200 per visit, with victims encouraged to recruit other girls. UN experts have said the conduct described in the files could amount to sexual slavery, reproductive violence, torture, and possibly crimes against humanity.
As for the political names, both Clintons got dragged in. Bill and Hillary Clinton were initially held in contempt of Congress when they refused to testify about Epstein, though they eventually relented. Hillary testified behind closed doors in February and claimed she never met Epstein. The files show Bill Clinton flew on Epstein’s private jet at least 16 times between 2001 and 2004, and there are emails between Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Clinton’s staff during that period. The FBI secretly investigated Epstein-related allegations against Clinton, with some being unverified and described as “not credible”. Trump’s name is all over the files too—the DOJ released documents in March that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who alleges Trump assaulted her as a minor in the 1980s and was preyed upon by Epstein. The DOJ tried to downplay it, saying the January release included “fake or falsely submitted images, documents or videos” and that “some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election,” calling them “unfounded and false”. But the fact that there are FBI interview notes and they conveniently “forgot” to include them in the initial release sure looks suspicious. Prince Andrew was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly sharing confidential documents with Epstein. And Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick got grilled by Congress this week because his name appears in the files over 200 times.
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White House Lawn UFC Fight
Trump’s hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn on June 14, which is Flag Day and also happens to be his birthday, because of course it does. And yeah, you’re right—this is absolutely trashy, disrespectful, and a complete embarrassment. The event is costing the UFC upwards of $60 million to put on, including $700,000 just to replace the South Lawn grass after they tear it up with their octagon and arena setup. They’re building the whole structure in Europe, shipping it to Philadelphia, and then driving it to Washington to set it up on the lawn. Dana White keeps insisting that “not one dollar of taxpayer money” is being used and that the UFC is covering all costs, but honestly, who the hell cares if taxpayers aren’t directly funding it? The White House grounds are being turned into a fight venue for Trump’s birthday party while he uses the presidency as his personal brand marketing tool. It’s vulgar.
And what does America think? Most people think it’s ridiculous. Opinion pieces are calling it “authoritarian theatre” and saying it “signifies America’s descent” into political polarization and lost dignity. UFC fighter Brandon Royval called it “some kind of Hunger Games type fucking shit” and said he doesn’t want to fight in front of politicians, especially when he’s “too Mexican looking” and ICE is “suspiciously arresting” people. Sean Strickland refused to participate, citing the Epstein files and saying he’s not about to fight “with the fucking Epstein list,” flat-out calling it out for what it is. Another UFC star described it as nothing more than a “billionaire vanity show”. Social media has been roasting it relentlessly—one Reddit thread called hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn “so far beneath the standards and decorum of the office” and said the mediocre fight card being announced is “poetic justice”. Others are calling it “stolen valor by Trump” and saying fighters are just being used as “marketing props”.
Dana White is out here trying to spin it as “definitely not a political event” and claiming it’s about “Americans coming together and celebrating the history and the birthday of America”. He says most of the 4,000 people on the lawn will be military from every branch, and there could be 85,000 more watching from the Ellipse nearby. But come on—this is absolutely a political event. Trump’s using the White House as a backdrop for a violent spectacle on Flag Day, complete with fireworks, weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial, and an octagon with the Washington Monument in the background. The White House even posted a promotional image of Trump at a UFC event styled like an iPhone lock screen with “Do Not Disturb” at the top, and it got roasted so hard because it came right as Trump’s approval rating hit a record low of 37%. People were commenting “When the winning?” because it’s so tone-deaf.
Trump’s also lying about attendance, claiming over 100,000 people will be there, while Dana White has said it’ll be around 5,000 on the lawn and maybe 85,000 at the Ellipse. So Trump’s out here inflating numbers as usual. The UFC is selling $1.5 million ticket packages with access to Trump and other VIPs, which is just another grift. And while Dana White is claiming this will be the “greatest show on earth” and comparing it to the Sphere event, the actual fight card has been underwhelming, and people are calling it out as weak. So yeah, who the fuck is excited about this? Trump, Dana White, and a bunch of sycophants who think turning the White House into a cage fight venue is peak patriotism. The rest of us see it for what it is—trashy, disrespectful, and an absolute waste of money and dignity.
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Field Trip for Donny to the Reflecting Pools
Trump took his motorcade onto the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool yesterday, driving across the drained pool to inspect his latest vanity project—painting the whole thing “American Flag Blue” because apparently a friend from Germany complained it looked “dark, filthy, and disgusting” when there was actually water in it. He’s spending $1.8 million on this restoration and keeps bragging that Obama spent $38 million on a project that “started leaking right away,” calling it a “construction nightmare”. Trump claims his version will be done in two weeks for a fraction of the cost, even though earlier National Park Service estimates had put the repair at $355 million over several years. The whole motorcade spectacle was pure Trump—Steven Cheung posted a video on X with the caption “They see me rolling” while Trump literally drove across the bottom of the pool in a presidential photo op. The National Mall was shut down for hours, tourists were turned away, and it was all so he could show off his blue paint job.
And yeah, the rumor about him calling a female reporter a bitch under his breath is absolutely true, and it’s on camera. ABC reporter Rachel Scott asked him a completely reasonable question—“Why focus on all these projects as gas prices are soaring?”—and after he walked away from the press gaggle, you can hear him mutter “bitch” as he’s leaving. It’s literally caught on video, and social media went nuts over it. This is the same reporter he’s had issues with before, and he clearly couldn’t handle being challenged on his priorities while Americans are getting crushed by $4+ gas prices.
He also told her earlier that her question was “stupid” and that she’s a “stupid person”. When she tried to ask about gas prices during an earlier Oval Office gaggle, she started with “Mr. President, I have a couple of questions regarding Iran—the first one impacts Americans here at home. Gas prices today hit $4.00…” and Trump immediately cut her off, saying “We’re at $4.00, yeah, and we have a country throwing a nuclear attack on us in six months”. She tried to follow up, saying “Of course, but Americans are experiencing the repercussions in the meantime,” and Trump interrupted again, saying “And they feel a lot safer”. When she pressed him on what the plan is to lower gas prices, he snapped at her, saying “Hold on. Do you want me to respond to your question? You’re a stupid person. I’ve encountered many challenges with you”. The White House even proudly posted the exchange where he screamed “STUPID PERSON” at her, because they apparently think this makes him look strong.
And this isn’t isolated—he’s been doing this constantly to female reporters. In November, he called Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey “piggy” when she asked him about the Epstein files, saying “Quiet, quiet piggy” and then telling reporters on the tarmac that “Bloomberg should fire her”. In March, he called a female ABC reporter an “obnoxious person”. In October, he scolded a reporter aboard Air Force One, calling her a “young lady” and saying “You don’t know anything about it” when she asked about a bailout for Argentina. In April, he lashed out at another female reporter who asked about Iran, and people on social media are calling it out, saying “He believes women are only good for one thing, and it’s not journalism” and “She did interrupt… but he never treats the men this way”.
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Rubio’s “gift” to the Pope…a football – “Okay, Wow”
Rubio went to the Vatican yesterday to try to smooth things over with Pope Leo after Trump’s been attacking him relentlessly over the Iran war, and his big diplomatic gesture was to hand the Pope a palm-sized crystal football with the State Department seal on it. The Pope’s reaction was absolutely priceless—he just looked at it and said “Wow, okay” with basically zero enthusiasm. You could see on his face that he was like, what the hell am I supposed to do with this? Rubio even acknowledged out loud, “I know you’re a baseball guy, but I mean it has the seal of the State Department,” and then added “What to get someone who has everything, I thought, ‘Oh a crystal football’”. Yeah, Marco, super thoughtful. Really shows you put effort into this.
And you’re absolutely right—Leo likes baseball, not football. Rubio literally admitted it to his face and then gave him a football anyway. It’s so tacky and lazy, like he genuinely grabbed it from some State Department gift shop on his way out the door because he forgot he needed to bring something. The whole thing immediately went viral for all the wrong reasons, with people roasting Rubio online for how cheap and thoughtless the gift was. One article called it “Rubio Humiliated as Cheap Gift to Pope Immediately…” because the Pope’s response was so awkward and clearly unimpressed. Social media was brutal, with people comparing it to other diplomatic gift failures like Obama giving the Queen an iPod or Hillary Clinton’s mistranslated “reset” button to Russia.
Meanwhile, the Pope gave Rubio an olive-wood pen with the pontificate’s coat of arms on it, specifically describing it as “the plant of peace”—a not-so-subtle jab at the Iran war. He literally said “Olive being of course the plant of peace” while handing it over, which was clearly a message about Trump’s warmongering. So the Pope gave a meaningful, symbolic gift with a pointed diplomatic message, and Rubio countered with a miniature crystal football that Leo has absolutely no use for and doesn’t even like. The contrast couldn’t be more embarrassing.
The whole visit was damage control because Trump and Pope Leo have been going at it for months. Leo’s been condemning the Iran war, saying it was triggered by a “delusion of omnipotence,” and Trump’s been attacking him on Truth Social, calling him names and questioning his faith. A senior Vatican official flat-out told Politico, “This visit was born out of a crisis, and is designed to manage its fallout”. When reporters asked Rubio if he was going to “smooth things over with the Pope,” he tried to play it off, saying the trip was “planned well in advance” but then admitted “obviously we had some stuff that happened”. So yeah, the whole thing was a diplomatic band-aid attempt, and Rubio showed up with a tacky, thoughtless gift that made the whole thing even more awkward. Gross is the perfect word for it.
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FDA approves Fruit Flavored Vapes
the FDA just approved fruit-flavored vapes for the first time, green-lighting mango and blueberry e-cigarettes from a Los Angeles company called Glas Inc., and yeah, we were absolutely supposed to be moving away from this. The whole thing happened after the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump called FDA Commissioner Marty Makary over the weekend and pressured him to approve the flavored vapes, which Makary had been refusing to do. So Trump makes a phone call, and suddenly the FDA does a complete 180 on their long-standing policy of only approving tobacco or menthol flavors. Totally normal, nothing corrupt to see here.
And whose pockets got lined? Well, let’s start with the fact that Trump literally promised to “save vaping” during his 2024 campaign after meeting privately with vaping lobbyists. The Vapor Technology Association, which has “deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party,” mobilized 360,000 voters for Trump and donated to pro-Trump GOP Senate candidates. Their executive director, Tony Abboud, met with Trump weeks before the election specifically to get his support for the industry. They didn’t just donate—they worked closely with the Trump campaign on a get-out-the-vote operation in all the battleground states and even attended the RNC Convention. So yeah, they bought access, and now they’re cashing in.
But it gets worse. The Daily Beast reported that lobbyists for Swisher International—a tobacco firm where Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles used to work—were “regular visitors to the White House” in the run-up to this decision. Swisher lobbied the Executive Office of the President in each of the last four quarters, either directly or through a firm where Wiles’ daughter works. So Trump’s own chief of staff has direct connections to the tobacco industry, and her old clients are lobbying the White House while Trump’s pressuring the FDA to approve flavored vapes. This is textbook corruption. Big Tobacco gave $1.5 million to Trump’s 2017 inauguration, with Reynolds American and Altria each dropping $1 million and $500,000 respectively. And now in his second term, Trump’s delivering exactly what they paid for.
Health advocates are furious, and rightfully so. The American Cancer Society said the FDA’s authorization “threatens progress in the fight against cancer” and pointed out that in March 2026, the FDA itself published draft guidance saying that device access restrictions embedded into e-cigarettes “may not be sufficient” to keep kids from using them. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Celine Gounder said there’s evidence showing fruit-flavored vapes “encourage younger people to smoke,” yet the FDA approved them anyway. Teen vaping rates have been declining and are at their lowest in a decade, but instead of keeping that momentum going, Trump’s administration is opening the floodgates to the exact products that hooked kids in the first place. The FDA’s justification? That Glas has “age-gated technology” that will “effectively mitigate the ability of youth to use the product”. Yeah, because age-verification has worked so well in the past. Give me a break.
Way to go everyone! We’re literally reversing public health progress so Trump can pay back his vaping industry donors. Next up, let’s just make it legal to sniff cocaine off toilet seats—oh wait, they probably already thought of that but figured it wouldn’t poll well. This is disgusting, corrupt, and completely predictable. Trump gets lobbied, Trump gets paid, Trump delivers. And American kids are the ones who’ll suffer when fruit-flavored vapes hook a whole new generation on nicotine addiction.
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It’s the weekend, step away – let the circus run by itself for a few days – protect your mental health!
Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Don’t Give up the Ship!
Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!
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