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Donald Trump has stopped caring about the midterms

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Donald Trump has stopped caring about the midterms

But the Democrats — and the rest of us — still hope to make them count

Published July 24, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)

This entire presidential administration is off its leash. Let’s recap: So-called border czar Tom Homan recently predicted more bloodshed and violence because of ICE operations — unless we all sit down and shut up. The entire Republican Party is on a delusional rant about communism, and Donald Trump spent Wednesday afternoon in Georgia telling us that he has a fat, rich friend who found cheap Ozempic in London. “He’s great at making deals and eating,” Trump said.

Hmm, that sounds vaguely familiar. I wonder if Trump was staring at his “friend” in the mirror. 

Future historians, should we survive our current existential crisis, will look back and identify Trump as the most corrupt and dangerous president to ever test the elasticity of our democracy. The devil may have gone down to Georgia looking for a soul to steal, but when he wanted more, he sent Trump to make the deal. Hopefully, the resonance of that Charlie Daniels song will outlast the cancerous Trump regime.

On Wednesday, we got to see the old Donnie energy. He spoke for an hour before a friendly crowd who cheered and booed as if eagerly prompted. He had surprise guest speakers —  so surprised they were called upon to speak that they nearly forgot their prepared notes as they got on stage.

This is Donald Trump’s windup going into the fall midterms. I........

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