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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 19 MIN

He wasn't supposed to say this out loud

from Hope For America with Heather Delaney Reese

In a chaotic 97-minute cabinet meeting, Trump declared he might run for president of Venezuela, fell asleep during his own Defense Secretary's briefing, spent five minutes telling the story of a Sharpie pen, and then voluntarily brought up the 25th Amendment, admitting that revealing his plans for Iran could get him removed from office. Nobody asked him about it. He put it on the table himself.The Breakdown:Trump holds first full cabinet meeting since launching war on Iran 27 days agoAdmits the 25th Amendment could be invoked on him, unprompted by any reporterFalls asleep during Defense Secretary Hegseth's war briefingDeclares running Venezuela is "a wonderful option" for his post-presidencyDescribes Venezuela as "sort of a joint venture" while confirming U.S. took 100 million barrels of oilSpends five minutes telling the story of replacing White House pens with personalized SharpiesAsks when Venezuela will build a statue of him, comparing himself to Simon BolivarHegseth attacks the press and says the Department of "War" will "continue negotiating with bombs"Trump launches unprompted defense of his cognitive health, claims test "gets really hard in the middle"Reveals he took a cognitive screening test three times in front of doctors he did not knowTreasury announces Trump's signature will appear on all U.S. paper currency starting this summerFirst sitting president in American history to put his name on U.S. moneyRemoves the U.S. Treasurer's signature from bills for the first time since 1861Federal law has prohibited living people on currency since 1866, but Trump is bypassing itHistorical pattern: Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, Franco, Marcos, Assad, and Mao all put themselves on currencyTrump mocks NATO allies, calls UK aircraft carriers "toys," and says America may not stand with allies anymoreWarns European allies to "remember my statements" and "never forget"New Reuters/Ipsos polling shows Trump approval at 36%, with 62% disapproving, a new second-term lowRecord-breaking turnout at the latest No Kings RallyMore on my daily Substack at: https://heatherdelaneyreese.substack.com/

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In a chaotic 97-minute cabinet meeting, Trump declared he might run for president of Venezuela, fell asleep during his own Defense Secretary's briefing, spent five minutes telling the story of a Sharpie pen, and then voluntarily brought up the 25th Amendment, admitting that revealing his plans for Iran could get him removed from office. Nobody asked him about it. He put it on the table himself. The Breakdown: Trump holds first full cabinet meeting since launching war on Iran 27 days ago Admi...

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