Chris Brennan
@bychrisbrennan
USA Today columnist writing about people, power and politics. Tell me a story: cbrennan@usatodayco.com.
The first rule of Trump term two — never tell the truth to admit a mistake.
If you see a puff of smoke in the South Philly sky that’s me going up in flames. Please extinguish me with cold beer. Go @Phillies
Uh, did Donald Trump just send me a fundraising email from the depths of Hell?
Translating Politics, my USA Today newsletter, examines Donald Trump’s three-point plan for victory over Iran: * Iran gets to keep ballistic missiles * Iran gets to keep a nuclear program * JD Vance gets to keep the blame www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...
Had a great vacation. Back to work tomorrow. But first, #bigmeatsunday.
Stopped by to see my donkey friends on Bonaire, after a visit to the market for some carrots.
I still got it! Narrator: He does not, in fact, still got it. #kleinbonaire Photos: Fani from Go_Bonaire dot com
Snorkeling 1.000 Steps from shore #bonaire (the steps are exaggerated, the beauty is not.)
Seawater is pumped onto Bonaire’s salt flats. Microorganisms turn it all pink. Evaporation leaves behind the salt, which is shipped away.
Drove a very narrow coastal road today while exploring Bonaire. Met a friendly local.
Trump’s new — and absurd — retribution case against James Comey has all the markers of what caused his previous retribution cases against Comey and other perceived enemies to fail. My @USAToday newsletter: www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...
Hmm, what happened the last time Donald Trump decided he wanted to run an airline? www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
In today's USA Today newsletter, let's break down all the ways that Trump's Door Dash mishmash political stunt went all the way off the rails. www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...
Maybe Donald Trump thought his vow to kill "a whole civilization" in Iran would make him seem dangerously unpredictable. But he is predictable, as six Democrats in Congress showed us in a video months ago, which infuriated Trump. My USA Today newsletter: www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...
Pam Bondi was “tremendous” attorney general — and “a loyal friend” too — so Donald Trump had to fire her.
With so much going on – war in Iran, soaring gas prices, a tanking economy – did you lose track of today's holiday? Well, happy “Liberation Day!” Now pay up. My USA Today newsletter: www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...