frozen snapshot — 2026-08-12 · see today →

What's on Donald Trump's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the catering truck out of turkey 28% the order thinning the vaccine schedule 19% the primaries that didn't go his way 13% · newthe hormuz deal that keeps slipping 10% everything else 30%

He Confirms It: Air Force One Flew as a Decoy

Trump says the Secret Service moved him out of Turkey by catering truck while aides, press and an empty jet flew the risky route.

With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy

nytimes.com · 2026-08-12

our translation

he wants the thriller without the fear — 'i get a lot of threats' is bravado, and the question he keeps not answering is who exactly he left standing on the decoy plane

He confirmed the swap on cameravery sure · 4 sources

Pediatricians, the AMA and the WHO All Say No

WHO and AMA pushback landedvery sure · 4 sources

Lindell Loses Minnesota and the Streak Cracks

new — Tuesday results came in splitpretty sure · 4 sources

He Says the U.S. Controls Hormuz. Iran Says Otherwise.

MoU deadline nears, demands hardenedpretty sure · 4 sources

wednesday, august 12

Reframe the Minnesota loss as somebody else's(safe bet)

Retell the catering-truck escape with bigger numbers(safe bet)

Watch the Hormuz memorandum deadline as mediators push talks(reported)

Call the 33% approval poll fake before dinner(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Trump comes up short with Lindell in Minnesota gubernatorial primary

news.google.com · 2026-08-12

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