This week Trump’s strange behavior towards  Russia drew renewed concern as he advocated for adding Russia back at  the Group of Seven summit in France, then held up military aid to  Ukraine. A vacated seat unfilled by Trump at the Federal Elections  Commission left the election watchdog group without a quorum ahead of  the 2020 election, while voting irregularities were reported this week  in Mississippi and Georgia.
Fresh signs of Trump’s authoritarian bent went  unchecked, as reporting surfaced a loose network of his allies seeking  to discredit journalists, and Trump offering pardons to aides if they  break the law in fast-tracking his wall ahead of 2020. Concerns of a  pending recession heightened, as Trump’s trade war with China continued  to escalate, and for the first time while Trump has been in office, more  Americans think the economy is getting worse than better.
This week there was public outcry as the regime  continued to take steps to limit immigration, while troubling conditions  at detention centers persisted, and the regime is considering DNA  testing of migrants. As Hurricane Dorian headed towards Florida, for the  second time in two weeks, Trump canceled a scheduled trip to visit  European allies, supposedly to stay back and monitor the storm, but  instead spent Saturday golfing.
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