{"id":4543,"date":"2025-02-27T06:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2025-02-27T06:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:51:59","slug":"for-the-first-time-in-the-united-states-it-was-an-eye-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=4543","title":{"rendered":"For the first time in the United States, it was an eye-opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4544 aligncenter\" title=\"0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720.jpg\" alt=\"0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0741D2B699F50AC669E07EB519664E6E6FBE8EFC_size120_w1080_h720-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><br \/>\nPresident Donald Trump held his first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in Washington, D.C. , on February 26.<br \/>\nFor the first time in the United States, it was a real eye-opener.<\/p>\n<p>On February 26th Donald Trump held his first cabinet meeting since taking office again, seated at a long table behind a scrum of journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the world&#8217;s richest man musk, can only huddle in a small corner.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, previous U.S. cabinet meetings were typically dull affairs that began with a brief photo opportunity for reporters and a few words from the president, followed by the withdrawal of reporters and a formal meeting of the cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>But Donald Trump&#8217;s first time, how can it be so simple? Donald Trump won&#8217;t be Donald Trump until he&#8217;s on the front page.<\/p>\n<p>I watched a few snippets, and sure enough, the air in the White House was buoyant.<\/p>\n<p>With Donald Trump in the picture, it goes without saying that cabinet ministers are all over the place. I see there&#8217;s another part, the prayer!<\/p>\n<p>You See, before the first meeting of the U.S. cabinet, the entire cabinet prays.<\/p>\n<p>Who is the priest?<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump, the housing secretary. Turner, you&#8217;re up. You lead everyone in prayer, and then we&#8217;ll have a meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Turner Profiles in Courage, thank God, thank Donald Trump&#8230; ! &#8230; Amen!<\/p>\n<p>Interesting.<\/p>\n<p>What if one of the cabinet ministers is a Jew, Hindu or other religious person?<\/p>\n<p>In the Donald Trump cabinet, probably not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4547 aligncenter\" title=\"31AD836A6FD4F4BE93D8AAE77EE0DDBE75A7C377_size749_w890_h600\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/31AD836A6FD4F4BE93D8AAE77EE0DDBE75A7C377_size749_w890_h600.png\" alt=\"31AD836A6FD4F4BE93D8AAE77EE0DDBE75A7C377_size749_w890_h600\" width=\"890\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/31AD836A6FD4F4BE93D8AAE77EE0DDBE75A7C377_size749_w890_h600.png 890w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/31AD836A6FD4F4BE93D8AAE77EE0DDBE75A7C377_size749_w890_h600-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/31AD836A6FD4F4BE93D8AAE77EE0DDBE75A7C377_size749_w890_h600-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>It gets better.<\/p>\n<p>I saw Musk, in his make America great again hat, at Donald Trump&#8217;s request, as the biggest focus of the conference after Trans. Although he is not a full member of the cabinet, Trump handpicked him to attend cabinet meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump was\u201cTrue love\u201d to Elon Musk. \u201cHey, Ellon,\u201d he said to Elon Musk, \u201cLet the cabinet speak first to see if anyone is unhappy with you, and if so, we&#8217;ll kick him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsn&#8217;t anyone satisfied?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The whole house burst into laughter and applause.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, with his high IQ and emotional intelligence, will not miss this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>In the presence of cabinet ministers, and in the presence of numerous journalists, \u201cPresident Donald Trump has put together the best cabinet ever&#8230; I&#8217;m not going to sugarcoat it, this is an amazing group of people and I don&#8217;t think there has ever been such a talented team,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>Fiercely boast, but also must emphasize that they really are not flattering.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump, what attitude?<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump beamed, and soon he was posting Elon Musk&#8217;s words on his social media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4545 aligncenter\" title=\"C83D21CA8A66475014BDC76B97235E53059EBCD8_size667_w891_h595\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C83D21CA8A66475014BDC76B97235E53059EBCD8_size667_w891_h595.png\" alt=\"C83D21CA8A66475014BDC76B97235E53059EBCD8_size667_w891_h595\" width=\"891\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C83D21CA8A66475014BDC76B97235E53059EBCD8_size667_w891_h595.png 891w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C83D21CA8A66475014BDC76B97235E53059EBCD8_size667_w891_h595-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C83D21CA8A66475014BDC76B97235E53059EBCD8_size667_w891_h595-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In response to some cabinet ministers&#8217; dissatisfaction with the\u201cWeekly report,\u201d Musk also explained that asking civil servants to do so is actually\u201cA pulse check\u201d to find out if many people exist on the payroll, what on Earth are you doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we don&#8217;t do this, America will go bankrupt,\u201d he warned<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump cut him off, saying of the zero civil servants who had not yet responded, \u201cThey are bubbling\u201d. \u201cMaybe they have other jobs, maybe they have moved, they are not where they should be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you mean?<\/p>\n<p>Musk, you go ahead and do it, really hard!<\/p>\n<p>What was the highlight of the first cabinet meeting?<\/p>\n<p>There are many bright spots.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is calling for massive layoffs. The director of United States Environmental Protection Agency, for example, will announce that 65% of the workforce will be cut.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump introduced the immigrant gold card. Foreign millionaires are paying $5m for the privilege of an American gold card, which Donald Trump declared would be\u201cOn sale like crazy\u201d within two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump will host Zelenskiy on Friday. A deal to divide up the country&#8217;s resources was signed, but Donald Trump stressed that the country might have forgotten to\u201cJoin NATO\u201d and that the US would not\u201cGive too many security guarantees\u201d. . .<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump talked about tariffs. He announced a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada from April 2.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump talked about Taiwan. &#8216;I never comment on it &#8212; I don&#8217;t comment on anything because I don&#8217;t want to put myself in that position. . . &#8216;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4546 aligncenter\" title=\"D70923D653EDD0ED008F33BC8EE4450FB86362C9_size577_w875_h587\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D70923D653EDD0ED008F33BC8EE4450FB86362C9_size577_w875_h587.png\" alt=\"D70923D653EDD0ED008F33BC8EE4450FB86362C9_size577_w875_h587\" width=\"875\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D70923D653EDD0ED008F33BC8EE4450FB86362C9_size577_w875_h587.png 875w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D70923D653EDD0ED008F33BC8EE4450FB86362C9_size577_w875_h587-300x201.png 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D70923D653EDD0ED008F33BC8EE4450FB86362C9_size577_w875_h587-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and the biggest surprise is the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>In front of all the reporters, Donald Trump said, \u201cLet&#8217;s be honest, the European Union was created to screw up the United States!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump added: \u201cThat&#8217;s what it&#8217;s for, and they&#8217;re doing a good job, but I&#8217;m the President now&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I saw the EU, caught off guard, and immediately retorted that it was\u201cThe world&#8217;s largest free market\u201d and\u201cAmerica&#8217;s blessing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Byrt, a former Swedish prime minister, went so far as to accuse Donald Trump of\u201cSeriously distorting the view of history\u201d because the EU was\u201cActually set up to prevent war on the continent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But whatever the EU&#8217;s defence, this is what Donald Trump thinks, though he makes a point of saying that he himself is from Europe. \u201cI think I came from there a long time ago, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4548 aligncenter\" title=\"D15C3F75A2B9A4B8B4FFABAE5321D4B9ADC72EED_size754_w831_h621\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D15C3F75A2B9A4B8B4FFABAE5321D4B9ADC72EED_size754_w831_h621.png\" alt=\"D15C3F75A2B9A4B8B4FFABAE5321D4B9ADC72EED_size754_w831_h621\" width=\"831\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D15C3F75A2B9A4B8B4FFABAE5321D4B9ADC72EED_size754_w831_h621.png 831w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D15C3F75A2B9A4B8B4FFABAE5321D4B9ADC72EED_size754_w831_h621-300x224.png 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/D15C3F75A2B9A4B8B4FFABAE5321D4B9ADC72EED_size754_w831_h621-768x574.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, what do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s stick to the bare essentials.<\/p>\n<p>First, Donald Trump is Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Will be a very dull U. S. Cabinet meeting, Leng is made out of the whole live comedy. Seems to put even Hollywood directors to shame.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, American ministers, Elites, are also very good at talking.<\/p>\n<p>Every word musk said, for example, seemed to resonate with Trans. So cabinet meetings are held without cabinet members, and they talk more than cabinet ministers.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, I&#8217;ve read that recently there was a proposal by a very important member of Congress to issue a $250 bill with Donald Trump&#8217;s face on it because\u201cThe most valuable bill is for the most valuable president!\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>Trump was so elated that he retweeted it on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Why 250?<\/p>\n<p>Rest assured, the congressman doesn&#8217;t know the Chinese equivalent of this number, or he wouldn&#8217;t have suggested it. I guess, the reason for 250, because the United States will soon usher in the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, to do so, is really for the founding of Sichuan.<\/p>\n<p>Second of all, Donald Trump&#8217;s going for it.<\/p>\n<p>The tariff can be imposed as much as you like. There are plenty of reasons. Not one of you, not one of you, not one of you, not one of you, not one of you.<\/p>\n<p>Downsize, downsize, downsize. So Musk has gone to great lengths, most recently requiring all federal civil servants to report to work every week. But from Trans&#8217;s point of view, you, Elon Musk, are stronger than that.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, Zelenskiy will be here soon. Donald Trump&#8217;s rip-off won&#8217;t work without Bonhams.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is reinventing America. Oh, no, in Donald Trump&#8217;s words, he&#8217;s\u201cSaving America!\u201d!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4549 aligncenter\" title=\"C3F2F105D2EDD685D97EFBA3820BA3337A9F5663_size663_w899_h597\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C3F2F105D2EDD685D97EFBA3820BA3337A9F5663_size663_w899_h597.png\" alt=\"C3F2F105D2EDD685D97EFBA3820BA3337A9F5663_size663_w899_h597\" width=\"899\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C3F2F105D2EDD685D97EFBA3820BA3337A9F5663_size663_w899_h597.png 899w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C3F2F105D2EDD685D97EFBA3820BA3337A9F5663_size663_w899_h597-300x199.png 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/C3F2F105D2EDD685D97EFBA3820BA3337A9F5663_size663_w899_h597-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Third, the best is yet to come.<\/p>\n<p>Say No More!<\/p>\n<p>After all, this was only the first cabinet meeting of Donald Trump&#8217;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>I am only slightly worried that, four years from now, when Donald Trump is no longer president, the world will feel a sense of loss.<\/p>\n<p>DeepSeek, for his part, is already feeling poetic:<\/p>\n<p>The Blonde Comet<\/p>\n<p>Trailing the trail of tweets<\/p>\n<p>Across the night sky<\/p>\n<p>Leave a trail<\/p>\n<p>Hard to wipe<\/p>\n<p>Orange<\/p>\n<p>The red hat is in the wind<\/p>\n<p>In circles<\/p>\n<p>Like A. .<\/p>\n<p>Lost<\/p>\n<p>Angry Birds<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re used to it<\/p>\n<p>Majuscule<\/p>\n<p>Wake Up<\/p>\n<p>Now<\/p>\n<p>All That&#8217;s left<\/p>\n<p>Silent X<\/p>\n<p>In the news<\/p>\n<p>Unconsciously<\/p>\n<p>Lean to the right<\/p>\n<p>Like waiting<\/p>\n<p>Some..<\/p>\n<p>Familiar<\/p>\n<p>Signature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump held his first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in Washington, D.C. , on February 26. 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