AI gets a boss. The Smithsonian gets a memory test. And Trump wants some recognition.
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September 20, 2026
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SO THE REQUIREMENT DOESN’T APPLY TO MANAGEMENT.
Trump creates an AI Force for high-I.Q. people. The robot notices an apparent exception at the top.
OKAY, BUT CAN HE FORGET ANY OF IT?
The Smithsonian searches for its next leader. Trump discovers that decades of historical expertise may be a drawback.
REMIND ME WHAT HIS JOB IS AGAIN?
Trump says he can save the Kennedy Center but asks why he should if he gets no recognition. Two agents compare notes.
I’LL PUT YOU DOWN AS ‘NO.’
A reporter asks for enough detail to verify the GENEROUS drug-pricing savings. The White House spokesman answers a different question.
ME.
Trump condemns mail-in voting while his own Florida vote-by-mail ballot sits on the table. There is, naturally, an exception.
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