Welcome back to The Morning Sixpack, where democracy’s hangover meets a very strong cup of coffee. Today we’re stitching together the day’s most combustible political stories—from Trump’s flirtation with execution rhetoric to a cross-border military mishap, a tariff walk-back, a funeral snub, and finally the blockbuster revelation that Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” features a $100 billion profit machine with his name effectively stamped on the front. Buckle in.
1. Trump Embraces Calls to Execute His Political Opponents
A sitting president boosting posts advocating the hanging of lawmakers is no longer a red flag—it’s the whole bullring.
Trump didn’t just criticize six Democratic members of Congress for urging troops to reject illegal orders; he reposted calls for their execution and labeled their speech “sedition”—even though their message was explicitly anti-violence and Constitutionally protected. He doubled down with talk of the death penalty, conveniently ignoring that the sedition statute doesn’t include execution. And while his comments may violate federal law, the Supreme Court’s immunity shield ensures he’ll face no consequences. In other words, the authoritarian mask isn’t slipping—it’s in the laundry.
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2. U.S. Troops Accidentally Land on a Mexican Beach—Right as Trump Threatens Strikes
When American personnel hammer DoD signs into a Mexican beach, “oops” stops being a credible explanation.
U.S. “contractors” landed on Playa Bagdad, planted restrictive military signage, and triggered an armed standoff with Mexican forces. The Pentagon called it a “boundary error,” but the timing couldn’t be worse: Trump is publicly musing about bombing cartels inside Mexico, something President Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected. Mexico ripped down the signs; Washington scrambled to spin it; and the rest of us are left wondering whether this was incompetence, provocation, or rehearsal.
3. Trump Retreats on Brazil Tariffs as Grocery Prices Bite Back
The man who swore tariffs made America stronger dropped them the moment they made Americans poorer.
With inflation climbing and his economic approval sinking, Trump abruptly ended his 40% tariffs on Brazilian beef, coffee, and fruit—tariffs he imposed as “punishment” for Brazil’s prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro. Now that food prices threaten his polling numbers, he’s backpedaling like it’s an Olympic sport. Turns out MAGA bravado melts fast when confronted with supermarket math.
4. The Cheney Family Locks Trump Out of Dick Cheney’s Funeral
When even Dick Cheney’s family decides you bring too much chaos to a funeral, that’s a statement.
Breaking with long tradition, the Cheneys declined to invite Trump or VP J.D. Vance to the former vice president’s funeral. No surprise: Liz Cheney led the Jan. 6 investigation, endorsed Kamala Harris, and openly blames Trump for attacking democracy. The exclusion isn’t petty—it’s punctuation. The old GOP establishment is leaving this world without pretending Trump belongs to its legacy.
5. Trump’s Oval Office Showdown With NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani
A president who called him a communist is now forced to meet him face-to-face—NYC politics just got national again.
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who shocked the NYC political machine, will sit down with Trump after months of mutual hostility. Mamdani says he’ll work with anyone to make the city affordable; Trump calls him a threat to national security. Their clash isn’t just ideological—it’s generational. One wants rent freezes and free buses; the other threatens to arrest him. Their meeting may be polite, but their rivalry is already loud.
6. The Big One: Trump’s Ukraine Deal Includes a $100 Billion Fund He’d Chair
Trump is pushing Ukraine to surrender territory and shrink its army—but the real centerpiece is the $100B investment empire he’d personally oversee.
This is the story that ties the week together. The White House is threatening to abandon Ukraine unless Zelensky signs a Russia-shaped “peace plan” by Thanksgiving, one drafted with a Putin ally. The terms? Ukraine gives up land it still controls, caps its military at 600,000, bans NATO troops, and lives under permanent restrictions. But buried inside is the jewel: a $100 billion reconstruction fund built from frozen Russian assets, run by a U.S.-led entity with Trump as chair, plus a second U.S.–Russia investment vehicle to pursue lucrative joint ventures. The United States would take half the profits, and Trump would supervise the whole thing under the banner of “peace.”
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s a hostile takeover with a presidential signature.
Closing:
If there’s a theme this week, it’s that Trump’s foreign policy, domestic fury, and personal business interests are no longer even pretending to be separate lanes—they’re one blazing highway. Whether it’s calling for opponents’ executions, muscling Mexico, flipping tariffs, or turning Ukraine’s survival into a profit-sharing venture, the through-line is unmistakable: power is personal, and profit is political.
That’s your Morning Sixpack—strong, unfiltered, and likely to keep you wide awake.
