But on Friday, Trump twice undermined Blanche's sworn testimony, first suggesting the fund -- established to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS -- was very much alive, and later conceding that it was dead but that he very much wished it were alive.

I reiterate the ruling of Judge Williams:

* The case was filed in collusion and bad faith for an "improper purpose" in order to manipulate the judicial process rather than to resolve an actual dispute.

* The settlement agreement including liability releases and audit immunities is nullified.

* Trump and the federal government are strictly prohibited from citing or using the voided settlement in any future official, administrative, or judicial proceedings.

* Specific attorneys including Blanche have been referred to professional disciplinary bodies to face potential sanctions.

Trump is appealing the Court's ruling and unless/until he succeeds in that endeavor, the agreement is nullified.

Trump explained away high fuel prices, saying that they "didn’t behave" but that he would find a way to bring them down again. "It's like playing a banjo," he said, without further explanation.

[Feel free to make your own "Dueling Banjos" joke, here... or perhaps a riff on "Sure, Grandpa, sure..."?]

Being from the South and likely having said and heard most of the idioms and various assorted other things, I believe what the confused Dotard Grandpa was trying to say was: "It's like playing a violin." Meaning he would play ________ <---[choose your own noun here, likely the oil companies] and manipulate them to lower prices of gasoline.

With that nugget, Trump is espousing the ideals of socialism wherein the government sets/attempts to control prices of goods and services rather than allowing capitalist free-market supply and demand to decide them.

ever since sharpie-gate there's been an unusual relationship between Donald and the weather. just like all the other things that won't obey his demands and don't capitulate to brute force, nature is Donald's enemy.

and one way or another, it's the last enemy he will ever be able to defeat.