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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Mar. 18, 2026

Greetings! The American Conservative asserts quite forcefully that MAGA is splitting apart over the war with Iran.  Furthermore, writer Andrew Day predicts that “President Trump’s movement might not survive the war”…“Melania” rules: Sorry to break it to haters of the video press release of First Lady Melania Trump that was positioned as a documentary, but “Melania” debuted last week as number one on the Amazon Prime Video movie chart.  Foxnews.com has a particularly fawning recap of the program’s Prime Video performance including some over-the-top praise from viewers… Sounds almost normal: Trump penned a heartfelt Truth Social post earlier this week about the cancer diagnosis of Susie Wiles, his Chief of Staff.  It was one of the most normal posts I’ve ever read from Trump where he expressed human emotions and did not sound like a heartless lunatic. What’s sad about this item is that I consider it noteworthy when the president expresses an appropriate reaction to another person’s distress…Sounds not quite normal: On the other hand, here’s Trump barely intelligible Truth Social rant this morning about the Strait of Hormuz: “I wonder what would happen if we ‘finished off’ what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don’t, be responsible for the so called ‘Strait?’ That would get some of our non-responsive ‘Allies’ in gear, and fast!!! President DJT”…I’m on a flight tomorrow morning so the newsletter may be delayed. Of course, I’m assuming I make it through the long security lines and my flight has WiFi…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard.