Trump already signals he is ready to re-think support/protection on behalf of Taiwan -- Shades of Ukraine commitments . . .

 "Facing headwinds at home,

Trump signals eagerness to

make deals at China Summit"

today until Friday 5/15 with

President Xi

Joined by a gaggle of CEOs, Trump hopes Xi will open up to them

 Trump parades down runway

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washingtonpost.com/ Wed., 5/13/26

Headline with Photos = FRONT PAGE

Post owner Jeff Bezos, AMAZON owner

April 21st revelation concerning 37 billionaire individuals/couples and corporations who donated $ $ $ privately for WHITE HOUSE TRUMP Ballroom - WashingtonPost exclusive

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washingtonpost.com/ politics/ 2026/04/21/

trump-ballroom-donor-deal.html

37 billionaire individuals/

couples as well as corporate

donors who want their name

on TRUMP BALLROOM credit/honor

as far as signing the check

___________________________

(crypto "industry")

Tyler Winklevoss

Cameron Winklevoss

Coinbase

Ripple

Tether

_____________________

(tobacco)

Altria Group

Reynolds American

_____________________

(Communications)

Comcast

T-Mobile

Hard Rock International

_____________________

(Tech billionaires)

Meta

HP

Micron Technology

Amazon

Apple

Palantir Technologies

Microsoft

Google 

____________________

(Defense "industries")

Booz Allen Hamilton

Lockheed Martin

____________________

(Energy)

Union Pacific

Caterpillar

NextEra Energy

Paolo Tiramani

____________________

(Trump insiders: billionaires)

Lutnick Family

Kelly Loeffler & J. Sprecher (spouse)

Benjamin Leon, Jr.

_____________________

Individual donors

Konstantin Sokolov

J.Pepe and Emilia Fanjul

Stefan E. Brodie

Charles & Marissa Cascarilla

Edward & Shari Glazer

Harold Hamm

Stephen E. Schwarzman

_____________________

Philanthropy

Adelson Family Foundation

Betty Wold Johnson Foundation

Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Fdtn.

_____________________

Tech Giants 8

Crypto 5

Energy & Industrial 4

Philanthropy 3

Trump Insiders 3

Com. / Entertainment 3

Big Tobacco 2

Defense industrial complex 2

Individuals 7

= 37

Will Senate MAJORITY Leader Thune (SD) pass along to Americans $220 million bill to "harden security" after Trump demolished EAST WING, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?

 Republicans are sweating about

the White House ballroom and

re-build of East Wing after

2025 demolishing when Congress

wasn't consulted . . .

axios.com May 13

reporter Hans Nichols

Axios asks: "Do you speak to your neighbors often, twice or more weekly?" -- our answer, "Yes"

 Answer of

Millennials, Gen X, Gen Z

- - - increasingly unlikely to socialize or even speak to your

neighbors living feet away from your front door - - -axios.com/

2026/05/13/americans-neighbors-socializing-less

$10 billion lawsuit (May 20) claiming damages filed by Trump family against Internal Revenue -- likely to be settled with Taxpayers footing the settlement/gain for Trump.org

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nytimes.com/2026/05/12/

analytic article by

Andrew Duehren

&

Alan Feuer

business/trump-suit-irs.html

Trump has shrinking ambitions, having promised in MAGA Rallies to impose 60% Tariffs

 Ana Swanson analysis

4 a.m. Wed. May 13, 2026

a year into Trump's final term in office

he saves most of his caustic criticism for

Europe and Asian allies such as Japan and S. Korea - -

NOW

he's hoping to restore or increase U.S. exports to China's

consumers 

SOYBEANS, 

ETHANOL

Beef

Sorghum

nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/

politics/trump-china-trade-us.html