The war that President Donald Trump unilaterally started with Iran is sending oil prices through the stratosphere with no end in sight — and Americans are paying record-high gasoline prices just as the summer travel season comes into view. Unsurprisingly, his approval ratings are lower than they’ve ever been, and the giant ballroom that is Trump’s passion project is deeply unpopular.
So what is the leader of the free world up to this week? He’s jetting off to Beijing to be feted in a lavish state visit — including a sumptuous banquet in a golden ballroom that dwarfs the controversial monstrosity he’s building where the White House’s East Wing stood before he, wait for it, unilaterally demolished it.
