Senate Republican shredded for praising Trump's ethics: 'Is he new to our planet?’

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 30, 2026 · 3m

Ethics as a Cover Story for PowerThe Original StoryA Republican senator, Tim Scott, went on Fox News to praise Donald Trump for “ethics” even as reports swirl that Trump has collected an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term. The backlash came fast, mostly because the claim is so brazen it barely qualifies as spin. It is not a misunderstanding. It is a performance.Who Holds PowerThe relevant power is not in Scott’s sentence; it is in Trump’s office. A president who can reportedly extract billions while still controlling the executive branch is not being judged by an…