Amid health questions, Trump changes his story in weird and unexpected ways

"I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart," the president said. "Does that make sense?" Actually, no.

Friday, January 02, 2026 TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS Amid health questions, Trump changes his story in weird and unexpected ways Amid health questions, Trump changes his story in weird and unexpected ways "I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart," the president said. "Does that make sense?" Actually, no. MORE Trump gives away the game on his motivations for the first vetoes of his second term The president has threatened to impose "harsh measures" on Colorado unless the state frees a felon he likes. We now know what that means in practice. MORE Trump gives away the game on his motivations for the first vetoes of his second term The president has threatened to impose "harsh measures" on Colorado unless the state frees a felon he likes. We now know what that means in practice. MORE Dr. Oz recklessly downplays the importance of getting flu shots The more people get flu shots, the better off they'll be. The CMS chief, a physician by trade, ought to understand this. MORE Dr. Oz recklessly downplays the importance of getting flu shots The more people get flu shots, the better off they'll be. The CMS chief, a physician by trade, ought to understand this. MORE This holiday season, Trump gave himself a gift: A generous, made-up approval rating It sure is weird to see an American president touting polling data that only exists in his imagination. MORE This holiday season, Trump gave himself a gift: A generous, made-up approval rating It sure is weird to see an American president touting polling data that only exists in his imagination. MORE MORE FROM THE MADDOWBLOG Why the Democratic victory in the final special election of 2025 matters WHAT'S ON RACHELS' BLUESKY RADAR? "The Trump administration is closing NASA's largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else. Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings over the next 60 days and some material would be stored in a government warehouse while the rest would be tossed away." (New York Times) Follow Rachel Maddow on Bluesky here. NEW YEAR'S NEWS DUMP Read the House Judiciary Committee's full document here.   Or highlights in the thread above from Kyle Cheney on Bluesky here.   More coverage of Jack Smith's deposition transcript from MS NOW here. A 'BURN ORDER' BONUS Rachel Maddow's live Burn Order event in L.A. If you watched last night, then you've already seen it. And if you subscribe to the "Rachel Maddow presents: Burn Order" podcast, then you already saw it come up in your feed.   But did you know that we also publish the audio of every Rachel Maddow Show to YouTube? That includes last night's special, which you can listen to for free here. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to follow it yourself or send this sign-up link to someone you know would appreciate it. NEWS TIPS? SEND IT TO RACHEL FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK RACHEL MADDOW ON BLUESKY  229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER