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Richard DeAgazio, a 72-year-old Palm Beach businessman, Trump supporter and actor, raised some eyebrows over the weekend after he essentially live blogged Trump's Mar-A-Lago golf outing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.  Among other misguided posts, DeAgazio thought it would be a really good idea to pose with, and publicly identify, "Rick", the service man responsible for carrying the "nuclear football."

Via Disobedient Media

It took just a few months for Disobedient Media to go from a sleepy news outlet to apparently garnering the attention of multiple power brokers on the global stage.

With Reince Priebus and Mike Flynn seemingly on the chopping block, bookmakers' odds suggest Sean Spicer is still the 'favorite' to hear the infamous words "You're Fired" from President Trump.

However, it is President Trump himself that faces the toughest odds as his favorability tumbles...

So the likelihood of his impeachment is now evens... (but there looks like a decent arbitrage between impeachment and when he will be replaced)

• 'Trump trades' on boost to economic growth come back with a bang (Reuters)
• Trump's national security adviser Flynn trying to survive crisis (Reuters)
• White House Is Sifting Options on Immigration Ban (WSJ)
• North Korean Nuclear Ambitions to Be Defining Issue for Trump (BBG)
• Netanyahu opposes Palestinian state, Israeli minister says ahead of U.S. visit (Reuters)
• Speed Limits on Trump’s Infrastructure Drive: Federal Laws, Rare Species and Nimbys (WSJ)
• Germany’s New Trump-Critic President Sees Stormy U.S. Ties Ahead (BBG)

Here’s a look at scheduled events of interest today in Washington, courtesy of Bloomberg. All times Eastern.

• President Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
• Senate votes on Trump’s Treasury, Veterans Affairs nominees

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