By J.C. Bruce
Donald Trump is ballyhooing his latest creation, a website he claims will streamline efforts to navigate the maze of government bureaucracy.
And it works because it is powered by artificial intelligence—or as he now insists we call it, super intelligence. This implies that when we log on to the new America.gov, we will have a flawless, accurate experience.
After all, Elon Musk helped put it together, so how could it be otherwise?
So, I thought I would check it out with a few simple questions. These answers have to be true because they are officially THE TRUTH. I’ve shortened the answers but not changed the context.
Here goes:
Q: Did Joe Biden win the presidential election?
A: Yes, according to official federal records of the 2020 presidential election. The National Archives lists Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the Electoral College winner: 306 votes to 232 for Donald J. Trump.
Q: Did Joe Biden win the presidential election because of fraud?
A: Official records do not show that Joseph R. Biden Jr. became president because of proven, outcome-changing fraud…States certify elections. Isolated fraud cases can exist without changing the national result. I do not decide political disputes; I point to those official sources.
Q. Did Mexico pay for the border wall like Trump promised it would?
A: No official U.S. government record shows Mexico paid for the southern border barrier…I did not find an official U.S. source stating Mexico transferred money to pay for construction. Campaign statements are not the same as appropriations or certified payments.
Q: Trump has hinted he may run for president again. Is that legal?
A: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. The Constitution’s text is public. The 22nd Amendment says: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice…”
Q: Trump keeps on renaming bodies of water. He renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America. Do his actions legally change their names?
A: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For U.S. federal maps, regulations, and Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) records, the current official names in those sources are Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) and Lake America (formerly Lake Ontario). Other countries, Congress, courts, or private maps are not required to follow a presidential order.
Q: Speaking of name changes, Trump now calls the Defense Department the Department of War. Is that official without congressional approval?
A: I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. Executive Order 14347 (September 5, 2025) authorized “Department of War” as a secondary title for the Department of Defense … the secondary title is in use under that order. The legal name in statute remains the Department of Defense unless Congress amends it.
Q: What has the cost of living done in the last two years?
A: The usual federal measure of consumer prices is the Consumer Price Index …That is about a 6.4% rise over those two years.
Q: How about the price at the pump?
A: U.S. pump prices are higher than two years ago … Weekly regular around September 21, 2026 was $4.478, versus $3.214 for September 2024.
Q: There’s a fake Rolling Stone magazine cover with a photo of Donald Trump and an accompanying headline: THE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT EVER. Can you rank the corruption levels of current and former presidents? Do you think Trump is the most corrupt, or could it possibly have been Nixon?
A: I provide government information and do not rank presidents or give political opinions, including who is “most corrupt.” A magazine cover is not an official finding. Corruption, if alleged, is a matter for courts, inspectors general, and Congress—not a ranking I can produce.
Of course, those of us who aren't uptight computer programs can weigh in on this question. What say you?
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To be fair, I don’t know if Trump is the most corrupt president — or even the most corrupt person — in history. I’m sure plenty of others throughout our independence have had their own questionable behavior. Trump is simply the loudest and most blatant about it. He’s loud, obnoxious, and unapologetically obvious in everything he does, which is why he rubs so many people the wrong way. I’m far from a supporter, but if we’re going to evaluate his presidential performance, we should at least do it fairly.
Trump is a businessman who just happens to be our president. Historically, many major businesses engaged in corrupt practices — that’s why federal regulation exists in the first place. Now he’s in a position to influence what the federal government does or doesn’t do, and he’s rolling back the clock on a lot of established protections. Does that make him more corrupt? I don’t think there’s much difference between someone who does it out in the open and someone who does it quietly behind closed doors.
Politics has always been rife with corruption. Laws help keep most of it in check, but there’s always a loophole. With Trump, it’s not a loophole — it’s a hula‑hoop‑hole he spins around his waist for the world to see.
I have been accused of suffering from TRUMP DELUSION SYNDROME. Ifinally figured out what TDS is…If you believe a f…ing thing Donald Trump says then you are suffering from TDS