THE OUTRAGE REPORT — Weekly Roundup
1. They’re Renaming a Pearl Harbor Hero’s Carrier for the Sitting President
The Navy is quietly stripping Doris Miller’s name off the CVN-81 supercarrier — the first ever named for an enlisted sailor and the first for a Black American — to potentially rename it after Trump. It would be the first carrier in U.S. history named for a sitting president. The consolation offer: a lesser ship and an unconfirmed Medal of Honor recommendation his own family says they weren’t told about before reporters called.
2. “Economic D-Day” for Iran — But Not, Apparently, for Russia
Trump threatened sweeping, unnamed sanctions against any country helping Iran. Analysts immediately pointed to China. Nobody’s pointing to Russia — Iran’s most consequential military partner in this war — because Trump already eased oil sanctions on Russia back in April, undercutting the very pressure campaign he’s now relaunching.
3. Michael Cohen Applied for a Pardon From the Man He Called a “Cheeto-Dusted Cartoon Villain”
Cohen served three years for hush money crimes he says Trump directed. He swore he’d never accept a pardon from him. This week he confirmed he’s submitted one anyway, called Trump “boss” on his own radio show, and framed the reversal as mutual forgiveness. Trump already burned him once.
4. $3,000 to Catch a Wild Horse, $25 to Sell It Into a Slaughter Pipeline
BLM’s Sale Authority program is moving protected mustangs to buyers who flip them to slaughterhouses abroad for up to $750 a head — a markup north of 2,900%. Trump’s own FY2026 budget proposed removing the safeguard against exactly this outcome.
5. “No One Has Died.” Then What Went Overboard?
A sailor went overboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln after 260+ days at sea. The Navy won’t say if it was a suicide attempt. Trump says the families “are not” concerned and the deployment “hasn’t been nearly long enough.”
6. Minnesota Sued Texas to Force a Ministerial Duty Texas Just… Isn’t Doing
An ICE agent faces four felony charges for shooting through a Minneapolis family’s front door. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has refused to sign the extradition order for months — despite a unanimous 1987 Supreme Court ruling that extradition isn’t discretionary. It’s not a judgment call. It’s the law, and he’s ignoring it.