MIKEY SMITH: 5 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he tells Republicans to defund Elmo or else

Donald Trump flew to Texas today to take a first hand look at the catastrophic flooding that has killed 120 people.

Meanwhile, the White House has been publishing superhero memes featuring AI representations of the President, which is totally normal behaviour.

Trump is essentially trying to pressure Brazil into overturning an election result with tariffs. Yep, all fine. Totally fine.

And people in Florida's Alligator migrant camp are complaining that the conditions there are... well exactly as you'd expect them to be for a few tents on a strip of tarmac in the middle of a swamp.

Here's everything that's happened in Trumpworld in the last day or so that you need to know about. Everything is fine.

1. Supertrump

Is it absurd? Is it insane? No, it's the official White House Twitter account posting an AI picture of Donald Trump as Superman.

This is not normal.

2. Brazil nuts

Late on Wednesday Trump vowed to slap tariffs of 50% on Brazil. Which by itself is nuts, but considering how much he's been banging on about how the BRICS nations (the B stands for Brazil) are ripping the US off, it's hardly surprising.

There is a slightly more troubling undertone to it though.

Trump is a great fan of Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently facing a criminal trial for trying to overturn his election defeat.

Trump said earlier this week that Brazil should drop the case or face tariffs on its imports into the U.S.

“I know the honest ones, and I know the crooked ones,” Trump told reporters at the White House as he defended Bolsonaro.

Trump added that “he loved the people of Brazil.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a legitimately elected leader of a nation whom Trump is effectively trying to overthrow, says he'll only call Trump, when they have a reason to speak.

"I sent a letter congratulating Trump for his victory. I don't have to speak to Trump, there's no reason. I thought I would meet Trump at the G7 meeting, but he had already left when we arrived. Whenever I need to speak to Trump, I have no problem calling him. As I have called (Bill) Clinton, (George W. Bush), (Barack) Obama and (Joe) Biden," Lula said in an interview to TV Globo that aired Thursday night.

"Two presidents do not call each other to tell jokes. He could have called Brazil to speak about the measure he was going to take, but he didn't send any letter. He published it on his website, a total disrespect," the Brazilian leader added.

3. Defund Elmo or else

Trump may have passed his spending bill last week, but he still needs to get another bill through if he wants to de-fund a bunch of the stuff he hates.

And boy oh boy does he hate public broadcasters NPR and PBS.

NPR, for those who don't know, basically invented good podcasts.

And PBS? Well. PBS has been the home of Sesame Street since 1969 (Kind of. Netflix gets the episodes first these days). And it's where people in the US of A can watch Downton Abbey and Doctor Who.

Anyway, Trump hates both of them because they report the news factually, so he's gone out of his way to threaten every Republican to vote for it or else he'll cut them loose come the midterms.

He wrote on Truth Social: "It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill, and in particular, DEFUND THE COPRORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN and MSDNC put together.

"Anyone that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or endorsement."

* I feel I should note that due to the way Sesame Workshop is structured, PBS doesn't actually pay anything for Sesame Street. But while Trump is not strictly-speaking trying to defund Elmo, he is trying to defund American kids' ability to watch Elmo for free. Thankyou for your indulgence.

4. Smoke and helicopters used at California weed farm raid

A confrontation erupted on Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid on a Southern California farm, with authorities throwing canisters that sprayed what looked like smoke into the air to disperse the crowd.

Vehicles from Border Patrol and US Customs and Border Protection blocked the road in a largely agricultural area of Camarillo lined with fields and greenhouses. There were military-style vehicles and a helicopter flying overhead.

Television images showed dozens of demonstrators gathered on a road between fields where uniformed officers stood in a line across from them. In other images, white and green smoke can be seen as protesters retreat. Other images showed protesters shouting at agents wearing camouflage gear, helmets and gas masks. It wasn’t clear why the authorities threw the canisters or if they released chemicals like tear gas.

Another image from KTLA showed people sat against a wall with their hands bound in front of them; it wasn't clear if they were workers or protesters. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said they were executing a warrant at a marijuana facility.

Glass House Farms said on social media that it was visited Thursday by officials for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and “fully complied with agent search warrants.”

It's legal to grow and sell cannabis in California with proper licensing. State records show the company has multiple active licenses to cultivate cannabis.

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5. Remember Alligator Alcatraz?

Inmates at Alligator Alcatraz are perhaps starting to think the Alligator-filled swamp might be a preferable option.

Worms in the food. Toilets that don't flush, flooding floors with fecal waste. Days without a shower or prescription medicine. Mosquitoes and insects everywhere. Lights on all night. Air conditioners that suddenly shut off in the tropical heat. Detainees forced to use recorded phone lines to speak with their lawyers and loved ones.

Just days after Trump visited the detainee camp in the Florida Everglades, these are just some of the conditions described by people held there.

"These are human beings who have inherent rights, and they have a right to dignity," said immigration attorney Josephine Arroyo. "And they're violating a lot of their rights by putting them there."

Government officials have adamantly disputed the conditions described by detainees, their attorneys and family members, but have provided few details, and have denied access to the media. A televised tour for **Trump** and DeSantis showed rows of chain-link cages, each containing dozens of bunkbeds, under large white tents.

"The reporting on the conditions in the facility is completely false. The facility meets all required standards and is in good working order," said Stephanie Hartman, a spokesperson for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which built the center.

A group of Democratic lawmakers sued the DeSantis administrationfor access. They're getting a site visit tomorrow.