September 1, 2026

Probationary Member.

Trump gets a Gilded Age tutorial on turning war, economic collapse and billions in office into the ultimate bargain-buying spree.

Editorial cartoon showing Donald Trump seated as a probationary member of an American Robber Barons Private Club with Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie and J.P. Morgan, who explain how a war-driven depression could let him use billions made since returning to office to buy companies cheaply, before Morgan jokes not to tell Elon.