SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 5:40 P.M. ET:

EXPECT MORE LIKE THIS – FROM NBC:   Dozens of commuters ran out of a crowded Manhattan subway station Tuesday morning after one straphanger thought someone claimed to have a gun, according to the NYPD.  Straphangers stampeded out of the Central Park North - 110th Street subway station in Harlem at about 9 a.m. in what police are calling mass hysteria.  3 Nabbed With Loaded Guns, Knives, Armor on Way to NYC  Authorities said the commotion spurred from a fight between two people on a 2 train. It's not clear what led straphangers to believe someone had a gun. But police said that it doesn't appear that a gun was ever fired.  Rider Jessica Shockeness said that she heard three loud booms during a delay as her 2 train pulled into the station. She said after she got off she heard another commuter say "I think it was gunshots" and people started running out of the station.   Shockeness said she didn't think the noises she heard were gunshots, but she decided to run too.  "I see people running, I'm gonna run," she said.  It's the terror effect.  People are on edge, more so after an incident like Orlando.  Expect more incidents like this.

BUILDING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER:   With the Supreme Court readying its decision on President Obama's illegal immigrant amnesty programs, a new report shows that nearly 5 million aliens would be eligible for just two of the president's initiatives, or nearly half of the total population of undocumented immigrants.  What's more, the interactive map of those eligible for amnesty finds that the 2016 presidential battleground states would be heavily impacted, since 716,000 live in those nine states.  Overall, some 4,948,000 illegals would be eligible for Obama's deportation deferral programs, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, according to a report from the Center for American Progress, which supports Obama.  I believe in a fair, just immigration system.  But let's face it, part of Obama's plan is to build support for the Democratic Party, particularly his left-wing branch of the party.

THE TROUBLE WITH TRUMP – The trouble with Donald Trump (among other troubles) is that a man who should appear larger than life now appears very small.  Stumbling statements, ridiculous boasting, and lack of knowledge, are defining him.  The latest problem, as we reported below, is a cash shortfall.  And Donald's response?  For the next two days he'll match every dollar contributed with a dollar of his own...up to two million dollars.  Oh, come on.  In presidential politics, that's the equivalent of a mom and pop store.  Things like this are also raising suspicions that Trump isn't worth as much as suggests he is.  He's simply got to establish the size and stature of a presidential candidate.  The next week will be crucial.  The revolt against him continues to build.

June 21, 2016