We’re sure time will reveal that all of this business was totally above board.

Trump crows about crashing health-care stocks

The 45th president of the United States doesn’t just like to take credit for the market rally; he also apparently enjoys tanking shares of individual companies. Discussing his decision to abruptly end Affordable Care Act subsidies, Trump said at a Cabinet meeting on Monday that the payments were “a subsidy for the insurance companies. What they gave the insurance companies—take a look at their stocks. Take a look at where there stocks were when Obamacare was originally approved.” That followed a Saturday tweet in which Trump excitedly told his followers, “Health Insurance stocks, which have gone through the roof during the ObamaCare years, plunged yesterday after I ended their Dems windfall!”

Trump’s billionaire buddy tosses the Weinstein Company a lifeline

As you’ve probably heard, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been accused by more than three-dozen women of sexual harassment and assault, with more alleged victims coming forward literally every day. Because being associated with a serial abuser—whose abuse was seemingly acknowledged in his employment contract—is typically bad for business, the movie studio Harvey co-founded with his brother is reportedly in the process of working out a deal to sell off part or all of its assets. And its savior is a familiar face, at least in the once hallowed halls of the White House.

Bloomberg reports that Colony Capital, an investment firm run by longtime Trump pal Tom Barrack has offered T.W.C. a “financial lifeline.” “We will help return the company to its rightful iconic position in the independent film and television business,” Barrack said in a statement on Monday. Speaking for the Weinstein Company, which fired Harvey days after the first of two bombshell stories described his habit of allegedly inviting young actresses to his hotel room and requesting a naked massage, board member Tarak Ben Ammar said the company “believe[s] that Colony’s investment and sponsorship will help stabilize the Company’s current operations, as well as provide comfort to our critical distribution, production and talent partners around the world. Colony’s successful experience and track record in media and entertainment will be invaluable to the Company as we move forward.”

Down in D.C., it’s hard to know how Trump will react to the news. On the one hand, he seemed to revel in the scandal, potentially due to Weinstein’s long history of backing Hillary Clinton and other Democrats; “I’ve known Harvey Weinstein for a long time. I’m not at all surprised to see it,” he said. On the other, he has a soft spot for people accused of decades of sexual harassment.

Anthony Scaramucci’s next act includes stints on The View, solving the the student-loan crisis

This sounds like it will end well:

“I’m not pregnant with a kid—I’m pregnant with an idea”