CHINA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “From North Korea and China to Fox News hosts and conservative commentator Ann Coulter, President Donald Trump did not stick to the script on Friday when he outlined his plans to declare a national emergency for a wall along the southern U.S. border. The president started his nearly hour-long remarks, all done without the help of a teleprompter, with the latest on trade deals with China. Using one of the biggest moments in his presidency to quickly segue into discussing tariffs, the United Kingdom and North Korea. It wasn’t long before he was talking about Fox News host Sean Hannity and other conservative commentators, such as Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh. What was missing from Trump’s remarks were specifics on what exact actions Trump was taking and planning, where the money would come from and what effect pulling these funds would have on the federal agencies.”
–Christal Hayes, “Ann Coulter and Hannity? The off-topic things Trump said in national emergency speech,” USA Today, February 15, 2019 5:12 pm