IRAN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is hurting our Country with its fraudulent and highly inaccurate coverage of Iran. It is scattershot, poorly sourced (made up), and DANGEROUS. At least Iran doesn’t know what to think, which at this point may very well be a good thing!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 8:44 […]
Category: A- Trump As President
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/EDUCATION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s sprawling new tax law is treating middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies, taxing sizable financial aid packages at a rate first established 33 years ago to prevent wealthy parents from funneling money to their children to lower their tax burdens. Higher-education […]
5/17/2019
CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on metal imports, resolving a yearlong standoff that inflamed North Atlantic tensions and complicated efforts to ratify a revised trade deal…As part of the agreement, both Mexico and Canada agreed to lift retaliatory tariffs on American products. Instead of […]
5/17/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Attorney General William P. Barr described the early stages of the Russia investigation as ‘spying’ on the Trump campaign, he prompted questions about whether he had used that word spontaneously — or whether he was deliberately fueling conspiracy theories. That question flared anew on Friday [5-17-19] after Mr. Barr […]
5/17/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/OBAMA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pressed this week to define President Trump’s goals in escalating military and economic pressure on Iran, one of his top foreign policy aides ticked through a familiar list: End the country’s support for terrorism, stop its missile launches and then, most important, keep Iran more than a year away from the […]
5/17/2019
CANADA/CHINA/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump agreed on Friday [5-17-19] to lift tariffs on metal imports from Mexico and Canada, removing a major irritant for two important allies that in exchange agreed to stop punishing American farmers with their own taxes on pork, cheese and milk. At the same time, Mr. Trump postponed a decision […]
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will Jerry Nadler ever look into the fact that Crooked Hillary deleted and acid washed 33,000 emails AFTER getting a most powerful demand notice for them from Congress?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 7:16 am […]
5/17/2019
SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Campaign for President was conclusively spied on. Nothing like this has ever happened in American Politics. A really bad situation. TREASON means long jail sentences, and this was TREASON!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 6:11 am […]
5/17/2019
FBI/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Fox Poll: 58% of people say that the FBI broke the law in investigating Donald J. Trump. @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 6:05 am […]
5/17/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 6:01 am […]
5/17/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “DRAIN THE SWAMP!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 6:00 am […]
5/17/2019
JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘What happened is that Donald Trump won. Down goes Comey.’ @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 5:58 am […]
5/17/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will the Democrats give our Country a badly needed immigration win before the election? Good chance!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 5:53 am […]
5/17/2019
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All people that are illegally coming into the United States now will be removed from our Country at a later date as we build up our removal forces and as the laws are changed. Please do not make yourselves too comfortable, you will be leaving soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 […]
5/17/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Border Patrol is apprehending record numbers of people at the Southern Border. The bad ‘hombres,’ of which there are many, are being detained & will be sent home. Those which we release under the ridiculous Catch & Telease loophole, are being registered and will be removed later!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, […]
5/17/2019
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats now realize that there is a National Emergency at the Border and that, if we work together, it can be immediately fixed. We need Democrat votes and all will be well!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 5:36 am […]
5/16/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/IRAN/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, who chairs the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been briefed by the Trump administration about the escalating tensions with Iran. But Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, the chairman of the equally powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, had not as of Thursday [5-16-19] […]
5/16/2019
BORDER/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic leaders have agreed to fund a portion of the White House’s emergency funding request to address the surge of migrants at the southern border, according to multiple sources. Top Democrats indicated to Republicans late Thursday afternoon that they are willing to include some of the White House’s $4.5 billion proposal […]
5/16/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump knows the new immigration plan he unveiled Thursday [5-16-19] is probably dead on arrival — but that isn’t the point. Instead of trying to push it through Congress, Trump is already treating the plan less like a legislative blueprint and more as a campaign document as he readies for […]
5/16/2019
2016 ELECTION/COURTS/FBI/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge has confirmed for the first time that Felix Sater, a former Donald Trump business associate who drove Trump Tower Moscow negotiations during the 2016 election, helped the U.S. government track down Osama bin Laden. During a hearing on Thursday [5-16-19] in the Eastern District of New York — […]
5/16/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@BilldeBlasio is the worst Mayor in the history of New York City – he won’t last long! https://t.co/NyYntsX573” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 5:11 pm […]
5/16/2019
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘America’s last major overhaul of our legal admissions policy was 54 YEARS ago. Think of that. So a major update, and that’…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 4:29 pm […]
5/16/2019
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Our plan includes a sweeping modernization of our dysfunctional legal immigration process . . . The system will finally be…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 4:29 pm […]
5/16/2019
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are here on this beautiful spring day to unveil our plan to create a fair, modern & LAWFUL system of immigration for the U.S. If adopted, our plan will transform America’s immigration system into the pride of our Nation and the envy of the modern world. https://t.co/YqyTYgTByD” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/16/2019
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Dan Bishop on his big Republican Primary victory in the 9th Congressional District of North Carolina. Dan is strong on Crime, Loves our Military, Vets, 2A, and great Healthcare. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 11:53 am […]
5/16/2019
CHINA/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the halls of the Capitol these days, Republican lawmakers from Southern states aren’t exactly eager to talk about the President’s trade war with China. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky didn’t have anything to say when approached by CNN on Tuesday. Asked if trade with China has been good for his […]
5/16/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s unmatched facility at bleeding sense and meaning from words and concepts until only a heap of husk and stalk remains reared up again this week. Having previously established himself the foe of the First Amendment—calling defenders of free speech on the internet ‘foolish people,’ coercing White House staffers into signing […]
5/16/2019
CALIFORNIA/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal Transportation Department on Thursday [5-16-19] fulfilled its promise to cancel a nearly $1 billion grant that would have helped pay for California’s bullet train, in yet another blow for the ambitious high-speed rail project meant to connect Los Angeles to the Bay Area. In a letter to state officials, […]
5/16/2019
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has sought to put the brakes on a brewing confrontation with Iran in recent days, telling the acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, that he does not want to go to war with Iran, administration officials said, while his senior diplomats began searching for ways to defuse the tensions. Mr. […]
5/16/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ….Different opinions are expressed and I make a decisive and final decision – it is a very simple process. All sides…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 7:34 am […]
5/16/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: The Fake News Washington Post, and even more Fake News New York Times, are writing stories that there is infighting wi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 7:34 am […]
5/16/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Dems are getting another beauty to join their group. Bill de Blasio of NYC, considered the worst mayor in the U.S., will supposedly be making an announcement for president today. He is a JOKE, but if you like high taxes & crime, he’s your man. NYC HATES HIM!” –Donald Trump, […]
5/16/2019
CHILDREN/HUD/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Margarita knows what it’s like to not have a home. She bounced from shelter to shelter in New York City, just her and her two children, for nearly a decade. Although her children were born in the United States, Margarita, 48, is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, and her status has added […]
5/16/2019
CHINA/CRIME/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has filed criminal charges against Huawei for stealing technology. It has all but snuffed out the Chinese tech giant’s sales in the United States, calling the firm an espionage threat. And it has tried to persuade other governments to do similarly. But Washington had not taken a straight shot at […]
5/16/2019
ABORTION/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Richard Land, a prominent evangelical Christian leader, said he could pinpoint the moment that Donald J. Trump secured his election. It was in the third presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, and the question was about abortion. ‘If you go with what Hillary is saying in the ninth month, you can take […]
5/16/2019
CHINA/DEMS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Better relations with China used to be a bipartisan issue in Washington. Beginning with Richard Nixon’s history-making visit to Beijing in 1972, subsequent administrations — both Democrat and Republican — worked to improve relations with Beijing. Democrat Jimmy Carter formally recognized the People’s Republic of China over Taiwan, Republican George H.W. […]
5/15/2019
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Tonight, the White House was lit in blue in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. https://t.co/Tv9nAn5M2G” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 9:48 pm […]
5/15/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Trump: Ahead of the @PGAChampionship this week, @B_Dechambeau and @DJohnsonPGA joined us at @TrumpFerryPoint in support of @Curetivity!…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 8:51 pm […]
5/15/2019
IRAN/IRAQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “In the Trump administration’s recent bellicose talk about Iran, Iraqis hear eerie echoes of the months just before the American invasion of Iraq. Iraqi officials, wary of another war on their land, say they have warned armed groups tied to Iran to refrain from taking any action that could provoke American retaliation…In […]
5/15/2019
JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald J. Trump lost an auction in 1988 for a 58-key piano used in the classic film ‘Casablanca’ to a Japanese trading company representing a collector. While he brushed off being outbid, it was a firsthand reminder of Japan’s growing wealth, and the following year, Mr. Trump went on television to call for […]
5/15/2019
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [5-16-19] will unveil a plan to overhaul parts of the nation’s immigration system that would impose new security measures at the border and significantly increase the educational and skills requirements for people allowed to migrate to the United States. The proposal, senior administration officials said on Wednesday [5-15-19], […]
5/15/2019
ELECTION/FLORIDA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two days after President Trump held a political rally in the hurricane-thrashed Florida Panhandle last week, Samuel Rogatinsky, the owner of three FM radio stations in the region, made an unusual announcement: His stations would be airing snippets of Mr. Trump’s speech for two minutes every hour until Election Day — in […]
5/15/2019
CHINA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump moved on Wednesday [5-15-19] to ban American telecommunications firms from installing foreign-made equipment that could pose a threat to national security, White House officials said, stepping up a battle against China by effectively barring sales by Huawei, the country’s leading networking company. Mr. Trump issued an executive order instructing […]
5/15/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Different opinions are expressed and I make a decisive and final decision – it is a very simple process. All sides, views, and policies are covered. I’m sure that Iran will want to talk soon.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 2:10 pm […]
5/15/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Washington Post, and even more Fake News New York Times, are writing stories that there is infighting with respect to my strong policy in the Middle East. There is no infighting whatsoever….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 2:10 pm […]
5/15/2019
HOLIDAY/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We stand firmly, strongly, and proudly with the incredible men and women of law enforcement. You do not hear it nearly enough, but Americans across this Country love you, support you, and respect you more than you could possibly know! #PeaceOfficersMemorialDay https://t.co/T0qB5zN7WG” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 1:56 pm […]
5/15/2019
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The courage & sacrifice of our heroes is the reason our flag stands tall, our hearts beat with pride, and our Country remains one people, one family, and one NATION UNDER GOD. Today, we thank you, we honor you, & we forever cherish the memory of our Fallen Men and Women in […]
5/15/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Wednesday [5-15-19] that Donald Trump is not a good role model, telling ‘CBS This Morning”’ that ‘we’re expecting more from preschoolers’ than the behavior the president has exhibited in office. Bullock, the two-term governor of a state Trump won by more than 20 percentage points, announced his […]
5/15/2019
IRAN/IRAQ/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The State Department on Wednesday [5-15-19] ordered the evacuation of non-emergency staff from the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, a move that comes as the U.S. government has alluded to risks of an attack by the Islamic Republic or its proxies in the region. The Wednesday order follows a travel advisory posted on […]
5/15/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Joe and remember, the BRAIN is much sharper also! https://t.co/h1fG1GRQ99” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 7:53 am […]
5/15/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “RT @EricTrump: Very proud of @realDonaldTrump – he is going an amazing job! Trump Average Approval Ratings Skyrocket To Highest Point In Y…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019 7:48 am […]
5/15/2019
BUSINESS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump has spent most of his adult life cultivating an image as so outrageously successful that his very name was synonymous with luxury — plastered in gold on airplanes, plush hotels, high-roller casinos and finely manicured public and private golf courses. Recent information from Trump’s tax filings paints a different […]
5/14/2019
DONALD JR/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump, Jr. and the Senate Intelligence Committee have reached a deal for the President’s eldest son to appear before the committee behind closed doors in mid-June, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The agreement for Trump Jr.’s testimony comes after the committee issued a subpoena last month that […]
5/14/2019
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Who isn’t President Donald Trump targeting with a trade war? China is the front line, clearly. But he’s played tough with Mexico, Canada, the European Union and even India. Japan, the world’s third largest economy, has evaded his ire, but Tokyo also hasn’t yet agreed a trade deal with the US. […]
5/14/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/INVESTIGATIONS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal prosecutor John Durham, known for bringing independent rigor to challenging and politically sensitive cases, just got his latest high-profile assignment. Durham will help Attorney General William Barr review the origins of the Russia investigation, a task that could catapult the press-shy career prosecutor into the national spotlight. Durham is […]
5/14/2019
DEMS/DONALD JR/INTELLIGENCE/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump Jr. and the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee reached a deal on Tuesday [5-14-19] for the president’s eldest son to return for a time-limited private interview with senators in the coming weeks, an accord that should cool a heated intraparty standoff. The deal came after an aggressive push by the […]
5/14/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s tariffs were initially seen as a cudgel to force other countries to drop their trade barriers. But they increasingly look like a more permanent tool to shelter American industry, block imports and banish an undesirable trade deficit. More than two years into the Trump administration, the United States […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is ‘very strongly’ considering imposing tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars more in Chinese goods, President Donald Trump said Tuesday [5-14-19], indicating that trade tensions between Washington and Beijing could ramp up further in coming months. For months, Trump has threatened to move forward with a fourth round […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Exporters from China woke up on Tuesday [5-14-19] to the news that U.S. President Donald Trump has pressed forward with what was previously considered the ‘nuclear option’ in the long-running trade war. By publishing a plan to roll out tariffs of up to 25 percent on almost all of the remaining […]
5/14/2019
CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley suggested today that U.S. and Canadian officials could be nearing a deal to lift the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on steel and aluminum imports. Grassley, in a call with reporters, said he’s hopeful U.S. and Canadian officials are working to conclude negotiations ‘based on the fact […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China will be pumping money into their system and probably reducing interest rates, as always, in order to make up for the business they are, and will be, losing. If the Federal Reserve ever did a ‘match,’ it would be game over, we win! In any event, China wants a deal!” […]
5/14/2019
MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our great Senator (and Star) from the State of Arkansas, @TomCottonAR, has just completed a wonderful book, ‘Sacred Duty,’ about Arlington National Cemetary and the men and women who serve with such love and devotion. On sale today, make it big!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 6:39 am […]
5/14/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our great Patriot Farmers will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of what is happening now. Hopefully China will do us the honor of continuing to buy our great farm product, the best, but if not your Country will be making up the difference based on a very high China buy……” –Donald […]
5/14/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….This money will come from the massive Tariffs being paid to the United States for allowing China, and others, to do business with us. The Farmers have been ‘forgotten’ for many years. Their time is now!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 6:29 am […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “….of the tremendous ground we have lost to China on Trade since the ridiculous one sided formation of the WTO. It will all happen, and much faster than people think!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 6:16 am […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the time is right we will make a deal with China. My respect and friendship with President Xi is unlimited but, as I have told him many times before, this must be a great deal for the United States or it just doesn’t make any sense. We have to be allowed […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We can make a deal with China tomorrow, before their companies start leaving so as not to lose USA business, but the last time we were close they wanted to renegotiate the deal. No way! We are in a much better position now than any deal we could have made. Will […]
5/14/2019
JOBS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Billions of Dollars, and moving jobs back to the USA where they belong. Other countries are already negotiating with us because they don’t want this to happen to them. They must be a part of USA action. This should have been done by our leaders many years ago. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China buys MUCH less from us than we buy from them, by almost 500 Billion Dollars, so we are in a fantastic position. Make your product at home in the USA and there is no Tariff. You can also buy from a non-Tariffed country instead of China. Many companies are leaving China…..” […]
5/14/2019
2016 ELECTION/CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….so that they will be more competitive for USA buyers. We are now a much bigger economy than China, and have substantially increased in size since the great 2016 Election. We are the ‘piggy bank’ that everyone wants to raid and take advantage of. NO MORE!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, […]
5/14/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In one year Tariffs have rebuilt our Steel Industry – it is booming! We placed a 25% Tariff on ‘dumped’ steel from China & other countries, and we now have a big and growing industry. We had to save Steel for our defense and auto industries, both of which are coming back […]
5/13/2019
SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The biggest American social networks predate the presidency of Donald J. Trump, some by more than a decade. All were changed by Mr. Trump’s arrival to power, joining many other American institutions in a conspicuous struggle to account for or accommodate political and social upheaval. Each social network has expressed […]
5/13/2019
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration can’t shield consumers from its trade war anymore. Until now, President Trump’s tariffs on a total of $250 billion in Chinese imports have largely hit intermediate and capital goods — items typically bought by businesses, not shoppers. That will change if Mr. Trump follows through with his threat […]
5/13/2019
EU/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “He’s rolled back democratic checks on his power, mused about creating a European ethnostate and erected a razor-wire fence to keep migrants out, angering the rest of the European Union. So why was Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday […]
5/13/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Monday [5-13-19] that he’ll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit late next month amid the latest escalation in trade tensions between the two countries. Trump predicted that his meeting with Xi will likely be ‘very fruitful’ and said he believes China wants […]
5/13/2019
BUDGET/EDUCATION/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [5-13-19] he had followed through on a decision from earlier this year to reverse course and support federal funding for the Special Olympics…The President’s budget is generally taken as a statement of administration priorities and does not reflect actual government appropriations. The initial call for cuts to […]
5/13/2019
FEDERAL FUNDING/NASA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is requesting an additional $1.6 billion ‘down payment’ for next year to help finance its ambitious goal of returning American astronauts to the moon in 2024. But it declined to say where the money would come from. The budget amendment, sent to Capitol Hill Monday [5-13-19] night, is […]
5/13/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “At a meeting of President Trump’s top national security aides last Thursday [5-9-19], Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said. The revisions […]
5/13/2019
DONALD JR/INTELLIGENCE/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “If Donald Trump Jr. doesn’t comply with the Senate Intelligence Committee’s subpoena, the chamber is preparing for the possibility it could vote on enforcing the order on the Senate floor, according to sources in both parties. Republicans said privately on Monday [5-13-19] they were eager to avoid the clash and […]
5/13/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China intensified their trade dispute on Monday [5-13-19], as Beijing said it would increase tariffs on nearly $60 billion worth of American goods and the Trump administration detailed plans to tax nearly every sneaker, computer, dress and handbag that China exports to the United States. The escalation thrust […]
5/13/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “I met Marine Sgt. John Peck, a quadruple amputee who has received a double arm transplant, at Walter Reed in 2017. Today, it was my honor to welcome John (HERO) to the Oval, with his wonderful wife Jessica. He also wrote a book that I highly recommend, ‘Rebuilding Sergeant Peck.’ https://t.co/eiNnHcEU7x” –Donald […]
5/13/2019
JIMMY CARTER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wishing former President Jimmy Carter a speedy recovery from his hip surgery earlier today. He was in such good spirits when we spoke last month – he will be fine!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 5:31 pm […]
5/13/2019
JOBS/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great to welcome Chairman Shin from Lotte Group to the WH. They just invested $3.1 BILLION into Louisiana-biggest investment in U.S. EVER from a South Korean company, & thousands more jobs for Americans. Great partners like ROK know the U.S. economy is running stronger than ever! https://t.co/WaJxDeTuxj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/13/2019
BUDGET/EDUCATION/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I officially updated my budget to include $18 million for our GREAT @SpecialOlympics, whose athletes inspire us and make our Nation so PROUD!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 4:41 pm […]
5/13/2019
ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must protect our Great Lakes, keeping them clean and beautiful for future generations. That’s why I am fighting for $300 million in my updated budget for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 4:38 pm […]
5/13/2019
NASA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under my Administration, we are restoring @NASA to greatness and we are going back to the Moon, then Mars. I am updating my budget to include an additional $1.6 billion so that we can return to Space in a BIG WAY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 4:34 pm […]
5/13/2019
ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Administration will be fighting for $200 million for the Army Corps Everglades restoration work this year. Congress needs to help us complete the world’s largest intergovernmental watershed restoration project ASAP! Good for Florida and good for the environment.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 4:32 pm […]
5/13/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: This afternoon, President Trump welcomed Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary to the Oval Office. https://t.co/OgdONwKRB6” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 3:02 pm […]
5/14/2019
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel. Our beautiful embassy stands as a proud reminder of our strong relationship with Israel and of the importance of keeping a promise and standing for the truth.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 11:27 am […]
5/13/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is no reason for the U.S. Consumer to pay the Tariffs, which take effect on China today. This has been proven recently when only 4 points were paid by the U.S., 21 points by China because China subsidizes product to such a large degree. Also, the Tariffs can be…..” –Donald Trump, […]
5/13/2019
ASIA/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…completely avoided if you buy from a non-Tariffed Country, or you buy the product inside the USA (the best idea). That’s Zero Tariffs. Many Tariffed companies will be leaving China for Vietnam and other such countries in Asia. That’s why China wants to make a deal so badly!…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/13/2019
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “..There will be nobody left in China to do business with. Very bad for China, very good for USA! But China has taken so advantage of the U.S. for so many years, that they are way ahead (Our Presidents did not do the job). Therefore, China should not retaliate-will only get […]
5/14/2019
G20/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan visited with me in the @WhiteHouse two weeks ago, I told him that I would be going to the G20 in Osaka, Japan. I look forward to being with him and other World Leaders!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 10:43 am […]
5/13/2019
CHINA/GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GOP is starting to give up on thwarting President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. Senate Republicans acknowledge that the president’s latest tariff increase on Chinese imports are harming farm state economies, their own constituents and some of Trump’s most reliable voters. But there’s no plan to stop, or even threaten, the […]
5/13/2019
ANTI-SEMITISM/DEMS/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrat Rep. Tlaib is being slammed for her horrible and highly insensitive statement on the Holocaust. She obviously has tremendous hatred of Israel and the Jewish people. Can you imagine what would happen if I ever said what she said, and says?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 9:09 am […]
5/13/2019
DEMS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bernie Sanders, ‘The Economy is doing well, and I’m sure I don’t have to give Trump any credit – I’m sure he’ll take all the credit that he wants.’ Wrong Bernie, the Economy is doing GREAT, and would have CRASHED if my opponent (and yours), Crooked Hillary Clinton, had ever won!” -Donald […]
5/13/2019
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPChairwoman: Asian Americans are winning with @realDonaldTrump: 2.1% unemployment rate – the lowest in history! Asian taxpayers re…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 8:13 am […]
5/13/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Has anyone noticed that all the Boston @RedSox have done is WIN since coming to the White House! Others also have done very well. The White House visit is becoming the opposite of being on the cover of Sports Illustrated! By the way, the Boston players were GREAT guys!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/13/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The unexpectedly good first quarter 3.2% GDP was greatly helped by Tariffs from China. Some people just don’t get it!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 6:02 am […]
5/13/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Also, congratulations to @OANN on the great job you are doing and the big ratings jump (‘thank you President Trump’)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 5:56 am […]