CONGRESS/DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key House Democrats who have avoided questions about impeachment in the past say that President Donald Trump could be exposing himself to another potential avenue for impeachment by obstructing congressional investigations. The White House’s all-out refusal to cooperate with the House Democratic investigations have some Democrats questioning whether Trump’s blatant disregard for […]
Category: A- Trump As President
4/30/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to welcome and host the 2018 @NASCAR Cup Series Champion, @JoeyLogano and @Team_Penske to the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/ExCangG6Kc” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 6:21 pm […]
4/30/2019
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For his closest advisers, President Donald Trump is a godsend — literally. Trump’s campaign manager says the president was sent by God to save the country. The White House press secretary thinks God wanted Trump to be president. And the secretary of State believes it’s possible that Trump is on a […]
4/30/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday [4-30-19] that Democrats in Congress can move forward with a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the law by accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments through his businesses. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan denied a motion by Trump to dismiss the lawsuit filed […]
4/30/2019
CUBA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 4:09 pm […]
4/30/2019
CUBA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 4:09 pm […]
4/30/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “CONGRATULATIONS to the 2018 @NASCAR Cup Series Champion, @JoeyLogano! https://t.co/uHGTUVyRIC” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 3:20 pm […]
4/30/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “I am monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely. The United States stands with the People of Venezuela and their Freedom!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 1:23 pm […]
4/30/2019
DHS/GOP/SENATE/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is set to meet with Republican senators on Wednesday [5-1-19] over a proposal to waive rules that only U.S.-flagged ships can move natural gas from American ports to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Northeast. The nearly 100-year-old Jones Act mandates the use of U.S.-flagged vessels to transport merchandise between […]
4/30/2019
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….up like a rocket if we did some lowering of rates, like one point, and some quantitative easing. Yes, we are doing very well at 3.2% GDP, but with our wonderfully low inflation, we could be setting major records &, at the same time, make our National Debt start to look small!” […]
4/30/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is adding great stimulus to its economy while at the same time keeping interest rates low. Our Federal Reserve has incessantly lifted interest rates, even though inflation is very low, and instituted a very big dose of quantitative tightening. We have the potential to go…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, […]
4/30/2019
DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Democratic lawmakers scored another victory Tuesday [4-30-19] in their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected the Justice Department’s argument that the term ‘emolument’ in the Constitution should be read narrowly to apply to payments that […]
4/30/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump and his top aides on Tuesday [4-30-19] swiftly endorsed an attempted government takeover in Venezuela, where opposition leaders backed by a band of rebellious soldiers are trying to oust strongman Nicolás Maduro. The day’s events were extraordinary by many measures; the U.S. even asserted that Maduro had a plane […]
4/30/2019
ISIS/PRISONER/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have 1,800 ISIS Prisoners taken hostage in our final battles to destroy 100% of the Caliphate in Syria. Decisions are now being made as to what to do with these dangerous prisoners….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 11:31 am […]
4/30/2019
EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….European countries are not helping at all, even though this was very much done for their benefit. They are refusing to take back prisoners from their specific countries. Not good!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 11:31 am […]
4/30/2019
JOE BIDEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden is putting his own spin on President Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ campaign slogan…Biden, who has not been shy about his intention to criticize Trump from the outset of his campaign, ripped into the president’s handling of the country while in office…’Make America return to the essence […]
4/30/2019
DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed on Tuesday [4-30-19] to spend $2 trillion on U.S. roads, bridges, power grids, water and broadband infrastructure, while leaving the thorny details of how to pay for it all to another meeting in three weeks. The two sides met at the White House and described […]
4/30/2019
EGYPT/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the White House said on Tuesday [4-30-19], which would bring sanctions against Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement…Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked Trump to make the designation during an April 9 visit to Washington, a senior U.S. official […]
4/29/2019
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has presented the National Teacher of the Year award to a Virginia educator who teaches at a juvenile detention center. DeVos on Monday [4-29-19] honored Rodney Robinson and the state Teacher of the Year winners at a White House ceremony. Robinson teaches at a school inside the […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday [4-30-19] after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. His last day will be May 11, ending a tumultuous relationship with Trump and a tenure that […]
4/29/2019
CENSUS/COURTS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two years ago, at his confirmation hearings, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch said that what happens abroad should not influence American judges in constitutional cases…But last week, during arguments over whether the Trump administration may add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census, Justice Gorsuch did not hesitate to consider what he […]
4/29/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The tide in the Senate is showing signs of turning against Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump’s pick for a seat on the Federal Reserve, with one member of Republican leadership voicing strong concern over his disparaging comments about women…Pressed for her specific objections, Ernst added: ‘Look at his writings … […]
4/29/2019
ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joseph R. Biden Jr. used his first address as a presidential candidate Monday [4-30-19] to sketch out his economic plans, vowing to rebuild the country’s middle class in a state that helped hand President Trump the White House three years ago. Appearing in a Teamsters hall, Mr. Biden scorned corporate greed, […]
4/29/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The championship-winning athletes who visited the White House on Monday [4-29-19] were greeted with the typical trimmings of an Oval Office team visit: jokes, jerseys and heated platters full of Whoppers, among other things. But it was the first time in President Trump’s 27-month tenure that the athletes were exclusively women. The […]
4/29/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats don’t give us the votes to change our weak, ineffective and dangerous Immigration Laws, we must fight hard for these votes in the 2020 Election!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 8:23 pm […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck back at President Donald Trump on Monday [4-29-19] in an escalating war of words over the New York attorney general’s recently launched investigation of the National Rifle Association. In a pair of morning tweets, Trump said the NRA was ‘under siege by Cuomo and the New […]
4/29/2019
BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Coyotes and Drug Cartels are in total control of the Mexico side of the Southern Border. They have labs nearby where they make drugs to sell into the U.S. Mexico, one of the most dangerous country’s in the world, must eradicate this problem now. Also, stop the MARCH to U.S.” –Donald […]
4/29/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A key House committee with the power to impeach President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a Thursday [5-2-19] hearing to question Attorney General William Barr about the Mueller report, even if the attorney general doesn’t show. The standoff took its latest turn Monday [4-29-19] when the Judiciary […]
4/29/2019
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump and Joe Biden spent Monday [4-29-19] trolling each other on Twitter as the Democratic former vice president delivered the first major speech of his nascent presidential campaign. Biden accused the president of being anti-labor after Trump claimed that rank-and-file union members would back his re-election bid, especially in the key […]
4/29/2019
CHUCK SCHUMER/INFRASTRUCTURE/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The last time Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met with Donald Trump it was an unequivocal disaster, culminating in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Now, more than four months later, the Democratic leaders and Trump say they are seeking a reset with a big infrastructure bill. But it’s […]
4/29/2019
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In his first official event as a 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden skipped past the primary on Monday [4-29-19] and went right to the general election. From the atmospherics of his first campaign rally to the substance of his speech, the former vice president delivered a carefully calibrated message: While his […]
4/29/2019
COURTS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is calling on top immigration officials to take steps that toughen and accelerate the process for seeking asylum in the United States. In a memo issued Monday [4-29-19] evening, Trump ordered the development of regulations to bar certain asylum seekers from obtaining work authorization, impose fees on applications, speed […]
4/29/2019
DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats will meet Tuesday [4-30-19] in search of a fix for the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, but they’ll first have to swerve around an escalating battle over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The meeting, which will mark the first time Trump has hosted Democratic leaders since an acrimonious gathering during the […]
4/29/2019
JOBS/JOE BIDEN/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pittsburgh jobless rate hits lowest point since the early 1970s (maybe even better than that) and Sleepy Joe just had his first rally there. Fact is, every economic aspect of our Country is the best it has ever been! https://t.co/kWriC0DIuW” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 6:13 pm […]
4/29/2019
INVESTIGATIONS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three days after addressing the National Rifle Association convention, President Donald Trump told the NRA on Monday [4-29-19] to straighten out in the wake of a leadership crisis and a high-profile investigation into its finances…Turmoil marked the NRA convention in Indianapolis as President Oliver North announced he would not seek a second term and expressed […]
4/29/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “RT @BaylorWBB: Thank you to @realDonaldTrump and the @WhiteHouse staff for a great experience for the Lady Bears! #SicEm https://t.co/SR7no…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 4:34 pm […]
4/29/2019
ANTI-SEMITISM/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times has apologized for the terrible Anti-Semitic Cartoon, but they haven’t apologized to me for this or all of the Fake and Corrupt news they print on a daily basis. They have reached the lowest level of ‘journalism,’ and certainly a low point in @nytimes history!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
4/29/2019
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bob Mueller was a great HERO to the Radical Left Democrats. Now that the Mueller Report is finished, with a finding of NO COLLUSION & NO OBSTRUCTION (based on a review of Report by our highly respected A.G.), the Dems are going around saying, ‘Bob who, sorry, don’t know the man.’” […]
4/29/2019
DEMS/UNION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Dues Sucking firefighters leadership will always support Democrats, even though the membership wants me. Some things never change!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 9:55 am […]
4/29/2019
ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sleepy Joe Biden is having his first rally in the Great State of Pennsylvania. He obviously doesn’t know that Pennsylvania is having one of the best economic years in its history, with lowest unemployment EVER, a now thriving Steel Industry (that was dead) & great future!……..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, […]
4/29/2019
JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Media (Fake News) is pushing Sleepy Joe hard. Funny, I’m only here because of Biden & Obama. They didn’t do the job and now you have Trump, who is getting it done – big time!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 9:42 am […]
4/29/2019
UNION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ll never get the support of Dues Crazy union leadership, those people who rip-off their membership with ridiculously high dues, medical and other expenses while being paid a fortune. But the members love Trump. They look at our record economy, tax & reg cuts, military etc. WIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats signaled on Monday [4-29-19] that they would press ahead with plans to have staff lawyers question Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday [5-2-19], despite his threat to skip the much-anticipated hearing on the work of Robert S. Mueller III if Democrats stick by that format. The […]
4/29/2019
NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….People are fleeing New York State because of high taxes and yes, even oppression of sorts. They didn’t even put up a fight against SALT – could have won. So much litigation. The NRA should leave and fight from the outside of this very difficult to deal with (unfair) State!” –Donald […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS – FAST!” […]
4/29/2019
ANTI-SEMITISM/CALIFORNIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I spoke at length yesterday to Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Chabad of Poway, where I extended my warmest condolences to him and all affected by the shooting in California. What a great guy. He had a least one finger blown off, and all he wanted to do is help others. Very special!” –Donald […]
4/28/2019
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be interviewed by @MariaBartiromo on @FoxNews at 10:00 AM. Talking about the Southern Border and how the Dems MUST act fast to change our pathetic immigration laws. Will be tough, watch!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2019 7:59 am […]
4/27/2019
G20/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @AbeShinzo: 昨日の首脳会談、4人だけの夕食会、そして本日のゴルフと、トランプ大統領と10時間以上を共に過ごすなかで、北朝鮮問題への対応、経済、G20大阪サミット、更には世界情勢に至るまで、様々な課題についてじっくりと話をすることができました。 https://…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:12 pm […]
4/27/2019
MEDIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was exactly where he wanted to be Saturday [4-27-19]night — far away from Washington and the gala of journalists who cover his administration. As the media prepared to gather for an annual glitzy dinner that once brought together the media, the administration and Hollywood, Trump rallied thousands of supporters […]
4/27/2019
DEMS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….for the more traditional, but not very bright, Sleepy Joe Biden. Here we go again Bernie, but this time please show a little more anger and indignation when you get screwed!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 10:10 pm […]
4/27/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democratic National Committee, sometimes referred to as the DNC, is again working its magic in its quest to destroy Crazy Bernie Sanders….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 10:10 pm […]
4/27/2019
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you to brilliant and highly respected attorney Alan Dershowitz for destroying the very dumb legal argument of ‘Judge’ Andrew Napolitano….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 9:57pm […]
4/27/2019
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….Ever since Andrew came to my office to ask that I appoint him to the U.S. Supreme Court, and I said NO, he has been very hostile! Also asked for pardon for his friend. A good ‘pal’ of low ratings Shepard Smith.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 9:57 pm […]
4/27/2019
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Green Bay, Wisconsin! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!! https://t.co/chGLxGsPQh” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 9:07 pm […]
4/27/2019
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful #TrumpRally tonight in Green Bay, Wisconsin with a massive crowd. Thank you for joining me, I love you! #MAGA??https://t.co/JRyhOXH7EE” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 8:58 pm […]
4/27/2019
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just arrived in Green Bay, Wisconsin for a #MAGA Rally. Big crowds – join me at 8:00 P.M. Eastern, live on @FoxNews!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 6:46 pm […]
4/27/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/GOLF/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [4-27-19] said at a rally that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told him Japan is investing $40 billion in new car factories in the United States. Trump attended the Green Bay, Wisconsin rally after playing golf with Abe at Trump’s National Golf Club in northern […]
4/27/2019
CALIFORNIA/POLICE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sincerest THANK YOU to our great Border Patrol Agent who stopped the shooter at the Synagogue in Poway, California. He may have been off duty but his talents for Law Enforcement weren’t!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 5:47 pm […]
4/27/2019
JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great day with Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan. We played a quick round of golf by the beautiful Potomac River while talking Trade and many other subjects. He has now left for Japan and I am on my way to Wisconsin where a very large crowd of friends await! https://t.co/ZvyxJ8sIw2” –Donald […]
4/27/2019
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Leaving now for Green Bay, Wisconsin – BIG CROWD, will be there shortly! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 5:00 pm […]
4/27/2019
ANTI-SEMITISM/POLICE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thoughts and prayers to all of those affected by the shooting at the Synagogue in Poway, California. God bless you all. Suspect apprehended. Law enforcement did outstanding job. Thank you!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 4:41 pm […]
4/27/2019
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must end the Opioid Crisis. Do your part today by participating in prescription drug #TakeBackDay at over 4,000 locations across the Country! https://t.co/xvwO9fcu42 https://t.co/y96Y9MBpaz” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 12:05 pm […]
4/27/2019
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must end the Opioid Crisis. Do your part today by participating in prescription drug #TakeBackDay at over 4,000 locations across the Country! https://t.co/09LeIplOsp https://t.co/5nVH5AT2Fw” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:41 am […]
4/27/2019
DRUGS/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: #TakeBackDay is a reminder to dispose of your unused prescription drugs responsibly! Find your nearest collection center at htt…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:30 am […]
4/27/2019
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Today is National Drug Take Back Day! Find a collection site near you and join the fight against opioid abuse. https://t.co…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:23 am […]
4/27/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft. You will be a great player for years to come, maybe one of the best. Big Talent! San Francisco will embrace you but most importantly, always stay true to yourself. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, […]
4/26/2019
GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, is seeking to resolve a tense dispute between Democrats and the White House as part of the panel’s review of the Trump administration’s security clearance process. In a letter obtained by CNN and dated Friday [4-26-19], Jordan is asking […]
4/26/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration’s diplomatic darts this week flew as fast at friends as they did at foes. First, on Monday [4-22-19], came the end of permissions for important partner nations to buy Iranian oil without fear of American sanctions. Then, on Tuesday [4-23-19], American officials wrestled with allies over a United […]
4/26/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Stephen Moore, President Trump’s preferred choice for the Federal Reserve, has written that women should not serve in the military or serve beer at men’s basketball games — unless they look like his favorite female ESPN commentator and dress in halter tops. He has scraped through a messy divorce, failing […]
4/26/2019
COMMERCE/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reports of the economic expansion’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The United States economy surged unexpectedly in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday [4-26-19], allaying concern that financial-market volatility and a prolonged government shutdown would cause a slump. That is good news for President Trump, who is counting […]
4/26/2019
AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For decades, Denise and Tom Murray rose before 5 a.m. and shuffled through mud and snow to milk cows on the farm that has been in their family since 1939. This month, after years of falling milk prices and mounting debt, the Murrays sold their last milk cow, taking pictures while […]
4/26/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JAMES COMEY//MEDIA/OBAMA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, attacked the Obama administration, former law enforcement officials, the press and his own critics in a fiery speech on Thursday [4-25-19] night that he used to defend his handling of the Russia investigation. Mr. Rosenstein, who appointed the special counsel to […]
4/26/2019
GUNS/HUMAN RIGHTS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “In a speech to National Rifle Association members on Friday [4-26-19] that was part political rally and part pep talk, President Trump called himself a champion of gun rights. Then he proved it, whipping out a pen onstage to sign a letter that would effectively cease America’s involvement in an arms […]
4/26/2019
DHS/ELECTION/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The F.B.I. director warned anew on Friday [4-26-19] about Russia’s continued meddling in American elections, calling it a ‘significant counterintelligence threat.’ The bureau has shifted additional agents and analysts to shore up defenses against foreign interference, according to a senior F.B.I. official. The Trump administration has come to see that Russia’s […]
4/26/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump he would make sure Trump was treated fairly in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe in a plea to keep his job, The Washington Post reported on Friday [4-25-19]. In September, The New York Times first reported Rosenstein discussed wearing a ‘wire’ to secretly […]
4/26/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On Thursday [4-26-19] night, Donald Trump did a 45-minute phone interview with Fox News’ flagship face: Sean Hannity. That, on its own, is, well, odd. The President of the United States spending 45 minutes on the phone with a conservative talk show host isn’t something that happened ever before. And may not […]
4/26/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden is in and the race is on for the Democratic nomination for president. Now the field of 20 candidates must strategize their way forward in the take-no-prisoners era of President Donald Trump. With the leader of the free world unconstrained by niceties, unabashed in name-calling, and […]
4/26/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of Virginia men’s basketball team will not be celebrating its national championship with President Donald Trump at the White House, per a statement from the head coach released Friday [4-26-19]. Head coach Tony Bennett said the team has ‘received inquiries about a visit to the White House’ but will be declining […]
4/26/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is flatly refusing to cooperate in numerous U.S. congressional probes of himself and his administration, taking a defiant stance that could trigger protracted court fights with House of Representatives Democrats. In an unprecedented step, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to try to block one congressional subpoena; some […]
4/26/2019
NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU @NRA! #NRAAM https://t.co/SWkpe1eFhT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 5:57 pm […]
4/26/2019
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘U.S. Economy Grows 3.2% in Q1, Smashing Expectations’ https://t.co/HltPdlkOD0” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 2:13 pm […]
4/26/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Under my Administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone. We will never allow foreign bureaucrats t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 2:03 pm […]
4/26/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘With God as our witness, we swear today that we will defend our rights, we will safeguard our freedoms, we will uphold our…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 2:03 pm […]
4/26/2019
CALIFORNIA/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke to Saudi Arabia and others about increasing oil flow. All are in agreement. The California tax on gasoline is causing big problems on pricing for that state. Speak to your Governor about reducing. Economic numbers, 3.2% GDP for what is often worst quarter, looking good!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, […]
4/26/2019
NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great NRA crowd and enthusiasm in Indiana. Thank you! Leaving now for meetings in the Oval Office.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 12:34 pm […]
4/26/2019
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-25-19] called the FBI probe into his 2016 campaign and subsequent investigations into Russian election meddling ‘an attempted overthrow’ of his administration…Trump insisted that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election had gone ‘hog wild to find something about the […]
4/26/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [4-26-19] called himself ‘a young, vibrant man,’ taking a dig at Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, who eclipse him in age by a few years…The 72-year-old president has said he anticipates taking on one of the two Democratic front-runners in the 2020 general […]
4/26/2019
JOE BIDEN/NEO-NAZIS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [4-26-19] defended his 2017 statement that there were ‘very fine people’ on both sides of the deadly white supremacist protests in Charlottesville, Va., comments that recently came under fire again after former Vice President Joe Biden attacked Trump for them. When asked for clarification on his […]
4/26/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least half a dozen committees of the U.S. Congress are investigating President Donald Trump, who is refusing to cooperate with most of them since the April 18 release of the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, setting up a likely court battle. The clash between […]
4/26/2019
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just out: Real GDP for First Quarter grew 3.2% at an annual rate. This is far above expectations or projections. Importantly, inflation VERY LOW. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 9:25 am […]
4/26/2019
DEMS/ECONOMY/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. economy is defying dire predictions of a slowdown this year with growth strengthening, wages rising, unemployment falling and markets rocking to new highs. It should be an incumbent president’s dream and a nightmare for those trying to replace him. But President Donald Trump is living a split-screen life. Despite […]
4/26/2019
NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Indianapolis to speak at the big NRA Conference. Love being in Indiana. The @NRA is getting stronger & stronger and doing some really great and important work. Having their powerful support has been vital to #MAGA!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 7:47 am […]
4/26/2019
IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Weirdo Tom Steyer, who didn’t have the ‘guts’ or money to run for President, is still trying to remain relevant by putting himself on ads begging for impeachment. He doesn’t mention the fact that mine is perhaps the most successful first 2 year presidency in history & NO C OR O!” –Donald […]
4/26/2019
OIL/OPEC/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday [4-26-19] he called the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and told the cartel to lower oil prices. ‘Gasoline prices are coming down. I called up OPEC, I said you’ve got to bring them down. You’ve got to bring them down,’ Trump told reporters.” –Reuters […]
4/26/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘President Donald J. Trump is the greatest hostage negotiator that I know of in the history of the United States. 20 hostages, many in impossible circumstances, have been released in last two years. No money was paid.’ Cheif Hostage Negotiator, USA!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2019 6:32 am […]
4/26/2019
VACCINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [4-26-19] urged Americans to protect themselves with the measles vaccination as the number of cases of the once-eradicated disease hit the highest levels in the United States since 2000. The growing outbreak in pockets across the country has triggered multiple public health investigations seeking to limit […]
4/26/2019
NORTH KOREA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier, not two Million Dollars, not anything else. This is not the Obama Administration that paid 1.8 Billion Dollars for four hostages, or gave five terroist hostages plus, who soon went back to battle, for traitor Sgt. Bergdahl!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/25/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-25-19] cast a critical eye over the 2020 Democratic presidential field, again questioning Joe Biden’s intelligence and saying Sen. Kamala Harris has a ‘nasty wit,’ while dismissing her candidacy…Trump went on to say that Biden doesn’t have the energy to deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
4/25/2019
DONALD JR/E-MAILS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT//TRUMP PEOPLE: “The president’s communications director didn’t sugarcoat it: The emails, Hope Hicks told Donald Trump, were ‘really bad.’ They concerned an as-yet unpublicized meeting in Trump Tower a year earlier involving Donald Trump Jr., his brother-in-law, Jared Kushner, and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The emails showed how the […]
4/25/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced Thursday [4-25-19] that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Trump in 2020, casting the election as a national emergency and asking Democrats to put the task of defeating Mr. Trump above all their other ambitions. In a three-and-a-half minute video […]