3/20/2019

JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump complained Wednesday [3-20-19] that he didn’t receive a thank you for approving the funeral the late Sen. John McCain wanted, marking his latest grievance in his recent onslaught against the Arizona Republican…Last year, McCain died of brain cancer, and as part of his services, lay in state in […]

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3/20/2019

ECONOMY/SOCIALISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has enlisted his senior economic advisers to flesh out one of his early 2020 presidential campaign themes: Socialism is coming. In recent months, traditionally staid official White House economic reports and briefings have begun to emphasize the potentially massive costs of an ambitious socialist agenda and warn that America […]

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3/20/2019

COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Bar Association is proposing a major overhaul of the US immigration system, calling the courts that decide whether to deport immigrants ‘irredeemably dysfunctional’…The only way to fix ‘serious systemic issues,’ the report argues, is to create what’s known as an Article I court. Akin to tax or bankruptcy courts, this […]

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3/20/2019

KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Wednesday [3-20-19] morning, the leader of the free world tweeted this: ‘George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely […]

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3/20/2019

IMPEACHMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Support for impeaching President Donald Trump has fallen 7 points since December, a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds, following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calling impeachment ‘so divisive to the country.’ The decline — from 43% in favor in December to 36% now — stems largely from a change in […]

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3/20/2019

JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-20-19] went after the late Sen. John McCain once again, saying that he ‘gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted,’ but ‘didn’t get a thank you.’ Speaking in front of a crowd at a tank plant in Lima, Ohio, the president continued the attacks […]

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3/20/2019

ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve sent a clear signal Wednesday [3-20-19] that it’s unlikely to raise interest rates at all this year, a striking change from December when central bank officials judged that two more hikes might be necessary in 2019. That message is certain to please President Donald Trump, who last year […]

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3/20/2020

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You know, the nice part about running for President this time, as opposed to last time… This time, I’ve done it far greater than I said I was going to do it. So it’s going to be really easy on the debate stage when they hit me with nonsense and I say, […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ISIS Caliphate two years ago in red vs. ISIS Caliphate TODAY. (Was even worse in November 2016 before I took office). https://t.co/MUgfex4rCj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 20, 2019 4:25 pm […]

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3/20/2019

AUTO INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great news from @Ford! They are investing nearly $1 BILLION in Flat Rock, Michigan for auto production on top of a $1 BILLION investment last month in a facility outside of Chicago. Companies are pouring back into the United States – they want to be where the action is!” –Donald Trump, […]

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3/20/2019

MILITARY/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am thrilled to be here in Ohio with the hardworking men and women of the Lima Army Tank Plant! We are here today to celebrate a resounding victory for all of you, for Northwest Ohio, for our GREAT MILITARY, and for our entire Country…https://t.co/ZWbjX0Be9m“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 20, 2019 3:23 […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-20-19] said ISIS will be ‘gone by tonight’ and held up a pair of maps to reporters that he claimed shows the dramatic reduction of the Islamic State’s presence in Syria since his election in 2016. The president unfolded the maps — printed on the same page, […]

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3/20/2019

KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday [3-20-19] defended President Donald Trump’s attacks on her husband George Conway saying he’s ‘a counterpuncher’ and asserting that the president is free to respond when he’s accused of having a mental illness…Conway’s defense of her boss comes as Trump has spent the past two days ripping her […]

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3/20/2019

BRAZIL/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “In the past month alone, Brazil has called for a regime change in Venezuela. Iraq is inching forward in discussions with the Kurds. Mexico has threatened to not ratify the new NAFTA. Turkey threatened to nullify local election results. Thailand has passed a troubling cybersecurity law that alarms human rights activists. Guess what? At a time of growing global tensions, […]

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3/20/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Facebook has apologized to the White House’s social media director for blocking his Facebook page. The apparent reason? His posts too closely resembled that of a bot. Dan Scavino, the director of social media for the White House, on Tuesday [3-19-19] noticed that he was unable to post comments on the page […]

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3/20/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/ELECTORAL COLLEGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In his latest attack on Democrats running against him in 2020, President Donald Trump is now defending the constitutional mechanism he once opposed, the very thing that got him elected in the first place. The Electoral College…In his latest attack on Democrats running against him in 2020, President Donald Trump is […]

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3/20/2019

JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The widow and daughter of John McCain on Wednesday [3-20-19] criticized President Donald Trump and his online supporters for repeated attacks on the former U.S. senator, Republican presidential nominee and Vietnam War hero who was tortured during five and a half years spent as a prisoner of war. Speaking on Wednesday […]

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3/20/2019

KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kellyanne Conway’s spouse is a ‘husband from hell!’ President Donald Trump declared Wednesday, escalating his awkward public fight with the husband of one of his closest advisers. A ‘whack job,’ he added later. Trump’s feud with George Conway played out with ever more heated rhetoric on social media. Conway, an attorney who […]

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3/20/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) at the White House next week. The president will welcome Netanyahu for his third White House visit since Trump took office, the White house said Wednesday. They will discuss Middle East issues in a meeting March 25 and Trump will […]

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3/20/2019

BREXIT/BRITAIN/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has offered the British prime minister advice on Brexit. The president’s son said this week that she should have followed it. Donald Trump Jr. accused ‘the European elites’ of trying to sabotage Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, in an op-ed  in  The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday [3-20-19]. He put […]

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3/20/2019

BUSINESS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two years ago, some of America’s largest corporations were tearing up their business plans to accommodate President Trump, fearful that he could send their shareholders and customers fleeing with a tweet. Now they have a new strategy: Ignore him. This week, General Motors became the latest recipient of a barrage of […]

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3/20/2019

JOHN MCCAIN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is an obsession he cannot seem to shake. Senator John McCain of Arizona has been dead for seven months, but President Trump’s feud with him is very much alive, and in front of a military audience at a tank plant here in Lima, Ohio, on Wednesday [3-20-19], he took it […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [3-20-19] that the last territory in Syria held by the Islamic State would be ‘gone by tonight,’ despite reports of continuing fighting between the extremist group and American-backed local forces in Syria. It was the second time over the last month that Mr. Trump was ready to […]

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3/20/2019

KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & […]

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3/19/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The House Judiciary Committee announced Monday [3-18-19] that it received responses from a ‘large number’ of the 81 individuals and entities who were asked to provide documents as part of the panel’s wide-ranging investigation into obstruction of justice allegations against President Donald Trump — but the committee was mum on details […]

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3/15/2019

NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke w/ @GovRicketts. The people of Nebraska & across the Midwest, especially the Farmers & Ranchers, are feeling the impacts from severe weather. The first responders & emergency response teams have done a great job dealing w/ record flooding, high winds, & road closures.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 15, 2019 […]

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3/15/2019

BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I’d like to thank all of the Great Republican Senators who bravely voted for Strong Border Security and the WALL. This will help stop Crime, Human Trafficking, and Drugs entering our Country. Watch, when you get back to your State, they will LOVE you more than ever before!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March […]

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3/15/2019

DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….should never have been appointed and there should be no Mueller Report. This was an illegal & conflicted investigation in search of a crime. Russian Collusion was nothing more than an excuse by the Democrats for losing an Election that they thought they were going to win…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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3/15/2019

ANDREW MCCABE/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So, if there was knowingly & acknowledged to be ‘zero’ crime when the Special Counsel was appointed, and if the appointment was made based on the Fake Dossier (paid for by Crooked Hillary) and now disgraced Andrew McCabe (he & all stated no crime), then the Special Counsel…….”  –Donald […]

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3/15/2019

OBAMA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘New evidence that the Obama era team of the FBI, DOJ & CIA were working together to Spy on (and take out) President Trump, all the way back in 2015.’ A transcript of Peter Strzok’s testimony is devastating. Hopefully the Mueller Report will be covering this. @OANN @foxandfriends”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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3/15/2019

DEMS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ‘Jexodus’ movement encourages Jewish people to leave the Democrat Party. Total disrespect! Republicans are waiting with open arms. Remember Jerusalem (U.S. Embassy) and the horrible Iran Nuclear Deal! @OANN @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 15, 2019 7:03 am […]

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3/15/2019

NEW ZEALAND/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of New Zealand after the horrible massacre in the Mosques. 49 innocent people have so senselessly died, with so many more seriously injured. The U.S. stands by New Zealand for anything we can do. God bless all!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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3/14/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump mocked newly announced presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Thursday [3-14-19], saying the Texan moves his hands too much and that he might be ‘crazy.’ O’Rourke, a former congressman, announced his bid for president on Thursday with a video filmed in his hometown of El Paso. In it, O’Rourke […]

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3/14/2019

COURTS/ROGER STONE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Roger Stone will go to trial in early November in Washington on charges that he lied about his efforts to secretly contact WikiLeaks in 2016, a federal judge decided Thursday [3-14-19]. The longtime Donald Trump adviser’s trial is now scheduled to start November 5 and is likely to last about two […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “The Senate delivered a high-profile rebuke to President Donald Trump over his signature agenda issue Thursday [3-14-19] when 12 Republicans joined Democrats to overturn the President’s national emergency border declaration. The vote was 59-41, an overwhelming vote against the President’s executive action. Lawmakers don’t have enough votes, however, to override a certain […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration may send a volunteer emergency response team to assist with security and humanitarian efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to four current and former officials briefed on the discussions. With border arrest numbers on the rise, the Trump administration has been ‘casting about’ for ways to devote additional resources […]

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3/14/2019

DEFENSE/EU/MILITARY/NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite many European countries boosting their defense budgets, only seven of the 29 NATO allies are currently reaching the recommended spending target of 2% of gross domestic product, according to NATO’s annual report, which was published Thursday [3-14-19]. President Donald Trump has long criticized NATO countries over their failure to meet the […]

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3/14/2019

DEFENSE/EU/MILITARY/NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite many European countries boosting their defense budgets, only seven of the 29 NATO allies are currently reaching the recommended spending target of 2% of gross domestic product, according to NATO’s annual report, which was published Thursday [3-14-19]. President Donald Trump has long criticized NATO countries over their failure to meet the […]

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3/14/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House of Representatives on Thursday [3-14-19] passed a resolution calling for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to be released to the public once it is completed. The vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, with 420 members voting in favor of the resolution and zero voting against it. Four Republicans […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate delivered a stunning bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump on Thursday [3-14-19] when 12 Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the president’s national emergency declaration. In a 59-41 vote, the Senate approved a House passed-resolution to block Trump from funding his border wall without congressional approval. The GOP revolt will […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “I look forward to VETOING the just passed Democrat inspired Resolution which would OPEN BORDERS while increasing Crime, Drugs, and Trafficking in our Country. I thank all of the Strong Republicans who voted to support Border Security and our desperately needed WALL!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 2:43 pm […]

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3/14/2019

LAWSUIT/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A divided New York appeals panel has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss or stall a lawsuit brought by a former ‘Apprentice’ contestant who claims Trump sexually assaulted her a decade ago. The appellate panel voted 3-2 to deny Trump’s bid to head off the suit from Summer Zervos, who […]

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3/14/2019

BREXIT/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump expressed skepticism Thursday [3-14-19] that the United Kingdom could put the question of whether to leave the European Union to another vote, saying it would be unfair. In a news conference with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, Trump said he was ‘surprised at how badly’ Brexit negotiations have gone […]

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3/14/2019

AIRLINE INDUSTRY/FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump put pressure on Boeing Thursday [3-14-19] to fix the issues with its 737 MAX airliners, adding that he hopes the grounding of the jets is only ‘for a short period of time.’ While speaking to reporters during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, Trump said his […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two weeks ago, Sen. Thom Tillis said President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration violated the separation of powers and created a dangerous precedent, stating in an op-ed that he would vote to reverse it. On Thursday [3-14-19], the North Carolina Republican flipped and sided with Trump on the border vote. While a […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prominent legal scholars agree that our actions to address the National Emergency at the Southern Border and to protect the American people are both CONSTITUTIONAL and EXPRESSLY authorized by Congress….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 9:13 am […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If, at a later date, Congress wants to update the law, I will support those efforts, but today’s issue is BORDER SECURITY and Crime!!! Don’t vote with Pelosi!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 9:13 am […]

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3/14/2019

2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Aleksej Gubarev is a Russian technology entrepreneur who runs companies in Europe and the United States that provide cut-rate internet service. But he is best known for his appearance in 2016 in a dossier that purported to detail Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election — and the Trump campaign’s complicity. […]

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3/14/2019

COURTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York state appeals court rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on his television show ‘The Apprentice,’ or delay it until after he leaves the White House. In a 3-2 decision on Thursday [3-14-19], the Appellate Division in Manhattan said […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “A dozen Republicans joined Senate Democrats on Thursday [3-14-19] to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, arguing that the president had exceeded his powers in trying to build a border wall over Congress’s objections. The 59-to-41 vote on a measure already approved by the House set […]

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3/14/2019

STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, signaled on Thursday [3-14-19] that he would likely block a congressional request to obtain President Trump’s tax returns on privacy grounds, setting up a potential legal battle if Democrats follow through with plans to request those documents. During an occasionally testy hearing before the House […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/CONGRESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “…A quick catch-up: Today, a dozen Republicans in the Senate voted with Democrats to reject President  Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for his border wall. Their rebuke comes just hours after the House — in an overwhelming, bipartisan, 420-0 vote — backed a resolution urging the Justice […]

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3/14/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “After pulling all remaining American diplomats from Venezuela on Thursday [3-14-19], the Trump administration warned the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, that any pressure on Juan Guaidó, the self-declared interim president who has the White House’s support, would be met with an ‘immediate reaction’ from the international community. But it remained unclear what […]

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3/14/2019

COURTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York appeals court on Thursday [3-14-19] rejected President Trump’s argument that the Constitution makes him immune from state lawsuits, clearing the way for a defamation suit from a former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ who has said Mr. Trump groped her. The five-judge panel in Manhattan ruled that Summer […]

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3/14/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The three very weak and untalented late night ‘hosts’ are ‘fighting over table scraps. Carson did a great job, it wasn’t political. I don’t know what they’re going to do in 2024 when he’s no longer President? Will be wacky in the unemployment line.’ Michael Loftus @foxandfriends”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, […]

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3/14/2019

CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Time and again — when President Trump stood by Saudi Arabia after the killing of a Virginia-based journalist, when it looked as if he might intervene in the special counsel’s Russia investigation and when he threatened to declare a national emergency to pay for his border wall — lawmakers on Capitol […]

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3/14/2019

BORDER/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO/WALL: “A big National Emergency vote today by The United States Senate on Border Security & the Wall (which is already under major construction). I am prepared to veto, if necessary. The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, […]

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3/13/2019

BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump invited some Senate Republicans to the White House on Wednesday [3-13-19] afternoon for a two-hour conversation about trade. But the president couldn’t quite get the looming GOP rebuke of his national emergency declaration off his mind…After more than two years of keeping his veto pen capped, Trump is going […]

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3/13/2019

ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The Lisa Page (FBI) transcript also confirms earlier reporting that Page testified Russian Collusion was still unproven when Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed.’ Catherine Herridge, @FoxNews In other words they appointed someone when there was (and is) no crime. Bad!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 5:47 pm […]

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3/13/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “With the Syrian Civil War entering its ninth year this month, the Trump administration is proposing to zero out all new US funding for stabilization efforts in the country. This move comes as the administration is pressing allies to step up their commitment to the ongoing crisis both militarily and financially and […]

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3/13/2019

AIRLINE INDUSTRY/FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Wednesday [3-13-19] that the U.S. is immediately grounding Boeing’s 737 MAX airliners, in a stunning reversal that came after virtually the rest of the world sidelined the jet following two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia…Planes now in the air will be allowed to fly to their […]

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3/13/3019

AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Facing mounting pressure, President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration was ordering Boeing 737 Max jets grounded until more information is gathered about the crash of an Ethiopian aircraft. It was a turnabout from the administration’s earlier position, which deemed the planes safe to fly even as dozens of other nations […]

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3/13/2019

HUMAN RIGHTS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The State Department’s human rights report for 2018 released Wednesday [3-13-19] notes Saudi Arabia’s killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi without mentioning Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who US intelligence services believe ordered the premeditated murder. The annual report catalogs violence, repression and cruelty around the world, under a […]

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3/13/2019

LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he feels ‘badly’ for his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was sentenced to additional prison time on Wednesday [3-13-19] and charged with new crimes in New York…Manafort was ordered Wednesday to serve an additional 43 months on federal conspiracy charges, bringing his total sentence between […]

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3/13/2019

COURTS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate voted Wednesday [3-13-19] to confirm Neomi Rao, a judicial nominee who faced intense opposition over her writings in college, to take now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s vacant seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The vote was 53-46, with all Republicans supporting her nomination and all voting Democrats against […]

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3/13/2019

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Senators are overthinking tomorrow’s vote on National Emergency. It is very simply Border Security/No Crime – Should not be thought of any other way. We have a MAJOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY at our Border and the People of our Country know it very well!”  -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 11:48 am […]

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3/13/2019

BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate appeared poised to pass a proposal to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southern border, despite his threat to veto the measure and heavy lobbying of his fellow Republicans. Republican Senator Mike Lee, who had been shopping a second bill that would keep the emergency […]

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3/13/2019

MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is not amused by the #FakeMelania conspiracy theories circulating on social media. He spun off a new theory on Wednesday [3-13-19] to debunk the idea that there’s a body double of his wife who steps in for her at times. The ‘fake news’ did it, he claimed without evidence. […]

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3/13/2019

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is preparing an early focus on Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, states that were instrumental to his improbable 2016 victory but where his support has softened, two campaign advisers said. The decision to accelerate campaign organizing and eventually get the Republican president to make trips to the three […]

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3/13/2019

IMPEACHMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (puh-LOH’-see) agree, at least for now: He shouldn’t be impeached. Trump tweeted Wednesday [3-13-19] he greatly appreciates Pelosi’s ‘statement against impeachment’ but says ‘everyone must remember the minor fact that I never did anything wrong.’ Trump claims his first years in office […]

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3/13/2019

FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The just revealed FBI Agent Lisa Page transcripts make the Obama Justice Department look exactly like it was, a broken and corrupt machine. Hopefully, justice will finally be served. Much more to come!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 7:21 am […]

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3/13/2019

CALIFORNIA/CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Defying voters, the Governor of California will halt all death penalty executions of 737 stone cold killers. Friends and families of the always forgotten VICTIMS are not thrilled, and neither am I!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 6:39 am […]

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3/13/2019

CELEBS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Jay Leno points out that comedy (on the very boring late night shows) is totally one-sided. It’s tough when there’s only one topic.’ @foxandfriends Actually, the one-sided hatred on these shows is incredible and for me, unwatchable. But remember, WE are number one – President!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 6:15 […]

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