BORDER/MEDIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am in the White House, working hard. News reports concerning the Shutdown and Syria are mostly FAKE. We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human Trafficking & more) but it could be a long stay. On Syria, we were originally…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 22, […]
Category: A- Trump As President
12/21/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal government shutdowns are not new to Washington, but it’s unusual for them to happen when one party controls the White House and Congress. That’s what’s occurred under the Republican Trump administration – and it’s happened three times during his nearly two years in office. No other previous administration since the Budget […]
12/21/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump faces a dangerous erosion of support among rank-and-file Republicans thanks to a series of jarring recent moves that have alienated even some close GOP allies. From his defense of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over the murder of a dissident journalist to his abrupt decision to pull American troops […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “OUR GREAT COUNTRY MUST HAVE BORDER SECURITY! https://t.co/ZGcYygMf3aZ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 9:49 pm […]
12/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has at least twice in the past few weeks vented to his acting attorney general, angered by federal prosecutors who referenced the President’s actions in crimes his former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Trump was frustrated, the sources […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/MICK MULVANEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Incoming White House acting-chief of staff Mick Mulvaney once called President Donald Trump’s views on a border wall and immigration ‘simplistic’ and ‘absurd and almost childish.’ A physical barrier would not stop undocumented immigrants from crossing the Mexican border and ranchers at the border say they don’t need a fence, Mulvaney […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As disagreements over funding for President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall brought the government to the brink of a shutdown Friday [12-21-18], Trump tweeted a rendering he described not as a wall but rather a ‘Steel Slat Barrier.’ The rendering highlights spikes on top of the proposed barrier, which Trump described as […]
12/21/2018
CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With Washington just hours away from a partial government shutdown, lawmakers and President Donald Trump still have not yet reached a deal to stave off a shutdown. An effort to broker an agreement that would prevent a shuttering of key federal agencies appears to be underway, however. Republican Tennessee Republican Sen. […]
12/21/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Friday [12-21-18] rejected a request from the Trump administration to restart an asylum ban that would have prevented migrants who enter the country illegally from applying for asylum. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar placed a temporary hold on the Trump administration’s new rules to cut off […]
12/21/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In an extraordinary public battle between a commander-in-chief and defense secretary, President Donald Trump appeared to push back Friday [12-21-18] on Pentagon chief Jim Mattis over policy toward Russia and China. ‘There has never been a president who has been tougher (but fair) on China or Russia,’ Trump said on […]
12/21/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wishing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a full and speedy recovery!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 7:16 pm […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the many Bills that I am signing in the Oval Office right now. Cancelled my trip on Air Force One to Florida while we wait to see if the Democrats will help us to protect America’s Southern Border! https://t.co/ws6LYhKcKl“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 6:23 pm […]
12/21/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful! https://t.co/sGltXh0cu9“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 5:14 pm […]
12/21/2018
LEGISLATION/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my honor to sign into law H.R. 7213, the ‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018.’ The Act redesignates the @DHSgov Domestic Nuclear Detection Office as the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. Read more: https://t.co/XCkyc8pGZF https://t.co/TTvGxBww5n“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 2:56 pm […]
12/21/2018
LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to sign the #FirstStepAct – a monumental bi-partisan win for the American people! https://t.co/isy6Bt38iK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 2:28 pm […]
12/21/2018
MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The rest of Washington may be turning on Donald Trump, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is standing by his man. After the president decided earlier this week to pull U.S. troops out Syria, he found himself isolated. Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned in protest. Normally friendly congressional Republicans raged. […]
12/21/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/JAMES MATTIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s been a wild ride in Washington, D.C., this week and the turmoil has roiled stocks. The Federal Reserve increased a benchmark interest rate again, upsetting investors who fear that higher borrowing costs will crimp corporate growth. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned after President Trump unexpectedly announced the pullout of […]
12/21/2018
CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Parts of the federal government shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal Friday [12-21-18] night to avert the shuttering of several departments. Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate adjourned after Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said there would […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “An array of federal departments shut down on midnight Friday after a last round of negotiations between the White House and congressional leaders failed to break the impasse over funding President Donald Trump’s border wall. It marks the third time this year that the government shut down, although this latest ‘lapse in […]
12/21/2018
GOVERNMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will stay in Washington amid the government shutdown, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday..The Senate adjourned Saturday [12-22-18] afternoon with no solution to the partial government shutdown and no plans to reconvene until Dec. 27. The White House had twice canceled Trump’s planned departure to his […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Friday [12-21-18] upheld a federal judge’s order blocking the Trump administration’s new asylum restrictions. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberal justices in the 5-4 ruling. The administration’s policy, signed on November 9, would temporarily bar migrants who illegally cross into the US through […]
12/21/2018
ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ve done more damage to ISIS than all recent presidents….not even close!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 10:31 am […]
12/21/2018
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats now own the shutdown!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 10:07 am […]
12/21/2018
ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “General Anthony Tata, author, ‘Dark Winter.’ I think the President is making the exact right move in Syria. All the geniuses who are protesting the withdrawal of troops from Syria are the same geniuses who cooked the books on ISIS intelligence and gave rise to ISIS.’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, […]
12/21/2018
CRIME/JARED KUSHNER/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With a government shutdown just hours away, President Donald Trump on Friday signed rare bipartisan legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justice system. Trump called the bill ‘an incredible success for our country’ and ‘beyond bipartisan’ during an Oval Office signing ceremony. Lawmakers and advocates also hailed it as a hugely […]
12/21/2018
CHINA/NATO/RUSSIA/SERBIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Serbia’s president said Friday [12-21-18] he doesn’t share U.S. President Donald Trump’s optimism that an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo is ‘within reach,’ two decades after their war. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that a letter sent by Trump expressing that opinion is ‘rational’ and welcome, but also added: ‘We are far […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “With a partial government shutdown looming, President Trump late Friday [12-21-18] called on Senate Democrats to approve funds for border security in a video recording posted to Twitter, in which he paired sweeping references to crime with incendiary footage of people moving in large crowds…The video, in which the president again tried […]
12/21/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s relationship with the Republican Party, always a marriage of convenience, is showing signs of serious strain. The president threatened his bond with virtually every GOP constituency this past week. His move to withdraw troops from Syria led to the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and left […]
12/21/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Whenever President Trump is in a tight spot, things get tricky for Fox News. The cable network’s most popular hosts have largely supported Mr. Trump and his agenda. The network’s highest-rated host, Sean Hannity, took the stage with him at a rally in Missouri last month. Mr. Trump even hired the […]
12/21/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There has never been a president who has been tougher (but fair) on China or Russia – Never, just look at the facts. The Fake News tries so hard to paint the opposite picture.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 9:41 am […]
12/21/2018
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court refused on Friday [12-21-18] to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce its new policy of denying asylum to migrants who illegally cross the Mexican border. The Supreme Court’s two-sentence order revealed a new dynamic at the court, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the four-member […]
12/21/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Connie Schultz stood at her stove this week and stirred a big pot of thick vegetarian chili. On the long brown table set and waiting for lunch was a copy of that day’s New York Times, folded and opened to a page with a column with a headline I couldn’t help but […]
12/21/2018
MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our Country is counting on you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 8:02 am […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so. Others also have tried. We will get it done, one way or the other!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 7:38 am […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 7:31: am […]
12/21/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republican Vote, 217-185.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 7:27 am […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrats, whose votes we need in the Senate, will probably vote against Border Security and the Wall even though they know it is DESPERATELY NEEDED. If the Dems vote no, there will be a shutdown that will last for a very long time. People don’t want Open Borders and Crime!” -Donald […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No matter what happens today in the Senate, Republican House Members should be very proud of themselves. They flew back to Washington from all parts of the World in order to vote for Border Security and the Wall. Not one Democrat voted yes, and we won big. I am very […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “…..on a Border is only effective in conjunction with a Wall. Properly designed and built Walls work, and the Democrats are lying when they say they don’t. In Israel the Wall is 99.9% successful. Will not be any different on our Southern Border! Hundreds of $Billions saved!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrats are trying to belittle the concept of a Wall, calling it old fashioned. The fact is there is nothing else’s that will work, and that has been true for thousands of years. It’s like the wheel, there is nothing better. I know tech better than anyone, & technology…..” -Donald Trump, […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senator Mitch McConnell should fight for the Wall and Border Security as hard as he fought for anything. He will need Democrat votes, but as shown in the House, good things happen. If enough Dems don’t vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown! House Republicans were great yesterday!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/GOP/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Soon to be Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, last week live from the Oval Office, that the Republicans didn’t have the votes for Border Security. Today the House Republicans voted and won, 217-185. Nancy does not have to apologize. All I want is GREAT BORDER SECURITY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Thank you to our GREAT Republican Members of Congress for your VOTE to fund Border Security and the Wall. The final numbers were 217-185 and many have said that the enthusiasm was greater than they have ever seen before. So proud of you all. Now on to the Senate!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned on Thursday [12-20-18] while delivering a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump, expressing differences on issues including the president’s treatment of U.S. allies and the need for a ‘resolute’ approach to Russia…The highly public end to Mattis’ two years as Pentagon leader came a day […]
12/20/2018
AFGHANISTAN/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is considering a major withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the latest in a series of abrupt changes to U.S. military policy the president is either eyeing or has executed over the past 24 hours. Trump is weighing the decision to pull back from the 17-year-old conflict, a senior […]
12/22/2018
MEDIA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brett McGurk, who I do not know, was appointed by President Obama in 2015. Was supposed to leave in February but he just resigned prior to leaving. Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 22, 2018 8:48 pm […]
12/20/2018
ETHICS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The existence of the Donald J. Trump Foundation ended Tuesday [12-18-18] with a whimper, as the much-maligned organization agreed to dissolve itself as part of an important lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. Citing a ‘shocking pattern of illegality’ stretching back more than a decade, Underwood explained […]
12/20/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Democrats on Thursday [12-20-18] accused President Donald Trump of ‘plunging the country into chaos’ amid ongoing negotiations over a government funding bill and the administration’s abrupt reshuffling of military strategy. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., described the administration’s vacillation over the government funding bill and the decision late Thursday of […]
12/20/2018
DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….equipment. General Mattis was a great help to me in getting allies and other countries to pay their share of military obligations. A new Secretary of Defense will be named shortly. I greatly thank Jim for his service!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 5:21 pm […]
12/20/2018
DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 5:21 […]
12/20/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “President Donald Trump reversed his position on a possible government shutdown Thursday [12-20-18] amid rising anger from his conservative base on several fronts. As Trump obsessively monitored criticism from the right casting him as an inept negotiator being rolled by Congressional Democrats, he came to second-guess his earlier decision to sign […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats, it is time to come together and put the SAFETY of the AMERICAN PEOPLE before POLITICS. Border security must become a #1 priority! https://t.co/Wck6UpQGil“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 4:48 pm […]
12/20/2018
MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Thursday ’12-20-18] responded to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s fiery rebuke of the president’s decision to pull troops out of Syria, accusing the South Carolina senator of being against saving the lives of soldiers serving overseas. The war of words between the Trump and the Republican senator happened after […]
12/20/2018
AGRICULTURE/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT https://t.co/KtSS17xvIn” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 3:14 pm […]
12/20/2018
SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump slapped back at one of his biggest supporters-turned-gadfly on Thursday [12-20-18], accusing Sen. Lindsey Graham of opposing fewer military casualties by urging Trump to reconsider pulling U.S. forces out of Syria. Since word got out that Trump had made the sudden decision to begin withdrawing troops from the […]
12/20/2018
ISIS/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “So hard to believe that Lindsey Graham would be against saving soldier lives & billions of $$$. Why are we fighting for our enemy, Syria, by staying & killing ISIS for them, Russia, Iran & other locals? Time to focus on our Country & bring our youth back home where […]
12/20/2018
CRIME/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress just passed the Criminal Justice Reform Bill known as the #FirstStepAct. Congratulations! This is a great bi-partisan achievement for everybody. When both parties work together we can keep our Country safer. A wonderful thing for the U.S.A.!!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December20, 2018 2:16 pm […]
12/20/2018
MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump gets no credit for what he’s done in the Middle East.’ @IngrahamAngle So true, thank you Laura!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 12:17 am […]
12/20/2018
ISIS/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Col. Jim Carafano on @IngrahamAngle ‘Trump has made the Middle East a better place. When Trump came into office, ISIS was running amuck in the Middle East. Over a million refugees poured into Western Europe – none of that is happening today. That’s all due to Trump.’” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/20/2018
GUNS/LAWSUIT/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gun violence prevention group Brady Center is suing the Trump administration over its decision to allow blueprints for 3D guns to be uploaded and shared online. In its statement, the organization said it wants the Department of State to show documents explaining why it cleared the distribution of blueprints to create 3D […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “When I begrudgingly signed the Omnibus Bill, I was promised the Wall and Border Security by leadership. Would be done by end of year (NOW). It didn’t happen! We foolishly fight for Border Security for other countries – but not for our beloved U.S.A. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 […]
12/20/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “James Jeffrey, President Donald Trump‘s special representative for Syria engagement, probably should have seen it coming. In August 2016, the well-respected veteran diplomat signed an open letter denouncing then-presidential candidate Trump as a danger to America. ‘In our experience,’ Jeffrey and dozens of fellow ‘Never Trumpers’ wrote, ‘a president must […]
12/20/2018
JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of Defense James Mattis submitted his resignation on Thursday [12-20-18]. It was an honorable thing to do. But it wasn’t much of a choice. He did exactly what military tradition demands when one can’t ethically or morally support the boss anymore. It’s a wonder, quite frankly, that it took this […]
12/20/2018
MEDIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The content of the tweet @RealDonaldTrump posted on the night of Feb. 5, 2013, was bland: a simple thank you to the actress Sherri Shepherd for flattering comments she’d made about Trump on television. When Trump’s young social media manager saw the tweet, he was perplexed. He typically typed and sent […]
12/20/2018
ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: After historic victories against ISIS, it’s time to bring our great young people home! https://t.co/xoNjFzQFTp“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 7:41 am […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/ICE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “With so much talk about the Wall, people are losing sight of the great job being done on our Southern Border by Border Patrol, ICE and our great Military. Remember the Caravans? Well, they didn’t get through and none are forming or on their way. Border is tight. Fake News silent!” -Donald […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrats, who know Steel Slats (Wall) are necessary for Border Security, are putting politics over Country. What they are just beginning to realize is that I will not sign any of their legislation, including infrastructure, unless it has perfect Border Security. U.S.A. WINS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 7:28 am […]
12/20/2018
ISIS/MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are […]
12/20/2018
MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East, getting NOTHING but spending precious lives and trillions of dollars protecting others who, in almost all cases, do not appreciate what we are doing? Do we want to be there forever? Time for others to finally fight…..” -Donald Trump, […]
12/20/2018
DHS/JARED KUSHNER/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A federal judge is questioning the White House’s role in reviewing government documents related to a freedom-of-information lawsuit for records concerning President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner. The nonprofit watchdog organization Democracy Forward is suing agencies including US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security […]
12/20/2018
ISIS/MIDDLE EAST/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when I very publicly wanted to do it, I agreed to stay longer. Russia, Iran, Syria & others are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing there work. Time to come home […]
12/20/2018
GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thursday [12-20-18] morning started quiet in Washington. Too quiet. Following the Republican-controlled Senate’s passage Wednesday [12-19-18] night of a short-term resolution to fund the government through February 8 — and avoid the political tremors caused by a government shutdown — the Republican-controlled House was expected to follow suit Thursday. Then everyone would […]
12/20/2018
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The US military has been ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan, a US defense official with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN on Thursday [12-20-18]. The official said planning is underway, and it could take months to withdraw the nearly 7,000 troops. The decision was […]
12/20/2018
ISIS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’I’m proud of the President today to hear that he is declaring victory in Syria.’ Senator Rand Paul. ‘I couldn’t agree more with the presidents decision. By definition, this is the opposite of an Obama decision. Senator Mike Lee” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 6:25 am […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RUSH LIMBAUGH ALERTED his audience on Thursday 12/20/18] that President Donald Trump ‘has gotten word to me that he is either getting funding for the border or he’s shutting the whole thing down.’ Limbaugh, like Ann Coulter, Breitbart and several Fox News hosts and guests, were uncharacteristically critical of Trump for wavering […]
12/20/2018
JAMES MATTIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “James Mattis just cut the world’s safety net. The defense secretary’s decision to quit Thursday [12-20-18] was a warning that will ring through history about an impulsive President who spurns advice, disdains America’s friends and proudly repudiates the codes of US leadership that have endured since World War II. Mattis stopped […]
12/20/2018
AFGHANISTAN/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By plainly stating his policy differences in his resignation letter, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has sparked an incipient challenge to President Donald Trump’s foreign and security agenda that sets his departure apart from scores of others that preceded him. Mattis, a retired Marine general who was highly regarded by Republicans […]
12/20/2018
CELEBS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In two hours on Thursday [12-20-18], President Trump publicly unveiled an expansive farm bill, railed against the dangers of illegal immigration, fought with Congress over funding for a border wall and announced the departure of Jim Mattis, his defense secretary, who is resigning over what he regards as the president’s ill-planned […]
12/20/2018
JAMES MATTIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, whose experience and stability were widely seen as a balance to an unpredictable president, resigned Thursday [12-20-18] in protest of President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria and his rejection of international alliances. Mr. Mattis had repeatedly told friends and aides over recent months that […]
12/19/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It’s easy to understand why President Donald Trump is tweeting so frantically, slapping away at the shadows that encircle him ever more closely. The events of Tuesday [12-18-18] alone add even more tension to the President and the country’s ongoing drama. The day started with a flurry of presidential tweets, […]
12/19/2018
AFGHANISTAN/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “President Donald Trump is pulling out of the wrong war at the wrong time. (The right war to bring to an end, as he’s toyed with in the past, is Afghanistan, which after 17 years is probably unwinnable.) But unless cooler, saner heads in the Pentagon, the White House or his political […]
12/19/2018
COURT/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday [12-19-18] ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by barring migrants from qualifying for asylum in the U.S. based on their fears from domestic abuse or gang violence in their home countries, the second judicial rebuke to the administration’s efforts to limit […]
12/19/2018
IRAN/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced Wednesday [12-19-18] that all 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria will start returning home very soon. President Donald Trump, who had long expressed his discomfort with an extended military deployment in Syria, explained his decision in a tweet: ‘We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being […]
12/19/2018
GOP/MIKE PENCE/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GOP senators leveled blistering criticism at Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday [12-19-18] for President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, with multiple Republican senators expressing outrage and frustration. Pence was dispatched to the Hill as the administration began absorbing a torrent of condemnation from hawkish Republicans, who blasted the […]
12/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Vladimir Putin focused on black voter depression and sowing racial divisions in the 2016 election to help propel Donald Trump into the White House, he engaged in what is, unfortunately, a longstanding and time-tested American practice. Two reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee found that a Russian […]
12/19/2018
JOHN KELLY/MICK MULVANEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “Outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly tried and failed to bring a military discipline to the West Wing. Mick Mulvaney doesn’t plan to try. Mulvaney will approach the job far differently than Kelly, according to six sources close to the Trump aide and Republicans close to […]
12/19/2018
ENVIRONMENT/ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From bees to giraffes and wolves to manatees, a new report from an environmental group says Trump administration proposals would weaken the Endangered Species Act. Some of the most at-risk species include giraffes, red wolves, sea turtles, California condors and West Indian manatees…Other animals on the list include rusty patched bumble bees, […]
12/19/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve raised its main borrowing rate on Wednesday [12-19-18] for the fourth time this year, ignoring repeated calls from President Donald Trump to hold off on further interest rate hikes. Though the move is sure to frustrate the president, it comes as the central bank continues to underscore the […]
12/19/2018
PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To hear retiring Speaker Paul Ryan tell it, he presided over one of the most productive Congresses in recent history. Tax cuts. Opioids legislation. A fortified military budget. But as the Wisconsin Republican heads for the exits, the reality is he will be remembered with a far more controversial legacy. Ryan […]
12/19/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee voted Thursday [12-20-18] to send the transcript of its 2017 interview with Roger Stone to special counsel Robert Mueller, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Rep. Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican on the panel, said the committee approved it unanimously by voice […]
12/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump ripped New York Democrats and prosecutors Wednesday [12-19-18] over targeting the Trump Foundation a day after it agreed to shut down amid a lawsuit by the state. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning, the New York native and Republican president criticized the attacks on the embattled […]
12/19/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Democrats still have two weeks until they take control of the House, but a top Democratic investigator is already putting President Donald Trump on notice. Incoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings on Wednesday [12-19-18] sent more than 50 letters to multiple agencies and departments as […]
12/19/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump complained Wednesday [12-19-18] about a ‘double standard of ‘justice’’ being applied to him by New York Democrats after his personal charity was shut down this week thanks to a lawsuit initially brought by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. In a series of tweets, Trump claimed […]
12/19/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @GovMikeHuckabee: It took a British court to reveal it, but more shocking evidence of the REAL ‘Russian collusion’ and it wasn’t about @…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 19, 2018 10:30 pm […]
12/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In any event, it goes on and on & the new AG, who is now being replaced by yet another AG (who openly campaigned on a GET TRUMP agenda), does little else but rant, rave & politic against me. Will never be treated fairly by these people – a total double […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Rattled by accusations he was caving on his promised border wall, President Donald Trump instead bowed to a conservative backlash. After signaling earlier in the week that he was backing off a government shutdown threat, Trump rapidly changed course on Thursday [12-20-18], informing House Republican leaders that he would not sign a […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. judge in San Francisco has extended his decision blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge Jon Tigar ruled Wednesday to keep the ban on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging it. The case could take […]
12/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/RUSSIA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge ruled in favor of BuzzFeed on Wednesday [12-19-18], bringing to a close a defamation lawsuit filed by a Russian technology executive over the website’s publication of a dossier containing unverified reports of connections between Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government. In her ruling, Judge Ursula […]
12/19/2018
ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has defeated the Islamic State in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday [12-19-18], adding that it was the only reason he had kept troops in the country. ‘We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,’ Trump wrote on Twitter. […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as House Republicans approved a package Thursday [12-20-18] with his $5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate. The White House said Trump will not travel to Florida on Friday [12-21-18] […]