E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-20-18] defended his daughter’s use of a private email account to conduct official business, telling reporters that the controversy was a ‘whole different’ issue than what former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was accused of during her presidential campaign . The president was asked Tuesday about […]
Category: A- Trump As President
11/20/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-20-18] submitted written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller related to the investigation of possible collusion between Trump associates and Russians. The responses from the President signify a major development in the Mueller probe following months of negotiations between the special counsel’s office […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few hundred self-avowed nationalists waving flags at a demonstration. A public official donning the signature red hat with white embroidered letters. An activist going on Fox News to warn of an ‘invasion.’ This isn’t Trump country. It’s Tijuana, Mexico, where more than 6,000 asylum-seekers who have been traveling in a caravan […]
11/20/2018
HOLIDAY/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump, joined by @FLOTUS, has officially pardoned this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkey, Peas—and h…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 20, 2018 3:01 pm […]
11/20/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-20-18] used the annual presidential turkey pardoning to offer a message of unity heading into the holiday season — but first, he couldn’t resist taking a few digs at Democrats who contested heated midterm races. Trump announced that Peas beat out Carrots in an online White House […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/DEFENSE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has approved a memorandum that grants new authority to US troops on the Southwest border to protect Customs and Border Protection personnel from migrants if they engage in violence, according to the Pentagon. Department of Defense spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza confirmed to CNN that the Pentagon had received […]
11/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday [11-20-18] that he will not take strong action against Saudi Arabia or its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The White House has been struggling to square a widespread sense that the crown prince directed […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Late Monday [11-19-18] night a San Francisco federal district court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s moves earlier this month to deny asylum to migrants who cross the border illegally. ‘Whatever the scope of the President’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden,’ […]
11/20/2018
CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is facing pressure from Congress to punish Saudi Arabia for the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who died Oct. 2 inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. So far, the administration has taken two steps: • The State Department has barred 21 Saudi nationals accused of involvement […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump’s move to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, dealing another blow to the administration’s immigration agenda. Judge Jon Tigar’s ruling suspends implementation of a fast-track regulation and presidential proclamation issued Nov. 9 that barred migrants who cross the border between ports of entry from seeking asylum. The order will remain in […]
11/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By letting Saudi Arabia get away with the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the President sent a message of startling clarity about how the United States will conduct its business in the world. Refusing to break with Saudi strongman Mohammed bin Salman over the killing in the Saudi consulate […]
11/20/2018
E-MAILS/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What should we make of the revelation Ivanka Trump primarily used a private email account (hosted on a private email domain, no less) to conduct official U.S. government business in 2017? After a presidential election in which her father routinely lambasted Hillary Clinton for her reckless use of a private email server […]
11/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is back in his comfort zone at the ‘winter White House’: Mar-a-Lago, where women in furs and men in diamond jewelry and monogrammed slippers mingle with Sylvester Stallone and Fabio at New Year’s Eve celebrations and Don King rubs elbows with Cabinet members, could-be ambassadors and the ‘MyPillow’ guy […]
11/20/2018
DEMS/E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Congressional committee will investigate Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and a White House adviser, following reports she repeatedly used a personal email account for government work, a House Democrat said on Tuesday [11-20-18]. A White House review of Ivanka Trump’s email found she used her personal account up […]
11/20/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday [11-20-18]…Giuliani said Trump did not plan to answer any questions from […]
11/20/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump used the power of his office Tuesday [11-20-18] to save a pair of meaty turkeys from the holiday table. But Trump jokingly warned a 39-pound bird named Peas and a 41-pound companion named Carrots that, while they are free to live, they may still […]
11/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said Tuesday [11-20-18], avoiding at least for now a potentially risky sit-down with prosecutors. It’s the first time he has directly cooperated with the […]
11/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump laid out for the special counsel his defense in the investigation into possible ties between his associates and Russia’s election interference, the president’s lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday [11-10-18]. The details of Mr. Trump’s responses were not immediately clear, but his lawyers said that now […]
11/20/2018
INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump defied the nation’s intelligence agencies and a growing body of evidence on Tuesday [11-20-18] to declare his unswerving loyalty to Saudi Arabia, asserting that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s culpability for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi might never be known. In a remarkable statement that appeared calculated to end […]
11/19/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope the discovery and eventual recovery of the Argentine submarine San Juan brings needed closure to the wonderful families of those brave missing sailors. I look forward to hearing more from my friend President @MauricioMacri in Argentina later this month.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 11:19 pm […]
11/19/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Election Day predictions of HUGE voter turnout are as old as Election Day itself. There’s always a slew of stories, tweets and videos about really long lines at some local precinct where no one has ever seen lines like these before. And then, usually, the voter turnout nationally turns out to be […]
11/19/2018
PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s decision to cut off aid to Pakistan, berating the country for not doing ‘a damn thing for us.’ In an interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace that aired on Sunday [11-18-18], Trump pointed to Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan as proof. On Monday [11-19-18], […]
11/19/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China were preparing to hold high-level trade negotiations in Washington until an escalating war of words between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this weekend prompted Chinese negotiators to cancel their plans. Now, Trump and Xi are heading for a showdown over trade at […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s efforts to dramatically cut asylum applications were challenged in two federal court hearings on Monday [11-19-18], and the rulings by each judge will ultimately determine how many members of the migrant caravan will be able to enter the U.S. Hundreds of the Central American caravan members have already […]
11/19/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In his first set of political rallies since Democrats flipped the House, President Donald Trump will travel to Mississippi on Nov. 26 to stump for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat Mike Espy. Trump plans to campaign at rallies in Tupelo and Biloxi for Hyde-Smith. The runoff will take […]
11/19/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is showing old footage of people climbing over our Ocean Area Fence. This is what it really looks like – no climbers anymore under our Administration! https://t.co/CD4ltRePML“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 2:10 pm […]
11/19/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will give special counsel Robert Mueller written responses to a slate of questions as early as Tuesday [11-20-18]. Trump’s lawyers set an informal Thanksgiving deadline for the president to finalize his responses on topics surrounding the Russian hacking of the 2016 election, and he’s almost ready to […]
11/19/2018
PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We no longer pay Pakistan the $Billions because they would take our money and do nothing for us, Bin Laden being a prime example, Afghanistan being another. They were just one of many countries that take from the United States without giving anything in return. That’s ENDING!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, […]
11/19/2018
PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Of course we should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did. I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. President Clinton famously missed his shot. We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. Fools!..” –Donald […]
11/19/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘Boom: Record high business optimism, need for employees Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 10:02 amat 45-year high’ https://t.co/jBFjEwAcfd“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 10:02 am […]
11/19/2018
INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For a president who professes to revere the US military more than any of his predecessors, Donald Trump gets entangled in a lot of scrapes that raise doubts about the sincerity of his admiration. He has feuded with war heroes and the relatives of fallen soldiers, sparked controversy by ducking remembrance observances […]
11/19/2018
CALIFORNIA/FINLAND/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires. While visiting California’s wildfire zones on Saturday, Trump told reporters that Finland spends ‘a lot […]
11/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general on Nov. 7 drew another legal challenge on Monday [11-19-18], this time by three Democratic senators. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie Hirono sued Whitaker and Trump, asking for a court order stating the appointment violated the […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of the Trump administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement, which was criticized for its role overseeing shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors, is leaving his post. The Department of Health and Human Services says Scott Lloyd will move to a new role at the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives. Lloyd says […]
11/19/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump isn’t committing to a previous pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term. It’s part of the widespread speculation about staffing changes that could soon sweep through his administration. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ praised […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pakistan reacted angrily on Monday [11-19-18] to criticism by President Trump that the country had not done enough in return for years of United States military aid and that the government had harbored Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. In an interview with ‘Fox News Sunday’ this weekend, Mr. Trump […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He was the man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. As a member of the Navy SEALs, he became renowned as one of the iconic military officers of the post-9/11 era. And after retiring four years ago, Adm. William H. McRaven took on a huge challenge as […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Monday [11-19-18] ordered the Trump administration to resume accepting asylum claims from migrants no matter where or how they entered the United States, dealing at least a temporary setback to the president’s attempt to clamp down on a huge wave of Central Americans crossing the border. Judge […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is once again claiming he knows best — this time, criticizing the past military and political leadership for the timeline of the Osama bin Laden capture. The issue re-emerged Sunday [11-18-18] in a taped interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace. Pivoting from a question about retired Adm. William McRaven’s […]
11/18/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The audition to become President Donald Trump’s most visible defender in Congress — and lead the fight against any impeachment proceedings — is in full swing. One of Trump’s fiercest allies, Rep. Jim Jordan, on Friday began flirting openly with a bid to serve as the top Republican on the House […]
11/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I will be interviewed by Chris Wallace on @FoxNews at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 7:22 pm […]
11/18/2018
CALIFORNIA/FINLAND/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Finland’s president isn’t sure where President Donald Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country’s routine for managing its substantial forests. Trump told reporters Saturday [11-17-18] while visiting the ruins of the Northern California town where a fire killed at least 76 people that wildfires weren’t a problem […]
11/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Catch and Release is an obsolete term. It is now Catch and Detain. Illegal Immigrants trying to come into the U.S.A., often proudly flying the flag of their nation as they ask for U.S. Asylum, will be detained or turned away. Dems must approve Border Security & Wall NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I will be interviewed by Chris Wallace on @FoxNews at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 1:44 pm […]
11/18/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, just stated that ‘the City is ill-prepared to handle this many migrants, the backlog could last 6 months.’ Likewise, the U.S. is ill-prepared for this invasion, and will not stand for it. They are causing crime and big problems in Mexico. Go home!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/18/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 1:01 pm […]
11/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be interviewed by Chris Wallace on @FoxNews at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 12:30 pm […]
11/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FoxNewsSunday: Chris Wallace during his interview at the White House with President Trump. Check your local listings to watch this Sund…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 9:47 am […]
11/18/2018
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is hinting at major personnel shakeups coming to his administration, saying that his Homeland Security secretary needs to be ‘much tougher’ and leaving open the possibility his chief of staff might not serve out the rest of his term…When asked about the fate of White House chief of […]
11/18/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reps.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) are already going head-to-head over President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, giving a preview of how a new class of lawmakers will grapple over the issue next year. During a panel discussion CBS was to air Sunday [11-18-18] on […]
11/18/2018
CIA/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not want to listen to an audio recording of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi despite facing mounting pressure to punish Saudi Arabia for the killing. Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, and Turkey has given the […]
11/18/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is name-calling Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for saying Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general is unconstitutional. Trump says Schiff shouldn’t complain that Whitaker wasn’t confirmed by the Senate because neither was special counsel Robert Mueller, who’s investigating 2016 election interference and possible ties between Moscow and Trump’s […]
11/18/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump said in an interview aired Sunday [11-18-18] that he most likely would not sit for an interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, asserting that ‘we’ve wasted enough time on this witch hunt and the answer is, probably, we’re finished.’ The president also claimed […]
11/17/2018
CALIFORNIA/FIRST RESPONDERS/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Incredible to be with our GREAT HEROES today in California. We will always be with you! https://t.co/B1MCTF83Zf“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 9:48 pm […]
11/17/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump is traveling to California to meet with those impacted by the devastating wildfires. Learn how t…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 12:03 pm […]
11/17/2018
CALIFORNIA/FIRST RESPONDERS/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to California with @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy, @RepLaMalfa, and @KenCalvert. Look forward to being with our brave Firefighters, First Responders and @FEMA, along with the many brave People of California. We are with you all the way – God Bless you all!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:47 am […]
11/17/2018
MEDIA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I can’t imagine any President having a better or closer relationship with their Vice President then the two of us. Just more FAKE NEWS, the Enemy of the People!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:42 am […]
11/17/2018
MEDIA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times did a phony story, as usual, about my relationship with @VP Mike Pence. They made up sources and refused to ask me, the only one that would know, for a quote….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:42 am […]
11/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida. He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future – a force to reckon with!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:39 am […]
11/17/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I can get Nancy Pelosi as many votes as she wants in order for her to be Speaker of the House. She deserves this victory, she has earned it – but there are those in her party who are trying to take it away. She will win! @TomReedCongress” –Donald […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s post-midterm election news conference at the White House last week took a surprising turn when a reporter asked about locking down his 2020 ticket. ‘Mike, will you be my running mate?’ Mr. Trump asked Vice President Pence, who stood up, raised his hand, and nodded. ‘Will you? Thank you. […]
11/16/2018
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @JerryBrownGov. Look forward to joining you and @GavinNewsom tomorrow in California. We are with you! https://t.co/UuXWAadmov” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 10:14 pm […]
11/16/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [11-16-18] night returned to the issue of the migrant caravan, a topic he placed intense focus on before the midterm elections but since then has remained largely silent about. Before Friday night, Trump had not written about the caravan on Twitter since before the midterm elections. At […]
11/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Isn’t it ironic that large Caravans of people are marching to our border wanting U.S.A. asylum because they are fearful of being in their country – yet they are proudly waving….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:43 pm […]
11/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….their country’s flag. Can this be possible? Yes, because it is all a BIG CON, and the American taxpayer is paying for it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:43 pm […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Brian Kemp on becoming the new Governor of Georgia. Stacey Abrams fought brilliantly and hard – she will have a terrific political future! Brian was unrelenting and will become a great Governor for the truly Wonderful People of Georgia!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:37 pm […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Ron DeSantis on becoming the new Governor of Florida. Against all odds, he fought & fought & fought, the result being a historic victory. He never gave up and never will. He will be a great Governor!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:36 pm […]
11/16/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump awarded seven people the Medal of Freedom on Friday [11-16-18], including the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Amid introducing the awardees of the nation’s highest civilian honor, some online noticed the president seemed to include a joke about Scalia’s virility. Trump welcomed Scalia’s wife, Maureen, and […]
11/16/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pfizer is planning to raise prices on 41 drugs in January, a few months after the company agreed to defer hikes under heavy pressure from President Donald Trump. The manufacturer said Friday it would raise the list price of all but four of the drugs by 5%, effective January 15. Three drugs […]
11/16/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “CNN and Jim Acosta may have won their battle with the White House in court on Friday [11-16-18], but President Donald Trump has found a new weapon in his long war against the media. After a judge ruled that the White House violated the CNN correspondent’s right to due process by stripping […]
11/16/2018
ATF/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is considering a top national police official to be his director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, an appointment that critics say could be a potential reward for his support of a White House-backed sentencing reform bill. Opponents of bipartisan legislation to overhaul federal sentencing […]
11/16/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Drug giant Pfizer announced on Friday [11-15-16] it will increase the list prices of 41 medicines in January, just months after it agreed to temporarily roll back price hikes under pressure from President Donald Trump. Pfizer’s new price increases, which take effect Jan. 15, will apply to 10 percent of its portfolio, […]
11/16/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump expressed regret in an interview to be aired this weekend for not marking Veterans Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. ‘I should have done that,’ the president told Fox News Sunday in an interview that will air on Sunday [11-18-18]. ‘I was extremely busy on calls for […]
11/16/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM https://t.co/Mgeg4wijTk“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 4:47 pm […]
11/16/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “CNN’s Jim Acosta has returned to his post at the White House following a court ruling that forced the Trump administration to reinstate his press pass. Now President Trump is vowing to create ‘rules and regulations’ for how White House reporters act. He says ‘you have to practice decorum’ at the White […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47. The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, where the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/16/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Today in the East Room of the @WhiteHouse, it was my true privilege to award seven extraordinary Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom…https://t.co/TuEy635mav“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 2:35 pm […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47. The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, were the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/16/2018
CIVIL RIGHTS/LEGAL/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Apparent criminal charges against Julian Assange are thrusting the WikiLeaks founder back into American politics — a development that could create awkwardness across the political spectrum. Many liberals and civil rights activists have defended Assange as a journalist entitled to First Amendment protections. Conservatives have celebrated him for exposing Hillary Clinton’s […]
11/16/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [11-16-18] said he has answered a list of questions from Robert Mueller about his dealings with Russia and other matters being investigated by the special counsel. However, the president said he has not yet submitted his responses to the special counsel’s office. Trump has long […]
11/16/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [11-16-18] raised the prospect of ending his escalating trade war with China, but signaled US negotiators still want more a few more concessions from their largest trading partner…The Chinese government earlier this week made an initial offer on trade, which Trump said addressed 142 negotiating […]
11/16/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Officials in the Donald Trump administration have now learned the lesson taught many of their predecessors. Beware the power of the first lady. Melania Trump basically forced out a top national security official this week, a reminder to many that first ladies wield a unique kind of power…The White House announced […]
11/16/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will travel to California on Saturday to review wildfire damage, the White House said. Trump will ‘meet with individuals impacted by the wildfires,’ said White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters on Thursday [11-15-18]. Details of the trip will be provided later, she said. California lawmakers criticized Trump last weekend […]
11/16/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump says he should have visited Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day — a traditional presidential act. Trump, who rarely admits a faux pas, told ‘Fox News Sunday’ that ‘in retrospect, I should have’ gone, but he was busy on calls and had just returned from abroad. Trump was […]
11/16/2018
CANADA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is so unpopular in Canada that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using the specter of the U.S. president to attack his conservative rival ahead of a national election set for next year. Trudeau, whose ruling Liberals have a 12-seat majority in the 338-seat parliament, calls Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer […]
11/16/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [11-16-18] said he had ‘very easily’ completed his written answers for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election, but had not yet submitted them to Mueller’s office. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he wrote the […]
11/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NOMINATION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The fight over President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, with lawyers in a pending gun rights case asking the justices on Friday [11-16-18] to decide if the action was lawful. Critics have said the Republican president’s appointment […]
11/16/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has recognized seven ‘extraordinary Americans’ with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s the highest honor America gives a civilian. Recipients include doctor and Republican Party donor Miriam Adelson, wife of Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. The Adelsons have donated millions to Trump and the GOP in recent […]
11/16/2018
ENVIRONMENT/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump on Friday [11-16-18] said he intends to nominate Andrew R. Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, to be the permanent administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The E.P.A. has been at the center of the Trump administration’s agenda to reduce the regulations on industry, and Mr. Wheeler has been instrumental […]
11/16/2018
CONGRESS/CRIME/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell told President Trump in a private meeting on Thursday [11-15-18] that there is not likely to be enough time to bring a bipartisan criminal justice bill up for a vote this year, regardless of the support it has in the Senate and the White House, according to people […]
11/16/2018
KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative lawyer George Conway, the husband of presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway, called President Donald Trump’s administration ‘a s***show in a dumpster fire’ in an interview released Friday [11-16-18]. Conway, a frequent critic of the administration in which his wife is a prominent figure, said his views on the administration were tested […]
11/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to quickly nominate a permanent attorney general, hoping a new top law enforcement officer will blunt bipartisan concern over the future of special counsel Robert Mueller and boost the GOP ahead of tough government funding talks. Even after Trump’s latest attack on Mueller […]
11/15/2018
DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Thursday [11-15-18] that President Donald Trump has ‘failed miserably’ in his attempts to support US troops. ‘He’s failed miserably when it comes to supporting our troops and their families,’ the senator from Illinois said. Duckworth is a veteran who lost both legs during an explosion in Iraq […]
11/15/2018
SEX ABUSE/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is taking a closer look at sexual harassment happening in the sky. On Thursday [11-15-18], Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the creation of a National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force, which will ‘review current practices, protocols and requirements of U.S. airlines in responding to and […]
11/15/2018
DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump mocked news stories Thursday [11-15-18] about imminent staff shake-ups, even as advisers tell reporters that post-election changes are on the way…Trump was not specific about possible changes, but aides said he is considering removing homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and that White House Chief of Staff John […]
11/15/2018
JOBS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump is spinning a tale regarding the number of jobs he’s provided for military veterans. At a veterans’ event Thursday [11-15-18], he said the unemployment rate for former service members is its best in 21 years. He’s not even close. It’s only a one-year low. And it was even lower […]
11/15/2018
IRAN/IRAQ/SENATE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is asking the Senate to approve a new ambassador to Iraq as the U.S. ratchets up pressure on neighboring Iran and as some Republicans in Congress call for a stronger response to Tehran’s influence in Baghdad. Trump on Thursday [11-15-18] officially asked the Senate to confirm Matthew Tueller, who […]
11/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump might return to Mississippi to campaign for a Republican U.S. senator who’s facing a Democrat in a runoff. The White House is looking at holding a rally in Mississippi before the Nov. 27 runoff, but plans were still not definite on Wednesday [11-14-18]. That’s according to a person […]
11/15/2018
AFRICA/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump has nominated a South Florida-based luxury fashion and handbag designer to be the new U.S. ambassador to South Africa. The White House announced the nomination of native South African Lana Marks late Wednesday [11-14-18]. Marks was born and raised in South Africa and is now the CEO of […]
11/15/2018
MELANIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump visited with Marines and spoke at a White House veterans’ conference Thursday [11-15-18] amid fallout over his decision not to visit an American cemetery during his weekend trip to Paris to commemorate the end of World War I. The president and first lady Melania Trump spent about 40 minutes […]