PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Big day! Pastor Andrew Brunson, who could have spent 35 years in a Turkish prison, was returned safely home to his family today. Met in Oval Office, great people! Then off to Kentucky for a Rally for Congressman Andy Barr. Tremendous crowd & spirit! Just returned to White House.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
Category: A- Trump As President
10/13/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Kentucky! #MAGA?? https://t.co/iCUqrQ91gF https://t.co/xwsa1S2dIU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 8:16 pm […]
10/13/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday [10-13-18] that separating migrant families at the border could deter illegal immigration and that he was considering several options to tighten border security. In June, Trump abandoned his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the U.S.-Mexico border after images of youngsters in […]
10/13/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On my way to Richmond, Kentucky for a MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN rally at 7:00pmE. The crowds are once again, massive. See everyone in a couple of hours! #MAGA https://t.co/D1FYNgW0nL https://t.co/d0VBFeePLk“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 4:06 pm […]
10/13/2018
PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “WELCOME HOME PASTOR ANDREW BRUNSON! https://t.co/HijeAGU1gy“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 3:48 pm […]
10/13/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/uIaENHQoPK“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 3:42 pm […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to the Great State of Kentucky – Big Rally for Congressman Andy Barr – Fantastic guy, need his vote for MAGA! Strong on Crime, Tax Cuts, Military, Vets & 2nd A. His opponent will NEVER vote for us, only for Pelosi. Andy has my Strongest Endorsement!!! See you in Kentucky.” –Donald […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Highly respected Congressman Keith Rothfus (R) of Pennsylvania is in the fight of his life because the Dems changed the District Map. He must win. Strong on crime, borders, big tax & reg cuts, Military & Vets. Opponent Lamb a Pelosi puppet-weak on crime. BIG ENDORSEMENT FOR KEITH” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]
10/13/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “’From a Turkish prison to the White House in 24 hours.’ Kristin Fisher of @FoxNews Very cool!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 12:03 pm […]
10/13/2018
PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “There was NO DEAL made with Turkey for the release and return of Pastor Andrew Brunson. I don’t make deals for hostages. There was, however, great appreciation on behalf of the United States, which will lead to good, perhaps great, relations between the United States & Turkey!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, […]
10/13/2018
PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Pastor Andrew Brunson, released by Turkey, will be with me in the Oval Office at 2:30 P.M. (this afternoon). It will be wonderful to see and meet him. He is a great Christian who has been through such a tough experience. I would like to thank President @RT_Erdogan for his help!” –Donald […]
10/13/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 243rd Birthday to our GREAT @USNavy! #243NavyBday https://t.co/m1YtoKSHFw“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 8:31 am […]
10/13/2018
MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump said in a CBS interview on Saturday [10-13-18] that there would be ‘severe punishment’ for Saudi Arabia if it turns out that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, is a prominent critic of the Saudi authorities and […]
10/13/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “First lady Melania Trump said she was ‘blindsided’ by the administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy that led to family separations at the southern border and it prompted her unannounced visit there in June…Asked if she disagreed with the administration’s zero-tolerance policy, Trump said, ‘Yes and I let him (the President) know. ‘I didn’t […]
10/13/2018
GUNS/MEDIA/SANCTIONS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want a $110 billion arms deal he brokered with Saudi Arabia to unravel over allegations the Gulf kingdom murdered a journalist at its consulate in Turkey. But his comments are missing the mark on a key fact: Saudi Arabia has so far only followed through […]
10/13/2018
PRISONERS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump touted the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson while speaking at a rally in Lebanon, Ohio, on Friday [10-12-18] night…Brunson was released by a Turkish court on Friday, two years after he had been detained and charged with helping to plot a coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [10-13-18] blasted out messages of support for Reps. Keith Rothfus and Andy Barr — two of the GOP’s most endangered House incumbents — ahead of a Kentucky rally where the president will stump for Barr later in the day…Trump called Rothfus’ opponent, Democratic Rep. Conor […]
10/12/2018
GOP/RACISM/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump praised Confederate General Robert E. Lee at a rally in Ohio Friday [10-12-18] night during a soliloquy in which he also praised a number of Ohioans, including Union General Ulysses S. Grant…Trump added that the frustrated Lincoln was forced to turn to Grant to finally deliver a victory for […]
10/12/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering ways to deter a soaring number of families arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border — including once again separating parents and children, three current and former Homeland Security Department officials told POLITICO. If parents and children are separated, parents will have a say, the officials emphasized. Under a […]
10/12/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Comedian Dave Chappelle had harsh words about President Donald Trump on CNN’s ‘The Van Jones Show,’ calling the rhetoric of his presidency ‘repugnant’ and saying he doesn’t represent the majority of Americans. Chappelle, who described himself as ‘a cynic when it comes to politics,’ appeared on the show alongside Ben Jealous, […]
10/12/2018
MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Donald Trump may be positioning himself, and by extension the American people, yet again, on the wrong side of another profound moral divide — defending an utterly criminal regime in the Middle East to which he plighted his troth from the earliest days of his presidency — the kingdom of Saudi […]
10/12/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN rally in Lebanon, Ohio. Thank you! #ICYMI, watch here: https://t.co/UGQAmARPKR https://t.co/6nsoV8yTx3“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 7:30 pm […]
10/12/2018
PRISONER/RELIGION/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “When a Turkish court released American Andrew Brunson after two years of confinement, it was a profound moment for Christian evangelicals, who had made the pastor a symbol of religious persecution worldwide. In Brunson’s case and others, they had prayed for deliverance. And President Donald Trump, they said, delivered. Trump on Friday […]
10/12/2018
CELEBS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GREAT football (and lacrosse) player, Jim Brown outside the West Wing of the @WhiteHouse. He is also a tremendous man and mentor to many young people! https://t.co/yo7MxoGL6C“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 5:14 pm […]
10/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/HHTwwbuKa2“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 5:02 pm […]
10/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: https://t.co/IqLBKtgNEf“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 4:30 pm […]
10/12/2018
DRUGS/HHS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will require drug companies to post their list prices in consumer ads under a proposal to be announced next week — a prominent part of its drug price agenda, according to four individuals with knowledge of the plan. The move — which follows months of battles between the administration, […]
10/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump next week will visit Florida and Georgia, two states facing massive recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael…Michael was a Category 4 hurricane when it barreled into Florida’s gulf coast on Wednesday [10-10-18], decimating Mexico Beach, Florida and causing extreme damage across the Florida panhandle. Authorities said that […]
10/12/2018
AGRICULTURE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy #NationalFarmersDay! With the recent #USMCA our GREAT FARMERS will do better than ever before!! https://t.co/PMS4z2EScY“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 2:37 pm […]
10/12/2018
MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday [10-12-18] that he has not talked to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman but will call the royal leader soon, as questions mount about the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A delegation from Saudi Arabia has now arrived in Turkey as part of a […]
10/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People have no idea how hard Hurricane Michael has hit the great state of Georgia. I will be visiting both Florida and Georgia early next week. We are working very hard on every area and every state that was hit – we are with you! –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 1:09 […]
10/12/2018
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Comedian Dave Chappelle said in an upcoming CNN interview, taped last week, that although he supports Kanye West, the rapper ‘shouldn’t say all that s***’ aligning himself with President Donald Trump. West tweeted a picture of a Make America Great Again hat last month with a caption calling for the abolition of […]
10/12/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT! https://t.co/2lk8Fjspe4“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 11:43 am […]
10/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “My thoughts and prayers are with Pastor Brunson, and we hope to have him safely back home soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 8:59 am […]
10/12/2018
IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “So nice, everyone wants Ivanka Trump to be the new United Nations Ambassador. She would be incredible, but I can already hear the chants of Nepotism! We have great people that want the job.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 8:54 am […]
10/12/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Working very hard on Pastor Brunson!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 8:42 am […]
10/12/2018
AGRICULTURE/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s hyping of a plan to boost ethanol demand drew cheers at an Iowa rally on Tuesday [10-9-18], but the oil refining industry has promised a lawsuit to block the move, so victory for Midwest farmers is far from certain. Trump on Tuesday indicated that the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
10/12/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I wrote at some length here on President Trump’s extraordinary attacks on Fed Chair Jay Powell. One thing I learned in the course of reporting: Both NEC Director Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke privately to Trump about the market decline, which continued with a big drop Thursday, […]
10/12/2018
PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump on Friday [10-12-18] said he hoped U.S. Christian pastor Andrew Brunson would be home safe soon, shortly after a Turkish court ruled to release him after a two-year detention…A Turkish court passed a 3-year and 1-1/2 month sentence on Brunson, who had been charged with terrorism offenses, but said […]
10/12/2018
CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Sword dancers. Gleaming palaces. Military jets streaming red, white and blue trails. President Donald Trump soaked up the grandeur of Saudi Arabia on his first foreign stop as president last year and envisioned huge benefits for the United States in building closer ties with the repressive and oil-rich desert kingdom. Now, […]
10/12/2018
CELEBS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prince’s surviving family members are asking President Donald Trump to stop using the late rock star’s music at campaign rallies. Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ has frequently been on Trump’s playlist at recent rallies, including last week in Southaven, Mississippi. Prince’s half-brother Omarr Baker tweeted the estate’s opposition to use of any Prince music […]
10/12/2018
ENDORSEMENT/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday [10-12-18], touting a ‘really historic week for America’ that began with the installation of his second Supreme Court justice and concluded with the release of an American detained in Turkey. Jocular and boastful, Trump barnstormed — in what was a barn […]
10/12/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday [10-12-18] that President Donald Trump respects the independence of the Federal Reserve and the president’s recent comments were simply a reflection of the fact that he favors low interest rates…Mnuchin, who praised Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, said the president understands that the Fed is […]
10/12/2018
CELEBS/HURRICANE/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kanye West’s visit to the White House on Thursday [10-11-18] became punchlines galore for the late-night TV hosts. As Jimmy Kimmel put it, ‘The jokes do not write themselves — or should I say, they did not write themselves until today, when Kanye West visited the White House.’ In the televised Oval […]
10/12/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In hailing the deal he reached with Kim Jong-un this summer in Singapore, President Trump said it ‘largely solved’ the North Korean nuclear crisis. He has since doubled down on that statement, most recently on Tuesday. ‘People don’t realize the importance of the first meeting,’ he said. ‘I mean, we said, […]
10/12/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hello! This week I’m in Erie, Pa., where I’ve just been to one of the more arresting spectacles of the 2018 election calendar: a campaign rally featuring President Trump. President Trump loves rallies! He loves the adoration of the crowds who attend his rallies! He traveled here at the very moment Hurricane […]
10/12/2018
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Imagine this: A president, concerned about the opioid crisis that is ravaging many communities, particularly white, Midwestern communities, invites a retired football player and a famous musician to talk about the crisis. And imagine that this is one of the few high-level meetings he has about the crisis, which has led to […]
10/11/2018
GOP/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A leading Republican senator said Thursday [10-11-18] that he believes Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and that ‘there is no question the Saudis did this.’ Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker told CNN that the ‘intel points directly’ to Saudi Arabia for the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will limit sales of US civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes…The decision is the result of a broad government policy review led by the National Security Council and is driven by Beijing’s efforts to obtain advanced […]
10/11/2018
CENSUS/CONGRESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WILBUR ROSS: “An admission by the Justice Department is renewing questions about whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Congress the truth about the controversial citizenship question on the 2020 census. Steve Bannon, who was at the time a top adviser to President Donald Trump, contacted Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the spring […]
10/11/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “US officials believe they’re on the verge of securing the release of Andrew Brunson, the American pastor jailed by Turkey on accusations he helped plot a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source cautioned that US officials are counting on Turkish officials to […]
10/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller has delivered written questions to President Donald Trump and his lawyers about a potential Russian conspiracy with the Republican’s 2016 campaign to influence the election, according to a source familiar with the matter. The submitted questions bypass — for now — a high-stakes legal fight over […]
10/11/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The universe threw together Donald Trump, Kanye West and the Oval Office on Thursday [10-11-18] afternoon, a collision that resulted in what may be the Trump era’s greatest mashup yet. Ahead of a planned lunch meeting, West embraced Trump in a hug at the Resolute Desk and expounded for 10 minutes […]
10/11/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLGuard: There are serious communication issues in the Panhandle after #HurricaneMichael. If you are worried about someone, visit https…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 5:49 pm […]
10/11/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump provides an update on the response to Hurricane Michael: https://t.co/zmnHXKakYw“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 5:14 pm […]
10/11/2018
RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [10-11-18] that Saudi Arabia would redirect its spending to U.S. rivals if he cut off arms sales over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, noting to reporters that the journalist is not a U.S. citizen…Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who had been living in exile in the United […]
10/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing answers to questions for the U.S. special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday [10-11-18]. President Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing answers to questions for the U.S. special counsel probing Russian […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump praised Jerome Powell as ‘strong, committed and smart’ last year when he nominated the former banker to lead the Federal Reserve. Now, the president apparently thinks Powell is a dangerous lunatic. In an extraordinary series of attacks this week, Trump called the Fed ‘crazy,’ ‘loco’ and said it’s […]
10/11/2018
ENTERTAINMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Moments ago, President Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, which will close loopholes in our digital royalty laws to…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 12:23 pm […]
10/11/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/xJ9QYGMJXa“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 11:21 am […]
10/11/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [10-11-18] that he will ‘weed out’ individuals inside his administration who he does not like, echoing remarks from his wife, who told ABC News that there are people working for her husband who she does not trust. During a live phone interview Thursday morning with Fox […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he is not going to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, but is just disappointed in the Fed’s policies. Trump continued a series of attacks on the central bank during remarks at the White House, saying the Fed was out of control and […]
10/11/2018
GOP/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Eastern Kentucky University has sparked opposition at the school. Trump’s campaign is planning a rally Saturday to support Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, who’s in a tight race with Democrat Amy McGrath for the Sixth District seat. News outlets report 120 faculty and staff signed […]
10/11/2018
MEDIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Fox News Channel has recently pulled back from airing President Donald Trump’s campaign-style rallies during prime time, a move that could put a crimp in Republican efforts to reach voters in the weeks before midterm elections. During much of the late summer, Fox would pre-empt its lucrative nightly lineup of Tucker […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/GOP/MEDIA/RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he saw no reason to block Saudi Arabian investments in the United States despite concern over a missing Saudi journalist, saying the Gulf nation would then just move its money into Russia and China. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, also […]
10/11/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDIA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is suggesting he would ‘do what is necessary’ to bring the Russia probe to a conclusion, including potentially sitting down for an interview. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with Fox & Friends on Thursday [10-11-18], said of the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The good times President Trump brought to the stock market may be ending. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is down nearly 7 percent from its peak in late September, and the Nasdaq index, which includes many hot technology stocks, has fallen nearly 10 percent from its high. Doubts appear to be […]
10/11/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/rsxEwbFZht“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 9:43 am […]
10/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida, President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally Wednesday [10-9-18] night in Erie, offering his ‘thoughts and prayers’ to those in the storm’s path and […]
10/11/2018
GOP/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The suspected murder of a prominent Saudi journalist exposed a growing rift on Thursday [10-11-18] between the White House and Congress over American policy on Saudi Arabia, as Republican lawmakers demanded an investigation of Jamal Khashoggi’s whereabouts even as President Trump declared his relations with Riyadh ‘excellent.’ The Saudi-led, United States-backed […]
10/11/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/h47S6T9u8V“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 9:41 am […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump responded to falling stock prices on Thursday [10-11-18] by continuing to throw rocks at the Federal Reserve, which he has described as ‘crazy,’ ‘loco,’ ‘going wild’ and ‘out of control’ for slowly raising interest rates against the backdrop of a booming economy. No other modern president has publicly attacked […]
10/11/2018
CELEBS/GOP/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said the criminal justice system was unfair to African-Americans and he would discuss remedies on Thursday [10-11-18] with musician Kanye West and former football player Jim Brown. The Republican president has advocated prison reform and said he was open to changes in sentencing guidelines, an issue that divides the […]
10/11/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rapper Kanye West, with a stream of consciousness speech in the Oval Office and a burst of profanity, defended his support for President Donald Trump on Thursday, to the great delight of Trump himself. The event was billed as a lunch at the White House to discuss prison reform, jobs for […]
10/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is returning to Ohio to try to boost GOP candidates in a Republican-dominated area. Trump will headline a Friday [10-12-18] evening rally at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, northeast of Cincinnati. The county is a GOP stronghold, and Trump won two out of every three votes there in […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese yuan held its earlier gains in offshore markets on Thursday [10-11-18] as U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News there was much more he could do that would hurt China’s economy further, suggesting no signs of backing off a growing trade war with Beijing. At 9:25 a.m. (1325 GMT), the […]
10/11/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New and unprecedented forms of American power may have just been entrenched in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, in a series of little-advertised negotiating achievements by the Trump administration. Alex reports that at least six provisions in the USMCA give the U.S. the power to scrutinize, micromanage, or punish its neighbors’ trade policies. […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERIVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump launched a second day of criticism against the Federal Reserve on Thursday [10-11-18], calling its interest rate increases a ‘ridiculous’ policy that was making it more expensive for his administration to finance its escalating deficits…It was his second broadside against the U.S. central bank in the […]
10/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On a recent Thursday [night, more than 100 people in Hollywood turned their attention to politics. They mingled with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti inside a hip piano bar lighted by a sign that screamed ‘OMG WTF.’ The sign stands for a political action committee that supports Democrats running for state posts […]
10/11/2018
RUSSIA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reports of a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are not true, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday [10-11-18]. There are currently no plans for such a meeting, he said.” –Reuters Staff, “Kremlin: reports of planned Trump-Putin meeting not true,” Reuters, October 11, 2018 […]
10/11/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/JARED KUSHNER/MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner are learning that hyper-personalized family diplomacy and throwing in their lot with foreign strongmen can come at a damaging political price. The disappearance and possible murder of the US-based dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul is primarily a […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump mocked a Democratic senator at a midterm election rally the other night, the crowd responded with one of his supporters’ favorite chants from his own campaign two years ago. ‘Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!’ The arena boomed with shouting voices and they kept going. […]
10/10/2018
GOP/ME TOO/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump mocked the #MeToo movement again at his rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday [10-10-18] night, citing the ‘rules of MeToo’ as the reason he wasn’t ‘allowed’ to use an expression. When talking about winning the state in the 2016 presidential election Trump said, ‘Pennsylvania hasn’t been won for […]
10/10/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to @FEMA and all First Responders! #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/vwN8BbrkkJ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 8:35 pm […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office! #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/fuy7stLMJI“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 8:33 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massive overflow crowd tonight in Erie, Pennsylvania. THANK YOU to everyone who came out and joined us. Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/FkPNNVpccX“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 8:00 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Erie, Pennsylvania! Remember to get out and VOTE! #MAGA?? https://t.co/X8IEW8h9qP“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:52 pm […]
10/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump sharpened his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday [10-10-18] after the stock market tanked, saying the central bank has ‘gone crazy,’ in what could be a preview of heightened attacks if the economy slows. Trump made the comment in response to a question about the more than […]
10/10/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-9-18] used the bitter Senate confirmation battle for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to try to boost Republican voter enthusiasm and prevent a Democratic takeover of Congress in the Nov. 6 elections. At a political rally in support of Iowa and Nebraska Republicans, Trump […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USNationalGuard: LIVE UPDATE: @AlabamaNG, @GeorgiaGuard, @FLGuard and @NCNationalGuard vehicles and personnel are staged and ready to p…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 5:33 pm […]
10/10/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: It’s extremely important to keep sheltering in a safe place and to stay aware as #Michael continues to move inland! https://t.co/…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 5:33 pm […]
10/10/2018
DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Earlier today: President @realDonaldTrump, joined by Homeland Security @SecNielsen, listens as @FEMA_Brock briefs reporters…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 4:05 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Couldn’t let these great people down. They have been lined up since last night – see you soon Pennsylvania! https://t.co/jSrsmncw85“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 4:01 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Departing the @WhiteHouse for Erie, Pennsylvania. I cannot disappoint the thousands of people that are there – and the thousands that are going. I look forward to seeing everyone this evening.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 2:52 pm […]
10/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said that Wednesday’s [10-9-18] stock market sell-off was in fact a long-awaited ‘correction,’ and that the Federal Reserve, which has been raising U.S. interest rates, had gone ‘crazy.’ Trump’s use of the word correction to describe the sell-off could be significant. A stock market correction is defined […]
10/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even in the moment when his favored advisers announce that they’re leaving him, President Donald Trump is often already discussing how and when he can get them back. When his former top economic adviser Gary Cohn told him he was leaving last March, after losing a long-running battle on tariffs, the […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USATODAY: .@usatodayopinion: Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyo…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 12:39 pm […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLGuard: #HurricaneMichael is here, but so are we. Stay safe, Florida. #FloridaFirst #FLNGAlwaysThere https://t.co/e2rVNXFERp“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 11:52 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are with you Florida! https://t.co/qzrVLeFbyF https://t.co/HVVhSmBg7S https://t.co/rcB6OCwLeH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 11:05 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will probably travel to the area hit by Hurricane Michael on Sunday [10-14-18] or Monday [10-15-18], after the storm passes, he told reporters on Wednesday [10-10-18]. The hurricane was closing in on the northwest coast of Florida on Wednesday, carrying top winds of 150 miles per hour (241 […]