HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We love the #CajunNavy – THANK YOU! #FlorenceHurricane2018 https://t.co/RuP55jWX8e“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 4:40 pm […]
Category: A- Trump As President
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NOAASatellites: #GOESEast captured these two dramatic views of #HurricaneFlorence shortly after the storm made landfall near Wrightsvil…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 4:34 pm […]
9/14/2018
AGRICULTURE/DEMS/ENTITLEMENTS/GOP/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-13-18] blasted Democrats and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, for ‘fighting tooth and nail’ against the farm bill because of disagreements over the House’s proposal to tighten work requirements for food-stamp recipients. Stabenow, one of the ‘big four’ agriculture leaders in Congress, […]
9/14/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump may believe that China will eventually wave the white flag in a trade war, but his posture is inviting only more resistance from Beijing, where skepticism of his administration’s ability to negotiate in good faith is growing…The question was raised just before China announced that it would […]
9/14/2018
DEFENSE/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DeptofDefense: More than 7,000 #ServiceMembers, @USNationalGuard and #ActiveDuty, are standing by to assist as #HurricaneFlorence hits…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 12:04 pm […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NCEmergency: Use these resources to get help or more info. For emergencies, call 911. To receive info on shelters, evacuations & storm…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 11:44 am […]
9/14/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday [9-13-18] that would reduce tariffs on nearly 1,700 imported products used by U.S. manufacturers — an uncharacteristic move for the leader who has shown an affinity for imposing tariffs on foreign goods. The bill, which House lawmakers passed last week, temporarily reduces or suspends tariffs […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NCEmergency: #FlorenceNC safety tips: – STAY INDOORS. Do not venture out during the storm. – Do NOT drive or walk through stagnant or m…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 8:29 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Atlantic: NEW: #Hurricane #Florence has made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 AM EDT (1115 UTC) with estima…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 8:29 am […]
9/14/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Incredible job being done by FEMA, First Responders, Law Enforcement and all. Thank you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 7:19 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USNationalGuard: Today, nearly 3,000 National Guard members from Guam, Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia ar…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:37 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: We have created a rumor control page for Hurricane #Florence that will be updated regularly. During disasters, it’s critical to a…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:35 am […]
9/14/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FEMAespanol: Hoy es el último día para desalojar. Si está en la ruta de #Florence, escuche a las autoridades locales para órdenes de de…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:35 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/NGO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RedCross: We are on the ground helping prepare for #HurricaneFlorence. More than 1,600 people spent last night in 36 Red Cross and comm…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:34 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @HHSGov: If you’re ordered to evacuate ahead of #HurricaneFlorence: ➡️ Take only essential items ➡️ Turn off the gas, electricity, an…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:33 am […]
9/14/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: If you’re in a mandatory evacuation zone for #Florence, your window of time to leave is closing rapidly. Here are the zones for S…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:33 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Atlantic: Do not focus on the wind speed category of #Hurricane #Florence! Life-threatening storm surge flooding, catastrophic fla…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:33 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DHSgov: For those in the path of Hurricane #Florence, make sure you have downloaded your states (SC, NC, VA) official emergency app + t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:32 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/NGO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RedCross: More than 1,500 Red Cross disaster workers are helping #HurricaneFlorence relief efforts. Some 80 emergency response vehicles…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:32 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SCEMD: 6 inches of moving water can knock an adult off their feet. STAY AWAY from moving water! #FloodSafety #Florence #HurricaneFloren…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:31 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DHSgov: North Carolina iTunes: https://t.co/ikyhB27ZO8 Google Play: https://t.co/qfFgjM7C03 Virginia iTunes: https://t.co/Eu4YVGqFsh G…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:31 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SCEMD: As #HurricaneFlorence begins to affect #SC, residents who were unable to evacuate should stay indoors during the #hurricane & aw…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:29 am […]
9/14/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: Stay safe and shelter away from windows on the lowest floor that’s not subject to flooding. If you get trapped in a flooded build…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:28 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NCDOT: We cannot share this enough: In case of flooding, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. And DO NOT DRIVE into standing or flooded water. If you…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:28 am […]
9/14/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VDEM: For travel information call 5-1-1 or follow local VDOT social media accounts. To find out how Hurricane Florence impacts your are…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:28 am […]
9/14/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As a federal prosecutor, I heard dozens of defense attorneys criticize the use of accomplice testimony in criminal trials. The arguments are familiar—unseemly witnesses lie to curry favor with unscrupulous prosecutors motivated by a desire for conviction. They suggest to juries that these ‘snitches’ are the real criminals in […]
9/14/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort had something very, very special that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wanted so badly: His cooperation. Today, as he promised to plead guilty to a set of reduced charges, Manafort agreed to cooperate ‘fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly’ with the special counsel’s investigation. Documents Mueller might […]
9/14/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on the effort by the Trump administration to delay Obama-era efforts to protect students defrauded by for-profit schools. (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The Trump administration is asking the court for another chance to delay an Obama-era policy meant to boost protections for students defrauded by for-profit schools. The […]
9/14/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In just a few moments and two tweets, President Donald Trump roiled Florida’s crucial elections, upending his party’s ongoing efforts to make inroads to the battleground state’s growing Puerto Rican population. Trump’s tweets Thursday [9-14-18] claiming that ‘3,000 people did not die’ in the hurricanes that hit the island last year […]
9/14/2018
ELECTION/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is finally making moves against foreign election meddling – and Russia says it couldn’t care less. Trump’s executive order this week authorizing sanctions on foreigners who mess with American elections could herald new headaches for Moscow. But Russian officialdom shrugged it off as internal U.S. politicking, and analysts say […]
9/14/2018
GOP/NATO/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization worked to shore up support in Washington this week, with boosters of the alliance anxious to retain the support of American conservatives amid criticism by President Trump and ahead of a possible Senate vote next year on expansion. Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, […]
9/14/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election as part of a plea deal, prosecutors said on Friday [9-14-18]. Manafort, 69, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to two criminal […]
9/14/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is coming to Missouri as he pushes for Republican Josh Hawley to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in a critical Senate race. Trump’s campaign on Friday [9-14-18] announced the planned Sept. 21 rally in Springfield, Missouri. McCaskill is a top target for Republicans seeking to expand the party’s slim […]
9/14/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Donald Trump, the New York attorney general’s office has been a nemesis for years, one whose sting has grown more potent during his rocky tenure in office. Letitia James, who emerged Thursday [9-13-18] as the Democratic nominee for New York’s top prosecutor, is expected to create more headaches […]
9/14/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and his allies are debating the value of political loyalty versus legal credentials in their search for a new White House counsel, a crucial decision ahead of a potential onslaught of congressional scrutiny following the midterm elections. Trump is ‘counting down the days’ until the departure of his […]
9/13/2018
BUSINESS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos took aim at President Donald Trump over his criticism of journalists Thursday [9-13-18] night, saying his rhetoric calling the media the ‘enemy of the people’ erodes the freedom of the press the nation cherishes…Bezos bought the Post in 2013 with $250 million from his […]
9/13/2018
BUSINESS/EU/SECRET SERVICE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Secret Service plans to buy a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle, despite President Donald Trump’s public feud with the company. Paperwork detailing the Secret Service’s plans to purchase a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle this fall was published to the Federal Business Opportunities website, and was first reported by Roll Call. The synopsis of […]
9/13/2018
GOVERNMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House and Senate negotiators reached bipartisan agreement on a package of spending bills, as well as a continuing resolution to fund the remainder of the government through December 7 and forestall a potential government shutdown battle, aides in both chambers told CNN on Thursday [9-13-18]. The agreement, which the Senate […]
9/13/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They’ve testified, tweeted, written and called with their concerns. Now American businesses, which have so far been unable to stop President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs, are mounting a last-ditch effort to convince the president that his trade policies are hurting his political base. In a multimillion-dollar campaign that includes television […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Florida Republicans have been quick to say President Donald Trump is wrong about the death toll in Puerto Rico. Trump ignited a political firestorm Thursday [9-13-18] after tweeting without evidence that ‘3,000 people did not die’ following Hurricane Maria. He called the death toll numbers a plot by Democrats to […]
9/13/2018
GOP/HURRICANE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With all attention on Hurricane Florence, Republicans are dealing with a separate, familiar kind of storm in the halls of Congress — one of the president’s own making. As happens often, congressional Republicans were blindsided Thursday [9-13-18] morning by a tweet, as President Donald Trump challenged without evidence the official […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [9-13-18] falsely accused Democrats of inflating the death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year, rejecting that government’s assessment that the storm had claimed nearly 3,000 lives. Mr. Trump said that the toll was only six to 18 dead after his visit following the storm, […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A military intelligence assessment warned days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico of a ‘high’ potential for government failure on the island, new documents obtained by the House Oversight Committee reveal…The committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings, is seizing on the newly obtained intelligence assessment to urge his Republican counterpart atop […]
9/13/2018
MILITARY/SOUTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has approved a deal to sell six P-8A patrol aircraft to South Korea for an estimated cost of $2.1 billion and 64 Patriot Advanced Capability missiles for $501 million, the US State Department announced Thursday [9-13-18]. If approved by Congress, the aircraft sale will provide an upgrade over […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump was hunkering in Washington on Thursday [9-13-18] as winds from Hurricane Florence began lashing the Carolina coast, his mind split between emergency preparations, long-simmering grievances over the Russia investigation and criticism of a lackluster approach to last year’s storms. Trump, beleaguered and down in the polls, was […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/E-MAILS/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Emails released Thursday [9-13-18] by congressional Democrats show correspondence between first responders that appears to undermine the Trump administration’s public reporting of the human toll from Hurricane Maria last year. In one email, dated Sept. 29, 2017, a first responder — whose name has been redacted — describes ‘finding mass graves in […]
9/13/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “U.S. Congress negotiators on Thursday [9-13-18] moved to put off until after the Nov. 6 elections decisions on future funding for President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar southwest border wall, as lawmakers advanced legislation funding many other government programs. Racing against a Sept. 30 deadline when the current fiscal year ends, Republicans and Democrats […]
9/13/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/JOBS/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Proposed changes to North American auto trade rules expected in the new NAFTA pact are unlikely to significantly increase U.S. manufacturing jobs or boost wages in Mexico, an analyst at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich. said…That blunt assessment of one of the major components of the new […]
9/13/2018
AGRICULTURE/DEMS/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Debbie Stabenow and the Democrats are totally against approving the Farm Bill. They are fighting tooth and nail to not allow our Great Farmers to get what they so richly deserve. Work requirements are imperative and the Dems are a NO. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 12:56 pm […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @USNationalGuard! #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/4xWFr1jz9I“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 12:41 pm […]
9/13/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was just briefed on Hurricane Florence. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready. We are with you! https://t.co/mP7icn0Yzl https://t.co/a8KQ0lcoSD“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 12:26 pm […]
9/13/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @USCG! https://t.co/PqddsoZg2I“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 10:14 am […]
9/13/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Wall Street Journal has it wrong, we are under no pressure to make a deal with China, they are under pressure to make a deal with us. Our markets are surging, theirs are collapsing. We will soon be taking in Billions in Tariffs & making products at home. If we meet, […]
9/13/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: Storm surge is deadly. Anyone in an evacuation zone in the Carolinas and Virginia must leave NOW if they haven’t yet. #Florence h…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 8:41 am […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..This was done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico. If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list. Bad politics. I love Puerto Rico!” […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/MEDIA/MIDDLE CLASS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Middle-Class Income Hits All-Time High!’ @foxandfriends And will continue to rise (unless the Dems get in and destroy what we have built).” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:25 am […]
9/13/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘I can say, as it relates to the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigation, that we have NO hard evidence of Collusi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:18 am […]
9/13/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘President Trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% GDP,’ stated President Obama. I guess I have a magic wand, 4.2%,…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:17 am […]
9/13/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘We have found nothing to show collusion between President Trump & Russia, absolutely zero, but every day we get more…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:16 am […]
9/13/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: https://t.co/Vh47XjGzpt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:16 am […]
9/13/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..’It is a cesspool of corruption, and the people who did this need to be brought to justice.’ @GreggJarrett” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:10 am […]
9/13/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More text messages between former FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page are a disaster and embarrassment to the FBI & DOJ. This should never have happened but we are learning more and more by the hour. ‘Others were leaking like mad’ in order to get the President! ……..” -Donald Trump, […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are completely ready for hurricane Florence, as the storm gets even larger and more powerful. Be careful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 6:39 am […]
9/13/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The problem with banker Jamie Dimon running for President is that he doesn’t have the aptitude or ‘smarts’ & is a poor public speaker & nervous mess – otherwise he is wonderful. I’ve made a lot of bankers, and others, look much smarter than they are with my great economic policy!” -Donald […]
9/13/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESDIENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to reconsider the asylum claims of some 1,000 immigrant parents and children who were separated at the U.S. border as part of a deal to settle lawsuits over his ‘zero-tolerance’ immigration policy. The settlement, detailed in court documents late on Wednesday [9-12-18], represented a victory for […]
9/13/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The prospect of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort cutting a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to avoid a second criminal trial set to open next week doesn’t concern President Donald Trump or his legal team, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told POLITICO…Giuliani said Trump and his […]
9/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/NSA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The former Director of the National Security Agency, retired Admiral Mike Rogers, said Tuesday [9-11-18] that he thought President Donald Trump should have taken the opportunity to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly in Helsinki, Finland over Russia’s election meddling…In July, Trump met one-on-one with Putin, a meeting he did not […]
9/12/2018
ECONOMY/MIDDLE CLASS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The income of the median American household has finally rebounded from the damage caused by the 2008 financial crisis, a significant milestone in the nation’s painfully slow economic recovery. Median household income reached $61,372 in 2017, the Census Bureau reported on Wednesday [9-12-18], a number that it said was statistically indistinguishable […]
9/12/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A year after presiding over a sluggish and chaotic response to a devastating storm in Puerto Rico, the Trump administration girded on Wednesday for a test of its ability to do better as Hurricane Florence continued to bear down on the Carolina coast. If responding to the destruction from Hurricane Maria […]
9/12/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESDIENT: “President Trump has promised for years that Mexico would pay for a vast border wall, a demand that country has steadfastly refused. Now, in the Trump administration’s campaign to stop illegal immigration, the United States plans instead to pay Mexico. In a recent notice sent to Congress, the administration said it intended […]
9/12/2018
ABORTION/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a key GOP vote, said Wednesday [9-12-18] that she is still reviewing Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record and plans to speak with him later in the week…Collins is one of the few Republican lawmakers who say they support abortion rights, and she has yet to announce […]
9/12/2018
DEMS/DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As a potentially catastrophic hurricane bears down on the East Coast of the US, the shifting of $10 million from FEMA’s operating budget to fund immigration detention and deportations is drawing condemnation from Democrats. But that’s a drop in the bucket. The Trump administration this summer quietly redirected $200 million from all […]
9/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are in a jam when it comes to Jeff Sessions. While resigned to President Donald Trump firing the attorney general after the midterm elections, they suspect that perhaps only a sitting senator could win confirmation as Sessions’ successor — that is, someone they could trust not to interfere […]
9/12/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tonight, it was my great honor to host a Congressional Medal of Honor Society Reception at the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/75JQiVtnUT“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 6:21 pm […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Facing renewed criticism of his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump lashed out again on Wednesday [9-12-18], grousing about his administration’s ‘unappreciated great job’ on the Puerto Rico recovery – despite the remoteness of the island, poor access to electricity and the ‘totally incompetent Mayor of San Juan’…The president’s […]
9/12/2018
NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Angus King announced his opposition to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday [9-12-18]…He joins a handful of senators, including New Hampshire Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Virginia Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, in declaring themselves ‘no’ on Kavanaugh…Most Democrats are expected to oppose […]
9/12/2018
IRS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate on Wednesday [9-12-18] confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice of Beverly Hills, California, tax lawyer Charles Rettig to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the federal agency that implements tax laws. The Senate voted 64-33 to install Rettig, who will replace Acting Commissioner David Kautter. Kautter has been […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-12-18] ratcheted up his fight with Puerto Rican officials, dwelling on the intense criticism he received last year for his response to Hurricane Maria, even as Hurricane Florence threatens millions of Americans on the East Coast. Trump has been aggressive this week in warning Americans in […]
9/12/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Juli Briskman, who flipped off President Donald Trump’s motorcade while she was bicycling last fall near the President’s golf course, will run for local office in Virginia. Briskman said she plans to run in 2019 as supervisor for the Algonkian District in Loudoun County, where she will face Republican Suzanne Volpe. The […]
9/12/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who claims she had a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump, revealed on Wednesday [9-12-18] that she has penned a tell-all book that will be released Oct. 2. Daniels made the announcement on ‘The View,’ telling the hosts that she will share more details about her […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-11-18] said the federal government would spare no expense in responding to the likely damage from Hurricane Florence, which is forecast to slam the Carolina coast later this week…In remarks aimed at Americans who could find themselves in harm’s way, the president noted that experts were […]
9/12/2018
MEDIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The unnamed insiders who claim to be working clandestinely to resist Donald Trump are not heroes. As a State Department whistleblower who lost his career to tell the truth about the Iraq war, I am burdened by how the interviewees in Bob Woodward’s new book, ‘Fear,’ and the anonymous writer of that […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is imperative that everyone follow local evacuation orders. This storm is extremely dangerous. Be SAFE! #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/94Ue4e26PD https://t.co/KvF54CwomW“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 11:37 am […]
9/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/ELECTION/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under fire over his handling of Russian election meddling, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday [9-12-18] meant to strengthen election security by slapping sanctions on foreign countries or people who try to interfere in the U.S. political process. The order, coming only eight weeks before congressional elections […]
9/12/2018
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’I can say, as it relates to the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigation, that we have NO hard evidence of Collusion.’ Richard Burr (R-NC) Senate Intelligence Committee, Chairman” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 9:06 am […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hurricane Florence may now be dipping a bit south and hitting a portion of the Great State of Georgia. Be ready, be prepared!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 8:58 am […]
9/12/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After months of waging a behind-the-scenes war against President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs that have escalated far beyond what business groups once imagined, more than 60 U.S. industry groups are launching a coalition on Wednesday [9-12-18] to take the fight public. Emergence of the group, Americans for Free Trade, comes after […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been criticised for hailing the US response to the deadly Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year as ‘tremendous’. The mayor of its capital tweeted: ‘If he thinks the death of 3,000 people is a success God help us all.’ Puerto Rico only finished restoring full power […]
9/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising sanctions against any countries or individuals found interfering in US elections. The order instructs the intelligence community to monitor and report on attempts to disrupt election infrastructure as well as propaganda. The directive itself is not a sanction, but imposes […]
9/11/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WHAT WAS SAID: The GDP Rate (4.2%) is higher than the Unemployment Rate (3.9%) for the first time in over 100 years! THE FACTS False. Gross domestic product increased at a 4.2 annualized rate in the second quarter of 2018, and the unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in April, 3.8 percent in […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/mP7icn0Yzl https://t.co/jOdKT02rbH“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 6:16 pm […]
9/12/2018
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Following a week of brutal headlines for the White House, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows that explosive allegations from journalist Bob Woodward’s new book and an anonymous New York Times op-ed are affecting voters’ opinions of President Donald Trump’s executive branch. The majority of those polled, 61 percent, say the Trump […]
9/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/54YVC4DDfe“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 6:03 am […]
9/12/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s approval rating for handling the Russia investigation stands at 50% in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. That outpaces President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the matter by 20 points. The poll is CNN’s first since the conviction of former Trump campaign chairman Paul […]
9/12/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hurricane Florence is looking even bigger than anticipated. It will be arriving soon. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready. Be safe!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 5:58 am […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We got A Pluses for our recent hurricane work in Texas and Florida (and did an unappreciated great job in Puerto Rico, even though an inaccessible island with very poor electricity and a totally incompetent Mayor of San Juan). We are ready for the big one that is coming!” –Donald Trump, […]
9/12/2018
ELECTION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’The President has absolutely demonstrated no wrongdoing whatsoever & that the Special Counsel has no evidence of any wrongdoing. In other words, it’s time to end this Witch Hunt.’ @LouDobbs Russian ‘collusion’ was just an excuse by the Democrats for having lost the Election!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 […]
9/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under fire over his handling of Russian election meddling, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday [9-12-18] meant to make U.S. elections more secure by slapping sanctions on any foreigners trying to interfere in the political process. The order, signed by Trump only eight weeks before congressional elections […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s view of the government’s response to hurricanes (all times local): 7:30 a.m. President Donald Trump says the U.S. government is ready for Hurricane Florence and he’s rejecting criticism of the response to last year’s Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, where thousands of people died. Trump […]