JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions and House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke out against ousting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Thursday [7-26-18], a day after fellow Republicans mounted an effort to impeach him amid a fight over the Russia investigation…Earlier in the day, Mr. Sessions said Congress should focus its […]
Category: A- Trump As President
7/26/2018
EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Jean-Claude Juncker arrived at the White House on Wednesday [7-26-18], the European Commission president had no idea how the meeting with President Donald Trump would end. When asked on his flight from Brussels whether he was ready, after having pored through piles of documents stacked in blue folders, he smiled […]
7/26/2018
RELIGION/SANCTIONS/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened Turkey with sanctions unless it releases detained U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held for nearly two years in a case that has strained relations between the two countries. Mr. Trump’s threat, issued in a Twitter message Thursday [7-26-18] morning, came a day after Turkish authorities transferred the […]
7/26/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When federal judge Dana Sabraw gave orders to reunite separated families by certain dates, he made his demands clear: These were ‘firm deadlines,’ he warned. ‘Not aspirational goals.’ That was weeks ago, before an earlier deadline in the case. Fast forward to Thursday [7-26-18], and US officials are scrambling to reunite hundreds […]
7/26/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is sharing some of his campaign warchest with congressional Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, part of a joint effort with the Republican National Committee announced Thursday to protect GOP majorities in Congress and curry favor with Republicans on Capitol Hill. The RNC will provide the largest contribution […]
7/26/2018
ENERGY/EU/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump wants Europe to buy more U.S. gas, but Vladimir Putin’s Russia stands in the way. On Wednesday [7-25-18], Mr. Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dialed down trade tensions with measures that include a preliminary agreement for Europe to buy more liquefied natural gas from the U.S. […]
7/26/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About a month before Michael Cohen released his recording of a sensitive conversation he had with Donald Trump, the President’s longtime attorney and adviser was agonizing over the silent treatment he was getting from his former boss…Federal prosecutors were bearing down on him over his business dealings, some involving […]
7/26/2018
RELIGION/SANCTIONS/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson, a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being. He is suffering greatly. This innocent man of faith should be released immediately!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 10:22 am […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Thursday [7-26-18] slammed President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and US allies, arguing that the $12 billion bailout for farmers is a warning that those actions are hurting the US agriculture industry…The Trump administration announced Tuesday [7-24-18] it is offering up to $12 […]
7/26/2018
CENSUS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration must face a lawsuit by states and advocacy groups over its plan to ask people who are filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens, a federal judge ruled on Thursday [7-26-18]. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan denied the administration’s motion to dismiss the […]
7/26/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 6:46 am […]
7/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four days after President Trump’s stern warning via Twitter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, national security adviser John Bolton is scheduled to hold a meeting Thursday [7-26-18] of Pentagon and other top officials on the administration’s emerging strategy on Iran. The meeting, which follows Mr. Trump’s decision to withdraw from […]
7/26/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rural voters helped President Donald Trump win Iowa in 2016. And despite rising concerns about the economic impact of several rounds of tariffs, they’ve been willing to endure the ill effects of his trade policies, trusting he’ll ultimately deliver. But the president’s sudden announcement this week that he’ll give $12 […]
7/26/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Donald Trump accused Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Thursday [7-26-18] of restricting the visibility of prominent U.S. Republicans, without providing evidence, and the avid user of the social media platform promised to investigate. Trump accused the company of targeting fellow Republicans with a practice dubbed ‘shadow banning,’ limiting the visibility of a […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL CHOEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Lanny J. Davis’s client list, like his quintessentially Washington career as an all-purpose lawyer, lobbyist, crisis consultant and television-talker, is lengthy, international — and more than occasionally contradictory. Mr. Davis has represented Harvey Weinstein and Penn State, a Ukrainian oligarch with links to President Trump’s indicted former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his business connections in Russia, Feb. 16, 2017: ‘And I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia. I have no loans in Russia. I don’t have any deals in Russia. President Putin called me up very nicely to congratulate me on the win of the election.’ […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his business connections in Russia, Oct. 17, 2013: “Well, I’ve done a lot of business with the Russians…they’re smart and they’re tough.” -In an interview with talk show host David Letterman, when asked: ‘have you had any dealings with the Russians?’” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his relationship with Putin, Feb. 17, 2016: ‘I have no relationship with [Putin] other than he called me a genius. He said Donald Trump is a genius and he is going to be the leader of the party and he’s going to be the leader of the world or something.’ […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his relationship with Putin, November 2013: ‘I can tell you that he’s very interested in what we’re doing here today. He’s probably very interested in what you and I are saying today, and he’s going to be seeing it in some form.’ -In an interview with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts to […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his relationship with Putin, June 18, 2013: ‘Do you think Putin will be going to the Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow–if so, will he become my new best friend?’ -In a tweet.” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018 […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 22, 2018: ‘So President Obama knew about Russia before the election. Why didn’t he do something about it? Why didn’t he tell our campaign? Because it is all a big hoax, that’s why, and he thought Crooked Hillary was going to win!!!’ […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 17, 2018: ‘I have the strongest respect for our intelligence agencies, headed by my people. We’re doing everything in our power to prevent Russian interference in 2018.’ -Speaking to reporters pressing about his stance on Russian meddling.” –Melissa Etehad, “In His own […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 17, 2018: ‘I actually went out and reviewed a clip of an answer that I gave, and I realized that there is a need for some clarification. It should’ve been obvious, but I would like to clarify just in case it wasn’t. […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 16, 2018: ‘I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. My people came to me- [Director of National Intelligence] Dan Coats came to me and […]
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 16, 2018: ‘There was no collusion at all. Everybody knows it.’” -In remarks after meeting with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, with only their translators present.” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018 […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, Nov. 11, 2017: ‘He said he didn’t meddle. He said he didn’t meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. But I just asked him again and he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, Sept. 26, 2016: ‘It could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It could also be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.’ -In a presidential debate with Clinton, speculating about the […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election: July 27, 2017- ‘No, that’s not what I said, and I was having fun. We were all having fun.’- In an interview with the Detroit News, saying he was joking earlier in the day when he asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails.” –Melissa […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election: ‘Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 33,000 emails taht are missing. I think you’ll probably be rewarded mightily by our press.’ -At a news conference in Doral, Fla.” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election: June 15, 2016-‘We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader. Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s 33,000 missing emails.’ -In a […]
7/25/2018
MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “More than a week has passed since Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin met in Helsinki, Finland, but lawmakers still want answers to basic questions: What did they talk about? What, if anything, was agreed to? Mr. Trump was accompanied in the meeting only by an interpreter. Exactly what was said […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Just before Election Day, when The Wall Street Journal uncovered a secret deal by the National Enquirer to buy the silence of a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Donald J. Trump, his campaign issued a flat denial. ‘We have no knowledge of any of this,’ Mr. […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, escalated his dispute with the president on Tuesday [7-24-18] by releasing a secret recording of a conversation in which Mr. Trump appears to have knowledge about hush money payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with […]
7/25/2018
EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and the European Union have a $1 TRILLION bilateral trade relationship – the largest economic relationship in the world. We want to further strengthen this trade relationship to the benefit of all American and European citizens… https://t.co/4zlmEEtCpG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2018 3:57 pm […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [7-25-18] that it is ‘so sad’ that his longtime personal attorney recorded their private conversations, suggesting that audio released Tuesday [7-24-18] has been doctored to exclude ‘positive things’ that he was ‘presumably’ saying…In an interview with POLITICO, Davis scoffed at the president’s suggestion about the […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump blasted his former attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday [7-25-18], the morning after CNN aired the audio of a recording Cohen made of the two…In the audio aired first on CNN’s ‘Cuomo Prime Time,’ Trump and Cohen can be heard discussing how they would buy the rights to […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Michael Cohen and the publisher of the National Enquirer forged an alliance over the years, looking out for the interests of Donald Trump and each other. Now, federal investigators are examining those ties as part of a wide-ranging probe into Mr. Cohen’s personal business dealings and his self-described role as […]
7/25/2018
ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since it was passed 45 years ago, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has protected thousands of plants and animals that humans have pushed from their habitats and driven close to extinction. Today, there are more than 2,300 plants and animals with protected status in the US and abroad, with the Louisiana pine […]
7/25/2018
BUSINESS/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two U.S. senators from states where foreign automakers build cars introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday [7-25-18] that would bar the Trump administration from imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts until the International Trade Commission conducted a comprehensive study of auto industry. Senators Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat, […]
7/25/2018
GANGS/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration was warned that ending US protections for more than 300,000 Central Americans would strengthen and grow MS-13 and gangs that President Donald Trump has called ‘animals,’ according to an internal report obtained by CNN. But the administration went on to end the protections for citizens of El Salvador, […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than a week later, the White House has still not corrected a key omission in its official transcript of President Donald Trump’s news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House’s official transcript of the news conference omits the first part of a reporter’s question to Putin: ‘President Putin, did […]
7/25/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of American adults say they believe it’s likely there will be Russian interference in November’s midterm elections, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Wednesday [7-25-18]. The 57% of Americans who believe there will be interference represents a new high since the poll began tracking the question […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump will postpone a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin until next year after the federal probe into Russian election meddling is over, national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday [7-25-18]…Trump weathered fierce criticism after his summit last week with Putin in Helsinki after he […]
7/25/2018
EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [7-25-18] he hopes to work out a fair and reciprocal trade deal between the United States and Europe as he welcomed the head of the European Commission to the White House for talks…The United States and EU are locked in a trade dispute stemming […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “On Tuesday [7-24-18] night at 9 sharp, any pretense that Michael Cohen might still be in President Donald Trump’s camp ended. That’s the moment when the previously secret recording of a 2016 conversation between Trump’s personal fixer and the then-presidential candidate aired on CNN’s ‘Cuomo Prime Time.’ The recording, in which […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump slammed critics of his trade policies on Wednesday [7-25-18], warning they are undermining his negotiating position while American farmers are being ‘ripped off.’ Mr. Trump’s remarks, aimed at critics he didn’t name, came hours ahead of a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in which trade tensions […]
7/25/2018
GERMANY/JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Japan and Germany said Wednesday [7-25-18] they would step up their alliance to promote free trade and the Paris climate agreement, in a shot at the agenda pursued by the U.S. under President Donald Trump. ‘We must set boundaries against the methods of Trump,’ tweeted German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What kind of a lawyer would tape a client? So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape so abruptly terminated (cut) while I was presumably saying positive things? I hear there are other clients and many reporters that are taped – can this be […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is targeting our farmers, who they know I love & respect, as a way of getting me to continue allowing them to take advantage of the U.S. They are being vicious in what will be their failed attempt. We were being nice – until now! China made $517 Billion on us […]
7/25/2018
TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When you have people snipping at your heels during a negotiation, it will only take longer to make a deal, and the deal will never be as good as it could have been with unity. Negotiations are going really well, be cool. The end result will be worth it!” –Donald […]
7/25/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Every time I see a weak politician asking to stop Trade talks or the use of Tariffs to counter unfair Tariffs, I wonder, what can they be thinking? Are we just going to continue and let our farmers and country get ripped off? Lost $817 Billion on Trade last year. […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bipartisan momentum is building in the Senate to crack down on Russia, even as President Donald Trump prepares to bring Vladimir Putin to Washington. It’s a remarkable split-screen moment, with lawmakers pressing not only for new penalties against the Kremlin but for Trump to use more of the sanctions power Congress […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [7-25-18] expressed disbelief that his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen would have taped conversations with him, a day after an audio recording of a conversation between the two men was aired on U.S. television. A lawyer for Cohen, Lanny Davis, released the recording of Trump […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday [7-25-18] of targeting American farmers in a ‘vicious’ way and using them as leverage to get concessions on trade a day after the administration announced a $12 billion farm aid package. China and other top U.S. trade partners zeroed in on American farmers […]
7/24/2018
DEMS/IRS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, a Democrat who has crusaded against the loosening of campaign finance rules, is suing the Trump administration to block it from eliminating a mandate that politically active nonprofit groups disclose the identities of their major donors to the government. The Treasury Department announced last week that the […]
7/24/2018
AGRICULTURE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [7-24-18] announced up to $12 billion in emergency relief for farmers hurt by the president’s trade war, moving to to insulate food producers from looming financial losses that would be a direct result of President Trump’s policies. The aid to farmers, announced by the United States […]
7/24/2018
OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said it would resume billions of dollars in payments expected by insurers under an Affordable Care Act program, ending a brief suspension that it had said was necessary because of a judge’s ruling. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which administers the program known as risk adjustment, said […]
7/24/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker left for Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, his mission was to try to dissuade the American president from escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and EU. Then Mr. Trump started tweeting. ‘Tariffs are the greatest!’ Mr. Trump declared early Tuesday [7-24-18]. ‘Either a […]
7/24/2018
MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On the first couple’s recent trip overseas, Melania Trump’s television aboard Air Force One was tuned to CNN. President Trump was not pleased. He raged at his staff for violating a rule that the White House entourage should begin each trip tuned to Fox — his preferred network over what he considers […]
7/24/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is not known for backing down, but the Europeans are coming to Washington anyway to see if they can convince him to rein in his trade policies. Less than two weeks after calling the European Union a ‘foe,’ Trump will meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at […]
7/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, a week after downplaying Russian interference in US elections, said Tuesday [7-24-18] he is ‘very concerned’ that Russia will look to impact the 2018 midterm elections and said he believes Moscow will look to boost Democrats this time. Trump offered no evidence for his claim that Russia would […]
7/24/2018
CAMPAIGN/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump urged the audience before him on Tuesday [7-24-18] to support a Missouri Republican’s Senate campaign, smeared Democrats and warned the crowd not to ‘believe the crap you hear from (the media.)’ The speech amounted to a typical political stump speech for Trump, all except for the setting. Instead of […]
7/24/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [7-24-18] announced an emergency-aid package of $12 billion for farmers amid growing concerns that the U.S. agricultural sector could suffer from President Donald Trump’s escalating trade dispute with some of America’s largest trading partners. The trade rift between the U.S. and some of its closest allies […]
7/24/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I want to thank the @VFWHQ for your devotion to our fallen heroes, unknown soldiers, Prisoners of War, those Missing in Action, and their families. #VFWConvention https://t.co/15ygFhCudR“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 2:15 pm […]
7/24/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said more than 450 immigrant parents separated from their children under the government’s zero-tolerance policy for illegal border crossers may have been deported. In a court filing late Monday [7-23-18], Justice Department lawyers said case notes by immigration authorities show that 463 immigrants are no longer in the […]
7/24/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#VFWConvention @VFWHQ https://t.co/dBQx526axz“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 12:51 pm […]
7/24/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-24-18] said he believed that the demands by some Democrats that a U.S. government immigration enforcement agency be shut down will help Republicans in midterm congressional elections in November. In a speech to war veterans in Kansas City, Missouri, Trump defended the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
7/24/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’m very concerned that Russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming Election. Based on the fact that no President has been tougher on Russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the Democrats. They definitely don’t want Trump!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 […]
7/24/2018
CIA/FBI/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday [7-24-18] attempted to downplay President Donald Trump’s threat to revoke security clearances of former national security officials who have criticized him, brushing it off as just ‘trolling’…Ryan says the issue is something in the purview of the executive branch, not Congress. On Monday [7-23-18], White […]
7/24/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-24-18] kept open the possibility of negotiating an agreement to denuclearize Iran, two days after he rattled his saber at the nation on Twitter…Iran on Monday [7-23-18] dismissed Trump’s angry warning that Tehran risked dire consequences ‘the like of which few throughout history have suffered […]
7/24/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 8:54 am […]
7/24/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Missouri to be with many of my great friends. VFW here we come!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 8:52 am […]
7/24/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Country is doing GREAT. Best financial numbers on the Planet. Great to have USA WINNING AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 8:46 am […]
7/24/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused of interfering in U.S. elections, will not be invited to address Congress or visit the Capitol if he accepts President Donald Trump’s invitation to come to Washington, Republican congressional leaders said on Tuesday [7-24-18]. The comments by House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader […]
7/24/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs are the greatest! Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly on Trade negotiates a fair deal, or it gets hit with Tariffs. It’s as simple as that – and everybody’s talking! Remember, we are the ‘piggy bank’ that’s being robbed. All will be Great!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/24/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Countries that have treated us unfairly on trade for years are all coming to Washington to negotiate. This should have taken place many years ago but, as the saying goes, better late than never!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 6:09 am […]
7/24/2018
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: ‘Coast Guard seizes $729M worth of cocaine from boats moving drugs from Central America to the US’ https://t.co/R7fFD5BJTb“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 6:01 am […]
7/24/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: ‘Lockheed Martin will add 400 workers to boost production of the F-35 fighter jet, the most expensive in U.S. history, afte…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 6:01 am […]
7/23/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump’s vituperative tweet against Iran late on Sunday [7-22-18] showed his determination to use the same approach that he took to engineer a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea. But Mr. Trump’s top advisers are far more united in their hostility to engaging with Iran, and Iran is far less likely […]
7/23/2018
CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration gave its first indication Monday [7-23-18] of how many parents separated from their children may have already been deported: More than 460. In a status update on the ongoing court-ordered family reunifications filed Monday, the government said 463 parents of separated children aged five and older are indicated as […]
7/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s legal team has submitted a counteroffer to special counsel Robert Mueller on a possible interview with the president that could allow for questions about collusion with Russia but curtail inquiries related to obstruction of justice. As negotiations for such a sit-down are set to enter their […]
7/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. judge on Monday [7-23-18] delayed the criminal trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort until next week, and made public the identity of five witnesses granted immunity to testify. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III also said the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller […]
7/23/2018
BUSINESS/COMMERCE/EU/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [7-23-18] threatened Europe’s car exports ahead of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s visit to Washington later this week, saying the European Union has been ‘very tough’ on the U.S…Trump is weighing a 20 percent tariff on imports of automobiles and auto parts under a law that allows […]
7/23/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is considering stripping a half-dozen former national security officials of their security clearances, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday [7-23-18], calling their public commentary about the ongoing Russia probe inappropriate. The list of former officials under consideration includes former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director […]
7/23/2018
IRAN/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Donald Trump is lashing out in all directions as the fallout from his summit with Vladimir Putin becomes ever more toxic, the Russia investigation grinds on with no end in sight, and his frustration boils over on a lack of progress on North Korea. The tensions reached a new […]
7/23/2018
DEMS/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration opened the week with a volley of threats toward Iran, returning to a longstanding security concern as it works to convince other countries to join a renewed campaign of pressure and sanctions. President Donald Trump, in a Twitter message written in capital letters except for the address, ‘To Iranian […]
7/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Twelve audio recordings seized from U.S. President Donald Trump’s onetime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were turned over to federal prosecutors on Friday [7-20-18], according to a filing in federal court in Manhattan on Monday [7-23-18]. They include a recording of a conversation between Cohen and Trump two months before the […]
7/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Monday 7-23-18] threatened to strip six former U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials, including Obama-era CIA director John Brennan, of their security clearances as President Donald Trump considers striking back at critics of his summit meeting last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The threat against Brennan […]
7/23/2018
MIKE POMPEO/REFUGEES/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thirty-two prominent former U.S. diplomats and 11 aid groups on Monday [7-23-18] urged U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to eliminate a key State Department refugee bureau, warning that the move would be ‘an error of grave proportion.’ In a letter to Pompeo, the former diplomats and national security advisers […]
7/23/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump late Sunday [7-22-18] evening issued a booming warning to President Hassan Rouhani of Iran rendered in all caps — tweeting that the Middle Eastern leader ‘WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES’ if he threatens the United States…The post appeared to be in response to comments Rouhani made earlier in the day in […]
7/23/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In my opinion the Washington Post is nothing more than an expensive (the paper loses a fortune) lobbyist for Amazon. Is it used as protection against antitrust claims which many feel should be brought?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 23, 2018 8:35 am […]
7/23/2018
MEDIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Amazon Washington Post has gone crazy against me ever since they lost the Internet Tax Case in the U.S. Supreme Court two months ago. Next up is the U.S. Post Office which they use, at a fraction of real cost, as their “delivery boy” for a BIG percentage of their […]
7/23/2018
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Rocket has not been launched by North Korea in 9 months. Likewise, no Nuclear Tests. Japan is happy, all of Asia is happy. But the Fake News is saying, without ever asking me (always anonymous sources), that I am angry because it is not going fast enough. Wrong, very happy!” […]
7/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump renewed his complaints Monday [7-23-18] about the Russia investigation overseen by special counsel Robert Mueller, and came even closer to instructing law enforcement officials to shut it down. Trump began his venting by writing online that the probe was triggered by a now-infamous dossier of salacious […]
7/23/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When you hear the Fake News talking negatively about my meeting with President Putin, and all that I gave up, remember, I gave up NOTHING, we merely talked about future benefits for both countries. Also, we got along very well, which is a good thing, except for the Corrupt Media!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/23/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…..’Carter Page wasn’t a spy, wasn’t an agent of the Russians – he would have cooperated with the FBI. It was a fraud and a hoax designed to target Trump.’ Tom Fitton @JudicialWatch A disgrace to America. They should drop the discredited Mueller Witch Hunt now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/23/2018
OBAMA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….and the DOJ, FBI and Obama Gang need to be held to account. Source #1 was the major source. Avoided talking about it being the Clinton campaign behind it. Misled the Court to provide a pretext to SPY on the Trump Team. Not about Carter Page..was all about getting Trump…..” -Donald […]
7/23/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So we now find out that it was indeed the unverified and Fake Dirty Dossier, that was paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC, that was knowingly & falsely submitted to FISA and which was responsible for starting the totally conflicted and discredited Mueller Witch Hunt!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/23/2018
MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [7-23-18] he ‘gave up nothing’ at last week’s private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin but remained elusive about their conversation as fellow Republicans and other critics questioned any potential deals. Following the two leaders’ summit in Helsinki, Trump previously said they discussed a […]
7/22/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2018 […]