POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s approval rating edged higher during a week in which he faced withering criticism following a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling that he is positioned to weather the latest controversy sparked by his unusual brand of politics. Mr. Trump’s job approval rating rose to 45% in a new […]
Category: A- Trump As President
7/22/2018
RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As the administration prepares for another summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, there is division within the U.S. ranks over Moscow’s intentions and whether the two sides will be able to cooperate on a range of issues including the conflict in Syria. Mr. Trump has expressed […]
7/22/2018
CHINA/EU/G20/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The finance ministers and central bankers of the G-20 group of countries ended their meeting here with little progress on resolving global trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with the U.S. and EU both insisting their conditions for trade talks must be met. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]
7/22/2018
2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “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!!!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2018 5:23 pm […]
7/22/2018
ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Endangered Species Act, which for 45 years has safeguarded fragile wildlife while blocking ranching, logging and oil drilling on protected habitats, is coming under attack from lawmakers, the White House and industry on a scale not seen in decades, driven partly by fears that the Republicans will lose ground in November’s […]
7/22/2018
G20/TARIFFS/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Negotiations to ease an escalating trade war between the United States and the rest of the world sputtered to a close with no breakthroughs on Sunday [7-22-18] at a summit meeting of finance ministers, who warned that the predicament over President Trump’s tariffs was casting a pall over the global economy. […]
7/22/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump claimed without evidence on Sunday [7-22-18] that his administration’s release of top-secret documents related to the surveillance of a former campaign aide had confirmed that the Justice Department and the F.B.I. ‘misled the courts’ in the early stages of the Russia investigation…In a series of early-morning tweets, […]
7/22/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the nearly two years since Russia attacked the American democratic process, congressional Republicans have played conflicting roles in the drama: Some have pressed to impose sanctions on Russia and quietly pursue investigations, but they have been outshouted by Republicans who have obfuscated and undercut efforts to uncover the Kremlin’s plot. […]
7/22/2018
FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump declassified a memo by House Republicans in February that portrayed the surveillance of a former campaign adviser as scandalous, his motivation was clear: to give congressional allies and conservative commentators another avenue to paint the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian election interference as tainted from the start. […]
7/22/2018
MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a conciliatory letter to President Donald Trump, Mexico’s president-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said he is ready to start a new stage in U.S.-Mexico relations and seek a ‘common path’ on trade, migration, economic development and security. ‘Everything is ready to start a new stage in our societies’ relationship based on […]
7/22/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The recent federal indictment of Russian intelligence officers by the special prosecutor investigating Moscow’s election interference and possible Trump campaign collusion lays the groundwork for Washington to slap more sanctions on its former Cold War foe. The question is whether President Donald Trump will levy them. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment […]
7/22/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers have waived attorney-client privilege on his behalf regarding a secretly recorded conversation he had in September 2016 with his former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen in which they discussed payments to an ex-Playboy model who says she had an affair with the President, according to sources familiar with […]
7/22/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I had a GREAT meeting with Putin and the Fake News used every bit of their energy to try and disparage it. So bad for our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2018 8:15 am […]
7/22/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@PeteHegseth on @FoxNews ‘Source #1 was the (Fake) Dossier. Yes, the Dirty Dossier, paid for by Democrats as a hit piece against Trump, and looking for information that could discredit Candidate #1 Trump. Carter Page was just the foot to surveil the Trump campaign…’ ILLEGAL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2018 […]
7/22/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Andrew McCarthy – ‘I said this could never happen. This is so bad that they should be looking at the judges who signed off on this stuff, not just the people who gave it. It is so bad it screams out at you.’ On the whole FISA scam which led to […]
7/22/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking more & more like the Trump Campaign for President was illegally being spied upon (surveillance) for the political gain of Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC. Ask her how that worked out – she did better with Crazy Bernie. Republicans must get tough now. An illegal Scam!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/22/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to @JudicialWatch and @TomFitton on being successful in getting the Carter Page FISA documents. As usual they are ridiculously heavily redacted but confirm with little doubt that the Department of ‘Justice’ and FBI misled the courts. Witch Hunt Rigged, a Scam!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2018 5:28 am […]
7/22/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday [7-22-18] that documents released by the FBI relating to a former adviser’s ties to Russia showed that his campaign for the 2016 presidential election had been illegally spied upon by U.S. law enforcement, but offered no evidence to support his assertion. In a series […]
7/21/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats issued a statement Saturday [7-21-18] saying that he did not mean ‘to be disrespectful or criticize the actions’ of President Donald Trump during a recent interview in which he appeared surprised to learn that the White House had decided to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to […]
7/21/2018
POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Watching Los Angeles possible hostage situation very closely. Active barricaded suspect. L.A.P.D. working with Federal Law Enforcement.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 21, 2018 7:21 pm […]
7/21/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Troy Balderson of Ohio is running for Congress against a Nancy Pelosi Liberal who is WEAK on Crime & Borders. Troy is the total opposite, and loves our Military, Vets & 2nd Amendment. EARLY VOTING just started with Election Day on August 7th. Troy has my Full & Total Endorsement!” -Donald […]
7/21/2018
DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No Collusion, No Obstruction – but that doesn’t matter because the 13 Angry Democrats, who are only after Republicans and totally protecting Democrats, want this Witch Hunt to drag out to the November Election. Republicans better get smart fast and expose what they are doing!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 21, 2018 […]
7/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Rigged Witch Hunt, headed by the 13 Angry Democrats (and now 4 more have been added, one who worked directly for Obama W.H.), seems intent on damaging the Republican Party’s chances in the November Election. This Democrat excuse for losing the ‘16 Election never ends!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/21/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) – almost unheard of. Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client – totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 21, 2018 […]
7/20/2018
DEMS/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch McConnell has a warning for Democrats demanding copious documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh: Be careful what you wish for. The Senate majority leader privately told senior Republicans on Wednesday that if Democrats keep pushing for access to upwards of a million pages in records from President Donald […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies and continued to criticize the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates, saying those moves are putting the United States at a disadvantage. In a flurry of early-morning Twitter posts, Mr. Trump complained that the Fed’s rate increases and a […]
7/20/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The British Museum wants it. The Museum of London does, too. So does the Bishopsgate Institute, which runs an archive of the history of protest. ‘Trump Baby’ — the 19-foot balloon that mocked President Trump during his recent trip to Britain — is in demand among museums here, who want to add […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI//LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump, according to lawyers and others familiar with the recording. The F.B.I. […]
7/20/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/GOP/SANCTION/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers backed away from a plan to reinstate stiff penalties on Chinese telecom firm ZTE, handing a win to President Trump, who had personally intervened to save the Beijing company. Congressional leaders removed a provision, tucked into a military policy bill, that would have stopped the Trump administration from lifting penalties […]
7/20/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again – can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/20/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I got severely criticized by the Fake News Media for being too nice to President Putin. In the Old Days they would call it Diplomacy. If I was loud & vicious, I would have been criticized for being too tough. Remember when they said I was too tough with Chairman Kim? Hypocrites!” […]
7/20/2018
ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced major changes it wants to make to parts of the Endangered Species Act that it argues loosen regulations while providing the best conservation results, but environmentalists warn the suggested changes to the 45-year-old law could harm species that need protection. Among the proposed changes announced by the US […]
7/20/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “MIchael Cohen taped a conversation in person with Donald Trump in which the two men discussed buying the rights to a former Playboy Playmate’s story that she had an affair with Mr. Trump more than a decade ago, according to people familiar with the matter. The conversation, between the then-GOP presidential […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate and House negotiators removed from a must-pass defense bill a legislative attempt to undo President’s Donald Trump’s deal with Beijing to save Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. , which has been deemed a sanctions violator and a threat to national security by U.S. officials, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
7/20/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The post-Helsinki tension between President Donald Trump and his Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats appeared to have cooled after the President reaffirmed his support for the intelligence community and its assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Then came Aspen. ‘Say that again?’ Coats said, incredulously, as he was […]
7/20/2018
RUSSIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two groups representing U.S. diplomats scolded President Donald Trump for entertaining the idea of handing former Ambassador Michael McFaul over to Russia for questioning, saying such a move would ensure that ‘no diplomat could be secure in carrying out his or her instructions from Washington’…On Monday [7-16-18], Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested […]
7/20/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is steering U.S. economic policy in a radically new direction. From trying to revive steelmakers with tariffs to vetoing Chinese technology investments, he is using the federal government to direct which industries prosper and which don’t. Many countries have long tilted the playing field toward favored companies and industries, […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve Friday [7-20-18], saying in a tweet that its efforts to raise short-term interest rates hurt the U.S. economic expansion, and he accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies to hurt the U.S. on trade. The tweets came shortly […]
7/20/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: The Summit with Russia was a great success, except with the real enemy of the people, the Fake News Media. I look forw…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:39 am […]
7/20/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I told you so! The European Union just slapped a Five Billion Dollar fine on one of our great companies, Google. They…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:39 am […]
7/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So important. Should have been done years ago! https://t.co/TFIqsaZWBt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:35 am […]
7/20/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Will the Dems and Fake News ever learn? This is classic! https://t.co/Ksx3roi4qg“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:35 am […]
7/20/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Former Harvard law students praise Kavanaugh in letter’ https://t.co/1ihzCwPToF“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:34 am […]
7/20/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “More Winning: American Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level Since 1969” https://t.co/eBGUs7GlSU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:34 am […]
7/20/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Senate GOP breaks record on confirming Trump picks for key court’ https://t.co/CB5Zsl5iSG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:33 am […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement on a must-pass defense bill cut from the legislation a measure that would have made it harder for the president to undo sanctions slapped on China’s ZTE Corp (0763.HK), a top Democrat in the Senate said on Friday [7-20-18]. Lawmakers from both parties have been at […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Trump before the 2016 presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump, the New York Times reported on Friday [7-20-18]. The newspaper, citing lawyers and […]
7/20/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers have been on a downward trend for 15 years. The price of soybeans has fallen 50% since 5 years before the Election. A big reason is bad (terrible) Trade Deals with other countries. They put on massive Tariffs and Barriers. Canada charges 275% on Dairy. Farmers will WIN!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/20/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The United States should not be penalized because we are doing so well. Tightening now hurts all that we have done. The U.S. should be allowed to recapture what was lost due to illegal currency manipulation and BAD Trade Deals. Debt coming due & we are raising rates – Really?” […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, the European Union and others have been manipulating their currencies and interest rates lower, while the U.S. is raising rates while the dollars gets stronger and stronger with each passing day – taking away our big competitive edge. As usual, not a level playing field…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 […]
7/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri. Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 7:31 am […]
7/20/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a jaw-dropping moment that embodied the utterly unfathomable, logic-defying and increasingly troubling twilight zone into which Washington has plunged since the Helsinki summit. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was onstage at a security forum in Aspen, Colorado, when he was told by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell that the White House […]
7/20/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The legal challenges to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ immigration practices have left Mr. Sessions’s policy in an uneven state, with both sides claiming victory. Sanctuary cities, or communities that limit their cooperation to some extent with federal immigration authorities, are part of the broader immigration debate. The […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request to U.S. President Donald Trump for a joint investigation of former U.S. officials sought by the Kremlin for ‘illegal activities,’ including a U.S. ambassador to Russia, is just the latest effort in a years-long campaign to undermine a U.S. law that imposes financial sanctions on Putin’s […]
7/20/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/ICE/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorneys for the U.S. government were due in court on Friday [7-20-18] to update a federal judge on efforts to reunite some 2,500 immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration. The government has six more days to comply with the reunification […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday [7-19-18] he believes that Russia will try to undermine democracies around the world for the foreseeable future…Pompeo’s comments came just days after President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin one-on-one in Helsinki. Trump provoked furor in Washington when, standing beside […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in Congress on Thursday [7-19-18] blocked a series of measures put forward by lawmakers — largely Democratic — desperate to isolate Republican leaders and publicly rebuke President Trump over his summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this week. In the Senate, Republicans objected to two nonbinding […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump plans to invite President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to visit Washington in the fall, the White House said Thursday [7-19-18] — an invitation that stunned the nation’s top intelligence official, who said he was still groping for details of what the two leaders had discussed in their […]
7/19/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House revealed Thursday [7-19-18] it has invited Vladimir Putin here to another summit in the fall, surprising Republican lawmakers and top administration officials who said they still hadn’t been told what President Donald Trump and the Russian leader agreed to earlier this week in Helsinki. The lack of clarity about […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump insisted he meet his Russian counterpart one-on-one, he cited the potential for leaks as rationale to bar aides from attending the session. Four days later, a dearth of information from that scrutinized encounter has extended not only to the media, but to officials within Trump’s own administration, who […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday [7-19-18], four days after a summit that led to an uproar in the United States over Trump’s failure to publicly confront Putin for Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. White […]
7/19/2018
CYBERWAR/FBI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three of the top cybersecurity officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation are retiring from government service, according to people familiar with the matter—departures that come as cyberattacks are a major concern for the country’s security agencies. Senior U.S. intelligence officials warn that the country is at a ‘critical point’ facing unprecedented […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has asked his national security adviser to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington this fall, the White House said Thursday [7-19-18]. In a tweet, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that Mr. Trump had ‘agreed to ongoing working level dialogue between the two security council […]
7/19/2018
BUSINESS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group of business leaders have committed to train 3.8 million workers with in-demand job skills over the next five years under an executive order on job creation signed by President Donald Trump Thursday [7-19-18]. FedEX, General Motors, Home Depot, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Walmart, and 16 other companies and trade groups […]
7/19/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress is poised to enact the first major changes in a decade to the U.S.’s process for vetting foreign investment following a bruising battle among lawmakers and some of the country’s biggest companies. Negotiators from the Senate and the House of Representatives reached a deal on the final text of a […]
7/19/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Breaking with tradition to avoid criticizing the Fed, Trump told CNBC he’s worried that the central bank’s policies will cancel out his efforts to speed up the economy…He also said that higher interest rates will strengthen the US dollar too much, putting the United States at a ‘disadvantage’ while central banks […]
7/19/2018
MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top commander of U.S. military operations in Syria said he wasn’t informed of any agreements President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached at their summit this week. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for the Middle East, said Thursday [7-19-18] in a […]
7/19/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will the Dems and Fake News ever learn? This is classic! https://t.co/kSX3ROI4QG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 1:14 pm […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Thursday [7-19-18] he did not know what happened in the one-on-one meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that has raised concern among many U.S. lawmakers. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are seeking answers on what agreements […]
7/19/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Vladimir Putin on Thursday [7-19-18] defended Donald Trump from angry criticism following their summit in Helsinki, as the U.S. president called for a second face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart. Mr. Putin, in his first comments in days, praised the Helsinki summit and said it led to some ‘useful promises.’ Little […]
7/19/2018
EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday [7-19-18] that the European Union’s $5 billion antitrust fine on Alphabet Inc.’s Google is evidence that the bloc has ‘taken advantage of the U.S.,’ and suggested that change is on the way…The fine on Google and Mr. Trump’s sharp response come amid a growing trade […]
7/19/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES’ https://t.co/T8MERS93wI“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:35 am […]
7/19/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….proliferation, cyber attacks, trade, Ukraine, Middle East peace, North Korea and more. There are many answers, some easy and some hard, to these problems…but they can ALL be solved” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:30 am […]
7/19/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES.’ https://t.co/Da8T8SUsCE“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:27 am […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Summit with Russia was a great success, except with the real enemy of the people, the Fake News Media. I look forward to our second meeting so that we can start implementing some of the many things discussed, including stopping terrorism, security for Israel, nuclear……..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 […]
7/19/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I told you so! The European Union just slapped a Five Billion Dollar fine on one of our great companies, Google. They truly have taken advantage of the U.S., but not for long!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:11 am […]
7/19/2018
ELECTION/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday [7-19-18] said he had called on two key Senate panels to recommend additional action aimed at preventing future election meddling by Russia as well as hold hearings on Russia sanctions law. McConnell, in a statement, said he asked the Republican chairmen of the Senate […]
7/19/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Really big jobs meeting today at the White House! 3 P.M.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 6:37 am […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES.’ Thank you to @foxandfriends and @FoxNews for actually showing the clips. The Fake News wants no part of that narrative! Too bad they don’t want to focus on all of the ECONOMIC and JOBS records being set.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 6:13 am […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media wants so badly to see a major confrontation with Russia, even a confrontation that could lead to war. They are pushing so recklessly hard and hate the fact that I’ll probably have a good relationship with Putin. We are doing MUCH better than any other country!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is going Crazy! They make up stories without any backup, sources or proof. Many of the stories written about me, and the good people surrounding me, are total fiction. Problem is, when you complain you just give them more publicity. But I’ll complain anyway!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats have a death wish, in more ways than one – they actually want to abolish ICE. This should cost them heavily in the Midterms. Yesterday, the Republicans overwhelmingly passed a bill supporting ICE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 5:29 am […]
7/19/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Novartis for not increasing your prices on prescription drugs. Likewise to Pfizer. We are making a big push to actually reduce the prices, maybe substantially, on prescription drugs.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 5:23 am […]
7/19/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “Richard Smallwood describes himself as a ‘pretty far right-wing conservative’ and a longtime supporter of President Trump. But like many in the auto industry, Mr. Smallwood, the president of the tire company Sumitomo Rubber North America, has been puzzled and dismayed by the president’s proposal to slap tariffs on foreign automobiles and […]
7/19/2018
MIKE POMPEO/RELIGION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration continues to deal with the fallout of the president’s conflicting statements this week about Russian electoral interference, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday [7-19-18] focused attention on another issue involving Russia, saying that the United States hoped to advance religious freedom in that country. But he […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sowed even more confusion on Wednesday [7-18-19] over his recent meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, insisting after a day of conflicting statements about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election that he had actually laid down the law with Mr. Putin. But that statement was almost completely at odds […]
7/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [7-18-18] that Russia was no longer targeting the United States, contradicting his own intelligence chief and just a day after promising that his administration was working to prevent Kremlin interference in the upcoming midterm elections. Mr. Trump’s comments were the latest in a dizzying collection of conflicting […]
7/18/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “A total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson, from prison. He has been held hostage far too long. @RT_Erdogan should do something to free this wonderful Christian husband & father. He has done nothing wrong, and his family needs him!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 […]
7/18/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Novartis, the Swiss drugmaker, said Wednesday [7-18-18] that it would not raise prices on its products in the United States for the rest of 2018, joining Pfizer, which delayed its increases last week after President Trump singled out the company for criticism. Novartis’s chief executive, Vas Narasimhan, said during an earnings call […]
7/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Tuesday [7-17-18], President Donald Trump said he was tripped up by a double negative. On Wednesday [7-18-18], the White House claimed he was simply declining to respond when he replied ‘no’ to a reporter’s question about whether Russia is still targeting America’s democratic government. Trump’s position on Russian interference in America’s […]
7/18/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SecAzar: .@POTUS has made clear that it’s time for drug companies to put American Patients First — Novartis halting its prescription dr…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 4:34 pm […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/GANGS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The two biggest opponents of ICE in America today are the Democratic Party and MS-13!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 4:30 pm […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House denied Wednesday [7-18-18] that President Donald Trump said he does not believe that Russia is targeting the United States, despite him directly answering a question about it earlier in the day. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump was asked by a reporter if Russia […]
7/18/2018
COMMERCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Commerce Department has opened an investigation into whether uranium imports threaten national security, a move that could pave the way for tariffs on foreign producers of the radioactive material that fuels nuclear power plants. Uranium is used in commercial reactors that power a significant portion of the country’s electrical grid, […]
7/18/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration was warned by intelligence analysts that ending protections for hundreds of thousands of Central Americans living in the US would likely drive a spike in illegal immigration. They did it anyway. That intelligence assessment was made public late Tuesday [7-17-18] as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the […]
7/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [7-18-18] defended his conduct at a news conference earlier in the week alongside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, a day after he reversed his public questioning of U.S. intelligence agencies following a barrage of criticism…The president later Wednesday morning wrote on Twitter that unspecified people hated that he […]
7/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Kingsland will have to pay hundreds of dollars if he goes without insurance next year, even though Congress recently repealed the Affordable Care Act’s penalty for not having coverage. That is because his home state of New Jersey just imposed a fine of its own for letting insurance lapse. In California, […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday [7-81-18] lashed out at Republican President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul of December 2017, warning that it contains ‘gigantic loopholes’ that could encourage companies to move plants and jobs abroad. A report by Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee said new international provisions meant to encourage companies to […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House struggled on Wednesday [7-18-18] to contain the furor over President Donald Trump’s heavily criticized summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States. Trump, facing a political uproar over his failure to confront Putin during their […]
7/18/2018
NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump seemingly questioned the United States’ commitment to defending all NATO allies in an interview that aired Tuesday [7-17-18] evening. At the end of a major international trip with three stops — a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, a visit to the United Kingdom and the […]