DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pfizer & others should be ashamed that they have raised drug prices for no reason. They are merely taking advantage of the poor & others unable to defend themselves, while at the same time giving bargain basement prices to other countries in Europe & elsewhere. We will respond!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
Category: A- Trump As President
7/9/2018
CHILDREN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The failing NY Times Fake News story today about breast feeding must be called out. The U.S. strongly supports breast feeding but we don’t believe women should be denied access to formula. Many women need this option because of malnutrition and poverty.’ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2018 12:04 pm […]
7/9/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [7-9-18] that he was confident North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would ‘honor the contract’ the two leaders signed last month in Singapore, while suggesting that China was ‘exerting negative pressure’ on the agreement amid its trade fight with the U.S…After their meeting last […]
7/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on meetings he and other senators just held with Russian leaders in Moscow, Sen. Jerry Moran has a few words of caution for President Donald Trump as he prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin…Moreover, Sen. Moran suggests the president might want to think twice about his plan to […]
7/9/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. government is struggling to reunite immigrant families it separated at the border with Mexico and only about half the children under age 5 will be back with their parents by a court-ordered deadline of Tuesday, a government attorney told a judge on Monday [7-9-18]. U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw in […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has decided on who he will pick for a lifetime position on the U.S. Supreme Court and will announce the nomination later on Monday [7-9-18], with four conservative federal appellate judges as the top contenders to succeed retiring long-time Justice Anthony Kennedy. The Republican president, with an opportunity […]
7/9/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea. China, on the other hand, may be exerting negative pressure on a deal because of our posture on Chinese Trade-Hope Not!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/9/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have long heard that the most important decision a U.S. President can make is the selection of a Supreme Court Justice – Will be announced tonight at 9:00 P.M.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2018 7:14 am […]
7/9/2018
EU/NATO/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Europe far more than it does the U.S. By some accounts, the U.S. is paying for 90% of NATO, with many countries nowhere close to their 2% commitment. On top of this the European Union has a Trade Surplus of $151 Million with the U.S., with big Trade Barriers on U.S. […]
7/9/2018
GERMANY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is spending far more on NATO than any other Country. This is not fair, nor is it acceptable. While these countries have been increasing their contributions since I took office, they must do much more. Germany is at 1%, the U.S. is at 4%, and NATO benefits…….” -Donald Trump, […]
7/9/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Who’s the biggest loser when tariffs are imposed on imports? The surprising answer: exporters. Though completely counterintuitive, theory and evidence show that taxes on imports act just like a tax on exports. Though it’s early, the Trump administration’s recent round of tariffs is already rippling out to exporters: Soybean farmers face […]
7/9/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Those who know Donald Trump say it was always going to go this way with China. The New York real estate tycoon began issuing bitter tirades against foreign countries ‘ripping off’ the United States on trade back in the 1980s. At an expletive-laden political rally in Las Vegas in 2011, Trump […]
7/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ben Sasse has so far been spared the public floggings that Donald Trump inflicted on two since-vanquished GOP critics in the Senate, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker. But that may soon change. As the ‘never Trump’ faction of the Republican Party dwindles to a lonely few, the Nebraska senator has shown little […]
7/9/2018
ELIZABETH WARREN/ME TOO/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren fired back at President Donald Trump for trying to ‘bully her to shut her up’ with his comments questioning her Native American heritage last week, calling them an attempt to ‘bully women all across the country.’ The Democratic senator from Massachusetts made the comments at a […]
7/9/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, could soon be in a position to address several big legal questions at the center of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The list includes the question of whether Trump can be subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case; the […]
7/8/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHO/WOMEN: “A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to […]
7/8/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They just didn’t get it, but they do now! https://t.co/9T50NupkDy“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 4:58 pm […]
7/8/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to announcing my final decision on the United States Supreme Court Justice at 9:00pmE tomorrow night at the @WhiteHouse. An exceptional person will be chosen!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 4:27 pm […]
7/8/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iranian Harassment of U.S. Warships: 2015: 22 2016: 36 2017: 14 2018: 0 Source: @USNavy” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 3:29 pm […]
7/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Sunday [7-8-18] that he isn’t concerned about Michael Cohen potentially cooperating with federal prosecutors…Giuliani also said that if Cohen tells the truth, ‘we’re home free.’ The comments follow an interview Cohen had with ABC News last week in which he suggested […]
7/8/2018
HISPANICS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @CortesSteve: Today’s report: Hispanic jobs hit another record, unemployment at an all-time low. Of 9 months in history under 5% jobless…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 9:55 am […]
7/7/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used ‘gangster-like’ diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday [7-8-18] after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would keep pursuing denuclearization talks with North Korea. Pompeo said in Tokyo there was still […]
7/7/2018
HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is on a losing streak in court cases challenging its efforts to abruptly change health care policy, but the naming of a new Supreme Court justice could alter the trajectory on some of the most controversial cases, from funding Planned Parenthood to mandating contraceptive coverage. The cases […]
7/7/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to Republican officials briefed on the conversation. While careful not to […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Rigged Witch Hunt, originally headed by FBI lover boy Peter S (for one year) & now, 13 Angry Democrats, should look into the missing DNC Server, Crooked Hillary’s illegally deleted Emails, the Pakistani Fraudster, Uranium One, Podesta & so much more. It’s a Democrat Con Job!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Public opinion has turned strongly against the Rigged Witch Hunt and the ‘Special’ Counsel because the public understands that there was no Collusion with Russia (so ridiculous), that the two FBI lovers were a fraud against our Nation & that the only Collusion was with the Dems!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Public opinion has turned strongly against the Rigged Witch Hunt and the ‘Special’ Councel because the public understands that there was no Collusion with Russia (so ridiculous), that the two FBI lovers were a fraud against our Nation & that the only Collusion was with the Dems!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/7/2018
MEDIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Twitter is getting rid of fake accounts at a record pace. Will that include the Failing New York Times and propaganda machine for Amazon, the Washington Post, who constantly quote anonymous sources that, in my opinion, don’t exist – They will both be out of business in 7 years!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: ‘When they lose, Democrats just want to change the rules’ https://t.co/L9sYIwYLd2“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/7/2018
HISPANIC/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “Hispanic-Latino Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level on Record in June” https://t.co/27VkUgSVso“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/7/2018
MINORITIES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Six months in, TAX CUTS are already providing historic gains for minorities, women, and small businesses’ https://t.co/a54B…“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/7/2018
ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘ICE says it seized $43M worth of counterfeit items in Laredo, Texas’ https://t.co/d6X8uKkHWd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Accusing the United States of ‘typical trade bullying,’ China on Friday [7-6-18] imposed $34 billion in retaliatory tariffs on American soybeans, cars and other products, suggesting dim prospects for resolving a potentially bruising trade war between the two economic powerhouses. Beijing said on Friday that its levies had kicked in immediately […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s official: The United States and China are in a trade war after the Trump administration imposed tariffs at 12:01 a.m. Friday [7-6-18] on $34 billion worth of Chinese products. Beijing immediately retaliated with its own penalties. The Chinese government is targeting a range of American products with tariffs, including pork, […]
7/6/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week before President Trump’s working visit to Britain, the mayor of London has allowed an additional participant in the city’s welcome reception: a giant orange balloon of the president depicted as a baby in a diaper. The balloon was approved amid ‘Stop Trump’ protests planned for the visit starting on July […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who is set to be announced Monday [7-9-18], ‘could eviscerate women’s freedoms for generations…’ Feinstein, who appeared at an Oakland roundtable discussion held by California Planned Parenthood, acknowledged that with Republican control of the White House and Congress, the […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Trade Representative outlined a way for companies to get their products excluded from fresh tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese exports that were imposed on Friday [7-6-18]. The Trade Representative’s office said the proceeding would address situations where a product was hit with tariffs because it was part […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is asking a judge for more time to reunite families who cross the border illegally then seek asylum, saying in court documents that officials are still struggling to match some children with parents arrested at the border. A federal judge gave the government until Tuesday [7-10-18] to reunite […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s been more than a week since a federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to reunite the families it separated at the border. Officials say they’re working to comply and meet deadlines the court set. But they’ve been tight-lipped about many details. At a status hearing in a San Diego […]
7/6/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will aim to ‘strengthen and nurture’ the U.S. relationship with Britain in his visit to London next week, during which the leaders are expected to discuss national security issues and a possible bilateral trade deal, a U.S. official said Friday [7-6-18]. ‘The president knows this country probably better than […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just won lawsuit filed by the DNC and a bunch of Democrat crazies trying to claim the Trump Campaign (and others), colluded with Russia. They haven’t figured out that this was an excuse for them losing the election!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2018 11:57 am […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As China and the United States escalate a trade war, the Chinese government is turning to familiar Wall Street and Washington insiders for advice on understanding President Donald Trump — with underwhelming results. Corporate leaders and former U.S. officials who have spent years cultivating relationships with Beijing — such as […]
7/6/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! https://t.co/Tz2PQ2xetT“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2018 11:12 am […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Friday [7-6-18] that it may need more time to reunite the immigrant families it separated. The Department of Justice informed a federal judge in San Diego that the administration is in compliance with the judge’s order requiring the end of family separations at the US-Mexico border, except […]
7/6/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Job growth decelerated in June, the government reported Friday [7-6-18], as employers struggled to find qualified workers to fill an abundance of job openings. The Labor Department reported 213,000 new jobs in June, down from 244,000 added in May. Unemployment ticked up to 4 percent after falling to 3.8 percent in May. […]
7/6/2018
CIA/DEFENSE/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off talks in North Korea with one of leader Kim Jong Un’s top lieutenants, Gen. Kim Yong Chol, soon after arriving in Pyongyang. During his trip, Mr. Pompeo aims to fill out the details of a North Korean pledge to work toward denuclearization, including […]
7/6/2018
ELECTION/ELIZABETH WARREN/GOP/ME TOO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump understands what got him elected — a willingness to throw caution and decorum to the wind and to assail what his supporters see as rampant political correctness. On Thursday [7-5-18] night, when he mocked the #MeToo movement as his tour targeting red-state Democratic senators hit Montana, he […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURT/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. government may not meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite migrant parents with their children who were separated after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to court documents filed overnight. The U.S. Department of Justice asked the U.S. District Court in San Diego to clarify if it would be breaching […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs and China’s countertariffs—which formally went into effect on Friday [7-6-18]—will have the greatest impact on the U.S. counties that voted Mr. Trump into office. The U.S. tariffs on China will initially hit about $34 billion of goods, with plans in place to raise that […]
7/5/2018
DEMS/ELIZABETH WARREN/ME TOO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Trump lobbed personal and derogatory attacks at two Democratic senators, mocked the #MeToo movement and vouched for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday [7-5-18] during a freewheeling, raucous rally ostensibly intended to solidify support for Montana’s Republican Senate candidate. Taunting Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, with […]
7/5/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the front-runner to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once argued that President Bill Clinton could be impeached for lying to his staff and misleading the public, a broad definition of obstruction of justice that would be damaging if applied to President Trump […]
7/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FED/JOBS/LABOR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in June, but steady wage gains pointed to moderate inflation pressures that should keep the Federal Reserve on a path of gradual interest rate increases this year. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 213,000 jobs last month as manufacturers stepped up hiring, the Labor Department […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he has narrowed his search for a Supreme Court justice to two to four candidates and expects to settle on a nominee this weekend ahead of a prime-time announcement Monday [7-9-18] night. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One en route to Montana for a campaign […]
7/5/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has appointed former Fox News executive Bill Shine as an assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications, the White House said Thursday [7-5-18]. Mr. Shine began working at the White House on Monday [7-2-18], according to an administration official. He will oversee the White […]
7/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/EU/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump plans to raise the issue of Russia’s ‘malign activity’ in Europe, its efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election and allegations that Moscow possesses banned missile technology in a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month, a senior administration official said Thursday [7-5-18]. […]
7/5/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With tariffs driving up the price of stainless steel, the precision-part manufacturer Accu-Swiss in Oakdale, Calif., came up with a plan to save money: turn off the lights but keep the machines on…As every business school student learns, developing plans to deal with disruptions — from a hurricane to a rail […]
7/5/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has drafted a new proposal to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, one that is far less stringent than the climate plan finalized in 2015 by former President Barack Obama. In writing the new rule to replace Mr. Obama’s Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration is […]
7/5/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 6 meter-tall inflatable of U.S President Donald Trump as an angry baby will be flown above London during the president’s official trip to the United Kingdom. The Greater London Authority on Thursday [7-5-18] approved a request to allow the orange inflatable to fly near parliament during Trump’s visit on July 13, […]
7/5/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned after months of ethics controversies, President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday [7-5-18]…An ethics cloud hung over Pruitt for months, as lawmakers from both parties, environmental groups and government watchdogs raised questions about his spending, housing arrangements, security team and raises for political appointees. A […]
7/5/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Democratic Congressmen Thursday [7-5-18] called on the EPA’s Inspector General to investigate whether Administrator Scott Pruitt committed a federal crime by allegedly hiding or falsifying records of meetings and discussions with industry representatives. The calls for the IG to examine Pruitt come two days after an exclusive CNN investigation featuring […]
7/5/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar now estimates that under 3,000 kids who may have been separated from their parents are in government custody — a figure far higher than his department released just nine days ago. HHS had previously reported that it had 2,047 children from separated families in its […]
7/5/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigration tops the economy and healthcare as the most important issue determining Americans’ vote ahead of the midterm elections in November, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows. Reuters/Ipsos data shows that immigration became a top concern for registered voters in the United States after the Trump administration in May announced its ‘zero […]
7/5/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this. The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2018 […]
7/5/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appealed to President Donald Trump to repeat his predecessor’s choice and nominate federal judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court for a second time ‘as a way to unify the country,’ according to a source. The President phoned the New York Democrat on Tuesday […]
7/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California’s ‘sanctuary state’ laws largely survived a legal attack by the Trump administration on Thursday [7-5-18] after a federal judge declined to block state measures aimed at thwarting cooperation with Washington’s crackdown on illegal immigration. But the judge, John Mendez of U.S. District Court in Sacramento, also rebuked lawmakers, saying that […]
7/5/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who pleased President Donald Trump with his aggressive efforts to roll back environmental regulations, resigned on Thursday [5-7-18] under heavy fire for a series of ethics controversies. Pruitt had been under scrutiny for months for his first-class travel at taxpayer expense, lavish spending on […]
7/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and his US delegation intend to raise the issues of arms control, Ukraine, Syria and election meddling during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior administration told reporters Thursday [7-5-18]. The senior administration official stressed that while US officials have ‘repeatedly’ raised election meddling in meetings […]
7/5/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress – FIX OUR INSANE IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2018 9:17 am […]
7/5/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..Country being forced to endure a long and costly trial. Tell the people ‘OUT,’ and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn. Hiring thousands of ‘judges’ does not work and is not acceptable – only Country in the World that does this!” –Donald Trump, […]
7/5/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress must pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws now. Law Enforcement at the Border is doing a great job, but the laws they are forced to work with are insane. When people, with or without children, enter our Country, they must be told to leave without our……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday [7-5-18]. Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. […]
7/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump last August asked several top foreign policy advisers about the possibility of invading Venezuela during a meeting about diplomatic sanctions the US was enacting on the autocratic government, a senior administration official familiar with the comments said. Trump’s aides, including then-national security adviser HR McMaster, vigorously urged him […]
7/4/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s search for a Supreme Court justice to succeed Anthony Kennedy is focusing on a trio of federal judges, with a decision expected this week in anticipation of an announcement on Monday [7-9-18], people familiar with the search said. Following a brisk round of interviews Monday [7-2-18] and Tuesday […]
7/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jerry Swick, an Army veteran who currently resides in this mountainous capital city, plans to vote this fall to keep Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Congress. He just doesn’t know how he would tell that to President Donald Trump, for whom Mr. Swick voted in 2016. Mr. Trump will host a campaign […]
7/4/2018
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald J. Trump first reached out to them about three years ago, when he was regarded as a political sideshow and they were desperate for any attention to their plight. Today, thanks to the platform now afforded by President Trump, the group he calls ‘angel families’ — relatives of people killed by […]
7/4/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NAFTA/OIL/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The assault on the American auto industry is over,’ President Trump declared last spring in Detroit, promising auto executives that he would throttle back Obama-era regulations on vehicle pollution. The moment embodied one of Mr. Trump’s main political promises — to promote pro-business policies that unshackle industry and the economy. He has […]
7/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the North Koreans were shooting off missile tests and detonating new, more powerful atomic bombs last year, President Trump responded with threats of ‘fire and fury’ and ordered the military to come up with new, if highly risky, pre-emptive strike options. But since the one-day summit meeting last month in […]
7/4/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/ue5JEZy85v“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2018 9:44 am […]
7/4/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy Fourth of July….Our Country is doing GREAT!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2018 9:42 am […]
7/4/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigrants separated from their children after being arrested for illegally entering the U.S. at the Mexican border are being asked to choose between being deported alone or with their children. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement started giving parents who have been given deportation orders a form laying out their options after a […]
7/4/2018
OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, […]
7/3/2018
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EDUCATION/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is planning to rescind Tuesday [7-3-18] a set of Obama-era policies that encourage the use of race in college admissions to promote diverse educational settings, according to two people familiar with the plans. The move comes as the Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is illegally […]
7/3/2018
MASS SHOOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-3-18] ordered the American flag to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of last week’s mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md. The city’s mayor, Gavin Buckley, said his initial request, submitted last week through Maryland’s congressional delegation, was denied. But he […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the week since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, the future of Roe v. Wade has dominated the conversation among both liberals and conservatives, becoming a flash point in the partisan battle over President Trump’s pick to fill the seat. The effect Justice Kennedy’s retirement could have on lesbian, […]
7/3/2018
SOCIAL MEDIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even before President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee is announced, a fight over the choice is raging on social media. In the days since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said he would retire, partisan groups have turned to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks with political ads. Some of the ads […]
7/3/2018
GOLF/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump celebrated the service of military members and the talents of professional golfers on Tuesday [7-3-18] in a reserved speech that, but for the presidential seal on the lectern and a few improvised flourishes, offered little deviance from the standard pre-dinner remarks at a signature sporting event. In remarks at the […]
7/3/2018
DRUGS/HHS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump in May said that drugmakers would soon announce ‘massive’ price cuts, and his administration rolled out a plan to bring down the cost of medicines. But the companies don’t appear to have gotten that message. Bayer raised the price of two cancer drugs by hundreds of dollars in May […]
7/3/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just arrived in West Virginia! https://t.co/yjI0Xl5rMh“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 05:21 pm […]
7/3/2018
MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is demanding that Norway ramp up its defense spending as a NATO partner, according to a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Erna Solberg that was obtained by CNN. The letter was one of a series that Trump sent to NATO allies, including Germany, Belgium, Canada and others, demanding […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous sources’ that do not exist. Rarely do they use the name of anyone because there is no one to give them the kind of negative quote that they are looking for. They are a disgrace to journalism but then again, so are many others!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: I had a wonderful visit to @WRBethesda today. Thank you to the many dedicated service members & medical staff who take such go…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 04:35 pm […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to write, it should be noted that the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake. I capitalize certain words only for emphasis, not b/c they should be capitalized!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous sources’ that do not exist. Rarely do they use the name of anyone because there is no one to give them the kind of negative quote that they are looking for. They are a discgrace to journalism but then again, so are many others!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous sources’ that do not exist. Rarely do they use the name of anyone because there is no one to give them the kind of negative quote that they are looking for. They are a discgrace to journalism but then again, so are many others!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Breaking with their House Republican counterparts, the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday [7-3-18] that the intelligence community properly concluded in January of last year that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to help Donald Trump when Moscow meddled in the 2016 election. The Senate panel released a summary Tuesday of its […]
7/3/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “How many immigrant families have been reunited since a judge ordered the US government to halt most family separations at the border? And how many kids from separated immigrant families are still in government custody? We don’t know, because officials aren’t saying. It’s been a week since they released a tally of […]
7/3/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has indicated his openness to being nominated to the Supreme Court, was interviewed by President Donald Trump by telephone about the post, his office said Tuesday [7-3-18]. Mr. Lee, 47 years old, is a libertarian Republican and an attorney who ousted a sitting Republican senator to […]
7/3/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. auto sales have proved resilient so far in 2018, with many of the largest car sellers posting sales increases over the first six months of the year despite predictions that demand would cool. Rising interest rates and more choices of late-model used vehicles were expected to curb new-vehicle sales this year. […]
7/3/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices reversed gains after hitting $75 a barrel on Tuesday [7-3-18], as Saudi Arabia said it is prepared to pump more oil to ease supply constraints in the market. Prices swung wildly. Light, sweet crude for August delivery traded in the morning at the highest level since November 2014, before […]
7/3/2018
IMMIGRATION/POLLS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of American voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University for a recent poll said they disapprove of the way President Donald Trump has handled immigration. Just 39 percent of those polled said they approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 58 percent said they disapprove. But 50 percent of respondents said […]