DEMS/ELECTION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Barack Obama has met with several Democrats considering running for president in 2020, a Democrat close to the former president tells CNN, offering them advice on running in the Trump era and discussing how to position the party going forward. The meetings come as the former president charts his future political life […]
Category: A- Trump As President
6/11/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT:“President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea will hold the first-ever meeting between leaders of their two countries on Tuesday [6-12-18] morning in Singapore, carrying with them hopes of ending seven decades of hostility and the threat of a nuclear confrontation. At stake is the American goal of ridding North Korea […]
6/11/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is literally nothing in the history of the past three decades to suggest that the diplomatic dance President Donald Trump begins with North Korea on Tuesday [6-12-18] will succeed—no hard evidence Pyongyang will give up its nuclear-weapons program, no record of North Korea’s honoring international agreements, no sign it […]
6/11/2018
G7/NORTH KOREA/POLL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After the G-7 summit ended with Mr. Trump feuding with the Canadian prime minister, an American ally, the president now prepares for a high-stakes summit with one of America’s top adversaries, Mr. Kim. Fresh WSJ/NBC News polling indicates Americans are split on whether the outcome of the Trump-Kim meeting will be […]
6/11/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The crowded and expensive South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary is coming down to whether voters want a veteran politician who is personally close to President Donald Trump or one of two political outsiders—one who resembles him in tone, the other in professional experience. The June 12 primary is unusual because the […]
6/11/2018
SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong! https://t.co/8MMYGuOj8Q” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 11, 2018 2:51 am […]
6/10/2018
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new corporate tax cuts are unlikely to stimulate the level of job creation and wage growth that the Trump administration has promised, a trio of prominent economists has concluded, because high tax rates were not pushing much investment out of the United States in the first place. Instead, the researchers conclude, […]
6/10/2018
CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Once derided as a technology backwater and copycat, China is justifiably proud of its technology boom. Its people zip around the country on high-speed trains. They can buy, and pay for, just about anything with their smartphones. For Chinese traveling abroad, the rest of the world can seem slow and antiquated. Now, […]
6/10/2018
ASIA/CANADA/G7/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump escalated a bitter clash with some of America’s closest allies on Sunday [6-10-18], lashing out through his advisers at Canada’s prime minister in unusually personal terms and leaving himself with a diplomatic crisis as he arrived in Asia to negotiate a nuclear agreement with North Korea. A day after […]
6/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has gone overseas to embark on some of the most consequential diplomatic negotiations of his tenure, threatening an all-out trade war with allies and seizing a chance to make peace with a nuclear-armed menace. But back home, he left behind a West Wing where burned-out aides are eyeing […]
6/10/2018
SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great to be in Singapore, excitement in the air” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 10, 2018 8:45 pm […]
6/10/2018
GERMANY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Germany pays 1% (slowly) of GDP towards NATO, while we pay 4% of a MUCH larger GDP. Does anybody believe that makes sense? We protect Europe (which is good) at great financial loss, and then get unfairly clobbered on Trade. Change is coming!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 10, 2018 8:42 pm […]
6/10/2018
MILITARY/NATO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….And add to that the fact that the U.S. pays close to the entire cost of NATO-protecting many of these same countries that rip us off on Trade (they pay only a fraction of the cost-and laugh!). The European Union had a $151 Billion Surplus-should pay much more for Military!” -Donald […]
6/10/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why should I, as President of the United States, allow countries to continue to make Massive Trade Surpluses, as they have for decades, while our Farmers, Workers & Taxpayers have such a big and unfair price to pay? Not fair to the PEOPLE of America! $800 Billion Trade Deficit…” -Donald Trump, […]
CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax Dairy from us at 270%. Then Justin acts hurt when called […]
6/10/2018
G7/ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: President @realDonaldTrump and the Prime Minister of Italy, @GiuseppeConteIT at the #G7Summit in Canada… https://t.co/lju3…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 10, 2018 7:54 pm […]
6/9/2018
CANADA/G7/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our @G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, ‘US Tariffs were kind of insulting’ and he ‘will not be pushed around.’ Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on […]
6/9/2018
CANADA/G7/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on Justin’s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. Market!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Create peace and great prosperity for his land. I look forward to meeting him and have a feeling that this one-time opportunity will not be wasted!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2018 3:58 pm […]
6/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am on my way to Singapore where we have a chance to achieve a truly wonderful result for North Korea and the World. It will certainly be an exciting day and I know that Kim Jong-un will work very hard to do something that has rarely been done before…” -Donald […]
6/9/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will not allow other countries to impose massive Tariffs and Trade Barriers on its farmers, workers and companies. While sending their product into our country tax free. We have put up with Trade Abuse for many decades — and that is long enough.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, […]
6/9/2018
ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just met the new Prime Minister of Italy, @GiuseppeConteIT, a really great guy. He will be honored in Washington, at the @WhiteHouse, shortly. He will do a great job – the people of Italy got it right!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2018 3:43 pm […]
6/9/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…U.S.A. Trade. They fully understand where I am coming from. After many decades, fair and reciprocal Trade will happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2018 3:56 pm […]
6/9/2018
CANADA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just left the @G7 Summit in beautiful Canada. Great meetings and relationships with the six Country Leaders especially since they know I cannot allow them to apply large Tariffs and strong barriers to…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2018 3:56 pm […]
6/9/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Henry McMaster loves the people of South Carolina and was with me from the beginning. He is strong on Crime and Borders, great for our Military and our Vets. He is doing a fantastic job as your Governor, and has my full endorsement, a special guy. Vote on Tuesday!” -Donald Trump, […]
6/9/2018
CANADA, SINGAPORE: “.@G7 Press Briefing in Charlevoix, Canada, prior to departing for Singapore! https://t.co/75y1SXuwuU“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2018 […]
6/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sipping California zinfandel, munching deviled eggs and fretting about President Donald Trump, the guests attending a political fundraiser at a Silicon Valley executive’s home were the usual assortment of tech entrepreneurs and investors. But the congressional candidate they had come to meet that March evening in the hills north of San Francisco […]
6/8/2018
PARDONS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [6-8-18] that he is considering pardoning Muhammad Ali, a boxing legend who died two years ago and was convicted of refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War. But it was not immediately clear what Mr. Trump sought to pardon, as Mr. Ali’s conviction was overturned nearly […]
6/8/2018
LEAKS/MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [6-8-18] praised the arrest of a former Senate Intelligence Committee aide who is accused of lying to investigators about his contacts with reporters in an inquiry into leaks of classified information. The president called the former Senate aide, James A. Wolfe, ‘a very important leaker.’ Mr. Wolfe, the […]
6/8/2018
CANADA/G7/NAFTA/RUSSIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump railed on Friday [6-8-18] against Canadian tariffs on American dairy products as he prepared to travel to Canada, where he is likely to be greeted with an icy welcome ahead of a financial summit meeting with longtime American allies. ‘We’re going to deal with the very unfair trade practices’ Mr. […]
6/8/2018
CANADA/FOREIGN POLICY/G7/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump arrived in Canada on Friday [6-8-18] with a defiant swagger for a day of meetings with America’s closest allies, vowing before he left the United States that he will not capitulate on tariffs and taunting his counterparts with a surprise call to reinstate Russia in their Group of 7 […]
6/8/2018
G7/NAFTA/RUSSIA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bruising for a fight, President Donald Trump barreled into the Group of Seven summit Friday [6-8-18], eager to confront longtime U.S. allies over a burgeoning trade dispute and insisting Russia should be brought back into the fold. Trump joined the leaders of major industrialized nations in an idyllic Canadian resort town […]
6/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nilson Canenguez is facing the prospect of being forced to return to his native El Salvador in the coming months after nearly 20 years in the U.S. But he’s not going home empty-handed — or bitter. The father of three who came to this country with virtually nothing is leaving as the […]
6/8/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration has already led to overrun detention facilities, long lines of asylum seekers camping out at the U.S.-Mexico border and a decision to separate young children from their parents indefinitely. Now, the administration is sending more than 1,600 immigrants — including some of those parents […]
6/8/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge said U.S. President Donald Trump should publicly file his objections to findings of a court-appointed special master reviewing documents seized in a probe of the business dealings of his longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. In an order issued on Friday [6-8-18], U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in […]
6/8/2018
ICE/IMMIGRATION/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday [6-7-18], in the first large-scale use of federal prisons to hold detainees amid a Trump administration crackdown on people entering the country illegally. An ICE spokeswoman told Reuters five federal prisons will […]
6/8/2018
PARDONS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he wants to meet with NFL players and other athletes who kneel during the National Anthem so they can recommend people they think should be pardoned due to unfair treatment by the justice system. In what he seemingly sees a solution, President Donald Trump said he wants NFL […]
6/8/2018
G7/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [6-8-18] called for Russia to be let back into the Group of Seven industrialized nations, four years after it was expelled over its annexation of Crimea. At the White House as he departed for the G-7 summit in Quebec on Friday, the president said, ‘Russia should be […]
6/8/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRANTS/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies. The numbers are the first comprehensive disclosure by the administration of how many families have been affected by […]
6/8/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The honeymoon between presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron of France is over. A relationship that blossomed with a white-knuckled handshake, dinner at the Eiffel Tower, bonding over a French military parade and bursts of presidential air kisses at the White House is suddenly wilting in the cold light of commercial realpolitik. […]
6/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/OBAMACARE/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s decision not to defend key provisions of the Affordable Care Act could deal Democrats a sizable win going into the midterm elections, handing a party already prepared to run on health care a cudgel to use against vulnerable Republicans. Voters, both in interviews and a series of polls, have […]
6/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the Trump administration’s controversial decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran, the confrontation between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic has entered a new stage. Many of America’s European allies fear that Donald Trump is retracing the path of George W. Bush toward war in the Middle East—this time […]
6/8/2018
CANADA/FOREIGN POLICY/G7/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s views on foreign policy — and, really, everything — are surprisingly simple: He likes people who are nice to him and do things he wants and he doesn’t like people who aren’t nice to him and don’t do things he wants. So, his views on any given issue […]
6/8/2018
DEMS/JOBS/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Several Democratic U.S. senators urged federal regulators on Friday [6-8-18] to look into potential data leaks after a tweet by President Donald Trump last week that some market participants viewed as a tip about the big monthly U.S. payrolls report ahead of its public release. The lawmakers, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and […]
6/8/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…America’s allies, who have been sharply critical of the Trump administration’s threats of punitive tariffs on their economies, may find solace in fresh WSJ/NBC News polling that shows U.S. voters are wary about the idea of slapping tariffs on trading partners. We did not poll on trade extensively in June, but our […]
6/8/2018
CANADA/G7/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am heading for Canada and the G-7 for talks that will mostly center on the long time unfair trade practiced against the United States. From there I go to Singapore and talks with North Korea on Denuclearization. Won’t be talking about the Russian Witch Hunt Hoax for a while!” -Donald […]
6/8/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to the Washington Capitals on their GREAT play and winning the Stanley Cup Championship. Alex Ovechkin, the team captain, was spectacular – a true Superstar! D.C. is popping, in many ways. What a time!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 6:12 am […]
6/8/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the Republican Party’s main challenges this November comes into plain view in the newest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll—and so does the GOP’s opportunity to address it. The party is suffering from an enthusiasm gap. Asked how interested they are in the midterm elections, 63% of Democrats rate themselves at […]
6/8/2018
G7/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to straightening out unfair Trade Deals with the G-7 countries. If it doesn’t happen, we come out even better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 5:25 am […]
6/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/CANADA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 5:16 am […]
6/8/2018
DEMS/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Obama, Schumer and Pelosi did NOTHING about North Korea, and now weak on Crime, High Tax Schumer is telling me what to do at the Summit the Dems could never set up. Schumer failed with North Korea and Iran, we don’t need his advice!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 5:06 […]
6/7/2018
CONGRESS/COURTS/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department won’t defend major provisions in the Affordable Care Act and is asking a federal court to strike down key elements of the law, a new blow to the health law and the stability of the individual insurance market. The department, in a brief it filed Thursday [6-7-18] […]
6/7/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel’s accusation this week that Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, tried to tamper with potential witnesses originated with two veteran journalists who turned on Mr. Manafort after working closely with him to prop up the former Russia-aligned president of Ukraine, interviews and documents show. The two […]
6/7/2018
G7/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will skip most of the second day of a summit meeting with allies this weekend, the White House said late Thursday [6-7-18], as he engaged in a contentious war of words over trade on the eve of a gathering that will underscore his isolation from the leaders of the world’s […]
6/7/2018
DREAMERS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday [6-7-18] struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for […]
6/7/2018
CANADA/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Ronald Reagan visited Quebec three decades ago, he was so friendly with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney they sang a song together. Expect no duets when President Donald Trump makes his first presidential visit to Canada on Friday for a summit in a picturesque Quebec town with the leaders of the […]
6/7/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. senators planned legislation on Thursday [6-7-18] that would roll back an agreement President Donald Trump’s administration announced to ease sanctions on Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday the U.S. government had reached a deal with ZTE that reverses a ban on it buying parts from […]
6/7/2018
G7/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will travel to a sleepy village in Quebec on Friday [6-8-18] to meet with the leaders of America’s closest allies for a summit meeting that usually ends with a moment of global camaraderie — the ‘family photo’ that captures presidents and prime ministers smiling for the camera. This year […]
6/7/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A White House economic analysis of President Trump’s trade agenda has concluded that Mr. Trump’s tariffs will hurt economic growth in the United States, according to several people familiar with the research. The findings from the White House Council of Economic Advisers have been circulated only internally and not publicly released, […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [6-7-18] said he doesn’t feel a need to prepare for his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arguing that the delicate and high-stakes negotiations over denuclearization will be based more on ‘attitude’ than legwork. In extensive remarks during a visit from Japanese Prime […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [6-7-18] he may invite North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the United States if their meeting in Singapore next week goes well…Trump also said he could envision a normalization of ties between the US and North Korea if a deal is reached with Kim…Trump also […]
6/7/2018
CANADA/EU/FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Please tell Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron that they are charging the U.S. massive tariffs and create non-monetary barriers. The EU trade surplus with the U.S. is $151 Billion, and Canada keeps our farmers and others out. Look forward to seeing them tomorrow.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 3:04 pm […]
6/7/2018
MILITARY/NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U. S. military allies have increased their defense spending by 3.82% over the past year, since President Donald Trump called for more contributions, according to figures released by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Thursday [6-7-18]. The size of national defense budgets was the main irritant at a NATO summit last year and […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great day of meetings with Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan! https://t.co/uKcdA8RxoN“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 3:02 pm […]
6/7/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department on Thursday [6-7-18] offered lawmakers an additional classified briefing about the FBI’s use of a confidential informant during its investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The invitation came a day after House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) disputed President […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PM Abe and I are also working to improve the trading relationship between the U.S. and Japan, something we have to do. The U.S. seeks a bilateral deal with Japan that is based on the principle of fairness and reciprocity. We’re working hard to reduce our trade imbalance… https://t.co/pnqEHoplk0“ -Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I am greatly honored to welcome my good friend, PM Abe of Japan to the @WhiteHouse. Over the past 16 months the Prime Minister and I have worked closely together to address common challenges, of which there are many… https://t.co/sNlmdd6fgm“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 2:51 pm […]
6/7/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s approval has moved to 44% among registered voters, according to a new poll from NBC/WSJ, an improvement from the 39% approval he saw in April among all adults. The number of those who say they ‘strongly approve’ of Trump has improved as well, moving from 22% to 26%. While […]
6/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A series of seemingly authoritative assertions in recent weeks about the shape and scope of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference has helped define it in the public eye, generating countless headlines and cable chyrons about the ongoing saga that has shadowed President Donald Trump’s White House. […]
6/7/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump sits down on Tuesday [6-12-18] with Kim Jong Un, his top priority will be wresting a firm commitment that the North Korean leader is finally prepared to give up his nuclear weapons program in exchange for security guarantees. And that may be the easy part. Even if […]
6/7/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTIONS/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican tariffs are roiling U.S. congressional campaigns in states where U.S. exporters could take a hit and President Donald Trump’s Republicans face tough races in November congressional elections. Mexico announced the levies this week in retaliation to Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on metal imports from Mexico and other countries. They fall […]
6/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Former FBI Director James Comey is about to get dinged in an internal Justice Department review of the agency’s Clinton email probe, and President Donald Trump says he can’t wait. The Justice Department informed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday the report will be released on June 14. How both […]
6/7/2018
GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake hit Donald Trump on trade Thursday [7-6-18], slamming the President for ‘acting on a whim to punish this country or that one,’ through trade tariffs…Flake joined Senate Foreign Relations Chair Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, and a bipartisan group of senators Wednesday [6-6-18] sponsoring legislation that […]
6/7/2018
LEGAL/MIKE PENCE/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Colin Kaepernick’s legal team is expected to seek subpoenas for President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other campaign officials relating to the quarterback’s collusion case against the NFL, a source familiar with the ongoing grievance process has told CNN. The new move intends to explore NFL owners’ ties with […]
6/7/2018
NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [6-7-18] next week’s planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ‘ready to go’ but ‘subject always to change…’ Mr. Trump is set to travel to Singapore after this weekend’s Group of Seven summit in Canada for the meeting with Mr. Kim, which he […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s my great honor to welcome Prime Minister @AbeShinzo back to the @WhiteHouse!???? https://t.co/6yCxud2jAN“ – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 12:20 pm […]
6/7/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, fed up with hearing he was weak on China, assembled his senior trade team at the White House on May 22 and vented, according to officials who were involved. He wanted a tougher approach, including tariffs he could use as a weapon to force trade concessions. Treasury […]
6/7/2018
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’$3 billion payoff: 101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts’ https://t.co/x1a1OJuRgd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 10:50 am […]
6/7/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Total jobless claims running at lowest level in 44 years’” https://t.co/La9irHMTXM“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 10:49 am […]
6/7/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Total jobless claims running at lowest level in 44 years’ https://t.co/La9irHMTXM?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 10:48 am […]
6/7/2018
IRAN/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Obama Administration is now accused of trying to give Iran secret access to the financial system of the United States. This is totally illegal. Perhaps we could get the 13 Angry Democrats to divert some of their energy to this ‘matter’ (as Comey would call it). Investigate!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/7/2018
JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When will people start saying, ‘thank you, Mr. President, for firing James Comey?’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 10:10 am […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [6-7-18] held out the prospect of inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the White House if he deemed next week’s summit a success while also signaling he was willing to walk away if he thought talks did not go well. At a White […]
6/7/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Justice Department must not let Awan & Debbie Wasserman Schultz off the hook. The Democrat I.T. scandal is a key to much of the corruption we see today. They want to make a ‘plea deal’ to hide what is on their Server. Where is Server? Really bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to seeing my friend Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan at noon. Will be discussing North Korea and Trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 9:01 am […]
6/7/2018
ARIZONA/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “How could Jeff Flake, who is setting record low polling numbers in Arizona and was therefore humiliatingly forced out of his own Senate seat without even a fight (and who doesn’t have a clue), think about running for office, even a lower one, again? Let’s face it, he’s a Flake!” -Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When and where will all of the many conflicts of interest be listed by the 13 Angry Democrats (plus) working on the Witch Hunt Hoax. There has never been a group of people on a case so biased or conflicted. It is all a Democrat Excuse for LOSING the Election. Where is […]
6/7/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor: ‘It all proves that we never needed a Special Counsel….All of this could have been done by the Justice Dept. Don’t need a multi-million dollar group of people with a target on someone’s back. Not the way Justice should operate.’ So true!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/7/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor: ‘It all proves that we never needed a Special Councel….All of this could have been done by the Justice Dept. Don’t need a multi-million dollar group of people with a target on someone’s back. Not the way Justice should operate.’ So true!” – Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day before U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, one of his senior officials phoned Saudi Arabia to ask the world’s largest oil exporter to help keep prices stable if the decision disrupted supply. Riyadh, Tehran’s arch rival, has long been a close Washington ally, but direct […]
6/7/2018
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The highly anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general is expected to yield an unvarnished account of multiple missteps by former top officials at the department and FBI for their failure to follow long-standing protocols in the handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe, according to sources familiar […]
6/7/2018
PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Good luck to Alice Johnson. Have a wonderful life!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 7:07 am […]
6/7/2018
CANADA/G7/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Isn’t it Ironic? Getting ready to go to the G-7 in Canada to fight for our country on Trade (we have the worst trade deals ever made), then off to Singapore to meet with North Korea & the Nuclear Problem…But back home we still have the 13 Angry Democrats pushing […]
6/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are showing considerably more interest in the fall elections than are Republicans, and voters overall are signaling they would like control of Congress to flip to the Democrats, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. The Democratic advantages come at the same time President Donald Trump’s approval rating has improved […]
6/6/2018
FBI/GOP/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Speaker Paul D. Ryan agreed on Wednesday [6-6-18] that the F.B.I. did nothing wrong by using a confidential informant to contact members of the Trump campaign as it investigated its ties to Russia, contradicting President Trump’s assertions of a broad conspiracy by federal law enforcement. And he warned that Mr. Trump […]
6/6/2018
EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a letter to senior Trump administration officials, European foreign and finance leaders this week tacitly acknowledged that their efforts to preserve the West’s nuclear deal with Iran were failing. In the letter, sent on Monday [6-4-18] to the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the European leaders […]
6/6/2018
MEDIA/MELANIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, who has long reveled in conspiracy theories, spent at least part of Wednesday [6-6-18] morning lashing out at the news media about its coverage of the first lady, Melania Trump, while in the process repeating the kind of unfounded rumors about his wife that would normally attract legal action […]
6/6/2018
PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump commuted the sentence on Wednesday [6-6-18] of a 63-year-old woman serving life in prison for a nonviolent drug conviction after her case was brought to his attention by the reality television star Kim Kardashian West. Although short of a full pardon, the decision will free Alice Marie Johnson, who has […]
6/6/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He ordered his uncle executed and half brother assassinated. He spent millions developing and testing a hydrogen bomb and intercontinental ballistic missiles as his people suffered severe food shortages. He exchanged threats of nuclear annihilation with President Trump, calling the American leader a ‘mentally deranged U.S. dotard.’ That was last […]
6/6/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The adult-film actress Stormy Daniels on Wednesday [6-6-18] accused her former attorney Keith Davidson of colluding with President Donald Trump’s onetime lawyer and fixer, calling Davidson a ‘puppet’ for Trump who ‘hatched a plan’ to put a lid on reports of his infidelities. Daniels made the complaint in a lawsuit […]