IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge has once again rebuked the administration’s efforts to pressure so-called sanctuary cities, going further than any to date in using a recent Supreme Court decision to rule an existing federal law unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday [6-6-18] from Judge Michael Baylson, a George W. Bush appointee, thus […]
Category: A- Trump As President
6/6/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Adult film actress Stormy Daniels on Wednesday [6-6-18] launched a new lawsuit against her former attorney, Keith Davidson, as well as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying the two men ‘colluded’ and ‘acted in concert’ to ‘manipulate’ Daniels and to benefit Trump. The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court […]
6/6/2018
FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to everyone at @FEMA HQ for today’s briefing on preparations for the upcoming hurricane season. Disaster response and recovery is best achieved when it’s federally supported, state managed, and locally executed – this is the successful model we will continue to build. https://t.co/xpm7IRiZwn“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, 2018 4:41 […]
6/6/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “We must always protect those who protect us. Today, it was my great honor to sign the #VAMissionAct and to make Veterans Choice the permanent law of the land! https://t.co/VV3GdDISbD https://t.co/4OsUDWIzwo“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, 2018 4:41 pm […]
6/6/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump’s vendetta against Sen. Jon Tester took a snippy turn today when the Democratic senator from Montana was left off the invite list for a White House signing of a VA bill that he had co-written. Although the VA Mission Act passed 92-5 in the Senate and 347-70 in the […]
6/6/2018
CANADA/EU/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. allies Canada, Japan and the European Union are banding together to increase pressure on Washington following the Trump administration’s metals tariffs as they head to a meeting of Group of Seven industrialized countries in Quebec on Friday [6-8-18]. With trade likely to dominate the agenda of the summit, the U.S. […]
6/6/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today we mark another milestone: the 74th anniversary of #DDay, the Allied invasion of Normandy. On June 6, 1944, more than 70,000 brave young Americans charged out of landing craft, jumped out of airplanes, and stormed into hell… https://t.co/zV8pqoVG9h“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, 2018 3:09 pm […]
6/6/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada, including one moment during the conversation in which Trump made an erroneous historical reference, sources familiar with the discussion […]
6/6/2018
FEMA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Melania Trump’s disappearing act is over. The first lady showed herself in public Wednesday [6-6-18] for the first time in nearly a month, seated alongside her husband, President Donald Trump, for a briefing on the federal government’s preparedness for the hurricane season that began June 1. The routine meeting at Federal Emergency […]
6/6/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He hectored Mexico’s leader over border wall funding. Lobbed statistics at the Canadian leader without checking his facts. Cajoled the British prime minister to crack down on protesters. Had a tête-à-tête with Russia’s head of state on a whim. Bonded with France’s prime minister over military parades. President Donald Trump […]
6/6/2018
IMMIGRANTS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PENNSYLVANIA/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge ruled Wednesday [6-6-18] that the Trump administration cannot cut off grants to Philadelphia over the way the city deals with illegal immigrants. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson issued a 93-page memo, saying the conditions placed on the city by the federal government in order to receive the […]
6/6/2018
CELEBS/PARDONS/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case during an Oval Office meeting with Trump. Johnson has already served 21 years of a life sentence after she was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess […]
6/6/2018
FBI/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) sided with House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy in disputing President Donald Trump’s claims that ‘spies’ infiltrated his 2016 presidential campaign. Speaking with reporters, Mr. Ryan on Wednesday [6-6-18] said he had seen no evidence to contradict the assessment last week from Mr. Gowdy, a […]
6/6/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans are finally reaching their breaking point with President Donald Trump on trade. One faction of GOP senators is pushing Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-Tenn.) legislation that would allow Congress to block Trump’s tariffs — which Trump is trying to kill before it comes to the Senate floor. Another group is […]
6/6/2018
NORTH KOREA/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un got ‘on his hands and knees and begged’ for their summit to be held after Mr. Trump canceled it last month. Mr. Giuliani counseled a similar approach to Trump administration negotiations with Palestinian officials in a […]
6/6/2018
GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many more Republican voters showed up yesterday than the Fake News thought possible. The political pundits just don’t get what is going on out there – or they do get it but refuse to report the facts! Remember, Dems are High Tax, High Crime, easy to beat!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, […]
6/6/2018
MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Four reporters spotted Melania in the White House last week walking merrily along to a meeting. They never reported the sighting because it would hurt the sick narrative that she was living in a different part of the world, was really ill, or whatever. Fake News is really bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/6/2018
MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media has been so unfair, and vicious, to my wife and our great First Lady, Melania. During her recovery from surgery they reported everything from near death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia, to abuse. All Fake, she is doing really well!” -Donald […]
6/6/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Wednesday [6-6-18] that would require President Donald Trump’s administration to provide a detailed report on North Korea’s nuclear program to set a ‘baseline’ for progress on talks with Pyongyang. The bill, seen by Reuters before […]
6/6/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gold Star father, Ceejay Metcalf, whose great son Michael was just honored at the White House, was fantastic this morning on @foxandfriends. He is a special man!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, 2018 8:37 am […]
6/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great night for Republicans! Congratulations to John Cox on a really big number in California. He can win. Even Fake News CNN said the Trump impact was really big, much bigger than they ever thought possible. So much for the big Blue Wave, it may be a big Red Wave. Working hard!” […]
6/6/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump will sign into law this afternoon a sweeping measure to revamp the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health-care system, changing the way veterans get care in the private sector and empowering the VA secretary to make major administrative changes. But the VA secretary who helped craft the bill was recently […]
6/5/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Money laundering, tax evasion, acting as a foreign agent, now witness tampering. Special counsel Robert Mueller has turned up the heat on Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, threatening new criminal charges and asking a judge to put him in jail while he awaits trial…The Justice Department appointed […]
6/5/2018
MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico has published the tariffs it’s imposing on products imported from the United States in response to the Trump administration’s duties on Mexican steel and aluminum. Tuesday’s [6-5-18] list shows tariffs ranging from 15 to 25 percent include a host of pork products, apples, potatoes, cheeses, bourbon, inboard motor boats and some […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Tuesday [6-5-18] that the United States Marine Band would ‘proudly’ play the national anthem at the White House during an afternoon event that had originally been planned as a celebration of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory.In early-morning tweets, Mr. Trump obliquely questioned the patriotism of the Eagles […]
6/5/2018
MEDIA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fox News apologized on Tuesday [6-5-18] for showing photos of Philadelphia Eagles players kneeling in prayer — not in protest — during a story about President Trump canceling a White House ceremony honoring the team for its Super Bowl victory. The 33-second report aired late Monday [6-4-18] with four still pictures of […]
6/5/2018
NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration added another complication to already fractious talks with Canada and Mexico on Tuesday [6-5-18], suggesting that President Trump now wants to negotiate separate bilateral deals with those nations rather than continue three-country discussions to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement. ‘His preference now, and he asked me to […]
6/5/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans are ratcheting up their opposition to restrictive new tariffs that President Donald Trump advanced based on national security, with GOP lawmakers threatening legislation to rein in the White House. Sens. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) and Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) are pushing to attach to a must-pass defense authorization bill a […]
6/5/2018
FRANCE/GERMANY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump may have just torched his last real friend in the Western alliance, someone he could have counted on when the going gets tough. In what was supposed to be a frank exchange of views, French President Emmanuel Macron apparently got the full Trump treatment the other day when he tried […]
6/5/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/4OjDqTMEIx“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 3:37 pm […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Imagine how much wasteful spending we’d save if we didn’t have Chuck and Nancy standing in our way! For years, Democrats in Congress have depleted our military and busted our budgets on needless spending, and to what end? No more.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 3:07 pm […]
6/5/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The HISTORIC Rescissions Package we’ve proposed would cut $15,000,000,000 in Wasteful Spending! We are getting our government back on track.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 3:06 pm […]
6/5/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DEMS/IMMIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The tough new ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy enacted by President Donald Trump has led to a general outcry about how the US treats undocumented children, separating them from their parents at the border. Democrats in particular have been raising alarms about the policy, which Trump Cabinet officials say is just enforcing the […]
6/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China offered to purchase nearly $70 billion of U.S. farm, manufacturing and energy products if the Trump administration abandons threatened tariffs, according to people briefed on the latest negotiations with American trade officials. In weekend talks in Beijing, Chinese negotiators led by Liu He, President Xi Jinping’s economic envoy, presented a […]
6/5/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump couldn’t get what he wanted from months of three-way trade talks with Canada and Mexico. So now his administration wants to pursue separate negotiations with the two U.S. neighbors to try to overhaul the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has condemned as a job-killing disaster. Trump’s […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stephen Curry and LeBron James spoke their minds last year. They have not changed their minds this year. No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, neither superstar will be at the White House anytime soon. On the day when the Philadelphia Eagles were supposed to be there to commemorate winning the […]
6/5/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel’s office has accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of attempting to get witnesses to lie for him in court, and they’ve asked the judge to send him to jail as he awaits his trial, according to a filing in DC District Court Monday [6-4-18] night. One […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Philadelphia Eagles have treated the White House very unfairly. That’s how the bungled celebration for the underdog Super Bowl champions — abruptly canceled by the president Monday [6-4-18] night, less than 24 hours before the Rose Garden event was set to take place — is being portrayed by staffers in the […]
6/5/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A judge ruled Tuesday [6-5-18] that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ who says Trump kissed and groped her after she appeared on the show. Zervos is one of more than a dozen women who have […]
6/5/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [6-5-18] leveled his latest broadside against his own Justice Department and attorney general, lamenting on Twitter that someone other than Jeff Sessions could have avoided ‘so much time and money wasted, so many lives ruined’ by the special counsel’s probe into possible collusion between […]
6/5/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration has put its search for the Justice Department’s No. 3 official on the back burner after failing to persuade several early candidates to take the challenging position, according to people familiar with the matter. The delay in filling the post is the latest sign of the […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday [6-5-18] legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress’ approval before imposing tariffs on national security grounds, a senior senator said on Tuesday. Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said legislation would be […]
6/5/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vote for Congressman Devin Nunes, a true American Patriot the likes of which we rarely see in our modern day world….he truly loves our country and deserves everyone’s support!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:44 am […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump plans to teach the NFL’s kneeling players a strongman’s lesson, saying in effect, that all Americans should adopt their President’s concept of patriotism. Reigniting his base-pleasing, culture war feud with African-American players in a move that is certain to widen national divides on a deeply sensitive issue, Trump is telling […]
6/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTION/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Get the vote out in California today for Rep. Kevin McCarthy and all of the great GOP candidates for Congress. Keep our country out of the hands of High Tax, High Crime Nancy Pelosi.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:09 am […]
6/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In High Tax, High Crime California, be sure to get out and vote for Republican John Cox for Governor. He will make a BIG difference!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:02 am […]
6/5/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Separating families at the Border is the fault of bad legislation passed by the Democrats. Border Security laws should be changed but the Dems can’t get their act together! Started the Wall.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 6:58 am […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….@NASCAR and Champion @MartinTruex_Jr were recently at the White House. It was a great day for a great sport!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 6:50 am […]
6/5/2018
NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Meeting in Singapore with North Korea will hopefully be the start of something big…we will soon see!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 6:34 am […]
6/5/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions didn’t tell me he was going to recuse himself…I would have quickly picked someone else. So much time and money wasted, so many lives ruined…and Sessions knew better than most that there was No Collusion!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have had many Championship teams recently at the White House including the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Penguins, New England Patriots, Alabama and Clemson National Champions, and many others. National Anthem & more great music today at 3:00 P.M.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 6:21 am […]
6/5/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will proudly be playing the National Anthem and other wonderful music celebrating our Country today at 3 P.M., The White House, with the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus. Honoring America! NFL, no escaping to Locker Rooms!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 6:08 am […]
6/5/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has an increased economic value of more than 7 Trillion Dollars since the Election. May be the best economy in the history of our country. Record Jobs numbers. Nice!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 5:51 am […]
6/5/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What is taking so long with the Inspector General’s Report on Crooked Hillary and Slippery James Comey. Numerous delays. Hope Report is not being changed and made weaker! There are so many horrible things to tell, the public has the right to know. Transparency!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 […]
6/5/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A recently published letter from President Donald Trump’s attorneys claiming that the president could not have obstructed the federal investigation into ties between his campaign and Russia is deeply flawed, 14 prominent law professors and legal scholars said Monday [6-4-18] in a pointed rebuttal sent to top lawyers at the White […]
6/4/2018
DONALD JR/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For nearly a year, the denials from President Trump’s lawyers and spokeswoman were unequivocal. No, the president did not dictate a misleading statement released in his son’s name…But in a confidential, hand-delivered memo to the special counsel, Mr. Trump’s lawyers acknowledged that, yes, Mr. Trump had dictated the statement, which […]
6/4/2018
FBI/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal prosecutors on Monday [6-4-18] accused President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of attempting to tamper with witnesses in his federal tax and money laundering case. In court documents, prosecutors working for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, said that violated the terms of Mr. Manafort’s release while […]
6/4/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PARDONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, ramping up his assertions of extraordinary powers, declared in a tweet on Monday [6-4-18] that he had ‘the absolute right’ to pardon himself for any crime. While no president has ever attempted to pardon himself, and it is not clear whether Mr. Trump could legitimately take such a step, […]
6/4/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate Democrats on Monday [6-4-18] told President Donald Trump not to make a deal that leaves North Korea with nuclear weapons, and threatened to maintain or toughen sanctions on Pyongyang if that condition is not met. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and ranking Democrats from national security committees released […]
CANADA/CHINA/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many small companies in the United States can expect to pay more for steel and aluminum following the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on imports from Europe, Canada and Mexico, small business advocacy groups say. Business owners also face the prospect of higher costs if the administration follows through on threats to […]
6/4/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s top leader says anyone who fires one missile at his country ‘will be hit by 10’ in response, but dismisses fears of war as ‘propaganda’ by the West. Tensions have soared since the Trump administration withdrew from the landmark 2015 nuclear accord and vowed to restore sanctions unless Iran meets a […]
6/4/2018
AFRICA/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The foreign ministers of the BRICS emerging economies have criticized what they call a ‘new wave of protectionism,’ a reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tough trade negotiations with key economic partners. The envoys from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa referred to ‘unilateral measures that are incompatible with’ […]
6/4/2018
COMMERCE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Groups backed by powerful Republican donors Charles and David Koch said on Monday [6-4-18] they will champion free trade and oppose tariffs with a multimillion-dollar campaign that puts them on a collision course with President Donald Trump. The embrace of free trade principles by major Republican donors comes as Trump pursues […]
6/4/2018
PARDONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump declared Monday [6-4-18] that the appointment of the special counsel in the Russia investigation is ‘totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!’ and asserted that he has the power to pardon himself, raising the prospect that he might take extraordinary action to immunize himself from the ongoing probe. In a pair of early-morning tweets, […]
6/4/2018
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is expected on Monday [6-4-18] to announce changes in biofuels policies, including a plan to count ethanol exports toward federal biofuels usage quotas and allowing year-round sale of fuels with a higher blend of ethanol, two sources briefed on the matter said. Reuters reported on May 11 that […]
6/4/2018
DEFENSE/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “The Pentagon’s inspector general is investigating President Donald Trump’s former personal physician, who was accused of unprofessional behavior while being considered to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bruce Anderson, a spokesman for the Defense Department’s inspector general, said in a statement Monday [6-4-18] the watchdog has ‘initiated an investigation into […]
6/4/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In many ways this is the greatest economy in the HISTORY of America and the best time EVER to look for a job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 3:42 pm […]
6/4/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is desperate to distract from the economy and record setting economic numbers and so they keep talking about the phony Russian Witch Hunt.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 3:41 pm […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PARDONS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump claims an ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself, top Democratic lawmakers are countering with their own message: ‘You are not a king.’ ‘The restoration of King George lll without his splendid education,morals,or grace,’ Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, tweeted, linking to […]
6/4/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#500Days of American Greatness: https://t.co/qQEEPqmaax https://t.co/1VCeoTk1cI“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 2:05 pm […]
6/4/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed Monday [6-4-18] that the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller is ‘totally unconstitutional’ and asserted that he had the ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself, citing ‘numerous legal experts.’ The president added, in a pair of tweets, ‘but why would I do that when I have done […]
6/4/2018
CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defended his tough trade negotiations with China, Canada and Mexico on Monday [6-4-18], saying the U.S. would soon be in a stronger position with its top trading partners. Trump faced pushback from U.S. allies and an influential Republican group, which warned that the tariffs would hinder the nation’s […]
6/4/2018
HUMAN RIGHTS/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Barreling toward a historic summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump has his sights set on a nuclear deal, leaving allies and advocates worried that he may give short shrift to human rights abuses and regional security concerns. With a week to go before the June 12 […]
6/4/2018
CANADA/ECONOMY/IMF/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canada is in a period of heightened economic anxiety due to U.S. trade and tax policy, the International Monetary Fund said Monday [6-4-18], warning it could have a profound impact on investment and growth in the country for an extended period. The warning from the Washington-based agency emerges just as tensions […]
6/4/2018
GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans return to Washington Monday [6-4-18] and face a choice: Are they willing to take action on trade against the President from their own party? The Trump administration shocked lawmakers last week when it announced it would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from US allies in the European […]
6/4/2018
HUMAN RIGHTS/NORTH KOREA/TORTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Early in the reign of North Korea’s current supreme leader, merchant Kim Young-hee shared a flea-infested prison cell for a year with more than two dozen other women, enduring regular whippings from guards. Her crime was helping her sister’s child flee one the of the world’s most repressive dictatorships. Conditions […]
6/4/2018
JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump and his lawyers are staking out a vision of an unrestrained and all-powerful presidency in a staggeringly audacious defense of his actions related to the Russia probe already shared with special counsel Robert Mueller. The assertions made by Trump’s former lawyer John Dowd and Jay Sekulow, who […]
6/4/2018
CHINA/COMMERCE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Groups backed by powerful Republican donors Charles and David Koch said on Monday [6-4-18] they will champion free trade and oppose tariffs with a multimillion-dollar campaign that puts them on a collision course with President Donald Trump. The embrace of free trade principles by major Republican donors comes as Trump pursues […]
6/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Korean officials are playing down the likelihood of an imminent peace declaration after President Donald Trump suggested that he could declare an end to the Korean War at next week’s U.S.-North Korea summit. South Korean representatives declined to comment officially on Monday [6-4-18], saying only that they were monitoring […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The appointment of the Special Counsel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Despite that, we play the game because I, unlike the Democrats, have done nothing wrong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 9:01 am […]
6/4/2018
AGRICULTURE/BUSINESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers have not been doing well for 15 years. Mexico, Canada, China and others have treated them unfairly. By the time I finish trade talks, that will change. Big trade barriers against U.S. farmers, and other businesses, will finally be broken. Massive trade deficits no longer!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate Democrats on Monday [6-4-18] told President Donald Trump not to make a deal that leaves North Korea with nuclear weapons, and threatened to maintain or toughen sanctions on Pyongyang if that condition is not met. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and ranking Democrats from national security committees released a […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The appointment of the Special Councel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Despite that, we play the game because I, unlike the Democrats, have done nothing wrong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 8:07 am […]
6/4/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Sunday [6-3-18] questioned why the Justice Department or FBI did not notify him during the campaign that Paul Manafort was under investigation, insisting that Manafort would have never been hired if he had known…In a second tweet, Trump downplayed Manafort’s role on his campaign, saying […]
6/4/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has made such bad trade deals over so many years that we can only WIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 7:43 am […]
6/4/2018
CANADA/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China already charges a tax of 16% on soybeans. Canada has all sorts of trade barriers on our Agricultural products. Not acceptable!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 7:41 am […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms!” -Donald Trump, […]
6/4/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘This is the best time EVER to look for a job.’ James Freeman of WSJ.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 7:20 am […]
6/4/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We had Repeal & Replace done (and the saving to our country of one trillion dollars) except for one person, but it is getting done anyway. Individual Mandate is gone and great, less expensive plans will be announced this month. Drug prices coming down & Right to Try!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/4/2018
ABORTION/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday [6-4-18] threw out a lower court ruling that let a pregnant illegal immigrant minor held in federal immigration custody obtain an abortion last year at age 17 over the objections of President Donald Trump’s administration. The justices provided a legal victory to Trump’s administration even […]
6/4/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is my 500th. Day in Office and we have accomplished a lot – many believe more than any President in his first 500 days. Massive Tax & Regulation Cuts, Military & Vets, Lower Crime & Illegal Immigration, Stronger Borders, Judgeships, Best Economy & Jobs EVER, and much more…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/4/2018
GOP/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s recent moves on trade have turned an issue long considered part of the Republican orthodoxy into a political landmine for his own party. Last week, Trump’s administration announced steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from close allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union. In return, all three […]
6/4/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [6-4-18] said he had committed no wrongdoing but has the ‘absolute’ power to pardon himself, echoing sweeping arguments put forth by his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Sunday [6-3-18]. The remarks come as U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the […]
6/4/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House was thrown into turmoil after a handful of photographs of school-aged immigrant children, held behind fences in detention centers, ignited on social media. President Donald Trump and top aides including policy adviser Stephen Miller felt deeply frustrated that these images, which dated back to the Obama administration, were […]
6/3/2018
CANADA/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration showed no sign of backing down from restrictive tariffs in the face of pushback from allies and China over the weekend, isolating the U.S. and complicating the president’s meeting later this week with leaders of Washington’s staunchest partners. Top finance officials from the Group of Seven leading nations met […]
6/3/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mark Penn ‘Why are there people from the Clinton Foundation on the Mueller Staff? Why is there an Independent Counsel? To go after people and their families for unrelated offenses…Constitution was set up to prevent this…Stormtrooper tactics almost.’ A disgrace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 3, 2018 12:34 pm […]
6/3/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mark Penn ‘Why are there people from the Clinton Foundation on the Mueller Staff? Why is there an Independent Councel? To go after people and their families for unrelated offenses…Constitution was set up to prevent this…Stormtrooper tactics almost.’ A disgrace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 3, 2018 12:25 pm […]
6/3/2018
JAMES COMEY/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Paul Manafort came into the campaign very late and was with us for a short period of time (he represented Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole & many others over the years), but we should have been told that Comey and the boys were doing a number on him, and he wouldn’t […]
6/3/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As only one of two people left who could become President, why wouldn’t the FBI or Department of ‘Justice’ have told me that they were secretly investigating Paul Manafort (on charges that were 10 years old and had been previously dropped) during my campaign? Should have told me!” -Donald Trump, […]
6/3/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jesse Watters ‘The only thing Trump obstructed was Hillary getting to the White House.’ So true!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 3, 2018 7:59 am […]