NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday [4-27-18] for a historic inter-Korean summit and insisted that the United States was ‘not going to be played’ by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said the U.S. had narrowed down to two or three locations his planned meeting with Kim. The U.S. […]
Category: A- Trump As President
4/27/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Russian lawyer who met with Trump campaign officials in Trump Tower in June 2016 on the premise that she would deliver damaging information about Hillary Clinton has long insisted she is a private attorney, not a Kremlin operative trying to meddle in the presidential election. But newly released emails show […]
4/27/2018
JAMES COMEY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump on Friday [4-27-18] renewed his attacks on the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, kicking off a morning Twitter barrage by once again accusing Mr. Comey of leaking classified information and lying to cover it up, even as the leaders of North and South Korea held a […]
4/27/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘So today, on behalf of the United States, I want to thank every Olympian and Paralympian… To every member of @TeamUSA, I…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 3:05 pm […]
4/27/2018
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I urge all Americans to participate in #takebackday tomorrow! Let’s come together and BEAT last October’s record of disposed prescription pills! Visit https://t.co/QCG7bHvvxd to learn more on how to participate Saturday and every day. https://t.co/W00YxL1RwK“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 2:23 pm […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Today I am honored to welcome Chancellor Angela Merkel back to the White House… We are also pleased to have our newly co…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 2:22 pm […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The list of potential sites for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been narrowed to ‘two or three’ locations, Trump said Friday [4-27-18]. The development comes as negotiations speed ahead for the historic face-to-face. Trump hailed talks Friday between Kim and South […]
4/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has lost his lawsuit claiming that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller exceeded their authority in charging him with alleged crimes that he says have nothing to do with the 2016 campaign. A judge said Friday [4-27-18] that Manafort […]
4/27/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee released its long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, concluding that Moscow waged a campaign to undermine the legitimacy of the American democratic process, but finding no evidence that Donald Trump or his campaign assisted in the effort. Democrats on the committee contested […]
4/27/2018
OIL/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal regulators next week will unveil proposed changes to a major rule passed in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which the Trump administration says it can revise to be less of a burden on offshore oil drillers without compromising safety. The existing rule—six years in the making and known […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/GERMANY/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s backslapping diplomacy with France’s President Emmanuel Macron gave way to an altogether more businesslike encounter with another European ally, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, at the White House on Friday [4-27-18]. If Macron represented a friendly, if assertive, voice on matters of deep European concern, Merkel arrived […]
4/27/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TAXES/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “States and cities that raise taxes and tolls will have a better chance at winning federal money for roads and bridges, part of a Trump administration strategy to have states carry a bigger portion of infrastructure spending. The move is a result of a Transportation Department overhaul to a popular infrastructure grant […]
4/27/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just Out: House Intelligence Committee Report released. ‘No evidence’ that the Trump Campaign ‘colluded, coordinated or conspired with Russia.’ Clinton Campaign paid for Opposition Research obtained from Russia- Wow! A total Witch Hunt! MUST END NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 9:14 am […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/GERMANY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Look forward to meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany today. So much to discuss, so little time! It will be good for both of our great countries!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 8:28 am […]
4/27/2018
AFRICAN-AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community – Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades – Legacy Stuff! Thank you also to Chance and Dr. Darrell Scott, they really get it (lowest Black & Hispanic unemployment in history).” –Donald Trump, […]
4/27/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor defended immigration authorities’ decision to arrest a Chinese woman at a courthouse this week after she was sentenced to probation, a move that outraged the judge overseeing her case. The judge had expressed concern that the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at court proceedings […]
4/27/2018
2016 ELECTIONS/CONGRESS/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russia ran an information warfare campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but there is no evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow, Republicans on a congressional panel said in a report released on Friday [4-27-18]. The findings of majority Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence […]
4/27/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Please do not forget the great help that my good friend, President Xi of China, has given to the United States, particularly at the Border of North Korea. Without him it would have been a much longer, tougher, process!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 6:50 am […]
4/27/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So great to have Staff Sgt. Dan Nevins and the incredible WOUNDED WARRIORS with me in the White House yesterday. These are truly brave and special people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 6:23 am […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “KOREAN WAR TO END! The United States, and all of its GREAT people, should be very proud of what is now taking place in Korea!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 5:55 am […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place. Good things are happening, but only time will tell!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 5:41 am […]
4/27/2018
JAMES COMEY/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Is everybody believing what is going on. James Comey can’t define what a leak is. He illegally leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION but doesn’t understand what he did or how serious it is. He lied all over the place to cover it up. He’s either very sick or very dumb. Remember sailor!” -Donald […]
4/27/2018
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Job vacancies are fast becoming a singular threat to President Donald Trump’s administration, with a record number of openings that stretch from low-level appointments to the secretary’s office at the Department of Veterans Affairs. While civil servants have stepped up to fill gaps, their power and influence is limited — and many […]
4/27/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Davis has a simple formula for winning over President Donald Trump’s supporters in his Kansas race for Congress: He talks about kitchen table issues, like prescription drug prices and farm tariffs. And he is in no hurry to announce he’s a Democrat. Davis and other party moderates believe that neglected rural […]
4/26/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump suggested [Thursday 4-26-18] evening that the U.S. consider removing support for certain nations if they lobbied against a joint bid by the U.S., Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup…Recent news reports have said the joint North American bid is in peril because of Trump’s rhetoric and […]
4/26/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany arrives at the White House on Friday in the broad wake of a visit this week by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. But don’t expect a sequel to the buddy movie. Already, the contrasts could not be starker. Mr. Macron was treated by President Trump to […]
4/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 15-month legal battle over President Trump’s efforts to impose a ban on travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries reached a final stage on Wednesday [4-25-18] at the Supreme Court, with its five-member conservative majority signaling it was ready to approve a revised version of the […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Trump distanced himself from his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Thursday [4-26-18], saying that a federal criminal investigation was focused on Mr. Cohen’s business dealings and had nothing to do with his legal representation of the president. The president acknowledged that Mr. Cohen represents him in connection with […]
4/26/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House announced on Thursday [4-26-18] that President Trump will make his first visit to Britain on July 13, a trip the White House had repeatedly put off amid friction between the American president and one of the United States’ closest allies. Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain was the first […]
4/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another day, another casualty. Or two. By the time the sun set Thursday [4-26-18], Dr. Ronny L. Jackson was a failed cabinet nominee whose life had been picked apart for public consumption, and Michael D. Cohen was back in court facing possible criminal prosecution. A ride on President Trump’s bullet train […]
4/26/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Dr. Ronny Jackson exuded confidence when he emerged from a Capitol Hill office Tuesday 4-24-18] evening, telling reporters that he looked forward to answering tough questions from lawmakers about his past. By Thursday [4-26-18] morning, Jackson was back in the White House basement, returning to his job as the President’s physician […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The bully president has been taking it on the chin from coast to coast. First, in the Southern District of New York, he has been fighting for a special protocol that would permit him and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to review — before the government can — the materials of […]
4/26/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. Why should we be supporting these countries when they don’t support us (including at the United Nations)?” […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Jon Tester didn’t intend to play a central role in taking down President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department. Yet that’s exactly what the Montana Democrat ended up doing And now, Trump is coming after him.The president is enraged over Tester’s work documenting allegations of malfeasance by Rear […]
4/26/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday [4-27-18], in a last-ditch effort to avoid the biggest trade conflict in years between the U.S. and the European Union. European officials expect the White House to make good on its threat […]
4/26/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Loved being on @foxandfriends this morning. Great show!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2018 5:17 pm […]
4/26/2018
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “James Comey thinks Donald Trump is empty, desperate for affirmation and lacks the confidence to be humble — but he still wants him to succeed. In a CNN town hall event Wednesday [4-25-18], Comey built on the devastating character sketch he has created over 10 days promoting his new book, which […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump distanced himself from his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Thursday [4-26-18], hours before a judge ruled that documents seized from Cohen by the FBI should be reviewed by an independent court-appointed official.The appointment of former judge Barbara Jones as a ‘special master,’ to review the documents […]
4/26/2018
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the 15 months since Donald Trump shut him out of a White House job, Michael Cohen, the president’s personal lawyer, has made a show of publicly dining with a vocal Trump critic, the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. After lunch at Freds restaurant in New York in April […]
4/26/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took shots at the FBI and the Justice Department during a half-hour phone interview on ‘Fox and Friends’ Thursday morning [4-26-18], hinting that at ‘some point’ he might step in and take action. ‘You look at the corruption at the top of the FBI — it’s a […]
4/26/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time Thursday 4-26-18] that his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, is representing him with regards to legal matters involving Stormy Daniels, the porn star who says she had an affair with Trump. On Cohen, the President both solidified his link with Cohen on the […]
4/26/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT; “A Senate panel on [4-26-18] Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired without cause, in a bipartisan show of support for the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Serious political and legal hurdles stand in the way of it becoming […]
4/26/2018
FBI/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday [4-26-18] defended his decision not to appoint a second special prosecutor to investigate Republicans’ concerns about the FBI by noting that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe had already taken on ‘a life of its own.’ Speaking to a U.S. House appropriations panel […]
4/26/2018
ELECTORAL COLLEGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-26-18] voiced support for doing away with the Electoral College for presidential elections in favor of a popular vote because the latter would be ‘much easier to win.’ The president’s support for a popular-vote presidential election came as an aside during a freewheeling Thursday morning interview […]
4/26/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he has decided not to interfere with the Justice Department, which is conducting an investigation of his associates’ alleged ties to Russia, but suggested there was a point at which he might. ‘I’m very disappointed in my Justice Department. I have decided I won’t be involved,’ Mr. […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state on Thursday [4-26-18], and the former CIA director set off immediately on a trip to meet key allies in Europe and the Middle East. Pompeo, a former Army officer who was a Republican congressman, is regarded […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Michael Cohen, the longtime personal attorney for President Donald Trump, filed court papers Wednesday [4-25-18] indicating he would assert his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination regarding his involvement in a hush money deal involving porn star Stormy Daniels and the President. Cohen cited FBI raids of his residence, office and hotel […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said ‘three or four days’ and as many as five locations are being considered for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which is expected to occur by mid-June…Mr. Trump also disclosed new details about the trip Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo made to […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Donald Trump said Thursday [4-26-18] that attorney Michael Cohen ‘represented me’ by cutting a deal with porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, after the president previously said he didn’t know about the ‘hush money’ payment. Trump also tried to distance himself from Cohen, who is currently under federal criminal investigation related […]
4/26/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump skipped through Tuesday [4-24-18] kissing, hugging, holding hands and rubbing each others’ shoulders. On Wednesday, [4-25-18] before a joint session of of Congress, the charismatic French leader turned around and repudiated the US President’s political philosophy and worldview. The startling contrast between Macron palling around […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-26-18] said he is considering three or four dates as well as five locations for his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, adding that it remains unclear whether the meeting will occur. Trump, speaking in an interview on Fox News Channel, said […]
4/25/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two back-to-back court developments this week indicate a possible road map for President Trump through the minefield of legal resistance he has faced as judges across the country have blocked much of his hard-line immigration agenda. On Tuesday [4-24-18], a federal judge ruled in favor of an Obama-era immigration program but […]
4/25/2018
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the Stars and Stripes is hoisted over the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem next month it will be a physical milestone in a broader, striking shift by the Trump administration away from a half-century of traditional U.S. policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. For decades, even amid close U.S.-Israeli ties, Washington […]
4/25/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic energy has been on vivid display in a series of special elections since President Trump’s inauguration, including in strongly conservative areas where Republicans usually win elections easily, like Arizona’s Eighth District.In a special House election on Tuesday [4-24-18], Debbie Lesko, a Republican, won the conservative Arizona district, but was ahead by […]
4/24/2018
NOMINATIONS/VA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-24-18] that Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, his nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, is in serious trouble amid accusations that as the White House doctor he oversaw a hostile work environment, improperly dispensed prescription drugs and possibly drank on the job. Speaking at a midday news […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both sides on Wednesday [4-25-18] in weighing President Trump’s authority to impose a travel ban, which restricts entry into the United States from several predominantly Muslims nations, after the president promised during his campaign to impose a ‘Muslim ban.’ By the end of […]
4/25/2018
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Kanye, very cool! https://t.co/Vric87m21x” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 2:33 pm […]
4/25/2018
MEDIA/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group of news outlets requested on Tuesday [4-24-18] that documents used by special counsel Robert Mueller to obtain warrants in his investigation into Russian election meddling be unsealed by a federal court. The media organizations — which include POLITICO, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Associated Press […]
4/25/2018
GOP/POLLS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of registered voters say they haven’t noticed an increase in their paychecks as a result of the new tax law, and support for the law overall remains tepid, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. The April 19-23 survey suggests that Republicans’ message about the benefits of the tax […]
4/25/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Democrats are obstructing good (hopefully great) people wanting to give up a big portion of their life to work for our…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 2:02 pm […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative justices and swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to side with the Trump administration Wednesday [4-25-18] as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s travel ban. More than a year after Trump caused chaos in the airports by following through on a campaign promise and restricting […]
4/25/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron issued what he called an urgent plea to President Donald Trump and the U.S. to maintain its role as a global defender of democracy and human rights, warning American lawmakers of a ‘critical moment’ in which international institutions could crumble…He cautioned against ‘isolationism and nationalism’ and urged the […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday [4-25-18] signaled they are likely to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency. Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote on the conservative-majority, nine-member court, […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After more than a year of intense litigation, Wednesday’s [4-15-18] oral argument wasn’t quite the powerfully charged session that some court watchers anticipated. In some ways it felt oddly anti-climactic, 15 months after the initial travel ban created chaos at airports and sparked protests around the country. The justices, while […]
4/25/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/ENTITLEMENTS/GOP/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is preparing to submit to the U.S. Congress up to $25 billion in immediate spending cuts, including possible reductions to social safety net programs, lawmakers said on Wednesday [4-25-18], in a move that could upend a budget deal enacted last month.The White House plan, which has not yet been […]
4/25/2018
BUSINESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to my meeting with Tim Cook of Apple. We will be talking about many things, including how the U.S. has been treated unfairly for many years, by many countries, on trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 9:11 am […]
4/25/2018
FRANCE/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@FLOTUS did a spectacular job hosting the President of France @EmmanuelMacron and his wife Brigitte. Every detail was done to perfection. The State Dining Room never looked more beautiful, and Washington is abuzz over what an incredible job Melania did.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 9:10 am […]
4/25/2018
CONGRESS/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Busy day planned. Looking forward to watching President Macron of France address a Joint Session of Congress today. This is a great honor and seldom allowed to be done…he will be GREAT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 8:29 am […]
4/25/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived on the White House South Lawn Tuesday morning to formally welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, one thing was clear: The first lady commanded attention. Without speaking a word, dressed in a white Michael Kors Collection asymmetrical blazer and […]
4/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is caught between two powerful business constituents of the Republican Party as he faces growing pressure to resolve a dispute between the oil industry and the Farm Belt. Oil refineries want out of a costly requirement to blend ethanol into the gasoline they produce. Corn growers say the requirement […]
4/25/2018
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “James Comey has shifted hundreds of thousands of copies of a “A Higher Loyalty” and has a bumper bestseller on his hands. But whether his book tour has advanced his goal of alerting Americans to the danger of what he sees as a presidency that threatens ‘much of what is good […]
4/24/2018
AMBASSADOR/AUSTRALIA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering sending Adm. Harry Harris to South Korea as its new ambassador, according to two people familiar with the matter, turning to a military man to fill a diplomatic vacancy at a pivotal moment on the Korean Peninsula. Adm. Harris, currently the head of U.S. Pacific Command, […]
4/24/2018
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since Donald J. Trump began his improbable political rise, many pundits have credited his appeal among white, Christian and male voters to ‘economic anxiety.’ Hobbled by unemployment and locked out of the recovery, those voters turned out in force to send Mr. Trump, and a message, to Washington. Or so that […]
4/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/VA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-24-18] that Ronny L. Jackson, his nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, is in serious trouble amid allegations that he oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House doctor, allowed the overprescribing of drugs and possibly drank on the job. Speaking at a news conference […]
4/24/2018
DREAMERS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A third federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to cancel an Obama-era program protecting young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. The decision, issued Tuesday [4-24-18] evening by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee in Washington, D.C., is in one respect the […]
4/24/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On an oven-hot day this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions strode into a hotel ballroom to preach Trump-era immigration gospel to cowboy-hatted sheriffs from 31 counties near the United States’ border with Mexico…Mr. Sessions has taken more abuse from President Trump than any other member of his high-churn cabinet […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Our two great republics are linked together by the timeless bonds of history, culture, and destiny. We are people who…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 3:19 pm […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our two great republics are linked together by the timeless bonds of history, culture, and destiny. We are people who cherish our values, protect our civilization, and recognize the image of God in every human soul. https://t.co/01c8iSGDB3“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 3:18 pm […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Iran would have ‘big problems’ if the country restarts its nuclear program, as he hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, who has pushed for the U.S. to remain in the nuclear pact and Tuesday [4-24-18] floated the idea of an expanded deal…At a later news conference, Mr. Trump again […]
4/24/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [4-24-18] that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — the man he once mocked as ‘Little Rocket Man’ — ‘has really been very open and I think very honorable based on what we are seeing’ as the two gear up for an anticipated face-to-face meeting in […]
4/24/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “When President Donald Trump named White House physician Ronny Jackson as his choice to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, it caught lots of people — inside and outside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — by surprise. After all, Jackson had never run an agency even close to the […]
4/24/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday [4-24-18] she will oppose legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller if an amendment from Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is added to the bill. Feinstein told CNN she has three concerns about the amendment Grassley plans […]
4/24/2018
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fired FBI director James Comey’s memoir that details his private meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump sold some 600,000 copies in all formats in its first week, its publisher said on Tuesday [4-24-18], the latest in a series of best-selling political books. Comey’s ‘A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,’ has […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, @FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to welcome French President @EmmanuelMacron and Mrs. Brigitte Macron to the @WhiteHouse. We look forward to hosting them at tonight’s State Dinner, in their honor. https://t.co/wGJcWqSzyP“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 2:18 pm […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is not the only President who wants to make his country great again — his first state dinner guest, Emmanuel Macron, wants to do the same. That’s why the young, pragmatic French President is giving the impression that there’s nothing he’d rather do than spend time with his scandal-plagued US […]
4/24/2018
ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@JimRenacci has worked so hard on Tax Reductions, Illegal Immigration, the Border and Crime. I need Jim very badly to help our agenda and to keep MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! He will be a fantastic Senator for the Great State of Ohio, and has my full endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/24/2018
ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@JimRenacci has worked so hard on Tax Reductions, Illegal Immigration, the Border and Crime. I need Jim very badly to help our agenda and to keep MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! He will be a fantastic Senator for the Great State of Ohio, and has my full endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump Calls the U.S.-France Relationship ‘Unbreakable.’ History Shows He’s Right.” https://t.co/L0gT4rvaJO“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 1:41 pm […]
4/24/2018
ARIZONA/CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona, please get out today and vote @DebbieLesko for Congress in #AZ08. Strong on Border, Immigration and Crime. Great on the Military. Time is ticking down – get out and VOTE today. We need Debbie in Congress!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 1:02 pm […]
4/24/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on President Trump’s latest travel ban on Wednesday [4-25-18], families wonder whether this may be a turning point in their effort to reunite with loved ones overseas. In December, the Supreme Court temporarily allowed the current version of the ban to […]
4/24/2018
CANADA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Americans stand with you and all of Canada, Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. #TorontoStrong https://t.co/Xo3Cn962z8” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 12:56 pm […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/SYRIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Having great meetings and discussions with my friend, President @EmmanuelMacron of France. We are in the midst of meetings on Iran, Syria and Trade. We will be holding a joint press conference shortly, here at the @WhiteHouse. ???? https://t.co/ju1FXhgjaD“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 11:43 am […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani exchanged threats over the Iran nuclear deal Tuesday [4-24-18], with Trump warning that Tehran will face ‘big problems’ if it restarts its nuclear program and Rouhani saying America will face ‘severe consequences’ if it abandons the agreement. Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, with Trump warning […]
4/24/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [4-24-18] that a new North American Free Trade Agreement could be agreed quickly, as Canada hailed progress on forging new rules for the auto industry, the pivotal issue in talks to revamp the 24-year-old accord. Ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico responsible for […]
4/24/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: PROUD to support our friend @VoteMarsha for US Senate representing Tennessee. Marsha Blackburn is a rock-ribbed conservativ…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 5:42 am […]
4/24/2018
ENERGY/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is at odds with American companies over a proposed rule change to the North American Free Trade Agreement that is endangering a bright spot—energy—in contentious treaty talks. All three Nafta countries—the U.S, Canada and Mexico—agree that a new treaty should aid the burgeoning energy trade. Under negotiation are initiatives […]
4/24/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting Michael Cohen to rat out President Donald Trump may not be as simple as it sounds. Although Trump’s detractors are rooting for Trump’s personal attorney to ‘flip’ on the president and cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller to escape a potentially harsh prison sentence, legal obstacles make it difficult […]
4/23/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Monday [4-23-18] North Korea won’t get sanctions relief until it takes ‘concrete action’ toward denuclearization, the goal of President Donald Trump’s planned summit with Kim Jong Un. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments appeared to leave open the possibility of easing the U.S.-led ‘maximum pressure’ campaign before […]
4/23/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the first state dinner of the Trump era approaches, Melania Trump, a first lady of few public words who tends to let visuals do the talking, has repeatedly doled out a short bit of advice to her small East Wing staff: ‘Do not worry.’ Her instructions came in the midst of […]
4/23/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Emmanuel Macron of France was scheduled to arrive at the White House on Monday [4-23-18] on a mission to persuade President Trump not to scrap the multinational nuclear agreement with Iran, even as Tehran’s foreign minister warned that there was no alternative to the deal and ‘it is either all or […]