2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress is probing the Obama administration’s decision to use research by an ex-British spy to justify, in part, surveillance of an associate of Donald Trump, as Republican scrutiny rises of law-enforcement actions during 2016 presidential campaign. In the final days of the campaign, the Justice Department used information from Christopher […]
Category: A- Trump As President
1/19/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Government Funding Bill past last night in the House of Representatives. Now Democrats are needed if it is to pass in the Senate – but they want illegal immigration and weak borders. Shutdown coming? We need more Republican victories in 2018!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 07:04am […]
1/19/2018
AIR FORCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Air Force is considering forming international squadrons of low-cost fighter planes to strike terrorist targets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, allowing deployment of higher-tech jets to areas requiring their advanced capabilities. A new unit employing relatively inexpensive off-the-shelf aircraft could free up cutting-edge U.S. and allied jet […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Congress raced the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown before a midnight deadline on Friday [1-19-18] after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer failed to produce a deal. Trump invited Schumer to the White House for talks as a stopgap bill to fund […]
1/17/2018
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/ERIC TRUMP: “Eric Trump is defending his father, President Donald Trump, against accusations that he’s racist after he reportedly called certain African nations ‘shithole countries.’ ‘My father sees one color, green,’ Trump said on ‘Fox and Friends’ Wednesday [1-17-18] morning. ‘That’s all he cares about. He cares about the economy.’ ‘He’s the […]
1/18/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump blew up Republican strategies to keep the government open past Friday [1-12-18] when on Thursday morning he said a long-term extension of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program should not be part of a stopgap spending bill pending before the House. With a possible government shutdown looming this weekend, the […]
1/18/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Much of the world has soured on American leadership since President Trump took office, a loss of faith that has opened up opportunities for other countries like China, Russia and Germany to assert themselves on the international stage, according to an extensive new survey of people living around the globe. Just […]
1/18/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve is facing a significant change in leadership that goes beyond the installation of a new chairman. It is also awaiting the appointment of two other top officials who will play a crucial role in shaping Fed policy. President Trump, who has already nominated Jerome H. Powell as the […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and has decided to modify an existing property to accommodate the new mission that will open next year, U.S. officials said. The U.S. won’t be building a new structure, in a shift […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In high-stakes negotiations over immigration, the Trump administration is pushing for policy changes that limit the rights of asylum seekers and unaccompanied children who cross the U.S. border, as well as for more money for the president’s promised border wall. Democrats oppose all these elements, but with the clock ticking toward a […]
1/18/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is considering John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as a candidate to serve as the vice chairman of Federal Reserve Board in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Williams succeeded Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen as the San Francisco Fed […]
1/18/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump vented frustration at White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Wednesday [1-17-18], upset about how Mr. Kelly described his immigration views in a Fox News interview and how he presented them to members of Congress earlier in the day, according to a person familiar with […]
1/18/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Departing Pittsburgh now, where it was my great honor to stand with our incredible workers, and to show the world that AMERICA is back – and we are coming back bigger and better and stronger than ever before! https://t.co/kWPgylqFzj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 03:45pm […]
1/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is planning new exemptions for health-care practitioners with moral or religious objections to performing procedures such as gender-reassignment surgery and abortions. The move is part of a broader White House effort to protect religious rights that critics say roll back anti-discrimination protections. The Department of Health and Human Services […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [1-18-18] insisted that ‘the Wall is the Wall’ and his conception of it had never changed, the morning after Hispanic lawmakers said his chief of staff told them that the president’s promise to build a wall along the Mexican border was ‘not fully informed.’ ‘The […]
1/18/2018
POLITICS/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Women around the world will return to the streets this weekend, one year after millions marched to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s election, with a new goal – electing more women’s rights advocates. Trump’s misogynist comments and policies rolling back birth control and equal pay efforts have propelled many women into activism […]
1/18/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a critical loss for Republicans in Alabama last month, President Donald Trump is wading back into congressional politics on Thursday [1-18-18] when he travels to western Pennsylvania to signal his backing for the party’s candidate in a special election. Trump said on Twitter on Thursday he was making the trip ‘in […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. government ‘could very well’ shut down and that would be very harmful to the military. ‘If the country shuts down, which could very well be, the budget should be handled a lot differently than it has been handled for the last long period of […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country. We need the Wall to help stop the massive inflow of drugs from Mexico, now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world. If there is no Wall, there is no Deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 […]
1/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, cabinet officials and other Washington Republicans are scrambling to fend off a Democratic upset in a congressional special election, this one in a southwestern Pennsylvania district that Mr. Trump carried by 20 percentage points in 2016. The Democrats, in contrast, have yet to invest significant resources in the race, […]
1/18/2018
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, after years of slamming former President Barack Obama for golfing, comes to the end of a year in office having spent close to 100 days at a golf club that bears his name. The President’s favorite haunts are International Golf Club in Palm Beach County, Florida, Trump National Golf […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water… The Wall […]
1/18/2018
COMMERCE/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is finalizing its long-awaited infrastructure plan, which would push most of the financing of projects to private investment and state and local taxpayers, according to sources familiar with the proposal taking shape. President Donald Trump, who spoke frequently of improving U.S. infrastructure during his 2016 campaign, may preview the […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is further tightening immigration rules for Haitians, as it plans to remove the country from a program for temporary seasonal jobs, weeks after ending a humanitarian program that allowed tens of thousands of others to live and work in the U.S. According to a notice that was set […]
1/17/2018
DEMS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s chief of staff privately told a group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday [1-17-18] that Mr. Trump had not been ‘fully informed’ when promising voters a wall along the Mexican border last year, and said that he had persuaded the president it was not necessary. He also expressed optimism that […]
1/17/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “In the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, Mahmoud Ferwana, 59, huddled beneath a flimsy nylon-and-sheet-metal roof while rain drenched the rest of his squalid home’s sandy floor. He earns money collecting broken stones; his children scavenge for copper. But none of it amounts to a living. The United Nations Relief […]
1/17/2018
FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump tweeted out the winners of his ‘Fake News Awards’ on Wednesday [1-17-18] night, proclaiming, ‘And the FAKE NEWS winners are …’, with a link to the Republican National Committee website. There, an unsigned entry opened by saying, ‘2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and […]
1/17/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ISIS is in retreat, our economy is booming, investments and jobs are pouring back into the country, and so much more! Together there is nothing we can’t overcome–even a very biased media. We ARE Making America Great Again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 17, 2018 08:11pm […]
1/17/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “And the FAKE NEWS winners are… https://t.co/59G6x2f7fD” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 17, 2018 08:00pm […]
1/17/2018
BUSINESS/DONALDISM/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During the campaign, I promised to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN by bringing businesses and jobs back to our country. I am very proud to see companies like Chrysler moving operations from Mexico to Michigan where there are so many great American workers! https://t.co/hz2q9UTfnF” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 17, 2018 06:32pm […]
1/17/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we witnessed an incredible moment in history – the presentation of Congress’ highest civilian honor to our friend, and true AMERICAN HERO, Bob Dole. #CongressionalGoldMedal https://t.co/qNQqDLRmCk” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 17, 2018 06:19pm […]
1/17/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A GOP senator with concerns about President Donald Trump’s trade policy said Wednesday [1-17-18] he would block two of the president’s nominees, saying the Trump administration hasn’t been responsive to his concerns on the issue. Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that […]
1/17/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like most men of his age, President Donald Trump has a common form of heart disease, relatively easy to address if he increases the dose of his cholesterol-lowering medication and makes necessary lifestyle changes. Without those changes, the President has a moderate risk of having a heart attack in the next three […]
1/17/2018
ABORTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will speak at Friday’s [1-19-18] March for Life, becoming the first sitting president to address the annual anti-abortion gathering by satellite in its 45-year history. The announcement, made on Wednesday by the White House, caps a stunning evolution for Trump, who once declared himself ‘pro-choice in every respect.’ A […]
1/17/2018
AMBASSADOR/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former American ambassadors to 48 African nations have urged President Donald Trump to reassess his views on Africa and its citizens after he was reported to have referred to nations there as ‘shithole countries.’ In a letter to Mr. Trump on Tuesday, 78 former envoys said the U.S. is ‘safer, healthier, more […]
1/17/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is issuing new guidelines to the nation’s overwhelmed immigration courts in hopes that new case priorities and goals will ease a massive backlog. A seven-page memo to immigration judges from James McHenry, the director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, says the court should first tackle cases of […]
1/17/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has already started framing a potential government shutdown as the singular fault of Democrats demanding liberal immigration policies at the expense of border security. But Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, as well as veterans of past budget battles and campaigns, say that argument isn’t likely to fly — […]
1/16/2018
IMMIGRATION/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [1-16-18] released a report attempting to link immigrants to terrorism, presenting statistics showing that the vast majority of people convicted of international terrorism charges in the United States over the past 15 years were born in foreign countries. The report came amid a politically charged push by […]
1/16/2018
MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s White House physician said Tuesday [1-16-18] that the president received a perfect score on a cognitive test designed to screen for neurological impairment, which the military doctor said was evidence that Mr. Trump does not suffer from mental issues that prevent him from functioning in office… Mr. Trump’s first […]
1/16/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senators worked Tuesday [1-16-18] to salvage a bipartisan plan to protect ‘Dreamers’—young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents—as the divide grew over an immigration deal seen as key to avoiding a government shutdown this weekend. The White House complicated the negotiations by insisting that Congress allocate billions more for […]
1/16/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is in excellent health and scored a perfect result on a cognitive assessment, the White House physician said Tuesday [1-16-18] in revealing results from a recent examination. Based on the results, the 71-year-old president is ‘very healthy and will remain so for the duration of his presidency,’ said Ronny […]
1/16/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Cory Booker slammed the homeland security secretary in a speech Tuesday [1-16-18] morning for claiming ignorance to the President’s slander of African countries. The impassioned remarks came toward the end of an often testy oversight hearing in which Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen denied hearing President Donald Trump […]
1/16/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my honor to welcome President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan to the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/TerYFZViax” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 03:17pm […]
1/16/2018
HOLIDAY/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘President Donald J. Trump Proclaims January 16, 2018, as Religious Freedom Day’ https://t.co/bD3R2dJfyp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 02:43pm […]
1/16/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Tuesday [1-16-18] that the current immigration system poses security risks to the U.S., as lawmakers returned to Washington to restart negotiations on immigration and government spending following the holiday weekend… Congressional aides say they are expecting another short-term deal, which would fund the government for a few weeks […]
1/16/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “More than a dozen top White House officials will attend a series of events on Tuesday that the Trump administration is billing as a ‘conversation with Women of America.’ The event comes amid the nationwide focus on sexual harassment and assault against women dubbed the #MeToo movement spurred by extensive alleged abuse […]
1/16/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dr. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who last week declared President Donald Trump in ‘excellent health,’ will provide more details of the President’s medical exam during a briefing on Tuesday [1-16-18]. The White House said last week that Jackson would join White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to describe some results […]
1/16/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TAXES: “The tax overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law last month capped a year in which his initiatives on taxes, regulation—and many of his public pronouncements on the economy—have been broadly welcomed by business… In pure policy terms, however, business groups and executives say the $1.5 trillion of corporate-focused tax changes […]
1/16/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unemployment for Black Americans is the lowest ever recorded. Trump approval ratings with Black Americans has doubled. Thank you, and it will get even (much) better! @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 09:30am […]
1/16/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘90% of Trump 2017 news coverage was negative’ -and much of it contrived!@foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 09:24am […]
1/16/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Do you notice the Fake News Mainstream Media never likes covering the great and record setting economic news, but rather talks about anything negative or that can be turned into the negative. The Russian Collusion Hoax is dead, except as it pertains to the Dems. Public gets it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/16/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats want to shut down the Government over Amnesty for all and Border Security. The biggest loser will be our rapidly rebuilding Military, at a time we need it more than ever. We need a merit based system of immigration, and we need it now! No more dangerous Lottery.” -Donald Trump, […]
1/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We must have Security at our VERY DANGEROUS SOUTHERN BORDER, and we must have a great WALL to help protect us, and to help stop the massive inflow of drugs pouring into our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 08:54am […]
1/16/2018
MIKE PENCE/PROTESTS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A pastor in Maryland who had Vice President Mike Pence as a captive audience on Sunday [1-14-18] took the opportunity to attack the politician’s boss, calling President Donald Trump’s comments on Haiti and Africa ‘hurtful,’ ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘vulgar.’ Dr. Maurice Watson, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Largo, Maryland, ripped […]
1/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Africa and Nigeria have joined a chorus of nations condemning President Trump’s inflammatory remarks on immigration, as Africa experts warned that the controversy threatened to set back American interests across the world’s fastest-growing continent. Since Thursday [1-11-18], when several participants in a meeting with Mr. Trump said he had asked […]
1/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey lashed out on Monday [1-16-18] against a proposed American-trained force that would potentially position thousands of Kurdish militia fighters along Turkey’s southern border. The allied military headquarters in Baghdad that is leading the fight against the Islamic State in Syria said Sunday that it had […]
1/15/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is taking its campaign against illegal immigration to the workplace. The raids by federal agents on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores last week were the administration’s first big show of force meant to convey the consequences of employing undocumented people… When agents raid workplaces, they often demand to see […]
1/15/2018
CHINA/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSNER: “U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, that Wendi Deng Murdoch, a prominent Chinese-American businesswoman, could be using her close friendship with Mr. Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, to further the interests of the Chinese government, according to people familiar […]
1/15/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting. Deals can’t get made when there is no trust! Durbin blew DACA and is hurting our Military.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 15, 2018 03:28pm […]
1/15/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump appears poised to ignore his own calls for Americans to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with ‘acts of civic work and community service.’ Trump is not scheduled to partake in any service projects on the federal holiday he and every other US president have designated as a ‘day […]
1/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [1-15-18] blamed Senator Dick Durbin for blowing up talks on a deal to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and said the Democratic lawmaker misrepresented his comments about Haiti and African countries… Durbin has said Trump used the term ‘shithole’ when speaking about […]
1/15/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitt Romney took a swipe at President Donald Trump on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, condemning his ‘shithole countries’ remark. The comment signals that the potential Utah Senate candidate continues to have no problem speaking out against the Trump administration. ‘The poverty of an aspiring immigrant’s nation of origin is as […]
1/15/2018
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “US President Donald Trump may occasionally say ‘silly’ things but he’s ‘definitely not racist,’ his first wife Ivana Trump said Monday [1-15-18]. Asked on the UK’s Good Morning Britain TV show about the President’s vulgar remarks about African nations last week Ivana Trump said she did not believe they showed he […]
1/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A growing number of nations are summoning US diplomats in the wake of President Donald Trump’s ‘shithole’ remark. Top US diplomats in South Africa and Ghana were called on to meet with those governments, Undersecretary of State Steven Goldstein told CNN. Haiti, Botswana and Senegal have also summoned diplomats over the […]
1/15/2018
AMBASSADOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Haiti’s ambassador to the US said Monday [1-15-18] that President Donald Trump’s recent comments about Haiti ‘hurt the country,’ adding that he hopes the President will visit the nation… Referring to immigrants from African countries during an Oval Office meeting last week, Trump asked lawmakers, ‘Why do we want all these people […]
1/15/2018
DEMS/DONALDISM/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Statement by me last night in Florida: ‘Honestly, I don’t think the Democrats want to make a deal. They talk about DACA, but they don’t want to help..We are ready, willing and able to make a deal but they don’t want to. They don’t want security at the border, they don’t want… […]
1/15/2018
DONALDISM/ETHICS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every awards show has its critics, but President Donald Trump’s much ballyhooed ‘Fake News Awards’ has drawn attention from a group beyond the usual peanut gallery: ethics experts who say the event could run afoul of White House rules and, depending on what exactly the president says during the proceedings, the First […]
1/14/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After three days of denunciations from around the world, President Trump declared that he is ‘not a racist’ on Sunday [1-14-18], even as the uproar over his vulgar remarks on immigration overshadowed critical issues facing the capital, including efforts to protect young undocumented immigrants and avert a government shutdown. Mr. […]
1/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday [1-14-18] that Israel had killed the Oslo Accords and angrily assailed the Trump administration over its handling of the conflict. He vowed to reject American leadership of any peace talks and urged Palestinians to reconsider their signed agreements with Israel… Mr. […]
1/14/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican senators called into question whether President Donald Trump used the term ‘shithole countries’ in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration last week, as critics of the president didn’t back down and continued to suggest his words were racist… The comments showed no signs of quelling a political storm over Mr. […]
1/14/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/DOW/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘President Trump is not getting the credit he deserves for the economy. Tax Cut bonuses to more than 2,000,000 workers. Most explosive Stock Market rally that we’ve seen in modern times. 18,000 to 26,000 from Election, and grounded in profitability and growth. All Trump, not 0… big unnecessary regulation […]
1/14/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I, as President, want people coming into our Country who are going to help us become strong and great again, people coming in through a system based on MERIT. No more Lotteries! #AMERICA FIRST” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 14, 2018 08:19am […]
1/14/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Wall Street Journal stated falsely that I said to them ‘I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un’ (of N. Korea). Obviously I didn’t say that. I said ‘I’d have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un,’ a big difference. Fortunately we now record conversations with reporters… and […]
1/14/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Saturday [1-13-18] that it would resume accepting renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, bowing for now to a federal court ruling that blocked an effort to end the Obama-era policy. President Donald Trump said in September that he was ending DACA, which gives safe […]
1/13/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration vowed Friday [1-12-18] to pull out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear accord without substantial changes to it, setting the clock ticking on tough negotiations with Washington’s European allies. It also imposed punitive new actions not directly related to Iran’s nuclear program meant to pressure Tehran over […]
1/12/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is in excellent health, his doctor said on Friday [1-12-18] after his first comprehensive physical exam since he was elected… The brief statement did not include any basic information about Mr. Trump’s health, including his weight, blood pressure or cholesterol levels. The president’s doctors did not indicate what tests they […]
1/23/2018
RUSSIA/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I mean, here we are, we’re talking about Russian interference in the United States, whether there was collusion between the Trump administration and Russia. That’s obscured a much larger discussion that should be taking place about whether or not what Russia is doing in the rest of the world right now […]
1/12/2018
CANADA/CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [1-12-18] targeted markets in Russia, China and other countries—including a Chinese mall in Canada—for allegedly turning a blind eye to the sale of counterfeit goods and other intellectual-property violations. The ‘notorious markets’ list, published by the U.S. trade representative’s office, names online or physical marketplaces […]
1/12/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [1-12-18] appeared to deny he had questioned a day earlier why the U.S. would admit immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ in Africa but acknowledged he had used ‘tough’ language, while criticizing an agreement on immigration legislation reached by a group of bipartisan senators… Meanwhile, Sen. Dick […]
1/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The United Nations human rights office on Friday [1-12-18] labeled President Donald Trump’s reported ‘shithole countries’ comment as racist. ‘These are shocking and shameful comments from the President of the United States,’ said Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. ‘I’m sorry, but there’s no other word […]
1/12/2018
DEMS/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said ‘take them out.’ Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings – unfortunately, no trust!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 12, 2018 08:48am […]
1/12/2018
AMBASSADOR/PANAMA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump. ‘As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the president and his administration in an apolitical […]
1/12/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China reported its largest-ever annual trade surplus with the U.S. last year while its overall imbalance with the world shrank, potentially strengthening the Trump administration’s case for tougher penalties and other trade actions against Beijing. A global recovery led by the U.S. provided a shot in the arm for Chinese exporters […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 12, 2018 07:28am […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The so-called bipartisan DACA deal presented yesterday to myself and a group of Republican Senators and Congressmen was a big step backwards. Wall was not properly funded, Chain & Lottery were made worse and USA would be forced to take large numbers of people from high crime… countries which are doing badly. […]
1/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump said he is canceling a planned trip to the U.K., long intended to be his first official visit to the country, the latest suggestion of strained relations between the U.S. and Britain. Mr. Trump confirmed in a Twitter message that the visit wouldn’t take place, hours after British newspapers […]
1/11/2018
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “Reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for ‘peanuts,’ only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut […]
1/11/2018
IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Rick Scott distanced himself Thursday [1-12-18] from President Donald Trump’s undisputed comments calling Haiti and some African nations ‘shithole’ countries — remarks that Democrats say could cost him if he runs for U.S. Senate. Scott, who is being recruited by Trump to run against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, stopped just […]
1/11/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was already past midnight on Friday [1-12-18] when the news arrived in Norway: A day after meeting with Norway’s prime minister in Washington, President Trump told members of Congress that the United States needed more immigrants from places like Norway and fewer immigrants from countries like Haiti. Many in this […]
1/11/2018
DEMS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrat Dianne Feinstein should never have released secret committee testimony to the public without authorization. Very disrespectful to committee members and possibly illegal. She blamed her poor decision on the fact she had a cold – a first!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 10:01pm […]
1/11/2018
JOBS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chrysler is moving a massive plant from Mexico to Michigan, reversing a years long opposite trend. Thank you Chrysler, a very wise decision. The voters in Michigan are very happy they voted for Trump/Pence. Plenty of more to follow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 09:53pm […]
1/11/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More great news as a result of historical Tax Cuts and Reform: Fiat Chrysler announces plan to invest more than $1 BILLION in Michigan plant, relocating their heavy-truck production from Mexico to Michigan, adding 2,500 new jobs and paying $2,000 bonus to U.S. employees! https://t.co/47azKD0l9B” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 09:49pm […]
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BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Small Business Poll has highest approval numbers in the polls history. All business is just at the beginning of something really special!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 09:47pm […]
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DONALDISM/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [1-10-18] balked at an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and African countries, demanding to know at a White House meeting why he should accept immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ rather than people from places like Norway, according to people with direct knowledge of the […]
1/11/2018
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Yesterday, I signed the #INTERDICTAct (H.R. 2142) with bipartisan members of Congress to help end the flow of drugs into our country. Together, we are committed to doing everything we can to combat the deadly scourge of drug addiction and overdose in the United States! https://t.co/ELZvFol5Lo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 […]
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2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Close advisers and friends of President Donald Trump are warning him not to sit for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, with some expressing skepticism that there would be any circumstance in which it makes sense to voluntarily submit to an interview, according to multiple sources familiar with the […]
1/11/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A surprise New Year’s Day tweet by President Donald Trump in which he appeared to decree an end to U.S. aid for Pakistan, sent U.S. officials scrambling to suspend security assistance without even knowing how much aid they were freezing, four U.S. officials said. The decision to freeze up to about […]
1/11/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump caused a stir with his announcement that the United States had delivered F-52 fighter jets to Norway. Was it a secret advanced jet capable of beating its Russian counterparts? A ruse to fool intelligence analysts? Neither, it turns out. The ‘F-52’ is a fictional jet only available to fly if […]
1/11/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth, hiring and the performance of the stock market during his first year in office. The professional forecasters also predicted 2018 would see solid growth and a continued decline in the jobless rate. […]
1/11/2018
INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With that being said, I have personally directed the fix to the unmasking process since taking office and today’s vote is about foreign surveillance of foreign bad guys on foreign land. We need it! Get smart!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 09:14am […]