MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Did George Bush ever condemn President Obama after Sandy Hook. President Obama had 32 mass shootings during his reign. Not many people said Obama is out of Control. Mass shootings were happening before the President even thought about running for Pres.’ @kilmeade @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 5:47 am […]
Category: A- Trump As President
8/6/2019
GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With momentum comes movement in Washington, and everyone from President Donald Trump to his Democratic opponents thinks something should be done in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. We have watched the sickening repetition of mass murders by gun-wielding young men across the country and in communities of […]
8/5/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Check out what @Google is up to for the 2020 election! #KAG2020 https://t.co/roM2WNmUSP” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 8:33 pm […]
8/5/2019
GUNS/MASS SHOOTINGS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is exploring ways to use regulatory power and executive action to curb gun violence after a pair of deadly shootings over the weekend — a move driven by his aides’ belief that Congress is incapable of coalescing around consensus legislation in a heated 2020 election cycle. White House […]
8/5/2019
GOP/GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump briefly raised eyebrows Monday [8-5-19] when he tweeted an endorsement of stronger background checks, tied to immigration reform, after the nightmarish mass shootings over the weekend. But skeptical Republicans familiar with Trump’s mercurial nature didn’t rush out to embrace the idea…Not 30 minutes later, Trump used a White […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must honor the sacred memory of those we have lost by acting as ONE PEOPLE. Open wounds cannot heal if we are divided. We must seek real, bipartisan solutions that will truly make America safer and better for all. https://t.co/ADvMn9HZW7” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 1:12 pm […]
8/5/2019
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I am also directing the Department of Justice to propose legislation ensuring that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the DEATH PENALTY – and that this capital punishment be delivered quickly, decisively, and without years of needless delay. https://t.co/BDXdpelK7F” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 12:10 […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The First Lady and I join all Americans in praying and grieving for the victims, their families, and the survivors. We will stand by their side FOREVER! https://t.co/zOQLvAuXoh” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 11:51 am […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is intent on continuing to receive the hundreds of Billions of Dollars they have been taking from the U.S. with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation. So one-sided, it should have been stopped many years ago!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 11:00 am […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on the historic currency manipulation by China, it is now even more obvious to everyone that Americans are not paying for the Tariffs – they are being paid for compliments of China, and the U.S. is taking in tens of Billions of Dollars! China has always….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….used currency manipulation to steal our businesses and factories, hurt our jobs, depress our workers’ wages and harm our farmers’ prices. Not anymore!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 10:58 am […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has postponed a visit to The Villages in Florida after two mass shootings over the weekend left 29 people dead in Texas and Ohio. A White House official confirmed Monday [8-5-19] that Trump was postponing his trip to the sprawling retirement community, where he was scheduled to discuss […]
8/5/2019
JOE BIDEN/MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a televised speech on Monday [8-5-19] condemning two mass shootings over the weekend, President Trump mistakenly named the wrong city in Ohio…The speech followed a weekend of violence in two states. After a massacre on Saturday left 22 dead and dozens injured at a Walmart in El Paso, Americans […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China dropped the price of their currency to an almost a historic low. It’s called ‘currency manipulation.’ Are you listening Federal Reserve? This is a major violation which will greatly weaken China over time!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 7:12 am […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In linking this weekend’s mass shootings to ‘gruesome and grisly video games’ and inadequate treatment of mental illness, President Trump echoed talking points that emerged from conservative media strongholds even before his Monday address from the White House. In his remarks, Mr. Trump condemned ‘racism, bigotry and white supremacy,’ though he […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/RACISM/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The politics of American gun violence follow a predictable pattern in most cases: outraged calls for action from the left, somber gestures of sympathy from the right, a subdued presidential statement delivered from a prepared text — and then, in a matter of days or even hours, a national turning of […]
8/5/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s re-election campaign has harnessed Facebook advertising to push the idea of an ‘invasion’ at the southern border, amplifying the fear-inducing language about immigrants that he has also voiced at campaign rallies and on Twitter. Since January, Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign has posted more than 2,000 ads on Facebook that […]
8/5/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Media has a big responsibility to life and safety in our Country. Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years. News coverage has got to start being fair, balanced and unbiased, or these terrible problems will only get worse!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/5/2019
GUNS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform. We must have something good, if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 5:54 am […]
8/5/2019
GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain. Likewise for those so seriously wounded. We can never forget them, and those many who came before them. Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, […]
8/4/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I authorized the lowering of the flags to half-staff at all Federal Government buildings in honor of the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2019 2:49 pm […]
8/4/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The flags at the White House will be lowered today through Thursday, August 8. Melania and I are praying for all those impacted by this unspeakable act of evil!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2019 2:49 pm […]
8/4/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “God bless the people of El Paso, Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2019 2:38 pm […]
8/4/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2019 7:16 am […]
8/4/2019
FBI/MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio. Information is rapidly being accumulated in Dayton. Much has already be learned in El Paso. Law enforcement was very rapid in both instances. Updates will be given throughout the day!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/3/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/MELANIA/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Melania and I send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the great people of Texas.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 11:19 pm […]
8/3/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today’s shooting in El Paso, Texas, was not only tragic, it was an act of cowardice. I know that I stand with everyone in this Country to condemn today’s hateful act. There are no reasons or excuses that will ever justify killing innocent people….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 11:19 […]
8/3/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/MELANIA/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Melania and I send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the great people of Texas.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 8:29 pm […]
8/3/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today’s shooting in El Paso, Texas was not only tragic, it was an act of cowardice. I know that I stand with everyone in this Country to condemn today’s hateful act. There are no reasons or excuses that will ever justify killing innocent people….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 8:29 […]
8/3/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “God be with you all’: Trump pledges full support for El Paso shooting victims as lawmakers also grieve https://t.co/gISsidBeWr via @usatoday” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 3:57 pm […]
8/3/2019
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @i24NEWS_EN: There is nothing racist about President #Trump’s suggesting that those who regularly spew hate at #America might spend thei…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 3:51 pm […]
8/3/2019
AFRICAN AMERICANS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pastor Scott, a great guy – and tough! https://t.co/tu0u3AxQqp” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 3:49 pm […]
8/3/2019
AFRICAN AMERICANS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @PastorDScott: Contrary to what the Left’s ‘Know Nothing Blacks’ are saying (Tamar Braxton in particular) The President was involved in…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 3:44 pm […]
8/3/2019
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOBS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @cvpayne: While the media is fixated on tweets and fear mongering here’s are some employment stats for Black American in July. 284,000 r…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 3:43 pm […]
8/3/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Terrible shootings in ElPaso, Texas. Reports are very bad, many killed. Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement. Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government. God be with you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 3:10 pm […]
8/3/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Things are going along very well with China. They are paying us Tens of Billions of Dollars, made possible by their monetary devaluations and pumping in massive amounts of cash to keep their system going. So far our consumer is paying nothing – and no inflation. No help from Fed!” –Donald Trump, […]
8/3/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Countries are coming to us wanting to negotiate REAL trade deals, not the one sided horror show deals made by past administrations. They don’t want to be targeted for Tariffs by the U.S.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 7:41 am […]
8/3/2019
BRITAIN/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @KTHopkins: The nipple-height Mayor of Londonistan has NEVER been so unpopular. He has MINUS approval ratings because we are stab-city.…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 7:27 am […]
8/3/2019
IRAN/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RepMarkMeadows: Joining @VP condemning Iran’s reported punishment of Mahrokh Kanbari for practicing her Christian beliefs. America ca…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 7:23 am […]
8/3/2019
CRIME/GERMANY/IMMIGRATION/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @KTHopkins: After a man is hacked to death in broad daylight by a Syrian migrant with a samurai sword, Merkel’s media says “differences…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 7:14 am […]
8/2/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF PRES/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A majority of House Democrats are now on record publicly supporting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, according to a CNN count — a sign of momentum for pro-impeachment lawmakers that is likely to ramp up pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders. The current number […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war is back on. China on Friday [8-2-19] slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods, effectively taxing all Chinese exports to the United States. Beijing said it was ready for a fight. ‘China will have to take necessary counter-measures,’ a […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision this week to ratchet up the trade war with Beijing by slapping more tariffs on Chinese goods came after aides thought they had talked him out of it weeks ago, according to two people close to the discussions. But the president’s annoyance with China finally boiled over […]
8/2/2019
BUDGET/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed a two-year, $2.7 trillion budget agreement Friday [8-2-19] that wards off $126 billion in automatic spending cuts and suspends the debt ceiling through July 2021, according to a senior administration official. The deal does not fund federal agencies, with a government shutdown still possible at the Sept. 30 […]
8/2/2019
NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The United States formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia Friday [8-2-19], as the US military prepares to test a new non-nuclear mobile-launched cruise missile developed specifically to challenge Moscow in Europe, according to a senior US defense official. The US withdrawal puts an end to a landmark arms […]
8/2/2019
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A$AP Rocky released from prison and on his way home to the United States from Sweden. It was a Rocky Week, get home ASAP A$AP!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 2, 2019 12:41 pm […]
8/2/2019
CRIME/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday [8-2-19] to call attention to a break-in at the home of a Baltimore congressman he has been sharply criticizing for days. Trump was referring to reports in Baltimore media that police are investigating a burglary at Rep. Elijah Cummings’ home in West Baltimore that […]
8/2/2019
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under pressure to confront Russia, President Donald Trump’s administration placed more sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s government over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy living in Britain. It’s the second round of sanctions over the 2018 attempt to kill former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in the British town of […]
8/2/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kim Jong Un and North Korea tested 3 short range missiles over the last number of days. These missiles tests are not a violation of our signed Singapore agreement, nor was there discussion of short range missiles when we shook hands. There may be a United Nations violation, but..” –Donald Trump, […]
8/2/2019
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust, there is far too much for North Korea to gain – the potential as a Country, under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, is unlimited. Also, there is far too much to lose. I may be wrong, but I believe […]
8/2/2019
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Chariman Kim has a great and beautiful vision for his country, and only the United States, with me as President, can make that vision come true. He will do the right thing because he is far too smart not to, and he does not want to disappoint his friend, President Trump!” […]
8/2/2019
IMMIGRATION/PROTESTERS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump paused his rally for nearly three minutes after protesters interrupted his remarks Wednesday evening in Cincinnati. The protesters held signs that said “Immigrants Built America’ and ‘Chinga La Migra’ — Spanish for ‘f*** border patrol.’ The protest broke out when Trump began talking about immigration and building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico […]
8/2/2019
CRIME/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump continued to cast attention on Representative Elijah E. Cummings, the Maryland Democrat, and his hometown of Baltimore on Friday [8-2-19], after an attempted break-in at the congressman’s home. The Baltimore Police are investigating a burglary at Mr. Cummings’s home last weekend, which occurred hours before Mr. Trump began assailing Mr. […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump announced another wave of China tariffs this week, essentially saying he would impose a tax on nearly all $540 billion in Chinese goods that come into the United States in a year. And this batch could really bite. The administration carefully tailored previous rounds of tariffs to pinch businesses […]
8/2/2019
CONGRESS/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [8-2-19] abruptly dropped his plan to nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, as the nation’s top intelligence official after questions by Republicans and Democrats about his qualifications and concern over whether he had exaggerated his résumé. Mr. Ratcliffe, a vocal supporter of Mr. Trump, had come […]
8/2/2019
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Imagine being swept out of power in Congress and relegated to the role of spectator and naysayer as your political opponents dictate the terms of legislative debate. Add in the specter of a painful slog to re-election, sharing the ticket with President Trump and being asked to answer daily […]
8/2/2019
CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump struck an agreement last week to require thousands of Central American migrants to seek asylum in Guatemala before coming to the United States. But the White House ceremony to hail what the president called a ‘landmark’ measure — one that could transform the American immigration system — almost […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China on Friday [8-2-19] threatened retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned tariff hikes go ahead, while the renewed acrimony between the two biggest global economies sent stock markets tumbling. China’s government accused Trump of violating his June agreement with President Xi Jinping to revive negotiations aimed at ending a costly fight […]
8/2/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: Four more years means more JOBS, more JUDGES, more SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS, and four more years of draining the swamp! #MAGA…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 2, 2019 6:59 am […]
8/2/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 2, 2019 6:58 am […]
8/2/2019
DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Squad isn’t the only tight-knit group of freshman House Democrats who aren’t waiting their turn to seize the debate on Capitol Hill. A self-described moderate ‘gang of nine’ is wielding its own ‘healthy impatience’ to counter President Donald Trump’s war-making power and treatment of migrants on the border, while working […]
8/2/2019
EU/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “George H.W. Bush led a coalition of some three dozen countries that kicked Saddam Hussein’s Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991. George W. Bush had his ‘coalition of the willing’ behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. But so far, Donald Trump’s coalition to protect oil tankers from alleged Iranian aggression […]
8/1/2019
OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU OHIO!! #KAG2020 https://t.co/UF6b1sdC4r” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 9:44 pm […]
8/1/2019
RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Russia for its use of chemical weapons in the 2018 attack on the Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, according to two U.S. officials. The Trump administration imposed a round of sanctions last year, as required by a 1991 […]
8/1/2019
LEGISLATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I would like to thank two Great Iowa Senators, @ChuckGrassley and @SenJoniErnst – for their support today on the Spending Bill. Their vote, and the vote of other Republicans and Democrats helped get this done in a bipartisan fashion. Thank you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 9:15 pm […]
8/1/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a state he hopes to capture again next November, President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-1-19] accused his ‘extremist left-wing’ opponents of ruining America’s inner cities — escalating his attacks against influential progressive voices and painting the Democratic presidential primary as a referendum on Barack Obama’s legacy…It was Trump’s first trip to […]
8/1/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Retired Adm. William McRaven, a former Navy SEAL who led US Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014, said Thursday [8-1-19] that he has serious doubts about President Donald Trump’s claim that he called off retaliatory strikes on Iran at the last minute because that is when he learned there would […]
8/1/2019
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/NATO/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “The Trump administration is in the midst of carrying out a dramatic scaling back of the US embassy in Afghanistan, with the goal of cutting half of the embassy’s personnel by the end of September, according to five sources familiar with the matter. The diplomatic draw down comes as the US is […]
8/1/2019
OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful evening in Cincinnati, Ohio tonight — with GREAT American Patriots! #KAG2020 https://t.co/wDN5B4Gp87” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 8:18 pm […]
8/1/2019
OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Cincinnati, Ohio. Together, we are going to KEEP AMERICA GREAT! https://t.co/sKPAW8e8qN” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 8:03 pm […]
8/1/2019
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Republicans have seen a recent string of retirements ahead of the 2020 elections, a not entirely surprising outcome now that the GOP is in the minority but still a hurdle for the party seeking to retake control of the House. This year, eight Republicans have announced their decisions […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [8-1-19] he will ramp up the trade war against China by imposing a 10 percent tariff on roughly $300 billion worth of Chinese imports that haven’t already been hit with penalties. The new tariff attack, which Trump said will take effect on Sept. 1, would have […]
8/1/2019
BUSINESS/DEFENSE/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon is slamming the brakes on its mega-competition to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract after President Donald Trump suggested the Defense Department might have rigged the contest in favor of Amazon, a frequent target of his criticism. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who assumed his post July 23, is now […]
8/1/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/cbw3KXwvES” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 1:48 pm […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…during the talks the U.S. will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products coming from China into our Country. This does not include the 250 Billion Dollars already Tariffed at 25%…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 12:26 […]
8/1/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…buy agricultural product from the U.S. in large quantities, but did not do so. Additionally, my friend President Xi said that he would stop the sale of Fentanyl to the United States – this never happened, and many Americans continue to die! Trade talks are continuing, and…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our representatives have just returned from China where they had constructive talks having to do with a future Trade Deal. We thought we had a deal with China three months ago, but sadly, China decided to re-negotiate the deal prior to signing. More recently, China agreed to…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…We look forward to continuing our positive dialogue with China on a comprehensive Trade Deal, and feel that the future between our two countries will be a very bright one!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 12:26 pm […]
8/1/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/0Zx9wr3MoP” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 11:08 am […]
8/1/2019
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘A string of court cases that have been run through the legal system that have hit DEAD ENDS….’ @BillHemmer @AmericaNewsroom https://t.co/lQ7tgKWM9u” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 10:55 am […]
8/1/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/It3T0ANlrs” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 10:16 am […]
7/1/2019
OHIO/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “BIG RALLY tonight in Cincinnati, Ohio. See you there! P.S. Our Country is doing GREAT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 9:44 am […]
8/1/2019
BUDGET/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Budget Deal is phenomenal for our Great Military, our Vets, and Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! Two year deal gets us past the Election. Go for it Republicans, there is always plenty of time to CUT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 9:30 am […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/DEMS/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, Iran & other foreign countries are looking at the Democrat Candidates and ‘drooling’ over the small prospect that they could be dealing with them in the not too distant future. They would be able to rip off our beloved USA like never before. With President Trump, NO WAY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, frustrated by increasingly fruitless negotiations with China, said Thursday [8-1-19] that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese imports next month, a significant escalation in a trade war that has dragged on for more than a year. The new […]
8/1/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Here’s a question for economy watchers: Is American economic policy in 2019 more like ouroboros, the ancient Egyptian symbol of a snake eating its own tail, or maybe more like an M.C. Escher painting in which a series of stairs wrap around a room in mind-bending ways? Both seem like […]
8/1/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fresh tariff threat from President Trump sank stocks on Thursday [8-1-19], pushing the S&P 500 to its fourth consecutive daily decline and reinvigorating investor worries about the outlook for the global economy. The trading day didn’t start out so badly. Stocks rose throughout the morning, after the Federal Reserve cut […]
8/1/2019
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It took more than 90 minutes for the moderators of the Democratic presidential primary debate on Wednesday [7-31-19] night to turn to the economy, which polls show is a top issue on voters’ minds and is one of President Trump’s strengths as he seeks re-election. The candidates wasted no time attacking him […]
8/1/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Monday [7-29-19], it was a soft-spoken senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri. On Tuesday, the careful chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot L. Engel of New York, threw in his support. So did Jennifer Wexton and Jason Crow, two freshmen who […]
8/1/2019
FBI/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department declined to prosecute the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey after determining that two memos he wrote about his interactions with President Trump contained classified information and examining whether he mishandled the documents, according to people familiar with the matter. The F.B.I. upgraded the memos to confidential […]
7/31/2019
IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few residents in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have started an online petition to change the name of a local street that shares its name with President Donald Trump. The petition calls for Trump Avenue to be changed to Immigrant Way. It was started by Nina Ellis Frischmann and her team to complete a […]
7/31/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The people on the stage tonight, and last, were not those that will either Make America Great Again or Keep America Great! Our Country now is breaking records in almost every category, from Stock Market to Military to Unemployment. We have prosperity & success like never before..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/31/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…It will soon be time to choose to keep and build upon that prosperity and success, or let it go. We are respected again all around the world. Keep it that way! I said I will never let you down, and I haven’t. We will only grow bigger, better and stronger TOGETHER!” […]
7/31/2019
NATURAL DISASTERS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has offered help to Russia in combating wildfires raging in Siberia, the Russian Embassy said on Wednesday [7-31-19]. During a phone call between the two leaders, Trump offered American assistance to tame the fires that have engulfed 6.7 million acres of the Siberian woods. The Russian Embassy cited […]
7/31/2019
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States on Wednesday [7-31-19] imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, an extraordinary move that could vastly complicate President Donald Trump’s stated desire to launch new negotiations with Iran. The sanctions are sure to further escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran — strains that have grown since Trump pulled […]
7/31/2019
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The cages for kids were built by the Obama Administration in 2014. He had the policy of child separation. I ended it even as I realized that more families would then come to the Border! @CNN” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2019 8:46 pm […]
7/31/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Experts stated that the Fed should not have tightened, and then waited too long to undo their mistake. James Bullard of St. Louis Fed said they waited too long to correct the mistake that they made last December. ‘Mistake, Powell cut rate and then he started talking.’ @LouDobbs” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/31/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very low ratings for the Democratic Debate last night — they’re desperate for Trump!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2019 6:06 pm […]
7/31/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “Thank you Bill, say hello to our GREAT VETERANS! https://t.co/toDqIAIQ54” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2019 5:43 pm […]
7/31/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @bennyjohnson: We are in a political firestorm over the condition of Baltimore. So what is life really like there? I spoke with resident…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2019 5:42 pm […]