Category: A- Trump People

5/21/2019

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is ramping up its criticism of outside political groups that purport to raise money on the President’s behalf, prompting one super PAC to shift its focus to helping down-ballot Republicans. The move by the Keeping America Great PAC comes after the Trump campaign publicly disavowed the organization […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “To the great people of Kentucky, please go out and vote for Matt Bevin today. Very important. He has done a fantastic job for you and America! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 10:25 am […]

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5/21/2019

DHS/IMMIGRATION/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is expected to name Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, a former attorney general of Virginia and an immigration hard-liner, as his choice to coordinate the administration’s immigration policies, a White House official confirmed on Tuesday [5-21-19]. Mr. Trump has been considering creating an immigration ‘czar’ for months. But the specifics […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For months, President Trump’s political advisers have been working to remake state Republican parties to cement their control ahead of the 2020 election. But Mr. Trump had a vested interest in helping dictate the leadership and direction of one state party in particular. In New York, where Mr. Trump was born, […]

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5/20/2019

CABINET/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Access to a government jet 24 hours a day. An office in the West Wing, plus guaranteed weekends off for family time. And an assurance of being made secretary of homeland security by November. Those were among a list of 10 conditions that Kris Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, has given […]

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5/20/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [5-20-19] directed former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday [5-21-19], and the Justice Department released a corresponding legal opinion arguing that McGahn is not obligated to answer lawmakers’ questions. The move deals a […]

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5/18/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @callme_Chari: @newscomauHQ If he’s anything like Trump congratulations to you all. You have a leader who loves your country and will pu…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, 2019 4:00 pm […]

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5/17/2019

DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/STEPHEN MILLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Acting Homeland Security Director Kevin McAleenan threatened to step down this week if he did not get more authority over his agency in response to another attempt by White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller to dictate agency hiring, The Washington Post reported Friday [5-17-19]. The clash highlights yet another instance of […]

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5/17/2019

CONGRESS/MICHAEL FLYNN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump suggested on Twitter on Friday [5-17-19] that he would have fired Michael T. Flynn as an adviser sooner had he known Mr. Flynn was under federal investigation. The tweet came a day after a few new details about Mr. Flynn’s cooperation with prosecutors emerged in newly  unsealed portions of  […]

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5/16/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced on Thursday [5-16-19] that the panel will consider an ‘enforcement action’ against Attorney General William Barr next week for defying the chairman’s subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report and its supporting intelligence materials. Schiff’s announcement came a day after […]

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5/16/2019

ETHICS/HUD/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson broke the law when he failed to report an order for a $31,561 dining room table set for his office as well as the installation of an $8,000 dishwasher in the office kitchen, the Government Accountability Office found in a report published Thursday [5-16-19]. Agencies are […]

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5/16/2019

2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An unidentified person ‘connected to … Congress’ allegedly tried to influence former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s willingness to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, according to a filing unsealed in federal court Thursday [5-16-19]. In a newly unredacted filing from prosecutors related to Flynn’s sentencing — originally […]

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5/16/2019

ABORTION/DEMS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With grisly claims that Democrats promote ‘birth day abortions’ and are ‘the party of death,’ the Republican Party and its conservative allies have aggressively reset the terms of one of the country’s most divisive and emotionally fraught debates, forcing Democrats to reassess how they should respond to attacks and distortions that portray […]

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5/16/2019

ABORTION/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Richard Land, a prominent evangelical Christian leader, said he could pinpoint the moment that Donald J. Trump secured his election. It was in the third presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, and the question was about abortion. ‘If you go with what Hillary is saying in the ninth month, you can take […]

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5/15/2019

BUSINESS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump has spent most of his adult life cultivating an image as so outrageously successful that his very name was synonymous with luxury — plastered in gold on airplanes, plush hotels, high-roller casinos and finely manicured public and private golf courses. Recent information from Trump’s tax filings paints a different […]

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5/14/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The House Intelligence Committee is investigating whether lawyers tied to President Trump and his family helped obstruct the panel’s inquiry into Russian election interference by shaping false testimony, a series of previously undisclosed letters from its chairman show. The line of inquiry stems from claims made by the president’s […]

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5/14/2019

MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Our great Senator (and Star) from the State of Arkansas, @TomCottonAR, has just completed a wonderful book, ‘Sacred Duty,’ about Arlington National Cemetery and the men and women who serve with such love and devotion. On sale today, make it big!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 9:59 am […]

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5/13/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The biggest American social networks predate the presidency of Donald J. Trump, some by more than a decade. All were changed by Mr. Trump’s arrival to power, joining many other American institutions in a conspicuous struggle to account for or accommodate political and social upheaval. Each social network has expressed […]

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5/13/2019

EU/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “He’s rolled back democratic checks on his power, mused about creating a European ethnostate and erected a razor-wire fence to keep migrants out, angering the rest of the European Union. So why was Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday […]

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5/13/2019

IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “At a meeting of President Trump’s top national security aides last Thursday [5-9-19], Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said. The revisions […]

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5/13/2019

DONALD JR/INTELLIGENCE/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “If Donald Trump Jr. doesn’t comply with the Senate Intelligence Committee’s subpoena, the chamber is preparing for the possibility it could vote on enforcing the order on the Senate floor, according to sources in both parties. Republicans said privately on Monday [5-13-19] they were eager to avoid the clash and […]

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5/13/2019

ECONOMY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “information! As long as President Trump is President, his opposition will use every tool, and misuse every tool available, to make his life miserable.’ @TomFitton @JudicialWatch @LouDobbs Sadly, this proves I am doing a great job – Also, Best Economy and Employment Numbers EVER!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 5:09 am […]

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5/12/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @TheRightMelissa: @RealCandaceO Yap Candace! No one in their right mind believes the crazy looney toon things coming out of the left. T…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2019 12:30 pm […]

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5/12/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @TheRightMelissa: @RealCandaceO Because if they acknowledge the reality that Trump is neither of those things, they would be essentially…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2019 12:29 pm […]

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5/11/2019

SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @Jim_Jordan: Senate Intel subpoenas @DonaldJTrumpJr. He’s already testified for 25 hours. But they’re bringing him back based on Micha…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:21 am […]

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5/11/2019

CHINA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @LindseyGrahamSC: When it comes to China, they will never change their behavior until someone stands up to them. I’m proud of President…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:14 am […]

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5/9/2019

DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @seanhannity: HANNITY IS ON LIVE with The Great One @MarkLevinShow! We’ll break down the Democrats’ disregard for the rule of law and Hi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:36 pm […]

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5/9/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Kamala Harris Thursday asked Attorney General William Barr to clarify whether President Donald Trump ever pressured Barr to open an investigation into any individual. The letter comes hours after Trump called for former Secretary of State John Kerry to be prosecuted for violating the Logan Act by negotiation with […]

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5/9/2019

DEFENSE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump will nominate Patrick M. Shanahan as his second defense secretary, trying to cement the acting Pentagon chief against an expected challenging battle with lawmakers and Defense Department officials skeptical of him, White House officials said on Thursday [5-9-19]. The announcement, in a tweet from Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White […]

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5/9/2019

DEFENSE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing Co executive, as his defense secretary, breaking with tradition by choosing a Pentagon chief who made a career at a top defense company, the White House said on Thursday [5-9-19]. Shanahan had been under investigation by the […]

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5/9/2019

IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VENEZUELA: “U.S. President Donald Trump, facing the possibility of military confrontations with both Iran and Venezuela, said on Thursday [5-9-19] that he sometimes serves as a counterbalance to his hard-charging national security adviser, John Bolton. Bolton has been a key player in current U.S. standoffs with Iran and Venezuela, both instances […]

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5/8/2019

ABORTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @TXRandy14: Today, I led my Republican colleagues in asking for the #BornAliveAct to be taken up. Dem Leadership again denied our reques…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2019 7:10 am […]

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5/8/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Amid Attorney General William Barr’s escalating clash with Congress, a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows few voters are praising him for how he has handled the release of the Mueller report. But while many voters disapprove of Barr’s handling of the report, there’s little sign of the kind of widespread antipathy that […]

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5/7/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Justice Department is preparing to ask the White House to invoke executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s entire report and underlying evidence, a defensive move the night before Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are set to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to make […]

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5/7/2019

IMMIGRATION/JARED KUSHNER/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jared Kushner briefed senators Tuesday [5-7-19] on an immigration proposal meant to boost border security and set up a new merit-based system that would keep the number of legal immigrants coming into the U.S. at current levels, according to administration officials and lawmakers…The meeting comes as the Trump administration argues that a […]

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5/7/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am pleased to inform you that THE BIG FIREWORKS, after many years of not having any, are coming back to beautiful Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Great work @GovKristiNoem and @SecBernhardt! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2019 8:51 pm […]

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5/7/2019

CRIME/GOP/IRS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump campaign is distancing itself from one of its highest-profile supporters, David Bossie, two days after the president’s longtime friend was accused of using his political group to scam elderly Republican voters for his own financial gain…The statement did not mention Bossie by name but appeared to be a clear rebuke of […]

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5/7/2019

IRAQ/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit to Baghdad on Tuesday [5-7-19] to show U.S. support for the Iraqi government as Washington steps up warnings to Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East. The unannounced trip began and ended after nightfall and under heavy security. […]

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5/5/2019

ICE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Pending the confirmation of Mark Morgan as our Nation’s new ICE Director, Matt Albence will serve in the role of Acting Director. Matt is tough and dedicated and has my full support to deploy ICE to the maximum extent of the law! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2019 7:08 pm […]

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5/5/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @MariaBartiromo: most important from @GeorgePapa19 interview @SundayFutures @FoxNews was the London Cntr for int’l law reached out to hi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2019 3:21 pm […]

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5/4/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @TrumpStudents: @realDonaldTrump With President Trump leading us, America is a BETTER and SAFER place??” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2019 8:54 am […]

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5/4/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @iheartmindy: So James Woods was kicked off Twitter for quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson…but @TalbertSwan the racist fake man of God, that’…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2019 7:18 am […]

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5/4/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @Lauren_Southern: Lmao at establishment conservatives who think they won’t be labeled the new ‘dangerous’ / ‘extremist’ voices when thos…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2019 7:17 am […]

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5/3/2019

BORDER/CHILDREN/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former White House chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly has joined the board of directors for Caliburn International, the parent company of Comprehensive Health Services, which operates shelters for unaccompanied migrant children. One of the shelters the company operates is Homestead, a temporary influx facility in Florida that houses […]

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5/3/2019

CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal prosecutors argued Friday [5-3-19] that special counsel Robert Mueller did not need to prove conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign to show that longtime Trump ally Roger Stone obstructed Congress’ investigation of the matter…That argument has been the subject of controversy in recent weeks, following Attorney […]

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5/3/2019

2016 ELECTION/FBI/FOREIGN POLICY/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In a London bar three years ago, a young foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump’s campaign told an Australian diplomat something astonishing: Russia had dirt on Hillary Clinton. Within months, the adviser, George Papadopoulos, was proven right as stolen emails damaging to Clinton surfaced online. Alarmed Australian officials […]

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5/3/2019

LEGAL/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Carl C. Icahn, the billionaire investor who was a close confidant of President Trump, has received a second subpoena from federal prosecutors in Manhattan, this one related to a series of stock trades last year. Icahn Enterprises, one of Mr. Icahn’s main investment companies, disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday […]

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5/3/2019

GOP/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump tweeted Friday [5-3-19] that his administration is ‘looking into’ the banning of right-wing media personalities from prominent social media platforms — after a purge by Facebook of accounts belonging to several incendiary political figures. The president lamented the apparent suspension of actor and Trump supporter James Woods’ […]

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5/3/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The wonderful Diamond and Silk have been treated so horribly by Facebook. They work so hard and what has been done to them is very sad – and we’re looking into. It’s getting worse and worse for Conservatives on social media!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 6:23 pm […]

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5/3/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms. This is the United States of America — and we have what’s known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! We are monitoring and watching, closely!!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 5:55 pm […]

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5/3/2019

CONGRESS/ENDORSEMENT/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Fred Keller of the Great State of Pennsylvania has been an outstanding State Rep. Now he is running as the Republican Nominee for Congress, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement. Strong on Crime, Second Amendment, Military, Vets, and Healthcare. He will do a fantastic job!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 2:39 […]

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5/2/2019

BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration has enlisted several outside consultants to examine the costs of the Education Department’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio and has considered options for selling off some of the debt to private investors, according to federal procurement records and department officials. The Education Department last month hired FI Consulting, an […]

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5/1/2019

DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘The Democrats can’t come to grips with the fact that there was No Collusion, there was No Conspiracy, there was No Obstruction. What we should be focused on is what’s been going on in our government, at the highest levels of the FBI….’ Senator Josh Hawley”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 […]

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5/1/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @chrisgogarty: @dbongino Add me to your list Dan. I am furious that the board would make such an announcement without even taking the me…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 5:09 am […]

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5/1/2019

LAWSUIT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UNION: “RT @mw_canterbury: @dbongino This is why more lawsuits are going to presented by union members because of misrepresentation by the top eche…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 5:08 am […]

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