TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “….I look forward to working with him in this new capacity as we continue to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! John will be staying until the end of the year. He is a GREAT PATRIOT and I want to personally thank him for his service!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 14, […]
Category: A- Trump People
12/14/2018
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Orrin Hatch, the outgoing Utah Republican and most senior GOP senator, issued a statement on Friday [12-14-18] expressing regret for telling CNN ‘I don’t care’ when asked about President Donald Trump being implicated in crimes by Michael Cohen…In the interview with CNN earlier in the week, Hatch strongly dismissed […]
12/14/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you to @tim_cook for agreeing to expand operations in the U.S. and thereby creating thousands of jobs! https://t.co/2zOVxp9nTF“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 14, 2018 1:19 pm […]
12/14/2018
ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “While the White House is increasingly under siege from emboldened Democrats, reports of chaos are off the mark. The president continues to run a tight ship and field heavy interest from talented candidates for key roles, including chief of staff. Donald Trump at times can be mercurial and unorthodox in […]
12/13/2018
STEVE BANNON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Once portrayed as one of Washington’s most powerful men, Steve Bannon is either back or he’s still out in the political wilderness. He’s either a dangerous xenophobe who trades in conspiracy theories or a Harvard-educated former investment banker who claims his true mission is to stand up for the little guy at […]
12/13/2018
MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [12-13-18] went on the attack against Mika Brzezinski, after the ‘Morning Joe’ host used a homophobic slur to refer to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In a duo of tweets, Trump suggested that there was a double standard for conservative pundits, predicting that Brzezinski would […]
12/13/2018
FBI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “They gave General Flynn a great deal because they were embarrassed by the way he was treated – the FBI said he didn’t lie and they overrode the FBI. They want to scare everybody into making up stories that are not true by catching them in the smallest of misstatements. Sad!……” -Donald Trump, […]
12/13/2018
AFRICA/CHINA/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “National security adviser John Bolton unveiled President Donald Trump’s Africa strategy on Thursday [12-13-18], outlining a plan that he said focuses heavily on countering China and Russia’s expanding influence across the region, while also making sure US taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly with a reduction in US involvement in United […]
12/12/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, is no longer under consideration to be President Donald Trump’s chief of staff…Meadows, a staunch Trump ally, had been a top contender for the position after Nick Ayers — the president’s first choice to replace John Kelly, who Trump […]
12/12/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “Republican House member Mark Meadows will stay in Congress and not become President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, officials said Wednesday [12-12-18]. Meadows ‘is doing an incredible job in Congress,’ said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. ‘The President told him we need him in Congress so he can […]
12/11/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump has made numerous derisive comments about female reporters, but White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders won’t say whether he crossed the line. Defending the president during a talk hosted by POLITICO, Sanders said on Tuesday [12-11-18] that male reporters had been equally targeted by Trump’s vitriol and […]
12/11/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday [12-11-18] that he’s having no trouble finding a new chief of staff and that he is in ‘no rush’ to fill the job, despite having already burned through two such top aides and being turned down by his reported first choice…Trump’s rebuttals […]
12/11/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort told a U.S. judge on Tuesday [12-11-18] they needed more time to evaluate prosecutors’ allegations that Manafort lied to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team and breached his plea deal. During a U.S. District Court hearing in Washington, Manafort’s lawyer […]
12/11/2018
MEDIA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Great job by Michael Anton on @foxandfriends. A true National Security expert!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2018 8:11 am […]
12/11/2018
COURTS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate narrowly confirmed Jonathan Kobes as a federal appeals court judge on Tuesday [12-11-18] even as the American Bar Association questioned his understanding of ‘complex legal analysis’ and ‘knowledge of the law.’ Mr. Kobes, a 44-year-old aide to Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, is the second of President […]
12/11/2018
SENATE/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate confirmed Justin Muzinich on Tuesday [12-11-18] to be deputy secretary of the Treasury Department, broadening the portfolio of one of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s top aides and adding another moderate voice to the upper ranks of President Trump’s economic team. Mr. Muzinich, 41, was approved by a vote […]
12/11/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “President Trump extended his timeline on Tuesday [12-11-18] for choosing a new chief of staff to succeed John F. Kelly, telling reporters that he was in ‘no rush’ and that the search process could drag on for weeks as the White House scrambles to find a suitable candidate […]
12/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “President Donald Trump was hunting for a new chief of staff Monday [12-10-18], a day after the leading candidate for the job unexpectedly dropped out of the running and set off a new round of staffing confusion at the White House. After White House aide Nick Ayers told Trump […]
12/10/2018
FHFA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House is expected nominate Mark Calabria, an outspoken critic of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to take over as the mortgage giants’ top regulator, a senior administration official told POLITICO. Calabria, now Vice President Mike Pence’s chief economist, had expressed interest in becoming the next director of the Federal […]
12/10/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows wrote a secret memo last month about how House Republicans could counter Democratic plans to investigate and potentially impeach Donald Trump. Now, the president is eyeing the North Carolina Republican — one of his closest allies on Capitol Hill — […]
12/9/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am in the process of interviewing some really great people for the position of White House Chief of Staff. Fake News has been saying with certainty it was Nick Ayers, a spectacular person who will always be with our #MAGA agenda. I will be making a decision soon!” -Donald Trump, […]
12/9/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “Nick Ayers, Donald Trump’s top choice to be his next chief of staff, is no longer in the running and the U.S. president is now considering at least two other candidates, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday [12-9-18], the latest sign of a chaotic White House […]
12/8/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s Saturday [12-8-18] confirmation that chief of staff John Kelly will soon leave the White House signaled more than the end of a tortured relationship. It was the latest sign of Trump’s singular focus on his 2020 re-election campaign. Trump is likely to replace Kelly — a former […]
12/8/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am pleased to announce my nomination of four-star General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army – as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Joe Dunford, who will be retiring….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 8, 2018 9:19 am […]
12/8/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….I am thankful to both of these incredible men for their service to our Country! Date of transition to be determined.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 8, 2018 9:19 am […]
12/7/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Victorina Morales, a housekeeper at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., disclosed in an interview with The New York Times this week that she had been working illegally at the facility for more than five years. Ms. Morales, 45, a Guatemalan immigrant, entered the United States at the California border […]
12/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House attempted to dismiss a barrage of new developments in the Russia investigation Friday [12-7-18], saying the updates were not ‘of value’ and not related to the president. President Donald Trump also posted on Twitter, appearing to feel vindicated after special counsel Robert Mueller released new details […]
12/7/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For the past month, Nick Ayers has been a White House chief of staff in waiting. President Donald Trump informally offered Ayers a job as his top aide during a private huddle at an election night party in the White House residence last month. Several White House staff and advisers […]
12/7/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Another day, another set of rumors about the future of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. President Donald Trump and aides declined to comment publicly Friday [12-7-18] on news reports that Kelly will soon leave his post; some officials said privately there are signs that Kelly’s departure is imminent, […]
12/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Friday [12-7-18] that he plans to nominate former Attorney General William Barr to his old job, naming a formal replacement for Jeff Sessions after ousting him last month and inserting a new controversial figure into special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Trump told reporters outside […]
12/7/2018
MIKE POMPEO/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great […]
12/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating The Honorable William P. Barr for the position of Attorney General of the United States. As the former AG for George H.W. Bush….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 11:18 am […]
12/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….and one of the most highly respected lawyers and legal minds in the Country, he will be a great addition to our team. I look forward to having him join our very successful Administration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 11:18 am […]
12/7/2018
NIKKI HALEY/NOMINATION/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “I am pleased to announce that Heather Nauert, Spokeswoman for the United States Department of State, will be nominated to serve as United Nations Ambassador. I want to congratulate Heather, and thank Ambassador Nikki Haley for her great service to our Country!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 11:16 am […]
12/7/2018
REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Nearly nine months after his unceremonious firing by tweet, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is breaking his silence on his time in the Trump administration, venting that he had to repeatedly tell President Donald Trump that what he wanted to do would violate the law. The former ExxonMobil CEO […]
12/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It has been incorrectly reported that Rudy Giuliani and others will not be doing a counter to the Mueller Report. That is Fake News. Already 87 pages done, but obviously cannot complete until we see the final Witch Hunt Report.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 8:39 am […]
12/6/2018
MEDIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will name Heather Nauert, a former Fox News anchor and the current State Department spokeswoman, as his next United Nations ambassador, according to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Trump may announce Nauert’s appointment as early as Friday [12-7-18]. Trump has picked several other […]
12/6/2018
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Trish_Regan: ‘Did the FBI follow protocol to obtain the FISA warrant? I don’t think so. The Dossier was opposition research funded by opponents. Don’t use Government resources to take down political foes. Weaponizing Government for gain.’ Is this really America? Witch Hunt!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 10:07 pm […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “While President Donald Trump has pushed hardline immigration policies and vilified undocumented immigrants, his private club in New Jersey has employed people who managers allegedly knew were in the country illegally, The New York Times reported Thursday [12-6-18]. The Times found two women who say they entered the United States unlawfully […]
12/6/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate narrowly confirmed Kathy Kraninger for a five-year term as the head of the CFPB, putting her in charge of an Obama-era agency that became a lightning rod for Republican attacks over its aggressive enforcement. Kraninger, nominated by President Donald Trump in June, was approved on a party-line 50-49 […]
12/6/2018
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is expected to announce he will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, officials familiar with the plans said Thursday [12-6-18]. Two administration officials confirmed Trump’s plans. A Republican congressional aide said the president was expected to announce his […]
12/6/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 on Thursday [12-6-18] to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. consumer watchdog despite opposition from Democrats and consumer groups who say she is unqualified. Kathy Kraninger will serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), replacing acting chief Mick Mulvaney, […]
12/6/2018
HOLIDAY/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The father of a Florida school shooting victim helped the White House celebrate Hanukkah on Thursday [12-7-18] and lauded President Donald Trump as a ‘fighter’ who has ‘retaken Washington for the American people.’ Trump said the menorah was being lit in the East Room in memory of 18-year-old Meadow Pollack […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two women who cleaned rooms set aside for President Donald Trump at one of his golf resorts in New Jersey say they used false papers to get hired, their supervisors knew it and that many employees there also lack legal documents. Anibal Romero, a lawyer representing Victorina Morales and Sandra […]
12/6/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Trump on Friday [12-7-18] said he intended to nominate William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return as head of the Justice Department…Mr. Trump’s focus on Mr. Barr, who supports a strong vision of executive powers, had […]
12/6/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is strongly considering nominating William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return for a second stint as head of the Justice Department, according to people close to Mr. Trump. Mr. Barr, a Republican and corporate lawyer, […]
12/6/2018
NIKKI HALEY/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is expected to nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be his new ambassador to the UN, positioning a relatively inexperienced newcomer in one of the most high-profile positions in US diplomacy, according to an administration official and a second source. The announcement is expected to come […]
12/6/2018
CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is still looking for a new United Nations ambassador. He has no deputy national security adviser. His attorney general and Environmental Protection Agency administrator are serving in acting capacities, and his constant badmouthing of his chief of staff and secretary of Homeland Security has undermined their authority. The […]
12/5/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/ROGER STONE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Roger Stone, a longtime friend and a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, declined through his lawyer Tuesday [12-4-18] to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee or provide requested documents. Stone, a political operative who worked on Republican campaigns from Richard Nixon to Trump, has ties to several targets of […]
12/5/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rudy Giuliani, former New York City Mayor and personal attorney to President Donald Trump, tweeted a minor typo Friday [11-30-18]– and by Tuesday [12-4-18], he knew there could only be one explanation: an anti-Trump conspiracy at the heart of Twitter. It began innocently enough, with Giuliani posting a tweet denouncing […]
12/5/2018
HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Anonymous reporting led to an ‘inaccurate’ story about federal funding of controversial fetal tissue research, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday [12-5-18]. HHS’s National Institutes of Health has made no decision on whether to extend a University of California, San Francisco contract for controversial research involving fetal […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Doug Wead, a truly great presidential historian, had a wonderful take on a very beautiful moment in history, the funeral service today of President Bush. Doug was able to brilliantly cover some very important and interesting periods of time! @LouDobbs” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 9:24 am […]
12/5/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January plan to send Special Counsel Robert Mueller the transcripts of testimony by some of President Donald Trump’s closest associates so they can be reviewed for evidence and possible falsehoods, said three sources familiar with the matter. […]
12/5/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Weekly Standard didn’t go along, and now its future is in danger. Other conservative magazines, websites and news empires have thrived since President Trump took office by cheering him on or, at least, playing down his faults. But in the spring of 2017, The Weekly Standard let the world know […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The negotiations with China have already started. Unless extended, they will end 90 days from the date of our wonderful and very warm dinner with President Xi in Argentina. Bob Lighthizer will be working closely with Steve Mnuchin, Larry Kudlow, Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 […]
12/4/2018
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Chris Stewart on Tuesday [12-4-18] defended President Donald Trump’s response to the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October, saying that ‘journalists disappear all over the country’…After being subjected to massive international pressure, Saudi officials admitted the death of Khashoggi […]
12/4/2018
MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office will make a sentencing recommendation for former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday [12-4-18], in a court filing that is expected to shed light on the extent of Flynn’s cooperation in the Russia probe.Flynn, who held the White House job for […]
12/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Representatives Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins campaigned this fall while out on bail for felony charges. Representative Greg Gianforte had been convicted of misdemeanor assault. Senator Bob Menendez’s trial on bribery and fraud charges had resulted in a hung jury. How did voters respond? All four were re-elected last month, Mr. […]
12/3/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who is now acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was a ‘driving force’ behind the agenda of Sen. James Inhofe, who called climate change a ‘hoax,’ according to people familiar with Wheeler’s work for the senator. President Donald Trump has said he intends to nominate […]
12/3/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Throughout his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, special counsel Robert Mueller has imposed on his team an ironclad rule: nobody leaks and nobody speaks — out of court, that is. But when it comes to official court filings — indictments, plea agreements, sentencing memos — […]
12/3/2018
ROGER STONE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’I will never testify against Trump.’ This statement was recently made by Roger Stone, essentially stating that he will not be forced by a rogue and out of control prosecutor to make up lies and stories about ‘President Trump.’ Nice to know that some people still have ‘guts!’” –Donald Trump, […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/G20/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A day before President Donald Trump departed for the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, several top officials gathered in the Oval Office to strategize about Trump’s highly anticipated meeting there with China’s president. Seated around Trump’s Resolute Desk were Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
11/29/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel oversaw history defying gains in the Senate and unprecedented fundraising strength. I have asked her to serve another term for my 2020 re-elect, because there is no one better for the job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 7:04 pm […]
11/29/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WAR: “President Trump on Thursday [11-29-18] abruptly canceled his planned meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, citing the unresolved naval standoff between Russia and Ukraine and upending his hopes of further cementing the relationship between the two leaders. The president’s decision, announced on Twitter barely an hour after he told […]
11/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sebastian Gorka, a very talented man who I got to know well while he was working at the White House, has just written an excellent book, ‘Why We Fight.’ Much will be learned from this very good read!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 11:36 pm […]
11/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump told the special counsel investigating possible collusion between his campaign and Russia that he was not aware ahead of time of a meeting in June 2016 between campaign officials and Russians, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday [11-26-18]. Trump’s response, in written […]
11/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Although special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation appears to be drawing closer to proving that associates of President Donald Trump ‘colluded’ with foreigners to influence the 2016 election, extraordinary steps by Trump’s allies to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation appear to have slowed down the prosecutor. But it […]
11/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump told the special counsel investigating possible collusion between his campaign and Russia that he was not aware ahead of time of a meeting in June 2016 between campaign officials and Russians, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday [11-28-18]. Trump’s response, in written answers […]
11/28/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sam Cobb was surprised to see so many people lined up for a hearing at the International Trade Commission in Washington on the morning of Monday, Aug. 20. The chief executive of Real Wood Floors, Cobb was a veteran of such proceedings, which were usually sleepy affairs, populated by white-shoe […]
11/27/2018
FBI/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, staunchly denied ever meeting with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday [11-27-18], after the Guardian newspaper published a story alleging the two met at least three times, including once in 2016…In a statement, a spokesperson for the Guardian said the ‘story relied on a […]
11/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Polls are open in Mississippi. We need Cindy Hyde-Smith in Washington. GO OUT AND VOTE. Thanks!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 27, 2018 8:32 am […]
11/27/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mary Kissel often took a dim view of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. As a Wall Street Journal editorial writer, she tweeted about his ‘frightening ignorance,’ criticized his approach on Syria and China, and said Putin ‘scored a great propaganda victory’ at the Helsinki summit in July. And Trump […]
11/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence launched a rescue mission in Mississippi for a Republican candidate on the eve of a run-off election for the U.S. Senate, with Democrats hoping to win a seat in the state for the first time since 1982. Trump appeared at two large, […]
11/26/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Six-in-10 Americans disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President, according to a Gallup poll out Monday [11-26-18]. Thirty-eight percent approve of the President. The last time his approval rating dipped under 40% was just a few weeks ago, but his disapproval hasn’t been at 60% or higher since […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….starts today, election is on December 4th. @VoteBradRaff is tough on Crime and Borders, Loves our Military and Vets. He will be great for jobs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 26, 2018 3:20 pm […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brad Raffensperger will be a fantastic Secretary of State for Georgia – will work closely with @BrianKempGA. It is really important that you get out and vote for Brad – early voting….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 26, 2018 3:20 pm […]
11/26/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, lashed out on Monday [11-26-18] at President Donald Trump and her party, saying in her concession speech that they had failed to fully embrace minority voters. Love, a conservative from Utah, narrowly lost her bid for a third term to Salt Lake […]
11/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is about to lose one of his most trusted staffers: Jordan Karem, his body man. Karem is slated to leave the White House in January to eventually return to the private sector, according to a White House official. As the director of Oval Office operations and deputy assistant to the […]
11/26/2018
2016 ELECTION/JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump complained Monday [11-26-18] that Robert Mueller has thus far ignored Trump 2016 campaign staff who the president said want to be interviewed for the special counsel’s Russia investigation, renewing his attacks on Mueller’s probe into allegations of collusion between Trump’s campaign and the Russian […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump brought back the playbook he used during the leadup to the midterm elections, warning of the dangers of illegal immigration and painting Democrats as radical ‘socialists,’ as he returned to the campaign trail Monday [11-26-18] to try to keep a Mississippi Senate seat in GOP hands. A day […]
11/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “One of President Donald Trump’s closest aides will be departing the White House in the coming weeks. Jordan Karem, the personal aide who has served as Trump’s ‘body man’ and director of Oval Office operations since March, will be leaving the White House. He assumed the combined roles held by longtime Trump aides […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Christmas has come to Biloxi, Mississippi, as President Donald Trump holds his second rally of the day in the state. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum has been decked out in an elaborate display that includes dozens of evergreens, a gigantic fake chimney, complete with stockings and a wreath, and Santa’s present-filled sleigh. […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [11-27-18] that he’s spoken with Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith about her comments referencing a ‘public hanging’ and suggested her apology should suffice…Hyde-Smith joked about going ‘front row’ to a ‘public hanging’ in a video posted to Twitter earlier this month, prompting her African-American opponent to call her […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Days after losing her re-election bid in deep red Utah, Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, condemned President Trump on Monday [11-26-18] in a scathing concession speech, describing him as having ‘no real relationships, just convenient transactions.’ She used similar language to attack her own party, accusing […]
11/25/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “General Anthony Tata: ‘President Trump is a man of his word & he said he was going to be tough on the Border, and he is tough on the Border. He has rightfully strengthened the Border in the face of an unprecedented threat. It’s the right move by President Trump.’ Thanks […]
11/25/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “Secretary of State Bill Gardner has had a decadeslong run as the legendary, hard-nosed guardian of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But he may not make it through the Trump era. Gardner, a fixture in presidential politics after more than 40 years in office, may be on the verge of a bitter ouster […]
11/25/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I will be in Gulfport and Tupelo, Mississippi, on Monday [11-26-18] night doing two Rallies for Senator Hyde-Smith, who has a very important Election on Tuesday [11-27-18]. She is an outstanding person who is strong on the Border, Crime, Military, our great Vets, Healthcare & the 2nd A. Needed in D.C.” […]
11/25/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A new book by two informal advisers to President Trump aims to buttress his claim that he is the victim of a vast conspiracy inside the federal government, and it includes an interview with Mr. Trump in which he repeats his unfounded assertion that President Barack Obama was complicit in spying […]
11/23/2018
CABINET/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepared to gather for their weekly lunch in August 2017, the President told his staff to add two more plates. Both men had just welcomed new chiefs of staff — retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly and Nick Ayers, a then-34-year-old […]
11/23/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A conservative writer and associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said Friday [11-23-18] that he is in plea talks with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team. Jerome Corsi told The Associated Press he has been negotiating a potential plea but declined to comment further. He said on a YouTube show last […]
11/21/2018
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “George Papadopoulos’ apparent double speak about his guilty plea may hurt the former Trump campaign adviser’s chance of delaying his prison time, following a series of court filings in the past week. Papadopoulos was sentenced this fall to 14 days in prison for lying to investigators about his contact with Russian affiliates […]
11/21/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’Thank you to President Trump on the Border. No American President has ever done this before.’ Hector Garza, National Border Patrol Council” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 4:31 pm […]
11/21/2018
CRIME/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week to press for action on a criminal justice measure that has long divided McConnell’s GOP, according to three sources familiar with the conversation. Trump’s Tuesday [11-20-18] call to McConnell comes as the criminal justice bill creates tension within the […]
11/21/2018
E-MAILS/GOP/IVANKA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two Republican committee heads have requested information from the White House regarding Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email account to conduct official business throughout her time in the administration. In a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly, House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) asked that the administration provide […]
11/21/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Trump Imitation Syndrome’ is afflicting the president’s liberal enemies’ Thank you @MGoodwin_NYPost! https://t.co/KpmsrKCaBZ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 9:16 am […]
11/21/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peter Navarro, the controversial White House trade policy adviser and a famous China hawk, will not be on the guest list when U.S. President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on December 1, according to a source with knowledge of the matter…The source added that Beijing and […]
11/20/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump spoke up for a Republican senator Tuesday [11-20-18] facing a runoff election and fierce criticism after making a joke about a ‘public hanging.’ Trump said he plans to hold at least two campaign events, possibly even a third, to support Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat […]
11/20/2018
CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House statement that defended Saudi Arabia in the killing of dissident Jamal Khashoggi was attributed to President Donald Trump. But all Rand Paul heard when he read it was John Bolton…The Kentucky Republican doesn’t break with Trump much these days, but the president’s statement propping up American support for Saudi […]
11/20/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Larry Kudlow says he has made significant progress pushing a free-trade message inside President Donald Trump’s White House with a new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico and potentially one with the European Union. But Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, recognizes that Trump still may go through […]
11/19/2018
HHS/REFUGEES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration’s controversial refugee office director is being reassigned inside the department, according to an internal HHS email obtained by POLITICO. Scott Lloyd, who has come under fire for his oversight of migrant children in federal custody, is being moved to the HHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, where he’ll be […]