CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Rep. Adam Schiff fraudulently read to Congress, with millions of people watching, a version of my conversation with the President of Ukraine that doesn’t exist. He was supposedly reading the exact transcribed version of the call, but he completely changed the words to make it…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 27, 2019 7:29 […]
Category: Congress
9/27/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…sound horrible, and me sound guilty. HE WAS DESPERATE AND HE GOT CAUGHT. Adam Schiff therefore lied to Congress and attempted to defraud the American Public. He has been doing this for two years. I am calling for him to immediately resign from Congress based on this fraud!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/27/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….sound horrible, an me sound guilty. HE WAS DESPERATE AND HE GOT CAUGHT. Adam Schiff therefore lied to Congress and attempted to defraud the American Public. He has been doing this for two years. I am calling for him to immediately resign from Congress based on this fraud!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/27/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Rep. Adam Schiff fraudulently read to Congress, with millions of people watching, a version of my conversation with the President of Ukraine that doesn’t exist. He was supposedly reading the exact transcribed version of the call, but he completely changed the words to make it….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 27, 2019 6:41 […]
9/20/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE/WHISTLEBLOWER: “Congress is in a sharply escalating standoff with the Trump administration over its refusal to share a whistle-blower complaint with lawmakers that is said to be at least in part about President Trump’s communications with Ukraine. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California, has accused […]
9/19/2019
CONGRESS/DRUGS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Because of my Administration, drug prices are down for the first time in almost 50 years — but the American people need Congress to help. I like Sen. Grassley’s drug pricing bill very much, and it’s great to see Speaker Pelosi’s bill today. Let’s get it done in a bipartisan way!” […]
9/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE/WHISTLEBLOWER: “The U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman on Thursday [9-19-19] accused the Justice Department of blocking intelligence officials from giving Congress a whistleblower complaint reported to involve communications between President Donald Trump and a foreign leader. The Washington Post, which first reported the matter, said the country involved was Ukraine, citing unnamed […]
9/18/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @RepMarkMeadows: Twitter friends: give a follow to the newest conservative member of Congress from North Carolina: @RepGregMurphy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2019 6:51 am […]
9/16/2019
CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GovRicketts: It’s time for Congress to seal the deal and pass #USMCANow! https://t.co/2FxLWoWW6F” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 16, 2019 3:51 pm […]
9/16/2019
CONGRESS/MEDIA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….work that way. I have a better idea. Look at the Obama Book Deal, or the ridiculous Netflix deal. Then look at all the deals made by the Dems in Congress, the ‘Congressional Slush Fund,’ and lastly the IG Reports. Take a look at them. Those investigations would be over FAST!” –Donald […]
9/13/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The two big Congressional wins in North Carolina on Tuesday, Dan Bishop and Greg Murphy, have reverberated all over the World. They showed a lot of people how strong the Republican Party is, and how well it is doing. 2020 is a big, and very important, Election. We will WIN!” –Donald Trump, […]
9/12/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Even the Washington Post, the Democrats favorite newspaper, supports passage of the #USMCA. Congress should pass it this fall and g…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2019 10:39 pm […]
9/11/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Wall is going up very fast despite total Obstruction by Democrats in Congress, and elsewhere! https://t.co/2nFIEFppho” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 10:26 pm […]
9/11/2019
CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: The #USMCA is the modern trade deal that hardworking Americans across the country deserve. The time for Congress to put Americans F…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 10:16 pm […]
9/9/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Speaking to Governor @HenryMcMaster of South Carolina on my way to North Carolina for a big rally for Dan Bishop (@jdanbishop) running for Congress. Vote tomorrow! #NC09 https://t.co/KmrDd9JPOh” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2019 4:34 pm […]
9/9/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…but then he ran for Congress and won, only to lose his re-elect after I Tweeted my endorsement, on Election Day, for his opponent. But now take heart, he is back, and running for President of the United States. The Three Stooges, all badly failed candidates, will give it a go!” –Donald […]
9/7/2019
CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Congress has an opportunity to replace NAFTA with a deal that protects American workers—and ‘would boost the fortunes of Am…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2019 2:54 pm […]
9/4/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @realDonaldTrump: The Great State of North Carolina has EARLY VOTING for a very important Congressional (Ninth) race. Please vote early…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2019 4:25 pm […]
8/31/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @SenatorLankford: As I travel around the state, a lot of people ask about securing the US-Mexico border & what Congress can do to fix th…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 7:06 am […]
8/30/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Great State of North Carolina has EARLY VOTING for a very important Congressional (Ninth) race. Please vote early (now), or on Election Day, September 10th, for Dan Bishop, a great guy. His opponent wants Open Borders, Sanctuary Cities & is weak on Crime, Military & Vets!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, […]
8/29/2019
CONGRESS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “New York state officials are attempting to have a federal court throw out President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the possible release of his tax returns to Congress, according to a new court filing on Thursday [8-29-19]. In July, Trump filed suit in federal court in DC against New York state officials and […]
8/28/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Wall is going up very fast despite total Obstruction by Democrats in Congress, and elsewhere! https://t.co/12tIW3aNQP https://t.co/2nFIEFppho” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2019 12:48 pm […]
8/22/2019
CONGRESS/JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Under the #USMCA Utah will have more jobs, more opportunity, and more prosperity. Congress needs to pass the #USMCA for the people…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 22, 2019 10:43 pm […]
8/22/2019
CONGRESS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT “…I am hopeful Congress will engage with my Team to pass meaningful legislation that will make a real difference and, most importantly, Save Lives!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 22, 2019 6:31 pm […]
8/22/2019
CONGRESS/FOREIGN AID/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has scrapped a plan to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid in a move that would have been another end run around Congress’ power of the purse. The president’s decision Thursday [8-22-19] to forgo a ‘rescission’ comes after another internal tug of war between his budget […]
8/16/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ISRAEL/MUSLIMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By pushing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel into barring an official visit by the first two Muslim women in Congress, President Trump is doubling down on a strategy aimed at dividing the Democratic Party and pushing some Jewish voters into the arms of Republicans. But people in both parties warn that […]
8/15/2019
CONGRESS/NSA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Breaking a long silence about a high-profile National Security Agency program that sifts records of Americans’ telephone calls and text messages in search of terrorists, the Trump administration on Thursday [8-15-19] acknowledged for the first time that the system has been indefinitely shut down — but asked Congress to extend its legal […]
8/15/2019
CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Congress must adopt USMCA after its six-week recess, @GlennHamer writes. https://t.co/tcSrGKYlOt” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2019 6:38 am […]
8/13/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Curt Schilling, a great pitcher and patriot, is considering a run for Congress in Arizona. Terrific! @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2019 7:16 am […]
8/9/2019
CONGRESS/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Serious discussions are taking place between House and Senate leadership on meaningful Background Checks. I have also been speaking to the NRA, and others, so that their very strong views can be fully represented and respected. Guns should not be placed in the hands of…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 9, 2019 7:03 […]
8/6/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans, under intense pressure to respond to this weekend’s massacres, are coalescing around legislation to help law enforcement take guns from those who pose an imminent danger — a measure that, if signed into law, would be the most significant gun control legislation enacted in 20 years. Such ‘red flag’ […]
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
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 […]
7/27/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats were trying mightily to revive the badly & irrevocably tarnished Witch Hunt Hoax until Robert Mueller put on the greatest display of ineptitude & incompetence that the Halls of Congress have ever seen. Truth is, he had no facts on his side. Nothing he could do!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/27/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/24/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert S. Mueller III offered no new revelations on Wednesday [7-24-19] into Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections or President Trump’s attempts to derail his probe. But he offered a stark warning on Russian election tampering — ‘They’re doing it as we sit here’ — and a sober assessment of […]
7/24/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Mueller failed to deliver what critics of President Donald Trump wanted Wednesday [7-24-19], but they must be getting used to that by now. For nearly two years, many Democrats have regarded Mueller as a Messiah figure who will deliver them from the plague of the Trump presidency through something […]
7/23/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Mueller’s top deputy will appear alongside him as his counsel for his highly anticipated testimony on Wednesday [7-24-19], according to a committee source familiar with the preparations, a last-minute move that Republicans are panning as a breach of House rules that could jeopardize the hearings altogether. Republicans said Democrats’ decision […]
7/22/2019
BUDGET/CONGRESS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House and congressional negotiators reached accord on a two-year budget on Monday [7-22-19] that would raise spending by $320 billion over existing caps and allow the government to keep borrowing, most likely averting a fiscal crisis but splashing still more red ink on an already surging deficit. If passed by Congress […]
7/22/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [7-22-19] that he had no intention of watching Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russian meddling case, testify on Wednesday before Congress, denouncing Democrats for ‘wasting their time.’ Then he added, ‘Maybe I’ll see a little bit of it.’ Mr. Trump’s history of […]
7/22/2019
CONGRESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Justice Department wrote a letter to Robert Mueller on Monday [7-22-19] about his upcoming congressional hearing, telling the former special counsel his testimony must adhere to the 448-page report he issued earlier this year. The testimony, the letter stated, ‘must remain within the boundaries of your public report […]
7/22/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Highly conflicted Robert Mueller should not be given another bite at the apple. In the end it will be bad for him and the phony Democrats in Congress who have done nothing but waste time on this ridiculous Witch Hunt. Result of the Mueller Report, NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION!…” –Donald Trump, […]
7/19/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [7-19-19] that he doesn’t plan to watch former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony, a long-awaited affair for House Democrats who have pushed Mueller to publicly answer questions about his Russia investigation…Mueller is set to testify next Wednesday [7-24-19] for three hours in front of the […]
7/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2019 9:30 am […]
7/18/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/IVANKA/RACISM/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nervous Republicans, from senior members of Congress to his own daughter Ivanka, urged President Trump on Thursday [7-18-19] to repudiate the ‘send her back’ chant directed at a Somali-born congresswoman during his speech the night before at a rally in North Carolina, amid widespread fears that the rally had veered into territory […]
7/17/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we will continue unleashing the power of American enterprise, so every American can know the dignity of work and the pride of a paycheck. With your help, we will elect a Republican Congress to create a safe, modern, fair, and LAWFUL system of immigration! #MAGA2020 https://t.co/zxy6zRLGu1” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 17, […]
7/17/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Forty of the 250 Republicans serving in the U.S. Congress as of Wednesday [7-17-19] afternoon have criticized Republican President Donald Trump over his attacks, widely condemned as racist, on four Democratic lawmakers, all minority women. Four Republicans voted on Tuesday [7-16-19] in favor a Democratic-sponsored House of Representatives resolution condemning Trump’s tweets, […]
7/17/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats in Congress are getting nothing done, not on drug pricing, not on immigration, not on infrastructure, not on nothing! Sooo much opportunity, yet all they want to do is go ‘fishing.’ The American people are tired of the never ending Witch Hunt, they want results now!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/17/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘In America, if you hate our Country, you are free to leave. The simple fact of the matter is, the four Congresswomen think that America is wicked in its origins, they think that America is even more wicked now, that we are all racist and evil. They’re entitled to their…..” –Donald Trump, […]
7/16/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So great to see how unified the Republican Party was on today’s vote concerning statements I made about four Democrat Congresswomen. If you really want to see statements, look at the horrible things they said about our Country, Israel, and much more. They are now the top, most…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/16/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our Country. Get a list of the HORRIBLE things they have said. Omar is polling at 8%, Cortez at 21%. Nancy Pelosi tried to push them away, but now they are forever wedded to the Democrat Party. See you in 2020!” –Donald […]
7/16/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrat Congresswomen have been spewing some of the most vile, hateful, and disgusting things ever said by a politician in the House or Senate, & yet they get a free pass and a big embrace from the Democrat Party. Horrible anti-Israel, anti-USA, pro-terrorist & public…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 16, 2019 […]
7/15/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, under fire for comments that even members of his own party called racist, amplified his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color on Monday [7-15-19], saying that they hated America and that one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress sympathized with Al Qaeda. In an extraordinary back […]
7/15/2019
CONGRESS/ETHICS/KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials directed Kellyanne Conway on Monday [7-15-19] not to comply with a congressional subpoena compelling her to answer to accusations of multiple violations of a federal ethics law, invoking the ‘longstanding principle of immunity for senior advisers to the president.’ The House Oversight and Reform Committee authorized a subpoena […]
7/14/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2019 7:27 am […]
7/14/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2019 7:27 am […]
7/14/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/12/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @robbystarbuck: Rep. @Jim_Jordan let’s loose on all of the elected Democrats in Congress who’ve denied there’s a crisis at the border an…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2019 9:19 pm […]
7/12/2019
CONGRESS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @LilaGraceRose: Big Tech CEOs have testified before Congress that their social platforms don’t discriminate based on ‘political viewpoin…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2019 6:53 am […]
7/12/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump lashed out at Paul Ryan late Thursday [7-11-19] night on Twitter following the release of excerpts from an upcoming book in which the former Speaker of the House criticized him for not knowing ‘anything about government.’ Shortly after CNN covered Ryan’s comments about Trump in Tim Alberta’s ‘American Carnage,’ which […]
7/11/2019
CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JayTimmonsNAM: USMCA passage is critical to manufacturers in America. @ShopfloorNAM will continue to work with Congress and the @WhiteH…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2019 10:25 pm […]
7/11/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….When Mitt chose Paul I told people that’s the end of that Presidential run. He quit Congress because he didn’t know how to Win. They gave me standing O’s in the Great State of Wisconsin, & booed him off the stage. He promised me the Wall, & failed (happening anyway!)……” –Donald Trump, […]
7/11/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….He had the Majority & blew it away with his poor leadership and bad timing. Never knew how to go after the Dems like they go after us. Couldn’t get him out of Congress fast enough!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2019 10:10 pm […]
7/10/2019
CONGRESS/JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, on this ‘USMCA Day of Action,’ thousands of grassroots supporters are urging Congress to pass the great bipartisan USMCA. USMCA = more JOBS for American workers, more economic growth, and more OPPORTUNITY for our farmers, ranchers, and businesses. #USMCAnow https://t.co/sYMhKSDu5w” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2019 6:38 pm […]
7/10/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “And we will always protect patients with preexisting conditions. It’s an absolute fact. It’s done. The Republican Party will protect patients with preexisting conditions. [Applause] We’re working with Congress to stop surprise medical billing because no American should be blindsided by medical bills to services that they never agreed to in advance.” -Donald […]
7/9/2019
CONGRESS/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Why would Kentucky ever think of giving up the most powerful position in Congress, the Senate Majority Leader, for a freshman Senator with little power in what will hopefully be the minority party. We need Mitch in the Senate to Keep America Great!!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2019 7:13 pm […]
7/5/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @LindseyGrahamSC: https://t.co/MdRdZWW2TT To be clear – the situation at the southern border is out of control because Congress won’t d…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2019 9:48 pm […]
7/4/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenTedCruz: It is time to end the crisis at our border. And the only way we will end this crisis is for Congress to stop the political…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2019 7:59 pm […]
7/4/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great news for the Republican Party as one of the dumbest & most disloyal men in Congress is ‘quitting’ the Party. No Collusion, No Obstruction! Knew he couldn’t get the nomination to run again in the Great State of Michigan. Already being challenged for his seat. A total loser!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/3/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department’s top watchdog will review why the F.B.I. scuttled plans to erect a new headquarters in suburban Washington and instead chose to replace the J. Edgar Hoover Building on its current site near the White House, he wrote to lawmakers this week. The F.B.I.’s abrupt change of plans has […]
7/2/2019
CONGRESS/FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday [7-2-19] that he intends to nominate Judy Shelton, a prominent advocate of returning to the gold standard, and St. Louis Federal Reserve economist Christopher Waller to the U.S. central bank’s board. The selections come after two of the president’s earlier picks for the Fed […]
7/1/2019
CONGRESS/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prescription drug prices jumped 10.5 percent over the past six months, more slowly than during the same period last year but still four times faster than inflation, despite increasing pressure on drugmakers from the Trump administration and Congress. However, the top drug brands in the U.S. saw prices rise by an average […]
7/1/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democrats have been dying to hear directly from special counsel Robert Mueller for months, but they’re not alone. President Donald Trump’s GOP allies in Congress are salivating at the chance to bruise Mueller’s reputation and cast doubt on the integrity of his work. Mueller’s intensely anticipated July 17 testimony will […]
6/26/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican Senate just passed bipartisan humanitarian assistance for our Southern Border, 84-8! In addition to aid, Congress must close the catastrophic loopholes that are driving the Crisis. We must end incentives for Smuggling Children, Trafficking Women, and Selling Drugs.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 4:47 pm […]
6/26/2019
2016 CAMPAIGN/CONGRESS/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [6-26-19] accused former special counsel Robert Mueller of committing a crime, without providing evidence, by deleting certain text messages sent between two former FBI officials who had been critical of Trump during his 2016 campaign. ‘[Mueller] terminated all the stuff between Strzok and Page,’ […]
6/26/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The agreement for Robert S. Mueller III to testify on Capitol Hill materialized after weeks of phone calls and meetings between House Democratic staff and associates of Mr. Mueller, who made clear his reluctance to enter the political war surrounding his investigation. His intermediaries repeatedly delivered a message that Mr. Mueller, […]
6/26/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Too bad the Dems in Congress won’t do anything at all about Border Security. They want Open Borders, which means crime. But we are getting it done, including building the Wall! More people than ever before are coming because the USA Economy is so good, the best in history.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/26/2019
CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dougducey: Proud to stand with 27 other governors in calling for Congress to ratify #USMCA. It updates our nation’s trade agreements wi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 5:48 am […]
6/25/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Mueller’s long-awaited public testimony next month will give Democrats their best and perhaps last chance to seize on the Russia scandal to try to inflict a decisive political wound on President Donald Trump. The former special counsel’s appearance on Capitol Hill on July 17, announced late Tuesday, represents a serious […]
6/24/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers are stumbling in their efforts to address the border crisis before bolting for the holiday recess, dimming long-shot hopes that Congress can meet President Donald Trump’s two-week deadline to stave off his threatened mass deportations. House Democratic leaders spent Monday [6-24-19] night fighting off a last-minute liberal rebellion to tank […]
6/24/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Mexico has done more to secure our border in 10 days than Democrats in Congress have in 10 YEARS. The time to put Americans first i…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 24, 2019 6:03 am […]
6/21/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Jim_Jordan: There is a crisis at our border. Time for Congress to wake up, secure the border, and #DoWhatWeSaid. https://t.co/GCCJ9sYDkR” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2019 9:52 pm […]
6/21/2019
CONGRESS/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Death to America. I terminated deal, which was not even ratified by Congress, and imposed strong sanctions. They are a much weakened nation today than at the beginning of my Presidency, when they were causing major problems throughout the Middle East. Now they are Bust!….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2019 […]
6/20/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former White House communications director Hope Hicks told lawmakers Wednesday [6-19-19] that she had ‘never been asked to lie about matters of substance or consequence,’ contending that ‘white lies’ she had told on behalf of President Donald Trump were about small matters, such as his availability. The comments are part of the 273-page […]
6/19/2019
CONGRESS/E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….asking Hillary Clinton why she deleted and acid washed her Emails AFTER getting a subpoena from Congress? Anybody else would be in jail for that, yet the Dems refuse to even bring it up. Rigged House Committee” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2019 2:48 pm […]
6/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “DEMOCRAT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ARE #RIGGED!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2019 9:20 am […]
6/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….33,000 Emails that Hillary and her lawyer deleted and acid washed AFTER GETTING A SUBPOENA FROM CONGRESS? That is real Obstruction that the Dems want no part of because their hearings are RIGGED and a disgrace to our Country!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2019 9:18 am […]
6/19/2019
9/11/CONGRESS/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “In public remarks and classified briefings, Trump administration officials keep emphasizing purported ties between Iran and Al Qaeda. Some lawmakers suspect that the executive branch is toying with claiming that it already has congressional authorization to attack Iran based on the nearly 18-year-old law approving a war over the Sept. 11, 2001, […]
6/13/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GOP gadfly Justin Amash and Donald Trump Jr. got into a Twitter slap fight Thursday [6-13-19] morning after the president’s son teased a campaign appearance for Amash’s primary challenger. The spat stemmed from Amash becoming the first congressional Republican to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, a dispute that has resulted […]
6/13/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is being criticized for comments he gave to ABC on Wednesday [6-12-19] that he would listen if a foreign government offered negative information on a political opponent. On Thursday morning Trump went after both California Rep. Adam Schiff and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrats on the House […]
6/13/2019
CONGRESS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Congress cannot Impeach President Trump (did nothing wrong) because if they did they would be putting themselves above the law. The Constitution provides criteria for Impeachment – treason, bribery, high crimes & misdemeanors. Unless there is compelling evidence, Impeachment…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 13, 2019 6:03 am […]
6/12/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump and his top allies are moving to make Justin Amash pay for becoming the sole Republican congressman to call for the president’s impeachment. Trump and his top advisers have discussed the prospect of backing a primary challenge to the Michigan lawmaker — a highly unusual move for a president […]
6/11/2019
AGRICULTURE/CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On my way to Iowa – just heard nearly 1,000 agriculture groups signed a letter urging Congress to approve the USMCA. Our Patriot Farmers & rural America have spoken! Now Congress must do its job & support these great men and women by passing the bipartisan USMCA Trade Agreement!” –Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2019
BUSINESS/CONGRESS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. business groups warned President Donald Trump on Friday [6-7-19] that he risks losing his chance of achieving a major trade victory in Congress if he follows through on a plan to impose a 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods starting Monday [6-10-19]. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been vocally […]
6/7/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nervous Nancy Pelosi is a disgrace to herself and her family for having made such a disgusting statement, especially since I was with foreign leaders overseas. There is no evidence for such a thing to have been said. Nervous Nancy & Dems are getting Zero work done in Congress….” –Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nervous Nancy Pelosi is a disgrace to herself and her family for having made such a disgusting statement, especially since I was with foreign leaders overseas. There is no evidence for such a thing to have been said. Nervous Nancy & Dems are getting Zero work done in Congress,…” –Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2019
CONGRESS/ARMS-WEAPONS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more American arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds. It also raised concerns that the Saudis could gain access to technology that would let them […]
6/6/2019
DEMS/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION: “The Democrats — Congress has been a disaster. They won’t change. They won’t do anything. They want free immigration — immigration to pour into our country. They don’t care who it is. They don’t care what kind of a record they have. It doesn’t make any difference. They’re not going to be changing anything. […]
6/6/2019
CONGRESS/IMPEACHMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Congress enmeshed in a fraught debate over whether to impeach President Donald Trump, Robert Mueller’s brief and dramatic news conference provided a sharp reminder that impeachment is not the only option for addressing the president’s alleged misdeeds. The outlines of a potential civilian prosecution of a former president Trump are […]
6/6/2019
CONGRESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana reached into his seemingly bottomless well of folksy barbs on Tuesday [6-4-19] and said, ‘There’s a reason that the American people think that members of Congress were born tired and raised lazy.’ The next day, the Senate left for D-Day celebrations after a three-day workweek in […]