8/27/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can you believe it? I’m at 94% approval in the Republican Party, and have Three Stooges running against me. One is ‘Mr. Appalachian Trail’ who was actually in Argentina for bad reasons….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2019 6:36 pm […]

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8/27/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Another is a one-time BAD Congressman from Illinois who lost in his second term by a landslide, then failed in radio. The third is a man who couldn’t stand up straight while receiving an award. I should be able to take them!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2019 6:36 pm […]

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8/27/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can you believe it? I’m at 94% approval in the Republican Party, and have Three Stooges running against me. One is ‘Mr. Appalachian Trail’ who was actually in Argentina for bad reasons….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2019 6:35 pm […]

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8/27/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Walsh, a conservative radio show host and former congressman from Illinois, is challenging President Trump for the Republican nomination on the basis that he represents an alternative to a president who is morally unfit to hold his office. But in the days since Mr. Walsh officially announced his bid on Sunday […]

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8/23/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Walsh, a conservative radio show host and a former Tea Party congressman from Illinois who is expected to announce a long shot primary challenge to President Trump in the coming days, is wooing the husband of Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s former campaign manager, for a senior role in his campaign — […]

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8/20/2019

GOP/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPChairwoman: .@realDonaldTrump puts Americans first and it’s paying off: *85% of blue-collar workers say their lives are headed in t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 20, 2019 8:54 am […]

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8/19/2019

DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Bennet was about as fired up as he ever gets at the Iowa State Fair’s Political Soapbox, railing against Bernie Sanders’ health care plan — but politely…He prompted boos from the crowd, most of whom were waiting in the heat to see Sanders speak shortly after him, but Bennet wasn’t too […]

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8/8/2019

GOP/PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Illinois’ delegation of House Republicans on Thursday [8-8-19] urged President Donald Trump not to commute the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the state’s former governor, after the president told reporters he was considering doing so. In a statement, Reps. Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger, Rodney Davis and Mike Bost said that […]

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8/6/2019

GOP/GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deadly massacres over the weekend have sent Senate Republicans searching to find a robust response to help prevent future mass shootings amid loud demands that they quickly pass tougher gun control measures sought by Democrats. On a private conference call Monday [8-5-19], Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discussed the steps […]

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8/6/2019

DEMS/GOP/MASS SHOOTING/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ohio’s Republican governor bucked his party to call for expanded gun laws Tuesday [8-6-19] and some Democrats in Texas told President Donald Trump to stay away as both states reeled from a pair of shootings that killed 31 people. A racist screed remained the focus of police investigating the massacre at […]

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8/6/2019

CALIFORNIA/GOP/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee — along with the California Republican Party — filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday [8-6-19] in an attempt to block a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires Trump to release his taxes to qualify for the March 2020 primary ballot…The pair […]

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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’ […]

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8/5/2019

GOP/GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump briefly raised eyebrows Monday [8-5-19] when he tweeted an endorsement of stronger background checks, tied to immigration reform, after the nightmarish mass shootings over the weekend. But skeptical Republicans familiar with Trump’s mercurial nature didn’t rush out to embrace the idea…Not 30 minutes later, Trump used a White […]

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8/2/2019

ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Imagine being swept out of power in Congress and relegated to the role of spectator and naysayer as your political opponents dictate the terms of legislative debate. Add in the specter of a painful slog to re-election, sharing the ticket with President Trump and being asked to answer daily […]

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8/1/2019

AFRICAN AMERICANS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, the only black Republican in the House, won’t seek reelection in 2020, he announced on Thursday [8-1-19]…Hurd, a former CIA officer who was first elected in 2014, has been an advocate for bipartisan compromise on immigration and other key issues in Congress. And he has […]

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8/1/2019

ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Republicans have seen a recent string of retirements ahead of the 2020 elections, a not entirely surprising outcome now that the GOP is in the minority but still a hurdle for the party seeking to retake control of the House. This year, eight Republicans have announced their decisions […]

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8/1/2019

BUDGET/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Budget Deal is phenomenal for our Great Military, our Vets, and Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! Two year deal gets us past the Election. Go for it Republicans, there is always plenty of time to CUT!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 9:30 am […]

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7/30/2019

BUDGET/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republican leaders and President Donald Trump are working to whip up support for their bipartisan, $2.7 trillion budget deal, hoping to stave off embarrassing defections ahead of a vote that’s splitting the party. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Majority Whip John Thune are trying to win over undecided rank-and-file […]

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7/29/2019

GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican Party has a new STAR, his name is Daniel Cameron (@djaycameron), and he is running for Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2019 3:28 pm […]

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7/25/2019

BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump chose the pragmatist over the rabble-rousers. In deciding who would lead the White House in budget and debt-ceiling negotiations with Capitol Hill, the president learned a lesson from his embarrassing government shutdown earlier this year: Brush aside the budget hawks in his own party, including acting White House chief […]

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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 […]

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7/23/2019

DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats hope to bring Robert Mueller’s report to life on Wednesday [7-24-19]. But at least one member of the target audience says ‘they’re just grooming a corpse.’ Senate Republicans are dismissing Mueller’s testimony to the House before it even happens. Most say they are too busy and won’t watch […]

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7/19/2019

GOP/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ever since Donald J. Trump laid waste to its ideological shibboleths with his victory at the polls, the conservative intellectual class has been scrambling to keep up with him. And earlier this week, at the first major gathering dedicated to wresting a coherent ideology out of the chaos of the Trumpist […]

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7/19/2019

BUDGET/GOP/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [7-19-19] extolled the debt ceiling as ‘a sacred element of our country’ that should never be wielded as a bargaining chip in budget talks — despite urging Republican lawmakers to do just that 6½ years ago…The president’s remarks come as White House officials, led by Treasury Secretary […]

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7/18/2019

GOP/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “He once encouraged supporters to attack protesters — then claimed to ensure the safety of all Americans. He mused that Russia should seize his competitor’s emails — then said it was just a joke. And he whipped his crowd into a frenzy about locking up Hillary Clinton — before insisting post-inauguration […]

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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 […]

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7/18/2019

BUSINESS/DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday [7-18-19] passed legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by October 2025, a big win for workers and labor groups, even as it remained unlikely the bill would pass a Republican-controlled Senate. The move comes at a time when […]

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7/18/2019

BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress and the White House are moving toward an ambitious budget deal, but the big question still remains: What will President Donald Trump do? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican senators are pushing Trump to accept an agreement with Democrats that would avoid stiff budget cuts, steer clear of a potential […]

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7/17/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Just returned to the White House from the Great State of North Carolina. What a crowd, and what great people. The enthusiasm blows away our rivals on the Radical Left. #2020 will be a big year for the Republican Party!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 17, 2019 10:51 pm […]

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7/17/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican Party is the Party for ALL Americans. We are the Party of the American Worker, the American Family & the American Dream. This is the proud banner the Republican Party will carry into the Republican National Convention next summer in the great city of Charlotte, NC! https://t.co/T39INp0N8N”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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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, […]

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7/17/2019

DEMS/GOP/POLLS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Support for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter over the weekend in a racially charged attack on four minority Democratic congresswomen, a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll shows. The national survey, conducted on Monday [7-15-19] and Tuesday [7-16-19] after Trump told the lawmakers they should […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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7/16/2019

DEMS/GOP/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump threatened to open a probe into whether Google is committing ‘treason.’ Sen. Bernie Sanders said he would push to break up Facebook, Google and Amazon. Sen. Ted Cruz took aim at Google in his campaign against alleged censorship of conservatives. And Democrats accused the internet giants of squelching competitors […]

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7/16/2019

ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. John Cornyn prides himself on winning a large share of the Latino vote in Texas, campaigning in the Asian American community and running ads in three languages. It’s a crucial strategy for a Republican in a diverse state — and one that is sharply divergent from President Donald Trump’s approach. So […]

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7/16/2019

GOP/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kevin McCarthy @GOPLeader, ‘The President’s Tweets were not Racist. The controversy over the tweets is ALL POLITICS. I will vote against this resolution.’ Thank you Kevin!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 16, 2019 10:11 am […]

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7/13/2019

GOP/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Paul Ryan almost killed the Republican Party. Weak, ineffective & stupid are not exactly the qualities that Republicans, or the CITIZENS of our Country, were looking for. Right now our spirit is at an all time high, far better than the Radical Left Dems. You’ll see next year!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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7/12/2019

CLIMATE CHANGE/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump should ‘admit that climate change is real’ and start figuring out ways to confront it. That wasn’t advice from prominent congressional Democrats Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but rather from one of the president’s staunchest allies in Congress: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina… In response to […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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7/11/2019

GOP/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Ryan, the failed V.P. candidate & former Speaker of the House, whose record of achievement was atrocious (except during my first two years as President), ultimately became a long running lame duck failure, leaving his Party in the lurch both as a fundraiser & leader……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, […]

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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 […]

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7/9/2019

GOP/LABOR/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are moving quickly to back up beleaguered Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. But pressure is rising from other corners of the White House, with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney privately urging the president to dismiss him. Mulvaney told Trump on Monday [7-8-19] that […]

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7/5/2019

COURTS/GOP/JOE BIDEN/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden said he would be open to renominating to the Supreme Court federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland, whose Senate confirmation in 2016 was thwarted by the Republican Senate . In an interview with Iowa Starting Line on Friday [7-5-19], the Democratic presidential hopeful called Garland a […]

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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, […]

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7/3/2019

CAMPAIGN/ELECTION/GOP/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The National Rifle Association aired an avalanche of TV ads and pushed its 5 million-plus members to the polls for Donald Trump in 2016, propelling him in the Rust Belt states that delivered him the presidency. Now, the gun rights group is in total meltdown — and senior Republicans and Trump […]

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7/2/2019

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee raised $105 million in the second quarter of 2019, the RNC announced Tuesday [7-2-19]. That number, first reported by The New York Times, eclipses the roughly $85 million in contributions then-President Barack Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised during […]

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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 […]

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7/1/2019

CRIME/DEMS/EDUCATION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MILITARY/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “I think I’ve reached most Americans. Most Americans want no crime. Most Americans want a strong military. They want good education. They want good healthcare. If you look at preexisting conditions, the Republicans are going to save preexisting conditions. The Democrats won’t be able to do it. What the Democrats’ plan is going […]

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6/28/2019

ETHICS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday [6-28-19] it will investigate Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz after allegations he tried to threaten and influence the congressional testimony of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. Gaetz came under scrutiny earlier this year for a Twitter post that critics […]

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6/26/2019

CRIME/DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….They came to me asking for help, and I got Criminal Justice Reform passed, with help from both Republicans and Democrats. Many said that nobody but President Trump could have done this. All previous administrations failed. Please ask why THEY failed to the candidates!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 6:46 pm […]

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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 […]

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6/26/2019

BORDER/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday [6-26-19] passed a $4.6 billion bill to address the migrant crisis at the southern border, setting up a clash with House Democrats, who have passed a different version of similar legislation. Republican Senate leaders have said they won’t negotiate with House Democrats over differences in their […]

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6/25/2019

GOP/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Two Republican senators said Tuesday [6-25-19] the rape allegation made against President Donald Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll should be explored to determine the veracity of the allegation against the President — even as many Senate Republicans sidestepped questions over the matter and defended Trump. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa […]

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6/25/2019

GOP/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Republicans believe Donald Trump. They’re not so sure about the woman. The president’s GOP allies in Congress are moving swiftly to dismiss new allegations of rape against him, arguing journalist E. Jean Carroll is eager to promote her new book and that Trump’s denial of the alleged attack is credible…The latest […]

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6/25/2019

ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump waded into North Carolina’s Senate primary on Tuesday [6-25-19] and endorsed GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who faces a primary challenge from a Republican businessman and a potentially tough general election campaign in a presidential swing state. Tillis has faced pressure from conservatives frustrated by some high-profile breaks with the president, […]

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6/24/2019

GOP/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SOCIAL SECURITY: “And we spend a lot of time defending Medicare and Social Security, and we’re always going to protect patients with preexisting conditions. People don’t understand that — that we are fighting very, very hard to get it taken care of for preexisting conditions. And if we weren’t, that wouldn’t happen. But the […]

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6/21/2019

FLORIDA/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @GOP: Under @realDonaldTrump’s leadership, Florida is THRIVING! Read more from Pam Bondi— former AG of Florida⬇️ https://t.co/pLNpaO4…”  -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2019 9:49 pm […]

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6/21/2019

GOP/IRAN/LIZ CHENEY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s decision to pull back on a planned military strike against Iran has divided Republicans, pitting hawks who criticized his midoperation retreat against a noninterventionist wing that sided with most Democrats to praise it. The rift highlights a longstanding debate in the Republican Party over national security that has played […]

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6/20/2019

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Roy S. Moore, the polarizing Alabama Republican who lost a Senate campaign in 2017 after being accused of sexual misconduct, said on Thursday that he would seek a rematch in next year’s election. His decision was an unsurprising act of defiance against many of his party’s national leaders, including President Trump, who […]

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6/19/2019

GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans expressed relief on Tuesday [6-18-19] when President Donald Trump announced Mark Esper, who currently serves as Secretary of the Army, would be the new acting Secretary of Defense after the dramatic implosion of Patrick Shanahan’s nomination. Esper is replacing Shanahan to lead the largest agency in the federal government as […]

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6/18/2019

FLORIDA/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News doesn’t report it, but Republican enthusiasm is at an all time high. Look what is going on in Orlando, Florida, right now! People have never seen anything like it (unless you play a guitar). Going to be wild – See you later!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 18, 2019 6:30 […]

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6/16/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump prepares to kick off his bid for a second term this week, he is anxiously searching for a way to counter Democrats on health care, one of their central issues, even though many of his wary Republican allies would prefer he let it go for now. Since he announced […]

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6/14/2019

DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Senator @MarshaBlackburn for fighting obstructionist Democrats led by Cryin’ Chuck Schumer. Democrats continue to look for a do-over on the Mueller Report and will stop at nothing to distract the American people from the great accomplishments of this Administration!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 14, 2019 4:06 pm […]

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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 […]

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6/13/2019

GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..much tougher game than the Republicans did when they had the House Majority. Republicans will remember! “This has already been argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, but the House doesn’t want to wait. This is a common thread between all of the Committees – do whatever you…”  –Donald Trump, […]

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6/12/2019

ECONOMY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘It’s about peace and Prosperity, that’s how Republican Presidents get elected, and this President has delivered on the Economy and he’s delivered on keeping America Stronger & Safer. Our biggest enemy is not any one of these Democrats, it’s the Media.’ John McLaughlin, pollster” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 12, 2019 10:52 pm […]

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6/12/2019

DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘It’s about peace and Properity, that’s how Republican Presidents get elected, and this President has delivered on the Economy and he’s delivered on keeping America Stronger and Safer. Our biggest enemy is not any one of these Democrats, it’s the Media.’ John McLaughlin, pollster” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 12, 2019 10:32 pm […]

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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 […]

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6/10/2019

GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans want just one thing when it comes to Donald Trump’s global trade war: a cease-fire. It’s a move that would benefit not just their caucus, senators argue, but the president too. If Trump withholds new tariffs, he can reasonably expect Senate passage of his new North American trade deal […]

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6/10/2019

GOP/IMPEACHMENT/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, whose actions during the Russia investigation have prompted comparisons to the Watergate scandal, drew a distinction between himself and President Richard Nixon on Monday [6-10-19]: ‘He left. I don’t leave. A big difference.’ He made the comment on the same day that John Dean, the former Nixon White House […]

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6/5/2019

GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican senators said Wednesday [6-5-19] that President Donald Trump should delay implementing the Mexico tariffs until he has made the case directly to them. Members want him to appear before them next week so they can appeal directly to him about the tariffs and urge him to back down from his threat, […]

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6/5/2019

GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘House Republicans support the President on Tariffs with Mexico all the way, & that makes any measure the President takes on the Border totally Veto proof. Why wouldn’t you as Republicans support him when that will allow our President to make a better deal.’ Thank you @GOPLeader” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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6/5/2019

CONGRESS/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s threats to impose blunt new tariffs on Mexico has unleashed a circular firing squad among Republicans in Congress. A bloc of Senate Republicans is threatening to put up a veto-proof majority to block the tariffs if Trump moves forward by using his national emergency powers. But most House Republicans […]

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5/29/2019

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald J. Trump is publicly making the case that Roy Moore, the controversial former Alabama judge, could cost Republicans a Senate seat in an overwhelmingly conservative state if he chooses to run again. One person he hasn’t convinced is Mr. Moore himself…President Trump took to Twitter early Wednesday [5-29-19] to warn that if […]

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5/29/2019

GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the edge of the crowd, Diane Luke, wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat, stood up and informed Representative Justin Amash, Republican of Michigan, that she did not have the words to express her disappointment in him…Since he first outlined his belief that the special counsel’s report showed that Mr. Trump […]

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5/29/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A defiant Roy Moore brushed aside Donald Trump’s warning not to run for Senate again, telling POLITICO on Wednesday [5-29-19] that Alabama voters are capable of deciding for themselves whether he’s fit for office…The scandal-plagued former judge said he is ‘seriously considering’ running for Senate again and plans to decide in a ‘few […]

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5/29/2019

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans cannot allow themselves to again lose the Senate seat in the Great State of Alabama. This time it will be for Six Years, not just Two. I have NOTHING against Roy Moore, and unlike many other Republican leaders, wanted him to win. But he didn’t, and probably won’t…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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