IRAQ/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump visited American military forces on Wednesday [12-26-18] in Iraq, making his first trip to troops stationed in a combat zone only days after announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from foreign wars in Syria and Afghanistan. The trip, shrouded in secrecy, came during a partial government shutdown […]
Category: Military
12/24/2018
JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We are substantially subsidizing the Militaries of many VERY rich countries all over the world, while at the same time these countries take total advantage of the U.S., and our TAXPAYERS, on Trade. General Mattis did not see this as a problem. I DO, and it is being fixed!” -Donald Trump, […]
12/24/2018
MILITARY/SENATE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To those few Senators who think I don’t like or appreciate being allied with other countries, they are wrong, I DO. What I don’t like, however, is when many of these same countries take advantage of their friendship with the United States, both in Military Protection and Trade…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/22/2018
ISIS/MEDIA/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If anybody but your favorite President, Donald J. Trump, announced that, after decimating ISIS in Syria, we were going to bring our troops back home (happy & healthy), that person would be the most popular hero in America. With me, hit hard instead by the Fake News Media. Crazy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/20/2018
AFGHANISTAN/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is considering a major withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the latest in a series of abrupt changes to U.S. military policy the president is either eyeing or has executed over the past 24 hours. Trump is weighing the decision to pull back from the 17-year-old conflict, a senior […]
12/20/2018
DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….equipment. General Mattis was a great help to me in getting allies and other countries to pay their share of military obligations. A new Secretary of Defense will be named shortly. I greatly thank Jim for his service!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 5:21 pm […]
12/20/2018
MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Thursday ’12-20-18] responded to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s fiery rebuke of the president’s decision to pull troops out of Syria, accusing the South Carolina senator of being against saving the lives of soldiers serving overseas. The war of words between the Trump and the Republican senator happened after […]
12/20/2018
JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of Defense James Mattis submitted his resignation on Thursday [12-20-18]. It was an honorable thing to do. But it wasn’t much of a choice. He did exactly what military tradition demands when one can’t ethically or morally support the boss anymore. It’s a wonder, quite frankly, that it took this […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/ICE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “With so much talk about the Wall, people are losing sight of the great job being done on our Southern Border by Border Patrol, ICE and our great Military. Remember the Caravans? Well, they didn’t get through and none are forming or on their way. Border is tight. Fake News silent!” -Donald […]
12/20/2018
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The US military has been ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan, a US defense official with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN on Thursday [12-20-18]. The official said planning is underway, and it could take months to withdraw the nearly 7,000 troops. The decision was […]
12/20/2018
AFGHANISTAN/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By plainly stating his policy differences in his resignation letter, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has sparked an incipient challenge to President Donald Trump’s foreign and security agenda that sets his departure apart from scores of others that preceded him. Mattis, a retired Marine general who was highly regarded by Republicans […]
12/19/2018
ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 American troops from Syria, bringing a sudden end to a military campaign that largely vanquished the Islamic State but ceding a strategically vital country to Russia and Iran. In overruling his generals and civilian advisers, Mr. Trump fulfilled his frequently expressed desire to bring […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-19-18] said the U.S. military will construct his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, insisting that it will be built ‘one way or the other’ while seemingly walking back threats to shut down the government if Congress fails to appropriate for the wall by the end of […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “In our Country, so much money has been poured down the drain, for so many years, but when it comes to Border Security and the Military, the Democrats fight to the death. We won on the Military, which is being completely rebuilt. One way or the other, we will win on the […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “In our Country, so much money has been poured down the drain, for so many years, but the Democrats fight us like cats and dogs when it comes to spending on Boarder Security (including a Wall) and the Military. We won on the Military, it is being completely rebuilt. We will win…” […]
12/19/2018
GOP/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Seated at the head of his Situation Room conference table, President Donald Trump was adamant: American troops must come home from Syria. He had just announced as much to a crowd in Ohio. The assembled military and national security advisers told him the move was rash and unwise. So he gave […]
12/18/2018
DEFENSE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Today, @POTUS Trump will direct the @DeptofDefense to establish a Combatant Command that will oversee all of our military activitie…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 18, 2018 11:53 am […]
12/17/2018
MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will order in the coming days the establishment of a new military space command, a move that comes as Vice President Mike Pence plans two high-profile visits related to the US space program, three US officials tell CNN. Pence will visit Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral […]
12/16/2018
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the request of many, I will be reviewing the case of a ‘U.S. Military hero,’ Major Matt Golsteyn, who is charged with murder. He could face the death penalty from our own government after he admitted to killing a Terrorist bomb maker while overseas. @PeteHegseth @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 16, […]
12/15/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, who has expressed regret for skipping a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, made an unscheduled stop at the site Saturday [12-15-18] under drizzling skies to observe the thousands of Christmas wreaths left each year at military grave sites. In rainy, 53-degree weather, Trump traveled to the […]
12/13/2018
MEDIA/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “The Senate on Thursday [12-13-18] passed a resolution condemning Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ratcheting up pressure on President Donald Trump who has aligned himself with the Saudi kingdom in the aftermath of the brutal killing. Just prior to passing the resolution […]
12/13/2018
MEDIA/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “In a historic bipartisan rebuke of the president and a marked shift in the long-standing U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia, the Senate voted Thursday [12-13-18] to try to force the Trump administration to end its military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Although the measure will stall in the House […]
12/13/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 382nd Birthday @USNationalGuard. Our entire Nation is forever grateful for all you do 24/7/365. We love you! #Guard382 https://t.co/XLoCxOFvMA“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 13, 2018 1:13 pm […]
12/11/2018
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the active-duty troops who President Donald Trump ordered to help secure the southern border have begun departing and thousands of them could be home by the end of the month, according to a US defense official. The official said the exact number of troops to stay on the border after […]
12/11/2018
BORDER/ICE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “…..Ice, Border Patrol and our Military have done a FANTASTIC job of securing our Southern Border. A Great Wall would be, however, a far easier & less expensive solution. We have already built large new sections & fully renovated others, making them like new. The Democrats,…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2018 […]
12/11/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Despite the large Caravans that WERE forming and heading to our Country, people have not been able to get through our newly built Walls, makeshift Walls & Fences, or Border Patrol Officers & Military. They are now staying in Mexico or going back to their original countries…….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, […]
12/9/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/DEFENSE/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has backed plans to request $750 billion from Congress for defense spending next year, a U.S. official said on Sunday, signaling a Pentagon spending hike at a time of potential belt-tightening elsewhere in the government. Trump, faced with a budget deficit at a six-year high, told his Cabinet […]
12/8/2018
MILITARY/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my honor to attend today’s #ArmyNavyGame in Philadelphia. A GREAT game played all around by our HEROES. Congratulations @ArmyWP_Football on the win! https://t.co/WDLkM6VE2T“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 8, 2018 6:31 pm […]
12/8/2018
MILITARY/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#ArmyNavyGame?? https://t.co/Yjhq6r6F9h“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 8, 2018 6:22 pm […]
12/8/2018
MILITARY/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great honor to be headed to the Army-Navy game today. Will be there shortly, landing now! https://t.co/ByAfESq8aS” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 8, 2018 2:07 pm […]
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
EU/MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “The idea of a European Military didn’t work out too well in W.W. I or 2. But the U.S. was there for you, and always will be. All we ask is that you pay your fair share of NATO. Germany is paying 1% while the U.S. pays 4.3% of a much larger […]
12/7/2018
MILITARY/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is expected to name Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military’s highest-ranking officer, two administration officials said Friday [12-7-18]. Milley would replace Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford whose second, two-year term expires in 2019. Trump signaled to reporters on Friday that he […]
12/7/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we honor those who perished 77 years ago at Pearl Harbor, and we salute every veteran who served in World War II over the 4 years that followed that horrific attack. God Bless America! https://t.co/zbu4NLVr4G https://t.co/5hbLDrqg40“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 9:46 am […]
12/6/2018
ARIZONA/BORDER/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Arizona, together with our Military and Border Patrol, is bracing for a massive surge at a NON-WALLED area. WE WILL NOT LET THEM THROUGH. Big danger. Nancy and Chuck must approve Boarder Security and the Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 10:15 pm […]
12/6/2018
JAPAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My thoughts and prayers are with the @USMC crew members who were involved in a mid-air collision off the coast of Japan. Thank you to @USForcesJapan for their immediate response and rescue efforts. Whatever you need, we are here for you. @IIIMEF” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 12:07 pm […]
12/5/2018
MILITARY/PENNSYLVANIA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will attend the Army-Navy football game Saturday [12-8-18] in Philadelphia, the White House told reporters on Wednesday [12-5-18]. Trump attended the game between the two military academies in 2016 as president-elect. He tweeted in 2017 that he would watch the game remotely, thanking the two branches for their service. […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] said he would discuss military developments with his counterparts from China and Russia in the future, in the hopes of ending what he described as an arms race with the countries…Trump did not provide further details. He signed a $716 billion defense policy bill in […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/G20/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] expressed hope that he and the presidents of China and Russia might jointly agree to scale back defense spending, writing on Twitter that he was ‘certain’ that such talks would take place and saying the amount of money the U.S. spends on defense is ‘crazy’…Trump’s tweet […]
11/30/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is planning to propose a fully independent Department of the Space Force as a sixth branch of the military next year, according to a draft presidential directive POLITICO obtained on Thursday [11-29-18]— despite the expected pushback from a Democratic-controlled House and continuing Pentagon efforts to study alternatives […]
11/25/2018
EU/MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Europe has to pay their fair share for Military Protection. The European Union, for many years, has taken advantage of us on Trade, and then they don’t live up to their Military commitment through NATO. Things must change fast!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 25, 2018 3:27 pm […]
11/25/2018
EU/FRANCE/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The large and violent French protests don’t take into account how badly the United States has been treated on Trade by the European Union or on fair and reasonable payments for our GREAT military protection. Both of these topics must be remedied soon.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 25, 2018 8:16 am […]
11/23/2018
MILITARY/SUPREME COURT/TRANSGENDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [11-23-18] asked the Supreme Court to fast-track a ruling on the Pentagon’s policy of restricting military service by transgender people. The policy, announced by the president over Twitter in 2017, would block many of those with a condition called gender dysphoria from serving in the military […]
11/23/2018
MILITARY/SUPREME COURT/TRANSGENDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday [11-23-18] asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower court rulings blocking a policy barring certain transgender people from military service, declining to wait for decisions from federal appeals courts currently considering the issue. Trump announced in March that he would endorse a plan by […]
11/23/2018
MILITARY/SUPREME COURT/TRANSGENDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In yet another aggressive attempt to bypass federal appeals courts, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday [11-23-18] to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s policy that bars most transgender individuals from military service. The policy, first announced by the President in July 2017 via Twitter and later […]
11/22/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances about the courts, trade and migrants heading to the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump’s call, made Thursday [11-22-18] from his opulent private Mar-a-Lago club, struck an unusually political tone as he spoke with […]
11/21/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries. White House […]
11/20/2018
MEDIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump rebuffed rumors that he’s too afraid to visit U.S. troops in a war zone, telling reporters that he does plan to visit a combat area at some point…Trump has faced mounting criticism for never visiting U.S. troops in a combat zone nearly two years into his presidency. During an […]
11/19/2018
INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For a president who professes to revere the US military more than any of his predecessors, Donald Trump gets entangled in a lot of scrapes that raise doubts about the sincerity of his admiration. He has feuded with war heroes and the relatives of fallen soldiers, sparked controversy by ducking remembrance observances […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pakistan reacted angrily on Monday [11-19-18] to criticism by President Trump that the country had not done enough in return for years of United States military aid and that the government had harbored Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. In an interview with ‘Fox News Sunday’ this weekend, Mr. Trump […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He was the man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. As a member of the Navy SEALs, he became renowned as one of the iconic military officers of the post-9/11 era. And after retiring four years ago, Adm. William H. McRaven took on a huge challenge as […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is once again claiming he knows best — this time, criticizing the past military and political leadership for the timeline of the Osama bin Laden capture. The issue re-emerged Sunday [11-18-18] in a taped interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace. Pivoting from a question about retired Adm. William McRaven’s […]
11/16/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump expressed regret in an interview to be aired this weekend for not marking Veterans Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. ‘I should have done that,’ the president told Fox News Sunday in an interview that will air on Sunday [11-18-18]. ‘I was extremely busy on calls for […]
11/16/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump says he should have visited Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day — a traditional presidential act. Trump, who rarely admits a faux pas, told ‘Fox News Sunday’ that ‘in retrospect, I should have’ gone, but he was busy on calls and had just returned from abroad. Trump was […]
11/15/2018
DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Thursday [11-15-18] that President Donald Trump has ‘failed miserably’ in his attempts to support US troops. ‘He’s failed miserably when it comes to supporting our troops and their families,’ the senator from Illinois said. Duckworth is a veteran who lost both legs during an explosion in Iraq […]
11/15/2018
JOBS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump is spinning a tale regarding the number of jobs he’s provided for military veterans. At a veterans’ event Thursday [11-15-18], he said the unemployment rate for former service members is its best in 21 years. He’s not even close. It’s only a one-year low. And it was even lower […]
11/15/2018
MELANIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “President Donald Trump visited with Marines and spoke at a White House veterans’ conference Thursday [11-15-18] amid fallout over his decision not to visit an American cemetery during his weekend trip to Paris to commemorate the end of World War I. The president and first lady Melania Trump spent about 40 minutes […]
11/15/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is our sacred duty to support America’s Service Members every single day they wear the uniform – and every day after when they return home as Veterans. Together we will HONOR those who defend us, we will CHERISH those who protect us, and we will celebrate the amazing heroes… https://t.co/kovcIj4fwU” -Donald […]
11/15/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “It was my great honor to host a @WhiteHouse Conference on Supporting Veterans & Military Families… To everyone here today who has served our Country in uniform, & to every Veteran & Military family across our land, I want to express the eternal gratitude of our entire Nation! https://t.co/MK8jUaTGFK“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/15/2018
MELANIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to visit with our GREAT U.S. MARINES at the Marine Barracks here in Washington, D.C. We love you @USMC @MBWDC! https://t.co/ASWmDZrDRK https://t.co/xYrPw9zzVv“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 15, 2018 3:08 pm […]
11/13/2018
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The existence of more than a dozen supposedly secret North Korean missile bases should come as a surprise to nobody — certainly not the United States or South Korea. Both have access to military intelligence that far exceeds what is available in the private sector. If anything, the latest findings […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, fresh off a tense visit to Paris, on Tuesday [11-13-18] fired off a string of tweets attacking French President Emmanuel Macron for floating the idea of a self-reliant European military and the country’s wine tariffs, while accusing Macron of swiping at Trump’s nationalism to distract from his own shortcomings…Trump’s […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-13-18] claimed he tried to salvage a trip to a French cemetery for American troops, but that the Secret Service nixed his idea of driving after he reportedly couldn’t fly in the rain. The president was in Paris last weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/NATIONALISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump issued a blistering personal attack on Tuesday [11-13-18] against President Emmanuel Macron of France, his host last weekend, and sought to douse a furor over his decision not to visit a cemetery of American soldiers while in France because of rain. Two days after returning from Paris, Mr. Trump responded […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For weeks before the midterm elections, President Trump warned ominously about the threat from a caravan of migrants streaming from Central America toward Mexico’s border with the United States. It was a fearsome mix of criminals and ‘unknown Middle Easterners,’ Mr. Trump claimed darkly, one that constituted a genuine national emergency. But […]
11/12/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday [11-12-18] that President Donald Trump’s decision to not attend a ceremony at an American burial ground in France because of rain ‘let down our country’…Trump, who was in Paris to commemorate the centennial of the end of World War I with other world leaders, has […]
11/12/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just returned from France where much was accomplished in my meetings with World Leaders. Never easy bringing up the fact that the U.S. must be treated fairly, which it hasn’t, on both Military and Trade. We pay for LARGE portions of other countries military protection,……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 7:03 […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Exactly 100 years ago today, on November 11th, 1918, World War I came to an end. We are gathered together, at this hallowed resting place, to pay tribute to the brave Americans who gave their last breath in that mighty struggle…. https://t.co/JPUkOr4rW1“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 11:38 pm […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: Today we remember the brave actions of our troops and those of our allies during WWI. Honored to be spending this day honoring…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 3:55 pm […]
11/11/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful ceremony today in Paris commemorating the end of World War One. Many World leaders in attendance. Thank you to @EmmanuelMacron, President of France! Now off to Suresnes American Cemetery to make speech in honor of our great heroes! Then back to the U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 9:52 am […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On this Veterans Day — the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI, we honor the brave HEROES who fought for America in the Great War, and every Veteran who has worn the uniform and kept our Nation Safe, Strong and FREE! https://t.co/zBvvYRR7XE https://t.co/YO06ztfvNm“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 9:16 am […]
11/10/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 243rd Birthday to our GREAT U.S. Marine Corps?? https://t.co/1cPtoMfmxP“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2018 9:09 am […]
11/10/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “I am in Paris getting ready to celebrate the end of World War One. Is there anything better to celebrate than the end of a war, in particular that one, which was one of the bloodiest and worst of all time?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2018 3:17 am […]
11/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2018 4:10 pm […]
11/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday [11-9-18] as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an ‘insulting’ proposal to build up Europe’s military […]
11/8/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump heads to Paris on Friday [11-10-18] to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the truce that ended World War One, surrounded by more than 100 heads of state, all of whom have followed with intense interest the outcome of Tuesday’s congressional midterm elections in the United States. And not everyone might […]
11/2/2018
AFRICA/MILITARY/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Nigerian Army, part of a military criticized for rampant human rights abuses, on Friday [11-2-18] used the words of President Trump to justify its fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters. Soldiers fired this Monday on a march of about 1,000 Islamic Shiite activists who had blocked traffic on the outskirts of the […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed that up to 15,000 US troops could be sent to the border to deal with the group of approximately 3,500 migrants heading toward the US through Mexico. The migrants, who are more than 800 miles away from the US, are weeks away from arriving at the border, where […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] the United States could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border with Mexico, as he hardens his stance against a caravan of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. The numbers cited by Trump are significantly higher than defense officials have […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 7:45 […]
10/30/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Already, President Trump has sent 1,000 military forces to the Southwest border in a decision he said will protect Americans from a caravan of migrants coming from Central America. He has pledged to deploy at least 4,000 more troops by the week’s end, as part of a last-ditch effort to galvanize […]
10/30/2018
BORDER/CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week before high-stakes midterm elections, President Trump and his allies are zeroing in on immigration in what critics describe as a series of stunts aimed at rallying his base. Recent moves to send more troops to the US-Mexico border, possibly overhaul asylum policy and rethink birthright citizenship are political ploys with […]
10/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top U.S. general overseeing a deployment of more than 5,200 troops to the border with Mexico said on Tuesday [10-30-18] that troop levels would rise further, but declined to say how high or estimate what the operation will cost. Many basic questions remained unanswered a day after the Pentagon announced the […]
10/29/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/DEFENSE/IMMIGRATION/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 5,000 active-duty military troops will deploy to the southern border by the end of this week, Defense Department officials said on Monday [10-29-18], an escalation of a midterm election show of force against a caravan of Central American migrants that President Trump has characterized as an ‘invasion of […]
10/29/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump characterized a group of migrants headed toward the United States as an invading force, adding that the U.S military would meet them at the border…Trump’s tweet refers to a large ‘caravan’ of migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras that set off more than two weeks ago and […]
10/29/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border. Please go back, you will not be admitted into the United States unless you go through the legal process. This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!” -Donald […]
10/25/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Service Members who died that day included brave young Marines just out of high school, accomplished officers in the middle of their military careers, and enlisted men who had served in theaters all over the world… https://t.co/82Wkru7JAb“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 6:21 pm […]
19/25/2018
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In 1983, roughly 1,800 Marines were in Beirut to keep the peace in a Nation torn apart by Civil War. Terrorists had bombed the U.S. Embassy earlier that year, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans… https://t.co/Mp73AYv7J0“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 6:19 pm […]
10/25/2018
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are gathered together on this solemn occasion to fulfill our most reverent and sacred duty. 35 years ago, 241 American service members were murdered in the terrorist attack on our Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Today, we honor our fallen heroes… https://t.co/zPgjSFj9BM“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 6:13 pm […]
10/24/2018
CANADA/MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s plan to create a U.S. Space Force would require a multiyear reorganization of military operations, with potential spillover effects on existing partnerships that involve Canada. Canada is watching and evaluating whether NORAD — the joint Canada-U.S. command defending North American air space — or the terms of Canada’s […]
10/23/2018
DEFENSE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DeptofDefense: Never forgotten! On Oct. 23, 1983, the #Beirut Marine Barracks bombing took the lives of 241 #Marines, #sailors and #sol…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2018 4:51 pm […]
10/22/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sadly, it looks like Mexico’s Police and Military are unable to stop the Caravan heading to the Southern Border of the United States. Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in. I have alerted Border Patrol and Military that this is a National Emergy. Must change laws!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] threatened to order the military to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the flow of migrants making their way northward toward the U.S. is not stopped…Trump also hinted that the new trade deal reached by the U.S., Mexico and Canada could be in jeopardy if Mexico doesn’t […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!..” –Donald […]
10/17/2018
ASIA/CHINA/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday [10-18-18], as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting pressure between the world’s two largest economies. Mattis saw first hand last month how growing Sino-U.S. friction can undermine military contacts […]
10/17/2018
ASIA/MILITARY/NOMINATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Air Force General David Stilwell to be the State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, a post that has remained unfilled for more than a year despite major challenges in the region. A White House statement on Wednesday [10-17-18] said Trump had announced […]
10/17/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This afternoon, it was my great honor to present @USMC Sergeant Major John Canley the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/EI1DD4AkC9 https://t.co/6JJm1SRcQ9” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 5:03 pm […]
10/17/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USMC: LIVE from the White House: Sgt. Maj. John Canley becomes the 300th Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. https://t.co/sD93rrqaoZ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 3:11 pm […]
10/17/2018
BUDGET/DEFENSE/GOVERNMENT/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [10-17-18] instructed federal department leaders to slash 5 percent from their budgets next year, signaling a renewed interest in belt-tightening amid mounting deficits…Even the military could see slight cuts from its current budget: Trump said the Pentagon’s budget would ‘likely be $700 billion,’ according to a White […]
10/17/2018
BUDGET/CABINET/DEFICIT/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump, faced with a budget deficit at a six-year high, on Wednesday [10-17-18] told his Cabinet to come up with proposals to cut spending by their agencies by 5 percent, but he suggested the military would be largely spared…The administration is beginning to pull together plans for the president’s […]