TRUMP MEMORANDA: “In this memorandum [1-24-17], the president ordered the Commerce Secretary to begin a 60-day review of regulations for American manufacturers, with the aim of finding ways to speed up permitting and all federal processes for them.” – Lisa Desjardins, “The 12 executive actions Trump has signed (so far),” PBS Newshour, PBS.org, Jan 25, 2017 […]
1/24/2017
POLITICS: "If you want to file a complaint with the White House, you're going to have to go to great lengths to do it. The comment phone line where people can call and voice their concerns or praise is currently closed. Instead, a recording tells the caller to reach out to the President using an […]
1/24/2017
CRIME/GUNS: "If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible "carnage" going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/24/2017 […]
1/24/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: "Congratulations to @FoxNews for being number one in inauguration ratings. They were many times higher than FAKE NEWS @CNN – public is smart!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/24/2017 […]
1/24/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/JOBS: "Great meeting with Ford CEO Mark Fields and General Motors CEO Mary Barra at the @WhiteHouse today." https://t.co/T0eIgO6LP8 – Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/24/2017 […]
1/24/2017
TRUMP MEMORANDA/PIPELINES: “Signing orders to move forward with the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines in the Oval Office.” https://t.co/aOxmfO0vOK – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2017 […]
1/24/2017
JOBS: "Great meeting with automobile industry leaders at the @WhiteHouse this morning. Together, we will #MAGA!" https://t.co/OXdiLOkGsZ – Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/24/2017 […]
1/24/2017
MISC: "A photo delivered yesterday that will be displayed in the upper/lower press hall. Thank you Abbas!" https://t.co/Uzp0ivvRp0 – Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/24/2017 […]
1/23/2017
JOBS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees to be applied across the board in the executive branch. As part of this freeze, […]
1/23/2017
TTP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum Regarding Withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement It is the policy of my Administration to represent the American people and their financial well-being in all negotations, particularly the American worker, and to create fair and economically beneficial trade deals that serve their interests. Additionally, […]
1/23/2017
ABORTION/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Mexico City Policy I hereby revoke the Presidential Memorandum of January 23, 2009, for the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Mexico City Policy and Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning), and reinstate the Presidential Memorandum of January 22, 2001, for the […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/EPA/SCOTT PRUITT: "In a transition filled with unconventional cabinet picks, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to head the Environmental Protection Agency, stands out. As Oklahoma’s top lawyer for much of the past seven years, Pruitt has established himself as a loyal friend of the fossil fuel industry and become […]
1/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Pharmaceutical executives initially celebrated Donald Trump’s election, expecting the businessman to be friendlier to their industry than Hillary Clinton, a tough critic. But worries about his ire soon set in, and the fears proved justified on Jan. 11 [2017], when Trump said the industry was 'getting away with murder.' His prescription for […]
1/23/2017
2016 ELECTION/VOTER FRAUD: "Days after being sworn in, President Trump insisted to congressional leaders invited to a reception at the White House that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions of illegal votes, according to people familiar with the meeting. Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that widespread voter […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/TOM PRICE: "Tom Price [Net Worth $10 Million] Health and Human Services. The Georgia Congressman invested in drug companies before co-sponsoring legislation that befitted them." – “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/ELAINE CHAO/TRANSPORTATION: "Elaine Chao [Net Worth $24 Million] Transportation. The former Labor Secretary is married to Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and sits on four corporate boards." – “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/BEN CARSON/HUD: "Ben Carson [Net Worth $29 Million] Housing and Urban Development. The retired neurosurgeon has never held office and ran against Trump last year." – Abigail Abrams, “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/ANDREW PUZDER/LABOR: "Andy Puzder [Net Worth $45 Million] Labor. The fast-food magnate could use his post to push back on policies like minimum-wage increases." – “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY: "Steve Mnuchin [Net Worth $300 Million] Treasury. A former Goldman Sachs partner, he ran a bank that forclosed on thousands of people during the recession." – “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/REX TILLERMAN/STATE: "Rex Tillerman [Net Worth $325 Million] State. As the CEO of ExxonMobil, he presided over millions in campaign donations and lobbying spending." – “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: "Betsy DeVos [Net Worth $1.25 Billion] Education. After marrying an heir to the Amway fortune, DeVos became a conservative education activist." – “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017, Abigail Abrams, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
CABINET/COMMERCE/WILLBUR ROSS: “Willbur Ross [Net Worth $2.5 Billion] Commerce. The ‘king of bankruptcy’ made his fortune accquiring and restructuring failing companies.” – Abigail Abrams, “Trump’s Gilded Team,” Time Magazine, Jan 23, 2017 […]
1/23/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE/TPP: "President Donald Trump’s formal withdrawal from the 12-nation Pacific trade agreement, announced Monday [1-23-17], creates an American policy vacuum in a fast-growing region that includes China and longtime U.S. allies." – “Donald Trump Withdraws U.S. From Trans-Pacific Partnership,” The Wall Street Journal, Jan 23, 2017, William Mauldin, 1/23/2017 […]
1/23/2017
JOBS/POLITICS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “[1-23-17] The president has told agencies they cannot fill any vacant positions nor open new ones, with two exceptions: military personnel and critical public safety positions.” –Lisa Desjardins, “The 12 executive actions Trump has signed (so far),” PBS Newshour, PBS.org, Jan 25, 2017 […]
1/23/2017
ABORTION/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “President Trump has ordered [1-23-17] that federal dollars cannot go to organizations that provide abortion services.” [Also known as the Mexico City Policy] – Lisa Desjardins, “The 12 executive actions Trump has signed (so far),” PBS Newshour, PBS.org, Jan 25, 2017 […]
1/23/2017
TPP/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “This memorandum [1-23-17] withdraws the United States from all Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and from signing the trade deal.” –Lisa Desjardins, “The 12 executive actions Trump has signed (so far),” PBS Newshour, PBS.org, Jan 25, 2017 […]
1/23/2017
MEDIA: "White House press secretary Sean Spicer's false claims about the size of the crowd at President Donald Trump's inauguration were 'alternative facts,' a top Trump aide said Sunday. In an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' host Chuck Todd pressed Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway about why the White House on Saturday had sent […]
1/23/2017
JOBS/NATIONAL SECURITY: "Busy week planned with a heavy focus on jobs and national security. Top executives coming in at 9:00 A.M. to talk manufacturing in America." – Twitter.com, Jan. 23, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/23/2017 […]
1/22/2017
ECOMONY/HUD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "When Donald J. Trump swore the presidential oath on Friday, he assumed responsibility not only for the levers of government but also for one of the United States’ most valuable assets, battered though it may be: its credibility. The country’s sentimental reverence for truth and its jealously guarded press freedoms, while never perfect, […]
1/22/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: "U.S. counterintelligence agents have investigated communications that President Donald Trump’s national security adviser had with Russian officials, according to people familiar with the matter. Michael Flynn is the first person inside the White House under Mr. Trump whose communications are known to have faced scrutiny as part of investigations by the Federal […]
1/22/2017
PROTESTS: "Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views." – Twitter.com, Jan. 22, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/22/2017 […]
1/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA: "Wow, television ratings just out: 31 million people watched the Inauguration, 11 million more than the very good ratings from 4 years ago!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 22, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/22/2017 […]
1/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/PROTESTS: "Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly." – Twitter.com, Jan. 22, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/22/2017 […]
1/22/2017
INTELLIGENCE/CIA: "Had a great meeting at CIA Headquarters yesterday, packed house, paid great respect to Wall, long standing ovations, amazing people. WIN!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 22, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/22/2017 […]
1/22/2017
CONSTITUTION/CORRUPTION/2016 ELECTION/SPECIAL INTERESTS: "During his campaign, Trump embraced the notion of a first-100-day flurry in which he would quickly put his stamp on Washington. In a major speech in Gettysburg a few weeks before the election, he articulated three broad priorities: ending 'corruption and special-interest collusion' in Washington, protecting American workers and restoring security and […]
1/21/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We did a thing yesterday at the [inauguration] speech. Did everybody like the speech? I’ve been given good reviews. But we had a massive field of people. You saw them. Packed. I get up this morning, I turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field. I say, wait […]
1/21/2017
DONALD ON DONALD: “Now, I know a lot about West Point. I’m a person that very strongly believes in academics. In fact, every time I say I had an uncle who was a great professor at MIT for 35 years who did a fantastic job in so many different ways, academically — was an academic […]
1/21/2017
CIA/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY: "President Trump traveled to CIA headquarters Saturday to make peace. But as he spoke in front of a wall with 117 stars marking spies who died while serving, Trump quickly shifted back to campaign mode — boasting about his achievements, lodging grievances against the media and making off-the-cuff observations… 'There is nobody that […]
1/21/2017
MEDIA: "President Trump used his first full day in office on Saturday to unleash a remarkably bitter attack on the news media, falsely accusing journalists of both inventing a rift between him and intelligence agencies and deliberately understating the size of his inauguration crowd… Later, at the White House, he dispatched Sean Spicer, the press […]
1/21/2017
DONALDISM: "RT @WhiteHouse: 'Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the HEART and FIGHT and SPIRIT of America.'-@POTUS" – Twitter.com, Jan. 21, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/21/2017 […]
1/21/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA: "A fantastic day and evening in Washington D.C.Thank you to @FoxNews and so many other news outlets for the GREAT reviews of the speech!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 21, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/21/2017 […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies SUBJECT: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review The President has asked me to communicate to each of you his plan for managing the Federal regulatory process at the outset of his Administration. In order to ensure that the President’s appointees or designees have the opportunity to […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/USA: “Together, We Will Make America Strong Again. We Will Make America Wealthy Again. We Will Make America Proud Again. We Will Make America Safe Again. And, Yes, Together, We Will Make America Great Again.” -Donald Trump, “The Inaugural Address,” whitehouse.gov, Jan. 20, 2017 […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/USA: “We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this moment on, it’s going to be America First… I will fight for you with […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/USA: “January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/USA: “We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we […]
1/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. It is the policy of my Administration to seek the prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), as […]
1/20/2017
AMERICA FIRST: "At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put 'America First,' a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into World War II." – “‘America First,’ a phrase with a loaded anti-Semitic and isolationist history,” The Los Angeles Times online, Jan […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/HOPE HICKS: "Hope Hicks, Director of strategic communications. She single-handedly ran the campaign's media operations and is Trump's chief liason to the press." – “Meet the Inner Circle of Donald Trump’s Inner Circle,” Time Magazine, Jan. 20, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
OBAMA EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “The president has frozen all regulations now in process (but not approved) until they are approved by him or an agency after he took office. This means any regulation signed by former President Barack Obama in his final weeks in office — including some that deal with energy efficiency standards — […]
1/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: "Mr. Trump has allowed all agency heads to waive requirements of the Affordable Care Act to the 'maximum extent permitted by law.' [1-20-17]" – “The 12 executive actions Trump has signed (so far),” PBS Newshour, PBS.org, Jan 25, 2017, Lisa Desjardins, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
IMPEACHMENT: "Under Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, a President can be impeached upon the 'Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High crimes and Misdemeanors.'… That means Trump can’t be impeached just because all of a sudden Republicans turn against him or because they think he is “unfit” for office… Some constitutional experts […]
1/20/2017
IMPEACHMENT: "Now that Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, there are already calls underway for him to be impeached. ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org, a website aimed at removing Trump from the presidency, was launched immediately after Trump was sworn in. 'The nation is now witnessing a massive corruption of […]
1/20/2017
JOBS: One of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address on Friday was his call to 'buy American and hire American.' It was a moment rich in irony. Many of those supporters were sporting Trump's trademark red 'Make America Great Again' baseball caps that were made in China, Vietnam […]
1/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: "Jan 20 President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on Friday in the Oval Office shortly after his inaugural parade ended, directing agencies to ease the regulatory burdens associated with Obamacare as the U.S. Congress determines how to repeal and replace the health care law." – “Trump, in Oval Office, signs […]
1/20/2017
DONALDISM: "THANK YOU for another wonderful evening in Washington, D.C. TOGETHER, we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN????????" https://t.co/V3aoj9RUh4 – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
DONALDISM: "So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain…TO ALL AMERICANS????????" https://t.co/cZKkrGXLSi https://t.co/D7Es6ie4fY – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
MILITARY: "It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots!" https://t.co/ZKyOiOor62 – Facebook.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
BORDER/ECONOMY/JOBS: "We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth – and we will bring back our dreams!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD: "The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. From this moment on, it’s going to be #AmericaFirst????????" – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD: "January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again." – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: "What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people." – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD: "It all begins today! I will see you at 11:00 A.M. for the swearing-in. THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES – THE WORK BEGINS!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD: "Today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring… power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People. #InaugurationDay" – Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN MCENTEE: "John McEntee, Personal aide to the President. A former Fox News production assistant, he is responsible for making sure Trump has what he needs." – “Meet the Inner Circle of Donald Trump’s Inner Circle,” Time Magazine, Jan. 20, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/DAN SCAVINO: "Dan Scavin, Director of social media. The keeper of the #TrumpTrain on Twitter and Facebook, he started working for Trump as a golf caddy." – “Meet the Inner Circle of Donald Trump’s Inner Circle,” Time Magazine, Jan. 20, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/GEORGE GIGICOS: "George Gigicos, Director of advance. The only veteran operative in the group, he worked for George W. Bush as an advance man." – “Meet the Inner Circle of Donald Trump’s Inner Circle,” Time Magazine, Jan. 20, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/KEITH SCHILLER: "Keith Schiller, Director of the Oval, Office operations. A former NYPD detective, he's been working for Trump since 1999 as a bodygaurd and aide." – “Meet the Inner Circle of Donald Trump’s Inner Circle,” Time Magazine, Jan. 20, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
CABINET/MONICA CROWLEY/NATIONAL SECURITY: "Monica Crowley, selected as deputy national security adviser, withdrew after it was revealed that much of her past writing was plagiarized. Many other national security positions remain unfilled, and it’s unclear how much if any of the briefing materials prepared by the outgoing administration have even been read." – “Donald the Unready,” […]
1/20/2017
CABINET/BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: "Betsy DeVos, whom Donald Trump has nominated as education secretary, doesn’t know basic education terms, doesn’t know about federal statutes governing special education, but thinks school officials should carry guns to defend against grizzly bears." – “Donald the Unready,” The New York Times online, Jan. 20, 2017, Paul Krugman, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
CABINET/BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: "Betsy DeVos’s brother, Erik Prince, founded Blackwater, the mercenary outfit that, among other things, helped destabilize Iraq by firing into a crowd of civilians." – “Donald the Unready,” The New York Times online, Jan. 20, 2017, Paul Krugman, 1/20/2017 […]
1/20/2017
CABINET/REX TILLERMAN/SECRETARY OF STATE: "…Rex Tillerson, selected as secretary of state, casually declared that America would block Chinese access to bases in the South China Sea, apparently unaware that he was in effect threatening to go to war if China called his bluff." – “Donald the Unready,” The New York Times online, Jan. 20, 2017, […]
1/20/2017
ECONOMY/HUD: "An hour after Donald Trump assumed the presidency Friday [1-20-17], his administration indefinitely suspended a pending rate cut for mortgage insurance required for FHA-backed loans, which are popular with first-time home buyers and those with poor credit… Some Republicans expressed concern that the rate cut could cost taxpayers if the loans started to go […]
1/19/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/PAUL MANAFORT: "Some of his contacts there were under surveillance by the National Security Agency for suspected links to Russia’s Federal Security Service, one of the officials said. Mr. Manafort is among at least three Trump campaign advisers whose possible links to Russia are under scrutiny. Two others are Carter Page, a businessman and […]
1/19/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/PAUL MANAFORT: "American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current and former senior American officials said. The continuing counterintelligence investigation means that […]
1/19/2017
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: "The text of the 19-page letter reads: "I, Donald J. Trump, hereby resign from each and every office and position I hold" in more than 400 entities listed on the following pages. The letter is signed by Trump and dated January 19, the day before he was sworn in." – “Trump Organization […]
1/19/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALTER SHAUB: "On Jan. 11, as Donald Trump held his first press conference as president-elect, a little-known government ethics official in Washington watched with growing concern as Trump revealed his intention to retain ownership of his business empire rather than divest. Walter Shaub Jr., the soft-spoken director of the U.S. Office […]
1/19/2017
LOBBYING/TRUMP PEOPLE/COREY LEWANDOWSKI: "Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, is standing in his corner office at Avenue Strategies, a lobbying firm he’s founded with Barry Bennett, the former campaign manager for Ben Carson who later worked for Trump. The geographic proximity to the White House is important, because it amplifies Lewandowski’s personal proximity to Trump—and […]
1/19/2017
CABINET/STEVEN MNUCHIN/TREASURY: "Steven Mnuchin, the Wall Street executive tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Treasury secretary, faced some of the most blistering personal attacks of any Cabinet pick so far as Democrats accused him of foreclosing on the homes of thousands of struggling Americans while head of a Pasadena bank, even as […]
1/19/2017
CABINET: "Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees finalized, first without a Latino member in decades." – “Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees finalized, first without a Latino member in decades,” AOL.com, Jan 19, 2017, Morgan Whitaker, 1/19/2017 […]
1/19/2017
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/NATO/EU: "Last weekend, Trump gave interviews to two newspapers, one British and one German, in which he said he was indifferent to the fate of the European Union political and trading bloc, and argued that the NATO military alliance, the bedrock of European security since World War II, is obsolete. Both have been pillars […]
1/19/2017
CABINET/ENERGY/RICK PERRY: "Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Energy Department, used his opening statement at his Senate confirmation Thursday to back away from his biggest potential problem: his earlier calls to abolish that department. Acknowledging that he had vowed to eliminate the Energy Department when he ran unsuccessfully for the 2012 Republican […]
1/19/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD: "Thank you for a wonderful evening in Washington, D.C. #Inauguration" https://t.co/a6xpFQTHj5 – Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/19/2017 […]
1/19/2017
2016 ELECTION: "Thank you for joining us at the Lincoln Memorial tonight- a very special evening! Together, we are going to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" https://t.co/OSxa3BamHs – Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/19/2017 […]
1/19/2017
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD: "Getting ready to leave for Washington, D.C. The journey begins and I will be working and fighting very hard to make it a great journey for… the American people. I have no doubt that we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/19/2017 […]
1/18/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/NIKKI HALEY: "Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, used her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to attack the world body for what she called its bias against Israel, a position that put her in sync with most of Congress. Haley told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that she 'absolutely' […]
1/18/2017
MILITARY: "Thank you to our amazing Wounded Warriors for their service. It was an honor to be with them tonight in D.C…" https://t.co/Qj5cpfaykD – Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/18/2017 […]
1/18/2017
MISC: "Great seeing @TheLeeGreenwood and Kimberly at this evenings VP dinner! #GodBlessTheUSA" https://t.co/SxVmaWvOFT – Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/18/2017 […]
1/18/2017
BUSH FAMILY: "Looking forward to a speedy recovery for George and Barbara Bush, both hospitalized. Thank you for your wonderful letter!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/18/2017 […]
1/18/2017
DONALD ON DONALD: "Writing my inaugural address at the Winter White House, Mar-a-Lago, three weeks ago. Looking forward to Friday…" https://t.co/J0ojOXjrga – Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/18/2017 […]
1/18/2017
MISC: ".@TheAlabamaBand was great last night in D.C. playing for 147 Diplomats and Ambassadors from countries around the world. Thanks Alabama!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/18/2017 […]
1/18/2017
MEDIA: "No wonder the Today Show on biased @NBC is doing so badly compared to its glorious past. Little credibility!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/18/2017 […]
1/18/2017
JOBS: "Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the big announcement from Ford, G.M., Lockheed & others that jobs are coming back… to the U.S., but had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE NEWS. Ask top CEO's of those companies for real facts. Came back because of me!" – […]
1/17/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE: "Even by his standards, President-elect Donald Trump's statements on trade have been stunning in their recklessness. His proposals essentially amount to the repudiation of a system that has fostered global stability and lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty over the last several decades — and if he actually intends to […]
1/17/2017
CABINET/COMMERCE/WILBUR ROSS: "Wilbur L. Ross, nominated to be the nation’s next commerce secretary, is a very wealthy man with his hands in myriad businesses ranging from banking to energy and real estate loans to the auto parts industry. The billionaire investor, who made much of his money investing in troubled companies, said in a filing […]
1/17/2017
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA: "Trump Entering White House Unbent and Unpopular, Lowest Rating Ever For a New President. In one way at least, President-elect Donald J. Trump has already surpassed all of his recent predecessors. It took Barack Obama 18 months in the White House for his approval rating to slip to 44 percent in Gallup polling, and […]
1/17/2017
APPRENTICE/LEGAL: "A former contestant on 'The Apprentice' who accused Donald J. Trump of sexual assault during the presidential race filed a lawsuit against him on Tuesday [1-17-17] alleging that Mr. Trump defamed her when he claimed that she fabricated the assault. Summer Zervos and her lawyer, Gloria Allred, announced the lawsuit at a news conference […]
1/17/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: "President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia declared on Tuesday [1-17-16] that the political memo alleging that the Kremlin had sought for years to influence President-elect Donald J. Trump was 'fake,' and he said that the effort to compile such a dossier was further evidence of the political decay of the West — one of […]
1/17/2017
ECONOMY/US DOLLAR: "Dollar falls to one-month low after President-elect Donald Trump describes it as *too strong* The dollar tumbled to its lowest level in a month after Donald Trump suggested to The Wall Street Journal he favored a weaker dollar, breaking with decades of tradition and intensifying investor concern over the incoming administration’s capacity to […]
1/17/2017
BUSINESS/DEBT/DONALD ON DONALD: "Hundreds of millions of dollars of debt attached to Mr. Trump’s properties, some of them backed by Mr. Trump’s personal guarantee, were packaged into securities and sold to investors over the past five years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of legal and property documents." – “Trump���s Debts Are Widely Held […]