CONFLICT OF INTEREST/DONALD ON DONALD: "[A]s you know, I have have a no conflict situation because I'm president, which is — I didn't know about that until about three months ago. But it's a nice thing to have. But I don't want to take advantage of something. I have something that others don't have. Vice […]
1/11/2017
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/DONALD ON DONALD/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/TRUMP TAXES: "DONALD TRUMP- 'Oh, gee, I've never heard that. I’ve never heard that before. The only one that cares about my tax returns are the reporters. They’re the only ones.' SPEAKER –'You don't think the American public is concerned about it?' DONALD TRUMP- 'But no, I don't think so. I […]
1/11/2017
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/RUSSIA: "Well, if Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset, not a liability. Because we have a horrible relationship with Russia. Russia can help us fight ISIS, which by the way, is number one tricky. I mean, if you look, this administration created ISIS by leaving at the wrong time. The void […]
1/11/2017
MEDIA/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "Well, you know, President Putin and Russia put out a statement today that this fake news [The 35 page dossier] was indeed fake news. They said it totally never happened. Now somebody would say, 'oh, of course he’s going to say that' — I respected the fact that he said that. And I will […]
1/11/2017
CYBERWAR/RUSSIA: "As far as hacking, I think it was Russia. But I think we also get hacked by other countries and other people. And I can say that, you know, when we lost 22 million names and everything else that was hacked recently, they didn’t make a big deal out of that. That was something […]
1/11/2017
VA/VETS: "One of the coming commitments I made is that we’re going to straighten out the whole situation for our veterans. Our veterans have been treated horribly. They’re waiting in line for 15, 16, 17 days. Cases where they go on in and they have a minor early-stage form of cancer and they can't see […]
1/11/2017
JOBS: "So there's a great spirit going on right now, a spirit that many people have told me they've never seen before — ever. We’re going to create jobs. I said that I will be the greatest jobs producer that God ever created, and I mean that. I really — I’m going to work very […]
1/11/2017
HEALTHCARE/PHARMA: "I think a lot of industries are going to be coming back. We have to get our drug industry coming back. Our drug industry has been disastrous. They’re leaving left and right. They supply our drugs, but they don't make them here. To a large extent. And the other thing we have to do […]
1/11/2017
MEDIA: "We had a great News Conference at Trump Tower today. A couple of FAKE NEWS organizations were there but the people truly get what's going on" – Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/11/2017 […]
1/10/2017
CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY: "[John] Kelly also said he had 'high confidence' in U.S. intelligence reports that found that Russia had engaged in cyberattacks in order to influence the U.S. elections. Trump has cast doubt on those findings." – “Homeland Security Pick Kelly Splits With Trump Over Immigration, Torture,” NPR.com, Jan 10, 2017, Jessica Taylor and Brian […]
1/10/2017
CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY: "[John] Kelly agreed with McCain that waterboarding should continue to be prohibited and that the Geneva Conventions should be followed. 'I don't think we should ever come close to crossing a line that is beyond what we as Americans would expect to follow in terms of interrogation techniques,' Kelly said. During the campaign, […]
1/10/2017
CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY: " 'I’ll follow the law,' Kelly said Tuesday. 'We have a limited capacity to execute the law so we would certainly look at the highest priority activities.' When probed further, Kelly said that given the limited assets available 'law abiding individuals' probably would not top his priority list when it comes to removals, […]
1/10/2017
CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY: "Pressed by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., on whether it was lawful to conduct surveillance on mosques or create a database of Muslims in the U.S., [John] Kelly agreed that would violate the Constitution." – “Homeland Security Pick Kelly Splits With Trump Over Immigration, Torture,” NPR.com, Jan 10, 2017, Jessica Taylor and Brian Naylor, […]
1/10/2017
MEDIA/POLITICS: "RT @MichaelCohen212: I have never been to Prague in my life. #fakenews https://t.co/CMil9Rha3D" – Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/10/2017 […]
1/10/2017
MEDIA: "FAKE NEWS – A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/10/2017 […]
1/10/2017
ECONOMY/2016 ELECTION/JOBS: "*U.S. Small-Business Optimism Index Surges by Most Since 1980* https://t.co/X22x1BttdG" – Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/10/2017 […]
1/10/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CABINET/JEFF SESSIONS: "Sessions said he would respect the 1973 Supreme Court decision allowing abortion and the more recent Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex marriage — even if he doesn't agree with the court's decisions. 'I believe it violated the Constitution,' Sessions said in response to a question from Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein about whether […]
1/10/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CABINET/JEFF SESSIONS: "When Sen. Patrick Leahy asked Sessions if he agreed with Trump that people of a certain religion should be barred from entering the United States, Sessions first corrected the Vermont Democrat. 'I believe the president-elect has, subsequent to that statement, made clear that he believes the focus should be on individuals coming […]
1/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA: "On the eve of his first news conference in more than five months, President-elect Trump faces unverified allegations that Russian officials had gathered compromising information about his personal life and political associates, further deepening the controversy over Russian involvement in the 2016 election. The information is contained in a 35-page file that was published […]
1/10/2017
CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY/WALL: “John Kelly, the president-elect’s choice to head the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for guarding the nation’s borders, said Tuesday that a wall won’t solve the problem… ‘A physical barrier in and of itself will not do the job,’ Kelly told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. ‘It has […]
1/9/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE: "…[Thomas J.] Barrack’s close friendship with Donald Trump has made him one of the most influential Californians in the inner circle of the president-elect. Trump put Barrack in charge of planning his Jan. 20 inauguration. Barrack is the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital Inc., a Los Angeles investment giant that manages […]
1/9/2017
POLICE: "Thank you to all of the men and women who protect & serve our communities 24/7/365! #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay…" – Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/9/2017 […]
1/9/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES: "An old picture with Nancy and Ronald Reagan. https://t.co/8kvQ1PzPAf" – Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/9/2017 […]
1/9/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: "It's finally happening – Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs. This after…Ford said last week that it will expand in Michigan and U.S. instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat C!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2017, Donald […]
1/9/2017
CELEBS/MERYL STREEP: "Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a…Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never 'mocked' a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him…'groveling' when he totally changed a 16 year […]
1/9/2017
MEDIA: "Rupert Murdoch is a great guy who likes me much better as a very successful candidate than he ever did as a very successful developer!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/9/2017 […]
1/9/2017
MEDIA/MEXICO: "Dishonest media says Mexico won't be paying for the wall if they pay a little later so the wall can be built more quickly. Media is fake!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/9/2017 […]
1/8/2017
CABINET/RICK PERRY/DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: "Well, let me answer the question that you asked earlier ['Three programs that would make — would have to be cut to make Americans feel pain, to sacrifice if we're going to balance the budget?'], what are the three areas that you would make some reductions that people would feel some […]
1/8/2017
CYBERWAR/MEDIA: "Before I, or anyone, saw the classified and/or highly confidential hacking intelligence report, it was leaked out to @NBCNews. So serious!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/8/2017 […]
1/8/2017
MEDIA/RUSSIA: "RT @MeetThePress: Watch our interview with @KellyannePolls: Russia 'did not succeed' in attempts to sway election https://t.co/EZhgUIUbYx #…" – Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/8/2017 […]
1/8/2017
MEDIA: "Kellyanne Conway went to @MeetThePress this morning for an interview with @chucktodd. Dishonest media cut out 9 of her 10 minutes. Terrible!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/8/2017 […]
1/8/2017
MEDIA: "@FoxNews: 'We certainly don’t want intelligence interfering with politics and we don’t want politics interfering with intelligence.' " – Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/8/2017 […]
1/8/2017
BUSH FAMILY/POLITICS: " '@KellyannePolls: Welcome to President and Mrs. Bush. https://t.co/I1K4nj1gVu' Very nice!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/8/2017 […]
1/8/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: " 'I think he accepts the findings [of Russia hacking the DNC], Chris [Wallace],' [Reince] Priebus said of Trump. 'But here's the thing that everyone needs to understand. When this whole thing started, it started from the Russians 50 years ago. In other words, this is something that's been going on in our […]
1/8/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE: "President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff [Reince Priebus] on Sunday accepted that Russia was behind last year's hacking and leaking of internal emails from top officials at the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign. In an interview on 'Fox News Sunday' with Chris Wallace, Reince Priebus said Trump 'accepts the fact […]
1/7/2017
POLITICS: "I look very much forward to meeting Prime Minister Theresa May in Washington in the Spring. Britain, a longtime U.S. ally, is very special!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/7/2017 […]
1/7/2017
POLITICS: "Congratulation to Jane Timken on her major upset victory in becoming the Ohio Republican Party Chair. Jane is a loyal Trump supporter & star" – Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/7/2017 […]
1/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: "Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only "stupid" people, or fools, would think that it is bad! We… have enough problems around the world without yet another one. When I am President, Russia will respect us far more than they do now and… both countries […]
1/7/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS: "Only reason the hacking of the poorly defended DNC is discussed is that the loss by the Dems was so big that they are totally embarrassed!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/7/2017 […]
1/7/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS: "Intelligence stated very strongly there was absolutely no evidence that hacking affected the election results. Voting machines not touched!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/7/2017 […]
1/7/2017
CABINET/COMMUNICATONS/MONICA CROWLEY: "Crowley has been accused of plagiarism before. In 1999, Slate reported a column by Crowley in the Wall Street Journal mirrored a 1988 article in Commentary, the neoconservative magazine. 'Had we known of the parallels, we would not have published the article," a Journal editor’s note said at the time. Crowley denied the […]
1/7/2017
CABINET/COMMUNICATONS/MONICA CROWLEY: "Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role, plagiarized large sections of her 2012 book, a CNN KFile review has found. The review of Crowley’s June 2012 book, 'What The (Bleep) Just Happened,' found upwards of 50 examples of plagiarism from numerous […]
1/6/2017
POLITICS: "Gross negligence by the Democratic National Committee allowed hacking to take place.The Republican National Committee had strong defense!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/6/2017 […]
1/6/2017
MISC: "Monitoring the terrible situation in Florida. Just spoke to Governor Scott. Thoughts and prayers for all. Stay safe!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/6/2017 […]
1/6/2017
POLITICS: "I am asking the chairs of the House and Senate committees to investigate top secret intelligence shared with NBC prior to me seeing it." – Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/6/2017 […]
1/6/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES: "Anna Wintour came to my office at Trump Tower to ask me to meet with the editors of Conde Nast & Steven Newhouse, a friend. Will go this AM." – Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/6/2017 […]
1/6/2017
APRRENTICE/POLITICAL FIGURES/CELEBS/ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER: "Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got 'swamped' (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT. So much for… being a movie star-and that was season 1 compared to season 14. Now compare him to my season 1. But who cares, he supported Kasich & Hillary" – Twitter.com, Jan. […]
1/6/2017
2016 ELECTION: "Hopefully, all supporters, and those who want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will go to D.C. on January 20th. It will be a GREAT SHOW!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/6/2017 […]
1/6/2017
HILLARY/POLITICS: "Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the PASSION of my voters. They saw what was happening in the last two weeks before the… and knew they were in big trouble – which is why they cancelled their big fireworks at the last minute.THEY SAW A MOVEMENT LIKE NEVER BEFORE" – Twitter.com, […]
1/6/2017
MEDIA/MEXICO: "The dishonest media does not report that any money spent on building the Great Wall (for sake of speed), will be paid back by Mexico later!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/6/2017 […]
1/6/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/2016 ELECTION: "President-elect Donald J. Trump met with intelligence agencies on Friday [1-6-17] to be briefed on cyberattacks against the United States. Following the meeting, his staff released the following statement: 'I had a constructive meeting and conversation with the leaders of the Intelligence Community this afternoon. I have tremendous respect for the work […]
1/6/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/ELECTION: "President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia directed a vast cyberattack aimed at denying Hillary Clinton the presidency and installing Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office, the nation’s top intelligence agencies said in an extraordinary report they delivered on Friday to Mr. Trump. The officials presented their unanimous conclusions to Mr. Trump […]
1/6/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: "Earlier Friday [1-6-17], in an interview with the New York Times, Trump had called the focus on election-related hacking a 'political witch hunt' by his adversaries, who he said were embarrassed by their loss in November. The growing dispute has become a sore point for Trump’s transition team and a worry for Republicans on […]
1/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: "U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies found no evidence that hackers tampered with actual voting or with counting ballots on election day. But in a startling new assertion, it says Russian intelligence 'obtained and maintained access to elements of multiple US state or local electoral boards,' adding that Russian spies began collecting information on […]
1/6/2017
MEXICO/WALL: "Once construction gets underway, Trump has said he will demand reimbursement from the Mexican government, even though Mexican officials have said they will refuse to cooperate. Amid concerns American taxpayers would shoulder the burden, Trump promised Friday that he would force the U.S. neighbor to pony up the money. 'The dishonest media does not report […]
1/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA: "Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an intelligence operation against the U.S. presidential campaign and ultimately sought to help Donald Trump win the White House, according to a new U.S. intelligence report released Friday [1-13-17], shortly after the president-elect appeared to dismiss its key findings. Putin both 'aspired to help' Trump in November and […]
1/5/2017
CYBERWAR/FBI/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "The Democratic National Committee would not allow the FBI to study or see its computer info after it was supposedly hacked by Russia… So how and why are they so sure about hacking if they never even requested an examination of the computer servers? What is going on?" – Twitter.com, Jan. 5, 2017, Donald […]
1/5/2017
MEDIA/OBAMA: "How did NBC get 'an exclusive look into the top secret report he (Obama) was presented?' Who gave them this report and why? Politics!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 5, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/5/2017 […]
1/5/2017
IMMIGRATION: "Roughly 325,000 workers in California do the backbreaking jobs that farmers say nobody else will do, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Manuel Cunha Jr., president of the Nisei Farmers League farming association, estimates 85% of California farm workers live in the United States illegally." – “Trump’s deportation vow spurs California farmers […]
1/5/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA/LEGAL: "The presidential election that resulted in Donald Trump's victory was unusual for a host of reasons. One of the many curious stories to appear related to whether his Slovene-born wife, Melania Trump, worked in the United States in the 1990s without a proper visa. Then came an even more bizarre story that connected […]
1/5/2017
JOBS: "Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax." – Twitter.com, Jan. 5, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/5/2017 […]
1/5/2017
POLITICS/MEDIA: "The dishonest media likes saying that I am in Agreement with Julian Assange – wrong. I simply state what he states, it is for the people…to make up their own minds as to the truth. The media lies to make it look like I am against "Intelligence" when in fact I am a big […]
1/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: "The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in. Instead of working to fix it, they…do the typical political thing and BLAME. The fact is ObamaCare was a lie from the beginning."Keep you doctor, keep your plan!" It is…time for Republicans & Democrats […]
12/23/2017
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY: “How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin’ James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife’s campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 23, 2017 03:27pm […]
1/4/2017
CABINET/REX TILLERSON/STATE: "Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. secretary of state, is severing his ties with Exxon Mobil. The former chairman and CEO is in line to receive a $180 million retirement package. Tillerson, who has spent his entire career at Exxon, would have reached mandatory retirement age in March. The company announced […]
1/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "This week [1-4-17], four more leading physician groups — the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — urged congressional leaders not to repeal the law [Obamacare] without first developing a replacement." – “Republicans finally have the power […]
1/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): " 'The law is failing while we speak,' [Paul] Ryan told a news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday. 'We need to reverse the damage that has been done. Then once we've repealed this law, we need to make sure that there is a stable transition to a truly patient-centered system. We want every American […]
1/4/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "Republicans must be careful in that the Dems own the failed ObamaCare disaster, with its poor coverage and massive premium increases…like the 116% hike in Arizona. Also, deductibles are so high that it is practically useless. Don't let the Schumer clowns out of this web…massive increases of ObamaCare will take place this year and […]
1/4/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "Somebody hacked the DNC but why did they not have "hacking defense" like the RNC has and why have they not responded to the terrible…things they did and said (like giving the questions to the debate to H). A total double standard! Media, as usual, gave them a pass." – Twitter.com, Jan. 4, 2017, […]
1/4/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "Julian Assange said "a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta" – why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 4, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/4/2017 […]
1/3/2017
GUANTANAMO: "There should be no further releases from Gitmo. These are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back onto the battlefield." – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/3/2017 […]
1/3/2017
JOBS: "Instead of driving jobs and wealth away, AMERICA will become the world's great magnet for INNOVATION & JOB CREATION." https://t.co/siXrptsOrt – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/3/2017 […]
1/3/2017
POLITICS: "With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it….may be, their number one act and priority. Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance! #DTS" – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, […]
1/3/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "The Democrat Governor.of Minnesota said "The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is no longer affordable!" – And, it is lousy healthcare." – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/3/2017 […]
1/3/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "People must remember that ObamaCare just doesn't work, and it is not affordable – 116% increases (Arizona). Bill Clinton called it "CRAZY"" – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/3/2017 […]
1/3/2017
MEXICO/TRADE: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border. Make in U.S.A.or pay big border tax!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/3/2017 […]
1/3/2017
CABINET/MICHAEL FLYNN/SECURITY ADVISER: "Adding to the tension between Mr. Trump and the intelligence agencies is the presence of his national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was forced to step down as Defense Intelligence Agency director during the Obama administration because of disagreements with top officials, including current Director of National Intelligence James […]
1/3/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "His [President-Elect Trump] incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, in mid-December said Mr. Trump would accept the conclusion of the intelligence community on Russia’s alleged hacking behavior if they put out a unified report in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But in recent days, Mr. Trump has suggested that he won’t accept […]
1/3/2017
CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/POLITCS: "Mr. Trump has chided the intelligence community over its view that the Russian government hacked into emails linked to the Democratic Party to try to interfere with the November election. In recent weeks, the Central Intelligence Agency and other spy officials have sharpened their assessment to say that the Russian government was trying to […]
1/3/2017
CYBERWAR/POLITICS/RUSSIA: "The 'Intelligence' briefing on so-called 'Russian hacking' was delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/3/2017 […]
1/2/2017
CHINA/TRADE: "China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea. Nice!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/2/2017 […]
1/2/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR: "North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/2/2017 […]
1/2/2017
ELECTORAL COLLEGE/POLITICS: “Various media outlets and pundits say that I thought I was going to lose the election. Wrong, it all came together in the last week and… I thought and felt I would win big, easily over the fabled 270 (306). When they cancelled fireworks, they knew, and so did I.” – Twitter.com, Jan. […]
1/2/2017
CRIME: "Chicago murder rate is record setting – 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/2/2017 […]
12/31/2016
DONALDISM: "Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!" – Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2016, Donald Trump, 12/31/2016 […]
12/29/2016
2016 ELECTION/FORIEGN AFFAIRS/RUSSIA: "President Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats, closed two rural estates reportedly used by Russian spies, and slapped sanctions on two Russian intelligence organizations and other entities Thursday for their alleged role in what the White House says was a Kremlin-directed effort to interfere with the 2016 presidential race. The sweeping […]
12/29/2016
CHINA/TRADE: "Trump’s primary focus on the stump was China, which he depicted as a rapacious monolith that manipulates its currency and employs protectionism to destroy American industry so its own factories can fill the resulting vacuum. This is a direct channeling of his trade advisor Peter Navarro, a professor of economics and public policy at […]
12/29/2016
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "UnitedHealth Group, which whined the loudest about Obamacare exchange losses and speedily withdrew from that end of the business, recorded growth of $8.3 billion, or 14.7%, in Medicaid revenue in the second quarter of 2016 compared to a year earlier. By the third quarter the company said it had added 500,000 new Medicaid customers […]
12/29/2016
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: "When a reporter for Cosmopolitan, not a publication exactly known for its hard-hitting political coverage, asked if her father’s family leave program would apply to same-sex couples, Ivanka suddenly transformed from Princess Grace to Cruella de Vil. 'I think you have a lot of negativity in these questions,' she snapped. 'I don’t know […]
12/29/2016
RUSSIA: "Mr. Trump was asked on Wednesday about statements by Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that Mr. Putin should be personally sanctioned for the hacking. The president-elect said he was unaware of the comments by Mr. Graham, who was a Republican candidate for president before dropping out in December 2015. 'I don’t know […]
12/29/2016
RUSSIA: "President-elect Donald J. Trump said Americans should 'get on with our lives' in comments to reporters before Thursday’s expected White House announcement that the United States will retaliate against Russia for its election-year hacking of Democratic Party computers." – “Trump, Dismissive of Hacking, Says Americans Should ‘Get on With Our Lives’,” NYTimes.com, Dec. 29, […]
12/29/2016
TRUMP FAMILY: "For all the talk about how she’s so much classier and more dignified than Dad [Trump], the avaricious apple doesn’t fall far from the Trump tree. Ivanka, too, is using the American presidency for influence peddling and buck making. Just a day after appearing with the rest of her family on '60 Minutes,' […]
12/28/2016
ISRAEL: "With Donald Trump tweeting from the sidelines, Secretary of State John F. Kerry condemned Jewish settlement activity under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a chief obstacle to Mideast peace, igniting a fresh war of words with the Israeli leader." – “Kerry pushes back on Israeli complaints, calls for revival of peace talks with Palestinians,” […]
12/28/2016
OBAMA: "The president-elect’s latest Twitter attack on Wednesday morning — 'Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition – NOT!' — was followed, true to Trump form, six hours later by Trump telling reporters who asked whether the transition was going […]
12/28/2016
VETS: "President-elect Donald Trump is considering moving the Department of Veterans Affairs toward privatization, a transition team official said Wednesday, a policy decision major veterans’ groups have said they would oppose." – “Donald Trump Considers Moving VA Toward Privatization,” wsj.com, Dec. 28, 2016, Ben Kesling, 12/28/2016 […]
12/28/2016
RUSSIA: "In an interview with The New York Times, Vitaly Smirnov, the official Putin appointed to 'reform the nation's antidoping system,' said many athletes agreed to be doped to overcome preferential treatment that international authorities had given to athletes from Western nations. 'The general feeling in Russia is that we didn't have a chance,' Smirnov […]
12/28/2016
RUSSIA: "The acting head of the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA [Anna Antseliovich] told CNN Wednesday [12-28-16] that The New York Times "changed" what she said in an interview about whether athletes took drugs to enhance their performance at the Sochi Olympics… Antseliovich told CNN's Matthew Chance that Ruiz [NYTs Reporter] 'changed' what she said, and […]
12/27/2016
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: "It was the latest flare-up concerning the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which emerged as a source of contention during the presidential race and has continued to bedevil Mr. Trump since his election. On Saturday, Mr. Trump said he would shut down the organization, a move that the New York attorney general’s office […]
12/27/2016
CABINET/EPA/SCOTT PRUITT: "His [Trump's] pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has called a federal policy that forces increased use of ethanol and other biofuels into the U.S. fuel supply 'unworkable' and backed a 2013 lawsuit challenging the measure." – “Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks Disagree With President-Elect on Some Key […]
12/27/2016
CABINET/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS: "Gen. Mattis, who is revered by many in the military, has other foreign policy views that differ from his prospective new boss. He has been sharply critical of Russia’s intentions in Ukraine, while Mr. Trump has deflected criticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he wants to improve U.S. relations with the […]