BOYCOTTS/CAMPAIGN FINANCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Dressed in workout clothes, Lulu Hall hovered by the front door of the SoulCycle studio while fighting back tears. She had already signed up for Thursday’s [8-8-19] 10 a.m. indoor-cycling fitness class when she learned that Stephen Ross, the chairman of the Related Companies, whose principals own majority stakes in SoulCycle and […]
8/8/2019
GUNS/MASS SHOOTINGS/NRA/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the wake of two mass shootings, the divisive politics of gun control appeared to be in flux on Thursday [8-8-19] as President Trump explored whether to back expanded background checks on gun purchasers and Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican majority leader, signaled that he would at least be open to […]
8/8/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has complained that the Federal Reserve has been hurting the economy, first by raising interest rates and then by not lowering them fast enough. ‘No help from Fed!’ he said on Twitter last week, in what has become a typical broadside. But a New York Times analysis shows that […]
8/8/2019
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the past week, President Donald Trump has described China’s trade practices as ‘an anchor on us,’ saying Beijing is ‘killing us’ and wants to ‘hurt’ U.S. jobs. Yet as Chinese officials increasingly hint at a potentially violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong, Trump has remained largely silent. […]
8/8/2019
ELECTION/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump had hoped to head into the 2020 campaign season as the world’s consummate deal-maker. He may instead enter his reelection campaign not just empty-handed, but vulnerable to the charge that his policies have helped sow chaos across the globe. His trade war with China keeps escalating, with mounting […]
8/8/2019
ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director who was fired for statements he made about communications between the bureau and the press, sued the F.B.I. and the Justice Department on Thursday [8-8-19], alleging that the dismissal was retaliatory and politically motivated. The Justice Department engaged in a ‘politically motivated […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/PARDONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [8-7-19] he was considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying seven years was enough time in prison…Blagojevich, a Democrat, was impeached then removed from office in 2009 for corruption and was later indicted on multiple corruption charges. He was accused of trying to solicit […]
8/7/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just watched a world class loser, Tim O’Brien, who I haven’t seen or spoken to in many years, & knows NOTHING about me except that he wrote a failed hit piece book about me 15 years ago. Fired like a dog from other jobs? Saw him on Lyin’ Brian Williams Trump Slam […]
8/7/2019
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I am so amazed that MSNBC & CNN can keep putting on, over and over again, people that have no idea what I am all about, and yet they speak as experts on ‘Trump.’ Same people since long before the 2016 Election, and how did that work out for the Haters […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump departed the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday [8-7-19], he told officials traveling with him the visit was a smash success. After flashing thumbs-up and taking selfies with nurses and staff, Trump deemed the reception at the level 1 trauma center — where dozens of […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My time spent in Dayton and El Paso with some of the greatest people on earth. Thank you for a job well done! https://t.co/TNVDGhxOpo” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 10:02 pm […]
8/7/2019
JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When he [Donald Trump] said after Charlottesville there were, and I quote, ‘very fine people on both sides’, I said, then it gave license and safe harbor to white supremacists and Neo Nazis and the Klu Klux Klan. These words not only stunned America, but they stunned the world and in […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Incredible afternoon in El Paso, Texas. We love you, and are with you, all the way! https://t.co/pTNhHapx86” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 8:43 pm […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, his press secretary and his director of social media accused Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, both of whom are Democrats, of misrepresenting the reception Trump received from shooting victims during his visit to a Dayton hospital. Facts First: This is false. While both Brown […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Dems new weapon is actually their old weapon, one which they never cease to use when they are down, or run out of facts, RACISM! They are truly disgusting! They even used it on Nancy Pelosi. I will be putting out a list of all people who have been so […]
8/7/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “News that the billionaire and Republican donor Stephen Ross would hold a Hamptons fundraiser for President Donald Trump sparked anger online at some of Ross’ most prominent businesses on Wednesday [8-7-19]: luxury spinning studio SoulCycle and Equinox gym. Ross, who is worth an estimated $7.7 billion, founded the Related Companies, a real estate […]
8/7/2019
DHS/RACISM/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials rebuffed efforts by their colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a year to make combating domestic terror threats, such as those from white supremacists, a greater priority as specifically spelled out in the National Counterterrorism Strategy, current and former senior administration officials as well as […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Leaving El Paso for the White House. What GREAT people I met there and in Dayton, Ohio. The Fake News worked overtime trying to disparage me and the two trips, but it just didn’t work. The love, respect & enthusiasm were there for all to see. They have been through so […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I don’t know who Joaquin Castro is other than the lesser brother of a failed presidential candidate (1%) who makes a fool of himself every time he opens his mouth. Joaquin is not the man that his brother is, but his brother, according to most, is not much. Keep fighting Joaquin!” –Donald […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I don’t know who Juaquin Castro is other than the lesser brother of a failed presidential candidate (1%) who makes a fool of himself every time he opens his mouth. Juaquin is not the man that his brother is, but his brother, according to most, is not much. Keep fighting Juaquin!” –Donald […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/FBI/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The issue of white extremism is taking on a new and important role in the American political conversation, and it is separate from the problem of guns and the people who will use them to mow down their fellow citizens. The two issues mix together after mass shootings carried out by racially […]
8/7/2019
CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/GUNS/LEGISLATION/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, put the brakes on Republicans’ quick embrace of ‘red flag’ laws as a response to last weekend’s gun violence, saying on Wednesday [8-7-19] that any gun-related legislation moving through the Senate must be accompanied by a House bill requiring background checks on all gun purchasers. […]
8/7/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The House Judiciary Committee sued on Wednesday [8-7-19] to force the former White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II to testify before Congress, asking a federal judge to strike down the Trump administration’s claim that top presidential aides are ‘absolutely immune’ from its subpoenas. In a filing in the […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic presidential candidates lashed President Trump on Wednesday [8-7-19] with their sternest denunciations yet of his exploitation of racism for political purposes and resistance to gun control, in a day of biting criticism that also highlighted differences between Democrats over how best to understand the recent rise of hate crimes in America. […]
8/7/2019
GUNS/IVANKA/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP FAMILY: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago harshly criticized Ivanka Trump on Tuesday [8-6-19] after the president’s daughter weighed in on that city’s weekend of violence. Just after noon, Ms. Trump, a White House adviser, wrote on Twitter that ‘with seven dead and 52 wounded near a playground in the Windy City,’ the nation […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald J. Trump doesn’t always seem like a candidate focused on expanding his base of support. He may have done so anyway. The share of Americans who say they have a favorable view of him has increased significantly since the 2016 election. And over the last few months, some of the highest-quality […]
8/7/2019
GUNS/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump landed in El Paso on Wednesday [8-7-19] afternoon to try to console a city reeling from tragedy, but was greeted by protesters after a contentious day in which he clashed with rivals and critics even as he visited with grieving residents in Dayton, Ohio. The White House had signaled […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/GUNS/MASS SHOOTINGS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mr. Trump’s schedule was meant to follow the traditional model of apolitical presidential visits with victims, law enforcement officials and hospital workers after calamities like the mass shootings that resulted in 31 deaths in Dayton and El Paso and that created a new sense of national crisis over assault weapons and […]
8/7/2019
IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden lit into President Donald Trump on Wednesday [8-6-19], assailing his moral compass and asserting that the president ‘has publicly and unapologetically embraced a political strategy of hate, racism and division.’ Vowing that ‘we can’t, and I will not, let this man be reelected,’ Biden warned an audience in […]
8/7/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/RCcXfhUwP3” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 3:36 pm […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The people I met today in Dayton are the finest anywhere! https://t.co/sBxKZWExcR” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 3:25 pm […]
8/7/2019
HUMAN RIGHTS/IMMIGRATION/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 41-year-old Detroit man deported to Iraq in June died Tuesday [8-6-19], according to the American Civil Liberties Union and two people close the man’s family. The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S., but was swept up in President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts. Edward […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We love you Dayton, Ohio! https://t.co/IaCZAdyuzL” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 3:02 pm […]
8/7/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Watching Fake News CNN is better than watching Shepard Smith, the lowest rated show on @FoxNews. Actually, whenever possible, I turn to @OANN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 2:55 pm […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with. They were all amazing!o” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just left Dayton, Ohio, where I met with the Victims & families, Law Enforcement, Medical Staff & First Responders. It was a warm & wonderful visit. Tremendous enthusiasm & even Love. Then I saw failed Presidential Candidate (0%) Sherrod Brown & Mayor Whaley totally…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 2:48 […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: President @realDonaldTrump with the incredible medical staff at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio today. Some extremely…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 2:36 pm […]
8/7/2019
JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Watching Sleepy Joe Biden making a speech. Sooo Boring! The LameStream Media will die in the ratings and clicks with this guy. It will be over for them, not to mention the fact that our Country will do poorly with him. It will be one big crash, but at least China […]
8/7/2019
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @RepDougCollins: Senate Dems spent months launching false accusations in an attempt to smear #JusticeKavanaugh’s reputation & block his…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 1:43 pm […]
8/7/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we honor all of our Country’s Purple Heart recipients, their loved ones, and our Gold Star Families for their immeasurable sacrifice. These American Patriots represent the unyielding and unmatched strength and determination of the U.S. Armed Forces: https://t.co/EVhPJD5azu https://t.co/fcQMg9JI4q” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 9:46 am […]
8/7/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….terrible thing to watch, especially when things could be taken care of sooo easily. We will WIN anyway, but it would be much easier if the Fed understood, which they don’t, that we are competing against other countries, all of whom want to do well at our expense!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/7/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….proud to admit their mistake of acting too fast and tightening too much (and that I was right!). They must Cut Rates bigger and faster, and stop their ridiculous quantitative tightening NOW. Yield curve is at too wide a margin, and no inflation! Incompetence is a…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, […]
8/7/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Three more Central Banks cut rates.’ Our problem is not China – We are stronger than ever, money is pouring into the U.S. while China is losing companies by the thousands to other countries, and their currency is under siege – Our problem is a Federal Reserve that is too…..” –Donald […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/NRA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump this week said his administration has done ‘much more than most’ to help curb mass shootings in the U.S. While Trump boasts of action on firearms, his administration has actually eased gun restrictions over the past two and a half years. Federal agencies have implemented more than half […]
8/7/2019
DEMS/MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Meanwhile, the Dayton, Ohio, shooter had a history of supporting political figures like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and ANTIFA.’ @OANN I hope other news outlets will report this as opposed to Fake News. Thank you!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 5:58 am […]
8/7/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump Urges Unity Vs. Racism,’ was the correct description in the first headline by the Failing New York Times, but it was quickly changed to, ‘Assailing Hate But Not Guns,’ after the Radical Left Democrats went absolutely CRAZY! Fake News – That’s what we’re up against..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, […]
8/7/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “..’This is an astounding development in journalism. I’ve never seen it happen before, I’ve just never seen anything like this! Is that journalism today? I don’t think so!’ Mark Penn, Former Clinton Advisor. @TuckerCarlson After 3 years I almost got a good headline from the Times!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2019 […]
8/7/2019
MILITARY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Talks have begun to further increase payments to the United States. South Korea is a very wealthy nation that now feels an obligation to contribute to the military defense provided by the United States of America. The relationship between the two countries is a very good one!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/7/2019
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Korea has agreed to pay substantially more money to the United States in order to defend itself from North Korea. Over the past many decades, the U.S. has been paid very little by South Korea, but last year, at the request of President Trump, South Korea paid $990,000,000..” –Donald […]
8/7/2019
GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump this week said his administration has done ‘much more than most’ to curb mass shootings in the United States. While Trump boasts of action on firearms, his administration has eased gun restrictions over the past 2½ years. Federal agencies have implemented more than half a dozen policy changes — […]
8/6/2019
DEMS/MASS SHOOTINGS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas on Tuesday [8-6-19] said she declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump on his upcoming visit to El Paso, Texas, as the city recovers from a mass shooting…Trump’s visit to El Paso Wednesday [8-7-19] comes after a man opened fire at a shopping center, […]
8/6/2019
IMMIGRATION/RACISM/RELIGION/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In recent years a number of Catholic bishops have denounced President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and harsh rhetoric toward immigrants and people of color. But one church leader went one step further, becoming likely the first Catholic bishop in the United States to publicly accuse Trump of racism. In a series of […]
8/6/2019
GOP/GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deadly massacres over the weekend have sent Senate Republicans searching to find a robust response to help prevent future mass shootings amid loud demands that they quickly pass tougher gun control measures sought by Democrats. On a private conference call Monday [8-5-19], Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discussed the steps […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is pushing his bitter trade war with China into an aggressive and unpredictable new phase, bewildering Wall Street and risking an even bigger slowdown heading into a 2020 election in which the economy was supposed to be the president’s strongest selling point. The Trump administration on Monday [8-5-19] […]
8/6/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The number of Mexicans refused immigrant visas to the U.S. because they might become dependent on government benefits skyrocketed under President Donald Trump, according to State Department data obtained by POLITICO. Between Oct. 1 and July 29, the State Department denied 5,343 immigrant visa applications for Mexican nationals on the grounds that the […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has announced that he will travel on Wednesday to the scenes of the two weekend mass shootings, defying backlash by some in both communities who have urged him not to come. Trump had been widely expected to pay visits to El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, at some […]
8/6/2019
BORDER/ENVIRONMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Environmentalists have asked a judge to stop a plan to replace existing vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, arguing the Trump administration unlawfully waived dozens of laws as part of the project that will ultimately damage wildlife habitat. The injunction request filed Tuesday seeks to halt work on 68 miles […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [8-7-19] will bring a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he offers for a divided America will be complicated by his own incendiary, anti-immigrant rhetoric that mirrors language linked to […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTING/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “El Paso opened a grief center on Tuesday [8-6-19] to help people cope with last weekend’s mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were killed and many others were wounded. The center opened a day before President Donald Trump was due to visit […]
8/6/2019
DEMS/GOP/MASS SHOOTING/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ohio’s Republican governor bucked his party to call for expanded gun laws Tuesday [8-6-19] and some Democrats in Texas told President Donald Trump to stay away as both states reeled from a pair of shootings that killed 31 people. A racist screed remained the focus of police investigating the massacre at […]
8/6/2019
CALIFORNIA/GOP/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee — along with the California Republican Party — filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday [8-6-19] in an attempt to block a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires Trump to release his taxes to qualify for the March 2020 primary ballot…The pair […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be going to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, tomorrow to meet with First Responders, Law Enforcement, and some of the victims of the terrible shootings.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 3:57 pm […]
8/6/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “… are NOT planning to illegally subvert the 2020 Election despite all that has been said to the contrary. It all sounded good until I watched Kevin Cernekee, a Google engineer, say terrible things about what they did in 2016 and that they want to ‘Make sure that Trump losses…” –Donald Trump, […]
8/6/2019
HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…in 2020.’ Lou Dobbs stated that this is a fraud on the American public. @peterschweizer stated with certainty that they suppressed negative stories on Hillary Clinton, and boosted negative stories on Donald Trump. All very illegal. We are watching Google very closely!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 12:51 pm […]
8/6/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@sundarpichai of Google was in the Oval Office working very hard to explain how much he liked me, what a great job the Administration is doing, that Google was not involved with China’s military, that they didn’t help Crooked Hillary over me in the 2016 Election, & that they…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/6/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you @JimCramer @CNBC! https://t.co/DW7HDA0WEK” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 11:28 am […]
8/6/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you Mr. Wonderful, I like you too! @kevinolearytv @CNBC https://t.co/8n5qcTVSp2” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 11:24 am […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China on Tuesday [8-6-19] strongly rejected the Trump administration’s determination that it’s manipulating its currency for an unfair trade advantage and accused the United States of protectionist behavior that is hurting the global economy…The Central Bank also accused the United States of ‘wayward unilateralism and protectionist behavior that seriously undermines international […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/OBAMA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [8-6-19] attacked former President Barack Obama over the latter’s statement on the weekend’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, tweeting edited quotes from Fox News hosts to make his point and again claiming he is ‘the least racist person’ in the world…Obama on Monday afternoon lamented […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After two mass shootings rocked the United States last weekend, headlines from Sydney to Paris depicted the bloodshed as America battling itself. International reactions to previous mass shootings focused on the ubiquity of guns in the United States — a culture that many people around the globe see as alien — […]
8/6/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans, under intense pressure to respond to this weekend’s massacres, are coalescing around legislation to help law enforcement take guns from those who pose an imminent danger — a measure that, if signed into law, would be the most significant gun control legislation enacted in 20 years. Such ‘red flag’ […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war between Washington and Beijing took an unexpected turn this week as China let its currency drop sharply and the United States responded by officially designating the country a currency manipulator. The confrontation underscored the Trump administration’s focus on weakness in foreign currencies — and the corresponding strength of […]
8/6/2019
CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP TAXES: “President Trump and the Republican National Committee filed a pair of lawsuits on Tuesday [8-6-19] against officials in California challenging a new law requiring presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns in order to be placed on the state primary ballot in 2020. The R.N.C. suit, which was filed in the […]
8/6/2019
E-MAILS/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Peter Strzok, the F.B.I. senior counterintelligence agent in the Hillary Clinton email and Russia investigations who made inflammatory comments about President Trump in text messages, sued the Justice Department and the F.B.I. on Tuesday [8-6-19] for firing him. The F.B.I. said last summer that it had terminated Mr. Strzok for […]
8/6/2019
SANCTIONS/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “An international summit meeting on Tuesday [8-6-19] that was meant to break the political stalemate in Venezuela became a one-sided showcase for the United States’ toughest sanctions yet on President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime. During the conference of more than 50 countries in Lima, Peru, the Trump administration rejected compromises proposed by […]
8/6/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As they have learned in the last two years, our great American Farmers know that China will not be able to hurt them in that their President has stood with them and done what no other president would do – And I’ll do it again next year if necessary!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massive amounts of money from China and other parts of the world is pouring into the United States for reasons of safety, investment, and interest rates! We are in a very strong position. Companies are also coming to the U.S. in big numbers. A beautiful thing to watch!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/6/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “@sundarpichai of Google was in the Oval Office working very hard to explain how much he liked me, what a great job the Administration is doing, that Google was not involved with China’s military, that they didn’t help Crooked Hillary over me in the 2016 Election, and that they…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/6/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….are NOT planning to illegally subvert the 2020 Election despite all that has been said to the contrary. It all sounded good until I watched Kevin Cernekee, a Google engineer, say terrible things about what they did in 2016 and that they want to “Make sure that Trump losses…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/6/2019
2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….in 2020.’ Lou Dobbs stated that this is a fraud on the American public. @peterschweizer stated with certainty that they suppressed negative stories on Hillary Clinton, and boosted negative stories on Donald Ttump. All very illegal. We are watching Google very closely!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 6:47 am […]
8/6/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE/VETS/WAR: “RT @senatemajldr: As we commemorate #DDay75, let us give thanks for the valiant Allied soldiers who helped turn the tide of the Second Worl…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 6:00 am […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @senatemajldr: My statement regarding President Trump’s call for bipartisan, bicameral cooperation following the mass murders in El Paso…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 5:59 am […]
8/6/2019
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘It’s political season and the election is around the corner. They want to continue to push that racist narrative.’ @ainsleyearhardt @foxandfriends And I am the least racist person. Black, Hispanic and Asian Unemployment is the lowest (BEST) in the history of the United States!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 5:57 am […]
8/6/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Did George Bush ever condemn President Obama after Sandy Hook. President Obama had 32 mass shootings during his reign. Not many people said Obama is out of Control. Mass shootings were happening before the President even thought about running for Pres.’ @kilmeade @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2019 5:47 am […]
8/6/2019
GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With momentum comes movement in Washington, and everyone from President Donald Trump to his Democratic opponents thinks something should be done in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. We have watched the sickening repetition of mass murders by gun-wielding young men across the country and in communities of […]
8/5/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you @PeterSchweizer! https://t.co/TZxmiouWOm” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 9:04 pm […]
8/5/2019
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Check out what @Google is up to for the 2020 election! #KAG2020 https://t.co/roM2WNmUSP” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 8:33 pm […]
8/5/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you @LouDobbs and Tom Homan! https://t.co/VC1oNdcLEy” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 8:23 pm […]
8/5/2019
GUNS/MASS SHOOTINGS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is exploring ways to use regulatory power and executive action to curb gun violence after a pair of deadly shootings over the weekend — a move driven by his aides’ belief that Congress is incapable of coalescing around consensus legislation in a heated 2020 election cycle. White House […]
8/5/2019
GOP/GUNS/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump briefly raised eyebrows Monday [8-5-19] when he tweeted an endorsement of stronger background checks, tied to immigration reform, after the nightmarish mass shootings over the weekend. But skeptical Republicans familiar with Trump’s mercurial nature didn’t rush out to embrace the idea…Not 30 minutes later, Trump used a White […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must honor the sacred memory of those we have lost by acting as ONE PEOPLE. Open wounds cannot heal if we are divided. We must seek real, bipartisan solutions that will truly make America safer and better for all. https://t.co/ADvMn9HZW7” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 1:12 pm […]
8/5/2019
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGISLATION/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I am also directing the Department of Justice to propose legislation ensuring that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the DEATH PENALTY – and that this capital punishment be delivered quickly, decisively, and without years of needless delay. https://t.co/BDXdpelK7F” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 12:10 […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The First Lady and I join all Americans in praying and grieving for the victims, their families, and the survivors. We will stand by their side FOREVER! https://t.co/zOQLvAuXoh” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 11:51 am […]
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CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is intent on continuing to receive the hundreds of Billions of Dollars they have been taking from the U.S. with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation. So one-sided, it should have been stopped many years ago!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 11:00 am […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on the historic currency manipulation by China, it is now even more obvious to everyone that Americans are not paying for the Tariffs – they are being paid for compliments of China, and the U.S. is taking in tens of Billions of Dollars! China has always….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, […]
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CHINA/ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….used currency manipulation to steal our businesses and factories, hurt our jobs, depress our workers’ wages and harm our farmers’ prices. Not anymore!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 10:58 am […]
8/5/2019
MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has postponed a visit to The Villages in Florida after two mass shootings over the weekend left 29 people dead in Texas and Ohio. A White House official confirmed Monday [8-5-19] that Trump was postponing his trip to the sprawling retirement community, where he was scheduled to discuss […]
8/5/2019
JOE BIDEN/MASS SHOOTINGS/OHIO/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a televised speech on Monday [8-5-19] condemning two mass shootings over the weekend, President Trump mistakenly named the wrong city in Ohio…The speech followed a weekend of violence in two states. After a massacre on Saturday left 22 dead and dozens injured at a Walmart in El Paso, Americans […]
8/5/2019
LEGAL/TERRORISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Cesar A. Sayoc Jr., the fervent supporter of President Trump who rattled the nation last fall when he sent homemade pipe bombs to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other prominent Democrats, was sentenced on Monday [8-5-19] to 20 years in prison. Mr. Sayoc pleaded guilty in March to mailing 16 bombs […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China dropped the price of their currency to an almost a historic low. It’s called ‘currency manipulation.’ Are you listening Federal Reserve? This is a major violation which will greatly weaken China over time!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 7:12 am […]