ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and his allies have long rallied around the defiant battle cry that special counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a ‘witch hunt’ that has uncovered ‘no collusion’ with Russia. But public filings by Mueller and the Southern District of New York over the past two weeks have changed the […]
12/7/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal prosecutors said for the first time Friday [12-7-18] that Michael Cohen acted at the direction of Donald Trump when the former fixer committed two election-related crimes during the 2016 presidential campaign, as special counsel Robert Mueller outlined a previously undisclosed set of overtures and contacts between the […]
12/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will be doing a major Counter Report to the Mueller Report. This should never again be allowed to happen to a future President of the United States!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 9:56 am […]
12/7/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we honor those who perished 77 years ago at Pearl Harbor, and we salute every veteran who served in World War II over the 4 years that followed that horrific attack. God Bless America! https://t.co/zbu4NLVr4G https://t.co/5hbLDrqg40“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 9:46 am […]
12/7/2018
REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Nearly nine months after his unceremonious firing by tweet, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is breaking his silence on his time in the Trump administration, venting that he had to repeatedly tell President Donald Trump that what he wanted to do would violate the law. The former ExxonMobil CEO […]
12/7/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Two more immigrant women who worked at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey said on Friday [12-7-18] that they were undocumented at the time and that golf course management knew it. One of the women said that she was allowed to submit fraudulent documents by the employee who interviewed […]
12/7/2018
CAMPAIGN/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s economic officials are reassuring investors about recent white-knuckle stock market volatility, while Trump’s political advisers are increasingly alarmed that the economy could present a stiff 2020 campaign headwind. Many of Trump’s political allies acknowledge that his reelection prospects hinge in large part on how Americans judge their economic prospects […]
12/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It has been incorrectly reported that Rudy Giuliani and others will not be doing a counter to the Mueller Report. That is Fake News. Already 87 pages done, but obviously cannot complete until we see the final Witch Hunt Report.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 8:39 am […]
12/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller said Friday [12-7-18] that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied about five major issues after agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors, including his ‘contact with administration officials.’ In a heavily redacted document, Mueller also said Manafort lied about his interactions with Konstantin Kilimnik. Mueller […]
12/7/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China talks are going very well!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 8:13 am […]
12/7/2018
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…the lying and leaking by the people doing the Report, & also Bruce Ohr (and his lovely wife Molly), Comey, Brennan, Clapper, & all of the many fired people of the FBI, be listed in the Report? Will the corruption within the DNC & Clinton Campaign be exposed?..And so much more!” […]
12/7/2018
JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Foundation be listed at the top of the Report? Will the scathing document written about Lyin’ James Comey, by the man in charge of the case, Rod Rosenstein (who also signed the FISA Warrant), be a big part of the Report? Isn’t Rod therefore totally conflicted? Will all of….” –Donald […]
12/7/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..overturned, 9-0, in the United States Supreme Court. Doing same thing to people now. Will all of the substantial & many contributions made by the 17 Angry Democrats to the Campaign of Crooked Hillary be listed in top of Report. Will the people that worked for the Clinton….” –Donald […]
12/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Will Robert Mueller’s big time conflicts of interest be listed at the top of his Republicans only Report. Will Andrew Weissman’s horrible and vicious prosecutorial past be listed in the Report. He wrongly destroyed people’s lives, took down great companies, only to be……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 6:28 am […]
12/7/2018
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Mueller and Leakin’ Lyin’ James Comey are Best Friends, just one of many Mueller Conflicts of Interest. And bye the way, wasn’t the woman in charge of prosecuting Jerome Corsi (who I do not know) in charge of ‘legal’ at the corrupt Clinton Foundation? A total Witch Hunt…” […]
12/6/2018
MEDIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will name Heather Nauert, a former Fox News anchor and the current State Department spokeswoman, as his next United Nations ambassador, according to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Trump may announce Nauert’s appointment as early as Friday [12-7-18]. Trump has picked several other […]
12/6/2018
ARIZONA/BORDER/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Arizona, together with our Military and Border Patrol, is bracing for a massive surge at a NON-WALLED area. WE WILL NOT LET THEM THROUGH. Big danger. Nancy and Chuck must approve Boarder Security and the Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 10:15 pm […]
12/6/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “FAKE NEWS – THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 10:08 pm […]
12/6/2018
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Trish_Regan: ‘Did the FBI follow protocol to obtain the FISA warrant? I don’t think so. The Dossier was opposition research funded by opponents. Don’t use Government resources to take down political foes. Weaponizing Government for gain.’ Is this really America? Witch Hunt!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 10:07 pm […]
12/6/2018
DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jerome Corsi: ‘This is not justice, this is not America. This is a political prosecution. The Special Prosecutor (Counsel), to get this plea deal, demanded I lie and violate the law. They’re the criminals.’ He is not alone. 17 Angry Dems. People forced to lie. Sad! @Trish_Regan” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “While President Donald Trump has pushed hardline immigration policies and vilified undocumented immigrants, his private club in New Jersey has employed people who managers allegedly knew were in the country illegally, The New York Times reported Thursday [12-6-18]. The Times found two women who say they entered the United States unlawfully […]
12/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Statement from China: ‘The teams of both sides are now having smooth communications and good cooperation with each other. We are full of confidence that an agreement can be reached within the next 90 days.’ I agree!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 7:56 pm […]
12/6/2018
GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Does the Fake News Media ever mention the fact that Republicans, with the very important help of my campaign Rallies, WON THE UNITED STATES SENATE, 53 to 47? All I hear is that the Open Border Dems won the House. Senate alone approves judges & others. Big Republican Win!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/6/2018
CAMPAIGN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s reelection aides have decided on a campaign structure with three main offices split between New York City and the Washington area. The campaign will again be headquartered at Trump Tower, according to two senior advisers to the president. But this time, the campaign will have a pair of satellite […]
12/6/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The number of people arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border in November rose to the highest monthly level of the Trump presidency, according to preliminary statistics obtained by POLITICO. Border Patrol arrested 51,856 migrants in November — a 78 percent increase over the same month a year earlier. Families made up roughly half […]
12/6/2018
BUSH FAMILY/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are being criticized online for not reciting the Apostles’ Creed during the funeral of former President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday [12-5-18]. The Trumps appeared to abstain from joining the rest of the church – including former […]
12/6/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate narrowly confirmed Kathy Kraninger for a five-year term as the head of the CFPB, putting her in charge of an Obama-era agency that became a lightning rod for Republican attacks over its aggressive enforcement. Kraninger, nominated by President Donald Trump in June, was approved on a party-line 50-49 […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump continued his attacks against a caravan of Central American immigrants Monday [12-3-18], describing some of them as ‘stone cold criminals,’ but his administration provided scant details to back up the president’s assertion. Trump’s attempts to portray members of the caravan as criminals capped off a chaotic weekend that saw […]
12/6/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congress steered clear of a shutdown Thursday [12-6-18], but the parties are no closer to resolving the battle over President Donald Trump’s wall as Democratic leaders prepare to meet with Trump next week. Democrats are urging Republicans to sidestep a Christmastime fight over Trump’s wall and simply extend current border security funding […]
12/6/2018
JAPAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My thoughts and prayers are with the @USMC crew members who were involved in a mid-air collision off the coast of Japan. Thank you to @USForcesJapan for their immediate response and rescue efforts. Whatever you need, we are here for you. @IIIMEF” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 12:07 pm […]
12/6/2018
CRIME/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch McConnell hasn’t officially killed criminal justice reform in the lame duck Congress. But the deed is almost done. Senate Republicans left Washington on Thursday [12-6-18] afternoon without discussing the matter at two party lunches this week, according to two GOP senators, a reflection of both the bill’s fading prospects and […]
12/6/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Without the phony Russia Witch Hunt, and with all that we have accomplished in the last almost two years (Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judge’s, Military, Vets, etc.) my approval rating would be at 75% rather than the 50% just reported by Rasmussen. It’s called Presidential Harassment!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, […]
12/6/2018
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is expected to announce he will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, officials familiar with the plans said Thursday [12-6-18]. Two administration officials confirmed Trump’s plans. A Republican congressional aide said the president was expected to announce his […]
12/6/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 on Thursday [12-6-18] to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. consumer watchdog despite opposition from Democrats and consumer groups who say she is unqualified. Kathy Kraninger will serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), replacing acting chief Mick Mulvaney, […]
12/6/2018
HOLIDAY/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The father of a Florida school shooting victim helped the White House celebrate Hanukkah on Thursday [12-7-18] and lauded President Donald Trump as a ‘fighter’ who has ‘retaken Washington for the American people.’ Trump said the menorah was being lit in the East Room in memory of 18-year-old Meadow Pollack […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two women who cleaned rooms set aside for President Donald Trump at one of his golf resorts in New Jersey say they used false papers to get hired, their supervisors knew it and that many employees there also lack legal documents. Anibal Romero, a lawyer representing Victorina Morales and Sandra […]
12/6/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What if President Trump’s gut turns out to have been right and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases are holding back the United States economy? There’s little evidence that the Fed’s rate increases are leading to slower economic growth. But there have been times in the past when higher borrowing costs […]
12/6/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Trump on Friday [12-7-18] said he intended to nominate William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return as head of the Justice Department…Mr. Trump’s focus on Mr. Barr, who supports a strong vision of executive powers, had […]
12/6/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is strongly considering nominating William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return for a second stint as head of the Justice Department, according to people close to Mr. Trump. Mr. Barr, a Republican and corporate lawyer, […]
12/6/2018
ENVIRONMENT/EPA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is expected to put forth a proposal on Tuesday [12-11-18] that would significantly weaken a major Obama-era regulation on clean water, according to a talking points memo from the Environmental Protection Agency that was distributed to White House allies this week. The Obama rule was designed to limit pollution […]
12/6/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will reverse an Obama-era coal emissions rule as part of its effort to loosen restrictions on the coal industry, just days after a US government report warned that aggressive action is needed to curb greenhouse gases and ease the impact of global warming. The reversal won’t lead to […]
12/6/2018
CELEBS/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration isn’t doing much to let Americans know it’s time to sign up for Obamacare, so celebrities are trying to fill the void. Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, urged his Twitter followers to spread the word earlier this week after a former Obama official flagged that enrollment figures […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During more than five years as a housekeeper at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Victorina Morales has made Donald J. Trump’s bed, cleaned his toilet and dusted his crystal golf trophies. When he visited as president, she was directed to wear a pin in the shape of the American […]
12/6/2018
NIKKI HALEY/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is expected to nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be his new ambassador to the UN, positioning a relatively inexperienced newcomer in one of the most high-profile positions in US diplomacy, according to an administration official and a second source. The announcement is expected to come […]
12/6/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats and Republicans can’t even agree on the definition of a border wall — let alone the project itself — and the rift could lead to a partial government shutdown later this month. Senators came to a bipartisan agreement this summer to provide $1.6 billion for 65 miles of a beefed-up barrier […]
12/6/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump just celebrated the signing of a new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico, but he faces a huge roadblock in Congress over U.S. tariffs that are still in place on steel and aluminum imports from the two U.S. neighbors. The two nations are still working to negotiate […]
12/6/2018
CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is still looking for a new United Nations ambassador. He has no deputy national security adviser. His attorney general and Environmental Protection Agency administrator are serving in acting capacities, and his constant badmouthing of his chief of staff and secretary of Homeland Security has undermined their authority. The […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After President Donald Trump helped send markets tanking by feeding doubts about his trade deal with China, he stepped in Wednesday [12-5-18] to pump up optimism in a series of early-morning tweets. The US President cited ‘very strong signals’ overnight from Beijing, including recognition of a 90-day clock for talks — […]
12/5/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Working hard, thank you! https://t.co/3SoWTkZjP6“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 10:32 pm […]
12/5/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP TAXES: “Subpoenas served on the Trump Organization and a dozen related business entities by the attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland on Wednesday [12-5-18] include demands for tax documents — raising the possibility that President Donald Trump’s corporate returns could eventually be made public. While the subpoenas don’t […]
12/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate is on the verge of an extraordinary rebuke of Donald Trump’s foreign policy, underscoring a bipartisan willingness to encroach on the president’s powers as commander in chief. From forcing Trump to impose sanctions on Russia to raising questions about his nuclear trigger finger, lawmakers are repeatedly asserting themselves in […]
12/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The two perched themselves between the bookstore’s Film and Religion sections — Washington’s courtliest hostess-journalist and the only porn actress she can remember interviewing…From its inception, the Trump presidency has doubled as a kind of perpetual arm-wrestling match between a capital full of institutions and a man set on bulldozing them, bending […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump didn’t speak at the memorial service for former President George H.W. Bush on Wednesday [12-5-18], and the eulogists who did speak addressed the congregation with the understanding that they wouldn’t challenge the occupant of the Oval Office, seated in the front pew. Even so, the contrast and the […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is taking criticism for using an eight-car motorcade to travel about 250 yards to welcome the Bush family at Blair House, the guest quarters across the street from the White House. A Washington Post article cited a former Obama administration official who said previous presidents, including Barack Obama, […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Awkward handshakes, folded arms and a forward stare. President Donald Trump joined the group of living ex-U.S. presidents on Wednesday [12-5-18] to commemorate the life of former President George H. W. Bush, but in a service characterized by emotion and good feeling, warmth between the current and former occupants of the […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a ‘wonderful and very warm dinner’ with China’s President Xi Jinping, last weekend, President Donald Trump launched a barrage of tweets extolling his great accomplishments. The Chinese, he said, had agreed to remove a 40% tariff on American car imports; they would soon start buying US agricultural products; they had […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/OIL/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is fretting about two rising global challenges that threaten a political gut punch as he gears up for his 2020 election bid — a possible oil price hike and market shocks triggered by his trade wars. Both crises will test Trump’s capacity to work his will on […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The hilltop cathedral in Washington filled Wednesday [12-5-18] with recollections of George H.W. Bush as a modest but mighty president, a man whose characteristic humility was belied one final time with all the pageantry of a state funeral. ‘He valued character over pedigree and he was not a cynic. He looked […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day before the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush, first lady Melania Trump invited former first lady Laura Bush and a crowd of Bush relatives to the White House, then later joined President Donald Trump in a condolence visit to the Bushes at Blair House in a rapprochement of […]
12/5/2018
CIA/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday [12-4-18], having just received a classified briefing from the director of the CIA in the basement of the Capitol, two Republican senators stepped to a crowd of cameras and reporters. With a few pointed words, the pair blew up the Trump administration’s efforts to minimize […]
12/5/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/ROGER STONE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Roger Stone, a longtime friend and a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, declined through his lawyer Tuesday [12-4-18] to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee or provide requested documents. Stone, a political operative who worked on Republican campaigns from Richard Nixon to Trump, has ties to several targets of […]
12/5/2018
MILITARY/PENNSYLVANIA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will attend the Army-Navy football game Saturday [12-8-18] in Philadelphia, the White House told reporters on Wednesday [12-5-18]. Trump attended the game between the two military academies in 2016 as president-elect. He tweeted in 2017 that he would watch the game remotely, thanking the two branches for their service. […]
12/5/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rudy Giuliani, former New York City Mayor and personal attorney to President Donald Trump, tweeted a minor typo Friday [11-30-18]– and by Tuesday [12-4-18], he knew there could only be one explanation: an anti-Trump conspiracy at the heart of Twitter. It began innocently enough, with Giuliani posting a tweet denouncing […]
12/5/2018
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is consuming less and less coal, even as President Donald Trump pledges time and time again to revive the dying industry. On the same day the U.S. Energy Information Administration said it expects U.S. coal consumption to continue its decline this year, the Trump administration teased an ‘energy policy […]
12/5/2018
HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Anonymous reporting led to an ‘inaccurate’ story about federal funding of controversial fetal tissue research, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday [12-5-18]. HHS’s National Institutes of Health has made no decision on whether to extend a University of California, San Francisco contract for controversial research involving fetal […]
12/5/2018
OIL/OPEC/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hopefully OPEC will be keeping oil flows as is, not restricted. The World does not want to see, or need, higher oil prices!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 9:44 am […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expressing optimism that China will to push forward with a cease fire on trade as tensions between Washington and Beijing escalates. Trump tweeted early Wednesday [12-5-18] that Beijing is sending ‘very strong signals’ about a new trade framework since returning from talks over the weekend in […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-5-18] tried to shore up confidence that he had successfully struck a deal with China to pause the trade war, after markets swooned a day before and as Beijing broke its silence about the negotiations…Markets on Tuesday dropped precipitously after mixed signals emerged as to what […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Doug Wead, a truly great presidential historian, had a wonderful take on a very beautiful moment in history, the funeral service today of President Bush. Doug was able to brilliantly cover some very important and interesting periods of time! @LouDobbs” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 9:24 am […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to being with the Bush family. This is not a funeral, this is a day of celebration for a great man who has led a long and distinguished life. He will be missed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 8:56 am […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..considered to be the worst and most dangerous, addictive and deadly substance of them all. Last year over 77,000 people died from Fentanyl. If China cracks down on this ‘horror drug,’ using the Death Penalty for distributors and pushers, the results will be incredible!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 8:51 am […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the very exciting things to come out of my meeting with President Xi of China is his promise to me to criminalize the sale of deadly Fentanyl coming into the United States. It will now be considered a ‘controlled substance.’ This could be a game changer on what is…….” -Donald […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very strong signals being sent by China once they returned home from their long trip, including stops, from Argentina. Not to sound naive or anything, but I believe President Xi meant every word of what he said at our long and hopefully historic meeting. ALL subjects discussed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, […]
12/5/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [12-4-18] issued his most market-moving tweet yet with this gem at 10:03 a.m.: ‘I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..China had agreed to start ‘immediately’ buying U.S. products.’ @business” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 7:49 am […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’China officially echoed President Donald Trump’s optimism over bilateral trade talks. Chinese officials have begun preparing to restart imports of U.S. Soybeans & Liquified Natural Gas, the first sign confirming the claims of President Donald Trump and the White House that……” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 7:46 am […]
12/5/2018
ECONOMY/OIL/OPEC/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-5-18] called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies not to cut oil production next year, saying it would trigger higher oil prices worldwide…OPEC meets in Vienna on Thursday to weigh production and on Friday [12-7-18] will hold talks with allies such […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The memorial service for George H.W. Bush was a perfectly civil and eminently civilized event, and if one was listening in a literal-minded way it all sounded like a grand exception to life in modern Washington—two hours of stories and tributes that were entirely bereft of political tension. The only way […]
11/5/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The summit between President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Argentina was ‘friendly and candid’ and would help to avoid further trade tensions, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday [12-6-18], but offered no new details on the talks. The two leaders held high stakes discussions on the […]
12/5/2018
RUDY GIULIANI/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A typographical error in a tweet written by one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers has linked to an anti-Trump prank. Rudy Giuliani wrote Tuesday that the social network had ‘allowed someone to invade my text with a disgusting anti-President message.’ But Giuliani had inadvertently created a hyperlink when he failed […]
12/5/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January plan to send Special Counsel Robert Mueller the transcripts of testimony by some of President Donald Trump’s closest associates so they can be reviewed for evidence and possible falsehoods, said three sources familiar with the matter. […]
12/5/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s leftist new president said Wednesday [12-5-18] that relations with U.S. President Donald Trump are ‘good,’ and the two will probably talk soon about the immigration issue. Many analysts had been expecting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to run into headlong conflict with Trump, especially since a caravan of about 7,000 Central […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Awkward handshakes, folded arms and a forward stare. President Donald Trump joined the group of living ex-U.S. presidents on Wednesday [12-5-18] to commemorate the life of former President George H. W. Bush, but in a service characterized by emotion and good feeling, warmth between the current and former occupants of the […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The global economy was already showing signs of a slowdown when President Donald Trump reminded the world of his love of tariffs and sent a chill through financial markets…By Wednesday [12-5-18], Tariff Man had tweaked his message to suggest more optimism on the odds of forging a deal with President Xi Jinping. […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s a bird … It’s a plane … It’s ‘Tariff Man,’ as President Trump dubbed himself in one of several provocative tweets he posted on Tuesday [12-4-18]. And it seems that this superhero’s special power may be an uncanny ability to get in his own way. Uncertainty hangs over the U.S.-China trade […]
12/5/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Weekly Standard didn’t go along, and now its future is in danger. Other conservative magazines, websites and news empires have thrived since President Trump took office by cheering him on or, at least, playing down his faults. But in the spring of 2017, The Weekly Standard let the world know […]
12/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Triumphant California Democrats returned to the state capitol in Sacramento this week with a mandate and a mission: defying President Donald Trump, whose enduring toxicity in the state helped power historic gains in the legislature and Congress. Two years into a presidency whose policies are anathema to California’s dominant party, Democrats are […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/CLINTONS/JIMMY CARTER/OBAMA/TRUMP FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The nation’s most exclusive fraternity — the presidents club — assembled Wednesday [12-5-18] to mourn George H.W. Bush, putting on public display its uneasy relationship with the current occupant of the Oval Office. The uncomfortable reunion brought President Donald Trump together in the same pew with past White House […]
12/4/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The State of Maryland and the District of Columbia began issuing subpoenas on Tuesday [12-4-18] for records related to President Trump’s hotel in Washington, seeking evidence of conflicts of interest that violate the Constitution’s anti-corruption provision. Their demands for a vast array of documents, including tax records related to the […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..China does not want Tariffs!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 7:21 pm […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are either going to have a REAL DEAL with China, or no deal at all – at which point we will be charging major Tariffs against Chinese product being shipped into the United States. Ultimately, I believe, we will be making a deal – either now or into the future….” –Donald […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Monday [12-3-18] cast his trade truce with President Xi Jinping of China as a success, promising rapid benefits for American farmers and automakers. But the deal includes no concrete commitments, deep divisions remain and a staunch China skeptic, Robert Lighthizer, will lead the American negotiating team. • Paul […]
12/4/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia on Tuesday [12-4-18] formally demanded financial records from U.S. President Donald Trump’s businesses as part of their lawsuit alleging his dealings with foreign governments violate anti-corruption clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The attorneys general issued subpoenas to the Trump Organization Inc, […]
12/4/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been lashing out at the Federal Reserve for months, pressing the central bank to halt its campaign of interest rate hikes. He could soon get his way. The Fed has been steadily increasing rates over the past couple of years on the belief that the economic recovery […]
12/4/2018
ENERGY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am glad that my friend @EmmanuelMacron and the protestors in Paris have agreed with the conclusion I reached two years ago. The Paris Agreement is fatally flawed because it raises the price of energy for responsible countries while whitewashing some of the worst polluters….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 5:56 […]
12/4/2018
ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….in the world. I want clean air and clean water and have been making great strides in improving America’s environment. But American taxpayers – and American workers – shouldn’t pay to clean up others countries’ pollution.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 5:56 pm […]
12/4/2018
MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Flynn, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, cooperated substantially with prosecutors and should not be required to serve time in prison, U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office said in a court filing on Tuesday [12-4-18]. Flynn provided assistance in multiple investigations and gave information on […]
12/4/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland began sending subpoenas to the Trump Organization as well as five federal agencies and the state of Maine for financial records involving payments to President Donald Trump’s businesses. Subpoenas are expected to begin going out as early as Tuesday [12-4-18], with […]
12/4/2018
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A grandson of George H.W. Bush said Tuesday [12-4-18] that the late 41st president wanted his state funeral to be an opportunity for the nation to put aside political differences…President Donald Trump and George P. Bush’s father, Jeb, engaged in a vitriolic primary rivalry during the 2016 campaign, and Trump has […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Doubts about President Donald Trump’s temporary cease-fire in a trade war with China helped spark a plunge in stocks on Tuesday [12-4-18], as senior administration officials acknowledged it was too early to say if a longer-term deal could be reached..Markets initially rallied Monday [12-3-18] on news that Trump and Chinese President […]