CANADA/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/G20/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He has called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada ‘very dishonest and weak.’ He has also, perhaps jokingly, accused Canada — which came into formal being in 1867 — of burning down the White House during the War of 1812. But on Friday [11-30-18] morning, President Trump, Mr. Trudeau and Mexico’s […]
11/30/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sometimes two campaign promises can conflict. This happened after the Trump administration poured more resources into prosecuting migrants for crossing the Southwest border earlier in the year. What followed was a significant slowdown in the pursuit of drug traffickers, another key administration priority. The decline turned around after Trump aides dispatched more […]
11/30/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and his Mexican and Canadian counterparts sought to put the acrimony of the past two years behind them on Friday as they signed a new trade agreement governing hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce that underpins their mutually dependent economies. Meeting for the first time since the revised North […]
11/30/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Let’s start with the state of Donald Trump,’ Fox News’s Chris Wallace said at the outset of the president’s latest on-camera interview, on Nov. 17, in the manner of a support-group facilitator pausing for a little check-in before an unpacking of recent events. ‘How dark is your mood?’ It’s easy to forget […]
11/30/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Lightly looked at doing a building somewhere in Russia. Put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn’t do the project. Witch Hunt” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 30, 2018 4:59 am […]
11/30/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oh, I get it! I am a very good developer, happily living my life, when I see our Country going in the wrong direction (to put it mildly). Against all odds, I decide to run for President & continue to run my business-very legal & very cool, talked about it on the […]
11/30/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Trump woke up in balmy Buenos Aires early Friday [11-30-18], but his mind was back in Washington as he defended his decision to continue pursuing business deals as he ran for president in 2016, including looking ‘lightly’ at constructing a building in Russia. The president’s Twitter defense […]
11/29/2018
SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Arrived in Argentina with a very busy two days planned. Important meetings scheduled throughout. Our great Country is extremely well represented. Will be very productive!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 10:31 pm […]
11/29/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Alan Dershowitz: ‘These are not crimes. He (Mueller) has no authority to be a roving Commissioner. I don’t see any evidence of crimes.’ This is an illegal Hoax that should be ended immediately. Mueller refuses to look at the real crimes on the other side. Where is the IG REPORT?” […]
11/29/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’This demonstrates the Robert Mueller and his partisans have no evidence, not a whiff of collusion, between Trump and the Russians. Russian project legal. Trump Tower meeting (son Don), perfectly legal. He wasn’t involved with hacking.’ Gregg Jarrett. A total Witch Hunt!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 9:50 pm […]
11/29/2018
G20/MELANIA/SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just landed in Argentina with @FLOTUS Melania! #G20Summit https://t.co/Zg15gmPazF“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 8:41 pm […]
11/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday [11-29-18] at his former personal attorney Michael Cohen after Cohen’s guilty plea to a new criminal charge in the Southern District of New York. While Trump might want to practice his poker face a bit when facing adversity, it is easy […]
11/29/2018
G20/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was only a half-hour into his nine-hour flight to the G20 summit here in the Argentine capital when he decided to pull the plug on the most hotly anticipated moment of his trip: a lengthy face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But while Trump’s abrupt decision quashed concerns […]
11/29/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel oversaw history defying gains in the Senate and unprecedented fundraising strength. I have asked her to serve another term for my 2020 re-elect, because there is no one better for the job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 7:04 pm […]
11/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have been working hard on this – and it’s only going to get better! https://t.co/MtGjmhMO8B“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 5:47 pm […]
11/29/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With all of the new books coming out you can’t forget two of the great originals written by @GreggJarrett and @JudgeJeanine Pirro. Their books both went to #1. Go get them now, the phony Witch Hunt is well explained!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 5:43 pm […]
11/29/2018
MEDIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@DBongino’s new book, ‘Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump,’ is terrific. He’s tough, he’s smart, and he really gets it. His book is on sale now, I highly recommend!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 5:34 pm […]
11/29/2018
ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@StephenMoore and Arthur Laffer, two very talented men, have just completed an incredible book on my Economic Policies or, as they call it, #TRUMPONOMICS….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 5:14 pm […]
11/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….They have really done a great job in capturing my long-held views and ideas. This book is on sale now – a terrific read of a really interesting subject!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 5:14 pm […]
11/29/2018
BORDER/CHUCK SCHUMER/DHS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed President Donald Trump Thursday [11-29-18] for holding up spending talks and offered his own hard line as a fight over Trump’s border wall heats up. Schumer said Trump could either accept a bipartisan bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security or simply extend […]
11/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@SteveScalise has written an absolutely fascinating book (BACK IN THE GAME) on the world of D.C. politics, and more. He has experienced so much, in a short period of time. Few people have had his bravery or courage, and he has come all the way back. A big power and great person!” […]
11/29/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One idea considered for the proposed Trump Tower in Moscow was to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin the penthouse, according to Felix Sater, who was working on the project with Michael Cohen. RELATED: Michael Cohen pleads guilty, says he lied about Trump’s knowledge of Moscow project Sater, a Russian-born onetime business […]
11/29/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Silent for so long, Robert Mueller is beginning to show the public the building blocks of a case that could imperil Donald Trump’s presidency. In the process, the special counsel is beginning to expose the lies and obfuscations that people around Trump, and the President himself, erected to try […]
11/29/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Two senior Democratic investigators in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday [11-29-18] they want to hear testimony from officials of President Donald Trump’s family foundation and a separate nonprofit group that once employed Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker. In a preview of the kinds of inquiries Democrats may launch in January when they […]
11/29/2018
G20/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced on Thursday [11-29-18] that he is canceling a planned bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 summit here, citing Russia’s recent confrontation with Ukrainian ships..Trump has been under increasing pressure to take a hard line on Russia’s decision to fire on […]
11/29/2018
RUSSIA/SOUTH AMERICA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin. I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 11:34 am […]
11/29/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 11:34 am […]
11/29/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is considering tapping the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, to become the next attorney general, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Delrahim is one of several people under consideration for the job, and has close ties to the Trump White […]
11/29/2018
NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, a born-and-raised New Yorker, misses his hometown and plans to return there after his presidency, he said this week. Trump said in an interview with the New York Post that he’s largely avoided the city during his time in the White House because of the disruption a presidential […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I write here about the pivotal moment that awaits President Trump when he sits down on Saturday [12-1-18] with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the nation’s two largest economies stand on the brink of a full-scale trade war. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is approaching an economic crossroads as he pushes closer to a full-scale trade war with China, even as warning signs flash that the U.S. economy is decelerating and growing increasingly vulnerable to a major shock. Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts of the American economy, especially in […]
11/29/2018
G20/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [11-29-18] he will probably meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit in Argentina over the weekend, despite having expressed displeasure with Russian actions against Ukraine…He said he would get a final report during the flight on the tension in the region after […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [11-28-18] he was close to making a deal with China on trade but is not sure he wants to do it and likes where things stand now. As he left the White House for the G20 summit in Argentina and a meeting with Chinese […]
11/29/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/MICHAEL COHEN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [11-29-18] denied pursuing a Trump Organization real estate project in Moscow, which his former lawyer Michael Cohen said they had continued until June 2016, during the presidential campaign. Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about the project, putting fresh […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Billions of Dollars are pouring into the coffers of the U.S.A. because of the Tariffs being charged to China, and there is a long way to go. If companies don’t want to pay Tariffs, build in the U.S.A. Otherwise, lets just make our Country richer than ever before!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/29/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When will this illegal Joseph McCarthy style Witch Hunt, one that has shattered so many innocent lives, ever end-or will it just go on forever? After wasting more than $40,000,000 (is that possible?), it has proven only one thing-there was NO Collusion with Russia. So Ridiculous!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, […]
11/29/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Did you ever see an investigation more in search of a crime? At the same time Mueller and the Angry Democrats aren’t even looking at the atrocious, and perhaps subversive, crimes that were committed by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. A total disgrace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 […]
11/29/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Two senior Democratic investigators in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday [11-29-18] they want to hear testimony from officials of President Donald Trump’s family foundation and a separate nonprofit group that once employed Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker. In a preview of the kinds of inquiries Democrats may launch in January when they […]
11/29/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WAR: “President Trump on Thursday [11-29-18] abruptly canceled his planned meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, citing the unresolved naval standoff between Russia and Ukraine and upending his hopes of further cementing the relationship between the two leaders. The president’s decision, announced on Twitter barely an hour after he told […]
11/29/2018
CONGRESS/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Donald J. Trump was more involved in discussions over a potential Russian business deal during the presidential campaign than previously known, his former lawyer Michael D. Cohen said Thursday [11-29-18] in pleading guilty to lying to Congress. Mr. Trump’s associates pursued the project as the Kremlin was escalating its election […]
11/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “When Donald J. Trump took a run at building a tower in Moscow in the middle of his 2016 presidential campaign, it was the high point of a decades-long effort to plant the ‘Trump’ flag there. The role his former lawyer Michael D. Cohen played in the endeavor entered […]
11/29/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The latest criminal charges against Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s longtime fixer, for lying about a Moscow hotel deal raised questions of whether Mr. Cohen created new legal risks for Mr. Trump or his family members, possibly by contradicting what they told investigators about the same project. The answer, […]
11/29/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “General Motors is very counter to what other auto, and other, companies are doing. Big Steel is opening and renovating plants all over the country. Auto companies are pouring into the U.S., including BMW, which just announced a major new plant. The U.S.A. is booming!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 […]
11/29/2018
CANADA/CHINA/G20/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Buenos AiresIf the G20 were a music festival, you’d be stressing about not being there. The once snooze-worthy global power fest now looks like diplomacy on steroids. Where else — even pay-per-view pales in comparison — will you get so many heavyweights waiting to face off: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump; Donald […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Trump said on Thursday [11-29-18] said there was ‘a long way to go’ on tariffs with China and urged companies to build products in the United States to avoid them. Trump, who planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in […]
11/28/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So much happening with the now discredited Witch Hunt. This total Hoax will be studied for years!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 11:39 pm […]
11/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sebastian Gorka, a very talented man who I got to know well while he was working at the White House, has just written an excellent book, ‘Why We Fight.’ Much will be learned from this very good read!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 11:36 pm […]
11/28/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said that if Democrats ‘want to play tough’ when they control the House of Representatives next year, he will declassify documents that will be ‘devastating’ to them…Democrats are poised to launch a series of investigations after winning a majority in the House in November. Democratic-controlled committees are […]
11/28/2018
ATF/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to announce the long-anticipated federal rule officially banning bump stocks in the coming days, according to US officials familiar with the matter. Bump stocks gained national attention last year after a gunman in Las Vegas rigged his weapons with the devices to fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people. […]
11/28/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California officials on both sides of the aisle are warning that President Trump’s repeated vows to close the border with Mexico ‘for a long time’ — to thwart what he claims are security threats posed by refugee caravans — will have disastrous long-term economic and human impacts on the state. Trump on […]
11/28/2018
HOLIDAY/MELANIA/TRUMP FAMILY: “On behalf of @FLOTUS Melania and the entire Trump family, I want to wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! May this Christmas Season bring peace to your hearts, warmth to your homes, cheer to your spirits and JOY TO THE WORLD! #NCTL2018? https://t.co/XNMJQ5JDSU“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 6:32 pm […]
11/28/2018
G20/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, convinced that he alone can break stalemates with adversarial counterparts on trade and security, will put his theory to the test in Argentina this week. Global markets and foreign capitals are eyeing him anxiously. The G20 summit in Buenos Aires has become a fulcrum for Trump’s high-stakes diplomatic gambles. […]
11/28/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump declined in a new interview to rule out the possibility that he could pardon Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman…The President’s comments come following special counsel Robert Mueller’s accusation that Manafort violated his plea agreement and lied to Mueller’s team after being found guilty on eight […]
11/28/2018
GOP/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There has been a steep drop in Obamacare insurance numbers, halfway through the sign-up season for 2019, raising concerns that the Trump administration’s controversial policy changes are undermining the marketplaces. The 9.2 percent drop to roughly 100,000 sign-ups per day has surprised close observers of the Obamacare markets, who expected the number […]
11/28/2018
COURTS/MIKE PENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate on Wednesday [11-28-18] advanced a controversial Trump judicial nominee who has faced strong criticism over his record on voting rights. In a 51-50 vote, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie, the Senate agreed to move forward on the nomination of Thomas Farr, who President Donald Trump […]
11/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told special counsel Robert Mueller in writing that Roger Stone did not tell him about WikiLeaks, nor was he told about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his son, campaign officials and a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton, according to two sources familiar with […]
11/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump told the special counsel investigating possible collusion between his campaign and Russia that he was not aware ahead of time of a meeting in June 2016 between campaign officials and Russians, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday [11-26-18]. Trump’s response, in written […]
11/28/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [11-28-18] he had not ruled out granting a pardon to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has pleaded guilty to a range of federal charges from money laundering to unregistered lobbying…Prosecutors for the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 […]
11/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [11-28-18] he had not ruled out granting a pardon to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has pleaded guilty to a range of federal charges from money laundering to unregistered lobbying…Prosecutors for the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 […]
11/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Legislation to protect the special counsel’s office probe into possible Russian election interference stalled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday [11-28-18], spurring Republican Senator Jeff Flake to make good on his threat of opposing judicial nominations until the bill moves forward. Fellow Republican Vice President Mike Pence was called in […]
11/28/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Steel Dynamics announced that it will build a brand new 3 million ton steel mill in the Southwest that will create 600 good-paying U.S. JOBS. Steel JOBS are coming back to America, just like I predicted. Congratulations to Steel Dynamics!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 11:09 am […]
11/28/2018
CHINA/EU/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will arrive in Buenos Aires to a busy schedule of meetings with at least eight world leaders, and trade could be a topic of discussion with most. European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is worried that a quick U.S.-China deal could put the EU at a disadvantage. U.S. […]
11/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..and G.M. would not be closing their plants in Ohio, Michigan & Maryland. Get smart Congress. Also, the countries that send us cars have taken advantage of the U.S. for decades. The President has great power on this issue – Because of the G.M. event, it is being studied now!” –Donald […]
11/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The reason that the small truck business in the U.S. is such a go to favorite is that, for many years, Tariffs of 25% have been put on small trucks coming into our country. It is called the ‘chicken tax.’ If we did that with cars coming in, many more cars […]
11/28/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @charliekirk11: WOW – if a conservative said this they would be boycotted and not allowed back in the public arena — Hillary said ‘all b…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 9:32 am […]
11/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dbongino: What the hell is this? ?? https://t.co/3haUa6XMRe“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 9:31 am […]
11/28/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @MikePenceVP: I’m thankful for every day Hillary Clinton is not President!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 9:29 am […]
11/28/2018
ENTITLEMENTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @The_Trump_Train: Illegals can get up to $3,874 a month under Federal Assistance program. Our social security checks are on average $120…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 8:41 am […]
11/28/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @The_Trump_Train: Will CNN ever ask Border Patrol agents how they felt having large rocks chucked at them by criminal illegals?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 8:41 am […]
11/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @The_Trump_Train: https://t.co/FWJRNzBUB3“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 8:40 am […]
11/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @The_Trump_Train: If GM doesn’t want to keep their jobs in the United States, they should pay back the $11.2 billion bailout that was fu…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 8:40 am […]
11/28/2018
MEDIA/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the disgusting Fake News is doing everything within their power not to report it that way, at least 3 major players are intimating that the Angry Mueller Gang of Dems is viciously telling witnesses to lie about facts & they will get relief. This is our Joseph McCarthy Era!” –Donald […]
11/28/2018
CABINET/CIA/JAMES MATTIS/MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two senior U.S. Cabinet members urged senators on Wednesday [11-28-18] not to downgrade ties with Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but lawmakers from both parties said they could not turn a blind eye to reports that the country’s de facto ruler was involved in last […]
11/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Whenever I’m stressed, I overeat. When circumstances overwhelm President Donald Trump’s psyche, he self-medicates by giving sit-down interviews with the press. Setting aside the usual press gaggles, in the past six weeks Trump has given extensive interviews to The Associated Press, 60 Minutes, Politico, the Washington Post, the Daily Caller, the Wall […]
11/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Although special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation appears to be drawing closer to proving that associates of President Donald Trump ‘colluded’ with foreigners to influence the 2016 election, extraordinary steps by Trump’s allies to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation appear to have slowed down the prosecutor. But it […]
11/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump told the special counsel investigating possible collusion between his campaign and Russia that he was not aware ahead of time of a meeting in June 2016 between campaign officials and Russians, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday [11-28-18]. Trump’s response, in written answers […]
11/28/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump told House Republican leaders on Tuesday [11-27-18] that Congress must accede to his demand to include $5 billion for a southern border wall in a hefty year-end spending bill, intensifying a fight over one of his signature campaign promises that could lead to a partial government shutdown next week. With […]
11/28/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He made a video to show President Trump how a critical tunnel under the Hudson River is falling apart. He flew down to Washington to make his case in person — again. But Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York left Wednesday’s [11-28-18] lunch meeting at the White House empty-handed, without […]
11/28/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sam Cobb was surprised to see so many people lined up for a hearing at the International Trade Commission in Washington on the morning of Monday, Aug. 20. The chief executive of Real Wood Floors, Cobb was a veteran of such proceedings, which were usually sleepy affairs, populated by white-shoe […]
11/28/2018
RUSSIA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Kremlin said on Wednesday [11-28-18] that Washington had not informed Moscow that a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Argentina this month was canceled and that it was still being prepared. Trump said on Tuesday [11-17-18] that he might cancel the […]
11/28/2018
E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/IVANKA/TRUMP FAMILY: “The president’s daughter and White House adviser, Ivanka Trump, said her use of a personal email account for government business was not the same as Hillary Clinton’s using a private email server, which the president and his supporters had long argued was illegal. ‘There really is no equivalency,’ Ms. Trump told ABC […]
11/28/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many cities have a notorious choke point that torments commuters and keeps urban planners awake at night. In Cincinnati, it is the Brent Spence Bridge, a 1960s structure that straddles the Ohio-Kentucky border. It is creaky and rust stained. It is known for traffic jams and car crashes. People who live in […]
11/28/2018
G20/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He once expressed hope that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would be ‘my new best friend,’ but with friends like him, President Trump hardly needs enemies. Russia’s armed seizure of three Ukrainian ships in the days before the two leaders are scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the Group of […]
11/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats face a narrow path back to the majority in the 2020 elections, running through Trump country in a year when the president will be on the ballot galvanizing his supporters. Republicans cemented a 53-47 Senate majority with victory in Mississippi on Tuesday [11-26-18], and they must defend nearly twice as […]
11/28/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ‘totally be willing’ to shut down the federal government unless Congress authorized $5 billion to fund his long-promised wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a Politico interview published on Wednesday [11-28-18]. Trump also told the news outlet that the suggested $5 billion […]
11/27/2018
CYBERWAR/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Draft court filings obtained by CNN outline significant insights into what special counsel Robert Mueller may know about Roger Stone’s efforts to seek documents from WikiLeaks in 2016. Mueller’s office was preparing to tell a federal court that Stone pushed an associate to get documents from WikiLeaks — information […]
11/27/2018
FBI/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The likely incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee warned President Donald Trump that ‘even dangling a pardon’ for his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort ‘would fortify a claim or a charge of obstruction of justice’…Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team informed a federal judge on Monday [11-26-18] that Manafort […]
11/27/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a wide-ranging interview, President Donald Trump confronted why he’s voiced skepticism on a climate change report issued over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, telling the Washington Post “I don’t see” the devastating climate change effects warned about in the report. ‘One of the problems that a lot of people like myself, […]
11/27/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-27-18] continued to rail against Robert Mueller, attempting to sow doubt about the special counsel and his team and suggesting that ‘heroes’ will emerge from the investigation into Russian election meddling. In a string of tweets, Trump accused Mueller of being a ‘conflicted prosecutor […]
11/27/2018
G20/RUSSIA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-27-18] floated the idea of canceling a scheduled meeting with President Vladimir Putin after Russia attacked and seized three Ukranian naval vessels. The president, during an interview with The Washington Post, said he was still waiting to receive a ‘full report’ from his national security team on […]
11/27/2018
G20/JARED KUSHNER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s outgoing government said on Tuesday [11-27-18] it would bestow the country’s top honor for foreigners on Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, a decision quickly met with derision by critics on social media. Kushner, who also serves as a senior White House adviser, will be admitted to the Order […]
11/27/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-27-18] threatened to cut government subsidies to General Motors in response to the auto company’s announcement Monday that it will shutter North American plants and cut thousands of jobs…White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said much the same during a White House news briefing Tuesday, saying […]
11/27/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican lawmaker wants to change a single word in the Trump administration’s farm aid program saying some soybean growers in Louisiana cannot qualify for the payments designed to offset farmers’ losses from tariffs against China. Representative Ralph Abraham said his bill would allow the $12 billion in farm aid payments to […]
11/27/2018
DEMS/OBAMA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s recent comments about ‘Obama judges’ who ruled against him captured headlines and even drew scrutiny from the chief Supreme Court justice, but judges appointed by Democrats aren’t the only to rule against the Trump administration. The president this week argued the 9th District Court of Appeals consistently rules […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China should be ready to make concessions on trade when President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Argentina later this week or the White House could impose even bigger tariffs on the country’s exports, Trump’s top economic adviser said Tuesday [11-27-18]. Trump and Xi are expected to convene […]
11/27/2018
G20/SAUDI ARABIA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will not meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this weekend at the G-20 summit, the White House said on Tuesday [11-27-18]. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during a press briefing that although the White House has not ‘ruled out any interaction,’ the president’s schedule at […]
11/27/2018
MITCH MCCONNELL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday [11-27-18] he would ‘probably’ block a renewed effort to bring to a vote a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The bill, known as the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity […]
11/27/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….for electric cars. General Motors made a big China bet years ago when they built plants there (and in Mexico) – don’t think that bet is going to pay off. I am here to protect America’s Workers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 27, 2018 2:05 pm […]
11/27/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very disappointed with General Motors and their CEO, Mary Barra, for closing plants in Ohio, Michigan and Maryland. Nothing being closed in Mexico & China. The U.S. saved General Motors, and this is the THANKS we get! We are now looking at cutting all @GM subsidies, including….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/27/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s renewed demand for U.S. taxpayer funding of his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall was threatening again on Tuesday [11-27-18] to bring on a budget standoff and a partial government shutdown, leaving Congress just 11 days to act. With time running short, Trump and Republican leaders of the U.S. House of […]