10/16/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-16-18] denied having any personal financial interest in Saudi Arabia as his relationship with the country comes under scrutiny amid the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi…Trump had said Monday [10-15-18] that Saudi King Salman ‘firmly denied any knowledge of’ Khashoggi’s disappearance in a call […]

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10/16/2018

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A caravan of about 2,000 Honduran migrants has resumed its northward march with hopes of reaching the U.S. border. After sleeping on the ground in their clothes, the migrants were up shortly after dawn Tuesday [10-16-18] in the Guatemalan city of Esquipulas. Dozens attended Mass at the local Roman Catholic basilica to […]

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10/16/2018

JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Incredible number just out, 7,036,000 job openings. Astonishing – it’s all working! Stock Market up big on tremendous potential of USA. Also, Strong Profits. We are Number One in World, by far!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 9:12 am  […]

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10/16/2018

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has strongly informed the President of Honduras that if the large Caravan of people heading to the U.S. is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras, effective immediately!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 8:05 am […]

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10/16/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Op-Ed praises Trump Administrations efforts at the Border.’ @FoxNews The Washington Examiner States, ‘Finally, the government has taken steps to stop releasing unaccompanied minors to criminals and traffickers.’ This was done by the Obama Administration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 7:55 am […]

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10/16/2018

ELIZABETH WARREN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that her claims of being of Indian heritage have turned out to be a scam and a lie, Elizabeth Warren should apologize for perpetrating this fraud against the American Public. Harvard called her ‘a person of color’ (amazing con), and would not have taken her otherwise!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/16/2018

ELIZABETH WARREN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pocahontas (the bad version), sometimes referred to as Elizabeth Warren, is getting slammed. She took a bogus DNA test and it showed that she may be 1/1024, far less than the average American. Now Cherokee Nation denies her, ‘DNA test is useless.’ Even they don’t want her. Phony!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/16/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “A Saudi mission that resulted in the apparent death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was organized by a high-ranking officer with the General Intelligence Presidency, Saudi Arabia’s main intelligence service, three sources familiar with the case told CNN. One of those sources described the officer as close to the inner […]

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10/16/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump has dug a moral hole through the middle of America’s foreign policy — and he’s not sorry at all. The President’s reaction to the apparent murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul offers the clearest evidence yet of his turn away from […]

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10/15/2018

ENERGY/LIZ CHENEYMILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee called a Trump administration proposal to use West Coast military bases and federal properties to ship coal and natural gas to Asia ‘reckless’ and ‘harebrained.’ Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, confirmed to CNN that she had discussed the proposal with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke […]

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10/15/2018

DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Monday [10-15-16] he has ‘never talked’ with President Donald Trump about leaving the administration despite the President’s calling him ‘sort of a Democrat’ who ‘may leave’ his position…Mattis also dismissed the President’s remark suggesting he had affiliation with the Democratic Party. ‘I’ve never registered […]

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10/15/2018

HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump may have found a new pastime he enjoys even more than campaign-style rallies: playing consoler in chief following major storms. On Monday [10-15-18], an upbeat Trump toured a Florida neighborhood wrecked by Hurricane Michael, with downed trees, damaged roofs and a deserted school. In the sweltering sun, dressed in […]

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10/15/2018

LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge on Monday [10-15-18] dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford against President Trump, ruling that the president had not defamed her on Twitter last spring and ordering her to pay his legal fees. The tweet in question was posted by the president on April […]

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10/15/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump Tuesday [10-16-18] criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, warning of a rush to judgment. In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump compared the situation to the allegations of sexual assault leveled against Supreme Court Justice Brett […]

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10/15/2018

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From his proposed victory parade down the avenues of Washington to the military colors circling the Oval Office, President Donald Trump has demonstrated an appetite for keeping signs of might in his executive orbit. That desire seems to have seeped into this year’s class of White House Fellows, who are part of […]

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10/15/2018

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has asked Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to serve a second term. That’s according to a person familiar with the president’s decision. The decision comes as the president looks to build out his team for his re-election campaign. As head of the RNC, McDaniel leads the party’s […]

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10/15/2018

HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Rollins shook President Donald Trump’s hand Monday [10-15-18] at the front door of his hurricane-ravaged home in the Florida Panhandle, saying he decided to ride out the storm because he didn’t have anywhere else to go…The president, along with first lady Melania Trump, listened to stories of survival and struggle as […]

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10/15/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a comment that could give Saudi officials a route to climb down from outright denials, President Donald Trump suggested Monday [01-15-18] that ‘rogue killers’ could be responsible for the disappearance and presumed murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who hasn’t been seen since entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks […]

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10/15/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump gazes out over his rally crowd and lets loose a stream of insults with a theatrical flourish and playful grin. He jabs at Cory Booker the ‘disaster’ mayor, Elizabeth Warren the ‘Pocahontas’ pretender and ‘sleepy’ Joe Biden…The venue may be Council Bluffs, Iowa, or Erie, Pennsylvania, or Topeka, […]

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10/15/2018

HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has heard from Georgia farmers whose crops were wiped out by Hurricane Michael. Trump on Monday 10-16-18] visited a farm near Macon where fourth-generation farmer Kevin Rentz grows cotton and peanuts. Rentz said he lost 100 percent of his cotton crop. He says they’re still digging up peanuts but […]

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10/15/2018

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month’s midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals. The increased spending — much of which was done through an opaque new corporate […]

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10/15/2018

DEFICIT/GOP/SPENDING/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year in office has produced the nation’s largest budget shortfall in six years, according to Treasury Department data released Monday [10-16-18]. The U.S. deficit widened in fiscal 2018 to $779 billion, which is $113 billion more than the previous year, according to the Treasury’s widely anticipated […]

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10/15/2018

HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump travels to Florida today to survey the damage left in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 hurricane that left at least 17 people dead. Although it’s still not known exactly where in the state the president will visit, the White House said he will be accompanied on […]

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10/15/2018

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every Republican President walks into a bar. That could be a joke, but it’s also a painting that currently hangs at the White House. The White House is a home for temporary residents, an office building and importantly, a museum. There’s a long tradition — stretching back to the legend of Dolley […]

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10/15/2018

DEMS/DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is already signaling one area where he might reach across the aisle if Democrats take control of the House in 2019. ‘If there is anything bipartisan, it’s lowering drug prices,’ Trump said Wednesday, while signing two drug price transparency bills. Taking action has broad populist appeal, resonating with the […]

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10/15/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 200 children from separated undocumented immigrant families remain in US custody, officials said in a court filing Monday [10-15-18] night. Most of the 245 children in custody have parents who were removed from the United States — 175 children, according to the latest government tally. Of those, only 18 children […]

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10/15/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle that is more than two years away, giving him a massive financial advantage over a crowded field of potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him in 2020. The President raised more than $18 million during the July-to-September fundraising quarter […]

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10/15/2018

SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of whatever may have happened ‘to our Saudi Arabian citizen.’ He said that they are working closely with Turkey to find answer. I am immediately sending our Secretary of State to meet with King!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, […]

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10/15/2018

HURRICANE/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be leaving for Florida and Georgia with the First Lady to tour the hurricane damage and visit with FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement. Maximum effort is taking place, everyone is working very hard. Worst hit in 50 years!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2018 7:25 am […]

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10/15/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The crowds at my Rallies are far bigger than they have ever been before, including the 2016 election. Never an empty seat in these large venues, many thousands of people watching screens outside. Enthusiasm & Spirit is through the roof. SOMETHING BIG IS HAPPENING – WATCH!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2018 […]

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10/15/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The only way to shut down the Democrats new Mob Rule strategy is to stop them cold at the Ballot Box. The fight for America’s future is never over!’ Ben Shapiro” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2018 6:46 am […]

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10/15/2018

DRUGS/HHS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vowing to put American patients first, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Monday blasted the pharmaceutical industry for not doing enough to bring down drug prices and announced what he called ‘historic action’: a proposal requiring drug manufacturers to include the list price of any drug paid for by […]

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10/14/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NBC News has totally and purposely changed the point and meaning of my story about General Robert E Lee and General Ulysses Grant. Was actually a shoutout to warrior Grant and the great state in which he was born. As usual, dishonest reporting. Even mainstream media embarrassed!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, […]

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10/13/2018

PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Big day! Pastor Andrew Brunson, who could have spent 35 years in a Turkish prison, was returned safely home to his family today. Met in Oval Office, great people! Then off to Kentucky for a Rally for Congressman Andy Barr. Tremendous crowd & spirit! Just returned to White House.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/13/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday [10-13-18] that separating migrant families at the border could deter illegal immigration and that he was considering several options to tighten border security. In June, Trump abandoned his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the U.S.-Mexico border after images of youngsters in […]

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10/13/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On my way to Richmond, Kentucky for a MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN rally at 7:00pmE. The crowds are once again, massive. See everyone in a couple of hours! #MAGA https://t.co/D1FYNgW0nL https://t.co/d0VBFeePLk“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2018 4:06 pm […]

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10/13/2018

DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to the Great State of Kentucky – Big Rally for Congressman Andy Barr – Fantastic guy, need his vote for MAGA! Strong on Crime, Tax Cuts, Military, Vets & 2nd A. His opponent will NEVER vote for us, only for Pelosi. Andy has my Strongest Endorsement!!! See you in Kentucky.” –Donald […]

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10/13/2018

DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Highly respected Congressman Keith Rothfus (R) of Pennsylvania is in the fight of his life because the Dems changed the District Map. He must win. Strong on crime, borders, big tax & reg cuts, Military & Vets. Opponent Lamb a Pelosi puppet-weak on crime. BIG ENDORSEMENT FOR KEITH” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/13/2018

PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “There was NO DEAL made with Turkey for the release and return of Pastor Andrew Brunson. I don’t make deals for hostages. There was, however, great appreciation on behalf of the United States, which will lead to good, perhaps great, relations between the United States & Turkey!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, […]

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10/13/2018

PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Pastor Andrew Brunson, released by Turkey, will be with me in the Oval Office at 2:30 P.M. (this afternoon). It will be wonderful to see and meet him. He is a great Christian who has been through such a tough experience. I would like to thank President @RT_Erdogan for his help!” –Donald […]

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10/13/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump said in a CBS interview on Saturday [10-13-18] that there would be ‘severe punishment’ for Saudi Arabia if it turns out that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, is a prominent critic of the Saudi authorities and […]

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10/13/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “First lady Melania Trump said she was ‘blindsided’ by the administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy that led to family separations at the southern border and it prompted her unannounced visit there in June…Asked if she disagreed with the administration’s zero-tolerance policy, Trump said, ‘Yes and I let him (the President) know. ‘I didn’t […]

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10/13/2018

GUNS/MEDIA/SANCTIONS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want a $110 billion arms deal he brokered with Saudi Arabia to unravel over allegations the Gulf kingdom murdered a journalist at its consulate in Turkey. But his comments are missing the mark on a key fact: Saudi Arabia has so far only followed through […]

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10/13/2018

PRISONERS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump touted the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson while speaking at a rally in Lebanon, Ohio, on Friday [10-12-18] night…Brunson was released by a Turkish court on Friday, two years after he had been detained and charged with helping to plot a coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier […]

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10/13/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [10-13-18] blasted out messages of support for Reps. Keith Rothfus and Andy Barr — two of the GOP’s most endangered House incumbents — ahead of a Kentucky rally where the president will stump for Barr later in the day…Trump called Rothfus’ opponent, Democratic Rep. Conor […]

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10/12/2018

MELANIA/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Melania Trump appeared to push back on claims made by her husband’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, when he said the first lady believes the President and knows that the alleged Stormy Daniels’ affair and payment was ‘untrue.’ The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in a statement in response to Giuliani’s remarks, […]

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10/12/2018

GOP/RACISM/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump praised Confederate General Robert E. Lee at a rally in Ohio Friday [10-12-18] night during a soliloquy in which he also praised a number of Ohioans, including Union General Ulysses S. Grant…Trump added that the frustrated Lincoln was forced to turn to Grant to finally deliver a victory for […]

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10/12/2018

MEDIA/MELANIA: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Don’t miss our GREAT @FLOTUS, Melania, on @ABC @ABC2020 tonight at 10pmE. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 8:17 pm […]

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10/12/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering ways to deter a soaring number of families arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border — including once again separating parents and children, three current and former Homeland Security Department officials told POLITICO. If parents and children are separated, parents will have a say, the officials emphasized. Under a […]

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10/12/2018

AFRICAN AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Comedian Dave Chappelle had harsh words about President Donald Trump on CNN’s ‘The Van Jones Show,’ calling the rhetoric of his presidency ‘repugnant’ and saying he doesn’t represent the majority of Americans. Chappelle, who described himself as ‘a cynic when it comes to politics,’ appeared on the show alongside Ben Jealous, […]

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10/12/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Donald Trump may be positioning himself, and by extension the American people, yet again, on the wrong side of another profound moral divide — defending an utterly criminal regime in the Middle East to which he plighted his troth from the earliest days of his presidency — the kingdom of Saudi […]

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10/12/2018

PRISONER/RELIGION/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “When a Turkish court released American Andrew Brunson after two years of confinement, it was a profound moment for Christian evangelicals, who had made the pastor a symbol of religious persecution worldwide. In Brunson’s case and others, they had prayed for deliverance. And President Donald Trump, they said, delivered. Trump on Friday […]

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10/12/2018

CELEBS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GREAT football (and lacrosse) player, Jim Brown outside the West Wing of the @WhiteHouse. He is also a tremendous man and mentor to many young people! https://t.co/yo7MxoGL6C“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 5:14 pm […]

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10/12/2018

DRUGS/HHS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will require drug companies to post their list prices in consumer ads under a proposal to be announced next week — a prominent part of its drug price agenda, according to four individuals with knowledge of the plan. The move — which follows months of battles between the administration, […]

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10/12/2018

HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump next week will visit Florida and Georgia, two states facing massive recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael…Michael was a Category 4 hurricane when it barreled into Florida’s gulf coast on Wednesday [10-10-18], decimating Mexico Beach, Florida and causing extreme damage across the Florida panhandle. Authorities said that […]

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10/12/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday [10-12-18] that he has not talked to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman but will call the royal leader soon, as questions mount about the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A delegation from Saudi Arabia has now arrived in Turkey as part of a […]

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10/12/2018

HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People have no idea how hard Hurricane Michael has hit the great state of Georgia. I will be visiting both Florida and Georgia early next week. We are working very hard on every area and every state that was hit – we are with you! –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 1:09 […]

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10/12/2018

CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Comedian Dave Chappelle said in an upcoming CNN interview, taped last week, that although he supports Kanye West, the rapper ‘shouldn’t say all that s***’ aligning himself with President Donald Trump. West tweeted a picture of a Make America Great Again hat last month with a caption calling for the abolition of […]

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10/12/2018

IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “So nice, everyone wants Ivanka Trump to be the new United Nations Ambassador. She would be incredible, but I can already hear the chants of Nepotism! We have great people that want the job.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 8:54 am […]

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10/12/2018

AGRICULTURE/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s hyping of a plan to boost ethanol demand drew cheers at an Iowa rally on Tuesday [10-9-18], but the oil refining industry has promised a lawsuit to block the move, so victory for Midwest farmers is far from certain. Trump on Tuesday indicated that the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

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10/12/2018

ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I wrote at some length here on President Trump’s extraordinary attacks on Fed Chair Jay Powell. One thing I learned in the course of reporting: Both NEC Director Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke privately to Trump about the market decline, which continued with a big drop Thursday, […]

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10/12/2018

PRISONER/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump on Friday [10-12-18] said he hoped U.S. Christian pastor Andrew Brunson would be home safe soon, shortly after a Turkish court ruled to release him after a two-year detention…A Turkish court passed a 3-year and 1-1/2 month sentence on Brunson, who had been charged with terrorism offenses, but said […]

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10/12/2018

CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Sword dancers. Gleaming palaces. Military jets streaming red, white and blue trails. President Donald Trump soaked up the grandeur of Saudi Arabia on his first foreign stop as president last year and envisioned huge benefits for the United States in building closer ties with the repressive and oil-rich desert kingdom. Now, […]

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10/12/2018

CELEBS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prince’s surviving family members are asking President Donald Trump to stop using the late rock star’s music at campaign rallies. Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ has frequently been on Trump’s playlist at recent rallies, including last week in Southaven, Mississippi. Prince’s half-brother Omarr Baker tweeted the estate’s opposition to use of any Prince music […]

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10/12/2018

ENDORSEMENT/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday [10-12-18], touting a ‘really historic week for America’ that began with the installation of his second Supreme Court justice and concluded with the release of an American detained in Turkey. Jocular and boastful, Trump barnstormed — in what was a barn […]

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10/12/2018

FEDERAL RESERVE/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday [10-12-18] that President Donald Trump respects the independence of the Federal Reserve and the president’s recent comments were simply a reflection of the fact that he favors low interest rates…Mnuchin, who praised Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, said the president understands that the Fed is […]

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10/12/2018

CELEBS/HURRICANE/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kanye West’s visit to the White House on Thursday [10-11-18] became punchlines galore for the late-night TV hosts. As Jimmy Kimmel put it, ‘The jokes do not write themselves — or should I say, they did not write themselves until today, when Kanye West visited the White House.’ In the televised Oval […]

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10/12/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In hailing the deal he reached with Kim Jong-un this summer in Singapore, President Trump said it ‘largely solved’ the North Korean nuclear crisis. He has since doubled down on that statement, most recently on Tuesday. ‘People don’t realize the importance of the first meeting,’ he said. ‘I mean, we said, […]

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