Tag: Donald J. Trump

👓 George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94 | The Washington Post

Read George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94 by Karen TumultyKaren Tumulty (The Washington Post)
George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, was a steadfast force on the international stage for decades, from his stint as an envoy to Beijing to his eight years as vice president and his one term as commander in chief from 1989 to 1993.

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He negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, a measure that was ratified by the Senate in President Bill Clinton’s first term.  ❧

Interesting that he dies on the same day that Trump declares victory over the death of NAFTA.
November 30, 2018 at 11:42PM

He lost to New York billionaire Donald Trump,  ❧

Is he really a “billionaire”?! I thought the Times’ own reporting had refuted this pretty soundly?
December 01, 2018 at 12:14AM

👓 Scott opposes controversial judicial nominee | CNN

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Republican Sen. Tim Scott announced Thursday he would oppose President Donald Trump's nominee to be a US district judge in North Carolina, effectively ending the nomination that had been plagued with accusations that Thomas Farr supported measures that disenfranchised African-American voters.
Glad to see at least one person in the senate with a brain in their head.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: Diplomacy and Deception From North Korea | New York Times

Listened to ‘The Daily’: Diplomacy and Deception From North Korea from New York Times

President Trump says the nuclear threat from North Korea is over. But new satellite images of hidden missile bases suggest that the situation has only worsened since his meeting with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader.

👓 Think Melania’s red forest is kooky? Consider the Christmas tree once hidden in a White House closet. | Washington Post

Read Think Melania’s red forest is kooky? Consider the Christmas tree once hidden in a White House closet. (Washington Post)
President Benjamin Harrison is credited with starting the tradition of having a Christmas tree inside the White House in 1889 when he set up a tree for his grandchildren. The tree glowed with wax candles, and Harrison even dressed up as Santa Claus. “Let me hope,” the president said, “that my example will be followed by every family in the land.”

👓 MSNBC declines to allow Sarah Sanders to dictate its programming | Washington Post

Read MSNBC declines to allow Sarah Sanders to dictate its programming (Washington Post)
It had been nearly a month since Sarah Sanders had held what was once known as a “daily” briefing. So when the White House press secretary — along with White House officials Larry Kudlow and John Bolton — took the podium on Tuesday afternoon, cable-news channels jumped right on the proceedings. Well, most of them, anyway. While CNN and Fox News carried the tripartite briefing from the very beginning, MSNBC stayed away — until it had blown off the entire session.
This may be some of the best news I’ve heard in a year. I hope that there’s something to be learned from the experience.

👓 ‘HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!’: Rhetorical bedlam erupts as President Trump speaks to the world from Mar-a-Lago | Washington Post

Read ‘HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!’: Rhetorical bedlam erupts as President Trump speaks to the world from Mar-a-Lago (Washington Post)
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump’s Thanksgiving began, as his days often do, with an all-caps tweet: “HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!” Minutes later, he tweeted of potential “bedlam, chaos, injury and death,” a harbinger of what would be a frenetic Thanksgiving morning.

👓 In rare rebuke, Chief Justice Roberts slams Trump for comment about 'Obama judge' | NBC News

Read In rare rebuke, Chief Justice Roberts slams Trump for comment about 'Obama judge' (NBC News)
The president later responded on Twitter, defending his attacks on the Ninth Circuit for ruling against him in an asylum case.

👓 Hyde-Smith Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight’s Debate | Jackson Free Press

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U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith demanded there be no audience or outside press allowed at tonight’s U.S. Senate debate and requested other restrictions, a source familiar with the debate negotiations told the Jackson Free Press Tuesday morning.
One wonders if an intern at the paper might have tried to re-title this article Hyde & Seek Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight’s Debate instead?

👓 ‘Mr. President, That’s a Good One’: Congressman Replies to Trump’s Vulgar Tweet | The New York Times

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In a tweet on Sunday, President Trump took aim at Representative Adam B. Schiff, a Democrat of California, calling him “little Adam Schitt.”

📑 ‘Mr. President, That’s a Good One’: Congressman Replies to Trump’s Vulgar Tweet | New York Times

Annotated ‘Mr. President, That’s a Good One’: Congressman Replies to Trump’s Vulgar Tweet (New York Times)
“unpresidented” for “unprecedented,”  ❧
Unpresidented is a great word for the Trump administration. Reminds me a bit of Jonathan Last’s recent use of the phrase “Vaporware Presidency”.

👓 The Vaporware Presidency | The Weekly Standard

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Step 1: Propose something ridiculous. Step 2: Cause chaos but don't deliver it. Lather, rinse, repeat.
What a great turn of phrase for this administration. Good job Mr. Last!

❤️ AnikaNoniRose tweet: Next white house press event with the president, only send your Black woman reporters.

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👓 Exclusive: Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker was counseling the White House on investigating Clinton | Vox

Read Exclusive: Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker was counseling the White House on investigating Clinton by Murray Waas (Vox)
Whitaker advised the president on launching a new special counsel while working as chief of staff for Attorney General Jeff Sessions.