Asking whether they want cream or sugar?
Source: Oh, Look! Low Level Coffee Boy Spoke In Greece On Behalf Of Trump | Crooks and Liars
President reacted to New York attack by targeting Chuck Schumer for sponsoring diversity immigrant visa program under which Sayfullo Saipov entered US
Washington: President Donald Trump’s contention that women who accused him of sexual harassment were lying was just a political opinion expressed during the 2016 campaign, his lawyers argued as they sought to block a suit by a woman who appeared on his reality TV show, “The Apprentice.”
Source: Donald Trump says calling women liars over harassment was political speech
He has failed to pass legislation, under a legal cloud and facing threats of impeachment, but that’s not the end of the story.
Business for private prison operators like Florida-based GEO Group has been booming since Trump took office, and perhaps that shouldn’t come as a surprise. GEO Group spent hundreds of thousands of dollars supporting the Trump campaign last year: The prison giant donated $225,000 through a subsidiary to a pro-Trump super-PAC, according to campaign disclosures, including a gift of $100,000 on August 19, 2016, just one day after the Obama administration announced it would phase out its use of private prisons because of their high rates of violence. The Post also reports that GEO gave $250,000 to the president’s inaugural committee.
US senator and fellow Republican Bob Corker eviscerates President Donald Trump repeatedly on national television.
Almost a year after New Yorker Jessica Leeds and other women stepped forward with harrowing accounts of being sexually assaulted by a powerful man, another scandal with similar elements exploded.
Source: Accusers ask: Harvey Weinstein fell — why didn’t Donald Trump?
While Gen. Kelly played Trump apologist, he confirmed that Trump lied to the media about what he said to a Gold Star widow.
Source: Jake Tapper: Gen. Kelly Confirmed Trump Lied When He Denied Widow’s Claims | Crooks and Liars
Trump questioned whether Obama had called family of General Kelly when his son was killed in combat in AfghanistanSome relatives of war dead say they have not received a call from Trump despite his boastMother of soldier killed in Niger says President disrespected son, after Trump denied story
Magazine estimates president’s wealth has fallen 31% in two years, with Trump worth $3.1bn, down from $3.7bn in 2016
Source: Small fortune: Trump plummets 92 places in Forbes’ American rich list | US news | The Guardian
Standing next to Mitch McConnell, President Trump gave his blessing to Bannon’s latest assault in the GOP civil war VIDEO
Source: Trump sticks by Steve Bannon, defends attacks against GOP – Salon.com
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As far as I can figure, the US presently has about …
Source: Trump wants 10-fold increase in Atom Bombs but is after Iran, which has none | Informed Comment
Marshall “Eminem” Mathers | BETNetwork | (Music Video) | – – “Eminem is back! And he’s in classic bar-for-bar form …
Source: Detroit’s Eminem raps against Trump, defends Muslims
The decline in optimism about the nation’s trajectory is particularly pronounced among Republicans. In June, 60 percent of Republicans said the country was headed in the right direction; now it’s just 44 percent.
Source: AP-NORC Poll: Just 24 percent say US heading right direction
As numbers plunge… Trump warns of ‘calm before the storm’… attacks contraception coverage… moves to nix banking regulations. Get the day’s politics news in 60 seconds every weekday. By Tom McCarthy
Source: Trump disapproval hits 67% in poll | The minute | US news | The Guardian
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s petulant tweet storm on Saturday accused Puerto Ricans of wanting …
Source: Trump’s Billionaire Cronies feed at Public Trough as he disses Puerto Rico
TeleSur | – – “Maria has left behind her a trail of devastation and a humanitarian crisis,” said the mayor …
Source: After Hurricane, Trump Reminds Puerto Rico of ‘Massive Debt’
President’s tweetstorm appeals to racial division
Source: “Those People:” Trump plays to White nat’lism from N. Korea to NFL
Trump has opened a volatile new front – against what had been a slow-burn, social justice protest by black sportsmen.
Source: Trump drops the ball picking on protesting black NFL players
“The idea that I’m the ‘Hollywood elite’ and this guy who takes a shit in a gold toilet is the man of the people is laughable.”
Source: ‘F— you!’: George Clooney hits back at Trump’s criticism of ‘Hollywood elites’
Only two countries had improved views of President Trump compared to his predecessor: Russia and Israel. Only two nations had relatively unchanged views of U.S. favorability: Israel and Poland. Not surprisingly, the countries with the sharpest declines in confidence in the president and in American government are those that are our closest allies.
Source: Only two countries think Trump is doing a better job than Obama did – Salon.com
This a betrayal of the highest order,” a Breitbart editor, who was not authorised to speak publicly, said in a phone call late Wednesday. “Donald Trump should be ashamed of himself. He wasn’t elected to do this.”The editor was mostly echoed by the site’s readers:”Put a fork in Trump. He is done.””PRIMARY TIME!!!!””What a HUGE let down.””I can reconcile Trump caving on virtually any issue, Amnesty and not building the wall are not one of them.”
Source: Trump’s die-hard supporters are fuming after an apparent about-face on ‘dreamers’
Republican leaders and commentators aren’t pleased that Trump is working with Democrats on immigration
Source: Trump’s DACA deal with Democrats is “political suicide,” conservatives say – Salon.com
To Trump, getting good press is the most important thing in the world. He is all about ego, reputation, adulation. Being praised in the press is a big deal to him. Seeing how well his decisions were received after working with Democrats could encourage him to work with them oven more, which will surely infuriate the very Republicans who helped elect him.
President will sign order to revive program that provides departments with surplus military equipment such as high-caliber weapons and armored vehicles
Source: Trump to undo Obama-era limits on military-style gear for US police | US news | The Guardian
US President Donald Trump pardons his political ally Joe Arpaio, less than a month after he was convicted of criminal contempt.
In pardoning the former sheriff of Maricopa County, our president sided with a lawless renegade over our federal judiciary and the constitution itself
Source: Why Donald Trump pardoned the unpardonable Joe Arpaio | Opinion | The Guardian
US President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans rebuke him after his threat to shut down the US Government over funding for a border wall rattled markets.
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The nation of Germany gazed with helpless horror at Trump’s disastrous …
“The problem was never just Steve Bannon. It was and always will be Donald Trump.”That’s how Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to news that Friday would the last day on the job for Trump’s top political strategist.
Source: Bannon’s Ouster Welcomed, But Much Bigger Problem Remains in White House: Trump | Common Dreams
President Donald Trump has fired chief strategist Steve Bannon, ending his turbulent tenure.
In a rage-filled press conference Donald Trump has confirmed two bleak facts about his character and presidency. Firstly, that he does not signal to the so-called alt-right with his incendiary statements and his regurgitation of online conspiracy theories, he is in fact an alt-right president. Secondly, that he is utterly uncontrollable by the senior staff who rapidly cycle through his increasingly chaotic White House.
Source: Donald Trump after Charlottesville is the ‘alt-right’ president
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump finally came out, two days late, to denounce explicitly and …
Source: Why don’t People think Trump’s Denunciation sincere? B/c he Ran on Racism
Trump tries to equate Robert E. Lee with …George Washington.
Source: Nazi Sympathizer-In-Chief Needs A Lesson In American History | Crooks and Liars
You had to see it. The real Donald Trump came out to play.
Source: In A Disgraceful Performance, Trump Defends White Supremacists AGAIN | Crooks and Liars
The statement comes two full days after the violence in Charlottesville.For the first time since the violent, white supremacist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend, President Donald Trump directly denounced racist crimes on Monday, naming the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis as hate groups.
Source: “Racism Is Evil,” Donald Trump Reluctantly Admits – Mother Jones
“There are two words that need to be said over and over again — white supremacy and terrorism — [and] that is exactly what we saw on display this weekend, and we are not seeing that from the White House.”
Organiser says ‘absolutely’ more rallies to comeAn organiser of Saturday’s “Unite the Right” rally, which was originally staged to protest the planned removal of Confederate war hero Robert E Lee’s statue from a park, said supporters of the event would not back down.”Absolutely we are going to have further demonstrations in Charlottesville because our constitutional rights are being denied,” said Jason Kessler, who civil rights groups identified as a white nationalist blogger.Armed militia members in camouflage block counter-protesters.
Any president who reacts as Trump has to the tragedy that just unfolded in Charlottesville, Va. loses moral authority.
A right-wing pastor who serves on Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board claims God has given the president “full power” to launch an attack on North Korea. Robert Jeffress, head of the First Baptist Dallas megachurch, told CBN on Tuesday that a biblical passage in Romans allows rulers to use “whatever means necessary ― including war ― to stop evil.”
Source: Trump Evangelical Adviser: God Is Totally Cool With Nuking North Korea
The incompetence and infighting at the White House dismay America’s allies and encourage its enemies
The president said law enforcement officers shouldn’t protect suspects’ heads when putting them into police cars.
Source: Donald Trump Endorses Police Brutality In Speech To Cops | HuffPost
“He can’t take being laughed at.”
Source: Michael Moore Is Convinced This 1 Thing Will Lead To Donald Trump’s Downfall
“Why should we be surprised? This is a guy who vilified a Gold Star family and didn’t have the decency to apologise.”
Source: Trump’s Medical Costs Argument For Trans Military Ban “Completely Hysterical”, Says Cate McGregor
“The position he is nominated for has previously been held by distinguished scientists with deep expertise in certain issue areas.”
Source: Trump Nominates Climate-Denying, Conservative Talk Show Host as USDA’s Top Scientist
Trump’s extended, rambling new interview reveals his conviction that he is above the law.
Source: Trump’s deeply worrisome New York Times interview reveals a lawless president
Watch a presidential historian call out Trump’s “embarrassing” conduct abroad
Source: Watch a presidential historian call out Trump’s “embarrassing” conduct abroad
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