A former national security official told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace that the country could handle three more years of Trump, but it can’t handle seven. Video: National security officials warn that America can't handle 7 more years of Trump. https://t.co/b1JKKdu5Rs pic.twitter.com/Sj0qmrD1rd — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 16, 2018 Wallace said, “One of the former national…
When the president announced that Gina Haspel would replace Mike Pompeo as the first women to head to the CIA, he failed to mention that she would face arrest if she travels to any of the European Union countries because of her history with torture.
By Jason Lange and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The wife of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, has filed for divorce in New York, according to court records. Vanessa Trump, a former model and actress, and Trump Jr. said in a joint statement on Thursday: “After 12 years…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to replace his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, but the move is not expected to be made immediately, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Citing five people with knowledge of the plans, the Post said Trump was considering several possible replacements, including former U.S. Ambassador to…
“Lots of news coverage today described these sanctions as the most significant action taken against Russia since President Trump took office. Let the record show this is actually the only action taken against Russia since President Trump took office.”
Former assistant special Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said, “You probably could almost indict them before you look at the books, basically.
When Republicans say they want to “gather all the facts,” they aren’t talking about facts related to Trump’s ties to Russia or whether he obstructed justice. They don’t seem to care about that.
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace reported that Trump is blowing up over the subpoena of the Trump Organization because he is worried that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is about to bust his kids Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric for financial crimes involving Russia. Video: Trump is freaking out because Mueller is coming for his kids. https://t.co/quyDs1J88q #Russiainvestigation…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents, including some related to Russia, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the matter. U.S. stock prices fell on the report, with the S&P 500 reaching session lows, while the dollar slipped against the euro…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said “it looks like” Russia was behind the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this month. “It looks like the Russians were behind it,” Trump said during a meeting at the White House with Ireland’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar. The…
“Now, in the face of this crisis, what we’re watching here from our perspective as Americans – it’s like a spy movie with another spy movie embedded inside of it.”
The Trump White House continues to say that “none” of the allegations surrounding the president and Stormy Daniels are true, but the evidence seems to increasingly point in the opposite direction.Â
The longer this administration is in the White House, the more clear it is that they see their work in government as a way to enrich themselves, not improve the lives of the American people.
“The president’s engagement in the race turned what was a deficit for the Republican candidate to what is essentially a tie,” the White House deputy press secretary said.
In an ominous sign for Trump’s Republicans eight months before national midterm elections, moderate Democrat Conor Lamb led conservative Republican Rick Saccone by a fraction of a percentage point in the race for the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The final result may not be available until Friday.
CNN reports that John McEntee -Donald Trump’s personal assistant- is being investigated for what are being described as “serious financial crimes.†So serious, in fact, that he was fired, escorted out of the White House and not even allowed to collect his things -not even his jacket- on his way out.
Republicans are already making excuses and distancing Trump from Rick Saccone even though the votes are still being counting in the Pennsylvania House special election. Video: Republicans are already bailing on Saccone as the votes are being counted. #PA18 pic.twitter.com/6WIP5EuN7z — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) March 14, 2018 Former Trump hand Jason Miller said on CNN, “He’s…
Several locals called Trump “loco” for thinking that spending billions of dollars on barriers would stop people determined to escape poverty and violence in Mexico and Central America.
Trump abruptly fired Rex Tillerson from his cabinet position as Secretary of State on Tuesday, and while Trump says it’s because the they “disagreed on things,” the timing of his decision already has people questioning if Russia had anything to do with it. On Monday night, Tillerson told reporters that Russia was “clearly” behind the…
Trump replaced Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State with current CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Tuesday morning. The news apparently not only blindsided Republican legislators but also Tillerson himself. While early reports said it wasn’t clear how much of a heads up he’d been given, it was later confirmed that Tillerson found out about…
It would be easy to see Trump’s firing of Sec. of State Tillerson as Trump unraveling, but when one examines the moves that he is making, Trump is clearing out dissent and strengthening his hold on power. Consider how the Tillerson firing went down: John Kelly is a weird dude. https://t.co/wNlndGWcTy pic.twitter.com/50jvpYsgcn — southpaw (@nycsouthpaw)…
A new Politico report reveals that even Republican legislators are frustrated with Trump’s inability to focus on one issue for longer than a few days. He frequently picks a certain policy to push through but then abandons it, with gun control being the most recent example. The inconsistency is reportedly giving lawmakers “whiplash” and keeping…
Roger Stone claimed contact with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2016 and told two people about the hacked emails in advance. One of those people just testified a grand jury in the Mueller Trump Russia probe.
A new book by Yahoo News’ Michael Isikoff and Mother Jones’ David Corn being published today says that Donald Trump “personally encouraged†George Papadopoulos to arrange a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The fact that Christopher Steele feels there’s an even chance that the much-hyped sexual contents of his dossier are true should strike fear in the heart of the White House.
Rep. Waters fought back: “This is a dishonorable human being. He is a con man. He came to this job as a con man.”
The House GOP probe was a sham from the beginning, but Monday removed all doubt: The Republican Party is completely detached from reality. Â
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer devastated Trump by going after his cover-up during an interview on MSNBC. Video: Stormy Daniels' lawyer is now asking questions about the Trump cover-up. #TheBeat https://t.co/e4P3kwrngo pic.twitter.com/89E7OqD5Sr — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 12, 2018 Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti said on MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melber, “I have to believe that…
Senators like Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) are supporting calls for an FBI investigation into Trump’s payoff of porn star Stormy Daniels. Video: Support is growing for an FBI investigation into Trump's payoff of Stormy Daniels. https://t.co/iZtK3poYWR pic.twitter.com/vYIsujojeR — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 12, 2018 Sen. Cardin was asked about an FBI investigation into the…
During the White House daily briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders falsely blamed Obama for Trump’s cave to the NRA on gun reform. Video: Sarah Huckabee Sanders found a way to blame Obama for Trump's cave to the NRA. https://t.co/7rLBgJNRHJ pic.twitter.com/RgPHSnIeoU — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 12, 2018 Transcript: Q: Sarah, picking up where…
The adult-film actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump before he became U.S. president offered on Monday to give back the $130,000 that Trump’s personal lawyer paid her to keep mum about the alleged relationship.
Trump recently announced a set of tariffs that will soon be implemented on steel and aluminum imports, despite Republicans mostly opposing the decision. Steel will receive a 25% tariff, while aluminum will be hit with one of 10%. In recent days, numerous GOP legislators have publicly spoken about their intentions to undo these tariffs, which…
“It is extraordinary and confounding how little your administration is doing to counter Putin’s campaign to undermine our grand democracy, including the refusal to implement sanctions that passed Congress nearly unanimously,” top Democrats wrote to President Trump.
According to a Bloomberg report published Monday, Mueller might be temporarily putting aside his obstruction of justice investigation regarding President Trump’s attempts to stop the ongoing Russia probe in favor of looking into other pressing issues. Sources told the news outlet that Mueller has nearly wrapped up the obstruction of justice case, but he’s wary…
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg backtracked on earlier comments he made about the ongoing Russia investigation being a “witch hunt.” In an ABC News interview on Saturday, his first after spending over five hours testifying before a grand jury about his knowledge of the Trump campaign’s communication with Russians earlier the same day, he admitted…
President Donald Trump will support a tailored set of fixes to gun laws, stepping back from some of the more sweeping changes he had considered after the country’s latest mass school shooting, senior officials told reporters on Sunday.
Trump has convinced himself that he can lie to Robert Mueller under oath and get away with it. Video of Dep. Press Sec. Raj Shaw on Trump’s plans to testify under oath: Transcript via ABC’s This Week: KARL: All right, well let’s get to another topic where you can give me specifics, the Russia investigation….
Trump is now telling the American people to turn off their televisions when journalists report on his terrible poll numbers. Trump tweeted: Rasmussen and others have my approval ratings at around 50%, which is higher than Obama, and yet the political pundits love saying my approval ratings are “somewhat low.†They know they are lying…
Trump has come totally unglued while speaking in Pittsburgh and gone off on a rant attacking Oprah. Video: Unhinged Trump attacks Oprah at . Trump has spent more time talking about Oprah than Rick Saccone. https://t.co/1xSxTEilwZ #PA18 pic.twitter.com/sNE0htTF8W — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 11, 2018 Trump said, “I think any of them to be…
Trump announced at a rally in Pittsburgh that he thinks that he has done enough work and will now coast through the rest of his term. Video: Trump just announced that he will be doing no more work as president. https://t.co/U78BhETTsN pic.twitter.com/RUdKf0M03T — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 11, 2018 Trump said, “So our, my…
“So when you add all this together, either that’s coincidence number 2,451, or something bad happened in 2016.”
Even Donald Trump seems to understand that he can’t hate tweet his way out of the Stormy Daniels scandal.
In the space of a week, U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs went from a “no exemptions” plan to one filled with carve-outs for Canada and Mexico, and likely for other allies and hundreds of imported products not available domestically.
Donald Trump spent his presidential campaign promising to “drain the swamp” if he was elected, but a new report shows he has done just the opposite.
A group catering to liberals has launched a new website for critics of President Trump to find love and romance. A group catering to liberals has launched a new website for critics of President Trump to find love and romance.
Trump thinks that he can tell Robert Mueller what to do, which is why he is demanding that in exchange for doing an interview with the Special Counsel, Mueller will end his investigation of Trump within 60 days. The Wall Street Journal reported, “The president’s legal team is considering telling Mr. Mueller that Mr. Trump…
Donald Trump can have his military parade with marching troops and airplanes overhead, but there will be no tanks. CNN reported: CNN Exclusive: The Pentagon has issued a memo outlining how President Trump's sought after military parade on Veterans Day will look. Parade will include period uniforms, airplanes but no tanks to avoid damaging infrastructure….
Black people are blamed for every evil in our world here in Trump country. This isn’t a one-off. This isn’t an emotional reaction to a few racist comments. This also isn’t a smug lecture about the ugly racism of the other. The “elites” want liberals to stop talking about racism — in a way that only people who are privileged enough to not suffer racism could.
There is a cancer in our country and ignoring it won’t fix the problem.
Analysts fear U.S. President Donald Trump’s understaffed administration may lack the expertise to successfully turn a political spectacle long sought by Pyongyang into a meaningful opportunity to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program.
Donald Trump needs to stop wasting the country’s time and start acknowledging that easy access to high-powered weaponry in the U.S. is why we see such frequent mass killings.
When all is said and done, it’s possible that this meeting is nothing but an attempt by two small leaders to gain legitimacy via photo op.Â
On an issue as consequential as a meeting with North Korea, it’s important for the administration to be on the same page. That’s not even close to what we’re seeing from this White House.
On a moral level, Trump’s behavior is despicable. From a legal perspective, this payoff deserves to be investigated thoroughly.Â
It’s unclear when or where the meeting would take place, but if the two men meet in North Korea, it would give a big boost to Kim Jong Un who seeks legitimacy more than anything else.
Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg told Trump to forget destroying the economy with a tariff, but to place a tax on gun purchases. Hogg tweeted: Hey @realDonaldTrump how about instead of destroying our economy through tariffs on steel and aluminum you place a tax on firearm sales that is used to harden schools, create new…
U.S. Republican Senator Jeff Flake said on Thursday he would introduce a law to nullify President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs, which Trump finalized in a proclamation earlier in the day.
Trump listened to a story from steelworker’s local president about his father and responded by telling the man his father was looking down on him. The problem was that the steelworker’s dad is still alive. Video: That moment when Trump tells you that your very much alive father is dead. https://t.co/QAQbDxcB8R #25thamendment pic.twitter.com/9H54v1JXDo — Sarah…
Trump’s tariff announcement was upstaged by a presidential combover that appeared to be trying to run away and get off of his head. Video: The Trump combover is making a break for it. Run, combover Run. https://t.co/ZatrqLzErY pic.twitter.com/KGsMqvludH — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 8, 2018 Here is a picture: The tariff announcement was worthless…
Trump is using his tariff on aluminum and steel as a playground mob style threat that is being met with eye rolls more than a serious concern. The AP reported: WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: All countries invited to negotiate exclusions from new US tariffs on steel, aluminum imports. — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 8,…
A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about whether U.S. President Donald Trump can constitutionally block Twitter users whose views he does not like from following and retweeting from his own Twitter account.
A federal judge is expected to hear arguments on Thursday about whether President Donald Trump violated Twitter users’ free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution by blocking them from his account.
Trump is unhappy with Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, which is the first step in exile from the White House because she accidentally told the truth about the Stormy Daniels scandal. Video: Sarah Huckabee Sanders accidentally told the truth about Stormy Daniels so Trump is unhappy with her. https://t.co/90PkR7X197 pic.twitter.com/ttmx3O49eW — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March…
“If this is what is leaking out from Don McGahn, what else is he telling Mueller about Donald Trump in private?”
According to the MSNBC host, the president’s brain either isn’t fully functioning, or he is trying to intimidate key witnesses in Mueller’s probe.
Even before Wednesday’s news, Robert Mueller appeared to have more than enough evidence to go after Trump for obstructing justice. The fact that the president has also been probing key witnesses for information about what they discussed with investigators is just icing on the cake.
MSNBC dumps a Trump speech to the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit as he was rambling and delivering his usual misleading and false statements. Video: MSNBC dumps Trump's rambling speech to Latino group after 4 minutes. #MSNBC https://t.co/gMZJAtV5yd pic.twitter.com/yhYj4n4gR0 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) March 7, 2018 MSNBC cut into the speech at 12:04 PM ET, and by…
With the departure of Gary Cohn, an unsettling power vacuum is taking hold of the Trump White House, making it even more vulnerable to the president’s lost-in-the-dark stumbles and wild, random shifts that send the entire government careening after his latest whim.
The following is a partial list of officials who have been fired or have left the administration since Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017, as well as people who were nominated by him for a position but did not take the job:
Stormy Daniels is suing Trump because he never signed their hush money agreement which means that it is invalid and Daniels is free to talk about their affair. NBC News reported: Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, signed both the agreement and a side letter agreement using her professional name on October 28, 2016,…
Trump has no plan and no candidates in place to replace former top economic adviser Gary Cohn because people are leaving so quickly that he can’t get replacements together. Jonathan Swan of Axios tweeted: White House has nobody set to replace Cohn. We’ll hear plenty of names floated in next 24 hours but they’ve done…
In the first weeks after President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban was implemented on Dec. 8, around 100 waivers were granted to thousands of applicants for U.S. visas from the eight countries subject to its restrictions, according to State Department data provided to Reuters.
Trump’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency, Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone, told Senate Armed Services he did not think Russia expected much of a U.S. response to cyber attacks. Admiral Mike Rogers, the current NSA director, told the panel Trump had not granted him authority to disrupt Russian hacking.
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act by endorsing candidates while appearing on television in her official White House role. Here is the release from the OSC: Conway’s guilt gives Democrats more ammo for future investigations There are an endless series of investigations that…
It is rumored that Robert Mueller has a document that that shows Trump was involved in financial deals with Russia during the 2016 election. If this is the case, treason is on the table. Video: Mike Muphy on The Last Word. It is rumored that Mueller has a document showing Trump financial crimes with Russia…
In itself, just one of these scandals is enough to significantly damage a presidential administration. Some of them would even sink a presidency altogether.
“While Sam Nunberg and today was bonkers, underscore bonkers, it doesn’t take away from the fact that there are still questions being asked … about what the president when he was a candidate knew and when he knew it.”
“For Sarah Huckabee to start criticizing me, and I know you may not like the way I say it. She should shut her fat mouth.”
Sam Nunberg’s meltdown is the biggest public sign yet that Robert Mueller is winning this battle for truth against Trump, and that the Special Counsel is getting closer to the president himself. Sam Nunberg went on several cable television shows and had himself a meltdown: #SamNunberg calls Trump an idiot who caused the Russia scandal…
Trump has a big problem in Wisconsin as his approval rating remains underwater, and hasn’t moved much in a year. According to Marquette University Law School poll: New Marquette Law School Poll finds President Trump’s approval rating in WI is 43%, with 50% disapproving. #mulawpoll — MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) March 5, 2018 TRUMP approval in Wisconsin:…
The Russia scandal is causing Trump to crack as he went on a rant about trade that was deranged and out of touch with reality. Video: Trump's just went on a White House rant about that showed why he is going wreck the US economy. pic.twitter.com/uXVNipxUZy — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 5, 2018 Trump…
The New York Times reported Sunday that the State Department has spent exactly $0 out of the $120 million it was granted to prevent Russian meddling in the 2018 elections. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who didn’t even want his job and claims he only took it because his wife convinced him to, is responsible…
Though “Javanka” — Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner — once seemed to be the two least likely people the president would ever want to leave the White House, recent events have made their departure a real possibility. Talking Points Memo reports that sources close to the president have heard him wondering aloud whether his daughter…
According to numerous reports, special counsel Mueller has issued yet another subpoena. This time, the person being asked to comply is an unnamed witness who’s had communication with Trump and others in his campaign for years. The person will have to hand over, among other records, text messages, emails, phone logs, and work documents dating…
The Trump State Department was granted $120 million to fight Russian election meddling, and they haven’t spent a single penny. The New York Times reported, “As Russia’s virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been…
Trump’s own friends are worried about his well being as Republicans are describing the Trump White House as madness and warning that the Trump presidency is not going to end well. The Washington Post reported: Still, Trump’s friends are increasingly concerned about his well-being, worried that the president’s obsession with cable commentary and perceived slights…
Peter Navarro, Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, said that Trump’s tariffs that will harm consumers and the American economy would go into effect later next week. Video: Trump's job-killing tariff to go into effect next week. https://t.co/wb5mgNeqpA #Trumptariff pic.twitter.com/mu8ShGWhB1 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 4, 2018 When asked…
“He’s now president for life, president for life. And he’s great,” Trump said. “And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday,” Trump said to cheers and applause from supporters.
Anthony Scaramucci, known for serving as Trump’s communications director for a whopping 10 days before being fired, is currently on a list of people blacklisted from visiting the White House. A White House official confirmed to Bloomberg on Friday that Scaramucci, having left under “adverse circumstances,” is one among a group of other former employees…
If former President Barack Obama had an affair with a porn star and paid her to shut up about it just before the election, it would be front-page news until the end of time.
While most of the political and business world were stunned by Trump’s announcement, one of the president’s buddies seemed “unvexed” by it.
According to Nance, Kushner’s behavior since taking his official government role makes it difficult to tell “whose side” he’s on.
While Trump celebrates himself, the White House he is supposed to be running continues to descend further into chaos.
Multiple White House insiders describe Trump as depressed, angry, and losing his mind. NBC News reported: “On Wednesday evening, the president became “unglued,” in the words of one official familiar with the president’s state of mind. A trifecta of events had set him off in a way that two officials said they had not seen…
Robert Mueller is investigating Jared Kushner for using his White House job to help his private businesses, and the result could mean criminal charges for Trump’s son in law. NBC News reported, “Federal investigators are scrutinizing whether any of Jared Kushner’s business discussions with foreigners during the presidential transition later shaped White House policies in…
Europe has drawn up a list of U.S. products from bourbon to Harley Davidson motorbikes on which to apply tariffs if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on a plan to impose global duties on aluminum and steel.
Trump is being described as angry, isolated, and trying to get Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump to leave the White House due to Kushner’s various scandals. The New York Times reported: Mr. Trump is isolated and angry, as well, according to other friends and aides, as he carries on a bitter feud with his attorney…
After having dinner with the NRA, the White House has backed off expanding background checks for gun purchases. Chris Cox of the NRA tweeted: I had a great meeting tonight with @realDonaldTrump & @VP. We all want safe schools, mental health reform and to keep guns away from dangerous people. POTUS & VPOTUS support the…
The news that more charges are coming against the Russians, this time for the hack of Democrats, comes with it a bombshell that special counsel Robert Mueller may have American co-conspirators who worked with the Russians in the hack of the DNC. Video: Mueller may have American co-conspirators in Russian hack of the DNC. https://t.co/5yNojjTreZ…
“This is the heart of the matter, right? This is the crucial question. … When the Russian government committed these criminal acts to influence the outcome of our election, was there a conspiracy with people here in America to help pull that off?”
A toxic combination of corruption and incompetence is putting the United States on a dangerous path and making us the laughingstock of the world.
