The New York Times has reported that, according to James Comey, Trump tried to get a “pledge of loyalty” from the former FBI head, which Comey would not give, days before Trump fired Comey. There were questions flying around if the reason for the firing was Comey’s refusal. NYT reported that Comey became concerned about … Read more
White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made a public statement in response to the Washington Post and other news organisations stories this week that Trump told Russian officials information he say he shouldn’t have, denying the news. McMaster stated: “The story that came out tonight, as reported, is false. The President and the Foreign … Read more
A debate is taking place in legal circles, matching the contentious findings of the various judges that have been dealing with figuring out how Trump’s executive orders are related to his earlier statements. During the campaign trail, Trump said he would institute a Muslim ban. Most legal experts would consider such a ban to be … Read more
The reports are being denied by the White House, but The Washington Post broke the story today that in a meeting the president told the Russians highly classified security information about ISIS (something about airline safety and laptops). Among the questions being raised is how this will effect the relationship with the unnamed U.S. partner … Read more
The President said he was willing to meet the North Korean leader if the right circumstances presented themselves. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Mr Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg News. In the interview, Trump also said that … Read more
The new bill has been approved, and it includes an extra $20 billion for defense. Immigration and border patrol get an 8% increase, but there is nothing for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The defense amount includes a 2.1% pay raise for military personnel. There was also nothing in the bill about … Read more
The President’s new TV and online campaign touts the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office, including tax cuts, approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the appointment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Read more
The President’s 100 Days advertising campaign was denied by CNN when his team tried to buy space for their new 30-second video ad, which has a shot of 5 news personalities, including one from CNN, with “FAKE NEWS” printed over them. The anchors include CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell and Rachel Maddow, ABC’s George … Read more
“Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office,” read the statement issued by the White House Tuesday. “President Trump acted based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.” Comey was heading the FBI investigation into … Read more
A government shutdown could be the result of Trump’s demand for funding for a wall on the Mexico border. Among Trump’s priorities for the CR* are the wall and the military, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Congressional Democrats and some Republicans oppose the funding of the wall, and it may result in … Read more
The U.S. State Department, ShareAmerica.gov, removed a page it posted which had an article promoting Trump’s golf club, the Mar-a-Lago Resport in Palm Beach, Florida, after receiving criticism that the article was an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds. The title of the article was “Mar-a-Lago: The Winter White House,” and it began, “Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s … Read more
The White House is moving it’s position away from demanding funding from Congress for a wall on the Mexico border in the face of a possible government shutdown. Although analysists say a shutdown will likely be avoided because of Trump’s withdrawal from the demand, Trump tweeted for people to not to listen to “the fake … Read more