When Trump claimed months ago that his campaign was wiretapped by Obama, liberals in media scoffed. The very idea that Obama or anyone on his team would be part of anything so untoward was unthinkable.
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Friday Night News Dump: Trump Pardons Arpaio, Gorka Resigns
Another Friday night, another news dump. As the nation watches Hurricane Harvey and Texas braces for impact (stay safe, Kemberlee!), news dropped that President Donald Trump pardoned controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio and that his aide Sebastian Gorka resigned.
AM Joy Guest: “You Still Have Actual Nazis” in the White House
On Joy Reid’s MSNBC show this morning, panelist Sarah Kendzior claimed that “you still have actual Nazis” in the Trump White House. That came after her assertion that “this is still a white supremacist house.”
Kendzior didn’t identify the “actual Nazis” by name.
REPORT: Bannon Getting the Boot (UPDATE: Heads back to Breitbart)
According to a New York Times report, Trump told White House aides he’s cutting his Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon loose.
Though the report indicates Bannon is getting the boot, there’s as of yet any confirmation of when he’ll make his final White House exit and yet another source claims Bannon submitted...
The Slow-Motion Coup d’Etat picks up steam
Since the election there has been an unprecedented attempt to unwind the election result. Events have accelerated on several fronts lately with attempts from outside and within to paralyze the Trump administration.
What started as a collective media freakout on Election Night 2016 quickly progressed to an unprecedented attempt to intimidate Electors...
Does Trump Need to Declare an Emergency on Opioids?
While the battle over Obamacare has raged, it has taken attention away from the ongoing opioid crisis. Now, Trump’s own commission on opioids has asked him to declare a national emergency.
Reince Priebus OUT at White House
Reince Priebus, Trump’s Chief of Staff, no longer has that position. He is being replaced by General (and Secretary of Homeland Security) John Kelly.
Trump announced the move in a series of tweets:
Reuters Gets Well Deserved Blowback for Live Feed of Sean Spicer’s House
After Sean Spicer stepped down as Trump’s press secretary this week, Reuters News put a camera with a live feed outside the man’s house. No one seems to know why.
New Liberal Narrative: DeVos Doesn’t Care About Civil Rights in Education
If you’re wondering why President Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos needs millions of dollars in security, this is one of the reasons. DeVos is trying to make improvements in her department but is being predictably cast as someone who doesn’t care about civil rights.
Erica L. Green writes at the New...
Wins for President Trump underreported by American Press
As we approach the 150 day mark for President Donald Trump’s first term, I thought in might be useful to have a retrospective post about how the American press has presented his record, outside of Twitter, Russia and Comey hearings…and highlight some of his underreported victories.
Professor Jacobson so noted, the
High Cost of Security for Betsy DeVos is Symptom of Political Climate
Last night, Professor Jacobson pointed out that the shooting in Virginia yesterday has been in the works for a long time. Our political climate is like a powder keg and people on the left have been whipped up into a frenzy.
That might explain why Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos requires...
“Quietly,” the State Department Nearly Doubles Number of Refugees Entering U. S.
In a move that is sure to go uncelebrated on the regressive left and to leave many Trump supporters scratching their heads, the State Department has lifted the limit on the number of refugees admitted to the U. S. This change will result in almost twice as many refugees flooding into...
Trump Administration Wants to End Subsidized Student Loans
They also want to end the debt forgiveness program for those who go into public service. This is going to spark new campus protests, for sure.
The Associated Press reports:
Trump Wants to End Subsidized Student Loans
The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate subsidized student loans and end student debt forgiveness for those...
Appeals Ct to Consider Fate of Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Back when Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) still claimed to be a Republican, she came up with the idea of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
That idea, however, morphed into a partisan Democrat operation under Obama, with a structure that sought to exclude itself from Executive or Congressional oversight. The constitutionality of...
James Comey “had become too much of a media celebrity”
I was a guest on the Crane Durham Nothing But Truth radio show on Wednesday night, May 10, 2017, talking about the firing of James Comey the prior Tuesday.
My interview is almost 30 minutes, and is embedded at the bottom of this post. In the day since the interview there have been...
Brian Williams: Comey Firing “May Become Known as the Tuesday Afternoon Massacre”
MSNBC has wasted no time in drawing parallels between Watergate/Richard Nixon and President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Hosting the network’s special coverage this afternoon,
Brian Williams said the firing “may become known as the
Tuesday Afternoon Massacre” at the FBI.
That, of course, was an allusion to the Saturday Night...
President Trump Fires Obama’s Anti-Gun Surgeon General
President Trump is doing a little spring cleaning, deciding to dismiss U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who had been appointed by his predecessor. Murthy had been asked to resign, but declined to do so according to his wife. The president then fired him.
