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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 18:54:13 GMT
Newsweek...
“White House counselor says she was offered the job of White House communications director "many times" bit.ly/2t6dmCy”
Ah yes, give the communication director job to the “alternative facts” woman.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 19:26:35 GMT
Matt Keller...
“NEW YORK (AP) - Dow Jones industrials fall 500 points as investors worry about fallout from steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.”
Because of this..
Reuters...
“U.S. to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum imports: reut.rs/2FgNclB Follow policy and impact with #TheTrumpEffect tracker: reut.rs/2F8sFw0”
🚫 #MAGA
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Mar 1, 2018 20:25:50 GMT
Once a country starts using nuclear weapons no one wins. Unfortunately that idiot in the White House doesn’t understand that. From Joe Cirincione... “1. Welcome to the new nuclear arms race. Putin announces 4 new nuclear weapons to answer the 3 new nuclear weapons US announced last month. This will not end well. 2. In his speech he show graphics (very Star Wars) of new, multi-warhead ICBM that flies over the South Pole. Why South? Our anti-missile radars and interceptors are in the north. 3. He brags about a new long-range cruise missile powered by a small nuclear reactor that can fly “indefinitely.” Again, cannot be intercepted by defense systems, he boasts. 4. He show off cartoon graphics of a new hyper-glide vehicle that weaves around defense radars on way to its target. Again, unstoppable. 5. Finally, Putin has the long-range, underwater drone (torpedo) equipped with a huge nuclear warhead that would unleash a radioactive tsunami on coastal cities. We wouldn’t see it until it exploded. 6. Do any of these work? Do they even exist? They are all in some stage of development. The time to stop them is now. The time for new talks is now. Once US & Russian system go into production, very hard to cancel.“ This scares me.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 1, 2018 20:44:24 GMT
And it seems the Senators talked to Ryan and his response was he wasn’t the chairman of that committee. He IS the speaker of the House and should do his job, NOW!
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Post by pierkiss on Mar 1, 2018 20:48:26 GMT
He has also joined the swamp dwellers .. and now willing to talk about wishing he didn't have his present job, he thinks it is punishment. Kelly: I didn't want to leave DHS, but 'God punished me'BY BRETT SAMUELS - 03/01/18 10:50 AM EST White House Chief of Staff John Kelly joked on Thursday that he didn’t want to leave his position at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but “God punished me.” “The last thing I wanted to do was walk away from one of the great honors of my life, being the secretary of Homeland Security, but I did something wrong and God punished me, I guess,” Kelly said at an event marking DHS’s 15th anniversary. President Trump in July 2017 appointed Kelly as his chief of staff, moving him to the White House from his position at Homeland Security. Kelly said he felt he had “no right” to sit on stage with other former DHS leaders, and told the crowd of department staffers he missed them “every day.” "I wish I had worked harder in the six months I had in the job to not only better protect the men and women that get beat up so badly every day, but to really advertise in a much more effective way how good you are," Kelly said. More at link: thehill.com/homenews/administration/376234-kelly-i-didnt-want-to-leave-dhs-but-god-punished-meKinda makes you wonder what he did to deserve such a terrible punishment?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 1, 2018 21:16:09 GMT
My oh my...... WH: HUD, Carson looking to be 'more responsible with taxpayer dollars'BY BEN KAMISAR - 03/01/18 03:12 PM EST The White House said Thursday it supported HUD Secretary Ben Carson's decision to return a dining room set worth tens of thousands of dollars that had recently been ordered for his personal office. She went on to add that she is "not aware" of any interest by President Trump in purging any members of his Cabinet after accusations of reckless spending. ** "I was as surprised as anyone to find out that a $31,000 dining set had been ordered," Carson said. "I have requested that the order be canceled. We will find another solution for the furniture replacement." More at link: thehill.com/homenews/administration/376310-huckabee-sanders-says-carson-furniture-order-has-been-canceledRight, he was surprised......... No I didn't order it, someone else did it!! WE are going to have to watch what happens with the 'lounge set' $165,000 worth........
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Post by DEX on Mar 1, 2018 21:31:55 GMT
WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser as early as next month in a move orchestrated by chief of staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, according to five people familiar with the discussions.
The move would be the latest in a long string of staff shakeups at the White House over the past year and comes after months of strained relations between the president and McMaster.
A leading candidate to become President Donald Trump's third national security adviser is the auto industry executive Stephen Biegun, according to the officials.
Biegun, who currently serves as vice president of international governmental affairs for the Ford Motor Company, is no stranger to the White House. He served on the National Security Council staff from 2001 to 2003, including as a senior staffer for then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.
Rice introduced Biegun to Mattis, recommending him for a position in the administration, according to a close associate of Rice. After Mattis met with Biegun at a think tank event he was convinced Biegun would be a good fit for the national security adviser role, the associate said.
Two people close to Biegun said he would need several weeks to get his financial affairs in order to be able to join the administration this spring.
Mr. Biegun did not respond himself to a request for comment, but Ford Motor Company spokesperson Christin Baker said, "Steve has no plans to leave Ford."
The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
McMaster joined the White House last year to replace Michael Flynn, who resigned after just 24 days in office amid revelations that he had lied to Vice President Pence about his dealings with Russian officials. Flynn, who was a target of the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign and potential ties to Russia, has since pleaded guilty to perjury and is cooperating with the special counsel.
McMaster had no ties to the Trump campaign and was serving as director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center in Virginia when he was named national security adviser on Feb. 20, 2017, choosing to remain an active duty Army lieutenant general rather than retire from military service.
But his tenure has been rocky. There have been staff shake-ups, questions about McMaster's decision to voice political positions while still in uniform, and public disagreements with Trump.
Most recently, McMaster told a forum in Germany that Russian meddling in the election was "incontrovertible," a comment that drew a quick rebuke from the president.
"General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion was between Russia and Crooked H, the DNC and the Dems," Trump wrote on Twitter.
As an Army major, he turned his Ph.D. dissertation into a best-selling book that became mandatory reading inside the halls of the Pentagon and on military bases around the world. "Dereliction of Duty" held military leaders responsible for the U.S. defeat in Vietnam, arguing that they quietly acquiesced to the demands of President Lyndon S. Johnson rather than providing their best counsel.
He earned a Silver Star as a tank commander during the Gulf War. During McMaster's promotion to lieutenant general, retired Lt. Gen. David Barno called him "the rarest of soldiers," admiring his ability to repeatedly "buck the system and survive to join its senior ranks."
McMaster took over command of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command in 2012 and was planning to retire last summer until he got a surprise call from the White House in February 2017.
Now, a year later, a source close to Mattis said the Pentagon chief assured Kelly that he would offer McMaster a graceful landing, either another three-star job in the Army or even a promotion to a four-star general.
Defense officials would not speculate on what job McMaster could take in the Army, but two possible options are taking over for Gen. Vincent Brooks at U.S. Forces Korea or becoming the first commander of the new U.S. Army Future's Command, which will focus on modernizing the force. McMaster
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 22:41:02 GMT
NBC News...
“EXCLUSIVE: Mueller is assembling case for criminal charges against Russians who carried out hacking and leaking of private information designed to hurt Democrats in 2016 election, multiple officials familiar with the matter tell @nbcnews.”
And ABC News...
“State Dept. spokesperson Heather Nauert accuses reporters of being "obsessed" with Russia's meddling in 2016 election. abcn.ws/2F5OSuZ”
Apparently reporter’s are the only ones “obsessed” with Russia’s meddling in the 2016 Elections.
Sigh.. I see another twitter rant coming.
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Post by dewryce on Mar 1, 2018 23:22:53 GMT
Is it me, or are we hearing a lot more about what Mueller is doing than we used to? Things seemed locked down pretty tight for a long time. Frankly I preferred it that way. Well, except the nosy, impatient part of me ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 23:25:33 GMT
linkCNN.. “CNN BREAKING: FBI counterintel investigating Ivanka Trump business deal” Tweet storm coming for sure.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 2, 2018 3:41:29 GMT
Whoaaaaa.............. White House: Trump wants overhaul of FISA for getting surveillance warrantsBy LOUIS NELSON 03/01/2018 03:39 PM EST White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Thursday that the process by which the government obtains secret surveillance warrants should be reformed, a conclusion that she said President Donald Trump had come to after revelations that individuals tied to his 2016 campaign were monitored by the intelligence community. “Look, the president’s made clear that he has a lot of concerns like you said with the current FISA process,” Sanders said at the daily press briefing, referring to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. “Nothing makes the problems of FISA clearer than what was outlined in both the Republican and the Democrat memos.” ** Trump has railed in recent weeks against the intelligence community, declaring that ongoing investigations into his campaign amount to a politically motivated “witch hunt.” As evidence of the issues she said pervade the FISA system, Sanders said the FBI had not disclosed the political origins of the dossier in obtaining the warrant against Page — even though the bureau did just that in a footnote of its submission to the FISA court. “The FBI used political campaign material to get a warrant to spy on American citizens,” Sanders said on Thursday. “They failed to disclose to the judge that the dossier was funded by the Clinton campaign, and DNC even as it was being used to spy on people associated with the Trump campaign. Obviously, that alone shows us that the process needs to be looked at closely and reformed to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to protect the privacy of American citizens.”www.politico.com/story/2018/03/01/white-house-fisa-surveillance-reform-432148WHAT doesn't he understand? IF he did nothing wrong he has no problems.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 4:38:51 GMT
linkCNN.. “CNN BREAKING: FBI counterintel investigating Ivanka Trump business deal” Tweet storm coming for sure. Oh, no. Not Kremlin Barbie!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 6:18:11 GMT
But it is the $165000 + 31000 + 5000 = $201,000 total so far............ Any why a dining set and a lounge set? He lives right down the road in Virginia........ 3 miles down the road from me is a store that sells used hotel furniture. There's some nice stuff in there for great prices! I'll bet they could furnish the whole office on the $5k budget they're supposed to operate under. I'm so disappointed because for whatever reason, I've known 3 people with glioblastomas who Dr. Carson treated. I met the man once when he was stopping in on rounds post surgery for one of my former students. He was caring and personable. What the hell happened? What happens in people's brains that they suddenly feel entitled to the best of the best spending taxpayer money? He wasn't born with a silver spoon. I've heard stories of Dr. Carson and what a pioneer he is/was. I find that so very hard to believe since every time he opens his mouth, he seems like such a dolt. Whatever the case, he's now in the Trump sphere and he's lost his mind. No one in this administration makes any sense.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 7:37:57 GMT
Kyle Griffin..
“The Kremlin-backed troll farm at the center of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election has suffered a catastrophic security breach, The Daily Beast has confirmed, in a leak that spilled new details of its operations onto obscure corners of the internet.”
Karma is a bitch.
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Post by gar on Mar 2, 2018 7:46:30 GMT
Once a country starts using nuclear weapons no one wins. Unfortunately that idiot in the White House doesn’t understand that. From Joe Cirincione... “1. Welcome to the new nuclear arms race. Putin announces 4 new nuclear weapons to answer the 3 new nuclear weapons US announced last month. This will not end well. 2. In his speech he show graphics (very Star Wars) of new, multi-warhead ICBM that flies over the South Pole. Why South? Our anti-missile radars and interceptors are in the north. 3. He brags about a new long-range cruise missile powered by a small nuclear reactor that can fly “indefinitely.” Again, cannot be intercepted by defense systems, he boasts. 4. He show off cartoon graphics of a new hyper-glide vehicle that weaves around defense radars on way to its target. Again, unstoppable. 5. Finally, Putin has the long-range, underwater drone (torpedo) equipped with a huge nuclear warhead that would unleash a radioactive tsunami on coastal cities. We wouldn’t see it until it exploded. 6. Do any of these work? Do they even exist? They are all in some stage of development. The time to stop them is now. The time for new talks is now. Once US & Russian system go into production, very hard to cancel.“ This scares me. Ditto the rest of the world who are watching, pretty much impotent.
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Post by imsirius on Mar 2, 2018 13:03:34 GMT
Announced he would put a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Said “trade wars are GOOD AND EASY TO WIN”
Said from the man who uses steel from China in his buildings and had a bankruptcy 4 times.
Elect a clown; live in a circus.
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Post by maryannscraps on Mar 2, 2018 13:12:49 GMT
Announced he would put a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Said “trade wars are GOOD AND EASY TO WIN” Said from the man who uses steel from China in his buildings and had a bankruptcy 4 times. Elect a clown; live in a circus. The Dow Jones down 420 after the announcement.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 13:37:17 GMT
Announced he would put a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Said “trade wars are GOOD AND EASY TO WIN” Said from the man who uses steel from China in his buildings and had a bankruptcy 4 times. Elect a clown; live in a circus. He's so damn stupid! Does he really think that other countries are going to sit back and not impose tit for tat tariffs on what America exports. LINK
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Post by gar on Mar 2, 2018 14:06:17 GMT
Announced he would put a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Said “trade wars are GOOD AND EASY TO WIN” Said from the man who uses steel from China in his buildings and had a bankruptcy 4 times. Elect a clown; live in a circus. He's so damn stupid! Does he really think that other countries are going to sit back and not impose tit for tat tariffs on what America exports. LINKLudicrous...just ridiculous, but he thinks he's so bloody smart ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/handovereyes.gif)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 14:16:40 GMT
What happened to the boy wonder who was going to fix the Middle East quagmire in a mere matter of weeks?!?!?!? Lo how the mighty have fallen. Here's hoping there is more depth to plumb.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 14:24:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 15:29:18 GMT
NPD's are notorious for thriving on chaos and drama. I don't know how much longer the WH can go without imploding. I'm just ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/popcorn.gif)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 15:37:15 GMT
Putin's bragging on new nukes.
Trump is tweeting about AleX Baldwin.
I hope the MAGA crowd is proud.
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Post by imsirius on Mar 2, 2018 15:51:00 GMT
Announced he would put a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Said “trade wars are GOOD AND EASY TO WIN” Said from the man who uses steel from China in his buildings and had a bankruptcy 4 times. Elect a clown; live in a circus. He's so damn stupid! Does he really think that other countries are going to sit back and not impose tit for tat tariffs on what America exports. LINKYep. Alienating his closest neighbour and biggest ally...just after saying we are ripping him off with NAFTA. Trudeau isn't happy.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 2, 2018 16:03:22 GMT
Latest rumors, dt has asked Kelly to put Ivanka out........ and Jared too......
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 16:10:02 GMT
trump...
“Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!”
Chris Cox - Executive Director NRA
“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 Second Amendment, support strong due process and don’t want gun control. #NRA #MAGA”
Translation - Nothing is going to change.
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Post by gar on Mar 2, 2018 16:13:58 GMT
Putin's bragging on new nukes. Trump is tweeting about AleX Baldwin. I hope the MAGA crowd is proud. Just about sums up the current state of affairs!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 2, 2018 16:16:18 GMT
WH walks back Trump support for universal gun background checksBY JORDAN FABIAN - 03/02/18 09:12 AM EST The White House on Friday walked back President Trump’s apparent support for universal background checks for gun purchases. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump supports “not necessarily universal background checks, but certainly improving the background check system.” ** During the Wednesday meeting, Trump appeared to agree with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who said that “Americans want universal background checks.” “You have a different president now,” Trump told the senator. “You went through a lot of presidents and you didn't get it done. You have a different president. And I think, maybe, you have a different attitude, too. I think people want to get it done.” thehill.com/homenews/administration/376415-wh-reverses-trump-support-for-universal-gun-background-checks
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 2, 2018 16:18:33 GMT
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Post by Merge on Mar 2, 2018 16:22:56 GMT
WH walks back Trump support for universal gun background checksBY JORDAN FABIAN - 03/02/18 09:12 AM EST The White House on Friday walked back President Trump’s apparent support for universal background checks for gun purchases. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump supports “not necessarily universal background checks, but certainly improving the background check system.” ** During the Wednesday meeting, Trump appeared to agree with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who said that “Americans want universal background checks.” “You have a different president now,” Trump told the senator. “You went through a lot of presidents and you didn't get it done. You have a different president. And I think, maybe, you have a different attitude, too. I think people want to get it done.” thehill.com/homenews/administration/376415-wh-reverses-trump-support-for-universal-gun-background-checks Like a child, he's heavily influenced by whoever most recently said nice things to him and/or promised him "treats." He doesn't have the mental capacity to make informed decisions or think through the consequences of his actions.
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